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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

of the bill before the legislature and the purpose of the comuission, while J. Asa Rourrree spoke of the good being done by the national alsl the state organiza- ton.
 URGES REVELATION
 Hubert Drennen spoke most ravorably of the National Automobile Dealers as- sociation as well as of the Alabama Au- tomobile Dealers association, and urged that the latter join and affiliate with the former and get the benefit of it's prestige
 Sam Gompers of The Age-Herald, Hu- bert Watkins of the Ledger and Herbert Porter of the News were elected honor ary members of the Alabama Automobile Dealers association.
 C. R. Fields, secretary of the associa- tion, resigned as he had gone out of the automobile business, and J. B. Farley was elected to succeed him as secretary. The barbecue which was prepared by H. C. Brown, the barbecue artist, was greatly enjoyed as the meats were beau tifully drowned and the Brunswick stew had the flavor which only plenty Of chicken can give it.
 The delegates and visitors returned to Birmingham late yesterday afternoon and were loud in their praise of the splendid hospitality extended by the To- cal automobile dealers.
 LIST OF DELEGATES Among those attending the convention are: R. J. Barr, president, Troy: C. B. Mott Troy; Knox Henderson, Troy c. F. Ingalls, Montgomery; J. Asa Roun- tree, director-general of the Bankhead National Highway commission and hon. orary member of the Automobile asso- citation; w. F. Hunt, Troy; T. B. Riley, 1 Montgomery: R. NJ. Hendley, Montgom- cry; J. B. Farley, Montgomery w. c. Stokes, Montgomery; J. c. Salter, Mont gomery; B. NJ. Boyd. Montgomery; A. Harper Johnson. Montgomery; c. R. Field Troy; B. l.. Malone, Albany; Ted Brownell, Birmingham; w. F. Hensley. Albany; W. R. Shelton, editor of The Albany Decatur Daily; L. T. Mason, At lanta; Lee Moore, Mobile; c. A. carr, Birmingham; o. M. Russell, Birming- ham: George l.. Watkins, w. l.. Stillson. Birmingham; l.. F. Quigley. Mobile; L.. lP Studstill, Andalusia, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

of the bill before the legislature and the purpose of the comgission, while J. Asa
 Rountree spoke of the good being done by the national aIsl the state organiza-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Killing Of Rice Birds
Authorized to Prevent
Ravages in Rice Fields
BY THEODORE TI1LhR

The Z. S. department of agricul-
ture estimates that the depredations
of rice birds, also known as reed
birds or boboIinks, cost the rice
growers of North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida ap-
proXimately $4,000 last fall. In
vestigations conducted by the bio
logical survey revealed this loss and
the department announces it has
taken steps to protect the rice crops.
The only control measure is shoot
ing the birds in the rice belt or in
migration to it. Therefore, the sec
rotary of agriculture under authority
of the migratory bird treaty act, has
authorized the shooting of bobolinks.
under restrictions. The shooting
must not begin earlier than half an
hour before sunrise and must not be
continued after sunset. The season
during which bobolinks may be shot
varies. 1t runs from September l to
October 80, inclusive, for the states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della.
ware, Maryland and the District of
Columbia, and from August 16 to No
Vember Is, inclusi-e, for the states
| of Virginia, North Carolina, South
| Carolina, Georia and Florida.
Birds killed may be used as food
| by the persons shooting them or may
be transferred TO hospitals. or other
charitable institutions for use as
food, but must not be sold or shipped
| for purposes of sale or be destroyed
| or W9nfOn1V wasted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Ex-Kaiser'' S New Home
Has Only Z Rooms;
To Move in ; Months

The former German empress per-
sonally selected "the house of
Doorn,' which William Hohenzo1lern
she and her one-t time imperial hus-
band hope to settle down and live
the lives of country gentlefolk in
Holland
The former emperor has not yet
seen "the house of Doorn" but it is
anticipated in Amerongen that he
will soon pay visit to Doom. Re-
Gently he is reported to have been
taking carriage rides with Count Won
Bentinck, the owner of Amerongen
castle, where he is living at present.
1t is declared that he has expressed
himself as being anxious for a change
in scenery from that within the linn
it's of which the Dutch government
has restricted him in his move
ments.
Although the deeds for the sale of
1.-The house of Doom" were signed
only last Friday at Amerongen by
the Baroness Van Heemstra de Beau
fort, the owner of the estate and the
ex-emperor's secretary, Won Isleman,
former Empress Augusta Victoria
decided in favor of the purchase
of the Doom estate early in August
The house, though rich in history
and imposing in appearance, has
only twelve rooms in addition to
small chambers for servants.
1t is not expected that the former
emperor will leave Amerongen for
three months.
The former empress heart is again
frequent visits to the castle of
Amerongen yesterday and today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Y. w. C. A. Mattresses
Would Not Wait on Germans

