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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
WINFREDA

By Eugene Field.
 GA ballad in the AngIo-Saxon tongue.) When to the dreary greenwood gloam
 Winfreda's husband strode that day The fair Winfreda bode at home,
 To toll the weary time away; ''While you are gone to hunt" said she, "TIl brew a goodly sop for thee" Lo, from further, gloomy wood
 A hungry wolf all bristling hicd And on the cottage threshold stood
 And saw the dame at work inside; And, as he saw the pleasing sight, He licked his fangs, so sharp and white. Now when Winfreda saw the beast
 Straight at the grinning wolf she ran, And, not affrighted in the least,
 She hit him with her cooking pan, And as she thwacked him on the head Seat Scatp' the fair Winfreda sad The hills give answer to their din
 The brook in fear beheld the sight And all that bloody field within
 Wore token of Winfredas might The wolf was very loath to stay But, oh! he could not get away. Winfreda swept him OCT the wod
 And choked him till his gums were blue, And till, beneath her iron hold,
 His tongue hung out a yard or two, And with his hair the riven ground Was strewn for many leagues around They fought weary time that day,
 And seas of purple blood were shed, Till by Winfredas cunning lay
 That awful wolf all limp and dead; Winfreda saw him reel and drop Then back she went to brewing sop. So when the husband came at night
 From bootless chase, cold, gaunf and grim, Great was that Saxon lords delight To find the sop dshed up for him; And as he ate Winfreda told How she had laid the wolf out cold The good Winfreda of those days
 Is only pretty Birdie now Sicl1ly her soul and weak her ways
 And she, to whom we Saxons bow, Leaps on a bench and screams with fright If but mouse creeps into sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
AN ABSORBING BOOK

of you want to sit up all night get octavus Roy Cohen's new book, Midnight and start it after supper said E. w Barrett.
 "Cohen has made a great reputation in his stories of the sporty negro population of Bir- mingham which have been running in the Sat urday Evening Post His detective stories such as Midnight the very best of the period Try Midnight and you will certainly sit up after that hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
A CHANGED MAN

Samuel c. Properson always obeyed the law, But that was before prohibition; Held the federal statutes ia great daa' of awe, But that was before prohibition Thought that violating them was what he'd
 never do, He didn't know bootleggers and experiment
 with "brew,"> Or sneak around in alleyways 10 buy "snor'
 or two,
 But that was before prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
FIGHTS DANCING AND rovEs

Movies and dancing are being vigorously attacked in New York by Dr. John Roach Straton pastor of the Calvary Baptist church there" said Dr. Cabot Lull. "He is jumping on them with both feet, but he crticises them so much, I am afraid he will accomplish the op- posite of what he has set out to do.
 William Brady, the theatrical producer, he i his own in debate with Dr. Straton, and I understand voted the winner in his at tempt to defend the movie industry But Dr. Straton doesn't mine words and walks right into the lair of the theatrical world to fire his guns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
STILL TOO MANY

eve had 191 persons in the county jail on the first of the month"; said Warden J. G. Brooks, 'and we have something like that num- Der behind the bars now. While that is good many persons to have in jail and to have to feed such weather this, I have seen as high as 45Q persons in the county bastile. The number of prisoners does not run half that high on an average, of course"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
UNsusPECTED POWERS

How did Clipping get the idea that he was cut out for successful politician?"
 "He coaxed his landlord to make few re- pairs"
 q sec"
 "And that made him ambitious to try his arts of persuasion in a larger sphere"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
HE KNEW THE FEELING

From London Opinion.
 An incident that Sir Ernest Shackleton all ways repeated with glee was the reply one of the Irish members made to him when Shackle- ton asked: "Can you imagine the enormous ex- tent of those vast Arctic snow felds?" ''Yes" replied the Irish members, q had the same sinsation the first toime l appeared in public wearing a dress shirt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
CAUSE FOR ALARM

"Who is the visitor surrounded by an admir- ing throng?"
 "A famous baseball player"
 "A noted savant wouldn't draw a crowd like that"
 "No, he wouldn't, but if he should he'd pro!,. ably be so dumbfounded and frightened that he'd yell for assistance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
THE PRICE TAG

