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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
33-FoOT RISE

Augusta, Ga, December 10.-HeaVy rains above Augusta, during the early morning hours, caused the Savannah river to reach stage of 33 feet at midnight. One section of the city is inundated due to backwater, while the lowlands in South Carolina, opposite Augusta, which has no levee Iroteetion. are several feet under water. The high water has reduced volt age at the local hydro-electric plant and it was ordered tonight that all non-essen- tial industries be closed until the situation is relived
 Eigct cotton nsills located in Augusta and in the Savannah river valley closed down today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
THAT COLD WON'T
 BOTHER YOU LONG
Not if you let Dr. Bells Pine Tar-Honey help relieve it

COLD-DISCOMFORT is some
 thing no man, woman, or child
 should be bothered with for any length of time. The pleasant ingred- tents of Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey help wonderfully in loosening phlegm and congestion, easing the breathing, and relieving cough, bronchitis, cold in fiammation, hoarseness.
 The test of time has favored Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey. It helps speed fly. safely, to start cold-sufferer on the road to normal. No medicine cabinet should be without 1t.
 All Druggists. BOG. 60c., $i.20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
HIGHEST POINT REACHED
 By Associated Press

Columbus, Ga, December 10.-The waters of the Chattahoochee river reached it's highest point here today in the history of Columbus causing prop erty loss in this section estimated at from $500 900 to $1,O00,O00
 Bay street and other sections of Colum- bus wing along the river front were in- undated, as werf the lower portions of Girard and Phenix City. Ala, just across the river. Street car service was stopped here, electric power from the llrge tsx- tile plants in this section was cut oft, throwing some 15,000 workers out of eln- ployment, and traffic between Columbus and the two Alabama cities was stopped, as was traffic between here and Camp Benning.
 ,Downpouf-s cf rain that fell through out Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, causing disastrous floods in all three states and the less of four or more lives, had brought the Chattahooehee here to an unprecedented stage of 50 feet today, but tonight it was said at the local power plant that the water no longer was rising Columbus had Teen without electric cur rent from carly this morning until late today and the gas supply also was threat ened.
 Bateaux were used in the streets of the lower portions cf Phenix City and Girard toudy anu reSiuehls ol lloSe two loWh9 and of Columbus spent the day in buj16- ing barricades and coffer dams to keep back the flool and save wholesale and warehouses and industrial plants Num- bers of women and children were rescueI during the morning from threatened per tions of the towns.
 West Point Ga, above here, was par tially inundated today and its residents cut eff from food supplies until aid was rushed from LaGrange and Atlanta. Heavy damage was caused there and at other i.iaces along the river but up to tonight no reports of loss of life along the Chattahoochee had been received here tTnverified reports here were that the Atlanta and West Point railroad bridge at West Point had gone down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Mans which worked in railroad xards stealing government property7'
 Captain Detzer appeared before tho court in uniform, wearing two gold sert vice stripes. He is more than six fee tall and weighs 200 pounds He appeared rnmoved as the charges were read and td each of the 2s specifications entered q plea of not guilty
 Sergeant Madden of Pittsburg, once q, member of the Pennsylvania state con stabulary was not in court. He will be tried at the end of the present easel Sergeant Hoyt has not been arrested and according to the judge advocate. deserted in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
ASPIRIN SHOULD
 BE TAKEN RIGHT Bayer Company, who intro duced Aspirin in 1900, give
 proper directions.

'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin can be taken safely for Colds. Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Lum- bago, Rheumatism. Joint Pains, Neuri- tis and Pain generally.
 To get quick relief follow carefully the safe and proper directions in each unbroken package of "Bayer Tab let's of Aspirin" This package is plainly stamped with the safety '.Bayer Cross
 The "Bayer Cross means the gen uine, world, famous Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years
 Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents. Druggists also sell larger 'Bayer" packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacideste of Salicylicacid. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
RESTORE SERVICE TODAY

New Orleans, December 10.--Restoratlon of through service on the Southern rail- way which WIS halted because of wash outs and floods in the Meridian. Miss :, area, will be made late today with a New York and Cincinnati train leaving New Orlaa'ts, J. R. Wells, assistant passenger agent, announced here tonight after report from tie superintendent at Hat tiesburg, Miss. where northbound trains had taen stopped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
TONIGHT!
Take "Cascarets' if sick. Bilious, Constipated.

