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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
LYON BERRY BRADLEY
DIES AT HIS HOME

After being critically i'll severa
days. following a long period of fail
ing health. Lyon Berry Bradley. about
twenty eight years old, only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Bradley. died last
evening at 6:aa o'clock in the home
of his parents, VI 30l cambridge street
South Richmond.
Mr.. Bradley was educated in the
schools here. was at one fife student
at Richmond academy and ,later. az
tended Carnegie institute, of Pitts
burg Pa, where he studied structural
architecture. He spent the last tour
years Of his life in the West, where
he was engaged in railroad construc-
ton work a short while, and lived In
New Mexico for some time.
Being a young man of genial and
attractive manner. Mr.. Bradley won
friends wherever he went. He pos
sessed a happy faculty~for winning
the regard of those who came into
personal touch with him and VINO
regarded him as a young man OF
unusual attachments.
Mr. Bradley is survived by his pa
rents and three sisters-Mrs. Reha
Schaill, Miss Mae Bradley and little
Anne Bradley. His father is head OF
the w. Bf Bradley Construction COM
pany, of this city, and his mother was
formerly Miss Matte johnson. OF
Prince Edward county.
The funeral will take Mace tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock from he
home. The Rev. w. A. Hall. pastor
Of Porter Street Presbyterian church,
will conduct the obsequies. The burial
will be in Maury cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
MRS. MASSEY GARDNER AND
son DIt, WITHIN THREE HOURS

Frederick shurE, Va, Jan. 2t,-~Nrs
Henrietta Gardner. wife bf Massey
Gardner, died at her home in Spotsyl-
Vania t'ridGy afternoon nj 3 O'Clock
from pneumonia, following the In
fiuenZa, aged forty two years, AT b
o'clock the same afternoon her son
Preston Gardner. died of the same
disease, aged eighteen years. There
are three other children in the family
and two of these and Mr. Gardner are
i'll with in1ue MA. .5......s.,--.
Mrs ySsraasr wax "a sisfSsr vi Is <
Paten, of this city.
Funeral from tile home Saturday
afternoon ats o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Decatur Edwards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Ner York Cnrh MARKET.

sspsv York. Jan ci-At the begin
~ Of business on the curb today
800 weTe steady and maintained that
<relI throughout the FIRST half of
Later the list was sub
80 10 irregular price changes which
- feit particularly In the industrial
- On the whole, however. trad :
s6eaa uuiet and uneventful
nAAtne in the independent oils was
lite normal Mining stocks Were
fi11e In lightly and the trading In
nS9ronp was unnVentfuL
{sorh safes:
RoeQ Aetna Explosives, s& rTs
asg Chevrolet Motors. i456i5S.
~ limited Motors, 35A ~
800 Cosden Oh. ~ n Il
1rne Federal Oil. "a n y.
" International Petrol. 2ot- 1r%
rs 40 Metro. Petroleum, 3nI-ls
4A Victoria Oil new. "a n =.
ri Atlanta, 81. q b
- Hlx. Ledge. 1861 -.
Boston and Montana. +2T+e
yzET&Ds t&luincf and Jerome. 5-fsni4.
~ Con, Arizona. ~ GsIs.
#2I 70 Jumbo Ext. 1919
I'd M Mother Lode. $685.
80 Tono. Ext. ~ n a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Mr.. FahncStoCk Dead.

WtnCheSter Va, Jan. 3l.--Mrs.
Leteua Fahnestock. fifty-nine years
old. wife Of Daniel Fahnestock, a
prominent Frederick county farmer.
was found dead in her bed by mem
hers of the family. who became
alarmed when she did not respond to
q call. She appeared to be in good
health the preceding night. A physi-
clan certified that death was due to
heart disease. and that she had APP
parently- died in her sleep.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Miss .AlihM Wheeler. Dead.

