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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
For Good of the
 Community

NTIGHTY pretty are the two lines of the poet V1 who said: Many flower is born to blush unseen and waste it's fragrance on the desert air" He might with truth have added that the flower performs it's mission just the same
 Bees fly across the "desert. air and pad their legs and abdomen with it's nectar They return to their hives and brush it off. It is converted into honey and young bees live off it and rosy faced children spread it on their bread and are happy.
 Many man has foolishly eaten out his heart because he failed to earn show of credit for what he has done. When that occurs it is either because he has not been sufficiently patient and persistent or because he wilfully has gone into his shell and shut the inlet behind him.
 Coriolanus was exiled by his countrymen be- cause he would not display the wounds of battles won for his country A foolish patrician pride kept him from descending to the common level of other warriors. That was wrong If the peO- pie wished to see the wounds earned in their name, it was the duty of Coriolanus to let them observe Would it not make better citizens of them?
 One of the humblest of men walked about in Birmingham for 30 years doing the simplest thing in the world in the most unpretentious manner. He was good to his fellow man. At the end of that 30 years they proclaimed him their greatest citizen; the man who had done the most for them
 Apparently this mans life was fragrance wasted on the desert air. but bees found the flower of performance and they carried the nec- tar to the thousands of hives of the community. Those made happy by the usufruct of this mans pure goodness arose as one and called him blessed
 Be sure your sins shall find you out" That is true. It is equally true that what one does of good will find him out
 1nherroom in one of Birmingham apartment houses little woman is spending her declining years. For 30 and more of these she housed and mOthered the young men who came here to live Out of her foster home these young men went to the altar and married young women and became heads of families.
 This little woman did nothing those 30 years but serve. She was too busy morning, noon and night to think of self. Sorrows came to her as to others but her tireless thought for others kept her going She is out of the nlaelstrom of the city, to which she has given so much, but, let her name be mentioned anywhere in Birmingham and the echo IS the love which this community bears to Mrs. Jimmie Nixon
 Big men doing big things have been known to falter on the job because some other man was getting the credit" for what he was doing. That IS not strength; 1t is weakness. No man can long wear stolen plumes. If the rightful owner con- tinues doing that which he started out to do the pumes will return when the job is completed They will return in discovery of the fraud and U II
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WOULD SELL ALL
OYSTERS EFFECTS
Executor of Late Dairyman's
Estate Makes Appeal to
Probate Court.

Edwin C. Brandenburg. executor OF
the estate of George NJ Oyster, jr.. to-
day applied to the Probate Court for
permission to sell the household ef-
fects, jewelry and personal belong
ings of the deceased dairyman.
Through Attorneys Tobriner & era
ham, the executor tells the court that
Mr.. Oyster had no cash in hand or In
bank and had no securities at the
time of his death, and the expenses
of his last illness and a portion OF
the funeral costs have been advanced.
There is need to reimburse the money
advanced to meet the current ex-
penses of administration. the court is
advised. ..
$n,SS4 in Claims Filed.
An offer has been received of $l,oO0
for the limousine owned by MT.
oyster and the executor recommends
that he be allowed to accept 1t. The
executor tells the court that already
claims have been filed against the
estate totaling s71.SS4.04, while the
inventory of the court appraisers
shows the household and other effects,
paintings and the automobile totals
s5G.496. including the carpets and
draperies at the Wardman PARK
apartment where Mr.. oyster resided,
which, by order of court. were sur
rendered to the hotel management in
settlement of its claim of $l,32S.6o
for rent due. The other personal
property belonging to the estate. the
executor reports. are five notes ag-
gregating $113.17S.75 from Henry NJ
Rrawner. jr., for deferred purchase
money of Mr.. oysters interest in the
dairy business.
Widow Is Notified.
Justice Hoehling has issued rule
on Mrs. Cecile r. oyster of Syracuse.
N Y, widow of Mr.. Oyster. to show
cause why the sale should not be au-
thorized. Mrs. oyster recently re-
nounced a bequest of $4,000, contain
ed in a codicil to her husbands will,
made shortly before his death. and an
nounced her intention of taking her
dover interest, which would be one
half Of the personality after the pay
ment of debts and one-third the in
come from the real estate. She has
also filed a caveat attacking the tes-
tamentary capacity of her husband at
the time of making the codicil and
charging undue influence. She is rep
resented by Attorney Daniel w.
O'Donoghue.
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TONS OF POULTRY
CONDEMNED HEREx<
Turkeys, Chickens and nab
bits for Thanksgiving
Found Spoiled.