Enjoy life! StraighteR up! Your system is filled with liver and bowel poison which keeps your skin sallow your stomach upset, your head dull and aching Your meals are turning into poison and you cannot feel right Don't stay bilious or constipated. Feel splendid always by taking Cascarets occasionally. They act without grip ing or inconvenience. They never sicken you like Calomel, Salts, Oil or nasty, harsh pills, They cost so lit tie. too.-Cascarets work while you sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
1900 HOMELESS

Hattiesburg, Miss, December 1o.-Fif- teen hundred negroes are homeless here tonight and Hattiesburg is isolated ex- cept hy some 1ailr oad communication pe- cause ot the flood from Leaf river
 The largest sawmill was closed today because water had entered the boiler rooms, and other industrial plants have been closed down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
SUBURBS ISOLATED

Shubuta, Miss, December 10.-Shubuta is practically isolated. following continu- ous rains for three days.
 The river has risen over 20 feet and a large Dart of the surrounding country is under water. All trains through here are tied ul. Rural route carriers have given up attempts to carry their routes No lives have been lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Line for operation to Jacksonville.
 An embargo has been placed on all dead freight moving north og Mont gomery. according to announcement made by Assisistant Superintendent W. NJ. Boylin of the Louisville and Nash vile. Only a small amount of perish able freight is being handled. Mail Is not being handled by a1ay Mobile and Ohio trains out of Mobile. although a local train left here this morning to handle passengers this side of the ~ashout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
PRISONERS ORDERED BEATEN UP, DECLARE
 NUMBER WITNESSES

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 street at a time when he was an at tending patient at base hospital he had been beaten by Sergeant Hoyt, Detzer. he said, came into the room, asked him why he did not confess to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Railway Traffic Paralyzed
 Result Of Flood Conditions

via the New Orleans and Great North ern 'ailroad, and rivers in all naEts of the state are reported higher thanAsA sev- eral years fo- pecembe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD THURSDAY DECEMBER H. 1919

had been allowed to remain in the com pany. He also testified that prisoners had been deprived of sleep and food. <, Thomas Gossett of Galveston, once a guard in the office of Captain Detzer, testified that he had never seen any prisoners struck.
 FRENCH COMPLAINED
 In outlining his tase for the defense, Lieut. Thomas l.. Hefferman declared that military police company had to be organized at Le Mans because many complaints had been received from the French of dangerous criminals"
 He added that the court is going to see the type of men who gave the A. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
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ther organizations who have the matter
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01
DO MINERS WANT TO srR1KEa

0NE significant facts connection with the threaten
tieup the soft coal industry that the miner himself
interested has not been heard from No strike
becoming and evident that
Workers. officials and particularly Mr. Lewis acting
initiative 1t that at the Cleveland convention
miners the date for the strike was fixed for
things did not take place. but is inter-
esng Of that resolution In the light
Theatrical threat freeze the country
be borne in mind that there
public life who getting their names INTO the big
of the and it not often that
single individual the opportunity to make loud
las Mr.. Lewis
d. recitng
demands to make this statement:
We recommend that satisfactory agreement
the central competitive field before November
1919 replace the effect that the International Off
cas be authorized and hereby instructed call general
of all bitumnous thuou the United
States the to be effective November L. 1872
will be observed that while the officials instructed
Ito call the strike this instruction Of Recommendation
ony be used satsfacto settlement is not secured
other words the demands of the
lily involved and the who getting good have
Democrat.
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01
WISE EXECUTIVE ACTION

