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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
CAR KILLSCHILD;;
DRIVER ARRESTED
Negro And Wife Both
Arrested Following
Accident
tMusele shoals Bursaul

SHEFF1ELD,g Ala, May 5.-An &C.
cident occurred on the government res
ervation at nitrate plant No. I Sunday
morning when gRebecca, the 7-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Duncan Pc
tiers, was run over by an automobile.
Death resulted an. hour later. The car
which struck the child was owned by
Ozie Cobb, negro. and was driven by
his wife, whom he was teaching to
drive.
They were arrested and, lodged in the
Sheffield Jail, but later taken to Flor
ence and placed in Jail as they are to
be tried in the federal court as the ac-
cident occurred on the government res
ervation. The little girl had run across
the street from news boy, the car
passing over her body.
Furnace In BIast-The Hattie fur
mace, owned and operated by the Sloss-
Sheffield company, is now in full blast
after long period of idleness. The
Hattie furnace has been one of Shelf
fields best plants and its resumption of
operation is source of qualification.
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BIRD DOG aARREsTED"
Taken BY Sheriff While On Guard At
Still

HELM, Ala, May 5.-(Special.)
Possession and ownership of bird dog
puppy captured by Federal Officer b.
H. Crumpton and Sheriff III. A. Jack
son when they raided and destroyed
copper still in the eastern section of
Cleburne county can be established by
proper application to the sheriff, accord
ing to the high sheriff of the county.
Going to stiD which had just been
in operation the two officers found
only the pup" on guard and the sher-
iff brought the canine to his home here.
Clean Off Cemetery-A large num-
Der of Cleburne people attended the
joint cleaning and decoration service
held Saturday at the Beason graveyard
about 10 miles frmo Helm. the Gene
terry lot being cleared off and flowers
placed on all of the graves.
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HOME PRODUCTS
TO Be EXHIBITED
Axis Club Back OF Annis-
ton Show To Feature
Iron Pipe
tAnniston Bureau)

ADMISSION, May San exhibit
of all products manufactured and pro-
duced in the Admission district will be
held Friday and Saturday in the Junior
Chamber Of Commerce building. The
exhibit is being arranged under the
auspices of the educational committee
of the Axis club.
As Admission is the largest pipe
manufacturing city in the world the
majority of the exhibits are expected
to be along this line, it was stated Mon
day. The arrangements of exhibits has
already begun and practically every
field of business endeayor in this city
will be covered. a
Negro Killed Calhoun county Off
GERS Monday continued their search for
Ceola Hammock, negro, alleged slayer
Of Preston Pinson, also a negro, at
Bynum, 10 miles from this city, Sun
day afternoon. Hammock disappeared
after the shooting and has not been
seen since.
Killed Soldier, Charge Van O.
Meadows. federal prisoner being held
in the Calhoun county Jail awaiting
trial at the May term Of the United
States district court here on the charge
Of killing Private Mitchell Ostedellis
while on guard at Camp -.icC lellan last
December, announced the engagement
Of Leslie Longshores local attorney, as
counsel to defend him when he goes on
trial. His trial is expected to occur
during the first day of the court, which
win open on May 81.
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NEW POsTMIsTREss
Mrs. Sherrer Takes Over Job At
Phenix City

PHENIX CITY, Ala, May 5.-(Spe-
cial. THE affairs of the post office of
Phenix City will today be taken over
by Mrs. Walter r. Sherrere Of the Cir
ard section. Mrs. Sherrer will succeed
Postmaster w. 4. Hogan, who has had
charge of the post office Of Phenix City
for a number of years. 49,
School Meet HeId--Al schools in
Russell county were closed Friday and
the pupils attended the first annual
Russell county school meet held in
Scale. The pupils Of the Girard school
attended the meet in body. There
wree % entrants in the athletic events
from the Girard schools.
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SELMA WOMAN DIES

