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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08

DUT Bic'lop Valentine, old saint.
ID Was much opposed to such re-
straint.
So all the sweethearts in old Rome
Left letters at the bishops home,
And set their weddings for ldes,
When Valentine made them Waf
brides.
Such were the Valentines of old,
But young men now are not so boles
From the Kansas City Times.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08
is LOSING POPULAR FAVOR
Pretty Custom o: Sending Anonymous
valentines" Threatens to Go
Entirely Out of Fashion.

Valentines day is now almost out
of fashion Year after year the GUS
tom of sending anonymous letters or
cards of amatory Significance has been
on the wane.
True, it is an ancient custom, insti-
tuted long before the Christian era
and the day is mentioned by Shake
speare, Chaucer. and as well by Lyd-
gate, who died in the middle of the
Fifteenth century. One of the earliest
known writer's of valentines, or poeti-
cal amorous addresses, was no less a
parsonage than Charles, duke of Or
leans. Drayton, a contemporary of
Shakespeare, wrote:
Muse bid the morn awake,
Sad winter now declines;
Each bird doth choose a mate,
This days st. Valentines.
For that good bishops sake
Get up and let us see
What beauty it shall be
That fortune us assigns
Notwithstanding the reference to
the good bishop many claim that st.
Valentine had nothing to do with the
matter beyond the accident of his day
being used for the purpose.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08
Dead for n Years,
0hioan Returns Wealthy

After being mourned as dead
for % years, Perry Smith, for
merly of Newark. o., has writ
ten his brother; A. N. Smith, of
Newark. that he is alive and
well in a little Mexican town.
Soon after he left Newark %
years ago. reports were received
that Perry had been murdered
in Mexico. However, he is very
much alive, has acquired a con-
siderable fortune, and is return
ing to his relatives in Newark,
his letter said.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08

ITO VALENTINE, bishop then,
L To tell their troubles came young
men.
For Claudiue had edicts read
That no young warriors should be wed,
For single men, he said, were quite
More likely to put up fight;
Said he was sorry If it vex'd,
But Mars came first and Venus next !
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-08
III Treated as Child.

Adopted when a child, he was badly
treated and was forced to run away
and work out his own salvation as
best he could at a time when other
youths have parental protection and
influence. The poet sings with sad,
haunting beauty:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
FOOTBALLS FOR PoILUS

Paris Sends "Parces for Soldiers"
to the Ruhr.
Parcels for soldiers" are leaving
Paris for Dusseldorf daily in carload
lots, just as they used to be forward
ed to the front during the war, and
are helping to remind the French PEG
pie of the continuing military occupa-
ton of the Ruhr.
Cigarettes and tobacco of all kinds,
except that for chewing, form the bulk
Of the five-pound packages, with food
aud candy good second. Games.
fruit, books and jellies and pans are
also popular with the army of oc-
cupation One hundred footballs,
sent at the special request Of several
units, formed one package which
brought Joy to the lonely poilus.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

No man has ever become blind to
his own interests from looking on the
bright side Of life.
You never can tell. Many a man
rises in his own estimation who hopes
TO be let down easy,
In spite of the fact that 1t takes 100
cents to make dollar, lots of people
have more dollars than sense.
No, Maudc dear; there is no SINH
larlty between the milkweed and the
cowslip, nor do buttercups grow on
either.
or course musical education
counts for something, but at the same
time lots of people put on airs VINO
can't carry tune.
The high flyer should remember that
mighty few fellows, even when they
do take tumble, have the foresight
to pick out soft spot.
Billy--"Darling love you from the
bottom Of my heart" Milly-"What's
the matter? I always thought there
was plenty of room at the top"
Blobbs-"How did Polly Peaches get
so many medals It's a life-saverT
Sl0bbs-"So many fellows have told
her they were just dying for kiss"
Muggins-"You can reach mans
heart through his stomach, but 1t
takes flattery to reach a wOman's
heart" BugginS-"In other words,
stuff them and they are yours"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27


