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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Chase OUer TUelue States
 For Negro Murderer Ends

Mobile, January 1o.-(speciaI.)- Joe Parker, negro murderer, for whom search of over year was made, ended this afternoon with the announcement that he hnd been arrested and positively iden- tffied Tt New Orleans. He k want cd for killing IT. E. Nash.' 25, n street car conductor.
 He had n trivial row with Nash over an Overcharge on n street car on the morning of January IA, nnd drawing razor from his pocket cut Nashis throat from enr to ear. The sensational killing caused much excitement in Mobile. and rewards amounting to sl,50O were offered by Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, Sheriff W. II. HoIcombe. the street carmen's association and relatives of Mash at Bond, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

The capture of Parker is due to the work of Sheriff W. II. HOl- combe, who visited cities in IF stntes in company with deputy sheriffs that knew Parker, search- ing for him. The chase wns never abandoned, and it took Mobile 1ep- uties to many places to investigate men under arrest. Sheriff HOi- combe spent over s2,000 in an en- deavor to capture Parker, and fi- naIly located him two weeks ng0 in New OrInens. where he wns captured by trap laid by the sheriff, who made mysterious visit fo the Crescent City and Se- cured the services of an expert detective.
 The chase for Parker will go down as one of the most success- full man hunts ever recorded in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Selma Man Using Hot Water
 To CuLtiuate SUeet Potatoes

Selma, January 19 = Especially - Hot water heat applied to the raising of sweet potato vines is an experiment to be fairly tested by T. B. Woods, manager of the Selma sweet potato curing house, along with two other systems, the flue system and the hot manure bedding plan, in an effort to determine which system the potato curing plant will adopt for rals- ing slips to be sold to it's patrons.
 MT. Woods has converted his backyard into an experiment farm. and is now at work laying out the three beds, each 90 feet long by IA feet wide. Work is pro gressing rapidly on the hot water plant and all connections have been made and the pipes tested. By this plan distribu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
STATE FORCE INCREASED Mobile Patrolman Becomes Member
 of Austin Snuad

Mobile, January 19.-(Special.)--L. R. sMcManus, former member of the Mobile police force, has been appointed mem Der of the forces of the state law en- forcement department and will be sta- tioned in this city. McManus will be connected with the office of the county solicitor. This appointment is in line with the plan of the governor of the state to have permanent representatives of the state enforment department To- cated in every city of large population in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Washington News
By Associated Press

| Washington, January 19 = Adjutan General Harris of the army estimated l today that failure of the Senate to act | on pending officer nominations before
 March would denote 41O0 officers, one
 or two grades in rank. Included in the I number, he said, were men who com
 nanded divisions and brigades in France. | In many cases he added such men
 would be outranked by officers who were i their subordinates during the war. l Officials Of the American Legion, state adjutants general and the navy depart ment as well as members of the local 1 draft boards over the country are as sistng the war department in correcting the lists of draft evaders prior to their | publication, Secretary Baker announced today. He said the department wanted to make certain that no man who was exempted from service or who actually served with the fighting forces was branded as an evader or deserter. American forests are so rich with 'in- finite variety that President Wilson is unable to name a choice for national tree, he wrote today to the American Forestry association, which is compiling national referendum as to what tree
 best represents America. Speaking for myself" said the President. "I find that
 
