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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
ON SPEAKING TOUR

P. S. Shanks, one of the most pow erful speakers in the state and a leader in the Laymen's Missionary movement, left Selma today for a three weeks, speaking tour, which will take him to the six regional conferences of the Presbyterian church in the south, as one of the few laymen so honored Mir Shanks goes first to Houston, Tex, and from there will appear before conferences at Little Rock, Jacksonville, Char lottesville. Va; Huntington, W. Va, and Richmond. At the conclusion of these engagements MT. Shanks will spend a short while with his mother in Lexington, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
Draperles Ginghams Stockings Everything

Each 15 cent package of Diamond Dyes' contains directions so simple any woman can dye or tint her old, worn. faded things new, even if she has never dyed before. Buy Diamond Dyes-no other kind--then perfect home dyeing is guaranteed. Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether it is linen. cotton, or mixed goods Diamond Dyes never streak, spot. fade or run.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
WINSTON MAN PARoLED

Because of serious doubt of his guilt, Governor Brandon today issued a parole to Sam Denton of Winston county who had been convicted of a statutory offense and given an indeterminate sentence of from five to six years. Denton has served since March 23, 1920. The board of pardons recommended clemency and a large number of citizens urged Denton's release.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
SMALL SUM LEFT AT INTEREST NOW
 T0TALS $2OO,00O
Selma Man Inherits Fortune Which Has Drawn Interest Since 1868-HighWay
 Meet at Auburn.

SELMA, Ala, Feb. 12-(Special.)- A fortune of s200.000. grown from a small sum let out at compound in terest in 1868, will be turned over to B. F. Wilson of 314 Alabama ave- nue in 1925. it was learned recently when a letter from MT. Wilson's s cousin, Miss Tillie Hunter. arrived from Milton, Tex. MT. Wilson and his wife live with their daughter, Mrs. H. B. Burke, and they also spend much time in Jackson, Ala, with niece, Mrs. Mary Lardent.
 News of the good turn in fortunes s wheel, which they have beoi def initely informed to expect, was re- ceived joyfully by the couple. and further instructions contained in the letter from their cousin are that MT. Wilson shall go to Texas in the fall of 1924. in order that Miss Hunter and her lawyer can settle up with him. The money comes from the estate of Miss Hunters mother.
 Several years ago Miss Hunter ad : vertised in the papers to find the whereabouts of her cousin Mir Will son, in order to inform him that her mother had fallen heir to s1S,0O0 MT. Wilson is the next heir, and he will be able to lay claim to the money when the proper time comes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
IfchES2g P/L r. S

PAZO OINTMENT instantly Re- lieves ITCHING PILES and you
 can get rcstful sleep after tho frat application.
 All druggists arc authorized to
 refund money if PAZO OINT- MENT fails to Cure any case of
 ITCHING, BLIND, BLEEDING
 or PROTRUDING PILES. Cures
 ordinary eases in 6 days. the
 worst cases in 14 days. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
COLLECTING GAS TAX

Citizens of Alabama today were paying their tax of two cents gal lon on all gasoline and other motor fuels obtained for use in their auto- mobiles. However. in Montgomery. no further advance in price was noted. The price jumped from 19c to 21c late in the week, which will cover the tax. Another advance had been predicted by dealers because of the continued advance in the prices of crude oil in recent weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
5. s. s. Is the Great Builder of Red. Blood-Cells and Rheumatism
 Must Col Just Try Itl

"Rheumatismf Mel No, indeed, it's all gone, every bit of it! It's sum shine and joy for me now for the first time in years. I feel a wonderful glory again in tho free motion I used to have when my days were younger. look at my hands and think of the twists and swellings they used to have. 1 bend way over to the floor. I haven't been able to do that in many years. l can thank S. s. s. for it all! Te me 1t was a rising sun of joy and lib- erty. Brothers and sisters in misery. do not close your eyes and think that health, free motion and strength arc gone from you forever! It is not 50. It is here and now for all of you. s. s. s. is waiting to help you" There is a reason why s. s. s. will help you. When you increase the number of your red blood cells. the entire sys. tenn undergoes a tremendous change. Everything depends on blood-strength. Blood which is minus sufficient red cells leads to a long list of troublss. Rheumatism is one of them. s. s. g. is the great blood cleanser, blood builder, system strengthener, nerve in- vigorator. It stops skin eruptions. too, pimples. blackheads, acne, boiis. eczema. It builds up run down. tired men and women, beautifies complex Ions, makes tho flesh firmer. Start q. s. s. today. It is sold at all drug sfores in two sizes. The larger size bottle is the more economical
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
of carrying out Alabama's highway

