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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
WHY MIR. HARDING WAS NOT AMONG THOSE PRESENT"

President Harding decided at the last min- ute not to attend the dedication of the headquarters of the womans national party, because he does not favor political or other kinds of blocs.
 The President had accepted an invitation to be present and all arrangements had been made to receive him, even to an inspection of the building to insure his safety. It is ex- plained in Washington that when Mir. Hard ing accepted the invitation last December it was due to misapprehension, but when his attention was called to what the organization has done in the past and what it represents now, he declined to take part in the exercises.
 The swoman's national party is the party of the militants, Alice Paul and her "Battalion of Death" Not so very long ago it's activities created G. great deal of excitement and some dissatisfaction among Washingtonians. In pub lie and private life, who declared female po- uticaI pickets, e'hunger strikers'' and other militants of that type to be unmitigated nuis- Ances. MT. Harding, good. easy man. would never encourage such performances.
 Since the ballot has been placed in the fair hands.of woman there is no longer any ne- cessitx for badgering government officials and. members of Congress, and making life a burden for policemen, but the woman's na- tional party is charged with paying more att tention to it's own particular policies than the general welfare of the nation, and for that reason smay be called political bloc.
 Women. .who do not belong to this organiza- tion are among it's strongest opponents. They sN with MT. Harding that women should Es4 as men do, or as they are supposed to Ne, Aecording to their convictions, as members cENNas or other of the established parties, and nct sNin a strictly feminine movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 More die of idleness than of hard work
 If it is true that two heads are better than one, every man should have double skull.
 If wishing would only fulfill our desires but there's that troublesome eff" again.
 No matter how costly a thing may be, a woman consideks it valueless after she has lost interest in 1t.
 Occasionally we meet a man whose esti- mate of himself is so high that he ought to be made to pay taxes on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
BIOGRAPHY AS GOOD READING

From the Kansas City Star
 Biography is never ranked among the best sellers. Yet it ought to contain the very ele- ments that make such novel as Main Street, popular-the development of character insight into motives, picture of human life with it's lights and shadows. The best biog- ranbies are of this sort, brimming with human interest. illumining the whole procession of humanity.
 When biography is written as sort of his tory. like those in '"The American Statesmen" series. for instance, it loses most of its charm and becomes a chronicle of events. Fascination lies in the bigraphy that reveals the mind and heart of fine man or woman, that gives his opinion on human situations, on the problems of life and destiny
 Was there ever anything more poignant than the letters of John Hay on the death of his son? Unless perhaps the letters of Mark Twain on the death of his daughter Susy and of his wife There is a world of insight into charac- ter given by Charles Darwin when he received the letter from Alfred Russell Wallace inclos- ing sketch on the theory of natural selection, and thus threatening to deprive Darwin of the glory of prior discovery which was his. He thought he had sufficiently grand soul,' Dar- win writes, so as not to be disturbed over such paltry thing as priority. But under the test he found he was mistaken.
 One of the most human of documents is Hux- ley's discussion of life, death and immortality in his letter to Charles Kingsley who had written to condole with him for the loss of his little son. Similarly Roosevelt's letters and his Autobiography" are full of a mature philos- ophy of life. As for the Mark Twain biography and the two separate volumes of letters, they constitute a treasure house of material. Clem- ems did not think profoundly on any subject. He was always being carried off his feet by his emotions. But his unique and interesting per sonality shines in almost every page. These volumes ought to be competitors in public favor with "Huckleberry Finn" and "Innocents Abroad"
 Certainly, for certain moods, there is noth- ing to approach the appeal of acquaintanceship offered by the life stories of men and women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26

Conan Doyle form part of his education. He can sheer at nothing unless he is prepared in- stantly to back up his sheer with defense based on wide information of his subject He can say what the reporter is not allowed to say, but he pays for this privilege with total absence of the reporters comparative immun- ity. He must be right the heavens; he is not but he suffers every time he falls short of that perfection. His is the most difficult job on a newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
BELIEVES IN VACATION

q returned the other day from a short trip to Jacksonville" said Mrs. E. H. McBee, clerk in the office of the probate judge
 Although the weather was bad while was down there I enjoyed the brief rest from work Everybody that can ought to take a va cation as often as they can. The good re- sulting to health and general will to do is bet ter than any tonic that the best doctor can prescribe Jacksonville is an attractive place with good hotels and streets"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
STRONG PERSUASION

"That was fine editorial you had on Woman As Power In Politics."
 Thanks, said the editor of the Chiggers- vile Clarion. "A delegation of lady voters called and ordered me to write it on the pain of their instant dispeasure. After they'd gone I got to thinking about the way they came in, what they said and the way they went out and I concluded that maybe they are a power in politics"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
THE PIGEON A "sUPERFLUoUs LAG"

