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The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-27
Looking Backyard in State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 27 1oO1-


A pleasant attention shown the town
teachers as well as those from abroad
was the reception given by Mrs. w. a.
Stanley at the executive mansion this af-
ternoon. The hours were from four until
six and during that time the entire house
was thrown open for the teachers. Re
ceiving with Mrs. Stanley were her mother.
Mrs. Hill of Wichita, Mr.. Stanley's three
sisters, Mrs. Satt. Miss Harriet Stanley and
Miss Bird Stanley of Ohio, and Mrs. John
Stanley Of Clearwater, Mrs. Luther Burns
and Mrs. Frank p. Mac Lehman assisted in
entertaining. The decorations were simple
but pretty. Punch and waters were served
by Miss Harriet Stanley and her cousin,
Miss Fode Stanley of Wichita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith and baby
Of Rossyille are in Topeka and will be the
guests of Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. &. Sherman, until after New Years.
The Helinnthus club will dance this eve
nning at Steinberg's hall.
Mrs S. J. Crawford left Thursday for
Washington. ID. c.
Mrs. Noble Prentis of Kansas City is in
Topeka.
Miss Florence Welch and Miss Maude
Matthews are planning to entertain next
Friday evening at the home of Miss Welch.
complimentary to Miss Margaret Johnston.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-27

About three hundred persons danced
at the Christmas party given Mon
day night at the Country club for the
members. A number of out of town
EHcs, s were present
Christmas decorations, oak leaves,
holly and mistletoe in the dancing
room. with Christmas tree placed in
The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-27
Night Watchman's Body Is Found.

Night Waterman 8 bOuy Is FOuhU.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Abraham Le-
binsky 64. night watchman, was
found murdered today in the factory
of Sternstein Brothers. clothiers. His
head had been crushed with an axe,
which was found beside the body.
The police believe he was slain in a
fight with robbers.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-27
Notes and Personal Mention

Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. s. s. Estey and daughter, Miss
Helen Estey, have gone to Excelsior
Springs. No, to spend the Christmas
vacation.
Mrs. Terrence Ewart and daughters.
Sarah and Emily Jane, have returned
from Kansas City where they spent
the holiday with relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. II. B. Miller of Ross
vile, spent Monday here visiting Mr.
Miller's parents, Mrs. H. S. Reed. S25
Western avenue. They have gone on
to Kingsley. Kan, making the trip
overland
Mrs. Cliff Stratton will return to
her home in Manhattan, Thursday
after spending Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Lee Monroe and family
DR.. and Mrs. Otto Kiene and chill
dren have returned to their home in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30

the cost of building and machinery was made, the creamery was in- stalled and on May IS it began op- erations. It has manufactured 25,000 pounds of butter already and has orders for much more than it's capacity.
 This kind of local, township CO., operation is unbeatable. It brings to the associates in the business the full fruit of their labor from the raising and care of the cattle to the finished product as it reaches the market. The entire process is a home affair under home control and avoids all toll of the middle man.
 It is by such enterprises as this that the farmers of Alabama are raising themselves to comfort. and affluence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Economic Conditions
 Are Nearer Normal

A PARAGRAPH from the report AA of the federal reserve bank of Atlanta, under date of July 2S, reads:
 Ut can hardly be disputed that economic conditions are more near ly normal thSn at any time since the armistice and certainly are greatly improved over a year ago. Business generally is on more sound basis
 Numbers of department stores have reported a larger actual volume of sales. The dollar value of sales is less, of coyrse, because the dollar buys more now than it did year ago.
 Were each American to ak himself if he 6d not think it about time to quit complaining and go ahead, there would be an immediate spurt forward that would electri- fly the nation. Too many are wait ing on the other fellow to make a start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Prosperous Creamery in
 Middle of a Pasture