of carrying out Alabama's highway program.
 Governor Brandon and national leaders in commerce and finance will be distinguished speakers before the conference Among those on the program are John T. Tigert. United States commissioner of education; Thomas H. Macdonald. chief bureau of public roads, department of agri- culture; Harvery S. Firestone, Rub Der Association of America; Roy D. Chapin, National Automobile Cham Der of Commeree; F. l.. Bishop, So- ciety for Promotion of Engineering Education; w. S. Keller. state high way engineer, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
HIGHWAY DELEGATEs NAILED

Julien smith, W. o. Chrisman, city engineer, and J. A. Minter of the board of revenue were appointed To- day by President M. Hohenberg of the Chamber of Commerce to repre sent that body at conference of highway engineers and economists to be held in Auburn February 21. 22 and 23.
 Invitation to the Chamber of Con- merce to send tpree delegates to the conference was given by Dr. Spright Dowell. chairman of the committee and president of Alabama Polytechnic institute. The highway education board is interested in promoting the conference, which has as it's obiect the discussion of ways and means
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
NAVY TURNS DOWN 45 INVENT |ONS IF THOMAS A. EDISON
Government Heads Resent New Ideas, Venerable h. ventor DecIares-Criti-
 cizes Politicians

WEST ORANGE. N. j., Feb. 12.- Thomas A Edison today said that he had offered the United States navy 45 inventions since he had been pres ident of the naval consulting board but that every one or them had been rejected.
 Navy officers seem to resent ideas for the betterment of the navy rather than to welcome them," he said.
 The occasion was the electrical wiz ards annual birthday interview with Eews writers. He was 76 years old yesterday.
 Edison began the interview, in his laboratory office, by kicking over his head to prove his assertion that he was still young.
 q am doing more work than ever, he said. T am interesting myself in business theories as well as mechani- cal and electrical construction. But 1 am not spending fortune on bum ideas. As soon as I see a scheme is nc good l discard it."
 Mir. Edison jumped nimbly from in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ENTER

Notice was received by the state auditor and secretary of state today of the entrance of two additional foreign corporations into the state. The Realty Development corporation, incorporated in Michigan, qualified to do business, with R. W. Drane of Florence as state agent. This cor poration will invest s4s.0O0 in Ala- bama.
 James $. Kirk & Co. of Illinois will enter business with the state of- flee in Montgomery. E. R. Beckwith was named state agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-13

tVINofDN1fN O WI HS
 The public service commission Mon day heard and took under advise ment the petition of the Alabama Power company for authority to sell first mortgage bonds to the value of S4,000, ,000 Thomas w. Martin, presi- dent of the company, stated that a portion of the bond issue would be used in making partial payments for the property in Montgomery while the remainder would be used In re- tiring obligations of the company about to become due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
TRAGIC GADSDEN EVENT RECALLED
Negro Sent Up For Murder 18 Years Ago Now Seeks
 Pardon
GADsDEN BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Gadsden. Ala. Nov. B 1

One of the most tragic periods in Gadsden's history was recalled Fri day when it was announced that Will Johnson, negro, would ask for a par don after spending IS years in the penitentiary. With Vance Garner and Jack Hunter. two other negroes, he was convicted of murdering a white woman and sentenced to hang in December 1905. Garner and Hun ter wore sent to the gallows, but JohnSon's sentence was commuted to life Imprisonment by Governor Jelks,
 Resentment at the governors in reference caused a mob to storm the county jail and seize Buck Richard son, a fourth negro held in connec- tion with the murder, and hang him to the river bridge. Richardson was not even under indictment and would have been released within a short while. It is understood that John sons appeal for clemency will be op- posed by officials and citizens of Etowah county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
JURY 0F Do.
 HEARS GOLF CAv1
Decides An lnjurf To A Eel low Player Is NlF A Dam-
 aaeabIa 0fL ense

