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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
ELECT DIRECTORS
Officials Are Chosen For Troy Ma
 sonic Hospital

Troy, May )-The ln- nua1 meeting of the stockholders Of tho Pike County Masonic hospital was held at the Chamber of Com merce rooms in Troy recently. Three new members were elected to the board of directors of the hospital, these directors being M z. Shoneict. T. J Wood and Mrs. ". H. Brantiey,
 The matter of selling the city Of Troy an interest in the hospital for the sum of s1o,o0oi the bonds for which have already been issued by the city was taken up and discussed and committee was appointed to confer with the city council in regard to the sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
s STARLIGHT
 By IDAH MoLoNE GIBSON The Thrilling Experience of Virginia Fairfax in the Movies

you, Virgie, but I have raging toothache and I wondered if YOU have hot water bottle handy"
 did not wait for my dressing gown. rushed to the door and flung it open.
 Mrs. Chester was standing just out side, her handkerchief held to her cheek.
 T am just across the hall dear, l have been trying to stop this ach- ing tooth with only the heat of a handkerchief from off my heater. I'll come in while you find the hot water bottle. May I?"
 Yes, do dear Mrs. Chester. You do not know how glad am to know that you are here on this floor. You did not tell me where you were in your note. and I confess I was rath- CT lonesome in this big room alone"
 Why don't you come over into my room. Virgie, if you feel lonely. It has twin beds, and I am sure I won't disturb you.'
 "Oh. Mrs. Chester, If you only would let me come'
 Of course, I will be gald to have you. She gave me a queer little look that made me understand that she knew what had happened and her aching tooth was but a subter- fuge. A
 While we were talking no sound had come from Theo's room. I hasti- ly put on my dressing gown and went across to Mrs. Chester's room. determined that in the morning I should insist upon my trunk being sent there. too.
 wanted to ask her if she had known in the afternoon of this arr rangement of connecting rooms. that Theo had made. I was now certain that he had contrived the whole scheme. My face grew hot as I sur missed that every one in the whole company but myself had probably known 1t. However, after had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
----------es----- WOOD ASKS LEAVE
 UNTIL JANUARY 1

Washington. May 16.-MaJor Gen eral Wood, governor general of the Philippines, today cabled Secretary Weeks to request the University of Pennsylvania to extend until next January l as the time he shall take his place as provost of the insti- tuition.
 The work he has undertaken in the Philippines, the General said could not be completed by September 1. without leaving vital features of the reorganization uncompleted.
 MT. Weeks promptly transmitted the message to Senator Pepper and other membersof the board of trustees of the university, on whose decision rests the final course to be taken by General Wood. Under the original agreement with the university, Gen eral Wood was to have concluded service in the Islands in time to reach his post at the university September
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17

crawled into the narrow bed in Mrs. Chester's room I told myself it was not true. But just as l was assur- Ing myself that I had dreamed the episode l heard someone come up and knock at Theo's door. Theo's voice answered, saying. Yes, want package of cigarets.' Then I knew 1t was true, for there was the same ugly tone in his voice that I had heard few moments before when he told me not to be fool. l was sure that he had sent for the boy purposely so that by his raised voice he could make me un- derstand that he knew that I had gene across to sleep in Mrs. Chest CTS room and resented 1t. Suddenly I felt myself shaking and sobbing. I could not keep silent any longer. Mrs Chester came over to the bed and put her arm about me "Virgie, don't cry, dear. I know. know. I am not so old that I can not remember. Someone has turned your world upside down for you Every girl that goes out into the world sometime comes upon the same experience.'
 "Oh, don't say that, Mrs. Chester" protested brokenly. That makes 1t worse-a great deal worse. I don't want to think that every girl has to have her heart broken"
 Tt is a part of life. dear, to shat ter illusions. I expect that Is the reason we want to shelter our girls within the confines of home Wherever men and women are thrown together day after day whether in work or play. 1 believe it is absolutely true, that if they are not each interested in someone else, they will become more or less inter- ested in each other. The sex instinct is not to be denied"
 But he said he loved me. Mrs. Chester"
 T think he does, dear. I think he loves you as much as Theodore Stratton can love anyone. He has loved many women just that much but never one of them enough to divorce his wife who is living back in little town In New York state. .''
 "Oh. Mrs. Chester. you don't mean to tell me that Theo is married% l sobbed. Why, he told me he loved mel"
 "oh. my child. every woman in this world, some time in her life. must learn that few men think 1t necessary to mean marriage when they speak of love
 "I have been watching you, my dear. ever since you came on the lot and I wanted to come and tell you all this. and yet I did not know how to do 1t. I pitied you from the bottom of my heart. but I pitied Maud Samson more"
 Maud Samson? Why Is she to be pitied? Surely she knows he Is mar ried."
 Yes. my dear, she knows. She knew from the first. Everyone in Hollywood knows that Theo Stratton has been the one love of Maud San son. She made him what he Is. One summer, long ago. just after she had been featured out here, she went back and made the acquaintance of Stratton, who was dancing aboft the hotels She fell desperately in love with him and persuaded him to come back with her to Los Angeles. She told me. herself. that 1t was not un- til they arrived here that she knew he was married. And then she loved him so much that his wife or his marriage never entered into her scheme of things Theodore Stratton alone comprised her world" Copyright. John F. Dille Go. Tomorrow-Mrs. chester's Advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
coop WEATHER TOR FARMS

