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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

Tor youth OF twenty, IN 1888. Inc De- Mn
ginnings were not suspicious. NY
James Cash Penney was a born business
man When very young he was vitality
interested in the conduct OF the tiny stores in the
hamlet where he lived Moved by spirit Of emula-
ton and independence, he asked and obtained his
fathers permission to embark on enterprise OF
his own, that Of hog raising The venture was
complete success too complete for the hogs like the
famous animals Of Ellis Parker Buffers droI tale,
multiplied too rapidly and Papa" Penney finally
was forced to suggest that the boy sell the herd
The youth did so and returned home.
"What have you dons with the money!" asked
the father, ehuckling.
Deposited tin two banks" came the reioinder,
with all the dignity boy aged nine could command.
~Why twoi" laughed the senior Penney
treason enough Banks fail, don't they? What's
the use Of taking chances7"
The money was thus assured1y safe, but young
Penney was deprived Of his one occupation Quickly
be sought another and found it in raising watermeons
The melons grew and ripened gioriossly and much
profit began = accrue. but there were drawbacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

increased the next year to 1855 month-thfs
man who pays $4,000 for the same period in
insurance premiun,s Later the stipend became
twenty-five dollars, but the young mans health
failed probably through overwork. and he was COM
PEELED to leave for Denver. Col
Disappointed, broken physically, but undeterred,
he found employment in the Colorado city at six dol
lars week. Then opportunity came to open a
butcher shop at Longnont Col, with friend as
partner The thrived. Growing confident,
Penney bought his partners interest. At last his
keenest desires gratifed He owned a business
of his own! But disaster in the ofing. Trade
languished. Ill though he was the luckless pro-
prietor worked desperately. but to avail. Ths
enterprise had to be abandoned-a total failure
Grief-stricken at the collapse of his first under
taking begun promsngly stranded in a settlement
where he knew almost one. literally without cent
in his pockets he paced the streets in an agony Of
despair. But the doggedness which led him to spend
the nights outdoors when his melon patch was threat
ened reasserted itself "Davy Crockett's advice IS
still good, though Davy's been dead long time"
Penney tells his associates "Be sure you're right.
Then don't let anything stop you"
A FEW doors down from the calamitous butcher
IL shop was dry goods store. Penney requested
employment The manager, one Callahan.
thought Penney looked too frai, but partly out Of
pity gave him a position until clerk who was III
at the time should recover. Three weeks later the
regular clerk came back. The temporary clerk
prepared to leave.
"Where you goingr' asked Callahan.
'"To look for a new job, guess" returned Penney
dolefully
1.-THE dickens you are Why?" inquired Callahan.
1.-THE old clerks back. Isn't he?" said Penney
half to himself, putting on his hat
Fright! But you're too good man to lose
growled the proprietor. @Put that hat DOWN.
His industry and administrative ability had
Callahan unable to find place for him at the Long
mont store packed him off to a similar establishment
at Evanston Wyo., maintained by himself and
partner Johnson The clerks salary had now climbed
to fifty dollars Q mont Out Of this he managed
to save $500 Meanwhile he married
(Concladed on another pageJ
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

for q youth Of twenty, in 1896 The be-
ginnings were not suspicious
James Cash Penney was born business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-14

(By Pacific & Atlantic) Ten of Uncle Sam's fighting submarines, back from war games in Southern waters, are in dry dock at Mare Island, Cal, for overhauling. Workmen are shown re- painting the subs.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Department Adjutant Close reports
the meetings for the week: Monday
night. department band: Gen. Urell
monument committeei Tuesday night
Col. Petit Camp; Thursday night:
Petit Camp Auxiliary.
The visitations to Col. Astor Camp
and Gen. Lawton Camp were held
Monday and Thursday nights by De-
partment Commander. Staff and band
An entertainment was provided by the
comrades of these camps.
Tho comrades and shipmates of
Past Commander Arthur II. League,
present junior vice department COM
mander from Dewey Naval Camp in
dorsed him at their last muster for
department senior vice commander,
and will present his name for that
assembled at the department encamp-
ment to be held June IS and IA.
Department Commander Harry f.
Patterson reports that the official
meetings Of the memorial day com
mittees of the Allied Veterans Or
ganizations would be held in Grand
Army Hall. at pm, on the follow
ing dates, which would fall on Thurs
day nights. April 20. May 3. May 10
May II and May "a. with Department
Commander Comrade John w. Reid OF
the Grand Army, presiding. Camp
commanders Will please note the
change from Monday nights. as first
given out. and govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
Commander Clarence P. Brewer OF
Evening star., 1923-04-22

