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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17

As an educational proposition the Edgewood park game of words stands unparalleled AS field for financial remuneration 1t stands unequaled. A cash prize of s1,000 Is to be given the person submitting the largest and most correct number of words to be constructed from the letters in Edge wood Park Amusements."
 There are nine other cash prizes offered in class of this contest, and those entering class and competing for the $1,o00 must only put their hains to work. find how many words they can build, mail $500 check for ten good time coupons to be spent for anything at I5dgewood Park and they have qualified in class 8. To qualify in class 2 in competition for The S250.0v cash prize contestants must mail check or money order for $2.50 for five good time coupons. To qualify in class l, a check or money order for 30 cents qualities the con testant to compete for the s3500 cash prize.
 The management of the contest wishes to stress again the fact that these coupons are not only good for face value at the park and may be spent the same as money for dane ing, swimming, lunches, drinks. and all concessions, but each coupon is numbered and carries with 1t the chance of winning a Ford automobile and $500 In other prizes, which are to be given away at the Parks popu- larity ball in June. These coupons may be spent at the twice-a-week dances which are now being staged at Mountain View Inn.
 Those who are playing the game of words are finding 1t the most att tractive pastime that has been offer ed to the American public in years, and the best part of this contest Is that while the large number of prizes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
THE BETTER MAN
LxxxIII-sHoPPING FOR CURIos
By MAY CHRISTIE
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicat

the swimmers. but now the railings had been reinforced.
 Next, lunch at the hotel and coffee on the stoep.
 Here are our young men" coquet- tishly cried Dolly. as huge touring car drew up. Come on, Camille! Re- member, Jimmy sold you some shares in 1t not long ago, so you ought to cast business eye upon the place"
 Camille wished that Glyn had been in the party, but the Durban men were very charming and attentive. The factory was six miles out, and was a huge, rather muddy place, for rain had fallen in the night and not dried here as yet.
 Heavens! Look at the Hindu women workingi What pretty fea- ture sand what gorgeous figures! Dolly gaped at crowd of brilliant ly-garbed females who were digging in the factory and carrying heavy loads to and fro on their heads. Aren't they graceful? Look at that polished bronze one leaning on her spade!"
 Dolly, however. grew peevish as her enthusiastic escorts led her-and Ca mille-up endless wooden ladders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
The story thus far:

The story thus far:
 Camille Westbrook has journeyed to South Africa with her little but terfly friend, Dolly Mortimer, who has made the trip from London to join her husband at Johannesburg. Elliot Glyn is in love with Camillei She has in her possession a valuable ring which she has accepted as se- cnrity for loan to Reggie Van Tuyl, who is always In financial difficult ties. On shipboard at a fancy dress dance the ring was snatched from her by mysterious masked man. but was later found Camille is warned bs an Indian snake charmer against keeping the ring. She and Elliot go for a moonlight rickshaw ride, and are held up by two men. Glyn, with Camille's help, overpowers them. They tell him they had heard of the ring from it's owner. They say he called himself Sullivan, and said he was going to marry Camille. They go back to the hotel. Next morning Camille and Dolly start on a shopping trip.
 Camille and Dolly set off in a rick shaw and headed for the sea beach. ArriVed there. DOlly bought cream colored goat-skin rug from 8 one eyed Kaffir for a sum of 15 shil- lings. and was so delighted with her bargain that she added a puma skin and half 0 dozen native" bangles (made in Birmingham) to the pur- chase.
 The coolie was then ordered to take them back to the town.
 "Checcha nowl Checcha wena" (which means "hurry.") Dolly aired the few words she had just learned.
 In the town, Camille bought rick shawl boys pocket and 'kerchiefs" which looked like ivory paper cut ters, to scrape off the precipitation" so she was informed. All the rick shaw boys wore these curved instru- ments stuck in their hair!
 At 11:30 they had morning tea" and ices in Durban's fashionable tea shop. where the women meet to ex- change news items, and even the business men drop in for a sociable 10 minutes.
 Then came a bath in a railed-in portion of the sea. A shark had broken in not long ago and terrified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY

This 1t St. Patrick's day and many will gather in various parts of the world to honor the patron saint of Ireland.
 His memory will be celebrated to- day in Birmingham with a special mass at St. Pauls church at o'clock for deceased members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies' auxiliaries according to an announce ment made last night by Father William A. Kerrigan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
Best Cough Mixture
 Is Home Made
Acts With Speed-Loosens PhIeem Stops the Irritation and
 Coughing Ceases
Fine for Chest Colds Too and
 Is Cheaply Made at Home.

