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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13
A GIFTED HISTRION.

I much admire the mendicant Whose art is very fine; He simualtes a withered arm And practices whine That leaves the tender passer-by Upon the verge of tears. Such acting on the stage would rouse An audience to cheers.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13
JUsT1FIAsLE v1Gok.

Is Clipping profane man?" T wouldn't go so far as to say that" 'No?"
 But when woman driver in a car ahead of him puts out her left hand and then keeps going straight ahead he's capable of using language appropriate to the occasion"
 WAR ECHOES. T see where the insurgent Poles in silesia are Consolidating their posi- tions. D
 Seems like old times, doesn't it?" Yes, particularly when the cables an- nounce that the Italian troops are getting the worst of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13
Wanted Bottle of "Pep'

'Woco Peps fame is spreading, said J. Gregory Johnston of the Wofford oil company, yesterday We recelVed through the mails today a letter from a lady in Rome, Ga, enclosing $l and asking us to send her one bottle of 'Woco tonic
 Our reply was that we would have to return her dollar, for while our prep aration was a great tonic for automo- piles, it was hardly suitable for human beings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13
sha,xs Spirft
Bradshaw Back From Atlanta


 Horace Bradshaw. who recently sew cred his connection with the Plosser- Knccht company has just returned from the southeastern convention of Purina dealers in Atlanta. MT. Brad shaw is now distributor of these pro- ducts in the Birmingham district
 The conventions which are attend ed by the heads of the departments are very interesting" said MT. Brad shaw yesterday. They keep up very closely with conditions. and especially with experiments which are conducted in all parts of the country to deter mine the most satisfactory feeds.
 'In my new work shall make it Q point to keep in the very closest touch with the consumer even to looking after the actual feeding. Strange as it may seem. unsatisfactory results in using feeds are more often the result of using too much than too little. Our concern will make 1t point to carry on close study of these very points, assembling as much valuable informa- tion as possible,p
 snvrNnc uvxu, up ns crr ur pnrse srIHrrnvay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13

He was educated under the patron age of Sir Edward Coke at the Char ter House, schcool famous for it's roll of distinguished students. For ex- ample, on 1t are found the names of Addison, Steele, Grote, John Wesley and others. Strange, is it not. that two boys turned out from it's walls played such marked part in the religious life of America A grea; story could be written around what they accomplished both in the religious and the political institutions of these United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13


 1t will be recalled by the lovers of William Makepeace Thackeray. and I am one of them, that whenever he had 10 educate his boy characters in his novels. he usually sent them to this venerable institution. This is the way ne pictures it in The Newcomes: :'' Under the great archway of the hos pital he could look at the old Gothic building, and black-gowned pen sioner or two crawling over the quiet square or passing from one dark arch to another"
 But now for a scene of the boy life The boarding houses of the school were situated in the square, hard by the more ancient buildings of the hos pitai A great noise of shouting, cry ing, clapping forms and cupboards treble voices, bass voices poured out Of the schoolboys' windows; their life. bustle and gaiety contrasted strange " with the quiet of those old men, creeping along in their black gowns under the ancient arches. whose strug- gle of life was over. whose hope and noise and hustle sunk into that gray calm"
 But here have used up my column and only got'Roger as far as the Char ter House. with all of "his struggle of life before him" and what, momen- tous struggle lay ahead of him. I'll try later to tell how he won for himself the name of the apostle of soul lib- erty' and how through his strivings and sufferings the priceless boon Of religious liberty was bequeathed to us. thing for which Baptists have al : ways stood for themselves and others. but thanks God nof aIonA n. othar denominations have had a glorious share in bringing 1t about in America.
 a .<~s DA' A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-13

It seems a pity that we know so little about his early life. but one thing stands out clearly, and that is that Roger Williams, like many an- other boy owed his start in life to great man. It was fortunate, indeed. that he came under the influence of Sir Edward Coke, the brilliant Eng fish lawyer, One of the things, which endeared him to his patron, was his ability to take in shorthand, sermons and speeches in the star chamber for Sir Edward.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16

Experience may he the best teacher
but the tuition fees are high.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
HUGHES. ROOT. LODGE AND oN-
OERWoop WILL REPRESENT
U. S. At CONFERENCE.
MEETING
MEMBERS FROM ALL
NATIONS WILL CONSTITUTE
"suPREME BODY"
,w,.,.tp >,.,p.p,, Union N.. ssriesJ