Harden Camp reports that at the mill
tary funeral given their late comrade
Riley Allen Sweet. twenty-five COM
rades acted as the escort to Oak Hill
Cemetery. followed by the firing squad
and trumpeter from Fort Myer. The
last rites were performed by the
Masonic body. OF which he WAS a
member.
Senior Vice Department Conn
mander James J. Murphy of Harden
commander, having served his camp
as commander and the department as
its adjutant for two administrations
az chairman Of the department legis-
lative committee and as an officer on
| the official roster of the national ad-
ministration.
Past Department Commander
Charles J. P. Weber. chairman de-
partment Memorial Day committee
will call a meeting of his committee
point one member from their camp
to serve on that committee.
Preparations for the unveiling OF
the monument to Gen. NJ Emmet
Crell in Arlington national cemetery
on Sunday. May 20. at 2:30 pm.
Commander Patterson reports his
committee has arranged special
program. All patriotic societies OF
the District are invited to attend
! this ceremony.
Camp commanders will furnish
the department patriotic instructor
Charles Currier. with the names and
addresses of two speakers from their
camp. 80 he can assign them to the
various school houses Of the District
to speak on the American flag.
The members of the Dewey Naval
Auxiliary are preparing a program
for Sunday morning, May 81, In
marines who have paid the suprem,
sacrifice, by scattering floral wreaths
and flowers upon the bosom Of the
F; placid waters of the Potomac
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Dean Buediger Makes Protest
Against Batting of Teachers
Cites Hammond, Ind, No,U Us Classic of
Statutes That Make School Heads
Feel Like Children.

| travel. but enterprising superintend. .
ents need not despair. The fund Of
schemes for batting teachers is not
exhausted. There is still room to de-
cree what teachers shall eat. what
they shall drink and wherewithal
they shall be clothed.
This might be contrary to Scrip
ture, but ii would be in full harmony
with the present tendency in the
treatment of school teachers. We are
rapidly developing in our schools the
paradoXical situation OF an autocratic
machine whose function ii is to turn
out democratic citizens.
This sorry state Of the school
teacher is the result of several
causes. One of these is the failure to
distinguish between the teacher who
has been trained and the teacher who
had not been trained. 1t is to be ex-
pected that the inadeQuately trained
teacher should be required to meet a
certain standard of education and
efficiency before being admitted to
full professional status. but il is hu-
/ initiating to subject all teachers to
compulsory education for the fun pc
riod Of their professional careers.
Ask No Relief.
They ought TO he able to look for
ward To graduation and Independent
professional status some time. No
/ ono asks. not even the teachers them
! selves. that they be relieved of pro-
fessional growth through reading
! study and professional association. but
! this should be motivated from within
! by the demands of their professional
! life. not from without by compulsion
! or enticement.
! Another cause for the paternalistic
! treatment of teachers is found in the
! fact that autocratic control is easier
! than democratic control. A decree
! from compulsory study can be formu'
! lated by a nimble- witted superintend
! ent during the lunch hour. He car
/ then write it out during the afternoon
and have IL approved by the board in
/ the evening. The next morning ht
( can have il mimeographed and sent tC
, the teachers. and the thing is done
, But not with democratic control.
This requires leadership OF higi
! o, der. 1t requires intelligence. tact
. personality and a fine and fair eva
| luton of rhe viewpoints of others Yet
! democratic control is what we must
! come to in American education If our
. education is to remain American in
Evening star., 1923-04-22
SEIZE $500,0)D
DOPE ON OCEAN
British Find German Narcot-
les Consigned to Canada
for Distribution Here.
BY tho Associated Press.

By tho Associa ted Press.
MONTREAL. April 21.--Seizure by
the British authorities in midooean of
a drug smuggler transporting 100000
worth Of narcotics from Germany to
Canada, for distribution here and in
the United States, has been disclosed
by the police.
Members OF the drug ring fed from
Halifax in a hydro airplane when
their plans were discovered. 1t was re-
ported here. They were said to have
been in communication with their
confederate on the boat, which was
bound for Halifax. and escaped when
communication was halted through the
seizure by Scotland Yard authorities.
According to police, one-third of the
shipment was destined for Montreal,
third for Winnipeg and the re-
mainder for the United States. Police
believed the conspirators planned to
smuggle the drugs into the United
States by air.
British secret service agents in Ger
many learned Of the shipment of the
Evening star., 1923-04-22

