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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
Second Trial Begins
 In Ak Assault Case

The second trial of Sylvester Brown, negro, on charge of at tacking Gaspera Bonzo in his store at 220l Twenty-sixth street, North Birmingham. began yesterday before Judge A. E. Steele. special judge sitting in criminal court. Brown was previously convicted by jury before Judge H. F. Heflin and given 10- years sentence, but was granted a new trial.
 Lonzo was struck over the head by a blunt instrument, presumably an ax. Mack Brown, negro, was tried February 25 in connection with the assault on Lonzo and was sem tenced to Is years in the peniten- tiary.
 Hearing in Sylvester Browns case will be resumed today.
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and Judges can go in quest of the points of law involved. It never was intended to make it a cesspool of poll tics or It's members a bowling mob bent on denouncing any society, church, political party or religion, and the bank would probably not per- init 1t to remain where 1t is under such circumstances. It's entire cul- tured, learned, Judicial and deliber- ate atmosphere excludes any such program. Now this Is the institution that has been dragged into the mire of politics. This is the distracted in- stitution I am endeavoring to defend, still I say do not confound 1t with the lawyers of Birmingham.
 Let us see just how consistent some of them are. When the associ alton was called to order on Saturday last the first order of business was 2. request by MT. W. B. Leedy, Jr., a well known public spirited husi- ness man. 8 representative of a civic body of Birmingham, who asked for the cooperation of the Birmingham Bar association and a committee of eminent lawyers to give their ser vices gratis to aid in floating a bond issue for the benefit of & public vel fare enterprise. Mir. Leedy's bus mess was disposed of promptly; he was told in effect, "Nothing doing. no free legal services and no CO., operation, that is beyond the scope and objects of the bar association" The next in order was a proposi- tion from another civic association inviting the Birmingham Bar assoei- ation to cooperate with 1t relative to the question of the proper loca- ton of the auditorium, so long needed and about to be erected some where in Birmingham. It went the same route close on the heels of Mir, Leedy's proposition. Ultra vires," said some one; .'outside the scope of the constitution and by-laws,' said another and out 1t went. I then said to myself: T have a sure thing in my resolution" The vote came at last after four hours of debate. The resolution was tabled like the two matters preceding 1t. but for an in- consistent reason, the meeting hold Ing In effect as a reason that It could go outside of the constitution and bylaws of the association. Some of the voters against the resolution frankly admitted. however, that the Thompson resolution and question: naires were all wrong but that the association could not afford to re- '
 We will keep up our efforts with the aid of our splendid, capable president, Mir. w. Marvin woodali to make the Birmingham Bar as- sociation function within it's proper limitations and objects as a useful institution where the lawyer can find law books to brief the cause of his client poor or rich. and where our Judges can go in the same congenial atmosphere and read those book themselves and decide cases submit ted to them according to law and the rules of justice.
 Decide for yourself Read the ob- jects of the Birmingham Bar associ- alton and say for yourself whether or not the Thompson resolution and the questionnaires to candidates vent beyond the constitution, by laws and objects of the association.
 DAVID $. ANDERSON.
 Birmingham. June 12. 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
AGED NEGRO GIVEN
 TEN-YEAR SENTENCE

Sentence of 10 years in the peni- ~tentiary was yesterday imposed on Alex Samuels. 70-year-old negro, on a charge of killing Watt cliff near Huffman two months ago. The case was tried before Judge A. E. Steele in criminal court and the jury was out about three hours.
 Both negroes bore good reputa- tions in the community are said to have disputed IT the right of Cliff to haul some rock off of lank owned by Samuels.
 According to testimony Cliff threw up his hands and begged that he be not shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
COURT ENJ0INS GREEK COURT FROM DONATING
 TO FOREIGN RELIEF WORK