Charlottosvilio. Va, Jan. 2l.-Miss
Altha l.. Wheeler died at 4:40 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the home of
her father. Sidney T. Wheeler, on
Monticello road. after an Illness ex-
tending over two months.
Miss Wheeler was TWEEN. three
years of age. Besides her father, she
leaves one sister. Miss Evelyn NJ
Wheeler. of THIS city she was n
granddaughter Of Mrs. c. l.. Ambro-
SELF. OF this ci and a niece of j. A.
8mbroselli, ar this city; J. NJ, Ambro-
selll-< OF Eiehmond,- and j. h. Atnbro-
SELF, of Somerset
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

Mrs. Cariotta Emile Gwatllin,
widow of William G.. Gwatkin, died
Monday about 3 O'Clock. in her home
400, Alien street, after a brief illness
of monia following Influenza
Mrs. Gwatkin is survived by two
sons. .tlmes G.. and Charles A.
Gwatkln. and by two sisters, Mrs, T.
7. Harris, Of Richmond, and Mrs.
Burnett II. Rugglcs. of New York.
and by two brothers Or. w. Ferdi-
nand Smith, Of Boise City. Idaho, and
Rudolph A. Smith. of the United
States marine cnrns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Mr.. fNXsiT 9f1fr-s.r TS1fnfi.

slAAn@raa aersfees -saor assa a8usaer
Tupr. who died al Memorial hospital
sunday afternoon, took place vester
day afternoon, from the FIRST English
Lutheran church. about 1880 o'clock.
burial being in lakewood cemetery.
BESIDES her husband, she leaves
four daughters. Mrs. ]. p. Coats, Mrs
r. j.. Schroeder, Mrs j. L. Swami
and Mrs, a. I. Lane; two sons. ". H.
and T.. A. Rupp; one brother. George
Burger. OF Norfolk, and two grand
children
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
DEATH NOTICES.

January 81, 1919, at
6.55 r. NJ, in the home of his. par
ents, w. Il. Bradley and Mrs, Mat
tic tJohnson) Bradley, 130l Balm
bridge street, South Richmond, LYON
BERRY BRADLEY, aged twenty
eight years
Funeral at II o'clock FeMeR ROW
1T h ur 5 d ~ MORNING from the
home. Eu-ial in Maury cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Nuiginia,s
|Hono;rRoM

KILLED IN ACTION.
Private Ooley W. Gardner. MeIfa.
Accomac county, Va
Private Hiram Ispe Waz'sFa, 1y,s
-, '. 49, ~,
DIED OF WOUNDS.
I'risate Kent G. Dodd, Ffncastle, Va
Private Newton l.. Gray, Warren-
ton. Va.
Private sprilcy l.. Irby, Blackstone.
Va.
rrfvate Clarence Lmmsdcn, Booncs
Mill. Va.
DIED OF DISEASE.
Private ISAIAH Mabrsy. pcsers,ur~
Va.
MISSING IN ACTION.
Private Frank Roberts, Newport
News. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
OVER SEVEN TIMES QUOTA
SUBSCRIBED F'oR ARMENiANs

Staunton, Va, Jan, 2i.--The Spring
Hin Presbyterian church has gone
over the top in the Armenian drive by
more than seven times its allotment.
The amount subscribed was sl2l.
The people of Spring Hill have dis
tinguished themselves in all of the
drives conducted i'm the past, bot this
new achievement establishes record
and is one that they may Well be
proud of. Rev. j. Il. Gordon is the
pastor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

George @. Edwards was yesterday
IN the Virginia supreme court OF APP
peals granted "a writ Of error in his
appeal from Judgment of the circuit
court OF .Pittsyivania county. which. on
q, 1918. rendered a verdict
IN which he was sentenced to serve
four years in the state penitentiary for
grand larceny, tho allegation being
that he obtained by theft S7s2 from j.
n. McInturn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
OBITUARY.
Preston Kelvin Pulling

Preston Belviu Pulling died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Mary \.
Pulling. ga South BeNtdere street.
Monday night at lo;45 o'clock. Fun
cral arrangements are pending the
arrival OF distance relatives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
Mrs. Austin IL F1u Victim.

