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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
REV. PHIFER RETURNS

Anniston, July 5,-(Special)- )-The Rev. R. M Phifer, pastor of the Mccoy Me- morial Methodist church, has returned to his home here after attending the Methodist centenary celebration at Co., lumbus O.
 The Rev. V. H. Hawkins, assistant pas tor of the First Methodist church, filled MT. Phifer's pulpit during the latter's ab- sence, but the pastor will resume his Uork
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

the city and the associations, which improvement Is being ex- tended in all the parks.
 Supervisor Moore has formed leagues of baseball, volley ball, md other sports and the teams compete regularly. Field days always well attended-nre being arranged when all kinds of ath- letic contests are held.
 One of the features just added Is the community sings under Di- rector Ed K. Shumway. One each week for each playground is the play. To raise funds for improvements the various assO- ciations serve refreshments, give entertainments and use other means to furnish the needed re- venue.
 Nothing Is being left undOne to make the playgrOunds the best possible. ."They're for Birming- hams young folks'' said Conn missioner Brown. eve want every child to use them.o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

had the feature of celebrating the sign ing of the peace terms.
 The local scouts took live interest in the celebration for Independence Day and performed splendid service in the handling of the crowds who came to An niston for the day. The scouts patrolled the line of march with the efficiency of soldiers, and it was due to their system of discipline and service that not a single accident was reported in the city during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
LOCAL PLAYERS WIN

Anniston, July 5.-(Special.) )-War camp community service players romped all over the Fort Payne aggregation in a slow game on the Annston athletic field Friday afternoon, the score being to 9 in favor of the local players at the
 end of the ninth inning.
 The visitors were outclassed at every
 stage of their first game against the An
 niston players, and the game was never
 in danger of going to the out-of-town
 twirlers at any stage of the contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
TWO BOUND OVER

Anniston, July 5.-(Special )-Howard and Clyde Beason of Cleburne county were given preliminary hearings in the court of Commissioner R. B. Carr under charges of illicit disti1ling and were bound over to await grand jury action under bonds of 800.
 The two men were arrested at their homes by Deputy Marshal A. H. Borders. Andrew Hall, under a similar charge, and arrested at the same time, will be given a preliminary hearing Monday.
 CARR-HOUSE ANNOUNCEME ENT
 Anniston, July 5.-(SpeciaL)-Mr. Rich ard Thomas House of Anniston announces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

Chollie May House, to MT. R. B. Carr, the wedding to occur August 19.
 Announcement of the engagement of MT. Carr and Miss House will arouse wide interest in Alabama and Georgia MT. Carr is one of the most promising young attorneys of the city, and now holds the responsible position of United States commissioner here. Mr Carr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
SCOUTS CELEBRATE SIGNING

Anniston, July 5.-(Special.) )-Lighting of the big bonfire of the Boy Scouts on the top of Blue Mountain Friday night sent it's glare for miles around. and was one of the interesting features of the big homecoming demonstration, and also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS

Anniston. July 5.-(Special.) )-Canning demonstrations are to be conducted in many of the Calhoun county districts during the month of July, according to the announcement made by Miss May l. Cure ton, the county home demonstration agent for Calhoun county
 The following dates and places have been announced by the home demonstra- tion agent
 Alexandria, July 8; Ohatchee, July 9; Dukes. July 10; Wellington. July Il; Mer- rellton, July 15; Nace's Creek, July 16; Greenwood. July IT; Seven Springs, July IS; Four Mile, July 22; Weaver, July 23; Williams, July 24 Chosea Spring, July 25.
 All of the demonstrations are to begin at o'clock on the afternoon of the dates given above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
NEWS OF AN7VZSTON
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paign for it's early completion has been
 under way since the question was first sprung last spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

A very acceptable substitute for butter may be made from potatoes at a cost O.
 about 10 cents pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
POST OFFICERS ELECTED