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 "Superfluous lag" as noun is an American ization of Samuel Johnson's "superfluous lags the veteran on the stage" Whatever is obsolete merits the term. Whether the carrier pigeon is "superfluous lag is still more or less de- batable Passengers on the outbound Baltic made up pigeon pool Saturday night when the ship was 90 miles from New York and got the purser to release six homng pigeons. The first bird got to Mum avenue, Newark, in three hours and 10 minutes. Three others arrived 20 minutes later The last one was 12 hours late.
 Noah used the homing pigeon in this cold water days, before the cheerful periods of his vineyards. Tradition has it that in Solomon's time betting on the speed of these birds was so common that it had to be checked. The Greeks used to send to all their cities the names of Olympic victors by homing pigeons The eli max of the pigeons carrier career was in the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussan war. Something like 360 birds were sent out and 57 came in with messages before the balloon serv- ice was developed. Scientists photographed down 16 folio pages to go into single pellicle weighing less than one gran so that single bird on one trip might carry as many as 50,000 short messages. The Germans trained falcons to follow and kill the French pigeons and the French had forgotten or did not know that cen turies before the Chinese had used whistles and bells on their pigeons to scare off predatory birds Ever since that time yacht have been reported by carrier pigeons. But in the World war almost was made of them, because even in 1914 wireless telegraphy in it's infancy was relied on. Radio is now regarded HI ,% f,.Ix. IL birds forever.
 Nevertheless, we hate to think of the carrier pigeon a superfluous lag Imagination lin- gers on the French pigeon and the German fal- con the pioneers of air warfare, the proto- types of the airplanes of a near-half century later After all, a carrier pigeon is much easier to lug along than radio sending outfit, and lot cheaper. We prefer to believe that the homing pigeon still has limited usefulness in the matter of human intercommunication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
THE DEADLY ~HEREs HOW

"It cannot be-" Said Oswald Lee,
 "At least, I cannot think That men are curst By such a thirst
 That they would dare to drink The vilest stuff, One drop enough
 To kill an angle worm." But sights he sees In times like these
 His worst fears to confirm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
NOT LIKELY TO MEET

"Shal we see you on the other side?" asked Mr. Calder who was going abroad for pleas ure trip.
 q don't think so," said Mir. Wadleigh. 'Im going to Europe on business. We might be in the same town at the same time, but hardly in the same places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
 GRADE CROSSINGS CONSTANT SOURCE OF DANGER

The collision between freight train and a trolley car at woodlawn yesterday again calls attention to the danger of grade cross ings in Birmingham. More than 20 people were hurt, and but for curious feature of the accident, the fact that the trolley car struck the train a glancing blow, the loss of life might have been appalling. The steel construction of the car also helped to prevent a large number of fatalities.
 Every time there is an accident agitation is renewed to do away with the constant menace to life caused by numerous crossings in the city where vehicular and pedestrian traffic IS endangered by trains. A flagman is employed at the Woodlawn crossing where the collision occurred yesterday, but after passing one train the trolley car ran into another
 Flagmen, however vigilant they may be, cannot always prevent accidents, as we have learned by bitter experience in Birmingham Additional safeguards must be given to the public, as we'll as train crews. Several em- ployes of the Alabama Great Southern rail road were injured yesterday.
 Railroad executives and the city commits soners should immediately adopt plan for installing automatic safety devices at every crossing where there is any traffic at all. Bells set ringing by the approach of a train and gates operated automatically may solve the problem. What is needed is some device that will prevent motor car, trolley car or pe- destrian from crossing a railroad track before an advancing train, something that will be fool proof" and will keep the track clear, no matter how reckless or careless drivers and pedestrians may be.
 It would not cost much to give Birmingham citizens proper protection at railroad cross ings It would be money well spent for the railroads, because it would minimize damage suits.
 This is matter to which the city comms- soners should give their immediate attention in cooperation with the railway officials whose lines traverse Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26

Sir A. Conan Doyle says wine and cocktails will be served in the lower spheres of the spirit world Again we rise to remark, 70 death, where is thy sting?"
 According to eastern educator, drinking has decreased among college students As 4 result, cheer leaders may have to work harder to arouse the college spirit.
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 Tom Watson of Georgia is going to keep on calling people names until somebody who packs punch ignores the fact that he is a United States Senator.
 It must be rather difficult to disagree with MT. Harding when you are sticking your feet under the White House dinner table.
 It must take all the starch out of political boss to realize that his pet candidate was de- feated by the lipstick vote.
 We venture to predict that MT. Harding will be able to live down the displeasure of the woman's national party
 "The Sins of Hollywooi has tean refused admittance to the malls. The honk would have had brisk sale.
 By the time the government gets around to prosecuting war profiteers thev may be asking. What war?'
 Radio sparks have been used to bake agead, It may not be much longer before bees are made that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
SuPER.SENSITIYE