 infinite variety and richness of Amer
 can forests.
 Discovery nas been made by the census bureau that he village of I1ongbeach, N. Y. was not included in the 1920 decennial census no enumeration of population having been taken there, Director Rogers today informed Representative Siegei, New York. The village, which has fess than thousand inhabitants is the only community in the nation left out of the census so far as the census bureau has determined
 Referring to the demand made yester- day by Samuel Untermyer of New York for an immediate congressional investi- gaton of the department of justice and the office of the alien property custodian, Attorney General Palmer, in statement tonight said he was perfectly willing to accept responsibility for the admin's- tration of the two offices and eourted
 'the fullest investigation into the ad- ministration ct each. Mr. Palmer, befors
 becoming Attorney General, was aiei' property custodian
 Ludwig C. A. K. Martens Russian soviet agent in this country, who recently was ordered deported. will be accompanied by 5i other Russians when he sails Satur- day rom New 1orh, dccoiulnS eo hii-N nation received by the government. The party is to go on the Swedish American liner Stockholm. With Martens will De his wife and lwo children and employees in this country of the Russian soviet gov ernment, who have been recalled
 A loan of s2s7 ,9o0 to the Central of Georgia Railroad company, to aid in pro viding new locomotives, was approved to- day by the interstate commerce com mission. The applicant is required to finance about s23s,0 to meet the govern ment loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
MULE KICKS MAN ON THE HEAD
 AND NOW THE POOR MULE IS DEAD

when stray mule blocked his way. He made threatening movement to frighten the animal. but the animal would not stampede. meet ing the assault with well pIaeed kick on Jones' head.
 Jones was dnzed by the blow, and talk incOrherently, but it was later found that what he said about the mule breaking its leg against his skull was true. The mules leg wns fractured in two places. The animal was pronounced a hopeIexs crip- pie and was shot.
 Jones will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
MURDER FORMALLY CHARGED TO MEN
 IN LYNCHING CASE
(Continued From Page one)

a lawsuit that will compel the at tention of a nation.
 AS final feature of todays events in Jasper. Coroner A. B. Legg and his Jury adjourned at 530 until Monday January 31 at which time they will re- turn verdict. The coroner's jury has investigated approximately 65 wit nesses. R. M. Ellis, foreman, specifl- cally denied report that the inquest had sought to go into other matters than the lynching. He declared that Baird's death and the identity of those involved was the only matter given attention by the coroner and the jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

Huntsville, January Is.-tSpe- ciaI.D--A strange tale was told nt Merrimack yesterday when Joseph Jones walked into the hospital with badly torn scalp and told that he had been kicked by a mule and that the mule was lying helpless with n broken leg
 Jones said he wns walking on . paved sidewalk north of the village
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
 IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
By Associnted Press

ManiIa, January ly.-lmpressive reIi- gious and military services were per formed yesterday in honor of Naval Lieut. Warren H. I.angdon of the United States ship Albany recently shot by T Japanese sentry. according to Renter dispatch today from Vladivostock Gen eral Oi, comr,ander-in-chef of the Japa- nese forces n Siberia. Russian officials and all foreign officials attended the services. s,.,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
A RAW, SORE THROAT Eases Quickly When You
 Apply a Little MusterOlc.

And Musterole won't blister li,ic the old.fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread it on with your fingers. It penetrates to the sore spot with a gentle jingle, lcosens the congestion md draws out the soreness and pain.
 Musterolc is q clean, white oilt- ment made with oil of mustard. It Is fine for quick relief from sorc throat bronchitis, tonsilltis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache. congestion, pleurisy, Theumatism, lum- bago, pains and aches of the back oi joints, sprains. sore muscles, bruises, ,chil- plains, frosted feet cclds on the chest Nothing like Muaterole for cToupy chils dren. Keep it handy for instant use.
 S5e and 65c jars; hospital size $S.0l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Wedding Announced

Roanoke, January 19--tSpeciai)- Paul Faulkner Lane and Miss Marga- ret Evelyn Handley were married here Tuesday afternoon. Rev. W. P. Hines pastor of the First Baptist church of ficiated. The groom is member Of the Roanoke Wholesale Grocery com pany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Day In Congress
SENATE
By Associated Press To- Dttar.tr 1Q

Washington, January 19.--Measures to select and distribute immigrants, rather than any complete stoppage of immigration were urged on the Senate immigration committee today by w. w. Husband, rmerly of the labor depart ment. A complete ban would be eco nomically unsound, he said Perma . nent Legislation to restrict the flow from each country in any year, safe guarded with provisions 10 cover need of emergency labor and steps to get desirable immigrants, preferably those most quickly assimilable on the land. Mir. Husband said, would meet the inn migration problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

