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Evening star., 1923-02-11

| done completely good job dur
] ing the 19l7-lo1S period. including
| the expert driving of a wild and un-
| broken Ford up and down the she'll
| torn roads of France. One of those
small-town girls with a town
| outlook. a we'll trained mind. slim.
| boyish body. good clear skin and
steady eye that saw.
| The we'll trained mind and the
steady seeing eye enabled Mary Hub
! bell to discover that Europe wasn't
so gay as it seemed 10 the blind, and
| she didn't write home to the effect
that you'd never know there'd been
war.
! Orson j. and Mrs Hubbell had
never been in Europe before. and they
! enjoyed themselves enormously. That
! is TO say. Mrs. Orson ]. did, and
Orson. seeing her happy. enjoyed
/ himself vicariously. They went
! everywhere did everything. Mary
/ boasted a pretty fair French. Mrs
! Hubbell conversed in the various
languages Of Europe by speaking
pidsin English very loud.
They reached Nice in February and
plunged into its gayeties lust
, think: exclaimed Mrs Huobeil rap
turously. only three francs for a
facial or a manicure and two for a
marcel It's like finding them.
III the Mediterranean gets any
bluer. said Mary. Il don't think !
can stand it. it's 50 lovely.
Mrs Hubbell. at tea. expressed a
desire TO dance. Mary. at tea. desired
10 dance. but didn't express il. Orson
J. loathed tea. and the early draying
! business had somewhat untitled his
sturdy legs for the lighter movements
Of the dance. But he wanted only
their happiness So he looked about
a bit and asked some questions. and
came back.
Seems there's lot of young chaps
| who make business of dancing with
! the woman folks who haven't dancing
men along Hotel hires en-. You
pay en- so much a dance. or so much
an afternoon. You girls want to try
ito"
Il do" said Mrs. Orson J. Hubbell.
"Then that's what all those thin
chaps are who have been dancing
with those pretty American girls.
That's nice looking one over there
no. no,-dancing with the girl in
gray. I mean. IL that's one I'd like
to dance with him, Orson. Good land.
what would the Winnebago ladies
say. What do they call EN-, l
wonder?"
Mary had been gazing very intent
ly at the nice looking one over there
who was dancing with the girl in
gray. They call them gigolos. she
said slowly. Then, Get that one,
dad will you. if you can? You dance
with him first. mother, and then
I'LL"
81 can get two" volunteered Or
son J.
NO" said Mary Hubbell sharply.
The nice looking gigolo seemed to
be in great demand, but Orson j. sue
ceeded in capturing him after the
third dance. 1t turned out to be a
tango.
* II
1.-THE dance concluded. Mrs. Hubbell
i came back breathless, but en-
chanted.
HE has beautiful manners" she
said, aloud, in English. And dance!
You feel like a swan when you're
dancing with him. TRY him, Mary.
The gigolo's face, as he bowed be-
fore her. was impassive, inscrutibie
But, "Sh." said Mary.
Nonsense. Doesn't understand
word"
Mary danced the next dance with
him, They danced wordlessly until
the dance was half over. Then, ap-
ruptly, Mary said in English, What's
your name?'
He said in French, Pardon"
| So, whats your manner" said Mary
in French this time.
u The gigolo with the beautiful man
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Worlds FASTEST River.

THE fastest flowing risef in che
l. world Is the Sutlej, in India
which rises 1890 feet above the sea
and falls 1900 feet in $50 miles.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
ny G.. LYNN SUMNER.
sv,b,r of .Abraham Lincoln as
Mnn Among Men,.

