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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
Rann-dom Reels
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By HOWARD L RAM
THE FALL SKIRT.

THE fall skirt is neat garIneat
/ which looks a good deal like the
spring skirt. but costs more. owing To
the European war. which has caused a
great scarcity of everything except
campaign bunk.
The fall skirt was gotten up last
February in the heart of Paris.
France, and sent over here TO be sold
70 women who do not care TO look like
any of their neighbOrs. To the dull
and Impractical eye OF man It is hard
to tell a new fall skirt of the l917 mod
el from the one his wife wore twice
In. the early. spring and discarded aft
er making the horrifying discovery
that 1t was three-quarters OF AN inch
too long to be strictly au fait. There
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

An enlisted man in the navy re-
ceived second honors in prize con-
test for the best essay on. Leader
ship" In contest open to all from
down TO "gob." This
recognition Of right and merit, ire
spective Of rank, Ia one reason why
the American army and navy are bet
ter than the best on the other side.
where certain honors are shut ont
from the grasp of a man. however ca
pable of earning them. because of his
position In the social scale.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
How He Felt

did my husband appear to miss me
during the month was away Maryr
asked . matron OF whom the Evening
Post tells. -
swell. ma'am, at frst he was In very
high spirits, but about week ago he
became less cheerful, and yesterday.
ma'am. he was Just miserable
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Men are unwise who retire from
active affairs TO take their ease.
Ease Is frequently but short cut 20
the grave. One who is calloused to
harness and by interest in his task
persuaded to forget the advancing
years finds when he quits the strife
thar strength has gone from him. The
strain which he endured and enjoyed
comes to settle an accumulated score
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The United States dollar doubled
In value In Greece following the over
throw OF Venizelos. As the future
plans OF that leader seem TO be some
what In doubt. maybe We could get
him TO come over here and be over
thrown again.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

fhe League of Nations HAS been pre-
sented with bin OF over $1,000 for
cigars smoked or carried of at the
Spa conference. Al this rate. the
pipe OF peace Is going 10 be some
what expensive
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Jazz is reported 10 be fifty years
old. The late Doctor osler would
have had a great many with him IL
he had suggested that IL should have
been ehloroformed when II was forty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Thomas Edison has been given
distinguished service medal by the
Navy department. but he never will
get one from the fellow in the fiat
across the hall for getting up the pho
nograph.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

A more or less eminent pugilist ad
vises aspiring boxers not to let any
body hit them il they can help II and
a good many boxers seem TO achieve
this result by doing all their fighting
with a typewriter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

To those adventures who are re-
membered in special prayers because
they 20 down 10 the sea ia ships must
new be added those who dare the
trnckless upper spaces lp sfplanes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

EILEEN PERCy~~ D,RecrfoN WILLIAM Fox
Here Eileen Percy the spghy young star of why Trust
Your Husband?' which she has just COMPLETED for liam Fox
Eileen is wishing Happy New Year Every New Year is
bound be happy, if we have her with u.s.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Ihe interest In baseball during the
coming winter promises to be e1traor-
dinary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
THE scUTTLERS' William 7ox Productions

The Scutlers which is serving William Fanums star
ring vehicle William Fox banner big
ton after another IL the thatis
sea story see The Scuttler,' You'll be satisfied
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
Claims and Allowances

OF the Dubois County Commls-
sicners court. adjolrnded Decem
Der term 1920
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
Commissioners Claims and Allowances

