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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-08
JESUIT COLLEGE
At MACON BURNED
Priests and Students Succeed
in Saving Priceless
Library

Macon. Ga. November 7,-St. Stan
islaus college. a Jesuit institution for
the priesthood, located just outside of
the city limits. was destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin tonight The
building. five stories high and con-
strueted of brick, cost $4,000. 1t
was insured for 100000. There was
no loss of life. but firemen rescued
two priests, Rev. Father j. DePotter,
president of the college, and Rev.
Father Merriwether, the latter IS
years of age.
Priests and students sacrificed their
personal property in efforts to save
the priceless library of the institu-
ton. They succeeded In carrying out
of the old volumes that could not be
replaced. it was announced late to-
night by Rev. Father j. Bernard,
treasurer of the college. These in
clnded Spanish Bible date 1890 and
another Bible dated 1910.
There were only 80 students in the
institution when the fire started,
Rev. Father Bernard stated, and 20
priests and teachers. A large class
had only recently been transferred to
another Jesuit college. after com
pleting their course here, 1T was
stated.
Third and fourth year students de-
tected smoke as they were going to
chapel from supper. They located the
fire in the fifth floor. With hose
provided on each floor the students
attempted to check the blaze. They
then sought to ring the bell and found
the bell rope burned in two
After calling the Macon fire de-
partment the priests and students
conferred their effort son saving the
library.
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How To Get Relief
From Rheumatism
Scientists Agree That the
Cause Is Due to Waste
Products in the
Blood.

The blood is the means by which
all tissues, muscles. ligaments and
flesh of the body are directly or IN
directly nourished. 1t Is also
through the blood stream that worm
out tissues and waste products arc
cast out of the system.
When waste products accumulate
they are a menace to life. They cause
a lowered vitality. many skin dis
orders and rheumatism. Genuine re-
lief from the agonies of rheumatism
can be had only by correcting the
basic troubIe-waste products.
Thousands and thousands OF mon
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-08

CHINA TRYING HARD
TO MEET OBLIGATION

Washington, November THE
Chinese government is bending every
effort to negotiate a refunding loan
with which to meet the payment of
and interest due the CONT
mental and Commercial Trust COM
pany of Chicago on loan of $500
600, Minister SIZE was informed to-
night in an official dispatch from
Peking. The new minister of fl
nance had given assurance to this eff
feet to Ambassador Sherman in the
1.-THE minister OF finance assures
"rhe ministe rof finance assures
the American minister that he is
doing his utmost to secure a loan at
the earliest possible moment He ex-
pressed his desire to continue the me-
gotiations with the Chicago banks
along the general lines of the Chi
cago bank and Chinese agreement OF
1913. in order to preserve the con-
tinuity of the transaction and thus
disarm public opposition and avoid
international complications"
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HAD PLANNED LONG.
TIME TO KILL HARA.
Japanese Youth Tells of His
Plot for Killing the
Premier