Hundreds Of pounds OF turkeys,
chickens and rabbits shipped to
Washington for consumption on
Thanksgiving day were condemned
today by the District health depart
ment as unfit for human consumption
The poultry and rabbits were found
to be In spoiled condition upon their
arrival here.
It was pointed out by dealers along
wholesale row" that a great amount
Of the game coming into Washington
is shipped from points in Virginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee, with
in a radius of 500 miles. Due to the
abnormally warm weather. according
ing in transit, and the producers Will
suffer financial loss running into the
thousands of dollars.
Many Condemned Saturday.
Five hundred and seventy-seven
rabbits and seventy-one chickens
were condemned Saturday by the
health department, while the amount
of poGltry ordered destroyed today
has not yet been estimated. Two
officers af the health department
have been examining the poultry
today, and the dealers say that the
amount condemned may amount to
several tons DR. r r. Ashworth.
chief food inspector of the health
department, however, said he did not
believe the condemned poultry would
reach that amount.
If the predicted cold weather does
not arrive soon the poultry dealers
claim that a great amount of the
poultry assigned here to grace the
Thanksgiving tables of Washing
tonians will =poii in transit The
dealers. however, said they will not
suffer the financial loss because the
poultry and rabbits are shipped here
on consignment.
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MANY PARKING PLANS
READY FOR DISCUSSION
Committee Will Seek to Work Out
System Providing Curb Space
on Business Thoroughfares.

When the committee of citizens ap-
pointed by the ommissioners to con-
slider the problem of downtown auto
mobile parking meets with Capt
Headley at the District building this
afternoon it will have before it more
than a score Of suggestions from in
dividuals and organizations for i'm
proving conditions
The committee also Will consider
the report drafted by Capt. r. Klotz
engineer Of the Public Utilities Com
mission. dealing with all phases of
the traffic situation in the National
Capital.
The problem before the committee
is to devise some plan whereby curb
space can be kept open on the bust
ness thoroughfares for machines that
are going and coming all day and at
the same time not abolish entirely
space for parking.
Capt. Headley announced today that
Sidney Lust, a local motion picture
exhibitor, had offered to cooperate
with the police in making series Of
films showing the right and wrong
way to drive an automobile. to be
exhibited in the movie theaters.
The captain said ne appreciated the
suggestion. Such a film, for example,
would show the right way to turn a
corner and also the wrong way.
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SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX.
Supreme Court Rules in Stock Case
Brought by c. w. Phellis.

Stocks issued by a company organ
lied in 1915 to take over all property.
assets, rights. ETC., of and distributed
among the stockholders Of the parent
company was subject to the income
tax law of 1919, the Supreme Court
Charles w. PheIlis. a stockholder
in the E. /. du Pont de Nemours Pow
der Company of New Jersey. paid un-
der protest income tax upon the com
mon stock issued him by Delaware
nv the New Jersey corporation.
which during the world war turned
over all its property and assets to
the new company. =
. The Court of Claims held the stock
not subject to income tax. From mat
decision the government appeaIees
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OFFICIAL OPINION HERE
BELIEVED UNCHANGED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