Papyrus Reveals HIppopotaml Dis
turbed Tut-Ankh-Amen's Sleep.
A piece of papyrus just translated
by the British museum shows that
King Tut-Ankh-Amen suffered from In
somnia. Responsibility for the Phara
obs ailment seems to haveTested with
certain hippopotami which made 50
much noise as they wallOwed In the
sacred lakes of ThebeS that he found
sleep impossible.
The papyrus tells Of quarrel the
ancient monarch had with the owner
Of the beasts over whether the Kings
slumber should be sacrificed to their
physical comfort. How the dispute
was settled is not disclosed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
RAIL AND WATER TRANSPORTATION


and multitude materials for the upeep of modern railway
of Georgia Railway and oastwte connections at Savannah
the light
products Modern
facilities
These the
OF
slp ccomo
recreation with safety and comfort
make o travel
carried annually the ships in this line
servc
reasonable The
and This
handling
n
Baltimore Philadelphia
added two
o. of
and
expenditures
Constru icrtch mandsug iona
A.. WINBURN
Predden Cent Georgia Railway Company
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
SMILE AT THESE

A man chooses his wife, not because
there are no other women, but In spite
OF them.
The worst of trying to settle down
is that there's always so much to be
first settled up.
Enthusiasm is what keeps a man
at work when everyone else has gone
to a football match
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
To HeIiqoIand for Aealth.

Heligoland, in the North sea, whose
guns once frowned on England from
Germany, has been converted into a
health resort for children.
Hundreds of children play on walks
where German soldiers strOlled. Grim
fortresses on the island are being con-
verted into living quarters.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. r. B. Huffaker, and children,
of Barlow, Fla, are spending some
time here as the guest of the
formers brother, Mr.. Dan Shackel-
ford.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Lizzie Forester and Mr..
Edward and Paul Forester, left
Tuesday for Atlanta, where they
will spend several days as the guests
CT Relatives.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Kirkpatrick will be sorry to
learn that their little son, James
is quite sick in Atlanta.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Miss Eleanor Jordan, of Rochelle,
is spending several days here as the
quest of Mrs. Bernice Stovall.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Messrs. Geo. Nesbit and E. NJ
Booker, of Smithville, were in the
city today on business.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Miss Catherine Whitehurst, of
Roanoke, Va, is spending some time
here as the guest of Miss Edith
Howe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Mitt Sanders and son Query
spent several days recently in Shell
Imam with relatives.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. ]. H. Kirkpatrick left yester-
day for Atlanta and other points
on ten days vacation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Rrannon, of
Mark, La, spent several days in
Leesburg recently as the guests of
Dr.. and Mrs. B. P. Crumbley.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
IsSss & AZ AZ @

mlss Elene Carson and Mr.. Ray
Carson, of College Park, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley of Leesburg
and Mrs. J. T. Clark, in Albany,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Hines Hammonds
left today for Macon where they
will make their future home.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. a. I. Hodges, were
the guests of relatives in Columbus
one day this week.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
Shoots Famous Outlaw.

Albert Conner, famous Oklahoma
bandit, is dying in hospital at Coffey
Vile, Kan. His pal, Max Weabe, is
dead.
The two men were shot by Robert
Spriggs, World war veteran, when they
attempted to rob his store.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Carl .Roby is spending thi:
weekend in Leesburg as TIE guest
Of her parents.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Miss Birdie Davis and Florine
Smith have returned to their homes
after spending the past week with
the Misses Hay.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. Fred Davis, of Sasser and
Miss Elsie Rish, of Blufftton, Ga,
were the guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Hay Thursday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

He who would have not trouble in
this world must not be born in 1t.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

