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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
HAS QUIET CHRISTMAS
Repairs Being Made on Col Iege Buildings = Plan
 New Library

Montevallo, December 25.-(Spe- cial. .)-Christmas is being spent very quietly at Montevallo by the few officers and students remaining here. The administration officers are taking advantage of this occa- sion to have some much-needed re- pairs made, the most extensive of which is recovering the aditorium building. A fireproof covering is be- ing put on, which will reduce the cost of insurance considerably.
 The architect is advertising this week for bids for the erection of the new library building. This struc- ture will be fire proof throughout and will be, when completed, the best arranged library building in the state, and will be in thorough keep ing with the other splendid buildings of the college.
 $. c. Sharp, director of the dilli has made arrangements to dispose of the products of the dairy in Birming ham unt1l school reopens on January 3. Seven thoroughbred registered Holsteins have just been added to the college herd.
 Several members of the faculty are visiting educational centers in various parts of the country with view to studying questions that will be of interest to the college work next year.
 The citizens of the community have relaxed from the strain of college ac- tivities and are indulging in a se- ries of interesting village and coun- try sports. The most attractive of +hese was the turkey and chicken trot kive4. ny Mrs. Mona NJ. Davies. From the top of her store were turned loose three turkeys and three chick ems. On the legs of each was tied trade ticket which could be used at the store. More than LOGO people were assembled on the street at the appointed hour. Robert A. Redd, ker- unit Woolley and Mrs. Davies directed the freeing of the birds, and with megaphone directed the movements of the crowd. The race was lively and exciting one for few minutes. Olin Trusseil captured one turkey and one chicken. One turkey flew directly into the residence of Mrs. l.. c. Horn and was of course 'napbed by her. A boy from the country caught the third turkey C. $. Day, Jr. and Bruce Rogan were the pos sessors of a chicken each.
 Afterward turkey and three chickens were turned loose for the negro population. They gave the whites a few pointers in the way ot catching fowls; in less than 10 sec onds the turkeys and chickens were caught and spirited away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
ANDREW AND
 IMOGENE
By ROE FULKERsoN

Andrew came in with half a dozen packages of various sizes.
 And I'll bet. with all that stuff you forgot to buy the bird seed for Bill. the canary, exclaimed Imogene. kissing him.
 "You loose" replied Andrew, cheerfully. He laid his packages down on the table carefully.
 Here is the bird seed. The bird man assures me that there was never so'vn such millet, never cultivated such sunflowers, and never produced such hemp as Is in the bird seed.
 This package here." he went on, opening another bundle, 'is sand. The man asures me that this sand came from the very spot where the poet was inspired to write the words of that beautiful ballad, When the Sands of the Desert Grow Geld
 These two little dabSeSs here are Some sort of bird food shat will make dominecher chicken sing like mocking bird so the man in the bird store tells me.
 This large package" he went on. pulling the paper off. Ifs what is known as flying cage. It is nine times as big as the cage in which Bill now disports himself, and t set me back exactly nine buelxs.
 But Andrew" protested Imogere. smiling. What nonsense to buy a cage like that with a little nest in the corner. Bill is not that kind of a bird"
 That's exactly what I said as soon c hn1Iubt s.J man that Bill was not tha. kind of a bird, and then right at my ear lady bird spoke to me. I turned and looked to see if I heard her alright. and she was hanging on one foot looking me over from head to neel, and she said it again. Sweet she ex- claimed, looking at me inteatly.
 "Now. any little ladybird as ap- preciative of me as that knows some thing. believe me, kid.
 Here she is.p He took the paper off of little wicker cage and set 1t on the table.
 See" he went on admiringly. "She is a brunette bird, for I believe in enugenics. you know. and Bill is bieached blonde bird.
 Isn't she a beauty?"
 "Oh. she is pretty" said Imogene doubtfully.
 Sweet. sweet. sweet" said the birds cooking her head to ore side.
 Let's call her that, exclair.- ---- ogene, enthusiastically.
 Nope said Andrew, positively. 'her name is Mary. I asked her what she thought of that name, and she told me positively she thought it was sweet Let's put her in the big cage"
 The transfer was soon made and the little stranger hopped gaily from one perch to the other. Then Andrew took Bills cage down, and, opening the door. he put 1t besiie the open door of the new cage, and Bill h1rped in promptly. The little dack bird looked at Bill carefully and said. Sweet. sweet, sweet" and Bill stood on his tip toes and began to sing as though his throat wouli split.
 Put some water in so she can take a bath said Imoeene. "T won der if you will ever grow Yp" she paused an instant and added, T hope not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
MORE TRUTH
 THAN POETRY
cRuEL ANp UNUSUAL
B, JAMES J. MONTAGUE

