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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-16
HOME Is DESTROYED

FORT DEPOSiT, Ala May H. Special. )--Last night about II o'clock the pretty home of o. G. Bruner, on Mildred street, was totally destroyed with the entire. contests by fire. MT. Bruner, his. wife and baby had very narrow escape. with their lives, as the fire had enyeloped the bed room in which they slept before they were awakened, the roof falling in few sec onds after they left the building.
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GOES TO CONVENTION Rev. .CIelnn1ens Attends As Delegate " 4 s- Ft.o,u pre<grrtery

MARION, Ala, May 15.--tSpecial.) PRev.s wiIlapS B. 1Gsinmons. pastor of the Marion Presbyterian church, has gone to San Antonio, Tex. as one of the commissioners from Tuscaloosa Pres bytery to attend fine meeting of the sixty-fonrth general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church.
 Bond Issue PrOposed-At regular meeting of the city council Monday night, committee composed of Council men Lawrence P Howze, Allan R. Oxford apd pr. James E. Young, was appointed to investigate the feasibility of the proposition tosissue bonds of the city of Marion for-the purpose. of pro viding better fire equipment.
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GO TO ATLANTA

AUBURN, Ala, May 15.-(SpeciaI. ) Eight members of the Auburn Baptist church left here today for Atlanta, where they will attend the Southern Baptist convention, which convenes May IA. The Auburn delegates are the Rev. Earl Holmes, Mrs. Earl Holmes, Miss Leland Cooper, Mrs. J. T. Will liamson. Mrs. C.. S. Yafbrough, Mrs. K. D. Mcdonald, Miss Ella Heard, W. J. Nettles.
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bans, held here for two weeks on charges of violating United States neutrality laws, were released byy,United States Commissioner Savage late taday when counsel for the government failed to con test motion to quash the complaint The defense contended thst the charges were not supported by evidence.
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tn this convention from Parrish ars John R. Davidson, S. H. Clements and G. Riley Sanford.
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Central of Georgia TeIls About It. Employe.

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Porter's superbly tailored Tropical Worsted Suits stop the search for hot weather comfort and style A wide, wide range of distinctive patterns and colors, with silk quarter lining and silk piped seams, allows every man to dic- tate his own color and cost. Plenty of stouts. longs, shorts and regulars, so that you can enjoy the mental ease of perfect, fit with the physical ease of feather weight fabrics. And don't forget this is all choice new merchandise! 'C
 We inUite, even urge, c comparison
 of values, vGriety and a0orkmGfs-
 ship, and, lest you torget-your
 money back if yOu 1Oant it.
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G. o. r. PLAN TICKET

Will Place Full Ticket In Walker
 PARRISH. Ala..- May 15.-(Spe- cial Ben Kirk and J. A. Kitchens of this place are mentioned in eonnec- ton with the republican nomina tiOn for treasurer of Walker county. Walk CT county republican leaders plan to place a full ticket in the field for coun- ty offices at the county convention, to be held at Jasper Saturday. Delegates
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CUBANs RELEASED

Government Fails To Contest Motion To #s Quash Complaint
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Tomorrow Taft Roosevelt contest His Hat in the Ring 1912.
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05
USES TELEPHONE
CALLS TO CATCH
FLEEING CROOKS
Michigan sherirs System, OF elvlro
Warning Virtually Closes
All Roads.

A telephone notification system
that virtually closes the main hiab.
ways as avenues OF escape for erin.
inais has been adopted IN WAYNE
county, Mich, and is now being ex.
tended throughout southeastern Mich
gan.
The plan was discussed at recent
conference Of county sherins. State
and federal police officers. The auto
mobile has made It so that the Grim.
NAL knows no boundary lines and. as
a result. law enforcement methods
must be revised to meet these changed
conditions, declared Sheriff George A.
walters. who has had great success In
tracing criminals through the use OF
the telephone.
This has been accomplished BY list.
ing farmers and places Of business
along all Of the main highways in the
county, care having been taken 10
secure the cooperation Of persons who
are SO situated as to be able to see
passing automobiles. When a bank
robbery or other serious crime Is
committed In Detroit or in a nearby
city or town, the plan is Immediately
TO get In touch with the places tina.
have been listed along the roads that
seem likely avenues Of flight. Care,
full descriptions Of the fugitives are
given and watch is then kept for
them. II they are located. the sheriff.
office is Immediately called by tele
phone and arrangements are made to
intercept them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05

