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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-03
CHILD, 3, IS HURT
IN FALL OFF PORCH
Narrowly Escapes Serious In
jury-Father Hears Scream

Miraculously escaping serious injury,
three .year-old James William Merritt,
son of +. D. Merritt, an employe of
the Alabama Power company, sustained
only a few minor cuts and bruises
Sunday when he fell from second
story back porch to the ground at their
residence, 1911 Fifth aveglue.
Mr.. Merit did not know that his
son was near the porch railing, and
only realized his danger when he heard
the child scream. He was rushed to the
South Highlands infirmary in an am
bulance from Ridout. Unless internal
injuries are discovered Monday the
child will be taken home within a few
days, according to hospital attendants.
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but only because the Prince of Wales
was to be present. Racing is considered
a betting device and is patronized by
those who play double Garfield for a
dollar card on rainy days. It's too
bad, but it's the fact. 4 defy any one
to call racing the sport of kings-and
then visit New York track and look
ac the kings-and ever repeat the
charge. We go to see the horse show
or we used to go-for the pleasure of
looking at the women. Well, they were
good to look at.
There is one way for Tex Austin and
his successors in the rodeo business to
win New York's ducats. That is to bill
the show as one of trained horses and
defy the town to discover how the riders
cheat. That will bring us out. Allie
cations that the horses really buck and
the cowboys ride 'em do not interest us.
Or he could clean the sawdust out Of
Madison Squares big swimming tank
and offer a one-piece carnival. Given
enough bathing beauties he could save
money on horse feed. He wouldn't need
any horses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-03
DEATH SADDENS OPP

OPP, Ala, Nov. 2.-(Special Leased
Wire. 1.-The people of Opp were great
ly saddened when the death of L. L.
Folmar became known here. l-r. Fol
mar had been i'll only few days. He
was taken i'll Monday night and was
taken to Montgomery hospital Thurs
day where an operation for appendicitis
was performed. His death came Friday
evening. His wife, father and mother
and a brother, DIR. Quitman Folmar
were with him. He was about "a years
old, and had been in the hotel business
for a number of years. For the past
ten months he was manager of the
Donaldson hotel here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-03
AUTOIST ARRESTED
ON FOUR CHARGES
Accused Of Driving While
Drunk And Using Pistol

J. T. Branum, 1923 Jefferson avenue,
was arrested at Beverly station Sun
day by Officers CNbb and Reed on
charges of reckless driving, driving a
car while intoxicated, assault and bat
terry with a pistol and being drunk and
disorderly. He is alleged to have drawn
a gun on H. w. Harris, AS Baker
street, following a collision between the
mems automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-03
LABOR BACKS BOND ISSUES
Allied Members VIII Be Asked To Vote
For Them

Following addresses of Robert R.
Moore and Prof. Charles e. Harrison,
the committee of allied labor organiza-
tions, Endorsed the county school bond
issue and the bond issue for additions
to the Hillman hospital, which are to
be voted on Tuesday, at their regular
meeting Sunday afternoon at the United
Temple, 18093 Fourth avenue, north.
r. G. gladden., chairman of the COM
mittee, and A. B. Warner, secretary,
will issue a plea Monday to ask or
ganized labor to support these issues, it
is said.
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NEGRO IS KILLED
BY BOILER BLAST
Especial Leased Wire. }