January Term 1921.
VIM. Koerner, Soldier burial. $500
VIM. J. Kuebler, Children's Cd. 400
Arch G. Doane, same, ..... 1000
Geo. Kreilein, same. ........ 800
los. l.. Eckstein. same. ... 7.5O
Mary l.. Eckert, same. ....... $50
A. w. Eckert, same. .... 11.60
Jacob Mundy, same. .... 200
Edw. j. Kuebler, same - 74.SS
Edw. j. kuebler, sup. Court II. 10203
Edw. j. kuebler. sup p. F.. -. 1926
Edw. j. Kuebler, sup. p F.. =. 604S
Andrew Hopf. SUP. T. F.. -. 20.7SI
l.. +. Mehringer sup. p. F.. 38.14I
Jacob &. Lorey. sup. =. F.. 13.OOI
Jacob {. Lorev, sun. G. H.. =. Abs
L. K. Woodburn PIT. Co. off. ex. Auditor
20.00l
T, r. Woodburn Pt. Co. off. ex. Supt.
39.30I
T. r. Woodburn Pt. Co. off. ex. Sheriff
440I
Thornton's Orphans Home ex. of or
phhns ................ 463. 80
Frank j. Seng. Add. SAL. -. coo 90
Ray p. Olinger. X X c Patoka 1162. 81
Richards q Martin X r C Boone
426o.60
A. B. Krempp r r C Balm. :. 5945.1s
Fred Bohnenkemper r X C. nat. % 90
Wm. Cave r r Balm. claim Sl0ll go
continued.
VIM. Cave r r Patoka claim. 43s GO
continued.
Herb. j. Lemme. r r Patoka. claim
S45.77 continued.
). +. Hochgesang. ct al Road petition
viewers app.
U. w. Meyers ct al Rd pet. viewers an.
j. n. Beckman ct al Rd pet continued
Albert Cummins ct al Rd pet continued
j.: l.. Harder ct al Rd pet Granted.
VIM. Giesler. Coal bid, Rejected.
Robt. II. Beckman. Rd. pet continued
Aug. n. Mauntel ct al Viewers rep.
continued
Jac. Partenheimer ct al Viewers rem
accepted.
Fred Schnarr ct al viewers rep. acc.
I'd. Pickhardt, Bond as Drainage Com.
accepted.
Ed Pickhardt. Bond as Surveyor. acc.
FRANK J. SENG.
Auditor Dubois County.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
COTTON INTERESTS
 FAVOR FORDNEY ACT
Alabama Senators Are Urged in Resolution to Support
 Emergency Measure

Montgomery, January 13.-(Special)- requesting Senators Oscar Underwood and J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama to support and vote for the Fordney emer- gency tariff act, .''now pending in the United States Senate for the relief of the agricultural interests of the country, " was adopted by the executive committee of the Alabama division American Cot ton association here today.
 The committee further addressed a resolution to. the members of Congress from Alabama submitting for considera- tion five subjects. dealing with legisla- tion in the interest of farmers, to-wit:
 Regulatory power over farmers CO., operative marketing associations should be in the hands of the department ot agriculture, rather than the federal trades commission.
 Farmers cooperative marketing mus; not be hindered by provisions of .he sherman law.
 The federal reserve bank act should be amended to provide preferential rates for loans for productive purposes over those for speculative purposes. The warehousing act should be ex- tended to serve the needs of both indi- viduals and cooperative associations and cpon it be based rural credit plan enabling the farmer to market crops in an orderly manner.
 Extension of the federal land bank act to authorize extension of personal credit to farmers for buying equipment, seed, live stock, ctc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
SHIP LANDS WITH
 MANGANESE CARGO
Steamer Santa Rosalia Arrives at Mobile With 1900 Tons
 for Magic City Plants

Mobile, January 1S.-(Special.)-The
 Santa Rosalia, bringing 7SOO tons of
 manganese ore from Brazil and the first
 ship to arrive here with this product since the announcement of Judge Ebert Gary of the United States Steel corpora tion that the company had purchased
 large manganese mines in that country, arrived here today.
 The cargo will be unloaded on the War rior river barges and lowed to Birming- ham, where it will be used in the manu- fracture of steel. While it is not yet
 known here when the next shipment of ore will arrive, it is believed in shipping circles that the movement through this port will increase as the result of the purchase of the mines by the steel cor poration. This is the second shipment to come during the last 90 dys The Bantu, now taking on Steel for Europe, having
 arrived about the middle of December.
 The Santa Rosalia, like the Bantu. will reload with steel products, but is scheduled to sail to the Orient. The ship
 probably will not start dischargng until
 Thursday. River barges are being con- centrated to take on the ore.
 It is believed probable that not only
 will all the Brazilian ore used in the Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
CONGRESS AGAIN WRESTLING WITH
 LIQUOR QUESTION
Mississippian Insists "Nation Is as Wet as the Sea" "That's All Rot" Vol
 stead Rejoins
Fly HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age Herald
 Enn noulde0u Ruftdl


