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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
MINSTREL DANCES
AT AL c. FIELDS
Negro Dancing Made Popular
Form of Entertainment by
Fields Company

The dances of minstrelsy are vir-
tually all the lineal descendants of
the eccentric dances of the colored
race. They were first brought to the
attention of the American people on
the southern plantations and here it
was that the first of the great min
strels of this nation copied the forms
of dancing which have since become
Traditional and famous in minstrelsy.
Negro dancing in its varied and
various forms has been the chief
feature Of the minstrel stage ever
since the origin of this form of en-
tertainment, and without the dance
of the plantation darkey minstrelsy
would never have attained the place
and the popularity il enjoys. In
fact, without the dances of the south
land and the rich backgrounds af-
forded by Dixie plantations Of the old
days, minstrelsy could not exist.
Foremost and we'll nigh alone. out
of the host of contemporaries and
imitators of years gone by. the Al q.
Field Minstrels. coming to the JEFF
ferson theatre tonight, Friday and
Saturday nights. with matinee Sat
urday, is famous for it's gifted and
famous opponents of minstrel dances.
1t returns this season with all its
stars intact and theatregoers are
promised production outclassing
anything offered heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
His Rheumatism
Has Entirely
Disappeared

Nearly everybody in Gastonia and
vicinity either knows or has heard
OF J. f. Clemmer, the building con-
tractor. OF 511 East Third st. Not
only does Mr.. Clemmer rank Al as
q builder, but he is also highly re-
spected and esteemed as man and
citizen. Mr.. Clemmer had suffered
much annoyance from rheumatism
for year or more, and net being
able to find relief from other sources
he finally resorted to Tanlae But
let him tell his own story. Here Is
his statement:
i was suffering from rheumatism
so badly in my arm and shoulder
that l could hardly move. was in
such pain that it was almost impos-
sible for me to get anything done.
1t had rendered me almost helpless
and, as nothing did me any good,
became very much depressed.
My wife kept insisting that I give
Tanlac trial. and i have been
thankful a thousand times that fl
rally j took her advice. After I fin
ished my third bottle the rheuma-
tIsm was gone and while that has
been a year ago now, I've never had
the least trouble since. l don't know
what Tanlac will do for others, but
it certainly did the work for me-
Tanlac is sold by all good drug
gists.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
DOCTORS TRIAL SET
Physician Will Be Tried in Death
of Miss Cavanaugh

Mobile, October 1s.--(Special.)--
The first trial in connection with the
death of Miss Mary Aileen (Sunshine)
Cavanaugh. 20year- girl, who
died September Is as the result of an
alleged Illegal operation, will be
heard November 6, when DR.. G. f.
Chapman, well-known physician of
this city, will answer to statutory
offense growing out of an Indictment
returned by the circuit court grand
jury, which adjourned last Saturday
night. The date for the hearing OF
the case was fixed today by Clerk
w. F. Conrad of the criminal division
of the court.
No date was named fof the trial
of DIR. II. D. Harvard. S. III. Bailey and
Mrs. Florida Lathrop, also indicted
for a statutory offense in connection
with the same case. County Solicitor
Bart B. Chamberlain announced to-
day that the grand jury had indicted
each of the four defendants sepa-
rately and that each will be tried on
a different date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
JEFF SMITH BEATS
CAPT. BOB ROPER

New Orleans. october tS.-Jeff
Smith of Bayonne, N. j.. had all the
better Of Capt. Rob Roper of Nc
Comb Miss. In 15-round bout here
tonight. Smith battered Roper al
most at will, the bout being very one
sided. It wound up the boxing pro-
gram of the American Legion con-
vention here.
X. M Lands, baseball commits
sioner who Is attending the eonven-
ton, was Il spectator. He said the
match was too one-sided to suit him.
Roper weighed 1885 pounds, Smith
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
SHORTAGE OF COAL
LOOMS UP AT SELMA

Selma, October 1s.-(special)-
Realization of the fact that not one
ton of coal can be bought in Selma
at the present time, and with the
prospects OF supply of fuel in the
very near future slight, Morgan
Richards, secretary of the Selma
Chamber of Commerce, left for Mont
gomery today to go before the fuel
administrator and the Alabama pub
5ic service commission to request
that freight cars be furnished for the
shipment of coal to this city
Mr.. Richards said today that it was
estimated that only about one-third
of the population of the city had any
supply Of coal on hand. Mr.. Richards
will first see w. A. Darden, fuel ad-
ministrator, and will then go before
the service commission
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
Killing of Officer
Will Be Probed

