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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
WOMAN CANDIDATE IS
 TO SPEAK IN MERIDIAN

Meridian Miss, August 8. -- CSpe- clalD-Miss Belle Kearney of Flora, Miss, candidate for the United States Senate to succeed to the seat of sena- tor John sharp Williams, who re- tires at the end of his present term, has accepted an invitation to speak here at a Labor Day celebration to be held at Highland park Former United States Senator James K. Vardaman, who Is opposing Miss Kearney In the race, has also ae- cepted an invitation. and they will speak from the same platform. but whether there IS to be joint debate between them has not been an- nounced. Former Governor Theodore c. Bllbo has accepted an invitation to be one of the speakers on Labor Day, but not as a candidate, stating that he will not be in the race. It has been stated that Herbert Stephens may enter the race, if so he will be extended an invitation. or the knowno candidates for governor, F. c. Frank lin of Clarksdale and Judge Percy Bell of Greenville, have accepted in vitations to speak. the others who are expected to be in this race, not having heen heard from as yet. Ar rangements are being made to make this one of the biggest political events held in Mississippi In years. besides the speaking an old-fashioned barbecue, band music and field day. events will be features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
Money or Happiness?

1T T IS a wicked thing to waste
 money"
 S The text of the sermon rang in the girls ear; she had never been able to exactly decide how a person could tell when money is wasted
 Any way, that particular Sunday, when the preacher began his sermcn on the subject he seemed to be look ing straight at her, right through the little demure gray bonnet she wore and she was wearing the lfttte Parma viclets. right into her extra vagant little heart
 Tt is wicked" the minister preached loud and vehemently from the high up pulpit% to even give to charity without due considerations We are responsible quite as much for encouraging the shiftless in their poverty by helping them. as we are when we put money into some luxury which we do not need and for which we should crush out the desire Tn our worldly hearts" ...
 There was a great deal more ex- pressed in terms more eloquent than the humble pen is capable of retrac- ing.
 At any rate, Anne came away from church-in a thinking mood. .
 How was any one to know when people needed money?. How was any one to look into the face of a beg gar and know the truth about his sick wife and starving babies? How indeed?
 Anne's mind was in a confused state; what if the preacher were really right?
 Any way. from that day forth she resolved to have and to hold her money; to keep 1t as though it were pure gold. but the thought also came to her of how, after all, could any body ever be economical who had little or no money, as ashe had.
 But everybody should save some thing - somehow - somewhere - and the voice, of the mditftude. is the voice of wisdom" she murmured.
 Anne works; she has a nice job. but it is terribly hard to saves oh. ever so little a week, but after hear- Ing the sermon alluded to sheQ made up her mind to save--save-save- put her money in the bank-let 1t accumulate--stay there and rusti
 And so after while, Anne found that she had by dint of economy saved ten beautiful, lovely, big, shin ing, brand new. crisp dollars out of her meagre little weekly stipend.
 Not much, surely, but a good deal for her, and she felt just that purse proud and millionairish, that you could scarcely live in the same house with her.
 One morning she started down to her work and before she knew it she had stopped before a shoe store and there beheld in the windows the most bewildering array of footwear.
 Now, if there's anything that Anne adores, it is pretty slippers-the right kind of slippers, and those fac ing her, in the window, were en- inently right. .
 She loved the little slender lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
Ole Miss, dar's s two kinds uv LaughS-one kind dat cumS rum CT EMPTY HEAD, an de Other Kind dat cumS frum CT EMPTY HEART. YaSSum.

and the way the;instep arched and the pretty buckles, correctly put OF.
 She wanted a pair of them so much that life without them, stretched be- fore her prebbly waste.
 Anne mentally tried them on and thought and thought oyer them and then suddenly the preachers words came to her with a dull thud, about being wicked and extravagant"
 She really didn't need the slippers. but oh, she did want them so. No slippers had ever meant in her life what these promised, but she turned and went on her way
 Why" she argued, Should I let the words of a prosy old preacher. who doesn't know the first thing about good shoe when he sees ii. keep me separated from pair of slippers. that were just made for my feet?"
 She stopped stark still and hit her conscience slap in the facel
 They're only ST." the voice came back at her, and probably the man who made them has a family 10 sup port and you ought to buy them"
 But she fought it all out and went away-the slippers unpurchased.
 True, her little feet felt cold and neglected and unprotected and unap preciated, but she had conquered and ske turned the corner with the s10 still in her purse.
 Going a bit further on she stopped in front of another window where they sell live things.
 The objects that attracted her at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09

