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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
EIDE DUDLEYS RHYMES
AS TO WRITING POETRY

There isn't person alive in this land who hasn't tried being poet who hasn't penned ditties, with trem- bling hand, to Mary or John-oh, l know it. It seems so blamed easy to write a good rhyme. Why, shucks, there's so little work to it. But you just sit down ard attempt it some tine and let me look on when you do it.
 Come on, now-Tll help you. Let's start it like this: T love you, my dear, to distraction" Now put in some hugging, a true lovers kiss, a scream just to give it some action Then write of the stars in the heavens above and hint at a promise of mar riage Ah, there's an ideal rhyme poem of love; rhyme which no man should disparage. So now you nave rhyme writing lesson the first The work after this should be easy. Don't hesitate, folks; go ahead-do your worst. Develop style bold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
WHEN RICHARD II DINED
There Were Served 12O Sheep, I6 Ox- en, ,24O Pigs And Other Eatables

English in the Canterbury days ate much in the French style. Spoons and fingers were good manners and carving was new -fangled, if it was in fact practiced to any extent at all.
 Richard II and the Duke of Lancas- ter once dined in London with the Bishop of Durham. The King, the duke and the bishop and their reti- nues and guests called for 12O sheep, IA salted oxen, and two fresh ones, 1,240 pigs, 12 boars, 210 geese, 72U hens, 50 capons "of hie greze" and eight dozen other capons; 50 swans and 100 dozen pigeons; rabbits and curlews by tho score, 11,000 eggs, 12 gallons of cream and 120 gallons of milk.
 Such was a royal feast, and every day, whether fast day or eating day, had four meals. Breakfast at q dinner at 10 in the morning. supper at and livery at 8 at night. The hour of dinner is said to show the develop n.ent of cooking in any given coun- try. But there was Chaucerian re- finements, nevertheless, aside from dishes of flowers; permissible foods initiating the form of meats on fast days, even eggs being counterfeited and clever things such as making two capons out of one by skinning it and stuffing the skin. There were, besides, the points of eNquet; a pig for a lord should he endored, his cabbage thicked with egg, not crumb pike served whole to a lord, but cut for the con.monalty. And mint sauce has pedigree reaching to Ed ward l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
TIME TO BE BORED
Spanish Writer Gives Impressions Of American Visitor in BarceIOna.

A writer in the Barcelona Van guardia spent day with a widely known American newspaper man who was visiting Barcelona for one day only.
 MT. B. had the nineteen hours he was going to stay here vigorously planned and distributed Naturally, as always happens to men who count their time by the minute, MT. B. was disappointed in his calculation. He could neither go "to see them kill a bull" nor take part In the several telephone conferences with people in Madrid and Paris as he planned, and fifteen minutes was all he had left to buy few souvenirs and look the city over.
 Fifteen minutes in which to ob- of country-for this was MT. B.'s first visit to Spain--seem rather in- sufficient to me, personally. Never theless, MT. B.-here is a real achieve ment of man that knows how to hurry!-even found some time, dur bored. l noticed that a few times, while our motor car raced along the principal avenues of Barcelona my visitor politely covered his mouth with his palm to disguise a wide yaWn.
 There were only two moments when his glance recovered a Vividness be- traying lively interest; the first time when we stepped into our car, which he recognized as one of American make, and the second time when we met in the Granvia, the patronesses of mock bullfights, wearing the classical mantillas.
 "Hurrah! Very finer almost shout
 "Hurrah! Very fine!' almost shouted the American, waving his hand above his head.
 "A few minutes later we entered curio shop in order to buy a mantilla and a comb, and here an other disappointment awaited MT. E.. | They only showed him black and white mantillas. and he wanted green, red and yellow ones. It seemed inn possible to make him understand that there was no shop where he could be offered those colors.
 "I have lived in the United States and l sincerely believe that nation is especially fitted to win universal hegemony by imposing its machines and it's customs on the rest of the world, but by the time that happens I hope to be already gone to my last rest, undisturbed by noise, by shocks, by vain worries. In this hope I find my consolation. From the Living Age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