When you make, in two minutes a world beating remedy that acts directly on the membrane and often overnight causes stubborn coughs and even hard chest colds to disappear. why trifle with things that will probably disappoint7
 Hawking and snuffling and also sore ness of the mucous membrane go and you will feel fine in almost no time
 Just get one ounce of Parminta (dou- ble strength) add to 1t little sugar and enough hot water to make half pint and you've got an inexpensive remedy better than you can buy ready mixed Its soothing. healing action on the mem- brane is the reason so many people use it for Catarrh and acute nasal colds.--Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
ORDER OF DEM0LAY
 TO ATTEND SERVICES

Members of Birmingham chapter, Order of DeMolay. an organization for boys sponsored by the Scottish Rite bodies of Birmingham, will att tend service Sunday morning at II o'clock at the Southside Baptist church. pr. J. E. billiard will off ciate and deliver special message to tho boys.
 The members of the chaper will assemble in front of the church at 10:45 o'clock. W. A Currie, chair man of the advisory committee ap- pointed by the Masonic bodies. re- quests that all members of the com mittee attend the service and sit with the boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
- "LADlES' DEBATE" TO BE STAGED TONIGHT

Tho C1ariosophlc Literary society of Birmingham Southern college. will observe one of the oldest customs of the society tonight at S:15 o'clock with tho annual Ladies Debate" of the organization. Tho debate was a feature of the social year at old Southern university in Greensboro in 1859.
 The judges for the debate are al ways women from which comes the name, Ladies Debate" The judges tonight are Mrs. Guy F. Snavely. Mrs N L. Bagley, member of the educa- tional board in Birmingham, and Miss Clarie Lynch, English teacher at Gen. tral High
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
CLUB
 BACKS TRADE SCHOOL

J. b. Goss was the Cosmopolitan of the day at the regular luncheon of the Cosmopolitan club. it being the custom for members to have charge of the programs In alphabetical TO- tation.
 After solo by MT. Goss he dis eussed the manufacture of portland cement, stating that all standard ce- ment was portland, giving the history or It's discovery and how it originated
 Dr. L. L. Calhoun also sang a solo with Miss Eloise Fullghum accom- panying.
 Upon presentation by William L.. White the cause of the Alabama School of Trades and Industries lo- cated at Ragland, the club unan- imousiy agreed to give its full support in every way possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
SESSION
 OF CIWTAN CLUB

A general business session of the Civitan Club will be held today at the regular luncheon meeting at the Tut wiler at 1 o'clock. No speakers are announced and the session will pro- bably be devoted exclusively to the programme arrangement for ladies night which will be held Wednesday, March 22. Ed Irwin who has charge of arrangements will today tell Civ itans of his plans for the dinner dance feature of evening when vau- deville and other live numbers will mark the entertainment for the mothers wives and sweethearts of Civilians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
DIR. c. w. SHROPSHIRE
 IS SERIOUSLY ILL

pr. Courtney w. Shropshire Is se- riously i'll at Fraternal hospital.
 He was operated on yesterday for appendicitis, having been seized sud denly with an acute attack. He was ruched to the hospital and an opera ton immediately performed. At a late hour last night it was reported he was in a critical condition, all though resting well under the cir cumstances.
 Physicians declared that if the op- eration had not been performed at once he probably could not have lived 24 hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
RETAIL GROCERS BACK
 HONEST ADVERTISING

In this weeks edition of the Southern Labor Review, published in Birmingham, Is found a story of the meeting last Tuesday of the Birming ham Retail Grocers and Butchers as- sociation at which resolutions were pa ssed commenting The Birmingham Age Herald in it's stand regarding honest advertising.
 The Review reported the meeting in full, including the reprinting Of the resolution passed at the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
ERLE PETTUS WINS
 OWN DAMAGE SUIT