Toxic November THE confess
sion Of Ryichi Nakoka. ,he assassin
of Takashi Hara. the premier. shows
that the killing of the premier had
long been premeditated. The CEN
sorship. the official had placed on
the details of the attack on the pre-
meir and the motives for the assas-
sination was partially lifted today
Nakoka had been shadowing the
premier seeking n chance to stab
him whenever Mr.. Hara left the sta
ton He always met with failure
however owing to the strict police
guard around the premier. In his
confession. Nakoka says he purchased
the dagger with which he killed the
premier last summer and that since
then he had awaited the right mo-
ment.
The most reliable newspapers of
Toxic say that Nakoka had no ae-
completes.
The police have found, according
to the Mel Nici, that the assassin
had been Inspired to commit the deed
through his interest In politics and
association with his SUPERIOR FiJoro
Hashimoto, the assistant station mas
ter at the OtsuSa railway station
who also had been taken into GUS
tody Hashimito. II Is alleged, In
duiged in severe criticism of the pol
ieies of Premier Hara. Referring in
the presence of Nakoka to the thrill
ing deeds of the so-called political
martyrs whose names were sacred
In the history of the Meijl restora-
tion," Hashimoto is declared to have
expressed regret over the disappear
e Al. =. IL
clared that the youths of today were
eowardly and could not be expected
to commit harakiri.
But l shall be an exception" Ma
koka Is said to have exclaimed. II
shall commit harakiri," using the
last word as a pun and meaning the
killing of Premier Hara.
Before many days had passed. on
September 3. Nakoka purchased a
dagger. Since that time, he declared
he had studied the most effective
means OF being able to use IT.
An extract taken from a notebook
of Nakoka by the police is declared
to read:
September Ii want TO see when
my name will be published in prom
inence in all the newspapers"
Then in the note book followed the
addresses of the official and private
residence of the premier.
According to the police. Nakoka
said to them: ut was great mistake
for Hara to remain In office. dsre-
2arding public opinion. I know II
was great crime for young man
to assassinate the premier, but ] have
done 1t because / love my country.
intended to commit suicide on the
spot and am sorry that l failed"
Nakoka wept as he told his story.
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PLAN TO REACH TOP
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN

London, November Sir Francis
Younghusband, president of the Royal
Geographical society, announced to
the society tonight that the expedi-
tion sent to attempt to reach the
summit of Mount Everest, in the
Himalayas, the highest peak In the
world. had accomplished the task set
for IL this year.
: After exploring the mountain from
many directions, G. II. Bullock and
Mr.. Mallory reached a point on the
northeastern spur 5000 feet below the
summit. from which a way to the
summit seemed reasonably practical.
I'VE now have to find men" Sir
Francis said. who can stand the ter
rifle billiards. and the frightful cold
they will encounter on those cru
sades. two miles of the knife-edge
ridge"
The president stated that he must
so organize the expedition and find
new leader to take the place of Col.
Howard Bury, who would be unable
to devote more time to It. Six men,
he said, would be needed for the
climbing party.
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Retiring Commissioners
Are Hosts at LoUe Feast

The dinner was devoted entirely to
jollification. 1t was pronounced by
those attending as one OF the most
happy affairs that they had had the
pleasure of attending in some time.
After-dinner speeches were the order
of the programme, following the
clearing away of the debris of the
elaborate repast set before the gath
ering.
Each of the retiring commission
ers responded to toasts proposed by
Walter Brewer. who was appointed
as POSTMASTER. They all expressed
sentiments of pleasure in having the
cooperation and coordination OF the
heads of departments and their em
ployes in all things pertaining to the
administering of the affairs of the
city in the past four years.
Many of the guests responded to
requests for brief remarks by the
POSTMASTER. The love feast lasted
until late hour, when the assem-
blage broke up with expressed desire
of the guests that the retired COM
missioners succeed as well in the un-
dertakings> in private life as they
had in running the city.
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Mrs. Echols Recipient of
Many Floral Offerings

Were II not for the fact that the
office was in the city hall and the
occasion the Inauguration of the new
commissioners. the hundreds of eager
oniookers who stood about the halls
on the second floor of the city hall
yesterday might have thought that
n wedding was about to be pulled off
In the office formerly occupied by
Commissioner Hornady
The office of the new commissioner
of health and education. Mrs. Mary
Echols, was mass of floral decora-
tons contributed oy the many ID
mirers OF the first woman to serve
on the city administration board.
Huge baskets OF roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS and palms greeted Mrs. Echols
when she entered her office after the
inauguration ceremonies held In the
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DOkEYS PLAN PARADE
AND CEREMONIAL

