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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Heartfelt Statistics From the Thrift Ma pa gina

otatlstlcs, as rule, do not grip the heart like the fve-reel thriller at the movies or take the reader by the hand and hurry him along with the breathless enthusiasm or the best seller. They are IT nostly considered unro1antic. if not wholly uninteresting, like great many people, whose greatest virtue lies in the fact that they are eminently correct at all tlmes One can, in fact, scarcely i'm asine an emotional passage from the sta tist1clans pen, yet the next time you get so angry over the high cost of eat-drink- and-he-merrying that you wand to bite somebody, just remember that 50 per cent or all the fruit and vegetables grown in the United States never reach the con sumer because of poor transformation facilities, irregularities in marketing and other similar. causes. When you lie awake at night trying to decide whether you prefer assassinating your coal man by the knife or pistol, bear in mind that half Of the countrys coal never gets to the market but is allowed to go to waste or remain in the mine.
 When you sit down to breakfast do not fail to remember, as pleasing sentiment to go with your omelette, that only six out of 10 eggs laid by the faithful old American hen reach the consumers table. and many of these are weighted down with the infirmities of old age. When you go shopplng Tor your spring furni- ture or figure on a new veranda for your summer cottage. do not forget that of all the trees cut in our forests only 50 per cent of the possible amount of lumber is made use of
 Then. in case you can find no other statistics to get peevish over, just recall that there is enough perfectly good land going to waste in America today to com prise an empire six times as large as the state of New York
 These are few pertinent little figures on American thrftlessness to add zest and heart interest to life's monotonous routine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Outdoing Nature
From the Thrift Magazine.


 By means of illuminated poultry houses at Cornell university. the hens are kept awake until D. m. with the result that the output of eggs has greatly increased and the health of the chickens has inn proved. It seems that during the long nights of fall and winter the hens s.eep so much that they get lazy. By prolonging the day they also get a chance to eat more which builds up their batting aver age and gives them more cheerful out look on life.
 It is an interesting experiment and re- veals the good effects of modest forms of social diversion. The hens get chance to discuss the events of the day while im- bibing little after dinner gravel, and as result of this innocent pastime they go to bed in better spirits, they enjoy a more restful nights sleep. and get up in the morning feeling greatly refreshed both in body and mind Possibly the ex- pertinent could be pressed still further with success by giving the hens an oc- casional night at the movies or by pro- viding them with a course of evening lectures on the necessity of speeding up the egg crop.
 The milk supply of the country also night be augmented by making the COWS stay up and burn the midnight oi. while the nations wool clip, could, perhaps be built up materially if the sheep were made to put in two or three hours of extra time on the night shift The pigs, too, go to bed entirely too early, while efforts should be made to wire the tomato vines and put headlights on the cabbasea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Contestants Setting Fast Pace for 70 Big Automobiles
Many New Candidates Published Today Begin Merry Vote Gathering Which Will Win For Them Bounti- full Reward-Big 100000 Extra Vote Offer
 Is Stepping Stone To Success

not yet decided to enter this campaign should do so now. It won't take long to win one of the automobiles Just little over seven weeks from now one of them may be yours. Just a little hustle on your part and the deed is done. Think of the fun you can have with one of these 10 cars for your own-to motor where you will. And think of the fun of winning.
 This campaign is just beginning, cut ting it's eye teeth, so to speak, True, there is overwhelming interest on ev- cry hand, and the vote totals are rapidly assuming good-sized propor- tions, but little reflection will show the comparative ease with which any new candidate may reach the top.
 Two thousand votes are obtained free with the nomination, and 10000 more with the first subscription that is secured. One new yearly subscrip- tion entities the contestant to 15,0CO votes; two-year subscription means 10000 votes. These subscriptions can be secured right among your own rel A little figuring then will show you atives and friends in an hour or two. that you have more votes than any candidate has in the list published to- day.
 Just now the special offer of the campaign is in progress, consisting or 1Oo,o00 extra votes on each club of new subscriptions aggregating $50. Subscriptions of any length, from three months to five years. can he combined into. S30 clubs, and not only the regular votes will be issued on each separate subscription, but the loo,000-yote bonus is given besides
 In filling. out the receipt blanks. care should be exercised in securing the correct name and address. such as ct
 Write them plainly. Mark each stub whether old or new, as votes are given accordingly. Insert the amount of the subscription on your stub cor rectly. and see that when mailing sub scriptions to the campaign manager that stubs and remittance correspond Observance of these rules will e1imi- nate many mistakes that obviously would have to be otherwise corrected later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Associated Press Summary
 Of International Situation

