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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
COTTON PLANTERS
 FLOCK HARTSELLE |. ID HEAR THOMPSON
Association Expert Delivers Notable Address and Is En- ;. thuSiasticaIIy Received.
 Several Speak

HartselIe, January % 22-tSpecial.)-- Joseph Q. Thompson, who for the last 10 days has been organizing Alabama branches of the American Cotton asso- citation, completed his work in the ren- nessee valley yesterday afternoon perola a large crowd of farmers and citizens of ilartselle. He spoke on the claims of the association of the cotton farmers of the South.
 Other speakers for the association were Judge William E. Skeggs and Mrs. w..
 E. Edmundson. The latter speaker, who is just back from Italy, where she went in the interests of the cotton producers, told her hearers that Italians were meas uring the staple they bought; and that , any farmers who were planting "halr and half cotton seed should have the lnightriders, after them' Judge Skeggs said that warehouses as recommended by the association should be erected at Hart selle with a government expert to grade and sell al cotton leaving Hartselle. Colonel Thompson had recently made speeches in Moulton and Courtland. He got the full quota of charter members for the association in Lawrence county, and now every county in the Tennessee valley is in the association. Colonel Thompson called especial attention to tho statewide meeting of the association
  January 26 and told his hearers that a large delegation was promised from north l Alabama.
 1 Following the association meeting Judge Skeggs. Melvin Hutson and J. E. Blair made brief speeches against the proposed constitutional amendment to be voted on | February G. which, if adopted will re- l quire certain moral and intellectual stand- | ards before a would-be elector is allowed | tn m far 1pd arc und when the claims of the Cotton as sociation were presented by Colonel l Thompson.
 1 rOne-third only of the usual acreage |, should be put in.' said the speaker. The boil weevi was declared greater menace ] than the English and New England cot- I ton spinners. The warm winter was de- clared to be conclusive to large crop of this pest. and farmers were told that 1 they must have regular days to destroy | the weevil
 1 More adequate warehousing was de- manded. The federal reserve banks were upheld. in that they were of the people and 1 could be remedied. if they needed it, by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
HE DARKENED D HIS
 CRAY HAIR
Tells How We Did It

MT. J. A. McCrea. well-known resi- dent of California, who was called Daddy and Grandpa on account of his white hair. and who darkened it with home made mixture recently made the following statement:
 Anyone can prepare simple mix ture at home that will darken gray hair and make it soft and glossy To half-pint of water add l ounce of bay rum small box of Barbo Compound and Y ounce of glycerine.
 These ingredients can be bought al any drug store at very little cost Ap- ply to the hair twice week until the desired shade is obtained. It does not color the scalp is not sticky or greasy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
COLUMBUS PUTS
 PUNCH IN RALLY
 ID BOOST COUNTY
Stores Close, Big Crowds At tend and Enthusiastic and Optimistic Addresses
 Are Delivered

Columbus, Miss, January 22.-(SpecialD
 One of the most enthusiastic and largest
 attended community rallies ever in Co.,
 lumbus was held at the courthouse Fri
 day afternoon by citizens from every sec
 ton of the county. Standing room was
 hardly available throughout the entire
 meeting.
 Stores of the city remained closed from 2 until o'clock in order to allow the
 business men to be present. The pur-
 pose of the meeting was to discuss the
 present agricultural conditions of the county, and at the close of the rally a
 county farm bureau was organized, with
 Carey Cooke as temporary chairman, and V. B. lines secretary
 H. L. Whitfield chairman of the ag- ricultural committee of the chamber of commerce, presided over the session, and among the speakers on the programme were. C. w. Watson of the Memphis chamber of commerce; Prof. T. M. Pat terson and Prof. J. M. Lipscomb, both of the extension department of the Missis- sippi Agricultural and Mechanical col lsge.
 Let's live within our income this year and make every dollar count during the year 1921,'' said MT. Watson. who de- livered most interesting talk. Gut out the one-crop system. have wheel bar row income and Packard ambition he said.
 Professor Patterson talked on the sub- ject Safe Basis of Farming" He ad- viscd every owner of a home as well as farm. to start at once and have an all- year garden. and advised the raising of other products besides cotton stating that concerted effort should be made to produce marketable crops. He paid quite a compliment to Paul Wells, farm demonstration for Lowndes conty. having spoken of the splendid work that has been accomplished through him. Pro- lessor Lipscomb advised the planters to pull together and plant various crops. President Whitfield made a splendid address, paying compliment to the work being done by the local chamber of com merce Before the meeting adjourned he i reouested all interested in the organization of a county farm bureau to remain seated, and after an ssociation of this character I had been formed it was decided to hold another meeting here next Saturday aft ernoon for the purpose of making plans l for work to be accomplished during the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
". c. '. U. Aetiuities "For God, Home and Native Land'

