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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
JAMES T. DRIVER

and operated II cars. Eighteen have been
added since that time.
In speaking yesterday Of the improve
ments being made, Mr.. Jenkins said
when l open up the new branches OF
my business to the public on December
it will be with the utmost confidence
that l have a service to offer that will
fill a long-felt want. We will make
speciality of day storage at a reason-
abe rate. This will include washing and
polishing of the car, thorough cleaning
of the rugs and upholstery, refillinG bat
terry and radiator, Initiating tires to prop
er pressure and a general inspection OF
it's condition, n report to be made at
the time car is delivered
eve will have regular storage space
So feet wide by 1870 feet long Our wash
pit will be large enough to care for SIX
cars at one time. The wrecker will be
available at all hours of the day and
night Cars hauled into our garage will
be repaired by our mechanics at the reg
-ular rates If this is desired, but this VIII
be entirely optional with the owner.
With the exception of washing and
cleaning service possibly the largest SER
vice to be offered will be that of a
light truck delivery. This will be con-
Quoted in much the same manner as our
regular taxi business, and will serve such
needs as a rush delivery on flowers,
trunks, department store deliveries dur
ing the holiday season. fleet of these
trucks will be placed in operation at
the time our new addition is completed
The wrecker service, however, is now
in OperatiOn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
TOO MUCH GAS BY
FRENCH OFFICIALS

Paris, October deputy Emmanuel
Brousse recently criticised in the Cham
Der of Deputies what he termed 'thc
orgy of gasoline" INDUCED in by the
various ministers. He gives a table of
the number of automobiles used by each
minister. showing that some ministers
have four or five cars
Mr.. Brousse fails to make any mention
of Premier Clemenceaus car. TO any one
familiar with the battered, implanted,
soiled military car that the premier uses
it Is easy to understand why.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

WOMEN SMOKERS
RULE IN ENGLAND

London, October 2--West END Tobacco
nists assert that Englishmen generally
rot only do not disapprove of women
smoking, but encourage their wives in
the practice.
1--WE sell almost as many cigarettes to
women to men,, said one. Frequently
men customers, after buying cigars and
tobacco for themselves. ask for cigarettes
for their wives Clergymen who do not
themselves smoke come in and ask for
100 Turkish cigarettes for their women
folk.
Cigarette smoking has not yet be-
come fashionable among working class
women, but in the middle and upper
classes | imagine that the husband who
ouarrels with his wife because she smokes
must be a rare bird
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
LIFE IN
BERLIN DISTRESSING
Swarms of Beggars in Uni
form Seem Able to Defy
All Efforts OF Police
BY Associated Press

Berlin, October 5.-The voorhees, sup
port bonus that thousands upon thou
sands of men and women now are draw
ing in Berlin and Germany is proving a
heavy drain on the treasury. aud it is
charged that the bonus is so high that
many men who in peace times were un-
skilled workmen, now receive more pay
for idleness than if they went back to
their labor.
Begun under the stress of the revolu-
ton and with the intention of temporar-
lily alternating distress. complaint is made
that this bonus system has become
deeply imbedded cancer that sucks mil
lions from the government that can i'll
afford it,
The number of persons idle in Berlin
during August was nearly a million. 1t
! is estimated that 10000 Of tlfem do not
want work because they hre being sup
ported by the state and are free to carry
on the illegitimate pursuits of the unl-
censed street dealer, the fdy-by night
gambler, the soap and cigarette vendor.
The streets and squares of Berlin where
people congregate most are. despite oc-
casonal attempts of the police. swarm
ing hives of humanity, selling or buying
postcards and indecent literature, and
cigarettes that are sold at ridiculous
prices, especially in the case of Amer
lean cigarettes. which now glut the mar
raid these vendors.
The iirst "razzia,' as such raids are
called, was unexpected. and so many
dealers were captured that they had to
be sent to collection points and then
were transferred from there to the va
rious police stations. The confscated
food and goods required auto trucks for
its transportation.
Roulette and little gambling games
played on tiny board that can be hastily
oroealed as the crowd scatters on the
approach of the police still attract more
I@orkess than other strata of the popu
lation, because the voorhees, have time
to kill and money to spend and likewise
the strong inclination to spend.
one of the most unpleasant features
of Berlin street life is the array of
wounded soldiers suffering from broken
or missing legs and arms, shell shock or
alleged shell shock. who sit forlornly on
the principal street and manipulate
violin CT a harmonica. With hands and
features that tremble these relics of the
war beg from morning until long after
midnight. Their music is always har-
rowing.
A one-ieggeG man with the face of
criminal dirty to the last degree, with
a rough, upkept beard, seems to have no
difficulty with the police. as he hobbies
up and down Inter den Linden. positive
liz insulting passersby, especially women.
He fastens on them, often holds them Dy
the arms and demands, not begs. aims.
Countless policemen pass up and down,
bat the nan is always there.
The police no sooner put down one
gambling club or street gambler than
tba ma esjon breaks out elsewhere. Thus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Jenkins Addition viii Be
Completed By December
Nv HARRY s. FORD