 Washington, January 13.-(Speciai.)-- The Congress debates the question: Shall enforcement of prohibition be an adjunct of the treasury department or the de- partment of iustce?"
 Lawyers of the House of Representa- tives, some of them prohibitionists, ad- here to the theory that the department of justice should have charge of prohi- bition enforcement. The Anti-Saloon league supports an independent organiza- ton as a fixture of the treasury depart ment. The views of the Anti-saloon league are sponsored by Representative Nolstead, author of the enforcement act of Congress.
 Tn course of general debate in the House, MT. Volstead made the sensational statement that lit had come to him" that one of the objects in reducing the appropriation for the enforcement of pro- hibition vas to permit the withdrawal and sale sgf ail liapors in warehoN7s9 % the end t<there might be no ms 4, and no seplem. and no more ex- pense. " ssex %s.s g'gz tng source or his informs lon -a0uw a>s
 yOLSTEATss tAl4a
 Taa sensation deyefsa esult of sli5 following interrogatiop. s4ed hy Rep re srdative Stephens z -hio to Mir. Voi- ss9 . Ngatter of economy, to save ss Ny% TaHT'8 expense regTctng liquor, wJa4al it oe . s5od iaea gus pend the Mw for 50 days and allow ali liquor in bond to be sold, and in that way follow the practices of economy?'
 '1 was told, practically" returned MT. Volstead, that that was the object of cutting this appropriation $1,000,00o No member of the committee is guilty. But was so informed by member of the House."
 FACTS IN CASE
 Representative Britten of Illinois dur ing the debate, asked MT. volstead if he knew how much money was expended on New Years Eve in reserving tables at fashionable hotels for detectives instruct ed to arrest those indulging in liquor. The question was ignored. Then MT. Vol- stead said:
 '.I do not take pride in the fact that in some sections of the country the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
GIRL IS BADLY HURT
 WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

Tuscaloosa, January 13 - (Special.l = Miss Helen McGiffert, daughter of MT. and Mrs w. E. McGiffert, had her collar bone broken and was bruised up consid- erably in an auto occident last night
 versity avenue with a party of young people in the Vandegraaff car and col lided with a taxi. The impact threw her out of the car to the pavement and she was unconscious for a short time. She was rushed to her home in Pinehurst, where medical attention was given.
 None of the ether occupants of the car was hurt Tine taxi driver dlsap- peared and his identity is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
HIRAM OF CALIFORNIA GIRDS FOR NEXT TIME'

l Washington, January 13.-(Special) Hiram Johnson of California, who be>
 lieves that had the will of the people not been thwarted by the Senatorial oligarchy'' in the Chicago convention last year he would be President elect itoday. is regarded as full-fledged practically announced candidate for
 the nomination four years hence.
 l Senator Johnson, some weeks ago,
 declared that if President-elec Hard- ing. by any method. undertook to force
 the United States to participate in Eu>
 ropean affairs, he would carry the
 fight to the people, even if he had to
 assume the capacity of candidate for
 the presidency. Harding needed tha, threat to the extent of eliminatina
 Elihu Root as prospective member cf the cabir@t.
 ! And then Senator Hiram, as if fear | full that the country might think him appeased. whereas he is deeply of- 1 fended issued his remarkable state
 ment of this week. He declared that he would insist on the enactment of a primary law under which the people would vote direct for the President oi 1 the United States. He spoke of ''ous> lraged labor and inferentially of the recent decision of the supreme court '~-'>- lprecipitate sympathetic" strikes. It is regarded by politicians in Washington that Senator Johnson not only walked into the limelisht for the purpose of excluding others nursina a desire to oppose Harding for the
 nomination in 1924. not only for the purpose of posing as the candidate of the people. but for the purpose of l forming an alliance with organized labor.
 1 Despite the overwhelming defeat of labor in the recent national election, Senator Harding believes that labor will come back" Recent develop ments, coupled with what the "stand pat" wing of the republican party plans to do "to labor.' has caused some politicians to entertain the 'dea lthat possibly Johnson is not altogether
 wrong. Tn the meantime. the spon sors
 of Senator Harding, including the. pow
 erful members of the senatorial oli-
 garchy," are looking askance at John-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
LACK OF FUNDS HAS
 DELAYED NEW MODEL
 BUILDING AT TROY

