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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
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 Camille Westbrook has gone to South Africa with Dolly Mortimer, her little butterfly friend, who has made tue trip from, London to join her husband at Johannesburg. Elliot Glyn, inH love with Camille, has made the trip with them. Camille has in her possession- a valuable ring which She has accepted as security for a loan from, Reggie Van Tuyl; a young man about town always in financial difficulties. On shipboard and in South Africa attempts are made to get the, ring from her, and on the lawn after dinner at Lady Kilmorn's at Durban, Camille one night thinks she sees Reggies face behind the hedge. Elliot sees her push through the hedge to Investigate and thinks she is meeting Reggie and is hurt. However, they make matters up later on and then start on motor ride through the Valley of Thousand Hills. to the home of a widower, a friend of Elliot's.
 The motor run through the famous Valley of Thousand Hills in trigued Camille tremendously.
 The road was switch-back here and there, so that the car went slidder ing down, down, with the brakes full on, on a bumpy surface.
 But Glyn drove well, and for the most part they shot up and down with the swift, exhilarating motion of a scenic railway at country fair.
 They stopped for morning tea"-- that never to be neglected institution In South Africa--at a quaint inn perched in a little green world of its own.
 And as Camille stood at the en- trance to this tiny hostelry, that was gay with Towering bushes and sweet-scented flowers, five slim Zulu maidens tall and bronzed with baskets on their woolly heads, and their. only article of clothing a much -abbrevi- ated skirt of beads, came swinging down the road. laughing and chatter ing in the peculiar, lighthearted way that Zulu maidens do.
 For heavens sake! Look who's here!" Mrs. Dolly Mortimer grabbed her camera from the car and flew to- wards the oncoming ladies.
 She was not prepared, however, for these damsels to be as nimble-footed as herself. One frightened look they gave at the evil eye" of the camera, and, touching 8 charm they wore 10 keep away bad spirits, and murmur- ing incantations in trembling whisper, they raced away on their bare brown feet.
 Glyn smiled.
 You must approach them gently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
TEXTILE STRIKE
 AFFECTS MARKET
Rains Favorable. in. Some Sections and UnfaVorabIe
 in Others
By Associated Press

New Orleans April 2.-.En the early part of this last week the cotton market was depressed moderately by the spread of the cotton. mill strike in New England, but after declines of about $1 bale on the. more ac- tive months, which carried May off to 16.25c. a much steadier tone was taken on as the result of excessive rains in the belt. The. upward move ment continued until nearly the end of the week when the coal strike began to have mildly adverse ef- feet At the highest. May trade rp to 16.S1c, at which level prices were SS to 37 points higher than, last weeks close. The net result of the week were advances of IS to 30 points with May at 16.65c In the spot department middling gained 13 points, closing at 16.63c, which price, | compared with 1f.25c as the closing price al the end of this week Fast year.
 Rains in the belt were regarded as highly favorable in some sections and highly unfavorable in others. They broke the drought in west Texas where in some localities the precipits tion was the heaviest in two years. In parts of south Texas they caused washouts and much damage to young cotton with the result that much replanting will have. to be done. In the central belt they made. a bad flood situation worse and in the eastern belt they interfered wish planting and preparations to plant. Georgia got. very heavy rains at the end. of the week.
 Cotton Already Up
 According to the government s weekly returns, planting, has been carried on in. an extensive way in south Georgia where much cotton all ready is up. According to the same authority. planting in Texas has ex- tended well up into the central coun- ties.
 The coal strike did not have much effect against values mainly because 1t had been discounted in the trading of the recent past. Strikes fin New England took on more serious as- pect because of the increased num- Der of operatives out of work and the further curtailment of produc- tion of finished goods. Along with the spread of the labor troubles were reports to brokers here of yarn mills being forced to cprtail their output, both in New England. and in theS south. because of .lessened de- mand from manufacturers of goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
MISS DOWNING TAKES
 CHARGE. OF P0ST0FFICE