<lTHEl told me that the I'm I'm
coins had "A baby at their
house and so | jest ran
all the way down thar
guess was on hand purity early, for
when ! held the little feller IN my
arms his mother said. BE keertui
with him, Dennis. eur YOU air the rust
hoy he's ever seen sort o swung
Kim back and forth: little too peart.
! reckon. fur with the talkin and the
shakin' he soon began TO cry ana }
handed him over to Aunt Polly. VINO
wuz standin' by. Aunt. seZ !. take
him; he'll never come to much, fur
I'll Tell YOU he was the punies'. cry
in.est little younester / ever seen.
Never come to much-that wds the
prediction made just ia years ago
at the cradle of Abraham Lincoln.
To-day We know the destiny that
Law before the infant. anI how It was
to make mockery of th2 backwoodS
prophet. But on that February day
in 1909 when Dennis Hanks. cousin
of I,incoln's mother. uttered MS
Thomas Lincoln's clearing in the
Kentucky wilderness much could
have been urged in defense o. his
judgment. There was nothing bE
which the gloomy Dennis might know
this "punieSt youngster. undi ispute d
heir to ignorance. poverty and isola :
tion. was to burst from the shell-like e
int III
title and state of the greatest Amer
| lean" in fact. had some one told
| Dennis that "A passion for study and a
, love of learning were to bring about
this miracle he would have scoffed-
Dennis was no student. and kneT not
the power of study. Yet Lincoln be-
gan his progress toward earthly i'm
mortality the day he learned the al
phabet.
| Lincoln was ten years old when he
! first went to school. The school
| house. located about four miles from
! the Indiana farm TO which his family
had migrated. was structure OF
| round logs. just high enough for q
/ man to stand erect beneath the loft
| The floor was of split logs IT punch
cons" the chimney of poles and clay
| Creased paper on framework: of
split boards formed the windows.
Lincoln was always there early
writes Nathaniel Grigsby, who at
! tended the same school. "te was al
ways at the head Of his class and
| passed us rapidly in our studies. lie
lost no time at home. and when he
! was not at work he was at his books
He kept up his studies on Sunday
and carried his books with him to
work, that he might read them as he
rested from labor"
WHILE Lincoln attended various
w schools between the ages of ten
! and seventeen, and stood high in his
classes, he was, in point of regularity
| far from "A model pupil When funds
were low in the Lincoln family young
Abe worked on the farm or for a
neishbor. So frequent were these
calls made upon him that it is esti-
mated he never spent more than loo
full DAYS in school in all his life.
| Although 1t would be hard to find
any one who owes less to the public
] school system than Lincoln, he was
Evening star., 1923-02-11

and autos. I can smell the Kansas
corn fields and ] can see the Iowa
farms and the ugly little raw Amer
lean towns. and the big, thin Amer
lean men, and the grain elevators
near the railroad stations Maybe IT
wasn't all beautiful, but gosh. it was
real, and growing, and big and alive!
Aiive,"
Mary Hubbell was crying. There, on
the bench along the promenade in the
sunshine at Nice, she was crying.
The boy beside her suddenly rose,
uttered a little inarticulate sound
and vanished completely in the crowd.
For three days the Orson j. Hub
bells did not see their favorite Gigolo.
If Mary was disturbed she did not
look it, though her eye was alert in
the throng. Mrs. Hubbell and Mary
availed mselves of the professional
services Of the Italian gigolo MAJ
zetti. Mrs. Hubbell said she thought
| his dancing was, if anything, more
nearly perfect than that What's his
| name. but his manner wasn't so nice
and she didn't like his eyes Sort OF
sneaky. Mary said she thought so,
| too.
Nevertheless she was undoubtedly
affable toward him, and talked Tin
French) and laughed with him. MAJ
zetti spoke frequently of his col
league. Gore, and always in terms of
Idisparagement. low fellow. A
| clumsy dancer. One unworthy OF
| Marys swanlike grace. Unfit TO re-
ceive Orson J. Hubbell's generous
| fees.
ATE one evening, during the mid
IL week after-dinner dance. Gore
appeared suddenly in the doorway. II
was 10 O'Clock. The Hubbells were
| dallying with their after-dinner cof-
| fee at one of the small tables about
the dance floor.
| Mary. keen-eyed, saw him first. She
| beckoned Mazzetti. who stood in at
| tendance beside Mrs. Hubbelfs chair
She snatched up the wrap that lay al
| hand and rose. It's sitting in here
| I'm going out on the promenade for a
| breath of air. Come on" She pluck
! ed at Mazzettis sleeve and actually
propelled him through the crowd and
out OF the room She saw Cores star
! tied eyes follow them.
! She even saw him crossing swiftly
to where her mother and father sat
Then she vanished into the darkness
with Mazzetti
> !: :: =
~EDEoN GORE stood before MIR
" and Mrs. Orson j. Hubbell
where is Your daughter" he de
| manded in French.
"Oh, howdy-do," chirped Mr.. Hub
bell. We'll. it's Mr.. Gore. We missed
YOU hope YOU haven't been sick.
"Where is your daughter" de
manded Gedeon Gore. in French
| "Where is Mary"
Mrs. Hubbell caught the word Mary
Evening star., 1923-02-11

~IDDY's father, on the death of
" old Gideon. proved himself much
more expert at dispensing the paper
mill money than. at accumulating It,.
eAfter old Nine. Gory's death just one
Evening star., 1923-02-11

