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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
MESSENGER BOY STILL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Lewis Alton Giles. Is. lilo Second
avenue, north. Postal Telegraph mes
senger, continues in critical con-
dition at the Baptist Hospital ac-
cording to a statement made by hos
pital officials "Wednesday night.
Young giles was taken to the hos
pital Tuesday morning following an
accident <at First avenue and TWEEN
tieth street, in which he was run
over by a heavy truck.
Willie Harris, negro driver of the
truck, gave bond for his appearance
in court. Officer l. w. Needs. who
investigated the accident. stated
that the truck driver was stalled at
the street intersection and that Giles
BICYCLE struck the truck from the
rear throwing the boy under the rear
wheels just as the truck started.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
NEGRO PRISONERS
FIGHT IN CITY JAIL

Robert Perry and Eberhart. negro
prisoners at the city jail. engaged in
Ia fight Tuesday morning in the jail
house. The argument between the
two started when one claimed that
the other was cheating in dice
game which was held behind the
Jail walls. One of the negroes drew
knife during the fight while the
other had to rely on his teeth. Both
were injured and were taken to the
Hillman hospital where their wounds
were dressed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
JENNINGS M'CLUNG HAS
DIFFICULTY IN MAKING
DELIVERY Of F. O. B. SALE


Forty dollars, (. o. b. your room
at the hotel" were the terms upon
which Jimmie McClung sold c. L.
Cocker a COW the other day. Sc.
cure in the knowledge that he had
never heard of a delivery being made
under any such conditions, Cocker
jokingly closed the bargain.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Jimmie appeared at Birmingham
hotel with the domesticated quad
ruped. Despite remonstrances of
wide-eyer dark skinned bell boy and
TIL. ewondering gaze of guests and
hotelmen in the lobby. Jimmy en-
deavored to steer Bess into the ele-
vator.
After some difficulty, the practical
jokester was persuaded to desist in
his efforts, and the peace of the es
adjustment was restored after he
had ambled out and down Twentieth
street with his odd companion
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
ASK RELIEF FROM
SHORTAGE OF CARS

Washington. November 22.--The
Association of Owners OF Railroad
Securities today renewed its efforts
to have the interstate commerce COM
mission take steps toward establish
ment OF permanent relief from rail-
road ear shortages. In a. letter to
Commissioner Aitchison. chairman of
the car service division OF the COM
mission, Davies Warfield. the asso-
Citations president declared that so
long as present conditions respecting
the interchange of cars continue,
private operation of the railroads is
"endang cred"
The letter adverts TO the applica-
Eon OF the Union Pacific to the COM
mission, asking ii to use its emer-
gency powers to supply that railroad
with cars consistent with the roads
car ownership.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
COLORED BAPTISTS
HOLD CONVENTION

The Alabama Baptist association,
colored, convened at the Shiloh Bap-
list church, Avenue G and Nineteenth
street, at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning DR.. d. V. Jamison, Selma,
president. presided.
Wednesday mornings session was
devoted TO conferences. organiza
lions and convention sermon. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. w. L.
Maddox of Admission.
In the afternoon. addresses were
delivered by President Jamison and
DIR. j e. East of Philadelphia.
The welcome address for the white
citizens of Birmingham was de-
livered by DR.. j. e. billiard. pastor of
the Southside Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
Daily Luncheon Talks

department and said that he did not
believe that a finer bunch of men
ever graced the ranks of the cltys
squads.
Nine members volunteered to can
vass the Empire building In the Red
Cross drive. They we're: Or. Percy
IL. woodall, chairman; Solon Jacobs
Coleman Blach, Paschal Shook, DR.. ].
G.. Hopping. Crawford Johnson. ST.,
F. b. Underwood, j. II. Eddy and DIR.
j. II. Edmonson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Commissioner w. L. Dickson and
c. A. Brown, educator, We're speakers
at chapel exercises of Birmingha
Southern college Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Dickson, alumnus. spoke on the
game with the Panthers Saturday and
helped to raise the spirit consider
ably. Mr.. Browns talk was mainly
along educational line.
Details of the parade Saturday
morning for the Howard Birmingha
game are rapidly going forward and
everything is expected to be in work
ing order. The hour OF the parade Is
to be announced Thursday morning
according to Virgil Hawkins. cheer
leader.
Miss Frances Ledbetter has been
chosen sponsor for the football team
Saturday in their annual game with
the Howard Bulldogs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
Stops Itching
Peterson's Ointment

