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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
An EzyDIAN ET0EE

Once asrm n tiase there wss an In
dian rtsief wine had a dsusAter. She
ssas BRAVE girl md he was very
fond Of bier. pne day his ~as7ssrs
asxDught a white prisoner into the easnp.
I1hecliief decided that the prisoner nast
not be permitted to return to Has s~u.
pasiipns. Vhe white maa WAS kept il,
camp sseverSa iiayg before he tried to
ESCAPED.
The chief ordered him to be put to
death. He was aaid Oh the ground
with his head plarrd on the trunk isf
tree. A Strong Indian eaHH for
ward with "A heavy dub 1t hatqseilea
that the chiefs daughter was there.
just as the heavy club was raised, she
ran forward and put her arms around
the prisoners meek. She saved his lie.
The prisoners name was Captain John
Smith and the Indian girls name was
Pocahontas.
JENNIE BELLE GAMBRIId,
Renfroe, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
Debate On MIX
RAW MILK

MIXTURE in4ended that milk should be
-. s.r she xzsula have cosl0ed it by her
.isressas. Ny opponents say that
-: anilk kills germs. ant fhey say
i,.g absui removing the cerpses. In
- milk goa drink millions of
-,~es of germs-
..eoieed 4nitk is supposed to keep fresh
Just SO long. After that time. it VIII
give people ptsnsaine poison lit no one
is ailewed to sell milk unless 1t is PAS
trssi,iaed, fewer people viii keep COWS.
If TsesrSle cannot sell their surplus nfffk,
sssne of Them cannot afford to Keep
Cows. .
WOODROW WILSON SIMMONS,
Sr. s, Graymont.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
PAsFEUgIZED MILK

When anyone buys raw miik. they
buy germs as we'll as milk! But 1t any
ono pasteurized maiik, they get no germs.
because tire milk is boiled just enough
to kill all the germs. When raw milk
is stsIh it is sometimes warm, while 1t
is bottled cla it it IS pasteurized.
Ssnac 0ase said that when the milk IS
patcRrized some of the butter tat IS
tnfen away. l would rather have less
of the butter fat than drink all the
germs that are in the raw milk.
Raw milk nlso has a lot Of water in
it, because a lot OF rDw milk dealers
dilute their milk.
ROY BROWN,
Sr. 8, Grayment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
An NsTAN STORY

0nee hong ago when this security was
not tlaieidy settled, n man sent has little
hoy to a areighber's house. The boy had
ito 20 aiaroagh some woods. AS he en-
tered tiae woods, an Indian jumped from
behisd a tree and caught him and car
rfctl him to his village.
The boy had been with the Indians
two years when white anan came to
trade with the Indians. He recognized
the boy as his lest son.
JAMES SIINKS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
I0RENA WOOD.
W ApYENTURE

Once i 9zent into the woods. I did
net think of any danger. q got lost and
scoald act find my way hack home. 1t
started getting dark. saw little hut
ana xEeElt in. There sat little man.
He Euve nae food and place TO sleep.
Tlre next uasrHing thanked the little
man and sEacRt IN.
Soon dinner ttime came. 4 saw an
.yt9er little aistt. Two liens were shut
,1Yp in It. opened the doors ant let
them ont. They seemed to he glad to
be free and did not hunt mn. / kept
sRaikiwg End at last came to, path that
led me home.
GEORGE PEPPER,
Fourth Grade, Ashland School
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
AN INTERESTING BUILDING

During my vacation L V'Sited the
capitol of Kentucky at Frankfort. The
building is made of cut stone witt
large colonial columns. The. entire
building is of colonial architecture. 1t
occupies about four city blocks with
driveways circling on every side. A
bronze statue of Governor Gobel stand'
in the center Of the lawn.
Upon entering the building, one finds
many interesting rooms. In the his
torical room is kept every record of in.
terest from the time the state entered
the union until the present. There are
flags of all the nations. The House
of REPRESENTATIVES, is large and beau
tifully furnished. The governor ant
all the state officers occupy the scoOnU
floor.
LOLA TIIARP,
Senior g. tGraymont school
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
THE, REGGAR

