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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
The Loan Shark Bill


 The report comes from Mont gomery that lack of interest Is ths hope of those opposed to the pas sage of the bill introduced by Sem ator Craft prohibiting charging of more than three and half per cent. a month on loans of S3e0 and less by persons or organiza- tions not organized as banking in- stitutions and trust companies. They are hoping that there will be no agitation over the measure and that the lack of interest will keep 1t in the committee to which it has been referred until it is too late for any action to be taken by the legislature at this session. That is about the only hope for the opponents of the bill, those who are benefiting under existing conditions. Once the people of the. state realize the purpose of this bill and the benefit that it's pass age will mean to those who need protection they will urge the en- actment of the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Less TOm-FOOlery (Anniston Star1

? Seriously, however, Georgia's S solons are doing the entire South an injustice by making 1t harder for the people of this section to enjoy the worlds best music, and Alabama legislators are closing the doors of a liberal education to thousands of her enterprising stu dents if the anti-evolution legisla- tors have their way. Let us have more constructive legislation and less tom-foolery such as this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
ONE TRICK A DAY
Squeezing Water From n Dime

The performer takes a ten cent piece, shows that 1t Is perfectly dry, rubs 1t on his elbow-and To and behold, water streams from what was once an arid piece of currency.
 The secret lies in a little pellet of tissue paper or cotton that the performer has placed behind his ear. In rubbing his elbow with a great show of effort, he secures the pellet. and, in pretending to squeeze the coin, forces the water out of the tissue paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Some Speed Needed
(Montgomery Timesl

NNIUIIlB OIHtIy IImesJ
 Senator Powell of Macon thought the legislature should come back Monday and get down to work. but they put it off until Tuesday. for what purpose we find it hard to tell, as all of them can leave home in the morning and get here by noon. Perhaps if they do not speed up 1t will be necessary to have an extra session here on the tax problem, as is threatened in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Plea for More Pay

NI1"I ey bLIo punJ
 No member of the Alabama leg- islature is serving the state with out personal loss every dav Just why the pay is so disgrace fully small has never been ex- plained. Our lawmakers should receive not less than S1O to S15 per day. We would favor a con stitutional amendment to that ef- feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Trihnte tn Criffi4h

(Oneonta Southern Democrat)
 Senator Griffith of CuIlman is one of the leaders in the Alabama senate. He is not tied to any par ticular class or faction, but guards we'll the interests of the masses. He sponsors no measure because it comes from a certaia source or seeks to benefit a politi- cal or personal friend. To get his approval he must be convinced that it is for the public good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

War maniacs who argue that peace has no material value are reminded that the Swiss, who stay out of scraps, find little difficulty in floating their national securities at reasonable rates of interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Not in His Class

(springfield, Mass, Republican,
 Much as we would like to ad- mire and praise Thomas Jeffer- son, Henry Clay, Alexander Ham ilton and other early statesmen, truth compels us to admit that they couldn't begin to holler as loud as Magnus Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

as well as all lines of business the market value of whose products are below cost of production, shall them selves go even deeper into the dark hole to lift the wheat farmers out into the sunlight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

There iseems to be a growing inn pression that such political alliances as President Coolidge makes will be based rather on his own views of prin- ciple than on somebody else's of ex- pediency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

Hiram Johnson is said to have his mind fixed on the presidency. Sc long as his prospects are confined to thinking about the job, the American people will have no cause to worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

The logical result of the wheat far mer's plea for a govennment-fixed minimum price would be that the cot ton farmers, the corn farmers, the fruit farmers and the other farmers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

Governor Brandon having signed the "shyster" bill, it is now legally up to the lawyers to decide the rate of speed an ambulance chaser" may maintain without getting into trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

. Announcement that the waltz is coming back into style suggests that dancing may recover what gymnastics appropriated under false representa- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
DismiAsing Him Gently

