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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

e most wasteful town on earth. All te being torn down. They are not quirements. Mighty little attention to buy fresh. I watched one demo- 'onted by four marble pillars. ,naIl. gang-boss.
 we're beginning to lay the first course of stone for the basement it hangs around like 1t was bossing us. I'll bet money that when the new hotel is open the damn cat will be sitting on the front steps.p
 He called to laborer.
 Tony" said he, take this quarter and get the damn cat it's milk"
 Perhaps she began as manikin in Paris. She had that air of pert as. suranee coupled with saucy prettiness Now she is, perhaps, the head sales woman in. one of the little shops off the Avenue where the cost of gown is measured by the depth of monsieur s purse.
 Height 'opdred dollars" she says forty times a day. "Mais certainment eet ees not >sheap. But eet ees pairfect for yong beautiful woman like mad ame."
 She fussed about her 'usban' on the bus top as though he were a child. He seemed a bit annoyed byit. Maybe he felt himself at disadvantage in this new country, for he was an ob vious new arrival, and had no word of English. Then she relapsed into silence.
 Wait" she said in French. "You shall see something superb"
 The bus jolte dacross Fortieth street, just as the last rays of the setting sun gilded the topmost pinnacles of the extraordinary new brown-black building the peak of which is tipped with splashes of vivid yellow. One had mot realized before how this bizarre structure -complements- the bizarre note of new New York.
 Look" she cried. "A castle set on a hill"
 The surly mans face glowed in per feet admiration. "Ahp he cried. What an artist, hein?"
 Then the rest of us saw it, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

IS paid to the materials. It is easier lition of fine old house uptown, f
 Down wit 'em," ordered the for
 "Esa dam shame" said the Italia They came down in pieces. The cut stone cornices were smashed. The brick of the walls we're dumped into wagons. In any other city they would have been cleaned and used again. Wonder what will become of the bronze Diana that tops Madison Square Gar den? When the first Diana was a failure Augustus St. Gaudens made this one at his own cost, as a labor of love.
 If this were a continental town the tourists would flock to the Astor library to admire. Architecturally. fine, it has acquired a fine sepia tint by New York's rain and smoke. Unlike the gray and black of London't old buildings, or the gray and white of Paris. Even the cowardly lions on their pedestals have acquired dignity with age. They have outgrown that air of peevish snobbery they once wore. Men sit about on the wide flight of stairs these calm sum- mer evenings and smoke their cigarettes. They have that air of complete repose one observes in Italy. Pigeons wheel in the air overhead.
 This is perhaps an unwise para graph, If New York's authorities dis cover it they may send the sandblast machine around to peel that fine color from the library and reduce it to commonplace plaster white. New York's ideal of structural bsauty., is new dishpan.
 "The damn cat" said the foreman, Sis nuisance.n
 He was broadly profane about it. The cat sat on a pile of stone in the sun at the bottom of the excavation and made it's toilet. When it had fin- ished 1t yawned widely and seemed to muse. An Italian laborer paused long enough to stroke it. AIt responded by rubbing his caIvassed leg. |
 The damn cat" said the foreman, used to live in the house we just tore down. It wouldn't sgo away. Now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
sPRINKLERs FOR WAREHOUSES
GrecnvllIe Operators Plan Fire Pro.
 veY1flon Ea,sinn1enE

NenAtVn E4utpm68t
 GREENYIbLE, Ala, July 29.- Especial. )-Locai cotton storing ware house operators are completing ar arrangements for the installation of sprinkling systems for their ware houses. se
 This improvement will greatly lessen the fire insurance rates, according to Chief Greten of the local fire depart ment, and it is believed by Greenville merchants that it will be drawing card in favor of the operators Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
1 NEW COUNTY SCHOOL
 BEGAN AT MOULTON
One-Story Building To Replace
 One Destroyed By Fire