One cold night as Mr.. White and his
family were sitting around the fire
laughing and talking, knock was heard
at the deer. Nr. White opened the
door and found little ragged, half
frozen girl. He let her come in. They
put warm clething on her. They gave
her something TO eat.
After she had eaten her supper and
gotten wR9m, they tucked her away in
he'd. She WIS very tired and soon fell
asieep. Hshe next morning they found
tifaf sire Eas an orphan. They adopted
her fer tlscir own. And they all lived
happily together.
I0RENA WOOD.
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CuIIman, Ala, Nov. II, w

CulIman, Ala, Nov. II, Iy24.
Dear Iioys and Girls: so to til"
public school at Cutlman and am in
the sixth grade. Miss Spccglc and Mrs.
Edwards are my teachers. love them
both. 4 am taking music. My music
teachers namc is Miss Hartung. The
principal Of the school is Mr.. Johnston
Our school starts at 8 o'clock ant
closes at 3 80. l enjoy going 10 schoo,
very much. Yeur friend.
ALICE PARKER
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Ashland. Ala, November 20, 1924.
Bear Children's Editor: i am nine
ye:trs old / an in the fourth grade.
My teachers name is Miss Grace Car
pointer. We aIaxe many pretty pictures
in our room ut school. We are drawing
u November poster. There are thirty
six pupils N our room. My best friend
is Mattie Lou TonAin.
l am sending letter and story to
The Age Herald.
Yeur little friend.
1sCRENA. WOOD.
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swxFP no fsHERDOOE.A Fa4AAET

Dne day the seventh and eighth
grades .sf my sselroSs were invited 10 in
spedt ahe GilerOsEela plalst. when the
dag nrrixsA, I'VE were 1lismissed at z
I,Sisck. BPeniaa street sczGrs carried us
he the i,llRHt in gsbslft Is 1aiglttes.
TIM diaSt 4aaaasg xfe did 1zas 3e go iEtp
the driveway where 1irry gave as MI
fine CheroG s1aa xEe could drink. Afrer
that we went 1sfto a roesA where we
saw how the bDttles are wRssed, how
thew nre filled with the liquid and
how they are capped.
As we were leaving the building,
we were given q pencil and a blotter
apiece. We then won't home.
ROY BROWN.
Senior 8, Graymont school
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
MY FAYORITE AUTHOR

Ny favo:itc author is Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow. / like him because
he is an American poet. And lie writes
poetry that children can read and I'M
dcrstand. Paul Reyerc's ride is one
of his famous poems. His poetry ap-
peals to me very much.
BERTHE CORNETT,
Sr. z, Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Bear +C9sildrenss Editsr: / an in the
fsursh grade. My fearher's name is
Miss Grace Carpenter. ana eleven
years ed. an sending q story to The
Ase4ieraid
-Four friend,
JAMES SPINKS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Armistice Day is the one day that
America and all the other countries cele-
brate. We, the children of America,
who marched in the parade, were not
the only children who celebrated this
wonderful day. Children in all the
countries of the earth took an interest
in the celebration of Peace Day.
We owe our freedom to our heroes
who gave their lives for our country,
which was indeed great sacrifice.
Our flag has never been lowered. 1t
has always pushed forward and has al
ways stood for what is right. Good
Americans hope our flag will never be
lowered from its high place.
MARY ELLIOTT.
Jr. 8, Henley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

People in many lands celebrated No
vember II. 1924, because it is day of
peace. The world is hoping for uni
versal peace.
We celebrated Armistice Day. in
honor of our boys who sacrificed them
selves to win the war. We should re-
spect and hoenr our brave soldiers, who
bore the Stars and Stripes to victory.
Our flag stand for liberty and justice
and peace.
Men are putting their thought on
peace. We haze more democracy today
in the world than we have ever had
before.
Sr. Grade, Henley School.
IDA POLLOCK,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Armistice Day is celebrated all ever
the world because everyone loves pestee.
Everybody, in the United States left dis
work to homer the ones who fought 50
braveiy for their cause.
Oar flag Floats proudly above slse
highest steeple and mountain. 1t never
went to war for an unjust cause and
therefore, as it floats in the breeze, it
seems to say: II am worthy to be
hoRDred''
The men Of the United States went
out to fight. giving up pleasures to pro-
tect us. We should thank our soldiers
for our peace and happiness. Everyone
should try to become useful citizens to
the country he serves.
CARRIE FRESHMAN,
Sr. s Grade. Henley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