MONROEvILLE, .Ala.,. Nov. 2.-As
a result Of a boiler explosion at the
Monroeville Lumber company near here
the negro fireman was instantly killed
and the planer mill destroyed by fire
About 100000 feet of lumber burned,
which together with a planning mill,
entailed a loss of $4,000.
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Maybe it is because this rodeo is real
whereas New York is used to shams
A pair of appropriateness wallowing
around in what the press agents are
pleased to call wrestling contest is
fairly sure of big house, although ev'
eryone with sense enough to eat his
corn from the cob knows that heavy
weight wrestling is classed with the
Kelley motor and Doc Cooks oil wells
A couple of hundred thousand dollars
were taken away by Firpo and Wills in
return for betting and squeaking in
Boyle's Thirty Acres. The one is q
joke and the other is an epitah. Yet
the good people do not come out to see
the cowpunchers ride.
One or two have been busted at .ev
cry performance, so far. That's get
ting real action for your money. Last
night one boys horse fell with him and
broke his leg and another was thrown
so high he got mixed up with the
Aurora Borealis. He landed on the flat
of his back and did not begin to breathe
again until just after the cook called
come and take it away" in the morn
ing. There's always a chance to SEE
some one get killed. Maybe it's toe
rough for this gentle town. Slapping is
a-plenty for New York. A real fight
between a bad horse and hard mar
looks like fake to it.
New York is so thoroughly convinced
that nothing can by any possibility b.
on the level that it does not believe
what it sees. A horse comes tossing Out
of pen, bawling and frothing, lamminl
down so hard that you can see the
riders teeth jar loose and New Yorl
says:
THE horses are trained"
Then the man loses his grip and lands
kaflummix on hard boards covered with
layer of tanbark and the horse tries
to- hoof him and he is carried away
with his head over back and New York
just grins. 1t does not realize what has
happened.
The probabilities are that the riders
chances are lessened in Madison Square
Garden, ex-home of horse shows and
bo-fighting and national conventions
and wrestling heave-hoing and the cir
Gus. The horses slip too easily on the
lightly covered boards. But New York
does not know enough about outside
stuff to realize that it is seeing the high
art of riding. If the cowgirls were
dressed in cheese cloth and gave bare
necked dance the town would be more
interested. It's an indoor town, you
see. Things that happen on the grass
are outside its knowledge.
London is largely made up of people
who at 1eaSt take an interest in borsas
and so the rodeo not only went big, but
went so big that the reformers got after
it. Here we turned out to see polo
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BASEBALL PLAYER DIES

CINCINNATI, Nov. 2.-Sam Lever,
before his retirement from baseball
about u years ago, well known pitcher
of the Pittsburg Nationals, it has just
become known, died last week at his
home near Goshen, Ohio. He was u
member of the Pirates when they were
champions.
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TO CANCEL RATE
M. S., b. And p. To Apply New, Cotton
ScheduIe 4 t<ss'

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 2,-{Speciai
LEASED Wire. )-The Muscle Shoals, Birs
ningham and Pensacola railroad. will
cancel its present i te on cotton, which
is higher to MobileSthan to Pensacola,
and will apply the new rate prescribed
in, the southeastern tariff which became
effective October 20, according to notice
received here today. The new rates
will remove discrimination against Mo-
bile in the cotton rates from points on
the M. s., B. and p. line, it is said.
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Manhattan Days And Nights
Blu Herbert COrey

NEW YORK, November Queer about this It's soft
IN and aish and has been negectng fine show,
that doubt if Tex Austin and his rodeo get of
with than breakfast But if he had full of
naked there would be ticket spectators the
job there First Division the taking OF Cantgny
And I'll call Earl Carroll and Flo Ieged and Shubertses
prove it.
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Alllericanize
You never know where
your clothes are when
the washerwoman takes
them out-but when
you let
The American

Launder and iron everything
"Americanized" family wash,
you know your clothes are il.
sanitary surroundings and that
nobody will be wearing them
while they're out. 4
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London is largely made up of people
who at least take an interest in horses
and so the rodeo not only went big, but
went SO big that the reformers got after
ii. Here we turned out to see polo,
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Hearts Of Two
CHAPTER 90
BY vRaIHlA TERHuSE VAN DE wATE