NIHEN the storm broke Giddy
w promptly went into the La
fayette Escadrille. Later he learned
never to mention this to an Amer
lean. because the American was so
likely to say. There must have been
about eleven million scrappers in
that outfit. Every fella you meets
been in the Lafayette Escadrille."
Mrs. Cory was tremendously proud
of him, and not as worried as she
should have been. Giddy looked ID
thrllingly distinguished and hand
some in his aviation uniform. But
after the first six months of il Mrs.
Cory scarcely ever saw Giddy. She
knew. now. that there was more 10
the air service than a becoming uni :
form. She was doing some war work
herself in an incompetent, frenzied
sort of way With Giddy soaring
high and her foreign stocks and
bonds falling low she might we'll be
excused for the panic that shook her
from the time she opened her eyes
| in the morning until she tardily
closed them At night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
ODD FELLOWS ELECT
Pilgrim Knights To Frolic Thursday
 To Initiate New Numbers

PHENIX CITY,95 Ala, Dec. 5.- Special. )-Both the Rose Hill lodge. No. 6, l. o. o. F., and the Mnscogee lodge, No. 4oS, held their elections at the meetings Tuesday night for the purpose of naming officers for the next six months. Tho North High lands lodge is due to hold it's cleo ton tonight.
 For Muscogee lodge, the following were named as officers: A. M. Cone. noble grand: J. c. Willis, vice grand; G. A. Woods, recording secretary; r. S. Lawrence, financial secretary; J. B. Everidge, treasurer, and K. C.. Russell trustee. Other stations are to be filled by appointment.
 For the Rose Hill lodge the follow : ing officers were named: Charles A. Lyke, noble grand; Ernest Weaver, vice grand; Leroy Lewis, recording secretary; w. F. Rivers, financial secretary; Abe Hirsch, treasurer and L. Y. Corley, trustee for three years.
 An event in which there is keen interest among tie Odd Fellows of Phenix City is that of the Pilgrim Knights Oriental Splendor that Is planned for next Thursday night. when a class of members Of the or der will be taken into that depart ment. Preceding the ceremonial there will be a spectacular street pa- rade. 1t is planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
BE EWARE THE COUCH OR GOLD
 THAT HANGS OM

Chronic coughs and persistent colds lead to serious lung trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulsion. an emulsfied cerosote that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a new medi- cal discovery with twofold action: It soothes and heals the inflamed mem. branes and kills the germ.
 Of all known drugs. creosote is recognized by the medical fraternity as the greatest healing agency for tho treatment of chronic coughs and colds and other forms of throat and lung troubles Creomulsion contains, in addition to creosote, other heal ing elements which soothe and heal the inflamed membranes and stop the irritation and inflammation. while the creosote goes on to the stomach. Is absorbed into the blood. attacks the seat of the trouble and destroys the germs that lead to consumption.
 Creomulsion Is guaranteed satis- factory In the treatment of chronic coughs and colds, bronchial asthma. catarrhal bronchitis and other forms Of throat and lung diseases. and Is excellent for building up the system after colds or the flu. Money re- funded if any cough or cold. no matter of how long standing. is not relieved after taking according to di-i rections. Ask your druggist. Creo- mulsion Co.,. Atlanta, Ga.-(Adv.I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
PROFILE COTTON MILL F|GHT ENDED
w. P. GreenIeaf Purchases All The Stock Of Big Jack
 SOnViIIe Plant
ANNiSTON BUREAU l THE AGE-HER8LD ! Annisfou Ala Dee

The controversy between the ma jority and minority stock holders of the Profile Cotton Mill in Jackson ville which resulted in the appoint ment of James T. Gardner, Sr., as trustee several months ago has been settled by the purchase of all of the stock by w. l. Greenleaf one of the majority owners of the stock. Up- wards of $S,O00,O0O was represented in the litigation which is now being adjusted and the announcement has come from Jacksonville that MT, Greenleaf will continue his policy of development and expansion of his manufacturing interests at Jackson vile.
 John S. Mooring, former state tax commissioner has been assisting in the management of the big mill al Jacksonville, while MT. Gardner was acting as receiver pending the settle ment between the stockholders. Sid iney J. Bowie and Borden Burr of Bir- mingham, James F. Mathis and Ack- CT, Sterne Lisles engaged in the litigation which will be ended with determination of the receivership.
 EDICAL ASSOCIATION ELECTS M
 Dr. J. l.. Watson was Tuesday night elected president of the Calhoun Med ical association at the regular meet ing of that body held at the Ala bama hotel. Dr. c. Hal Cleveland was named vice president, Dr. G. G. Wood ruff, secretary, and Dr. F.. c. Ander- son, treasurer. Dr. Clifford Arberry was re-elected member of the board of censors. Other important actions of the medical men of the county board was the giving of instructions to the board of censors to continue prosecution of the violators of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
EFFECT OF LEGUMES ON CROPS IS SHOWN
Clarke County Farmers Enthusiastic
 Over Results Of Tests