MOULTON, Ala, July 29.-(Spe- cial. .)-Work of excavating the foun- dations for the new county high school building began to day on the site of the old building, which was destroyed by fire on the night of May 31. The contract calls for a one-story build- ing of the 6-1-B> state type instead of the two-story form of thesold build- ing. The cantract has been let to G. E. Marsh of Tennessee, who is also erecting a building at Falkville some what of the same type.
 Attend Formers SchOoI-Emmett and Walter Burch of Landersville left Sunday afternoon for Auburn where they expect to attend the farmers meet during the week with possibly q re- turn by Montgomery to attend the state meeting of delegates from the Alabama farm bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

w. Y. Eagan, D. c. Youngblood, Henry Enzer, J. B. Hilliard, w. T. Adams and George Boron. R
 The campaign attracted more inter- est than most any city election of the past decade. Consequently, q heavy vote was boiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
sTATE AERIAI. MAP

FRANKE0RD, Ky, July 29.-An army airplane, pilOted by federal air service officers, began an aerial map ping of Kentucky today for convenience of the state national guard during emergencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

Special summer rates, $9.OO per day bnd up, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N. c. finest hotel resort in the wOrld.-Adv,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
Manliattan Dogs And Nights
Bv HERBERT COREY

town superb buildings being torn They not
 big enough to modern requirements Mighty little attention paid to the materials is easier buy fresh watched demo- on of fine old house uptown fronted by four narb pillars
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
National Essay Contest

An essay contest, open TO all boys
and girls of the nation between the
ages OF ~ and rs, inclusive, is being
conducted by the American Legion on
the subject, 'Why Communism is a
Menace To Americanism."
The prizes will be $3.50, $500 and
$3.50 TO be applied on scholarship
in any college whichVh winner might
choose. State prizes will also be
awarded, they being a silver medal, a
bronze medal and a certificate Of merit
All the essays are to be completed
by June 10, 1924 and turned over to
the county superintendent. Three
judges for the county are to be Sc
lected, who will pass ON the work.
For complete information see Mr..
Mock, the county superintendent, or
Joe $. Decker, commander Pocahontas
Post American Legion.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Old JACKSON

Rev. J. o. Heifner filled his appoint
ment Saturday night Sunday and Sun
day night.
Henry Brown and family have NOV
ed on the Pierce farm near the Sloan
rock quarry for this year.
Johnnie Woods Of Blodgett, Mo.
came in Sunday 10 spend a few days
with his parents at this place.
Brown went to Pocahontas Sat
urday ON business.
DIR. A. G. Henderson Of Imbodel
was called out Sunday to see J. {.
Williams, who was very sick.
T. w. Elliott and family spent sun
day at the home of Lige Grassland.
jeff Bolding and sister, Susie, Of
Imboden spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Pearl Songer here.
j. r. Woods and wife spent Sunday
at the home of Harry Campbell near
here.
~ ~ 4 ssnhiiiNhi VI
here on business last Friday afternoon.
l.. Brown and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at the home Of VIII Hudson
There has been a good deal of corn
planted around this place the past
week.
Sam Songer and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of J. c. VIII
liams.
John Houston of near Ravenden
Springs visited at the home Of i.
Brown few days last week.
Miss Viola Woods spent Saturday
night in Imboden the guest of Miss
Susie Bolding.
Mrs. l.. Brown spent last Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs g. W.
Kiger.
G. l.. SOnger went to Hoxie last
Thursday to visit relatives.
Miss Ida Upton spent Sunday In
, lmboden, the guest Of her sister, Mrs
Elmo Sexton.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Banker and Farmer