OIsmlAslnS hIm OcntlE
 (The Christian Evangelist)
 The head of a large shop, while passing through the packing room, observed boy lounging against a case of goods and whistling cheer fly.
 The chief stopped and looked at him.
 How much do you get a week?" Five dollars"
 "Then here's weeks money now clear out"
 The boy pocketed the morey and departed. When did we hire that boy?" the chief inquired of the depart mental manager.
 Never" was the reply. He lad just brought note from another firm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
THE PARAGRAPHERS
HoIdups and Movies

N1NUW
 Why are actual holdups so often mistaken for motion picture op- erations and movie picture oper- ations so seldom mistaken for real holdups?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
JAZZY

(Kansas City Star) Jack; Giving a dance, eh? Who's going to furnish the music?" Clarence: Wont need any; there's a boiler factory next door,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Take Your Choice

Cleveland Times-CommerciaD
 Speaking of the pohtical situa- tion, present and prospective, per- haps the soundest conclusion is that no ones opinion is worth any thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
The Results

(Washington Post) Those who step on the gas are showing a disposition to step in gas prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Their Probable Choice

(IndlanapOIlS NtWs1
 The Filipino politicians are be- ginning to act as if they not only would like to have Governor Wood recalled, but would just as soon that no governor be sent to take his place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
should, But Will Not

NOPVtINd 4NEWaJ
 Representative Moneyham of Barbour county offers a bill for biennial sessions of the legisla- ture, and 1t should pass, but will not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
suggestion of NTaterIaI

NNdshVIIIe BanneIJ
 Japan Is talking about harness ing volcanoes and making them run it's fatories. Why not try that on Magnucs, Debs, LaFollette, Brookhart, ct al?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
THE ALABAMA PRESS ON THE LEGISLATURE
Another Think Cominr
(Talladega Daily Homo ,

IIUIIUV Thought the Alabama legisIa- ture had lodged MT. Bryan and evolution, but Senator Horton has been heard from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
sTTBsCRIPTION RATEs;

By Mall in, United States and Csnada- Daily and Sunday, year. S9.b0i Daily without Sunday, S7.50; Daily and Sun day, three months, S250; Daily and Sunday, one month, Sb centsi Sunday Age-Herald, per anuum. S2.60. Delivered by Carrier-Daily and Sunday, week. 20 cents. Daily and Sunday, month, S5 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
Another Feather

(Kansas City Star)
 A Detroit woman is a grand mother at thirty years of age. And thus another feather goes into the cap of that great high speed producing center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second class matter under act of Congress, March 6, 1879,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
SMILES
The Usual Place
(Passing Show)

(PaSSing ShoW)
 Husband: Well, if that gossip about Mrs. Rush is true, she's worse than I thought she was. Where did you hear it?''
 "I heard it yesterday at the meeting of the Friendly society,""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
MEMBER oF ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

The governor of Georgia announces that he will take drastic action against flogging as an outdoor sport in that state,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

Washington...5o 1900 Davidson Building State Capital Mon 8UIn~rS ...........
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
NEWS 1aI1REAIrs

l. THOMPSON. President
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
FEDERAL COURT
AEARS ITS FINISH
Omaha Railway Company
Given Two Verdicts
SUMS NOT LARGE
Lena Weast Has Ar action
Against the Northwest
ern Road !