On petition of Mike Kelly. tenn porary injunction was granted by Judge ]. B. Aird in circuit court yes terday restraining the Creek Ameri- can society from making a $500 dona- tion to an organization in Greece do- ing work similar to the American Red Cross.
 The Greek society which Is literary in it's scope met week ago and by a vote of 72 to 70 decided to appro- priate $500 out of the treasury for war relief work in the old country. Mike Kelly, as member represent ing the minority. claims that the so- ciety has no legal right to make such an appropriation for foreign work and that it is violating it's constitu- ton in doing so. George Pappas as treasurer of the society is made a party to the petition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
SAVINGS OF LIFE DEPART WHEN WIFE
 DESERTS FAMILY
Lena Dona of Italian Colony Leaves No Trace When She Takes Another Love For
 Unknown Parts


 Police and detectives have not re- faxed their search for Lena Dona, Italian, So1 Cotton avenue, who de- serted her husband and three chil- dren. yesterday morning taking with her s9Oo in gold coins, the savings of years of her husband. although no trace of the woman has yet been found.
 Joe Dona, the husband she deserted. said that the money was in the house in It's usual hiding place when he left to open his fruit emporium near their residence. yesterday morning When he returned his wife was gone and also the money. his three little children being left alone throughout the day.
 Dona Is of the opinion that his wife has left Birmingham in company with young Italian whose name he does not know.
 Police have good description of the couple, however, and are mak- ing every effort towards having them located and the wife detained.
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Ak Falls Again m Retrenchment
 Policy of City

Birmingham will have to get along with three fire inspectors now instead of five.
 Fire Inspector A. P. Bragan and As- sistant Bookkeeper and Fire Inspector Fred Outz were dropped from the citys pay roll at the regular meeting yesterday on motion of ". H. Cloe.
 The men will be no longer connect ed with the city after June Is. accord Ing to the resolution adopted unani- mously by the commission cutting them off the pay roll.
 Bragan, according to records, has been with the city as fire inspector for seven and one-half years.
 Outz has been on the city pay roll for more than five years.
 Tt is matter of cutting down ex- penses," said Commissioner Cloe. Three men will have to do the work of five now, and I am endeavoring to operate my department on as small a basis as possible.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
Double Hackle Is
 Winner of Stakes

Ascot Heath. England, June lS.- The Ascot stakes. the principal event of the opening day or the Royal As- cot meet" was won by Ged Lang ley's 4-year-old chestnut colt, Dou- ble Hackle, an eight-to-one shot. The favorite, Airballoon. owned by A. R. Cox, was second, while Lord Der by's Stanislaus and Sir William Cooks Devises, ran dead heat for third place.
 The Ascot gold vase was won by another fairly long shot, Golden Myth, which defeated Lord Carnar- von's Wilma, the favorite. by half a length. James A. De Rothschild's Baton Rouge was third.
 W. Raphael Gelding Villars cap tured the Prince of Wales stake. Lord Derby's Silurian was second. and the Duke of Portiand's She'll third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
IrGte Street Car Man Gets Fine For
 , Fistic Encounter

J. L. Hurst, street car oper- ator, 93O AIOis avenue, was fined SIS for alleged use of profanity i'm the presence of ladies and S1O for assault and battery upon the person of J. E. Brady, FPS Twenty-first street, north, yes- terday afternoon by Judge Mar tin in police court. Hurst ap- peaIed and was released from custody under bond.
 Hurst was alleged to have used profanity in the presence of several ladies who occupied seats in the jitney of Brady. The trouble between the two men Is said to have originated over q slight accident between the Jit- ney and street car, Hurst, motOrInan of the street car, off, fering fistic settlement, striking Brady several times, witnesses said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
NEW FAIRGROUNDS
 PAVILION AT FAIRVlEW

The Fairview playgrounds will soon have a new pavilion. City commits sic voted yesterday to allow $500 for this project, after Commissioner William l.. Harrison had stated that the city had already received s400 from the sale of the uilding former ly on the property.
 The pavilion will add greatly to the appearance of the playground and will be a good asset to the Fair view section, according to those in- terested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
TAKE wEARING APPAnrI.