all-Henderson murder case. This is the first meeting of the grand jury since the Hall Henderson murder. and Hall Is yet to be indicted. This case has attracted netion-w wide atten- tion,. and during the trial this city will be overrun with people. Hall was a prominent merchant of this city. and Miss Henderson was a beau tiflil Rs-year r-old woman from Dallas, Tex. Hall shot Miss Henderson in this city on the evening of April 12 as she was entering the front door of the F. R. Hall Grocery company. The usual number of whisky cases are also on the docket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
UNUSUAL UPTURN IN
 STERLING EXCHANGE
By Associated Press

New York, August s.-An upturn Of unusual propositions in sterling ex- change carried it to sS,71h, an ad- vance of II ssc.
 The rise was generally attributed to recent speculative selling in am ticipation of increased offerings of commercial bills against exports Of cotton, grain and foodstuffs The shorts, apparently having oversold the market. were caught unprepared when the quotation opened up about 4c, and nasty covering caused buy on the upturn which continued throughout the day. Last prices were within fraction of the top
 Other exchanges moved up in sym pathy with sterling. Rates on Hol- land, Sweden. Denmark, France, Bel gium. Italy and Spain rose 20 to 50 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
REFORM HIGH SCHOOL
 GETS NEW MENTOR

Reform. August S.--(Special)-- Principal F. s. Ward of the county high school has secured the service of Prof. Mercer l.. Gewin of the Southwestern Presbyterian university at Clarksville, Tenn, to coach ath- letics this season. Games will be arranged with the secondary scbool teams of this district of the Alabama High School Athletic association. comprised of the counties of Colbert, Fayette. Franklin, Lamar, Lauder dale, Laurence, Marion, Pickens anu Winston.
 The state Is divided into six dis tricts. the championship teams from the districts will meet at the end of the season to compete for the state champonship. The following sports will be promoted: Football, basket pail. baseball and track. The foot ball schedule is already being ar ranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
MURDER CASES ON COURT DOCKET
otorious Hall Case Among Those to Be Taken Up
 at RusSelIviIIe

Russellville, August s.-(Speeial) rcuit court opened here this morn B with one of the heaviest dockets
 the history of the court. owing
 the fact that no spring term of urt was held in Franklin county d the large number of crimes that we been committed and the number
 civil cases up for trial, the jail Is led to overflowing, and it Is esti- lted by court officials that at least nr weeks will be required to clear C docket One hundred and ten rii cases are to be tried this week. d beginning next Monday the crim- al docket will be taken up.
 Seven murder cases are to be tried
 this term of court. among which 6 the famous Hall-Henderson muf- r and the Todd-Lawler case. Judge mon delivered his charge to the and jury this morning, and 1t Is derstood that one of the first acts
 the jury will be to take up the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
By DOLLY DALRYhiPLE

ttntion were pair of lovely birds in cage
 They were bright green like rthe emerald vells one sees fashionable women wearing nowadays, and their call to her was directly personal.
 Her nose was glued to the show window as she watched the pretty green bird on the bar pirouette about and ehirp and talk, and call to its slender, shining mate who was talk ing her morning plunge. Presently she finished her ablu tions, and met him on the bar and they ldssedsa billed and cooed and then began to talk right to her. Come on take us home with you" they said to Anne. Wen keep you amused all the time. You will never he lonely with us about"
 Something told Anne i(maybe the | Move-on Policemani n her mind) to tresist and get away. but she stood still and looked and looked and list ened.
 Something to play with. and amuse me in my little bedroom at the boarding house at night' she reasoned with herself, during the long long winter evepings. What 1 company the birds would be. Yes. m buy them and take them home Enow." .44
 At the corner an automobile had knocked somebody down and great surging crowd had gathered and Anne soon became a part of 1t. Presently she felt a,slight touch upon her arms and she knew some body wanted something | It was a man on the verge of in- i tcxication, without being actually drunk.
 He was perfectly polite.
 He began to tell his story. Anne did what she had never done before in her life--she deliberately turned her back on him and fought out the situation with herself--dumb- Ily and desperately. t"'''
 She remembered the preachers words about unworthy charity" and wedged her way through the crowd | toward the office where her. work awaited her.
 When she got there, she said to one of the girds;
 "Herel Take these miserable old $10 and put them in the bank for me. I've reformed. I'm saving money. now"
 Why" said the girl, opening the handbag Anne pushed toward hers there's no money here" .'
 What, no money? my good tens dollars had saved gone?" exclaimed Anne pitifully. I know. He got it atf the corner. The drunken man. l. know now he took it. My bag was hanging on my arm We'll, I'm glad of it."
 "Why?" asked the girl.
 Because it will give him so much pleasure" said she, pensively 1T hope he will buy himself something with it that he wants very, very much 1t doesn't make any difference what it is. I only hope he will get some thing that will make him happy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
------------. -.s'-------------- ASK SCHOOL TAX ELECTION

