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The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22

THE CHURCHES
 Methodist
 CHURCH SCHOOL INSTITUTE
 Methodist Church
 Saturday, April 30
 PROGRAM
 AFTERNOON SESSION EEE 2:30 Devotional Perlod Conducted by the Pastor 800 Address Rev. A. w Atkinson, D.D.
 District Superintendent
 Subject: Our Task" 3:30 Address Mrs. Luther A. Rice
 Elementary Work Specialist Subject: Plans and Met hods for Teaching Children" 400 Address Rev. Jesse Lee Corley
 Conference Superintendent
 Sunday School Work
 Subject: Pulling Out of the Ruts" 4:30 Group Conference
 Conducted by Mrs. Rice and MT. Corley 600 A CHURCH DINNER FOLLOWS BY A MUSICAL PROGRAM BY THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
 EVENING SESSION 7:3O Devotional Period Conducted by the Pastor 7:45 Address Dr. A. w. Atkinson 8:10 Address MT. Luther A. Rice Subject: The Children's Environment in the
 Church School" 8:35 Address
 Rev. Jesse Lee Corley Subject: "Our Supreme Opportunity" 9:C0 Benediction =
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22

MT: Lloyd George was once ad- dressing a meeting. He said in the course of his speech, that he would like to see home rule, not only for Ire land,. but for Scotland and Wales. And for hell, too," somebody inter rupted. Certainly" said MT. Lloyd George. T always like to hear a man stand up for his country"
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
sets 4oooo Members as Goal.

With 24,OO0 members at the end of 1920, Kansas department of the Amer lean Legion has set 10000 Legion naires as its goal for 1921. The state has a potential membership of 60,0O0. The department now numbers 314 posts of the Legion and 1O6 units of the Women's Auxiliary.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
HOlbroOk News
 Notes

H. D. O. Hammond spent the week end with Mrs. Hammond and returned to Keams Canon on Sunday.
 Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday!
 What beautiful country we have! Some of you folks who don't like it should live east awhile.
 Judge Crosby, superior court magistrate, is holding down the bench in Flagstaff this week.
 The Holbrook Oil company has resumed operations. This is good news. We always did have a feeling that the HolbroOk punch "knew whereof they spoke"
 Attorney c. H. Jordan has just returned from a busy week, n Winslow, St. Johns and Phoe- nix. .
 
 MT. H. M. Prescott, formerly 0f Goodyear, is now employed by 3abbitt Bros. in their office here He expects his family to arrive about May 1st. Incidentally, Mir Prescott refuses to be saddled with any responsibility for the mining town of the same name.
 With mingled feeling, we note the ruling of one of our judici- ary of Arizona; said magistrate lolding that party of men sit ing around a table, cards in land and money in front of them, were not gambling.
 Of course not, judge! It's tid- dledewinks they are playing!
 William Gibbs McAdoo passed through Holbrook on No. 4 Sun day, the 17th. MT. McAdoo talk ed with Frank Rees, asking full particulars of the oil situation. He got a glowing report from Frank. sS fSs
 A Dodge touring car was stol- en in Winslow, Sunday, the 17th, about 500 p. m. Telephoned de scriptions were sent east and west. The abandoned car was recovered early Monday morn ing by Enoch Wilson, Winslow city night watchman.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
ELIMINATE BAD FEATURE

Belmskt park race track, New Ysrk, long regar1ed as the finest course ia America, will eliminate an objectionable feature, the horsea being required to run to
 the left fnstead Of the right. This is the style on many Eng llsh cORrsss, but next year the Belmont c0arse will conform to the American method, the horses
 running the right way of the course.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
Lead and Steel.