Below is a letter signed by bank,
some business firms and individual
business men in and around Pickens,
Miss. The letter might have been
written from the bank or from any
village in the south where cotton is
grown.
Warning:
ITO Our Friends and Customers:
Realizing the absolute folly of hay-
ing to buy all our feed and food for
both man and beast, instead of rails
ing IL, then trying to get rich by
planting the face of the earth in cot
ton at the expense of all other crops.
This plan is entirely too risky for us
TO continue; therefore, we have de-
cided that, after this year, we will
discontinue credit to anyone who does
not make his farm self-sustaining by
producing feed and food for man and
beast on his own farm.
Our observations have been that
the man who gets ahead and stays
ahead, is the man who always con-
siders his feed and food crops of the
first importance, then raises what cot
ton he can. On the other hand, the
fellow who fails to raise his feed, and
always has to buy it, is continually
in debt and gets n little deeper and
deeper i'm debt each year. II makes
no difference If cotton should sell for
81 per pound. these things would go
up in proportion and leave you in the
hole. Your prosperity does not de-
pend ON how many bales n cotton
you produce each year or what you
get for It., IL depends on the profits
you make out Of your years opera
tions. and the man who has to buy his
feed shows a loss instead of profits.
1T is very embarrassing to you,
and equally so to your merchant or
banker, for You to have to beg for just
a little more credit every time your
family needs square meal or you
need enough lard or fat meat to cook
mess of greens,
Let's quit gambling ON cotton; let's
get down to a safe and sound basis
by first raising our livings at home,
then planting what cotton we can
work over once each 10 days. Play
safe by planting all the corn, peas,
potatoes, good garden, hay and cane
and everything we need for both man
and beast, then raise more cotton on
less acres.
Credit is a very faithful servant
when used judiciously but we have
been subjecting it to the most flag
rant abuses; somewhat like our live
stock, we have been overworking and
underfeeding It until the burden is
getting too heavy for It to continue to
carry.
we have the best country under
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
An Odd Chick

A hen belonging to Mrs. Elmo Roe
of Reyno Matched out chick Monday
that was deformed in most unusual
manner. 1t had four wings and four
legs, each of the extra members being
set on backwards. The regular wings
were normal and the extra ones. set
far back on the body, were turned so
that II 1t used them to fly 1t would
travel tail forward with the head
bringing up the rear. The regular legs
and feet were normal too, but the
extra pair. directly behind them, were
turned around in such a manner that
it could walk backwards without turn
ing
The chick was not healthy and 1t
was not believed that it would live,
but If 1t does 1t will be a curiosity the
likes of which is seldom seen.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
High School Honor Roll

Below is a list of high school stu
dents who made 90 or above for the
seventh month of school:
Business rithmetic-Glendon Brown
Duel Brown. Glen Rice.
Geometry-Nina Rains, Lillye Yer
milye.
Algebra lI-Frank Blankenship, vii.
lie Edrington, Wear SchoOnOver,
Blanche Hulse. Annie Hills, Amanda
Million, Spiece SHUTTLE.
English II-Willie Burlington, Wear
Schoonover, Blanche Hulse, Annie
Hills, Spiece SHUTTLE.
French III-Lois Hamil, Flora
Blanche Hamil.
Algebra blanche Brown, vallie
Kemp. orville Spikes, Thelma Sanders,
Lillian Rice. Dewel Burrow.
HIistory-Annie Hills, Blanche Hulse
willard Wells, Spiece SHUTTLE, Willie
Burlington, Wear Schoonover, Glendon
Brown. Duel Brown, Lois Hamil, Flora
Blanche Hamil.
Sociology ~ Glendon Brown, DUE
Brown.
English lv-Evelyn Bristow, Glen
don Brown, Duel Brown, Flora Blanche
IIamil. Lois Hamil
Physics-Rufe Haynes, Mary Jansen
Martha Peters, Lillian Stubblefeld
Clyde Smith, Lillye Nermilye.
latin Blanche Brown, Howard Les
ter, Willie Darlington, Blanche Hulse
Annie Hills, Amanda Million, Wear
Schoonover, Spiece SHUTTLE.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Prepare For Picnic