wetumpka, May 6.-lSpeciaIl- The past week has been one of ex- cellent opportunities for the farm CTS of Elmore county in getting their crops in tip-top shape and reports obtained indicate that every advan- tage of the past week of perfect weather has been taken. A few more days of weather such as Is now being had over this county. and there will be no room for any one to still con tend that they are behind with their swork. Not only the crops have had an ideal week of weather conditions but the gardening In the town and community has been given big boost, and In the town, many gar- dens can justly be pointed to with pride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
TO BUILD PHONE LINE

Troy. May 1e.-tspecial.) News has been received here that within the next three months a new long distance telephone line will be built and in operation between Troy and Elba. Former Governor Charles Hen derson of Troy is owner of the pres ent long distance line which gives partial Service to Elba. MT. Tender son stated that part of the material for the new line had been bought and that work would be started at an early date. Mir Henderson stated that the line would be completed in 90 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
SHATTERED ILLUSIONS

Theo's prompt silence made me un- derstand that he, too. had heard the rapping at my hall door.
 Was it the house detective? Would there be a scandal? I heard of such things and it seemed to me that Theo had been making enough noise to awaken the whole floor
 However. I had done nothing to be ashamed of and, in fact, the mere knowledge that someone, I did not care who, was at the door. gave me courage to say: Wait a minute until I have slipped on dressing gown" To my great joy l recognized Mrs. Chester's voice.
 T am very sorry to have awakened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
CELEBRATE MOTHERS DAY

Troy. May special)-Mother' Day was celebrated in Troy with special services at the churches. which were well attended Baraca classes of the Bapts ad Methodist churches had acreH a challenge from the Federatt Bible class at Enterprise fo s largest attendance. There wer ent in the mems classes raaY morning total of 555. thought to be the largest att dsIcs of men the Sunday schools r TrV4 have ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
HOLD TRADEs nAY

Goodwater, May (Special.)-- Goodwater had it's second co-opera- tive sales day yesterday. Large crowds, especially during the morn ing hours. thronged the streets with their produce. which they sold at highest market price and took in ex- price in most instances. Owing to the weather being suitable for farming. the crowd was not as large as it was a month ago. yet as whole the mer- chants of the town say the day was success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
FOR GOOD OF
 THE COMMUNITY
Editor of Country's Leading Iron and Steel Or
 gan Says Focus on Birmingham