Lead is said to act like steel at or dinary temperatures in liquid air. It will serve as a helical spring. for ex- ample. This behavior of soft non-elas- tic metals is interesting. It shows how very important temperature is. Just as iron Is soft and inelastic at high red color. so lead Is dull and soft at ordinary temperatures, for it is well on its way to be melted.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22

Last Sunday the young son of one of our popular matrons, on hearing the pastors announce ment that other pictures would be shown two weeks from today, vociferously pronounced, That don't do me any good; I'll be in Texas" Perhaps, Carl, they have an enterprising Methodist church in Fort Worth.
 One of our Holbrook citizens had occasion to wire one of his male relatives as follows: Zen tleman at our house named Jack Norcross Elms." He received the following reply: Throw the imposter out" The general con- census of opinion seems to class the avuncular verdict as harsh.
 One can sometimes safely put on the robes of a prophet. Here with we predict that if the chau- tauqua is as charming as the ad- vance guard a very pleasant time is in store.
 The wife of Zane Grey spent several hours in town during the week. Mrs. Grey states that
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
pIstrIbutino Victory MedaIs.

Although there will be no more army recruiting for some time, the recruit ing officers will continue to distribute Victory medals to members of the American Legion and other ex-seryice H1a.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
Episcopal Church Sunday, April "A 4:30 P. M. CONFIRMATION
 SERVICES
SERVICES

As this is Bishop Atwoods an- nual visitation to Holbrook, all Episcopalian are urged to make a special effort to attend the ser vices. Members of all churches will be cordially welcomed.
The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
ROOM AT THE TOP
Mrs. Taylor z. Marshall Has Demon. strated That Women Can Reach the Heights in Lecturing
 Profession.

Mrs. Taylor z. Marshall has con- vincingly demonstrated that woman is not out of her sphere on the lecture platform. For many years Mrs. Mar shall has been before the public con- stantly and in the ChautauQua vote of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
FITZGERALD QUIET
 AND TROOPS SOON
 TO BE WITHDRAWN
Rx Associated Press

Fitzgerald, Ga, Jury '.-W i'i- drawal of state troops now patroliing inc streets of this city and guarding the shops of the A. E. & A. raiiroao' is heine considered, according to re- ,orts from an authoritative source.
 The city had been quiet for two days.
 Col. H. D. Russell, who is in controi of the situation. has forwarded a re- port. including the information gath ered in interviews with cltIzens' strikers and railroad officials to Ad- iutant General J. Van Holt Nash put the nature of this report has not been disclosed.
 It is known that number or GU izens have asked Colonel Russell to keen the national guardsmen here for some time. Labor leaders have prom ised 10 use their influence to pre- vent further clashes.
 Wives of the strikers provided luncheon this noon for the soldiers, serving sandwiches and coffee at the terminal station.
 w. NJ. Martin. general chairman of the 14 crafts represented on the A. b. & A. railroad. who appeared before the railroad board, returned today from Chicago and entered into a con ference with railroad officials and military officers. The conferences continued for three hours. There was no announcement al the close or the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
, MILLION LOAN TO COTTON BODY
 IS AGREED UPON
By Associated Press

Washington, July "A loan of S5,- ooo,000 to the Staple Cotton Co-opera~ tive association, representing 1,l09 producers of cotton In Mississippi was agreed upon by the war finance corpora tion today. The money w.ll be furnished to care for 225. 900 bales of long staple cotton of the 1921 crop and will serve to carry 1t for export.
 The association consists of s1,Ieo members, Who grow long -stap,e variety of cotton in the Delta region of Mississippi About one-half of their total crop for 1921, according to the plan, will be pledged for de- posit in certified warehouses, and against it the government will lena 10 cents per pound, at per cent in- terest for one year, with a privilege to the owners or canceiling the debt at an earlier date.
 The amount to be advanced, which is said to approximate 50 per cent or the market value of the cotton to bc pledged, was estimated by the grow CTS as sufficient to meet urgent money needs, arising from the ex- penses Tn planting and harvesting the crop, and will enable the crop to be marketed in normal fashion.
 The association has it's own mar keting organization and will control the disposition of the entire crop under the government loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Tugs and Cruisers Securing Lake Erie
 for ( Bank Bandits
By Associated Press