Washington. - President Harding
has announced the full American
delegation Ia the armament confer
encc. It consists of fur members
Charles EyauS Hughes. secretary OF
state: former justice of the Supreme
Court. one time candidate for the
presidency and twice governor of Ne"
York; lawyer by profession.
Elihu Root. once secretary of war,
later secretary Of state. former sena-
tor from New York. lawyer, iurist and
statesman Of International reputation
The late President Roosevelt, his
close friend and colleague, once paid
tribute to his attainmcnts by descrih'
ing him aS tile uhlest man in public
life in America"
Henry Cabot Lodge. senator from
Massachusetts Republican floor lead
er chairman of the foreign relations
committee: long time student of INFER
national affairs and author Of many
works of an historical nature
Oscar w. Underwood, Democrat
senior senator from Alabama. leader
nf his purity in the Senate rs he was
in the House of Representatives re
gurded 10y colleagues uf both parties
in the Senate as safe and sane"
lawyer by profession and In public and
political life since 1892.
He was for The treaty Of Versailles
and the League Of Nations covenant.
with or without reservations.
These four will represent America
at the table at which will he gath
cred four from each other nation rep
resented.
Confidence that both Mr.. Root and
Senator Underwood would serve was
expressed at the White House.
Senator Underwood's position us
minority leader in the Senate was not
expected 10 preclude his acceptance.
In event it does, however, ii was in
timated unofficinlly. that John w.
Davis. former ambassador To Great
Britain, might be the Democratic mem
Der of the American delegation.
The conference proper or what
might Is. termed its supreme body, -
will consist of twenty members il
was announced, each of the five ma.
jor powers being represented by IL
"big four
Only the big four delegation from
each of the five allied and associated
powers will sit in the general confer.
ence ON armament limitation
The delegation from China. which
was invited especially because of far
Eastern problems, will sit with The
twenty delegates, il was said. only
when far Eastern problems are under
discussion
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
Well Gas Kills Three.

Buffalo, y. l.-Three men were
Killed by carbon monoxide gas in n
well on farm in Springbrook. near
mere. Inc dead men are Fred Arndi,
his brother Harvey and Fred Hawker.
Harvey Arndt and IIawker met death
III etforts to rescue Fred Arndt AT
Ter the three men had been overcome,
hoihan j. Nuwer descended into the
wei weading AN army mask. This
proved of no avail against The carbon
mohoSide and Nuwer quickly col
lapsed. He was dragged out and re-
vived with difficulty. The bodies of
the three men We're recovered by use
of ropes and pike poles.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
The Flavor Lasts
Auto Industry Giaantie.

The capital tied up in automobiling
in the United States is estimated as
over S6,UoOOoO,00O. according to the
Railway Age, which figures 1t out by
items: Depreciation on I,623,531 cars
at ~ per cent, on average cost OF
Sl,2oo. interest on the money Invested !;
gasoline. state license fees, insurance
premiums, garage and service costs.
labor costs for repairs, etc. These
estimates do not include expenditures
for construction and maintenance OF
highways, nor for the cost of auto
mobile accidents.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
Tornado Strikes Austin

Austin, Texas.-Dozens of persons
narrowly escaped injury and several
thousand dollars worth of damage was
uohe when tornado struck i'm the
southern portion Of Austin. passed
aeross 'he Colorado river valley, hit
again IN West Austin and then dIsap-
peared INTO the hills west of the city.
FIRST reports detailed the destruction
OF store and several houses MS well
ss several tents Al the site of il sum.
mer resort on the river banks IN N.
western edge OF Austin.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
GETTING AROUND THE 1sV1l
Little HeIen's Shrewd sehsns VI
Sugar Coating Fabrication Hr
Mother Frowned Upon

Little Helen. one Of the youl,s 4
of Scipio society, was nlssl y
sister, who was old enough e'as
go visiting and stay away from LOO
three whole days and nights y
was getting more LONESOME w
hour and after having been 'oa !"
eral times by her mother tha' ~
wouldn't be home until FRIDAY lin'
hit on a plausible preteIt l@ Ea7
sister home.
"Mother. lets write and 'el W.
that we have Il new oaos u !.
house. | know she would cOls ~
then" a.
"But we could not wr''e 'p'-. !.
wouldn't he the truth anu
mic, 10 tell things thai are u%1.
That apparently settled uN
ter. but Helen added; 'WeH' ", NJ !.
tell her it was a new oaO! u% u u
she got home-that woula a. X y,,, ,.,''
wo,ldn't itT'-Indianapolis N''
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
Flood Sweeps San Antonio.