the national constitution. the opportun-
 ities now afforded. for. the expansion of
 department work along welfare lines.
 Suggestions by which the work can be
 efficiently accomplished will be given
 due consideration.
 The headquarters committee and Mrs.
 Myatt, secretary, invite the ladies when
 in town shopping to visit the rest and
 reading rooms of the local headquarters, 1131z Twenty-first street north. and to make use of the telephone. They will find current magazines and other litera- ture in the reading room, and comfor- table chairs. This is a courtesy the Woman's Christion Temperance Union ladies desire to show downtown shop pers and visitors from the country. The headquarters are open from S:3O a. m. until 3 D. m.. and Mrs. Myatt will be glad to give any information desired by the stranger visiting Birmingham Mrs. Maloney and her subcommittees
 under the auspices of the Woman 5 , Christion Temperance Union are doing some telling work regarding the early closing of the Birmingham shops on Sat urday evenings.
 Women who are employed during the day are eagerly signing the cards re- uuestng shorter hours for their sister workers, and so it seems the movement grows daily in force. There is every reason to believe that before the warm summer months the Birmingham depart ment stores will be closing their doors at D. m on Saturday.
 Mrs Charles Donohoo is planning for the Francis Willard Union to give the inmates of the old ladies home at Wood- lawn a very interesting afternoon in the near future. The members will go out and take an appetizing lunch, and after Luncheon is served a bright interesting rx,t1I ha <.~. ment of the 'shut-ins'' of this cozy home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
GREENVILLE LEGIONS
 INCLUDE TWO WOMEN
 IN MEMBERSHIP ROLL

Grecnville, January tspecial,l- l-- A business session of the Butler coun- ty post of American Legion was held last night at the Red Cross community hut
 The nature of the meeting was tho election of the following officers for the ensuing year; George w. iTam- rick, post commander, Herman Kern. vice post commander; Rouse smith, treasurer, Haywood Black, adjuta1 t; Dr II O. Grogan, chaplain; Conner Knight, sergeant at arms; ]. c. stan ley, post historian, and Mrs. William M. Waller, service officer. A number of new members wers elected as members, including Miss Terressa Collins and Mrs. William Fl. Waller. Both of these women saw active service in France and Italy during the war The Butler county post has the distinction of having two women as members and also husband
 and wlfe. the latter two being Mir, and Mrs. Waller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

The Regional conference of the Ma
 tiopal Woman's Christian Temperance
 Union, South Atlantic group, will be
 held in Chattanooga in the First Bap-
 Mrs. Sara Hoge, national recording sec
 retary of the Womans Christian Tenn
 perance Union will preside.
 The conference leaders who will be
 present are Mrs. Culla J. Vayhinger.
 national director department of Amer
 icanization; Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, na-
 tional director department child wei
 fare; Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston ma
 tional superintendent department chr!s-
 tian citizenship; Mrs. L. o. Middleton
 national director department scientific temperance instruction; Dr. Valeria Fl
 Parker national director department social morality.
 All meetings will be held in the First Baptist church Tuesday 9:30 to 5 p. m. Wednesday, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thurs day, a. m to F noon. Luncheon wi.l be served every day at 12;30 o'clock, con.
 ference opening in the afternoons at Z O clock.
 Mass meeting Wednesday night, 7:30 The four national directors will be the speakers.
 On Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at a banquet at Hotel Patton. state pres idents and national organizers and ir-
 vited guests will be the after dinner speakers.
 A sightseeing trip will be given del egates and visitors on the afternoon of Wednesday. Chattanooga Automobile club complimenting the conference with this lovely courtesy.
 Members of the different unions arc cordially invited to attend this confer ence which has for it's purpose the dis cussion of the Womans Christian Tem- perance Union work as extended and in tensified by the enactment of the Eight eenth and Nineteenth amendments tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SLOT MACHINES RAIDED
Twenty Huntsville Merchants Taken
 | In Police Raid