There are many lessons learned from
Armistice Day. Not only people in the
United States celebrated the .anniver-
sary of peace but people NIL over the
world. Our children were .narading nhd
over in Belgium the buys and girls we're
marching. The great desire is for Feaee
in America and in other countries.
Our soldiers went over to France and
gave their lives for us. Those whe were
not killed were as b rave us Those who
died, because they were willing To risk
their lives for us, whether they made
the supreme sacrifice or aot.
Since the war people In ssther corn-
tries have more freedem than beferc.
They may do as they like 1t what they
do is right and if they do not break
the laws of their country.
We owe our lives to our flag. Weran
repay this protection by aearning To be
ETHEL BT1AfGH,
'Sr. 8, Henley Sciso6a.
The lessons learned from AFmiytiee
Day are that this great, wide vorad
wants peace. The world is Through Nash
war. The world has host enough of her
brave and fearless men Rnd &KHszleH and
children. War has wrecirea the aWgTad
and it will take a good uaaRy Sears 4ae-
fore the world win be On its fret AERin.
On nearly all pAKits Of the gazite men
were sacrificed, for what eHEh side
thought was right. The United States
lost many Of its brave boys who gsze up
their lives for their country. BelEian
men, women and children were SACRIFICED
IN hold the Germans Mt bay until fIae
French and English hosts could be
gathered up. The Belgmns could have
let the Germans Through their country,
but they were too 1RrOnd of their little
country and too brave to let the Ger
mans through without struggle.
Armistice Day also reminds US that
tn American flag has never been low
cred. The citizens of the United States
should be proud Of it and serve 1t faith
fully, whether In time of war or in
peace.
Sam POLLOCK,
~ Sr. 8, Henley
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

United States has never been lowered.
The flag stands for liberty, justice and
many other things.
OLLIE LTFBwIcK.
Jr. 8, Henley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

On Armistice Day, 1924, we celebrated
the sixth anniversary Of the end Of the
World war.
We learned that the men of this
country and other countries love their
flags and countries by going to war
and by being willing to give up their
lives for It.
We learned that an persons should
for they hid CHER tears and told their
boys to go and protect Hheir country.
We also learned that the flag Of tie
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
The Circus Story

| You remember the circus stery.
printed on This page November
stopped where Janey woke up to fnt
| it was night and she was still lost. Just
then she heard an awful noise
The boys and girls who read tn
Children's Page were asked to finish
the story, telling whit became of Janey
Here are some of the clever endinss:
Dorothy Warren. age 10, 1445 MilneI
street. sends the following ending
Janey jumped to her feet but foanf
she was covered over with canvas. II
| suddenly dawned on her that she wa.
under the tent which had been takei
down. She was n brave little girl 6,
instead of crying, like little girls weald
she began to creep along on her hand
and knees. until suddenly she came out
into the night air.
Lights glittered all around her. La
dies dressed in tights and funny-facet'
rloxns hurried by her. Being yer,
tired, she climbed into a big cage and
hay down On some Aay. Up came tive
men driving a bear. They drove 1t VI
to the cage. Janey screamed. A faf
lady that stood near, said: s1svuls fik'
Just the kind of a little girl We ,neet
fer the smallest bareback rider. Thu
fat lady took Janeg to the manager Z
l the circus who offered to pay her SSH
la week.
| Janey stayed With the circuit two
years. She never tried of telling about
her mother and wishing she were witt;
her. One day the circus drew into 8
town, which She recognized as her home
/ town.
That afternoon when Janey camc
| riding iffte ane ring ca sone leg, she saw
something Ahat made her heart boand
At the same time James mother saE
something that made her heart bound
/ Mother" cried Janey, jumping from
the morse. "sJaney !" cried her mother.
'dashing out into the ring.
That night Janey gave her mother 2
big bag of xneney that she had made H.
the circus. Janey was SO glad to fint
i her mother and be at home again.
4 Belle Eharman, Roanoke tells the res
Of fiie story like this I: 1t vas the sonnG
of q gun that little Janey heard. Bein;
ianflly q child she knew not what to d"
Except stay where she was. There wa,
4 no crowd in the tent then for everyone
had gone home.
But what did the noise mean? At las
she ventured near the door and luckil;
overheard a conversation. "Tm glat
no one was hurt" she heard one per
son say. at would have been dreadful
if anyone had been!" ''Who was it?
another person asked. Some one els
said: st was Mfr. Forbes and fraent,
of his. They were hunting for his LITTLE
daughter who was lost in the crowd thi
afternoon. They were so excited the,
started to the tent without notifyin'
the guards. The guards, thinking then.
burglars, shot"
Here she was interrupted for Janey
knowing she was the missing child. who
had caused the disturbance, came from
her hiding place One of the latlie'
proved to be the lady she had though
her mother while in the crowded tent
The kind lady, whom we shall call Mrs
Cullman. carried her to her father.
He was glad he had not been wound
ed by the bullets of the guards, bu
much happier because he had foun
Janey!
Elizabeth Counts, Mt. Hope. writes
| XVb;Ia Jnncv was watching the pln
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
Arnistice Day

