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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

By If. U. SALS1NUEh. "HE nature of Ty Co., is in many
 ways poetic. The beautiful things
 in life have a fascinating appeal for him. He is highly intellectual, highly sensitive; art appeals to those as sensitive as he. He is always attracted by a painting well-done, by a car of artistic design, by a well-made animal. an etching, rug of fine design, a rare cut glass, fine linen, silks. wall = paper of rich pattern all hold his at- tention.
 Whenever Cobb is in New York he never fails to spend hours strolling along Fifth avenue, "window shop ping" He pauses and inspects that - which is beautiful, rich in color, artistic sin design, articles that show crafts manship.
 A Friends Comment.
 One day, friend accompanying Cobb on a window shopping" tour, re- marked to him:
 My ambiti in life is to have so much money some day that l can walk along this street and stop in shop after shop. To say ot a clerk. Here, my boy, what is the price of this bronze? And the clerk will name the figures. I will say, Here is your money. Express it to this address. And I'll say to another clerk, What is the price of this picture? And of that one and that one,' pointing out all the pictures in the gallery that ;rike my eye. And I will give him a check covering the total cost and tell him to express them.
 And so down the street, stopping wherever the eye arrests attention, picking ,lese treasures and obtain ing them, where now I can only look at them through a window pane. That would be a grand feeling, wouldn't it?'
 Cobb thought a moment before he replied:
 7 "No, you're wrong. You are very wrong. You are far richer now and happier tha, you would be with money to buy all those things. Here you are, looking through the window panes, desiring this and desiring that. You appreciate all these fine things. But you wouldn't appreciate them any longer if you had them. You wouldn' t appreciate them if you could buy them. Your grandest pleasure comes in want ing a thing. To obtain it removes that pleasure. If you bought all these things that you have been admiring, or if you could buy them. you wouldn't be happy over them. They would have become commonplace to you. That is the curse of being in position where you can have all you want"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
Greatest Play
 | Ever Saw
By JOE BUSH Yankee Hurler, Recently Traded to St.
 Louis

I have been lucky enough to have been a member of five championship teams during my career in baseball. Dur ing that time I have seen innumerable great plays. Many have been made by my present teammates, and it is im- possible to overlook the fielding of Frisch and others in the last World series.
 But to name the greatest have to go back ten years. It was in 1914, the last pennant-winning year of Con nie Mack's wonderful Athletics, and the play was made by Jack Barry and Stuffy McInnis.
 We were playing Chicago. Jacques Fournier, now with Brooklyn, shalshed a terrific drive down the infield. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
WARNER GIVES
 GRIDDERS TALK

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Dec. 22.-Heavy rains today forced Coach Glenn Warner to abandon plans for an outdoor practice for the Stan ford university football teams. As an alternative he gave the squad a two hour talk in the training quarters.
 Warner has gathered all available information on Notre Dame's plays, both defensive and offensive, and he demonstrated to his men the strength and weakness of the formations.
 The last week of intensive training before the New Years Day game at Pasadena will begin tomorrow with signal practice combined with two or three scrimmages on the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
MCCULLOUGH IS
 CENTRAL PREXY

CHICAGO, Dec. 22-At a meeting here today of owners of six franchises in the Central Baseball league, formed six weeks ago, w. T. Mccullough of this city was elected president and an- nouncement was made that two addi- tional teams would be added to the circuit.
 Franchises, it was announced, now are held in Erie, Johnstown, Altoona, Pa., Youngstown and Canton, Ohio, and Wheeling, w. Va. A committee was appointed to consider applications for franchises from Dayton, Ohio; Spring field, Ohio; Akron, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind; Parkersburg, W. Va.; New Castle, Uniontown and Washington, Pa. Selec- tion of two teams to complete the cir cult will be made January 4, it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
BACKS LEAD IN
 CAPTAIN CHOICE
Twenty Of P Conference Teams Have Elected
 Leaders
(By Associated Press. ]

