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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

fall right are the type that deserve the most condemnation from their fel- low beings So, for good or for bad,
 the writer casts his lot in another field. It may be barren; perhaps the roads will be rocky, but his most ar dent wish is that he will never be labeled in the class branded as howl CTS squawkers and pikers.
 The automobile business should prosper this year. Many changes have taken place within the past six months. "ted'' Smith and Merritt, who are tied up With the Saunders Motor com pany, should make the Wescotts and SaXons go They have so far and it IS safe bet that they will continue to do so.
 Charley Hawley the big-hearted whole-souled Flint Motor Car com pany manager, is making good daily. "Raybestos' Bolton is back with the 5rownell Auto company real organ ization, headed by real fellows Jack Crenshaw is now safely aboard the snip or success with Birmingham Mo
 tor company written upon it's sides Sterling Edwards has made a success with the Chevrolet thus far. and we hear daily Of the Drennen Motor com Pany's success With Hubert Drennen ana sam Jones at .he helm. There are many more who could be mentioned they all doing their best and that can not be beaten, May they continue There is one thing that will always
 De remembered as an event worth while ana as recognition of appreciation It IS the now famous Overland Christmas party, accorded Overland dealers and ! newspaper men, H. M. Bailey was the donor of this trip. With Coke Mat thews Charley Thrupp, w. T. and Bob" Bailey looking after the entertainment of the crowd, things hummed and real tune was enjoyed by everybody It was great trip and that Overland gang area great crowd
 | Paul Crawford, Chandler distributor. is
 looking forward to great year in the business. He received a carload of en- closed models last week. They are ex- 1 ceptional cars and will doubtless be sold 1 within the coming week.
 i The Young Motor Car company, Pack ard distributors are going after the local business with the old time pep" The new headquarters are fitted up in the l best of style and the service end is ex- 1 cellent
 | Charley Denegre who has recently been
 appointed Franklin distributor, has great
 hopes and many prospects for this pop ular lightweight six. The economy end
 of the Franklin will appeal to many pur- ] chasers. Its light weight and low gaso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
PASSING THE BUCK ON THE
 ?, ALLnN :, NRnas ,n FLIVVER ROUTE

Ere this is read by the majority of The Age-Herald contingent the writer will be many hundreds of miles away rom this old burg. For period cov- ering Slmost two years this humble Hetie column has appeared in The Age- Herald each Sunday. It is with a cer- tain amount of reluctance mingled With sadness that the connection of me writer with this paper is severed. lhe most consoling thought is that his leaVlng Is voluntary and with the best ot feeling on the rart of all concerned.
 Automobile men have come and gone. 'oile have been of the finest sort and some have been O. the "hail-feIIow- WelI-met' type, but, taking them all anu all they have all been a pretty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

square crowd of boys. The best of them still remain. To all of them l wish success, prosperity and health
 There are few namlets in the state of Alabama in which I do not know at least one man. It is not pleasant for one so situaGed to catch fast train and blow tha dust of iron ore from his feet forever and anon But life, like game of poker, is gamble and every man must take his chances, whether they be here or hereafter. Some of the players are lucky, the ma jority unlucxy Many bluff" many more stall" and some have the knack of reading the most careful players "hole card" Of all the play CTS i'll poker game or the game of life those who Eowl and persist in fsduawking" when the cards do not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

the billion francs that the Russians spent in Austria and Germany each year, will help the rate of exchange; they are prod ding French hotels. resort managers. and railroads to prepare in proper way for visitors, then do the necessary advertis- ing. Railroads are called upon to pro- vide more comfortable cars and give bet ter train service. and hotel men are be- ing told they must make it easier for visitors to take comfortable bath.
 The Touring club of France is now talk ing up the question from the traveller s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

point of view. and Is also occupying it. self with the necessary renewal practi- cally of the entire stsffs of many of the principal houses now sheltering wounded soldiers. when they are restored to their original destination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
No N 7re Ca. ides c n ne e'if.s,.

