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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
Conner, Brandon and Bishop
On Auburn's Final Program

day evening the historic festival of
lights, one of the traditions at Au-
burn, will be held on the college
campus.
Conner To Speak.
The formal graduating exercises
and the eliminating event of COM
mencement. will be held Tuesday
morning. beginning at 1920 o'clock.
Former Governor Conner will deliver
the baccalaureaee address and Presi-
dent Dowell will confer degrees and
honors. More than 200 Auburn SEN
Tors will receive their sheepskins.
A special and added feature of
the commencement exercises Will be
the unwilling in Conner hall of a life
size oil painting of Governor Conner,
and the formal presentation and
hanging of an elk head and moose
head, the gift of the former govern
or. The moose and the elk, the
heads of which will hang in the cor
ridor of Conner hall. were killed by
Governor Conner above the timber
line" beyond the Canadian borders.
1t was pointed out as significant
that Governor Conner on the occa-
sion of the fiftieth anniversary of
the college In February, 1922. spoke
on the subject "Abve the Timber
Line" recounting his experiences
with big game in the far northwest.
The commencement exercises are
expected to be the most largely at
the long history of the college.
Thousands of visitors from all parts
of Alabama, as we'll as hundreds Of
old Auburn grads from all over the
south and from states In the north
and east, will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
FARM BUREAU WARS ON GAINESVILLE ERECTS
EXTENSION SERVICE SHAFT TO N. B. FOREST
Continued from rage Nine)

board to represent horticulture, live
stock and general farming interests
so justice would be assured all
groups. Mr.. Rittenour and Mr.. Bishop
said Mr.. Duncan. who attended the
meeting of the executive committee,
declined to accept the proposal.
The further charge was made that
the president and secretary manager
have been warned by Mr.. Duncan
that they must not support DR.. o. +.
T.. Winberg, one of the five men,
bers of the executive committee, in
any proposal before the committee on
penalty of the district agents and
specialists and field forces lining up
against them over the state and so
bring about their elimination"
Mr.. Duncan Criticised.
Director Duncan was charged with
packing meetings of the executive
committee and holding caucuses
with Mr.. ONeil so that the board rs
controlled by the extension service
and the extension service can and
does now through that medium con-
troll the state farm bureau, regard
less of It's president, its Secretary
manager, or the real wishes Of the
majority of the executive committed"
Afr going into greater detail re-
garding the alleged activities OF the
tinue:
I'VE, the undersigned, therefore de-
clare our entire and everlasting dis
trust of the present extension ser
| vice administration in Alabama. Al
ter many months of struggle with It.
we can see nothing but ultimate evil
for the farm bureau and the organ
ganizsd farmer to come out of con-
tinuation of the present relationship.
I'VE believe that the farm bureau
should have the cooperation of the
extension service overhead forces.
which cooperation Is provided for
in the Smith-Lever law, in such fash
| ion rs never to be harmful and al
ways to be helpful
1T is our final conviction that un-
less great change is made in the
| extension service towards political
maneuvering and scheming. most
serious and exceedingly harmful con-
sequence for agriculture in Alabama
! will result with misuse of great
sums of public funds and the fall
ure of an able institution of the state
to deliver needed and timely service"
Official information of the differ
ences between the farm bureau fed
Grafton and the federal extension SER
vice will BRING establishment to Ala
bama. The farm. extension service
co-operated in the organization Of the
farm bureau and in the recent elec-
| ton 1t was understood that the re-
s0t would bring closer cooperation
between the farm bureau federation
the farm extension service and the
state department of agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
BAPTIST 0RPHANAGE
AIDED BY NOVEL PLAN
1000 Persons To Endow Orphanage
With $500 Insurance Policy

TROY, Ala. April 21.-The novel
plan conceived by w. ). Coleman to
bestow a 100000 endowment fund on
the state Baptist orphan. here is
meeting with success. Already he
reports that pledges of over $3.50 o
have been secured. He has been in
Birmingham this week to obtain
further pledges.
The plan sponsored by Mr.. Cole
man means that 1000 persons will
buy life insurance policies of $500
each. These lClicies are to be issued
without medical eY nination which
will be Convenient to the insured as
we'll as the Baptist orphanag over
so contributions to the fund were
obtained in Troy alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
Memory Of General Who Surrender
ed There Remembered

