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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
THE HUM OF INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
Promise Of Flood Tide or
 Prosperity in Mississippi

The outlook for Mississippi for the
 coming year is the brightest in the
 states history. according to Jackson
 special to the Manufacturers Record
 Two years of unparalleled prosperity have put farming operations on a cash basis. there are more pure bred sires in the state than ever before new
 sources of revenue for the farmers are opening up daily. the diary indus try is growing rapidly, the states modem educational system is becom- ing very real factor in bettering conditions in the country sections and good roads have made the city man and the farmer not only brothers but in untold instances have made them the same man. Tn fact, business men who are not directly connected with agricultural enterprises of some sort are hard to find in any city of the state. and the influence of this in- telligent class has helped greatly in the rapid development of rural sec- tions during the past few years.
 The farmers have learned how prof. itable the growing of foodstuffs is, they have learned how to market their products and how to live at home, while their surplus money is spent m improving their living conditions. With this lesson in view they will un- doubtedly produce the greatest food crops in 1919 in the history of the ity.
 From an agricultural viewpoint the situation is as rosy as one could imag- inc. and when Mississippi farmers are prosperous the state is prosperous.
 The lumber industry. second only to agriculture in importance. is looking forward to the new year with high hopes. Building in unprecedented vol ume is certain. with prices Keeping their present high levels for the state has done no building to speak of dur ing the war and many needed pieces of construction work will be under way in the first months of the new year. :. Farmers will build good barns to house the fine stock they have been importing. silos will be erected and in the delta section especially, where money has been plentiful in great vol ume, many fine homes are already con- tracted for. This means business a plenty for the lumberman. as we'll as good wages and much work for men skilled in the building trades
 The outlook for other industries is | also exceptionally good. The grow. ing and canning of sweet potatoes q | prosperous young industry. has made 1 steady strides during the war, and | sweet potatoes are already the largest . 'ash crop in the southern section of l he state. The canneries are doing we'll | shrimp and oyster caneries along the l coast are also prosperous, and the sea- | son now closing has been one of the pest in years.
 Shipbuilding on the coast bids fair o become permanent industry of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
INTEREST IN ROAD
 BUILDING MOVEMENT

The issuance and expenditure ot s4o,oo0,00o of bonds for the construc- tion of good roads in Georgia. without interfering with the individual oper- ations of counties. is proposed savs the Industrial Index.
 The expenditure of s25.000,000 for the construction of good roads in south Carolina is proposed, it being planned to provide the money by the issuance of bonds.
 In both Georgia and South Carolina 1t is planned that the bonds issued for building roads be paid through the ac- emulation of the automobile license tax
 Florida counties issued last year more than $6,000.O of bonds for building roads. Because of war con- dltions much of this sum was not ex- pended. but will be used this year together with additional large amounts. Hillsboro county, Fla, for instance. oas Just sold SS70.00O of road construction bonds. IS noted in the Industrial Index last week. contract for the con- struction of the roads to be built with this money had been awarded previous ly and work will now proceed.
 Alabama has long been doing much progressive work in the building of highways and plan for more exten- sive and comprehensive road construc- tion in that state is well under way.
 Mississippi has some of the best roads in the country. It is building more and it is expected that millions additional will be expended in that state in the coming months in provid- ing more good roads.
 These are some of the features of road construction plans in the south east
 Millions of dollars will be expended in 1919 in building good roads in the southeast. The money could not be better invested. Good roads facilitate business and increase the value of lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Industrial Outlook Neuer Was So
 Bright Hereabouts As H Is Today
Reconstruction Period Shows Signs Adjustment War Conditions HOusebulng Boom Sight
 Cty-Renewed Interest Manifested in Good Movement

The after the war reconstruction period is beginning to show signs of progress. but it is yet too early to expect any large degree of activity. Optimism is the prevailing note, however, and in dustrial readjustment will gradually but surely manifest itself
 In many southern states plans are be- ing made for house building boom There is shortage of dwellings in every city. In Birmingham the shortage is estimated between 5000 and 4oOO
 Building operations once under way will be continued on an extensive scale throughout the year. Prospective home builders and realty investors are fast coming to realize that the price of labor and building material will not drop in the near future and that nothing is to be gained by waiting It is a safe pre- diction, therefore, that the early spring will witness great activity in the building industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