he was so angry.
 Do you know what?' Hookie, the Goblin, cried.
 No! What?" little Weekly asked in reply.
 You and Raggedy Andy and Rag gedy Ann fooled mel" Hookie screamed, When I reached home, in- stead of finding you tied to the end of the string, I found a stone. How do you expect me to make noodle soup out of a stone? That's what l wish to know?"
 I'm sure I don't know" little Weekly replied, But I do know that neither Raggedy Ann nor Raggedy Andy nor I wish to be made into noodle soup! So. that is why I have tied the stone to the string, Mister Hookie Goblin!"
 "Ahaaaaaar the Goblin cried, "so it was youl Was it? Then I shall take you right back home with me and make you into noodle soup, Mis- ter Weekyw And the Goblin made a spring and caught little Weekly be- fore he had time to dodge. "Help!' little Weekly cried.
 Raggedy Andy was just about to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

run and help little Weekly escape from the Goblin, but before he could take three steps the cookie man hit the Goblin so hard with his cookie head over heels into the spring. Run for the house!" the cookie man shouted. before he climbs out!" And this is just what little Weekly, Rag gedy Andy and the Cookie man did. So they were safely inside and had the door locked before Hookie, the Goblin, came running up the candy icing walk. "Open the door, or I'll break it in." Hoolie cried, but our at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

What do you feed the cookie fish Mister Cookie?" Raggedy Andy asked.
 Mister Cookie laughed so hard al this three crumbs fell right off the end of his nose. Why" he said "We don't feed them anything. Rag gedy Andy. I guess they didn't have to eat because Mrs. Cookie made the fish out of cookie dough and little Strawberry and little Lemon put them in the spring. They thought they would look nice swimming around"
 Indeed! They dol" little Weekly said, 'I was thinking of catching the fish and eating them, but if they be- long to your little cookie boy and girl then it would be wrong to take them!"
 "Wrong to take what7" loud voice asked right behind little Weekly.
 Why! wrong to take the cookie fish out of the spring!" little Weekly replied as he turned and saw Hookie, the Goblin, standing there, his big round eyes turning round and round,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
CHApTIrH n1A


 She had been Christmas shopping e saad came face to face with Paine. Hello" he greeted her joyously. ''Come and have tea with me"
 T cannot" she declined with cool } politeness. T must go right home
 But he detained her for a moment, ! drawing her to one side out of the E crowd of shoppers.
 T have bit of news for you" he said "RankiTs gone out to San Francisco to live. Did you know sethat2"
 < She shook her head
 Well he has Paine affirmed K And l have another bit of gossip i for you. But this is for your ears s only. That legacy he had left him was no legacy at all. [ can't tell you how I found that out-I mean who -S told me-but a chap who was on the inside, ill a way, let it slip that a certain rich man deposited a big sum < to Rankin's account-a man right Y here in New York. But he would not tell me who it was. I have been ,. wondering if Rankin had something !. son somebody and if that was hush -money."
 Winifred must reply. q have no < idea about it." she said. And l know s- so few New Workers it would not ! mean much to me anyway. Could 1t q AAO1 AidtNC O0CAl q etihblAIE ASOt SOAAiN- body paid him?"
 And deposited it anonymously in ' sthe bank?" the man scoffed. Hardly y It was somebody who loved him an { awful lot. or who was mortally afraid .of him. Dillon said Rankin told him r that he had no idea where 1t came a from-but supposed it was con s sscience-money deposited to his ac- count by someone who had got all ], the cash from 8 rich relative of his , who died years ago"
 Yes" the girl assented. She was ! going to add-"That was what he 7 told me" but remembered in time to 2 check the indiscreet speech.
 Tt seems like a queer kind of ? thing for a repentant sinner to do" Paine laughed. "Why couldn't he just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
List of Candidates In The Age-Heralds $238OO
 Help Yourself Club

Clark. Mrs. M. E.. Alexander City .. .s5. 500 Srow. Lucille, Oxford ..............1 ,000
 Darden, Mrs John. Goodwater. 5.660 rlorey' Mrs. W. J., Vincent. nt.........S5,710 Garner, Jewell, Montevalo .........S5,9oO Holland, Mrs. W. S.. Attalla. 85.36O irving' Mrs. J. Lr Gadsden. 1850 Jordan' Mrs J. w., Ashland. 400 Lowry. Mrs H. C., Oneonta. .S5,26O Mckibbon; May, Calera ........... .S4,720 Mitchell, Leia. Sylacauga .S4.71O Kankin' Mrs. Ruth, St. Clair Spgs. .S5,S20 Smith. Mrs. Walter. Lineville .s5,790 Sneiton, F., F., Brookville. 5.650 Shepard, R. O., Jr., Opelika. 85.6I0 stevenson, Louise, Jacksonville .S5,9SO Petty Nora, Coilnsvile .85,50O Tinney. Mrs. o. w., Talladega. s497O Towle, Mrs. Cora D.. Piedmont. .s5,9eo Nann, Mrs. Paul D.. Anniston. .S4,30O Yam. Rev F. M., Roanoke ,990 Walker, Mrs. v. E, Acmar. .S4.S30 Walker Sallie Lou. Camp Hill. .S5,60O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
[ TEE CHI D2EN WOMANS SpHERE $ THE HON

