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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
OVATION FOR HARRISON

Harrison has met with an oVatlon eV- anywhere he has spoken, his dates so far having been in the southern part of the state, but next Monday he goes to the counties where Vardaman has al- ready been given such a cold shoulder, and his friends there have assured nm he is going to "clean up.' Last Frl- day the citizens of Crystal Springs. liar risons birthplace, gave him great Home Coming Barbecue and the camp ground and tabernacle would not hold the crowd that turned out to do him honor One hundred automobiles, loaded to the guards, went from Jackson ana vicinity. a distance of 90 miles. making A. procession worth seeing and taking about These autos were suitably ana gaily decorated with pictures or Harrl- son and placarded with banners pearinS Inscriptions bearing on Vandaman a- legged pro-German course in the senate The cartoonists did not fail to take que advantage of vardamans break about the sale of family virtue 10 oeleat hiiil' and it had the desired effect.
 Mir Harrison made great capital out or this and other statements attributed to Senator Vardaman, holding him up to 'ridicule. contempt and derision, on which he was heartily cheered. lie cnarseo and proved that Vardaman hao not sup ported the administration even since war was declared, and took nm severely lo task because of his many pro-Gerinali utterances in his interviews and puphc speeches in Washington He followed Vardaman's record step by step, reaoing from the Congressional Record to snow that he had said and done everytning in his power to embarrass President Vii son and give comfort to the Kaiser, rom all of which he argued MT. Vardamaa was not a fit person to represent pa.ri- otic Mississippians in the halls or con gress That sentiment seemed .o ple vail very largely. judging py lhe pro- longed applause.
 This meeting was called Harrison Home-Coming," and a magnificent par becue suff :icient to feed multitude nao been prepared by the citizens or the com. munity.' all of whom rememperea ane next United States senator from Missis- sippi as a tow headed boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
SICK 4 YEARS;
 WELL IN } WEEKS
After Taking BAUGHN's PELLAGR4
 TREATMENT
This Woman Wanted Death to End Her Suffering-Happy Now, She's
 Cured

Garnsey, Ala--Mrs. Bama Jacobs of this place writes: T was a constant sufferer from that dreadful pellagra for four long years. My case seemed be- yond my doctors reach and in July, 1910. he said he could do no more for me. I would even find myself praying to die. I suffered so much. Finally my husband ordered a trial of Baughn's Pellagra Treatment and in three weeks I could see a great change and 1 am well today. I say to all, take Baughn's Treatment and be cured, for my case was bad, and of long standing"
 This testimonial says more than we could say, except this: We can cure pellagra and will undertake to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, on basis of refunding the money if we fail to effect cure. If you suffer from such symptoms as red hands skin peel- ing off: sore mouth, inflamed, lips, throat and tongue; indigestion and nau- sea, diarrhoea or constipation, get today Baughn's big booklet on pellagra. sent free. Write American Compromising Co.,, Box 2014, Jasper, Ala.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
WHAT OUR WEALTH IS

The best authorities are in substantial agreement that the wealth of the United States today, measured by dollars. is considerably in excess of $200, ,000, ,000, 900. Some who have made study of the sub. ject put the figure at S250, 900 GOO. The national income is estimated by some at $50, ,000, ,0C9,0G0 a year, and by others at not less than s40,0o0, 000.000.
 As soon as our industries are perfectly established upon war basis presumably our war expenditures will aggregate not less than s5c ,000, ,o90, 900 a year. MT. Lons- dale has called attention to what seems to have benn an oversight made by those who have estimated our national wealth and income as these are today, for he says that if war prices are taken into consideration our yearly income at this time and probably during the war will be $60 600, ,00o,Oo0.
 At Washington the estimate was made last year that income and excess profl. taxes would yield to the government g., ,500 000.n0G That was an underestimate apparently for these taxes will proba ply yield not less than S4,00o, 100000. MT. Donsdale calls attention to the fact that these figures prove the truth of a state ment that was made by some high au thorities before we began to incur 8 great war debt. for it was asserted by these authorities that it would be per- fectly easy for our national debt which before the European war was about $ ,OO0, GOO, 600. to be immediately paid off. ,
 It is customary to speak of the cost of war in terms of billions of dollars, but Mir Lonsda!e says the wars burden could be more accurately referred to as loss and should be treated in forms Of visible property such as cloth, steel and foodstuffs.
 We are losing some ships and cargoes and the enormous war material which the government is buying and paying for in billions of dollars will, much or it, be lost when the war is ended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
WYLAM