Judge Wilbur T. Booth will close
the spring term o. federal court To-:
the second division OF the UTitsd
States district OF Minnesota this al
ternoon or tomorrow morning. &c
pendent. upon the conclusion OF .ne
civil action now being tried before
| the petit jury. The shortness OF tie
| federal court term here is due ID the
carrying over OF all the cases 70 the
! October term Of court.
Equity, causes scheduled Ic be
heard during this term or col.:I wiIl
in all probability be heard by feder.
al judges here during tie iaItsr pas:
Of June or the first Of July, accord
ing TO the opinion of court officials.
The cases will be heard shortly az
ter the conclusion of court WORK st
the United States district court At
Minneapolis.
The jury hearing the case of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway company against
the Fairmont Ice, Fuel, Dray anu
Storage company, brought in YER
dict yesterday afternoon for the
plaintiff in both cases between the
two principals which were tried
Jointly. The cases involved demur-
rage charges made against the Fair
mont company. In the first case the
jury returned a verdict of $335.55
and in the second case verdict OF
1890.
Claim Alleged BY Woman
The plaintiff rested at $3.50
o'clock this morning in the case OF
Lena Weast of. Darfur. Mimi,
against the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway company. The plaintiff
during the admission of evidence
yesterday afternoon to the jury sit
ting on the case, sought to prove
that injuries were received on De-
cember 10, 1921, at Darfur, Mimi,
while boarding train. 1t is alleged
by the plaintiff that the train did
not stop directly at the station plat
form and that the plaintiff had to
board the train at a spot where the
strain of taking the high step caus-
ed internal injuries, resulting in@ an
Operation.
Witnesses were called by the
railway company this morning to
prove that the train stopped at its
usual place on that day.
E Granted Stay of Execution
Clyde H. Morrow, farmer of Mic.
ollet county, who was sentenced
last Tuesday by Judge Booth to
serve forty five days in the Blue
Earth county Jail following his plea
of guilty to counts in an indictment
charging possession. sale and manu-
facture of illegal liquor, was today
granted an extension of stay of sem
Itence until Wednesday, May 2, to
allow him to make arrangements
for someone to care for his farm
work during his incarceration.
Chess Smith, deputy United
States marshal, will today take the
several prisoners ordered to jail by
Judge Booth on liquor charges to
the various places ordered in the
judgm ents.. Clifford Helling. con-
yicted of populations from the Am
erican National Bank of Lake Crys-
tai. will probably be taken to the st.
Cloud reformatory today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
THOMAS HOSPITAL LACKING
Minneapolis Institution Claimed Not
Adapted To Care For Service Men.

ASSOCIATED Press 'hSOal n.
st. Paul, April 27.-Although con
ditions at the Thomas hospital. Min
neapolis, were found to be good, the
surroundings of the institution are
not adaptable to the veterans who
are suffering from tuberculosis IN
that hospital, Adjutant General W.
F. Rhinow said today following his
inspection of that institution yes
terday.
General Rhinow was ordered to
inspect the various hospitals and to
Investigate charges that former
service men of the World war, es-
pecially those suffering from tuber-
culosis, were not receiving proper
attention.
The former service men at Thorn
as hospital say that they are re-
ceiving attention and have no com
plant to offer other than that they
cannot readily take sun baths be-
cause of the public surroundings.
General RhinoY, is of the opinion
that a hospital should be establish
ed for tubercular patients in some
parts Of the state removed from the
busy traffic Of city street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
CONVENTION is CALLED
Evangelical Conference To Be Held
-. At Sleepy Eye Next Week


Sleepy Eye, April 27.-Over one
hundred out of town delegates will
be in attendance at the fifty sixth
annual conference of the EVANGELICAL
church of Minnesota which will
open in Sleepy Eye Monday even
ing, April 80 and last until May 6.
The conference is divided into three
districts. Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Mankato and has membership of
over eight thousand. At the general
conference at Detroit, Mich, last
year the Evangelical association
and the United Evangelical associa
ton. two separate bodies, were
united under the name of the Evan
gelical church: s..
Bishop L. H. Seager, D. D., of Ma
perville, ILL.,, will preside and the
business sessions will begin on
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
Beginning Tuesday morning the diff
ferent organizations of the church
will hold their sessions as follows:
Tuesday forenoon the Board of Elk
animation will be in session and
candidate for different orders will
be examined. In the afternoon the
Fire Insurance society will hold its
annual session. This will be follow
ed by a meeting of the Sunday
School board and the Deaconness
board. On Wednesday morning the
Missionary society will have it's ses
sion. A very interesting feature OF
this meeting will be the report Of
the secretary showing what work
was done and what money raised
for missionary purposes. The bust
ness sessions are generally held
from nine to eleven thirty in the
morning and from two to five in the
afternoon.
The preaching services will be of
especial interest to people of Sleepy
Eye. Monday evening Rev. A. r.
lick Of Rochester, Mimi, will
preach. This will be the only Ger
man service during the conference.
Tuesday evening Rev. R. H. Mueller
of Minneapolis will preach. One of
the real features of the conference
will be the sacred concert Wednes-
day evening. Thursday evening
Bishop Seager will give an interest
ing lecture on one of the two fol-
lowing themes: China, the World S
lon Friday evening Rev. George
General Missionary society, with
headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio,
will preach The Sunday services
will be announced next week.
Among the delegates will be the
following persons prominent in the
work of the church: Rev. F. w.
Umbreit of Naperville. ILL.,, treasurer
OF Northwestern College and Evan
gelical Theological Seminary; Rev.
T. c. Nickel of Cleveland, Ohio,
representing the editorial staff of
Evangelical Literature; Rev. c.
Hauser, publisher, of the publishing
house at Cleveland, Ohio; Rev. w.
c. Lang, superintendent of the old
peoples Home at Cedar Falls,
Iowa; Rev. George E. Epp. secre-
tary treasurer of the General Mis-.
sionary society, Cleveland. Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
COUNTY SPELLING CONTEST
NicoIlet Match To Be Held At St.
Peter May II.