LIVINGSTON. Ala, April 21.-
Especial Leased Wire.)-Gainesville,
the quiet, unpretentious little village,
on the banks of the Tombigbee, has
much of which to boast OF former
glory. Her old colonial dwellings at
test the character of her citizenship.
Here lived Gov. john Anthony Wins
ton. Judge Revis, Jonathan Bliss,
Frank p. Snedecor, Charles Cooke,
Great legal minds. and many others
who were prominent in the early his
tory of the place. Here, too, Is the
home of John A. Rogers. who has
served his people in both branches OF
the legislature.
Tuesday, April II, was a gala day
in this historic old town. The Of
casion being the unwilling Of monu-
ment erected by the state division Of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy to Gen. Nathan Bedford For
est. IT may not be generally known
that here, when hope was abandoned
for the cause for which he so gall
lantly fought he surrendered his
sword and received his parole. Not
withstanding the Indictment weather
there We're many in attendance to
witness the impressive ceremonies.
An appropriate address was deliv-
cred by Mrs. E. L. Huey of Bessemer,
state president of the Alabama d.
vision of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. During the decoration
of the monument by young girls rep
resenting the southern states Mrs.
H. L. Mellen Ct Livingston delivered
a tribute to the great warrior.
w. w. Patton, prominent attor-
ney OF Livingston. the speaker of the
day, stirred the hearts Of his hearers
by hisIpatriottc utterances,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
PAY WEEvIL NO ODDS

DR.. w. r. Snow of Manchester,
Star route, who created a sensation
last year by growing eight bales of
cotton on six acres of land, expects
to grow more cotton this year than
his land has ever produced in any
previous year. Last spring DR..
Snow stated that he had planned to
grow six bales of cotton on six
acres of land and that he gathered
3,940 pounds of this cotton from the
six-acre plot lacking only so pounds
of growing eight full bales on the
six acres. Later on DIR. Snow said
at least 100 pounds of cotton opened
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED

Wednesday, April Il has been set
aside as a holiday for the students
at the university On this date there
will be a number of various sur
prise stunts played. There will be
the regular ball games. but in addi-
ton there will also be the fake game
or rather real game of ball between
the members of the faculty. The
dignified professors will furnish the
fun. President Denny and Col. Nc
Convey are two that are expected to
figure prominently in the game.
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up on the stalk making the eight
full bales and 40 pounds more.
TO PLANT MUCH COTTON

Mr.. ]. l.. Summerville of Prospect
stated here Saturday that the farm
ers of Prospect community would
plant a larger acreage in cotton this
year than they usually plant. Cotton,
Mr.. Summerville says, is the only
money crop of any Importance for the
farmers of this section to plant and
they can't afford to quit raising it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

GROVE HILL, Ala, April 81
Especial Leased Wire.)-Will Alex
ander Register is being held in jail
here without bond on charge OF
murder in connection with the STAY
ing of j. d. Russell at the latter's
home on the Tombigbee river last
Saturday A number of witnesses
are also held in jail here in the same
case, thy having been unable to
make bond for their appearance at
the trial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22

Road work in Coosa county is pro-
crossing. For some time 1t had been
circulated and r-porte1 that Coosa
county had no road law an about
two weeks ago an open letter ap-
peared in the county papers from the
county solicitor showing there was
a law and one that would be en-
forced If roads were not worked.
Judge Lackey Monday in charging
thu jury on public roads called at
tention to the law, and Solicitor
Wallace had a few Of the road Off
cials before the grand jury, it IS re-
ported, but no Indictments we're re-
turned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
FARMERS ON JOR