NJ " YORK, Nov 23,--If golfer is in. rsd by golf ball driven by d player following him on the greens. that's his own lookout, a jury of duffers decided in Supreme Court Justice Taylor's court today and re- Fused to award John B. Harris, a bond salesman, the $15000 damages he demanded of Henry Coe. Jr., a bankers son.
 Goes ball struck Harris on the head as the latter was leaving the sixteenth green at Rumson, N. J., in July, 1921. Coe had driven from the tee. Harris, who said the blow had kept him out of his office for 21 months, claimed that Coe had driven too soon and too powerfully.
 The jury, which admittedly knew little of golf, was given a lengthy lesson in the niceties of the game by Coe'e attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
MAIL ROBBERY CHARGED

After hunt for three years, fed eral agents have succeeded in run hing 'PulT' Young alleged negro mail robber, to earth at Detroit. Mich, and he will be brought back to Alabama for prosecution. Young is said to have robbed parcel post packages carrying valuable articles of merchandise while he was porter a the Attalla union railway station, He escaped from two secret service agents after he had been arrested and charged with the theft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
ROTARIANS HELP FARM CLUB BOYS
Selma Club Dishes Out S5 Bills To Young Farmers.
 Senator Ellis Speaks

SELMA, Ala, Nov. 23.-(SpeciS LeasedW Wire. .)-Prize winners out of class of 70 competitors, the follow ing boys were awarded s5 treasury United States notes at the Rotary clubs luncheon Friday: Pig club: " L. Rawles, David Haygood and Clarence Smith. Poultry club Wood fin Cain, Berry Smith, J. W. Davis Beef club: Robert Cain, John Civ han and Joseph Givhan. Dairy club: Harry Gladden., scott Radford ana Woodfin Cain. Corn club: Robert Quarles, Otto Nunn and Henry Man ming. Cotton club: Edgar Sanderson, Clifton Seltz and Hampton Sanderson.
 Senator J. B. Ellis delivered the prizes, in his customary fictitious style. saying among other things 10 the boys, that if the men were as et- ficient in farming as the boys the yield in cotton in the county would have been 50,o00 bales, the graineries of the county would have been burst ing with corn with plenty left for the moonshiners, the paekerst trust would be dissolved and the{ con densed milk proposition numbered with the things that were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
STRUCK BY IRON PIPE

At 427 Small street Friday Min thorn Moore, yielding small piece of one-inch iron pipe, struck Troy McGrue a blow on the head that felled him to the ground and inflict- ed serious but not fatal injuries, it is believed. Moore was arrested and locked up, charged with at tempt to murder Dr. Moss, special ist in mental and nervous diseases, who has been treating Moore, later secured his release for continuation of his treatment and pending the re- suit of McGrues injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
"sTRANGERy BLAMED

A stranger entirely unknown to him unlocked the doors of the De- Kalb county jail at Fort Payne and gave Bus" Bryant his freedom. That is the tale which Bryant told the sheriff when the latter found him grounds, one hour after his escape. It is said the doors were found un- locked, but the affair is a mystery to the officials,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
|lIlI!IlIluIIII

would rather have died than live. l couldn't do my work without help, and the doctors told me that an operation was all there was left.I would not con sent to that, so my husband brought me bottle of Lydia D. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and begged me to take it. have taken fourteen bot ties of it and feel ten years younger. Life is full of hope. do all my house. work and had a large garden this year. I never will Le without the Vegetable Compound in the house, and when my two little girls reach womanhood I intend to teach them to take it. am never too busy to tell some suffering sister of my help, and you can use my name and letter to spread the good news of Lydia E. Pinkham's medicines. Mrs. IDA M. CoFFMAN, R. B. 2, Sidell, Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

night the Central Trade Union ap- proved number of articles that will be used in the forthcoming cam paign to educate people of the Gads den district on unionism. President H. M. Hooks of the county farm labor union was present and intro duced the five delegates from that organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
yIsTTs RTRAT, sCHOoL

c. F. Chestnut, superintendent Of vocational agriculture at Auburn, spent Thursday and Friday at the Glencoe school where one of the few rural vocational agricultural depart ments is maintained. It Is the only rural school of the kind in the state. MT. Chestnut said before leaving that it was one of the best in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
STOREKEEp SHOT

