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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
BACON, GIBSON AND
PINNELL ELECTED TO
AMERICAN ACADEMY

New York, November 1S.-Henry
Bacon, architect; Charles Dana Glib
son, artist. and Joseph Penneil.
etcher, have been elected members of
the American Academy of Arts and
Letters, taking the places left va
cant by the deaths this year of John
Burroughs, Abbott II. Player and
Barrett Wendell.
Their election was announced to-
day ath the academy's John Bur-
roughs" memorial meeting, which
was attended by 1000 persons. in
GLIDING the ambassadors of France,
Brazil. Spain and Chile, several other
foreign diplomats and many dis
tinguished Americans.
Mr.. Bacon Is the designer of the
81, 10000 Lincoln memorial on the
banks Of the Potomac. Born In Wat
skata. ILL.,, he was graduated by the
University of Illinois in 1888. and now
resides in New York.
Mr. Gibson, also New Yorker. Is
a native of Roxbury, Mass, and the
publisher or several books of
sketches. Illustrations and cartoons
The etchings of Mr.. Pennell, a
Philadelphia, have gained world
wide recognition. many of the medals
and hoHors conferred on him having
come from foreign institutions.
The two-day national ceremony OF
the academy in honor of Burroughs
will end tomorrow afternoon with the
laying of the corner stone with cere-
monier by Marshal Foch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19

What she had to say concerning her
visit and Birmingham was extreme
ly interesting.
Of course the most unusual thing
that impressed me is the fact that
Birmingham has elected woman
city commissioner.
1T shows that your citizens are
wisely broad minded; that they are
not narrow or selfish in spirit, and
that they realize that a city, run by
both men and women, is better off
than one could be managed totally by
members of one SEX"
l found Mrs. Bunting at the Tut
wller shortly before she was to Nhave
dinner with Mrs. Echols there last
evening. She was dead tired, she de-
clared. yet planned before her train
left at IL o'clock to attend Just one
more chapter meeting of the Pythian
Sisters that she might become the
more familiar with their work here.
Believes I'm Organizing
She averred that her great hobby
Is organization work.
Without organizat ion," she said,
nothing really big can be accomp-
lished- With organization-all mem
bers working whole-heartedly togeth-
er-nothing seems impossible"
1t is a well known fact. worthy or
mention here, how Mrs. Echols really
started the ball to rolling so far as
tie establishment of the Pythian
home is concerned. At a special meet
ing at Montgomery she drew out $50
and gave 1t to start the fund, after
having made telling speech, and an
earnest plea for the homes establish
ment.
Said one Pythian Sister yesterday:
Il doubt very seriously IL we
would have had the Pythian home
at least so soon-if it had not been
from Mrs. Echols.'
Mrs. Echols paid her own way to
Montgomery to make a speech for the
home. Just how soon it will be
built will depend on how rapidly
funds are accumulated, but 1t is de-
clared II takes ordinarily about four
years for such work TO be done.
Mrs. Bunting told me that, through
out the United States. there are A
grand temples, or state declarations,
of the Pythian Sisters.
The organization was founded in
1888.
The national president Is a mighty
hobby, she said was making a home
for the best husband in the world to
be happy in.
Likes Home Life
/. II presume It is an odd combina-
ton, but 1 flatter myself that 1 am
as good home maker as I am a
fraternal woman"
She emphasized:
IT think your Birmingham is a
very wonderful city and have never
seen anything quite so beautiful as
the view from the top of your Red
mountain heights"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
State Organization
of Pythian Sisters
Has Been Effected
Mrs Mary Echols Elected Supreme Representative
New Organization Has Building of State Pythian
Home in View-Mrs Bunting, National Presi-
dent Here to Aid in Carrying Out Plan