At a meeting of the Aremican Legion
Tuesday evening preparations were
gotten under way for the annual
Fourth of July picnic. Plans are be,
ing made TO make this the biggest
affair of its kind ever held here. The
committees In charge of arrangements
are as follows:
Advertising w. /. Blankenship,
Deck Holder, Robert Kolley, Ben
Choate. Grounds-Joe S. Decker, Ben
f. Mays, Ed Holt, Kern Hall. Stands
%. G. Mock, Earl Bates, f. ID. Doug
las, r. NJ. Greer. Marvin Price, Lam
bert Peters. Walter Reed. Entertain
ment-Dr. ii. Il. Ruff, Drew Bowers,
John l.. Bledsoe, ii. NJ. Keifer, Y. A.
Schnabaum, Carson Higginbotham,
Rufus X. Baker, Lloyd Butler.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Birthday Dinner

Ingram. April 1j-On last Friday
many of the friends and ncigbbors NJ
Uncle Tom Shaver gathered at his
home and gave him bountiful sur.
prise birthday dinner, 1t being his 64tb
birthday. He had remarked n few
days previous that they couldn't mil
anything like that on him and he had
been ON the alert the day before fo,
any suspicious signs. lie had n dream
however, that told him nothing wos
afoot and he allowed his good wifo 70
lure him away from home to hmm
wild onions and lettuce. When eyorr
thing was prepared someone ropg tho
bell and when he came near enorgh =,
see the crowd and know what had han.
pened he said, you did get me ofter
all He gave everyone a hearty bond
shake and soon afterwards tbe crowd
began to do justice TO the hearty moo,
that had been provided. uncIo No.,
made short talk, thenklng his friords
Tor their Kindness and EXPRESSING
his appreciation Of their thouohtrnI
ness Thanks We're offered hv D.
Frank Byrd and the guests. pumhor.
ing about sixty, enjoyed the renas,
which was spread on 3O-foot to,,.
Uncle Tom is a good christian man
and after his more than tbrao soo.a
years and his head covered with tho
lrost OF many winters, he still weigh,
24O pounds. Everyone enjoyed tho oa
caSion and at late hour everyone ro
turned home, wishing Uncle Tom ,non.
more happy returns of the day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
p. H. S. News

The Seniors will put IN their bloch
next week.
Bert McAllen and Carl Dickson have
been out of school this week on ac
count Of illness.
Nina Rains was absent from school
last Friday and Saturday ON account
of sickness.
A number of our students are re.
covering from the effects of the ban.
quet last Friday night.
The Annual will be out In about a
month. There will be 200 copies print
ed and the Annual STAFF would like to
sell every one of them. The only pos
sible way will be for the town to help
the staff.
Watch for announcements of the
Senior play which will be given in
May.
There will be only five more weeks
of school this term. The Senior break
fast will be held May %; the sermon,
May %; Senior class day, May 20;
commencement, May "a.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Henley is Praised

The Rev. j. win Henley of Cordell,
Okla, well known in this community,
is receiving a lot Of praise from his
fellow townsmen for an address he
made to the Rainbow girls Of his city.
The Beacon" dwells at length on the
address of Mr.. Henley and adds, BRO.
Henley spent most of the day Monday
shaking hands with, and receiving
compliments and congratulations from
his many friends who heard him sun
day night. But for his mOdesty the
hundreds of gracious and well merited
compliments showered upon him would
turn his head However real men,
such as J. VIII Henley is known to be,
are not easily swept off their feet at
any time or place"
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

the sun we have the climate. the soil
We can produce at a profit most any
crop that can he produced anywhere
else, provided we work it properly
We have an ideal dairy, hog, cattle
and poultry section, all Of which we
have been neglecting. We surely can
raise our feed and food crops much
cheaper than your merchants can have
1t shipped in, pay the freight. dray.
age and numerous other charges, then
sell it to you on credit and carry Won
until fall. It's worth trying anyhow.
Remember, we will not grant credit
In 1925 to anyone who has not raised
his feed and food crops in 1924. II
he has failed, he must convince us that
he has made an honest effort and has
failed through no fault or neglect on
his part
More cotton on less acres. feed and
food for man and beast on every farm
means prosperity to ALL"
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Birthday Dinner