ted to the Senate in its present form.
 Senator Philander c. Knox, a former Secretary of State, intro- duced the resolution, which was submitted to the foreign relations committee.
 Although cable dispatches have intimated that the French were leaning favorably toward the new Rhenish republic. and that they even had issued instructions to their officers to notify the people of the district that the orders of Dr. DOrten, the president, were to he obeyed, a high French author ity is credited with the statement that the attitude of France is passive one; that the French forces have been instructed simply to maintain order and prevent vio- fence by either side along the Rhine.
 The ultima tum of Premier Cle- menceau to the Hungarians that allied troops would he used against them unless they ceased their operations against the Czecho-Slovalxs has borne fruit. Beia Kun, the Hungarian foreign minister, has agreed to a cessation of hostilities, although he claims that the Czecho-SIovakS have been to blame for the fighting.
 All American troops on the Archanget fighting fror.s have been withdrawn to the coast and will stnrt next Sunday on their voyage homewnrd.
 The constitutional democratie party at n cOnEr~1s held in Omsk, Russia. has passed resolution declaring solidarity with the en- tente nations and denouncinp boI. shevisn as the enemy of human fty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

The Age-Herald's great automobile campaign bids fair to assume cyclonic proportions Unamiously proclaimed as incomparable in the lavishness of it's gift distribution, it is effectively expressing the undivided attention Of the greater portion of the state or Ala abama's men and women. reaIlza- tion of the immensity of this oppor- tunity, with 10 costly automobiles IS the prizes to be picked, has provoked an unsurpassed animation among the young men and women throughout this section; intense interest tempered with a longing desire to possess one of the "beautiful 10,'' has fired the'r ambition, and is adding more every day.
 If one could see all these contest ants at one time, busily engaged at the task of gathering votes and sub scriptions. what a picture of action 1t would be! The element of uncertainty after the final result of their effoft Is is only one of the attractions that spurs them on. There are 10 other attractions, each one a beautiful car. Also there is adventure for those who enter this campaign. The most per- sistent element of interest in life is the element of Misunderstanding for an advantageous position as the cam paign booms along.
 In keeping with the reputation of The Age-Herald as being a newspaper of national standing, the young men and women who have enlisted as con testants comprise the most energetic and deserving of either sex in the south The luxurious automobiles tha. are to be given them in return for their efforts are as handsome and ex- pensive as The Age-Herald can con- sistently give They were purchased with view to attractiveness, service ability and economic cost of operation. Anyone can afford to run them after they are won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
 AND TWO INJURED
Driver Pinned Beneath Car and Sus- tains Severe Injuries-Other
 Occupant Hurt

J. c. Stallings 1929 First avenue, north company, was seriously injured and Ralph Cross of the Rosewall apartments, a prominent dentist, was painfully hurt when an automobile in which they were riding turned turtle at Milner Crescent and Highland avenue. early last night According to witnesses, the driver of the car was rounding the curve at the above place when the car turned a com plete somersault, throwing the occu- pants out and pinning Mir. Stall:ngs be meath. Private automobiles carried the injured persons to the Norwood hospital where it was stated that MT. Staliings sustained serious wounds about the head and Mir. Cross painfully bruised abou the body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Japanese Discriminate
From Korea Today" by Henry Chung, in Asia" Magazine