CharIOttesVlle, Va. Jan. 21.-~Mrs
Bernie y. AUSTIN wife OF i. j, Austin
OF S12 Male street, this city, general
line foreman of the Western Union
Telegraph company first district
: uthern division. died at 9 so o'clock
this morning at the Martha Jefferson
hospital after n four-davs Illness oil
pneumonia.
Mrs. Austin was q daughter of John
Mellon, of Nokesville, Va, and is sur
ViV"d by her husband and three chill
dr"n, two. boys and a girl. She also
l"aNts her mother, Mrs. John Mellon
and six brothers.. r. and J. O.
Mellon, of Alexandria, Va; Richard
and Patrick Mellen. of Philadelphia
Bernard Mellon, of Dupo. H., and
Joseph A. Mellon. now in France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

Thicaro, Jan 2i.~~Future gram ana
srFuvisions close.
4 s.Corn---January. f-s&ta March. ] 2e5s
Nay. l.26M.
Nay. s7A.
Z. af.ard--January, $3.50: May, $3.50
Rihs--May ?7IT.
N ssrorE-Januarv. 4s9s: May. co.'s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

Moose members in Richmond will
enjoy their usual weekly dance tonight
In their club rooms, 10l East Frank
lin, from 8 80 to'l2 o'clock. These So
cial affairs have proved very enjoyable
in the past and are always looked for
ward to by the brotherhood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
I1ffcHMoND STOCK MARKET.

1aoas W Csskie g. Bureh 4 CO.
Il lSfehmond, Va. Jan. IL. 1919
Int S. Old c. and
1888 sSA
1s1gA Centuries 1884 80 81
- Cs&y Se~urtti~s.
f~Y As R.;a2a- &c
EvAfs G.. and r. sess-'ss 30
Railroad Bonds. IT,.
nrGS Ad ss...Ig4s s2;e
Rys lst SIS =. 1894 IS
H nAI1E. M. SIS. 1855 81
Mueopet Raiiytsy ssssla.
W 81 GO. So. .isss 7sh
~ LIT S., lt4s -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22

A ring and some papers were on
the body OF Ralph Walker, suicide,
who shot Mrs. Ethel NAV Brown he.
fore turning the gun on himself. haya
disappeared. Mrs. Walker has AL Cd
the coroner and other authorities
where the property originally found
on her husbands body Ia now, but
no one seems to know.
The shooting occurred some tims
ago in broad daylight at Fourteen ana
Main. II caused aensation and sew
erai Of the lsttera found On the body
e. Maaker wA1 sshaeQs ~ ntlesi
Is4asa. ~ No. tAey ennnee ~ le
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
|OUP0NTS TO MAKE
PAPER At H0PtWElL

Information was received in Rich
mond last night establishing as a fact
the semi-ofhcial statement that the
Duponts would establish at Hone
well large paper manufacturing
plant. which will necessitate the en-
ployment of about one-third the old
time number of employees.
This information was received with
much pleasure. Il will mean the de.
velopment Of large industry at that
place to fill@ in an encouraging way.
the void left by the discontinuance OF
munition production
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

tWhoIssaie market quotations based
upon actual saicsl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
HEAVY MEAT EATERS :.
HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat Len meat IL you feel Backanhy OF
have bladder trouble-Taks
glass OF SaltA