st. Peter, April 21.-County Su-
perintendent of Schools A. ]. Holm
stead announced this week that the
tenth annual county. spelling match
will be held at the opera house in
this city on Friday evening, May. II,
this year. Every school in Nicollet
county will be represented in the
contest, which is one of the big com
munity attractions each year. A
compiled by Superintendent Holm
ton next week. =
One representative from the rural.
semi graded, parochial and high and
graded schools of the county is pick
ed for the match. The individuals
are selected in a school spelling
matches. These have been conduct
ed during the past two weeks: The
pupil receiving second place in the
school match is the alternate for the
county match.
The match is booked at SIS
o'clock and will be started with a
feature movie film. Prizes offered
are as follows: first prize, $40; sec
ond prize. $3.50; third prize, $500;
fourth prize, $3.50, and fifth prize,
$3.50. The winners of the first and
second place will go to the MinneSo-
ia state fair next fall. where the for
mer will take part in the state con-
test, which will be held on Septem-
Der 7th. In addition to the cash
prizes, pound box Of candy will be
presented to every contestant who
takes part in the county match by
Mr.. Holmstead.
Professor c. Harry Hedberg will
officiate as pronouncer during the
match. He will read for one hour
and fifteen minutes from an open
list of 1900 words. If there are any
contestants who remain standing at
that time, sealed list will be used.
The match will continue until only
one person is left standing
Contestants who have carried off
first or second prizes in the past, will
not be allowed to compete in this
match
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
news OF VERNON
LISTED BY SCRIBE
" Last Seven Words OF
Christ . On Sunday
~ Evening Next

Vernon Center, April 27.-Monday
morning Vera, the four year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Tomasek, died from the effects of
spinal meningitis. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon from the Ca
tholic church. Wednesday afternoon
death again entered the home, TAX
ing Elsie, the fifteen months old
daughter. Her twin sister Is also
very sick. The family have the sym
pathy OF the community in their sor
row.
Mrs. Leroy Tyrholm spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Cooper.
Paul Cooper of Fairmont visited
at the F. E. Cooper home Monday
night.
Mrs. Lulu Gates. Miss Eliza viii
son. and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gates
and children of Garden City visited
at the c. NJ. Warren home Sunday.
In the last number of the Ameri-
can magazine there was an article
concerning Miss Alma Wagon. for
merly OF Mankato and niece Of H.
c. Kraus OF this place. Miss Wagon
has been a government guide in
isolhACA ANoIIOhoi pal n III NAC Aool
five years.
! The people of this community were
shocked TO learn Of the sudden death
of Lee Cox at his home north of
Vernon on Wednesday morning. The
| funeral will be held Friday afternoon
from the Methodist church at ga 80.
Interment in the Garden City Gem
etery.
On Sunday evening the Oratorio.
| THE Last seven Words of Christ.
will be presented by a large chorus
composed OF the best musical talent
! of Winnebago and Parker college.
ano, will be accompanist This will
he given in the opera house and ev-
eryone is invited to share this mu-
| sicai treat. There will be no admis-
sion charge. but a collection will be
taken for the benefit Of the choral
club.
The creamery meeting which was
to be held on Friday. adjourned be Z.
cause of a small attendance. to April
! 80 at 9 a. m. Very important bNsi-
ness. as to-adopting articles of incor-
poration, selling OF stock and loca-
| ton OF new creamery are to come
| before the meeting.
John Kienholz. H. r. Halverson
and daughter Irma were in Man
kato Tuesday.
Mrs. Melvin Thew of Minneapolis
visited at the ]. fl. Cookson home
this week.
Miss Ara Griffith returned to Ham
line university Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Bailey and r..
n. Raschke attended the Minneap-
oils Symphony concert in Mankato
last Thursday evening.
Relatives OF c. F. Force. who has
spent the past winter in California,
| learned OF his marriage to a lady
formerly OF Boone. la. They expect
to return from California shortly ia
ter the first of May.
Last Sunday the Misses Elizabeth
Bomelyn, Mildred Dahl. Effie Peter
son and the Messrs George Katie
mann and G. L. Peterson Of Olivia
visited at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Bailey. The visitors were class
mates of Mrs Bailey and the after
noon was much in the nature Of a
class reunion.
H. W. Pietrich has accepted po-
sition with Armour and company at
Mankato, and goes to work May l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
RITES. SAID AT BIER
| Funeral Of Mrs. Hugh Pritehard
i Was Held Yesterday Afternoon