T. M. Roberts was. shot twice by Joe Powell at Cag1e's Cross-roars in DeKalb county. It is said while drunk Powell went to the school house and ran off the teachers and pupils. He then proceeded to Rob erts' store and raised a row with the keeper, finally shooting him twice. MT. Roberts was not fatally hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
MRS. VAUGHAN BURIED

funeral serVices Of Mrs, P. T. Vaughan, widow of Paul Turner Vaughan, a noted successful figure in business and financial life of Sell ma, and herself 6 leader in social, charitable and religious circles, oc- cured Friday from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank M. Cochran. The services were conducted by Rev. O. v. Calhoun. pastor of the First Methodist church. in which Mrs. Vaughan has worshiped from her youth. Interment was in Live Oak penefery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
RECOGNIZES LOST GEM
New Orleans Woman Sues For Re-
 coverY Of .IeYYeI Gift

New Orleans Woman Sues For Re-
 covery Of Jewel Gift
 NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 23--Mrs. F. r. Hanseu, recognizing a fob worn by Frederick E. Perrin as one she had lost 15 years ago, filed suit in civil district court for its recovery. The fob, a gold nugget, set with jewels, was made by a New Orleans jeweler 30 years ago and was given to Mrs. Hansell by her brothers. Eff teen years later it was lost or stolen. With the filing of the suit the court issued a writ of sequestratioh and ordered the sheriff to seize and hold the property pending the outcome Of the contest over it's ownership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
CONFER ON DRAINAGE

J. M. Moore, state commissiOner or agriculture and industry, was in Guntersville Friday conferring with Marshall county citizens on the pro- ject to spend $75,OO0 to drain 6,O0O acres of land in Brown valley. State participation in the extent of the work was the principal subject dis cussed with the state official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
MRS. FORMAN DIES

died at her home at Fairview Thurs day night. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at McCauley chapel and the burial will follow in the church yard cemetery. She is survived by her husband and six children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
JAMES ARMSTRONG; DEAD

James Armstrong died at his home on Dwight avenue In Alabama City Thursday, and was buried at Clayton cemetery Friday afternoon, following funeral services conducted by Rev. R. V. Lock. He is survived by his widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
CHARLES HICKS

Charles Hicks, 42, died at his home in Attalla Thursday night. The funeral was held Friday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev C. o. Thompson with burial at Noun tainboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
GAMBLING HALLS CLOSED
Three Of Widest In Juare8 Arc Or
 dered Auf Of Ruginess

JUAREz, Mex, Nov 23.-Part of the kick" was taken out of the widest town on the North Ameri- can continent" today when the Mexi can government ordered three of the largest gambling halls in Juarez closed Open charges of plated faro games. loded dice and too consistent chuck a luck resulted in the closing ediCt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
7,Ra1 RALEs GINNED

Etowah county ginned 7,6S1 bales of cotton up to November IA, accord ing to the census bureau. This is compared to 8,3O6 bales ginned up to the same period year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
pop0GATAPETL IS ACTIVE
as~4eau golcano Showing Renewed
 HFrna Of Activity

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 2S.-Popo- satapetl exico's snow capped vol eano, whlel has been in a semiac- tive state since the days of the spanish conquest, became active to- day. A constant and intense rain of ashes is falling, while the summit crater is oelching dense columns of smoke. Indians in the surrounding vfllsges are terror stricken, prepar- ing to flee from their homes.
 THE SHOP aims to give better gifts--and it's aim could not he better
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

Slde, Wnlcn was d. most unbearable,
 and I could not even let the bed clothing rest on my body at night.
 1 had been sick for seven years, but not so bad until the last eighteen months, and had become so run down that I cared for nobody, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
LIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY
Oklahoma City kfas "Ironing Day
 Changed