LEIGHTON, Ala, April 21.-(Spe-
cial.)-The farmers of Colbert
county, though somewhat delayed by
the recent heavy rains and cold
weather, are now making fast head
way in the way of tilling their land
and getting their seeds in the ground.
The last few pretty days have been
taken at full value by local farmers
and all work possible has been done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
1--WE WIRE RESULTS
IN INSTANT DEATH
To C0RD0VA YOUTH
Walker County Is Expecting
Profit Crop of Straw
berries
JASPER BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
.Toanor Ala A-.sI 81

William Stokes, oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Stokes, was instantly
killed coming in contact with a slive
wire at the. Indian Head mills at
Cordova saturday morning at S
o'clock. Young Stokes was en-
ployed by the Indian Head mills as
night electrician and was getting
ready to go home when the accident
occurred. The funeral services will
be held at the home Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock with interment in
the Cordova cemetery. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Stokes, grandmother, Mrs.
Green, one brother, Bass Stokes, and
two double first cousins, Henry and
TYLER stokes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
To sTIrpY RIVERS CASE

Dossey Rivers, sentenced to be
hanged in Mobile county next Friday
for the murder of A. c. Brill, deputy
sheriff, will receive the considera-
ton OF Governor Brandon next week
beginning Monday. Rivers has APP
pealed. to the governor for commute
ton of his sentence to life imprison-
ment and his petition has received
the approval of a large number of
citizens of Mobile county, including
the members of the League of Wom-
en- Voters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
pEMoNsrRAToN work POPULAR

The home demonstration agent
Miss Sarah e. King, met with the
Campbell and Roads women April is,
and together they organized a club
with eight members: Mrs. John L.
Hudson, president and leader for
sewing; Miss Claude Campbell, vice
president and poultry leader: Mrs.
W. e. Campbell, secretary; Mrs. X,
D. hudson leader for gardening,
canning and foods; Mrs. r. II. Pit
tard. for household conveniences:
Miss jenny Campbell, for home
beautiful On May l6 Miss King@will
meet with the club and give demon
stration in dressmalling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
CAN'T BEAT WEATHER
Freak Performances Still In Order A
New York

NEW YORK, April 21.-Old Man
Weather continues his freak perform
ance here. After "kiddin" the pub
lie during the past few weeks he
suddenly prompted summer to the
front and center today. The heat
shattered all weather bureau records
for April 81. The official thermome-
ter showed 81 degrees at o'clock in
the afternoon. Showers tonight and
tomorrow moning will bring the tenn
perature down sufficiently to make
the Fifth avenue paraders comfort
able.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
DEPUTY CHARGED WITH
Staying OF. NE GRO
Shed Falls On Child. To Sell 1000
Cars Satsumas.

MOBILE, Ala, April 21.-(Special
Leased Wire.)-Deputy Arthur Davis
charged with murder of Peter Will
liams, negro. by shooting him to
death last Sunday, was held to the
grand jury under $1,000 bail today.
Davis swore that his action was in
self defense and that he shot Will
liams while he was resisting an eff
fort to have his home searched for
prohibited liquors. Davis claims that
he had search warrant. Other tes-
timony was given that Davis shot
Williams twice in the back and
twice in. the front part Of the body.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
LINEVILLE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE PLANNING
SERIES OF TRADE DAYS
Women Take Lead In City
Beautiful Drive At
lineViIle

LINEVILLE, Ala, April 21.-(Spe-
ciaI)-Linevilles Chamber of Com
merce has planned to hold series
of trades days beginning with the
first Monday in May, at which times
there Will be demonstrations gwen
liz flreless cooker making and cook
Jig. iceless refri gerators, paper
dress forms. bread and biscuit con
tests by women and girls home
demonstration clubs over the county.
START CLEANUP
Lineville has begun its cleanup
campaign and everybody is vying
with each other for the most attrac-
tive business house, home and sur
roundinGs. DIR. j. l.. Hit, county
health officer, and Mayor Noon of
Lineville want a city 100 per cent
clean and they have the cooperation
of the entire town. The women SUI
pervisors of the four wards subdi-
vided their wards into four each.
where group meetings are being held
for the purpose of discussing the
needs, ways and means of supplying
Ii en- and how to secure the best
results.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
MASONIC CLUB ELECTS