Ashtabula, O.. July Hug boats, fast cruisers and launches manned by Ashtabula and Cleveland police to- night were securing Lake Erie in search of a power boat on which six bandits. who at noon today held up six clerks and robbed the Marine National bank here of approximately ss,o0o are believed to have escs ped
 The small amount of money ob- tained by the bandits was due princi- pally to the heroism of girl clerk who. with a revolver pointed at her face. pressed burglar alarm with her foot, which caused the robbers to flee. Almost $15,0oo was left un- touched in one of the cages.
 The bandits after escaping from the city. abandoned an automobile believed to have been stolen in Cleveland, at Ninevah beach, five miles west of here. They are thought to have boarded the Merry G." owned by Howard Staley, vice commodore of the Cleveland Yacht club, which was stolen Wednesday night from it's moorings in the Rocky river near Cleveland.
 Late this evening the bandit boat was said to have been sighted near Geneva, according to reports to local police. The Merry G." according to Staley had sufficient fuel aboard for 8 three hundred mile cruise and sus- sistence for four men for four days.
 In escaping one of the bandits fired on Patrick Shannon, policeman and a group of citizens. Shannon was slightly injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
AMERICANS MAKE CLEAN SWEEP IN NET TOURNEY

New York. July 7.-American ten- his players representing the West Side Tennis club. today made a clean sweep in the doubles and singles matches against the Cambridge OK ford tennis players. of England, at Forest Hill. Only one match. that between s. H. voshell and R. F. F. Barbour of Oxford, went to deuce games. The scores follow:
 Singles:-Ichiya Kumagee defeated H. Mccarthy of Cambridge. 6-1, 6-1. Watson NJ .Washburn defeated C.. Hopkins, Oxford, 6-3, 6-1. s. H. vos- hell defeated R. P. P. Barbour. Ox- ford. 7-5, 6-1. T. R. Pell defeated NJ. D. Horn, Cambridge. 6-3. 6-1. L. E.. Mahan defeated S. F. Hepburn, Ox- ford. 6-1, s-2. F. c. Baggs defeated T. M. Lowry, Cambridge, 6-1, so
 Doubiee:-Pell and Karl Behr. de- feated Mccarthy and Horn, so. so. Kumagee and Beals Wright defeated Hopkins and Barbour, 6-2, 6-2. Ma han and w M. Hall defeated Lowry and Hepburn. s-1 s-4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
43 Days at Sea
 With Unruly Crew
 on Damaged Liner
By Associated Press


 Rome July 7.-Forty-three days at thrilling experience to the passen- gers of the steamship Pocahontas which arrived at Naples Monday The vessels engines were damaged three times, all the dining room spoons were stolen and for time In mid Atlantic the liner was able to make only or miles an hour. Just before entering Naples, the assistant engineer, whose name is understood to be James Prendargast of Boston, jumped overheard and was lost. < Charles Bothford of New York, a passenger on the vessel, having made the trip to attend the marriage of his son, Willard, managed to arrive in Rome today just in time for the ceremony Willard Bothford played in the recent tennis matches at Beckenham, England.
 Describing the voyage of the Poca- hontas today, Bothford said;
 "We left New York with what seemed to be an orderly crew, but when the steamer was outside the port we had our first trouble and were forced to lay over at Boston five days for repairs to the engines. In mid-ocean the machinery was damaged for day and we seemed to .be barely moving. First Mate Burt tried his best to keep the vessel go- ing, working up to his hips in water in the engine room.
 We had to enter the Azores TOT further repairs and finally were able to reach Naples. Just before our ar- rival saw the assistant engineer iunnn into the sea. There seemed to he friction all through the trip be- tween the officers and crew, all though the officers did their utmost to smooth out things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
COCA-COLA MANAGEMENT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
By Associated Press