SELMA. Ala, May Especial. -
Mrs. r. M. Nelson, the widow of the
lateS r.. NJ. Nelson and lifelong resi-
dent of Selma, died at noon on Sunday
after an illness of several weeks. She
is the mother of Mrs. f. G.sDuBose,
Mrs. Carroll Long, Mrs. Hayward Nc
Fadden, Mrs. William Atkins, Miss
Jane Nelson and Mr.. William Nelson.
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DROPS DEAD IN CAR
Note Found On Memphis Man Asks
That Wife Re Notified

CHICAGO, May 5.--H WI scroggin,
As years old, of Memphis, Tenn, drop
ped dead in crowded street car to-
day. He was carrying two small grips
in one of which was a note reading:
"If anything should happen to me
please notify my wife and two children
in Memphis. Physicians have in
formed me that have leakage Of the
heart"
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You are not taking an chances
when you vote for ntain Ed
mundson; his past itude as
sures you that he viii render a
progressive and preEiaient seFv-
ice. Y
Paid Pol. Adv Pub. By Ccnmittes Of
Ex-Service Men.
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bama in the last few years. The second
division of the booklet. entitled The
Heart of America in the War" ,per-
haps clearly represents the entire book.
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"Sold before noon"-the usual report
following For Sale" Want Ad in
The Age-Herald. ~
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lowe dby heart ttouble. Mr.. Hardin
served tive terms as. commissioner Of
Fayette county and was a. founder and
deacon Of the Bethabara Baptist
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BY MRS. A. L. ALLEN
Alpine Ala.

If knew / only had one year to
live, / would try to live TO be an ex-
ample to others. / would first be sure
that the beam was out Of my own eye.
L would then, with the help of the
Lord, try to cast the mote from my
brothers eye. l would talk and pray
with those that are lost, telling them
the best know, the way to find. Christ.
/ would talk and pray with the girls,
boys, men and women, that are living
an immoral life, telling them what they
sow that shall they also reap. would
try to get them to set. an example be-
fore their younger brothers, sisters, and
own dear children, one that they would
not be ashamed to have them follow.
l would be a comfort and help to the
poor, sick and afflicted, telling them
there is peace, JOY and rest in Heaven
for all who believe in our Savior. /
would be a mother to the motherless,
father to the fatherless little chill
dren. would teach my own as well
as others that we have a Savior, and
all who believe in him shall be saved
and washed whittier than snow
Should l be fortunate enough to have
an income as some have, would not
only give one-tenth; would give all
to help in home and foreign missions,
and to help educate my own and other
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@AAAZ
. Should / know I had only one yez|
to live, I would not spend q momez|
of that year in idleness. The fird
thing would do would be to compod
about htree songs which, IL sung lin
i would intend for them to be sun{
would cause any sinner to repent Of hi
sins.
Then I would take all my nefehbos'
and friends together at some larp
church and urge them to get the be-
out Of life, aud to. live 50 they w0ul|
be ready to die any minute. should I'll
Lord call for them. Also, I would pei
suade them to be believer in opt
mism. for unless they were they couI'
never enjoy life to the fullest extent.
Next / would spend a big portion q
my time visiting and trying to eomfod
the poor and the sick. And while / ws|
doing all this / would live as near rigil
as could possibly live and would ed
courage the other people, or at lead
the young people. to follow my ed
ample.
i would go to see all the boys tha
I could who helped fight in the Worl|
war and especially those that were ID
jured. would do anything in ml
power to assist them In living a bette
life. / would be more than glad to ge
TO talk to each orphan in the state.
would tell them that the good Lord in
tends for them to do certain work, AM
that they should take every advantag
Of education, so they could do this wori
better Then / would devote the res
Of my time to my parents and brother
and sisters.
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me gracious and inspiringf In this
task should pray for the guidance
of our Lord Jesus.
would try to show those dear peo-
pie how much love them. would
not want my death to sadden them
more than any other change in my
life. would tell them how happy /
am in their happiness. My husband
/ would urge to marry again, taking
care only that the woman loved his
daughter as well as himself. would
write one or two letters to my baby.
These / would give to my husband to
give her if at critical times in her
life she seemed to desire some word of
love from her own mother. To my par
ents / would express my belief in
the ultimate rightness of all things, SO
that If possible my death would seem
less like a tragedy to them and more
like the climax of happy life.
/ would get my personal effects in
such order that they would cause little
trouble! / would want nothing stored
or put away unless that brought COM
fort to some one. / would prefer hav-
ing my things used and enjoyed. i
would live each day to the fullest. For
only by doing my best in life could
/ face the Great Adventure with faith
and courage.
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By MRS. MABEL FORD-LEAKE
p, o. Box 1872. Birmingham. Ala,