"Your boy got diploma at college, didn't he?"
 .'Yes," said Mr. Cobbles. 'It looks mighty pretty framed an hangin' on tn wall in tn sittin' room, but when Henry acts like he de- serves all tn credit for it I'm tempted to re- mind him that if I hadn't put q mortgage on tn old home place it wouldn't be therez
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
VALUE OF A HUMBLE ORIGIN

"You must tell the voters the hardships you endured as farmerss boy" said the candi-
 apaign manager.
 But was born in city flat and was never on farm in my life"
 'eThen you are out of luck Couldn't you strain.a point and locate that apartment house somewhere in the sums?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
TRYING TO LOCATE HIM

"Ive known MT. Peckton to be the life of tn i, party"
 q can hardly believe it. Where was Mrs. Peckton at that particular tme?"
 "At home, calling up the club and getting hotter every minute'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

The Illinois man who couldn't sleep because his bed springs picked radio messages ought to be able to write good psrody on loft in the Still Night
 < F After hearing the compliments psid him by his old political foe, S,r Ar1Ir Bslfour Lloyd George may have s3sAe df cuity wearing the same size hat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
OFFENSIVE BEING LAUNCHED
 AGAINST MCDOWELL

The people of Alabssaa and large part of the state press are conlDdsted to the Brandon MeDoveI ticket for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. Everyone admits that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
AM MINIATURE MIND

Did you select book for that young woman to read?"
 "YcsS2, said the librarain, wearily, Out didn't do my duty
 "How was that?"
 "I handed her a sex novel, but I should have given her copy of Mother Goose.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
A HOPEFUL SUCCEsTION

What do>y think of the proposal to make motor cars out of cotton?"
 ''Im in favor of it. said the saturnine cti- zen, 'if it will reduce the force of the impact when f1ivver strikes pedestrian"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
EDUCATION OF A FLAPPER

An amateur
 Is Fanny Flick; \ cigarette
 Still makes her sick A single puff
 And she's so faint, Her pallor shows
 Beneath her paint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
A MORNING PRAYER

o let me hold fast day by day to a faith in thy wisdom and love, for there are problems in life which such faith cannot solve. nor any burden which it will not able me 10 bear. Amen.-M. s. B.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
HOSPITAL PATIENT
DIES At OWN HANDS

@. Massera, SO, an inmate Of the
state insane hospital, ended his life
early yesterday morning by hanging
himself in the receiving ward OF the
institution, using a twisted bed sheet
as a rope. The body was discovered
by Lewis A. Tesch, night nurse, at
1870 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
was cut down, but an effort to revive
life failed. Coroner Henry j. Sulli-
van was called and held an inquest
over the body, the verdict being death
from strangulation, self infected.
Massera, according to DIR. Charles
A. Swanson, assistant superinten-
dent, was committed to the hospital
from Maricopa county Jan. IL. When
brought to the hospital, DR.. Swan
son said, Massera expressed q desire
to end his life and asked for fire
arms, stating that he was of no use
on earth and desired to die. He be-
came morose and refused to eat when
his request was denied.
Massera, prior to his commitment
to the hospital, was employed on a
ranch near Gilbert. He was born In
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
MANY INCORPORATE
UNDER STATE LAWS

Numerous companies incorporated
under the Arizona laws yesterday, in
Guiding four in which Arizona men
are interested. The Arizona Ma
tional Mining and Development COM
pany incorporated with a capital
stock Of $2,000.000, divided into 2,-
600, 900 shares at the par value of 81
each, the incorporators being group
az Norales men. B. F. Baker was
named president; T.. X. Cumming,
vice-president, and +. w. Hannah,
secretary.
The Arizona Orchard company In
corporated with an authorized cap
italization of $1,000,000 divided into
1000 shares at the par value of $25.
The president Of the company is e.
w. Nelson of Washington, D. G.,
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