ATLANTA, Dec. 22-Twentt of the 9 football teams of the Southern con- ference have elected captains for 1925 the other two postponing the ceremony until after the New Year. Of the 20 elected, backs lead with eight, ends follow with six and tackles with three. Twos centers and one guard complete the list. Sixteen elevens outside of the conference are on record with football leaders for next year. In these selec- tions the backs and tackles are tied with five each. Three ends have been chosen, two centers and again one guard.
 Southern conference selections are as follows:
 Alabama, McClintock, end; Auburn, Harkins, tackle Clemson, Finklea, end i; Florida, Jones, back; Georgia, Thomp- son, end Georgia Tech, Wycoff, back i; Kentucky, Kirwan, end; Maryland. Heugh, guard Mississippi A. & M., Stone, end; Mississippi, Muslin, back i; North Carolina, McIver, center; North Carolina State, Johnston, back; Sewa- nee, Barker, back; South Carolina, Long, tackle; Tennessee, Lowe, tackle i; V. M. l., Caldwell, back; V. P. l., Moran, center; Vanderbilt, Reese, back; Virginia, DiffeX, back; Washing ton and Lee, Thomas, end.
 Captains of teams not members of the Southern conference include:
 Centre, Skidmore. tackle; Oglethorpe, Parrish, center; Mercer, Carson, cen ter; Furman, Tigham, end; Citadel, Weeks, back; Birmingham-So Southern, Williams, back; Centenary, Hubbard, end; Wofford, Knotts, tackle; Tennes7 see Medicals, White, back; William and Mary, Elliott, tackle; Richmond, Mil Ter, back; Hampden-S Sidney, Blanken- ship, tackle; Trinity, Lagerstedt, back; ; Howard, Brooks, tackle; Roanoke, Gei- sen, tackle; King, Thompson, guard ; AIilIsars RroaEs end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
GROH WILL, BE
 BACK AT THIRD

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Heinie Groh, veteran third baseman, will be at his accustomed position when the Giants take the field for the pennant race next spring, Manager John Me Graw announced today.
 Groh was forced out of action in the world series with the Washington Sen ators this fall and was replaced by the 19-year-old Freddie Lindstrom. who who played sensational ball in his first crucial test and it was generally pre- dicted that the youngster had obtained a regular position.
 Groh hit for .2S0 in 145 games for the Giants last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
LITTER MAKES
 WORLD RECORD

' CARUS. Dec. 22.-Charles Rigolaut Olympic heavyweight lifting champion has claimed a new worlds record by lift ing with two hands bar weighing 152,5 kilograms (33G.2 poundsl. The previous record was made by the Ger man weight litter, Goessler, with 151 kilograms (332.69 pounds) in January, 1912 in Paris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
STONE ELECTED
 AGGIE CAPTAIN

JACKSON. Miss, Dec. 22.-Henry Stone of -Tupelo has been elected cap tain of the Mississippi A. X NJ. college gridiron team of 1925. Stone was rated one of the best ends in the Southern conference during the season just closed. Stone is the second gridiron captain from Tupelo. Gil Reese, another Tu- pelo boy, is the Vanderbilt captain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
DIES FROM INJuRIES

LONDON, Ohio, Dec. 22.-Injuries suffered in football game six weeks ago caused the death yesterday of John Jackson, 21. His lungs were crushed and tuberculosis and pneumonia de- veloped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
= .. ARCHERY GOLF
 st
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  AGAIN REVIVED W M M Al ss AH 4@4 @sag
 Golfers Lose In Match As Scots Did Of
 Old

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 22.-Arch- cry golf was played here yesterday be tween a team of archers and another of golf professionals, the archers winning six up and five to go. The golfers shot rhe regular game and the archers shot at the holes from tee with arrows. The archers aimed at small targets set up over the holes.
 The game was played at the Coronado Country club. The archers were Vic Bule and Chet Huntington of the San Diego Archery club. The golfers were Lewis Scott, San Diego Country club professional, and Bib Simpson, Coro- nado professional. Bule and Hunting ton had cards of 67 and 74, respectively. for the IS holes. Simpson and Scott took a 73 and 76, respectively.
 Archers Win
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 22.-Archery golf was given it's initial tryout at a local country club yesterday when two archers won from two golfers, S up and ? to go.
 FIRST MENTION OF GOLF
 CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Revival of con tests between archers and golfers at San Diego and Phoenix yesterday caused historians to recall that the first au- thentic mention found about golf related to a contest between archery and the game cf the links; and, like the two con tests on the Pacific coast, the first en- counter resulted in victory for the tox- ophilists.
 It was in the statutes of Scotland for the year 1457 that record was made that golf must be abolished in favor of the national pastime of archery. The measure to detract the population from golf and force it to the wGrlike pursuit of shooting effectively at enemies. And records show that golf did not again come into favor until bows and arrows were supplanted by guns, which re- ouired the true eye of the golfer but not the bow twanging strength of the archer.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
Beautiful Things In Life
 Always Fascinated Cobb
His Nature Was In Many Ways Poetic-Was t> Never An Egotist
By III. e. SALSTNGER.

