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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-24

In campaign to collect overcoats
for jobless ex-service men in New
York, John Golden, the theatrical
producer, offered one Of the best
seats for his play, "Thank You," to
every person bringing discarded
overcoat to the theatre. Several hum
dred coats were obtained and distrib-
uted through the American Legion
welfare organization. sgs .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-24

Louis w. Hill, the railroad magnate,
was unanimously elected mayor Of
slippery Gulch, the wickedest city" "
staged for one week at st. Paul, un-
der the auspices Of the American Lee
gion. Governor Preus Of Minnesota
assumed the role Of bad man known
as Mexican Pete" and Lieut.. Gov.
Collins was his rival in the character
Of "Alkali Tx"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-24

Hundreds of letters and kilograms
have been received by the War De-
partment from members of the Amer
lean Legion in all parts of the coun-
try in refutation of the charges OF
Senator Watson Of Georgia, as to the
hamgings without court-martial and
other derelictions in the A. E. +.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

Pressed corned beef is more sub
stantlal than pressed violets.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25
We Wonder.

A sufferer who lives close 10 n rail-.
road i'm the suburbs wrote the follow.
ing 10 the railroad company complain.
Ing about the racket made by switch
engine; "Geutemru-Why is II that
your switch engine mas tu ding and
dong ana tizz and spit and bang uud
hiss and pant md gute and grind amt
pun and bump and chug ana hout and
loot uud whistle and wheeze uud bar
and howl and snur and pun and rroWl
and thunlp and boom and clash and
lolt ANA screech and snort and Sunrl
aud slam and throb and rour und rat.
tie aud yell ana smoke and smell and
shrek IKE hell all night long7".-Bos,
ton Globe
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25
POISON IVY AND sUMAC.

Poison ivy may appear in
various forms, but the three
tel'tale leaves identify it.
Not all varieties Of poison ivy
bear fruit. Those that do have
vhitish or eream.ooiored berries
resembling mistletoe
Poison sumac, under various
aliases, grows only in swamPs
or in wet ground.
Poison sumac has to l3
leaflets arranged in pairs along
each stalk, with a single leaflet
at the tip.
Poison sumae is often con.
fused with elder, GER ain kinds
of ash, and various other shrubs
and trees bearing somewhat
similar foliage.
Its loose, dropping clusters Of
flowers, followed by smooth
ivory-white fruits, are readily
distinguished from the densely
covered upright terminal spikes
of the harmless sumac.
First aid to poisoned; Wash
skin clean with soap and no,
water, being careful not to
spread TIE poison. APpl cation
of cooking soda, two teasPoons-
full to cup of water.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

pound advertised and had heard several
women talk Of il, so mother got me
some. This Vegetable Compound is
wonderful and it helped me very much,
60 that during my periods / am not now
sick or drowsy. ] have told many girls
about your medicine and would be glad
70 help anyone who Is troubled with
similar ailments. You may use my tes-
timonial as you like. - STELLA LINK
WIER, 6 Second St Evansville, Indiana.
Some girls lead lives Of luxury, while
others toll for their livelihood, but all
are subject TO the same physical laws
and suffer in proportion to their viola
ton. When such symptoms develop as
irregularities, headaches, backaches,
bearing-down sensa tions and the
blues, girls should profit by Miss Link
wiler's experience and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound trial.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Beware Unless you see the name
Slayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scrlbed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes Of twelve Bayer Tablets Of AS
plrin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture Of
Observation-Disclosures of SalIcylicacid.
advertisement.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

The charm Of a bathroom is its spot.
lessness. By the use of Red Cross Ball
Blue, all cloths and towels retain their
wh.teness until worn out. 5c.-Adver.
MSement
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