Ss
 General Goetnals has announced that earth movements in the vicinity of the Panama canal will soon be overcome and that there will then come an end to the canal slides that have been so vexatious and costly. In speaking of the reports that have gained currency regarding a probable continuation of trouble from slides at the canal, General Goethals traces them to definite cources porn at home and abroad. Of the first character mention is made of an American geol- ogist whose pessimistic utterances re- ceived wide attention. These. according to the canal critic himself were based on "a thorough examination" which con- vinced the scientist that as much ma terial was still to be removed from the two big cuts as had already been taken out. General Goethals states that the
 thorough examination occupied about three or four hours or the visiting geolo- gist's time. The foreign critics the gen. eral says, are of British extraction. They have said that the bottom of Cule- bra cut is bog, and that the canal en- to be failure, are seeking information in England relative to the Nicarguan route. All of this General Goethals pro- nounceS false but thinks the state- ments have obtained credence through the fact that pending treaty between the United States and Nicaragua con- templates securing the latter all rights for building canal on it's territory. The entire career of General Goethals, as well as his established reputation for conservative expression, gives to any statement that he may make a value that outweighs differing comment from al most any other source
 At meeting of Craugh Qreland) dis trict asylum committee it was decided to grant an allowance of AS cents a week to all the married men attendants for the duration of the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
Cause for Charity

Manager (to critics. after the show)--Be as charitable as you can. boys, Remem- Der that tonights receipts go to the starv- ing Belgians. and that none of the cast has had a square meal for two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Vernon Gray, the elongated Ford man. ager for the Long-Lewis Hardware com pany at Bessemer, is putting the 'fiiv- vers' over in his usual style. The old boy always had it in him and he will remain that way for long while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Ed Crawford, as well as the other Ford distributors, are receiving prompt deliv- cries on Fords It is safe to say he will sell more than his allotment. No finer salesroom and service station can be found in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

F. D. lone
 sentative of t
 become ident
 Motor compai ager of the ' company. l | Chevrolets lowing during Ransom, c. ] & Son, Calera Neal of John
 The Birming cred a Dodge
 Hupmobile to SupersiX to c. R. E. Johnson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

line consumption are the main factors being pushed by Denegre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

The prospects for our accessory busi- ness for the year of 1917 are exceed ingly bright" said Blaine Brownell. Bus mess has increased steadily and indica- tions point to an unusually bright year for the accessory department as well as the Ford branch of the business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

H. J. Posner left Saturday for Brook lyn, where he goes to visit the plant or the Advance Tire company. Later MT. Posner will visit the Midgely Tire factory at Lancaster, 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

| The Anderson Motor Car company has recently received a large shipment of
 models, both touring and roadster types.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

At meeting of Craugh Qreland) dis trict asylum committee it was decided to grant an allowance of AS cents week to all the married men attendants for the duration of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Harry Wilson, formerly with Detroit Motor Car company, has joined the Chandler force of Paul Crawford. 3s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

The Newell Auto company sold several Wintons during the past week. The Mitchells and Wintons bid fair to do some keen competing this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

] outhern repre- ; otor truck, has 1ss Birmingham Aacity of man
 ment of the 2 to the fol- x: Dr. w. w. VII. A. French rombie, T. R.
 t Co.,, Roper. ompany deliv-
 s of Watson,
 arris, Hudson
 Dodge to Dr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

John Gordon, southern representative of the Dodge, is in the city the guest of the Birmingham Motor company. MT. Gordon says that the demand for the Dodge has been so great that the fac tory will be unable to make deliveries until the latter part of February
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Charley Denegre, who has recently been appointed Franklin distributor, has great hopes and many prospects for this pop ular lightweight six. The economy end of the Franklin will appeal to many pur- chasers. Its light weight and low gaso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

The Young Motor Car company. Pack ard distributors, are going after the local business with the old time pep The new headquarters are fitted up in the best of style and the service end is ex- cellent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Jimmy Han who IS been selling MaXwells foi tN past X months, has joined the sa laiees af he Peirce Mo- tor company, N6ess pE tae 'Dort."
 Sterling EG fNs ieASes tonight for New York, vAef ae es to attend the auto show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Paul Crawford, Chandler distributor is looking forward to a great year in the business. He received a carload of en- closed models last week. They are ex- ceptional cars and will doubtless be sold within the coming week
The Home news., 1917-04-27
Food Campaign Meetings