San Antonio. TeXas.-Five persons
are missing and property damage esli-
mated al thousands of dollars has
been caused in the downtown business
and residential district by an over
flow of tile San Antonio river and the
Alazan creek here, which is described
as being the most serious flood here
since 1913. The waters rose suddenly
following rains of two days, with a
precipitation exceeding seven inches.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
Women in Unemployment. Meetin,

Women are 10 particI.
pate in the conference on unemp,ov.
menl being arranged by President
.1"raihg and Secretary Hoover The
rresiueht discussed with Mrs. Harriet
laSlor Upton of New York the oues.
tioh of choosing women as delegates
MIS-. Upton was asked by The presi-
oeh' 10 suggest names OF several wom-
en- ana she agreed 10 submit list of
ten women.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16

WESTERN
Mrs. Anna NIarsilette, so, killed her
self at North Platte. Neb, by hanging
herself at the foot of her bed in her
daughters home, where she resided.
Bandits forced A. l.. Norman, 4 drug
gist of Des Moines, Iowa, to open his
safe and hand over nearly $1,000 in
cash. Norman had just closed his
store, but the bandits forced him Ia
return and open the door.
A man believed to be X. l.. Williams
of Salt Lake City, a tourist, was killed
and fifteen other persons We're seri-
ously injured, several possibly fatally,
when a sightseeing automobile was de-
molished by an electric train al Saw
telle, near Los Angeles.
Twelve men sentenced TO jail on
charges of gambling at Ottawa. Kan,
praised LADY luck" when Sheriff AL
lison informed the court his Jail was
jam full The court changed the
sentences TO fines while the sheriff
prepared to take a vacation.
Two men were electrocuted in re
frlgerating room Mt Woodriver, Ill.
while working with an extension light
cord. 1t is believed that the wire he
came overcharged by Il stroke of light
ming during severe electric storm.
The men are George DOwney and Git
bert McMonigle.
Ransome ]. Thompson was SEN
fenced to term not to exceed fif-
teen years in the state penitentiary
after he had pleaded guilty to two
counts charging grand larceny in. the
misappropriation of $4,000 and $780,
900 from George A HORNED & Co..
packers, at Austin, Texas.
A thug went TO the home OF A J.
Peterson, postmaster at Tornillo, Tex.
first made friends with the watch dog
and tied him securely in a shed. then
went to the porch, where Mr.. Peterson
and his wife were asleep and stabbed
the postmaster over the heart. After
choking Mrs. Peterson and hitting her
in the face with a gun. the man es>
capped. The postmaster's recovery is
doubtful. Mrs. Peterson said the thug
was a man who nursed grievance
against her and her husband.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
Bringing Back the Past-no.

Tambo-Mistah Interlockcanal. what
am de diff-runce tween a saleslady in
n beauty parlor an one oh her Gus
toners?
lnterlocutor-I don't know, Tambo !;
what is the difference?
Tanbo-One knows her powders
and the other powders her nose.
lnterlocutor-Mister Jones Will now
sing Two Little Girls in Blue Blew
In"
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
FOREIGN

An Angio-American syndicate Win
a capital of l2Oo0O00 crowns has been
formed TO endeavor to increase the "a
tlium output al Joachinstat, near Caris-
bad. according Ia AN Innsbruck dis
patch from Geneva.
Josef Mann. first tenor of the Ber-
stage in Berlin while singing In
Aida" He had been engaged 10 sing
in the Metropolitan Opera house in
New York the coming season.
Two soldiers We're killed and more
than twenty wounded when 2.1o0 Hun
garian regulars and volunteers clashed
with Austrian gendarmerie on the
Austro-IIungarian frontier, said II
Vienna dispatch to the Morgenpost.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Turkish Ma
tionalist leader. is fighting stubborn
ly against the Greek army in his last
attempt to save Angora. His army is
continually being pressed by the
Greeks. who are only forty miles from
the city The Turkish losses have becIr
exceedingly heavy.
Hungarian troops. led by two parish
priests overpowered the >entr.es of
the Austrian garrison NJ IagerSdurf
Two members nf the garrison We're
killed and many wounded, while the
others We're blndfulded and taken
away in motor trucks. HeinforcemeniS
overlook the HunguriunS and The Aus
made prisoner.
Informal discussions are taking
place ar Paris between American fl
nanciers with the purpose of estah-
fishing closer cooperation between
American banking interests in France
end evolving practical methods for
helping French industries through
these Institutions. Five of the largest
American banks and trust companies
have offices there.
Twenty-Five persons were injured.
among them several women and chill
dren, when a bomb was thrown into Il
bathing establishment at NaTaZze, near
Genoa. 1t was apparently intended
that the bomb should fan in the main
hall Of the pavilion. hut it was de
Elected by striking telegraph wire.
and exploded where only 81 few per
sons were congreguted.
The discovery Of generally un-
known Rembrandt Birth Of Christ"
estimated to he worth more than S50.-
300. is reported from Nottingham. Tile
painting which is signed by the great
Dutch master, is a inches by Is inches
in size. For the last 40 years it has
been in the possession of the family
Of its present owner. Mrs. Catherine
Gadd, widow Of Il prominent lace
The worlds poultry congress WIS
opened in Holland by Queen WilheI-
nina and Prince Henry. Fifteen coun-
tries sent exhibits The United States
IS represented by educational displays.
among them u model poultry farm.
which greatly interested the queen.
of the methods en-
ployed on such farms We're given by
Professor Rice of Cornell and Profess
sOr Beach of the University of Cali
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
The Only Way