From Korea Today" by Henry Chung,
 in Asia Magazine
 Japanese has been made the official language of Korea not only in official documents, but also in the schools Here the Christian church stands as an ob- stacle. The missionaries in Korea have always conducted the curriculum of their schools in the Korean language They now must hire Japanese teachers, appoint ed by the governor general, regardless of their wishes. It is probably we'll remem- bered in America, how, in order to curb the spreading influence of Christianity and completely to crush out the one ob- stacle to the denationalizing of Korea. Count Terauchi, the governor-general of Korea, instituted in 1912 what is known in the church annals of Korea as ''the persecution of the Korean church." Prim- irent churchmen, leaders in Korean thought and education, were charged with conspiracy to assassinate the gov- ernor-general of Korea The evidence in the trial was either manufactured by Jap anese hirelings or wrung from the pris- oners by secret tortures in the form of confessions" afterwards denied in open
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
By Associated Press

Again come reports from Paris that all is not going smoothly in the council of four, as regards the definite settlement of points under argument relating to the German peace treaty.
 While it has been asserted that the final answer of the allied and associated powers to the counter proposals of the Germans, prOb- ably would be ready for delivery to the Germans at Versailles not later than Friday of this week. late dispatches declare that some of the larger questions at issue have not been solved and that con- siderable pesSimism prevails as a result of this situation.
 Notable among the points upon which agreement has been reached, according to reports, is the Silesian question and the mat ter of the Polish western frontier. Added to this is the implacable stand of the French premier, M. C1emenceau, against any mOdifica- tions in the peace terms, contrary to the attitude of President Will son and Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, who are declared to have recognized the necessity far Iessening somewhat the demands in certain clauses of the treaty, which would not fundamentally effect the severity of the docu- ment as a whole.
 In accordance with a resolution introduced in the United States Senate the peace conference at Paris would be notified of opposi- tiOn to be offered ratification of the treaty if it should be submit-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
ILLITERACY IN
 ALABAMA MUST GO,
 FLAG DAY SLOGAN
Women to Sell Flags to Help Wip, Out Illiteracy in the State.
 Chairmen to Meet

Everybody is expected to wear a fla; next Saturday. It will be Flag Day The object is to help wipe out illiterac. in Alabama.
 Women of Birmingham will sell flag of all kinds and prices in the various stores in the city next Saturday unde the auspices of the Daughters of thS American Revolution. The proceeds vii be used in helping teach AlabamianI who cannot now do so to read and write The organization now maintains schooll for iiliterates in St. Clair and EtowaN ! counties.
 The flag day Saturday will be the f.rs1 one of it's kind in which the whole coun try will take part. Every person who appears In public Saturday is expected to display flag somewhere about his or her person.
 'Illiteracy in Alabama must go' is the slogan.
 It was announced yesterday afternoon that all chairnen in Saturdays drive will meet this afternoon at o'clock in the lodge room of the Tutwiler hotel Plans for the day are to be discussed and all chairmen have been urged to be pres ent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
IMPORTANT

Changing from mail to a car rier subscription does not consti- tute q new subscriber and V'cc versa. All subscriptions sent iH through the campaign department will be carefully verified, and any old subscription turned in as new the candidate will forfeit the votes thereon.
 Candidates are requested to be very careful in the marking of their subscription stubs that are sent to The Age-Herald office. Tine utmost care should be taken in flll- ing out these orders, such as cor rect names, addresses, etc.
 DO NOT CHANGE A CARRIER SUBSCRIPTION TO MAIL, OR FROM MAIL TO CARRIER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Automobile Tires Are Stolen by Employe of
 the Highland Garage

