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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01
cThe Why Of Superstitions
Bu H IRDlNG KING

When Christianity deposed the
heather gods the lights took the name
Of st. Elmo; of whom one legend is
that he was a Sicilian bishop who,
dying amid a storm at sea, promised
the sailors that he would appear to
them if they were to be saved. AS
soon as he died the lights appeared
and the storm abated. Different ages
and different races have differently in
terpreted the significance of the st.
Elmo's fires; but it is safe to say that
to the majority of sailors today they
are harbingers of evil. The telephone
and the wireless do not awe the mod
ern sailor but, thanks to a superstition
inherited through some three thousand
years, ST. ElmO's fire does.
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01

crow as loudly as Grandfather Cock
and that some day he expected to
crow louder than he did.
Said the Little Brown Hen with the
speckled wings, why do you crow
so hard? Some day, l do declare, you
will burst your throat wide open"
ooh, no, / shan't,' said Little Black
Cock, tossing his head and putting out
his chest. II intend to become the
finest cock in the world. I am hand
some than any other now, and all l
need Is practice to crow louder than
any other bird"
"You are a very vain little cock"
said Little Brown Hen, scratching for
a worm. Better be satisfied with
your fine feathers and not try to do
such loud Growing. Your throat was
never meant for that"
This made Little Black Cock angry
and he grew vainer and vainer than
ever. Every morning, long before it
was light, he was up growing as hard
as he could crow. All the %neighbors
were awakened from pleasant dreams
and out Of the windows came night
capped heads to say dreadful things
about Little Black Cock-but he did
not stop Growing.
One morning while he was making
his best efforts to crow loudly Grand
father Cock came strolling out of the
chicken house. you annoy me-" he
said, Tapping his wings several times.
what are you trying to do-sneeze?'
II can crow just as we'll as you
cam replied Little Black Cock, in a
terrible rage.
This answer amused Grandfather
Cock so much that he stopped flap
ping his wings. "Prove it, my young
fellow. Come to the top of the stone
wall and If you can crow louder than
| you shall be proclaimed cock of the
walk and I will give up my title"
Up to the top of the wall they flew,
while all the barnyard folk gathered
around to listen. Grandfather Cock
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01
Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morrison
JOHN STARK

0THE habit of regret is four-ffths
I laziness and one-fifth self-indul-
gence," was John Stark's slogan. John
knew something about the habit of re-
greet. Up to the time he was twenty
two years old, he had lived at home In
his fathers house. His fathers regret
was the good old times. John was
brought up to feel that the best things
the world would know had passed be-
fore he was born. With them lived a
maiden aunt who kept house. Sne
was a kind of personification Of re-
greet, but what she had lost John never
knew until he was a big boy Of six
teen or so. Then he learned that b
had been disappointed In love.
Then the boys father died, and he
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01

started in upon his career as an I'M
derclerk in the big real estate COM
pany where, had his father lived, he
would have begun as a junior part
ner.
Eventually he worked up very near
to the top and then he was taken into
the firm. A month later the firm failed.
Other big companies had no interest
in John Stark, and he could find no
opening with any one of them. Then
John Stark decided to make his own
opening. 1t was about this time that
some one suggested that life had dealt
him a very hard hand his answer was
that he couldn't be bothered about that
because he had a job to put through.
In his real estate experience he had
noticed the need for a firm to handle
small and inexpensive, but up-to-date,
dwellings, and such a company he now
started out to organize.
Little by little he not only increased
his own income, but also was granted
the realization hat he had made a
crowded city more liveable for hun
dreds of families. On the day when
he was fifty years of age. a gronp of
very old acquaintance had dinner
with him. Naturally they talked of the
past. One was sure that if he had
had the money to go to college he
would have achieved his ambition TO
become a doctor. If another had been
one inch taller he would have gone to
West Point and risen In the army;
barred that career. the world held
nothing for him. So one after another
round the circle presented his excuses
and his regrets. But all the time John
Stark knew that, If the would-be doc
tor had been endowed, or if the would
general had been a giant, the one
would never have been awarded the
Nobel prize nor the other the Congress
slonal medal. For the man who has
the habit Of regret is not the stuff Of
heroes are made.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01
T BLACK COCK