AT a recent meeting OF the Uni
verstty Masonic club A. l.. Paterson
was chosen president for the coming
year. The outgoing president is
Marvin Kelley. Others VINO were
chosen as officers for the next year
are John Fraser, Hugh Carlyle,
Rufus e. Hall, Dewey Majors, Clar-
ence Carlton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
TO ERECT NEW SCHOOL

HELENA, Ala, April 21.-(Special.)
Much enthusiasm exists among school,
patrons here over prospects for new
school building to be ready by mex,
fall. There will be $4,000 bond Is
sue which will be added to money
received through state aid. The
movement for new school begar
two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
GRAND JURY REPORTS
Two Sisters Die At About Same Time
Road Work Progresses

GOODWATER, Ala, April I.-
The grand jury empanelled at this
term of the circuit court of Coosa
county made it's final report TO Judge
Lackey yesterday afternoon. Report
showed the inquistorial body exam
ined "A cases, examined "a witnesses
and returned IS indictments. The
report recommended that radical
changes and improvements be made
in the aims house of the county.
showing the conditions there to be
bad and recommending that the
the county purchase small tracts of
land near Rockford and erect cot
tages on it for the inmates. 1t de-
veloped that there were one or two
of the inmates who had money on
deposit and able TO care for them
selves and they were recommended
to be dropped off the list of inmates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
MANY sATsUMAs SHIPPED

ApprlX1mateIy 1,UUU cars VIII be
marketed by the Satsuma orange
growers of Mobile and Baldwin
counties this season. according to Dr..
F. w. Winberg, president of the gulf
coast horticultural society More
cultivation and care of the citrus
crop is being shown than ever be-
fore known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
DECORATION DAY

HELM, Ala, April 21.-(Special
Following Is the program of Decora-
ton Day exercises tG be held at Ed
wardsville next Sunday, April go
Recitation, Mamie Bell Clark. Read.
ing, Vera Bell. Address. Rev. p. d
Wilson. Duet, Zoda and Vida Morton
Address, ]. M. Tyler. Address. A. H
Glasgow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
LAW CLASS HOLDS EXERCISES

The senior law class held Its an
nual exercises yesterday at 10
o'clock. During this time all classes
were suspe- -ded and a large number
of the students visited the exercises,
The annual Grafton was given by
Leigh Clark. The address of the day
was made by Frank NJ Dominick Of
Birmingham. A vocal solo was rem
dered by Mrs. Hayse Tucker Of
Tuscaloosa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
CHILD KILLED

Ruth May Waite, 4-year-old, was
killed today by the collapse of a shed
on the golf links of the former ship
building town of Chickasaw. The
child, with a bunch of other children,
was seated under the shed when an
other child pulled at the support
which Coroner S. F. Hale said was
rotten and the structure fell, crush
ing the child's head.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
LOTS OF BERRIES

Indications are that Alabama will
have the largest strawberry crop this
year in the history of the state.
Walker county being in the northern
part of the state. the strawberry crop
in this county did not sustain as
much damage as some of the other
strawberry growing counties. Mr..
B. G. Sewer of Jasper Is probably
growing strawberries on a larger
scale than any other person in the
county. Mr.. Sewer has two acres
planted in strawberries at his place
just out of town and in spite of los
ing his early berries, expects to
gather 10000 quarts of berries this
spring
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
TO HAVE COLE CLUB

The University Athletic associa-
ton has formally recognized golf as
a college sport at the university and
teams will be organized to play other
colleges. A match with the Univer-
sity Of Georgia is being planned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
GIVES WAY TO FARMERS

At the request of tho farmers of
the county who have experienced SO
much difficulty In preparation for a
crop, by reaSn of tho adverse
weather conditions, Judge John Nc
Kinley has called off the spring term
of the circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22

Tho Merchant Tailors association
of st. Louis has offered an increase
from rs cents to SIS cents an hour to
the Journeyman Tailors' union, which
has asked for minimum wage scale
of 81 an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22