Funeral Of Mrs. Hugh Pritehard
i Was Held Yesterday Afternoon
The funeral of the late Mrs. Hugh
Pritchard of Lake Crystal was heiu
from the Welsh Presbyterian church
of that city yesterday afternoon. The
funeral was very largely attended.
Mrs. jones was born in Lime Springs
Iowa, December 81, 1873, and was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam o. Jones. She was united in
marriage to Hugh Pritchard Fen
ruary ., 1899, and resided in Lake
Crystal from then UP to the time OF
her DEATH She was valued and
faithful member Of the Welsh Pres
byterian church for over twenty
four years.
Mis-. Pritchard is survived by her
husband and the following children:
Newton, Helen. Elizabeth, William
Floyd and Katherine, all living Ia
Lake Crystal She is-also survived
by her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. v.
Jones. two brothers, G.. w. and Fl.
w. Jones and Ave sisters, Mrs. J. y.
Hughes, Mrs. Robert Jones, Mrs.
Henry Parchman, Mr.. Samuel Jones,
and Mrs. Samuel Lleweiiyn vii
liams.
Those from Mankato who attended
the funeral were: W. E Edwards, j.
w. Williams, Hon Joan T Lewis.
Rev. snd Mrs. ". e, Evans and Miss
Ann Williams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
QUESTION or LEGALITY
Is Waseea Going Along on Law or
Is Her Statute lopsldeS

Is TST SldIuIc IopSl0c0
Waseca, April b.. Is the city o;
Waseca operating illegally? This is
the question raised by Alderman
WobschaJl st tie meeting % The
council last evening when the max
ter of appropHating s40J Ger the
Waseca band came Up Mr.. Wob-
schall claimed that this appropria-
ton was not allowed for III any tunc
and according TO the charter the
most it was possible &c .aise fer any
one fund WIS three mills or aho1,
$4,000. Last yesr about $4,000 was
raised for orc fIad AZ. Wobschali
introduced resol,r.cl urging Ire
Charter Commission - meet acc
amend this E-os1s.on allowing sse
city TO raise the r.ausy ueeded So
they could operate iaEaIy. His md. !.
ton received no second a36 ne sta..
ed that tEasmGcn rs the charter
stated that only three mills could be
raised for each ir.36 dc wtqlld Bet
out an Injunction erioining the
council from approp,iat.ng more
than that for any purpose.
Mr.. Wobschall also Guesttonce
the authority of the council In pey
ing Judge Stu1'ner Of Municipal
Court a straight salary OF $500 a
year. According to. the charter, he
said. the Judge was to be paid by
the fees. He also questioned the
right OF the council of appoic.lnl
the we:ghniaster and engineer and
said Il was oue OF, the duties Of The
mayor. Alderman Mahcney stated
that this was within tho authority
OF the city council.