oW and then the home prophet with kindly levity referred to booster" The suggestion that prophet pigment paints Birmingham
 hue and intensity not warranted by exact da but pardOnab used for keeping up courage"
 Nothing gained by boosting that which The inevitable result of that the following booms advantages which do exist good Truth was always best foundation for enthusiasm
 Birmingham is not the only spot development that none others do like degree It through has and reaching out for the ultimate These osed too ofn because they today yesterday true tomorrow.
 The editor of the Iron Age the highest authority the iron and recently Birmingham through the columns of The Ace-Herald:
 Just of railroad building country immediately following the Civil entering
 on years of building of the world well
 supplied.
 The rail buying for the Orient already pro-
 portions that the Birmingham plants of the Corporation
 been operating steel
 plants other section the development Mobile shipping point Birmingham lead ing producer of world needs
 The editor of the unem0tona Iron having himself that urge Young man, go south but that he Focus Birmingham"
 experts the say about Bmnbam They better than column little ahead of the actual fact when fall and winter and this spring that the Corporation finishing center.
 to know and publish the operations of all steel cens reliably and without favor
 steel plants of the Steel Corporation operating better rate than those of other
 Why that Alice Because men and nncvey that our fate rests on coal and All the other industries mills have their depend follows that the dverscaon of dverscaion of n dustry at which should basay promote because the other vercatons industry automatically follow
 Thomas bar because got iron here factory ship the product to the Baldwin Locomotive works sse of freight charge Unit Stove make It from Illinois, distribution
 Why talk so much about iron and steel? the distct because child should be expert what the in steel
 lron coal and steel should be public schools
 Yours for upbuilding,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
THREE

the Aniston Hardware company and the Farmers Hardware company of this city, to take effect al once. was announced yesterday by (. C. Work man. manager of the local branch of the Anniston Hardware company. and vice president and general manager of the new corporation. which will bear the name of the Ashland Hard ware company, Inc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
NEGROES BOUND OVER

Troy, May 16.-(Special.)- )-Parneil Woods and Murphy Banks, two ne- groes who were arrested last Tues day on charges of assault and at tempt to murder, were bound over under $200 bond each to await the action of the grand jury at the pre- liminary hearing before Justice Mcs Lure. The negroes are charged with shooting at some white men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
HARRISON TO SPEAK
Will Deliver Commencement Sermon
 at Albany High School

Albany. May Special )-Rev. D. M. Harrison, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Lebanon, Tenn. will deliver the commencement ser mon to the graduates of the Albany High school. His sermon will be de- livered Sunday morning at the Gen. tral Methodist church.
 Commencement week will be ush- cred in with 8 play by the senior class Thursday night. On Monday evening, May 22, the annual recital will be given by the students of the expression department.
 On Thursday evening, May 2S, Dr, Frank Willis Barnett of Birmingham will deliver an address to the grad uates in the Princess theatre and the delivery of diplomas will occur at that time.
 THROW THEM OUT From Life
 The only place in which some boobs ever offer their seats to lady is in a canoe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
 WIVES ARE DIFFERENT

From Judge.
 Mrs. Jimson suspects that her hus- band thinks more of his stenographcr than he does of her"
 Perhaps he does. He can dictate to his stenographer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
- s~.--------- NOBLE TO GO IN OFFICE

Mobile, May IA. R Noble, newly appointed ollector of port under the administration oi President Harding, will take charge Of his office officially Wednesday morning. The newly appointed off cial spent Sunday in Mobile and con- ferred with Special Deputy Collector or Customs John B. Callaghan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
OBLIGING

From Judge.
 "Jimson claims that he taught you all you know about poker"
 "So he did, and it cost him every cent he had"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
EFFICIENCY TEST FOR EMPLoyns


 1. What Is loyalty? What IS duty? What do you owe to the firm What does the firm owe you? What do you owe to the bookkeeper?
 ?. How many minutes in lunch hour?
 3. What is the best method of get ting raise out of the boss? A rise?
 4. An office boy has approximate fy S.9SS grandmothers. How many league baseball games are there a season?
 ,. Two stenographers have one tea date apiece. If the boss keeps them after hours, how many times will the telephone ring?
 6. If 1t takes one executive three quarters of an hour to, dictate one letter, how long will 1t take a staff of four stenographers to powder their noses In the ladies' room, com mencing at half-past four? z. (a) What does 'in conference" mean? (b) Busy on another wire2" 8. Of whom Is the photograph on the big boss desk? When does 1t disappear? g. The little hand of the clock points at five and the big hand at ten. Where are the office hands?
 10. Punctuate the following sen terday."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17
MISSIONARIES BIBLES
 BURNED FOR FUEL BY
 MOB OF 400 MEXlCANS