MALESTER, Okla, Nov. 23.-~ Housewives at Kiowa, Okla, near here, where the municipal power plant operates only during the hours Of darkness and when otherwise needed, were relieved of a perplexing problem today when city officials posted the following notice:
 "On account of Thanksgiving fall ing on Ironing Day, the lights will be turned on next Wednesday instead of Thursday, the regular Ironing Day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
AGED MAN A SUICIDE
Young Grandson Finds His Dead
 Body In His R0om

Body In HIs Koom
 < ENpHIS, Tenn, Nov. 23.-A t3 saat E grandson, carrying cup
 08fs to Abraham Baron aged B ant, found the dead body af h. andfather in his room. A blood F zor, which he had used 70 saa ft fife, lay in chair beside .e bea Baron had been ill several months. 'hree months ago, his son sgrencAed his pistol from his hands when he tried to commit suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24
MRS. BOHEMIAN ILL SEVEN YEARS Saved from an Operation byLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound

Sidell, Ill.-"I was a nervous wreck. was suffering from a pain in my left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

THE SHoP-O- sCOPE aims to give better gifts--ana Is aim could not be better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

LAST DAY we can accept MAIL orders under the Community Plate" Club Plan--that is, any orders dated Friday or Saturday will be ac-
 cepted if accompanied by the first payment of $5. Specify pattern and pieces desired please.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

SWedterS for !" Wo-to-Six" All the new style quirks thirty hours from New York" and all the new shades; tans and browns, as we'll as the favorites of other years, Copenhagen, navy and red-$3.50, $3.95, $4.95, $5.95.
 Sipouers, Too--- Heather mixtures, rose. green. pink, light blue. French blue, tans and browns. These for ages two to six-$3.95, $4.50, $4.95, $5.95.
 Matching tams and toques for the sweaters, 7oc to $2.o5.
 SECOND FLOOR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-24

sealed package, $4.S9. Coty's Jasmine Extract, sealed package. $4.S9. Mavis Toilet Water, 79c. Azurea Vegetal, $1.15. Florange Vegetal, S1.15. Mary Garden Toilet Water, $1.29. French Lilac vegetal, 5sc. Cutex Manicure Sets, compact size, 49c. La May Double Compacts, $1.19. Domino Double Compacts, $I. Domino Single Compacts, 75c. Imported French Perfume; va- rious odors, A -oz. bottle, 25c.
 MAIN FLOOR
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-15

gers apartment, there was nothing to
connect the persons mentioned with
any Of the bootlegger's operations.
Claim Damage to Regulations.
Those who ire threatening TO sue
for damages are claiming, however,
that tine publication &C the names in
connection with the arrest of the boot
logger was intended to represent the
fact that the list was a bona fide
register of the bootlegger's customers,
thereby inferring that all these per
sons were both bre king and defying
the prohibition law.
The affidavit of the bootlegger
read in part as follows:
Il deny that the names found in
my home are those OF ersons TO whom
| had sold liquor as alleged. The
names contained m the book taken by
the police had no connection what
soever with any transaction of the kind
alleged in the newspaper. | make this
statement in order that the impress
sion conveyed by the publication oi
the lists may be corrected"
The publication of the affidavit
has led the state, War and Navy de
partments to give up any thought Of
ordering an investigation of the of
ficials of tie government servi {
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-15
WORK TO SAVE BIRDS
Snow Threatens Wisconsin Game
FlOCks With determination.
Milwaukee. Wis. March 15.-E,

Milwaukee, Wis, March 15.-Eyery
farmer in the Waukeesha Lakes re-
gion, readable by telephone, has been
urged to get 10 the thickets and lee
sides of hills and snow drifts to
save the thousands of game birds that
are smothering in the drifts.
Fox hounds have been released by
Milwaukee owners of estates, TO make
war on mink, weasel. skunks and other
predatory animals. which have Joined
with the blizzard in an attack upon
the birds.
Bird dogs also are covering the
fields under the care of game keepers
TO point out the flocks and coveys
hidden under the SHOWS. Where these
are found, the crusts are broken, the
birds released. and feed spread for
them.
Farm boys are the birds best al
lies. They have been interested in
the plight Of the game. They seem
to know better than anybody else
where the birds arc hidden. They,