German brides of American SOL
diers en- route to the United States
have precipitated a strike of wait
resses in the Hotel Petrograd the
largest Young Women's Christian
association hostess house in Paris.
according to word received by the
associations war work council in
New York City. The Mattresses all
French girls, refused to serve the
brides when they heard the enemy
tongue.
There were twenty-five brides in
the group, all of whom had been
married to American soldiers in the
occupied area the day after the peace
treaty was signed. They were accom-
panied to Paris, en- route to Brest
for mharkation to the United States,
by lieutenant and two sergeants,
whose wives were in the party. At
Paris they were met by Miss Eleanor
Wood, in charge of the Y w. c. A.
bureau for war brides, and were con-
Quoted to the Hotel Petrograd.
When the brides arrived at thu
hostess house they were ushered
into the dining room for breakfast.
The maids and Mattresses in the din
ing room overhead their conversation
and the trouble started. The girls
refused to work and left the room.
Outside they listened to counsel and
agreed to return, under the promise
that no more German brides would
be brought to the hostess house.
Therefore, in the future all Ger
man girls who have been married to
American soldiers in Germany or
Luxembourg will be sent direct to
port of embarkation in France.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Lightning Marks Glasses
With Picture of Flower

During a recent thunder and light
ming storm in Petersburg, Va, bolt
of lightning performed freak stunt
that scientists say is the most un-
usual on record.
Mrs. j. A/Nichols and party OF
friends wsfe sitting on her front
porch when suddenly there came a
terrific flash Of lightning that
blinded everybody for a few seconds.
After a few remarks had been made
on the occurrence it was forgotten,
but next day when Mrs. Nichols put
on her glasses she found that the
lens contained perfectly etched pic
ture of a flower pot. She was at a
loss to understand, but going back
to the porch she found that she had
been sitting directly in front of the
pot of flowers at the time of the
lightning flash, and the flower had
been imprinted on her spectacles.
She was not even stunned by the
lightning at the time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Vessel Attire for Three
DAYS at Sea Makes Port

Her crew exhausted and partly
overcome by a fifty-hour fight
against a fire in her cargo, the
steamship Evelyn, returned to New
She was berthed hurrfedly at Pier
No. 8, Pouch Terminal, Clifton,
Staten Island A general alarm
brought every piece of apparatus
along the south shore of the is
to subdue the flames. A score of
the firemen were overcome by
fumes, but all responded to medical
attention.
The Evelyn was loaded with a
general cargo. On last Thursday
afternoon she steamed from the
Staten Island pier for Liverpool.
by midnight, when the seamen on
watch discovered smoke issuing
from No. hatch. Captain H. E.
Nash, skipper of the vessel, was no.
titled, and the crew was summoned
to fight the blaze. AS the vessel
into the hold by the stra!hing crew,
but apparently without effect. See
ing the efforts of the crew were I'M
available, Captain Nash at dawn
gave the order to turn about and
head for port and the organized fire
i1S IlSIS.
Thus began a race against the
flames. All day Friday, all day
Saturday, the weary crew manned
the pumps, as the. vessel moved
slowly toward port, fearful that rap
id movement would give vigor to
the combustion. 1t was half-past
two o'clock of Sunday morning be-
fore the vessel was again alongside
the pieH she had left on Thursday
The hold, it was discovered, con-
tanned burning sugar, hemp and
beans. The worst trouble was from
the burning hemp, for the burning
of hemp in i'll ventilated quarters
produces the deadly ''hasheesh'
fumes
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
N. C. Girl Wins Fame and
Money! With Her Chickens

