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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ERADICATION OF
 HOOKWORM GOES
 ON IN THE SOUTH
The Rockefeller Foundation Commission Makes Report on Work Accomplished
 During Past Year

New York September 23.-The .Rocke- night part of its annual report. GOV ering the period to the end of 1914. tells what has been accomplished by It's inter- national health commission in mitigating the ravages of the hookworm disease in tropical countries and of work toward eradicating the disease in the south.
 The commission has undertaken to com plete the programme of the Rockefeller sanitary commission for the eradication This programme. the report states, did not contemplate complete eradication un- der the supervision of the sanitary com mission, but aimed rather at a compre- hensive demonstration in each state. first of the presence of the disease. and sec ondly of the method of treating and preventing it. This demonstration Is now entering it's final stage" says the re- port with the inauguration of the so- called intensive community work where by, in a limited number of typical com munities in each state. 1t is hoped to show the possibility of treating every infected person. and at the same time of preventing soil pollution-the only way of preventing the recurrence of the disease. .
 Educational Work
 The report emphasizes that the whole of the commissions work is essentially educational. and that it's best result Is in securing the helpful cooperation of the people in the work of bringing this dis ease and all other preventabls diseases under control"
 < The report says the relief and control
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Tomorrow will be busy time for
 soIons.
 Jackson highway to be chosen No-
 vember 10.
 Consummation of big foreign loan
 awaits adjustment of details Bulgarian King holds entente dip-
 lomats at arms length 2-British interned in Holland lucky. 3-The Holland letter 4-Editorial comment. 5-Costs city but 15 cents to feed
 prisoners.
 Election managers named. Negro spotter's fine remitted. Harry L. Speaker convicted after
 hard legal fight. 6-SOciety. 7-No additional bodies found in sub
 way. 8-Sports. s-solons cleaning out desks setting
 ready for end. Ma ss M {. l1- smith fraad altar Sears h asylum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
ARCHIBALD NOT
 TO BE PROSECUTED

Washington. September 23.-Although department of justice officials have not completed their examination of the paper in possession of the government relating to the activities of James F. J. Archibald, the American who acted as messengef for pr. Constantin T. Dunn ba, the Austrian ambassador, 1t was believed here tonight no attempt would be made to proceed against Archibald.
 Some of the officials said there was no statute under which prosecution would lie.
 As consequence of the affair. 1t Is understood an effort will be made at the coming session of Congress to en- act a law to cover such cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
FRENCH AERIAL RAID
 INFLICTS DAMAGE

Geneva, september 4.-fVia Paris) News has reached RomaAshorn. switser- lend. that the right wing of the royal palace at Stuttgart was badly damaged |n yesterdays raid by allied Aviators. One bomb exploded in the salon. It Is known khat several members of the royal fam |ly were In the residence.
 The French aviators. after bombardine the station barracks. where two soldiers
 were killed and 16 ssriously injured. di- Flded. some nying to Frtedrichshafen.
 whero the zeppelIn factory waa bonn kard6d The eWim steamer 9othard hastfly left rfiodrich54 54aGen for th1 S9tss Phore without tal1ne peseeagefs on knanA E 4 4hs 4i r 'I 1 s|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
.CONSUMMAT|0N OF
 .b|G FOREIGN LOAN AWAITS ADJUSTMENT .0F MINOR DETAILS
Articles of Agreement Will Be Signed as Soon as the Negotiations Reach Completion