The 1924 Christmas Seal bids fair
to rival the sale OF 1923 in number OF
stamps sold and as more and more of
the generous hearted people of Charles
county realize that seventy per cent of
the money received from stamp sales
comes directly back to the county, it is
quite likely that the present year sale
will be larger.
This money will be deposited to the
credit Of the Charles county public
health nursing fund of which Mr.. ]. j.
Gering, OF Indian Head, is treasurer,
and utilized to pay the running ex-
penses of the public health nurse now
on duty.
1t is not at all necessary to "buy
till il hurts, y for the more persons in
terested-by small purchases, the better,
SO let the children get into the game
as after all considerable percentage
OF money turned over to the Maryland
State tuberculosis Association from
the stamps is used to maintain the
Preventorium at Claiborne, where an
hundred or more OF Maryland S chill
dren were brought back to their normal
weight and health last summer.
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How Supreme Court
Justices Kept Vigorous.


One Of the most remarkable charac-
teristics OF the late Chief Justice White
and Mr.. Jussice Harlan, was their re-
markable sigor up to the very time
Of their death, at the ripe old ages OF
Is and ~ years respectively.
Perhaps il is just cOincent, but there
are many who firmly believe that not
the least important cause of this Wig
orous old age was the noted Judges
practice OF chewing tobacco. 10 at
tribute long life and good health to
this custom Is we'll within the bounds
OF hygienic fact. For example, It Is
well known that tobacco chewers have
better teeth, stronger digestion and
sounder nervous systems than any
other type of tobacco users.
The Z. Lorillard Company, manu-
facturers Of BEECH-NUT Chewing To-
bacco. have recently issued figures
which indicate that people everywhere
now appreciate the healthful qualities
Of chewing tobacco. They state that
in one year alone over $50, OO0, 600 pack
ages of Beech-Nut Chewing Tobacco
we're sold. They assert that these are
a tribute not only to the benefits Of
chewing tobacco in general, but to the
high quality and big value In every
package OF Beech-Nut Chewing Tobac-
co in particular.
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am the Christmas Seal.


81 am the Christmas Seal, bearing
the torch of enlightenment, and the
shield Of defense. / stand ready to
protect you and yours. Will you use
me Without your help | cannot
reach the places where | am needed;
without your support | cannot save
those for whom my mission is founded.
My work is everywhere, for in your
community, upon your next street,
perhaps at your very door stands the
deadly enemy, the White Plague, whom
| seek to destroy.
Buy me Put me on your letters,
your packages. am decorative, and
instructive as well. My presence tells
the world that you have joined in the
warfare upon the greatest scourge of
the human race today. Symbolic of
hope and health the double barred
cross is blazoned upon the armor ]
uphold.
That | may be strong, that l may
conquer, put me where | can be seen
this Christmas season, and l will go
further to spread my message and re-
turn to all who are in want of me.
First to succor, then to guard, and at
last to abolish tuberculosis from Our
land. =
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05
TELEPHONES A LAKGE
FACTOR AT CONVENTION

More telephone and telegraphic
equipment than has ever before been
put in any one building in New York
for temporary use was installed in
Madison Square Garden for the Demo
cratic National Convention. Over
100000 feet Of telephone wire was
added to the normal telephone facil.
tiles, special system being provided
to serve almost 500 telephone lines
Of various classifcations. The Bell
System Public Address apparatus was
also established in the Garden.
Two instruments on the desk Of the
Chairman Of the Convention enabled
him to communicate at once with
strategic points in the Garden. To
maintain these added telephone IA
cilities, which included eleven switch
board positions, ninety-two telephone
booths and seventy-one coin box tele-
phones, special force Of operators
and telephone men was required
Many local radio fans had an op-
portunity Of hearing the convention
proceedings broadcasted by the Ches
apeake & Potomac Telephone Com
pany's station w C A P.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05

