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STORE RUINS
ARE SEARCHED
FOR VICTIMS

COLUMBUS Ohio. Dec. sz.-Poiice
and hremen at dayhreak renewed
their search OF the ruins OF the
Wright woman's furnishing store.
partially wrecked late yesterday by
an explosion OF natural gas. inJurins
moro han a. persons. including two
women who died oon ~afterward. fol.
lowing reports TO police today that
two women had been missing from
their homes overnight.
Six OF tne injured. five women and
a man, Yer reported IN serious con-
dition.
The explosion was said TO have
been Srused by gas from a leaky main
seeping into tho basement Of the
store. which eventually came In con-
tact with fire In a furnace.
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Destroyer Held
to Blame for
Ship Collision

NEW YORK. Dec. -s-speed and
running Nights on the same mast OF
the destroyer Graham, the latter
burning contrary to naval regulations
were yesterday declared by counsel to
be responsible for the collision last
week between hat vessel and the
steamship Panama. The collision. IL
was estimated. damaged the destroy
err to the extent OF Si35. 900 and the
Panama $4,000.
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CONTINUED from Page II
He IS known to ave bean implicated
IN a long series OF ~offenses here. in
Guiding tho hoidup OF the Lcidecker
store. some small neighborhood stores
and OF private residences here.
He made his Escape from Casper
after police foiled an attempt which
he. Earl Pike and Joe Lawrence had
made plans TO steal a car belonging
to II. Z. Crude. Lawrence was the
only one Of the trio placed under ar
REST.
1t is another coincidence in the
double case that the gun which A.
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INDICTED FoN rzrBERY

TERRELL. Texas. Dec. ge.-Mont
Berg. wanted by California nuti.ori-
ties in connection with n bank short
age at Loyalton. Cal. was indicted by
tho county grand JIry last night on a
charge OF bribery instead OF being
turned over TO California officers.
, 1921-12-22
Prairie Fire
Burns ODer Big
Acreage, Report

SANTA FE. N. NJ. Dec ga
grass fire starting at the Laguns sa-
ride Mora road and e2t1n,ir,- l. miles
r. the Rio AGATE devastated $4,000
ec-ts9ist grazins. and chiefly on t..c
pastures OF the Elotr-a.ar. Boon cat
tlr company c riding to word
Lrurght here. Hcis the population
OF the town OF Wagon Mound thrnc1
out to fight the fire and managed to
restrain its spread.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. a..-By The
Associated Press-EThe state depart.
ment today was without advices OF
the plan to formulate a commission
for tho rehablittion Of central Eu.
rope. other than that contained in
Press dispatches from London. 1t was
said, however. that Col. George Har.
voy. ambassador to London and Am
ertca's representative on tho allied
supreme council would attendthemect
'ngs at Cannes on January 4. and that
upon his report on the action taken
- TIT meeting would depend any
further -ieps by this government.
Col Harvey. 1t was said would par
iicipate n the meetings as an obser.
yer only
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RESCUED.

. BALTIMORE. Dec 22.@Ths pas
sengers on the steamer Cambridge.
which stranded in eastern bay in last
nights heavy gallo were taken off this
morning and landed at Claiborne, Md.
The steamer. though still aground,
was in an easy position.
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COMMUNITY DAY
HELD At AUBURN
Songs, ReCitations and
Speeches Mark Program In
Which Many Appear

Auburn, December Especially
Community Day, consisting of an adj
dress by DIR. John w. Abercromete,
state superintendent of education,
songs and reeltations by the grammar
school students under the direction
of their principals, Miss Annie Heard.
a solo by Mrs. J. r. Rutland, music
by the chorus club. and a luncheon
served by the educational department
of the woman's club was observed
here today with most of the people of
the town taking part in the exercises
Displaying real talent and expert
training, the exercises by the chill
dern were fitting prelude to this
able address by DR., Abercrombie, who
used the general theme Education"
for his subject. During. his address,
DR.. Abercrombie told of the progress
of education in Alabama, how the
state moved up from the bottom to
fourth place from the bottom in ten
years and that from 1898. when he
was state superintendent for the first
time, to the present the annual ex-
penditures for education in tho sta6c
have increased from s645,0o0 to ap-
preximately 10000, 900.
The local tax law was referred to
as one of tn argeesettshrdeeeaoi noJ
as one of the greatest laws ever
passed tby any legislature and its
popularity was signified by the state
ment that every county In Alabama
except Lowndes has taken advantage
OF 1t. Miss Woodruff Of the stats
department OF education, Montgom-
cry was the only speaker on the af.-
ernoon program.
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F0CH SENDS GREETINGS
TO PEOPLE OF ALABAMA