Defending his own self, Erie Pettus yesterday won verdict of SITS dam ages in Judge c. B. Smiths court against the Birmingham Ignition Supply company. He claimed that his automobile was struck by an automo- bile owned by the supply company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-17
Cook Goes to Jackson

Mobile, March 16--Bob Cook, semi : pro pitcher of Pittsburgh, was re- leased today by the St. Louis Ameri- cans to Jackson, Mississippi.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
Accused Trio in
Narrow Escape from
Violence by Citizens

Petersburg W. VI. Nov. 6.-Thrce
young men giving their names as Clark,
Gray and Smith. dressed in hhakl and
driving Hudson touring car with 4
Pennsylvania DccnS" wcro arrested
charged with rohhing the store Of ). W.
Marshall at Formar and then holding
up am! robh.ng Milton l.. Wheaton ~
Petersburg, IN an effort TO get money
u get theit car out Of n garage. Wheat
on was struck and Knocked down and
bound and gagged. They are charged
with taking the small amount Of money
he had.
After tire men had gone. Wheaton,
whom they thought unconscious man
aged 20 free himself and give the alarm.
\ posse formed and the trio werc ar
rested as they were about to cuccr the
garage T. claim their car. The accused
seemed 20 De in jeopardy for time a.
mcnacinr crowd surrounded them and
cries Of lynch them" were heard.
Two OF the men were committed -
fan at KcyScr and tho third man vas
sen. 20 tho Moorchcld jail. Two Of tho
men are said to DO United States army
dcSerters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
GIBBONS SPEAKS
At EOFF TEMP Ii.
Noted Author and Lecturer Delivers
interesting Address Before
Local Organization.

Herbert Adams Gibbons. noted au'
thor and lecturer, Of New York City,
addressed the members and friends OF
tho Mems Temple Club last evening
ut the Eoff Street Temple.
The address was preceded By ban
cuct held in the vcstry room OF the
church and the meeting adjourned to
tho church auditorium.
Or. Gibbons, who has just recently
returned from a visit in Europe. dis
crssed the conditions that existed
prior 10 the war. during the war per-
iod aad since the war. He also spoke
of the political conditions now exist
ing in the various European countries.
This noted lecturer is considered an
authority on national and interna-
tiOnal questions and answered several
scores of qucsticnSased by those pres.
cnt following his address.
The banquet WAS served at $50
o'clock. And was followed by the
singing of several songs by all attend
ing. Or. Gibbons then delivered 4
brief informal talk before the meet
ing adjourned to the chuTh auditor
jun. More than siXty-fivc members
of Ike club attended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
Pittsburgh Plus Plan
Defended By Gary in
His Probe Testimony


Washington. N"v. h'-Stcc' ana N"H
products normally ar, sod all over the
United states on the basis OF prices pre-
y.t;.n- N Pittsburgh merely because
"a. industry uccd> some method "I
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business was good ~ h'N. ne So ..I
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
Probe Recent Burning
Of Ohio River Craft
Loss to Reach S4OO,OOO

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 6.~EXamina'
lions to dispcl the reported mystery
regarding the burning Of four or inc
largest Ohio river steamboats, at the
Cincinnati boat landing were pun OIL
foot here today by the United States
steamboat inspectors. and move
ment started to secure extensive lire
boat protection against future dlSaS-
ters.
II is stated by the Concv Island Cor
poration ~ directors tonight that TWO
big new boats will he placed IN the
Compauy's large excursion trade. Inc
Greene Line heads say that carefUl
examination must be made OF their
wrcced hulls before decision as, ~ re
building can lie made OF the CHRIS
Greene and Tacoma. The losseS con
tinue to be set at nearly S4oO,ooo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
PROHIBITION ATTORNEY
TENDERS RESIGNATION