What would do, if had just one
year to liveE Candidly, / expect, the
first thing 1 would do would be to
try woman's salace-a storm of tears
hysterical jag.
After the STORM than the calm when
/ would take exacting inventory of
myself Asking why the desire to linger
longer in this lovely world of bright,
buds, blossoms, with its wonderful
scenery, enchanting music, and ties of
golden friendship, rather than pass into
the unknown world of far more radiant,
lasting beauty, then would ring out the
Eternal Truth ut is fearful thing to
fall into the hands of the living God"
With this important truth before me
l would learn the beautiful lesson,
happiness emanates from within-not
without, and for one whole year /
would live this happy preachment, all
the live-long days, in CHEEKY, kindly
consideration for others, interspersed
with patience, sympathy, tenderness,
and love, without ever sacrificing a
principle of right, adding a constant
prayer and hope that my life would be
one of service, if possible, almost a
replica of 1.-THE greatest of these
charity, remembering
Take all the pleasures of all the
spheres,
And multiply each thro' endless years,
One moment of Heaven is worth
them ALL"
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BY CHRISTY ID. MARCIA
Greensboro. Ala.

If / had a year to live, did you say,
what would / do? Surely l will not
spend my time worrying and consume
my vital energies in vain. For, after
all, what will the benefit amount to had
l to live and be 90 or 100 years, old :?
Isn't the whole thing like a prolonged
nights dream?
In spite of all the progress that sci
ence has made, life still remains a pug
zle. In spite of all the achievements
of civilization, contentment, the con-
stituent of happiness has not been sat
isfied. Indeed, contrary to camou-
flaged claims of society, it has received
backward course. For instance, in a
recent issue of American Medicine"
IN. W the number of suicides record
ed among professional men is appalling.
We note that in the past few years
there has been an increase over previous
period of 700 per cent in suicides
among clergymen, $50 pen cent among
physicians, so per cent among lawyers,
70 per cent among bankers and pro-
portionately in other professions.
There is one thing and one thing
only that l would do if / had but a
year to live
Inasmuch as / do not consider this
life as real and worth a greater while
than for one to prepare for the life that
our Lord Jesus Christ has promised,
inasmuch as 1 do not believe that man
is the result of natural selection, 1
would sell everything l possess, give it
to the poor and try to become eligible
in the Kingdom of God, in the life
which is real and does not terminate by
death, for, as an old philosopher said I:
''Who can prove that living is not
state of being dead and to die, is, indeed,
to liver"
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BY j. o. GARNER,
q CarrOIIk0n. Ala.

If l had but one year to live would
try to make this the best year of all
my life. / would try to make the
question of salvation sure.
If this preparation is so important
to our future state, why delay it to a
last limited opportunity? Delay is dan
gerous because we have no assurance
that we will have even another day in
which to meet this obligation. God is
a merciful God and is very gracious in
answer to our prayers, but there is a
doubt as to whether he will hear our
frantic effort or appeals when we wait
to the last hour to call on him. If l
knew my time was limited to one year
/ perhaps would make a greater effort
to live a consecrated Christian life.
Above all things would try to make my
calling and election sure. would try
to walk in the steps of our Saviour.
who went about doing good, healing
the sick and afflicted, raising the dead
to life, and doing all he could to lead
the people to a better life, and a real
ization of His mission on earth.
I would make a great effort to re-
lieve the condition of suffering hui
manity. would seek to gather about
me the dear little unfortunate children
and tell them of Jesus, who loves them,
and is so anxious to bless and save
them, and has promised to be with us
even in the valley and shadow of death.
The magnitude of my achievements
would in a great measure be limited to
my finaces, but not having great
wealth they would be limited to my
humble efforts.
This contest and question will no
doubt be an inspiration to many and
cause them to, realize life's most i'm
portant opportunity. 1 would like to
live as did the Apostle of old, and be
able to say just before 1 "cross the
bar" 81 have fought a good fight and
1 have kept the faith and henceforth
is laid up for me a crown of righteous
ness, whom the righteous Judge will
give, not only to me, but to all who
love His appearing"
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BY MRS. j. C. PERSINGER
14OO Twelfth Avenna. North