Huntsville, January tSpecial.)-- Twenty proprietors of restaurants. soft drink stands, poolrooms and sub urban grocery stores were arrested by the police yesterday on charges of operating gambling devices by having slot machines on their premises. The machines are all licensed by the state. county and city and their proprieto.s claim they pay nothing but merchan> disc checks. Mayor Hutchens ordered the police to bring machine in court so he could examine 1t before deciiing on the cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Deputy Reuenue Collector Brings Quarrel
 With Cotton Mill to Spectacular Climax

mill over the amount of taxes due the goyernmet has reached eli max in the seizure of the manufac- tured product of the mill, and that some interesting legal questions are to be brought out when the case reaches the courts. as it will probably do as soon as President ". l.. Greenleaf. who is in the north, returns to his home at Jack sonyille.
 MT. Greenleaf is reported to be en route to Jacksonville from his home in New Hampshire by auto mobile, and his arrival will probably be followed by the filing of an in junction seeking to prevent the sale of the product of the mill by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
.pLL BE EASY ON YOU" COURT SAYS, AND HANDS
 HIM LlMlT-Slx MONTHS

Columbus. Miss, January 22.--(Spe : .cial. )--Luther Ayres, negro fireman for q sawmill near Columbus, who last week after being arrested by Off, ficer J. D. Lawrence for being drunk, wrenched Himself loose from the po- liceman and striking nfm on the head with his fist. ana later taken into custody by Policemen Oakly and Fore. man, was sentenced to pay fine of $500 and six months when tried by Mayor G. Y Glover. T am going to be light on you" said MT. Glover but it is all the law allows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
FIRE LOSS IS $2O0, GOO
Huntsville Department Chief Makes
 Annual Report

Huntsville, January 22.-- Special )-The fire loss in Huntsville amounted to $1uU,l O00 in 1920. according to Fire Chief Mllam! There were 61 fires. but nearly three fourths of the total loss of tho year was
 included in the destruction of the Spring City Flouring mill last July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SHERIFF'S SISTER DIES
Mrs. Mattie Bell White. Oxford
 Buried Saturday

Anniston. January Especially Mrs. Hattie Bell White. sister of Sheriff w. E. Parker, died at her home below Oxford Friday night after . long and painful illness of cancer. The body was buried Saturday afternoon at the Four-Mile cemetery. between An niston and Jacksonville. Besides her husband Frank White, Mrs. White is survived by her mother, Mrs. Susan E. Parker. two brothers, w. E. and l.. sC. Parker. one sister Mrs. Frank Neal Adair. and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

Anniston, January 22.-tSpecial) Deputy Revenue Collector A. l.. Lisenby has just posted notice in the lobby of the Anniston postof- flee announcing that 1,500 bales and cases of manufactured cotton yarn goods, the property of the Profile cotton mills at Jackson ville and stored at that plant had been seized by the government, and that the goods would be sold at Jacksonville on February to sat isfy the unpaid taxes due the gov ernment by the Jacksonville con cern.
 It is understood in Anniston that dispute of several years stand ing between the internal revenue department and the Jacksonville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
ANNISTON MAN DIES
H. M. Phipps, Well-Known, Will Be
 Buried Today

Anniston. January 22.-tSpecIal.) )- H. M Phpps, 59, died at hts late home here Friday night. leaving widow, two sons and one daughter bereaved. He was for mnay years an employe of the Central Foundry com pany. and was regarded as one of the most substantial citizens of the city Funeral services will be conducted at the Fifteenth Street Church or Christ at 2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon by Rev. c. H. Woodroof. Members of Mountain Oak lodge of Odd Fellows will have charge at the grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SCOTS STAY WEE WET
Canny Folk Decline to Accept Prohi
 bition In Whole
By Associated Prexs