Anniston, July 5.-(Special) )-Capt. Otho
 w. Humphries, former commanding off
 cer of Company M, 167th infantry, Rain
 the Anniston post of the American Le-
 gian at the Lyric theatre Friday, upon the
 permanent organization of the post, and
 First Sergt. Norman l.. Summers, for
 merly of the same organization, was se-
 lected to be the vice commander of the
 local post.
 Other officers elected were Lieut.. Al fred Coleman, adjutant; Charles s. Ley den, historan Seaman F. A. Quinn, finance officer.
 Capt. Harry M. Ayers and Lieut.. James T. Gardner were elected as delegates to the state convention to be held in Bir-
 mingham July 16-17 for the formation of an Alabama branch of the American Legion.
 The meeting at the Lyric theatre was attended by hundreds of the returned soldiers from this county, as we'll a: many citizens of the city and county and the greatest interest in the organiza- tion was shown by the large crowt present.
 The first post of the American Legion organized in the county will probably be followed by others in different sec tons, and all of the returned soldiers from the county are to be allowed an opportunity to affiliate with the organ ization. Soldiers and officers who have served overseas or in the training camps who have not been dishonorably dis charged or who were not classed as con scientious objectors are to be admitted to membership in the Legion.
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served as secretary of the local board for Calhoun county during the war, and in that capacity attracted unusual atten- ton to himself by his splendid ability.
 Miss House is the attractive and ac- cOmplished daughter of R. T. House. and is one of the most popular of the younger society girls of the city. The announcement of her engagement will create the greatest interest among her friends in the city,
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bringing their flying machines to An niston from Kelly Field for the in- tended demonstration in the air on account of the high winds, and the absence of this feature was pro- nounced disappointment to the as- semb1ed thousands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
ROAD BOOSTERS MEETING

Anniston, July 5.-(Special.)-A good
 roads meeting will be held next Wednes- day morning at 10 o'clock at Bethel church, on the south side of the Ivy noun tain, and the gathering of enthusiasts set for that date will be one of the most important gatherings of people from Cal houn, Clay Cleburne and Randolph coun- ties ever assembled in Northeast Ala bama. The full and complete report of Engi-
 neer c. w. Cooper, who is just com pleting the compilation of data on the proposed routes across the Horseback and Ivy mountains, will be the chief feature of the gathering of boosters from the four counties. and the selection of the route to be used as an outlet for the rich farming section across the Horseback mountain will interest hun dreds of interested citizens
 The Anniston Chamber of Commerce will send strong delegation of mem bers to the Bethel meeting Wednesday If the weather conditions are favorable
 the trip across the two mountains will
 be made from Anniston in cars. other
 wise horsedrawn vehicles will be used
 to transport the Anniston delegates to
 and from the meeting.
 The building of the new trunk line
 across the mountains into the Shinbone, sChulafinnee and Fishhead valleys has at tracted the attention of hundreds of farm
 CTS in that section and a determined cam
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f YBayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be genuine must be marked with the safety "Bayer Cross" Always buy an unbroken Bayer package which con- tains proper directions to safely re- lieve Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents at drug stores-larger packages also. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticaci- dester of Salicylicacid.
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The total pension disbursements for 1918 were s179, ,S35,S29.
The Era-leader., 1919-10-02
TO Young Mothers.

"The Layette, For the Mother
of Small Means" by Mrs. C. E.
Woolman, instructor in house.
hold arts, is the tile of a bulletin
recently issued by the department
Of home economics, Louisiana
State University, 1t contains
many practical Suggestions and
information of value to the young
mother. Copies of this publica-
ton may be had by addressing
the Secretary, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge.
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r holds Out Hope For ireland.