Construction practically completed the building
be occupied by the jenkins Taicab company Approximately
$50 600 being spent improvements which, when
ed will consist of modern brick and garage
tors for lifting storage to the second floor pit
light trunk to be operated much the
the regular taxi service and real metropolitan day
and cleaning service
This which
with this
The in
business almost like
the result
thant the other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

hockey--on real ice-croquet. water polo
or they may swim, shoot or fish.
Passenger airplanes are available for
hire and flying school is maintained
nearby. There is hangar where guests
may shelter their planes overnight and
mechanicians are at hand to keep them
in running order The club is stu
ated in beautiful grounds at Hendon.
London's great flying center.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
LONDON FLYING
CLUB GORGEOUS

London. October 4.--Nisitors 70 Lon
dons newest cub-many of them-alight
from their airplanes. instead of draw
ing up in the usual motor cars They
spend an afternoon at golf or tennis
and next morning fly away again.
The club, the London Flying club, is
Euglands nearest approach to the
American country club 1t is a palatial
afafir, boastug so steam-heated bedrooms
and a ballroom where $50 couples may
dance without crowding. In addition
guests may play golf tennis, racquets,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Severe on Communists

Budapest October 1.-The Hungarian
Chamber of Advocates has passed a
resolution forbidding any lawyer to de-
fend persons charged with participation
in communist activities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

The cars owned by the Jenkins company
alone are valued at about $4,000
ln-the fall of 1917 a big step was taken
by Jenkins when he made the announce
ment that he would take the taxi busI-
ness off the street and place il in
modern garage, and operate it in much
the same manner that any other bust
ness is connected. At this time he owned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Starting eight years ago with one car
and a stand on the curb on Twentieth
street, the business has gradually en-
larged until now 20 cars are operated
by this company every day and night
in the year. Twenty-Five of these cars
are Frankins and are furnished as the
passenger desires, touring or limousine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

London. October "a national funeral
service and the interment of the body
of one unknown British soldier in the
crypt of st. Pauls cathedral has been
as a fitting tribute to the UNI
krown dead who fell while serving with
the British forces in the war. II IS re-
called that the French have erected a
monument inscribed, TO the Jnburied
Dead"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Enemies
Worry Canada