| American Education Week, Noveln-
Der Il p. vas celebrated al Notre bans
High school, Bry antown, with great
i pnmp and enthusiasm. Tbs Assemblies
held apropos OF the celebration met "a
the beautiful, bright and spacious ",
brary which was tastefuliy decorated
with rel, white and blue buntlnE'
American shields and American hags.
The programs rendered each Gay
were both entertaining and instructive
and also inspirational iron the view
points ii Education as we'll as Patri-
otism. Whereas il is not possible 70
discuss them IN detail, the Important
features were As follows
Monday -con>titution Day
Essays The Personnel OF TIE Con-
ference; Common Sense Of the Consti-
tuition; Why is our American Consti-
tuition great
Poems The Building Of the Ship;
E pluribus Unum.
Art Washington at the First Con-
stitutional Convention; Washington
Taxi & the Oath OF Oflice
Songs Flag Of the Free; Battle
Hymn OF the Republic.
Tuesday -Patriotism Day.
Songs America. Hail Columbia.
Art. Washington Crossing the Del
eware; Signing OF the Declaration Of
Independence; Spirit Of 70.
Picturts Tomb of Washington;
The Capitol.
Addresses A Salute to Our Flag;
American Patriotism.
Poems America. the Beautiful;
The SchoolhoaSe and the Flag; The
American Flag.
Wednesday, School and Teacher Day.
Essays Progress our School has
Made in 10 Years; Our School, an In
hueuce in the Community.
Art: Christ and the Doctors; Pic
lures of Noted Educators
Reading The reacher-Crane.
Song Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean.
Thursday Parish School Day.
Dialogue: Plato Makes an Inquiry.
Pictures Of our school, photographs
Of Senior Students, present and past.
Address Tribute to Father Con-
10y
Essays characteristics Of the Par
sh School; The Parish School Greed
Motto of the Parish School; Contribu-
ioa of the Church 70 American Citi-
'enship; Atmosphere of the Parish
School.
SonG Maryland.
- Friday-High School Day.
Song Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean.
Essays Economic Value Of ? High
School Education; High School Edu-
alton Requirement for Business
Success; Every American Boy and |
Girl Should Graduate from High |
school; What will Higher Education |
Ia for You ?; How Education Affects
Your Chance for Success.
Address Tribute OF Thanks to Fa-
her Conroy for our High School OPP |
Song Star Spangled Banner.
Among those who distinguished |
themselves by literary production or
Excellence ni delivery are Helen |
Bowling, Mar Edelen, Eleanor Owen,
Dorothy Howard. Cecilia Kreft, Je- |
,ome Meyer, Chester Goldsmith, De |
Sales Mudd.
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Telephone Operating
Trains Ear Memory

Telephone operating trains the
memory Of the ear. The high qualit,
Of intelligence which is sought by the
telephone company in employing oper
ators is. however. capable of develop
ing so accurate and retentiye an ear
memory as to be simply phenomenal
This is illustrated by the instance Of
Washington telephone operator
who had been with the local tele
phone company almost from the
beginning. In the early SOS, when
she first Joined the ranks, she worked
under the direction Of Warren Choate.
who died last March at the age Of 81.
It was not very long after the oper-
ator was employed that Mr.. Choate
severed his connection with the tele-
phone company to go into other bust.
ness. She had not seen him or heard
from him for many years, and when
short time before he died, Mr.. Choate
had occasion to call her up on the
telephone. She did not expect the
call and had not heard the voice for
IS years. Yet she instantly recog
nized 1t and greeted her early EN-.
ployef by name.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05