Attorney William .. Gomrars. sNc-
clu! counsel for tho prohibition DEPART
mrut i'm ohio county. Yesterday tender
ed HI; resignation :" ". q. Brown, s'atc
prvhJh:t.nu director and Il copy - Fro
scouting Attorney Cart e. ka"h'nann.
Attorney Gumrcrs declared that press
ing business has made < almost imp"s-
s.blc 10 him to do justice to the office
and was DESTROYS OF stepping down IN
ou, and turning the rc!ns over 10 some
one else.
Tho resignation becomes effective I'M
mcdlatciy. II IS rumored that there
would be no successor named from this
county and Il Is possible that there
never VIII be an appointment made.
Attorney G0mpcrs was appointed as
the first special counsel for n" prohi-
h!t!Ou department on Juno l. 1922. He
has been present A. all hearings where
vioiators Of tho prohibition laws were
arraiGned. representing the prohibition
department.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07

try it, so l did. All my pains ard weak
ness are gone. my stomach is all right
and do my work 1T home and also work
for Swft's Packing Company. ! recon-
mend your Vegetable Compound to my
friends and you may publish my letter
as testimonial. Mrs. LULU LUCAS,
7l9A Fandcvcnter ST., st. Louis, Mo.
Again and again one woman tells an
other of the merit of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
You who work must keep yourself
strong and well. You can't work if you
are suffering from such troubles. Mrs.
Lucas couldn't. She tried our Vegeta-
BILE Compound and her letter tells you
what it did for her. Give Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound fair trial
now.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
HIGHLAND M|NE'W WORKER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

When 4 low hanging wire struck him
while working IN the mine ct the Rich
land Coal company yesterday morning,
James Saunders. - year old negro OF
Richlapd, narrowly escaped death by
electrnCutiOn.
Q Saunders is confined 20 the North
Wheeling hospital and attendants re-
port his condition to be critical. HIS
head and arms are badly burned, hospit-
al attendants say. and he is not expected
20 survive the electric shock.
The negro is said to have been walk
Ing near the mine entrance when the low
hanging wire STUCK him on the head.
Tic REACHED for the'wire with his hands
and was rendered unconscious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
WORKMAN INJURIES HAND
AT WHITAKER-GLESSNER

Carl p"tromie. OF 709 Park street
Martins Ferry suffered fractured
hand while at work in the Whitaker
G,cs&rcr mill OF that place. lie was
taken to the city hospital, whore the
injury was dressed. He was not SER.
UuSly hurt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
LARR1N FUNERAL.

FWDgraI scNIIces Toy Edward J..
Iarki1 Of GAINESVILLE. Ohio. who was
killed in an automobile accident near
Columbus. VIII he held. this morning
"a r,%2 T,'S n J. Mcradtsn Of 70,
loG Virginia street, Island. Requiem
high mass will be celebrated at 2
o'clock at the s.. Joseph's Cathedral
Irtorm"ut will follow in Ma. Calvary
cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
PINNED BETWEEN CARS
WORKMAN'S FOOT HURT

Frank Molcr, of CadIz. Ohio, suffered
an injured foot yesterday when he WIS
caught between two coal cars IN the
room where ne was ~ work. He Is an
cmployc q: the CadI" Block Coal com
rany Rc was taken 10 the ohio Valley
General hospital where he IS reported
to be mfortahic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
Machine Products Man
Hurts Hand at Plant

J,rncs ". Boslcr. OF East 2oth street,
received i laccrated hand while "t WORK
in The Wheeling Machine Products 90.
ruachir,c shop ut @Nth ard Main streets,
Yesterday afternoon. lie was working
with heavy piece OF machinery "heh
It slipped from his grasp pinnlnE ~"
hand underneath. He was taken |" 'he
OHIO Valley General hospital where he
WIS given medical attention lie Is
wcldcr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
RENrCRLER FUNERAL,

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Rent
chler. % years old. who died on Satur-
day following brief Illness, will DO
held Wednesday afternoon a. 2;3O
o'clock at the family home. No, 80
North Main street. Rev. y. p. Nesper.
pastor Of the ST. James Lutheran church
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07

|my back. weak. tired.
nervous feelings md
o weak stomach. ]
had been this way
about aycar and was
unable to work or
stand on my feet for
any length Of time.
My husbands aunt
told me how mUch
good Lydia L. Pink
hams V e sc Ia BILE
Compound had done
! her and be gged me to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
TRIANGLE CLUB MEETS

The regular weely luncheon OF the
Triangle Club was held yesterday noon
at the Paradise Restaurant. Several
business matters were brought up for
discussion and disposed OF.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
PEyroN SERVICES.