envy worked. There were many objec-
lions to it, but labor was so scarce
that the allen enemy who could work
was rarely interfered with. And he
made big wages. Now labor is not so
scarce, and the alien enemy's job is
more precarious. 1t is not employers
who are interfering with him, nor is
it government authority.
Pressure comes from the returned
soldiers. When their verbal protests
get no results or. produce only formal
assurances, which they know to be
insincere, they have on occasion raid
ed the factory, sometimes with surpris-
ing results. Then the alien enemy Is
really out Of a job.
AS to the vote, the alien enemy lost
his privilege during the war. Now the
fight is as to whether it will be given
back to him. The war times election
act was based on the ground that the
man who was not eligible to fight If
needed wasn't eligible to vote, a rough
and ready rule which served a purpose
and it deliberately DISTINGUISHED all
persons of alien enemy origin whether
they had Canadian citizenship or not.
o. p9lo9dx9 sBM 400 sIql 10 Ie9d9H
Immediately follow the close of the
war, but now the government is not
anxious to refranchise a large voting
population which is not likely to sup
port the government that originally dis
franchised 1t. The parties are lining
up for a real old-time party scrap ON
the issue. The fight will come in par
lament on the introduction Of the
franchise act promised for an early
date.
One proposal is that an educational
test will be framed which will have
the effect Of DISTINGUISHING large mum.
bers of former Canadian citizens Of en-
envy origin.
Even if they get the vote back many
of the alien enemies are going to be out
of a job. And they would infinitely
prefer wartime conditions when they
had no vote but had a good job.
Not many German-born are affected
but there are several hundred thou,
sand natives Of the former Austrian
empire in Canada. These cause thu
problem.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
WILL FIX RUSS RAILWAY

tenn from Vladivostok TO the Ural
mountains may be put in working or
der.
The United States, Great Britain,
France, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, ia
pan, China and Russia are the coun-
tries represented on the railway
commission. Italy, the Czecho-Slo
yak republic, China and Russia are
willing to accept their share of the
responsibility for the loan, but cannot
supply funds or credits, as everything
they have they need for their own
people. France, too. needs all her re-
sources.
Japan could furnish both cash and
credit If the other allies would per-
init her to assume the entire burden.
Great Britain and the United States
are each in a position to arrange the
necessary credits, but the bankers Of
these two countries insist upon hav-
ing a tangible government back Of the
loan as a guarantee. The Omsk gov
eminent is considered stable enough
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Terra Amarillo, in New Mexico,
Is Quaint and Curious.
Town. IS
WITHOUT LIGHTS OR WALKS
Very Large Portion of the Population
Can Quality on $4,000 Bond
Make Wealth in Sheep
and Wool.

Pagosa Springs, Colo.-While there
is no frontier left in the West, now
and then one may come across some
thing interesting In the way of the
primitive. In the n~orthernmost and
central part of New Mexico, just
across the Colorado line, is the small
town of TERRA Amarillo. There are
about 500 people living there, mostly
Of Spanish birth, and among them a
very, very large portion who can
legitimately qualify on a $4,000
bond.
They have made, and are still max
ing, a great deal Of money in sheep
and wool, and are quite happy without
electric lights, autos or sidewalks.
If you are ever fortunate enough to
be invited to visit one of these fam
lilies, no doubt you will go In a kindly,
tolerant spirit and come away pleas
antly amazed.
They are the very heart and soul
of hospitality and welcome a stranger
with q sincere enthusiasm that makes
n ashamed of the cold-blooded,
naughty p~oliteness of an American.
They Are Americans.
And that calls to mind the dignified
rejoinder of one of these citizens upon
being questioned as to where his sym
pathies were in our trouble with Mex
ico-with the Americans OF the Mex
leans.
His terse reply, Il am an Ameri-
can" was sufficient. Considering that
scarcely any of the inhabitants are
educated, according to the average
standard, that was a remarkable re-
ply.
The houses are nearly all built Of
sun-dried bricks of mud called adobe,
set down, more than likely, in a sea
of mud or dust, according to the sea
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Everybody Rich
In Dobe Village

son. with few windows, and facing
haphazard in any direction. without
regard to the streets. If there are
streets, and back door to the front or
side of a neighbor.
No lights on the street make navi-
cation at night a risk. and no side
walks of any kind add to the excite
ment.
In the houses r piled hit or miss
the most expensive of furnishings. as
the big catalogue houses of the East
know quite well that it pays to adj
vertise where there is money. and
no nearby merchants TO beguile with
window displays. A fine kitchen cab
met may be right beside the phono-
graph with its dozens and dozens of
records, mostly stringed and operate
music, and almost invariably the
houses are clean as securing with
soap and water. can make them.
If you eat with them, you will eat
chilli, as it is a standby like our bread
and potatoes. There Is nothing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
TAXES CAUSE PENNY FAMINE
MINIS Begin Making 100000 One
Cent Pieces Daily to Sup
ply Demand.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are more in
demand than dollars in these days Of
soda water taxes. Since May /, when
these taxes went into effect, the Unit
ed States mints and subtreasurles
have been flooded with orders for mil
lions of one-cent pieces and these
coins have been shipped to banks by
the bushels. To meet the continued
demand the Philadelphia and Denver
mints are working almost exclusively
on one-cent pieces. and an extra shift
of workers has been ordered for the
Philadelphia mint. Two million one
cent pieces will be turned out daily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

