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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
rIDDLERy PRIZE ANNOUNCED

Manager T. T. Littlejohn of the
Pike county fair association has
announced that the first prize in the
fiddlers' contest on July will be
$40. the second prize $3.50, third
prize SIS, fourth prize 02.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
SAYS LOSS OF REVENUE
A POOR PLEA AGAINST
CONVICT LEASE PLAN
Jasper Man Declares Same
Argument Made For Open
Saloon
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala. May 10 J

Arguments which We're used in the
campaign for the continuance of the
open saloons, for the existence of
lotteries and for the licensing of
gambling devices-the loss of revenue
are now being used by those who
are insisting upon the maintenance
of the convict lease system, accord
ing to w. C. Davis of Jasper, one of
the pioneers in the campaign for the
prohibition of the hiring of convicts.
who made public Saturday his views
on the campaign now being carried
on in Alabama.
Mr.. Davis led the fight in 1915 for
the abolition of the leasing system
and and was a member of the COM
mittee which made Investigations IN
all the prisons. The committee made
a report to the legislature which
characterized the lease system as "a
relic of barbarism" and which called
for the abandonment of the system
without delay. Prior to thattime Mr.
Davis had appealed for the establish
ment of a better system.
In his statement Saturday, Mr..
Davis insisted that those who favor
the maintenance of the lease system,
in the main, are persons and business
enterprises that profit by the leas-
ing of convicts and some officials.
He said the only argument Is that
the state cannot suffer the financial
loss and mentioned that the same
argument was made when the pro-
posal was made for the elimination
of the saloons and for the outlaw
ing of the liquor traffic
Makes Comparison.
when the people became con-
WINGED that the licensing of the
saloon. gambling dens, etc, was
wrong, they, by electing true legis-
latiVe representatives,, destroyed tina,
licensed system and the lawmakers
provided another and better way for
raising revenue and all thinking peo-
pie now realize that the saloon was
not an asset but a liability" said Mr..
Davis. The convict lease system be-
longs to the same class. 1t is not
an asset except to the few who work
convicts, but is a state shame,
state liability, and the financial con-
dition of the state will be materially
benefited by Alabama doing as all
other states, save one, have done,
making it unlawful to lease any
convict, state, county or municipal.
to any private person, firm or cor
poration
Mr. Davis declared there is no
reason why the state highway de-
partment should not obtain the serv-
ices of the state convicts from the
convict department and use them in
the gigantic road construction pro-
gram. He also mentioned that other
Industries can be erected at Kilby
prison, such as a shirt factory, shoe
factory, etc, and that those unable
to do more difficult work could be
placed on farms and could grow
enough foodstuffs to meet the needs
of the convict department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
MERCHANT HONORED

A. ]. Marshall. president of the firm
of A. j. Marshall & Co., Hardwire
merchants Of Marion, is in Atlanta at
tending the annual meeting of the
Southern Hardware association. Mr..
Marshall was elected president of the
association year ago and presides
over this session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
REMODEL BANK

DORA. Ala, May 19.-(Special)-
The Dora Banking and Trust COM
pany is planning to remodel its bank
ing rooms. The present quarters will
be enlarged and remodeled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
REVEALS TO BEGIN

A series Of revival meetings VIII
begin at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and viii continue
for 10 days with preaching twice
each day. The pastor, Rev. Is. l..
Wilmington, will be assisted by DE-
J. Med. Lacy, assembly evangelist
of Washington d. G..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
RUsHTON in WILCOX

CAMDEN. Ala, May 19.-(Specia1
Leased Wire.)-Ray Rushton of
Montgomery spent several days in
Wilcox county this week in the in
terest Of his candidacy for Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
FARMERS ARE HAMPERED

The continued rains are deIayins
the farmers of this section to such
an extent that it Is feared they
soon will be so far behind it will be
difficult for them to catch up with
their farming operations. There are
many in this section who have not
been able to plant cotton, and this is
going to prove quite factor in cut
ting the size of the cotton acreage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
SUGGEST u YEAR
FOR SCHOOLS OF
ALEX CITY ENDED
~ Graduates Awarded Dr.
pIomaS After Week Of
Closing Exercises