Ingram, April 16.-On the fifth day
of April number of friends and rela-
tives of Uncle Willis A. McCamey
gathered at his home and prepared a
big dinner for him in celebration OF his
list birthday. There We're ~ who
partook OF the feast that was spread
ON the l. porch and everything that
was good to eat went to make mp the
dinner Everyone enjoyed the occa.
sion and It was a day Of good fellow,
ship and great getting together foi
the neighborhood.
Uncle Willis has been practically
blind for a number of years. He is a
pioneer of Randolph county, coming
here from near Warm Springs. where
he raised a large family of industrious
boys and girls. Most of the children
were at the celebration OF his 71st
birthday. He enjoys reasonable good
health. being wide-awake on all mat.
ters and issues Of the day.
The entertainment was closed at
night with singing and musical. This
was enjoyed by all who participated
May Uncle Willis live TO have many
more such happy birthdays.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
NJ. w. A. To Maynard

Five Modern WOOdmen from the
Focahontas lodge Went to Maynard
Tuesday night and initiated fifteen
candidates into the NJ w. A. Lodge
About 100 people were present and a
splendid time was reported. A fine
supper had been prepared and this
with the fine talks which were deliver.
ed, provided two of the principal fea.
lures of the evenings entertainment
Those attending from Pocahontas
were, }. X. Holt. Mason Stacy, Theo
Rice, win $. White and $. A. Smith.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Take-Up Club

Six members Of the Take-Up Club
and one guest, Miss Harriette Whar-
ton, were entertained at cards at the
home of Miss Eugenia Pace last Satur-
day afternoon. After the cards dainty
refreshments were served by the hos
tess, assisted by Miss Beulah Slayton.
Members enjoying Miss PAGES hospi-
tality were Misses Joe Bigger, Marie
Raglin. Bill Slayton, Myrtle Greer,
Alta Bowers and Lillye Vermilye. The
next meeting of the club is to be held
at the home of Miss Beulah Slayton on
Saturday. April 26.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
Obituary
DIR. w. T. SwindIe

Born March Is. 1854, died April s.
1924. Was married TO Miss Vandora
Hatley Nov. ~. 1873. To this union
was born ten children. eight Of whom
with their mother, survive him. lie
was good member of the Masonic
order and the Ku Klux Klan, was
known as one hundred per cent
American in every way. Burial at the
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
CLEANUP DAY

Notice is hereby given that ] have
designated next Tuesday, April 22nd
as Cleanup day" All persons are
required TO observe this order and
clean up their premises of all rubbish
and in the future to observe the sani-
tary laws of the town. Given under
my hand this 10th day Of April, 1924
j. w. shannon,
&c II. Mayor
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
IOST

4 ladies' size gold watch. Hunting
ease that has been changed into a
wrist watch by fastening a lug at side
and cutting openings i'm front lid. Re
ward for return or information.
80 2t. DIR. c. E. SHUTTLE.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
&c It,
Mayor.

A meeting of citizens Of Izard and
sharp counties who are interested in
dalraing has been called at Ash Flat
Saturday of this week at which meet
ing it Is proposed to arrange for the
construction of cooperative cheese
factory and creamery.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

The German Government must pay
M,OOO,OOO to United States citizens for
claims arising out Of the sinking of
the Lusitania on May Z, 1918, accord
ing to decision Of the German-Ameri-
can Mixed Claims Commission at
Washington.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
FOR RENT

A nice new six room bungalow just
out of the corporation. Terms reason
able. See E. Dalton at Randolph Co.
Bank. 20 II.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