ONCE there lived in a barnyard a
- very little Black Cock, with the
finest red comb in the world and feath-
ers as shiny black as a brand-new
stove.
He had bright yellow legs and the
loveliest long tail-feathers, the kind
the women wear on their best hats.
Oh, ne was a perfectly gorgeous
creature, but that was no reason for
strutting about as he did and brag-
ging. For he was very little, and
compared to the big Grandfather Cock
of the %barnyard he was no larger
than a thimble beside a big spool of
thread.
OF course, being so little he could
not have a very big voice to crow with,
but that did not stop Little Black
Cock from Dragging that he could
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01
"Whats inaName?'
FACTS about Your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived; signif-
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel

early Spanish influence in the Ameri-
can colonies; or again, it may be that
the shortness and euphony of the
name is the explanation for its adop-
ton and practical Americanization.
Amber is Vera's talismanic stone. 1t
has power to make her invincible in
all undertakings where bodily and
mental health are required. 1t is said
t. ward off disease and to insure a
safe journey when worn by a traveller.
Monday is Vera's lucky day and 2 her
lucky number.
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-01

Handsome EIinor Fair, the screen
star, was brought up in the midst OF
motion-picture production. Although
born in Richmond, Va, she went to
the coast when but a small child. She
studied the violin in Germany until
the wal broke out, when she returned
to this country. Her first theatrical
work was in a Los Angeles theater.
Her beauty and talents brought her a
good opportunity to enter tho
"movies," in which she has been seen
to good advantage. Miss Fairs favor
lite hobbies are dancing and playing
the plano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
SEAT SALE READY. FOR BLOSSOM TIME.
Sold Out Sign Is~ Indicated
 For Return Engagement
 Starting Thursday
Today the seats go on sale for the

Today the seats go on sale for the return engagement of the Messrs. Shuberts famous comic opera, Blossom Time" which comes to the Jefferson theatre Thursday night for four performances only.
 and lyrics are by Dorothy Donnelly. adapted from the original Viennese of A. NJ. Willner and H. Reichert. The music Is from melodies of Franz Schubert himself and H. Berte. adapt ed by Sigmund Romberg. Blossom Time" deals with incidents in the life of the famous composer, Franz Schubert, and therefore his own mu- sic furnishes 8 large portion of the beauty of the score. Schubert Is shown in love with a young woman and composing one of his famous he tells his love. However. with the modesty of the artist, he Is unable to sing it in person to her as he had planned. so he asks his friend, Baron Won Schober. to sing it to her in his stead. Scheber is natural Don Juan beautifully and making love so per- fectly, he wins the girls affection.
 Mir. Romberr utilizes the best known compositions of the famous Schubert, including "An Unfinished Symphony. "The serenade," Two WaltZeS, The BrOOK, why, "A ouintette for Strings" Ave Maria" and The Rosemund Overture" The Messrs. Schubert have furnished a brilliant cast for Blossom Time" including Greek Evans, famous bari tone, who has toured the south with the Scotti Grand Opera company and whose voice is the finest baritone heard in the south in years, accord ing to Norfolk papers.
 The mail orders have been com ing into the Jefferson theatre just as fast since the first announcement that "The hit of the ages" was re- turning, as they did for the original engagement. Blossom Time" sold out here before and indications are it will again, and in order to secure choice locations, it is suggested that you procure your seats as soon as possible. If you missed this musical play before, you surely won't this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
URGES C0NV|CTI0N| WOMEN sLAYERs1
More Females Resorting to Pistol Than Ever, Judge [; yA :. + Declares i

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 7.-Denounc- ing women siayers" and urging that all women, criminals be convicted as well as men, and recommending that the present jury system; requiring unanimous vote for a verdict, be changed to Gyefdict toabe reached on three-fourthss five-sixths ball. lot. Judge John D. Humphries here today charged a grand jury to so ad- minister the law that Criminals will realize the certainty of punishment"
 More women are resorting to the pistol now than at any other time in history" Judge Humphries stated, and they thoulds be made to realize that they are as strictly accountable to the law as are the men,"
 "Men cannot be good jurors unless they arc willing to convict women as quickly as they would convict men. When convicted. the woman slayer should be punished with the same severity that is meted out to men.
 "This Is no reflection on good women, for the class of women who shoot down others are not represen- tatives of true womanhood. .I..., 5,
 "The courts and the juries owe 1t to the public that certain punish ment is meted out to these criminals as we'll as to all others. I view this situation with interest and feel ing, and I believe it should command the attention of all who wish to up- hold the laws and protect society"
 In assailing the present require- ment of a unanimous vote by 5uries, Judge Humphries declared that from several years of observation he was convinced that the ends of justice would be better served if this sys- tenn was changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
CHORAL ART CLUB ID BE ORGANIZED
First Business Meeting Will Be Held Tuesday Evening
 For Organization