No man or woman who eah meat regu-
larly can male n mistake by flushing the
kidneys occ...ionally, says a well knows
authority. at forms uric acid which
excites tho Adneys, they become over
worked frorr Tie strain, get sluggish and
fail 20 filter Tie waste and poisons from
the bloc then we get sick. Nearly all
Theumatism, headaches, liver trouble.
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders cone frpm sluggish
Kidneys
The moment you feel dull ache In the
Aidneys or your back hurts or II the
-Tine is cloudy, offensive, full OF sedi-
aent, irregular of passage or attended by
i. sensation Of scalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces OF Jad
salts from any pharmacy; take q
tablespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and in a few DAYS your kidneys
viii act fine. shis famous salts Is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon juice.
combined with lithia, and has been used
or generations TO flush ard stimulate
the kidneys, also TO neutrslze the acids
in urine 80 it no longer causes irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
ysd Salte IL inexpensive and cann,t
isjure; makes a delightful efferveseent
iithia.watsr drink which everyone
should take now and then TO keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pura thsssby suuidinz serious Kidney
nusatbaS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
DhHKEN GRAY HAIR,
LOOK YOUNG, PRETTY
; = Tea and Sulphur Darkens
So Naturally that No
body can tell. ..

H. ha. lo~es .~ ~olor and lustre.
Wv IA f. turns ray. dull and
-aus . ds = ~ % sulphur
IT. Luy o other made
re 30 SaEs nd Sulphur
gar 'nrks d nd beautiful.
% l.uuHirds ~ Il rl ia men who
value thAi ., &, Isl, that beautiful
dark shsds hair shi,h 10 % at
traciiv" ny mis- time recipe.
y - 20 get this famous mix
loved By the add, OF other
o. dianu By asking ny drug
A. ere for . bottle ~ - rs Sage
sAd sulphur Com" a. zach dark
ems the y rally. 20 evenly.
hat n possibly tell IL has
hesn ftu lust dampcn n
ne r dsl with IL and draw
t.. uoI..h your nair. taking one
sirnli stra'i at . time. BY morning
the rrav hair disappears: but what
deli. h's me ladies' with wyeths Sage
and Srlphu- Compound In that. be-
sizes heautif' W darkening the hair
after n few applications. ~ also brings
back the gloss and hstre and gives II
IN appearance OF abundance.
n Hyeth's SAGE and sulphur Com
pound is delightful toilet requisite
TO impart color and q youthful ap-
pearance 10 the hair. IL II not In
tended for the cure. mitigation OF pre-
vention OF disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
Would Save slOO,OOO.OOO
Yearly, Says Secretary Wilson
SUGAR BETS THE REMEDY.
We Could Raise Enough 81 Thew In
One State. Declares the Secretary 81
Agriculture. TO Supply tire Nssss ~
tire Whole Nation.
81 JAMES WILSON,
Secretary OF aarieultars.

One would think that We had enough
sunshine aud wind and rain in this
country FOR an our needs. but ar pres
ent we are paving out 70 foreign ma
uo-s the good round sum o. $lo0. e00.-
0cO each gear Tor these things Ills
amount slips away from Is Tor our an
naai in-po-tatoAs 90 sugar. which
comes sin - FROM the carbon oiOIide
Of the ati.l..~- here. There j. 10 reason
WY we should not save Ills amount
lor our owu l-laie. our farmers and
Ia sorers. nLI 50 on. We could grow
enough sugar bcets In = single state ID
supply thu needs y the entire nation
hoie some drr r- shall grow al the
sugar We need right bere AT home. But
st present we are paying this enOrI.ous
cum each year 70 tie cane producer In
the .Topics. employing the cheapest la
bOr under foreign nag
When ! rrst entered the cabinet an
Secretary OF Agriculture under Presi-
dent Mckinney In 1897 I had been con-
nected with the Iowa State Agncal-
tural college for six years. and out
there we had made experiments which
taught Us the great value OF the sugar
beet not only for its sugar. but as an
aid 10 the other crops and IN It's by
products IS q food for the stock
We made experiments with al sorts
Of root crops-potatoes. sugar teets.
turnips, aud so Onto ascertain which
would be the most profitable for the
fowa farmers and dairymen. We had
q large herd Of dairy COWS, and ne
tested these different vegetables on
the cows 70 learn their eject in the
production OF milk and butter. We
found that we could not get good re-
quits from turnips. potatoes and cab
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
You May Find
It In Stocking
Cincinnati authority says your
troublesome corns just
loosen and fall off