To the millions of grateful suf-
ferers who know about the mighty
healing power of Peterson's ONT
ment for old sores, ulcers, piles,
sore feet and chatting, Peterson
says, "use it for skin and scalp itch !;
it never disappoints." All druggists,
35c, zoe, $1.00 $3.50, $780,
Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
sas City, Mo-, a former pastor of the
First Presbyterian church.

sas CITY, Mo-, former pastor of the
First Presbyterian church.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for short wedding jour-
ney to cities on the gulf coast and
upon their return they will be at
home in their new home on Claren-
den avenue in Bessemer.
The wedding was of unusual in
terest in the city where the young
bride has grown to lovely young
womanhood, her radiant beauty and
gentle loveliness of character have
made her the center of a wide circle
of friends. Her work In the First
Presbyterian church has been one of
the most beautiful things in the
history of the church. Mr.. Ledbetter
is prominently connected with the
T. c. /. company in Bessemer as SUI
perintendent of furnaces and is held
in highest esteem.
DIR. Nj. G. RagsdaIe
Funeral services for DIR. NJ. c. Rags
dale. Sr. who died Tuesday morning,
will be held Thursday morning at Ii
o'clock at the residence on Airing
ton avenue with DIR. B. T. Waites,
Rev. w. Il. Foust, Rev. Sturdivant,
REV. L. A. Holmes, Rev. Hawkins,
and Rev. w. w. Heflin, officiating.
Active pail bearers will be Eugene
Ragsdale, Robert Ragsdale, NJ G..
Ragsdale. Jr., DR.. V. II. Ragsdale, s.
B. Ragsdale, l.. V. Ragsdale, Bruce
Ragsdale. o. G. Moore. and Kittrell
Trotter. Honorary, DIR. E. P. Lacey,
DR.. r. P. McTyeire, r. NJ. Mingea.
w. II. Lewis. Ben Berry, b. c..
Jones, George Stevenson. DIR. w. p.
McAdory, ]. c. Gwin. E. B. Buck, Lee
Mattingly Ben Carroll, John Moore,
James Smithson, w. w. HGllings-
worth, Sam Phfer, DR.. w. D. Tay-
lor Patrick O'Brian, and J. B. Ran
dali.
Interment will follow at Pleasant
Hill cemetery at McCalla. his old
home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
RAILROAD RATE ACT.
MEANS DEATH FOR
FARM INTERESTS.
Senator Smith Will Move Re-
consideration of Rail Meas
ure to Lower Freight
Rates
WASHINGTON BUREAU +
THE AGE-HERALD !
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Washington, November 22.-Agri-
cultural sections cannot survive I'M
der the exorbitant railroad rates
made possible under the Esch- Cum
minis railroad act, according to Sem
ator e. D. Smith of South Caro-
the committee on interstate COM
merce.
Senator Smith in committee will
move a reconsideration of that bill
with the view of bringing about re-
duced rates. He declares that dur
Ing the past season producers suf-
fered their products to rot in the
field because of their inability to
skip and sell and break even
financially.
I'VE could reduce rates with safety
to the country and even the~rail-
roads, said the South Carolina SEN
ator. For what the railroads would
lose in reduced rates, on the one
hand. they would gain in increased
volume, on the other. As the case
is now, producers in agricultural sec
lions are denied. through the OPERA
ton of impossible rates, the use of
common carriers"
Senator Cummins, author OF the
railroad act of 1920. during the extra
session, will attempt to amend the
law so as to make strikes impos-
sible and the decisions of the labor
board binding. other senators will
endeavor TO amend the law by re-
ducing rates. Senator LaFollette and
his school will endeavor to wipe 1t
off the statute books.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23