George W. Martin, negro, was arrested by Officers Dobyns and Walton on a charge of burglary and grand larceny and committed to the city jail. Itis al- leged that Martin broke into the South Highlands garage. where he was em- ployed. and stole a quantity of automo- bile tires and inner tubes. These, it is alleged, he gave Robert Johnson, negro, to sell for him, and the tires. which are valued at onsiderably over sl0o, were re- covered al the home of Johnson by the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

court The absurdity of some of tho charges against Korean Christians may De illustrated by the case of Pastor Xiii of Ping Yang. who was charged with treason TOT preaching against the evil of cigarette smoking among boys. The analysis of the cnarge was the manufacture of cigaf- cites is a government monopoly: to speak against their use is to injure a gov ernment institution is to work against the government; to work against the gov CT nment is treason; and therefore Pastor Xiii was guilty of treason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. June 10.-Liverpool was sharply higher than due this morning on order received over the holidays from Continental sources. Our market fully responded but brokers representing the French commission were heavy sellers to- gether with Wall street and the west, who could find nothing in the weather conditions to warrant the alarming re- ports circulated late yesterday July was quite weak in relation to the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
R. D. Burgers Letter

New Orleans, June 10.-Uneasiness re- garding the threatened nation wide strike of the telegraphers, scheduled for a. m. tomorrow. influenced liquidations and sharp decline after market had scored big advance in early hours as result ot better cables. than due and more rain in the interior, especially in Texas.
 The weather outlook remains unfavor- able more rain indicated for nearly all sections of the cotton region, whereas,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
MANY WAR SAVINGS
 SOCIETIES FORMED
Second Week of Campaign Starts Auspiciously and
 Goal Is in Sight

Thirty new War Savings societies were organized yesterday among em- ployes of Birmingham's business houses as a starter toward the goal of 15o set by the field representatives for the second week of the campaign. This brings the total formed since Monday of last week u pto 1S0 and in dications are that fully 25o will be reached by the end of the week.
 Preliminary arrangements were made yesterday for the organization Joseph 6 Loeb of the largest society established in Birmingham since the present campaign was begun. Fl. E Pafford. who is directing the force of organizers as assistant to State Di- rector A. c. Crowder, addressed the 400 employees of the store at the invita- ton of I. V. Frost. floor manager. Mir. Pafford explained the objects of the society and asked for pledges from. the employees to save regularly and invest in War Savings Stamps. Mem bership cards were passed out after practically everyone bod promised to enroll The society will be completed today.
 The work in the business section of the city is nearing completion. There are a few more large business houses to be organized. after which the field men will take up tn outlying districts. visiting plants in Ensley, Wyiarl, Fairfield. Pratt City, Thomas, East Thomas. Avondale and Boyles.
 SOCIETIES ORGANIZED
 The following are the societies or ganized yesterday;
 American Laundry company (white), Miss Sara Dozier, secretary; (coloreo), Eleanor Wilson, secretary
 Young & Vann Supply company, Thrift and Economy" Miss Lizzie Willoughby, secretary; Young & Vann Office" Miss Kathleen Herndon. secretary! Retail Department" Miss Maggie Dunavant. secretary; Willing Workers" (colored), Elize Willhouse, secretary
 Illinois Central railroad Miss Mabel Peters, secretary.
 Central of Georgia railroad office, Miss Ruby Foreman, secretary.
 Continental Gin company. Engineers Department, G. G. Smith, secretary; Machine Shop, A. s. Davis, secretary: Woodshop. T. L. Bailess. secretary; Flaming Mill, Wilbur Stone, secretary; Tin Shop, T. J. Grissop, secretary; Of- flee. Miss Daisy McCleskey, secretary
 Johnson Barry Steel company, Miss Edna Campbell, secretary.
 Birmingham Railway Light and Power company, two, H. M Lllings- worth and c. R. Moore, secretaries.
 Southern Pipe and Foundry com pany, R. B. Tarpley, secretary
 Seaboard Air Line yard office, F. c. Keller. secretary.
 Seaboard Air Line office. T. J. Burke. secretary
 Kaufman Ready-to-wear, Mrs. I. Nj. Barches, secretary
 R. B. Broyles Furniture companr J. A. Clark, secretary.
 D. & H. Rich. Felix o. Farabee, sec retary.
 R. G. Dun & Co. Miss Little billiard. secretary.
 Perry Supply company. s. P. Fowlxy. secretary.
 Birmingham Awning and Tent Works, Clyde B. Todd, secretary.
 Rates Transfer and Warehouse com pany. W. K Clements, secretary.
 Otis Elevator company. Miss Helen Cox, secretary.
 Jenkins Lumber company, L. E. West, secretary.
 Southern Bell plant. C. c. Folkrod, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Justifiable Homicide
 Is Verdict Returned