Dr' j. NJ. Brentlcy Of Walnut Rldoo
was fined 500 and costs the otbor 1a,.
on charge of having whiskev in hts
Office. He is a leader in religions nn1
political circles in his community ond
was member of ;he last grand iur,
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

For Sale-I have some timothy hay
for sale here at my store for $50 per
ton. JOS Weisenbach.
30 II. Brockett, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
HoMEsPrN ToBAcCo i

chewing. 5-lbs S1.75; 10-lbs S325.
Medium chewing, 5-lbs S1.5O; 1O-lbs
S275. Choice smoking, 5-lbs $12J;
iO-lbs 1925. No. smoking 5-lbs S1OO.
Send no money. +. Gupton. Cunning
ham, Ky. 30 4tp.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

Another woman's political organiza-
uoh' the Woman's Committee for Po-
htical Action, began operations in
washington and offered what II de
Scrlbed as the first political program
ever drawn mp by women.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18

lhe Avery Company, manufacturers
ol tractors and agricultural imple-
men's' filed petition in voluntary bank
ruplcy in United States district court
at Peoria, ILL.,, acknowledging liabilities
IN excess of $6,OO0,OOO.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-18
WANTED TO EXCHANGE

Ford car for team.
30 If. +. ]. Baltz.
The Washington times., 1924-03-10
FEBRUARY FAILURES
SHOW DECREASE

A decrease Of Is per cent in mum.
Der OF commercial failures in the
United States and of 80 per cent
in the liabilities from the January
totals is shown by statistics com.
piled by r. q. Dun g. Co. for the
short month of February. In point
OF number. the improvement 10 less
marked than that of year. ago.
when the defaults fell off by 20
per cent. but the decline in the in
debtedness largely exceeds the re.
duction Of about II per cent in
February, 1928. Insolvencies last
month, excluding banking suspen-
sions, numbered 1880 and involved
$685., 037 Of liabilities, which 10 an
increase Of 222 in number over the
1903 failures of February, 1923,
but a decrease of about $4,6S5, 900
in amount from the $40,627.939 of
the earlier period. More defaults
occurred last month among both
manufacturers and traders than was
the case year ago, but the in
debtedness Of the trading class. des-
pite the increased number of in
solvencies declined. There was q
considerable reduction in the mum.
Der Of large insolvencies in Feb.
ruary Of this year from those OF
that month of last year, and the
aggregate liabilities of these fail
ures of unusual size also were
much smaller.
The Washington times., 1924-03-10
n { v CARDINAL
To REMAIN IN
CHICAGO
Archbishop MundeIeln to BE
Kept There After Elevation,
Vatican Says.

ROME, March 10. - Archbishop
Mundelein Of Chicago. who will be
elevated to the cardinalate at a
secret consistory in a few weeks,
will be stationed at Chicago after re.
ceiving the Red Hat, it was an.
nounced by the Vatican today.
The Vatican attaches great i'm.
portance to the Chicago diocese
owing to its population and its
strategic geographical location.
Cardinal O'Connell. of Boston, was
received in audience by Pope Plus
XXI, to say farewell. He will soon
depart for home.
The Pontiff was greatly interest.
ed in the American cardinals report
on conditions in New England, es-
pecially in the progress of Catholic
institutions at Boston. He said he
was highly pleased to hear Of the
increased number of candidates for
the priesthood.
The Pope kissed Cardinal O'Con-
nell upon the cheek at parting and
sent this blessing to all the people
in America.
The Washington times., 1924-03-10

President Federal American
National Bank. Treasurer Col
umbia Country Club. Former
International President Rotary
Club. Director Chesapeake Il
Potomac Telephone Co. DTeo-
tor Acacia Mutual Life Assoc
citation. ChGirTnGn National
Budget Committee for d. G.
Treasurer Y. M. G. A. Director
Wardman Mortgage e. Dis
count Corporation.