Mrs. Tom Whisper was hostess to the D. c. s. class Tuesday evening. After a business meeting a social hour was enjoyed.
 The Ladies Aid of the Baptist church met with Mrs. W. A. Stewart Thursday. Miss Nell Bumell is visiting in Tusca- 1oosa.
 Mrs. Eugene Moore and daughter have returned from Anniston.
 MT. Robert Lambert has returned from Chattanooga.
 Miss Nell Smith is resting comfortably at St. Vincents hospital following an operation for appendicitis.
 Mrs. Elisha Millgan is visiting rela- tives in Fittsburg.
 Mrs Will Neil and daughter, Mar garet, are visiting relatives in Colorado.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN
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being his fifth firthday. Various kin dergarten games were enjoyed and in the contests the prizes went to Misses Annie, Reta and Mildred Scarbrough and Jennie Bynum. Ices were served in the dining room, where the birthday cake, with five tiny candles, centered the table The patriotic idea was empha- sized in the decorations and little silk flags were given as favors. Those shar- ing this hospitality were: Misses Mar garet Alexander, Lillie Belle Malone. Mildred Scarborough, Frances skinner, Jennie Bynum, Louise Carter, Cathrine Harris Eva Smart, Annie Fletcher. Mildred Skinner. Elvira Carter, Irene Gilbert, Rosa Busby, Lillian Cochran, Violet Tredaway, Olive Mills. and Mas ters Lonnie Price, Jr., Luther Brown. Harry Roberts. James Woten, Grady Alexander, Joseph Brown, Charles Ma lone, Russell Busby and Tommie Brown.
 Mir. and Mrs. William James Wasley left last week for Mobile, where they will reside.
 Mrs. c. D. Gaines and little daughter. Myra Joe, left this week for Albertville to spend several weeks with Dr. Gaines parents.
 Mrs. E. T. Johnson has returned from a visit to Sheffield of several weeks.
 Rev. J. c. Hill. former pastor at Jones' boro Baptist church, will assume the duties connected with the pastorate of the First Baptist church at Pratt City on August 1, having announced his decision to accept the call extended him by this church at the service which he con- dueted.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Darlington and lit tie daughter, Grace, have returned from a motor trip to relatives in south Ala bama The Misses Darlington accom- panied them home and will spend week as their guests.
 Miss Louise Nickelson accompanied Miss Katie Ward home from Collinsville and will spend sometime with her.
 Mir. Grady Bennett of the aviation corps, stationed at Laudy field, Hamp- ton, Va, spent several days with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. M. H. Bennett, recently.
 Mrs. Monroe Barns is ill with pneu- monia at her home.
 Mrs. James NJ. West of Collinsville was the guest of Miss Ethel zuber last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Irving to "Call 'Em Right"

Edwin A. Goewey in Leslie's.
 The sound of bat and ball coming in
 contact is the sign for instant movement
 upon the part of every man on the dia'
 mond. but the attention of the onlook-
 CTS is focused upon the runner who,
 noting as he flies along that the sphere
 has gone well past the infield, and en-
 coura Ced to greater effort by the coach,
 circles first base with the speed or d
 frightened deer and dashes toward sec
 ond. Put by this time the "horsehide
 has been recovered and is singing its
 way back toward the guardian of the
 second cushion. As the ball strikes the
 infielders ontstretched hands the rum ner hurls himself forward and slides to-
 ward the cushion, and the finish of the play takes place in cloud of dust. You're cut.'
 This is shouted by the umpire who, al the crac, of the bat. had raced, almost uoncted down the line to second, and being right at the base of the climax of the play mad seen the infielder, with a lightning-ljke swing of the hand nolding the ball. touch the runner just pe1ore lie crashed into the cushion. Yes, de- spite the dust he actually had observed i,is. what had taken place, something in,possiblo on the part of the fans in the surrounding stands and pleachers. l But what follows?
 The runner, although aware that ha had been fairly tagged out, rises ana
 makes a gesture signifying his disgust at the decision, thereby implying that 1t was not correct. while 15,0o0 or 36,ooo root CTS. red of face and spluttering, rise Tn their seats, howl and stamp in derision. Cries of thief" "robber, pima man and 'kill the umpire ring out above the roar of general protest.
 The man ii blue wastes not so much as . shrug of the shoulders upon the inci- dent. but walks back to his post neh.nd fir st hase. while his partner at the p,.te sjenals for tho game to proceed. "he umpire was right and the fans were wrong, a condition which exists at least es t,n,es out of 100 in which very close plays are made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
GREAT WEALTH OF
 THE UNITED STATES
By HOLLAND