Montgomery, October 1s.-(Spe-
cial.)-Grand jurors who will investi-
gate the killing of Albert SAMSON,
mounted officer of the police depart
ment, and George s. Wilson, game
warden of Montgomery county, three
weeks ago, have been summoned to
appear November 6. The grand jury
will be organized on that date for, a
general investigation of conditions in
Montgomery county, but it's most Inn
portant duties will be in connection
with the two killings.
Joe Terril1, negro. who confessed to
the shooting of Wilson, is now held
in the Jefferson county jail at Bir-
mingham for safekeeping. His arrest
and Incarceration in the Montgomery
county jail caused the formation of
mob which sought to gain admis-
sion into the Jail and to obtain pos
session Of Terrill.
Jim Glenn, negro, charged with the
murder of Officer SAMSON, has not
been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
STUDENTS TO VISIT
INDUSTRIES HERE
Juniors and Seniors to See
Mines and Mills in
Operation

Engineering students from the
University of Alabama, accompanied
by members Of the faculty. about As
in all, will arrive in Birmingham this
morning, and will spend the next
three days studying conditions in
large Industrial concerns in and near
here.
DR.. John M. Gallalee. head OF the
mechanical engineering department
st the state university, will be in
charge of the party. Members of the
Junior and senior classes will make
the inspection tour this week. and
other students will visit the plants
here during the year. These tours
are regularly included in the instruc-
ton OF the engineering students in
erder that they may see and study
practically the types of machinery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
SEEK TO DISSOLVE
RAIL INJUNCTION

Chicago, October 1s-Notice of a
motion to dissolve the interlocutory
Injunction restraining striking rail-
road shopmen and union officials
from interfering in any way with
rail transportation was served on the
United States district attorney today
by Donald r. Richberg, counsel for
the shop crafts. The motion will be
presented to Federal Judge James IL.
Wilkerson tomorrow, with request
that it be set for hearing.
One of the principal objections to
the injunction is that the conditions
described in the bill of complaint,
if they ever existed, no longer exist,
1t is claimed that a large proportion
of the railroads involved have settled
their differences with the shopmen
and that the settlement automati-
cally disposed of the grievances all
Legged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19

Montgomery, October 1s.-(spe-
ciaI.) Junior, Dallas county
negress, who killed her husband 20
years ago because be was trying 70
conjure her. has applied to the state
board of pardons for release on pa
role. The woman has served since
December 20, 1902. and JIG an old
woman. A jury held her to be guilty
of murder in the first degree and I'M
posed a life sentence on her.
The woman was ruled by super
stition She foand joint of cane
under the steps which had been doc
tored with q rag and sand. This she
realized was an act of the conjure-
man. whom she took TO be her own
husband-but here's her story, as
taken from the official records Of her
trial:
tom Junior was trying to conjure
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
Negress, Who Claims She Was
CoIured, Now Seeks Parole

me. I know for I found a Joint of
cane under the steps with rag and
sand in it--so I made UP to get rid
of him. 7 found rattler somebody
had killed. / cut off the head.
boiled it and gave him the water to
drink That niger fattened on it. |
got some Paris green and boiled
that. giving him tho water to drink.
He fattened more. I then went to
Mr.. Ben Al1ison,s store and bought
4 box OF rat poison. / gave it TO him
in his victuals and then ] sure got
him where the doctor could not save
him"
Few cltizeps of Dallas county now
remember anything about the crime.
The woman has been faithful peral
servants of the state, now being con-
fined in the prison at Speigner.
where she is employed in the cotton
mill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
SHRIMP MAN ARRESTED

Mobilo October IS.-(SpeciaL)- -
Henry Sleeper, operating a shrimp
boat, was arrested today by Deputy
Sheriff Moses Bernstein on the charge
of catching shrimp In the waters of
Mobile bay without license. w. r.
Tapis, assistant chief oyster inspec-
tor, is the complainant in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
ARRESTS ARE MADE
OF |. w. w. MEMBERS
By Associated Press