and breezy. And when you hav4 written a lot you can't sell, quit try+ ing to be rhyn.ing cupids. Go bacN to your job while you're still feeling well and leave the rhyme game to uS stupids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
WINNIE TWINKLE
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 KAs99edy s9 0ANSA
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Ra aggedy Ann had

already made a very fine cookie Kitty for little Strawberry the cookie girl, for little Lemon the cookie boy already had 8 fine cookie puppy dog,
 Then, when Mister Cookie was showing Raggedy Andy and little Weekly about the cookie place, he said he would like to have a cookie COW and a cookie pig and some cookie chick ems and some cookie ducks.
 Raggedy A Il d y had asked Raggedy Ann If she would make them for the Cookie people and Raggedy Ann was very glad to do this.
 She's ettin g thing ready to make theml" R a g g 6 d y Andy told Mister Cookie when he came out of the cake house after asking Raggedy Ann.
 T h @ n Mist e r Cookie took Rag gedy Andy and little Weekly down to the soda water spring and while they drank the soda water they could watch the cookie fish swimming about down in the magic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
DISTRICT NO. 5

Will i-elude the following counties In Alabama: Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Chiffon, Autauga, Montgomery, Lowndes, Dallas, Perry, Hale, Greene, Sumter, Choctaw, Marengo, Wilcox, also that part of Jefferson county not included in districts numbers one and two. All other territory not mentioned in any of the other four districts will be included in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

Drunkness has decreased 50 per cent in this country in three years, which in England, under regulation, 1t has increased 60 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

Porch boxes for flowers and plants should be wider at the bottom than at the top, to afford additional grow+ ing space for the roots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

There are 97,2OO deaths each year ia this country due to malaria and in+ testinal diseases, spread by insect carriers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

In giving any antidote for poison do not walt for it to dissolve but stir t up in any fluid which can be obtained except oil, and give at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

Bell. Maggie, Dadeville .s4,S6O Brown. w. A.. Edwardsville. .S5,99O
 Buttram. W. w., Rt. 1. Springville. .S4, 4,760 Clayton, DeLera. It. Payne. ....... .S5,S0O Gates. J. A., Columbiana. na.......... .s4, ,9S0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

town community is represented by active dae the club and share in the great distribution of prizes to be given by The AgeHerald
 All votes will be on a Burrough machins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

Blondheim, Mrs. P. w.. Tuscaloosa. .s4, 800 Caffrey, Mrs. G. H.. Verbena ......s5,99 990 Carlisle, Ruth, Marion ..... ...85,7sO Crabb, Mrs. Mamie. Greensboro. .85, 500 Conway, Mrs. A. A., Jemison. .....85, 700 Collier, Mrs. H. C.. Warrior. ...... .s5,760 Ellis, Mrs. Latham, Clanton. ........85,5l0 Garner, Jarvis, Geiger ....... .84,76Os Griffin. Olera. West Blocton. .....84. 300 Hearne. Mrs. Pearl S.. Cuba. ........S5.6 .690 Howard, q. s.. Thorsby. .............84.9 .910 Lamkin, Mrs. Ada, York ......... .s5,710 Malone. Mrs. A. R., Eutaw. S5,640 Middlebrooks, R. G.. RED, Marion. .S5 .020 Pope. Mayme Lee, Selma. ....... .S4.210 Park. Mrs. James Werner. Alceville. .s5.260 Salter. Mrs. H. S.. Mulga. 1890 Stovall. Katyleene, Brent ........ .84.26O Sullivan. Mrs. T. J.. R. 4. Tuscaloosa. E, 900 Urick, Mrs. Bert. Sawyersville. ... .82,440 Whitmire, Mrs. T. B., Leeds. ....... .85, 800 Wimberly, Elizabeth. Reform .......69,780
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
DISTRICT NO. 2 Will include that part Birmin gham west of center not on) within the city lilits. The city of Besscmer and Fairfield will also be included in this district,