REV. PHILIP Y. PENDLETON
Pastor of Central Christian Church
The Rev. Philip Y. Pendleton, the
new pastor of Central Christian
Christian church of Phoenix, was
born in the famous village of Beth
any, w. Va, the seat Of Bethany
college and the home OF Alexander
Campbell His father w. K Pendle-
ton, was one OF the first faculty Of
Bethany and was connected with the
school as vice president and as presi-
dent for SO years. He was superin-
tendent of public instruction for
West Virginia for two terms and
was a member of the state constitu-
tfonal convention.
Philip Y. Pendleton studied law In
the office Of his brother in law,
Joseph r. Lamar late justice Of the
United States supreme court. Rev.
Pendleton practiced law in Pittsburg,
Pa, for seven years. He was en-
gagged by the Standard Publishing
company of Cincinnati, Ohio, to do
Bible commentary work for 10 years
and his commentaries on the gospels
and epistles Of st. Paul are found on
llG Shelves Ol dll TIE pAGdSIlClS . Va
his brotherhood who have Libraries
They are also textbooks In the col
leges Of his people.
Rev. Pendleton has held the pas
torate OF the churches at Walnut
Hills. Cincinnati; Vine Street Nash
Vile, Tenn: New Castle, Pa, and
Cedar Rapids, Iowa These are all
large churches, that at New Castle
numbering 1900. Mr.. Pendleton has
also filled the professors chair for
three years, his last position being
dean OF the Bible department at Val
paraiso university, Valparaiso, Ind.
The doctor is an ardent Shriner
and was minister Of state In Iowa
consistory No. 2 and orator of FL
Kahir temple. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
1t is understood that the Shrine goat
ate all his old sermons just before he
left Cedar Rapids, so it is stated he
Is here in Phoenix with a clean slate
and a new heart.
Rev. Pendleton arrived in Phoenix
on Dec. to assume the pastorate Of
Central Christian church.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

the city hall yard the driver of the
Ford ouestioned:
"And now what are you going to do
with this carr"
"Hold it here until the owner comes
and claims 1t :"
Then I'll just keep on going, for
I'm the owner" came the unexpected
answer.
IF you are the owner, step right
down stairs" invited the policeman.
So II happened that p. j. Coyre
brought himself face to face with the
most serious charge In the traffic
code: failure to report an auto acci-
dent. He was placed under bond
Of $3.50 which he failed to furnish.
According to witnesses and partici-
pants in the collision Coyne was
driving east on Van Buren street
when he met a car being driven by
]. r. Biddlecomb north on Seventh
street. The impact of the crash
threw Busch, who was riding w1tn
Coyne, from the front seat of the
Ford to the running board of the car
driven by Biddlecomb. A bystander
picked UP the injured man and he
was rushed to the hospital where II
was found he was suffering only
from bruises.
John Paine, a pupil at the Kenil-
worth school, was the victim OF an
accident earlier in the day yesterday.
In attempting TO dodge one car in
the street near the school while
homeward bound for luncheon he ran
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
CHARGE MOTORIST
WITH FAILURE To
REPORT ACCIDENT

"where is the man that owns this
carr" Policeman Frasier asked OF a
crowd which had gathered at the cor
ner OF Seventh and Van Buren streets
following a collision last night in
which John Busch Of Tempe was IN
jured. r.
There was no answer for q rev
moments and then finally bystano a.
er volunteered the opinion that tne
owner Of the car had left the scene
following the accident.
els there any one in the crowd VINO
will drive this car to the police sta
tion for me?" asked the officer. a
man stepped forward.
Il guess / can help you out tnat
much" he preferred.
'Drive into the yards at the city
hall and I will follow right behind
directed the policeman.
AS the two cars came to stop IN
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
MAKE CAPITOL READY
FOR EXTRA SESSION

When rs cuspidors were added to
the state house equipment yesterday
1t had just as much weight with Of
ficials as II Governor Thomas E.
Campbell had Issued his call for q
special session OF the legislature.
The cuspidors have been in storage
since the last session and were
brought out by the janitors to be put
in top notch shape for the senators
and representatives from the IA coun-
ties OF the state when they assemble.
It Is understood that the special
call Is now in the course of prepara :
tion and that it will be issued within
a few days. According to gossip the
legislature will meet February Is.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

while the secretary is d. A. Gilchrist
Of this city.
The Carl H. Anderson Insurance
Agency corporation filed its papers
with the corporation commission Civ
ing $25,000 as its capital stock, d.
vided into 250 shares at 500 each.
The East View Farms, Inc. incor-
porated with $4,000 divided into ESQ
shares at 300. The incorporators
and directors are all Phoenix men in
GLIDING Benjamin II. Gibbs, presi-
dent: Glenn Klaisner. vice president:
Edgar ]. Maxwell, secretary; Cloyd
G. Mentzer and Alva Shaw.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

Diamonds are now cut and polished
by machinery.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

