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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06


 A bill has been passed by the Ontario leg islature prohibiting the transportation of liquor in trucks from Canada to the United States. Railroads and steamships will con- tinue to do brisk business.
 Eighty-two gamecocks captured in a raid were guillotined and distributed among charitable institutions. Recipients of charity are not expected to grumble when they sink a tooth into tough bird
 Criticism of MT. Harding's English is dying out, but democratic statesmen are assaing the administration and Cordell Hull is amazed at republican inefficiency not less than 20 times day.
 Grave. diggers, hearse and coach drivers and embalmers have organized under union rules in Hudson county, New Jersey, making an open-shop funeral out of the question.
 x
 By concentrating on France, the average German can get through his morning "hate" and reach the office or factory at the usual hour for starting to work.
 x x
 There were more than 600,000 steno- graphers in the United States in 1920, and up to that time practically none of them had bobbed their hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
DECREASED PURCHASING POWER
 OF THE GERMAN MARK

Germany pays the penalty for war in de- preciated currency. Before the World war silver mark would fill market basket. It would buy pound of flour, pound of sugar. one pound of salt, five pounds of potatoes, two pints of milk. an egg and herring. Today the paper mark buys an onion.
 In 1914 marks would pay for 100 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
STRONG FOR SMITH PARK

q would like to see the auditorium located in Smith Park" said George Ash. "There is plenty of space there for parking, which is d big factor in locating public hall. I consider that Smith Park is about the center of popu- lation of the city. We must remember that Ensley is growing part of the city Although the park is a little distant from the business section, most people either ride in automobiles or street cars when going to such meetings as would be held in the auditorium"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
LITTLE JITNEY WAR
"There's a merry little iitney .war

"There's a merry little jitney war'son over the Glen Iris route,' said Sergt. w. w. Brent.
 Several of the seven-passenger cars that have been running the Woodlawn and other routes decided to invade the Glen Iris section, and were immediately repulsed by the operators of the Fords in this section. It appears the Ford drivers maintain that Fords alone should be operated on this route and resent the invasion of the big cars.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
MUCH THE SAME
srstand you said I was dead from the

q understand you said I was dead from the neck up.'"
 Nothing of the sort"
 "What did you say, then?'
 q merely remarked that if it were not for the fashion of wearing hats your head would be total loss"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
BANKRUPTCIES INCREASE

"The number of bankruptcies always increases about this time of the year." said United States Deputy Clerk Mayes, while they did show considerable increase during the past month, it is nothing unusual. The increase of bankruptcies of corporations were about the same, most of the cases being individual"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
TEMPERING JUSTICE WITH MERCY

'In writing up this performance of As You Like It given by the Chggersville Dramatic club use little discretion"
 "How's that, boss?"
 Just forget that you ever saw profes- sional show"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
THE CHEERFUL DEADBEAT
THE GOOD OLD DAYS

"Do you remember when all the ballad sing were warbling Break the News to Mother'?"
 Quite well. Take Back Your Gold was also going strong in those days"
 ''Yes, and man could marry and raise family on S75 a month.o PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
JAZZ coNToRTIoNs

The leading trombonist in this jazz orchestra is hard working chap"
 q wish he wouldn't twist his horn this way and that, now holding it between his knees and the next moment raising it above his head"
 "Eh?" "He reminds me|of man trying to draw cork out of bottle with his teeth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
HARD TO BELIEVE

"The gentlemen of the jury groaned aloud when the fair plaintiff told how she had been pursued day and night by the defendant"
 q noticed that, but elderly spinster on the jury sniffed."
 Naturally she'd be from Missouri"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
YEA. VERILY

A woman's work is never done
 Until she's laid in her grave, And the selfsame thing is true, my son,
 Of the poor newspaper slave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
MODERN BANKING

From Punch
 Girl bank clerks in America are being in structed in the use of the revolver. They are taught to ask pleasantly, before pressing the trigger, "How will you take it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
CRITICISING BIRMINGHAM IS
 BECOMING A HABIT