president Wilson and Governor Shoup taxing wise actloh
great calamity to the Ameri-
can people as great coal miners strike which will
doubtedy be on by Their action
mobzng protect who want to work. IN that IN
aenabe should receive the support and OF
erylo lover of liberty and justice
We recall strikes nexcusable and ut
y strike which labor leaders
the coal miners strike into which
entering The strike especially is called at time
will be the effective through the fea
suffering which the production of coal will produce In 9th
words scheme the of the strike leaders to traffic IN
comfort and life itself
The coal miners do want strike Their wives and chill
opposed strike knowing that they well the wives
children country suffer before the strike has
gone good has been why strike
therefore public sentiment not behind the
order that strike leaders hold their line and
STRIKE Either they have pub
lie with the strike they must resort
threats their strike orders
right and justice be-
the strike These elements almost entirely lack
in the present threatened coal strike
without that executive should protect his
people their for whomsoever they please AMI
safeguard them from threats intimidation violence We have al
the business
his ncnaons that direction
although changed until attitude little less than
this the needs of production But
that has the right refuse work.
uphold ntnda
by preventing working for whomsoever
he prices conditions satisfactory
the employed and the employer.
Let men, while hoping for the best, forget
fail to uphold tie hands President Wilson and Governor Shou
while they call the forces the nation need
lily legitimate occupation in which he be engaged and
which he may choose to follow
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

INsS have missed guess and unless President Wilson
much lacking backbone than executive should
the Reds who persistent tying great industry and
causing untold suffering sickness and death to thousands OF nno
defensele children will be taught lesson
needed the labor world in this country and
rights be taken into consideration
the labor fields there been conditions that rad
cay This much true few than at
time These bad conditions drew the sympathy of the
people toward the women and operated create feeling
the employers who could easily have improved those cond
ons Today facing coal strike which has been called not
of faulty working conditions because of insufficient
compensation Boshev of labor
ae that beginning winter with cold weather coming
suffering and death staring people the face the
ducon of coal stopped We speak America free country
where has right do pleas long does
break the laws of the land but remember but
merchants feeling what they thought to be their
rights said This sugar bought it. paid for it and
will sell it to whom please and in whatever quantities please and
for whatever choose for it, You all how far
merchant would get who would adopt such plan The miner
may MY time is work or stand around
idle until force the employers demands and only
that but by threats and violence need be- will
else from taking place. Isn't this argument just ridiculous
and nexcusab that of the merchant Surely is the
duty of the executive officers protect people
against such anarchistic plan
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01
THAT ANONYMOUS CIRCULAR

This office receipt of political circular with
which the recently flooded the object
emily dscred Shoup his
ton and also fa the nomination of Karl Schuyler for the
United States fall.
Ordinarily the Post whatever Of anonymous
communications believing that who afraid ashamed
sign his article worthy consideration No
knows well does the editor how make
derogaory statements concerning people public life providing
they editor the making
the medium of their vuperaion but asked the
articles they tender they Immediately and quit
Instead OF attempting work the author auth
Of the above criticism prefer the printer
postage the abusive screed This action probably
the growing tendency of toward decency fairness
and the unwilngne of the ordinary editor
his columns Tom Dick
tica sewage
The circular in question signed Republican Publicity
me and when remembered that
committee bearing official authorization
that the fraudulent
to consideration.
considerable doubt as whether the circular
emanated from Republican
that it either originated with paid for
The Post does not feel called the defense Of
Governor Shoup the chief offender according this circular
while we cannot approve of all the acts believe he has
been imposed bad light by posed
friends and who succeeded convincing the executive
resented public sentiment in their community this respect
has had opportunity learn and believe has already
learned that does hastily public
Notwithstanding the criticism directed
by this circular Republicans who opposed to him and
Gratis alike have recently admitted the editor that popular
with the people and that
either party might wish to nominate.
The circular is scurrous and unfair
ary of the author authors whoever they AMI
believe that the Republicans of the state will attention
it but will demand that
sire to crticise the other officials prospective
candidates should play the and the make
their claims instead of acting the of the hiding
hind misleading nom de plume
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