The Chinese charge d'affaires IN
London. addressing luncheon of the
Rotary Club, recently, spoke OF the
advantages obtained by the United
states in educating young chinese In
its colleges and universities and then
permitting them return to China as
advocates of everything American.
He argued that England should DO
the same thing and induce Chinese
students to attend universities OF
England
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

In front OF another going In the op-
posite direction and was knocked
down. At the hospital, where he was
taken Immediately, the boy was found
to have several severe head bruises
and a painful cut over one eye.
While painful. his injuries are not
considered serious.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
ROADS

Jobs for 10000 men, building 6261
miles of roads, are expected to fol-
low recent passage of the Federal
Highway Act.
The cost of the new roads will bS
about $4,000 a mile.
The nations investment In high
ways is many times as big as the
investment In railroads.
With the national government
sharing with states the expense OF
road construction, we may be headed
for the time when Uncle Sam Will
take over the main interstate high
ways, controlling them from WASH
ington with uniform laws.
--Cr---------
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

Switzerland and came to the United
States in 1909. So far as is known
he had no relatives In this country.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

The French companies. which own
the New Hebrides, have offered the
islands to the Government Of Aus
tralia for 100000 pounds sterling.
according to good authority. A time
limit has been placed on the option,
as private interests in the United
states have been endeavoring to pur-
chase the islands. Unless the French
Government surrenders official con-
troll OF the islands 1t is doubtful the
deal will go through.
Evening star., 1922-05-26
TEXAS MOB IN PURSUIT
OF WOMAN'S ASSAILANT
Negro Accused Of Staying His
Victims Companion and Hold
ing Her as Prisoner.

WACO, Tex. May ga mob to-
day was In pursuit of a negro who.
according to a statement to the po-
lice by Miss Margaret Hayes. shot and
killed her companion. Harold Bolton.
and then attacked her. on road near
here late last night. ....
The negro was said to have board
ed a freight train bound for Fort
Worth.
According to Miss Hayes state
ment, he stopped the couple while
they were riding in an automobile and
shot Bolton. He then carried the
young woman to a secluded spot in
the woods, according to her state
ment, keeping her there for three
hours. The negro failed in an at
tempt to kill Miss Hayes. His gun
snapped three times. but did not ex-
nlod.. and then he aed. she said.
Evening star., 1922-05-26
|CHASES BROTHER
T0DEATH IN LAKE
Youth, is, Admits Telling Lie
to Father to Arouse Ire
Against 1O-Year-OId Son.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., May 26.-Six-
teen-year-old Clarence Scheim told
Prosecutor Jayne of Ocean county
yesterday that he and not his father
was responsible for the death of his
ten-year- brother, Henry. whose
lake near Tuckerton. The father. who
had been held on a technical charge
of murder. was released from the
county jail at Toms River last night
According to the story told the
prosecutor by Clarence. he lied to his
father about his younger brother. OF
whom he was envious, and that when
his father went to punish Henry he
fled. Clarence said he pursued Henry
to the edge Of the lake and that the
boy jumpd to escape capture.
Chased Brother Into Lake.
The confession Of the boy. as given
out by Prosecutor Jayne follows:
"On the afternoon of Henrys dis
appearance, when Henry returned
from school, told father a lie. in
order to see Henry. whom 1 dishked.
get a beating. Henry went to the
house, changed his clothes and came
into the back yard.
Father ran after him across the
field. but father couldn't run fast
enough, so I took up the chase.
led him into tha woods near the
lake and he ran directly toward the
water.
Brothers BODY Never Came Up.
when I was about Ave feet behind
him Henry jumped from the bank Of
the lake and disappeared. I stayed
At the spot for some time and then
climbed a tree overlooking the lake.
expecting that 1 might see my
brothers body beneath the muddy
water. His body failed to come to
the top, and I was afraid to 20 home
in fear Of my father and fear that
might be arrested.
II stayed out until after dark, and
then / decided that I would 60 home
and tell my parents that / did not see
Henry. :.
II have stuck to that lie since the
very beginning, but now I am telling
the TRUTH
Clarence said he had visited the
place where his brother jumped into
the lake hve times.
Evening star., 1922-05-26
WRIT ISSUED WARD
AFTER NEW ARREST
Confessed Slayer in Black
mail Case in Court to Ar
range Another Bond.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y. May 26.-
Supreme Court Justice Young this
morning issued a writ of habeas cor
pus in the case of Walter s. Ward,
vice president of the Ward Baking
Company, who was rearrested last
night on a charge Of killing Clarence
Peters of Haverh1ll. Mass. near the
Kensico reservoir, about two weeks
ago. ,.-...--
The writ was served on Sheriff
George ]. Werner. directing him to
bring Ward into court for a hearing
on the question of whether he was
again to he released on ball. A bail
bond Of Sf0Oee accepted shortly after
he surrendered last Saturday. stating
he had shot Peters In self defense
after .heing hlackmailed BY. him. was
ckneeied yestefday when District Al.
tornsy weeks had told the court there
were certain discrepancies In his
story Justice Young reserved his de-
cision on 4 motion to release Ward.
Mrs. Ward. who had been expect
int her husband home for dinner last
night, did not know Of his arrest until
Informed by reporters. She said that
she would come here today from her
home, In New Rochelle, to do what
she could for Ward.
Blackmaii story "Impossible.@
: Michael Sullivan of Salem. Mass,
an attorney representing the family
Of Peters, was also expected here to-
day. and, It was reported, he secuted
the biackmaif story as impossible" !"
Ward seemed to be q favored pris-
oner after his rsarrest. He drove up
10 the sheriff's ONCE in his own car
about 6 o'clock last night and laughed
and joked with his attorney and the
ofiicers in the sheriffs private ONCE. \
His supper was brought in from
the outside and he sat around until
nearly IL O clock. When all hope was
gone for the night Ward was hurried
across the court from. Sheriff Wer-
ner's office to the Jail, where he was
forced to wait for ave minutes until
the door was opened by the warden.
Tailor IdentiAes Coat
The discovery that Peters about a
month ago had climbed down from a
Ward Baking Company truck in a
nearby town and asked a tailor to
clean a coat became known when the
tailor came here and identified the
marks he had placed in Peters coat.
the one he wore when killed. This
identification strengthened the stories
hood several days before the time set
for the fight and his subsequent
death.
. ward, despite the apparent re-
verses he had received, was still ST.
lent. Efforts to have him reveal the
blackmail plot or its foundation were
futile. The legal battle between Dis
trict Attorney Weeks and Ward s
lawyers today was expected to reveal
answers to many Of the questions in
yolyed in the case. which stood about
where 1t did last Monday, when Ward
blackmail and a plot to get $4,000
more,
Evening star., 1922-05-26
D. c. HEADS OPPOSE
cAPPER BIZ! PLAN
Recurrence of Differences
With School Officials Looms
Over Measure.