At a well attended meeting of
Aladdin temple. No. 1853, knights Of
Khorassan, held last night at the
Fraternal hall. plans were made for
a big ceremonial to be preceded by a
parade on the evening Of Novem-
Der Is.
The newly organized "Dokey"
band, drum corps and drill team of
the local temple, will make their
first appearance in the parade on the
18th. and there will be a number of
other features.
At the meeting last night a repre-
sentative of the "Dokey' club Of
Gadsden was present. and tentative
plans for a Joint ceremonial OF he
Admission and Gadsden clubs were
outlined, the meeting to be held in
Gadsden early In December.
John A. Fisher, royal vizier, pre-
sided over the session.
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DEVICE PERFECTED TO
RECORD HEART BEAT

Washington. November 7.-Perfec-
tion of a device which VIII record the
sound of human breath or heart
beat on a steel wire from which they
can be accurately reproduced at any
time is announced by the bureau of
standards. The work was under
taken at the request of the army
medical service which explained that
permanent records OF unusual con-
ditions of heart and lungs we're de-
sired for clinical instruction.
The device comprises use Of an
ordinary telephone transmitter and a
stethoscope, 1t is explained, the cur
rent generated by the heart beat be-
ing amplified and connected with a
steel wire telegraphone which has
the different sounds impressed upon
Its spool of wire in the form of vary
ing degrees of magnetiation.
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council chamber yesterday morning
Mrs. Echols was probably the most
sought after of the new, commission
yesterday morning, as throngs OF her
admirers OF both sexes crowded into
her office to offer their congratula-
tions to the first woman commits
sioner.
Standing within each reach OF her
door during the best part Of the aft
ernoon was her husband. Mr. Echols
has the distinction of being known
from now on for the next four years
as the husband of Mrs. Bchols"
And, what is more to the point, he
seemed to be proud of that distinc-
ton. Miss Pauline Echols stated
however. that she was the rightful
boss of the Echols home and had
been forNthe past several months.
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TO CUT SHORT A COLD
TAKE A CAL0TAB

Of all the medicines in the world the
doctors prize calomel most highly TO break
Up a cold overnight or 10 cut short an
attack of grippe. influenza, sore throat
or deep-seated cough and possibly TO
prevent pneumonia. Now that its I'M
pleasant and dangerous qualities have
been removed. the new kind of calomel
ideal treatment for colds. etc.
One Calotab on the tongue Mt bed time
with a swallow of water-thats all. No
salts. no nausea nor the slightest inter
ference with your eating. your work or
pleasures. Next morning your cold has
vanished and your system is purified and
refreshed Calotabs are sold only In orig
inal sealed packages; price ten cents for
the vest-pocket size: thirty-five cents for
the large family package. Your druggist
recommends and guarantees cslotabs.--
Adv.
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OPENS BIG
CONVENTION AT ROME

2 Rome, November THE convent
tion OF the fascist, or extreme ma
tionalists, opened today with delega-
tions from all parts Of Italy in at
tendance. The chief theme of dis
cussion during the four days session
VIII be a proposal to convert the
organization into a political party
Professor Mussolini one of the
leaders of the fascist. who counsels
moderation in the activities against
the socialists, will be opposed by a
strong body of the organization who
favor continuation Of militant meth
DDS
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BANKS BREAK RECORD

