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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

ing to choose be- oo"A'o~ Ahojo tween any of them. They are cruel and destructive, irrespective of the cause that makes them so.
 In addition to these, there are people who repeat gossip as Justification of their dislike or disapproval of the person in question, and those who gossip and censure others thinking to save them selves by so doing. None of us have to see people of whom we disapprove or, let me rather say, with those ideas or standards we disagree. But is that any reason for our hurting them in other peoples eyes or making life more diff cult for them? Some of the worst gos- sips I have known were people who be- lieved themselves very Christian and righteous.
 We all know the kind of gossip who goes around saying, "1sn't it too bad so-and-so was tight the other night! Poor thing, feel so sorry for him tor her, as the case may, bel" Or, "What a pity that MT. and Mrs. So-and-so aren't getting on. They say So-and-so is very attentive to her. Of course, l don't believe it, but heard it on very good authority" The curious thing about many of such gossips is that they really believe themselves kindly and charitable, owing to the way they have repeated the news"
 I happened to be present at the tag end of a good example of this some time ago. At certain party young actress went around to everyone saying, Tt was so sad tonight. Miss So-and-so was absolutely drunk during the first act. Poor thing, I felt so badly for her, etc." I happened to be standing near when a friend of the Miss So-and-so' accused the gossiping young woman (with justified force) of shaweful mean ness. She looked at him with feigned Cor perhaps genuine, but stupid) aston ishment and said, "Why, only said the kindest things about her; l never criti- cized her for moment" Perhaps she really felt she was being kind because she had only spread the story and not criticized her." If she did, I should advise her being confined somewhere and not allowed to run around loose being "kind.''
 What she did not know or take the trouble to find out was that the girl in question had received devastating news just as she entered the theater. She was quite naturally ''drunk" with temporary insanity, but not with liquor. What the other kindly ac- tresses supposed to be the liquor wear. ing off as the performance improved was, in reality, her will power coming to the surface and helping her to con, trol her mind. In short, person much to be admired; yet who knows how many people remembered and believed the story that she had been tight" dur ing the first act of the performance?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
and Mrs. F. J. McNamara at the home of the former, 1900 Second avenue.

and Mrs. F. J. McNamara at the home of the former, 1900 Second avenue.
 Pelham chapter, U. D. C., will meet Wednesday at 2 80 o'clock with Mrs. R. E. Collins. 2227 Sycamore street.
 Cunningham school Parent-Tea cher association will meet Thursday after noon at 3 :15 at the building.
 The woman's Republican league will meet at the city hall auditorium on Thursday at 1 o'clock. Republican men and women are invited to this meeting
 The Character Analysis club will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock on the third floor of the '. M. c. A. build ing. At this time Dr. H. G. Sedinger will deliver an address on "The A. B. c. of Character Analysis" A full at tendance is urged.
 The Ullman school Parent Teacher association will meet Wednesday at 1 80 D. m. All mothers are urged to attend.
 Fidelity lodge No. 5 will hold their regular meeting Thursday at Fraternal hall at z p. m. All members are urged to attend as there will be an election of officers.
 The regular meeting of the Business Woman's unit of St. Mary's church will meet Wednesday at 6 p. m., at the parish house.
 The Parent-Teacher association of the Seventeenth avenue school will meet December II at the school. All moth CTS and friends are asked to attend. pr. Roy Hershey will be the speaker.
 The monthly meeting of the Chil- dren's Hospital association will be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

slides right up the tree trunk to her very door. Now if I knew how to work the magic ladder, maybe could rescue poor Raggedy Andy"
 But although Raggedy Ann could think ever so well, still, she could not think of a way to make the rope ladder work, so she just sat in the bushes and waited. Maybe sometime old Heezy will come down the rope ladder, then can climb up it while she is away from home!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

Raggedy Ann sat in the bushes for a long, long time, but still old Heezy, the Witch, did not come out of her house and the magic rope ladder still was upon the ground Then Raggedy Ann had an idea. If old Heezy, the Witch, did not make the rope ladder slide up the tree to her door so that she can climb down maybe I can fasten the ladder to the ground so that she cannot get down when she wants to. If can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
WINNIE TWINKLE
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RaggedY Ann hid