prlses in sight today, this district would be entitled to high credit for it's striding habit; but other great projects will come
 The quinquennial industrial census of the United States which will be taken this year will show phenomenal growth in all manufacturing centers as compared with 1914. The Birming- ham statistics will of course make big showing. and the industrial census five years hence should make a far greater. for Birmingham is still in its infarcy.
 Tho unprecedented prosperity of the farmers in Alabama is being re- flected in every town and city of the state. In recent years Birmingham has been cooperating actively and sys- tematically with the agricultural sec tions of the state. Marketing condi- tions have been greatly improved and country and city have been distinctly benefited by reason of the co-opera tion.
 Industrial hum will be in evidence in all parts of the south from now on and Alabama will continue to lead in the hum line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

active federal participation and con- trol over our national highways. The public generally is awakened to the fact that the highways of our coun- try are of too great an importance to
 be side issue of any department of the government, with all respect to the departments, and will demand that be-
 fore any material extension of the present federal aid or additional ap-
 propriations for national highways they will demand that they be placed under the control of a separate and distinct federal highway commission whose sole duty will be to study and guide the powerful economic develop ment of highways nationally and to CO., operate with the state highway de- partments in their individual problems When the present federal aid law was enacted it specifically provided that before any state could participate in the benefits of federal aid they must have established a highway depart ment. If state highway departments, separate and distinct from other state departments, were necessary, and they were. it is held that federal highway department is of greater importance and should be established by law with no delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

rumors persist. although official con
 hrmation is totally lacking. It is not be-
 leved here that the government will
 abandon the development so magnifi- gently begun in the Muscle Shoals dis trict, unless of course, suitable arrange ments are perfected with the American Cyanamide company for the further de- velopment of the nitrate industries in this district.
 Something like $70,0o0,0O0 has been ex- pended in building the Sheffield and Muscle Shoals plants. It would be folly to abandon the plants now. that is to permit them to become idle. The enter prise of building vast nitrate industries here was begun not only for the purpose or meeting the war emergency pertain ing to nitrates, but also for the ulti- mate good of the people. The completion ot the platns, in conjunction with the building of the Muscle Shoals dam, will De natural gain and one of much consequence, and the benefit to be de- rived therefrom will be immense not only for Alabama and the southland. but the whole United States.
 It is understood that it will be the policy of the government toward these nltarte plants that continuance of their operation be contemplated as planned by officials of the war and interior depart ments, provided the plans are unheld hv congress. There is no doubt as to what the sentiment of the country is as re- sards the matter; it is certain that there IS almost a unanimous desire that the work be continued here. And, therefore. IL IS believed that Congress will not fail to reflect th@ sentiment so largely voiced throughout the country by fur ther providing for the maintenance of the southern nitrate plants, since all other similar plants that were under taken have been completely abandoned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

located. This company for several years has developed the southern, west ern, southwestern and also South and central American business.
 The purchase of the Champion lins IS directly due to the efforts of the government to dissolve trusts, such as the International Harvester company mas been held to be. Recently that company was proceeded against by the Attorney General under the Sherman antitrust law. It operated five plants Tn which harvesting machinery was manufactured and which controlled the harvesting machinery business of the country. Through compromise the Harvester people will continue manufacturing two lines out of the five origil ally made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

Another branch of industry attracting general attention is that relating to high ways of the modern type. The new good roads movement is full of promise and great results are expected during the next two or three years. Much will be accomplished this year. and much more in 1920, when the preliminary plans will have been shaped for practical applica- tion
 In the Birmingham district the indus trial outlook was never so bright as it is today. The completion of the Tennes- see company's new Fairfield works blooming mill, plate mill and a combina- ton bar and structural mill-is an out standing fact that marks an epochai ad- vance in the industrial importance of this city as steel center. The marvel of it is that the Tennessee company was able to accomplish what it has in the mat ter of new construction during year when labor shortage was in it's most acute stage.
 Other new plants under construction in and around Birmingham are going for ward satisfactorily and if nothing more were to be undertaken than the enter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

first importance. Owners of the ship yards there announce they will con- tinue work. which assures good wages for numbers of skilled artisans and ordinary laborers.
 The labor outlook is bright enough, as the state will have plenty of work for the returning soldiers. Good roads work will begin in large volume early in. the year. and upward of S5,000, 900 will be available by the time the fight CTS reach the state, So they can all be furnished with work
 There is work enough on the farms for most of the soldiers who left Mis- sissippi, if they choose that.
 Mississippi fees the second period of reconstruction in her long history with prospects, that are much in con- trast with the first period as anyone could imagine. Then she started with nothing but hope. and won her way back to prosperity. Now she starty happy. contented and prosperous to reach greater prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Ready Business Directory

The following concerns are recommended by The Age-Herad to its readers worthy of patron
 age, assuring quality, service and satisfaction
 directory of the business and industrial enterprises of Birmingham
 published to let the public that trade out of the city, but that the anything advertised this secton all he has do % phone They supply his needs Birmingham reliable concerns who are helping her to growthey deserve patronage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