The president took advantage Of
questions propounded BY the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer.
ence that he believes ireland can bring
her case before the League of Nations
for settlement when the League is
actually In existence.
Shan Tung, he declared, will be re.
turned to China. Japan, he said, had
given her solemn pledge to that effect.
And with the League Of Nations in
force, said the president, we can, II
occasion arises. staue forth and say,
This sAall be dans,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
LABOR SITUATION IS
HELPED BY SOLDIERS
Men Returning From Overseas
Are Going Back to Farms.
Department Of Agriculture Makes
Careful Survey In Army Campo
Shows That Majority Of Farm
ers Will Resume Work.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The majority OF soldiers who enter
ed the army from the farms are re-
turning to them Immediately after re-
ceiving their discharges from military
duty. This furnishes the brightest
spot in a situation that Is not yet en-
tirely satisfactory, but that promises
steady improvement, although there
is still no indication of q decided
movement back to the farm by men
who were attracted from f0Od-produc-
ton work by high wages in indus
trial pursuits.
careful surveys made in army
camps by the departments farm help
specialists Of the department Of agri-
culture furnish ample proof to re-
flute statements that have appeared
In the press that from rs per cent
to 80 per cent of the men who were
called by the army from the farms
are not returning to them. In Vir-
ginia camp the specialists found that
during the flrst three weeks in April
08.2 per cent Of such men discharged
6Ctudily ICtuIACu ~ thS oAAAAcs ANA
ing the week ending April the
specialists interviewed 2.O21 men at
this camp. 1t was found that 0S3
were from farms and all but Is of
that number intended to return. Dur
ing the following week 2,1O6 men
were interviewed. II was found that
001 were from farms and all but IA
intended t0 RETURN The next week
71e men were interviewed. OF this
number S64 had formerly been en-
ployed on farms, and AL but intend
ed to return.
These figures are the actual result
Of personal interviews with each man.
It was found also that number Of
those who had previously been en-
saged in other occupations expressed
. desire to take mp farming. During
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

prepared by the United States Depart
mont of Agriculture.)
Corn Is sometimes injured more
than aided by cultivation. say. special
lists In the United States department
Of agriculture.
Pillow deep while sluggards sleep:
And you shall have corn to sell and to
keep.
Is excellent advice when preparing
the soil for planting. but is bad prac-
tice after the plants have attained any
considerable size. Some successful
growers, who have averaged 100 BUSH
els Of shelled corn to the acre on hun
dreds of acres. say the best single cul-
uvation they can give their corn Ii
one eight or ten inches deep-just be-
fore planting. But after the corn II
up, each succeeding cultivation should
be shallower than the last.
Methods Of cultivation in one sec
ton Of the country differ greatly from
those in another section. Farmers
should not cease trying to learn bet
ter methods because Of these differ
ences. The most valuable Information
can be obtained from unprejudiced OBJ
servant corn growers Of many yea1'
experience.
Purposes Of Cultivation.
The main purposes Of cultivation are
to prevent weed growth, surface run
OF and the loss of moisture by evap.
Grafton. Proper cultivation should Sc
cure these results regardless Of the
specific means used. Some of the most
successful corn growers practice FIRE.
Quent early cultivation. Early cult.
vations will stimulate the growth Of
the young corn plants by aerating and
warming the soil. They will also check
injury from worms, insects and moles
Harrows OF weedefs should be used
before the corn IL MP or while 1t Il
small enough to permit their use
While the plants are small. narrow
shovels that do not throw much soil
or disk cultivators set to throw the
soil from the corn should be used
Tenders are desirable to prevent Gov
ering or injuFing the small plantA
Many tests Of deep and shallow cul
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the three weeks mentioned 2 per cent
Of the men discharged and who were
not farming when they entered the
army intended to take up farming.
OF the 1.8 per cent Of the soldiers
who had been on farms previous to
entering the army. and who did not
intend to return, the reason given
by / per cent was that the men were
disabled and therefore unable to do
heavy farm work. At least half a
this number are taking up vocational
courses in agriculture which will d
them for a class Of farm work which
does not require hard physical effort
Practically the entire remainfn1
ing with their parents or were ten
ants and considered 1t too late to
farm this year. as other help had
been secured.
A similar report from the farm
help specialist in charge Of the work
at Camp Gordon. Ca, shows that
during 4 weeks in April 1921 farmers
were discharged from that camp. OF
that number SO were directed to At-
uations on the farms in Georgia.
while 2,342 said they were returning
to their Jobs or homes on the farms,
and the remaining s88 did not desire
to go back to farm work.
At another camp 80 farmers were
personally interviewed and % stated
that they were going back to the
farm Immediately on receipt Of their
discharges.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