Admission, December s.--tspecial.)--
Capt. Harry NJ. Ayers. state comman-
der of the American Legion. Friday
morning received personal message
in the shape of a courteous telegram
from Marshal Ferdinand Foch, who
was In Mobile at the time.
The message from the noted fighter
of France was worded as follows
Kindly convey my greetings to
your governor, municipal officers, and
the people of Alabama and express
my regret over being unable to do
more than pass through your remark
able state. first settled by my own
countrymer, near Mobile bay. in 1902.
] have seen your men of Alabama
fighting In France. They had a spien-
did reputation for courage and endur-
ance ana their fine fighting qualities
will ever be remembered.
"FERDINAND FOCH"
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Ruth and Naomi

isn't it queer how the average
mother feels about her sons getting
married." observed Peggy the other
DAY to her good friend and chum
Nancy as they were discussing Ger
tain approaching marriage. mo girl
on the face of the earth seems to be
good enough for certain men adored
CT their mothers.
"Yvell-and then what" queried
Nancy, amused.
Perhaps the little quotation:
"A son Is a son till he gets a wife
But a daughters a daughter all Of
her life
will explain my meaning" said Peg
sly, and the poet gentleman might
have added even after she is married
and settled down forever and a day.
Tn not SO sure about that" the
other observed.
THE daughter-in-law of all daugh
ters-in-law, to my way of thinking
was Ruth; what would have become
of Naomi If it hadn't been for her?
What If Ruth had departed from fol-
lowing after her -?
That's a subject for the preachers
TO sermonize about" said Peggy. 'fn
one of their firstly, secondly. and
thirdly discourses."
My own humble opinion is, that
she was an angel" said Nancy, but
In turn Naomi played the good mother
to Ruth even until the end. She'd
never have landed Boaz if she hadn't
needed her fnother-in-law's sugges-
tons"
And that story goes on to prove"
said Nancy, that it pays for women
TO stick together to help each other;
no man can ever help a woman as
another woman can help her. 1 think
the friendship between Ruth and Ma
omi is one OF the most beautiful
stories In the Bible. It's prettier than
any love story I've ever read"
But are you quite sure after ALL"
suggested Peggy, that Naomi didn't
consider 1t gross selfishness for her
son to marry-to leave her fora
wifeY OF course she came eventually
to appreciate Ruth after she became
member of the family-when she
came to know and all that, but not
before. And don't you think, if more
of the present day daughters-in law
would set about to win the affection
of their mothers-in-l law that things
be happier?"
Yes, I guess you are right" re-
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ELECTION is DOG FALL
Meridian City fficials Win One
Proposition, Lose Another

Meridian. Miss. December 9.--(Spe-
ciaI. i'm an election held here today
on an amendment to the city's charter
giving authority to the mayor and
members of the counsel to attach
their signatures to an agreement with
the Meridian Light and Railway COM
pany for the operation of the COM
panys property by board of direct
ors, and the agreement itself, the first
proposition requiring a two-thirds
vote. lost by 81 votes, and the second.
which required only a majority. was
carried by 331 votes, The result of
the election is a dog fall, the city
not being able to enter into the agree
ment without charter authority.
The election has been one of the
hardest fought in the history of the
municipality. the cam paign for both
propositions being waged by the city
administration heads and the opposi-
ton by the Meridian Self Preserva-
ZION league. The vote on the charter
amendment was 954 for and Gil
against. while that on the agreement
was 800 for and 631 against
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SEARCHERS WHO FAIL
TO GET WARRANT SEE
WORK GO FOR NAUGHT