Dorothy Yount, of Lincoln county,
n. c., is the proprietor Of the best
"one-ring" show ever owned and OPP
Grated in the Tarheel state, according
to her own statement. Instead of us
ing clowns, trained ponies, troops of
acrobats, elephants, snake charmers,
and wild western cowboys to d1sport
themselves and amuse the spectators,
Dorothy works with Rhode Island
Red hens, and her fowls cater to the
plaudits of the state at large.
Two years ago the poultry club
agent of North Carolina, a represen-
tative of the department of agricul-
ture, examined DoGothy's flock. He
admired the birds and suggested that
she exhibit few at the State fair
that season, and he promised to re-
turn in the fall and assist in select
ing her exhibition fowl. That is how
show business" At the first show
she attended she was awarded first
and second honors on Rhode Island
Red cockereE and first and third
prizes on a Rhode Island Red pullet,
and, Furthermore, sold all her win
ners at high prices before she left
the show. Later in the winter, at
Wilson, N. c., she exhibited and cap
tured other honors. At this exhibit
ton the judges announced her cock
erels fit to show in any competition.
Then Dorothy assembled flock of
forty females and three males, and in
the spring of 1918 began keeping rec
ords on her birds. That year she sold
| SITS worth of foundation stock, some
of the cockerels selling as high as SIS
apiece, while the pullets brought as
much as $3.50 each: Dorothy culfed
of unsatisfactory fowl from the
| flock, and also disposed of $3.50
worth of eggs for Matching purposes,
as we'll as 5000 worth of market
eggs. During this period her feed
J bill totaled $139, which left her net
return of S209.02 from her forty
| hens
Dorothy competed last season in
all the poultry shows of North-Caro-
lima, and captured SO many prizes
| that now her fame as an exhibitor is
wide. Furthermore, she has contin-
ued her successful sales. For exam
pie, she shipped eight extra cocker
els to one of the shows and sold them
| for SIS apiece, as well as disposing of
one cock bird for $12, having to re-
fuse many more offers because she
had no more available stock.
The fact. which pleases Dorothy
most of all is that her birds have
been raised according to instructions
given to the poultry club members,
| without pampering and special breed
| ing for shoW-ring characteristics.
Her fowl are designed and developed
both for utility and showing excel
lence, and they have shown we'll in
| both departments.
Beginning June L. 1919, Dorothy s
flock amounted to forty-six hens and
pullets,. and six males, the extra
males being retained for exhibition
| purposes. She set enough eggs last
spring to hatch 204 chickens. She
used an incubator for Matching pur-
poses and brooded the chicks with
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Almost Unknown Island of zap
Soon May Belong to America

degrees east of Greenwich. Only in
modern times have the natives there
been reconciled to the presence of
foreigners, and it was only in 1875
that Spain attempted to assert her
rights, claiming the group. These
were contested by Germany, whose
flag was hoisted on zap. The mat
ter of possession was referred to
Pope Leo VIII, in 1885. He decided
in favor of Spain, but gave Germany
free trading rights. In 1899 Ger
many took over the administration
of the islands from Spain, paying
25,000,000 pesetas.
zap otherwise is called Jap, or
Guap. 1t is about one hundred ana
forty miles southwest of Guam and
directly east of the northern end of
the island of Mindanao, of the Phil
ippine group. Eeven on the small
maps it is little larger than an astig
matte speck, but its relationship in
position to other islands shows it's
strategic Importance, particularly
for means of communication. The
island includes seventy-nine square
miles and has a population of 1900.
1t was the seat of the German ad-
ministration of the West Caroline
islands
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Last of Forty Miners
Receives Charity Com

Mike O'Connor, the last of the
forty-niners who discovered west
ern gold, reached Chicago the
other day after having walked
from Colorado. He was trying to
reach his old home in Montpelier,
VT, after seventy years spent, in
chasing the lure of gold in the
west.
He entered the police station In
Chicago, and, having told who
he was and stated his age as
Sc, declared that for seventy
years he had been searching for
gold, and that he had that day
found it.
He showed the desk sergeant
IS gold piece which a generous
CHICAGO man had given him in
charity.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Carnegie Failed in
Boast to Die Poor;
Left MANY Millions