would be myself. AS each day I'M
folds its duties, each soul is born again /;
born to new responsibilities, born to
fresh opportunities. Whether high or
humble, conspicuous or obscure, what
ever their rank in human estimation, I
would accept them as the Masters will
for me; would accept them bravely,
joyfully, cheerfully, seeking to please
Him in Whose eyes all faithful service
is the same.
IF my place be a small place
I'll tend it with care,
Knowing He sent me there.
If my place be a large place
I'll guard it with care,
For He sent me there
Whatever my place, it is
Not mine alone, but His
Who sent me there"
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By DORA AYDELOTTE

IOUt n FOuTgCeuyU kAV6uucs 0OuLUs
We are always sagely, quoting that
most bromide of phrases, Life is
short" but it would take some grave
physicians ultimatum to stir my rou-
tine-stifled soul into realization of its
truths. Always craving experience re-
plete with thrills, yet having mighty
few in my busy life, [ cannot imagine
anything more thrilling than to be told
that in one year-12 months of fleet
ing weeks and days-I must be ready
for the Great Adventure. First, the
deep-rooted instinct of the housekeeper
would prevail. would feverishly at
tempt to finish all the tasks / had
planned over stretch of time. With
a spiritual broom and dustclOth would
try to set the habitation of my soul in
spotless order. Then l would set my
self to a calm enjoyment of each re-
naming day. Travel? What need of
uuesting far-off isles, when my eyes
would soon behold the wide horizons of
infinity? Study? All, but the wisdom
of that other, vaster world would be
mine to know, Pleasure? Why taste
again its passing sweetness and de-
lights? Repent of my sins and fran
tically try to atone? No. l would
leave my follies and mistakes where
they have been all this time-at the
feet of Him in whose sight we are all
as little children, and whom He pitieth
as such. Meeting once more the scat
tered members of my family Why
seek an earthly reunion when, in time,
all of us will again be together in the
land of no shadows and no pain? Yes,
it would be happy-that final year of
all. No coveting of things l could not
have. No disappointments. No regrets,
except in leaving, for awhile, the few
who mean so much to me. And best
of all-no fear
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By ELIZABETH PITTMAN
1918 TMentY.eightIT Street, South.

am now in my sophomore year at
college, and with only one year to live
/ should first induce my mother to
adopt some nice little orphan to take
my place in her heart and home when
1 go. l should try to make this last
year one of joy and happiness to my
parents and friends, doing whatever
seemed to further this aim.
School would not be included in this
year, the problems of the future should
not mar the joys of the present, and
each day should count for the most in
bringing happiness to all with whom
come in contact so when my short year
ended, there might be only sweet
memories of me to leave behind with
those who knew and loved me.
My books. clothes and little personal
belongings l should give to someone
who has not had these things, that they
might know the joys of them as / have
I should SO. hravely to the great un-
known beyond, with hopes of a longer,
happier life.
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By ELIZABETH FOSTER
1202 Rirch AvAnnA.