Copyright, 1924. in the United States. Canada and Great Britain by North American Newspapers AliancA rin rred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
PATRONAGE FIGHT
TAKEN BY GEORGE
TO WHITE HOUSE
Georgia Senator Appeals to
Coolidge to Take Parceling
of Jobs From johnson

Senator Walter F. George has car.
ried his fight to President Coolidge
to take from the hands of Henry
Lincoln Johnson, the negro Rcpub-
lican national committeeman, the
distribution OF patronage in Geor-
gia, according to press dispatches.
The negro Republican is virtual
ly in CONTROL of all Federal appoin-
tive offices in the state.
Senator George went to the White
House Wednesday and in confer
ence with the President, expressed
his opposition to JohnsoR's control
of state offices.
The Junior Senator asked the
President to take patronage distri-
button from the hands Of johnson
and those associated with the negro
and place it in the hands of re
sponsible" Republicans.
The President has not indicated
what his course will be in the face
this expressed opposition to
johnson.
George made it clear that he did
not challenge the right of republi-
cans to control patronage in the
state. That is their right. he point
ed out. But he made it emphatic
that it should be taken out of The
control of Johnson and those asso-
ciated with him and placed in the
hands of "those more responsible .
Complaints from applicants for
office are numerous, George said,
some of them CLAIMING grave ir-
Irregularities and this condition he
insisted should be stopped.
The Georgia senator stated that
it was no concern of the state dele
cation in congress as to who the re-
publica nnational committeeman
from Georgia happens to be, and
that the Georgia delegation does
not expect to control the patron.
age. But they will Insist, he plain
ly told the president, that the con-
t1ol of patronage be placed in the
hands of responsible porties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
B. s. WALKER, OF
MONROE, is DEAD
Father Of Mrs. Frank Harold
and Governor Walker Died
Suddenly Thursday

A telegram announcing the sud-
den death Of B. S. Walker, father of
Mrs. Frank Harold, Of Americus,
president-general, Daughters Of the
Confederacy, and Governor Walker
Of Georgia, was received here this
morning by Frank Harold, son-in-
law of the deceased Mrs. Harold,
is in Houston, Texas, attending a
state convention of the United
Daughters of Confedoracy and she
was Immediately advised OF her
fathers death.
Mr.. Walker was taken sick this
morning at his office in the Bank
Of Monroe, where he was president,
and was removed Immediately to his
home, where death ensued almost
instantly. Mr.. Walker had been
enjoying excellent health until to-
day and his sudden death came as
a great shock to his far1i!y and
many friends.
Mr.. Walker has many friends in
Americas, where he and Mrs. Walk
er have frequently visited. He is
a member of the Kiwanis Club Ct
Monroe and attended many lunch
cons of the Americas Kwanis and
Rotary clubs.
He and Mrs. Walker celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary
recently.
Mr.. Walker was president OF the
Bank of Monroe; he had headed a
cotton mill there, but resigned that
position in recent years
Frank Harold left this afternoon
for Monroe, where he will be joined
by Mrs, Harold, who left Texas
Immediately for her fathers home,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
Dawn to Du SIX Flight
Coolest Day in + ebruar)

Later Wednesday afternoon
through a bulletin from the Asso-
ciated Press it was learned that Am
CIRCUS would be one OF the two
stops to be made by q fleet of IL
planes that will attempt a dawn to
dusk flight from Mount Clemens,
Mich, to Miami, Fla. some tine in
February.
Thursday the Americas Chamber
Of Commerce wired the commanders
Americas welcome and assured him
that Americas citizens would place
every possible facility at his com
mand to aid in the flight.
Little additional information re-
garding the flight could be learned
during the day. 1t is reported. how
ever, that II airplanes with max
imum speed of more than ITO miles
an hour plotted by members of the
first pursuit group, army air service,
will attempt a dawn-to-dusk flight
from Selfridge field, to Miami, Flo,
February.
The expedition will be the army
services first major attempt to de-
velop the military possibilities in
Dictated by Lieutenant Russell L.
Maughan's dawn-to-dusk flight
across the continent last spring in
a similar plane.
It is proposed that the departure
from Selfridge field be made on the
oldest day in February, to demon
strate the feasibility Of successful!
operation in both arctic and tropic-
al realms.
The air service expects the Miami
expedition will prove that an en-
tire squadron of pursuit planes can
be moved from border to border
in the sunlit hours of a day, APP
proximately as handily as single
flier can make such a Journey UNI
hampered by companions.
Only two stops are planned, one
at Dayton, Ohio, the other here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
BURGLARS ENTER AND
ROB AMERICUS STORE