Conceit IS often the only true term
for exaggerated humility.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

naturalist md the wOodSman huSk In
her smiles with their eyes open. Real
ly, In some ways Nature is as "cruel
MS the grave" ns the saying goes She
has no patience with ignorance and
ino0icicncy. She works along the line
Of the Survival Of the fuest" Let a
competent woodsnan 20 into the
wilderness. and she will give him
bountIfuUy Of her plenty Let a ten
dcrfOOt IN the wilderness throw him.
self on her mercy and he will perish
mIscrahly.
Mother Nature also evidently has
sense Of humor. which Is not always
good-naturcd, by jugfuL Now,
here's this poison ivy; It's q good eX-
ample Of her praCtIcal-joke methods.
Nature has created the sumaC
Ohus), n genus Of small trees ana
shrubs Of the natural order of Anacar-
dlnceae. The species are numerous
aud are found all over the world cX-
cept in the coolest regions and Austria
lIa The sumaC Is a useful sort of
thing. Various species furnish dyes,
tanning material, edible seeds, varnjSh,
OH for candles, medicines and condl-
ments.
AS n matter of fact MI the sDqcies
Of sumnc the world over nre useful.
EXCEPT three. And these three make
a lot of trouble. The three are the
poison ivy O}hus rudlcans) and poi
son sumac NIhus yernlX) of North
America and a Japanese sumac Nihus
pumila)
And how * onvopa IN l.ro,y tb,t This
rortic,,ror kind NJ iyv and This Dorrr,
.rI,r Kind of sumoc oro nois'r,nsq
T,not,s whore ,Infrnr Norrr,,. rr,r+r
col. .ior.. r,,r,or coIons nm AIso r. is a
,,,nl ori.c, loss,, of tro fact t,,,t sbo
has ro pori.oc. win I-rnr,nca ,rI
irnnfrrnrc, For most rrrrgfrIv r. ia
Ignorance not to know poison ivy ana
most certainly 81 is mericlcucy To be-
come poi-oned by it.
rrnr5.r+,ur q ri,, dose NJ rol,,r
r.,. r,...rir,, g. ma i,.o of rnrr.a
- 'r,,,,,..,,r,. ,.o,r.rg ,r,t tl,o .,.,..,.,,
,,, g., r.t g,ri,rs Tr.r o,.,..oro
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

several months Win
periods.
Every month my
back would ache and
I always had a cold
and felt drowsy and
sleepy. ! work in a
millinery shop and /
went 70 work every
day, but felt stupid
and would have such
cramps. / had seen
Lydia +. Pinkham 8
getable Com
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25

An apt quotation is sometimes bet
ter than au original remark.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-08-25
YOUNG GIRL
FINDS RELIEF
Wants to Tell Other Girls
All About Ii

Evansville, Ind am eighteen
years old and have been bothered for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
ADJUSTMENTS. Fly EsTELLE BETHEA HALE
SOUSA,- STAR IN "LIGHTNIN,"
 DISCOVERED BY MOBILES

It was Milton lNobles. the veteran actor, who will be seen in the title role oI "I.ightnn' " at the Jefferson theatre, who discovered" John Philip Sousa, the march king, in the obscurity of an or chestra pit in a Washington theatre
 In the early seventies, when John Hay s poem, Jim Bludsoe,'' was enjoying a tremendous vogue. Nobles wrote play around the poem and presented it in Washington under the title, "Bohemians and Detectives" The second violin or the theatre orchestra was a young man, bashful and retiring. and one night he sought out MT. Nobles, who was starring in the play, and asked to be taken on tour with the company. Nobles decided to carry him as an extra musician to play the aocompaniments for singing soubret who entertained the audiences between the acts after the fashion or that day.
 The bashful young man was Sousa, and he responded to the grNat favor of being engaged for road tour by recom- mending that the name of the play pc changed to "The Phoenix" This was done, and "The Phoenix served as starring vehicle for Milton and Dolly Ncbles for many years. Both players and play are well remembered by older theatregoers here.
 ''Lightnin' will be here for three days beginning Thursday. February B. with special matinee on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
FRANCHISE TAX
 ASKED BY STATE
Attorney General Goes to Mo- bile to Try Cases Affecting
 Many Corporations