When your neighbours house is on
fire, carry water to your own.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. S. Hirschansoiln and son
Israel, of Dawson, were at Leesburg
Thursday afternoon.
Judge Ware Martin and Mr.. Z. B.
Martin returned this week from a
trip through Florida.
Edwin Martin has returned home
from Moultrie where he has been
spending some time with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Jones, of near
Smithviile, were visiting to the city
this week.
Rev. J. w. Snider, of Smithville,
was a visitor mere this week,
Mrs. M. L. Bunkley and Mrs.
Berice StovaIl visited friends in Ro-
chelle last Tuesday.
Professor Petit and Mr.. Davis
of Austell, were here on business
Monday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Once In every ten years every mar
needs his neighbor.-Chicago Herald
Examiner.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. S. Iirschansohn and son
Israel, of Dawson, were at Leesburg
Thursday afternoon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Professor Petit and Mr.. Davis
of Austen, were here on business
Monday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Rev. ]. w. Snider, of Smithville,
was a visitor mere this week
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

No man has ever become blind to
his own interests from looking on the
bright side of life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

You never can tell Many man
rises in his own estimation who hopes
10 be let down easy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

Judge Ware Martin and Mr.. <. B.
Martin returned this week from a
trip through Florida.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27

In spite of the fact that 1t takes 100
cents TO make u dollar, lots of people
have more dollars than sense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
German Industrial Leaders
Promise Their Support to
Next Preparations Proposal
New Offer for Peace Will Go Forward to Paris Within
Week, Officials Believe-Thyssen Manifests Uneasi-
ness Over Activities of Communists in Ruhr District
BY FERDINAND JAIN

BERLIN, May 21-German indus
trial leaders, according to Fritz Thys-
sen, one of the most prominent of
their number In the Ruhr, will get
lions offer with definite assurances
of guarantees.
Though Chancellor Cuno was en-
joying holiday at Hamburg and
other members of the government
were resting, the belief prevailed
that new German raparations note
would be drafted by Saturday. Mean
time Thyssen. in an interview, set
forth the position of his powerful
associates on the eve of the next
effort toward peace.
THE big industrialists," he said,
will support the government and as
sist in giving adequate guarantees
for reparations. The industrialists do
not desire to have it said of them
that they sabotaged the situation and
stabbed the country in the back"
No More Than 10000, 900, 200.
Thyssen believes, the same as many
of the industrialists. that a thirty
billion mark reparations figure is ex-
cessively high but, he asserted, the
new offer at least would not be more
than thirty billion.
Then, going into general conditions
in Germany, Thyssen manifested some
uneasiness at the activities of the
communists in the Ruhr. He appear
ed to see a possibility of bo1shevism
breaking out but clearly indicated
he wasn't preaching the red" spec
tire is an immediate danger.
The strikes in the Ruhr," he said
ARE fofnented by communists. Nat
urally it is difficult to say what may
come but l can tell you. as | have
before, that passive resistance is con
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
SQUARE AND COMPASS
FORMALLY ORGANIZED
New Chapter At Birmingham-South-
ern Enjoys Banquet

BIrm1nBham-So southern Square, oil
the Square and Compasses, a ma
tional college Masonic fraternity,
was formally installed and members
initiated at 4 o'clock Monday after
noon in the lodge room of King Solo
mons lodge at the Masonic temple,
with a charter membership of II
active members and 6 honorary
members, by Carl A. Foss, national
secretary of the organization. The
quet at the Southern club at o'clock
Monday evening.
The Square and Compass is an or
ganization founded by college Ma
sons to keep alive the Masonic teach
ings and promote fracternalism
among the students.
The active charter members are:
John l.. Jenkins, president; j. B.
Robinson, vice president; S. c. Den
ton, secretary and treasurer; J. NJ.
Wigley, chaplain; A. II. deYampert,
A. c. Loehr, l.. w. Reneau, r. D..
Russell, George H. Burson, j. B.
Davis, ]. b. Culp, J. M. Cousins. z.
B. James, j. A Clark, Parker Glas-
gov. ]. B. Baird and Grady Miller.
Honorary members initiated were:
DR.. Guy E. Snavely. president of Bir-
ngham Southern college; Earl C.
Waltersdolf, E. Crumpton Harris, J.
A. Simpson, w. w. Ransom and AL
bert L. Reese.
The banquet which was a part of
the installation ceremony was very
elaborate affair. The program in
Guiding: invocation of blessing, ]. NJ.
Wigley, fraternity chaplain; talks by
Earl C. Waltersdolf, A. G. Loehr, DIR.
Guy E. Snavely. Carl A. Foss. Grady
Miller, ]. A. Simpson, ]. NJ. Wigley,
]. B. Baird and r. D. Russell, in the
order named. The banquet was closed
by all standing and singing the AL
ma Mater"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
WILL AID LIBRARY
Unnamed Citizen To Make Request In
His VIII