To Cure HabItuaI Constipation. Take 'LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN'' for two or three weeks. A Liquid Tonic Laxative. Pleasant to Take. soc. It Regulates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

Every English prison has now a li- brary but prisoners condemned to only a month or less are not allowed books from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

Miss Lillian Murdoch of Philadelphia is on her way to the mountain fastnesses of the Andes to carry the gospel to the Indians. It will take her month to reach her destination
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
PHILADELPHIA MEN
HEROES AT ARGONNE
Wounded Doughboys Say
Miracle Army Survived
Desperate Fighting

How tho 5i5th Infantry. comprising
Philadelphia boys who trained at Camp
Meade. sacrificed themselves to end the
war was told today by Corporal Frank
Bohrer. 2053 North Fifth street. lie Is
now at the base hospital at Camp Dix.
Corporal Bonner suffered shrapnel
wounds OF the face and jaw in the Ar
gonne fighting, which he described as
follows:
'All our company officers, with one
exception. had been killed or wounded
by the fourth day of the fight. How any
one of us survived the dashes through
the curtain of fire that Fritz hung across
No Mans Land every time we went over
the top is miraculous.
"You didn't have time to be fright
ened and II would have made no differ
ence IL you had got scared, as 1t was
no safer to go back than TO go ahead.
Besides, every fellow had his mind on
getting at the Hun with the cold steel
"Our company commander, Captain
John Nostwck. of Ridge avenue, was
shot in one of these charges. Badly
wounded. he Urged the men on as he lay
helpless on the ground.
"All through that campaign fought
beside my buddy Sergeant Philip Mel.
lick, of 1884 North Franklin street. He
escaped when l was knocked out by
shrapnel and I'm later battles so distin-
guished mself that he was recommends
ed on the field for commission. And
then. in a charge the day before the
arlnstice was signed, he was shot
through the head"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
CARE OF TEETH NECESSARY
Director Krusen in Health Bulle.
tin Embassies Need of Cleansing

Special care of the mouth and teeth as
"A preventive of disease is urged by
Director Krusen, Of the Department ot
Health and Charities, in his weekly bull
letin.
Director Krusen calls attention to the
fact that the public does not realize lnat
a decayed tooth may be the origin of a
systemic disease which may terminate
fatally, which was emphasized by the
death of Theodore Roosevelt.
He calls atttntion to the teeth and
gums. tonsils and bony cavities of the
face as possible focl for disease germs.
and that such diseases as rheumatism,
heart and kidney disease, tuberculosis.
anemia, neurasthenia and general ner-
yous disorders result from lack Of care
of the mouth and teeth.
Poisons caused by pus formations al
the teeth roots. deposits formed upon the
teeth by the action of the salivary glands
ON partially decomposed pieces Of food
md hidden abscesses spread the infection
through the blood. Certain organs like
the heart and kidneys are readily at
tackled by these poisons.
The care of the teeth should begin In
childhood, and dentistry should be en-
ployed when needed.
The Director emphasizes the necessity
for a clearer understanding of mouth
and teeth hygiene on the part of the pub
lie Such an understanding, he says, will
reduce the number of disease of obscure
origin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
FORMER PHELA. GIRL
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL
Mrs. Natalie Fellowes, Daugh.
ter.in-Law of Noted Horse
man, Dies in New York

Yesterday Mrs. Natalie Fellowes, for
merry the wife of Cornelius Fellowes.
Jr, and daughter-in-law-of Cornelius
Fellowes, horseman and onetime presi-
dent of the National Horse Show Asso-
citation, was found dead of heart disease
yesterday in her apartment at the AL
bermarle Hotel, New York.
Mrs. Fellowes was before her maria ge
Miss Natalie Rogers, of this city. She
was married to Mr.. Fellowes in 1898.
Her body was found by Maude
McQuarley, a maid, who notified the
hotel management DR.. ID. Robertson
house physician was summoned and pro-
nounced her dead.
When 1t was reported TO the medical
examiners office that there was some
mystery surrounding the cause Of Mrs
F'ellowes' death. DR.. Benjamin Schwartz
deputy medical examiner. went to heI
apartments. He found SONS blood OF
her face and it appeared that she hao
bled at the mouth. The police were
called in and they found money ano
jewelry in her rooms. There also were
papers and the address of Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Noble, West 120th street. The
latter were notified by telephone anC
went to the Albermarle and identified
| the body.
Mrs Fellowes wore a silk nightgowr
and a bathrobe. There was broker
water pitcher on the floor and a half
glass of water in the wash basin in hel
bath room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
SOUSA OUT OF SERVICE
Noted Bandmaster Honorably
Discharged From NAVY