N COOPERATIVE creamery es- A tablished by the dairy herd owners of Gallon has made a marked success since it was opened for business on May 15.
 For several years these farmers had sold their butterfat to the creameries at Selma and Demopolis with good results. Their herds had increased until they found them selves the possessors of 2,O00 cows in the immediate neighborhood. It then occurred to them that they might as well pool their interests in creamery instead of selling butterfat to others and thus dividing the profits of the business.
 A stock company was the first thought, but that was immediately east aside and the farmers inter- ested decided to go in on purely ce-operstiys basis. A joint note for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
PELLAGRA, A POVERTY DISEASE

, veloped the disease" pr. Goldberger | says.
 In nearly all the southern states pellagra Is one of the foremost causes of deaths. In 1916 1t ranked fourth in Mississippi, third In Alabama, sec- ond in South Carolina, and that year the disesse< had only average in- 1 tensity.
 America Is not the only country l that has this food disease. Whenever people are unable to get the right va- riety of food, there pellagra is likely to be found. Armenian refugees in Egypt in 1916 were attacked by it,
 and the British used the methods of
 the United States public health serv- ice in eradicating it. Another serious outbreak occurred among Turkish
 prisoners of war in British camp
 in Egypt. and this was also con- quered.
 Although large part of Europe existed on an ill-balanced diet and suffered other dietary diseases dur ing the war, it did not have epidemics
 of pellagra, probably because of the coarses vegetables that are common food there. During the famine in China starvation usually killed be- | fore pellagra developed, while those 1 who received relief were given we'll
 balanced food.
 
 While the doctors know that proper | food will cure pellagrga, they are
 unable to tell just what factor in an unbalanced diet is the cause They
 know that the lack of vitamine 0,
 such as occurs in potatoes, is the
 cause of scurvy, and that beri-beri
 IS due to lack of vitamine B. but
 research has not yet revealed what is
 lacking In the meat, meal and
 molasses diet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
THE "prrrssuRG PLUS.

From the Mobile Register.
 When the rail rate from Birming- ham to Iittsburg is added to the price of steel in Birmingham, that extra that has to be paid by the buyer does not go to the railroads. It is an ar bitrary laid on for the purpose of preventing the Birmingham district from enjoying the advantage from it's geographical and geological situa- tion. The same penalty Is put upon other producing points, Chicago, for example. MT. Clifford Thorne of Chi cago, counsel for the American Far ,l Bureau Fedora ton, calls attention to the admitted fact that both Chicago and Birmingham produce steel at less cost than Pittsburg doeS but when they come to sell they must add on this differential so as to bring their prices up to Pittsburg's.
 The differential or arbitrary, de- clares MT. Thorne, is fictitious freight" and its effect is to tax the fabricating steel industry of Chicago and Birmingham for Pittsburg's ben eft. It appears that the steel men of Birmingham have long contested the arbitrary and have obtained a partial victory by forcing reduc- ton to S5 ton over the base price at Pittsburg, while Chicago still has to accept an arbitrary ofs7.5o ton
 This so-cailed "Pittsburg plus has damaging result in discoura aing the development of secondary manufac ture of steel products and retard. the progress of the south in that di- rection. It holds the steel-making in dustry of the country in slavery to the great steel interests of Pittsburg There should be a general and united effort of the south and west to abol- ish it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
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Purchase of Coal
 on Co-operative Basis

YHARMERS bought their fertiliz- J CTS in bulk for cash at the lowest market price this spring. They sold their berries, sweet pota- toes and beans comparatively and made money. They did co-opera- lively what they could not have done by individual effort.
 Why not extend cooperative buy ing to the purchase of coal for the fall and winter supply? Good domestic lump coal can be bought at $325 at the mines and brought to Birmingham for about $1 per ton, laying it on side tracks at $4.25. Another dollar or dollar and a half will place it in the cellar.
 This is by the carload. It is the wholesale price at the mines. The cost at the mine is the same to consumer and merchant, the freight rate the same. A car contains 40 to 50 tons at the option of the buyer Two, three, even four and more per- sons could divide the contents.
 No railSad demurrage applies on the car for two days, affordine that length of time for the unload ing and placing of the coal in eel lars. Some citizens of Birmingham have bought coal in this manner year after year and less complaint has been heard from them thar from the buyer who waits until the last moment and then pays the high est retail price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Many Want to Lease
 Fifth Avenue Stores