With only 3S working days remain ling of the present session of Congress,
 the Senate today passed the first of the regular appropriation bills, that providing funds for the District of Ce- lumbia government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
Confederate Bullet, Found in Ancient Oak
 Causes Veteran to Recall Happy Incident

Tuscaloosa, January 19- (special.)- When large tree was cut down on l the old Keene homestead yesterday, Taylor Keene. Confederate veteran, was forced to indulge in refreshing "reminiscences of the time when the struggle between the north and south. Mir Keene, as he approached his home in the reconstruction days, met an old darkey whe4was former slave of the family. The old negro of by gone days, by way of greeting, said; "sho am glad to see yo. and dat none o dem Yankee bullets didn't hit yo. I sho would like to hear dem bullets whistlin, young marster.n
 All right Uncle Webb" Mir Keene tions to those who had been active in party politics and might even go so far as to name democrat to one of the 10 places in his official circle.
 1t is understood that the sercetary- ships of state and treasury were the two Mir. Harding had hoped to scratch off the doubtful list early in the new year. Charles Evans Hughes of New loTh, Seneral1y mas been regarded as first choice for the former place. and Charles c. Dawes of Illinois. for the latter
 PUTS BUSINESS ASIDE
 MT Harding now has laid aside the whole business of making "a cabinet. and he does not expect to revert 10 tt again until the end of his two weeks trip, which begins Saturday, at St. Au- gustine, Fla. Today he attended to various personal matters, preparatory to his departure from Marion tomor- row night and all of tomorrow will be given over to packing and to putting his private business affairs in order
 Definite announcement was made to- night that the President elect would return from Florida to Marion before the inauguration He will spend only one day here, however, arriving on March and leaving on March for Washington.
 President elect Harding resigned to- night as president of the Harding Pub fishing company. and thus relinquishes the active direction he has exercised for 30 years over the editorial policy of the Marion Daily Star He did not sever connection with the paper, how ever, accepting the chairmanship of the board of directors with the under standing that his duties are to be more or less perfunctory while he is in the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

Recount by the Senate privileges
 and elections committee of ballots ii the Michigan senatorial contest be- tween Senator Newberry and Henry , Ford at the close of today's work showed a net gain for the latter ol F 1872 votes, with 1.2s5 of the 2,232 pre-
 cincts recanvassed Senator Newber- ry's plurality was approximately 7,500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

My trouble started on the side of
 my neck and in my ear. It broke <T out with pimples and small i RES Aa blisters. It itched and I ES S could not rest day or night Y = for about three months. I0 Twas treated but nothing NY helped me. began using M Cuticura Soap and Ointment
 and after had used one cake of Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Oint-
 nent I was completely healed" (Signed) Miss Laura E. Woods, Route c, Rocky Ford, Ga.
 Cuticura Soap daily and Cuticura Ointment occasionally, prevent pim- pies or other cruptions. They are pleasure to use, as Is also Cuticura Talcum, fascinating fragrance for perfuming the skin.
 Sample Each Yrss by Mall. Addrsss 's0selsuRs IAb- eraterfss, Dept. D, Milan 70. mees." Sold every. where Soap i5c. Ointmsnt q and Boc. Talcun 4c. - Cuticura SeAp shavss withsus nus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

Nominations of approximately 2,00o postmasters were sent today to the Senate by President Wilson. This swells the already enormous list of nominations made at this session and
 on which republican leaders have de- termined not to act except where an emergency exists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
COULD NOT REST DAY OR NIGHT
PimpIes and BIisters on Neck and Ear. ltched. Cuticura Heals.