land over which armies can suddenly
plunge forward. as they did in 1914.
The French premier, with all the
oratorical arts for which French pub
lie officials are famous. made a deep
impression. but it cannot be said that
the audience, as a whole, knew
enough about the other side of the
questionable facts about Germany
TO form a balanced Judgment For
been casting doubt about the power
of Germany to make war for genera
tions to come.
Opinion Here Unchanged.
The impression on the official mind
here was hardly changed by the
French premier's address. Like the
British. many Americans feel that the
standing army of France is only
keeping alive the hatreds of war and
the fires of possible conflict. But it is
recognized that, however Premier
BRAND himself may be willing to ad-
nit that there is merit in the idea Of
reducing the French military forces
as Germany shows more and more
signs of pacific intention, the danger
of such a speech in it's effect on the
French parliament could be foreseen.
Premier BRAND has been criticised for
not being drastic in handling the
Germans-theres an element in
tary occupation of all Germany to
enforce German compliance with
treaty stipulations
The reduction of the army will be
opposed by those elements indefinitely,
p and appeals to French public opinion
on the basis of insecurity are SO easily
made that, to hold himself in power.
NJ. BRAND cannot very well take any
other viewpoint. This is the con-
viction both of Frenchmen here who
are experts in their knowledge of
French politics, and many officials
who are conversant with the political
fights in the French parliament
Speech Believed Helpful.
Premier BRAND will be helped, they
think. by his speech at Washington.
1t lays the French case before the
whole world. for 1t will be cabled and
wirelessed and telegraphed to the
four corners of the earth. AS a pub
licity opportunity, it was worth more
than years of effort through indirect
channels.
The expectation is that Premier
BRAND will be upheld in the chamber
of deputies when he gets home. and
that Rene Viviani, who takes his
place as the head of the French mis-
sion. can afford to pursue a middle
of-the-road policy here, based, OF
course, upon the instruction from
Premier BRAND, when he is back in
France and knows the limits to which
he may go in considering land arma-
inent, IL IL is, indeed. taken up. The
general feeling is that the whole sub
ject will be sidestepped and possibly
transferred to the league Of nations,
which is investigating it with spe-
cial commission. headed by the same
Rene Vivianf who sits here as the Of
fetal representative of France.
Copyright. 1921D
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APPROPRIATION BILL
ASKS $1S8,853 FOR
D. C. GOVERNMENT

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leaders Of France. It is good for us
all that we have been initiated into
the innermost sanctuary of French
policy, as we have been today.
why is this great difference be-
tween land and sea armament? Why
do we look forward with confidence,
which is. think, not overrated, that
we will bring out of this confer
ence some measure of solution for
the naval problem? 1t is because.
as in the language o( NJ. BRAND. in
matters maritime there has been a
moral disarmament.
'It is the cause for which the Brit.
ish empire fought and in which the
British empire still believes. We lost
nearly one million men on the field
of battle. but we don't grfeve over
the sacrifice. How would 1t be other
wise in the face of the lust for domi-
nation which has caused trouble in
Europe for many generations?
eff that lust should again threaten
the peace and independence of our
neighbor. how would it be possible
that our sympathies once SO warmly
extended should become cold and we,
who have done so much for liberty.
see it perish before making another
sacrifice?'
Senator schanzer, heading the
that, although Italy thought 100000
men a just quota for her army, plans
were being made for further reduc-
ton.
vor Of peace. The Italian land forces
With only 100000 men now In her
army, the Italian statesman said. his
government felt it had gone q long
way toward the goal sought by the
nations; that italy realized that the
problem of land armament was very
I>,yf NJ h Aff< unit h
the efforts toward limitation, both for
economic and political reasons
Problem Not Simple.
The conference, the Italian spokes-
man said, should take into considera-
ton the situation created by the new
countries brought into being or trans
ferred as result of the war.
1.-The problem is not a simple one"
he said, land must be considered as q
whole. 1t must be considered at no
far distant future"
Senator SchanZer concluded by ex-
pressing the hope that the confer
ence would take UP the question OF
land armament, solution Of which,
he said. was essential to world, as
we'll as European, peace.
Baron Kato, speaking in Japanese.
presented the views of Japan on land
armament.
Japan wants only such an army,
Baron Kato said. as was Absolutely
necessary for purely defensive pur-
poses necessitated by the far eastern
situation"
Japan has nothing but the most
profound sympathy" Baron Kato
said, for the peculiar position of
France. Ee added that his govern
ment was quite ready to pronounce
its hearty approval Of the principle
Of limiting land armament, but sug-
gested that geographical position and
other circumstances must be taken
into consideration.
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Have Not Yet Come.
Those that still harbor evil de-
signs know that, and IL those that
entertain happy ideas of peace
this working class that want to
return to a normal state of peace
Ii it is known in Germany that
France is not morally alone. peace
will come back much quicker; and
the words of anger. the words of
revenge. will be simply preached
in the wilderness. 1t will be i'm
possible for Germany to reconstruct
a defensive army, and she will be
able to install democratic instftu-
tfons, and then we can all hope for
final conditions of peace. Every
thing that France can do in this
direction. she will do. In fact, she
has already done much. She did not
hesitate to open conversations with
the German government in order to
settle this painful question of rep
aration for the devasted regions.
Everything has been done and will
be done in order to restore normal
conditions, and the hour will come
when everything will be settled,
but the hour has not come vet.
II by direction given to the labofs
OF the conference It were possible
somewhere over there in Europe
II It were possible to say that the
outcome Of this conference is indi-
rect blame and opprobrium cast
upon France-if 1t was possible to-
point out France as the only coun-
try in the world that is still i'm
periA1istic. as the only country that
opposes final disarmament. then,
gentlemen. indeed, this conference
would have dealt US severe blow;
but I am quite sure that nothing
is further from your minds and
from your Intentions. II after lis
tening to this argument. after
Weighing the reasons which you
have Just heard you consider It
: then ~ vaiid, then, gentlemen, you
wtal still be with US and you will
agree with me in saying that
France cannot possibly DO anything
but what shs has actually dones
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SIS. 100000 TO AID TRADE.