New York July 25.-(Special)-In the darkest days for the north of the civil war there were apprehensions that be- cause of the defeat in Virginia of the union armies the Secretary of the Treas ury, Salmon P Chase, would find 1t dlnl- cult to borrow any more money in the United States or to negotiate any loahs in Holland or in England.
 Then of sudden there appeared d pamphlet which was prepared by David A. Wells, which has become historic. lll that pamphlet MT. Wells showed that notwithstanding the fact that the expen- ditures of the government each day II. maintaining the army reached a very large sum, nevertheless the amount was trifling in comparison with the resources of the north. The authoritative and de- tailed figures of which MT. Wells made use to prove his statement produced an immediate favorable effect in Holland and Great Britain and little later throughout the north. It was possible to negotiate loans abroad because of the belief that the north had abundant re- sources whereby payment of principa' and interest upon these loans could be fully met.
 
 dertook something which was without precedent and which was undoubtedly i'll the mind of Secretary McAdoo when he undertook to float the Liberty Loans. For Secretary Chase decided to make ah appeal directly to the American people. Previous loans had been negotiated chiefly through the banks and the de- nomination of the bonds was large. The services Of Jay Cooke were secured and at once a campaign of education was begun involving the use of great deal of advertising and the creating of an efficient body of salesmen, so to call them, whereby appeal was made to the American people to subscribe liberally to the bonds.
 This method was successful and there after hundreds of millions of bonds were sold directly to the people, though, Of course, the banks were large purchasers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Mrs. I. K. Waller and Miss Gay Waller have returned from Cairo, Ga.
 Mrs. !. NJ Beal visited in Blountsvi!le the past week.
 Mrs. J. c. Sims of Alexandria is the guest of her sister, Mrs Charlie Beal.
 Mir. and Mrs Dave Young and little daughter have returned to Centreville after spending several days with MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Young.
 Miss Myrtle Long of Centre was the guest of Miss Lizzie Smith the past week.
 Mrs. J. N. Searcy is ill at St. Vim cents hospital.
 Mrs. ! M Herring and little son of Cairo, Ga, are the guests of relatives.
 Mrs. Edgar Street and Mrs Kelly of Nashville are the guests of Mrs. Henry Bumell.
 Miss Mary Aletha Young is visiting relatives in Centreville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
ASK PREACHERs To HELP

Rev. c w. Crisler, pastor Of the uaio-
 way Memorial church Tn 1achsoh, 4s s
 issued an appeal to the ministers or tne
 state to join him in preaching III laao.
 of great wheat crop this fall. teiiins them that when we pray give us '.s day our daily bread" we pray tna. ns may help others who may go without it unless we help. Why not preach thls practical gospel of common sense llo.' your pulpits? Surely we are not lncn ferent to mems bodies because we are so interested in saving their souls. Wlll you not cooperate in urging upon every farmer tho supreme necessity oi ,' :, ing a large acreage in wheat this Iaii'
 There is TO doubt the ministers or = denominations will fall in line, and tna, means a powerful influence. IL snou" also he remembered that the scnuo teachers and the farm extension "orN. CTS for the state and federal governmen. are urging the planting of wheat. anu 1t is proposed to see that loo,oo acres at least are planted this fall, as against 3O,0OO last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

commissioner of agriculture, telling of the necessity of great care in the handling of citrus cancer, and of the work that is being done in this state to exterminate the disease that has caused the growers of citrus fruits such serious trouble Three owners who discover pe- culiar spots on their trees are advised to notify the state plant board at once, so that an inspector may be sent to in- yestigate and treat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
MEN MIST OWN STAMPS

