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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

As flyer during the war he brought down his game. Then he crashed over the German lines. On his way to prison camp he dived out of the train window, ran like the deuce for the woods. with his captors shooting at him happily, and got into Switzerland More or less of his bones have been broken, which seems to be matter of perfect indifference to him and to all the other Hitchcocks. He is crowding thirty, and his father refereed a polo game the other day. His mother, more than seventy. is Master of the Hounds and follows them every day during the season. As soon as Hitchcock child is big enough to have brooches he is put astraddle of horse.
 But the real personality in thisNinter- national polo isn't a man at all. but horse. Belle of All is the neatest, swift est, smartest little mare that ever came out of the Argentine. Easily the best horse in the game. Knows more about it than nine and a half players out of possible ten. And plays it.
 If she doesn't like you, you cant ride her." said poloist. "She doesn't mess up the field with you. Takes you to the Sideboard and dumps you on the grass"
 Even if she does like you, you cannot ride her unless you know the game. Impatient of stupidity. Only three have met with her approval thus far. ! | Whats the matter with our American breed, anyhow? The best polo horses all come from Argentine now.I One might say the only polo horses. There was "a time when we raised the pony supply, but we are nowhere nowadays.
 "One reason is that the Argentine also raises the players" I'm told.
 Not only Americans play polo. Too costly, takes too much time from busi- ness, is restricted to too narrow a fashionable circle. The Argentinians like it and raise the horses for it. And they are all thoroughbreds. The cold blooded horse won't do any more. Too slow and not clever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
NEW WROADTOOPEN SOON TO GADSDEN
Less Than Five Miles Of
 Highway Remains To ,s Be Cherted
(Gadsilen Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, Sept. 15.-Less than five miles of the Birmingham Gadsden highway, through St. Clair county, remains to be cherted and it is Expected that this part of the work will be completed this week. As soon as the surface can be smoothed over and some of the rough edges removed, the roads win be officially thrown open lt is 34 miles in length and runs across St. Clair county, connecting at the Etowah line with an asphalt road into gadsden.
 l,l Lock Jaw Sets In-Caroline, 5-year. old daughter of Mir. anu Mrs o. D. DuPre, at Attalla, is reported to be dying as the result of an attack of lock jaw. Several Gadsden and Birming ham physicians called into consultation Monday held out little hope for her recovery Two weeks ago an automo bile door was slammed against her thumb, tearing off the nail, but it was thought the wound was healing until early Sunday morning, when tetanus set in. SCHOOL OenSuS UlteH-EtOWau cOuu' ty has 19,46S children of school age and the rural section has 10,464. Gadsden hhs 5,39S; Attalla 1,150; Alabama City 1,S44 and Altoona SIP. This is accord ing to the recent school census. There is slight increase in both city and country schools.
 <. New Pastor Coming-Rev. C. w Henson, Lineville minister, who re- gently was called as pastor by the Twelfth Street Baptist ! church here will arrive in the city Tuesday to con, fer with members of the congregation He will preach Wednesday night, when he will probably announce his decision
 More Members SOught-H. s. Burns director of the Talladega Cotton Asso citation of the Alabama Farm Bureau and County Demonstration. c. s. Stapp will start out Tuesday to campaign in Etowah for more members for the cot ton pool. They will begin at Pilgrims Rest and will speak in all of the main divisions of the county.
 Operation Fatal-Herman Rhodes, a well-known young man of Attalla, died at local hospital early Monday morn ing following an operation. He was 25 years old and is survived by his widow and one child.
 Mrs. E. c. Caldwell-Mrs. E. C. Caldwell, 3S, member of a prominent Gadsden family, died Sunday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
MONTEVALLO READY FOR TRUSTEES' MEET MilIOin Dollar Drive For College
 To Be Discussed

MONTEVALLO, Ala, Sept. 15- Theb oard of trustees of the Alabama College for Women here, are to hold a special meeting September 16, upon the call of Governor Brandon, at the re- quest of President Palmer.
 The drive for $1,000,O00 now being conducted by the school is expected to be one of the principal topics of dis cussion, and other plans for the school year will be brought up at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16


