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islature during the present session by Senator Watt T. Brown, of Ashville, fol- lowing the investigation of existing con ditions and present needs, according to statements made by Senator Brown CT route to Montgomery.
 Something must be done to change the present system" said Senator Brown People in the sixth district have beer given many false conceptions of tick erad- ication and many have been led to be- lieve that the democratic party is the cause of all the trouble.
 Many of the people find it hard to dip their cattle regularly at distant vats when the animals have been free of ticks for months or years. It is essential that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

A successful experiment in peanut cul- tivation on the Euphrates river in Meso- potamia has been accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
THE SMALLER INTERESTS

So too coincident in point of time with these other demonstrations, is the per
 fectinr of a syndicate which will make if possible to finance the important dried fruit industry of California The amount involved is not as large as is the case III
 some of the other undertakings, But lt is large enough to make 1t possible TOT
 inc important dried fruit industry or California to be confident that all finan-
 cial aid in the gathering and marketing of their commodities will be secured.
 Rut this is not all On the very day tbat some of these revelations were made. onlv a few hours after the beginning or tbe new fiscal year. comes the announce
 ment that a bankers committee has been
 perfected for the purpose or iina'ieiiis
 the purchase and allocation to various railroad companies of cars ana iocoalio, .on noo tives, the aggregate amount pelng s4oo,s'. The bankers propose to create equiphien,
 trusts aggregating two hunoreo anu eighty millions, the certificates or "hieil
 will be negotiable and placed upon tno market. Of the details of this plan It is
 not necessary now to make explanation.
 Reference is made to it solely Tor the purpose of adding another to the many demonstrations of the vast ana Varieo work of preparation for peace which the ITnited States not so much the govern ment as the people, have undertaken anu which may compare justly with the swliC- ness the precision and adequacy or the preparations which were made re" months after the day when war was oe- clared. for enabling the United States to take it's appropriate part in the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Surprise Contest to Be
 Held at Rotary Luncheon
Major H. B. May of Rainbow Division
 to Make Talk

The prize for the best never mino what" which was to have been given to somebody at the Rotary luncheon last Wednesday, but which was not award ed because the event or contest was crowded off the programme, will be awarded today at the regular weekly luncheon, according to Clarence Lloyd secretary of the local Rotary club.
 Maj H. H. May of the 167th infantry will be the guest of the club, and will make a talk to the members. The club congratulated itself on the large attend ance last Wednesday,. It is expected that just as many Rotarians will be present again today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
STATE TICK LAWS
 MAY BE MOD|F| TED

Because of the great amount of antag- Vnism shown in the state, especially ir the sixth congressional district, to pres ent laws for tick eradication in Alabama, legislation tending to relieve the situa- tion will be brought before the state leg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

hospital by Davenport & Harris, negro undertakers. Physicians at the hospital states yesterday afternoon that both of them were rather badly hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

Some of the caterpillars found in the region of the Darling river in Australia are over six inches in length.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

Thirty-fve thousand alien women are included in the population of New York citV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
OTHER REIMBURSEMENT STEPS

But it is not the almost coincident, in
 point of time, approach of various na- tions to the United States with intent to secure loans which alone demonstrate the unparalleled activity now prevailing in this country which has for it's purpose
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Business Problems
SOLVED by BRUNO DUKE,
Author, Harold whitehead.
ProGt Sharing.

CHAPTER NJ.
some OF 'he opinions expressed 10 of the
proht- sharing plan OF the Magnus Brothers we're
interesting 20 say tho least Of IL
The hrsi one tackled was young chan
named Parks. He was Thin and accentuated II
by wearing tight-itting clothes He wore ytrv
expression as though he mad Just bitten
ounce. "
As he occupied the desk mex, TO mine I had
chance OF getting acquainted ana by a skin..
his necktics ! quickly won his rcspcct :runn
Duke put me up 70 mat dodge. He said III
you want 70 WIN young fellow, admire his
nccktieS II YOU win a mature MAJ
ask his advice, ana If YOU want 10 Win ~
old chap. asks MIN what he eats--thats sales
mamShp!' "
50. ono noon time said to Parks: WARS
ms rEoit sharing stunt I've heard about-is
II any good" 80
sure. Mike" he admitted The idea,s good
put The execution rotten. Fancy putting us on
equal terms to the KIDS VINO &c; up orders
rs bad for the moral of the p!acc--it gives
But understand all were on q footins
statesmen and all " ++''ii'S'
get Fat salary and all expenses paid is we
fellows that need it. Resides it's really We fcI.
lows who do tho important work 1.ha
statesmen make all kinds Of bulls on ,heir
"iIers, and II We didn't watch EN- closer than
thr devil they would be the carpet every
ddS The trouble with this Joint is Thai fh.
h0sseS don't know what's going on COZ Id
LII en- few things II wished, F'r instance
"i'u ne went on 10 recount how he'd saved
ShlcSmhn from trouble by some ordinary cor
rcciion on the order ~
Hoy WOULD YOU handle proht.sharins
hei"ve me. Va arrange somehow That Phs
fellows that did the mos good cithcr in nc
ln2 expenses or suggesting a new thing GO,
IA" dough TO he continued tomorrow
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Schools Within Schools
By LOUIS r. POST,
Assistant Secretary OF Lnhor.