This and almost every other newspaper
Colorado has received neatly printed booklet setting forth
the by the packers certain proposed laws
IDENTIFY nimical to their should and placed
the statutes of the land There be much merit in
LOT the advanced the booklet Of this do not know
taken the time read Of the editorials other
ARTICLES We
hope that would reprint the articles in behalf of their
that the packers making decent profit that
1.-THE live stock industry being threatened with pending leg
on The scheme clever but here where
H didn't work The packers following the foolish custom of
other people went and paid him well for getting
this booklet which mailed broadcast the publishers Of the
country Men paid well for writing of the
men the job printer paid for putting the
mailing paid who had anything
with the affair well paid and the packers deuded themselves
with the thought that the printers the only people who
could them real publicity would fall for the trick
lot Of their dope Well here publisher who didn't
cheap We haven't noticed packers sending quarter
o beef few hams around this office and
notice it, either but such expectation would
reasonable than for them that would
versng columns them for the promugaon
favorable to against legislation which they interested
Business business and herewith inform aforesaid packers
that advertising space sale
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

ECENTLY the writer heard action which long
contemplated along irrigation lines community
and which should have been attended long which
because the parties interested have been
none have cared leadership of the
the has been allowed sumber and
liable that action will be
gres will be expressed hand This brings thought
that the the plan blessing
the farming interests has
the county much intelligent
OF the county but rather the fact that he acted
and brought the attention the certain things
be done and then set about the machinery motion for
DONG OF the Organized concerted effort eff
cacous whereas the usual plan only ends grief
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01
WHAT'S AN ACRE WORTH?

OR fifty this country thought farm
land worth.
And the value of average the important
thing in agriculture.
For if the value high
profit and and interest agriculture bad
For years $50 al believed to be about right.
Now have suddenly boosted prices $780, and the
$500 lands will bankrupt their when produce drop
For couple Of years profits from
fruit wheat the small grains generally Even lands
paying good return a high valuation.
But if these high prices
left the tax rolls the
much prophetic vision where the farmer going aight
Add to this his interest charge for
high priced land and you have impossible condition
Since the price of farm cost Of
food for American homes stop
and seneess gambling farmands
what parity with what they famands
frontage tracts for the city specuatori-Salida
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

HE WAR is and of boys have returned,
filled with thankfuness and rejoicing that they
here and only fitting that public demonstration of this
be the celebration Genwood Springs November
19 from the date the shot fired in
all history Never again will be possible gather toget
of boys will 1t this me and how proud the
hers and mothers will be to know that they soldier
thought when we bade that had experienced
the feeling OF patriotism and had right
boy a soldier much less a
ghtiest battles of all m We believe that when
marching with hundreds their comrades review the
of material music and led BY Old Glory that the will
that breasts will heave with emotion that you will
realize before the privilege being citizen of
greatest country earth when know that
banner floats all Free thn and only then will you
perience the feeling of supreme patriotism.
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

F ALL the leagues that American there ia none
that would appeal to the writer than League of
better for cop of
days With two youngsters taking full charge office pull
ing off such stunts mixing the inks ashes pouring gasoline
into type to scare all pet lice trying our type
setter to set birds and other painting yellow office cat
with news ink ETC. Well the tale repeat and our
patience too the exploding point the leae Of
dads now!-Mead Messenger
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

vx/E NOTICED two Weld county editors Denver
w Saturday and hastened notify police that
mobilize for protection Individually these fellows harmless but
together they constitute combination especially
when their initials Penny and Breeze
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01
THE WOMEN ARE THE SUFFERERS