Edinburg, January 2.-Scotland has definitely decided to remain mainly wet Voting on prohibition under the Scottish. temperance act has been concluded with this result: Polls were taken in 572 areas, with the result that 496 voted for no change in the present regulations: q fer abolition of the saloons and 5 for limit tation of drink licenses. As conse- quence, out of total in Scotland of 9.s7l licenses, AT will be withdrawn or 1. .i53.- change; 442.5so for prohibitions and 1928 Cor limitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
HE RETURNS--JAlLED

Huntsville, January 21.-tspecial.) n William Esaue, barber, who claims Knoxville. Tenn, as his home. IS IT iail here on an old warrant charging seduction of a young woman at Merri- mack two years ago. Esque was m ' dicted by a Madison county grand Jury two years ago but got out ot toWh before the. warrant was serVed' 1ie had not been seen here since then un- iii last night, when deputy sherlus found him in poolroom and lodged hin, In ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Bible Class Rannuet

Anniston, January 2.-(Special 1.-The annual banquet of the mems Bible class of the First Christian church was held at the Alabama hotel Friday evening. sea son of rare enjoyment being afforded the members and large number of friends assembled for the occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
BENEDICT AIDS POOR
Pope's Heaviest Donation Goes to
 German Destitute
BY Associated Press

Rome. January 22-Pope Benedict re ceived and distributed among the poverty stricken children of central Europe ir the past year 16.747.6A lire. says the Ob- servatoro Romano. This included 'ht Pope's personal donation of 100000 lira
 IOf this sum. German children received about 100000 lire, those of Austria, S.6A.-
 1000. of Poland 100000; Hungary. l ,2st, N0
 i and those of Cxecho S;ovakia, l,050.tt1 Children of other nations received smaller Sugp~ gsss x sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
ENGLISH COW YIELDS
 10 GALLONS MILK DAILY
nY Arsociated Press

London, January S.--Coiton Secret III, II British Friesian COW, has set Il new record for milk production in this country by yielding iO1z gall Ions of milk in 24 hours. In nine months she has given ninr tons of milk or fifteen times her own weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

act of Congress. but should they be aban-
 dcned the south would be again at me
 mercy of Wall street. The so per cent
 allowed on stored cotton was commended.
 w. F. C. Harding was praised and
 Colonel Thompson said that his new con
 nection with Americas $ foreign trade re-
 Ia tons would be of great benefit.
 The speaker paid tribute to the honesty
 of purpose of Senator Comer to help the r1oducers of cotton, and praised the sen- ator's efforts while at Washington to bring an end to the power of stock gam blmg in cotton values. The fourfold work of the Cotton association. it's price-fixng | mission, it's provision for warehouses, for an expert grader and seller for all farm ! CTS and the final duty of confirming all sales, were stressed by the speaker, On Monday Colonel Thompson will
 sneak in Oneonta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Fire Destroys Home

Anniston, January % 2-(SpeciaLl l-Ihe home of Ira Brown. 9o2 Pipe street, was completely destroyed by fire Saturday morning at o'clock, the inmates escap- ing in their night garments and saving none of the household effects. The home of Bob Hayes, next door, was consider ably damaged
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-18
IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office, 6241 w. II. PECK Residence 2442
Residence 2A42

lomblan rum, II was the only anti
dote at hand and | drank quart OF
It. Bought n whole quart-ln n
pitcher--for a dime | was fright
fully sick never did know whether
II was the eloctran or the rum, but
l finally got well
"Snakes2 Well not many. but a
familiar breed at that one curled
up IN our wasnbasln one night and
laughed In our faces when we asked
him to leave in the morning. 4
frightful object lesson though TO
those who would take advantage of
the per cent beer and the unlim-
tied Scotch to be found In Colombia
THE uncertain mails were as big
a pest as we found in the south.
There is no regular mail service and
the HccOmn odation service run by
the freighters up and down the Mag
delena Is llko most accommodation
weak In spots, or maybe all over.
! got all my Tulsa Worlds eventu-
ally, but sometimes there would be
thirty OF them In one bunch, rang
ing from thirty to sixty days in age.
IL was great stuff, though, 20 read
way down there in the jungles what
was going on In the Usage and In the
hotel lobby"
Mr.. Miuahan says that tho Leonar
Exploration company, headed by
John Leonard of Pittsburgh and n
subsidiary OF the Andes oil corpora
tion, IL strating exploitation work in
Ecuador. Two strings are being fit
ted up on a 00,000-acre tract owned
by that company.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-18
Another Delay in Freight
Rates on Petroleum