The Lamb-Fish Lumber company, one of the biggest concerns in the state, announces that all men seeking enl- ployment with them must De able TO show War Savings Stamps, or give mighty good excuse for not having them. In the event they are found to be able to buy Stamps, or if they have not bought as many as they are able to buy, they will not get on the Lamb Fish pay roll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
TO RE MILITARY SCHOOL

Millsaps college in Jackson announces that it's students will hereafter be given military training, the war department having agreed to name an officer to act as commandant The government has also sent one of the members of the faculty ana six of the more advanced students to a reserve officers training camps at Fort Sheridan for a 60 days study, and on their return they will assist the commandant in training the students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
ARE FIGHTING MALARIA

The state board of health and repre- sentatives of the national health bureau Il have joined forces in an effort to drive malaria out of the state of Mississippi. and great progress is reported. This work was prosecuted last year in Bo- livar, one of the delta counties. Stag nant ponds and lakes were drained and oiled ditches cut in every direction, and the number of cases of this very com mon disease was materially reduced. The same forces are now at work in Sun- flower county, the county in which the states big convict farm is located Work is also under way in the gull coast counties, where more than lo0 h. borers are at work draining the low lands and the marshes that have hereto fore been the breeding places for miI- lions of mosquitoes. 1t was estimated that 200 miles of such ditches would De necessary, and Dr. w. s. Leathers, eX- ecutive officer of the state board ol health, states that more than half that amount of ditching has already been done. He expects the Mississippi gun coast to soon become one of the greatest summer resorts in the land, because or the extermination of these pests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Need for Workers in Home Service Branch of
 Red Cross in AnnistOn
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 ing given under the auspices of the pop ular Wednesday Study club
 The performance was staged under the direction of Frank Jones, q talented An niston boy, who has won success on the stage in large eastern towns. There were exact reproductions by local talent of several New York successes of the
 past season. Frank Jones and Eddie Hepp won enthusiastic applause in skit of their own. Miss Julia Jones, a dancer of note, in an oriental scene, gave snake dance. William Floyd, famous as a female impersonator, ap- peared a number of times. Mrs. Odls
 Rcundstone, Miss Elizabeth Roberts and
 other musicians furnished vocal selec- tions In addition to furnishing weekly twilight concerts for the soldiers, and
 many other patriotic services, the Study club pays the salary of a teacher at the
 night school of the Addie Weaver asso- citation and aids in other philanthropic causes, for which the proceeds from the entertainment will be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28


 Today the apprehension is slight that the United States will incur so large d war debt as to entail very heavy bur dens upon the people. This is due to the common understanding that the Ameri- can resources are so great that in com parison with the war debt already cre- ated or that may be created they win be sufficient not only to care for the ob. legations the government may make, but also for the well being of the Amer can people after the war is ended.
 This freedom from apprehension is well substantiated by recent statement made by John c. Lonsdale, who is presi- dent of one of the largest of the St. Louis banks. Mr. Lonsdale calls attention to the fact that notwithstanding the mag nitude of our indebtedness much of 1t created ill q year and half the ratio of it to our national wealth is very small.
 This is exactly what MT. Wells set forth in the pamphlet prepared by him in the mid-year of the civil war. MT. Lonsdale, Tn fact, believes that the ratio of our war indebtedness to our national wealth will probably never reach the ratio developed by the civil war expen- ditures to the nations wealth as it was n the early sixties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
GIyE-'EM-A-LIF CLUB

This is the name of the newest ciuo organized in Jackson, it's members pe- ing the owners of automobiles. The idea is to pick up every soldier or sailor seen on the streets or on the roads and give him lift if it is wanted. Quite mum Der of men and women have joined, ano if a visiting soldier walks the streets of this city from now on it will be his own faul.. Jackson being city Of eie- gant distances, such courtesy Will, no doubt, be very greatly appreciated oy Uncle Sans boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