Allen Katherine. l04 S. Almond, w. E........6s.740 Andrews Louise 3231 Bess. Blvd d.............s47sv Bondurant, William M,, 17s4 Tuscaloosa. ......S5s7o Coleman, Mrs. A. E., 225 2d St.. Arlington PI. 85ssO Grim. Pauline 6s Highland Ave. Pratt City .. .4s5eO Dixon. Gertrude, 1044 Alois Ave. S57a0 Fuller Mrs: T. d. 5l2 Alabama Ave. w. E. .85.e70 Freeman, Mrs. T. c. 2oS Crews St., .85.S60 Lee, Mary, 921 Princeton Ave. e............,.S5.640 Long, Mrs. L. M. 26s2 18th St.. Ensley ..S57s0 Mcdonald. Mrs. J. H.. 634 44th St.. Fairfield. & 960 Martin, Louise, SIS W: etn Ave 4.syv McDavid E. h. Jr', 4ol Emma 5000 Peace. Marion, lo2 Almond w. E., .S5,99O Smith, Mrs. Claude, 1916 9th Ave, Bessemer 670 stnson Elna, 2l17 Ave H. Ensley .ss.Sso
 Turner. Mrs. J. L.. 21oo Lee Ave. West End . s444O Thomas. Mrs. L. A. 2531 18th St., Ensley s5740 Wester. Lois, I'll 18th St., Ensley 85 o7O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
DISTRICT NO. 3

Will include all territory in the following counties in Alabama: Lauderdale, Col bert, Franklin, Marion Lamss, Fayette, Walker. Cullman, Marshall. Madison, Jackson, Winston, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

So keen arc the organs of smell in vuiture or carrion crow that they can scent their food for 70 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21

send Rankin q check and explain facts?"
 T do not know" winifred said lamely. q must be going now.'
 T will take you to your car" her companion said. Are you sure you will not have tea-or something-be- e. fore you go uptown"
 Thank you, mo-" the girl replied. It was a cold afternoon and the pair had to wait for some minutes before the carriage-caH was an- swered Winifred was glad when, at last, her limousine drew up at the curb and she was safely In 1t.
 Goodbye, and thank your she said mechanically to Paine. She hardly heard his promise to call soon. She wanted to be alone to think.
 (TO Be COntinued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
DISTRICT NO. 4

Will include all territory in the following counties in Alabama: Blount. Etowah, DeKalb, Cherokee, Cleburne, Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay. Randolph, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Shelby, Leo and Elmore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-21
WOOL PLAID FROCK

Despite all the warm dresses with we have provided ourselves, it seems that there is still something lacking One girl know has solved this prob lem for herself by making a cozy, cheerful dress of gay plaid wool. It is absolutely straight with a long skirt and long tight sleeves. The neck is very high and is. finished off by one of the new cavalier collars. It is made of coarse white linen, stiffly starched, giving at once the appear ance of little boy in his Sunday suit and of a gallant cavalier. There is an immense black silk bow tie perking out from under her chin at a rakish angle. The cuffs unexpected ly are of the plaid material, bound with black braid the same edging that is used on the little opening under the tie and on the tops of the pockets and bottom of the skirt. Down the front of the dress above the opening is a bias band of plaid with an amusing row of brilliant silver buttons. Combined with her boyish shingled hair the entire effect is one of youth personified, combined with practicality and warmth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-31
STABS SELF I6
 TIMES UNDER
 RARE DELUSION
Jake Valentine ForeSaW Ruin For Failure To Pay 1921
 Income Tax

The victim of his own imagina- ton. Jake Valentine. 62, 2512 Seven teenth street. Ensley, stabbed him self to death Monday afternoon, about 5:3O o'clock. Valentine used a long switch bladed knife, with which he inflicted 16 cuts 6n his per son. Five of the stabs were in the left breast and any one of these would have probably bene fatal to him. Evidence pertaining to the cuts showed that after inflicting these fatal wounds, he kept inflict- ing others over his body. Evidently he used the knife as long as he had strength enough.
 Valentines Is a pitiful case,
 of the harm that imagination
 may iuflict on one. IIee was ob- sessed with the idea that the govern ment was going to take everything he owned because he did not pay his income tax for 1921. No amount of could change his ideas on this. and during the last three weeks he has remained in his own home, up until Sunday night, when he went to work for the T. C. l. company. It was thought then that probably he would quit worrying and forget his troubles, and his act Monday after noon came as surprise.
 Valentine is su vived by his wife and 10 or Il children, whose names could not be learned. Funeral ar rangements will be announced later. Coroner RussuIl investigated the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-31
SOUTHERN SENDS MAN
 ON NEW VIADUCT PLAN
H. E. Wilson, IT,, Special Engineers
 Will Undertake Work