Moulton, April 2.-(Special.)-Miss Lucy Downing took charge of the postoffice in Moulton Saturday and W. R. Harris. who has been post master for the past eight years, steps into the ranks of the private citizen. During his incumbency, Mr. Harris. ably assisted by his daughters, Mrs. Mollie Walker and Mrs. Cora Wade, has conducted the affairs of the of- flee in a highly satisfactory manner. Miss Downing enters upon the work with experience as her mother was the efficient postmaster for many years prior to MT. Harris taking the work, and during that time she was assistant Several of the rural car riers who served under Mrs. Down ing are still in service, hence the change will be effected with prac- tically no friction. The end of the winter schedule for mail from Hills boro to Moulton came also Saturday and from: now on two mails are due each way daily. Since December but one mail the day has been brought from the railroad.
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warmest sentiment of appreciation, and herewith enrolls their names as public benefactors that their deeds may be kept in permanent recollse- tion of a grateful people"
 R. T. Simpson. sr., delivered the introductory address in his usual forceful and impressive manner. He spoke of the unselfish work Judge Mitchell has accomplished in Florence and Lauderdale county for the Red Cross and the Associated Charities and the Exchange club honored it. self by paying tribute to so worthy citizen.
 When Judge Mitchell rose to re-, spond to the address of Mir, Simpson he received a very impressive ova- ton. He thanked the Exchange club for the honor conferred upon him and said that such n demonstration on the part of his friends would be an inspiration to him to redouble his efforts to relieve suffering and dis tress among the poor and untor- tunate.
 J. Fred Johnson, Jr.. spoke. of the object of the Exchange club in se- Iecting one person each year who had performed some civic. community or humanitarian service that en- titled him to special recognition in the Book of Golden Deeds"
 Other speakers on the program were Miss Janet Simpson, J. H. Peach of Sheffield, Mrs. R. E. Meade. Dr, H. J. wil1ingham and Eli Haggard of Sheffield
 The idea of the Book of Golden Deeds" was conceived by Lewis '. Harris of Grand Rapids, Mich, pres ident of the National Exchange clubs. The E'lorence club was the first in the south to adopt the plan and one year ago the name of Mrs. A. D. Coffee was selected as the first to l be inscribed. A banquet was given in her honor at which time the book was formally opened.
 Mrs. Coffee was an honor guest at the banquet Thursday night and she and Judge Mitchell were each presented with a large bouquet Uf American Beauty roses as token of. love and respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
QuestIons and Answers

Q.-My radish, beets and lettuce have come up too thick. Can trans plant them? Mrs. A. c.
 A.-Radish cannot be successfully transplanted but should be thinned out promptly. Beets may be trans planted when young with good re- suits, although the roots are not quite so smooth when matured. Let tuce is a decided success, in fact, better heads generally result from transplanting.
 Q.-I am going to plant some new and expensive varieties of dahlias Can I take cuttings from these and propagate more? Mrs. K.
 A.-Yes. Dahlia cuttings are easily rooted and 1t is an established fact that flowers produced from such cuttings are superior to the parent plant.
 All dahlias need more or less prun- ing to secure the largest flowers, and such prunings when stuck into sand mixed with a little rich soil or leaf mould, kept in the shade and damp, soon take root and grow rapidly when reset in permanent situation. Poor, dry. hard soils arc to be avoided.
 Q.-I grew such fine lily of the valley when I lived in Pennsylvania. don't seem to succeed In Birming- ham. Can you suggest help? Mrs. y.
 Ally of the valley is not well adapted to climatic conditions in the Gulf states, due to lack of humid or moist atmosphere during the hot months. Fair results are obtained by planting in very rich situations where there Is protection from the even ing sun.
 Q.--I want to move 8 small holly tree but I have been told they can't be transpfanted after a certain age.
 A-The common American or Christmas holly Is really difficult to successfully transplant, but it may be done during April. Careful and deep excavation must be made to dis turb as few roots as possible, and all foliage should be stripped off. The hole in which it is to be reset must be large and deep enough to ac- comodate the roots in an undisturbed manner. Well routed leaf mould and good porous woods earth, when used liberally around the roots, greatly assist new growth.
 Q.-What are the best street trees to set out? N. O. T.
 A.--The very best are the slow growing hard wood native forest trees such as elms. hackberry, pin oaks, red oak, live oak, sugar maple, sweet gum, green ash, honey locust. white ash and sycamore. These are practically all free from disease and insect pests, possess longevity and not easily Injured by winds.
 Q.-Tn planting peanuts do you shell them or plant hull and all? Mrs. U.
 Alt Is generally best to shell them just prior to planting. With this practice you can more easily throw aside the faulty or undeveloped nuts and be more certain of securing a stand
 A great many planters simply break the nuts into as many pieces as there are kernels and plant the single nut with it's outer covering This method saves time and a close observer can usually discard the faulty, thus securing an even stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03