1 Arthur Yeager, governor of Porto Rico. lis charged with violating the rights of a assemblage in refusing to permit Porto Rcan workers to meet for organization
 purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Miss Lima Denny and three other Red Cross nurses went up to Jackson vile last week to assist the woman s committed council of defense, in it's baby welfare work. A large number of
 babies were weighed and measured un-
 der the leadership of Mrs. George H.
 Rowan. A splendid work is being ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Among the Annistonians who are spending the week at Pelham Heights are: Miss Hannah Reynolds, Miss Has, seltine Caudle, Miss Knoxye Lanning, MT. Lowry Mallory, MT. Archibald Phillips and MT. Avery Ingram. Misses Lillian and Mary D. Yarbrough of Mont gomery former Annistonians, will join the party at Pelham Heights, and Miss Lanning will return to Montgomery with the Misses Yarbrough for visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Another lot of fine young men left on Wednesday afternoon to join their efforts in the battle for their nations liberty. Several inspiring talks were made, re- plete with good advice. The Y. M. c. A. men were on hand to give to each boy a testament and the station was crowded with loved ones and friends who had gathered to bid the boys godspeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
FOUND Two.WEEKs-OLD BABY

Returning on Its first trip of the morning one day this week the motor man of the North State street car line noticed peculiarly shaped bundle near the track, and investigated To his sur prise he found healthy, two-weeks-old boy wrapped in sheets. The youngster was taken to the barn and its wants supplied by family living near. The police went on the hunt for the motnet' and by noon had located and wrung a confession from her to the effect that she was not able to care for it ana thought it best to place it where some one of means would find it. The child has since been adopted by T. S Wilson and wife and has good home.
 FIGHT CITRUS CANKER
 The secretary of the state plant boaru has written a letter to F. P. Garner,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
HARRISON SEEMS HOLD UPPER HAND OVER VARDAMAN
Mississippi Politics Continue to Grow More Lively, With Some of the Politicians
 Growing Angry
By E. E. FRANTZ.

Jackson, Miss, July 27.-(Special.)-lt begins to look like landslide for Pat Harrison, candidate for the United States Senate against James K. Vardaman. Vandaman is mad, and Harrison is laughing in his sleeve, thinking about that old quotation as to whom the gods mitted that yardaman has lost his head, and that while he was losing that he also lost whole lot of friends and votes. The fact of the business is, that Varda- man is not the only mad man in Missis- sippi-he has succeeded in bringing down upon his own decorated head the wrath of many good citizens, and if he is cor rectly quoted, the sentiment is that he should be stood up against a wall at sun- rise and shot
 Senator Vardaman opened his campaign in the thickly settled counties of north east Mississippi a week ago, thinking that he would draw monster audiences as heretofore, but it seems the denzens of these hills and hollows have had enough of him. and the majority of them remained in their fields while the Great White Chief was orating at their county courthouse. At one stand special train was run to accommodate the crowds that would be wanting to hear him, but it carried but seven passengers to the speaking place. Of course, Varda- man was mad when he found that out, and he proceeded to excoriate and abuse every man and every newspaper that is opposing him. He is said to have charged that his opponents would 'scuttie the ship of state sell the virtue of their own families to defeat him.
 MANY AGAINST VARDAMAN
 Now, it so happens that thousands of the best people in Mississippi are op- posed to Vardaman, and charges of this contemplate character are considered even beneath a senatorial blackguard. Vardaman's s most intimate friends do not indorse anything lowndown as this charge The idea that any Missssippian would sell the virtue of his women folks to bring about his defeat is an insult that will never be forgotten or forgiven, no matter whether he was correctly re- ported in the newspapers or not-and 1t is believed that he was. Anyhow, no denial or refutation of the charge has yet been made, and the people of the state believe he said it. They believe that Vardaman was mad and that he lost his head. He had met with frost everywhere Nhe had been, and that ranked in his bosom He found that the friends of yore were no more, and the weather was hot as he was.
 Just before Vardaman began his tour of his old strongholds in the northeast ern part of the state Pat Harrison chal- lenged him to series of joint debates. At the end of his third day the chalr- man of the Vardaman campaign com mittee notified the chairman of the liar rison committee that he was sorry we cannot accommodate you" Vardaman had seen the handwriting on the Waii' and knew that he could not afford to meet Patriotic Pat" = .-.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
AS IT IS TODAY

especially after the national banking law
 was enactetI