Raggedy Ann hid in the bushes in the deep, deep woods.
 And from her hid ing place, she could peep out and watch the tall hickory nut tree where old Heezy the Witch lived.
 q do wish that Raggedy Andy had not climbed the mag ic ladder which slid up the tree to the Witch's home !" Rag yedy Ann said, "I am sure the old Witch captured R a g g e d y Andy just as soon as he reached the top of the magic rope lad der and it was a very good thing that l jumped and escaped. But how shall I ever be able to rescue Raggedy Andy now? Heezy, the Witch, is the only one who knows how to work the rope ladder, I am sure, for there it lays upon the ground now an d when I1eezy wisheeit to reach up to the high limb where she lives, she works her magic and the rope ladder just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

about unless about other people. There lre people who have discovered that they ran be funny at the expense of others (that is well known to be the easiest kind of witt and, rather t h a n give this up, they will say anything about anyone if they can succeed in making t h e 1 r audience laugh. In my opin- ion, there is noth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
JEWEIED BAGS

Bags for evening grow more and more gorgeous. Among the newest ones are those of tiny silver beads with a conventional design done in brilliants, sapphires, rubies or emeralds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
Kansas City-Florida Special

New fast train to Atlanta and Jack sonville. Leave Birmingham 3:30 p. m., arrive Atlanta $40 p. m., arrive Jacksonville 7:45 a. m. Observation car.
 Southern Railway System
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
Gossip Is Of Various
 Kinds
.Ry JULIA HOYT

COME people gossip because they real - ly want to do harm to others, some
 because they have nothing to talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

of any of his friends, bic one Sir Rog- CT Blakey, then curate of Colne .. and the morowe after, the same James declarid vnto his Vnckle that the said Jane (beyinge bigge damsell and mariageable at the same tyme) had intised him with two Apples, to go with her to Colne and to marry her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
Today's Thought Rv REV KENNETH OWENS

Be of good courage."-Ezra 10-4.
  Be of good courage night and day Learn to work and love and pray! Seek in the little tasks, forsooth, The quiet guardianship of truth. Search for kindness bought of strife Remember always God is life! Stand by your banners in the fray Learn to work and love and pray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

Wednesday at 10 80 a. m., at the hos pital.
  The Daughters of the British Elm pire will meet Wednesday, December II in room 20 of the Watts building from II a. m., to 1 D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

DISTINCTIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS 1 Boxes to hold cigarettes, made of
 leather fooled in gold in designs copied from Chinese brocades. are very attract | i've. They are to hold three rows of
 cigarettes. They fold into a small space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
Asking Too Much.

Asking Too Much. Manager (to new stage hand)-Now. then, run up the curtain.
 Stage Hand-What do yer take me for? A squirrel ?-Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10

The West End W. c. T. U. will meet this afternaan at 2:30 with Mrs. George Schweikert, 12 Walnut street. Judge Virginia MayfieId will be the speaker for the afternoon and large attendance is desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
HOME NURSING
Food In Old Age

<<T DON'T know how it is, but ss don't seem to enjoy my food like
 ,.uuoI 4o do v horaoannd Grand
Evening star., 1924-07-24

curious fish. Of no known species,
was recently caught off Iceland.
Three feet long, it is jet black IN
color, the whole skin being covered
with white spines.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
ALIENS TRYING TO SLIP
INTO U. S. CROWD PRISON
Thirty-Five Held in Vermont Jail
at Canadian Border Include
Many Races.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associates Press.
NEWPORT. VT, July 24.-To a Jail
full to overflowing with aliens caught
trying to slip across the border immi-
grafton inspectors yesterday added two
more Armenians and arrested also three
Montreal men on charges of trying to
run them in. The Armenians, appre-
hended on a train at Orleans, were
bound for Providence, r. l.
The business of running aliens in
from Canada has grown to sizable pro-
portions since the application of the
quotas under the immigration restric-
tion law.
THE jail here is full, and we are
starting to fill up the St. Johnsbury
JAIL" Chief immigration Inspector J. c.
Ford said. In all, there are 35 aliens
in custody here and several additional
at ST. Johnsbury."
''They are English, Chinese, Irish,
Scotch, Finn, Armenian. Polish--all the
races of Europe and Asia, it seems, "
Ford added.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