Meridian. Miss, November 7.-(Spe-
ciaI. Another record was broken
during the past month by Meridian
banks. The increase of October. COM
pared with the transactions of Sep
TENDER was very gratifying. The Oc-
tober showing was s2S.657.536.92, that
Of September $2s,S30, 700.22. The bank
clearings during October also regis
tered an increase, the total being
s2,607. 622.s4. while the total of Sep
TENDER was s2,479. 5ss.11, according to
figures announced by Gen. Secy. C.
w. Hayward Of the board of trade
and cotton exchange.
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honest trades. He hypnotized the au-
dience. practically. after which the
hat was passed for his school at Tus-
kegee. and $500 was collected right
there. One collectors hat was filled
with SO many heavy silver dollars.
the crown came off,
Sam Small smiled, rerhiniscently
as thought came into his mind. DO
you know | so very often run into
people who were converted at that
tent meeting"
For several years. Sam Small lived
In New Orleans, being associated, as
newspaper man, with the old New
Orleans Herald. His father was SUI
perintendent in New Orleans of the
southern Express company and presi-
dent OF the Texas Express company.
The evangelist was city editor
when Page Baker was sub editor.
He was also with the old New Orleans
Picayune.
The famous leader and reformer
still keeps up his newspaper affilia-
tions. being a member of the National
Press club. Very soon this club is to
entertain all the foreign correspond
ents. He is also member Of the
Army ana navy cup, ana 81 the
Washington Golf and Country club.
Age-Herald Correspondent
Sam Smalps son, well known in
Birmingham. is President Harding's
favorite golf partner. He is Robert
t. Small, correspondent for The Age
Herald. As superintendent of the
southern district for the Associated
Press, Robert Small had his head
quarters in Atlanta. During the war
he went to Europe as representative
for the Associated Press.
He was at Field Marshal Haig's
headquarters for Is months, in the
British army. and after America en-
tered the war and Pershing arrived
on the other side, he went with Per-
shing. He was then with the Ameri
can forces till after the war.
Sam Smalrs programme for Bir-
mingham will end Friday night at
probably the Ensiey Methodist
church. Denominationaily, the evan
selist is a Methodist. His home is
In Virginia, across the Potomac river,
about miles from the White House
in Washington.
Hundreds Of friends are renewing
old mountaineering with him while
he is In Birmingham.
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Chicago. November THE defense
in the TRAIL of big Tim" Murphy and
others charged with implication in
the $350.000 mall robbery at the Dear
born street station last April. to-
night closed its case without putting
Big Fin" on the stand. Less than
one day was taken up by the defense
witnesses
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public questions arising as the mod
ern world goes on; placing of the
Bible in public schools and similar
subjscts"
Tho religious leader paused 10
dwell on the divorce question. Said
he:
Uniform Divorce Laws
Particularly is the National Re-
form association seeking to establish
uniform divorce laws. That means
we would have each state adopt the
same causes for divorce This would
save the harmful fitting hither and
. thither of would-be divorces from
state to state to obtain their de-
crees, and would cause those who
whether or not they would very
easily be able to get a divorce in
case they weren't happy"
The broad minded leader of men
. next said:
There is more to be thought of in
marriage than the mere getting
tied Our children should be taught
that marriage means the founding of
home. the rearing of children. 1t is
not those who take marriage lightly
who can form the real backbone of
our country. The Bible teaches mo-
body that the marriage tie should be
easily dissolved. On the other hand,
its words are very strong on the
point and not at all obscure.
There surely can be established
for everybody the same vital causes
for divorce in every state.
This bill seeking such universal
divorce reasons Is now before Con-
gress, and we are pushing 1t with all
our force.
II presume that everyone knows
what stand South Carolina has taken
on the divorce question. 1t doesn't
grant divorces at all"
The association with which Sam
Small Is connected is IS years old in
service, having been founded since
1883. Its broad principles we're set
forth in tho evangelist's three ad-
dresses Sunday. The first was at
Vine Street church. The second was
at the Strand theatre, and the third
at DR.. Stuarts church, the First
Methodist.
The Gofden. RuIe
The great reformer stressed the ne
cessity of each persons following
the golden rule, also the education of
the publ cto the golden rule In all
civil affairs and Industrial matters.
At the Woodlawn Methodist church
last night said he;
| Our laws should be obeyed. They
must be obeyed II we are to have good
citizenship. II you don't like the
laws, change them, but don't hold
yourself greater than they are.
'Ali this trouble about Illicit liquor
selling would be wiped out In great
part IL drinkers would obey the law.
Those who drink encourage the boot
| leggers' traffic and unlawful stills"
DR.. Small celebrated his thirty
sixth anniversary as an evangelist In
Atlanta September 10. Clark Howell
presided over the banquet.
Before his conversion to religion.
the great evangelist was a preverbial
high roller" he said. He narrated
he had done great many things that
he should not have done along the
fiines of so-caiied "sayety,"-and went
1.-THE pace so far as the jazz and fox
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nine years old, and Lee Madaris, 10.
are dead and two other members Of
the farmers family are painfully
burned as the result Of the explosion
of barrel of crude oil at the Lewis
farm. Mr.. Lewis was drawing some
oil from the barrel and struck
match. which ignited 1t.
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God Out OF Germany
For 40 years the Kaiser took God
out of Germany and taught those
people to be Huns and Heiiions one
German officer told me;
Whatever my superior officer or
ders is law to me, God or no God
IT'S pretty dangerous thing
when a man makes statement and
puts God or no God after it,
There is God and tits meant that
we shall serve him. The world s
greatest people are those who seek
his guidance and give Him service.
THAT service right now means the
changing of many modern evils.
Among these evils is that of divorce
divorce is too easy to obtain,
marriage too easily contracted. Why,
a couple can get married and be d.
Vorced in many States with far less
legal trouble than 1 could go over
here and contract for a boarding
house and get out of that contract"
Sam Small is here as special repre-
sentative and speaker for the Ma
tional Reform association, of which
he is one of the principal secretaries.
He related to me at The Age Her
aid office yesterday:
II have been associated with the
organization for two years. I left the
Antt-Saloon league following ma
tional prohibition, feeling that this
work was so vital
There are several speakers with
our association-most prominent men.
The year round they travel, as I do,
to communities throughout America,
addressing the people on moral and
reform questions, Sabbath protection,
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Fine for Lumbago