81 see where the llooi'as .,ss., a
warehouse where lot @ .,-, sr
foodstufrs was storeu sa'' M
"That's about the ON! '% y, 4
ever get high-priced iO0' "
down"
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
WASHINGTON

A call to the executive committee
and council of the National Woman's
party to meet in Washington, on the
same day that Congress reconvenes,
was sent out by Miss Elsie Hill. chair
man of the party.
Farm crops of the United States.
excluding forest, nursery and green
house products, had total value of
4,755,35S, ,407 in 1919, the bureau of
census announced. The corresponding
value of crops in 1909 was S5.231. .S5O.-
6S3. the 1919 figure representing an in
crease of 1872 per cent in ten years.
The estate of Eugene Field, poet of
childhood, has been closed in Probate
Court in Chicago by the widow, Mrs
Julia Field, after pending for nearly
twenty-six years. The final report
shows the estate, totaling s1O,311.74,
was divided between the widow. three
sons and two daughters of the poet
Only one bill was allowed, $500 for
pair of trousers, purchased by Field
in 1895.
President Harding has accepted the
honorary presidency of the Press Con
gress of the World, to be held in Hon
olulu next month.
Prohibition officials will make no
attempt to keep the forthcoming dis
armament conference dry" it was
announced officially at the treasury
department. Prohibition officials hold
that liquors for delegates to the dis
armament conference must be permit
led because of diplomatic immunity,
and all recommendations of the state
department for permission for liquor
to enter the United States will have
the approval of the treasury depart
ment.
Preparations for advancing upwards
of $1,OOO,OOO,OOO in agricultural and
live stock credits under recent legisla-
tion have virtually been completed by
the War Finance Corporation. The
corporation probably will he ready
within a week to function. To expe-
dite the advances, executive commit
tees are being formed in agricultural
and stock raising sections and will at
tend to preliminary details of applica-
tions, making the necessary investiga-
tions and determining the adequacy of
securities offered.
Detection of three additional coun-
terfeit federal reserve notes, $50
note of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, $50 note on the Rich
mond, Va, Federal Reserve Bank and
q $40 note on the Federal Bank of
Boston, has been announced by the
Treasury Department.
Henry Ford has been invited to
by Secretary Weeks to come to Wash
ington at his convenience to discuss
with government officials his pro-
posal to purchase and lense the
Muscle Shoals Alabama nitrate plant
and water power project.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
An EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RE- ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, NGs, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERlNGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

tws.t.ro Newspaper Union N.., ser,lc.,
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
GENERAL