A BIRMINGHAM realty firm A announced yesterday that it had received 1 applicants from re- sponsible persons for five stores being erected on Fifth avenue, This is a striking illustration of business confidence and/shows that Birming- ham merchants are not frightened by the talk of "hard times" They realize, as every well informed per son does, that the present depres- sion is temporary, and that the worst phase of it is already over.
 If these applicants, an average of 15 for each of the stores which will shortly be completed, believed that Birmingham and the country in gen. eral were facing continuation of the present economic conditions, they would not be scrambling for new leases. They would either be going out of business or hoarding their capital.
 l Such competition would be grati- flying if it occurred in the business center of the city, but Fifth ave- nue has but recently developed as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
SAM HoUsToN,s FIRST Lovr

rom the Kansas City Times
 Gen. Sam Houston married Eliza
 Allen. Nashville belle, in 1929 when
 he was governor of Tennessee. A few
 months after the marriage he sud- deniy separated from his wife with out word of explanation. resisned the governorship and went among inc
 Indians. Three years It ter he threw ms lot with the Texdrs. Under his leadership they thrashed the Mexf-
 cans and made a republic of Texas.
 Houston was not content; he caused
 the annexation of Texas to tae United States. In April. 1880, he married
 Margaret Moffette, having been di- vorced from His first wife. His sec ond wife, who exercised an ennobline and restraining force over him. was from Alabama. His youngest son.
 Temple Houston. the picturesque
 Oklahoma lawyer. died August IS,
 1905, at Woodward, Okla.
 Long after General Houston's death, according to a newspaper
 story, the mystery of his separation
 from his first wife was solved by
 means of some private letters which fell into the hands of ais heirs.
 Eliza Allen, his first wife, before she met Houston had osen engaged to Tennessean named Douglass. When Houston fell in love with Eliza
 her ambitious parents caused her to
 breals with poor Douglass and ac- cept the famous young governor. Still loving Douglass, she married Hous- ton. And three months later Hous- | ton had, somehow, found out that his l adoration~ was lavished on woman | who had been sold to him by her par
 ents and who cared for another man. Houston, heartbroken at the dis covery. behaved in heroic fashion. He
 gave up everything, left hts home and high office, took himself wholly out of Eliza's life, and bore without con- tradiction the vile rumors that were circulated about him. Eliza, after her husband had wrecked his career for l her sake, obtained a divorce on the ground of abandonment and married
 Douglass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
"sCIENTITIC- SENSATION DIES

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 What passes in the field of sen sationalism as rsciencc" will not make it's way through the superior court of California in cases over which Justice Mogan presides. He has just refused to recognize what only few weeks ago was shriekej across the continent as great dis covery,' claims for blood test which can decide. parentage with in faliible accuracy. Ills calm, cold brushing aside of theNproposed test, mony as not entitled to credence upon the pseudo scientific basis, may have faded out" the hopes of a great discoverer,' but gives a closes up of judge who probably has a working knowledge of scientific facts too settled to be shaken by fan tastic theorisms.
 Justice Mogan sat upon this claim so hard that the history of former case in which the boasted "blooa test had been employed to assist is reaching a decision will be forgotten He is aware no doubt that no suct test exists. that it is unknown except to the "discoverer,' certainly that lit has TO standing in either scientific or legal quarters. The giddy -headec who became boisterously excited b, the original claim for great mys- terious scientific blood test to de termine parentase may now have [ quiet period in which to take another look at the difference betwee1 science and sensationAlism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
CLIPPER SHIPS