Although Andrew Carnegie, steel
magnate and philanthropist, declar-
ed during his lifetime that he ex-s
pected to give away his huge fortune
and Idle a pauper," his estate to be
disposed of by a will which will be
filed for probate this week, was "sev-
eral times $50,O00,000," it was learn
ed from an authoritative source in
New York
Publication of a story to the eff
feet that Mr.. Carnegie had, given
away all of his estate with the ex-
ception of about S51,000,000, brought
the statement that the estate was
much larger.
1t also was stated that will Of
approximately $500 words. drawn
by Mr.. Carnegie himself, and which
was generally believed to be his
last will. had been superseded by a
briefer document of 1000 words.
drawn by Elihu Root.
The decisic of Mr.. Carnegie to
revoke the original will on which he
had expended much time and thought
and which bequeathed large part
of his estate to his daughter. Mar
garet was said to have resulted from
her marriage to Ensign Roswell Mil
Ter several months ago. Mr.. Carnegie
settled a large dot" on his daughter
at the time of her wedding and for
this reason is said to have found it
necessary to alter the provisions OF
the will
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

Dragged to the electric chair in
the death house in the state prison
at Trenton, N. j., by four keepers,
after he had tried to batter out his
brains against the iron bars of his
cell, Frank LIE Varie, twenty-five
years old. last week paid the penal
ty with two other New York gang
sters for the murder of Roman
Smith, seventy years old, a farmer
LIE Varie was the first of the trio
to be put to death. He had aban-
doned hope that Governor Runyoen
would commute his sentence to life
ia1prisonme and when one of the
guards near his cell was not look
ing he tried to batter his head
against the iron bars He was pre-
vented from killing himself by other
keepers and guards. and after his
wounds were bandaged he was placed
in padded cell until time for him
to go to the electric chair.
LIE Varie refused to walk to the
chair. and four of the strongest
guards and keepers had to carry and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Maine Hens Scratch Up
MANN Bottles of Whisky

Certain hens of Bangor, Me-, Will
be the most popular hens in the
laid the quarts of whisky, which
they recently uncovered with much
pride in the straw of their enclos-
ure.
Sheriff Fernandez and his depu-
ties are trying to find out who owns
the marvellous hens, but despite their
rare knack for finding quart bot
ties, nobody seems to want to claim
them
The sheriff, who was browsing
tabooed by Uncle Sam, paused to
admire the hens which are unusual
ly good specimens. AS the officers
watched one of the hens scratched
ZIP a full quart bottle, and cackled
loudly with pleasure.
Investigation disclosed twenty-four
other quart bottles in the same
straw heap.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Shoots at a Crow, Hits
A Man Half a Mile AWaV

A bullet fired from a rifle aimed at
a crow by ". w. DashielI, wealthy
resident f Greenwich, Conn, today,
hit a stone wall half mile away and
Eebounding struck Michael Pagnaro,
who was standing nearby, inf1icting
nine wounds in his abdomen. Pag-
naro was taken to the Stamford hos
pital in a critical condition. Dashiell
was not arrested, but was told to be
ready to appear in court when sum-
moned.
Dashiell is a paint and oil manu-
facturer and has a handsome home
on Palmers Hill Ill midway between
TENDER Valentine Obele, a German
alien, was found dead near a lake
owned by Dashiell. Near him lay
thirty pounds of dynamite. An Ital-
ian was convicted for the murder of
OberIe
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

The little island of zap achieved
notice yes erday at the White House
in Washington such as it has not
had before Tucked away in the
Pacific all these years, it has main
tanned a maidenly modesty and so
far as is known, never has been
ambitious to attain notoriety. Pres
ident Wilson in speaking of it con-
fessed that only a little while ago
he never had heard of it. But it is
possible that it will soon take a long
leap higher by altogether renounc
ing it's German antecedents and be-
coming altogether American. Fur
Their, it is not beyond question that
it alone will constitute the ihdemni-
ty which the United States will re-
ceive through participation in the
war United States naval author
tiles have suggested that it would
be most valuable to the country as
a base for cable and radio communi-
cation. The matter still is under
consideration.
And yet zap not, long ago had
quite position in international af-
fairs. It is one Of the Caroline
group of islands and closely crowds
the tenth degree latitude and is 40
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Lightning Bugs Are
Cause of Fire Alarm