David Behnke of the Checkerb0ard
field, carrying a woman passenger.
won the Labor Day airplane derby at
Chicago flying the ffty-fiye-mile
course in 10 minutes. He was closely
followed by Price Hollingsworth, John
kiser and James CmTnn.
Two through Florida passenger
trains, the Dixie Flyer and Seminole
Limited, running between, Jackson
vile and Chicago. met in rear-end
collision at Sumner, Ga. ON the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad. Several pas
sengers were injured
Masked men numbering more than
one hundred overpowered the night
jailer at Collinsville. Oklu.. and after
taking from jail T.. Scott. charged
with automobile theft. and Roy Hol-
lingsworth. who attempted to secure
ScOtt's release, conveyed the pair by
automobile 10 lonely spot eight miles
east of Tulsa and lashed them with
whips
The wheat land plowing match. a
contest open to plowmen Of the world
was held on tile John Wolf farm near
Plainfield. III. over 10000 persons
Witnessed the final burrows turned
The great preponderance Of entries
was in The tractor contests.
Louis F. Swift. Jr.. son of the mil
lionaire packer. was fined 500 in
County Court AT Waukegan. H.. for
taking drink" in Zion city. Swift
pleaded guilty To the charge. His
companion, Dr George f. Neouvos Of
Chicago, was given a similar fine.
Joseph Cain. sheriff Of Boone coun-
ty. Ind. was shot to deatlI in bat
tie with whisky bandits. One bandit
was wounded. His three companions,
driving a truckIoad of whisky. es.
capped. The wounded man said they
had come from Chicago.
Chief of Police Daniel Hays. Chief
of Detectives Gene Cassidy. and Will
liam Kohrt. a traffic officer, all of
Hibbing, Mimi, are dead from rifle
shot wounds inflicted by John webb
at Nelson. just south of Hibbin.. The
officers were attempting 10 arrest
Webb. He escaped and posse was
sent in pursuit.
Word reached WATERFOWL, y. Y. of
the sinking of the schooner Oliver
MOwatt, coal laden, after n collision
in Lake Ontario off the main Duck
Islands with the freighter Key West.
The schooner was cut in two and the
captain. Thomas l.. Van Duesen. 81.
of Picton, Ont, his mate and a won.
an COOK went down with the ship,
Eugene NJ. Stafford Of Boston, a
balloonist. fell 800 feet to his death
at a fair at North Adams, Mass. His
web belt broke as he changed para
chnfes In an attempted double para.
chute drop.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-16
improvements,

"'rhat rich feller has certainly
fixed up his farm in great shape"
yep. Got it now so that IL has all
the discomforts of a city place"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-24
Warning for Annual City Elec'
ton to Be Held March
l, 1921

The legal voters of the City OF Barre,
VI, are hereby notified and warned to
meet on Tuesday, March /, 1921, at b
o'clock in the forenoon in their respee"
tive wards at the several voting places
hereinafter named for the purpose OF
electing a Mayor, City Clerk, City
Treasurer, First Constable, Second Con
stable. Three Directors of Fench's Barre
Library and Three Auditors, all OF whom
shall hold office for one year; also, one
assessor to serve for three years; also
to vote upon the following questions !:
"Shall Washington County issue add.
tional bonds to the amount OF S70,o0O.OO
for County tuberculosis Hos pitalY"
"Shall the City under the powers con-
ferred upon ii by See, 692 of the Cen
eral Laws of Vermont as amended by
No. 20 of the Acts Of 1919, vote to eX-
empt the Barre Hotel property from
taxation for a further period OF hve
years p Also, for the purpose OF elect
ing in Ward one an alderman TO serve
for two years. Ward two, school
commissioner to serve for three years
Ward three, an alderman TO serve for
two years; Ward four, school com
missioner to serve for three years
Ward five, an alderman TO serve for
two years.
The following are designated as vot'
ing places:
Ward 0ne--Legion Headquarters
Ward Two-Spaulding School Build
ing.
Ward Three-Summer st. School
Building
Ward Four Brook Street School
Building.
Ward Five Ward V. School Build
ing,
Ward Six-.Court Room, City Hall.
Dated at the City of Barre. VT, this
10th day OF February. A. ID. 1911
FRANK Z. LANGLEY,
Mayor
Attest:
JAMES MACKAY.
City Clerk.
FebiS-Is-2s.2s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-24
WELL KNOWN RUTLAND MAN.
Patrick W. Labor Died Yesterday il
New York Hospital.

Rutland, Feb. 24-Patrick W Lalor
tged 50 years, a long time resident Of
This city. died yesterday at Bellevue
hospital in New York Of Bright's dis
Ease. The remains were brought 70
this city and taken to the home Of
John J. Labor on State street Patrick
Labor was taken sick about two
months ago and was at deaths door,
,ut he rallied and had been about the
hospital and much better until recent
". His brothers, John J. aud Thomas
J. Lalor, Of this city and his nephew,
stephen Stebbins Of Rutland. were
Eith him at the end.
Besides the brothers mentioned. he
eayes one other Sylvester l.alor. Of
Rutland. and two sisters Mrs. Peter
Stebbin. and Mrs Anna Cops, Of this
,itv.
Mr Ialor was formerly associated
Eith hi- brother. the late Charles II
Tailor, in the management Of The Ho-
"a Bariwell IN this city. He had been
;ierk up 10 the time be Was taken Ill
q Hotel T0ursine. New York
NJ Labor was member q the
Fighting 9th Nsw York regiment
y The spanish Ar1erirsn var he was
lr-Rinsts ~ The Ruilaua English ard
Iassicsl Institute 2 this city