Moulton. August S.-(Special At the meeting of the board of reve-' nue of Lawrence county today pet- tions from the Lawrence county board of education are being presented. representing three school districts and praying an election to be held on September 23. 1921. for the pur-' pose of determining whether or not a special three-mill tax may be lev jed on each dollars worth of taxa ble property in the respective districts for the purpose of maintenance of the public schools In the districts. Ths districts making the request are Enon district No. S., in the eastern part of the count; Mount Marian No. 32, near Moulton. and a portiorn of Lawrence county adjoining the Morgan county Trinity district, where the Lawrence county children attend school. The tax. if levied. will be collected annually for seven years. twenty-five districts in the county now have the tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
BRANDON SPEAKS AT
 HOME BOOMING RALLY

Reform August S-(Special )-At the Unity Grove camp ground, nine miles north of Reform, Judge W. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, candidate for governor of Alabama, spoke to a crowd of several hundred citizens ot the Palmetto community who had as sembled for the purpose of celebrat- ing q home coming and school rally. In the forenoon tho meeting was pre- sided over by Prof. Earnest Shelton, who in well chosen words welcomed the DTS and introduced the diff fe- akers for the occasion. @ Curry of Carrollton, in an " way. spoke upon the
 ioms of earlier days, after
 udge Brandon was introduced
 id the audience for more than .s.4 aour with his eloquent oratory, At the noon hour the good ladies of the community had one Aof the most bounteous spreads upon a specially built table under the shade of the large oaks on the grounds, to which was supplemented most palatable brunswick stew prepared by the men there on the grounds. Following the luncheon Supt. w. II. Storey presided over a meeting held for the purpose of building a consolidated school. Interesting speeches were made by MT. Prisock, county farm agent, Prof. F. s. Ward, principal of the County High school, and Prof. K, H, Ledbetter of the state department of education Much enthusiasm was manifested and plans were put under headway for building d $6,000 .cons9i- dated school building to take tae place of three small schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
D0KES BY THOUSAND
 INVADE CHATTANOOGA
By Associated Prees

Chattanooga, August S.-Forty- three hundred ,"Dokeys" had arrived here early tonight. from all parts of the United States, and from several provinces of Canada to attend the bi- ennial convention of the imperial palace, Knights of Khorassan, which opens formally tomorrow morning. The visiting Dokeys were welcomed to Chattanooga at a mass meeting to- night at which City Attorney Frank Garden was a speaker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
AGRICOLA HOME SOLD

Gadsden, August S.-(speciaI)- Hugh Agricola has sold his home on Forest avenue to rom Bowling for a consideration of s5.500 and Mir. Dowi- ing will at once make improvements before moving In. Mir. Agricola will build a handsome home on his farm three miles below the city on a beau tlful knoll overlooking the Country club home and property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
FORMER MAYOR ARRESTED