Things stressed by Mrs W. S. Bunting supreme head of
Pythian Sisters:
Il wish could have more organizations of Pythian
Sisters throughout Alabama throughout United States
throughout the world because aim purely altrustc
and we believe in helping another
eve need aid from Alabamians in work of estab-
fishing really ample Pythan home for aged infrm
or less fortunate members.
Il think everybody should his own home am very
much of homemaker, and find that when you do own
spot of kindly mother EARTH you feel like better
citizen
Il would have us all live closely within our homes
and love families The tendency these DAYS with
many people is to drift
am strongly IN favor of disarmament, and glad
that our women giving their support President
Birmingham has been more than hosptabe to me-
L think the Magic City has the proper spirit for
growth"
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want to ask you.
IL have no doubt in my own mind
that l have been honest, but 1 want
to know what you think" :
you know you are honest, but
don't believe it." laughed Andrew.
well, 1 will tell you about IT,
said Imogene.
81 went down to the bank this
morning to make a deposit. also
took a So bill for which l wanted to
get some quarters to use around the
house here, paying the Ice man and
things like that.
II put the deposit in the bank book
In my mesh bag and ! also put in the
SIS bill.
When I went up to the receiving
teller's window, ] took out the bank
book containing the deposit and
showed 1t through the window Then
I glanced down on the floor and
saw S. bill at my feet.
"Of course, I thought II was the
one I had taken down to change and
picked 1t up. When the man had
entered the deposit in the book
went to the paying teiier's window
and got my IS worth of quarters
and when started to put them in my
bag. I saw that 1 still had my 5;
bill In my bag.
was so excited over the discovery
that 1t was not MY bill I had picked
up off the floor but one belongings
to someone else that had found tha'
I rushed right out of the bank anf
got into the automobile and came
away
II was tickled to death with my
find until got to busy corner and
policeman raised his hand for me
to stop, and 1t suddenly popped into
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
:" What S in q Name"
ASSES WHITE" is perfectly

HN1( ASSES WHITE is perfectly
nice young man, who puts
IL burnt cork on his face so
smoothly that it looks as If he'd drawn
piece of black rubber over it so
lightly that it had split over the place
where his mouth is!
And he's the most graceful thing
you ever saw; pirouettes and prances
about the stage like he was born
there, singing and dancing and maxi
ing everybody have a good time, Just
wait until you hear him sing his new
song, IF You Don't Believe I'm Leav-
ing, Count the Days I'm Gone"
II got gal, she's six feet tall
She sleeps in the kitchen and hangs
her feet on the WALL
Oh, yes. he's like that "on" the
stage, but would you believe IL, this
nice young man, who is the youngest
minstrel man on the stage today, who
owns his own show, writes most of
the musical numbers for IT, and is the
star besides. is terribly, awfully seri-
Gus "off" of the stage.
And. of course, his names not
"Lasses;" nobody under the shining
sun would ever give a fellow a name
like that. Parents, a lot of them
know ought to be shot for the names
they give their children, such as He
zekiah, Malachi. Ebeneezer, Brutus,
Caesar, Casslus, Lycurgus and the rest
but 'Lasses," Whites folks didn't
give him "Lasses" for name.
No, indeedl
He has a perfectly nice name. Lee
Roy" which has been contracted into
ID
general, Robert f. Lee, and Roy is a
family name or something, and added
to this he has a perfectly nice sense
of humor which is uniquely evidenced
by the way that he has accepted his
nickname of "Lasses," for. of course.
you knew it was a nickname" and
sticks closer to him than a brother;
1t would naturally, being "Lasses.'
OF course, l talked with him yester-
day about his name-both his given
name Leroy" and his taken" name,
"Lasses," and If you had been in my
place and meeting the young man
with the saccharine name. wouldn't
you have done just as did, asked him
where in the name of holy smoke and
all that is crazy, did he ever get
such an outrageous, outlandish.
scandalous. pseudonym, as 'Lasses?"
VI COHiSt you WO4iQt anu ft WpuiA
have told you just as he told me that
sad. sad, story of his life, which began
something like this
DO you want the real truth-hon-
est-to goodness truth. about myself,
or do you want a monologue?"
Il want the straight goods, honest
to- goodness / declared, vehemently.
Tell me all about when you were a
little weeny, tiny, bitsy boy and how
you grew up and that, and IL you are
married and when and where and to
whom, and how old you are. and
well. that's a regular interview, you
know and there'll be picture of you
with it. you know"
Now NICE said Mr.. White.
doesn't 1t sound funny to call him
Mr.. White?') We'll, then, here goes:
About my name, never did care much
about the name of Leroy you know
you don't either now, honest to Gawd,
do you? And now really, honestly,
would you like for anybody who was
| anything to you to be named who had
as nice, respectable, old fashioned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
NEW HOSPITAL BIDS
ARE BEING SOUGHT