Portland. Ore. October 18.-More
than 900 alleged members of the
l. w. w, had been arrested here UP
to $50 o'clock tonight, as result
of the issuance of orders to the po-
lice to round up all men having
membership cards of that order in
their possession. Among those ar
rested was William Ford who has
been directing the longshoremen's
strike here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
READY FoR CONFERENCE

Paris, OCTOBER IS.-Premier Poln-
care, in reply to Lord Curzon, the
British foreign secretary, who pro-
posed the converting of the peace
conference early in November. Is re-
ported to have suggested October so
as the date and to have declared he
was ready TO send delegates to Lau-
same If the Turks agreed to that
place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19

Selma, Oct0ber IS.-tSpeciaL)-
Recorders court, or as it is most
commonly known, police court, did
not meet this morning. 1t wasn't on
account of the absence of the re-
corder, Judge Ben Craig, or his solic-
itor, Leo Levy, but the court was not
open because there were no cases TO
be heard. Chief Doherty stated this
morning that no arrests had been
made by the police since Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
STILES RENTS S56,2oo
Local Probate Office Pays AutomO-
bile Licenses Into Treasury

MONTGOMERY, October 1e,-J. p.
stiles, probate judge of Jefferson
county, today RENTED the the state
treasury $4,000, which represents
the amount no collected in licenses
Including automobile licenses, during
the last is days of october. The
treasury also received remittances
totaling ss2,4O0.s5. which were cred
tied TO the state highway construc-
tton fund.
Warrants were issued for S4o,7J5
covering the cost OF maintaining the
hospitals at Tuscaloosa and Mount
Vernon for the month.
and Industrial processes about which
they have been given theoretical IN
struction at the university.
The party Of students will be di-
vided Thursday upon it's arrival here,
the mining engineering students
going from Bessemer to the mines OF
the Woodward Iron company, where
they will spend most of the day un-
foreground The other students VIII
visit the ingalls, Iron works, the
sloss- Sheffield by-products plant in
North Birmingham and the Atlas
Portland Cement company's plant at
Leeds,
on Friday the entire party will be
the guests of the Alabama Power
company at Mitchell dam and Lock
I12. The electrical engineering stu
dents will study in particular the
rewinding the large power generator
at Lock L. Because of low water
the plant there is not in operation
and the repairs and changes being
made Will give the students an ex-
eellent opportunity to make thor
ough study of the machinery.
Saturday morning the main party
will visit the plants of the Tennes-
see Coal and Iron company at Ems
ley and Westfield, where they will
see the largest blast furnace in thf
world and many other kinds of ma
chinery about which they have beer
studying The mining engineers Will
spend the morning at the Valley
View red ore mine OF the Central
Iron and Coal company.
At noon Saturday the students and
professors win be guests of the Biz
mingham alumni at luncheon to be
served In the ballroom Of the Tut
wiler hotel, and In the afternoon they
will attend the Alabama Sewanee
football game at Redwood field.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19

worth. If you could but see what is beneath the ]
coverings of cheaply made upholstered furniture
you would not consider it at any price. Good fur
niture begins with good wood employs the best de-
signing and the skilled making that will keep it
good for your children to use when you are gone.
THIS IS A PLEA FOR BETTER FURNITURE.
We make it in the name Of all sellers Of good furn-
iture We, Of course feel that our larger stocks
will most satisfactorily comply with your needs
and would appreciate the opportunity to demon
strate our ability to serve you. And when you have
made selections and the prices of the various
pieces are totaled-see how liberal our CLUB
PLAN TERMS are.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19

GOOD FURNITURE makes one glad OF its COM
panionshp-it is chosen as ones friends are
chosen, for its genuineness, simplicity and depend
ability. Good furniture, like good friend, is
loyal, staunch and true.
LOVEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB FURNITURE,
you have often heard is more expensive than
cheap furniture, but we think you will agree that
cheap things are always more costly than good
ones There is but little price difference between
our good furniture and cheap furniture and sure
" for the sake Of few dollars you wouldn't have
furniture that you couldn't point to with pride?
ONE MUST BE PREPARED to appreciate the
hidden worth of furniture just as much as visible
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
CLARENDON FARMER GOES TO
NEW FARM AT SEACRAVES