New York, September 2S.-Trouble- some details have yet to be adjusted and minor matters smoothed out be- fore Lord Reading, representing Great Britain and France, and J. P. Morgan and associates representing American financiers, sign articles of agreement consummating lengthy negotiations looking to the establishment of big Anglo-French credit loan here.
 Not the least of these details it de- veloped tonight, is the size of the loan. The foreign representatives, it was said, have been told that the max mum amount they can get is s50o,- 0oo,000. Sid Edward Holden. represent Ing the joint stock hanks of London, which stand high among the financial bulwarks of Britain. was reported to have stood firmly on the ground that the commissions needs was for more than a half billion dollars and that the maximum interest rate would not exceed per cent
 It was reported today that the com mission had sought to raise a billion dollars in joint Anglo French govern ment notes, without collateral, bear ing interest at 4 E per cent and that it receded from it's position only in the face of repeated assurances that 1t would fail in its mission unless it could offer better terms. A 5 per cent rate then was offered, 1t was said, with the positive assurance that this rate would not be exceeded.
 Commission Recedes
 The demand was still for a billion dollars Within the past week an American banker said tonight, the cede from this position also.
 Throughout the period of negotia- tions until day or so ago, it was said, the commission had dominated the situation pointing out that the need for the establishment of the loan was greater to the United States than to Great Britain and France Quite a few American bankers, it was said tonight, have not shared this view, although all were in accord as to the desira- bility of establishing the credit If suf- ficiently liberal terms could be ob- tained.
 Tonight it was said that there might be an announcement within few days or that possibly a week would elapse before an announcement would be is- sued.
 American bankers in sympathy with the commissions view said tonight matters were progressing very satis- factorily; that there had been no fric- tfon and that 1t had been expected all along that considerable time would have to be spent in negotiations.
 In the absence of word from London as to Russia's possible participation. it seemed settled today that the negotia- tions would be conducted only for England and France.
 During the two weeks stay of the commission here opponents of the pro- posed credit loan have been far from idle. We'll defined opposition appar- ently has been increasing, it is said. in the west and middle west and New York financiers are said to look to the east for their greatest aid in es- tablishing the loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Balkan Riddle Remains Un- solved - Mobilization of Troops Continues With out Halt
RECONSTRUCTION OF BALKAN LEAGUE IS
 BEING ATTEMPTED
London Views With Alarm Bulgarian Master Stroke. Situation Said to Be Most Urgent

London, September 23.--The Balkan situation still presents an unsolved mystery. The greatest uncertainty ex- ists even in official circles In London as to the intention of King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria and his advisers
 It is known that the entente repre- sentatives at Sofia and other Balkan capitals are still busy trying to recon struct the Balkan league and thus pre- vent Roumania, Bulgaria, Greece and Servia from fighting among them selves. As the Bulgarian government appears to hape made up It's mind, de- spite the opposition of some parties. it seems likely that these diplomatic efforts will have many difficulties to overcome.
 The central powers already have commenced their attempt to mako their way through Servia and one of the in tervening neutral countries to the Aegean With Russia more than hold ing her own against the Auntro Ger mans In Galicia and volhynia, 1t is believed here that the Balkan powers would hesitate before going contrary to the wishes of their big neighbor and protector. %
 The Russians also are holding between the northern end of their line ana have prevented Field Marshal von Hindenburg from reaching the Dvina river west of Lennawaden and are put ting up stubborn fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
DuMBA DESIRES TO sAll.

London. September 24.-A Berlin wireless dispatch says that tele- gram has been sent by Dr. Con stantin Dumba. the Austro-Hun- garian ainbassador to the United States, to the Austro-H foreign office. asking urgently for decision respecting his application for leave in order to report per- sonally to his government Dr. Dumba. according Co the dispatch. says he desires to sail aboard the steamer Rotterdam and that he can only request safe conduct from the American government after his for nal recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Bryan Resumes Lecturing

Columbia, s. C., September EVIL liam J Bryan. former Secretary of State, stopped off here tonight en route to his home at Miami Fla, and deliv- erad a lecture against Preparedness for War; which he said invited at-
 tack. In statement made before his lecture, Mr. Bryan was quoted as say 1ng he hoped national prohibition would |.not be made an issue of the 1916 cam pai6n. but that the campaign would bS fought out on the issue of economic |reforms f66ter6d by the pfesent< admin lstration." Nr. Bryan loft tonight for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Situation Urgent

London. September 23.--"At the best the Bulgarian master stroke marks the whole Balkan situation as urgent and immediate." says the Westminster Ga zette. This may not be a misfortune if it compells all the state and the al- lies with them to come to definite de- cisions about the Bulgarian demands.
 "'rhe Germans are threatening to join tho Austrians in another attack on Servia. This may be partly bluff but it might come to danger ous reality. Is Bulgaria were willing to throw her lot with the Turks and the central powers. then we should see the unloosening of incalculable forces throughout the peninsula"
 The Gazette adds that this Is stated merely as hypothesis and that 1t does not intend as yet to attribute any such design to King Ferdinand, nev- ertheless it is worth while to get hold of more of the subjective matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
"China Day. Celebrated