Mrs. M, A. Reddy, 11SO Twelfth street. south, reported to police yes- terday morning that some one had lifted two mems night shirts. two pairs of ladies cotton hose and one pair of ladies' silk hose from off her clothes line in her back yard De- tectives Riley and Hubbard attribute the work to that of sneak thieves and are at work on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
LOSES VALUABLE BROOCH

Mrs. George B. Parrant. 1916 Thir- ty-first street, north. reported her loss of valuable diamond brooch. containing 25 stones, to police yes terday afternoon. She stated that she missed the brooch upon returning to her residence and is confident that it was lost either on Thirteenth or Fourteenth avenue between Twen- tieth and Twenty streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
CONCERT TONIGHT AT
 BELL RADIO COMPANY

An exclusive radio shop will be formally opened today at 1913 Fifth avenue. north, by the Bell Radio corr poration.
 Frank Nelson, T. K. Lee and J. c. Bell, we'll known in and around Bir- mingham. owners and managers of the business will make it center of interest to all fans. They have in- vited the public to attend their con- cert tonight and listen in on the Ala bama Power company's program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES

bate court were:
 Joseph R. Black and Miss Leila Vann.
 Chalmers Carr, Warrior. and Miss Bessie Mae Yessick.
 J. c. Mitchell. Talladega. and Miss Floy E. Cooke.
 J. L. Morris and Miss Pauline Dem ton.
 William Lewis Daniels and Miss Viola Wyatt
 Dewey Carlisle, Ensiey.. ana Miss Blanche Penny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
PISTOLS ARE FAVORITE
 LOOT OF BURGLARS

Burglars operating in Birmingham at the present time invariably take a pistol. If such an article can be found in the residence they enter as is evidenced by the large number of firearms reported stolen weekly. There were 10 pistols stolen with other household articles last week.
 The two latest victims of their pis- tols were Guy Jenkins, 1004 Twenty fourth street. north. who claims that the only article stolen from his resi- dence was Colts automatic pistol, army type, and Jim Jackson, 2412 Avenue B, south, whose 3s calibre pistol was stolen. both burglaries oc- curing yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
WARRANTY DEEDS

Warranty deeds filed yesterday in probate court were:
 Archie McGillivray to Leila May McGillivray, northeast 65 feet of lot 2. block TAT, Birmingham-$3.50
 H. H. Mclaughlin to II. E. Williams, lot IT, block 46. West End-$1. 800.
 ". T. Mathis to Grady c. Morris. lot 5, block 143, North Birmingham.
 ". E. Mitchell to John Cain. lot II, 12, 13 and west part of lot 14, block SIP, Birmingham-$2. 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-14
RESIDENCE ROBBED OF
 PROPERTY WORTH $150

Articles of clothing, a hand bag and a Colts automatic pistol, valued at s15o was taken by burglars who entered the residence of J. F. Hem derson, 5001 Second avenue. North. early yesterday morning. The bur giary was not discovered until the occupants awoke yesterday morn- ing.
 Detectives Elledge and Williamson are conducting an investigation.
The Snowflake herald., 1922-12-22
CHAPTER XIV

Toward the end of the afternoon
Linda saddled and rode down the trail
toward Martins store. She had con
siderable business to attend to. Among
other things, she was going to buy
thirty thirty cartridges-all that Mar
tin had In stock. She had some hope
of securing an extra gun or two with
shells TO match. The additional space
In her pack was to be filled with pro-
visions.
For she was faced with the unpleas-
ant fact that her larder was nearly
empty. The jerked venison was al
most gone; only little flour and
few canned things remained. She had
space for only small supplies on the
horses back, and there would be no
luxuries among them. Their fare had
been plain UP to this time; but from
now on 1t was to consist of only such
things as were absolutely necessary to
sustain life.
She rode unarmed. Without inform
Ing him Of the fact, the rifle had been
left for Bruce. She did not expect
for herself a rifle shot from ambush
for the simple reason that Simon had
hidden Otherwise-and Bruce might be
attacked at any moment.
She was dreaming dreams, that day.
The talk with Bruce had given her
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fresh heart, and as she rode down the
sunlit trail the future opened up en-
.rancing vlstas to her. Perhaps they
yet could conquer, and that would
mean re-eStabliShment on the far-fiung
lands of her father. Matthew Folger
mad possessed fertile farm also, and
It's green pastures might still be util-
lZed 1t suddenly occurred to her that
1t would be of interest to turn off
The main trail, take O little dim path
up the ridge that she had discovered
years before, and look over these lands.
The hour was early; besides, Bruce
would find her report of the greatest
interest.
She logged slowly along in the west.
ern fashiOn-which means something
quite different from army fashion or
sportsman fashion Western riders do
not post. Riding Is not exercise to
them; II is rest. They hang limp in
the saddle, and all Jar is taken up, "a
If by q spring. somewhere in the region
Of the floating ribs that only a physi.
clan can correctly designate. They
never sit firm, these western riders,
and as a rule their riding is not par.
ticularly graceful thing to watch. But
they do not care greatly about grace
as long as they may encompass their
dfty miles q day and still be fresh
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SAVING Our Gas.