Atlanta, July 7.-No change in the management of the Coca-Cola conn pany of Delaware will result, regard- less of the outcome of suit to break up the voting of stock by the large stockholders, according to Err nest Woodruff, Atlanta, one of the three defendants in the suit filed last night in Columbus, Ga, by Asa C.. Candler, Jr., Atlanta.
 MT. Woodruff was the only one of the principals in the case who would discuss it, but persons interested in the company professed to see in the petition an attempt to regain control of the company for members of the Candler family who were dominant in Coca-Cola company until they sold out for $25,ooo,oood more than a year ago.
 The statement yassued by MT. Wood- ruff said:
 Speaking for myself only, as one of the .sctinE trustees of the com mon stock Of the Coca-Cola company. hope thatS no voting trust certifi- cate holders will be influenced to part with their stock on account of this move, under the apprehension that there may possibly be change of managefnent of the company. which wihl not take place, regard less of the result of the attack on the votiDig trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
 LOTHIAN MEN HAVE
 BEEN RELEASED
By Associated Press

Pensacola, Fla. July 7,--The two men held at Dothan. Ala. in connec- ton with the staying of John M Tuggle of Chipley. Fla, near Deer land Monday afternoon, have been released. John M. Johnson of Milton. Fla. the ferryman who carried Tug gle and his car across the Black water river. went to Dothan today to identify the men, and declared that neither was with Tuggle on the dsv he was killed
 Two other suspects are held in the case. One Is in the Walton county jail at DeFuniak Springs. and the other is in the Holmes county jail al Bonifay. Fla. Johnson will try to identify them tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Doctors Desperately
 Working to Saue 40
 Made III at Picnic
By Associated Press

Bristol, Va.-Tenn.. July 7.-Every physician in Bristol was busy to- night trying to save the lives of 46 persons, most of them children, who became i'll this afternoon at the .an- nual picnic given by the Salvation Army three miles from here Several children were unconscious but late tonight it was said there was a chance for all of them to live.
 It was said to be impossible tonight to trace the illness to any of the nu- merous things the picnickers might have eaten. Most of those taken ill ranged in age from three to eleven years. Ambulances were sent to the picnic grounds from Bristol and phy- sicians gave first aid treatment there. An analysis of the food will be made tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

 Christian Endeavor convention to work out world policy. Meridian to erect municipal eiec- trfc power plant. Gains are made by many leading stocks yesterday. Better tone on Wall street proves help to cotton. Devalern not likely to attend con ference in London.
 STATE Testimony concluded in hearing of Strength charges. Big event Is staged by shriners of Athens.
 LOCAL Eight-cent car bare hearing uesei- opes hot nrgement. Meridian rates case bothers iocai merchants. Freeing loops of jitneyx speeds mp street ~ars. Denier tell pf Ice question. orders vacation of auditorium site. Postal service accelerated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
NEW BOIL WEEVll
 STATIONS ARE NAMED

Washington, July 7.-(Speciai.)--- For the purpose of fighting the boil weevil, the United States department of agriculture has established aew sta tions, as follows, 1t is announced today. Fairfax, s. C.; Wayn esboro and Americus. Ga; Demopolis ana Tuscaloosa Ala; Brookhaven, Miss Victoria. Denton, Taylor and san Benito, Tex.
 The department announces that the nfestation of the boil weevil IS heavier this year than ever before since the appearance of the weevli. with the exception of 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
RETROACTIVE RENT LAW
 FOR HANDLING GOUGING
 PLANNED BY COMMITTEE
By Associated Press

New Orleans, July 7.-Passage of a retroactive rental law was an nounced today as part of the state housing committees programme in it's fight on alleged high rents here and in several other larger cities of the state.
 The proposed law calls for creation of rent commission with authority to revise leases signed under threat of eviction. The housing committee has been swamped since 1t opened public hearings here Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
CASE GOES TO JURY By Aaaociated Pra6a

Lafayette, Ca, July 7.--The fate of James Douglas. former soldier and young mountaineer. who shot and killed Sheriff A. c. Catron. on the side of Lookout mountain on May 2s. while the officer was attempting to search a car for whisky, was placed in the hands of jury here late this afternoon The trial be- gan this morning. Douglas facilitate ing the proceedings by frank ad- mission that he killed the sheriff, though pleading in attenuation that he did not know that he was an of ficer but believed at the time that an effort was being made to rob him. Judge Moses Wright, who presided at the trial. remained up until late hour tonight awaiting the verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
DUPONT NAMED
Succeeds Wolcott as U. $. Senator
 From Delaware
By Associated Press