Montgomery. January 27.-tSpeciaL)
 Every large foreign and domestic cor
 poration operating in Alabama under
 exemptions from taxations granted by
 the code of 1907 and the revenue actAo 1919 will be required to pay the state
 franchise tax if the state wins the
 test cases against the shipbuilding
 companies of Mobile, which are sched
 uled to come before the Mobile circuit court this week, and for the trial of which J. Q. Smith, attorney general,
 has gone to Mobile.
 Although the code of 1907 exempts certain corporations, including cotton
 mills, from taxation for a period Of
 10 years and the revenue act of 1919
 exempts shipbuilding plants and ni- trate plants for the same time, the state contends that the exemption does not apply to franchise taxes as, the constitution of 1901 requires the state to collect 8 franchise tax from all corporations except those organized for strictly benevolent, educational and religious purposes. The companies contend that they are exempted from all taxation Ii the state wins the Mobile test eases on appeal to the supreme court, many large corporations, including the Mo bile Shipbuilding company, ,Chickasaw Shipbulding company, Alabama Power company and several cotton mill cor porations will be forced to pay fran chise taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
MADAME SCHUMANN-HEINK TO
 SING HERE MONDAY NIGHT

Madame Schumann-H Heinls, who will be here in recital at the Jefferson Monday. night January 31, is one CT the most popular singers among the children of the country. Ina recent recital in Evanston, Ohio. she was given an ovation by the 10000 chii- dren before whom she had sung, that redounded through and through he large hail.
 Though the noted prima donna has not been here for long while. critics from other places where she has ap- peared say that she has in. no wise altered in her appeal, either perso 1al> ly or aftistically. It is the same Schumann- -Heink, they say, with the same compelling smagnificent con tralto voice.
 Madame Schumann- -Heink IS tn route from New Yok to a series of re- citals in. the Orient She IS schedule to sing in China, Japan and Judes during the lengthy oriental tour. She will only be in this city one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
RAILROADS PLEAD
 FOR IRRIGATION 0F AGREEMENTS
Declare Agreements Relating to Piece Work Obtained By < Propaganda and Un-
 due Influence
Rr Assnciated Press


 Chicago, January zn-Denouncing the national agreements between ~the rail- roads and their employees as restrictive. productive of nefficiency and, relating to piece work, obtained by propaganda and undue influence, the railroads made formal request today before the railroad labor board for abrogation of the exist ing agreements. M E. T. Winter, chairman of the railroad committee. before the board in it's hear
 ings on rules and working conditions
 declared the public "pays in freight and
 passenger rates all the expenses incurred by the railways due to such ineffi- ciency.
 'The railways, under the transporta- tion act" MT. Winter said, are re- ouired to operate economically so that i, the public will not have to pay exces- siVe rates. The evidence we have in- troduced regarding abolition of piece work shows that in every case where piece work was abolished for the hourly wage system, there was reduction Tn the average output. in most cases rom 25 to 50 per cent
 We request the board to permit the reintroduction of methods of paying em- uloyes that will offer proper incentive to increase effort and give proper and ade- ouate recognition to skill and industry! ; we are seeking the abolition of re- strictive rules imposed under govern ment control such as the one prohlpit- 1 ing piece work. Unless rules can De adopted which tend to promote effl- ciency and economy of operation, the railroads cannot secure the. increases in efficiencv and economy necessary to pro- /, tect the public from excessive costs or 1 transportation and excessive rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
PHIL CAMPBELL
 ! FARMERS OPERATE.
 OWN COAL MINES
Veins Are Thick and Near Sur face-Prospects for Impor- tant Development Bright.
 Field BroadenS


 Phil Campbell, January 27-(speciaL) Coal mining prospects in the Phil Campbell district grow brighter every day and five or six mines within a radius of from one-ha1f mile to two miles of the town already are fully developed or have had the dirt stripped preparatory for their first blasts and rooming. While there is no undue enthusiasm or wild rush on, there is a steady and permanent development of mining resources here. and expert miners have already pronounced this as a rich field.
 The Davis mine, near Dime, has been in full operation for some time, and a considerable quantity thercfrom has been delivered to local consumers.
 John T. Rice, with splendid little mine about couple of miles east of town, has been hauling in the fuel for two or three months. He has begun operations in two rooms through a vein measuring about 30 inches.
 G. E. Barber is busily engaged in developing his mine about half mile east of town and stated today that he hoped to be able to begin deliveries to local consumers within this or first part of next week. The vein he is developing measures around 22 inches
 Charles w. Taylor began operations of his mine this week. This mine is located just outside the corporate limits of the town on the east side Because of a lack of mining toofs he has been delayed in making local de- liveres. He has a coal vein about 2t inches, we understand.
 It is known that another little mine is in course of development in tho vicinity of Bear Creek, but the names of the parties who will operate it have not been announced. The coal devel- opment in this immediate section prom ises big results and period of un- usual prosperity, is lowering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
OFFICER 666"--ADAPTATION OF
 STAGE SUCCESS AT ALCAZAR