GROVE HILL Ala, Dec. 5.--6Spe- cial)-Clarke county farmers are rapidly becoming enthusiastic about winter legumes. Their present en- thusiasm Is due to series of six winter legume demonstrations con ducted during last year under the di- rection of E. o. Calhoun, county demonstration agent, and the Clarke county farm bureau.
 Shortly after it was organized the county farm bureau selected soil i'm provement as one of the major proJ- ects, and turned to winter legumes as a key to the situation. This they were advised to do by Mir. Calhoun and other representatives of the eX- tension service and experiment sta tion at Auburn.
 In the fall of 1922 six winter legume tests were started by six farmers in six different communities. Six plots, side by side, were selected and one was planted to hairy vetch' another to annual yellow melilotus' a third to crimson clover, and the fourth remained idle as check.
 At the proper time last spring these crops were turned under and all four plots planted to corn. The corn was harvested recently, ana, according to MT. Calhoun, the hairy vetch plot averaged S0.75 bushels to the acre; the crimson clover, 29.SI bushels; the melilotus, 26.7 bushels while the check plot produced an average of 1907 bushels.
 To determine the effect of the dl1- ferent legumes MT. Calhoun com pared them with the check plot, hnd- ing that the hairy vetch was respon- sible for an increase of 11.6S busneIs to the acre; crimson clover, u. | bushels and the melilotus, '.o0 bushels.
 In order to make these dcmonstra- tions a success the county farm pu- reau furnished the seed and the farmers who co-operated did the work During the year great many farmers visited the different demon strations and became enthusiastic about 1egumes as winter cover crops
 According to District Agent W; u Barton of Auburn this is regarded as one of the very best projects alons soil improvement lines conducted II Alabama last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
MURDER MYSTERY BELIEVED SOLVED
Youth Jailed For Alleged Slay- ing Of His Companion On
 Hunting Trip

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 5.-Leon Lay field, IT, was today charged with the murder of Melvin Brantley, 19, whose body with eight bullet holes in the head, was found late Tues day in marsh east of the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks, north of Chickasaw Bogue bridge. Lay field was arraigned on the murder charge this morning before the re- corder, held without bail and the pre- liminary hearing set for Friday De- cember 2. He has been held in prison for two weeks. since the dis appearance of the Brantley youth. The county coroner, who conducted d the post mortem on the body after it was found in the river marsh. said the death of the Brantley boy was due to gunshot wounds in the head, eight in number.
 Brantley, who had been in Mobile six weeks, disappeared Saturday; No- vember 24. When he failed to appear Saturday afternoon. November 24, his sister. Mrs. Mogan, began an investigation. Relatives learned that young Brantley had been paid the sum of s13.50 at the plant satur- day at noon and that he met a boy to go on duck hunting trip. [,
 On the thrid day. when Brantley failed to appear, the arrest of Lay field, on suspicion, was made, on the ground that he was the last person seen with Brantley and was to ac- company him on the hunt. Layfield, however, steadfastly contended that he was not with Brantley on the hunting trip and when 'arraigned in court denied any connection with the crime.
 Layfield, in charge of city detec- tives, was taken before F. B. Mead ows, a bridge tender, who swore that he was the boy seen with Brantley when they passed over the bridge Meadows said he recognized Lay field as the companion of Brantley when they entered the marsh and said that he could not be mistaken in hls Identification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
PERSONS ELECTED k|WANISCLUB HEAD
Club Decides To Make Christmas Cash Donation
 To Poor
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU l
 THE AGE.HE3ALD : Tuscaloosa. Ala, Dec. 5

c. Parker Persons was elected president of the Kiwanls club at the annual election of officers Wednes- day afternoon. The other officers chosen were Hayes Tucker, vice president; H. B. Pallister. second vice president; J. A. Anderson, secretary c. F. Film, treasurer directors: pr. Charles NJ Boyd. Lee Bidgood, T. J. Hill, J. Virgil Jones and Orean Tabb The matter of the community Christ mas tree was discussed but 1t was decided this year that the Kiwanians would give a cash donation for the poor to be turned over to the associ- ated charities to be disbursed by that organization. However, if the other civic clubs of the city decide upon a community tree, the Kiwanis, 1t was announced, will cooperate. but al the same time will make the cash contribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CONFERENCE IS PLANNED