Lieutenant John Philip Sousa. leader
OF the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton Band since the beginning of the
war, has been honorably discharged from
the service.
The famous bandmaster has already
completed plans which will once again
place him at the head of Sousa's Band.
He has begun to recruit new members
for his band and to reorganize it for A
concert tour. which will include the
Columbia.
Mr.. Sousa will ride cross-country from
the Whitemarsh Country Club, where he
has kept his horses during the war, TO
New York before inaugurating his tour.
Music has been the fourth essen
tlal during the war" he said al the
Ritz z-Carlton where he has been staying
Tor the last few days. I'VE were invited
to take our Great Lakes Band TO Eng.
land, but found 1t impossible. The au.
thorities there told me that next TO food.
clothing and shelter. music is the sol.
dier'S greatest need"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL
~ IS OPENED IN CITY TODAY
Part OF Philadelphia General Hospital Taken Ouer for Institution
Have Capacity for 500 Service Men-Personne Consists Of
27 Officers, 225 Enlisted Men and so Nurses

A new United States army general
hospital was opened in this city today
with accommodations for 500 service
men and with full personnel OF medi-
cal officers and nurses.
The army hospital occupies part OF
the Philadelphia General Hospital.
Thirty-fourth and Pine street 1t Is
one of thrty-nine army general hos
pitfalls in this country. four Of which,
including the new institution. are In
Pennsylvania.
The hospital force numbers twenty
seven officers, 225 enlisted men and
fifty nurses, all under the direction of
Major A. c. Bachmeyer.
The officers include. as adjutant. Lieu
tenant A. G. Fisher; supply officer,
Captain II. f. Springman: mess officer.
First Lieutenant Earl W. Macdonald
medical officers Major II. f. Fletcher
Major f. G. Mark. Captains JOHN Beat
tie. II. p. Boswell, w. b. Cadwalader
c. A. Field, X. II. Owens and T. p.
Sprunt; First Lieutenants A. II. Berr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
Big U. s. NAVAL GUNS
DID WONDERFUL WORK
Philadelphian Says Germany
Would Have Been Wiped
of Map in Six Months

"six months more" said John J. Con-
nors sos North Brooklyn street, land
there wouldn't have been anything left
of Germany. We would have wiped the
country off the map"
Connors was attached to the naval
gun battery that did such effective work
in the Toul sector and was one OF the
few men in that unit to sustain a wound.
Late in October, when the big naval
guns were. playing havoc behind the
German lines German aviator flew
over the Yankee lines and dropped a
bomb in the navy sector. Connors was
hit by a piece of metal and lost the
sight in his right eve. He has returned
home on a furlough.
THE navy guns certainly did smash
them," said the sailor. 'The guns could
be moved easily, and If the war had
lasted another six months We would
have reduced Berlin TO ashes"
Connors paid a fine tribute to the
work of the Red Cross, Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare organization and
knights Of Columbus. They are doing
a wonderful work in France" said the
sailor, land are appreciated by the sol
diers and sailors. Most of as were broke
and very much broke when on the firing
lire. but those organizations kept Us
supplied with chocolates and tobacco
and never asked for money.
when / was wounded / was sent &c
Base Hospital No. and while there
learned to love the Red Cross Tha,
organization cared for me and gave ms
the comforts of home. shall never
forget it and never shall forget the
kindness Of the Jewish Welfare ant
Knights OF Columbus. The Salvation
Army was four-square with the army
and navy and came out of the war witt
great record. The salvation Army
went to the front lines and served ho
food to the men who were fighting fol
civilization and world democracy. None,
given to that organization by the foil
back home was spent for supplies tha
We're given to the boys. They neve
charged for anything"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
MONTH NOT RECORD BREAKER
Temperature Records Show
Other Januaries Were Milder

Jacob r. Elfreth. for many years
resident of Darby, who has a record Of
the temperature for every day since
1878, kept by several generations of the
family, in speaking Of the mild month
of January just passed. says that In
looking over his old records he finds
many other Januaries were just as mild.
''The month of January. 1909, III
years ago. was mild" said Mr.. Elfreth.
mo snow fell at all and the thermome-
ter registered 6S degrees on several
days, with an average temperature of
3S degrees In January, 1928, the aver
age temperature was 40 degrees, with
the temperature rising as high as 10
on several days. No snow fell during
the entire month, just like last month.
and the shrubbery and trees were in
bud. Januaries, 1S43, 1S45. 1862 and
1863, were all mild. with high tempera-
lures. January of 1876. except for a
few days, was mild. as also the Janu-
aries of 1890. 1904 and 1906"