Recurrence of the differences o!
opinion between the Commissioners
and school authorities as to what Is
best for the public schools system was
evidenced today with intimations
that the city heads probably would
oppose certain features of the Capper
school reorganization bill.
School authorities are known to be
strongly in favor of the Capper
measure in its entirety. Reports al
the District buildings, however, in
dicate that the Commissioners will
undoubtedly disapprove some of the
provisions in the bill, particularly
those which provide for the fiscal in
dependence of the board of education
and the appointment Of the personnel
of the school-governing body by the
President.
Expect Bill to Pass.
Despite the anticipated opposition
by the Commissioners to some of the
features of the Capper bill, school au
thorities confdentially expressed the
belief today that it will be passed by
Congress. Any opposition the city
heads may make the school officials
regard rs insignificant.
Although reluctant to comment on
the bill, unless authorized by the
school board, DR.. Ballou is known to
be in accord with it. In fact, the Cap
per measure follows closely recon-
mendattons made by the superfn-
tendent In hts last annual report, In
addition to thote of the prominent
educators who appeared before the
joint congressional school investigat-
ing committee. In the opinion of one
ofhcial, the Capper bill is safe and
logical' and he believes it will solve
the present school problem.
DR.. Ballou's Position.
Dr. Ballou said his reason for de-
clinine to discuss the bill was due
to the fact that it proposed changes
in the administrative ofices. He in
dicated, however. that any comment
should come from the school board.
1t was pointed out that one of the
changes proposed by the bill provides
for the lengthening of the term OF
ONCE of the superintendent from
three to six years. In this connec-
tion 1t was emphasized that pro-
gressive educational tendencies are
toward a long or indefinite tenure
be terminated only upon specific
charges. On the other hand. the Of
hcials argue that II the superintend-
ent's term Is extended, he can be
dismissed before the expiration OF
his term.