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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
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line. Knight, center. will make the line look good here if he comes back. Clark, n guard, and the Moore Chandler end combination, furnishes the other varsi. ty material of pronounced worth. Allen is center prospect to strengthen the place in case of Knights loss.
 White Coaches Ensiey
 A number of names that were read in the Ensley varsity lineup last year are in the Yellow Jacket line for Coach, Whites picking this fall. The new conner from Tennessee, has about the likeliest prospect in the city on paper for the present, but that is by no means prediction.
 Country" Lowrey, fullback, Mars ton and Jackson, halves, and Walker, a probable shift from end to quarter back, would make a nice quartet. Rob- bins and Wharton are two spring training stars to deserve attention for the backfield.
 Among the linemen,, Captain Pete Scott, tackle; Zeigfer and McGonegle, ends; Barnett and Fayette, guards, and Mayhew and Pearson, tackles are veterans. Hardy, an excellent center, Is also a letter veteran. If these men report to Coach White and show the ability they exhibited last season, the Yellowjackets should possess. deadly sting the first of the season until Thanksgiving Day.
 The respective coaches are rapidly completing their schedules which will be ready for announcement in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MERCER HAS
 EASTERN FOE Baptists Play Syracuse;. IA Letter Men Come
 Back

MACAN, Ga, Aug. 16.-With pres ent indications forecasring the most successful athletic year ever experienced in the history of the institution, ad- vance discussion and preseason dope are rapidly being formulated into con- crete plans by the grid moguls of the Mercer Baptists as the time draws nearer when the pigskin pastime comes into it's own.
 The heaviest fall menu ever pre- pared for an Orange and Black foot ball squad is ready and waiting for the coming of the large contingent of gridsters expected to answer the first call of Coach Stanley Robinson, Mercer mentor.
 Besides the old.time Dixie rivals listed on the Baptist schedule, Syra- cuse has been this year added as the first outfit above the Mason-Dixon line ever encountered by the locals. The intersectional clash will follow the opening game of the year with the Georgia Bulldogs, and will be played on Yankee soil.
 Seven letter men are lost by the Baptists through graduation. Mike Herndon, for four seasons an i'm portant cog in the forward wall and one of the pioneer members of the John Cody school, is among the missing. Gaines, Cowart, Bailey, Fielder and Lynch are also lost.
 Fourteen veterans will return as the nucleus for the 1924 machine, and added to these will be about fifteen players winning numerals on last years freshman team. The lat ter are now thought to be likely ma terial with which to replace some of those lost from last seasons varsity.
 Captain Jared Simmons, better known to the vOx populi as Red" will be back in the harness to play his last season in the Mercer fold alongside such comrades of the same length service as ex-Captain Cecil, "Conseullo" Smith, Shorty Poore and Sid Ellison. Other old timers returned are Carson, Mac Donald, Bates, Sammons, Reese. Ian caster, lowers and Young. "Red'' Adams, one of the best performers on the 1922 freshman aggregation, will be back in the traces.
 The initial activities in preparation will begin on September 1 when about 50 aspirants for team honors will 20 into camp near her under direction of Coach Robinson. "Tink" Gillian. E. Parker Moseley and another man. vel to be selected, will assist in the super- vision of the the squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FOURTEEN REGULARS
 RETURN TO BULLDOGS
Joe Bennett Only Serious Loss; Kain, Morton
 And Sherlock, Rat Backs. Depended On

ATHENS, Ga, Aug. 16.-Coaches a: the big school and fans who follow the football fortunes of the University af Georgia, are looking forward to the greatest grid season the institution hes ever had with the scheduled return of more letter men in September than in any previous year.
 In addition to the 50 men ordered to report September 1 for the opening of practice, there will be a number of others who will be out on the field to try for places on the 1924 Bulldog squad.
 Georgia, however, has need of all the old material she can muster and whip into winning eleven, for the school has a hard schedule on hand. The games include Yale at New Haven, Conn.,, on October II, Vanderbilt at Nashville October %, Virginia at Charlottesville November s, Auburn at Columbus, Ga, November 15, Alabama at Birmingham Thanksgiving Day and Centre at Danville on November %.
 The squad, contrary to rumors, will so through its practice paces in Athens rather than in Warm Springs, Ga, ae- cording to Coach Thomas, at the time he was outlining Georgia's football prospects for 1924.
 The squad will be explained by John Fletcher, huge end, and led by IA let ter men who played last year. One of the brightest prospects for Georgia is the return of Rose Day, brilliant center and brother of the great Bum Day. From the guard squad, only Mark Anthony will be lost. Grayson, Joselove and Levie returning to school and their old football jobs.
 One of the greatest losses Georgia sustained will be felt at tackle, from which Captain Joe Bennett, of the 1923 squad, graduated last June. The other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
WOMEN WHO GIVE REST
They Are Popular Through Diffusine
 Sense Of Serenity