He stared along the road to where the dusky damsels had halted, and were looking back inquisitively at the intruders in their land
 stroll along quietly with me and we'll give them sixpence each. That's more than their weeks wages, I'll guarantee. They'll be so delighted that they'll lose their fear of you. But keep that camera out of sight, please"
 Dolly and Camille and one of. the Durban men accompanied him..
 The Zulu ladies posed for flight but--when Glyn called out something in their own tongue-they all with one accord Topped down by the road side in the tall green grass. placing their baskets beside them, and quite docile.
 Do find out how old they are!" cried Dolly. staring as though they were eccentric animals in zoo. Ask the handsome one in the middle if she is married yet?"
 Glyn put the necessary question. Amidst much giggling and showing from her companions she shook her head.
 Ask her if she has young man and is engaged?"
  dusky ladies. and the bronze statue shook her head again shyly.
 I'll ask her if she knows her own age. They generally don't" said Glyn.
 It transpired, however. that the Zulu beauty, who was five foot eight in height, with a finely developed figure, wore on chain round her neck bullet that had been extracted from her fathers arm on the very day of her birth, and on that bullet was scrawled the name of the place where the native rising had oc- cured, though no date.
 But Glyn remembered.
 Tt was a good many years after the Boer war" He named the ap- proxiate, date. That makes her 12 years old" He turned to Dolly. smiling. She's too young to marry yet, so your mind will be relieved"
 "Only 12! She looks like 23i" calculated Dolly.
 A plump maiden with a couple of feathers in her hair leaned forward, chattering volubly.
 This one is married" Glyn ex- plained. Then, translating "She says that because she is plump her hus- band bought her from her father for 16 oxen, but that you"-he nodded laughingly towards Camille, to whom the bride was pointing-"you would only fetch eight oxen because you are too slimn',
 Tomorrow-Speedin in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03

I find poor excuses to justify neglect. Persistence Is a big factor in both agricultural and horticultural pur- suits and not a pleasant or profitable pastime for the lazy and neglectfui.
 Plants, like children, need atten- tion, particularly in their early life, and unless they get it. the resulting product at maturity Is unprofitable.
 Prompt attention is what counts. for if weeds and grasses once take the garden, recovery is doubtful.
 The close relation plants bear to the human family is remarkable when considered from a standpoint of food needs and management, for successful issue.
 OvercrOppinG
 Biting off moro than you can chew" is known by every one to be bad practice; yet every spring one may observe a majority of planters, both large and small, making prepar- ations to put in larger acreage than their help and other facilities warrant
 If 200 bushels of corn is required on tho farm, and no purpose to pro- duce a surplus as a sale crop, what's the use to plant Is or 20 acres to produce it?
 Ten acres or even five acres pro perly prepared. fertilized and cul- tivated will produce the needed corn with & great deal more certainty than 15 or 20 acres poorly handled. The same conclusion holds good with practically every farming effort.
 This overcropping is responsible for the ridiculous low average yields of all farm crops in the south. This practice. together with only one sale n tho m fu fha thing that keeps the whole south down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
AnriI PlantInr