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. May 10.
Especial )-What was perhaps the
most successful year In the his
tory OF Alexander City public
schools came to a close Friday night
when twenty-four members of the
graduating class received their di=
plomas. The closing night also
marked the occasion of the bacca-
laureate address delivered by DR.. p.
p. Claxton, provost at the University
of Alabama.
educator and with 1t all he is an
orator of quite a reputation and this
he sustained Friday evening when he
addressed the graduating class. His
address was one that measured up to
the expectation of his hearers.
The exercises began last Sunday
with the baccalaureate sermon by
Dr. Henry NJ. Stevenson, pastor OF
West End Methodist church, Bir-
mingham, who delivered a forceful
and timely discourse. The sermon
was followed by the junior play
Tuesday, which was an enjoyable
feature. although the exercises were
interfered with on account of a
heavy downpour. Next came the
senior play Thursday evening, which
also was great success.
Members of the graduating class
who received diplomas this year
were Fannie Nabers, Mae Bailey, Eu-
nice Luker. Ruth Freeman, Regina
Dark, Thelma Jordan. Martha Flu
quay, Virginia Henderson. Mary
Black. Clyde Watwood, Ruby Liv-
ingston. Gladys Watts, Marie Hicks.
Pearl Crawford, Laverne Duke, Mary
Smith. Nettie Nelson, Linnie Belle
Lowe, Ross Thomas, Charlie Will
Smith, Grady Plasse, Guy Johnson,
w. d. Graves and Lewis Frohsin
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
CHOSE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Bert Murphree. principal of the
Parrish school. has been chosen prin-
cipal of the Carbon Hill schools for
the next term. He has leased a house
and will move here. Prof. W. e. Pat
terson will take a position as trav-
cling representative for the Univer-
sity Of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
1lo HOGS sOy.n

A total Of 31,9l9.84 was turned
loose in Bullock county this week
by the sale of 249 hogs. aggregatins
1884 pounds. sold at the co-operat-
ing hog sale. 1t had been decided
to hold no more sales until fall, but
as this was such a success another
was arranged for early in June.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
GROWS WHITE BERRIES
Wild Dcwberry Vine At Jackson Ii
Plant Novelty

JACKSON. Ala, May 19.-(Special
Leased Wire Mrs. ]. A. Savage
of Jackson has novelty in plant
life in wild dewberry vine. which
bears snow white berries. The vines
have been divided until she now has
three vines which are bearing pro-
lifically.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
GRUEsOME MYsTERY SOLVED

In the excavations now being
made for the First Methodist church,
a most gruesome find was made by
workmen a few days ago. Their
picks were being driven with steady
strokes through the soft clay when
they came into contact with a re-
sisting substance which proved to
be bones. Every few feet more dis
coveries were made. In fact, within
an hour a good sized "boneyard" was
laid bare. The men by this time were
seeing things" and thought they had
discovered a burial ground of some
early criminal. One of the men dis
covered that a shank bone, instead
CT being attached to the usual 26
bones of the human foot was at
tached to a hoof The mystery was
explained when one of The workmen
remembered that in the early history
of the city that exact spot had been
used by butcher for cattle yard
and when a COW became sick anu
died, instead Of making sausage of
her, he dug pit and buried the
animal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20

KIWANIANS 7 AK {
STEPS TO REPAIR.
IMP ASSABLE ROAD
CulIman Club To Decide
Whether To Ask Citizens
To Shoulder ShoveIs

CULLMAN, Ala, May 19.-(Spe-
ciaL) "A committee has been ap-
pointed from the Kiwanis club OF
Cullman to investigate the two or
three miles of bad road that lies in
Blount county, near Warrior, and
causes an almost impossible barrier
along the Bee Line highway during
rainy weather.
The bad section along the highway
is the only strech that mars a trip
to Birming CHAM from Cullman. The
bridge over the Warrior river now Is
complete and it is not necessary to
make the former long detour.
Dwight Fuller is chairman of the
committee and If those who investi
gate conditions decide that the road
can be improved without any great
expense, about one hundred and fifty
men from Cullman will be asked to
go with the committee to this sec
ton and spend a day working the
road.
Some time ago Cullman citizens did
a days work on a bad piece of road,
building up a rough stretch and plac-
ing it in a passable condition by one
days work.
The report in regard to these two
CT three miles of bad road will be
given at the meeting of the Kiwanis
club at the Eureka hotel Tuesday
evening of next week,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
TO OPEN NIGHT SCHOOL

Cullman. to which many good en-
terprises have come. is again to be
benefited by a most worthy under
taking, that of a night school. a
school that will not encroach upon
the work day hours, but will open
after the days work is done. Prof.
Fl. G. Bowling. Prof. Pierce Johnson
and Mrs. Emma Brown are behind
the movement
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
RED PEPPERS
STOP PAIN OF
RHEUMATISM