opened one Of the newspapers
that I had bought at the station book
stand, dreading to find In faring let
tiers the headlines announcing the dis
covery Of the body.
found the announcement-but in
small type. The murder was ascribed
to q gang battle-the man could not be
identified, and apparently both police
and public considered the affair mere
~ one Of those daily slayings that
occur In that city.
Another newspaper devoted about
the same amount Of space to the &C
count, but It published . photograph
Of the dead man. taken In the alley.
where. 1t appeared. the reporter had
viewed the body before It had been
removed. The photograph looked hor-
rfbly lifelike. I cut 1t cut and placed
1t in my pocketbook.
turned toward JacQueline. She
was asleep at my side and her head
dropped on my shoulder. We sat thus
all the afternoon, while the city dis
appeared behind NJ, and We passed
through Connecticut and approached
the Vermont hills.
Then We had gay little supper in
the dining car. Aftefward I walked
to the car entrance and fung the bro
ken dog collar away-Aeross the fields.
That wag the last link that bound rs
to The past - "a. .1-.
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right hand, and II was not until the
middle Of the meal that the left hand
came into view.
Then I discovered that she had
taken of her wedding ring.
At last the st. Lawrence appeared.
covered with drifting foes: the Isle Of
Orleans, with the Falls Of Montmo-
rsncy behind It; the ascending heights
which slope up to the Chateau From
tspac, the fort-crowned citadel. the
leng parapet bristling with guns.
Then, after the ferry had trans
ferred us from Lewis, we stood in
Lower Quebec.
We had hardly gone on board the
ferry boat when an incident occurred
that greatly disturbed me. A slightly
built, well-dressed man. with . small,
upturned mustache and 4 face Of
notable pallor. passed and repassed US
several times. staring and smiling with
cool effrontery at both Of us.
was . good deal troubled By this
but before had decided to address the
fellow we landed. and sleigh swept
rs up the hill toward the chateau to
the tune Of tinaf1ng bells. This Is
Quebec. Jacqueline." 1 said.
1 thought that she remembered un-
willingly but she said nothing.
We secured sdjacent rooms at the
Chateau, and leaving Jacqueline to
unpack her things, and under instruc-
lions not to leave her room. and prom
king to return ~ soon n possible,
started out at once to md Aaclay 4
Hooltaille'A
This proved q TASK Of no great din
ealty. n was . litt1s shop wAaes
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
Miscellaneous Marksta
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
At ChsnnRo.

Chicago-HoEs-Bul S21.4002 2.65:
s ssixS,
heavy packing sows. smooth. $2I.zs g
;is p 2sskisniss so ssn rough
Cattle Beef steers. medium and
heavyweight. Choice and prime. 41e;2s
017.26; medium and good. $1S.s03
weight: Good and choice, $3.50 @16-7e:
common and medium. slo.4oQ14.5o.
Butcher cattle; Heifsr.; $685. g 100 100
tiers, SS7506.00. Veal calves. light and
handyweight. 31s.z501s.00. Feeder
steers. ls.b0612.so: stocker steers.
sheep Lambs, 81 pounds down
S1476617.S6: culls and common. 5000
Ewes; Medium and choice, $7.6O09.25
cuils and common. $500 o $50.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
klfElesEe8A4Hes
Make spray while the sun shines.

Make spray while the sun shines.
A small garden well cared for h far.
better than Q large garden neglected
Manure should II possible be spread
early. but when crops are to be planted
late 1t may be advisable to apply ~
nure.
Tomatoes trained to stakes dc not
yield quite as much as In bush forH-
but the fruit il better colored 80
larger.
All cereals should be kept In dry.
well-lighted storerooms. Damp, dark-
cellars should never be used for stsg~
ing foods.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
NV Sister, MISS HEWLETT.

Paul Hewlett. lettering At night
In Madison square. New York. II
approached BY An Eskimo dog. He
folIewD the dog to . gambling house
and meets the animals mistress
coming out with . large amount Of
money. She 10 beautiful and in dis
trsss and he follows her. After
projecting her from two assailants
he tAkes her In charge. and puts
Of - night. He returns . little
later 70 IND Q murdered man In
his rooms and JacQuoline daSed,
with her memory gone. He gets
rid ef the body. decides to take
Jae(uelins to Quebec in the search
for her home and runs into Lsroux,
who = searching for Jacquslins.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
CHAPTER v.