San Francisco. September 23.--Thou- sands of Chinese, most of them in na- tive costumes, greeted Kai Flu Shah Chi nese minister to the United States. at the Panama-Pacihc exposition today with the singing of their national anthem. They joined in celebration of China Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
TAKE UP SUBSTITUTE
 FOR LOAN SHARK BILL

The senate. too. will consider the sub stitute for the Shapiro loan shark bill. |rhe substitute. as has been pointed out, benies any institution the right to lend money at interest in excess of per bent, and violations will result in the loss of both interest and principal. The tubstitute also provides that nothing in khe bill shall apply to earned wages. It ts understood that the banks of Ala |pama have leveled their artillery against khe substitute, and, inasmuch as it is to those who would put the
 kicious loan shark out of existence it's 5enactment Is regarded as unusually Doubtful.
 Many bills of minor importance will be enacted by both branches of the legis- 3ature, and 1t Is regarded as certain that 'whiie the final day will not be as spec
 kacular as other days have been, 1t win be as busy as any which has preceded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
Mobilization, Under Way

Athens. September 2S.--(via London) Up to midnight on Wednesday 2S classes of troops had been included in the Bulgarian mobilization order.
 The news has caused much excite ment in Athens and developments in the situation are anxiously awaited here.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
IRONTON.

Health is very good around here at present. We had a good rain and the farmers are taking advantage of it by plant ing Irish potatoes and turnips.
 The protracted meeting is progressing nicely under the care of our pastor, Elder J. A. Law horn, assisted by Brother Kelly and Brother Cressenbery of Me Almont.
 Born-To MT. James Dreher and wife, a baby boy.
 James Kelly and family of Benton are visiting relatives at Ironton and attending the meet ing.
 Tom Treadway is laying by his sweet potatoes.
 It is gloomy looking weather at present. Looks like we may have more rain.
 Perry & Son are doing very good business at saw milling.
 J. J. Shook is ceiling his house and building a new barn.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
WEATHER AND CROP BULL
 LETIN.

Good showers occurred in nearly all portions of the state the first of the week, two places in the west central portion re- porting too wet, and one in the extreme southeast too dry. Tenn peratures were rather low the first three days, especially at night.
 Conditions were improved in all sections, especially in the eastern portions, and all crops are reported as having made good progress, except that it was a little too cool for cotton. Late corn, hay and pastures made unusually rapid growth.
 The lower crop of cotton is reported as short and bolls open ing prematurely, but no boil weevil reported. The middle crop blooms are abundant and give promise of a large crop.
 Early corn is hard and the husk drying. It will be ready to gather in a short time. The prospect for late corn is good in nearly all places since the rains. Truck and melons con- tinue plentiful. Shipping of peaches is in progress in the extreme northwestern portion of the state, and the crop is re- ported excellent.-H. s. Cole, Section Director.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
PINNACLE.

The Johnson brothers have recently received a shipment of pure bred Herefords. A good many in this neighborhood are interested in the improvement, raising better hogs and cattle.
 Late corn, planted after the overflow, is coming along nicely and will make a good crop.
 Hog cholera is reported in the neighborhood.
 Demonstration Agent George K. Lowe says that ten farmers in the vicinity of Roland and Natural Steps are planning to SOW alfalfa this fall.
 Farmers in the vicinity of Pinnacle have started move ment to plant each not less than five acres of wheat this fall. Some will plant fifty or more acres. It is planned to put in a flour mill at Natural Steps and grind the wheat at home. This is one of the most important steps taken by the farmers in this or any other section of Pu- laski county.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
BANKER G. N. PEAY REPRE- SENTS STATE AT COT
 TON CONFERENCE.

Gordon N. Peay of Little Rock will represent Arkansas at a conference of Cotton State bankers and officers of the Fed eral Reserve Board, at Birming- ham, Ala, on August 26, when q plan will be considered for aiding the Southern farmer in marketing his 1915 crop at a fair price.
 No one knows the condition of the Arkansas farmer better than MT. Peay, or appreciates more the fact that the farmer needs help, not so much in the growing of his crops as in sell ing them at profitable prices.
 The means by which it is pro- posed to secure to the producers fair price for their staple is the gradual marketing of cot
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
GALLOWAY.