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL We arc glad (for more reasons than
 one)
 That the scene of our pleasure and
 toll. And the cot where our living is done Are not on Bavarian soil. But chiefly we're glad, when at din
 ner we sit, For here no misgivings assail us Lest some error of diet 4ge chanced to commit
 Might cause a policeman to jail us. Bavarians eat in the sight Of an officer sent by the state, Who note each consecutive bite And the load on each several plate. Whenever diner clandes timely separs An Illegal helping of mutton, He goes to the hoose gow couple of
 years
 Condemned as profligate glutton. Along at this time of the year When the syrup Is in from Ver-
 mont, When sausage and buckwheats are
 here
 We are prone to eat all that we
 want And burly policeman, Just back of
 our chair,
 While we took this delectable diet. Observing each item that made up our
 fare
 Would cause us no end of disquiet. Bavarians, so we've been told By one who their home-llfe aSs
 viewed Are fashioned by nature to hold Extensive allotments of food. Among them has gluttony. many
 year
 Been held as a great institution And thus to abate it, we very much
 fear,
 Win move them to rcd revolution.
 ALAS! It woudl be only fitting to break a bottle of champagne over the bows of every ship that we scrap, but 1t will cost too much to tow them out beyond the three mile limit.
 ONE EXCEPTION Nothing is eternal, except perhaps the newspaper heading, ITO End The atre Ticket SpeculatinE,"
 FINANCIAL GENIUS Herr Shines is coming over here to borrow money probably to pay the German indemnity with. Copyright, 1921, by the Bell Syndi-
 cate. Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN TROY

Troy. December 25.-Christmas passed peaoeably in Troy, with fami- lies celebrating the occasion in their homes. Christmas carols were sung on the streets Christmas Eve by the music clubs. Christmas exercises were held at the schools and some of the churches. and the occasions greatly enjoyed All of the mer- chants, banks and other business houses agreed to close their places of business on Monday in order that all might have an extra day of rest Few arrests were made and most of those were for shooting fireworks on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
A PrncInmntinn


 Montgomery Ala. Nov. 16, 1921.
 Whereas, the legislature of Alabama. at 6 special session held in the year 1921. proposed certain amendment to the con atitution of Alabama. which is herein set forth. and ordered an election to be held. thereon on the first Monday after the OK piration of three months from and after the final adjournment of said session, which will be Monday, the 30th day of January, 1922: and whereas. notice Of amendment, Is required by law to be given by proclamation of the Governor: Now, therefore, l, Thos b. kilby. governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby give notice, direct, and proclaim, that spe- cial election will be held. on Monday, qualified electors of Alabama, in the manner, form and places required by law. upon the following proposed amend ment to the constitution Of Alabama, viz: Section l94l, No person who honorably served in the military or naval service of the United States between January 1, l917 and November II. 191s shall be re quired to pay the poll tax mentioned in the constitution of Alabama prior to Octo- Der ]. 1928; such persons shall be ex- which have or may hereafter accrue prior to October l, 1928. This section shall be self executing and retroactive. The Judges of probate shall issue certificates of OK emptlon from the payment of such poll taxes to the persons entitled thereto un- der such rulea and regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor" In wit ness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed, at the capitol, in the of November. in the year one thousand. nine hundred and twenty-one. Thos. E. kilby, Governor. By the Governor; Wm. P. Cobb, Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
PREACHER INJURED

Carrollton. December 25.-(Spe- cial.)-Rev. J. W. Dowdle. who was recently admitted to the North Ala- bama conference, and who was as signed the Cokers circuit in Tusca- loosa county, received a painful injury Friday night at Lathrop, a small sta- tion on the Mobile and Ohio railroad near Reform. MT Dowdle was at Lathrop for the purpose of catching train to Coker. where he was due to preach Sunday. and while making his way up the Lathrop railroad in the dark fell into repair pit, frac- turing his cheek bone. which, while painful, is not necessarily serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
PLAN PRESERVE FOR.
 CAME NEAR SELMA.
Meadows Writes commis- sioner Wallace Concerning
 Establishing Refuge