Tuscaloosa, November 1S.-(Spe-
cial Bids for the construction of a
new hospital in Tuscaloosa are now
being asked for.
The plans were submitted and APP
proved by the board of trustees of the
Hospital association several weeks
ago and all bids are expected within
the next few days.
Since the association has already
purchased most desirable location
for this hospital the contract Will
be awarded as soon as possible ana
the building rushed to completion.
The property upon which it Is TO
be built is on the Birmingham road
and is in close proximity with the
asylum, the university, Home for
Predetermined and the city, and the
new institution will be built at a
cost of something like $4,000.
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Included in the state organization
are IL organizations, or temples, and
representatives from all these bodies
participated in the work and in the
election of officers. There are sew
eral hundred Pythian Sisters in Biz
mingham alone, the majority of tenn
nles-. being in Greater Birmingham.
Mrs. EchoIs Honored
A matter which Will be of interest
ito everybody is the fact that Mrs.
Mary d. Echols, city commissioner,
was elected one of the supreme rep
resentatives. This is national Of
flee, and each state Is allowed two
such representatives. Mrs. John A.
Fisher was chosen as the other SUI
preme representative.
Mrs. Al. NJ. Johnson of Ensley was
named state president. Mrs. E. ].
Burns, grand senior for the state,
and other officers as follows1r Grand
junior, Mrs. August Burger of Mo-
bile; grand manager, Mrs. E. M.
tress of records and correspondence.
Mrs. ] A. Kinds; grand mistress OF
finance, Mrs. C. A. Canady of Fiona
ton; grand guard, Mrs. Blanche Brad
ley of Docena; grand protector, Mrs.
H. C. MCGEE of Florence; press cor
respondent, Mrs. John H. o'Gwynn of
Montgomery.
The Pythian Sisters of Alabama are
now actively engaged in raising funds
and pushing the work of helping to
get state Pythian home. which Will
probably be located at Montgomery.
Both the Knights of Pythias and the
Pythian Sisters will support and build
this home. There is no insurance
phase in Pythian Sister work, Its
aim being altrulstic.
Second Visit Here
This is the second time that Mrs.
Bunting has visited Birmingham,
having been here in February as the
house guest of Mrs. Echols.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
ANDREW AND
IMOGENE

Andrew" said Imogene plain
lively, something comes up this
morning which makes me want to
ask you question. Do you think 1
am honest?"
Now look here. woman" said
Andrew, IF you have gone and stolen
a horse don't make a confidant of
me. don't want to get into it."
"But I am serious" said Imogene.
First, I did something which I
thought was honest and then fixed
it so I am sure 1t is all right but
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
MORE TRUTH
THAN POETRY
u JAnfEs j. MONTAGUE

IGNORANCE
I have heard men sing of the roll and
swing
of a ship on a rocking sea.
And the CLEAN of foam in the dusky
gloam
And the whitecaps that dashed
alec.
I have heard them chant of a deck
a-slant
And with scuppers awash with
When rain and hail and a tropical
gale,
Came laundering DER the line.
1 have heard them praise in enrap-
tured lays
The breakers that romp and roar,
But none of the lot had so much as
A mile and half from shore.
I have heard the charm of the dear
Recited In glowing song,
That referred to ploughs and to cows
that browse
In the pasture lot all day long.
The joy of toll on the upturned soil
And the glories of harvest time,
1 have heard rehearsed in many a
burst
OF ringing and rhythmic rhyme.
Men have sung no end of the sheep
that wend
Their way over hill and down.
But none of the lot had so much as
got
A mile and a half from town,
l could easily sing of the cheerful
swing
And creak of prison door,
might we'll recite of the soft delight
OF. walking a concrete floor
could pen in terse and ecstatic
verse
The life in a stone-wailed yard.
could write refrains about balls and
chains
With zest of an earnest bard.
could fondly dwell on a narrow cell
In the manner of Mr.. Bryon,
For / never have yet been compelled
to get
My dinner through bars of iron.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
REGISTRARS BUSY
Clearing Up Voting List of Tusca-
lo0sa County

Tuscaloosa. November 1S.-Spe-
cial.)-The board of registrars OF
Tuscaloosa county are now at work,
purging the list of voters, removing
the names OF deceased persons and
also those who have moved away.
On January Is this board will re-
main at the courthouse for 10 days
and register the names of all those
qualified to vote whose names are not
on the list, and during the month
of February this board will visit each
beat in the county. giving every one
an opportunity to register.
More than 1920 names of women
have been added to the list since it's
last revision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
FIRE DAMAGE SMALL

Augusta, Ga, November 1S.-Firs
at the Atlantic states warehouse to-
night caused negligible damage. al
though firemen were forced to re-
main on the scene three hours. The
fire was the second at the warehouse
during the day. the fire in the morn
ing also having caused small damage,
Fire department officials estimate
that the loss from both fires will not
exceed $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
By MICNoN HALL.