Marian had been dancing at De
Isles for fortnight. The first
payment had been made to Deacon
Branscombe, according to the plan ht
had suggested.
mo matter what happens, l have
worked off what the boss advanced
me-" she remarked to George Dixon
one Sunday evening, when he stopped
at her house to congratulate her on her
success.
She did not meet him often now.
adays, for she would not allow him to
| take her to and from DeLisle's. II
would cause curious comment, she said +
and that was what she wished to avoid.
But she could not prevent her friend
dropping into the dancehall to witness
her performances. And when she saw
his familiar form in the rear of the
room she had n sensation of confidence.
Someone about whom she cared was
watching her, and, as George expressed
it, "rooting for her though in silence"
Il see you whenever you come" she
remarked now. But, except for you,
l seldom notice anybody. 1 try not to-
''Then you did not see that Parker
was there last night, perhaps?" George
Dixon queried.
She started violently. "No-I did
not see him. thought he had gone
away days ago"
He had. But he came back again.
I chatted with him for a few minutes.
He admitted that he wanted to make
a painting of you in one of your dances.
He must have suspected who you were
that you were the Miss White he
met couple of weeks ago. 1t seems
that when he asked DeLisle for your
name, the Frenchman informed him
that you were known as "Columbine.'
When Parker told me this, he looked
at me pretty keenly. OF course, l did
not spill the beans-and won't unless
you tell me / may"
Marian was silent for a minute. II
don't know" she said at last. why l
need mind his knowing that the Betty
White he met is the same person as
'Columbine.' / am either of them,
really-and as long as he does not
know that 1 am Marian Horton it
makes no difference"
AS Elizabeth White she might again
meet and talk with Frederic Parker.
She hoped she might.
eff you are scared when you dance,
you certainly do not show it," Dixon
remarked.
(To Be Continued.)
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Don't Let Child
Spend Too Much
Time Reading
BY EMILE HOFFMAN

you will always find Grace read
ing Well I'd rather see her reading
than chasing around with other girls"
remarked a mother.
This complacent mother was not
aware that her young daughter was be-
ing harmed quite as much, and possibly
more, by the literature she was con-
tinually INDUCING in as she would be
by associating with other girls.
The child is only twelve years old,
an inveterate reader, and, as her moth
.er says, "reads everything she can lay
her hands on" We find girl like this
in many households but the wise mother
will see that only good books and the
best magazines and newspapers come
within reach of her hands.
1t is not easy to break bad read
ing habit after a child has entered the
teens, but by wise and persistent eff
forts it can be accomplished. How
ever, the time to begin this education
is as soon as the child begs for a story.
The wise mother will also direct the
newspaper reading of her children. In
short, she will so educate them that
whether they read a book, paper or
a magazine they will read the best
there is, and this may mean much in
the character building of your child.
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THE MAGIC MIRROR TO BE
GIVEN BY CHILDREN

The children of the South Highland
school will present 1.-THE Magic Mir
row" at Phillips High school the eve
nings of April "a and 25. The following
in the South Highland Star, a paper
edited by the pupils of this school, tell
ing of the play, will be interesting:
Did you see 1.-THE Princess Fragolet-
ta'' two years ago and 1.-THE Princess
and the Peacock" last year? Did you
like them? Then / know you will en-
joy 'The Magic Mirror" which is to
be presented at Phillips High school on
April "a and %.
1.-THE Magic Mirror" tells of the
Princess Rosamunde, whose aunt, q
wicked queen, is jealous of her because
she is sweeter, prettier and better liked
by all the people than the queens own
daughter, the naughty Princess Hide
garde.
On Hildegrade's eighteenth birthday,
when she must choose husband,
princes from all over the land come to
bring her gifts and see il they will find
favor with her. She likes best the
Prince of Silverlands, but the queen
makes her refuse. him, because he is
poor, and tells Hildegarde that she must
accept the rich and handsome Princess
Goldhalls. The. latter, however, after
seeing the lovely Princess Rosamunde
who has been sitting shyly in the back.
ground, surprises the king, queen and
Hildegarde by asking that Rosamunde
be his bride. The queen, furiously
angry, pretends that she cannot part
with Rosamunde so soon, and bids Gold
halls return in two weeks for his an
swer. After all the princes and cour.
tiers have left the throne room, the
king and queen plot to get Rosamunde
out of the way before the return OF
Goldhalls. At last, it is decided to
make her a prisoner in the tower of the
castle until Red Skull, a pirate chief
shall come to carry her off. The wicked
queen is oVerjoyed to be rid of Rosa.
munde, but she does not know that
Philo, the jester, who had hidden in
the throne room, overheard her evil
plans and was determined to outwit her
In the tower, ROsamunde, who is
very sad and lonely, finds the magic
mirror, in which she can see anything
her heart desires. Many and strange
are the things, the princess sees in the
mirror. To find out what they are
and how she is finally saved from Red
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A Mother S Duty
IoHer Child
Important