Montgomery. December s.-(Spe-
cial.)-Federal agents who obtained
evidence OF violations OF federal laws
without taking the Stlme to obtain
search warrants saw their work go
for naught when the grand jury Fri
day afternoon informed Judge Clay
ton that 1t had investigated AZ oom-
plants but had returned only Is In
diotments.
The grand jury said It had followed
implicitly the instructions of the
court to disregard every bit of evil
denee which had been gotten without
a search warrant.
Judge Clayton, after the report was
submitted. said the grand jury had
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By DOLLY
DALRYMPLE

spoiled and petted. Mrs. Larson was
up in the air when she found that her
only hey was to be married. But
she acted very nicely Under the cir
cumstances. and all went merry un-
til the bride and groom returned
from their honeymoon trip. jacks
mother (being widow had to live
with them, and the two women con-
fronted situation that was fearful.
Each was Jealous, even to the most
casual look that Jack gave either o.
them. Poor thing. He'd come home
in the evening and find both Of them
on the front porch waiting for him.
They'd be rocking and talking as
merrily as you please, but in each
heart ranked terrible thought
which one he'd kiss first. Now, Jack
being Just plain. everyday, ordi
nary man, couldn't by any sort OF
miracle kiss both of them first"
well. for heavens sake. what did
he do?" Nancy inquired with the Gu
riosity of a scandal monger.
Poor Jack! What did he do?''
echoed Peggy.
Yes. What did he do?" demanded
Nancy.
made himself so miserable over
the situation that he nearly died,
was the reply. with all his diplorn
acy and cunning, he has never been
able to adjust matters, and the result;
is that the two people in the world
whom he loves better than any other
and who love him best, hate each
other with a hatred as implacabie as
ever their love could be-
isn't 1t strange that people can't
be like the algebraic axiom-things
that are equal to the same thing, are
equal to each other Why can't beo-
pie who love the same person love
each other?" Nancy asked reflect
lively.
Yes" replied Peggy. you know
what the French say, that the friends
of my friends are my friends But
that doesn't hold good when the prin-
ciple roles are played by a mans
wife and her mother in law"
The real tragedy of the situation
| is" Peggy concluded her story, "that
IL any very terrible thing were K
happen to Jaek-like dying-thosC
| two women would be drawn closer
together than any other two people
in the whole. wide world. Isn't 1t &
pity that while the poor man is NV
ing they can't throw a few bouquets
at him and make him happy, instead
of saving all the flowers for hin
| until he is dead?"
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M'CULLARS CASE
GOES TO JURY

Admission. December -(speclai)-
Taking of Testimony and hearing ar
guments of the attorneys for the state
and defense in the murder charge
against Charles Allen McCullars,
young white man, were completed In
the circuit court at noon Friday,
Judge A. ?. Agee's charge to the jury
being completed between and 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The case was given to the Jury fol-
lowing Judge Ages comprehensive
charge, and tho IL men retired to
consider the different phases of the
evidence presented by the state and
defense.
MeCullars is charged with cutting
the throat OF John w. Loudermilk in
this city on December II, 1921, when
Loudermilk returned to his home that
night and found McCullars In his
wife's room, an alleged confession
made by McCullars on the night of
his arrest being described during the
trial by Sheriff w Il. Parker, Coroner
Lee Smith and County Tailor w. H.
Farrell, McCuillars did not give any
testimony in his own behalf during
the trial
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HUGE STILL DESTROYED

Huntsville, December Especial. }
The largest Illicit dlstillery that has
been found in Madison county in sew
erai years was captured and de-
stroyed yesterday in the Triana pre-
cinct, near the Tennessee river, by
Sheriff John C. Lowe and a squad
of deputies 1t was a 1907 gallon
wooden still. heated by a big boiler
that could neither be moved by the
men of the party or broken up 1t
was recognised as the boiler that was
used in still which was destroyed
tWo years ago and left by the off
GERS because 1t could not be easily
destroyed This time Sheriff Lowe
will send truck for IL to bring II
In. The plant was ready for run
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NEGRO WHO SHOT
GREENVILLE MAN Is
REPORTED CAUGHT

Greenville, December Especially
1t is rumored in Greenville tonight
for shooting Clarke Luckie near
ereenville, has been captured near
Georgiana. 1t is known in Green
Vile that Sheriff King left the city
and 1t is reported that he was seen
leaving Georgiana In company with
a negro and another white man.
Those who are in close touch with
the situation believe that in the event
the negro is in the custody of Sheriff
Murphy. he will be spirited away
probably to Montgomery county Jail.
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NAV CHARGED WITH
SHOOTING HIS WIFE