state body of Phan Sisters has organized Birmingham
Inc work has been going on for the past three
In order Is organize this so-caed Bunting
OF Oklahoma City, national president came to
mingham especially She the for the
entire world.
Also to the Magc City, of Union Civ Ind
supreme record keeper, to assist in the
The work they have accomplished
the United States equally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19

name as White to be tagged Lee
royY
said that was merely matter
of taste, thought.
Next to Algernon, Reginald and
Marmaduke." said "I4asses," almost
weeping, Il know of nothing more
heartbreaking than Leroy 1 just
had to have a nice, chummy name
of some sort. and the way l got my
ninckname was this: When l was n
little bitty boy, / loved cakes and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19
ANDREWS IN MOBILE

Mobile, November 1s.-(Special)--
DR.. Glenn Andrews, head of the state
prison inspection department, with
headquarters at Montgomery, is In the
city on a visit and will make an in
spection of the police station and the
county Jail. The inspector will also
inspect the county poor asylum to-
morrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19

Things have come to such a pass
that we soon shall not be able to OBJ
tain life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness without a physicians pre-
seription.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19

LETTING WE'LL ENOUGH ALONE
If the former Kaiser has kept up
his correspondence with former King
Karl he probably will abandon his
contemplated trip back to Berlin.
Copyright, 1921, by the Bell Syhdi
cate, Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-19

1t would be joke if Northcliffe,
now in Toxic. settled the peace of the
world with Japan before the confer
ence for the utilization of ornaments
got around to 1t.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26
ED LEWIS UNPOPULAR
Nictor's tSc Of iIcnilOck Boocd bN
Mat InU---putw cigicd Cad
,IorL 80 Pounds.
n, international Ntws Service

IA International Ssws Retvi,e
\iN YORK, Jan. 2b.r-Ed
,Strauglerl Lewis "a attn heavy
weight champion Of the world today
and poor Earl Caddock who tried
10 come back Is nursing sure
skull
The answer is - dread head
lock which won for icwis and
caused taddock to pass out Tor
fully two minutes AZ the seventy
First regiment armory.
Cadduck lcft for the west early
today lucky to hc "A littlo the worso
for wear, thanks to the superb
physical condition hc was Ia for
the match. But the deadlock has
gained nothing in the way OF popu-
larity.
IN "a match that lasted one hour,
ag minutes and so seconds, caddock
demonstI To n crowd that pack
cd the hig armory that hc can
wrcstlc rings around tho champion,
Lewis has two things superior
strength and his vicious hold. In
cidcnialy he outweighcd the Iowa
boy by about 30 pounds, which
proved an additional handicap.
As AN indication uf how popular
he deadlock IL. the bis crowd buocd
Lewis for fully five minutes after
the match came tu an end and
,hecred Itself hulrsc for Cnddock
when he groggily staggered t. his
corner after 1t was all over
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26
FRANK CARBONNE ILL; CANCELS GO WITH JACK
Hank GOwdy May BE
SUGped by Leader
Mitchell of BrdUes

BOSTON. Jan. 2J.---Thc pass
ing from these parts OF the last
OF the Boston Braves who in l9li
made u sensa uonal rush from last
place to first in the National
league race and topped their feat
with = world championship, was
indicated.
HammerinE Hank Gowdy is
ready to sing his swan song.
Gowly. who after season OF
basketball came here today To see
his longtime team mate Rabbit
Maranvlllc. said he had heard that
he. too, WIS tp be traded. Man
agcr Fred Mitchell admitted there
was auo,hor trade in the air TO
bolster up the Braves against the
next campaign. but he withheld
details. Gowdy said 10 would not
Seem the same TO play without the
old guard but nevertheless he
hoped To- finish his playing days In
the city where hc made his rcpu-
tation and won a host Of friends.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26

