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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
By Associated Press

Macon, Ga, March 1S.-How express messengers, a baggage master and a railroad conductor robbed whisky trunk" was one of numerous incidents told here today by w. A. Hughes, for mer express messenger, before a fed- eral jury in the trial of more than 50 persons accused of conspiriHg to steal express Shipments from the United States government.
 70. L. Smith, baggagemaster, found trunk full of whisky" said the wit ness. We pushed it into my car, and while we we're examining it Capt J. N. Smith, conductor, came in and re- marked, You don't catch this often.
 When we reached Byron, we had taken everything out of the trunk. ex- cept a blanket. The trunk was to be put off there so we pushed it back into the baggage car. Captain Smith told us not to put it off until the train had discharged it's passengers and we were ready to ride. l put my hand on the bell cord and, as Captain Smith gave the signal, l pulled the cord and we pushed off the trunk. Two men were there to catch the trunk. We could hear them cursing as we pulled out, for they could tell by it's weight that 1t was empty. When we reached Macon we had IS quarts, which 1 gave to R. J. Gardner to sell for us. l never got much money for it."
 EVIDENCE REMAINS
 Attorneys for the defense attempted to have this evidence ruled out but Judge Evans permitted it to stay in. Hughes went through list of 20 wit nesses with whom he had had trans actions" he said, enumerating dealings involving 500 crates of oranges, eggs, chickens, fish, oceans, automobile tires, Womens underwear, cigars and art squares.
 Court recessed at o'clock until Monday morning. The jury is being kept locked up in a hotel room, save for the time that they are given ex- ercise.
 Henry Barlow insisted that I was obliged to have some thing to sell with, big carload of freight like this" said Hughes He went over to stack of through express and came back with a package of ties. Ee later gave me s5 for them. They were invoiced for $26.
 "R. C. Chaneey told me several times that he was afraid that M E. Bowdoin. would get the whole works in tfou- ble, because he kept so many tires"
 "J. A. Bradshaw (who has never been arrested) told me he was selling to M T. Kinnon," said the witness. MT. Rodgers told me he had gotten a suit of clothes from him.
 Hughes said that on June 4, 1919 W. E. Brunner told him he had three bar rels of fish in his shipment and asked me where to send them. l said, Send them to T. A. Lovelace, Atlanta"
 FOUND ANOTHER BUYER
 In Atlanta, the witness said, they dis covered that Lovelace had gone out of the fish business, but the fish were disposed of to another man, he said, and Brunner received a check payable to William Anderson. a fictitious name, for s39. Hughes said he signed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, SATURDAY, JURY TOLD HOW BOOZE TRUNK ROBBED, EXPRESS MESSENGER, CONDUCTOR AND BAGGAGEMASTER ALL TAKING A HAND

name of Anderson to the check anu Brunner got the money on 1t.
 "Brunner told me that l ought 10 come over on the Atlanta Savannah run," said the witness. He saio' You can get off with more on that run in a day than you can in year on the Lockhart run. When merchan- disc falls off, we always have fish to play on. If you have an agent or two who are fall right" you can always have plenty of money"
 ''Whoopee here's a ham," the witness said Brunner yelled when he found one in shipment "Mr Wilkerson, Who was in the car, said, he would buy 1t. Brunner wanted s3, but he said 1t was such a big ham that he thought he ought to have s4. Wilkerson gave him a $10 bill and received So chanse.
 Tires were sold to Charley Burgess, the witness said, and shoes to l.. O. Cason.
 FAILED TO COLLECT
 q asked R. C. Chancey what he could use," said the witness, and he said anything in ladies' underwear and cigars I got the cigars for him, but never collected a nickel. Sales of cigars, he said, were made to Captain Hardy, J. F. Morris J. l.. Johnson. while he smoked the remainder of one DIE shipment"
 To Walter Critic, negro porter, Hughes said he had sold automobile tires. saddle, sugar, eggs and a ship ment of shirts.
 Lee Dix was known as the egg man." said the witness. Besides eggs. the witness declared that Dix pur- chased oceans, sugar and overalls.
 According to the witness, c. w. Pearce told him that Lee Dix, Captain Meek and Troup Floyd wereiall right, just the best three going to handle shipments for you"
 The witness said that he frequently put off shipments at Oglethorpe for E. E. Dunaway, one of the defendants, who was agent al that point
 "On one occasion l put off an art square that had been billed to Doug lasville which was not on my route, Next time my train came through" continued the witness, "Dunaway and his wife came down to the train and said, It's beautiful; all the neighbors admire it."
 Troup and his mother, negroes, were going to Chicago" said the wit ness. They wanted to dress up fine, So l sold them some dresses and un- derclothes.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19