lished new regulations covering move
ments Of such workers, yesterday re-
nlained deadlocked.
From the point Of view of the Eu-
ropeans. however, the situation was
somewhat improved. Reports were re-
ceived that several Chinese unions had
refused to call sympathy" strikes.
which had been threatened by the
Shameen strikers unless their demands
were metz
British coastal steamers, it also was
reported. have decided to discontinue
calling at Canton until the strike is
ended. This move is expected to cause
trouble for the Chinese residents Of
the city, as 1t will cut off, to large
Evening star., 1924-07-24
w. B. COCHRAN LEAVES
ESTATE OF $555,647
Most of New York Representatives
Property Is Bequeathed
to Widow.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, July 2&.-The estate
Of the late w. Bourke Cochran, Rep
resentative from New York, who died
March /, 1928, today was valued at
$555.647. after deduction of admins
tration expenses. commissions and
debts amounting to $4,000, in an ap
praisal filed with the State Tax Com
mission.
Most of the property was left to
the widow, Mrs. Anna Ide Cochran of
Santa Barbara, Calf
Evening star., 1924-07-24

extent. their source of food sujjpIjes !
The rice crop here was destroyed ftiy
floods. and only limited stock rerffaihAt
in the city.
Shameen, in the meantime. is pprx4
semi-mIlitary basis. All foreig1et
there have been required to sedifa
passes as preliminary to enteringth
leaving the settlement
Evening star., 1924-07-24
College President Dies.

PORTLAND. Greg, July Cdr.
Richard F. Scholz. president of Reed
College of Portland. died yesterday.
He was born in Milwaukee, Wis. a
years ago, and in 1904 he won the
Rhodes scholarship at the University
OF Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

China, with its great population, has
only half as many autos as Hawaii.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
RESCUER is DROWNED.
Lockmaster at Parkersburg, w.
Va, in Boat Caught by Current.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July "a
Capt A. c. Rowe, aged SO, lockmas-
ter, dam No. IS. about three miles
above the city, was drowned in vain
effort to save w. c. Boyer, "a work
man, who had fallen into the river.
Other workmen threw rope to Bey-
er. but, being unable to extricate him
quickly from his position on the
wickets. sounded a distress signal.
Immediately Capt. Rowe and En-
gineer J. K. Ruble got in boat and
went over the dam to save Beyer.
The suction and undercurrents at that
point capsized the boat. Engineer
Ruble managed to get hold on one
of the wicket props until he was res
cued, but Can't Rowe was drawn un-
derneath the waters and 80 minutes
later his body was taken out of the
water 100 feet below the dam.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

1t may be better, after all, to accept
some statements than to bother hunt
ing UP the truth.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Rebels Cut Cites Lights.

MENICO CITY. July 2i-The cities
of Puebla and Vera Cruz were
plunged into darkness last night
when forces under command of the
rebel chieetain. Guadalupe Sanchez,
damaged machinery at the Tuxpango
plant according to press dispatches
received here. Federal troops were
sent in pursuit of the rebels, the ad-
vices stated.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
DEADLOCK IN STRIKE
AT CANTON CONTINUES
British Coastal Ships May Discon-
tinue Calls at Port-Food
Shortage Seen.

By the Associa ted Press
CANTON, July 24.-The Shameen
(foreign settlement) strike of domestic
and office workers. which started when
the European governing bodies estab-
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Beaded Bags

Assorted designs, in bril-
liant colorings, drawstriag
type, with I'VE rows of loop
ings
Evening star., 1924-07-24
GARMENT WORKERS OUT.
1900 Affected by Strike in Balti-
more Factories

BALTIMORE, Md, July 24.-Approxi-
mately l,500 local garment workers went
on strike yesterday to enforce demands
for better working conditions. Practical
ly all Of the thirty shops in the city.
which manufacture womens garments.
are affected by the order, according to
union officials.
The operatives demands are:
Establishment of unemployment in
surance for the workers. abolition Of
the piece-work system, equal pay for
men and women doing the same work
and use of a sanitary label in gar
mentS.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
No Characteristic.