A conference With E. H. Kline, post office inspector. has been planned by Captain William Oates. executive officer of the state securi- ties commission. This conference was planned to be in referene to the Texas oil frauds.
 Inspector Kline recently arrived in Montgomery from Fort Worth, Tex where he was present at the trial of Porter E. Glenn, which resulted in a year and day sentence for Glenn on a charge of using the mails to de- fraud.
 Captain Oates, 1t Is understood, is anxious to have Glenn stand trial in the federal court here where he has been indicted in connection with the alleged oil frauds. The trial was set originally for early in December, but has been continued Indefinitely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

Everything is in complete readiness for the big Dokey ceremonial which will be held here Thursday afternoon. the monster parade to be formed at the union depot immediately upon the arrival of the train from Birming- ham, which will bring the officers and members from Aladdin temple from that city. The parade will pass through Noble street and from there to the old high school building at Fourteenth street and Wilma ave nue, where M. c. Mixer and his force of helpers will serve an old-fash- ion barbecue to the fraternity men, candidates and visitors. The cere- monial session will be held in the new high school auditorium on Leighton avenue and class of between 75 and 100 candidates will be initiated into the higher rank of the Pythian order during the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
Launch Movement For Memorial 70 Judge Da A. Greene And Be1
D. H. RIDDLE IS HELD NOT TO BE DISBARRED
Conviction In Federal Court Does
 Not Affect Standing, Is Ruling

TALLADEGA, Ala., Dec. 5.-(Spe- cial.) l.)-Judge Pelham Algee in the circuit court here today, ruled that convictions of a lawyer in the fed eral courts did not disbar him from practice in the state courts and It is understood that an appeal will immediately be taken to the supreme court. The opinion was delivered as the outcome of the disbarmert proceedings instituted here against D. Henry Riddle some time ago, con victed in the federal courts of us- ing the mails to defraud.
 The state was represented in the case by Solicitor J. B. Sanford, as sisted by A. B. Pitts of Selma, Ala, representing the State Bar associa- ton. Riddle was represented by l.. II. Ellis of Columbiana. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
sHRINERs MOLD BANQUET

The annual Shriners banquet at Terrace Garden Tuesday night was was attended by 125 persons and was a record attendance over any pre- vious banquet given by the organiza tion here. Dr. A. Donaldson Ellis in troduced Dr. Claude O'Rear, who made the principal address, touching upon the outstanding prin- ciples of the Shriner. At the con clusion Of the program the audi ence stood for a few minutes with bowed heads in memory of the late ". F. Fitts. Sr., who recently passed away and who is said to have never missed 8 Shrine banquet here. Gov. W. W. Brandon was unable to be nresert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CONyJCTTONs REPORTED

Recent convictions of violations of the game laws reported "wednesday at the office of l. T. Quinn state commissioner of conservation, are as follows: Two men in Tuscaloosa county were fined s10 each for hunt ing o'possums without license. Two men were fined S10 and costs each in Sumter county for hunting without a permit. In Mobile county, three men were convicted of hunting without license and fined s10 and costs each; one man was fined s10 and costs for hunting without a li- cense and drew the same fine for killing quail out of season. In Shelby county, one man was fined $10 for hunting without license or permit. Four men in Marshal coun- ty were fined s10 and costs for hunting without license and one fined $15 and costs. Tn this same inland county, man was arrested for shooting and capturing a pelican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
JASPER HOSPITAL FORMALLY OPENED
Monroe Aaron Is Elected President Of New Cor
 doVa Bank
JASPER BUREAU ! THE AGE-HERALD ! .Insner Ala Dec. h 1

The formal opening of the Walker county hospital was held this morn ing at the New Colonial theatre With a steady downpour of rain dur ing the entire day not as many visl- tors were in Jasper as expected. A splendid program was rendered. Be cause of the weather many visitors went through the building Wednes- day night. Some from different sec lions of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CON TO PENSACOLA"

"On to Pensacola" will be the cry of practically every member of the Andalusia Rotary club as they leave the square at 6 o'clock in the morn ing for the meeting at Pensacola to- tomorrow night with Pensacola. Mo bile and Brewton Rotarians. The local club members will meet the Brewton club there and carry on to the gulf coast city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
COTTON MILL DRIVE ON
AndaIusia Shows Determination ID
 Flight For Cotton Mill

cial Leased Wire. )-Activity in the drive to raise s5Oo,oOO in cotton mill stock for Andalusia was slowed down last week with Thanksgiving as holiday and indictment weather throughout most of the remainder or the week, but work will be resumed with renewed vigor this week, prop ably this afternoon or Thursday morning at the latest, it was an nounced today 'by Chairman D. -. Benson of the special committee III charge of the campaign.