Sore corns, hard corns. soft corns or
corns between the toes just loosen an
their sockets and fall OF the next day
II you will apply directly upon the corn
q few dsops Of a drug called freezoDe.
says a Cincinnati authority.
You merely put drop or two Of this
freezone on the tender, touchy corn to-
day and Instantly the corn stops hurting,
then tomorrow. sometime you may ind
the old torturous pest somewhere in
your stocking, having fallen of entirely
without a particle Of soreness. pain or
irritation. The skin surrounding and
beneath the former corn will be "a
healthy. pink and smooth as The palm
Of your hand
A quarter ounce OF freezone is sufi-
eient to rid ones feet Of every corn and
eallus, and any druggist will charge but
. few cents for IL, II 10 COMPOUND
made frsm sther.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24

Aln:e upon her return. 10 somewhsi
slmst.c nephew)-Did Tommy ?laI
Ui:' r.u While I was out aFsCns' TIA
sieu AXE you cryi
1T
Co my--Oh Ph .l.p. ! made you leuSt
v all the time mothc- was out.
We'll. laughed TIL | cs<ss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
OPEN N0sTHILS! END
4 COLD OR CATARRH.
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fiityl Your cold in head 'or
catarrh disappears. Your cloggcd nos
trus will open, the air passages Of your
head will clear aud you can breathe
freely. No more snufiiing, hawking,
mucous discharge, dryness or headache 4
no struggling for breath at night
Get small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply o
little Of this fragrant antiseptic cream
IN your nostrils. IL penetrates through
every air passage Of the head, soothing
and healing the. swollen or inhAmed
mucous membrane, giving you instant
relief. Head eoldsD and catarrh yield
like magic Doutf stsy ,studed-pp and
piseFAkle 1Rhan1lAassRrAY -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24

at amt true" said the rnilkmAn.
"that We always put Chalk in our
milA."
"Do yoy mean to say demanded
Mrs. How ~, "tsst r,u never do
it:"
"Well-t~-nev0. e1tept after q
heavy rain when the water gits
broTn and muddy" - Ohio State
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
WHAT a sslIcs CoSrs

Tie rost q Ne Lzase- S-r AZ NaFy
T~r nGn ~ Gay 1u--Eg tht f--s1 81
rr'o11hs q re fisC1l year 1918 vA-ssE
frcn ~ cen-s O. II. larger -svss 80
vessels 70 8 ce7-s un - t--.--s-~
tyD-s- A So Lf=r-y ESa- r1l x~r
sailor Ter -. tzgs 9, tAs -E-zcr rss-
ssls and Tor - dxss @. lie szAzl~
types
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF ACHING JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with q small trial bosle OF old
st. Jacobs Lin. ment
stop "dosinR" Rhenml ism.

Stop dosing" Rheuma ism.
It's pain only; not or case in City
requires internal ire ment. Rub
500 hing. penetrating &C &. Jacobs Lini-
ment" right on the I nder spot" and
the 'ime you say Jack Robinson
{ c,i 'ho rheumatic pain. st.
j-rih' ..inil NJ" IL harmless rhcu-
-~l -.,c hiCh never lisappoints
nd 'oee0t bum lir Ii taA.s
I..it, soref-ss and from ach-
ing joins, muscles al.i o3.s; siors
scat 2, Ilbc 70, baci1ucl =, learclvi
Linher upl Get 30 cent bottle o
"a. tim. HONEST st. Jaeo'.s Iiniment
: VI any drug store, arl in n moneur
free from rlins, ache, ar1
So Dom n'fr-i 'uh lhei 'or
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-24
oLD-rIhE COLD CURE A..
DRINK HOT TEAL