Montgomery, December 25.-tSpe- eial l)-Commissioner of Conservation John H. Wallace, Jr.. is in receipt or a communication from D. J. MeadoWs' Jr.. Selma, in which MT. Meadows in- formed the commissioner that ne, along with others in this part of the state, have been watching With inter- est the wonderful work that you have been doing in the preservation ol game
 Mir. Meadows stated that party of landowners in his section of the state who controlled about 16,000 acres of land, was anxious to cooperate with the department of conservation in conserving the game. He stated that the land lies along the river and that it Is especially suited to deer, turkey squirrel aid many species of feath- cred game: that it is well timoereu with practically no cultivated land
 Mnch of the land which MT. Mead ows'fand his associates desire to con vert into a preserve has been cut over, and has since grown up in cane, briers and young timber. However a considerable part of it is in virgin forest.
 Mir. Meadows and his friends have been encouraged to establish a game pTeStINt Dy lHt suCSCoc NlASH hoS been achieved in the matter of con serving game by E. F. Allison of Bel lamy, Sumter county.
 In response to MT. Meadows com munication, Commissioner Wallace advised him that in view of the fact that the laws of the state of Ala bama provided that no person can hunt on the lands of another with out a written permission from the owner or agent of such lands, 1t would be an easy matter for him and those associated with him to establish a ,reat game refuge by setting aside
 fixed area as a game sanctuary,
 ect a president and a board of gov
 'nors to administer all the affAirs ,lating to such refuge, and to issue srmits 10 all persons desiring to unt thereon.
 Commissioner Wallace stated that in the event the game refuge Is es- tablished. he would appoint spe- cial agent of the department of con- servation for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the conservation laws on such proposed game pre- serve.
 In the opinion of Commissioned Wallace, game preserves and sapc- tuaries. where game can seew refuge without fear of molestation and prop agate rapidly. are wise and beneficial to thee ause of conservation not only because game is preser, thereon, but for the ress .s-.eiS overflow fods itsy 0u have as mp preserve .M The -,-k is ve' country.
 sx.-v,1iME COURT DECISIONS
 Mont ntgomery, December 25.-(Spe- cial.) on applications for rehearing announced by supreme court of Alabama:
 Charles c. Clay vs. Joseph Cum mins, appeal from Marion circuit court; overruIed.
 Ex-parte Mrs. P ehard T Tries pe- tition for certiorar to court of ap- peals; rehearing eyerruisd, tn opfn- lon.
 Alabama Fuel and Iron co ipany vs Mary Williams, administs .trix, ap- peal from St. Clair circuit court: over- ru1ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
STUDENTS RETURN

cial l)-Local boys and girls are re- turning this week from the various colleges to spend the holiday season with their parents. They are: Uni- versity of Alabama. Daniel Clark, Kate Holland. Dewitt Hancock, Har- vey Page and Forrest Castleberry: Auburn. Otto Castleberry; Mississip- pi College for Women. Rosalie Clark; Southern Methodist university, AL bert Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
-----------e- --e----------------- CHAPTERS TO MEET

Troy, December 25.-(Special.)- )-- The 'Tyrian chapter, No. 54, will en- joy gala day Monday. Work will be begun at o'clock in the afternoon and with an intermission at 6;30 for supper. will continue until 10 o'clock that night. All of the degrees will be conferred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
COTTON CROP LARGE

Troy, December 25.-(Special.)- The cotton crop of Pike county for 1921 will exceed the 1920 crop by al- most 1000 bales. Crop Reporting Agent Jeff Startling states that up to December 13 this year 12.S33 bales had been ginned, compared to 1895 last year, showing an increase of e3S bales up to date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
COURT DECISIONS
NN.s kOLn

Troy. December e5.- -(special.)- Three hundred and sixt dozen eggs were, sold ct one tifae last week 5y . progresstVe Pike ceunty farmer. Mr. Homer Suesd nf Pronto. Mir. Sneed resiized 6 saed sum for these eggs Fe has Leghorn chickens and looks after thefa along with his reg ular farming 9eEk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
9Wn ARE KILLED

Marlefta. Ae December 25.-H. H. Buxton. n nanufacture1 and Mrs. hGsEais CArHian, both of Atlanta, were killed her today when an au- tomobiie sn wfA,h they were riding was struck by a passenger train on the LcuSsvllle 3 i'd Nashville railroad at Polfss crossing. Both bodies were bs %ig crnsaea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
MONTGOMERY BANK ADMITTED