What is the matter with the people of Bir- mingham, anyhow? While preachers are de- livering scathing sermons, meetings are being held to denounce this, that and the other evil, and lengthy resolutions are drawn up and pre- sented with due formality to the press, we don't seem to be. getting anywhere.
 It is not all ''sound and fury, signfying nothing" We have had too much Iawlessness in Birmingham lately, and we are apt to nave more, but great deal of the uproar being created in the press, in pulpits and elsewhere seems to be due to the quite human desire to 'Iet off steam" Nearly every citizen you meet has 'letter to the editor in his pocket, or he is going to attend a meeting and ex- press his indignation about something or other The habit of criticising has run riot.
 Just recently a large part of Birmingham's citizens waxed hysterical over such trivial matter as dancing at East Lake. Now it is reported that there is a movement under way to close the park on Sunday! We no sooner get out of one row before we are in another. A great deal of valuable time and energy are being wasted on some of these subjects. Flog- ging should be stopped, but it ought to have been stopped before Dr. Bowling was taken out and whipped. Law enforcement is the most serious problem before the people of Rir- mingham, but lawlessness has been greatly ex- aggerated. Conditions here are not as bad as they have been pictured. We still have a po- lice department. though small one, that is efficient. Failure to catch few floggers should not overshadow the good work that is being done, day and night, by the police.
 Less criticism for, publicity purposes and more team work for constructive measures that are worth while is what Birmingham needs. None of our so-caed evils are incur able Not one is sufficiently grave to threaten the morals or the peace and welfare of 99 per cent of Birminghams population.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
QUICK TRANSFORMATION

"The idea of an heiress marrying waiterI Some walters have polished manners" True" Put red ribbon across this fellows ches and he'd pass for a count anywhere" THE CHEERFUL DEADBEAT Augustus Chew When bills fell due.
 Still wore smile. Collectors met With smooth regret
 And all the while Enjoyed himself And spent much pelf
 In pleasure's quest; So debonair,
 You'd think no care
 Lodged in his breast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
A MATTER OF DEEP CONCERN

"The manager is busy. If you have a com plaint to make, speak to the head clerk"
 "Pd hate to intrude," said the timorous guest.
 "What?"
 ''He seems to be fused by the condition of his finger nails"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06
A MORNING PRAYER

When grow discouraged, Lord, let me think upon this. that the road is long be- cause it leads all the way up to theel Amen.- s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06

7he idea of an heiress marrying waiter" ome walters have polished manners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-06

Put red ribbon across this fellows chest he'd pass for a count anywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Farmers Day
at Corn Palace

Mitchell, Sept. 2-W H. King,
chairman of the corn palace commit
tee, has received word that Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace may visit
Mitchell on September 26, the sec
ond day of the annual corn palace
festival. On that day the commit
tee is arranging for a big farmers
celebration.
Special invitations are being sent
out to all the farmers in the neigh
borhood and il is expected that an
unusually large number of country
folks will be here that day. C. 8.
Farmers union, will be present and
will address the farmers. j. ".
Batcheller, Mission Hill, state pres
ident of the South Dakota Farmers
union, will also be here, as will w.
s. Hill, president of the South Da
Fkota Farm Bureau Federation, and
j. T. Belk, Henry, president of the
South Dakota Grain Growers as
sociation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Curling Iron
Girls Weapon

Flandreau, Sept. "A Flandreau
young woman tanned "Peeping
Tom" with a curling iron.
The young woman, during the alb
sence of her parents, invited four
other girls to remain with her un-
til her parents return the next day.
Late at night while they were
preparing to retire, they heard a
noise in a tree just outside the win
dow, and by a little scouting dis
covered that a "Peeping Tom" had
climbed the tree SO he was on lev
ell with the window.
Arming herself with curling iron
which was nickeled. the young wom-
an suddenly appeared at the foot OF
the tree, and. pointing the curling
iron at the peeper in the tree. com
rlanded him to come down.
Light glinting on the curling iron
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02