 The fashion detectives were in hiding behind every bush on Long Island. Last time he came over he had a wardrobe that would fill the forward hold of the Leviat than and every piker on Broad way was wearing the same thing in two weeks time. One wonders if H. k. H. has been holding out on us?
 The other fashion is his way of rest ing between chukkers when he plays polo. He is not, by the way, good polo player, although he assuredly is a good horseman, in spite of his occasion al misadventures over fences. He lacks that tremendous strength the game calls for Incidentally. he does not play often enough to hold his own in what is easily the most strenuous of amuse- ments. The fourteen-hand polo pony of the past has been dropped in favor of big. husky thoroughbreds. They are needed to carry the big, husky players. Devereaux Milburn, the American ace, is more than six feet tall and manages by constant hard work to keep himself down to 1S0 pounds. It takes real horse to carry that sort of man at high speed and still be able to pivot on dime without breaking necks.
 When he gets off his horse the prince stoops over. keeping his knees stiff and tightly held together, and puts his knuckles on the ground. He remains in that posture during the minute and a half rest. Try it. It doesn't sound easy and it is not as easy as it sounds
 Indian stuff," say the players. "The Indian princes who first played the game invented this way of resting
 None of the others use it. Most wrap in a blanket and lie relaxed on the grass. The essential is to cram in as much as possible during the brief in terval. Ess
 Aside from thei prince. who took no part in the international polo, the most interesting figure is Tommy Hitchcock. He should be in book. Maybe he has been, for he is the perfect hero of an Oppenheimish sort of fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
BOARD ENDORSES
 / BRIDGE OVER BAY
Change In Constitution Of State
 Necessary First

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 15.-(Special. ) Construction of toll bridge across Mo. bile bay, if voters of Alabama change the constitution to permit Mobile coun- ty, to increase its bond limit, will re ceive the endorsement of members oi the board of revenue, it was indicated at the regular meeting today. Commis sioner J. c. Prime referred to a million dollar bridge over the St. John river al Jacksonville, Fla, taking in over $500, 900 since it's opening in 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
Manhattnn Days And Nights
By Herbert Corey

NTEW YORK. Sept 15-CiveH R. H. credit. He offered us IN styles worthy of adoption. if have the gumpon
 One the wearing of old clothes That commonplace for Enghrnan of course, who believes that good suit good hasn't buttons just where the newest suits buttoned. One a gray and one blue.
 He's all right man. said the last of the style to abondon watch on the Prince But as leader of fashion he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

are maintaining continuation schools for those children between IA and 16 who go to work in their mills. This is
 quite contrast with the status of af- fairs in 1919 when the compulsory at- tendance law first became operative. Thirty percent of the children to whom
 certificates were issued that year were unable to read or write their names"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

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 Arecord of fifty years service must convince women of the merit of Lydia g. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

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 Results from the use of Mothers Friend" are prov- en by many startling let ters of testimony from happy users. ''I can almost say my baby tCus born toith- out pain," writes Q young mother who had use d ''Mother's Friend"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
VISIT IN SPAIN

Selma Couple Will Sail For America On
 October 1.
 SELMA, Ala, Sept. 15.-(Special. J. Dr. and Mrs. r. c. Dubose, who have been touring Europe, are spending some time in Spain, but plan to sail for the United States on October 1. Dr. Du- bose is taking his first vacation in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

l terrible bearing
 down pains in my
 right side, also h headaches and sleepless nights. l first began having troubles when I
 was 15, and they have increased as
 II grew older. A little booklet was left at my door, and l read what |TvI;o E D;rL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16

BENGALINE AND LEATHER
 A dress of black bengaline for fall wear is trimmed with old gold leather. In fact, leather is used quite frequent ly as a trimming on the new frocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
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 O S. s. s. is sold at all good
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-16
Childbirth
;ood news for Expestant Mothers