CeuSO OI serenity
 Discussing half dozen women friends few days ago, guests at a little dinner party were surprised to discover the popularity of a woman whom none had believed to have an original per sonatlity.
 Pleasant kind, lively, interesting she undoubtedly is, but it was a man who explained the attraction which makes her companionship desired by all her friends.
 "She gives rest" he said. And rest is the greatest gift a woman has to give. No one in Helen's presence can long be conscious of life's enormous disarrays; she heals. Her very presence is harmonious, she gives a sense of serenity to the restless. That is why everyone loves her"
 Very few women are able ot bestow the gift of peace on those whom they meet in daily life.
 No woman whose mind is restless who has not accepted with graciousness the reconciliations between the ideal and the real, has power to give rest.
 For this power does not come from anything as superficial as the pose of languid ease, nor does it belong to the quiet woman who so often is also the dull woman.
 Only the women whose mind has found rest through discipline, through courage, through strength can heal the wounds of the disturbed soul.
 Women who have this power give to their friends the assurance of security. Very many women who delight today displease tomorrow. One is unable to depend on their stability. But the woman who gives rest does not change her attitudes or her convictions or her moral standards; she is no romanticist, but because she is in tune with life and her own setting she creates harmony around her.-Continental Edition of the London Mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
GOOD DEFENSE
 FOR TARHEELS
Attack, Weak Last Year, To Be
 Stressed

CHAPEL HILL, N. O., Aug. 16.- The 1924 football team at the University of North Carolina is slated to be q more powerful machine on offense than that of last year.
 A survey of the prospects at this stage reveals an encouraging outlook. Five veterans will not be back-"Casey' Morris, Shepard and Poindexter, line men, and Randolph and Mcdonald, backfield men.
 The greatest problem confronting Coaches Bob and Bill Fetzer will be in filling gaps in the line, for it will be difficult to replace last years regulars. The situation in the backfield. how ever, looks mighty good. Waiting for their chance again are two brilliant backs not in last years lineup-Jack Merritt, effective line-plunger of. the 19z2 team, and George Sparrow, who knows how to boot the ball. Sparrow broke his leg in the opening game last season and was on cruehes for a long while, but it is not believed the injury will cause him further trouble.
 Capt. Pierce Matthews, who is now at his home in Asheville, will undoubt- edly hold down his old berth at tackle. He left here last week, after attending the first session of the summer school. but expected to return early in Sep tember. He was optimistic over the prospects.
 Rabbit" Bonner, backfield man. whose fleet-footed work was a sensa- tion last season, will return. Bonner IS preparing for medicine but is not expected to take up his professional work for another year. A man who had never donned football togs be- fore coming to the university, he has developed rapidly and is still going through the process in which more sea soning works wonders.
 The other regulars in the backfield available will include Emmett Under wood, Shine" Blanton and Billy Devin. all letter men, who played in a number of varsity games last year.
 Old men in the line with Captain Matthews will likely include Hawfield. Mclver, Chris Fordham, Lineberger and Epstein. Hawfield will again be out for the other tackle position McIyer will try for center, and Fordham will have another chance at guard. Epstein. at end, is a mighty good man on de, tense while Lineberger is equally ef- fectiVe on Offense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
WEST VIRGINIA
 HAS EASY CARD
Pitt And Wash-Jeff Only Big
 Eastern Opponents