The Farm Bureau Is getting on " {
good start for the coming seasot o
4 1926. During the past two weeks sev
eral of the locals have held meYingi
and elected their officers for th6 yeal
1925. Those holding such meetingi
we're Welcome, La Plata, GraytOn
Pomonkey and Bryantown.
The Welcome Farm Bureau met or
Tuesday night, November II, wish ar
attendance of fifteen. Everyone was
pleased with the work Of the Farm Blu.
reau during the past season. They
have several accomplishments that
they can definitely point TO as the re.
suit Of their Farm Bureau organiza-
ton. They estimated that they have
saved more than enough to pay their
years. dues through cooperative pur-
chasing OF feed and fertilizers al prices
that were only secured as result of
the Farm Bureau State Purchasing
Agency.
Welcome is now equipped with sue
cessfully operating cooperative truck
line. which IS the result of the organ
lied effort of their Farm Bureau. The
organization made campaign for bet
ter livestock and, as a result, they now
have in the community one fine flock
OF pure bred Shropshire sheep and a
start toward three new fiOcks of pure
bred Poultry. In addition to this, the
local has two members who are demon
strating in cooperation with the Ex-
tension Service, How to control Root
Rot. . and one member who is carry
ing on an experiment 10 cooperation
with the County Agent TO determine
the actual effect of the direct applica-
tion of lime on tobacco.
The officers elected fer the coming
season are, Mrs, Martha I. Smythe,
Chairman Of the Home and Communi-
ty Committee; Mr.. J. Otis Watson,
President; MIR. James A. Gray, Vice
President, and Mr.. Roy 0. Reed, Sec
rotary.
Space does not permit at this time to
go into detail of the accomplishments
Of the various locals. The La Plata
local, however, passed resolution
that is worthy of attention, and shows
we'll the feeling of the local. The res
olution is, that the La Plata Farm Blu
reau local give all assistance possible
toward establishing permanent Fair,
making this specific by each member
pledging his individual help and sup
port in any way when called upon by
the directors. The officers elected by
La Plata for the year 1925 are, Mrs. X.
w. Garner, Chairman Of the Home
and Community Committee; Mr.. w.
B. S. Chapman, President; Mr.. Robt.
v. Norris, Vice-President, and Mr.. J.
z. Burdette, Secretary.
The officers elected by the Pomonkey
Farm Bureau local are, Mrs. Thomas
+. Downs, Chairman of the Home and
Community Committee; Mr.. John s.
Warren, President; MIR. f. C. L. Kon-
druf, Viee-President. and Mr.. p. d.
Hopper, Secretary.
The officers elected by the Bryan
town local are, Miss Eva Chappelear,
Chairman OF the Home and Communi-
ty Committee; Mr.. b. Nj. Edelen, Pres
ident; Mr. ]. e. Wetherald. Vice-Pres-
ident, and Mr.. r. Ernest Neave, Sec
rotary.
The Du Bots Farm Bureau local will
meet December s, at 7.30 p. NJ. at the
Du Bots store.
The Wayside Farm Bureau local
will meet Tuesday, December 9, at $50
r. M. at Wayside hall.
H. s. SWAMI President.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05
Notre Dame High School Notes.

On the eve OF Thanksgiving, Notre
Dame High School, Bryantown, re-
eeived from Mr.. Albert S. Cook, State
Superintendent Of Schools, the Char
ter which constitutes it an approved
four-year high school of the First
Group. Its diploma admits the holder
to the State Normal School, or any
State aided College or University.
This rating is sequel to the visit of
DR. North, State Superintendent OF
High Schools, and Mr.. Holloway, AS
sistant Superintendent of Education,
who called on US Halloween and
whose report to the State Department
of Education characterized the build
ing as leaving nothing to be desired
and the whole school plant OF very
superior character, and from the view
point Of faculty and equipment. one oil
the best High Schools in the State Of
Maryland
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To Fight Chestnut Blight.

Lovers of ehestnuts-the kind YOU
eat-will be glad TO learn that real
effort is being made to repair the raw
ages of the chestnut blight in Mary
land. Several years ago virtually
every chestnut tree in the State is said
to have been killed by the blight.
w. F. Besley, State Forester, has
announced that experiments in raising
Chinese chestnut trees we're being con-
Quoted on a large scale near Glendale,
Prince Georges county.
The Chinese chestnut is said to have
a fine favor, although not equal to the
local species. The tree is small and
the nut large, which gives IL a decided
commercial advantage. The is not I'll
for timber.
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Circuit Court.

Court was in session Friday last for
the purpose OF trying two cases re-
moved from st. Mary's county, with
Judges Digges, Mattingly and Loker
on the bench. The cases tried are as
follows
State VS.. Ralph Greenwich, attempted
rape; tried by Court; verdict guilty,
and sentenced TO she Md penitentiary
for ten years.
Briscoe and Posey for State; Sam'l
). LEVIN for defense.
State VS.. John Hawkins, murder;
tried by jury; verdict guilty OF man
slaughter, and sentenced 70 Md. peni'
Tertiary for three years.
Briscoe and Posey Tor State; l.. A
Wilmer and J. f Mud for defense.
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Birthday Party.