1t has been said that child's educa-
ton should begin three generations or
more before he is born. The gateway
10 gifts and talents is closed behind
the child at birth. After that he must
go ON into life with traits, peculiarities
and tendencies of temperament which
will largely affect his future. Thus
only the impressive years of youth
are left for the forces of environ
ment to change that which heredity
has given the child. The parents and
teachers are the most fitted ones to
mold these few years Of childhood into
character that will produce bet
ter citizen. For, after all. the pri-
mary thought in the minds of both
parents and teachers is to TIT the emil
dren for good citizens and for the
kingdom of God.
:, A very sacred duty is placed upon
the home, especially, and the school,
which duty is to cast tie right kind
OF influence upon these future citi-
gems. The school can do this as a
whole, but the task of molding these
little minds, individually, falls upon
the home and especially. upon the
mother.
Some of Americas most experienced
and educated men and women realized
that the mothers themselves needed
help and guidance that they might
wisely teach and train their children.
For does not the hand that rocks
the cradle rule the world? 2" Out of
this need has grown a. nation wide or
ganization - the Child's Conservation
league-which has for its purpose the
training Of mothers that they might
rightly conserve the future generation
OF our nation.
About eight circles of the Child's
Conservation league have been formed
In our city in the past six months,
thus birmingham is just. beginning to
1eel the effects of such an organiza-
ton. But for our circles to succeed,
the mothers who belong to them should
endeavor to help make them a sue
cess by attending the meetings and
taking an active part in the work,
Untold benefit can be reaped if you
who are members would do your duty,
and you, mothers, who are not MEM
bers, should investigate the organiza-
tion thoroughly, become a member and
pc able to repeat with the members
their slogan:
Let us face the sunrise Let us
march to the music of the morning
Let us get into our souls and voices
something of the song of the opening
day! Let us forget past failures and
bitter experiences-forget the faults of
others-forget everything but what we
are doing and why we are doing it
snd then let us work-tremendous
without rush or fuss or fret-but ter
rifically, for we are mortals upon
!. whom destiny waits; and there is no
victory without battle, and no success
NIT Ann N
Quietly-keeping time with the music
Of the morning-but vigorously, per-
sistently, hopefully, prayerfully-let us
work.
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Social Calendar