Troy, January 13.-(Special.) State Normal school reports that the attend ance is continuing good since the holi- days. Nearly all the students have re- turned and many new pupils enrolled.
 The work is progressing nicely The school is now equipping it's splendid dem onstration farm, about two miles out from town, and most of the vegetables, milk, butter and other farm products~wili be used for the tables of the dormitories
 No definite news is obtainable about the new model school building, for which the last legislature made an appropria- tion, and which was held up last year on account of the state funds. If the con- dtion of the treasury will warrant the release fthe appropriation, it is stated the building will likely be begun this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
TUSCALOOSA SEES
 BRIGHT PROSPECTS
 BOOM IS LOOMING
Members of Chamber of Com merce Meet and Plan for Year of Unprecedented
 Business Activity

Tuscaloosa, January 13.-(Spec.aL) The dil ectors of the chamber of com merce had their first meeting of the year, last evning. and there was con siderable optimism expressed by all for future agricultural and industrial conditions in this section.
 Activities of the committee on trans man, were endorsed by the board with authority to provide office headquar ters and equipment necessary to the work Of the traffic bureau The traffic bureau is beginning to be recognized by all as the fundamental activity for the future developmnet of Tuscaloosa. No town can continue to grow, industriaiiy, business men assert, if discriminated against by higher rates than competitive cites.
 discussion was gone into regarding process of the construction of sthe ter minal at Mobile; United States govern ment appropriation for docks at Demo- polls and Cordova; the arrival of the steel barge. Tuscaloosa; phonograph U be presented to the steamer Tuscaloosa and the rate situation on the Missis- sippi-Warrior service.
 The committe headed by Mir. Blair was instructed to request, through the Tuscaloosa representative in congress, similar appropriation for the inn provement of the local docks, and to put forth every effort for the improve ment Of river transportation.
 The city is on the verge of an unpre- cedented building boom according to the real estate men. merchants. lum- pernen. architects and others in close touch with conditions. Lumbermen, Both wholesalers and retailers. .are of tering their products considerably lower than in 1920. Many firms forced to turn some of their lumber into cash are said to be selling below the cost of production. Some mills have closed down while others are operating only lew days in a week in order to hold thelr force until expected building operations begin. Lumbermen say that the bottom of the market has been reached and that the present low prf- ces Will result in great building activities. which is due to the unusual shortage of houses, and which, in all probabili- ty, will result in the use of all surplus stock. Tuscaloosa real estate men re- port an increase in the sale of lots on which to build and many renters are expected to purchase lots and build this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
M'ADOO AND COX
 TO TANGLE IN 1924

Washington January 13.-(Special.) The republicans are surprised that the democratic party will not immediately re- organize, and doubly surprised that the democratic party did not celebrate Jack sor day, January 8. Their surprise is due entirely to the fact that they thought the democrats would do so because or their national defeat last November. As matter of fact, it had been re- peatedly stated that the democrats would not reorganize, but on the contrary would await the passage of time and develop mentss Until another year, in all prop ability. the leadership of the party Tn the nation as whole will be intrusted jointly to President Wilson and James M. Cox, recent nominee; the leadership of the party in Congress to Senator un- derwood of Alabama, and the affairs or the national committee to George White of Ohio.
 The advice of W. G. McAdoo that the
 party quickly elect a chairman who
 will give his entire time to party af-
 fairs will most likely be ignored. It
 is safe to predict that pending perma- nent reorganization, neither MT Me Adoo nor Governor Cox will be per
 mitted to dominate the situation. For both are regarded as candidates for the nomination four years hence. Prior to the next national campaign demo- crats will make an effort to win back
 the two houses of Congress. Until that issue is settled, the best minds in the democratic fold think that 1t would be unwise to monkey" with a prospective presidential campaign. The strategy of the party is this; To make as good record in Congress as possible by collaborating with the republican majorities when they are right, and exposing them when they are wrong, and then go to the people with the situation. Leading democrats ,anticipate that in the process of tariff revision there will be opportunity for democrats to present republicans to the country in thehr true light. Dem locrats also are convinced that a split between the Penrose wing of the re- publican party and the Borah-John son wing cannot be avoided, and that in Iconsequence the democrats will -eap | a harvest
 Following the congressional elec- l tions two years hence, the democrats will reorganize, with practical poli- tician as chairman of the executive committee. And it can be stated with authority that the party has not prof lited by it's recent defeat to the extent | of being willing to permit William l J. Bryan to dominate that reorganiza- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
Delinquent Wanderer, Found in Conuict Camp, Deliuered to Family After 16 Years Absence;
 Sheriff Arrested Him as Dr. Knott Suspect