Back Go tho '90's lawn McGraw
became ono Of the greatest players
the grand old gamc Of baseball has
produced. And. graduating into the
managerial class. has become In the
last Two decades one of the fore
most managers in the sport His
ilshling spirit and keen brain arg
wei, known.
Back IN 1890 Jesse Burkctt. join
ed the Giants. known as "a pitcher.
no was converted into an outficldcr
ana became one ut the greatest
bdtters OF his time. Bdtted over
800 for II years.
And. once more, back in those
same years. one Hugh Jennings
broke into the limvight with the
orioles and his playing, his think
tank and his dashiug leadership
carried him TO the pInnace OF dia-
moud fame.
And now these three men are
pooling their knowledge of the
game, their rare judInent in analy2.
ing and developing players and
their ability a. leaders in an effort
to land the Now York National
league club pcnnant IN 1924.
McGraw has been manager Of the
Giant team FOR years. Jennings
was obtained recently by MCGra~
as first lieutenant when Hughie
stepped out as manager of tho
Tigers. Iurkctt was engaged as
second lieutenant.
II competent leaders Will turn
the trick the Giants have the flag
nailed To the mast and the uthcr
tamS walking the plank.
McGraw gained fame as third
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26
ABOVE 5 MILLION
IN JOBLESS ARMY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
and D,s MOiues, d,l0O, Topeka had
only 900 unem pioycd.
The total for he Rocky mountain
district. embracing Montana. idaho.
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico.
Arizona. Utah and Nevada was only
23,1li, Denver leading with lo.jo0
Frisco Leads on Coast
san Francisco was first among
the Paifric coast states and Portland
was second. Seattle had 1000. 10,
Angeles 1000 and Sacramento 5000
None of the other cities had as nanv
as 5000 ana the total for the Tfr.c
states was $500.
The total reduction in the south.
crn states, including Kentucky. was
only about 100000. Chattanooga wa,
first among all the southern cities
with $500. Atlanta had 400. Biz
mingham, 5000; Jacksonville. G.5.>.
Memphis, 5l00; Dallas, 1900. New
orleans, 1000: Louisville. t.500.
Knoxville, 5000 and Mobile il0n.
Fort Worth had 5000 idle: Houston
1000; oklahoma CITY. $500 end
Tulsa 1000.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26
MISER'S MURDER
MAY BE SOLVED

.,oNrr&UEp FROM PAGE ONE
der "a railway bridge. had been
buried a. the body of Lawrence,
that later when the investigation
became hot and the grave opened
the real body OF LaWron was found
naked and apparently unmarked
with his hands folded across ms
chest, that physicians dcsldrcd ne
had died from blow on the head
and that certain persons in 'uuth
Madison were opposed to Lawrence =
intention Of legally adopting Louise
Vale, motion picture star, In order
that n" might leave her som" ol
his wealth. Lawrence was IN S"u'h
Madison for the purpose of making
Miss Vale Joint heir to his fortune
with his wlfe and daughters, when
he disappeared, Lewis believes.
Blnodstaincd Money Found.
Rlood,talned bills, believed those
Lawrence hahitually carried seWed
in clothing about his person, were
passed" In Madison soon after
Lawrence disappeared, Lewis DIS
covered Lewis also uncovered ap-
parently well founded rumors that
certain unnamed persons became
unac,ouutabl bly wealthy shortly art
er Lawrence was last seen alive Al
his lake cottage.
satisfied with his progress, Prose
cutor Lewis decided on another 'N-
humatiOu of Lawrence body W h'n
tho order was secured, the body,
unmarked when first cNhumcd, was
found TO be horribly muuiatod.
The twisted tai. OF mystery slow
Iy uurNcliug under patient hands,
begins n the "old days in
Denver when LaWr,nc" was the
good soldier iu many deals which
were believed 10 have been Just
outside the law. Beginning with
his aruuisiti ION ut the Orange dit-
moud' and running through MS
fight To keep tho santa Fc railroad
out of Denver and on to the time
of his first arrival at South Mndt-
son in 1909 LaWrcuce's LIE had been
more or less mysterious as the man
uer Of his death and disappearance.
Liked To Fundic NaluabiCs.
Two outstanding chaaCtuisilcs
brought him To- ncighhorlv attention
In Madison, his often voiced fear of
banks and his fondnoss for fondling
his gems and money, seated at his
lttin table In the lighted window OF
his cottage.
one point In the case may forever
rouam "a mystery. tho Orange di1-
moud.' Prosecutor Lewis has little
hopes of solving the manner Of its
coming into l1wrcnc"'s possession
or what disposition II any has been
mad" of i' since his death.
Il have gone over the evidence in
,ho case District Attorney Lewis
announced today, and have started
an investigation 20 ondcayor to get
'he absolute truth with regard 10
the maze OF circumstances surrounds
ing tho case. will have 10 refrain
from discussing the moves ! am
making. hut / will do all In my
power To bring justice out Of this
apparent mess OF facts. II is an
overwhelming situation but it can
hn NAnrk I'd ont -