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Aug. 16, During the approachig football sea- son the West Virginia University eleven will play six of it's nine games in the new stadium here. The other con- tests are to be staged at the Polo grounds, New York City; Forbes Field. Pittsburgh; and Laidley Field. Charleston, W. Va
 West Virginia officials feel that they need not offer any excuses for the 1924 card. Four opposing elevens, Pitt, Colgate, Centre and Washington and Jefferson. are among the strongest east of the Mississippi. Old records reveal that all of the remaining enemy teams are traditional rivals These teams never fail to show unusual strength against the Mountaineers. The West Virginia game is by far their most important-the clash their re- spectiVe coaches point" them for from the start.
 As announced several weeks ago can didates for the West Virginia varsity will gather at Jackson's Mill, Lewis county, on Sunday, August 31. After two-week stay the 1924 Moun- taineers will return to Morgantown  where they are to continue their re. hearsals for the opening game while at- tending classes.
 The official 1924 schedule follows
 Sept. 27-West Virginia Wesleyan at Morgantown.
 Oct. 4-Allegheny College at Mon gantown.
 Oct, 11-University of Pittsburg at PittsDurg.
 Oct 18-Geneva College at Morgan town.
 Oct. 25-Centre College at New York City.
 Nov. 1-Bethany College at Morgan town.
 Noy. S-Colgate University at NIor- gantown.
 Nov. 15.-Washington and Lee Uni, versity at Charleston, W. Va.
 Move 17-Washington and Jefferson College at Morgantown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MTTANY LIONS
 TO OPEN EARLY
Bezdek Believes In Preseason
 Training Work

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Aug. Is. The fall term at Penn State will not open until September 24 this year, but so far as could be learned yesterday, this will cause no change in plans for the calling our of the Nittany Lion foot ball squad about September l. Before the close of college in June gridiron huskies were instructed by Coach Hugo Bezdek to be ready to report at that time, and no further announcement has been made.
 Bezdek is a firm believer in pre-sea- son practice. The fact that Penn states opening game, with Lebanon Valley, is booked for September 27, three days after the college opening, makes it imperative that the players be in condition before that time. The willy Hugo believes that the three-week period before classes begin will harden up the squad and lessen the number of injuries later on.
 The Penn State mentor has just com pieted his part of the summer course in athletic coaching and is spending several weeks at the seashore to rest  up for the coming campaign. That it will be a most strenuous one cannot be denied after a glance at the Penn State schedule. An extra game has been added this fall, making a total of ten, including major contests with Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Navy, Car negie Tech, University of Pennsylvania and University of Pittsburg. The re- naining games will be with Lebanon Valley, North Carolina State, Gettys- burg and Marietta.
 Football gossip is already rife in this college town, for several of the men are taking work during the sum- naer session. Prominent among those on hand are Captain Bas Gray, star center; Ernie McCann, left tackle ; George Gier, brilliant freshman half back who is expected to make a real Hank Lafferty, quarterback, and fight to fill Harry Wilson's shoes this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

tackle petition will be well cared for by Jim Taylor, a veteran at the job. Jim Cs michael will be out for the tackle p@Sc left vacant by Bennett. 0taer aspirants are Bass, Bacon, Luckie and Groves, all huskies.
 Captain Fletcher goes to end posi- tion this year from the backfield His work last year as linesman brought fans to their feet time after time. He played fullback part of the time and was good at that post also. Fletcher has been suffering from blood poison in his leg, but physicians say he will be back in shape for the first call to the gridiron.
 Thomson, who was in America. most of last year, will be gunning for the other end place against Nolan Richard son, who was close to an all-southern his first year in college base ball. Others who will seek the end places are Forbes, Cloud, Johnson and Howard, all coming up from the fresh man squad of 1923.
 Georgia this year ought to present one of the best backfields in the schools history. George Morton, com ing up from the Rats, is the great prospect for this phase of the game. He played quarter on the freshman team, but will be used, as half this year. Fitzpatrick, Moore and Hollis will be out for quarter, while Hatcher, Bolen, Kain, Sherlock, Curran, Floyd, Hebble, Johnson and Clark will fight it out for the other jobs in the back field.
 Paul Lavigne, former champion featherweight fighter of Ireland and England, has been engaged as trainer for the squad in an effort to prevent a recurrence of situations of last year in which strained fragments, bad ankles and bad knees hurt the Bulldog squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
NICHOLAS SOLD

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The sale of theh ighly regarded two year-old colt. Nicholas, owned by Frank J. Farrel, to Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, was re- ported today. The sale price was be- lieved to be we'll in excess of $50, 900 MT. Farrell was reported to have turned down that sum short time ago. Nicholas is by Stefan the Great and Baton Lass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
JAMERsON REPORTs