"Fire"' The village fire depart
ment of Bushtown, n. Y, handsomely
arrayed in their new suits, purchased
from the proceeds of a ladies' aid
"sociable," CALAMITY dashed down the
street behind the screaming siren.
ly was about to call it false alarm
and offer a reward for the apprehen-
sion of the culprit who had turned
it in, when his attention was called
to a bright light flaming from the
caves of a local store.
An investigation showed that a
large swarm of lightning bugs clus-
tered under the caves had emitted
the glazing light which caused some
mistaken person to send in an alarm
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Four Murderers Pay Death Penalty for Crime,
Which Melted Them Paltry Sum Of Only $50

drag him. AS they passed the cell
of another condemned man the lat
ter called out to the guard, You
The other two men who were cleo
trocuted for the same crime were
Michael De Palma, thirty-fve years
old, and Gareno Palemeri, twenty
eight years old. Four contacts, of
1900 volts, IL amperes each, were
given the three murderers.
The murder of the old man occur
red October II, 1917. 1t was planned
by a gangster who formerly worked
for him and who believed the. old
man had considerable money about
the farm. The murderers, however,
obtained only $50 after ransacking
the house.
The men bound and gagged the
farmers wife, and when he went to
her rescue was shot and, killed.
A fourth man, who planned the
robbery, but who later backed out, is
serving from ten to thirty years in
prison, while a fifth man is still at
liberty, never having been found by
the notice
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
U. S. Agent in AirpIane
Locates Foed Shipment

BY making an airplane fight of
125 miles an agent of the depart
ment of justice discovered twenty
seven carloads of foodstuffs at
Key West, Fla, en- route to Cuba,
reported the find, and the ship
ment was held up for instruc-
tions from Washington.
The flight was made after the
agent, M. F. Bobst, of Tampa,
was informed that thirty-seven
carloads of food passed through
Jacksonville last week on it's way
to Havana.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Queer Names of Towns
Found in Postal Guide

Even the Postal Guide isn't bad
reading, if there is nothing else han
dy and you read it with your sense
of humor on tap. For instance, what
kind of humorists were they who
gave these names to postoffices and
what kind of communities are they
that accepted them:
Ga; Aitch, Penn; Autumn Leaves,
Penn; Barefoot, Ga. and KY, and
Bingfoot, Tex; Beefhide, KY; Bird
in Hand Penn; Blowout, Idaho and
Tex; Bluff Boom, KY; Braggadocio,
Mo-; Chuckle, N. c.; Colts Neck, N.
j.; Cucumber, w. Va; Defeated,
Tenn; Difficulty, Wyo.; Domestic,
w. Va; Horse Heaven. Wash; Mud,
Tex. and w. Va; and Peculiar, Mo.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
How to Heal Leg Sores

A WONDERFUL treatment that
heals leg sores or Varicose Ulcers
without pain or knife is described in
new book which readers may get
free by writing a card or letter to
DR.. H. ]. Whittier, Suite 20, 1909
Mcgee, Kansas City, Mo-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
CaroIinfan Is Father
Of FiftY-EOur Children

Cherokee county, S. c., is now
claiming the worlds record in one
particular. This county is the
home of John NJ. Lynch, the father
of fifty-four children, nearly all
of whom are living. Mr.. Lynch
is ninety years of age and has
been married four times. His
present wife is forty-five years of
age.
The youngest of the fifty-four
children was born at the time of
the Inauguration of President Will
son in 1913 and is named Wood
row Wilson Lynch. Mr.. Lynch
. lives several miles from Gaffney,
and is enjoying good health.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

Maurine Rasmussen, who, as
Harrison Fishers beautiful model
once had New York at her feet,
is stepping back into the theatre
cal world after eight years of OBJ
security. She is the widow of the
late Frederick Montague, widely
known English actor, for love of
whom she gave I'D the stage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

Surprised Her Friends
Sedgwick, Mo-, March 20, 1919.
Ireceived my monograph last night in
perfect condition. After 1 had unpacked
it. 1 invited my friends in. They were
all surprised at such photograph for
such a small sum-
Miss Flossie Sellers.
PittsfieId, ILL.,, March II, 1919.
l have received photograph in good or
der. 1t is away above my expectations.
Yours truly, Ralph Campbell, 400 n.
Webster St
Rictor, Ark.
have just received my phonograph
and am more than pleased with it. 1t
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26
Jealous of Men
Doctors for Wives

CONSTANT NOPLE.-Women doc
tors are sent to Mohammedan Mace
donna wherever possible because the
Mohammedan women fear to consult
male doctors. The women themselves
don't mind, but they fear their hus-
bands jealousy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-26

NoEcToss, MINI. Feb. -. 1919.
1 received my Pbonograph and am
very, very much pleased with It 1t is
sure-a dandy little machine. Il plays
so nice. have had several enter
tsinnents already>Rth it. Miss Edna
! Ness. Route Mo-