A plea for an independent profess
ers is made by Dean William c. Rue
diger of George Washington Unirersl-
" in an article on Batting Teachers
appearing in the current issue of
school and Society. Dean Ruedigtr's $
article also scores the paternaltsttc
treatment Of teachers through auto
cratic control. 1t reads as follows:
"a new plan for occupying the spare
time or summer vacations of teach
crs has been approved by the school
board of Hammond, Ind, according to
an announcement published in the
school Board Journal for February,
1879, page SO. The announcement
reads in part. as follows:
To promote professional improve
luont Of all teachers. principals and
Supervisors elected to positions IN the
city schools, a bonus of 500 is pro-
vidrd in the annual salary Of each
teacher. principal or. supervisor. pro-
>ldcd the summer has been spent ac-
,ordhlG 20 The follow ing plan:
Normal school Work.
"FIrst ummer-Normal school at
tendance receiving a minimum Of
five semester hours In counting
summer attendance credits for CORE
.pomdence or extension work done
during the school year are included.
Second summer-Same as first
Summer or travel of educational
value. covering at least six weeks.
statement of travel, places visited and
time included must be- submitted 10
The board for approval before the
bonus is granted.
Third summer-Rest or travel OF
educational value.
Fourth. fifth and sixth summer
Repeat the following plan. The bonus
: iucludcd in the last pay check OF
each school year. Travel or rest fol
lowing extension or corresponds ice
COURSES may not be credited TO the
teacher
Example OF batting.
This must be a great relief 20 the
teachers Of Hammond. for they are
row freed from all thought concern
ing their periods of rest. study and
Evening star., 1923-04-22

spirit The tide with which we are
now drifting must be turned.
"A superintendent must appear
who, unconscious of his own glory,
will elicit the whole hearted coop
Grafton tnot supporp Of his assist
ants who will in turn elicit the
thought and initiative of the princi-
pals and supervisors, who, in fine.
will elicit and leave room for the
best constructive efforts of the class
room teachers.
Have Same Goal.
"AlI will be conscious of the same
goal, hut there will be no arbitrary
conformity in achieving this goal.
Duo recognition will be given to all
who excel, no matter in what but
bonuses or special salary increases
will be absent.
"A corps of teachers so led will
soon develop q wholesome, co-opera-
tive professional spirit. Profession
al growth will be assured, for the
very needs of the teacher will COM
pei this. just as 1t does now with su-
perintendents, college teachers and
professional people generally Pro-
fessioual spirit and professional
growth OF the right sort cannot be
gained through compulsion or entice-
ment: they be gained only
through professional participation,
professional responsibility and per
soual recognition"
Evening star., 1923-04-22

drugs from Hamburg. and notified
Scotland Yard that the vessel would
stop at an English port on the way to
Halifax.
A band Of detectives got aboard
when the vessel docked in England
and secreted themselves until she was
we'll at sea, then made their dramatic
appearance and confiscated the mar
cotics, great quantity of the supply
being cocaine.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

Chinese women, as Il rule, dress
their hair only once a month. To
prevent disarrangement OF their
tresses they sleep with their heads
in boxes.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
TALC Mine CAVES IN,
THREE REPORTED DEAD
Tragedy Occurs in Workings in
Moore County, N. C.-De-
tails Lacking.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, n. c., April 21.--Thrcc
persons were killed when Il tale
mine, owned by the Standard Min
erdl Company, in Moore county,
Evening star., 1923-04-22

caved in today, according to informa-
ton received by Norfolk Southern
railroad officials here from their
agent at Hemp.
CHARLOTTE. n. G., April 21.--I;e-
ports received here today were 10
the effect that IL tale mine, owned
by the Standard Mineral Company in
Moore county. had caved in and tha,
six lives were believed to have been
lost The mine Is near Hemp, n 4,
The King OF Norway is ono Of ths
Evening star., 1923-04-22

The King of Norway is ono Of the
best oarsmen in his realm.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
Iivino II Over.

4 western veteran WAS relating his
war experience In an American I."gioa
post to u friend when third man drew
his chair up Just In time 10 hear the
Arst say:
"--nnd they were falling uIl around
~. Thicki oh. b0y!"
Living Il over, chr Interrupted tha
newcomer. How big were tbcyr'
"Some Of EN- eight or ten feet In d!.
nmctcr."
"Hold on there. they don't come that
big. what war were sou I'M You
mistn been shell shocked"
"Sheli shock me eye. I guess ! WAS
there md ! saw them. And some 0i
them over two hundred feet high"
"Say, whnt the-what nre you talk.
Ing sbout1"
"why. the trees we cut out in ore
gon In tho Spruce Nvtson."--Amsrt
can Legion Weekly.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
TO DECORATE 32,1oo GRAVES
American Legion plano for Endovs.
msnt Fund to Annually Provide
Proper Attention.