Joseph A. McCord, feutraI rtStrVe agent, Federal Reserve bank of At lanta, announces that the Alabama Bank and Trust company of Mont gcmery has been admitted to mem ,bership in the federal reserve sys- tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
LOST AND FOUND

GOS AND FOOND SPRAYED OR STOLEN-Female pointer bird dog. 9 months old, white with dark liver mark on hip and part of tail ears are liver colored. blazed face and round liver coloTed spot in center of blaze size of half dollar, answers to name of Dot" last seen Saturday aft ternoon or Sunday morning around Palmer Station. will pay liberal re. ward for return informa tion of whereabouts. Henry Nj. Ellis 2430 18th Court Ensey Phone Bnsey 60S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26

EXPERIENCED HARDWARE WINDOW
 TRIMMER
 Will be open for position first of year; do show card writing. background work. make fixtures, operate mechanical Ideas, etc.; am salesman and stockkeeper. State salary and requirements M. E. Perry, Box 229. Richton. Mss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
SITUATIONS WANTED. MALE s4
EMPLoYERSl

Take advantage of tho Free Elm ployment Bureau Service offered by the American Legion. This service is free to all jobless World war veterans. You owe 1t to the man who served his country dur ing the war to give him a chance now. Let uH fill that job for you with an exservice man. American Legion Employment Bureau, 317 N. 20th St. (Green- wood Cafe No. 1.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
sALEsMEN WANTED

WANTED-Exp live wire'' sales man to cover state of Alabama; com mission basis no drawing account. ref srences required, this position is for s10.00O R year man: no job hunters need apply. Address Edgerton Salt Briclc Co.,, Atlanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
By THoRNToN W. BURGESS

OLD MAN COYOTE HAS AN EMPTY
 STOMACH Fly THORNTON W. BURGESS An empty stomach sharpens wit, And courage grows because of it.
 Old Man Coyote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
WANTED-MaIe or Female s

LOOKING FOR A POSTPONE Call at 217 Jeff Co. Bank Bldg. We have openings every day. The Salaried Peo- ples' Assoc iation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26

EXPERIENCED young lady clerk at cigar stand to relieve of old clerks who has been called home on account of sickness in family. Apply Manager, Motion Hotel. MUNICIPAL-FEDERA Free Employ nent Bureau; third floor city hall. Main 7OA0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
AUTOMOBILES B
AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT i2 ]

FAO AOiAOA9AA-Eo OfN MIN A~ 12 RENT A NEW FORD-Drive 1t yourself Pay by the mile insurance and road service. Drive It Yourself Co.,, 170l 2d Ave. Main l77
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26

It woudl be only fitting to break bottle of champagne over the bows of every ship that we scrap, but 1t will cost too much to tow them out beyond the three mile limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
HELP wANrED-FEMALE 50

WANTBD-sevsra young ladies to address envelopes: will pay 75o per thousand; must write good hand. Answer giving phone mum Der and address to Box B-42. care Ags-HeraId.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26

ONE EXCEPTION Nothing is eternal, except perhaps the newspaper heading, "To End The atre Ticket SpeculatinE
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
Mexican Bandits XIII Officer.

Mexicali, Lower Calif.-General Rod
riguez, commanding all Mexican troops
in the northern district Of Lower Cali
fornia, announced that detachment
of cavalry men seeking bandits who
fired on the Jail and other buildings on
Tia Juana May s, had been ambushed
by small party Of bandits thirty
miles east of Ensenada and Lieutenant
Chavez, commanding the cavalry, was
killed. Two bandits were killed and
others wounded.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
Embarrassing Moment.