time. On account of the court decision, and the voting on raising the interest part of the bond which was defeated. and in the minds of a great many that same was unconstitutional, it was useless to vote on it; hence carried light vote.
 Ut would seem that. outside Of build ing the roads in the state and the good that would be derived theFefrom, the spending the amount of money in thu state in public way would give employ ment to people who need employment and in way would help to revive busa- ness conditions, which seem to be stag mated at this time. and would also bring to the state dollar for dollar which the government would put up to match the state funds. I believe that the people of this county could be depended upon to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
TO EXAMINE TEACHERS
Coosa County Beading Circle to Meet
 at Rockford

Rockford, March 1s.-(Special) )-The ex- animation for the teachers of Coosa coun- ty who have been in the reading circle work this year will be held at Rockford at an early date. according~to announce ment of Prof H. H. King, supernten- dent of education. Professor King ex- poets a large attendance. During the past year the reading circle work has ac- complshed excellent results in many sec- tions of the county in the way of adopt ing new methods of teaching and study lng the conditions of the rural schools and learning means of bettering funde- able conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
should be resubmitted to the people"
 MORGAN

should be resubmitted to the people,"
 MORGAN
 R A. Burleson, representative from Morgan county: 'Hartselle, March Is, 1921-In my opinion, should the proposi- tion you mention come to pass, the peo- pie in this county would ratify it."
 ST. CLAIR
 Watt T. Brown, senator Sixth district: "Ragland, March 16 1921.-I believe that the people of this county would vote fav- orably, as feel that the people all appre- ciate good roads sufficiently to justify their supporting this measure. I also believe that when it is presented to the people in the proper light they will not be confused in the matter as seems to be in the mind of some at the present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
BIDS FOR BUILDING
 THE ALABAMA HOME
 OPENED NEXT WEEK
New Institution at Tuscaloosa Will Cost About $200,000. Enterprise Sponsored By
 Many Organizations

Tuscaloosa, March s.-(Special) )--Bids will be opened in this city within the next few days for the construction of home for the Predetermined to be known IS The Alabama Home"
 Plans, blueprints -and specifications nave been completed by one of the best architects in Alabama, and a site of l1s acres has been chosen and purchased on which to erect this institution. The tract of land lies between the asylum for the insane and the county aims house and faces on the Huntsville road.
 MANY SPONSORS
 The idea of building this institution was launched by the Mental Hygiene society, and although recognized for sew sral years as a great need. no material
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
The Weather

Washington, March 1S.-Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Saturday ana Sunday; probably local thundershowers Sunday, continued warm.
 Georgia Fair Saturday and Sunday; mild temperature.
 Tennessee:> Partly cloudy and warm Saturday followed by local thunder showers Saturday night or Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
HEAVY HAILSTORM
Little Damage Results In Prattville
 Vicinity