The College club will have their reg.
ular monthly luncheon Saturday at
IL 80 at the Country club. Reserva-
tions may be made by phoning Mrs
Percy Gown, Main 4023-J.
Chipter regents and delegates to the
national congress, Daughters of the
American Revolution, in Washington,
April IL to 10, may obtain round trip
Identification certificate, which will
entitle the bearer to special railroad
rate, by writing or phoning Mrs. G. NJ.
Tardy, 1119 Hickory street, Birming-
ham, Ala.
A Peter Rabbit party and Easter egg
hunt will be given April s from 8
until 5 o'clock on the lawn of Mrs. D.
NJ. Atkins, 741O Second avenue, north.
A small admission will be charged and
a full attendance is urged.
of directors of the Young Woman's
Christian association Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. If unable to attend,
please notify Main 2797.
SOuJH 1llBulduu CCuOOl improvement
association will meet Thursday after
noon at o'clock. A full attendance is
urged.
DR.. Carl e. GARNER of the University
Of Alabama will address the members
of the College club Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock at the Blue Triangle club
rooms.
-
The Ladies auxiliary of the B. P. O.
E. will hold their regular meeting Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Elks'
home. "A good attendance is desired as
reports will be made of the Mardi Gras
ball.
Mrs. L. r. Camps band of the
Highland Methodist church will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the church, with Mrs. Wallace Wilson
and Mrs. Frank Vestal hostesses.
Mrs. @. B. Robinson and daughter,
Neil, of Marion are the guests of Mrs.
Neil Wallace.
Circle No. 4 of the w. NJ. s. of the
First Baptist church will meet Tuesday
at 40 p. m, with Mrs. Charles
Swango, 3424 Thirteenth avenue, north.
There will be a business meeting of
the W. M. s. of the First Baptist
church Monday at 3 p. M, at the
church. The executive committee will
convene at 2:45 and other committees
at 2 80.
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try to live, because American women
do not easily adapt themselves to the
customs of other countries, and Ameri-
can women have much freezer and
broader lives than do the women of for
eign countries that they feel as if they
were imprisoned by the social usages
of other lands.
But when an American girl mar
ries a foreigner, who lives in this
country this danger is eliminated and
the marriage stands just as much
chance of being happy as an Ameri
can one. Indeed, many foreign hus-
bands have qualities that American
husbands might well emulate, for the
foreigner is often more than a lover
to his wife, more domestic and more
interested in his home than is the
American husband.
DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Dorothy DIX am young
man with profession, and n bright
future before me, but am making lit
tie at present and will not be in q po-
sition to get married for at least four
or five years. There is young girl /
am interested in, but not in love with,
who cares great deal for me, and
can't help showing it. But she has
such big ideas about the way she wants
to live that 1 am afraid she is too ex-
travagant for me and my pocketbook.
l don't want to encourage her too
much, yet 1 don't want to get engaged.
What shall do?
PREPLEXED JOHN.
Answer: I should think your only
safety is in keeping away from the
girl, as she evidently fascinates you.
The kind of n girl, the girl with
luxurious tastes and who wants the
best of everything for herself, has
great allure for poor men simply be-
cause she is something that they can't
afford. 1t is ON the same principle
that our appetites crave cake instead
of plain bread, and. we would rather
have the Injuries than the neces--
stiles of life.
But it is a terrible mistake for a
man with a thin pocketbok to marry
the girl with millionaire ideas. She
always spends more than he can af-
ford. She always keeps him poor,
she is always dissatisfied. No great
er misfortune can happen to the man
with a near-beer income than to
have wife with champagne taste.
years before you can marry, you have
no business thinking about matrimony
at all. Don't tie yourself up in the
moose of long engagement. Wait I'M
til you are ready to marry and then
pick out your wife.
But if it is going to be four or five
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are among the big events that 60 to
make up the Girl Scout calendar.
The main feature of the rally today
is to be contest between troops on
tenderfoot and second class work. A
number of troops are entering teams
and to the winner will be presented a
prize. of scout equipment. Mrs. John
s. Coleman, Girl Scout commissioner /;
Mrs. Edgar Scouten and Mrs. Percy
Gown, members of the Birmingham
council, are to act as judges.
Each troop is to answer roll call
with an original song or yell. Home
service badges are to be presented, a
stunt is to be put on and other inter-
esting features are planned. About %
troops are expected to take part.
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FISH Ann ARIIsE

The word "billingsgate," which is
used to designate vulgar, abusive Ian
guage, is derived from a fish market
near a water gate in the Thames, not
far from London Bridge, London. The
market was established in 1880 by
Queen Elizabeth. The buildings were
burned in 1715 and rebuilt, and later
replaced by more modern structures in
1852 and 1856. The woman fish sell
ers were noted for their vile talk and
foul abuse, and Billingsgate came in
time to be synonymous with all such
language.
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croaking all dur
ing her school
years, has a splen-
did position, and is
thought highly of
in her place of
business. The son,
a splendid boy of
sixteen, has not
only the s a m e
croaking to contend
with, but the
father is always
threatening to send
him to the reform
school, for no other
reason than the
boy occasionally
goes to a movie, or
n cnk
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Skull. you will have to come to see
the play.
All drought the play there are
lovely dances in which many children
will take part. Among these are a
pirates dance, a ballet of the hours, a
shadow dance and a frog dance.
The speaking parts are being taken
by the following pupils:
Philo, the jester, Joe Morris.
First page, Margaret jacobson.
Second page, Sadie Gay Graves.
The King of Sylvana, John Casey.
The Queen, Evelyn Greenhalgh.
Delecta, a lady in waiting, Isabel
Fowlkes.
Princess Hildegarde, Helen Brewer.
Princess Rosamunde, Wena Ham
baugh.
Prince Ringlingmere, Eugene Moore.
Prince Silverlands, Glenn Marshall.
Prince Goldhalls, Richard Lackmond.
Brenda, an old nurse, Ida MalkOve.
Meldryn, Waights Taylor.
Renyl, Leon Marlowe.
Pages to Goldhalls, Red Skull, e. NJ,
Friend. ~ .....
First Pirate, Carl Park.
Second Pirate, Richard Hunt.
Mazda, a Gypsy, Frances Spiel
berger.
Gita, an old crOne, Lady Clara
Grover.
A peasant, William Baskerville.