Acting Coroner R. E. Askew yesterday
 returned a verdict of justifiable homicide ea in the case of Tosh Baughn, negro who was shot and killed few days ago hyA Deputy W. M. Wharton of Banner mines. The evidence in the case was to the eff v feet that the negro killed was engaged in fight with another negro and whens interfered with attempted to kill the of II ficer with a knife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

positions with some indications that spot cotton would be headed this way for de- livery on that month After the rapid recovery Of the past few days much quleter market is to be expected with the weather conditions once more the con- trolling factor. Any period of clear, warm weather would again cause a de- cline. while further rains would bring an equally sharp advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

dry warm weather is desired in all dis tricts of the belt.
 Because of the continuance of wet wea- ther in the interior and scarcity of labor crop accounts are generally worse, and if the rain continues complaints from the country are likely to become more nu- merous as to the unfavorable progress of the new crop which is being smothered with weeds and grass in many localities.
 There appears to be improvement in the demand for spots in the south again at higher prices, and while the goods market is quieter for gray goods, finished materials are ruling firm and tending higher.
 Foreign representatives, with South American connections, are locating In New York for the purpose of buying tex tiles, as it is said that goods can be bought cheaper in America than abroad, which is out of the ordinary and favora- ble for American trade.
 Exports from the United States so far this season are nearly S9o,0O0 bales larg- CT than to even date last year, 4,479,O00 against 3.7S2.0o0 last year. and will likely be about one million in excess of one year ago by end of this month, as large shipments to Europe are probable from southern ports during the remainder or June and will likely continue compara-, lively large during the balance of the calendar year.
 The world needs much of American cotton and cotton goods. Its full buying power has yet to be witnessed, and will probably commence to develop after the treaty of peace is signed and gradually broaden as the markets of central Eu- rope closed for nearly five years, are open to commercial. and B. Beer.
 Chicago, June 10-Steady tone to cash corn developed buying of the deferred contracts but on cent more advance, the selling became general, and the market closed with net losses around 11s cents. The primary receipts were under last week slightly and the shipments were up 316,0 900 indicating a good demand for the old supplies and the continuance of this demand and absorption of the corn will develop higher prices in the July and Sep tember.
 Oats were off in sympathy with corn, the selling is constant factor in anti cipation of the early movement of the new crop but the fact that the new wheat will be first in the market and likely to take up the attention of elevator and transportation facilities should not be lost sight of and the decline used to accumu- late oats on a scale.
 The receipts for two days were 5oo.O0o bushels under last week with shipments 800 900 bushels higher.
 Provisions: The feature of provisions was the demand for lard by commission houses and brokers who usually act for packers. But on the bulge there was selling of lard and ribs that looked like hedging for porkers and moderate re- action followed. Pork and ribs were in- clined to easiness.
 Hogs were 10 to 15 cents higher, with receipts 35.00O and 10000 are expected to- Curtis and Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
District No. 1O-

Includes all territory in the following named counties in the state of Alabama, Shelby, Tal- ladegn. Clay, Randolph, Cham bers, TnllapoOsa, Coosa, Chiffon, Bibb and ali counties in south Alabama not embraced by Dis trict No. 9. This district also in- cIudes any territory in the state of Georgia south of the A., E. & A. railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

The Boy Scouts organization was found
 ed in England in 1910 and introduced in the United States the same year. The object is to develop patriotism discipline. courage and self-control in boys, as well as to put the golden rule into daily prac- tice. The unit of the organization is the patrol of from six to eight boys; a
 troop" comprises two or more ''patrols'.l and the scoutmaster is tho officer in
 charge of a troop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

Positive electrodes for flaming arc amps with their chemical mi xtures ap- piled on the outside, and arc lamp car oons with metal sheaths. are late Euro pean developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

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