Judge p Hobbs of Selma is hear
ing cases in the criminal division of
the circuit court. lie has been as
signed to assist in this court for two
weeks by Chief Justice j. C. Ander-
son and assist in the clearing up on
the congested docket of the criminal
court. 1T is indeed a pleasure for
me to sit on cases in Birmingham"
said Judge Hobbs. "as / have large
number of relatives and personal
friends in this city.
My former visits have all been so
pleasant and while here on my last
visit I managed to dispose of large
number of cases, However, during
the past few days, it seems that
many things have come up to keep
me from hearing as many cases as
/ should like to. but / feel that we
will have our plan call mapped out
by Thursday"
Judge Hobbs Is the son-in- law of
the late Judge Samuel Greene, for
many years judge of the criminal
court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23


be known that you find relief from
such distress by simply chewing one
or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
after meals. A host of people have
gone back to fried eggs and bacon.
sausage, doughnuts, baked beans. pie
and cheese, steak and onions. cucum-
bers, cream with coffee and SO on
because they discovered that after
eating such things. Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablet gave the stomach .
sweetened alkaline effect and there
was no sour, acid, gassy heartburn,
belching, pressure and such distress
ses due to indigestion after eating.
It Is well to take notice of this and
to get 60 cent box of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets at any drug store. Be
armed and prepared for the big din
ners and banquets.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23

Keep right on usInG Foley's
Honey and Tar. It will give quick
relief. said the doctor. when the en-.
tire family had the flu.' Never saw
anything so good. writes Mrs. A. n.
Griffith. Andrews. Ind. Neglected
coughs and colds often lead to se-
rious complications Foley's Honey
and Tar gives quick relief. Free
from opiates ingredients printed on
the wrapper). Largest selling cough
medicine in tho world.--sold every
where.--Adv. s8sf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
ROTARY

DO not sit idly by and watch the
city. county and state officials seek
the effort to enforce the laws of this
land" said Col. T. o. Smith in a talk
before the members of the Rotary
club Wednesday. but get behind
them and extend them helping
hand. We have left them high and
dry long enough, let's get together
now and help them to help u.s.
The solicitor needs help and help
they will get if it is within the
power of the Law Enforcement
league" He then said that the 1900
cases on the criminal dockets will be
cleared up within a short period of
time with extra outside help.
Colonel Smith praised the police
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
Dyspeptics!.
Take Notice!!!
The Word Has Gone Forth That
Stuart's Dyspepsis Tablets Rein
state You At the Banquets.

All you gassy, sour stomaehs who
fear to eat because from acldity you
suffer the pangs of indigestion, let it
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
EXCHANGE

More than so per cent of the
citizens of Birmingham are dissatis-
fled with the commission form OF
government" said Irwin Engle. at
torney. Wednesday afternoon before
the Exchange club.
THE Junior Chamber of Commerce
recently appointed committe to in
vestigate the various forms OF gov
eminent and report back to them. We
did this by communicating with every
city in the United States with more
than $4,000 population and found
general dissatisfaction with the may
or and alderman form of government.
We also found that the councilman
ager plan has been in operation
more than IA years and there are
now 2y5 cities with total popula-
ton of more than 100000 with the
council-manager form of govern
ment. No city that has ever adopted
this plan has changed to any other.
THE council manager plan of gov
eminent is that a mayor is elected
by the people at large. Twenty CT UNI
cilmen are elected from the city
wards and they are to receive $500
edcn year While the mayor Will
receive salary of $1,000 per year.
The duty of the mayor will be to
preside over the council, and the
council will select city manager.
The manager will have no definite
term OF office but will serve so long
as he proves himself worthy. His
salary will be made by an agree
ment with the council and the man
ager. He will be given absolute con-
troll over the administrative depart
ment of the city while all legisla-
tive authority will remain with the
councilmen. No law can be passed and
no money appropriated except by
the council. In this respect Ii borrows
the desirable features of the mayer
and alderman form of government"
THE city of Columbus, Ca" scon-
tinued the speaker, adopted the
council-manager plan of government
and within five months, under this
plan, paid up large floating debt
and was able, through efficient and
economic operations, to deposit S140,-
600 in the savings banksp
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BESSEMER

The Age-Heraid maintains special rep
resentatives In Bessemer for handling
correspondence. advertising and sub
scriptions. Mira L. D. McCollum, corre-
spondent, receives news items; phone
Besssmer 1917. Eugene Southwick.
3z3N, N. 18th ST., Room No. 9, Cir
eulstion Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23