Chicago, Sept. 2-The strike of
100000 railroad shopmen continued
without change today despite the
drastic injunction to end it granted
the United States government yester-
day
Persistent reports were in circula'
ton today that if the leaders of the
shopmen refused to abide by the
terms of the injunction the United
States army would be called out to
protect the railroads.
Strike leaders recovered from the
bombshel Thrown yesterday by the
attorney general, but no move to
check the strike was made. Guarded
statements from the headquarters OF
the federal shopcrafts declared that
the organization would support the
governments effort to end lawlcss-
ness and violence in connection with
the strike. The statement declared
however, that it can hardly be as
sumed that the federal ocurt intend
ed TO restrain lawful acts necessary
in carrying on the legitimate work OF
labor organizations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
HOusekeeper Steals
Trousers of Farmer

Dell Rapids, Sept. "A farmer
living west of town has had a new
experience with the emancipated wo-
men Not satisfied with the vote and
a lot of other privileges, she wants
to wear trousers and even goes to
the length of stealing a pair to sat
isfy her ambition.
The farmer some time ago hired
housekeeper for his home. She
didn't suit or got tired, or something.
and quit the job. The farmer had
a pair of army khaki trousers which
he priced very much and a day or
two after the woman's departure he
missed his trousers. He suspected
where they had gone and got out a
search warrant. The trousers were
found where the woman had gone to
work at another farm, and were re-
covered.
They just fit, and / always want
ed pair of knickers," the woman
explained, land couldn't resist TAX
ing them"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
HIGHER WAGES FOR
WESTERN SHOPME|V
l.. y. SYSTEM FINES SLIDING
SCALE AND SOME iNCREAS-
ES IN AGREEMENT WITH
MEN.


Salt Lake City, Sept. 3 Rccogni-
tion of Individual ability, detailed
segregation of work and sliding
scale of wages running in some in
stances from 2. to Is cents per hour
higher than that recommended by
the railroad labor board, together
with provision with a progressive
line Of promo otion are embodied in
an agreement signed wednesday By
representatives of the newly organ
iZedEhop employees association Of the
Union Pacific system and the man
ayers of the various lines there in
cluded
About 80 delegates of the associa-
tion representing the shop employees
from Omaha to Los Angeles attend
ed the meeting. The new rates and
rules are to become effective Sep
tember /.
The agreement fixes wages of rs,
so, S5 and 90 cents an hour for
thoroughly skilled mechanics which
were formerly paid dead level rates
vi ~ CGHlS dtl& ilOui Win ~
cents differentials in some instanc-
es. Under the new plan progress
i've line of promotion is provided for
with rates ranging from 81 cents
per hour for the rough or slightly
skilled classifications. The new
rules provide a rate of 49 cents an
hour for helpers as against the form
er rate of AZ cents. Overtime will
be adjusted on a fluctuating scale
AS to the seniority rights the agree
ment provides that those who re.
NAMED in or returned to the serv-
ice on or before July 8. 1922, and
those who entered the service be
ginning with and since July /, will
rank first, while those who entered
the service subsequent to Septem
Der l, 1922, will rank according tC
the date they are employed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
GARY DECLARES
FORD PLAN RIGHT
TEST AGAINST EXTORTION--
STILL MUCH PROF1-
TEERiNG.

Chicago, Sept. 2-Judge Ebert H.
Gary, head of the u ted States Steel
corporation, Wedn ;day justified
Henry Ford's proposed shutdown of
his factories as "a protest against
paying eXtortionate prices. There is
still too much profiteering," he said.
For the last two years, at least,
the people of this country in increas-
ing number have withheld purchas-
es to supply their necessities because
of the unconscionable selling prices
which have been demanded"
The steel king and his wife are
here for several days enroute to
New York after spending the sum
mer in Colorado Springs, Colo.
There is nothing the matter With
this country" ne continued. "Op-
portunities are greater than ever be
fore. The fault is in individuals
To secure satisfactory progress and
prosperity there should be co-opera-
ton between all the people and all
the groups of people, everyone
treating all other fairly and justly
and all paying strict observance to
the law and the governmental and
departmental rules adopted pursu-
ant to law.
Il look upon the reported pro-
posed action Of Henry Ford as simp-
IL protest against paying extor-
tionate prices"
Everywhere he has been in his
recent travels through the middle
west, Judge Gary said, there SET
to be a general feeling that businS
activities are increasing and til
great prosperity will be witness, d
whenever conditions relating to pro
duction and transportation will per.
nit. He declared that Colorado es-
pecially was making great strides in
agriculture.
"The farming communities are
still the backbone of the nation. Al
the present time the farmers ara
paying too much for productive vosts
and receiving too little for their
products.
"It behooves everyone of us,
.Hdge Gary concluded, to make Ger.
tain that we are doing the right
thing up to the limit of our intelli
gence and moral courage
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
HOLD DIFFERENT
VIEWS ON STRIKE
A NONPARTISAN Lacquer AND
FAR MBUREAl HEAD CLASH
BATES FAVORS STRIKE
OF FARMERS.