"What's the name of this animal?' asked the near-sighted gentleman.
 Tt says on the cage, Laughing Hyena,'" replied a circus patron who stood nearby
 "Then I'll just move on. I don't propose to have brute from the jungles laughing at me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
FIRST TO REDUCE PRICE

To the Editor of The Age-Herad:
 I am the first hotel man in the state that cut meals from 75 cents to 50 cents. This was done to give the travelling man every advan- tage. No difference in the meals whatever. And all the travelling men appreciate it to the highest that know it. A. P. SHAW.
 Union Springs, May B, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
REMUNERATION

"Well, major. How are you?" "I wish you wouldn't call me major any more"
 Whats wrong?"
 q acquired that title during the pre-vol- stead era. It doesn't seem right to wear it now when I'm cultivating taste for French pastry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
BACK FROM UNIVERSITY

"Just back from Tuscaloosa yesterday where attended United States district court, , said James c. Smith, assistant United States attorney. While there attended the univer- sity dances and had great time
 "The university students should appreciate the many social opportunities that they have, and I believe they do from the way they were enjoying themselves at the dances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
AGAINST GRADE CROSSINGS

"Only another argument against grade crossings" said E. H. Kincaid, in reference to the street car wreck at Woodlawn yesterday
 "The crossing at this point is double one and is particularly dangerous. Many trains pass along during the day and the street car line extends across the tracks at narrow angle Many persons use the Tidewater cars in going to and from work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY

From the Kansas City Times.
 The intimation that the American govern ment will consider an invitation to attend a European economic conference when assured the conference will be economic and not po- litical, probably may be taken as an indica- ton that the government does not expect 70 attend any European conferences in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
BOYHOOD DAYS

Lives there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said,' This time O year, "Pd like to be From all life's heavy burdens free, And soak my bare feet in brook And use bent pin for a hook.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
TRIANGLE STUFF

Here's pathetic story"
 "Well?"
 "A chorus girl in reduced circumstances was forced to take employment as nurse maid with millionaire's family"
 "Umph That's not so pathetic. Homes have been broken up that way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
sUPERsTITIoUs. MAYBE

'I understand you lost member of your intramural glee club?"
 Yes" said the warden 'TWe electroeuted our tenor yesterday, and for some reason or other, nobody seems to want to take his place." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
HUGO HAS IT
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Germany's plan to borrow 7,000,000,o00 gold marks from the allies she can pay them what she owes them is an interesting one, but probably they will suggest to her that she first try to borrow it from Herr Shines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
EXACTLY

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Whenever Birmingham begins to whip tho shippers, whipping will stop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
FLIvvER FUEL

From the San Antonio Express
 The old-time country editor who used to accept a bushel of potatoes on subscription takes it out in gasoline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
GEOGRAPHICAL NOTE

From the Atlanta Georgian.
 Knock Birmingham all you want, but yor can't deny it scots a lot of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
A MORNING PRAYER

o let me not seek to tune the world to the poor song that I sing, and teach me, Lord, of the beauty of life in ways where in have not walked. Amen.-M. S. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26
PROBABLY NEEDED TIT

"Henry," said Mrs. Peckton, "I had some words with traffic policeman this morning." Where was he stationed?"
 At the intersection of Plymouth and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26

''Ill speak to the fellow at once.'
 Don't offer him any violence, Henry" 'I won't. I'll offer him my sympathy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-26

Ay, an you had any eye behind you, you might see more detraction at your heels than fortunes before you. Twelfth Night.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
Items From Old Indiantown.

Indiantown, Aug, S.-Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Rollins Of Atlanta, Ca, are
spending the week here with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rollins.
Mrs. Jas. Munnerlyn Of Rome, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Ann
Snowden.
Miss Minnie Glaze of Orangeburg,
is here on an extended visit to her
sister, Mrs. L. R. Rollins.
Miss Dunn of Newberry, is spend
ing several days with her cousins,
Misses Gertrude and Alberta Stuckey.
Misses Lucille and Merle Coleman
of Hymansville, spent the past week
with their aunt, Mrs. ]. H. Bartell.
Messrs. D. E. and James McCutchen
and Misses Bessie and Jennie Nc
Cutchen spent the weekend with rel
atives in Bishopville.
Misses Margaret and Dorothy Dan
iel are spending the week with rel
atives and friends in Kingsctree.
Miss Bertha Stucky returned to
her home in Hartsville Saturday,
after spending several weeks with
relatives here.
Miss Mildred Wilson returned to
Kingstree Sunday, after spending two
weeks with her parents.
Rev. w. R. Pritchett left Monday
for Goldsboro, N. c., where he will
spend a two weeks vacation with his
mother.
Rev. ]. F. Mathewson Of Union,
will carry on a protracted meeting
here from August 9th to septem-
Der 3rd.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
Death of Mrs. Murphy.