Preliminary survey for plans in volVing the construction of under passes for Twentieth, Eighteen and Fourteenth streets. under Railroad ave, have been made by R. D. Tobien, engineer of maintainance of way of the Southern railway. Monday morn- ing MT. Tobien detailed H. F. Wilson, Jr, special engineer, to go forward with the detail survey and plans and confine his work exclusively to the work in hand.
 Vice President R. B. Pegram of the Southern, with headquarters in Att lanta, placed MT, Wilson at the dis possl of ethe Southern's engineering department In Birmingham Monday, and Mir. Wilson immediately set about his special duties. c. F.. Buckley of the engineering staff here has been detailed to cooperate with Mir. Wilson. They inspected the site Monday morning and have taken up the work.
 Mir. Tobien stated Monday that the Southern is going forward with the work as rapidly as the infinite care required in such work will permit, and the undertaking is being carried forward on the lines outlined at the conference held recently between MT. Pegram and D. E. McLendon, presi- dent of the city commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-31
ATTEND DISTRICT CONVENTION

The NIWanis club of Ensley is planning tG invite several Niwanfs clubs of this immediate district to gather in Birmingham August 2l and go in special train, if necessary. to the district convention at Huntsville. It was announced Monday that Ems ley would ask the clubs from Jasper, Tuscalosa, Fairfield, Bessemer, Bir- mingham and Alexander City to meet here and occupy special cars or se- cure a special train to take them to Huntsville for the meeting It is be lieved that the invitation of the Baby" club of Kiwanis will be &C., cepteo. It was suggested that at least 25 members will attend the meeting from the clubs listed with the exception of Birmingham and from that club 50 is expected. The combined party, it is believed, would make decided impression upon the convention and will add to the in- terest in the meeting. District Sec retary Jeff Bailey will assist in get ting the details of the plan worked out upon his return from Chicago Sunday. It is stated that several in ternational officers of the Kiwanis club will attend the Huntsville meet ing and that a program Of excep- tional interest and value to Kiwan- ians would be worked out. Details of the trip will be placed in the hands of committee Thursday fol- lowing the meeting of the Ensley club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-31
CORONER SEES KILLING
Happens Past As One Negro Woman
 Shoots Another

Murder investigations are nothing new for Coroner J. D. Russum, but seeing the killing take place is some thing new in his line. While driving past the corner of Second alley and Fifteenth street Monday morning, Coroner Russum witnessed the kill ing of Lucy Fields, negro, Second alley. Clara Stewart, negro, also of Second alley, did the killing. Ac- cording to witnesses the two negro women faced each other in a pistol duel in which Clara was the victor.
 Witnesses state that the two have been having trouble over their chill dren for some time, and that this mornings affair was the climax of it. Clara Stewart was placed in Jail awaiting Coroner Russum's verdict.
 Coroner Russum stated Monday night that he had already held an informal investigation and that he would announce his verdict some time Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-31
MRS. KlMBRELL INJURED
Automobile In Which She Was Hiding
 Struck By Truck

Mrs. Josephine Kimbrel, lSOo Fourteenth street, north was pam fully injured about the head and hands at 2:30 Monday afternoon when an automobile in which she was rid ing collided with a truck at the in tersection of Second avenue and Fourteenth street, north. The auto mobile was driven by F. E. Dean 2Ol Realty building. The truck is said to be the property of the Standard Fuel and Material company and was drlN- en by Jim King, negro, 1039 Ave nue c.
 According to witnesses, the auto mobile was travelling east on Second avenue, when the truck, which was going south on Fourteenth street, struck the rear end of the automo- bile, knocking it about IS feet and throwing Mrs. Kimbrell from the car. Mrs. Kimbrell was rushed to the off, fices of Dr. D. c. Donald, GOA Twen- tieth street. north, where it was found that her injuries were of a minor nature, she having several abrasions about the head and hands. Dean and J. C. Wakefield, 4337 Ave nue E, who was riding with him, were uninjured. The negro also es- capped without injury.
 Sergeant Crump and Officer J. E. Phillips investigated the accident and placed Dean under bond for reck- less driving. The negro was being held in the city jail, awaiting the outcome of Mrs kimbrells injuries, but will be released on bond.