My trouble started on the side of my neck and in my ear. It broke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
HOUSE

Washington, January 19.-Consolida- tion of the bureau of crop estimates
 and the bureau of markets. for which
 an appropriation of s2,939, 9,444o is rec
 commended is provided in the annual agricultural appropriation biH, whic: was reported to the House today. This is an increase of $4O0,T35l over last year, The bill carries total appropri- ,ations of s33,517.459, an increase of $LSe46 675 over last year, but over
 S19.000000 less than the estimates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

A loan of s2s7, 1900 to the Central of Georgia Railroad company, to aid in pro viding new locomotives, was approved to- day by the interstate commerce com mission The applicant is required to finance about s23s,0C0 to meet the govern ment loan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20

Opposition was said to have been ex- pressed by Secretary of War Baker aJ an executive session of the House mill tary committee today to amendments to the army reorganization bill pro- posed by Representative Caldwell democrat, New York, which would give officers the right to appear either in person or through counsel before the reclassification board before their ri- nal status is fixed. Members of the committee said the Secretary con- tended that the present system was working satisfactorily
 Resolutions commenting the pur- poses of the merchant marine act and urging the development through equal ized export freight rates of all avail able Atlantic and Pacific ports were adopted al separate meetings here to- cay of the Mississippi Valley assoeis- tion and the South Atlantic States >as- socation. The resolutions, identicaI ln form as adopted by both organizations. later were presented by joint dele eation. headed by If. II. Merrick, pres ident of the Mississippi Valley asso- ciation to Senator Jones of Washing tom chairman of the oSenate feommerce eommlttee and author of tfie merchant marine act.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
SAYS CALoMEL
SALWATES and
LooSENS Teeth
The Very Next Dose Of This
Treacherous Drug May
Start Trouble.

You know what calomel is. It's mer-
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is danger
GUS. 1t crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, cramping and sickening you.
Calomel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
II you feel bilious, headachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out, just 60 to
your druggist and get bottle Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone for few cents which
is a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take spoonful
and If it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without making
you sick, you just 60 back and get your
money.
Don't take calomel! It makes you
sick the next day; 1t loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens
you right up and you feel great. No
salts necessary. Give it to the children
because it is perfectly harmless and
can not salivate.-Advertisem
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
EASY THING TO PLACE HIM
Co,ored Man Might Have Thought He
Was Lion Tanner, but Com
rades Knew Otherwise

Three negro soldiers in France were
engaged in the great American pas
time Of singing it.
"Will johnson. wat 20 business
back in de States?"
"Ah runs de biggest alleyiafah II
Washington"
"Sam Jeffason, wat 20 do IN -
StatesY
Else de champeen crapshootah ct
Richmond, Vahginny."
"Yo' niggas mighty po class. suan
nuff," said Bo Jackson. "Ah's Hon
tamah TO de circus. All takes dem
fresh. fierce lions an twists 'em by tail
until they turns round an tries to snap
me. Den grabs dar tongues and pulls
'er out, so dat when they tries ia bite
me, dey bites dar own toAgue. and dat
away All tames lion In bout fob,
houahs."
go way, 30. yo' amt no lion tamat
-=yo' is lynn niggah."-The Home
Sector.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
STEWARD LET DOWN LIGHTLY
In View Of Silly Assertion, One wou'o
Have Liked to See Him More
Harshly Handled.

A hotel steward said to be known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. ana
for forty years an observer OF peo-
ple who eat in public dining rooms,
is reported as saying at convention
Of public food purveyors that Amer
lean women have forgotten how TO
cook" The gentleman speaks With
out knowledge of the facts. We may
excuse him only because he has been
penned up in public eating places for
SO many years that he has lost all
sense Of proportion and lacks facts for
comparison. American women have
not forgotten how to cook. Their
good. wholesome, well-prepared food
for home dining room feeds, and feeds
amazingly well, 50 per cent of the pop
plation. SO general Is good nome
cooking that every man forced by cir
cumstances to get his meals at public
places regards himself as unfortunate
because he cannot always eat at home,
or at somebody eIse's home.~ This ho-
tel steward is full Reconsideration
Chicago Journal of Commerce.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17