When you are suffering with rheu-
matism so you can hardly get around
just try Red Pepper Rub and you will
have the quickest relief known.
Nothing has such concentrated. pen
etrating heat as red peppers Instant
relief. Just as sopn as you apply Red
Pepper Rub You feel the tingling heat
In three minutes it warns the sore
spot through and through. Frees the
blood circulation, breaks up the con-
gestion-and the old rheumatism tor
ture is gone.
Rowles Red Pepper Rub. made from
red peppers, costs little at any drug
store. Get jar at once. Use it for
lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck,
sore muscles. colds in chest. Almost
instant relief awaits you Be sure to
get the genuine, with the name Rowles
on each package.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27

building. and it would seem that
this could be done BY making use
% the rear Of that floor. coming in
Sck OF the proposed Treasures
quarters. and transferring tbe
County Agents Office and tn
prescott snail store ruo;A to Al
upstairs part Of the building
There are a number q other
respects in which Improvement.
could be made. such as charging
the Grand Jury's room. etc, all
OF which. it is tosbe assumed. the
County Commissioners and their
advisory committee will give full
lest consideration. 1t is to be
hoped that while they are about
this good work, they will include
in it either the re7painting OF the
exterior OF the building or the re-
moval OF the paint altogether. In
It's present condition the Court
House, with its dark battleship-
gray color, presents anything but
an inviting appearance. 4 less
sombre hue would be far more
attractive.
it is understood that the new
rebuilding project has the hearty
approval and encouragement OF
the Court. and the taxpayers,
whose property the building IS,
will doubtless take pride in see
ing that the seat OF their local
government is in keeping with
the growth and Importance OF
their home county, and will not
begrudge the necessary cost and
expense to make it such.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27

Ill their lives long Russian child
4 of today viii hate the snow.
+. oungsters of other lands May make
SHOW men and build snoW fortfcsses
ard gleefully trace the signature
OF Jack Frost on the window Panes,
5ut no Russian boy or girl who goes
through this winter VIII ever again
welcome the cold into his play.
'.uckier tykes elsewhere in the world
ray look upon ice and snow as their
special toy, but the suffering they
rave brought this winter to Rus
su will make them the relentless
SLgbear of the Russian children.
The winter is no harder than US
ual in Russia, it is true, where every
winter is hard, since the climate Is
similar to that of the Northern
United States and Canada. The
,ont that makes the difference to
sho Russian youngsters is the cloth
ing shortage that today holds that
unhappy country in its grip, bring
ing such pain and peril that Ameri-
can Relief Administration workers
say that thousands of children and
sdults will die unless clothing is sent
% them, In winters as cruel as those
Of Minnesota or Alberta, children
have neither wraps or underciothing,
ard no other protection against the
cod than a single garment of thin
sacking or tattered rags. Some
times they do not even have this.
II thought that the children were
stripped for medical examination,
a relief worker lately returned to
The United States said in describing
his visit to a Russian orphanage
"But | found that they were naked
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
MID.WINTER

(E. II. Pitcher, in Farm Life)
The valley stream is frozen,
The hills are cold and bare,
And the wild, white bees of winter
Swarm in the chilly air.
| look on the naked forest,
Was 1t ever green in June?
Did it--burn with gold and crimson,
In the dim, Autumnal noon?
look on the desolate garden,
is 1t true the rose was there?
And the larkspur's pale blue blossom
Blooming without a care?
look on the barren meadow,
Was 1t ever thick with hay?
Was IL ever the humble palace
Where the lark's nest hidden lay?
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
JUNIOR NAVAL RESERVE
MQDIFIEs ACE LIMIT


NEW YORK, Jan 27.-rBoys who in
the past have been disappointed at not
cling able to join the United States
Junior Naval Reserve because they
were too young, can now look for
ward to membership provided they
have attained ten years. The organi-
cation has taken down the bars
against youngsters under fourteen,
and will now accept them as naval
apprentices The Junior" juniors
will wear a distinguishing mark ON
the right sleeve of the uniforms.
Up to the present time the Reserve
has admitted boys only between the
ages of Il and 81 Now they may
join between the ages of 10 and IA
On reaching the age of II. the new
category will he transferred into the
ranks of the Reserve proper
The young recruits will not be ex-
rected to attend night-drills. or carry
gun. They will not be brought in
contact with the older boys, but viii
assemble in their respective districts
on Saturday afternoons under the
command OF older cadet officers, and
he instructed in marching and inter
esting rudiments of boat knowledge
Where circumstances permit arrange
ments Will be made for beneficial
hikes and entertainment. interesting
visits aboard ships in, the harbors, and
other programs that cannot fail Il
beaoft and interest real boys. whe
Their they ever expect to follow tn,
sen" or NOT
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
Uncommon
Sense ;Siia BLAKE
THINGS WORTH DOING