It is reckoned by the bureau OF
mines that 5O,OOO,OO0 gallons of gaso-
line were recovered at refineries In
1921 from uncondensed still vapors.
Such an economy has strong appear
for motorists, inasmuch as IL mas
bearing upon the price of the indis-
pensable liquid fuel. But II Is rur-
ther estimated that If Ike system
were adopted by oil refineries more
tbon twice as much in addition might
no saved. say 12OO00,O00 gallons alto
rether, which would thus be addee'
yearly to the country's total output.
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far away from them; they we're face
to face with realities. Their code had
become the basic code of life: to kill
for self-protection without mercy or
remorse.
They did not know when the Turner's
would attack. 1t was the dark Of the
moon, and the men would be able to
approach the house without present
ing themselves as targets for Bruce's
rifle. The danger was not thing on
which to conjecture and forget II
was On ever-present reality. Never
they stepped out of the door, never
they crossed lighted window, never
pane ratified in the wind but that
the wings of Death might have been
lowering over them. The days were
passing, the date when the chance for
victory would utterly vanish was al
most at hand, and they were haunted
oy the CHASTITY fact that their whole
1efense lay in single thirty-thirty
life and five cartridges. Bruce's own
gun had been taken from him In ST.
mons house; Linda had emptied her
pistol at the Killer.
We've got to get more Shells"
Bruce told Linda. "The Turner's won't
be such fools as to wait until we have
the moon again, to attack. / can't
understand why they haven't already
come. OF course, they don't know
the condition Of our ammunition sup
ply, but 1t doesn't seem to me that
that alone would have held them off.
They are sure to come soon, and you
know what we could do with five cart
ridges, don't your"
II know" She looked up into his
earnest face. 1--WE could die-that's
ALL"
"Yes-like rabbits Without hurting
them at all. wouldn't mind dying
so much, If I did plenty Of damage
first. It's death for me, anyway,
suppose-and no one but a fool can
see it otherwise. There are simply
too many against us. But do want
to make some payment first"
Her hand fumbIed and groped for
his. Her eyes pleaded to him-more
than any words. "And you mean
you've givenmup hope" she asked.
He smiled down at her-a grave,
strange little smile that moved her
In secret ways. "Not given up hope,
Linda" he said gently. They were
standing at the door and the sunlight
coming low from the south-was on
his face. "Pve never had any hope
to give up-just realization Of what
lay ahead Of us. I'm looking 1t all
In the face now. just as did at first"
"And what you see-makes you
afraid?"
Yet she need not have asked that
question. His face gave an unmistak-
able answer: that this man had con-
quered fear in the terrible night with
the Killer. "Not afraid, Linda" he
explained, "only seeing things as they
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The adventure in the pasture with
the Killer had handicapped them to
an unlooked-for degree. Bruce's
muscles had been severely strained
by the bonds; several days had
elapsed before he regained their full
use. Linda was a mountain girl,
hardy as a deer, yet her nerves had
suffered a greater shock by the ex-
perience than either Of them had
guessed. The wild ride, the fear and
tbe stress, and most of all the base
blow that Simon had dealt her had
been too much even for her strong
constitution and she had been obliged
70 GO to bed for few days OF rest.
Old Elmira worked about the house
tbe same as ever, but strange, new
lights were In her eyes. For reasons
that went down to the roots OF things,
neither Bruce nor Linda questioned
her as to her scene with Dave Turner
IN the coverts; and what thoughts
dwelt in her aged mind neither OF
them could guess.
The truth was that in these snort
weeks of trial and danger Whatever
dreadful events had come to pass IN
that meeting were worth neither
thought nor words. Both Bruce and
Linda were down to essentials. IL Is
a descent that most human beings
some time In their lives-fnd they are
able to make; and there was no room
for sentimentality or hysteria III this
grim household. The ideas, the so1t'
nesses, the. laws. of the yaiieSs were
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really are. There are too many against
us. II we had that great estate be-
hind us, with all Its wealth, we might
have a chance; IL we had an arsenal
OF rifles with thousands of cartridges,
we might make a stand against them.
But we are three-two women and one
man-and one rifle between us all. Five
little shells to be expended In five sec
onds. They are seven or eight. each
man armed. each man rifle shot.
They are certain to attack within
day or two-before We have the moon
again. In less than two weeks we
can no longer contest their title to the
estate. A little month or two more
and we VIII be showed in-with no
chance to get out at ALL"
perhaps before that" she told him.
Yes. Perhaps before that"
They found confirmation of this
prophecy In the signs of fall Without
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4 Contradiction.