Messrs. G. G. McCrory, R. H. Abhev. L. w. Sturdivant, and other leading citizens have been +o almost every rural section of this part of the county the past week urging the farmers to raise more food products.
 It was the pleasure of the ed itor to go with them to Pumpkin Bend Sunday afternoon where they were met by about 15O la dies and gentlemen of that sec tion, and we are glad to state their trip there was not in vain as the good people of that rich farming country are doing their part toward growing something to eat.
 We also had the pleasure of going with these gentlemen to the prosperous Tip community where about 400 people attend ed. We have never seen more enthusiasm than was manifested there. The citizenship of that section is as good as any in our county and they will be found doing their part in this good work, as we'll as the other places visited in this part of Woodruff County.
The Home news., 1917-04-27
Township Assessors

The following have been ap- pointed township assessors to as- sist Assessor Edgar Miller in as- sessing the taxes for their re- spective townships in the North ern District:
 Augusta: Messrs. c. L. Jack son and June Wade.
 Barnes: Messrs. A. E. Ridge way and VIC. billiard.
 Dent: Messrs. M. A. Sparks and J. A. Pence.
 DeView: Messrs. L. B. Win free and A. J. Stapp.
 Garden: Messrs. s. H. Hill and E. W. Butler.
 Point: Messrs. J. D. Eldridge and Swift Davis.
 Pumpkin Bend: Messrs. J. w. Browning and J. H. Wiggins.
 White River: Messrs. Lou Rey- holds and w. D. Overstreet.
The Home news., 1917-04-27
Woodruff County Will
 Be Well Represented

The nomination of Judge A. l.. Hutchins of Augusta as delegate at-large and of Hon. E. M. Carl Lee of Augusta as county dele gate to the state constitutional convention assures the people of this county that we will be ably represented in the framing of a new constitution for our state.
 The above gentlemen are loyal Democrats, have gone before the people and won their nomi- nations and we as a Democratic newspaper are for them realizing that they are men, able and thoroughly competent to look after the peoples interests and believing they will do so.
The Home news., 1917-04-27

Miss Elsie Futrell of Cotton Plant visited friends in McCrory Sunday.
 Mir. Frank Angelo and Dr. R. T. Gephart of Cotton Plant were visitors in our city Tuesday.
 MT. H. D. Angus, one of our most progressive farmers, has just received a registered, pure bred oc-Jersey SOW from Memphis at cost of S75. %.
The Home news., 1917-04-27
Seed for Planting

The Home News hereby ten aers the use of it's colums free to anyone wishing to buy or sell seeds of any kind for planting.
 We are strong believers in the campaign to plant more food crops and are glad to make this ol[er to any who can use it.
The Home news., 1917-04-27
McCrory Will Build

Maj. c. w. McCrory will re- build on the block where his home was destroyed by fire sev- eral weeks ago. A contract was let yesterday, Thursday, to MT. J. s. Kelley of Judsonia for the construction of a modern S5, 900. bungalow and work will begin on same at once.
The Home news., 1917-04-27
NUMBER 39
County Road Meeting

city yesterday, Thursday, April 26, at which about 100 citizens were present the following busi- ness was transacted:
 MT. T. A. Jeffries was elected chairman and Walter w. Raney secretary.
 The committee to select a route for a rock road from Cot ton Plant to McCrory of which MT. L. B. Parnell of Wiville is chairman stated they were not ready to report.
 MT. J. B. B. McBurnett of Wi vile stated that he believed a majority of the people in his ter ritory would favor a rock road.
 MT. Harry Snapp of Fitzhugh made quite an interesting and instructive talk.
 When MT. Jeffries, who had been appointed at a previous meeting to secure the original petition from M. H. Patterson of Jelks asking for rock road from Fakes to Fair Oaks, report ed that MT. Patterson had de- stroyed the petition and he therefore could not secure same from the gentleman, Mir. w. B. Fakes made a motion that a new petition be prepared. The mo- tion was seconded by MT. w. B. Scott of Jelks and prevailed.
 A motion by Secretary Raney seconded by MT. F. Lewis, pre- vailed that the new district be made four miles wide instead of two as was the case with the original proposition. MT. Scott offered an amendment but with drew same after some discussion.
 Chairman Jeffries appointed Messrs. w. B. Fakes, J. H. Crossett and F. Lewis a commit tee to have a petition prepared for the Fakes to Cross County Line Road, and also appointed these gentlemen together with Messrs. w. B. Scott of Jelks. A. H. Materna of Morton and A. s. Thompson of DeView to circu- late same.
 A motion by MT. Lewis, sec- oned by Raney, prevailed that the chairman appoint a commit tee to have prepared a petition for a road district from Jelks to Cotton Plant. The chairman ap- pointed Messrs. J. E. B. Nc Burnett and Hugh Walker of Wiville, Watt and Dan Keath of Howell, W. B. Scott of Jelks, N. J. Hays of Grays and Ran Nc Gregor and H. c. Argo of Got ton Plant.
The Home news., 1917-04-27