Tho graves Of 32.lOo American
World var heroes on foreign soil will
never Be forgotten on Memorial day
BY the American Legion, under the
plans for IN endowment fund to be
established BY the national organiza.
tion. This fund will be Of suficient
amount to annually provide for the
permanent decoration Of the graves Of
the dead Of the World war, a. long a.
the Legion itself shall exist.
Shortly after the close Of the war,
collection sf \ millioa francs. approx
imateay $e6.oo0. was made BY the Paris
post Of the American Legion, but the
income from this amount has not been
found sufficient to do tho necessary
work annually, % that the endowment
plan has been taken up BY the national
organization and the goal set at $780,
o0o.
A result Ut the operation Of this
fund. American Legion representatives
will visit The graves Of the dead In slx
di6erent countries On Memorial day
and 80 to II that the grave Of every
ssadier. sailor or marine II fttingiy 70
menbered. Tho government u main.
tanning these graves In . proper man
net. taking excellent care Of the ceme-
teries and plots, but the Legion con-
slders that it, duty II to pay direct
personal tribute to those who gave
their lives to their country. According
to Information given to the Legion.
there are 81. 400 graves in France and
Belgium; 4S8 in England; 14O In Scot.
land; 40 In ireland. One American
sailor Is buried in Spain.
The fund will be raised from direct
contributions from Legion posts and
members throughout the country. The
national treasurer Of the American IIs.
gion Is authorized to receive either
contributions Of posts or private dona.
tions.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05

or Of Canton, son Of Doctor Sun Vat
Sen. during the lighting for the posses'
sion Of the city in 1922.
Holt Is an Instructor at the Canton
Christian college, where he teaches
Preach and English to the Chinese
students. He 10 also instructor Of mill.
tary tactics to the cadet corps. and 10
active In boy scout work OF the school.
While the fighting was In prosress
last June, the Sunboats Of Doctor Sun
Vat Sen wsrs shslling the city and
were answered BY the forts Of the town.
The Ore grew % intense that Doctor
Suns wife. his son, then the mayor OF
the city. his wife. fed to the college
grounds for safety. One she'll. fortu-
natesy a "dud." lit squarsly on top Of
college dormitory. but did no harm.
Since Doctor Holt's election A. com.
mander Of this faraway pest. he has
taken an active part In Its work. He
Organized an American Legion baseball
team, Of which he himself u member.
~ well a. Of the college baseball team,
which met the University Of California
on the recent trip that team made to
the Orient II is said that when these
two teams met, the armies Of the 70
publicans and irreGulars suspended
lighting long enough to watch the base
ball game.
A student At williams college In
1917. Holt became 4 member Of the
hrst training camp at Plsttsburg In
1918. and at the close Of this camp was
ordered to Camp Lee, Va. for further
training. He was commissioned as
second lieutenant Of infantry early In
November, 1918, but failed to get over
seas. After his release from service
he returned to college. finished his
course. and soon afterward accepted
the post Of Instructor In China. He
heads small but extremely enthusias-
tic bunch Of Legionnaires In Canton.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
PaUhEs GOOD IN emergency
AdSRssn Of Few Chopped Nut Msass
s"S Decorated With Whipped
Cream 10 Attractive,

Unexpected eompany-and nothing
ID the house for dessert! OF course,
~ wouldn't think Of offering guests
- nave come from q distance the
Jan I'D prunes the children had for
Iuee-and there isn't time to cook
sVn'nx. In one way or another al.
- every housekeeper has been in
ID" dilemma. What one ingenious
lah did was to pit and mash the
seneon prunes, and add to them
~ chopped nut meats-half a cup.
- pint Of prune pulp. She
r,Heo IN tablespoonful Of lemon
Nee and two tablespoonfuls of sugar
& served the result with cream from
op Of the milk bottle. This des-
oeeame 70 popular she wns called
-" prepare It frequently, and when
wanted to make II look very at.
ve-and was not bridging an
ssocy-she put It into individual
~ shells and decorated II with
pped cream. When she couldn't
whipped cream she made q me-
soe of egg.white and sugar and
d II delicately before serving.
.se children liked this prune and
nsure In their school lunches
e ~. u preserves. occasionally. and
49, % plain crackers or betwee
~ esessfs, II was appetixing with
Wp y tea. The United States De.
t OF Agriculture indorxes this
e sad nut mixture for these uses.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
COOLED EGGS ARE FAVORED
.seeetss for Cooking In Such .
way That Whites viii Not
d ovsreooksd,