In "Officer 666' Tom Moore's latest picture, the Goldwyn studios have brought to the-screen another of those excellent plays which have outlived their period on the legitimate stage, but which are far ahead of present day standards when supplemented by the realism afforded through moving pictures. Officer 666'' is showing at the Alcazar. Many plays which drew record crowds in their time, and which have been cast into the discard for new and oftentimes inferior works are being salvaged by the films Elder theatre goers recognize them with added en- | |joyment because of old associations, and the young people find in them real humor and pathos as well as speedy action.
 Tom Moore declares that in "Officer 666'' he has one of the biggest roles he has ever done.
 There are more cunningly worked out episodes and more real humor than in anything l have ever played he says.
 "Officsr 6es" was written by Au- gustin NMacHugh. and was the most popular comedy on the legitimate stage in it's time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
LOSES TWO-YEAR FIGHT
Prominent Britisher Must Go to India
 on Cheating Charge
Bx Associated Press

New Orleans, La. January 2f--TWo
 years fight against extradition to
 Bombay, India to face charges or
 cheating" Jewellers there out of part payment on easily jewels, was lost
 in United States district court nere
 today by Charles Glenn Collins son Of the founder of the Scotch Publishing House of Collins, and World war vet Ieran. when Judge Foster ruled against the arguments of his counsel.
 Arthur Fuller, senior police lnspec- tor of the British police of Bombay, arrested Collins in New Orleans two years ago, following him from india through Camp Volcartier, Canad1 To
 New York and thence here. While m the house of detention here Collins escaped to a British vessel in the har- 1 bor. but was recaptured several hours later. Collins was senior military 1 inspector at Camp Volca-tier.
 Collins graduate of the Sandhurst
 Military Academy in England, served with distinction in the British regu- lar army in the Boer war where f.e was cited for gallantry and won his commission as the youngest major in the British army. He served in the World war at Antwerp and Gallipoli and was later wounded on the west 1 ern front.
 1 His father was head of the Great Scotch Publishing House of Collins.
 One brother, Sir George Geofry Col i lins, is member of Parliament. An
 other brother, served on the commits
 sion for the autonomy of India
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
ANNISTON ABANDONS HOOVER BANQUET-N0
 ONE TO TAKE LEAD

Anniston. January 27.--(Special.)-- Abandonment Of the plans for tho hold ing of a Hoover banquet in Ilis city was decided upon at meeting of ci.i- zens Wednesday afternoon, preside d over by Jesse M. Cryer, and the launch- ing of the relief ,arp;tign for the starving people of Firvps was post poned.
 The meeting was largely attended by both men and women of the city, but the failure to secure a chairman to direct the activities for the county re- suited in the decisions to defer the beginning of the work in this city. Those who are interested in the move- ment probably will begin a new cam paign for organization at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
COMEDY AND FEMININE
 ELEMENT IN MARCUS SHOW"

Although the Marcus show of l92O, which will be here for two days be- ginning February 1, is famed ih the main for it's feminine contingent, the comedy element has in no wise been neglected. Headed by Mike Sacks, the fun cohorts make the performance a never-ending succession of ludicrous cpl sodes. MT. Sacks is ably aided by droli confederate in Charles Abbate. { For genuine wholesome laughter it is doubtful whether anything could pc more potent than the travesty pano number in which Messrs. Sacks and Ap- bate are the leading figures. It is buff fonery in the extreme, but such rare art is displayed by these funny fellows that high and lowbrows alike must laugh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
"KISMET" COMING
 TO THE ALCAZAR

As on the stage. the action in the screen version of "Kismet,'' which will be shown at the Alcazar Monday. covers but single day. But day in which there is crowded a series of incidents that cover the whole range of human emotions and which is as rich and df- versified in color as the Magic Carpet" itself
 Otis Skinner, as Hajj, the beggar, who asks for aims in the name of Allah at the door of the Mosque of Carpenters,
 in that day between sunrise and sunset, rises from poverty to affluence, and travels a distance on the road of ad- venture rarely achieved by some even in an entire lifetime.
 To perfect the illusion of time, from the first faint streaks of dawn to the Itlue velvety depth of night Irony Claudio, the cameraman, introduced many new and novel lighting effects. which will mark a distinct milestone in the ar, of motion picture photography.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
SUPREME COURT RULES
 "SH0RTHAND IS WRITlNG''