Prattvine, March 1s.-tspecial)- One of the heaviest hail and wind storms that has visited this section fell here yesterday afternoon. Very little damage is reported to property The hailstones were remarkably large, many of them being an inch in diam eter, and sometimes the ground was practically covered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19

ratify a constitutional amendment for ls- suing the bonds similar to the bill re- gently declared unconstitutional."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-19
IN QUALITY Your Telephone Service Has Come Back =
 

telephone service has "coe back from the low ebb of year ago the high standard of the days beforeh
 By every test of qualyayerage answering tie average time for completing connections percentage of errors high class service has been restored.
 While installed telephones than ever be- of facilities necessary to supply all o demands service before this large untitled demand supplied additions and extensions to he company plant costing very large of capital must be provided
 There is eup effort to provide for this additional and to restore telephone equipment and outside plant facilities rapidly possible
 The materials for this large amount of work have been arrangements made the money to pay for The will progress just rapidly as the materials delivered to the end that supply the large unified demand for telephones as rapidly as possible,
 splendid loyal organization keeny alive to your needs striving energecaly and enthusiastically to make the c telephone service adequate in every respect as 1t ever 
 SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE, AAA AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
June 8-15-22)
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
PETITION TO SELL, MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND.

ESTATE OF LOUIS E. DOONER.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood-ss., In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Louis E. Dooner, Minor.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
all persons interested in the mortga g
ing of certain lands belonging to said
minor. The petition of Carrie Marie
Dooner as representative of the above
named minor, being duly filed ia this
court, representing that it is neces-
sary and for the best interests of said
estate and of all interested
therein that certain lands of said
minor described therein be mortgaged
and praying that license be to her
granted to mortgage the same:
NOW THEREFORE, you, and each
of you, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the City
of Redwood Falls, County of Redwood,
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day
of July, 1921, at 1000 o'clock A. M,
why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
WITNESS, the Judge of Said Court,
and the seal of said court, this 9Th day
of June, 1921.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate Court
COURT SEAL)
A. C. DOLLIFF,
Attorney for petitioner. H-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
DINNERS Required.

In addition to passing the Babcock
good roads measure and the new auto
mobile license law the last state legis-
lature passed a measure having to do
with regulation of the operation of
motor vehicles in the state which is of
much interest to autoists in Anoka.
One of the most important section
of the new law compels all car owners
to have DINNER" on their headlights
after July |, 1921. Another section of
the law prohibits the cutting out Of
the "muffler" within the limit of any
city or village of the state or when
passing any horse or animal when be-
ing ridden, led or driven. No car
shall be left standing on any public
way, street, highway or other public
way, unattended, with the motor run
ming.
The long time honored custom of
motorists signaling with their left
arm as they turn to the left and of
giving cars approaching from the
right the right of way are now part
of the law of the road in Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15

the activities of the missionaries
among the Indians, the fur traders
and the demoralizing effect of the
whiskey seller, who distributed his
potion" throughout the Indian camp
of the northwest. The. difficulties en-
countered by the early day mission
aries and the work of overcoming
tribal prejudices of the medicine
man" still written of in detail, and
add materially to the data now on
file in the historical society arc
hives.
The existing tribal disputes be-
tween the Sioux and Chippewa In
dians and constant state of warfare
are wildly ~retold by the former
president of the university. The
volume carries the reader through
the various stages of development of
the seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
fury into the middle of the nineteenth
century, when the territory of Min
nesota was admitted to statehood.
The difficulties of the organization
of this great stretch of country into
a territory, with the arduous work
accomplished by Henry Hastings
Sibley, and Governor Alexander
Ramsey, in giving this state recog-
milton, are recounted in detail
The influx of settlers and their
choosing of lands, with the settle
ment villages, including the choosing
of the sites of st. Paul, st. Anthony,
Mendoza and Saltwater, and other
state centers are also subjects of
considerable import in the first vol
ume. The choosing of St. Paul as the
state capital and the location of the
state prison at Saltwater, with ST..
Anthony bidding for the state uni
versity site, is another interesting
incident related by the author.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
Minnesota State
Training School
for Boys and Girls