MY HEN the little one arrives you can " have that moment freer from suf-
 fering than. yOu. have perhaps isn- agiRed. An eminent physician. expert in this science. has shown the way. It was he
, 1924-11-13
MRS. R. HUDSON
DIED IN ARC0e
TUESDAY MORN

Mrs. r.. T. Hudson passed away
Tuesday morning at 1920. She was
taken suddenly i'll late Monday ev-
ening and the efforts of DR.. Sander
and many friends were OF no avail.
Mrs. Hudson had been afflicted with
heart trouble for the past few wears
and it is thought that this last fatal
attack was brought on by a slight
cold and the eXertion of moving from
Rawlins to Parco about one week
ago.
Mrs. Hudson is survived by her
husband Mr.. r. 7. Hudson an en-
ployee of the p. and r.. in Parco, a
married daughter Mrs. Wallenstein
who resides in Rawlins and her moth
er Mrs, l.. M. Bangs who is in Kansas
City.
The funeral is being held from the
Rasmussen Undertaking Parlors in
Rawlins this afternoon.
There were many floral tributes
from friends in both Rawlins and
Parco and many friends from both
cities were present.
, 1924-11-13
NEW ADDITION TO MUSIC
PRODUCERS PROBABLE

The Music Producers Will in all
probability have some new members
TO introduce I you shortly. Rumor
has It that Enoch Paecheco former
vtoI!nist will return this week. He
has been playing mt the shirley hotei
In Denver for the past month or 30.
Louis Criddiebaugh. former piano
player ut %Sunnysidc il also expected
within n short time.
Both these musical artists will be
well remembered by the people OF
Rawiins and Parco and will undoubt-
eddy be welcomed back to their old
haunts. In the event that Louis
Criddlebaugh does come to take the
position of pianist in the orchestra
Art Rabe the present pianist VIII
continue with tho orchestra as q bass
horn player.
Tuesday evening the Music Pro-
duccrs produced considerable jazz
for the American Legion Dance Mt
which an enormous crowd was pres
emf to celebrate Armsitice Day. h
regular Saturday night dance VIII be
given and II In expected that Mt least
one Of the additions to the orchestra
will DO present.
Plans are under way for a big Nov
city Masked Ball Thanksgiving night
and II will be no arranged that you
will be able to procure your masks
and costumes at the RIVERA Club In
Parco At q nominal price. Watch for
developments on this Thanksgiving
Dance IN II will be something un-
usual.
, 1924-11-13
TO
HAVE GYM CLASS

Last Saturday about twenty of the
Parco ladies met at the gymnasium
and made arrangements to have gym
classes under the direction of Miss
Patterson, physical director for the
girls in the Rawlins schools.
Under the present plans the ladies
VIII meet every Saturday morning at
the gymnasium where they Will in
dulge in an hour Or W. OF basket
ball. calisthenics and other gymnas-
tic stunts. 1t is reported that they
will have a basketball team of cham
.pionship calibre and If the enthusi-
assn with which they have entered
upon this new mode of amusement
and exercise is any criterion of what
they will have. we believe that there
is no doubt as to the outcome of their
hopes and ambitions in this line.
The arrangements thus far are on
w temporary and it is hoped that
| they will be able to hold these classes
more frequently in the near future,
However, at the present time the
plan is in it's infancy and like man.
other things of a similar character
it must go through the experimental
stage before definite arrangements
are made for the future development
, 1924-11-13
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. j. II. Stockton, General Pur-
chasing Agent for the Producers and
Refiners Corporation at Denver, spent
two days this week visiting the local
Purchasing Agent at Parco.
Joe Dance, former employee of the
p. and r. in Parco, has left for his
home in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Mr.. F. Il. Richardson, General
Superintendent at Parco for the p.
and r., spent the first part of the
week in Denver on business.
Jack Womach. the alleged "Wom-
an Halter" is now occupied during
his spare moments in the casual pc
'rusal of want ads in the matrimonial
columns of the various papers of the
country. When he has reached his
final decision the picture of the for.
t%tunate n will be available for pub.
LEGATION.
A. II. Underwood, formerly an en-.
ployee of the p. and r.. more gener.
ally known as 'Fuzz" left for Ogden
Utah. last Tuesday. He will spend 9
few days there and will then go t.
the Texas oil fields.
John j. Hilpirt's S~tudebaker ca
was stolen election night from II
front of the Parco School House. |
was found on Thursday at Old Carbon
"A few miles this side of Medicin,
Bow. The car showed signs of har,
usage, two tires being badly dam
aged and n rear spring broken. Their,
, 1924-11-13