Because the Birmingham public
library bought and placed on it's
shelves book he wanted citizen.
whom Lloyd w. Josselyn, librarian,
says he is not at liberty to name, has
set aside in his will a portion of his
estate to which the library is even
tuaily to fall heir.
Mr.. Josselyn says this is not the
first time the library has been the
beneficiary Of an interested. patron,
the late Gov. w. Fl. Sims mentioned
tic the library officials before his
death that he would leave the or
sanization $4,000 Later this sum
was placed to the credit of the
library by Henry Epson Sims, son of
the former Mississippi statesman, and
assistant secretary of the United
States department of the interior.
Mr.. JCsselyn is hoping that the
Sims bequest will form the nucleus
of an endowment fund that will be
added to from time to time by those
interested in the library's work in
giving information, spreading culture
and the general betterment Of the
citizens of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22

tinuing and we have no desire to
scuttle 1t before the prospects of a
settlement are in sight.
OF coure we desire to see an end OF
such conditions If it Is possible to
attain one and when 1 speak of a
bolshevist danger I merely mean that
such thing can come to pass. You
Will recall that back in 1914 no.
body thought such a big war could
come but 1t did Likewise nobody
foresaw that the bolshevist danger
could spread throughout Russia-but
it did.
Behavior Remarkable.
"On the. other. hand. l must say
that I think the behavior of our peo-
pie In the Ruhr has been remarkable.
In what other land In the world
would the ropulace keep such strict
order and discipline in the absence Of
police-there are no police in the
Ruhr-as the Ruhrites have done?'
l pointed out to Thyssen that the
German industrialists' league had
held thirty billions in Preparations ex-
cessive.
Yes" he responded, "the indus
trialists think that thirty billions is
too high but that does not mean
that we intend to lay down on the
government. On the contrary, we are
ready to do our share as you will!
see when the Preparations note is pub
lished"
Asked whether there was any
chance of a huge holding company
or pool being formed in which the
French would have an interest as
added assurance of payment of the
reparations, Thyssen replied:
That course is impossible now
But, perhaps. through private chan
nels later. some French participa-
ton could be arranged"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
NASHVILLE LOSES
TO BLACK BARONS

The Black Barons added another
win in their long string of victories
Monday afternoon at Fleetwood park
when they defeated the Nashville
colored team by a score of IS to O..
Ziegler pitched for the Black Barons
and allowed the Nashville htters
but four hits, while his team mates
were getting 10 off the delivery of
Joplin. Wesley and Sellers knocked
out home runs for the Barons while
Kemp parked a near home run on
which he stopped at third. Geechy
also did some heavy hitting for the
locals.
The Black Barrons play again
here Tuesday and Wednesday after
noon against the Nashville team and
Thursday. Friday and Saturday they
play Atlanta, which is said to be one
of the strongest colored teams in
the south Score: r. II. E.
Nashville 600 900 600 0 IA
Birmingham Ole 440 COX Is 10
Batteries: Joplin and Erskine;
Ziegler and Cason.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
TORTURED MONDAY
IN GR|D|RON STYLE
Continued on Page Four)