The United States Shippfns Board
 From 1872 on, throughout the next DO years, if there was one character lstic that contributed more than any other to the unsurpassed position in the maritime world attained by the American merchant marine of thai era, it was that of speed.
 And to understand that special at tribute of Yankee shipping one must perhaps turn primarily to that oth CT word, clipper. Clipper" they had called those early Baltimore priva- teers. A matter of hull construction purely, not of rig. There~is no such thing as a clipper rig. but there was such thing as a clipper Ahull and bow to be evolved.
 And so in the thirties the Ann Me Kim and later the Rainbow, ap- peared, real clippers, very experf- mental, not too successful, perhaps but nevertheless the prognosticators of the finest sailing vessel for the work required of her that has ever sailed the sea, the great towering racing beauty-the record breaking American clipper ship of the fifties
 In 1920, 1880, 1940, the golden age was dawning. Boston, Salem, New York, Baltmore--from every port on the Atlantic seaboard the American merchant fleets were sailing. to Eu- rope, to South America, to Africa to the mysterious east, carrying the flag and the glory of Yankee ship ping to the uttermost parts of the world
 | Meanwhile, back and forth across the Atlantic the great packet ships were racing, in all seasons and through all weathers-the Black many anothef-carrying passengers and mails under the American flag
 And then gold was discovered in California.
 As fast as they could be gotten off the ways the great clippers were l launched, and then around the Horn | to San Francisco. racing etbly inch of the way, crowding on every foot of canvas. paying for themselves ii one voyage. for all their walnu panels inlaid with rosewood!
 The Flying Cloud the Challenge the Eclipse, the Stag Hound the Sword Fish, the Witch of the Wave one dare not begin to name them Sweet ships" graceful and sturdy with their often unbelievable rec ords. and their great commanders and their singing crews.
 The China clippers, the sea trade the great races from Foochow t' New York and London, the Austra Han clippers. with the American fias
 in every port on the seven sea and at the topmost masthead of th' l worlds merchant shipping-one cal lonlv touch here on these things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
LETTERS TO EDITOR
M,NEIL HIGH SCHOOL

To the Editor of The Age Herald. In my opinion, one of the greatest monuments which can be erected to the memory of any person, and es- pecially one who has given his life's service to the cause of education, is 2 school or college building. rhe board of education of Birmingham any other way their appreciation of and gratitude for the great work of Dr. J. II. Phillips more than thev did in naming the magnificent high school building which is in course o; construction for him. Besides doing honor to a great man, the building will stand as an inspiration to the boys and girls of Birmingham for generations to come for higher and nobler ideals.
 Other fitting examples of this kind are the McAdory High school at MeCalla and the Minor High school near Ensley. But I am laet able to understand why one of the splendid county high school buildingsS which has been erected has not been named for Prof. P. M. McNeil. Certainly, no man in the county did more than Professor McNeil in bringing about local taxation which makes it possi ble to have these high schools in reach of every boy and girl in the county, while he was not permitted to realize the fruits of his labor, yet he was untiring in his efforts to build up the educational system of the county which Professor McAdory had so wisely and firmly established 1 do not know how many more of these high schools are yet to be erected and named; but if there be one, let's hope that the board of edu- cation will see fit to honor Professor McNeil by naming it the P. M McNeil High school
 R. N. WALDROP.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
PAT WAS IMPRESSED

From the Pittsburg chronicie-Iele-
 graph.
 Pat" said the priest, we're drunk Now, if ye ever get like this again I'll turn ye into a rat. may not see ye, but I'll know about it. Ne mind that!'
 Some time later Pat went home and .tnn,bled into the Kitchen, where his wife was feeding the cat.
 "Biddy," he said, watch me neh ye see me gettin' little, ana the Aaif orowin, out on me, and me whiskers gettin long, for the love or MiNe' keep yer eye ci the eat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
The PrOper Thing

'I have watched with great deal of interest the moving of the medical department of the University of Ala bama from Mobile to Tuscaloosa" Dr. B. l.. Wyman said yesterday at the university alumni luncheon, T be- lieve it was the proper thing for the authorities to have done
 Medical education has become rather expensive during the past few years, and it takes great deal of money to operate scho.- of medi- cine. With limited funds, it was not advisable for the university to con- tinue four-year school. The two- year school which has been started at Tuscaloosa will be the beginning for a four-year course when the state is able to appropriate sufficient funds, and with a new building and equip ment the first two years work can now be given very satisfactorily"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Whom the Lord Helps