The District Vote---Incompete and Unofficial
 Craghead county Driver 534 Hutchns 76 Robertson Johnson 45O Randy
 Green county: Driver 426 Hutchins x Robertson 123 Johnson 413 Randy
 Lee county: Driver 263, Hutchns AS, Robertson 334, Johnson IF, Randy B.
 Mississippi county: Driver 16 Hutchns 173 Robertson 766 Johnson 3O3 Randy
 Ponsett Driver 032 Hutchns 886 Robertson 73 Johnson 54, Randy 51
 St. Francis county: Driver 38 Hutchns 256 Robertson 194 Johnson 40, Randy 13
 Woodruff county: Driver 416 Hutchns 652 Robertson 276 Johnson 125 Randy 42
 Totals Driver 4,190, Hutchins 2,091 Robertson 1888, Johnson 402 Randy 109
 indicates reported No election held in Cay Cross Crttenden and Phillips counties
The Home news., 1917-04-27

n Mrs. H. w. Burrow and Miss Auth Hailey attended the music .eacher's association in Little Rock this week.
The Home news., 1917-04-27

No election was held in the following prt Jelks, Morton, Penrose Point and Revel.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10
HAY SHORTAGE THREATENED

According to A. B. Ming, coun- ty assessor, who has been we'll over at least one-half the Yuma valley in his work listing prop erty, hundreds of acres of alfalfa lands are being plowed up by the farmers for planting to cot ton. T am surprised" he said, for if the destruction of alfalfa fields continues over the entire valley to the extent I have no- ticed, there will be serious hay shortage in Yuma and this whole country. It means an increase in price and hay is already sell ing for SIS and $2O per ton. Yuma is the central market for the mining country for many miles around, and the consump- ton of hay from this market is great. But what are the people to do if the farmers blow up their hay lands and curtail the supply as it seems probable now? What are the farmers themselves to do? It simply means shortage that will be extremely hard to meet. If people have to import hay it will be so high in price they can't feed it to stock at a profit. I regard the situation as alarming, add think something should be said about it, as it is not probable the farmers them selves realize the situation. ."- Yuma Sun.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10
TIME TO BECOME AMERICANS,

Miss Frances Keller, from an experts knowledge of the immi- grant problem, has entered her earnest plea for the absolute domestication, in spirit as we'll as ill the flesh, of those who come to America from beyond the seas to take their places by the side of the toiling masses in manifold establishments. We want no merely titular Ameri. cans in this crisis. We want no citizens whose allegiance is to the pay envelope. whose hearts are not included in the baggage that disem parked with them at the New Worlds threshold. This country would be poor indeed if it's doors were closed to the poor, and from every land elements of strength and robustness of fiber have entered our national life, often, under an original aspect that was far from preposSessing Today America has need of those who are not content with the mere lip profession of patriotism. The only justifiable hyphenates are the all-AmericanS.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10
ARE YOU A PATRIOT,
Are you a patriot? Stop and think.