/ TT is easy to sit and watch others
= work. But we know of no employ.
er who will pay you wages for doing
il, unless you know how to do the
work yourself and are working hard
at the job of supervising it.
1t is easy to travel about the world
on steamships and parlor cars; very
pleasant and profitable to the man
with an inquiring mind.
But that is vacation occupation,
and unless you have earned the money
to do it by hard work you will get lit
| tie out of it,
1t is easiest of all to feel sorry for
yourself and to think that you haven't
had fair. chance in life, and that
you'd have been a big success If you
hadn't met with so much injustice and
bad treatment
But that will get you only unhap-
piness, which is the least desirable
thing in all the world.
There are many things in life that
are well worth doing, but none of
them are easy.
The first-class fiction writer takes
delight in his job. but he also works
at 1t, harder than any man. who is not
first-class fiction writer ever dreams
of doing.
The great tenor finds pleasure in
his job and incidentally in the money
he gets from it.
But he works about six or seven
hours day at time, and in earlier
life he worked ten or twelve hours,
receiving far less pay for exactly as
good music.
If good jobs were to be had by lit
tie effort practically everybody would
have good job. The reason that
they are so few. and that so many OF
those few are not filed, is that all of
them demand the hardest kind of hard
work. not only to get but to keep
them.
Genius, which is said to know how
TO do things before it is born, has to
work just as hard as mediocrity to
gain and keep success.
Nothing you can think of that
brings real rewards can be accom-
plished without more work than most
of us can contemplate without getting
tired at the mere thought of it.
Yet people are doing it right along,
and you seldom hear of any of them
killing themselves In the effort.
If you have made up your mind to
do something unusual or to be some
body OF Importance. learn how to
work twice as hard as you ever did
before That is only a first step. The
second is TO think hard. If you can
do both, and keep them up long
enough, you may land. but remember
you win have a lot of competition.
Even hard work finds plenty of men
TO believe In sand practice it. And
most Of them get what they are after.
&C by John Blake)
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27

because they had no clothes. The
was without heat, and wind
blew through the broken window
Ipanes.''
In their own homes the children
fare just. as. badlg. Many of them
have so few garments that they
cannot go out of doors at all, even
to go to the A. r. A. kitchens for
their one precious meal a day. Their
elders are in an equally pitiablc
lpl ght. The cold weather at present
lis almost as much of 4 menace as
last years famine, A. X. A. workers
lsay.
To meet this crisis the American
Relief Administration has introduc-
led clothing remittance package,
similar to the famous food remit
ltaace package of last year. Fer the
sum of $40 paid to the New York
Headquarters of the A. r. A., AZ
broadway, any friend or relative or
lsympathizer of these suffering Rus
slams may send one of these pack
ages to any designated Russian. A
direct receipt viii be returned to
him from the recipient OF the pack
lage. The contents of each package
!are as follows:
| 4 2/3 yards of 56-inch, 20-ounce
dark blue wool cloth, sufficient for
Ia suit OF clothes for an adult, or
Iouter garments for two children; 4
yards of black cotton lining: 16
yards of muslin, for suits of I'M
lderwear; s yards of fiannelette, for
T. mems shirts or 2 women's shirt
waists; buttons and thread to make
lup this material.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
KIDNEY TROUBLE CAUSES
LAMENESS

"A lameness followed me for some
time, and | felt that it was caused
from kidney trouble. One bottle OF
Foley Kidney Pills had the desired ef-
feet" writes II. b. Arbuckle, South
Barre, Vermont. Backache, rheuma-
tism, dull headache. too frequent or
burning urination are symptoms OF
Kidney and Bladder trouble. Dis
ordered kidneys require prompt treat
ment Neglect causes serious com
plications. Foley Kidney Pills give
quick relief-(Adv.l
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
White Loaf Cake.

Cream one-half cupful of butter with
one cupful of graduated sugar, add
one-half cupful of milk with one and
one-quarter cupfuls of -four sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
two-thirds Of cupful of raisins, one
third of a cupful of sliced citron, both
well Toured; add teaspoonful of al
mond extract and fold in the stifny
beaten white of an egg.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
WORTHWHILE DISHES

T OAF Cake.-Take two and one.
- half cupfuls of powdered sugar,
one cupful of butter, cream we'll; add
the beaten yolks of five eggs and three
fourths of cupful of milk and one
fourth of cupful of water, added al
ternately with four cupfuls of flour
sifteG with four teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; add teaspoonful of vanilla
and fold in the stifiiy beaten whites OF
the eggs. Bake in a moderate oven.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
Boiled DRESSING.

Take three or four whole eggs, beat
until light, add an equal measure of
mild vinegar and place over hot water
70 cook, beating with an egg beater I'M
til smooth and thick. Set away in the
ice chest and add such seasonings as
desired when serving. Butter, cream,
salt, mustard, red pepper and paprika
with chopped vegetables and chilli
sauce will make a dozen different
dressings from this recipe.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-27
suedoise DRESSING.

Take one cupful of mayonnaise
dressing. two tablespoonfuls of grated
llorseradish, two tablespoonfuls of
chopped shallot, one teaspoonful of
chopped capers, one tablespoonful of
lemon juice. one-half tablespoonful Of
iarragon vinegar. one-half tablespoon
:ul of gelatin dissolved in two table
ipoonfuls of water. one-half cupful of
fifty beaten cream. Mix ingredients
n the order giyen.-adding the cream
Vt the last.