Fl Paso, Texas, May 1s.-A mob of 400 persons in a Durango, Mexico village. who drove Miss Elizabeth Streeter. of Meridian, Miss, a mission ary, over the terraine during the night of May {. confiscated Bibles from Miss Streeter's party and used them for fuel for bonfires. according to the Rev. Emigido G. Santos, one of the mob's victims, who made q sworn statement, an English trans lation of which was received today by Mrs. ]. P. Lancaster of Fl Paso wife of the Methodist presiding elder of the Torreon district.
 Miss Streeters condition is serious. reports from Durango City today said, but she will recover.
 Miss Streeter has been in Mexico since before the revolution. She is an independent missionary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17

CONSOLIDATE STORES
 Ashland. May -tSpecial.l-Con- solidation of the Ashland branch of
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19
All Bottles
at Door, Rule for
Livingston Dances

Special TO The Tribune.
Livingston, Pee. 1S.-Deputy sher-
ifs and police inaugurated a campaign
here Saturday night against men car
rying bottles on their hips at dances.
The officers invaded n local dance hall
and tapped several dancers for their
liquor, Which was confiscated in q sink
ut TIE rear IS HE hall II sight Of the
wner At one dance hall an officer
was stationed at the door and removed
bottles from the pockets of the
dancers as they entered or departed
from the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Holiday left
Saturday for southern California to
spend the winter.
Mrs. N. I. Campbell departed Sat
urday for Il visit in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Stevenson of
Ahssoula are visiting in Livingston,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rogers.
Plattsburg, n. T., to spend the Holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. kammermeyer
of Yellowstone park are visitors in
Livingston. They are on their way to
southern California. where they will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Daniel Healy. wife of Senator
elect Healy of Livingston, left Friday
night to spend the holidays with rela-
tiyes in Denver.
A marriage license was issued here
Saturday to Lillian Miller Of Clyde
Park and Roy f. Pitts of this city.
A campaign to put Park county over
the top in the annual sale of Christ
mas seals was launched Saturday.
Miss Elsie Mercier, county superin-
tendent of schools, and Roy Krom,
cashier of the Northwestern National
bank, are in charge of the seal sales
here. Last year a total Of 5000 worth
Of seals were sold in this county and
it is planned to double that amount
this Iuletide.
Miss Lorine Wilson. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs +. A. Wilson of Living
ston, left Saturday for Winnebago,
Mimi, where she will spend the holt
days with relatives.
Miss Eloise Demitt of Denver re-
turned to her home Saturday after
spending a week with friends in Liv-
ingston.
Miss Mildred Mitchell of Bozeman,
formerly of Livingston, Is spending the
week here with friends.
County Attorney Ebert +. Allen re-
turned Saturday from a business visit
in Great Falls and northern Montana.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19

the Silver Bow county district court.
Marchino was convicted in the dis
trict court in Butte of unlawful possess
sion and sale of intoxicating liquor on
March 10, 1922, and of maintaining
a nuisance. The latter charge referred
to a rooming and boarding house con-
tanning a dance hall at % Harrison av-
enue, Meaderville. The court fixed his
punishment at 60 days in jail and pay
ment of a fine of 1925 and costs. He
appealed.
Because the charter of Frank FL.
Martin to operate a ferry at Lismas
has been revoked before the appeal of
the state on relation of the attorney
general from the refusal of the dis
trict court at Glasgow to grant an in
junction restraining him from .operat-
ing the ferry during the time the case
was in litigation, the supreme court
made only a technical decision to make
in the appeal. 1t affirmed the action
of the lower court.
The appeal was from the order OF
the district court of Valley county set
ting aside a restraining order and re-
fusing to grant the injunction to keep
Martin from operating a ferry on the
Missouri at Lismus, between Valley and
Garfield counties. Franchise to opef-
ate the ferry had been granted Mar
tin in 1918, when the present county
of Garfield was in Dawson county.
The attorney general commended that
Martin had q number of times falied 70
render the ferry service to do which
he was under bond, and that twice the
boats he used were sunk in the river.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19