speaking, Fashion
is wearing her heart on her
sleeve" At least upon the sleeve
she is lavishing all the wealth OF her
artful ornamentatiOn.
Since gowns are mostly sleeves this
season with the exception OF the
sleeveless evening gown, and since
said sleeves are of elaborate handl-
work for anyone of skilled needle-
craft, opportunity knocks at the
door," One may by deft stitches'
patterned all over the new ho"ih1
sleeves, convert an ordinary gown OF
wrap into a model of distinction. MOI
In the memory of the present genera
tton have more exquisite art embroid-
cries been embodied in dress. Even
..readv-mades" are marvels of the
artificer's skill.
The embroidery ideas, which accord
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
EEVES GET EMBROIDERY;
~ KNITTED SPORTS WEAK

revelation of what creators OF style
have achieved in the way of outdoor
apparel.
Society folks are making a great
ado over winter outdoor recreation
clothes. Designers have met the
challenge and they have expressed the
outdoor spirit in most fascinating.
woolly shaggy effects and vivid Color
ings.
The scarf is of tremendous impor-
lance. 1t sheds winters warmth in its
plaids and stripes Of red, blue ana
green bordering and fringing wide
lengths of shaggy brush wool, In solid
tans. grays or whites. These scarfs
are worn with sweaters to match.
This Is the very latest idea. 1t IS the
fashion now for three piece sets or
angora wool or rough camels-hair
effect, or shaggy brush wool, such az
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17

ing to the new models concentrate
on the sleeve, are Of worldwide in
spiration. The flowing peasant sleeve
is the favorite with its embroidery
an exact counterpart of the famed
needlework of the Bohemian women.
The brilliant colorings of Roumanan
art are automatically portrayed and the
marvellous skill of the Balkan peas
antry Is reproduced with remarkable
verify. and all to the glory of sleeves.
It is the fashion to place bright
crepe de chine sleeve, al dark cloth
dresses. Cherry red, rust. French
tapestry blue, king blue, and even
bright orange are used with black.
These are beaded, spangled with steel
paillettes in conjunction with embroid-
cry, or perhaps heavily chain-stitched
in Persian colorings.
Cross stitch embroidery In vivid
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17

is here portrayed in the trio OF sweater
ideas above.
Navajo slip-on sweaters are very
popular. They have genuine Indian
figures knit into solid colored back
grounds and the hieroglyphics look
like the native rugs.
Knitted outerwear is one of the out
standing features of this season Z.
fashions Even crocheted or knitted
hats are made to match the sweater.
Some have quite large briras and are
trimmed in wool crochet flowers.
A clever idea is TO wear bouquet
of these crochet flowers. matching
those on the hat, on the lapel OF a
tuxedo sweater, or at the open v
neck of the slip-over.
Black sweaters so fashionable dur
ing the past summer, continue a fore
most mode. The new winter styles
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17

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Toomsboro, Ga.
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17

+ " ss*5<&
peasant colorings Is Exceptionally at
tractive done onshriga crepe de chine.
Many are makiIS q auying sleeveless
serge or velvet aevses; with these,
different embro lowing sleeves
may be worn vS are set into
ses soIia embroide in fine white
chenille on blacl striking inter-
probation Of the FSpnlar BLACK ahd
white idea (see illustration.)
Applique of black velvet cut-out
,eaves and flowers on black cloth IL
effective on heavy coats. The designs
are securely bu.tonhole stitched with
black floss. Matched floss embroidery
On cloth coat sleeves in ali-over pat
tern. as illustrated, is very popular.
II you would visit about the most
Fascinating department in the great
dry goods establishments. Jet II pc
the spopts wear section. Here y .
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-12-17
A Parents View.

II dread having our girls expose
their ears"
"Why SOL"
"Therell always be the danger OF
their starting more expensive fad,
like wearing diamond earrings. and I
have three daughters. Boston Trans
cri1t.