Our pride in Galloway in- creases as we have had so many visitors the past week, one of the most prominent being H. M. Cottrell, agricultural commits sioner for the Rock Island rail- road. He was much pleased with the crop conditions. He advised the farmers most ur- gently to build silos, giving them the modus operandi for filling them with grain, etc. MT. Cot trell's advice is most helpful, and the farmers fully appreciate and profit by what he tells them.
 pr. Henry Thibault, besides being a most successful physi- elan, has established on his place on Old River a delightful natatorium, and many from the city take advantage of it and enjoy swimming in the cool, re- freshing water, meeting, as they do, so many of their cOun- try friends.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Schaer are with their niece, Mrs. Mark Val entine. They are planning to rebuild on the site of the old home so recently burned.
 We were so pleased with Mrs. FaubePs beautiful letter written from California.-M. l.. V.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
MABELVALE NEWS.

The w. o. w. picnic at this place last Thursday was well at- tended. Every one seemed to have a good time.
 Miss Helen Rowland of Far rell is visiting the Misses Lillian and Pearl Cochran.
 N. B. White spent several days of last week with his fam fly here, returning to Little Rock Sunday.
 Jim Jaynes, our mail carrier, made his regular trip to Little Rock Saturday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. c. D. Eason of Argenta spent Sunday here with H. H. McGuyre and wife.
 George Meyer has been on the sick list for several days.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Reutz took dinner with MT. and Mrs. E. F. Busch Sunday.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
NORTH POINT.

Frank Nowlin of Roland was over to see MT. Cotton Tuesday.
 Mrs. West Wilson and chil- dren, of Natural Steps, are wis iting Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. A. J. Goodson, this week.
 MT. and Mrs. John Carter of Birmingham, Ala, are visiting MT. Carter's father and mother, MT. and Mrs. M. P. Carter, this week.
 Mrs. Sam Dunn of Natural Steps is visiting home folks this week.
 George Williams was in Little Rock last Tuesday on business.
 Math Goodson of Natural Steps was over Monday to see home folks.
 Will Cook and family were at Little Maumelle Sunday to see MT. Cooks father.
 Mrs. Rodgers and Mrs. Cot ton went to Little Maumelle Sunday, horseback riding.
 Miss Hazel Robe and Frank Cotton went to see Miss Nina Christian Monday evening.
 MT. Cotton and the boys, Frank and Charlie, are going to Little Rock to the Corn and Pig Club meeting Thursday and Fri day.
 Mrs. Sheerd Heard went to Little Rock to see one of the boys who is sick there.
 Mrs. Henry Adams and chil- dren of Little Rock went home today, after a week spent at A. E. Adams home.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

press boards to cover sheds in order that they may shelter their enormous crop.
 Miss Faith Coleman and Miss Mildred Jones will attend the picnic at Congo Saturday.
 The Rev. Forrest Meddling of Bryant is assisting the Rev. J. w. Avery at this place in a meeting.
 Joe Smith entertained the Zion Hill Band with a water melon feast Saturday night.
 Mrs. E. Neal is seriously i'll.
 Misses Myrtle Kilburn and Vada Singley spent Sunday with Miss Glennie Turner.
 J. M. Turner found ripe strawberries in his patch last week.
 R. L. Edgeworth has some very long beans growing on his place, one measuring forty inches.
 Neil Smith and Tom Davis started a dairy Tuesday.
 Willie Grant took dinner with H. P. Turner Sunday.
 Frank Harris spent Tuesday night with his cousin, MT. R. L. Edgeworth.
 Theo Treadway, Jr., of Little Rock, spent Sunday night with Will Grant. They made apple cider Monday.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

Conway is going to have a live stock show and agricultural exhibition in October.
 The county demonstration forces are to have headquarters in the new court house, com fortable offices having been pro vided by Joe Asher. The agents include George c. Pye, who con- ducts the demonstration work in the hill section of the coun- ty; George K. Lowe, whose dis trict embraces the valley region and a part of the Maumelle hills, and Miss Minnie Allen, who has charge of the canning club work all over the county. These agents heretofore have had their offices in the old state house. The County Fair Asso- citation have offices with the demonstrators. This will be farmers headquarters at the county seat and a place where they always will have a wei come.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
CABOT, ROUTE ?.