months ago on the outskirts of GreenviIIc by Sheriff King Murphy. who believed he recognized tffe queerIy acting man as Dr. Knott, notorious as having just made his spectacular escape from the peni- tentiary. The prisoner was taken to Montgomery for identification and later returned to GreenviIie to plead to the vagrancy charge. He pleaded guilty and was fined Sl and costs. Judge Winkler paid the fine, but Mitchell was unable to pay the costs of $2O and was sent to River Falls to work 1t out.
 Mitchell aroused the sympathy of Il number of Greenville people who offered to pay the costs and free him, but, owing to the fact that he had ncted so strangely and because of rumors that he wns wanted in Texas, he was held, pending further inquiry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
TUSCALOOSA CHIEF HAS PUT BAN ON SPEEDSTERS

Tuscaloosa, January 13. (Spe- ciaL )--POlicc Chief McDuff is going after speedcrs in this city, running in from to 10 day which nets the city from $6O to $75 daily. Sew cral have been killed by autos in this city, and the police have de- termincd to suppress the speed mania. Various drivers, Chief Me Duff declares, evidently imagine they are the Headquarters of the lightning department and have be- come careless of human life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

GreenviIIe. January 13. tSpe- cial.)--After m absence of 16 years during which time he was totally lost to his family, Floyd T. Mitchell, said to he partially de- mented, was taken from the con- vict camp at River Falls today and turned over to his hrother-in-Iaw, J. W. Allen, of Memphis.
 An unOrganixed search for the delinquent wanderer had been made by the family for years, AL len stated. but without success un- til MitcheIrs recent arrest on n vngrancy charge and as a suspect for Dr. Homer Knott, Alabama killer and fugitive convict, who was recapturcd in Florida while attempting to leave the country by steamship. Memphis relatives re- ceived information of MitcheII's arr rest through newspaper reports.
 Mitchell was arrested several
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
TROY BANK ELECTS
Directors and Officers Are Chosen for
 Coming Year

Troy, January 13-(Special)-The fol lowing officers and directors have been elected for the Troy Bank and Trust company for the enusing year: Directors. Charles Henderson, J. c. Henderson, H. T. Babcock, L. A. Boyd, w. c. Black, J. E. Henderson, Robert Murphree, J. NJ. Watkins, Ike Rosenberg; officers, presi- dent, Charles Henderson; vice president J. C. Henderson; cashier, Key Murphree' assistant cashier, J. M. Finley; booK- keeper, Dean Murphree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
NEGROES ASK RETRIEVE
Pair Are Condemned to Die for Kill
 ing Merchant

Mobile, January 13.-(Special. )z-Attor- neys representing Robert Edwards and Dan Charley, negroes, condemned to die on the gallows in the county iai on January 2l, for the murder of Sam Block, merchant of this city, will appear be- fore Governor Thomas F. Kilby on Thurs day and make appeal for a repreive. Attorney J. c. Crouch win represent
 Meantime all arrangements for the ex- ecution of the negroes is going forward at the county jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
 EPES FIRE LOSS GROWS
Buildings and Merchandise Destroyed
 Will Total $2O,0OO

Lvingston, January 1S-(Special )-R, iA Wlnsiett, whose entire stock of goods, Vaiued at Sl60O0, was destroyed by fire at Epes Saturday night, had $10,OC0 in- surance. He had just cancelled a policy for $2000 taken out as precaution dur ing the Christmas holidays The two store buildings burned were owned by Mrs. Scarborough of New York, valued at 5000 and insured for s1,75O The stock on insurance carried by Honeycutt's drug store is not known. Rumors of incendiary origin still continue, but no definite clue has developed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
Association Elects

Meridian, Miss, Ja anuary 1s.-(special)-- The Meridian Officers Protective associa- tion have elected officers for the en- suing year as follows: J. R. Giles, presi- dent; W. P. Shannon, vice president; J. I. Hunnicutt, secretary-treasurer; H. w Hodges, guardian; P. E. Holden and W P. Shannon were elected delegates to tine convention of the State Federation ol Labor, to be held in Vicksburg January 1--1Q