...... n. means have been suggested for
,.ns ns eTEs In such 4 way that the
~ .' Will be cooked and the whites
~. ~ not be overlooked. One Of the
. satisfactory Ia BY coddling, which
,,.s e a. follows: Allow q cupful Of
a. W 10 each egg. bring the water to
A.. oolilns point, remove II from the
Wv. Wy pot In the eggs. cover the dish
~. sy' and leave the eggs in the wnter
~ about seven minutes Tncre is
ne uncertainty about thI, me,bod
~ esr differ In weight nnd nlso In
Eefature At the time the cookinv
a On the whole, however this
~s ss can be obtained by pourinv I'M,
1 over sgga, II the ssme dish with
amount Of water II slxsys
~ ~, sos sseh cook must make hsr
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05


pected to study the military needs Of
the nation with q view to recommend.
Ing to the annual convention Of the
Legion necessary changes In existing
leglsiation or new legislation on sub.
jects which have not been covered by
reports Of previous committees on
thee Affairs.
The military Affairs committee Of
tho Legion was instrumental in franz
ing the national defense act. which
has become = law. and is considered
one Of the most important pieces Of
work accomplished toward increasing
the eflciesey Of the nation.
At present Colonel Screws IL senior
Instructor Of the Alabama National
Guard.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05

tientA.
His mother. who In Z widow. Is US
Ing every posaible resource to locate
her lost son, who II an only child.
Beer IL thirty-four years old. 4 letter
from his cousin who is aiding the
search for the missing man states.
weighs sbout l35 pounds and IL Hve
feet nine and one-hslf Inches tall. He
has light-brown hair and eyes. and
occ.sionalIy goes under the impress.
sion that his name IL Kelly Or Squires
Anyone who can give any infos7na.
tion concerning this missing veteran II
asked TO communicate with his cousin,
Theodore b. Bscksr. Jf, ~ Mlicott
square. Ba6alo, N. Z.
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LEGION SEEKS MISSING MAN
vstsean, oisappearsd Two and
haN Yearo AoN.
Rslativss sf Trsd Arnold Beer Of
BUFFALO. N. T.. have asked the Ameri.

caA Legion 70 help
then locate hin.
Beer has bosn
missing from the
Utica Stats hos.
pitAl for two and
Q ham ysafA He
aaW 0rvsce with
the Three Hun.
dred and Forty.
eighth ambulance
CO n , . ny. and
ansr his return
was placed In the
hospital - one Of
tho mental pa.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
CLUB GIRLS. WEAR UNIFORMS
Reiidals oreanlzatieN In Meade csun
". kansas, FIrss to Complete
0resses for Msstlnaa

(PrsDAfsA by the Unjtsd States Department
Of AgrtcultvrsD
The first girls club In the state Of
Kansas In 1922 in which 100 per cent
Of the members completed the max.
ing Of club uniforms to be worn at
their meetings. was the Rolldale club
In Meade county. Although these girls
live on farms and are very busy with
the regular work Of the farm home.
they always find time for their club
work. One girl reported to the ex.
tension agent Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture and the
state college Of agriculture that be.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-05
eA| Of INTERf5T 10
E iHt j HOUSEWIFE

Onion juice will remove rust from
knives.
Cold tea is excellent for cleaning
varnished paper.
Remember that the boiler a-e viii
burn rubbish and dried garden refuse
quite - well AZ II will coal.
Have q box Of matches near the
stove. Don't walk acro~u the kitchen
10 times day for them.
Rain spots on cloth will not become
permanent II Immediately wiped OF In
the direction Of the nap. using q piece
Of soft silk.
When boiling n pudding IN q cloth
put an cid plate at the bottom Of the
saucepan to prevent the pudding from
sticking to the pan.
Drain your dishes after wlping the
silver. When dry. they are ready for
the next meal. Saves endless steps to
china cupboard and back again. Saves
dish towels, too.
To remove iron rust from lace, use
lemon juica and salt and expose to
the sunshine. II stains will not yield
to treatment. q white ACC thst II
spotted may be given 40 scru tint BY
finsing In coffee.