elusive about the chill. Nor has 1t
lost any Of the energy Of Its forefa-
Tiers. It is a good plan to eat some
Of it before you patronize a local bar
Der, as it tends TO loosen ones hair,
at least it seems TO, which answers
the same purpose.
The barber, who probably owns
1000 head of sheep. wears a wool
sack full of his own product on his
face, and his uniform is overalls that
have been so long a part of his ward
robe that they could belong to no one
but the barber. They also serve as
a strop, after the razor has been
dipped in the basin of jellifed con-
glomerate suds.
In the stores, which one and all
carry enormous stocks for so small a
place, you will be confronted with an
odor, from the improperly cured hun
dreds Of sheepskins piled along with
the bright colored silks and shawls
and artificial flowers, appealingly dis
played for the edification of the fem
mime residents. Perfume is sold here
by the quart, as no proud young lady
or boy, would think of attending q
dance without saturating both cloth
ing and hair with it.
Altogether TERRA Amarillo is an
intensely interesting place to visit. Il
one likes the out-of-the-ordinary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
POWDER IN SHOES
As WELL is GUNS
Eoots Ease to be Added to Equip
ment OF Hospital Corps
AE Fort WaVna.

Under the above heading the Detroit
Free Press, among other things says.
ssThe theory is that soldiers whose feet
are in good condition can walk further
and faster than soldiers who have corns
and bunions incased in rawhide."
The P~lattsburg Camp Manual advises
men in training to shake Foot-Ease in
their shoes each morning.
There is no foot comforter equal to
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic, healing
powder to be shaken into the shoes and
sprinkied in the foot-bath, for hot, tired,
aching, perspiring, smarting, swollen,
tender feet, corns, bunions, blisters OF
~callouses. What wouldn't you give to be
relieved Of one days pain of your corns
and bunions2 Here is relief for cuery
day. You won't realize this until you
have tried Aliens Foot-Ease yourself.
You simply forget all about your feet
they are made SO comfortable. Ask
your druggist to-day for q package Of
ALIENS FOOT-EASE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
tinted States Senate.

EACH United States senator is elect
ed for six years, unless he is chosen to
Eli the unexpired term of some sena-
tor who has died or resigned. On
March a in every "odd year'-1919.
etc.-the terms of 30 senator's expire;
that is, me-third Of the whole number.
BY this plan there Is never an entirely
new senate. Even II no members were
reelected, two-thirds of the member
ship would always consist Of men who
have bad either two OF four years ser
vice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Allies Are Planning to Raise Nee
essary Money.
II VIII Take $2o,ooo,ooo to Put Trans
Siberian Railroad Line In
Shape.

Washington.-It will take $4,000
700 to put the Trans-Siberlan railroad
in proper working condition. Eight
nations are now trying to finance the
road temporarily, without waiting for
formal recognition Of the Kolchak gov
eminent at Omsk. Present indications
are that recognition must come before
financial aid on this scale car be ex-
tended.
The interaIlied railway commission
at vladivostok has made strong repre-
sensations to each of the eight coun-
tries, urging the making available Inn
mediately of this amount Of money in
the form Of credits, so that the sys-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

peeler which can handle 1000 pounds al hour; electric ice cream freezer.
electric food and meat grinder, electric cake machine, with eOquart capacity,
ID q dsh-washing machine, which will handle 1000 dishes an hour, will be
among the conveniences which will both speed up and tighten the work.
electricity will play an important part on the great batheship, for its
use VIII be extensive. The main engines Of the vessel will be electric. the
electric generators driven by steam turbines Of $4,000 horse power, and steam
supplied by oI+burning watertube boilers Electricity Will handle the mmu-
milton he the guns, raise and lower boats and anchors steer the ship and
regulate the ventiaHng blowers
The calfornias keel was laid IN October 25, 1915. and she coon will he
ready to leave the ways. Her cost when the award was made to Mare Island
three years ago was placed at $z41856
14nch guns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Wonderful lie Write.