On November IL, 1924, the sixth an
niversary of the end of the World war,
was celebrated. Armistice Day was
celebrated not emily in Birmingham but
all over the world. The world wnnts
peace.
The boys Of the United States give
their lives for their country. Everyone
should honor them for their bravery and
courage. Wsodrow Wilson, the presi-
dent of the United States carried the
burden of the war on his shoulders and
worked to bring about universal peace.
: Everyone should love and respect our
flag and country, by being good citizens
and obeying the laws.
Jr. 8 Grade, Henley School.
Armistice Day is peace celebration.
This day is celebrated throughout the
world. Flags are raised in honor Of the
soldiers who fought for democracy
This day is IN honor sf~xlse boys who
gave their lives far the qcazsse of peace,
for the brave nss&laeFs W1lo gave up taAeir
boys, for the gallant generals who ted
our soldiers onward TO Sleath without n
shudder.
Our flag has never sheea lowered. We
thank God for our vintsry. War after
war have foaght; and Suisen ere Anne
looked in the thick OF fine fight s.e have
found the broad stripes npd bright stars
of our flag still waving tfer victory.
We owe a great deft 10 eur flag. af
we are i'll WIT, we SHOULD give s0tIr dives
for our country. In peace 'Ue SShoaas
give up our lives to Gecd eisiesnaasiR.
Peace time patriotism is 'iHst ms 'saeecs-
sary as war time patriostism.
0THELMA .SHAIsP,
President Of Sr. s Grade, uFxiley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Elizabeth Counts, Mt. Hope. writes
While Jancy was watching the PIN
lady, she fell asleep. When she awokr
the show was over and it was the ham
playing. The people we're going out t"
90 home. She thought her mother would
find her if she went to the gate. whero
all the people were going out. So she
went and waited braveiy. Finally her
mother case. And, oh, how happy they
both we're! Janey caught her mother
hand, so she would not get lost again
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
LOLA TIIARP,
LETTER FROM CULLMAN