Meridian Miss, December s.-(Spe-
eiai)~-A " Reilly, one of the best
known business men of Meridian, who
onsrates two large cleaning and
pressing Establishments, and who is
brother Of Marion w. Reilly, a for
nar candidate for governor and one
ag thc leading lawyers of Meridian,
Is alleged to have shot and seriously
wossnted his wife at the family home
bars tonight. Three shots are said
S. the police to have been fired, one
f4iAing Effect in the shoulder, one In
tllF side nd one in the arm. What
sed e tie shooting is not known.
Reilly who was arrested. is said by
fhe police to have been drinking.
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APPLE TREE IN BLOOM

Admission. December Especially
Forney Thrasher former market
man of this city, who is living this
year on the farm orSheriff w. n.
Parker below Oxford. reports a freak
of nature in the shape of a june
apple tree in full bloom and with
about two dozen small apples on the
limbs at the same time. Some of the
blooms and several Of the small APP
pies were brought to the city Thurs
Gay night by Judge Charles d. Cryer,
who visited the Thrasher home.
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MORE TRUTH
THAN POETRY
~ JAMEs ). MONTAGUE

THE PUZZLE
My Uncle Abijah, arrayed in a wreath,
Came into the parlor one day,
And said we must bow when we spoke
to him now.
Because he was Queen of the May.
SO called on doctor of mental dis
ease,
Whose name in the papers I'd seen.
And spoke of my fear that my uncle,
poor dear,
Was Just bit loose in his bean.
He came to the house with an instru-
ment case,
He tapped on my relatives spine
He glanced with surprise at the whites
of his eyes
And told him to say Ninety nine.'
His brains on the .skids,. was the
verdict he gave
He's loose as a derelict barge.
Don't let him get out and go roam
ing about
Where the squirrels are running at
large"
Unwilling to do as this alienist babe.
Another brief visit l paid
To another M. d. who was touted to
me
As a whizz in the nut-testing trade.
He put to my uncle question or two,
Made a four-color sketch of his
brain,
Put his ear to his head. and disgust
edly said,
This fellow is perfectly sane!"
My trouble is really far worse than
before.
1t keeps me awake half the night.
I've continually tried, but 1 cannot
decide
Which one of the doctors is right.
And now new angle comes into the
case
Which makes it Interestingly sad,
For l promptly fell i'll when they sent
in their bill.
And now it is that am mad!
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NEGRO ACQUITTED
OF ADLER KILLING

Jasper December tSpeciai.)-
Kirk Page, negro, was. acquitted late
today Of the murder of Leon Adler
during the coal miners strike year
ago. Re had been on trial since Mon
day OK last week. This was the Sec
ond acquittal In the Adler case, and
there has been one mistrial. Twenty
seven persons were indicted origi-
naily.
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DIR. CLAYTON IN HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, December ESPECIALLY
Dr.. P. P. Claxton of the University
of Alabama has arrived In Hunts-
Yllle to deliver several addresses on
education, and Thursday night he ad-
dressed the Clvitan club. which had
invited him to Huntsville. He was
heard by full membership of tho
club and many of the public school
teachers, who were also guests of tha
club at the weekly dinner This
morning DR.. Claxton addressed the
student body and faculty of the
Huntsville High school.
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TWO COUNTIES PAY
$4,000 TO TREASURY

Montgomery. December e.-(Spe-
cial)-Jefferscn countys tax coll
lector. James r. Hawkins. paid int,
the state treasury today $4,000,
which was credited to the educa
tional fund and will be used in the
payment Of November school war
rants. which are now due.
The tax collector Of Mobile county
also RENTED $4,000. which will Sc
used for the same purpose.
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piled Nancy, dubiously.
There's Polly Prim, for instance"
Peggy went on, who married that
nice Jack Larson. ! wish you could
see their home life. Jack was an only
son and
"Ye gods" exclaimed Nancy. 1T
required nerve to marry him"
"Of course, like all only sons, he
was the idol of his mothers heart, =
Peggy related. Polly was the only
girl in large family of boys-I be-
lieve there were six brothers. She,
of course, had been used to being
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NOW WE KNOW