While I felt confident we would win our case in the end, did not know how soon that would be-" said W. S Lowell of the Montevallo Min ing company.
 So, just as soon as I found out about the new rates to be charged under the decision in the Meridian rate case provided 1t stood, 1 got busy and, in very short time, we had l,5oe tons of our coal on the way to the Birmingham yards or placed in the yards.
 "A raise from S71s cents to s1.s2 was matter about which man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Splendid Highways

'I have just completed an auto- mobile tour over Mississippi and Ala bama with my old friend Marvin Pearce," said B. c. Howell of Cole man, Texas. "The roads in Missis- sippi are generally better than the Alabama roads but since I have been here l have found some mighty good roads in some sections of this state. Especially is this true of Jefferson county.
 'The road that leads down the noun tain into Birmingham from Mont gomery and the road from Pratt City to Adamsville are two of the prettiest stretches of highways l have ever seen. The engineer who designed and built these roads certainly knew his business.
 Tt is to be regretted you haven t first class paved street from this city to Pratt City to connect with this beautiful paved road. If this was done you would have a continu- ous paved road from Adamsville through Birmingham to the top of Shades mountain which 1 imagine is distance of 15 or 20 miles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30

,m the New Orleans States.

From the New Orleans States.
 Tin is the most precious of metals It is sthe roof of many home. It's domestic uses are many IL made a Green Princess of the widow of Will Hams Leeds. the American tinplat' king. It provides a royal bride for the princess son. William Leeds, Jr. >who soon is to wed xenia, a prin- cess of the kingly house of Greece
 Despiss not this humble metal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Market Making Good

More and more the general public is finding out the value of the mar ket on Twenty fourth street and Morris avenue% says w. II. Tharpe.
 For a while there was complaint among the housewives sthat all of the produce was sold to peddlers or the morning, but now it is so that they can get things by the basket full. or wait and come and trade wi;h the retail stand>
 z By degrees the market problem is being worked out for producer and consumer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
cAu1ElJuMaAauelI
SHE TAKES TT BACk

From the Stanley, (Wis). Republi-
 can.
 Falsehood-The story that I started around town while Mrs. P. Theirl was visiting at Menomonie is lie, and >I hope every one who has the paper will run across this. so they will know it isn't so about her, as it was made-up story which started myself and is falsehood.
 (Signed) MISS PEARL NEVILLE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
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 BASEBALL
From the Savannah News,

r TOM UTE SdVdlIIIsfII -NtNs'
 The Birmlnssan AseAerald sug- eests that slns' bas.tal blings mill lions of Ams.icAns ta e.; fee; the introdue n of, this greas sloIt in Russia m.sh. pa' -'.s Rassians on their feet. But baseball makes thou sands of Americans lose their heads too-and the consolation will have to be offered that the Russians will be aafs from that danser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
 Bessemer. July 26, 1921.
OIL PROSPECTS IN LAWRENCE

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 Last Saturday, July 23, the crew drilling for the Lawrence County Oil and Development company, four miles north of Mt Hope. drilled through siX-foot strata of coarse grained dolomite limestone, which was highly saturated with light brown oil and some gas was present.
 oil in good quantity oozed freely From the well, samples of the cut tlngs can be seen at the well.
 Three good showings have been found in this we'll above 500 feet the last one being the best one and would make a small producer, if cased, shot and pumped.
 N. M. SAuLS, Field Manager.
 Moulton, July 27, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-30
Will Miss PnnI

Those who have been enjoying the privileges of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power companys big outdoor pool the past few sum mers are hoping that the rumors that the city intends taking over the big tank and making municipal natatorium out of it are well found- ed stated B. F. Crabbe, Jr.
 This pool is said to be one of the largest and most complete of it's kind in the south. and if it is per- .manently closed tonight, as has been nounced Birmingham water fans will certainly miss itp