President Ethel Enders Ellison OF
the Housewives league. said in an
address in Denver:
"Oh, these egg prcfiteers! Frat
'emi
"They tell me the Chicago Egg ex-
change sells more eggs every hour
than all the hens of America could
lay in a year. And every time an egg
is sold its price. of course. goes up
little, while its real value goes down.
Eggs, in short, keep dear, but now
liable you are at breakfast, to meet
with one that turns out to be iittie
cheeper! ~
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"Tl7en YOU and 1-taKa rrps,, baor, ~

"TlIen you and take fresh heart?"
We've never lost heart, Linda"
Not to give up, but only be glad
we've tried?"
Yes. And keep on trying" tAt
with no regrets?"
"None-and maybe to borrow little
strength from the pines!"
This was their new pact. To stand
firm and strong and unfiinching. and
never to yield as long as an ounce of
strength remained. AS If to seal II.
her arms crept about his neck and
her soft lips pressed his.
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Two Foolish Men

Clemenceau tells us he
wantsAmerica to go over and
interfere in European affairs.
He does not know just ex-
actly what he wants it to do,
but it should do something.
The Tiger is as absurd in
his old age as Mr.. Wilson
was in his prime. s.
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Ii 'sii 0io oiieii- iiOuI appear
ance. The apathy of the
American voter has become
"a more serious problem than
is generally realized.
In the election of Novem-
Der, 1920, for example,
when popular interest was
keyed to a high pitch, &c
million voters went to the
polls out of a possible 81
million. There were a hum
dred and fifty thousand
citizens who voted two years
ago in Minnesota and failed
to vote at the recent election,
The attendance at the prim-
aries and at local elections
makes a poorer showing.
We lack in this country the
sense of patriotism that
takes the maximum number
to the polls.
Other countries, faced by
the same problem, have re-
sorted to various ways of
meeting it, according to
Samuel Spring, writing in
Harper's of 1.-THE Voter Who
Will Not Vote" Belgium
has had compulsory voting
since 1902. Absence from
the polls is punished in Bel
gium by fines and by posting
the names of negligent vo-
ters.
Spain also Furnishes the de-
linquent voters name, and if
the offense is repeated adds
two per cent to his tax. In
five cantons in Switzerland
compulsory voting is enforc-
ed, and even this measure
gets out only from 70 to 80
per cent of the possible vote.
Illinois has the rather unique
provision that only those
who refuse to vote shall be
liable to jury duty. But this
tends to lower the quality Of
jurors.
The problem or the Stacker
voter that has perplexed
other countries appears to be
facing this nation. Will the
United States have to come
to a system of fines, tax in
creases or public reprimands
in order to get voters out to
the polls? Getting the voter
to the polls is only the first
step in making democracy
safe for itself. The second
and no less essential step is
thatof securing intelligent.
vote, when it is finally cast.
Minneapolis Journal