Burglars some time Wednesday
night entered the Josey, English,
Dupree, Co. store on lamar street
and made away with merchandise
valued at over $1,000. Entrance to
the store was gained through tran
som in the rear. The glass was
smashed and the burglars after
gaining entrance to the store in this
manner, removed the bars on the
back doors of the building. Foot
prints on the ground at the rear Of
the store, indicate that more than
one person burglarized the store
1t is believed that the thieves came
to the store in an automobile and
while one or more entered the
store, the others remained on the
outside and received the goods as
they were brought out.
1t is known by the proprietors Of
the store that the thieves took with
them about 20 suits of mems cloth
ing, several dozen suits of mems
underwear, a number of work shirts,
and dozens of pairs Of socks.
No trace of the thieves have
been found and it is the opinion OF
the police that the stolen merchan-
disc has been carried away to other
cities to be sold.
Exactly one month ago today
similar burglary was committed in
Americas, when thieves entered the
Golden Store on Forsyth street and
carried off $25OO worth of ner-
ehandise. Entrance to the Golden
store was made in ider.tically the
same manner as that 60 the Josev
English, Dupree Co., by smashing a
class IN the rear Of tae store ard
4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET
SATURDAY MORNING

The regular meeting Of the Sum-
ter County Teachers Association
will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, in
Supt. Dupree's office at ten o'clock
sharp. All teachers of the county
as well as city school teachers are
cordially urged to attend. In adj
dition to regular business Miss Zula
Dawson, Helping Teacher Johnson
Publishing Company viii deliver a
talk on Teaching Little Children
to Read"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
R. s. PRYOR TO Be
BURIED FRIDAY
Rev. Clark, of Sylvester, VIII
Oficiate-Interment Will Be
in SmithviIle Cemetery

Funeral services for Robert S.
Pryor, who died Wednesday, will
be held Friday morning at ten
O'Clock from the late residence near
Smithville, Rev. c. T. Clarke, OF
Sylvester, former pastor of Mt
Zion church officiating.
The following will serve as pail
bearers: Active, D. R. Andrews, G.
H. Burke, and W. NJ. Humber, of
Americas; w. T. Anderson, of Les
lie, and George Burton and A. 7.
Lane, of Smithville. Honorary
pallbearers, John Sheffield, Frank
Lanier, G. A. Turpin, and W. IT.
Maynard, of Americas; Lee Child
ers, of Smithville, and B. L. Dell,
CT Leslie.
Interment will be in the Smith
vile cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
AWAIT WORD FROM
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
Mckinley Says Alabama Sena-
tors Plan VIII Solve Long
Pending Problem
(By Assoeiated Press.l


WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. -
The plan of Senator Underwood
of Alabama, for the operation
of Muscle Shoals has taken a
forefront position today among
the various proposals put for
ward for the solution of this
long pending problem.
The Underwood plan came
to the front when it became gem
orally known yesterday that the
Alabama senator had confer
red with President Coolidge
upon several occasions on the
shoals matter while he was pre-
pairing the bill.
The administration leaders
are waiting to learn President
Coolidges attitude on the In
derwood and other bills dealing
with the disposition of Muscle
Shoals.
Senator Curtis said he took the
Underwood bill to the president,
who wished to submit it to his de-
partmental advisers and he believed
this report would be awaited before
any definite action is taken on the
Muscle Shoals problem.
Chairman Norris, of the Senate
Agricultural committee. opened tho
Muscle Shoals discussion in the sem
ate today with a speech recommend
ing the adoption Of the Norris, gov
eminent ownership and operation
bill, which was reported on by the
committee.
Senator Mckinley said the Under
wood bill probably would solve the
Muscle Shoals question and declar-
ed fatty that if the president en-
dorsed the measure it would pass
the senate.
Senator Harris, democrat, Geor-
gia, said he and other southern sem
ators felt heartened by the Muscle
Shoals clause of the presidents mos
sage. If the presidents suggestions
are followed out, he declared neither
the "power trust" nor the "ferti-
lizer trust" would be able to get
possession of the property
| Some of the stauncI. supporters
Of the Ford bid have MOI given up
hopes of leasing the property 70 the
automobile manufacturer. Senator's
Mcclellan, Tennessee, and Helm, Of
Alabama, democrats, do not regard
the reply they received to their tele-
gram asking Ford to renew his bid
as closing the question. They in.
dicated today they might make an
other effort to get Ford back
among the bidders.
Ford's secretary tclegraphed the
senators that the bid had been with
drawn but gave no indications Of
the manufacturers present attitude
toward Muscle Shoals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
UNDERWOOD 1St1OALS PLAN TAKES LEAD
COL UNBUS MYSTERY GIRL TELLS Her NAME
NEGRO COP ENDS
u. d. c. NEAR RIOT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. -
Police were called late Wednes-
day to restore order at meet
ing. of the District of Columbia
chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy in a special
session to elect officers for the
Washington organization.
Since II A. M. the convention
had been in turmoil without in
terruption, with accusations
hurting back and forth between
the contendin gfactions, one of
which is lead by Mrs. Drury c.
Ludlow and the other by Mrs.
Walter E. Hutton, who is acting
president general over the pro-
test of many of the delegates.
When the faction led by Mrs.
Hutton succeeded over the OPP
position of Mrs. Ludlow's for
ces in obtaining a vote for con-
sideration of delegates as then
seated, it is alleged that many
woman jumped to their feet,
stamping, screaming and kissing,
causing others to rush from the
ROOM for safety outside.
One woman finally ran to a
telephone to summon the police,
and lone negro patrolman re-
sponded. His appearance SOB
cred both sides and the meeting
broke up with the final argu-
ment over who had sent for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
DR. EDWARDS NOT
PERMITTED ATTEND
FUNERAL OF WIFE
Police Decline to Allow Ply
stefan to Be Present-Mrs.
Edwards Buried Today
(By The Associated Press)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec.
4. = Preparations have been
completed here for the funeral
today of Mrs. Annie Lou Ed
wards, young wife of DR.. Geo.
T. Edwards, prominent Birming-
ham physician, who is being
held by the police in connection
with the death of Mrs. Edwards.
The funeral will be held early
Thursday from the suburban
home of the deceased.
1t was at first stated that the
physician would be allowed to
attend the funeral exercises, ac-
companied by officers. How
ever, last minute changes in the
plans of the authorities would
not permit the physician to be
present.
According to officers in charge
of the inquiry, Or. Edwards has
adhered to his original statements
concerning the attack upon his wife
and him and vigorously denying ac-
cusiations suggested by the service
of the warrant. eve will await
formal charges" Mr.. Ross said, aft
e rleaving his client.
Officers said that they had dis
covered evidence tending to show
that a fourth shot was fired in the
Edwards home. Deputies previous
ly quoted the physician as saying
that he fired three shots at his al
legged assailant after the intruder
had fired upon him once.
Deputies said Edwards pistol had
been fired three times and is being
held as evidence. II fourth shot
was fired, they added, they would
extend their search for the person
who fired it.
Every inch of space in and about
the suburban cottage of the Ed
wards home was being searched FOR
additional clues and the earth about
the home was being sifted for a
hunt for the bullets said to have
been fired. A group of deputies
were inquiring at drug stores III an
effort to identify the source of two
bottles containing anaesthetic,
which was found in the home, wh;le
another group was attempting to
trace stains which had the appear
ance of finger prints.
Officers believe that when toy
establish the purchaser of the anacs-
thetic and the size of the bullet
which pierced DR.. Edwards hand,
they will have gone a long way 10
ward solving the crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-04
MONTGOMERY WOMAN
KILLED IN COLLISION

MONTGOMERY, Dec. Mrs.
NJ. j. Bray, of this city, was in
riously injured when the automobile
in which they were riding was
struck by a Central Of Georgia pas
senger train at Kenyon's Station
crossing, three miles east of here,
stantly killed and her husband Sc
late Wednesday. The woman's
body was hurled almost 90 feet and
crushed beneath the mass of wreck
age.