~. lo C0eo.
The very obvious decision at which
I arrived after Q night Of cogitatioo
in my berth was that Jacqueline was
to pass ~ my sister. I explained my
plan to her at breakfast.
You see. JacQusline." explained,
1T WIN look strange our travelling to-
gether. unless some close relationship
Il supposed to exist between N. II
might subject you to embarrassmsnt-
20 shall call you my sister, Miss
Hewlett. and you will call me your
brother Paul" And I handed her my
visiting card. because shs had never
heard my surname before.
Il shall BE- siad to tAink Of you -
my brother Paul." she answered, look
ing at the card. she held 1t in her
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

tivation have been made and results
are decidedly in favor Of shallow cuI-
tivation. Occasions when deep cult
walton is preferable are few. The
roots OF the plants must not be broken.
They will produce other roots, but st
the expense Of vitality and food sur.
ply.
After the corn IL two or three feet
high. the soil even in the middle Of the
rows should not be cultivated deeper
than four inches, and usually q shall
lower cultivation will prove better.
Maintain q loose soil mulch two o.
three inches thick. This prevents The
escape Of moisture already in the sol
letting 1t run Oh.
Proper Cultivation.
Cultivate often enough to keep down
weeds and to maintain constantly .
loose soil mulch until the corn has
reached its growth. More cultiva-
lions will be needed II -ains are ffes
quent. The crust which forms after
every rain must be broken and pulveF.
lied or excessive run-Off or evapofa-
ton will soon rob the soil Of Its moisr
ture.
1t is a mistake to think that the
longer the dry spell the more fre
quent should be the civilizations. After
the mulch has been produced, its ire
quent stirring is not necessary unless
weeds become troublesome. Many
crops are cut short by stopping cult
walton because the corn il too tan to
use q double cultivator without break
ing down the stalks. II conditions Do
mand 1t. continue shallow cultivatio0
even though the corn II tasseling. u
is sometimes profitable to remove
weeds even BY the costly process 1t
hand labor at as late q date n the
silking Of the corn.
Under some conditions six or eight
civilizations are advisable. while un-
der other conditions three may be suf-
fcient. The maximum yield IL not Oh
tained by the number Of cultivatioos.
but by keeping the ~ iAsths props
condition.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24
Hewlett makes arrange
ments to take Jacqueline to
her home and sets In motion
a new chain Of events.
GO BE CoNTINUED.)
Beginning Of Auto Craze.

B40thhJh0 o. N0to Ct1xo.
In September, 1895. there were o.
file In Washington more than 500 ap-
plications for patents on automobiles
Three hundred different types OF motor
vehicles had been built or were il
process Of construction at that date.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

DE man OATS maxim life q little
happier for some uae else" said Uncis
Eben. ''is dom . heap mo- dan De
folks dat measures success By wearia'
Ane clothes and aeltn' beMy.s
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver, $1.04h.
Copper, per lb.. 21622c.
Lead. $50.
Spelter. STA.
Tungsten. per unit, $3.50 $1,000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

Cash Grain In Chicago.
Chicago-Corn-No. 2 mixed, S1.S2 O
1851; No. 2 yellow. $1.9661.98.
Oats-No. white. 79h GS21fc: No.
white, 786s1xc.
Rye-No. 5, $1.62.
Barley-$1.240 1.z8.
9.00G12.0O.
Clover-Nominal.
Pork-Nomfnal.
Lard-&34.80.
Rihs-$28. 90 Q 1887.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-24

mAY AND GRAM.

~ u. = Bureau of Markedly
Wheat hard winter. cwt. $3.50 . LIN
data, white Neb. No. .. cwt 1!S
Yellow corn. No. ., cwt... 9.4s
Mixed corn. No. ., eWt.... S.s0
Eesd barley; cwt; :.;;.; 49,. a. "a N a. 90
Alfalfa, No. I. new. tom. zz.v0
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wheat flour Tin quarters.
halves and 1oo-lb. sacks)..
per cwt ..........:....:. $3.50
ner oVt 'o. '.......... A.3ooAso
nuGar. formulated, per cwt.. 1905
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1850 017.26
5000 1850
$50 D 1000
1850 $50


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