Nearly two score professional mu- sicians, all we'll known in Birming- ham, will meet Tuesday night at S:3o o'clock in the Hines-Spafkman Furni- ture conspany's store for the perma- nent organization of a society to be known, probably, as the Choral Art club.
 For almost two months the musi- clans have been perfecting plans for the club; the probable election of of- ficers and the selection of a name for the society will give permanency to the organization.
 At the same time the society will announce the nature of its first pro- Russian choral works which, under the direction of Ferdi- nand Dunkley, nationally known mu- sician and composer, they are to
 They are Tangefs Sunrise" and Ippolitif-Ivanoffs Bless the Lord. Oh My Soul" The preparatory work on the numbers will occupy some time, according to the members.
 MT. Dunkley was chosen to direct the work of the society in Novem- Der when group of IS musicians decided to organize talented singers in Birmingham for the presentation or professional singing of this kind.
 He is director of music at South Highlands Methodist church, is af- filiated with numerous local and na- tfonal musical societies. including the McDowe1l Colony club, and has writ ten scores of piano numbers, some of which he presented in Birmingham at a recent recital.
 The meeting Tuesday evening will be attended by the following persons:
 Mrs. Paul Davidson, R. P. Mo Gowan, Carl Smith. Owen Gillespie, H. NayIor, Sam Thomas. Harry Lyons, John Hinds, Baxter Eastburn, Leon Cole, Lewis Pendleton, Mrs. J. J.. Strickland, Mary Emma Pearson, Miss Marion Stevrovsky, Mrs. A. J. Gre fenkamp, Miss Hazel Highams, Mrs. Morton Simpson. Mrs. Alec Mont gomery. Miss Emma Lee Mitchell, Mrs Walter Brewer, MT. and Mrs. Byrd Haley, Mrs. Lucille Brooks. Miss Re- becca Brazemore, Mrs. s. F. Miller. Mrs. Herman Rich. Mrs. John Peck, Mrs. P. J. Smith, Mrs. A. V. Janette, Mrs. L. D. King, MT. and Mrs. I. Morris. Vermna Kimbrough, T. E. Dunham, R. Kaufman, Leo Karpeles and Fred Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
SENATOR REED |S OPPOSED ID KHAN Writes He Finds No Excuse For Existence of The
 Order

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Assertion That he failed to "see any excuse for the existence of the Ku Klux Klan" was made by Senator Reed ,repub- lican, Pennsylvania, in letter today to Harry A. Bubb of Monroe, La, who wrote the Senate expressing op- position to any inclusion of an anti Ku Klux Klan plank" in the repub- lican party's national platform"
 Your letter of January 2 falls on stony ground" the senator said. "I fail to see any excuse for the exist ence of the Ku Klux Klan. I don't see why it's campaign against boot logging and immortality, to which you refer, could not be better conducted if the same individuals would len their influence to strengthen the eS. tablished government.
 "I see no excuse for the use of masks and other disguise by men who profess to be acting on proper mo . lives. I see no excuse for a revival in this country of race prejudice and religious prejudice.
 q cannot understand why men of intelligence like yourself, with LSp- ord of patriotic service, become l,Sm- bers of this society. In the World war you did not wear a disguise when you were fighting for what you thought was right and you fought alongside Jews and Catholics and negroes and you found them as patriotic as yourself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
INTEREST CENTERS 0N HOUSE SPEAKER Mississippi Legislature Opens Today With Three Candi-
 dates For GaveI