BUoIUN, Aug. Ib.-Charles Jamer- son, a six-foot southpaw pitcher, will report to the Red Sox today. A grad Qate Of the University of Arkansas, Jamerson has played professional foot, ball with Bo McNIillin, Milwaukee Badgers, and with a minor league baseball team, where the Red Sox scouts found him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
WILLS TO PLAY
 WITH RICHARDS
After Winning Women's Titles,
 Helen Wants Another

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 16.- Miss Helen Wills. who gained her fifth major crown of the season today when she was victorious in both the womens national singles and doubles finals, will bid for sixth title next week, when she plays in the national mixed doubles at Boston with Vincent Rich ards, youthful Davis cup star, as her partner.
 This brings into partnership the two outstanding younger stars of American tennis ranks for the first time and their progress will be watched with in- terest against such combinations as William T. Tilden and Mrs. AIolla B. Mallory, the champions; Rene La Coste of France and Miss Eleanor Goss, and Jean Borotra, another French Davis cup star, and Mrs. George, Wight. man.
 Miss Wills two victories today, which added laurels to the double triumph she also scored in the Olympics and her victory with Mrs. Wightman in the Wimbledon doubles final, marks prob ably the greatest string of successes any American woman star has ever re- corded in a single season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MRs- TNTERMYER

WORKERS, N. T., Aug. 16.-Mrs. Samuel Uterymyer, wife of the noted attorney, died a ther home at Grey stone early this morning. She had been in in-health since last November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

DON'T PUT YOUR AGE-HERAI.D AWAY TOMORROW until you have read The Woman's Realm. It'll be there and it'll be far more interesting than it has ever been. Whatever you do or wherever you go, don't miss The Woman's Realm tomorrow.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
PUBLIC SALE

| WILL OFFER for sale at pub
lie auction at my residence, about
u miles from Malta, on the
Pennsville road, on Thursday, Jan.
H. beginning at IL O'Clock, sharp,
the following: Pair of black mares,
weight 1880 lbs, aged 6 and 9
years; bay saddle horse, 10 years
old; black COW, to freshen Jan. 20:
two white-faced cows, to freshen in
June; two calves, 3 months old; 80
ewes, to lamb April 10; RAM 2
years old, registered; brood SOW, to
farrow in March; 2 wagons; work
harness; buggy harness; buggy; L
horse express; horse rake; breaking
plows; 5-shovel cultivator; double
shovel plow; single shovel cultiva-
tor; DeLaval separator; disc har-
row, corn, fodder, sled, many other
articles. Terms made known on
day of sale.--WARNER WILLIS,
3j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
GEO. B. KENNEY

Wilson is at the hospital taking
treatment
Chester Murray and family Of Nc
CGnnelsville visited a few days re-
Gently with w. w. SimcoX and other
relatives.
Miss Etha Hardesty has returned
to Columbus, after spending Christ
mas with her mother.
Elsie and Bernice Hosom visited
this week with the formers sister
Mrs. VIM Smith.
Mrs. Lee Anderson remains very
poorly. Her son Reverie of New
York came to be with her few
weeks.
Special meeting is still in progress
at Lebanon, with several accessions
Dana Walker visited several days
with Dwight Stephenson recently.
Befnice Bell returned to Athens.
after spending a few days at home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
BRISTOL

Minor Moore's visited Sunday win
Jesse Haines and family; w. u.
Hancher and wife with Vernon Cris-
mans; Dean Hancher, wife and son
Donald with Harold McDowell's
Rev Nuzum conducted the funeral
Of Mrs ESSEX, who died Friday even
ing. and was buried Sunday.
Ivan, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Por-
ter, is suffering with heavy cold.
Geraldine Wilson is staying with
her aunt and uncle Mr.. and Mrs Carl
Dewitt. while her mother Mrs ROy
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
Foley Catbartic Tablets

Get a bottle Of FOLEY CATHAR-
TIC TABLETS for constipation.
Easy and pleasant to take; prompt
and effective in results. Foley
CATHARTIC TABLETS have help
ed me a lot. / was constipated very
bad but am fine now" writes Miss
Mildred M. Keene. 442 Essex ST.,
Bangor, Maine.-Sold Everywhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