Now comes the report that east
ern roads are planning reduction
of 10 per cent In freight rates in
order to demonstrate exactly what
the result will be and how the in
come of the eastern roads are affect
ed. According to our New York
correspondent there is nothing In
sight In the way OF reduction west
of the Mississippi.
There is, however, a lot more
promise" to the western refiner IN
q circular sent out by Thorne and
Jackson, general consul for the
Western Petroleum Refiners asso-
citation, which is as follows:
"Mr. James (Horace Greely)
wires us from New York that the
Petroleum rate committee, In ses'
sion at New York today, passed
resolution asking the traffic execu-
tives of the railroads to give us a
definite reply TO our request for
reduction in petroleum rates by De-
cember 3. This date was selected in
order to give the railroad executives
time TO hear from the remaining ui-
visions. A meeting OF the Petro-
cum rate committee Is called for
December at Chicago, TO hear the
reply Of the railroad executives Mr..
James add:
Important Developments before
commission next few days which
may vitality affect our position.
I'VE are informed that there IS
to be a conference between the rail-
roads and the interstate commerce
commission on the l7th or
this month. 1t is rumored that the
railroads will propose 10 per cent
reduction on all basic commodities,
THE southwestern lines commit
tee, meeting at East st. Louis, rec
commended against any general re-
duction at the present time. The
eastern lines are reported TO nave
agreed to the 3 1-2 cent reduction
in the Central Freight association
territory. The Oklahoma corpora
tion commission has granted us me
Kansas rates, which practically
eliminate all advances Elk Parte "a,
in Oklahoma.
I'VE shall report all these facts
Immediately TO the traffic commit
toe OF our executive officers and
shall abide by their instruction
Now that the railroads have an
nnunced there will be no reduction
I'm rates west OF the Mississippi, u
would appear to be a mighty good
time TO begin q new case before the
interstate commerce commission
and try and get action. From all
accounts II will not be delayed when
once II has been initiated but VIII
receive the prompt action from the
Interstate commerce commission
The leaders among the reiihers
who have heretofore been desposed
10 wait on the action OF the railroad
executives are now all in favor OF
starting something and doing It at
once. II would be an easy matter
to verify this by quoting. any OF me
larger refiners doing business IN the
Mid Continent field.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-18
With the Oil Men

A. II. Caward, president OF the
Hawk Eye OIL company Of Water
loo, and his two sons. w. y. and
Harry Caward, who have been in
the Tulsa district looking over the
properties Of the Producers d Re-
finers, left yesterday for Denver. Mr.,
Caward was greatly delighted with
the beautiful fall weather and said
that while they had had an unusu-
ally fine autumn in Iowa, they had
now had snow and that he expect
cd the cold weather TO put a Crimp
in tho oil business. The Hawk Eye
company, In which the Producers a
Refiners are Interested, had the best
season It has ever had and expects
even Il bigger one next year. both
because Of the brighter. general out
look and on account OF addition sta
tions. which they are installing. The
company has 1876 stations. Iowa
has more automobiles per capita
than any other state in the union
with the exception of New York.
Therefore the Hawk Eye has an un-
usually choice territory TO serve.
p, j. Bullock, purchasing agent OF
the Standard oil company of Indi-
ana. Is In Tulsa.
Frank Wolfe, producer and drill
ing contractor, Is now grandfather,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-18
Extending Pipeline
to Burbank District

PONCA CITY. Nov. 17.-The oil
pipeline OF the Mid-Co company,
which now connects the refinery at
Arkansas City with tho western
Usage via Frankfort in the extreme
northwestern corner OF Osage
county, IL being extended to con-
meet with the producing area at
Burbank, I'm order 70 obtain
greater supply OF crude, Il Is under
stood that but little production has
been secured thus far through the
Frankfort line. The Mid-Co tooN
over the Milliken refinery at Arkan, ,
sas City about IS months ago ana
It ls understood that tho rontal con-
tract calls for $4,000 a month 10
the Milliken. There Is pipellns
also from the plant 70 the Di ilworth-
Peckham field OF Kay county,