 Mir. McVay has prepared an ag- rieulturai and horticultural al- endar for April applicable to Bir- mingham and surrounding terri tory.
 Vegetable Garden.-First half of month. Plant irish potatoes, Bed sweet potatoes for slips, SOW egg plant, pepper and tomato. for plants to set later. Plant freely of beets. carrots, cabbage. carly corn, lettuce, mustard. persnips, parsley, onions radish spinach. Swiss chard. turnips and English peas.
 Second half of month.-Plan. squashes. Set out early tomato, all sorts beans, cucumbers, melons, okra, pumpkins and pepper, egg plant ana sweet po- tatoes.
 Field Crops.-First half of month. Sow Burt oats, beardleks barley. clovers, grasses, early corn, rape, spring vetches, etc.
 Second half of month.-Plant cotton, peanuts, velvet and soy beans, broom corn, chufas, sor- Ehums, miilets, field corn. early COW peas and set out sweet po- tatoes.
 otchar6.-Spraying must be at tended 10 if fruit free of diseases and Norms are expected. Get all data and materials from your local scotsman. Be prepared to fight the memorable march of myriads of injurious insects seek ing tc deyour every sort of crop. fertilizo all nursery stock in set ting out, the extra labor and ex- Lense will pay big dividends.
 Flower Garden.--Set out sum mer and fall flowaring bulbs and roots, such as gladiolus, tubs roses, dahlias, caladiums, and cannas. Roses may still be put out and all sorts of shrubbery. Lawn grass may be planted.
 Last half of month.--Practical- ly all flower seed may now be planted in the open ground, par ticuiarly the hardy annuas, such as aiyssum, asters, balsoms, cai- endula, calliopsis, cocks comb, centaurea cosmos, California pop py. enphorbia, four o'clock, for- get-me-not, geranium, heliotrope, annual hollyhocks, lantana, lark spur, nasturtiums. pansies, petu- nias. phlox, poppies, portulaca, snap dragon, salyia sunflower sweet peas, verbena, vinca and zinnia. In addition to these many others including climbers, hardy perennials, etc., may be safely planted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
The Home Grounds

Mother Nature was most bounteous when 1t bestowed upon Birmingham such. a remarkable background; cap- able of infinite development in land scape effects, but perhaps this very generosity has made us wasteful and indifferent in conserving this scenic wealth.
 This natural wealth has no doubt made us undervalue the great beauty of our surroundings and caused care lessness in developing our magnifi- cent residential sections. It is en- couraging to know though, that con siderable interest is now being man ifested in embellishing our homes, along with the betterment of general conditions of our living and thought. Birmingham is beginning to realize that the dollars we are making are only a means to an end, not the sole object in life.
 When We do begin to realize that dollars do not constitute the sum total of pleasure, a new era of city beautiful ideals will prevail.
 NeGlectinE the Garden
 At ,this writing you can see on every hand people stirring up the soil. planting or getting ready to plant something. Enthusiasm is at great heights, great expectations are being stored up. but will it last?
 Some few will pursue the game to it's finish, but a large number later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
 WILEY IS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER

Florence. April 2.--.(Specia1.) .)-Tom Wiley was found guilty of murder in the first degree by .. jury in cir cult court this past week and sen fenced to Imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary.
 It win be recalled that on February 6, Wiley shot and fatally wounded Rather Fields on the Chisolm road a short distance from Florence, In a dispute over an automobile tire.
 Solicitor Henry D. D.Jones and James
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Members New York Stock Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- duce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders SO licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for eensisnment of spot cotton for de- livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
START PAVING

Attalla, April 2.-tSpecial )-Work will be recommended on local pay ing projects early next week, it is an nounced., An effort is being made to have all the principal streets of the city paved before summer. Members of the city council, along with Mayor B. W. Erwin, are taking a keen in terest in this development.
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 the state while tho defendant was by Simpson & Simpson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03