Senior 8, Graymont school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24
CLEAN
GOVERNMENT URGED
BY HARRISON
y GEORGE r. HOLMES.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June
A-Assailing the Harding-CooIidge Administrations
with savagery and ferociy seldom equAed in keynote
addresses Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi opened the
Democratic national convention here today by sounding
party tocSin that he warned, will ring from Democratic
lips throughout the campaign:
'.Restore clean government"
This the focal point Of his keynote speech Around
he marshaled in orderly array all Of the scandals and
unsavory incidents of Republican administration that have
kept the country In ferment for the last six months
And coupled with this wo-handed attack on the Re-
publican record the pledge that given the oppor
tunit the Democratic party would lead the nation back
the high plane and purpose" from which, he said it
had been dragged by an Administration honeycombed
with graft and corroded with corruption"
MELLON TAX PLAN DENOUNCED.
Occasionally Senator Harrison departed from his main
theme to make satrca references the Cleveland con-
venton dominated by "The Three Musketeers-ButIer
Stearns and Semp; to denounce the Mellon tax plan
scheme to aid the rich deride the Administration
for its failure to put the country into the World Court
sympathize with the farmer his msforunes the last
three years-but always in the end he came back to
the scandals and corruption which, he charged, have
permeated the Government at Washington since Wood
row Wilson lmped from the White House to 70 into re-
tirement and his death three years ago.
He struck at Republican rule home and abroad with
equal fervor and barbed wit The foreign policy Of
Harding and Coolidge he described "a spurious con
passed IN 1926 their domestic policy he portrayed as
vacating at point except It's ubservience to spe
cial privilege"
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Crooked business needs
only to gesture, or special
privilege to wink, to make
this Administration UNDER
stand and do" he said at
one place. And in another:
''Show this Administra.
ton an oil well, and it will
show you a foreign policy.
''Pizarro and his adven-
furious band, as they set
their faces toward the Gold
en- West, were not more
inspired in quest of treasure
than this Administration"
NOTE OF WARNING.
Senator Harrison also had
some advice for the Demo
Gratis here assembled. He
took cognizance Of the tense
situation prevailing over the
platform and the rival Presi-
Dental aspirations of the
score Of candidates by utter
ing a warning that was at
once admonitorys and signifi-
cant.
''This is a Democratic
year." he said, land victory
is within our grasp if we but
reach out for it. Let us re-
member that too much is at
stake for the hideous form of
friction to frown upon this
convention. Our guns and all
CcenAsnnsA On Fare .. Column ~
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Program For Opening
Day Of Democratic
Convention

NEW YORK, June 24.-The
Democratic convention win Be
called to order at noon (day-
light tirne) by Chairman CordeIl
Hull of the national COMMITTEES.
The invocation by Cardinal
Hayes and singing Of the Ma
tional Anthem follow:
Then the delegates pose for
the official photograph.
Chairman Hull will make ..
short address and the roll for
the convention will be called.
Election of temporary officers
follows and temporary chair
man Senator Pat Harrison viii
be escorted to the rostrum to
make the keynote speech.
Rules for the convention will
then be adopted, announcements
of committee meetings made
and q few delegates may be
able to secure recognition for
brief speeches.
Senator Carter Glass Of Vir-
ginia will offer a resolution Of
respect to the memory Of Wood
row. Wilson, and the convention
will adjourn out of respect to
the dead leader.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24

And it may have been Coz
incidence, but the New York
delegation, ninety strong
and aggressive for Al Smith,
was seated precisely in the
spot where the Gardens "a.
foot squared rings are al
ways placed.
The Garden was hot.
Heat seemed to radiate
downward from its old
metal roof. From the plat
form, perched dozen feet
above the level where the.
delegates sat, the floor pre-
sented a constantly moving
picture of waving fans.
Some Of the more daring of
the delegates chucked their
coats within ten minutes af-
ter hitting the place and sat
self-consciously but more
comfortably in their blue
suspenders.
Boxes Priced Possessions.
The delegates sections
ran lengthwise of the old
structure two thousand
bright new and implanted
pine chairs. Thanking them
on either end were reserved
seats holding about a thou
sand persons.
Around the arena ran a
single row of boxes. These
were the priced possessions
of those whose donations to
the cause Of democracy had
been sufficiently large to en-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24
WILL
HEAD |. DISTRICT
. DELEGATES
Chosen at Caucus After His
Suffrage Plank for D. c.
Is Adopted

NEW YORK. June 24.--John F.
Costello, national committeeman,
was elected chairman Of the District
Of Columbia delegation to the Demo.
cratic national convention at an
organization meeting here today and
Daniel G. Roper, vice chairman.
William Gibbs McAdoo was as.
sured the support Of the delegation.
A suffrage plank for the Dis
trict OF Columbia proposed by Chair
man Costello asking the convention
ito indorse the principle Of suf-
frage for the Districtsof Columbia"
was accepted as the one most like.
ly to receive favorable action from
the platform committee.
r. 8. Perry was given the import.
ant post Of membership on the
resolutions committee to which the
plank will be submitted.
The plank reads as follows:
Resolved that we endorse the
principle Of suffrage for the Leople
Of tho District Of Columbia in the
management Of both local and
national affairs