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 7.-Center of interest of the Mississippi legislature which will convene here tomorrow, is the selection of 8 speaker of the house.
 Tom L. Bailey of Meridian, former chairman of the appropriations conn mittee. has opened campgaign head all of the legislators will have ar- rived later today. The majority reached here yesterday.
 Dave Glass of Attalla and A. C. Anderson of Ripley, already have opened their campaigns here for the speakership. There are several in the race.
 Following the organization of the legislature, the inaugural of Cover nor-elect Henry l.. Whitfield will be held, the exact date depending upon the progress of the legislature in electing a speaker of the house and the appointment of committees.
 The newest member of the senate ty-fifth district, who was elected Friday to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Ellis, senator elect.
 Legislation discussed and for which, in some instances, bills have been drafted includes: Refunding of a five million dollar bond issue and getting rid of current deficit of about two million dollars.
 A state convention to revise the constitution.
 Adoption of budget system for handling the states finances.
 To abolish the state board of par dons.
 Enabling legislation to build a sea- wall and boulevard along the Missis- sippi coast from the Alabama to the Louisiana state line.
 Enactment of legislation creating a fire insurance rate bureau .nder state supervision.
 Repeal of some of the drastic cor poration statutes that now keep foreign capital outside the state.
 Abolition of pool rooms by sub- jecting these establishments to a prohibitive tax.
 Repeal of several forms of tax exemption now allowed.
 Creation of q state bureau of markets.
 Restoration of fee system for county officers.
 Statute making women eligible for jury service.
 More effective statutes for the en- forcement of prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
AGood Thing---Dont Miss h

Send your name and address plainly written together with cents (and this slip) to Chamberlain Medi- cine Co.,, Des Moines, Iowa, and re- ceive in return trial package con taining Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds. croup. bronchial. flu" and whoopins cough, and tickl- ing throat; Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver. Tablets for stomach trou- bIes. indigestion. gassy pains that crowd the heart. biliousness and constipation: Chamberlain's Salve. needed in every family for burns. scalds, wounds, piles and skin af. fections, these valued family medi- cines free for only 5 cents. Don't miss it.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
MAKE SOUTH GROW
 TOPIC 0F MEETING
Railway Development Asso- citation In Birmingham
 For Session


 Activities of thv railroads in de-
 veloping the resources of the south
 will be discussed at the fifth annual
 meeting of the Railway Development
 association of the southeast, which
 will be held in Birmingham Wednes-
 day and Thursday at the Tutwiler
 hotel.
 L. Sevier, president of the Ala
 bama Manufacturers association, J. D. Mccartney, assistant to the presi- dent of the Central of Georgia rail- . road and Edward A. ONeal, presi- dent of the Alabama farm bureau ! federation, will be among the speak, i. CTS at the convention. .-.....
 The complete program is as fol- Wednesday.
 Business session.
 . Railroad Agricultural Develop rent and Public Relations" J. D. Mccartney, assistant 70 president. Central of Georgia railroad, Savan-
 nall Georgia.
 $ Poultry Development" John Rig don, agricultural agent, Central of Casey Smith, agricultural agent, Illinois Central railroad, Memphis. : Tennessee.
 What Can The Railroads Do To $ Aid Reforestation?" W. $. Ayres. in- sdusrriaI commissioner, New Orleans sGreat Northern railroad, Chicago;
 Ben Colman, agricultural agent, sIllinois Central railroad, Jackson,
 Mississippi. 1880 D. Inland Development And Colonization" J. D. Haman. director development department Gulf, Mobile and Northern railroad, Mobile, Ala; H. B. Holroyd, agricultural and immi-
 grafton agent, Louisville and Nash Sille railroad, Louisville, Ky. < Address, Benjamin Watkins, Atlan-
 la. Ga.
 ! Developing satsuma Orchards" J. J. Taylor, industrial and immigra- 1tion agent. Gulf and Ship Island rail- road, Gulfport. Miss. R. H. Bryson, agricultural and industrial agent Mississippi Central Railroad, Hat tiesburg. Miss.
 : What Is Your Business?" L. &c., syier, president Manufacturers asso- Citation of Alabama.
 7 How Can We Increase Markets -For Southern Grown Fruits and Veg setables?" Carl B. James, horticultur- ist, Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 Montgomery, Ala; H. s. McLendop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

hams Vegetable Compound has done for women and decided to try 1t. Ali ter the first week could go to sleep every night and stopped having that nervous feeling and got better ap- petite. The doctor had always said that an operation was the only thing that would help me, but never had any faith in an operation. Since the Vegetable Compound has started helping me do not suffer the severe pains, feel stronger, and am able to do my own work. l am more than glad to tell my friends that 1t helps where other medicines have failed" Mrs. Gus VoGEL, 6608 Pelouze St., Detroit, Michigan.
 A record of fifty years service must convince women of the merit of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
WILL BRING BODY HOME
.John Hooking Found Dead In Chat-
 tanooga-BrOthers Go To Him