Charles r. Bowles conservatively
estimated the oil industry's assets Mt
s9.25O 900. 900. or this amount
only 5000. 600. 900 is represented by
crude and refined oil in storage. He
summarizes the assets rs follows:
Production:
, 1924-11-13
Mrs. c. p. Ames Was
Elected Pres. p. T. A.

The Parent-Teachers Association
met Wednesday afternoon at the
|Parco school to organize. An ex-
%ceptionally good representation OF
Parco citizens was present and the
progress made towards permanent
organization of this body was very
encouraging.
Mrs. c. p. Ames was elected pres
lident of the Association and it Is
generally felt that under her guild
ance the success of this organization
is assured. The other officers and
committees elected and appointed
are:-Mrs. p. w. Morgan. vice-pres-
ident: Mrs. Winborne, secretary and
Miss Lemon treasurer; members OF
the social committee Mrs. Obrecht.
Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Hudson and Mrs.
Mars: the entertainment committee
Mrs. Winborne, Mrs. Cartwright,
and Mrs. Morgan.
Meetings will he held on the sec
ond Friday OF every month. and VIII
be held in the Community Church
at 1890 p. m. The hour was pur-
posely made in the evening that the
men would be free to come and take
, 1924-11-13
RESIDENCE
SCENE OF FIRE

Last Thursday morning the Laws
house in Tent Town was the scene
of a fire. Newspapers which were
behind the kitchen stove caught on
fire and caused a great amount of
smoke to eminate from the house
making things look as though the
fire was quite serious. Several of the
women in Tent Town assisted in put
ting out the small blaze and very
little damage was done.
Two of the Law children who were
in the house at the time of the fire
were overcome with the smoke but
they We're soon revived and did not
suffer any i'll effects.
, 1924-11-13
R ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION MET
THURSDAY EVE.

The Parco Athletic Association
held its second meeting last Thurs
day night. There was a good repre-
s%entation present and many things
were gone into which bring light on
the activities of the future.
First there is the Big Smoker
which will be held on Friday night
November the 21st. Now, full ar
~|rangements have been made and
there will be something doing every
minute so that you will not be bored
with long intermissions between ev-
lents. There will be some mean bat
ties put on by the refinery boys and
you will be surprised when you see
the calibre of these fighters. In ad-
dition to the fights there will be
smokes. music and other things
which we cannot tell you about a,
this time for hat will be a part OF
the surprise. Remember the date Is
November the 21st.
There Is now in progress n Turkey
rattle. This rattle is under the di
rection of the Association and ii Il
an excellent chance for you to graf
loft a Turkey for Thanksgiving at {
|r;diculously low price. You can ge
n chance on a Turkey for the small
sum of n dime. Maybe you neve'
won a rattle in your life but there I
always a first time and 80 this !
your opportunity to break The jim,
or add another victory to your al
ready long string. If you have NJ
place to put the, turkey we are u
that some disposition of the mucl
desired bird a be made which viii
be satisfactory to you. There will
be chances and Turkeys for all o
Iyou so do not crowd.
A Benefit Dance is being planned
land although the date has not beer
definitely set we think that 1t will
be in the first week of December
There will be u basketball game be
fore the dance and in all probabilit.
1t will not be Just an ordinary dane
but something new and interesting
This will be a good opportunity to ge
, 1924-11-13