"Oh, Mr.. Turnem-D owne," ex-
claimed Stayupp N. SchibbIe, II will
admit that my technique may permit
Of slight Improvement, but you must
concede that l have a wonderful imagi
nation" s"You certainly have. young
man, returned the crusty fiction edi-
tor, III you imagine you can sell your
bunk to me-"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

more than 100000 sound milk bottles are collected annually from the city
dumps, the specialists report. In some cities the business carried on by junk
dealers is n of the most serious sources of milk bottle losses, they say. Not
only do they sell the bottles to dealers in the city, but often ship them to
other towns. Most states have no laws restricting such traffic.
Only SO cities had milk bottle exchanges, or places where milk bottles
from all sources ire sorted out and returned to the owners, provided he is a
member of the exchange.
Nineteen states have regulations governing the Use of milk bottles, the
report concludes and p cities reported the use by dealers of other dealers
bottles. L
This is another proof our. extravaganza as a people, since most stores and
delcatessen shops charge one cent for the bottles and redeem them.
One wonders how many of the 100000 bottles on the dumps represent a
cent each.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

sending or receiving messages, but from possessing any instrument y WMSn
messages might possibly be picked up. When the country entered the War
against Germany the measures became even stricer, for every person WIN
a wireless outfit came under suspicion Of being a spy.
The government is going to license amateurs and radio inspectors VII
make periodical visits In various cities during which the licensed amateurs
are expected to undergo examinations. ~
Uncle Sam will brook no interference O the part of amateurs who try
to send messages or who attempt to test sending equipment eXstmg
law will be strictly enforced regarding interference.
In New England alone there are over $500 active amateur radio operators
who are keen to resume their favoite pasume of listening In" for the mystic
codes, as well as the decipherable messages.
Many Of these amateurs confused matters at the beginning Of the war,
before the United States took control of the wireless. by reporting all manner
of sensational "spy' plots mystic code messages and messages, mostly undecfphr
cradle that they believed to emanate from some secret Hun radio tower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

6lChty mOoI Va bho
time. ] went to .
doctor and be said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which adj
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said if ! could not
stop that, l could
not get well. /
heard so muchabout
Lydia 3. Pinkhams
"a-AknAlA Tn~-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Returned Soldiers Protest Against
Foreigners Filling Positions
They Need.
EXPECT FIGHT ON REPEAL
War Times Election Act Repeal Is op-
posed-Educational Test May Be
Made to Disfranchise Many Of
Teuton Origin.

Toronto.-Despite the approach Of
normal peace when there Will be no
more enemies" the alien enemy ques-
ton is still far from settled in Canada.
Controversy surges around two
points first: Is the alien enemy to be
allowed to work? and, second: Is he to
be allowed to vote?
When the war was on the alien en-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12

craft Of her class, they will find every
modern convenience provided for their
safety and comfort.
While every known protection
will be provided against mine and
submarine attack, and naval officers
consider the California to be as nearly
impregnable against destruction as 1t
is possible to build a ship, the crea-
ture comforts Of the men will include
q dental Office, barber shop and a
score Of conveniences usually assoc
cfatad with hotaIs An aIoofrio pofoto
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-12
Recipe for cheerfulnsss.

The way to git cheerful Is to smile
when you feel bad, to think about
somebody else's headache when your
own head is most Dustin, to keep on
beIlevln' the sun is shinin' when the
clouds Is thick enough to cut.-AIrs.
Wigs.