Mitchell, Sept. 2-M. p. Bates,
twice candidate for governor on the
nonpartisan league ticket, declares
that the farmer has not struck be
cause he is not sufficiently organiz-
ed Mr.. Bates intimates that the
time will come when the farmers will
be sufficiently organized and adds
that when such time comes, if the
farmer doesn't get living wage FOR
his labors, production in the United
States will stop.
Mr.. Bates statement was issued
in reply to a recent statement made
by w. s. Hill, president of the South
Dakota Farm Bureau federation. in
which Mr.. Hill said, "the farmer has
not struck because he realizes it Is
his duty to raise food for the pub
lie"
Mr.. Hill added that capital ana
labor should follow the example Of
the farmer and stop their strikes
against the majority of the people
Nj. Bates letter in reply to Mr.. Hill
in part is as follows.
IF | am in ipositon to know
anything about the feeling of the
farmer, they do not regard the pro-
duction of food as duty. They have
not got'to the point where they feel
| any special obligation about the pro-
duction of food at loss. They have
been doing it because they could not
help themselves and they have not
struck because they have not been
organized to do so. | do not believe
it is the business of the coal miner
or the railroader to work for less
than decent standard of wages, nor
| do / believe it is the duty of tie
| farmer to do it. And Mr.. Hill
doesn't need TO think that the farm
ers as class are not sooner or lat
er going to strike in some effective
way to get what is coming To them -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Think Car
Drove Man Mad

Glenwood, Ia, Sept. 2-Trying
uncuccessfully for two weeks to get
his car started, caused an official in
quiry into the case of Charles Con-
way, of Marysville, Mo-, who was
then taken in charge by the Mills
county authorities and detained for
examination as to his sanity.
Dalton has been a visitor in the
Glenwood tourist camp for two
weeks, during which time he was OBJ
served to be almost constantly work
ing on his car, which he could not
succeed in getting started. He had
bought the cara used one-in Om-
aha for $85 Marshal C. E. Dalton
took charged Conway's effects un.
til some disposition is made of his
case.
Conway, according to papers In
his possession, has about 500 on de
posit in Oklahoma banks and is the
owner of considerable building ant
loan association stock. He also hat
about 500 in currency.
He has an army rifle which ht
kept strapped to the top of his car
He has never driven a car, which
fact is taken to account for some o
his car worries. Conway is about 81
years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
IS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
RAILROAD GUARD ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING SWITCHMAS.

Hot Springs, Sept. 2-As the re.
suit of his preliminary hearing in
this city, John G. Jones, an Edga
mont blacksmith, was held for trial
in the circuit court on a charge OF
murder, his bond being fixed at TO-
600, which he furnished.
The charge against him is the out
growth of an alteration in the Edge
mont yards of the Burlington rail-
way company with switchman,
Jones having been employed as a
special watchman in the yards.
Landmaster, the switchman, engaged
in few words with Watchman
Jones, when the latter drew a gun
and shot and wounded him, Land
master dying later in hospital.
Jones will base his case when his
trial takes place on self defense, he
claiming that Landnlaster struck
him with switchstick, and that he
was about to strike him for the sec
ond time, when, fearing he would be
seriously injured or killed. he drew
ilAo sun anu tliNN tit SUOl W iiIi
later caused Landmaster's death
AT least five persons Witnessed
the shooting and heard the remarks
and witnessed the attack that led uI
to 1t. Sworn affidavits were secured
from each of the five, but it is al
legged they are contradictory in thai
some state that four shots were
fired, while others state that there
were but two.
The latter claim seems to be cor.
rect, for it is said only two empty
shells were taken from Jones gun
AT first it was understood a charge
of manslaughter would be preferred
against Jones, but at the preliminary
hearing this was changed to murder
The defendant is over so years oi
age and has wife and several chill
dren
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Prairie Chickens
Are Numerous