Dover, Del, July 7.--Gen T. Cole man DuPont was today appointed United States senator from Delaware by Governor Denny. to succeed Josiah 0. Welcott. who resigned last week to become chancellor of Delaware.
 General DuPont, who is the Della ware member of the republican na- ticnal committee. will serve the un- expired term, which runs until March. 1928. The appointment of General DuPont adds republican to the Sem ate Senator Wolcott having been elected to the office as a democrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
GoUernment Tax Receipts for Year Ending June 30
 Four and q Half Billion
Alabama Paid in $1S,146,542, of Which $14,222 74e Was Income and Profit T, sss-New York
 Leads All Othe z tes
By Associated

Washington July receipts for the fiscal seal derived and profit the bureau internal it might be make slight changes.
 
  Yorks GOA profits with 383599 profits Illinois, with 03OO282 collected from profits third in the list
 the order of which their ranked with and $2o5 Michigan 271 $1s62 45 Massachusetts, $258902844 and California $751; s1s722 and New Jersey s142 and ss 451 and e69o57 North Carolina addition ranking tenth cording the collected led Taxes paid by southern states during the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
 INVESTIGATIONS FOR MONEY POOL FAVORABLE
By Assoc;ated pr.x.

W asnlnston, July -lnvestigation preliminary to the formation of money pool for the financing of the 1921 cotton crop are progressing. Sel retary Of Commerce Hoover said l day and queries have been sent 70 representative producers and cotton factors in all of the principal dis tricts in the United States to de- termine the money requirements which can be anticipated. These can be assembled within a week, he add ed. and will allow definite steps to be taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
PREACHER LEADS TO STILL

Rome, Ga. July 7.-The Rev. Rob- ert Stewart, Methodist minister of the Texas Valley district. not satis- fled with his efforts to stop the liquor business by exhortation from the pulpit, today led party of offi- cers to q "moonshine" still in his community, resulting in it's capture and destruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
ROME MAN FATALLY SHOT
 By Associated Press

FOme, tfa, JULY f~7-N4 '7- TuSNIII " well known meat merchant, was fa- tally shot here tonight by Marx Johnson. an employe. two bullets lodging in the right temple and one in the side After the shooting, Johnson went to his home. where he was arrested and lodged in jaii Johnson refused to make statement further than to say that he acted in self defense, claiming Bundschu was advancing upon him with butchers 5 + fa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
COyaTLESS COPS LIKELY RS Associated PreDs

New Orleans, July 1-Coatless s"cons,, soon may patrol New Or leans. Mayor Andrew Mcshane an nounced tonight that he will recom- mend alt tomorrows meeting of the police bsoard, that policemen be per- mitted to dispense with their coats during hiot weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
THE WEATHER

Washington, July '. -- Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi: Partly cloudy weather, with local thunder shovyers Friday and Saturday.
 Tennessee: Generally fair and con- tinl,ed warm Friday and Saturday. but with some probability Of local thundershowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
HARDING JOINS REDMEN
 By Associated Press

Washington, July 7-President Harding was initiated today into the Improved Order of Redmen. national officers of the order adm ministering all three degrees at special cere- White House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
FAvoRARLE REPORT ORDERED
 By Associated Preea

Washington, July Favorable re- port on the Capper-Tincher bill to regulate future dealings on grain ex- changes was ordered today by the Senate agricultural committee bp unanimous vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
DIVIDEND PASSED

New York, July 7.-The United States Rubber company today passed it's quarterly dividend of $2 share on common stock. The regular quart erly dividend on preferred stock was declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
ON YOUR VACATION

Let the Age-Herald follow you and your family wherever you go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
LOCAL DATA

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER

Probably showers. Not quite 80 warm.
Evening star., 1921-03-29
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