The revival at Concord closed Sunday night. It was a great success. Eleven joined the church.
 The picnic at Barron school Saturday is reported to have been a great success.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Peters spent last Friday with MT. and Mrs. R. E. Glasscock.
 MT. Jesse Weidemeyer of Ar genta is spending a few days with MT. Clyde Paty.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
ZION HILL.

Eugene Virgil Debs Singley will start a jitney bus in Little Rock soon.
 Zola, Burma and Ara c. Turner and Grace Richardson will attend the agricultural school in Little Rock Thursday and Friday.
 Ezra Avery is working for the Teufel Dairy Company.
 The Misses Prichett of Bry- ant spent Monday night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Bird Martin.
 Willie Grant is working at Neimeyer's mill.
 R. L. Edgeworth and P. E.. Lockert started to making cy-
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

twenty-five during the summer months. The daily yield of milk in summer is about forty-fve to fifty gallons, and in winter about twenty-five to thirty gall Ions. Cottonseed hulls and meal are mostly fed at a cost of $25 a ton. Alfalfa hay costs from $15 to SIS ton. The McClains every year raise an acre of strawberries, from which they sell $100 to S125 worth of fruit. A half acre of sweet potatoes last year yielded 125 bushels of yams, selling for S1 bushel. A flock of seventy-fve laying hens brings a fair income, eggs sell ing for twenty to forty-five cents a dozen.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

Miss Fay Glasscock entertain ed a number of young people Sunday. They were: Misses Margaret Paty, Cora Bridges and Mollie Porter, Messrs. Roy Blazer, Lee Ringgold and Clyde Paty.
 Miss Lizzie Porter, who has been staying with her uncle, J. J. Porter, has gone to Kansas.
 Jim Merritt is preparing t 0 build a new house.
 Last Wednesday Misses Mar garet Paty and Fay Glasscock visited Mrs. Mary Blazer and son, Roy Blazer.
 Miss Flossie Thomas of Cabot was out to the picnic Saturday, and also attended church at Concord few times.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. Weide- meyer of Argenta were at the picnic Saturday.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
EBENEZER.

Louis Harrell of Little Rock visited his sister, Mrs. J. D. Trotter, last week.
 Major Wilson, who has been visiting his brother, J. J. Will son, for several months, has re- turned to Little Rock.
 Mrs. J. K. Winkler and Mrs. M. J. West spent the day last Friday at Mt. Tabor with Mrs. c. H. Russell.
 Mrs. Eddie Mcconnell and her children, also Louella Caring ton and Doris Puckett, have gone to Tennessee to spend the remainder of the summer.
 c. c. Wicker made a business trip to Little Rock Saturday.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20
Earstin Hale of Eagle Town ship, a Corn Club Boy, and
 His Field of Corn.

Those who have seen Earstin Hale's plot of corn on the Ed Faver place, in Eagle township, say it will make 100 bushels to the acre. This photograph of the boy and the corn was taken three weeks ago. The corn is now laid by and a fine crop of COW peas are coming up in the middles.
 Young Hale is one of County Demonstration Agent Lowe's corn club boys. He has been working hard all summer, and wants to win the first prize in the Boys Corn Club contest at the County Fair, October 1922.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

day with Ethel and Floy Hogan.
 The Misses Agnes Clark, Ma mic Spann and Frances Clement visited Coga Black Monday af- ternoon.
 T. B. Proctor intends to move into his new store as soon as he gets permission from the government to move the post office, which he thinks will be about September 1.
 J. B. Hogan is getting lum- Der on the grounds to build his new store.
 W ID. Springer is having his residence repainted.
 Master Albert Clement visit ed Emory Farris Sunday.
 J. M. Green took load of peaches to Little Rock Tuesday. He has considerable Irish pota- toes and onions yet to sell, but is hoping that prices will get better.
The Pulaskian., 1915-08-20

ton. The bankers have agreed to advance money to the farm CTS on cotton securities, and the federal reserve bank represent atives agreed to rediscount this paper. Thus they hope to of fer no more cotton than the market will instantly absorb. The purpose of such graduated marketing is not speculative, but for the benefit of the pro ducers.