Mitchell, ept. 2-Prairie chickens
will be more plentiful this fall in
South Dakota than ever before ,ac-
cording to hunters who have been
making a preseason survey of the
hunting prospects. The season in
this state opens September 16 for all
fowl, except pheasant, quail, part
ridge and grouse, and continues 80
days for rairie chickens and until
December 80 for waterfowl Ducks,
it is said, will not be as plentiful as
usual because of the exceptionally
dry spring and the completion of a
number of large drainage projects
which have drained off large mum
ber of sloughs, which in the past
have been favorite nesting places for
waterfowl.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Girls Presence of
Mind Saves Brother

Colman, Sept. 2-Presence of
mind on the part of the 10-year-old
daughter of Louis Peterson, farm
er living some miles from here, re-
suited in saving the life of her little
brother when he was caught under
a huge straw stack as it collapsed.
He was in imminent danger of be-
ing suffocated when his sister, who
was playing nearby, ran for help,
soon returning with thresher, who
after an effort rescued the little boy
from under the mass of straw.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Big Whisky Ship
Is Captured

New York, Sept. 2-The British
three masted schooner Gamma, with
100000 worth of Scotch whisky
aboard, and the excursion steamer
Smithfield, which is alleged to have
been carrying a floating bar, were
seized by customs and prohibition
authorities today.
The British schooner was captured
off Montauk point and the Smith
field was taken over to the battery
early today.
Prior to these seizures agents o4
the customs house special service
squad found three bootleggers try
ing to get 10 cases of liquor off the
French freighter Phoebus and op.
ened fire when the ytried to escape
in their launch. The launch clipped
away in the darkness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Acid for Poison
Ivy Kills Woman

Fairfax. Sept Mrs. John Gla-
ser died here of gangrene poison, in
duced by an application of acid as
a treatment to ivy poisoning week
previous.
She is survived by her husband
three sons, Herman, Adolph and Au-
gust, and four daughters, Mrs. John
Bench, Mrs. Chris Bench and Mrs
Ferd Redmer, of this place, and Mrs
Anton Jensen, of Hoskins, Neb.
The family came here from Win
side, Neb.. five or six years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Daily Market Report
Local Grain Market.
Minneapolis Grain Market.

Minneapolis, Sept. 2 - Corn
Steady, offerings fair and demand
good. Nos. / and yellow to &c
under Chicago September. No. 2 yel-
low closed at 81 to 81 Lee. No.
mixed at Sc 1-2 to SIC.
Oats-S Steady with a fair to good
demand. No 3 whites l 1-2 To
8 LIE over September; offerings
fairly large. No. 2 whites closed al
20 ga to 80 7-8c. No. whites al
27 7-8 to 29 3-8c.
Rye-Firm, No. at 2 to 2 lac
over September. good general de-
mand. No. 2 rye closed at SO 5-8c
Barley-Easy. some sales 1c low.
er; demand fair. Prices closed al
AZ to SIC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02

Cleveland, O., Sept. Issuance
Of the federal injunction against
striking shopmen has rendered the
big four brotherhoods powerless to
make any further attempts to settle
the dispute or aid the strikers fl
nancially. This was the opinion ex-
pressed today by D. B. Robertson
and Warren S. Stone, presidents of
the firemen and engineers. respec-
lively.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
Corrupt Practices
Act Is Passed

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2-The
Pomerene corrupt practices act pass
ed the senate today without record
vote. 1t limits the expenditures of
senatorial candidates in general cleo
tions to $4,000 and representatives
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-02
GUT rxrs QUE. IT. rs wozrx MONEY

Cut out this slip. enclose with &c to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave.. Chr
cago. Ill, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in re-
turn a trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs,
colds and Group, Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold every
where.