tainties Of Mesopotamia for twenty
years to come" and it recalls that:
"In the vicissitudes of the war
it so happened that British arms de-
tached this territory from Turkey.
Thousands of British lives were
lost in the effort and British treas
ure was freely spent in those des-
erts for a purpose that the struggle
in Gallipoli failed to achieve. AT
the end of the war we found Irak
upon our hands, and our govern
ment agreed to accept a mandate
for the administration of this in
hospitable territory. What rela-
ton Irak has to British imperial
interests, whether strategic or eco
nomic, no statesman has yet made
plain. The strongest argument
ever used for the continuance OF
u connection with the country Is
that, since we have expended such
energy in the effort to wrest the
country from the Turk and to re-
tain our control, it would be a con-
fession of weakness if we were to
relax the strain. The task since
the arnaistice has been wholly I'M
grateful. The population rebelled,
and the rebellion was crushed at
great cost. More recently our gov
, eminent has tried to act on the as
sumption that the people of Meso-
potarnia were, or could be made, a
definite and coherent nationality.
Since their speech is Arabic, they
were given an Arab king from the
family of the Sheriff Of Mecca, and
! the person Of the king has been
regarded as a possible nucleus OF
stable government. The king was
provided with d cabinet, and Meso-
| potamia, with its vague frontiers
and mixed population, was treated
as a nation, as an embryo state, to
be ranked with the modern democ-
racies included under the league OF
nations"
This business of creating new
nations and setting up new govern
ments by alien nations is a most
ungrateful as well as expensive
task. Uncle Sam was offered a
chance to try his prentice hand
on Armenia, but wisely declined
Great Britain has done most OF
that work in the past, and her peo-
pie are just coming to the con
clusion that the game is not worth
the candle either in Egypt, Pales-
tine, or Irak.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19
HELPING THE FARMER

A SARCASTIC farmer member
= of the New Hampshire leg
islature who has been studying the
soldiers bonus bill, the ship sub
sidy bill, and other federal legis-
lation has introduced into the New
Hampshire legislature, Or proposes
to introduce d bill for the relief
Of the farmers Of New Hampshire,
a measure which he calls "the farm
ers' bonus, subsidy and. adjusted
compensation bill" In this pro-
posed state legislation he adopts
the principle of the federal bills
and makes it apply to the farmers
of New Hampshire. Commenting
on the measure the Springfield Re
publican says:
while new farm credits legis-
lation is being framed in Wash
ington, the attention of the ma
tional lawmakers may we'll be called
70 a brilliant idea originating in
New Hampshire, A member of
the legislature, anxious to restore
the prosperity of New Hampshire
agriculture and make of it some
thing more than a subsidiary to the
summer boaTder industry, will in
troduce a bill at the coming ses-
sion entitled the farmers bonus,
subsidy and adjusted compensation
act
ITO describe the bill as a hum
mer would be inadequate. It COM
| bines the benefits of whatever has
been proposed in the past for the
aid of agriculture, merchant ship
, ping and war veterans. 1t will
provide that the state treasurer
shall pay to every farmer III New
Hampshire so much a quart for
every quart of milk, 50 much a doz-
en- for every dozen eggs, SO much
a barrel tor every barrel OF apples,
and SO much for every other COM
modify that every farmer produces.
The amount that the state treas
urer will pay would be the differ
ence between the market price
which the farmer could ordinarily
obtain and the price that. he ought
to obtain to get a fair return. The
price he ought to get will be de-
termined by a new state commits
sion of real dirt farmers, made up
of two needy republican farmers
and three deserving democratic
farmers"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-19
Gun Play Case Ends
When State Cancels
Charge; Negro Held
Special TO Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Wolf Point, Dec. 1s.-Following
justice court hearing at which the
county attorney said that evidence was
insufficient to gain a conviction
charges against Wesley Landon, a
Great Northern employe, growing out
of an alteration with Iearly irwin
a negro. were dismissed.
The difficulties between the two men
occurred ut Il dance, Landon claiming
that Irwin had pulled a gun on him
and had threatened his life. Landon
complained and had the negro arrested,
and Irwin then had Landon arrested.
charging that it was he who first had
drawn a gun.
The ease aroused considerable atten-
ton because of the fact that Landon
is employed at the Great Northern
~roundhouse and Irwin is a striker, and
it is thought that strike feelings en-
gendered the quarrel. The negro Is
still being held in the county Jail at
Poplar.