Get small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea at Any pharmacy. Take a
table poonful OF the tea, put cup OF
boiling wster upon it, pour through n
sieve and drink o teacup full at any
time during the day or before retiring
1t is the most effective way 20 break
cold and cure grip as IL opens the
pores Of the skin, relieving congestion
Also loosens The bowels thus breaking
up 9 cold.
Try IL the NEXT time you suffer from
. cold or the grip II 10 inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore sAke
and harmless.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-22
COMPANY SUED
AFTER MARINES DEATH

A total of $40, 900 is asked of the
Cumbell land Telephone & Telegraph
company In a damage suit flied We'd
nesday morning by Gilner p. Smith,
administrator Of the estate of Paul e.
HollingsWorth, against the telephone
company in the United States district
court.
There are two counts in the suit and
the sum of S35, 900 is asked in each
count. Negligence on the part of the
telephone company and violation of a
city ordinance relating to the mainten-
ance of elevator equipment is charged
in the declaration of Smith.
~Hollingsworth, Is years Of age, a
member of the United States marine
corps, died on Aug. Is, 1919, from in
juries received in falling down the ele-
vator shaft in the telephone exchange.
In the suit filed Wednesday, the adj
ministrator charges that the deceased
called at the telephone office IN bust
ness; that a door opening into the ele-
vator shaft was open n that the shaft
was improperly lighted and that for
this reason and the further fact that
the door was open the deceased believ-
ed that the elevator was ready for OPP
Grafton; that upon entering the o to
the shaft under the belief that the ele-
vator was there the deceased was pre-
| cipitated to the basement receiving
| injuries in the fall from which he
died.
Lamb & Frierson and Jore Horne are
the attorneys representing the admin
istrator and a jury trial is requested on
each of the two counts of the suit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-22
MANY COMING TO MEET
OF VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Further preparatory work for the
meeting OF delegates to the meeting OF
zone 2, Mississippi Valley association,
Is being done by the Memphis Cham
Der OF Commerce. A great deal of In
terest has been aroused In this meet
ina already and when the convention
Is called to order on Oct. 30 a record
attendance Is anticipated.
Announcement was made Wednesday
that films prepared by the wal de-
partment showing the work being done
at Wilson dam, Muscle Shoals, Ala, /,
would be exhibited and this picture Is
expected to prove highly interesting to
both visiting and local delegates,
Walter Parker, of the New Orleans
association OF commerce., IL supplement-
Ing the work OF the Memphis Chamber
q Commerce and reports received from
his office Indicate that the Memphis
meeting will be largely attended. Mr.,
Parker will deliver an address during
the meeting.
Other speakers will be II. IL. Mer.
rick, OF Chicago, president of the Mis-.
sissippi Valley association: G. II
Huston, OF Chattanooga, president o.
the Tennessee River Improvement asso,
citation and other prominent men inter.
ested In the movement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-22
Morrison Finds One
Firm Which Cares
Well For LGbOrerS

j. X. Morrison, secretary of the well
fare committee of the Chamber of Com :
merce, has found one firm, the Tennes-
see Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
which employs a large force of negroes
at Fairview, a suburb of Birmingham,
Ala, that Is working to promote health,
happiness and efficiency among the la
borers.
In a recent visit he, found that keep
ing clean is one of the lessons the chill
dren learn at school and at each school
building there Is a bath house equipped
with hot and cold showers. Each child
Is given two periods each week in which
II Is treated to a hot and cold shower.
Free soap and towels are furnished
The houses are not expensive, but are
neat in appearance. They range from
two rooms to about five. Thus the la.
borer can rent in keeping withchis earn.
ing capacity.
munity houses; they are neatly fur.
domestic arts are taught and the won.
en- given information in the care O
children, their own health, etc. These
buildings are more especially for thu
women. There are buildings with large
auditoriums for public gatherings. The
upper floors are devoted to lodge meet.
lngs.
The large auditorium of the schoo
room Is used for church meetings. TIL,
different denominations represented us,
the same building as each one has al
appointed time for the use of it. TIL,
company employs trained welfare work
ers who give their time to the promotion
OF a we'll worked out welfare program.