The President never has to pay any
thing for a Thanksgiving turkey,
which probably accounts for the mad
scramble for that office every four
years.
Copyright, 1921. by the Bell Syndi-
cate. Incl
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TWO IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Huntsville, December 9.-(Speclal.)
]. 2. Cliff of the Dixie Grocery COM
pany, and John Bartee, travelling
salesman, were painfully bruised and
cut when an automobile in which
they were riding crashed into traf-
fic dummy during a heavy fog on
Thursday. The car was wrecked
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That Brighton Beach founder that
pulled boy overheard is probably
telling his children what catch he'd
have made if the boy hadn't got away.
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followed the recent ruling OF the
United States supreme court. which
held that evidence illegally obtained
without search warrants should not
be submitted,
He declared one law should not be
violated in an effort to enforce an
other. Judge Clayton expressed the
fear that some state courts in their
zeal to enforce some laws are per-
hitting violations of others.
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LII Honey long erbout
Christmas time de ole Booze
Fighter has er harder time dan
evan, kaze it used ter be dat
when he got DRUNK he real
lied Whut he MIGHT HAVE
BEEN, but now dat Prohibl-
ton mekS him stay SOBER,
he realizes whit he's,
YaSSurn,
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While Mr.. Balfour is over. he might
suggest that Jim Barnes and Jock
Hutchinson be allowed to use nothing
but their putters.
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must first of all be dependable.
The most accurate, the most re-
liable, the most complete news
gathering organization in the
world is the Associated Press. In
Birmingham on Sunday you can get
the dispatches of the Associated
Press only in the
The herald., 1921-02-10
Church Notices
ALGIERs BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. r. T. Mcleod; Rev. p. Z. Massey.
Address 1877 9TH st. Phone jackson 31S.
SERVICES.
Sunday School every sunday afternoon
at Pythian Hall, 3:15 O'Clock.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF
MARY.
yerret and Alix SITS.
Rev. NJ 4. COtter. Parish Priest; Rev.
]. Guinan, Rev. L. 2. McGrath and Rev.
II. Hayes, assistants.
Phone, Algiers 678
SERVICES.
Week Days-Masses, 6. 80 and Z.
Wednesdays 80.
sunday, 6 80, 7:3O, and l..
Buptisms-3-4.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Lavergne and Delaronde SITS.
Rev. c. C. wier. pastor: residence. 23d
Olivier st. Phone Algiers 13s.
SERVICES.
Sunday School-9:3O
Sunday-11 a. m. and 4 80 p. m.
Thursday Prayer Neeting-7:3 80 p. m.
MT. OLIyET EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Pelican Ave and Olivier ST.
Rev. Thos. b. Clifford, 235 Olivier St.
Phone Algiers 3l2.
SERVICES.
Sunday 80 a. m, communion (ful
choraD and sermon.
Sunday SchOOl-9 80 q. m.
Services Sunday-7:30 p. m, evening
prayer and sermon.
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH.
Corner Olivier and Eliza SITS.
Rev. W. II. Hafner. Res. 43S Olivier st
Phone Algiers 2i0.
SERVICES.
Sunday-S:30 a. m.
Sunday School, 80 a. m.
Thursday-7:30 p. m.
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Shoe and Foot Troubles

THE commonest form Of foot trou-
i BILE is that which the laity speak
Of as "flat-foot" or fallen arches" a
condition which IS in fact, nearly al
ways caused by bad posture, by mus
cles weakened through lack Of proper
exercise, and especially by the use Of
shoes of poor type which limit muscle
action, especially action Of the toes,
and gives a faulty weight distribution
on the foot.
When the barefoot savage walks, his
foot "toes in," and the toes grasp the
ground at each step. In consequence
Of this, the leg muscles, whose ten
dons run back Of the inner ankle bone
and are hitched to the sole and the
toes, are strong and elastic from use
and hold up the arch of the foot
With stiff shoes. especially with tight
or short ones, the action Of the toes
Is limited or even stopped, and the
muscles consequently lose elasticity
and tone.
II one stands much and walks lit
tie, all the muscles Of the leg and
foot lose strength.
II one toes out In walking or stand
ing (as is easy in stiff shoe) the
strain on weak muscles is increased 4:
moreover, there Is Stacking up OF
support on the inner side Of the ankle
and rolling over inward tnot really
q falling) Of the arch, with the result
Of lameness in the arch and in many
other places from strain.
Every foot can be rolled over in
ward-if there were no roll in or out
we could not walk in rough ground
but this should not be the usual posi-
ton. Certain races and certain PEG
pie, to be sure, have low arches natu.
rally, but without foot trouble. Never.
theless foot which habitually rolls In.
ward In standing is never natural