.u0
 tanooga-BrOthers Go To Him
 Suicide rumors concerning the death of John Hooking. formerly or Birmingham, and at the time of his death custodian of the University Of Chattanooga, who was found dead in he'd Monday morning in his room at the university with a blanket over his head and the gas of his room turned on, were discredited Monday afternoon by his brothers, William and Charles Hooking, of Birming- ham, who left to accompany the body to Birmingham.
 He had been dead for some time when found and the hour of his death had not been fixed. His broth CTS stated that he had no reason in the world for taking his life, as his financial and other standing in the community were of the best and he has had no trouble of any kind. They believe that his deakh was an accident.
 Funeral services will be held at 2:s0 o'clock Thursday afternoon from vices Fifth avenue chapel, followed by interment in Forest Hill ceme- tery. Masonic rites will be part of the ceremony at the grave, con- ducted by Birmingham Fraternal lodge No. 3s4, A. F. and A. M. Mir. Hooking had been 8 member of this lodge for 20 years.
 Besides his two brothers in Bir- mingham he is survived by a brother, Richard. and a sister. Mrs. Alice whitbad, of Germyn, Pa, and his father, in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Central of Georgia Shows How Transportation
 Contributes To The Nations Prosperity

heA 1924? Their whether the will be prosperous during 
 national and individual who these lines
  nriroad dpropeh wortha $2O 900 OO0OOO
  Therefore, directly concerned railroad credit; the hundreds Of
 
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  In supPies facilities This o it period of depression The Central Albany Atlanta Columbus Macon and Savannah Decreased business would
  retail and within short this labor and of commercial and the policies whose lives insured Transportation y1at 0 with its demands Greatpro n the and By this peoplew then ,and thus m nh involve the railroads  pubic wil twingo ofat mak spread
 vecitcs ndsuggeh invited
 WA Peddn Central of GeorgaR Railway Compan Savannah Georgia & 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
CONCENTRATIONS ACT SUIT

Suit under the workmen's com pensation act of 1919 was begun in the civil divison of the Jefferson county circuit court Monday by Mrs. Matte Hurd, against the Railway Fuel company, for the death of her husband, Dave Hurd> alleged to have been killed while in the employ of the company. October 3.
 In her affidavit filed in connection with the case, Mrs. Hurd charges that her husband was killed by being struck by a fallen rock from the top of the company's mine at Parrish, where he was employed as a coal loader. She alleges that the com pany has refused to pay her com pensation for his death. His, weekly earnings are given at $55.
 Mrs. Hurd is represented by W. A. Denson, attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
MILITARY BURIAL FOR NURSE FOUND FROZEN
Believed She Wandered Out And Became Lost In Storm

LAWRENCE, Kas., Jan. 1.-The American Legion here will give Miss Lydia Macdonald. 33, who served as a nurse in the World war, a mili- tary burial, it was stated after defi- mite assurance has been received that complete Identification had been made of her body found frozen in a field near Denver. Col.
 Miss Macdonald. a member of the Lawrence post, had been missing since the day. before Christmas. The search for her ended Sunday when a, frozen body was found a mile from the nearest home.
 Although an investigation has been started with view of ascertaining if she had met with foul play, it is generally believed the nurse wan lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
BARGE TOW DELAYED

CAIRO, Ill, Jan.f 7.---The federal barge line steamer Illinois. with its record tow of 16.o00 tons of grain, steel and merchandise, did not get off on its trip to New Orleans to- day, as it was hoped, but it was said the sailing will be made tomorrow. The delay was caused by the neces- sity of transforming a bargeload of freight which was shipped by rial from St. Louis from the train to the Illinois. The freight on the Illinois would fill approximately 450 freight cars. 1t was said.