r II. Dale passed through here
Saturday with an migrant car well
filled with farming implements, live
stock and household goods which he
Is shipping 10 his new home at Sea-
graves. lie nails from Clarendon
and said that there were four other
families Of that town making prepa-
rations 90 go TO Seagraves,
Among the livestock IN the car was
thoroughbred SOW, which h. paid
one hundred and fifty dollars for at
Clarendon several months ago, and
her litter Of seven fine pics will
help 20 make the pork producing rec
ords Of the Scagravcs country look
mighty good.
These farmers are welcomed TO the
Plains, and their bringing such fine
stock shows that they are going to
help IN developing this great terri
tory.
M. Dale will farm two hundred
and fifty acres there this year, and
said he would be- ready TO start TO
work in little WHILE as his imple-
ments are all modern and new, and
he has o fine bunch ~ horses 20 push
things along with
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
Over Production
Sure to Cause Con-
tinued Low Prices

The law Of supply and demand may
not always work true TO form, but
there is one thing certain, that It is
in good working order every time the
farmers Of the country produce a
few more bales Of cotton than IS
needed OF a few more bushels Of corn
or wheat than the average annual
yield. Overproduction, no matter
how slight, furnishes the best oppOr-
tunity to beat down prices and for
reason, II for no other, farmers
should keep posted on the supply and
probable consumption Of every COM
modify they produce 10 sell
In planning the crops for 1922,
producers must remember that Eu-
rope Is making every possible effort
10 live az home. They hrve not the
money 10 spend for imported prod
ucts they once had and 81 every acre
available Is bcirg used - produce
grains and other food products
Neither have they the money to bay
all the cotton they should have 70
keep their mills otcipici or 10 prop
erly clothe themselves Therefore,
it would be good policy on the part
Of our own farmers 20 plan their
years work to include A variety Of
producte IN sufficient quantity or
acreage 20 supply their own needs,
and. 81 course, some to sfll. and II
they have any spare time, out i IN
fixing up the fences repaifrr the
house or harms, and ir other ways
make the farm home more comfort
able and attractive. Most farms need
MIR attention than they gc, Man.
", d could be m do more product
Nv. terraces could be built 20 ave
wtShits. The orchard could be
clcan,t up and ma pr G'.riIve.
rhe,. will be plen - 10 "n the
fam. which viii prc ni.re profit
able IN he end tina raising more cot
ton other commodities than can
be I'd M a profit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
Health Officers
Fear an Epidemic
Of Flu Again

New York Jan. Another cpl
demic Of influenza is feared by
health authorities here The disease
~ thought 20 have been brought
here from European cities and is
alarmingly prevalent Within the
last two days sixty-fuor cases have
been reported 10 the health authori-
ties. However the sickness has not
reached the stage Of an epidemic.
Inspectors have been sent TO
watch all incoming ships although
port officials report that the num-
Der Of cases Of influenza and la.
grippe among the incoming passen-
gers is no greater than usual.
Bronchitis and other diseases Of
the respiratory tract, including pneu-
monia are reported unusually pre-
valent, according 60 health officials.
Report TO the Public Health Service
Department indicate that there is no
danger 81 an extensive recurrence
Of the influenza epidemic
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31

road sidca. Seed have been blown
into pastures from nearby folds and
there settled into the ground, Rcrmi.
mated and grew. This h mentioned
10 show that sweet clover seems TO
thrive on n hard seed bed. On the
other hand many farmers have care.
fully prepared a loose seed bed and
had very poor results In getting a
good stand. Often times they failed
SO, II one contcmplaics seeding
sweet clover on cultivated land II
should be prepared In such "A way ~
10 keep the soil as compost as possible
or In the case Of loose or iandy soil
some means should be used 20 settle
the ground as thoroughly as possible.
Perhaps disking shallow and rolling
would do this best. For pasture land,
a shallow disking would be all that
Is necessary Then SOW when there
il plenty Of moisture IN the soil and
cover as lightly as possible. The seed
bed must be compact This is essen
tial
Sweet clover seed are very hard
and do not come up quickly unless
they are scarificd. Sacrificed seed
are those that have been mechanical
ly scratched 80 that the seed coat h
roughencd thus permitting them 70
absorb moisture, which hastcns germ
nation Better stands result from
using sacrificed seed, although they
cost more per pound (about 3 to ~
ccnts) The rate of seeding with
sacrificed seed is about 10 10 IL
pounds per acre. Unscarified seed
should be sown at the rate Of fifteen
pounds per ncre. These will cell for
! 10 cents less per pound Unhull-
ed seed are still cheaper but IL will
take twelve 10 twenty pounds Of seed
per acre. They. Of course. are not
sacrificed.
In nature sweet clover seed MAJ
turc in the summer, fall 10 the ground
gradually absorb moisture, freeze
and thaw, then germinaic early the
next spring. This Absorption - mois-
turc and freezing and thawing soft
ems the hard seed coat and causes
most Of them 10 germinaie the next
sDring. For this reason winter seed.
ing is better than Marco or April
seeding Seed should be- own 10 De-
ccmbcr or January On 'he plains
seeding may te postponed until Feb
ruary 90 even The first " March.
one man a. Memphis, TeNas. has
already bought seed for forty acres.
Ne has been experimenting with v
Tor two yenrs In Wise county many
farmers are going 90 plant sweet
clover IN Montague county several
men will sow from ten 70 fur'y acres.
Donlcy county farmers are going 60
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
MILAN COUNTY FARMERS
PURCHASE LAND HERE