Montgomery, January 1O.-(SpeciaI.>-- Shorthand IS writing within the meaning of the laws of Alabama which require the reduction of testimony to writing un- der q decision of the supreme court to- day in the case of M Rrody vs. Hunter Armstrong. register in chancery of Jeff ferson county. Armstrong was named commissioner in case in which Brody was interested Brody objected to the taking of his testimony in shorthand. contending that the law required the com missioner to take the testimony in writ ing. He sought writ of mapdamus re- uuiring the commissioner to use 'writ- ing" instead of shorthand" The su- preme court said shorthand had long been recognized as the proper and expe- ditious way of taking testimony. and t would not change the system by an ad- verse decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
HIKE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court Says Calhoun County
 Judge Is Loser

Montgomery, January 27.-tSpecial.>- >-- An act passed by the legislature at the regular session in 1919 which increased the salary of the judge of the inferior court of Calhoun, county from $1,2Oc tc s1 800 year was held to be unconstitu- tional by the supreme court today How ever, the legislature corrected the law at the special session of 1920 by abolish ing the inferior court and creating a court of common pleas. The supreme court held that the judge of the inferior court came within the section of the con stitutiop which prohibits the legislature from increasing or diminishing the salary of state, county or municipal employe for the term for which he was elected. The decision was in the case of E. D. Willett vs. John P. Weaver, acting treas urer, from the Calhoun circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
WANDA HAWLEY AT GALAX IN
 HER FIRST ELOPEMENT"

Wanda Hawley and Jay Eaton appear at the GalAx for the later half of the week in "Her First Eloperhent." Never was Miss Hawley prettier than in this appearance. Her leading support. Mir. Eaton, is admirably chosen.
 The picture is very much what would be expected from the title. a whimsical
 romance
 The basic idea is not exactly generous, being rather unchivalrous play on the very bad reputation of a woman who is helplessly ignorant of what is going on. At the same time when this is over- looked there remains most original
 plot, very cleverly conceived with the help of the bad reputation in question. A Miss St. Regis, fatally attractive and a snake dancer of the reputation mentioned. is about to marry the brother of Gerald Maitland. Gerald Gay Eaton)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
HE BREAKS NEWS TO
 DAD AND THEY DEPART

Eufaula, January 2.-tspectni-) When Edward FusseeI, who was calling on Miss Jessie Benton, bnde the family good night he annOunced to her parents, MT. and Mrs. +. 0. Benton, that they had married in Georgetown, Ga. (Alabnma's Gretna Green). January I3. and that Judge Robert Methoin performed the cere- nony. After making this announce ment the young couple left for the Bluff City inn, where thry will make their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28

wonderful fashion at other perform ances ~
 Harry Breen made the biggest comedy hit on the bill Harry had an absolutely
 original way of being funny. He sang his jokes on and on in rapid succession, finally going into His Second Child hood"
 There was good takeroff on high so- ciety,S in one act billeS Tn and Out or Society," This is a man and wife act The man is socially ambitious and nas secured ''swell' invitation. He takes wifey to their first party, which proves to be their last
 The opening and closing acts were Lambs Lambkins," miniature vaude- vile with figures, which was fine, ana the Great koban Company This last was an acrobatic act amid pretty 'apa- nese settings. The picture is "The Money Changers, by Upton Sinclair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28

forthwith gets his yacht and goes to her summer home on an island to break up the match. Here he finds Chris tina Elliott (Wanda Hawley). the inno- cent and protected niece of a rich guard ian. In a girlish impulse, seeing that he has mistaken her, Christiana pretends i tllat she is Miss St. Regis. She then re- i frses money Indignantly, but in the end
 allows herself to be fooled on the rich
 young mans yacht where he keeps her
 l all night as Miss Regis. When he finds ] his mistake he has great consternation over such a nice girl as you. being | compromised instead of the intended
 compromise of the other girl. There is more to the story, lots more. but this IS
 tthe general idea on which it is built.