the disarmament conference and
President Harding's advocacy of
world court of Justice. Congressman
Bankhead touched on the problem of
the alien and the illiterate. He re-
ferred to the fact that one out of
every four men upon whom the gov
eminent expected to rely to defeat
the highly educated armies of the
Kaiser could not read or write. Re
garding immigration, he advocated
the holding of "all our opportunities
and resources from now on for our
own people,
Mr. Bankhead praised the history
of the south and presented its oppor
tunities and whmsically declared, in
the next % years cotton mill in New
England would be about as odd
thing as seeing Catholic priest
heading ku Klux parade
Clarkson Reelected.
Edgar L. Clarkson of Tuscaloosa
was reelected president of University
Alumni association without opposi-
ZION. Tom Garner was reelected sec
rotary and Shaler c. Houser treasurer.
Alto V. Lee of Gadsden was elected
first vice president and w. IS. john
son second vice president.
The matter of erecting a memorial
driveway along the Warrior river
by Hargrove Van de Graft. He stated
that civic clubs of Tuscaloosa are
behind the project. which includes
parkway along the scenic Warrior
from Riverview to the Druid City.
He asked that all the alumni do their
part in extending the driveway up
to the university In line with his
suggestion, President Clarkson was
empowered to appoint a committee
of three from the alumni with power
to act. 1t appears that in the fu-
ture an ambitious memorial park
way will be built to the university
boys who died fighting in the World
war. This idea was first suggested
three years ago by Robert Jemison
of Birmingham.
Even Secretary Tom Garner, who
keeps tab on alumni, was surprised
to see about $50 more alumni at the
university than he had expected. The
result was that all could not get
seals at the banquet table. Tusca-
loosa alumni CALAMITY gave way to
visitors and although they enjoyed
the program they went away hungry
Denny Submits Report.
This afternoon the annual meeting
of the board of trustees was held and
DIR. Denny submitted his annual re-
port. Other business matters were
transacted.
At o'clock in the afternoon open
house was held at the Tuscaloosa
Country club and the hundreds of
visiting alumni had impressed on
them that the City of Oaks is really
proud of the university. They were
royalty entertained. Automobil and
every thing that they wanted were
at their disposal
An entertaining concert by the uni
versity elee club and a dance at the
gymnasium kept festivities going far
into the night Even the weather put
on its best dress for the big day at
the university and alumni will go
home with reborn love of their
alma mater, which has grown so that
some of them scarcely knew her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
EXECUTIVES URGE
SAFETY ON |. & N
Over 200 Employees Take
Part In Interesting
Safety First Meeting

over 200 employees of the Louis
willie and Nashville railroad, their
wives, mothers and friends attended
the first joint cooperative safety
first meeting, held Monday night at
the Elks home on Eighth avenue and
Nineteenth street The several de-
partments of the railroad were rep
resented, and timely talks on the
safety first movement were made.
DIR. j. A. Bryan gave the invocation
and W. II. Anderson made the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the
Elks
Superintendent w. E. Smith pre-
sided and made the Introductory re-
marks. The speakers included w. L..
Kyle of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors; William McKenna of the
Locomotive Engineers; Miss Letha
Ashcraft of the Railway Clerks; w.
A. Stephens of the Trainmen. These
speakers made practical talks on the
merits of safety first and made time
ly suggestions.
The speakers of the evening were
w. A. Ryan of Louisville, assistant
general freight agent; H. p. Lively
Of Louisville, general freight claim
agent and A. e. Donehue of Louis
Vile, division claim agent. They
discussed the various phases of the
safety first movement and, urged the
cooperation of all the employees of
The Old Reliable
The meeting was marked by a gen.
uine "get-together" spirit and by the
frankness of the several discussions.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Mr.. Smith extended, on behalf of the
Huntsville and Nashville OrCaniZa-
ton, their thanks and appreciation
of the Ell<s in extending to them tho
courtesies and privilege of the club
rooms to hold the meeting.