Tho War Finance Corporation, has
approved advances totaling more than
$500, 900 for export agricultural and
live stock financing. IT announced to-
day. Export loans consisted Of an adj
porter on cotton to be shipped abroad
and S42.726 to assist in financing the
Axportation- Of sugar mill machinery.
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Ex.soLDIER KILLED.

ROCHELLE, Ga. November 21.-I
Perry Hamilton. former soldier Of
the world war, met instant death
yesterday when his car overturned
near here.
He was thrown from the machine
his face being buried in soft sand.
Not bruise was found on his body.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-14
Carolina.

A large number of folks here spent
pleasant day at McRae's Mill on
the 4th. The chief amusements were
gathering the beautiful pond lilies in
the morning, feasting at noon and
bathing in the afternoon.
Mrs. l.. w. McInnis entertained a
number of small children pn July 4th
when her little daughter Rachel cele-
brated her eighth birthday and little
Duncan his first. Many merry games
were played on the lawn after which
they were served ice cream and cake.
Mr.. Knox Afford returned Satur-
day from Black Mountain, n. c. after
spending three weeks with his broth
er Sion who is still Very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chal Morrison of Fort
Meade. Fla. Mr.. Bid Morrison of
Clinton, n. c., and Mrs. Lon Cotting-
ham of Wesley spent Saturday at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. c. NJ Nc
IEnis.
Mrs. Flora Larkin and little daugh-
ter of near Rowland are spending
sometime with her sister, Mrs. A l.
Smith.
Misses Agnes and Margaret Rob
ertson of Rowland are visiting at the
home of Mr.. d. b. McInnis.
Mrs. Hec. Lester who recently un-
derwent a serious operation in the
Clio Hospital is slowly improving.
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Lake View.