Mrs. Lenora S. Murphy, widow OF
the late Robert Murphy, died at the
home of her sisters, Misses Anna
and Bette McClary on Mill street at
4 o'clock Monday afternoon. She had
been in declining health for some
time and her death was not a sur
prise to her host of friends and rel
atives in this community. Mrs.
Murphy was born in this county In
December 1887 and had she lived un-
til December this year would have
been IS years old. The greater part
of her long and useful life was spent
in and near Kingstrec. She is sur
vived by three sisters and one broth
er, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Misses Anna
and Bette McClary of this place and
Mr.. Sam McClary of Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Murphy died about thirty years
age, and since his death she has made
her home with her sisters here. She
was a member of the Presbyterian
church.
Funeral services were conducted by
her pastor, the Rev. John Davis, and
interment was made in the Williams
burg cemetery Tuesday morning.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
OFFICER is WOUNDED.
Clarendon Official Shot by Negro
Who Escapes.

Manning, Aug. Last night Ru-
raj Policemen Pesry and Gamble
went about five miles into the coun-
try to arrest Alex Butler, negro. 1t
seems that several negroes had been
in a general row end Butler, it is al
legged, had used his knife on two Of
the party. When the officers located
him he showed fight and before Of
ficer Gamble could arrest him he
opened fire with shotgun, shooting
Mr.. CANDLES pistol out of his hand
and with it the little finger from his
right hand. Butler Immediately dash
ed, throwing down his gun and though
Officer Peary emptied his pistol at
him he made getaway. The sheriff
and two other officers secured the
woods in the vicinity last night with
out finding any trace of him.
Officer Gamble is painfully though
not dangerously wounded.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
SON KILLS FATHER.
Son Admits Shooting in Defense of
Mother and Sisters.

A. jeff Gregory, prominent farmer
and formerly cotton weigher at Ker-
shaw, was shot and kill by his son,
Paul Gregory, at his home a few
miles from Kershaw last Friday
morning. Young Gregory used a 3S
caliber rifle, four bullets taking ef-
feet to cause almost instaneous death.
Young Gregory, himself, gave the
alarm, telephoning to friends in Ker-
shaw that he had killed his father.
He was taken into custody within
a few hours after the killing and is
now in the Camden Jail facing trial
on charge of murder. Young Greg
ory is about 1s years old, but is
small for his age, having been Grip
pied by an attack of infantile paraly-
sis.
The only eye witnesses of the patri-
eide, if any, are members of the i'm
mediate family and these have de-
clined to make any statement about
the shooting. The boy, after having
confessed to firing the four shots to
persons first reaching the house has
refused to make any further state
ments, except to say that he acted in
defence of his mother and sisters.
Mr.. Gregory was about so years
old and is prominently connected and
we'll known in both Kershaw and Ian
caster counties. He is survived by
his widow and five daughters and
two sons.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
Brief News From Hemingway.

Hemingway, Aug, 8.-Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hyman spent Sunday at Pam
plico with relatives.
Miss Myriam Talavast of George
town, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Van Harper.
Miss Dunn of Newberry, is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Sam Mangum and little daugh-
ter left Saturday for Pawleys Is
land, where they will spend some time.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Eaddy and sons, Ma
rion and Charles, Mrs. D. G. Hug
gins and daughters, Mamma Mary
Anna Dell and Frances, Mrs. c. M.
Lambert and son, Ralph, Mrs. Liz
zie Cook and Miss Cox left Tuesday
for a weeks stay at Myrtle Beach
Miss Hattie Venters delightfully."-
entertained the young folks with a
peanut boiling at her home last Fri
day evening. Every one present was
sorry when the hour came for them
to take their departue.
Mr.. Frank Mcleod of Sumter, was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Simmons and
family, formerly of this place but
now of Timmonsville, spent Sunday
here with his brother, Mr.. d. w.
Simmons.
The ladies' Bible class closed its
membership contest few weeks ago,
the Blues being victorious; so the
Reds, the losing side, gave the Blues
picnic at Shows Lake Thursday.
Only a small percent of the Blues
attended which was their loss, on
account of the bountiful dinner that
was spread, also plenty of water
r,elons and lemonade.
The Epworth League had a very
interesting program Sunday evening
the subject being League Recrea-
ton" Our league is always well at
tended by the young folks and is a
wide-awake league.
Mr., and Mrs. George Hemingway
and daughter, Miss Ellen, spent Sun
day afternoon with relatives at In
diantown.
Mr.. C. Hemingway has return
ed from Spartanburg, where he had
been attending summer school.
Mrs. Baford Haselden, Miss Hat
tie Venters and Mr.. Watts Venters
are spending this week with their
sister, Mrs. Jim Grimble on Johns
Island.