less than fourteen years. The median
grade in school is the sixth, while
less than ten per cent are given
training above the eighth grade.
About twelve per cent of the boys
are of foreign birth, while about half
Of them come from foreign born
parents.
An examination by Terman of a
large group Of ordinary boys, that is
boys who are not delinquent, show
ed that in any group or community
it may be expected that two percent
are of the lowest type mentally or
morally About ten per cent are
either moral or are on the border
line. Not all communities are alike
of course and some sections will
have a larger number than another.
IF community is known to be had,
it will probably have more. If it is
known to be good it will probably
have less. Nevertheless this is a
standard by which to judge the
number of boys which may be need
ing better supervision.
Out of one. hundred homes investi-
gated homes of the boys who had
already been sent to the training
school-it was found that the super
vision by the parents was very poor.
In one fourth of the places, there
was no supervision at all In another
forty-fve per cent there was none of
much value. In about twenty percent
it was<>fair, and in only two percent
was it good It is to be remembered
that these boys had home however
and it does not include those who
were living on the streets and in in
stitutions.
It is not strange that the public
school teacher has trouble with the
incorrigables who are sent to public
schools when they should be sent
somewhere else The parents will ad-
nit that they can do nothing with
the boy, but they will send him to
school and then blame the teachers
because they cannot make man out
of him. And then they will cry out
with horror if the proper authorities
take hold Of him and try to make
him such that he will not be bur-
den upon society. The parents can
no longer say that it is their own
business how they handle their own
boys. 1t is shown that lack of any
supervisors turns out class of cit
liens that is not wanted and need not
be tolerated.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
Another Redwood
Falls Case
It Proves That There's A Way Out
for Many Suffering Redwood
Falls Falks.

Just another report of a case in
Redwood Falls. Another typical case.
Kidney ailments relieved in Redwood
Falls with Doan's Kidney Pills.
VIM. Byington, farmer, E. Bridge
St., says: 81 don't know of any rene
dy I can recommend more highly than
Doan's Kidney Pills. / have treated
with them on different occasions and
they have never failed to do me good.
l followed the ice business for several
years and think the extreme changes
of temperature, going in and out of
the ice-house, was responsible for the
starting of my kidney trouble. My
lower limbs swelled and were very
painful. I had to lay off work for
weeks at time and by spells my back
ached and the kidney secretions pass
ed too freely. I finally saw Doan's
Kidney Pills so highly recommended
that I got some. After using this
remedy, I felt better. Since then,
whenever I have taken Doan's, have
never failed to get prompt relief"
60 cents at all dealers. Foster Mil
burn Co., MFRS, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
FOlWell on Minnesota.

The first volume of "a History of
Minnesota" by Dr. William Watts Fol-
well, first president of the University
of Minnesota and vice. president of
the Minnesota Historical society, has
been completed The history, which
is being published by the Historical
society, is ready for the final "run'
off the press, and is expected to be
presented to the public at near date.
The history will be contained in four
volumes, dealing exclusively with
the development of the state, both
industriously and politically. 1t is
expected the three following volumes
will be completed in a few years, the
second possibly by 1922.
The first volume is given over enA
tirely to the development Of the ter
ritory of Minnesota, from the days
of French explorations to the adnnis-
sion of the territory to statehood
The author recounts the events which
led to the explorations of the coun-
try and deals with the more intimate
events of those times
The book is written in narrative
form, and comprises sixteen chap
tiers. 1t contains about $50 pages, and
has eight full page illustrations and
seven maps, of territorial recon-
naisances and those made of recent
days. The illustrations were repro
.duced from those on file in the his
torical society.
Frenchmen First to Enter State.
DR.. Folwell credits the Frenchmen
with being the first European to en-
ter the area of Minnesota latter a
series of adventures, within a dozen
years after the first voyage of
Columbus" In sequence, the first
chapter deals with the explorations
of Jean Nicolet, Charles Raynbault
and Isaac Jogues and the finding of
the Great Lakes (Grand LACY Sieur
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
Henry Mayer, ST., Decedent.


THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
all persons interested in the final &C.
count and distribution of the estate
of said decedent: The representative
of the above named decedent, having
filed in this court his final account Of
the administration of the estate of
said decedent together with his petit
ton praying for the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and for
distribution Of the residue Of said
estate to the persons thereunto entitl>
ed.
THEREFORE, YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this court at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the
City of Redwood Falls, in the County
of Redwood, State of Minnesota on the
18th day of July, 1921 at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, why said petition should not DO
granted.
WITNESS, the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 3lst
day of May, 1921.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
COURT sEAL) Probate Judge.
A. J. PRAXEL,
Attorney for Petitioner. 47-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15

Closed cars must be provided with
automatic arms or arrows for signal
ing and they must extend from the car
at least eighteen inches.
Car drivers are especially warned
by the law to use great care as they
approach horses driven by women,
children or aged persons. In passing
horses, showing fright the motorists
is commanded by the law to look to
the safety of others and even bring
the engine to complete stop if neces-
sary until the horses have gotten over
their fright.
The measure regulates the use of
spotlights on cars and provides that
they may be used when placed at GER
tain angles. Two front lights and one
rear red light must be burning when
cars are in operation on streets or
high ways from one hour after sunset
to one hour before sunrise. When
cars are parked on streets or high
ways at night the rear light must be
burning.
That the new motor law would pro-
hibits so called clay walking" and thus
in a measure lend the motorist some
protection From this very dangerous
practice was considered quite proba-
bic, but it does not The motorist is
warned by the law to use great care
in approaching pedestrians who may
be walking on a public highway or
street, and not upon a sidewalk.
However, no pedestrian shall unrea-
sonable obstruct or impede the right
of travel up on any"public highway.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-06-15
The Risk of Drink
ing 'MOOnshine. .

A boy 10 years old died the other
day in Southern Minnesota village.
The coroner's jury found that he
"came to his death by drinking a
portion of the contents of bottle
believed to be moonshine whiskey.' .
At the inquest it was brought out
that he had bought the liquor at a
neighboring town, had drunk of it
that day, and had drunk from it the
next day, before going to dance.
At the dance he had complained of
his hearts rapid action, and had ask
ed a friend to feel of it's beat. He
had not been known previously to
have had heart trouble; apparently
he had been physically normal. The
boy left the dance and wishing to
avoid someone he saw approaching,
ran around the corner of the build
ing and fell dead.
A physician, testifying at the in
quest, said death apparently had been
caused by an infection or toxic con-
dition of the heart muscles-that is,
a poisoning. Such condition, the
physician said, might be caused by
fusil oil, a product of moonshine
manufacture which the maker tries
to eliminate, usually by letting the
liquor stand. Newly made liquor,
containing this an1yl alcohol, would
cause acute intoxication of the cen-
trail nervous system and the heart
muscles, the doctor said.
The boys death has caused great
sensation in and about his home coun-
ty. Arrests have been made, and the
city where the mosnshine was OBJ
tanned is moving to clean out the
moonshine and bootlegger evils,
The boy is dead-a sacrifice not
alone to the responsibility of youth,
but to the slow moving enforcement
of the prohibition law. It might be
said this was key to public indiffer-
ence toward the law, but that does
not cover the situation.
The plain fact is that America has
reached the point, under prohibition,
when every ounce of liquor must be
regarded as poison-deadly poison, as
deadly as that which this boy of 10
drank. We are no longer in period
of dependable supply, the liquor that
Gan be known to be properly made Is
now in far the lesser quantity. Not
even the bottle is any longer evil
dence of reasonable security. The
liquor supply, so far as the average
person is concerned, is more than
under suspicion; it had better be con-
sidered poison and be done with it
and this is not fgurative, as in the
language of the old1time temperance
Minneapolis Tribune.