Funeral services :or Howard Tcyton,
former resident Of Ful;oa, who died IN
Pittsburgh Saturday, Will be held today
from the home OF his parents in Puts
burgh. Burial will be made n a Pitts
bUrgh cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07
WORKING GIRLS
LOOK here
Read What Mrs. Lucas Writes Con.
corning Her Troubles, Which
May be Just Like Yours

st. Louis, Mo. 81 had troubles that
all Momen arc ant 10 haNc. with nains IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-07

I. II. Crest y &C.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-16
POLITICAL INDICATIONS.

The comment in the Democratic
press upon the results in Indiana.
Pennsylvania and iowa, indicate juoi-
lation over what seems TO be the en-
3arrassment Of the G. 0. P.
1t is by no means sure that the sue
cess OF the Progressives in the Repub-
lean primaries is a particularly COCO
omen for the Democratic party There
vas time when the voters, becoming
dissatisfied with the Republican party,
cit compelled to vote fer the Demo
ratic ticket, or yice versa but now
here is another alternative. When
dissatisfied with conservative Repub-
icanism they vote for radical Republi.
canism or vice versa. There Is the
same line Of division in the Demo
cratic party
The greatest political issue or is
,ues. in the United Sta3es today are
lot between the Republicans and Dem
ocrats, but between Conse.yatists ans
eadicais, and the natural t,ling to ex
Dect would be two powerful spoiitica
,arties one Conservative aud on
Radical. TO large degree tradition
md sentiment keep I'D the old part,
divisions and party names.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-16

JUDGE 5ARRETT's APPOINTMENT
The appointment of Judge William
Fl. Barrett. Of Augusta, to be United
States district judge for the Southern
District of Georgia. was a most pleas
ant surprise to the friends Of this pop
ular and able Georgian, not only in
his home city and state, but in WASH
ington. AS far as the public has been
advised, Mr.. Barretts name had not
been mentioned in connection with
the federal judgeship, it being conced-
ed az a foregone conclusion that the
appointment would 90 to a Republican.
When the announcement was fash
cd over the wires that President Hard
ing had nominated Judge Barrett AZ
he successor Of the late Judge Bee
erly b. Evans. the news was the mos
delightful that had come from the ma
tional capital since the present admin.
istration took over the reins Of govern
ment. Judge Barrett was selected from.
the dozen prominent Georgia lawyers
q majority Of whom were Republicans
! because Of his eminent ability and pc
, culiar fitness for a federal judgeship
Republicans as wei Democrats III
every section Of the state speaking
Of him in the highest praise.
President Harding is to be congrat
ulated on his excellent selection ro
~ this important post, and is TO be
commended on disregarding party
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-16
INFINITE VARIETY
On Activity in County and Town
Evidenced Daily in South Georgia.

Tifton's first car of melons has gone
forward.
Warren county has taken vigorously
to hog-raising.
4 Cooperative sales in Jefferson coun-
ty have been successful.
Jefferson county is systematically
planning raising dewberries as a com
mercial crop for the future.
Graymont's bank-as other South
Georgia banks-reported in fine shape.
kLowndes county is beginning to cut
tobacco.
aJune's hog-killings at the Moultrie
packing plant for the first ten days
Of the month have been so times as
great as the figures fer the whole of
last June.
Crisp has been shipping CARROTS Of
the finest tomatoes ever.
Washington county farmers sold
several hundred bales of cotton on re
cent high prices.
Cantaloupe shipments from Lowndes
points continue lively Loading cars
all night is reported.
In June $4,000 worth of hogs will
be sold in South Georgia's COOP. sales.
Burke county is reporting her first
cotton blooms.
Della reports new sweet potatoes
this years crop.
Burke county is this year shipping
many cars of cucwmbers.
Washington county reports cotton
blooming freely.
Laurens county has not only blooms
hut full grown cotton boil
Washington county reports extra
fine Irish potato crop.