Inever saw a m: n in more embar-
rassIng situation than the manager Of
lecture hall In a town ! used to
live in.
1t was the appointed hour, but the
lecturer did not appear. The audience
was beginning to show signs Of impa-
tience.
Suddenly the manager made his ap-
pearance on the platform.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he said, In
apolOgetic tones, II am sorry to have
to inform you that the lecture on How
to Keep Fit will have to be postponed
owing to the unexpected indisposition
of the lecturer"
The laughter that followed lasted
several minutes after he had fed from
the stage.-ChicagO American.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02

soon found relief. Now can do all my
own work and It u the Vegetable Com
pound that has saved me from an opera
hon. cannot praise your medicine too
highly and I tell all Of my friends and
neighbors what tho Compound did for
me.' - Mrs. MAR0A1ET 4CCUMBEa,
a s. Frazier St., Georgetown, Illinois.
Mrs. McCumber II one Of the unnum-
bered thousands Of housewives who
struggle to keep about their daily tasks
while suffering from ailments peculiar
TO women with backache, sideaches,
headaches, bearing down pains and ner.
vousness, and II every such woman
should profit by her experience and give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound . trial they would get well.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eafonko Gets Hor ypy

"Over Q year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, II took to bed and for 10
months did not think would live.
Eatonic helped me SO much am now
up and able to work. I recommend It
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get well BY
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out Of order. II you have indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
guarantee.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
The Estes Park Woman's Club, at a

The Estes Park Woman's Club, at a
meeting, voted to give $1,000 lot In
Estes Park village to the national park
service as a site for an administra-
ton building for the Rocky Mountain
National Park. No funds have yet
been provided for. the erection Of an
administration building, but Congress
will be asked to include provision for
the structure in the appropriation bill
for maintenance Of the park service.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
Priest Leaps to Death.

New Brunswick, N. 1.-THE Rev.
Father Nicholas J. Schwartz. a native
Of Brooklyn and former pastor Of
church at Galena, ILL.,, leaped from the
ing fifty miles an hour, near Mon
mouth Junction, and was instantly
killed. He recently suffered nervous
breakdown and was being taken by his
brother, Frank Schwartz, Jr., to the
latter's home iFBrooklyn for rest.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
China and Germany At peace.

Parls.-A state of peace between
China and Germany has been declared
according to advices here. An agree
ment to this effect was necessary, AZ
fAslna was not signatory Of the treaty
Of Versailles, and such an agreement
between the two nations, 1t Is said, was
signed at Peking, May 20. 1t puts an
end to the state Of war and re-estab-
fishing diplomatic and commercial re-
latiOnS,
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
FORCED TO FIGHT
FOR HER BREATH
Nashville Artist Tells of Terrible
Suffering Experienced by
His Wife.
HUSBAND GOES DOWN HILL
Finally Both Decide to Put Taniae
to Test and az Result Have En-.
Joysd Best Of Health for Past
Three Years.

"Both my wife and myself have put
Tanlac TO the test and we call It the
greatest medicine in the world" snid
]. T. Montamat, 1923 Third Ave-.
North, Nashville. Tenn. artistic s.gn
painter for the Cusack Company. Mr..
Montamat has lived in Nashville for
nearly thirty years and Is highly. re-
spected by all who know him.
Before my wife took Tanlac she
suffered 80 badly from gas on her stom-
ach and heartburn that she often said
she felt like she was smothering to
death. She actually had to sit up In
bed to get her breath.
swell, in short time after she
began taking Tanlac her trouble dis
appeared and she was like different
person. Seeing the good results In
her case, l began taking the medicine
myself and 1t soon had me feeling like
n brand new man.
"Up to that time had been trou-
bled with Indigestion. ! had no appe-
tite and the little did eat seemed
to do me about as much harm as
good. felt so tired and languid ]
hated to move around, and was get
ting in such rundown condition that
1t worried me.
"Tanlac acted with me just like It
did with my wife, and although that
was three years ngo we have enjoyed
the best Of health all along. How
ever, keep a bottle Of Tanlac in tie
house all the time. and when feel
myself getting run down the medicine
soon has me feeling all right again.
/ am convinced that Tanlac g with
out an equal. Our friends all know
how 1t helped US and don't hesitate
to tell anyone about it."
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02
Arabs Seek British Rule.

Jerusalem. - The Inhabitants Of
Trans-Jordania are reported to have
risen in revolt against their newly ap-
pointed ruler, Prince Zeid, third SOD Of
the King of the Hedjas, and 70
have defeated the princes forces In
pitched battle, killing 100 Of his men.
The insurrectionists, 1t 10 said, desire
to be governed by the British admins
tration In Palestine under Sir Herbert
Samuel, the high commissioner.
Cheyenne record., 1921-06-02

cutIeura eeap for the cempIsxion
Nothing better than Cuticura Soa9
daily and Ointment now and then -
needed to make the complexion clear.
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum. and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.