From Judge. = ?
Little Ethel-There was a strange
man mere TO see you today, papa.N
Did he have bill?"
Papa. he Just had a plain nose
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
HIGHT Case TO
CLOSE DEC. 3
Freedom, Gallows or
Prison Three Choices
of Jury
(By The Associated Press

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, Dee. % -
Christmas eve and tie closing Of the
trial Of Lawrence NJ Hight and Mrs.
Elsie Sweetin who are charged with
murder by poison will arrive simultane-
ously according TO present plans com
pletion of Nights defense testimony
today arguments TUESDAY and a verdict
late Tuesday or Wednesday night ses-
sions are scheduled for tonight and to.
morrow night while the proximity o.
the verdict to Christmas arouscs tire
mendous interest here in the trial the
jury now has its choice OF three de-
cisions. freedom, the gallows Or prison.
Among other witnesses ready To take
the stand today as the defense testi-
mony for Hight is concluded ~ &. II.
Anderson, superintendent Of the state
hospital at Ala, Illinois Attorney
Nelson, layman, III defending Hight said
an effort would be made to show Ms
client was a moron having little more
mental development than II year old
child
The prosecution last Friday man
toned DR.. Frank r. Fry Of st. Louis as
a lebuttaI witness. Dr.. Fry IS a we'll
known alienist and would be accom-
panied BY local doctors, tie state an
nounced. Reports from the court room
attaches that one Of the Jurors has
winked at Mrs. Sweetin several times
during the trial has worried the prose
cution it declared as has the possible
appeal to the jury by the defense TO
show the Christmas spirit by sending
Mrs. Swectin home to her children
Aside from the two defendants, Nights
two girls and his boy and Mrs. Sweetin's
three boys await the verdid.. The
Hight children range in age from Ii
to % and Swcctin children from II to
IA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
SCIENTISTS TO
Hold MEETING
Largest Representa- on
Ever Gathered Ex-
pected Dec. 29
BY The Associated Press

iSHINGTCN. y. 2 De-. 3.--Thc
largest rcprcscnta,iv" as~enb!4gc of
scientists ever gtthcrc in America is
expected n Warrington whtn ~. Am
crican Associatio1 FER he Advancement
Of Science ccnvcncs for l'> 18th meet
ing, On December 80. Forty-six sep
arate learned societies will take some
part in the general convocation which
will continue until January 3. Pre-
parations are beng made for an at
tendance Of morG than 5000
Every branch Of science will be re-
presented by leading VIC rkcrs. many of
whom will present results of their
more important Investigations during
the last year. More than thousand
papers will be read, covering all scienc,
from astronomy to zoology
President Coolidge may deliver an
address of welcome the opening meet
ing at which tbs president of the asso-
citation, DR.. J. McKeen Cattcll. formcr-
ly professor of psychology at Columbia
University, will preside The retiring
president. DR.. Charles d. Walcott, sec
retary Of the Smithsonian Ins tuition
will speak on Science and Service" at
that meeting which will be followed by
general reception TO the visitors by
resident scientists.
Duling the sessions Tho British Am
basSador Sir Esmc Howard, will speak
before the American Political Science
Association on "British Policy and the
Balance Of Power" Other addresses
Of general interest will be given every
day Of the session. Daylight hours vii!
be devoted chiefly to small section meet
ings while evening meetings VII be Of a
larger and more popular character.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
Divorce Fails to End LOUe
California Judge Declares

game of cards for money or prizes.
But when the wife squanders her hus
bands income on bridge or NAH jongg,
or the husband spends all his time and
money at the gaming table and stavs
out until all hours of the night. gam
bling becomes ground for divorce in
TINS state on the charge of cruelty"
Pities Wife
The judge expressed pity for the
wife who stays at home night wait
ing for her husband to come home fo,
dinner and he does not come until the
dinner IS cold; spoiled, in the opinion of
the wife. And there never was a wife
VINO dld not take pride in the dinners
she prepared for her husband. The
tardv husband inflicts form of cruelty
on his wife that causes her more suffer
ing than the lash of whip. She has a
good ground for divorce.
80 has the, wife whose mental suf
ferng IS caused by the mans staving
out until the early morning hours.
Every day we read in the newspapers
OF men slugged and robbed, sometimes
killed, while returning home at night.
imagine the state Of mind of the brid,
VINO waits hour after hour for her hus.
band to come home and he does not
appear. Night after night many a wife
ehdures that sort Of thing. Finally
she comes into the divorce court to get
freedom from the man she really loves
netter than any one in the world"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
VEIER CARD
1URNEDLOOSE
Hi Myers, Outfielder,
Has Seen Last Service
With St. Louis