Columbus, Ga, August S.-A state ment issued this morning by Mayor C. M. Knowles of Girard, Ala, near here, Is to the effect that I. A. Weaver. former mayor and clerk of the town was arrested yesterday, handcuffed and placed in the hands of three deputy sheriffs and taken to Seal. Ala, where he was incarcerated in the Russell county jail to await the action of a grand jury on charges of embezzlement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09

having set fire to the sandersville Oil mill. which was destroyed May 20.
 Sheriff English said the elder Brown made a confession, implicat- ing others, but officers declined to discuss details pending a further in- yestigation. The mill, which was said to have been fired in four places, was a total loss. There was $S6000 insurance on 1t. The two men were placed in jail here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Gadsden, August (Special)-- Nuke Wise. high power lineman for the Alabama Power company had a marrow escape from dea n Sunday afternoon. He was on pole on which the three switches on the Attalia end were out and the Gads den end was hos. In some manner Wise got too close to the hot end and he was thrown loose from the pole and badly burned, his safety belt alone saying him from death. lie was taken down by his comrades and taken to a hospital. He was badly burned and will be laid up sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
pRELIMINARY IS BEGUN

Gadsden, August -(Special) The preliminary hearing of How. ard and James Clantonl was begun before Judge Herzberg in the coun- ty court this morning. The two Clantons' father and 13-year old son, are charged with the killing of Tom Galloway, short time ago, follow ing an alleged quarrel over the dI- vision of some straw. There are some 40 witnesses to be examined and the trial bids fair to drag well along into the week before a deci- sion can be reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
ORGANIZING LAWRENCE

Moulton. August S.-(Specia!) Miss Sarah 10 Luther of the state department of education, Mon s<,ri- cry, is in Lawrence county for } few days. putting on campaign for adult schools. Miss Luther has ala. ready organized several counties in this summer. She spoke to an aa0i7 ence ats the Pin Hook school nsAr Mouisca ssaSard& and conferred heres wifh the teacher from one of tie m 5si1tain schoels with prospect 9f beg nuiaA work at once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
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HOW MILLIONS
 NOW END CORNS
They Ffrst Stop fke Pain insfantiy
 This Easy

Some years ago famous expert found new way to end corns. A laboratory of worldwide fame adopted and produced it.
 Thousands of people tonight will stop the pain of throbbing cofns and then bid farewell to corns-l Corn troubles everywhere have largely disappeared.
 The way is Blue-jay = the liquid or the plaster. Apply 1t by a touch The pain stops instantly. The whole corn soon loosens and comes out. The way is gentle, easy, quick and sure. It Is scientific. Quit old ways and try this one now. Watch what 1t does to one corn.
 Join your friends, who never let a corn pain twice. Begin tonight. Your druggist has
 Liquid or Plaster ,..a
 Blue-ja ad
 Stops Pain Instantly s
 Ends Corns Quickly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
FIRST BOLI REPORTrn

HuntsviIle, August Especial. )-- The first open. boil of cotton of the present crop in Madison county is reported from the farm of k. M Troy It is three weeks earlier than the first open boil of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-09
ARSON CHARGED TO
 FATHER AND SON
By Associated Press

sandersville, Ga4 August g. Thomas Brown, 72, and his son, Claude Brown, as, were arrested to- day on warrants charging them withs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
Sheriff Blum, Go-Getter,
Was On Morgan's Trail

electric fashlight in the other and
proceeded to search the small build
ing. He even climbed ladder and
entered small attic through a trap
door hardly large enough to allow his
body to pass through. However Nor
gan was not theer and the search was
in vain.
Again, only a few weeks ago, Nor
gan was reported. to have been seen
in east Mexico and the bloodhounds
from Moberly were slipped into this
city and a trail followed. Every
indication pointed to their being on
the trail Of the escaped man but he
had evaded a posse which had been
guarding the woods in that section for
several hours previous to the arrival
of the dogs. Morgan is said to have
acknowledged he was back here once
since his escape and this is thought
to have been the occasion.
Sheriff Blum offered personal re-
ward of $100 for his capture and
upon the request of the County Court
this was withdrawn when the County
and State put up their reward. Sheriff
Blum is making a splendid record as
a "go-getter" and there is no ques-
ton about his having the nerve to go
after any of them regardless of their
being considered bad man. or not {.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
4. s. 0. WINS
FROM NJ. MA.
SCORE 50 TO 0