IN EVERY where the c. F. officials attempted
get expression of opinion workers
do not favor strike based the demands
considerable objection part element to permit
the women to express their opinions
1t is difficult reasoning of mind which
would deny the right of the sentiments
such vital matter directly affecting interests In the
event of strike the children share the
harhps and They called upon to make sac
rifices equally as heroical as the
1t reminds Of the time when statewide
issue and the believed they would
afraid Of how the would the women
whom had spent days of misery
OF the and abuse strong member their fam
lhes were almost unit in voting for prohibition.
1t fact that in districts the sur
png prohibition vote traced directly Most
these had said very the electionTrnd.d
Picketwire.
The Glenwood post., 1919-11-01

DEOPLE who believe not be allowed To
fools OF themselves through the medium strong drink
driving quarreng fighting their nevhbor. and
sometimes resorng to murder while intoxicated condition
these and other people who believe
and other articles used the manufacture should be
better these and all greatly dspesJ
at President Wilson's act the veong the wartime pro
hblon act But the both the
Woody on the wrist by the veto would in
date the president that the people quite well what they
want and will insist getting despite set aside the
measure There
hbion during period of the at this We
Try
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
SELLING GOODS AT FLAT COST
 IN PITTSBURGH

Pittsburg, Dec, S7.--A number of
 important manufacturing concerns in
 this city are selling food and cloth
 ing at cost to their employees, in an
 effort to meet the advancing price of
 comm nodities.
 One company buys for its workmen every two weeks 8 carload of hams
 and bacon. This is shipped direct from the packer to the mill and there sold to the men at cost, plus the trans pOrtat-Cn charge. The president of the company endorses it as one of the best things he has ever done for his
 men.
 Another concern has been supply ing many of it's mill and office e1n- ployes with canned goods, wearing I apparel, including overcoats and shoes and even chiIdren's shoes. The sav- ing was such as to make the wage l earners enthusiastic
 Employees of another big nanufac- turing plant rented a. store, stocke ] it with groceries, bought through use of the company's credit, and in a few weeks were doing a business of s2,- | 00Q 9 day. Only employees of the com pany can buy iu the store. The price to the buyer is first cost plus rent, | light. clerk hire and. freight. We started with groceries, said the manager looking over his well kept store with pride but lately we added such clothing as the men wear while at work. Soon we will have a tailor shop for mems clothes and next we are going to put in q line of w-Omen's wear and such things as women must have around the house. l don't know how many of the com Dany's 20 G10 workmen buy here, but am sure We have among our GUS toners at least one representative of every family
 There is still one item, however in
 the living cost, from which workers
 in the district can find no relief--that
 of high rents. Workm ems houses are scarce in every section of the district.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-27
THORPE SORE
 AT TREATMENT
 SCORNS niINORS

Akron, Dec. 27.-Jim Thorpe, the former Carlisle Indian. may jump over the traces and refuse to play with the Akron league team next season. Indian Jim is dissatisfied with his treatment in being sold to the minors after having had such 8 bang-up year with the big leaguers last season, and feels that he has hardly been, used justly.
 Thorpe's bone of contention in go- ing back to the bushes is based on the fact that he never played better ball in all his life than he did for the Braves last season, and he can hardly understand why he has been used so harsh1y He was only beaten out for the National league batting honors by about four points and be- Iieves that this fact alone ought to be enough to keep him among the big Ieaguers for awhile longer.
 With Thorpe it is principally a case of personal pride. Ever since the Indian startled the college athletic world by his wonderful feats on the sridiron as well as on the track his one ambition has been to be 8 big league star.
 After Jim got into a rumpus with the Swedish Olympic committees on account of having played summer baseball before entering the track game, he joined the New York Giants Johnny McGraw signing him up for term of years for one of the biggest salaries ever offered an un- known quantity. McGraw figure that as Thorpe was a natural ath- Iete, he could be made into a big league player as well.
 The Giants manager worked over Thorpe for four seasons, but all his work was of no avail, for try as the Giants leader did to make a real ball player out of the redslzin 1t was in vain. In turn he was farmed out to the Jersey City, Harrisburg and Mil waukee team, and then was finally sold to the Cinci Reds. He has been