The Story Of
Our States
BY JONATHAN BRACE
XX.-MISSISSIPPI
AHEzM TEE Of nississ stass
@ !: +: +: i: :: 6: 6: G: 8:
NY - \A its name from
Ia ~ AV ~ N the river
WES4SNAsS which forms
VI [W it's western =
& boundary.
The word itself comes from the
Algonquin missl-sepe which
means great river" 1t is popu-
larly supposed to mean Father
OF the Waters" but this interpre-
tatioa Is incorrect. The state Is
also known as the Bayou State
from the many bayous which are
formed by the shifting river. In
this connection it is interesting
to note the uneven course Of the
Mississippi river. Though the
extreme length of the state from
the Gulf to Tennessee is $50
miles, the western border, due
TO the winding of the Mississippi
river, extends for nearly 500
miles.
The rivers play an important
part in this state. They are so
numerous and the country so
subject to lloOd that the river
bottoms cover nearly one fifth
Of the area of the entire state.
The early history of Missis-
sippi is yoked up with that of
Louisiana Of which it originally
formed a part. Discovered by
De Soto in 1889, it was not until
Lii Sale sailed down the river
and claimed this territory, which
he named in honor Of his French
king, Louis XIV, that a perma-
nent settlement was established.
In 1868 the territory east of
the Mississippi was ceded by the
French to the English. For a
while the lower portion of the
present state was called West
Florida. After being captured
by the Spanish and later re-
turned to 1le United States, the
Territory Of Mississippi was ex-
tended to its present size of 49,
500 square miles and In 1877 it
was admitted as the twentieth
state of the Union. At the time
of the Mexican war, although
called upon to supply one regi-
ment Of volunteers, Mississippi
responded with enough men for
two. One Of these regiments
was commanded by Jefferson
Davis, who later was the presi-
dent of the Confederate states.
Since its readmittance to the I'm
ion In 1870 Mississippi In ma
tional elections has been a Demo-
cratic state except in 1872, when
it voted for Grant.
(0 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
FOR SALE

1853 acres one mile from Barnes
Vile pike. also 40 acres adjoining
Good buildings. Fertile soil. 1872
acres IL miles from laid out inter
county road from McConnelsville to
Marietta.
JOHN ID. BARKHURST, Agt.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mrs James Simeral returned to
her home near Granville Wednesday,
after visit with her son Mr. Her
bert Simeral Of Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Coming-The Kitchen Cabinet or
chestra at the twin city opera
house, Jan "a. Watch for further
announcements
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mr.. Garner Dickinson of near
Renrock left Wednesday evening for
GAINESVILLE. 10 enter Bethesda hos
pital, where ne will undergo an op-
Grafton.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

I'm" Missionary society Of the
Main ST. Church OF Christ will meet
Nth Mrs. Alice Smith Tuesday eve
MINIS Jan, \. at o'clock Leader.
Mrs. Laura Love. Devotional leader.
p. Y Johns. Hidden answers, owen
Marshall. Assistant hostesses. Mrs.
Amanda smith, Blanche Spears.
n s Llu Havennr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mrs. Charles Scott of Crooksville
who visited here with her sister
Mrs. Clyde kincaid and father Mr.
Daniel Glass. returned home We'd
neSday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mr. c. l.. James of Columbus
wishes US TO make a little change in
regard to his statement run last week
concerning the Malta Athens road
matter What he wanted to say was
that "a part Of the abutting tax pay
ers are not able to stand the assess
ment," instead OF 1.-The abutting tax
payers are not able to stand the as
ScSSmGnt
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03
Morgan Grange Notice

There will be a called meeting OF
Morgan grange Saturday evening, Of
this week
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mrs Davis Scott of near Morgan
Vile is visiting her cousin Mr.. John
Mckitrick of Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Keep Ian "A for the great at
traction. the Kitchen Cabinet or
chestra at the twin city opera house
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Coming The Kitchen Cabinet or
chestra at the twin city opera
house, Jan. "a. Watch for further
announcements.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

TcNTGHT Thursday Mabel Nor
mand in "Suzanna." Rich with
comedy, alive with action, tense with
emotion. Love scenes that awaken
the pulse A beautiful star. Inter
national News. Two shows, Z and
$50. Admission 10 and soc.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-01-03

Mr. w. C. Barrell returned to In
dianapolis the latter part of last
week, after a visit with his parents
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Barrell of Malta.