The people are busy clearing the
warehouses and buyers are coming in
daily, getting ready for the opening
Which will be Tuesday, July 10Th.
Rev. S. f. Ledbetter has returned
home after spending two weeks in
the training conference at Wofford
College. Spartanburg.
Mrs. c. l.. Norman and little son
OF Chicago are home to spend a
while with her mother, Mrs. Neppie
Thomas.
Miss Helen Wise has returned
home after spending some time with
friends and relatives in Florence
Mrs. j. l. Norman and daughters,
Edna and Aliene. Miss Mamie Bryant,
Mr.. Vonnie and Miss Ida Humphrey
have returned home after a weeks
stay at Myrtle Beach.
Mrs. Carl White of Mullins spent
the week end with her mother, Mrs.
Walker Hayes.
Miss Louise Griffith has returned
home after spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. Robert Ford.
Misses Bertha and Adelald Ran
dolph and their friend Miss Fisk of
kinston, N. c., are visiting Mrs. r.
+. Eivington.
Mr.. Foster and Alex Ford have
returned home from Florida where
they have been at work for some
time.
Miss Simpson has accepted a posi-
tion with the Union Bank and Trust
| Co.
Miss Dora Valentine who has been
visiting Miss Christine Goodyear
has returned to her home. in Mount
Aairy, N c.
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Oak Grove.

A number of citizens from Browns
vile and other points along the Ben
Eettsville and Cheraw railroad TO Sell
lers went to Columbia last Wednes-
day to attend a hearing before the
railroad commissioners TO decide
whether this joint of the road should
be discontinued or allowed to remain
as it is. The officials of the road
claim that the road from Browns
vile to Sellers has always been a
losing proposition and petitioned the
commissioners that they be allowed
10 cease operating this part of the
read. This would work a great hard
ship TO many people who have been
patrons of the road and strong pres
sure is being brought to bear upon
the authorities in Columbia that the
petition of the railroad people be not
granted. No definite action was TAX
en- last Wednesday and another meet
ing will be held next Friday at which
time nc doubt a final disposition of
the matter will be made.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-14
Fork.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Carmichael of
Catawba, n. c., are visiting Mrs. An
ME Carmichael
Mrs. l.. NJ. Rogers and Miss Emma
Carmichael spent Saturday in Fay
etteville. n. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rogers and
baby of Dillon spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers.
Miss Ora Rogers is spending the
summer holidays at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hall of Marion
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs E.
w. Fort Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Lewis has returned
home from Southport, n. C. where
she has been visiting relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. w. l.. Rogers of Latta
were in town Sunday afternoon
DR.. N. N. Schoefield entertained
Wednesday evening with a stag party
III nonor of Dr.. l.. G.. Day of Heming-
way
The ladies of the Fork School I'm
provement Association held their
monthly meeting at the school house
Friday afternoon. The following pro
gram was carried out:
Kind Words Can Never Die. :"
Bible Reading.
Prayer.
Roll call and minutes of last meeting.
Paper by Mrs. Jack Mcdonald
P@per by Mrs. r. 5. Moore
Instrumental Solo by Mrs. D. b.
b. Johnson.
Who Criticize" by
Mrs. Colon Pearce.
Reading by Miss Lucille Bethea
business Session.
Social Hour-Refreshm consist
ing of iced tea and cake We're SER
we'd
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VOL. %. NO. AZ
PRICES OF FOOD
SHOWING DECLINE
Decrease of Three Per Cent Observ.
ed i'm Charleston-Eew Go
HiLIer

Washington. July 1O-Reports
from ten additional cities compiled to
day by the department of labor
showed Charleston. :. c.. head
ihg the list with decrease of 3 per
cent IN the cost OF food for the month
ending June 10. Kansas City anu
Philadelphia reported decreases of
: per cent. while Atlanta. Baltimore
Indianapolis and New York showed
reductions of l per cent Reports
from other cities previously made
public showed declines of per cent
IN Manchester. y. H. and Rochester
y. Y. and l per cent in Birmingham
and Jacksonville
Cities showing an increase were
Little Rock with l per cent jump
savannah, Ga. three tenths of l De,
cent, and Washington four-tenths OF
/ per cent
For the year ending June Is. In
dlanapolis led the field with 40
per cent. reduction. Kansas City be
ing the next with 3S per cent