Mississippi will eventually put a
statue of Jefferson Davis, president
of the Confederacy. in the Hall of
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

10 the old girls I'll their shawls who
clustered outside the fence and settled
their copper bets among themselves
when some one threw away a program
On leaving.
The big course. lie irish Newmarket.
u The CGrraGh. thirty miles sfuth OF
Dublin and adjacent 70 the vast plain
where the English army used TO train
Is brlgades NO long ago the Greek
government bought 5000 horses IN Ire
land But there are buyers for foreign
governments in ireland every week and
the Greek deal created hardly a ripple.
The horse is still king In Ireland.
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Unionist Party Made Bar
gain With Him Which
1t Now Regrets.
OLD LIBERALS HATE HIM
Labor Body Accuse Him Of Be-
traying All Democratic
Principles.
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
LoNpoN, April looming back to
England after an absence of nearly
three months i find the public mind
Z of Britain under the pressure of an in
tensive campaign of propaganda in
preparation for the general election,
which will not be postponed later than
the early summer. That is to say, that
from this time until then, when the
issue will be decided, the minds of
the people will be subjected to every
trick of psychology for the stirring up
OF passion and prejudice which clever
politicians and pressmen have learned
to use for political purposes.
They have made an elaborate science
Of 1t. They know the art of suggestion
and the power of reiteration. They
can inject the poison of suspicion with
the subtlety Of Iago. They have the
craft Of appealing to the lowest pas
sions OF the mob while appearing to
call to its noblest instincts. Under the
disguise of impartial argument. solemn
and inspired with the calm considera-
ton OF world facts, they are already
distorting the truth and falsifying his
tory itself in order to warp the judg-
ment and common sense OF the general
public.
Sincerity has been abandoned. False
passion, not believed in by those who
are most violent, has been substituted
for reasonable discussion. At a crisis
sn history when the fate of Great
Britain itself and that of all the world
depends on scientific handling OF i'm
mensely complicated problems by the
best wisdom of the country. all reason
has been thrown to the four winds by
political propagandists for the sake OF
the old game of party strife.
Common Sense Discarded.
Until the election is over and done
with, common sense. as far as it may
be expressed in political oratory and
political writing, will not have dogs
chance any more than it does during
Presidential campaign in the United
States or in a political conflict in
France. 1t is one of the penalties and
Inherent difficulties Of a democratic
Government based upon the will of the
people. for that will is wooed, cajoled
builicd. spellbound and hypnotized by
these who have studied the tricks OF
psychology in relation TO the mind OF
the crowd.
Those who can play most skillfully
Oh the subconscious or underlying
emotions OF the mass mind-who can
appeal most directly to it's current inn
pulses and raise into a party cry the
strongest instinct of the mob at the
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
BY WILLIAM M'MURTRIE sPEER.

Justice Finch on concluding the
February Criminal Term of the SUI
preme Court said from the bench to
District Attorney Banton:
Punishment should follow not in
O delayed manner but promptly npop
the commission of crime. Only in that
way can the wrongdoer know the re-
suits of his wrongdoing. People who
are not acquainted with criminals rs
you are in the administration of this
Office do not appreciate as fully as
they might that many criminals have
no sense of<morals at all except as it
is coupled with punishment. and II the
punishment does not follow swiftly II
is an encouragement 20 crime TO
certain extent rather than q deter
rent"
February is q short month. The
criminal part of the Supreme Court
i'm the February term disposed OF more
than one hundred criminal cases. In
January the Criminal Term OF the
Supreme Court disposed OF forty cases;
in December, 1921, OF fifteen cases.
There was an increase IN the number
OF cases disposed of of more than 100
per cent. over the preceding month
and OF more than 500 per cent. over
the last month of last year.
On December 81, 1921, there were
2100 indictments pending in New
York county. There were twenty -eight
homicide cases pending and els pris-
oners awaiting trial. The other indict-
ments represented defendants out on
bail. At the rate at which the wheels
OF Justice revolved in 1921 II would
be eighteen months before the pending
bail cases were disposed Of.
Indictments on Increase.
In the meantime the number or
pending indictments was increasing.
IN 1921 the Grand Juries disposed of
7,71o cases. Indictments we're found
in 5,3tl cases and in the other 2,400
there were dismissals. The number OF
cases disposed OF in the six parts OF
the Court of General Sessions and the
Criminal Term of the Supreme Court
was 4,421. At this rate tho administra-
tien of criminal justice was running
behind in New York county about 900
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Prompt Punishment for Criminals Urged
By Justice Finch as Crime Deterrent;
Too Much Delay Under Present System