Miss Betty Mitchell, the pretty and
attractive little daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Walter j. Mitchell, enter
tanned number Of her friends Friday
afternoon last at her home, ''Thains-
ton, the occasion being her 18th
birthday. The little guests arrived
about three O'Clock and soon made
merry playing various games and en-
joying themselves to their hearts con-
tent, after which they were invited into
the spacious dining roi m where they
found a tab laden with sweets, dain-
ties and pretty birthday cake.
Miss Betty was the recipient Of many
useful and pretty presents. After
showering many good wishes on theil
hostess, the little ones departed about
six O'Clock with experiences OF de
lightful afternoon.
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Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court was in session
Tuesday with Judges Carpenter, Rice
and Henderson on the bench. The fol-
lowing business was transacted
Inventory of personal estate OF VIM.
H. Young filed and passed.
Account OF sales in estate of John II .
Higges filed and passed
First and final account of 7. L. Hig-
don, administrator OF John Il. Higges,
filed and passed.
Application by Stella Mudd for let
tiers of guardianship to minor chill
dreu OF Stella and Frank Mudd filed.
Bond, fixed at 81, 200, filed and ap-
proved and letters issued.
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Special Religious Services.

The Rev. DR.. William De Veries,
Canon and Chancellor of the National
Cathedral, Washington, will peach at
All Faith Church, Sunday morning
next at IL O'Clock. Canon De Veries
viii preach at the night service in
Dent Memorial Chapel at 730.
There will be Corporate Commun-
ion service of all the men at All Faith
Church Sunday morning next.
A cordial invitation is extended te
all to be present ct these services.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05
Mr.. Robert Mills Accidentally Killed.

The remains Of Mr. Robert Mills, a
former residentof the western section
of this county, who was accidentally
killed by a trolly car at his home ia
New Jersey, were brought here Tues
day last and Inferred in the cemetery
OF Nanlemoy Baptist Church. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. I. L.
Scruggs; His pallbearers we're Mes
srs. K, II. Davis, james L. Davis, Jr..
Grover &. Davis, G.. hancock, j. T.
Hancock and Stonewall Davis.
Mr.. Mills, who was about IS years
OF age, is survived by an uncle and
two sons, Andrew Mills and Robert
Mills, Jr., of this county, and Herman
Mills, ef New Jersey, respectively.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting for the election
OF officers of the Charles County Ii
brary Association will be held in the
Court House on Wednesday, December
the 10th, at 2 O'Clock p. m. Full at
tendance is desired.
The Constitution requires that the
annual dues be paid previous to that
meeting. The same may be sent to
Mrs. P. Stanley Harrison, Treasurer,
Hughesville, or W. B. Billingsley,
Sec'ty.
KATHERINE S. GRAY,
President.
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THE LArEsr N pARpea snops

Tslephone-eouipped barber chairs
Ars the latest Innovation in Atlanta.
Georgia. The Biltmore barber shop
IN that city has equipped each OF its
chairs with individual telephones
Tor the use Of patrons while the
barber clips and scrapes away.
There are u chairs in the shop with
telephone connections from each to
a miniature switchboard operated
By the cashier.
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Apples and Wood.

Apples-sl.OO to $500 per bushel-
Stay mans and King David. Gano's
at so cents a bushel less.
Wood delivered within a radius oil
IL miles of Newburg, s. 90 per cord.
From II to "a miles, 3d. 90, and from "a
10 SO miles, $1,000. Sawed only on or
der, stating length desired.
Write or phone,
JOHN p. BURDETTE, Manager,
Oakland Orchards, Inc,
ll-14-4t. La Plata, Md.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-12-05

On Friday, the Juniors and Seniors
were treated to a delightful trip to
Washington forthe purpose of visiting
the National Museum and the Capitol.
Among the countless treasures exam
ined we're the Kaffir aud Lulu settle
ments ia the chronological Department,
fac-siailes Of the Rosetta Stone and
the Parthenon, the Stuart Washing
tom in the Art Gallery, air planes,
submarines, miniature OF Belleau
Forest, Stalactites, beryl crystal, and
other euriosities too numerous to mem
ton, but which contributed TO making
the trip very interesting and highly
instructive.