Mrs. calvin Beasley and Mrs. ]. T.
Spivey. residing near Hanover, both
being aged women and sisters, died
practically at the same time and
were inferred near the same place
yesterday. This il quite a remark
able fact in view OF the age of the
t1Nn women and being sisters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22

cient information is submitted to iny
dictate that those whom the state
has trusted have violated their
pledges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22

Mr.. johnston, VOCATIONAL agr1cuI-
tural teacher at the Secondary Az
ricultural school, met with the Az
club at the Community Hut last
night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
COLUMBIA STUDENTS COMING

have some of Columbia university's
regular students matriculated, ac-
cording to information from DR.. ].
J. Doster, director of the summer
school. DR.. Doster recently received
a letter from a student in Columbia
college. asking for Information as
to the courses to be given here dur
ing the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS To HOLD
ELECTION FRIDAY
Officers of Student Body And
Editors of Publication
Will Be Chosen &.

UNIVERSITY. Ala, Apply 21.-(spe-
ciaD-The annual students cleo
ton will be held April II at which
time the officers of the student body
will be chosen for the coming year.
There are number of candidates Of
fering for each vacancy that is to
be filled. The candidates for presi
dent of the student Government as
ISOLATION are Francis Ingle, Mobile;
Marvin Kelley, Cullman; Tom
Newton, Birmingham: and Roy Smith,
Girard
w. C. Baty. Bes -emer; Lelias f.
Kirby, Albertville; Emmett Nc
Gauley, Montgomery, and Pierrye
Lee, Elba. Candidates for secretary
treasurer are J. S. p. Beck, Hartselle;
Charlie Curtis, Tuskegee; Sheffield
owen, Atlanta, Ga: Houston Terrell,
Hamilton; and Jessie C. Hearn,
Roanoke.
There are six aspirants for the
Crimson White, three for editor and
three for busine- S manager. Those
running for editor are Ben Green,
Birm CHAM; Duke Merritt (ForesD.
Buffalo; and Dwight Wilhelm. Mont
manager are Robinson Brown, Tusca-
loosa; Benton Erindley, Hartselle;
and Roy Hicks. Ozark.
The Corolla race is the most COM
plicated of all in that for the editor
there are five candidates, Judson
Busbee, Mobile; Ray Stone, Center
Vile; Miles Ventress, Clayton; Perry
Newton, Alfalfa; and A. p. Phillips,
Atlanta, Ga. There are also five
candidates for business manager, Bill
McKissack, Huntsville; Dewey Ma
bers, Berry; Julian Pinkston, Column
bia; Homer C. Day. Selma; and
Eugene Foster, Montgomery.
LION TAMERS CLUB
1t became known here today that
the university is to have a real live
organization on the campus at an
early date when the expected charter
for the local Lior Tanners club ar
rives from Bud Fisher. The Gpplica-
ton has been sent in for several days.
according to information secretely
obtained. The first lawyers are
fostering the new club.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-31

aid outfit that has been placed in the
school.
Four new teachers were elected at
this meeting. Miss Nora Geisen, of
Leavenworth. Kansas, sister-in-law of
Editor Adolph Wilsey of the Sun-Tri-
bune, and Miss Cecilia Fisch of Ar
lington, Minnesota were chosen to fill
the positions in the English depart
ment. Both of these young ladies have
had several years of teaching exper-
fence.
Raymond E. Henrick of Oswego,
New York, was selected for the vac
ancy in the Manual Training depart
ment and Miss Miriam Brown OF
Oceanville, N. ]. was employed for a
grade position.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-31
1 AM

1 am one of the smallest yet noisiest
of things. My skull is thick and full
of sour air. I am the would-be kill
joy of confidence and effort, the self
appointed stumbling block of honest
purpose, the past master of condem-
nation of the unknown and persona
fication of bigoted ignorance. l have
mental dyspepsia and a drunken ton
que and have not the stamina to bear
bravely the prosperity of another. I
am a maker of mud and belitter OF
those l cannot equal. l am a twisted
offspring of malice and discomfort and
a gangrenous parasite on the face OF
honorable competition. q
l AM THE KNOCKER