Lowell Russell and son. r. l..
Russell, of Milan county, are here
this week. prospecting, and we un-
derstand have purchased. or NJ
least contracted for property near
Lubbock on which they will move
their families IN the very near fu-
ture.
Lowell Russell purchased the TWEEN
weight acre tract Of land east Of
the road two miles south Of town.
known as the Lowrey place. I.
l.. purchased two hundred acres
Of land out northwest Of Lubbock
on the Lubbock Shallowater road.
These men are among the best
citizens Of Milan county. and Lub-
book IL TO be congratulated on their
removal 20 this county. They viii
no doubt be useful citizens in the
further development Of this great
South Plains country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
MRS. ADA1R LEAVES $4,000
TO TWO TEXAS INSTITUTIONS

London, Jan. 20 Mrs. CorneIia
Adair, who died last September at
corshan, near Bath, left property in
the UAited Kingdom Of a gross value
Of s0,S40 pounds, says the London
Times. According TO the nswspaper
she left $3b, 900 20 the Adair Husri-
tai AZ Clarendon, Texas, and $4,000
to St Matthew home for children,
Dallas, Texas In addition she made
requests 10 Irish churches, members
Of her household and the staffs on
her ranch in Texas.
Mrs. Adair WAS n daughter " the
late Gen. James s. Wadsworh II
New York, who was killed In The
battle Of the Wilderness. For years
she was prominent in English So
cicty. She WIS 50 years old when
she died.
Mrs. Adair was widely known in
Texas, especially in the Panhandle.
having spent much time on her ranch
the ia, near Clarendon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31

Whitc-flowcrcd sweet clover grows
Wild In all counties between Fort
Worth and Tcxline which shows ~
vide adaptation 10 varying climaii c
and soil conditions. These wild
xrowtbs show that u thrivcs IN. hard
noil and in waste places; also that Il
can make it's way even when growing
among all kinds Of woods and grass.
Sweet clover IL also rcslstent TO
drought else II could not thrive In
such places as Il Is often found.
Many farmers have been watching
these Wild grow,hs for the last year
or two and a few have been expert
mcnting with II In small way. These
observations and experiments have
created genuine interest and farm
ers all along the Denver road eoun-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31
Agricultural Agent Says Sweet
Clover Adapted to Texas and is
Fine Forage Crop and Helps Land

ties are planning to make n seeding
" sweet clover this winter.
The hardy habits Of sweet clover
have caused farmers 10 realize the
possibilities Of getting II established
on rough pasture land or In waste
places thus converting much unprof-
table land into good grazing that
will return a profit.
Sweet clover will probably prove
more profitable when used ~ a pas.
ture crop than when used M n hay
crop. However, sweet clover hay rs
almost equal to alfalfa hay IN feeding
value, and Il will grow on many
farms where alfalfa will not grow.
Many good stands Of sweet clover
have resulted from seed being scat
tered on top " hard ground along
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-31

SOW some. IN Dallam county sweet
clover grows - luxuriously IN a wild
state that farmers have become inter-
catcd and sore viii make seeding
this winter.
SO doubt sweet clover will become
q common crop within two or three
years or as soon as It has proven its
value as a pasture and hay crop.