The heavier and more experienced
Kirksville osteopathic foot ball team
defeated the Missouri Military Aca-
denny eleven on the local field Thurs
day afternoon by a score of 33 to 0.
The cadets made splendid showing
against the visitors when you consider
that "bone-shakers" were older and
more experienced foet ball players.
A large crowd witnessed the event
and was pleased with the soldiers
showing. There was too much fumb-
ling of the ball for this time of the
season but outside of that M. M. A.
shows evidence of development which
should make them among the strong
est contenders in the interscholastfc
race in this state,
Kirksville brought a large squad
with them and kept their men fresh
by frequently sending in new players
and relieving those in play. M. M. "A.
practically kept the same eleven on
the field throughout the four quart
ers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20

The capture and sentencing of Bill
Morgan, who was sent to prison for
ten years Thursday after pleading
guilty before Judge CAN'T in the
Circuit Court to charges of Grand
Larceny and burglary in the second
degree, closes rather interesting
chapter in local criminal history.
Morgan escaped shortly after his
arrest. Reports kept coming into
Mexico on numerous occasions that he
had been seen in the vicinity of this
city. In one instance it was reported
that he was in hiding north of Mex
leo. Sheriff Blum secured two of the
machine guns at the Missouri Military
Academy with men who thoroughly
understood their oeration ,and taking
a motor car started for the place
where Morgan was supposed to he
hiding.
Upon their arrival, which was at
night, the machine guns were placed
where they would havea full sweep on
the house and the deputies were To-
Gated at other vantage points to inter-
cept escape and Morgan was ordered
from the building. There was no
response Finally Sheriff Blum grew
tired of waiting and decided to bring
Morgan out. He entered the house
with a revolver in on hand and an
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
For Fire Prevention

Monday, October 10th was Fire
Prevention Day and the following
suggestions are worth considering all
year around by everyone:
Give the preference to "strike-on-
the-box" or safety" matches, but in
case of buying the "strike-anywhere''
match, get one in which the white
head is surrounde by black bulb.
Never throw away a match until
every spark is out.
Keep matches out of the reach Of
little children
Place stoves, furnaces and pipes
far enough from walls<and woodwork
to avoid overheating, and cover the
nearest wooden surfaces with sheet as
bestos, sheet iron or tin. If iron or
tin is used, leave an air space behind
it.
Never pour ashes into wooden
boxes or barrels. Have a stron
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
MCMILLAN DEFEATS
MONTGOMERY BY
SCORE OF $50

The football team of Mcmillan
High School defeated the team of
Montgomery High School 26-0 there
Monday afternoon. This. is the first
game of the season for Mcmillan.
The score was made by four touch
downs, made by Eldon Reed who made
two touchdowns, Clarence Torreyson
and Claude Moran. Goal was kicked
after the second and third touch
downs.
Last year was the first season for
years that Mcmillan has had a team
and the record made was exception
ally good. This year the line is new
with the exception of Clarence Moran,
Howard Day and Harold Glover.
The team is being coached by J. T.
Angus, who has every reason to be
proud of the team the school has
turned out.
Much interest is being taken in the
high school this year and over fifty
members of the school accompanied
the team to Montgomery City Mon
day
The next game is scheduled for
October "a with Fulton High School
to be played in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
MOTION OF WABASH FOR
NEW TRIAL IN DICKEY CASE
OVER RULED BY COURT

In the case of Florence Dickey
against the Wabash Railroad in which
the plaintiff was granted judgment
for $4,000 the defendants motion for
new trial was over ruled and the
case will be appealed.
In the case of A. E. Barnes against
B. F. Miller in which Judgment of
$18O.O8 was brought in favor of the
plaintiff, the defendants motion for a
new trial was granted by the Circuit
Court Friday.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of the State Of Missouri against
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-20
STATE MEETING OF RED
CROSS PLANS WAYS
TO CARE FOR SOLDIERS

Mrs. Harry Atchison attended the
State meeting of the Red Cross at
Hannibal Monday. Mrs. Atchison
was the only person from Mexico to
attend the meeting. The first thing
that will be considered in the roll call
this year will be to make plans to
tae care of the disabled soldiers.
Another thing discussed at the
meeting was the work of the Junior
Red Cross. The idea of this work is
to get the children to become interest
Se din doing something for others.
Among the speakers at the meeting
was L. C. Nickel of Galloway County
who is one of the most enthusiastic
supporters of the drive.