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How Does Your Garden Grow ?
Rv GEORGE R M,VAY CD

AgeHera readers requested questions any of their gardening McVay him 32 scotsman and practical trial gardener Birmingham
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EXCHANGE CLUB
 HONORS MITCHELL
Name Is Inscribed in Clubs Book of Golden
 Deeds

Florence, April 2,-( Special 1.-The name of Judge J. J. Mitchell was formally inscribed by. the Florence Exchange club in the Book of Golden Deeds" Thursday night at banquet given in his honor at a local cafe. Almost the entire membership of the club, their wives and more than a score of invited guests were present.
 Homer l.. Reeder. president of the Exchange club, presided as toast master of the occasion and asked Prof. F. T. Appleby, superintendent of public schools. to read the dedica- tion inscribed in the Book of Golden Deeds" which is as follows:
 'Dedicated to: Those citizens of the .city of Florence who by their conspicuous and unselfish actions have rendered unusual service to the people among whom they live, with out fee or hope of reward other than that growing from a sense of duty well performed To them the Ex- change club of the city extends the who were tied up because of labor troubles.
 The week saw increased activities in the spot department and 1927 bales were sold on the spot against 2,413 this week last year; sales to arrive amounts to 5.606 bales against LAOS this week last year. The bet ter demand was explained by some spot people as being due to the fill ing of March. commitments and there Is great deal of curiosity as to whether 1t will extend into the com ing week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
THE BETTER MAN
MOUNTAINEERING THE ZULU MAIDENs
By MAY CHRISTIE

Copyright 1921, by the Mcclure Newspaper syndcate)
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Tomorrow-speedinx in Africa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-12
WOMAN SENTENCED TO
IS YEARS FOR PERJURY
Tried to Save Sweetheart, Who
Murdered Her Husband,
From Chair.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
New York. April 12--Gussie HUI
mann, convicted last week OF perjury
In her testimony at the recent murder
trial Of her sweetheart. Joseph IAbasci
was sentenced today by Supreme
Court Justice Lewis in Long Island
CITY. to not less than seven years and
six months and not more than IS
years in Auburn prison.
Miss Hunan n's trial for perjury was
her second trial in connection with the
Staying of Carrie. her one time sweet-
heart. on October 81
First indicted with Idbssci for muir
der, she was freed by the court be-
cause OF insufficient evidence.
She appeared AZ a witness for the
denfense nj Libasci's trial and testified
that Libasci was with her in a dance
hall at the time that CARRIE was xiii.
ed.
Idbasci pleaded guilty despite her
testimony and che was indicted fol
perjury.
During her trial on this charg.
LJbasci expressed a desire 10 MARI,
her. but she was dissuaded by he,
family and Justice Lewis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-12
M'ADOO Is BLAMED
FOR THE BREAKDOWN
OF OUR RAILROADS
Continued from page

mont. was inaugiirated and worked to
yuch an undreomed degree that Mt the
end Of tho war the return OF railroads
to private management was demanded
~ those who used them. with substan-
tinl upanimity."
Mr.. Kruttschnit declared that Mr..
McAdoo during Federal control "plac-
I'd his name on everything and every
where. such az service blanks. menus.
communication md railroad tickets and
even on circulars end notices posted
In the toilets Of passenger vehicles "
With respect to conditions OF the
carriers as turned back the witness
asserted that renewal Of rails. ties
and ballast we're skimped 10 the dan
ger point" and that equipment
scattered all over the United States
had been given scant attention and
was IN the worst condition ever
known"
Worse. however, than anything else
the operating organization and person
mel which the President had promised
To disturb AZ little as possible were
completely disorganized by deprivinp
officers of all control over wages, dis
cipline. rules and working conditions, >
he added. This was the germ OF poor
service and Of inexcusable abuse ant
waste"