(Bv TIE Associates Press

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Dec. 22-Hi Movers.
veteran outficIdcr and former Brook
lyn Dodgcr has seen his last service
with the st. Louis Cardinals, Manager
Branch Rickey cunced today IN
addition, Rickev said that Max Flack
and Waite Helm we're off the list Of
nine cutf;elders. and that there was a
possibility Of Hienie Mueller following.
Just what disposal would be made Of
N 'yerS. Rickey did not say, but believ-
ed he would be named manager of a
minor league farm or would be used as
part payment in a trade. Fack would
b" sent To minor club, Hickey declar-
ed, while Holm would be given a chance
behind the bat a position he has held
before.
Mueller, with Jack Smith, Is one OF the
two left hand hitters among the half
dozen outficldcrs left and might Be
given another chance during the train
ing in California.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
LOCAL CABBAGE
ACREAGE BIGGER
REPORTS SHOW
Paintings Total About
80 Per Cent of Total;
Yield VIII Be Light,
Experts Declare
(By The Associated prrssl

AuSiIN, texas, Dee. % With 80
per cent Of the pla tines complete, an
important increase IN cabbage acreage
IN the Lower Rio Grantc Valley IL sen
for this year, estimates Of the govern
mcnt truck crop specialist placing total
paintings al about 1900 acres or 4l0O
acres more than the pre nous sea on
according to Texas Radio Market News
Service of co-opef"ti state and fed
eral departments. Thin stands As q re
suit of hot and dry weather are cx-
pected to interfere considerably with
TIE development Of tonnage this year,
nothing like last years yicli OF S.4 to $
Pc acre being an icipated for the forth
coming season. Average yield Of cab
bage for the four years prior to 1928
was AZ tons per acre, but slightly better
than half that secured in the season or
1923 "a.
That plan;irg work is well developed
this season is shown in the report that
80 per cent Of the acreage is in this
year compared with s. per cent a year
ago" tie report continues. Conditions
generally last season, however, except
for the delaying rains were more uni
formly favorable to the production of
4 good crop, IS witnessed By the excep-
tional yields.
From the paintings Of year ago in
Texas, there were rolled total Of
6,563 cars compared with 1855 the pre-
ceding year. Because of the severe
weather in Florida and other competing
states, whicK opened markets, without
competition, to this states shippers,
the season was one of the most profit
able on reco~d an average jobbing price
of S57-59 ton having been secured
from Kansas City, and S55-59 Il ton
having been secured from Kansas City,
and s55-59 a ton from St. Louis. These
nrices do not compare favorably with
those Of 1923 which for the former mar
ket were $9395 a ton and for the latter
$y3-9S ton, but considering the eX-
ceptional tonnage gain from this state,
they were gratifying"
The report states further that last
season in tie period between February
IS and April 10 Texas rolled Kansas
City 166 cars compared with SO the
previous year; Chicago TIA cars com
pared with 107 in 1928 st. Louis 6l2
cars compared with 179 year ago; aud
Pittsburgh 800 cars compared with 53
in 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Cloudy and
somewhat warmer tonight and Tues
day. probably with occasional light
rains, Light to moderate northerly to
eaStcrly winds.
East Texas: Cloudy tonight and
Tu; sday, probably rain; somewhat
warmer. Light moderate northeast
10 east winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Barometric pressure was moderately
low this morning over south-centrai
Canada and over the plateau region.
and high over the balance of the United
States. Unseasonably cold weather con
tinued throughout the United States
except in southern Florida and the Pla-
teau region. Light, widely scattered
precipitation occurred in the country
during the last "a hours.
The lowest temperature last night At
Texas stations ranged from at ANA
rillo TO % at Abilene, Galveston, and
Palestine.