What would / do If / knew / had
Just one year to live? Well, as not
one has a guarantee of as much as "A
hours to live, / think would continue
to live just as I am living, trying every
day, every week, every month, to be u
better, more useful girl, meeting OBJ
stacles day by day, with a determine
ton to overcome them. would bubble
over with gratitude at the many sweet
pleasures and privileges bestowed on
me; would wait patiently for rift
in the cloud of sorrow, for the sun
shine to filter through. While waiting,
l would seek to forget sadness by trying
to brighten the days of others, remem-
bering that "As much as We did it unto
one of these little ones, We did it unto
me-"
Yes, 1 would retain my fond ambition
to continue to lead my classes in dear
old Howard college, but never would +
allow that ambition to make me other
than kindly, considerable and truly help
full to other striving students. / would
strive more and more to cultivate the
little attentions that make life worth
while.
If / had the finances my greatest
joy would be to send fearless preachers
into all the world to teach the Word OF
God in its beautiful simplicity, but as
l haxen't, l can oily try day by day
to lead a Christian life, going each
Sunday to the little chapel in West
End to communion service. With one
year to live, / would still trs to be
just Christian, so that when the roses
of life are exchanged for the lilies of
death, / would hear st. Peter say,
Enter the prepared city for a prepared
people,"
Three years l have practiced my
theory daily-three years led my classes
in Howard, being head marshal this
year-the honor for three years highest
grades. am a member. of the old
fashioned Christian church, not Fifth
avenue and Twenty-first, but West End
where simplicity and truth is the
keynote.
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spend that year in very close COM
partnership with my young daughter,
just budding into womanhood. Real
izing that the duties of wife and moth
er are the highest Of all, should teach
her the sacredness and obligations of
these. The happiness of every house
hold being so largely dependent on the
woman in that home, should teach
her the care and management of a
home, the preparation Of food, making
of garments, economical marketing and
shopping.
Knowing too that not to every wom-
an is given these high duties and OBJ
legations, / should also have her taught
some gainful oceupation-something
whereby she might be self-supporting,
that she might know the Joy of serv-
ice, the happy independence, of worth
while work.
Along with these, should also try
to teach her true values in all the re-
latiOns of life, to put first those things
that count for real worth; to have the
courage to always stand for right and
esteem not too highly the fleeing joys
Of wealth and position; to so live that
others might be glad and happier for
having known her.
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PRIZES NEXT SUNDAY

TN HE AGEERAD today publishes the last of the letters
selected for publication in answering the question: What
would you do if your physician told you had but
year vea For the best replies The AgeHerad has
offered attractive cash and the winners will be announced
in The Age-Herald next Sunday
The has aroused remarkable throughout Ala
bama and number of replies have from distant
states The prizes offered follows:
First prize $500.
Second prize $1,000.
Third prize, S. 90.
Next ten best replies S. 90 each.
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ness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or
stomach sour, just try a spoonful of
harmless DOdsOnis Liver Tone tonight
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get q bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone for few cents. Take
q spoonful and II it doesn't straighten
you right mp and make you feel fine
and vigorous ! want you to 60 back
to the store and get your money.
DOdson's Liver Tone is destroying the
sale of ealomel because it is real liver
medicines entirely vegetable, therefore
1t can not salivate or make you sick.
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IF SICK, BILIOUS!
START YOUR LIVER
Don't Take CaIOmeI! DOdsORsLMr Tone" Acts Betterand
Doesn't Gipe, SaiSate or Make You Sck-Don't
Lose Days WOrk-Read Guarantee

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick It's
hOrriblel Take dose Of the danger
GUS drug tonight and tomorrow you
may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into Il, break
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and eramping. II you
are sluggish and salI knocked cut" IL
your liver is torpid and bowels con-
stipated or yen have headache, diEEi-
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By LUCY LEDBETTER
Route 2. Anime. Ala.


If my physician told me would not
live longer than a year and had not
confessed to Christ would and go into
the church, where I could accomplish
the most. Furthrmor, would be a
missionary that it might enable me to
spread the gospel far and wide.
would 1.-THE; also teach others to do
the same. Teach old and young that
we must live to Gods teachings.
would carry ray of sunlight into
every home, would do everything to
make brighter the days and cheer 9TH
ers on the way. would also help the
sick and afflicted to see the bright side
of life, that they too might cheer others.
l would do my work with a song and
be happy throughout the year long.
When at last my work on earth was
done, and 1 no longer worked by the
rising and setting sun, would smile to
those in sorrow and grief and say weep
not for I've been patiently waiting.