our very doors for less money than
they can be imported. The product
thus derived is fully as good if not
better than the ordinary common
brick which we have heretofore been
forced to import to satisfy the de-
mand. Not only is this product of
good quality and obtainable for less
money but it is also an industry that
will tend to bring about the building
of better homes, schools, public
buildings, etc, within the reach of
the great majority of people.
There are three machines for max
ing the productive brick and one
tile machine. The patent is on the
brick rather than on the machine.
The process seems easy for the turn
ing out of the high class product.
Sand, cement. and water are mixed
until the mixture will hang together
in the hand, then it is put in the
molds of the machine. leveled off and
tamped. Pure colored cemen is
then put on the tops of the bricks
and 1t is worked and smoothed, the
varied coloring, which will not run
fade or bleach out. is worked into
the face Of the bricks. According to
the finishing desired. the work is
handled in various courses. The
bricks can be faced on one side. one
side and one edge. one side and n
end or both ends. The mantle bricks
or bricks for identifying purposes
vary in prices according to the design
and special style desired. After the
bricks are taken out of the machines
they are put in n steam room for
thirty-six hours at the end of which
time they are ready for use. The
tile goes through the same process
AZ the bricks.
The plant has been working for
about five days and as yet the organ
ization has not been fully completed
nor has the plant reached its full
capacity of output. When this is ac-
complished they will be In a position
10 put out 800 bricks per hour with
the two machines.
The manufacturing end OF the
game In Parco IL ever on the increase
and It will only be a short time now
before the fabrication Plant will he
in operation producing various kinds
of l~ubricating oils. wakes and other
~by-products. There are over 1000
~by-products OF petroleum and while
the Parco Refinery will only make a
very few Of these. II IL undoubtedly
true that as time goes on there will
he n continual enlargement OF the re-
finery along these lines.
, 1924-11-13

was a suitcase and kodak stolen and
1t appears as though the guilty par
ties ran out of gas and abandoned
the car where found. So far the
thieves have not been apprehended.
Bob Litherage is the possessor of
n new Essex Coach. Neither Bob or
the car nave been seen very much in
the past few days.
VIM. ]. Haycox is suffering from
n badly mashed finger which the
caught in Il cement mixer. The bone
was broken inc the finger cut about
, 1924-11-13
PARCO COMMUNITY CIRCLE
BENEFIT TEA TUESDAY

Tho parco Community Circle held
n Tea and Candy sale at the Com
munity Church last Tuesday after
noon to raise money for the Christ
mas trcc for all tho Pnrco children.
Tho salc from candy. cakes and ten
brought In $1,000. Mrs. A. u. Hill.
Mrs. J. A. Hudson. Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Fred Schcrmer made up tho
soliciting committee and Mrs. Gill.
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Winbourne and
Mrs. Dcsonia made up the serving
committee.
II Ia suffice TO ray that the cake.
candy and tea yer we'll worth tho
price and those who unable to
attend certainly missed out on some
thing
, 1924-11-13

half off. While the injury lis quito
painful it is not at all serious.
Ed Martin is confined in the Mem
orial Hospital at Rawlins with an at
tack OF pneumonia.
Sermons for next Sundays serv-
ices are:-Morning subject, "Relig-
ion for Today" Evening subject,
Anarchy or WHAT"
Roland Barker, one of the Music
Producers, returned Friday from
Sidney, Nebraska. where he spent
the week visiting with his parents.
, 1924-11-13
SH0PE BRICK PROCESS
OPERATING At PARC0
PLANT FOR MANUFACTURE OF BRICK and tile
UNDER The Slope PROCESS NOW OPERATING
AT PARC0 TO SUPPLY REFINERY NEEDS

H. Larsen of Rawlins has during the past two weeks erected
a brick and tile plant in Parco for the manufacture of these pro-
ducts for use in the construction of Parco and the Refinery. 1t
is interesting to watch other industries spring up to meet the
needs and requirements of a dominating influence such as the
oil industry and to thus bring about a sort of industrial revolution
within a particular community, broadening its scope of activity
and it's relative Importance to the country as a whole.
Under this process, bricks can be manufactured here within