Musterole drives pain away and
brings in its place delicious soothing
comfort. Just rub 1t in gently.
II is clean. white ointment, made
with oil of mustard. 1t will not blis-
plaster.
Get Musterole today at your drug
store. IS and CSC in jars and tubes;
hospital size, $500.
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One of the private dining rooms at
the Southern club was the scene of
love feast" rendered by the five re-
tired commissioners to several of the
heads of the city departments last
night
The last formal gathering of the
outgoing city commission was held
last night at 7:30 O'Clock when DR.. N.
A. Barrett, II. p. Burruss, John r.
Hornady, j. Ellis Brown and John II.
Taylor gathered unto themselves the
following guests in the private din-
ing room: Julian Kendrick, city en-
gineer, Dr.. J. d. Bowling, city and
county health officer; j. NJ. Jones,
city comptroller; Fred G. Moore, city
attorney; John Latham, chief sani-
taFy Inspector j. e. Spencer, city
building inspector; DR.. 9. G. CASTOR,
municipal surgeon; c. E. Armstrong.
chief clerk; r. j. Shirley, chief Of
police: II. S. Ryall, clerk of the city
commission; w. IL. Alternately, city
electrician; II. e. oliver, city en-
ployment officer: ]. d. Webb, as
sistant city engineer; Walter Brewer.
assistant city attorney; David stan
ton, and Hunter Armstrong.
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THREE DEAD FROM
EXPLOSION OF OIL

by Associated Press
Eldorado, Ark, November Joe
Lewis. farmer, his daughter, Eunice,
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By MI0NoN HALL

Sam Small throughout the Birmingham
his of
iy and the uplifting public ideals and morals
Small
and night that fill Brmnghams churches
packed houses will
II Birmingham people lined
make this nation a christianized
This does not work for particular denomination
The question
denomination striving spread Gods teachings
and by example?
h matter with the Kaiser kingdom of Germany
he dechrsanzed his When
of archanges had told him where
day. he would had them turned shot
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Sam Sn1alITaLks of
His Work and of Early
Days of Birmingham

In Interview Noted Reformer Talks Divorce Evil and
Pending Legislation to Create Uniform Law-Tens
of Aims of National Reform Association--In
Reminiscent Mood Tells How He Became
Birminghams First Booster