OF Judge Finch's statement that puE-
ishment should follow promptly upon
the commission of crime.
Also, as Judge Finch stated and az
is the concurrent opinion OF almost
all criminal Judges and District At
tcrneys, most criminals have a de-
fective moral balance and lack FAR
sighted reasoning power. Criminals
are often shrewd, cunning. quick IN
thought and apt in expediency. Bat
they lack the continuous forethought
which leads some men 10 save for o.d
age. Few criminals are thrifty or
saving or farsighted. In their mental
processes the effect must speedily fol-
low the cause, or the connection does
not influence their acts.
Many remedies are proposed for the
delay in the administration Of criminal
justice in New York county There
is no similar delay in Brooklyn. Al
though Kings county has about as
many people as New York county
there were on January ] about eight
times as many criminal cases pending
in New York as In Kings county. In
iIf QuttI5 dHO
counties the criminal courts are fairly
well UP with their calendar.
Many Delays Here.
In New York county. where the
criminals have more money at their
disposal and are able to secure more
expensive counsel and to indemnify
the bonding companies and get out on
bail. there are more criminal cases on
bail awaiting trial--it Is safe to say
without having accurate statistics at
hand--than are pending in oil the rest
OF tho State OF New York.
One remedy suggested is to in
crease the number of General Sessions
Judges. as was done with the addition
OF two Judges recently. 1t is also sug-
gested to have n number Of lawyers
appointed as additional Judges to help
clear up the calendar. Another sug-
gestion is to have more Supreme Court
Judges from up State detailed to sit
in New York.
Criminal justice has to-day two OBJ
jects. One is the punishment and re-
form, II possible, of the offender. The
other is to deter ,the commission OF
crime. -
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Proud Equine Blood.

Even at this little meeting there was
proud equine blood. There were severai
Santoi colts. progeny of the great winner
OF the Czarewitch, the Jubilee and other
distance races in England. There were
half a dozen other famous strains. But
II may be said the winners that day
were out of stock wholly unknown to
the casual race goer from overseas and
two of them at least were out OF stock
wholly unknown TO th2 authorities who
entered them In the program under the
invidious legend of "dam-unknown."
But IL was the crowd after all. that
made that racing. Even in the MEM
bers' inclosure IL was a thoroughly
mixed crowd. Mixed they were in all
respects save one-every man and
woman on the course seemed to know
horse. The inclosure was regularly
emptied after each race 10 see the lit
tie parade in the paddock and the com-
ments from the grand stand ana the
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Factories cooperate.

German factories may permanently
avail themselves OF the knowledge and
experience Of the CharIottenburE school
10 test their products before bringing
them into the market. The professors
of the school give them testimonials of
n purely scientific character regardless
Of the competition between different
producers Of tho same article The power
engine laboratory or the Polytechnic
School was the first 70 combine tho use
OF machines for practical training with
the regular school course
Tho machines of the laboratory pro-
duce 1900 horse power and provide tho
numerous buildings OF the institute with
light. heat. water and electric power At
the same time they serve for practical
demonstrations to the students and for
practical tests of machines especially
Industrial innovations.
For example. one machine Is provided
with new Invention which measures
and registers the performance or piston
engines. II Is predicted this apparatus
VIII soon become indispensable 10 indus
trial and ship engines. Tests are made
by the Polytechnic a tho manufacturers
request.
"Tt is regarded hy German scientists
as a promising sign of tho establish-
ment OF International relations and OF
the growing understanding Of a common
emergency that American citizens also re-
Gently contributed money pr German
scientific training said FRO Miethe In
~crcirr,ov