oOOD
 Every store in this community has many good things to offer to it's patrons. To convince your self of this fact you have only to stroll around and use your eyes.
 Your interests are entwined with those of the merchants of this town.
 Their prosperity is radiated to you.
 You have an individual inter- est in every dollar spent with them, because as long as it re- mains here you have a chance of getting hold of it yourself some day.
 Some of the merchants are telling you through the columns of this paper of the good things they have-the things you want, need, must have and are going to get.
 Scan the advertisements care. fully, read every word of them, and then go to the stores and in- vestigate.
 The community will be loyal to you only in so far as you are royal to the community. You cannot expect more.
 By patroizing our home institu- tions you are keeping the money in circulation here, and elevat- ing yourself, your friends and the community.
 Be an elevator, a builder, a. patriot friend of the community that gives you shelter-and the community will befriend you.
 Think it over. r.-Exchange.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10
MAY DIVIDE COCHISE.

It begins to look like Cochise county may be divided by the creation of new one which will take away almost the north half of the old county. The people of northern Cochise county, led by Wilcox, have been desiring and frequently asking for a new county ever since the creation of Graham and Cochise counties in the year 1881. Two years ago the legislature enacted law by which county division may be accomplished by the people who desire it with par tial consent of the entire county from which the proposed new county is to be taken.
 The new county now proposed by the citizons of Wilcox and other sections of northern Co., chise would contain almost half the present area of Cochise coun- ty and would take away about fifteen millions of taxable prop erty, leaving practically one hundred million, according to claims of the Wilcox people,
The border vidette., 1917-03-10
ARIZONA GREAT COPPER.
Easily Lea Is Any Other Sta, e as Red
 Metal Producer.

In 1907 Arizona forged ahead of Montana as the greatest cop per producer. Since that time she has been sending out great CT and greater quantities of cop per until at present she is pro- ducing about 35 per cent of the copper mined in the U. s., says Arizona Copper Camp.
 The metal output from mines in Arizona in 1916 had a record total value Of nearly $2O3, ,OOO, 900 compared with S9O, ,8O6,34 for 1915, according to the estimate of Victor c. Heikes, of the Unit ed States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior The notable output of copper and the high prices of metals both assisted in this increase of 123 per cent.
 The predominant metal in Arizona is copper, the mine output of which surpassed all previous records and estimates, as it increased from 459. 972, ,295 pounds in 1915, to approximately 693, 900, ,OOO pounds in 1916. The value of the output, on account of the unusual market, increased from $50, 495, 152 to nearly S19O. GOO, ,OOO. The increase of 1855 per cent in the value of copper alone i'll Arizona was therefore more than the value of the total output of the state in the previ- ous year. All the smelling plants of the state were worked at full capacity and made much greater shipments of copper bullion.
 Associated with the red metal as by products are gold and silver and as result of the increased copper output the production of gold from copper ores in most counties was naturally greater and increased from S4, ,166 ,O25 in 1915 to approximately $4, 427 ,OOO in 1916, an increase of over per cent.
 The production of silver from the mines increased from 5,649,- O2O ounces in 1915 to record output of about 6,823, ,OOO ounces in 1916. As the market price was much higher the value in creased from $2, 864, ,O53 to nearly per cent In value. There was no great change in the production from the Commonwealth proper ty, which is principally silver producer, so the increase is to be credited largeriy to the re- markable output of copper ore.
 Arizona's nearest competitor was Montana with a production of 353, ,547, 696 pounds of copper, while Michigan is third with 269, ,888,71O pounds, consequent ly Arizona produced more cop per in 1916 than Montana and Michigan combined, which is taking quite a hike when it is remem bered that the latter states formerly each held the lead.
 There was more new capital more mines developed and greater general activity in Arizona than in any other copper producing section of the world during the year.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10

Work on the army cantonment in Yuma will not be commenced as soon as was expected. In fact, it has been stopped where already begun, namely, in Douglas. The supposed reason is that in sending the state troops home there must be redistribu- tion of regular troops along the border, and their status must be more definitely settled before cantonment work proceeds. For ty thousand dollars have been for this work in Yuma Sun.
The border vidette., 1917-03-10

The largest sale of cattle and range ever made in MOhave county was conSummated yes terday when the interests of I. M. George in the Round Valley Cattle company passed to Henry Lovin, the consideration being S1OO,OOO cash.-A1iner.