III" moment that the manufacturer realizes
MAJ MS own Interest as VEL! IS the interest
employees become citizens he now seeks the I'd
81 The United States Bureau OF Naturalization.
Ihcse requests are being made By telegram, by
!G'ie! by personal appeal, IN numbers greater
taaN the bureau can cope with.
AIS. nen fol"!cn- born men and women ap-
peal 70 The government TO provide means by
men's tXorte: of them before they can become
citizens. the ro.ronsibility for providing that
St SfH or tie s %e the h"reaH 81
or the would he citizen knowledge of the Eng
United states assigns charge Of ali matters
concerning the naturalization OF aliens" 20 the
Mature lization Bureau.
=, hrst The activity OF the bureau was limited
10 a general effort Of the naturalization cx-
a:n!nfTs IN their respective territories TO in
necessary. some local agency to provide it Ger
tain heenninEs that made in 1909 by
public.spr!ted individuals in various localit les
a field for the uEscliish effort Of all. the public
school vas tho local agency in which the edu-
cationa movement should center Therefore,
when the breaking of the world aroused
the whole country 10 the necessity for i'm
mediatey taking steps secure the LOYALTY
Of the foreign residents of tho United States
70 the language and ideals OF the founders Of
non. IN" r!3n was ready, and the Soundne IS
OF lis principles had already been tested b.
expericnc"
1000 communities have established schools
many Thousand more need to do while
10000 textbooks are in use no unnatuTalizcd
alien In this country should DE without one
moreover, movement is on foot TO put these
where few communities have Hospitality vel
coined the rev citizens. this welcoming cerc-
mony the ,sraduation" OF the foreign horn
his study as commencement festivitiAa are for
me hITh school studcnt.-CopyrIghi. 1919.
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A. Tabloid Tale.
The Turning of the Worm.

l'tle rreon Toes was sitting on his stone
hlsh-chair hus!iy throwing down mis- mock
orange raiue on the rocky door
Putty. FACE wife OF !ron-Top. who chic.
OF the stone Eater Tribe. yelled 20 him 10 nick
Up inc rail- ,Sec Riinllum Cheesecake's Way
Bach or The Beg inning OF II AID
iron.Top stopped over for the ninety.ninth
Time and II Putty Face could nave read his
thoughts as he picked UP the rattle. she would
nave Aat,encd him gu, ike a fossil IRON. Top
htd great respect for Putty Face. for she al
WAYS had rock or club on tap. for some rca :.
son or other she was good kicker
Pink The rattle fell again, and little Pig
con Toes roared hearty chuchie Puts.
Face commanded lron-Top TO pick !, up. lie
STONED over 'see Jabez Piunketts Good posi-.
tons for knoc!; out Kicks Adapted from The
stone age and picked /; Up again once more
RINK pink -p!inketty. pink, Went The rattie
Pick up Little PidEys rattle Toppy. and be
BANNED quick about IL" tSec "Forccful EXPIRES.
SONS Of the Feminine sex UP ra;i! Now by
Like thunder I Will bawied on, Iron-Top.
aud he made grab for his Whopperausus shin
6 bone: swung =. around couple OF times. and
the top OF mountain. where Il nj! into hole
THIS was The frst game OF So!f ever pla yed
!ron-ToP having started with a record Of the
First Hole in one shot
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Mailing the President Down

NJ EITHER Congress nor the country will
take seriously the resolution offered by
Representative Campbell. of Kansas. pro-
hibitins the President from leaving the terri
torlal bounds of the country during his Term
OF office and prohibiting him from dischare.
ing the duties OF his Office whenever he shall
absent himself from the seat of government
IN Washington. But the measure is an in
terestint exhibit OF the mental processes of
such statesmen as Kansas persists in impos-
ing upon our Legislative bodies
There may be some sound reasons why
President should not leave his country even
on so important mission as that which
TOOK Mr.. Wilson TO Europe. The fact that
no other chief executive ever felt free 10 yisi,
foreign SOIL shows that the unwritten rule
against 1t has much TO support it, Nor has
all the prejudice against this sort OF thing
been removed from the public mind by the
excursion of President Wilson TO the neuce
conference There are plenty of thought mi
men who have not been reconciled tn tba
absence from the United States OF the head
OF the government
But 10 lock the President UP in Washing
ton Tor four or eight years as the case NAV
De, depr!ving him of the right 10 function
aS chiel magistrate every time he makes
speech IN Baltimore motors through tho
valley OF Virginia. is d proposition too absurd
10 be considered by thinking men II should
not only be the privilege of the President
pul IL Is his duty 10 commingle with his
ie''o" couh'fymen as often as he can safely
leave his official residence The country has
right to receive and to hear the man whom
they have elevated to the highest station in
the republic, and il is part of his business
TO meet and be greeted by those millions OF
men and women who elected him and who
support him in his policies
IT the President should be imprisoned in
Washington during the whole period of his
service he would be barred from the oppor-
tunity 10 sound the intimate sentiment of tho
nation Or If he we're to be stripped Of the
powers of his Office during necessary absences
from the capital, the Vice President wouId
nave 10 take over Tho reins of government
At such times This would make the presi-
dehSy dnal position and the confusion
which would follow might easily prove disas-
trous.
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A Daily Once Over.
Remember, stunt Is Only Stunt.

F" nat DO YOU suppose Is the rcaaon thu, VA,
can md time 10 DO almost anything within ~ ~
reals 20 YOU but when IT comes ito everyday
dIiii, whether IN school, IN musical aCcomuIIsh.
meht o" routine work At homo or the shon
you nave no tune absolutely rushed 10 death"
In your music. YOU know that yot, I,i.,,
actually delays tho day when YOU VIII no recoE,
nlZed. on your merits, great aItist
Unless you need recreation. IL is Wat. ~
time TO play pieces" IL you really c.neci n
rhe pieces YOU play are merely llit!e psr,x
OF exercises and II you have learned every
po.sb!e exercise you can play any "pIrcc" -,
sight
so murh Tor tho music feature and n tx the
same way IN every single thinH you undertake
The lime you append on the nero aln,is-men 1
"hd Tor IN" sake Of "hoWn. OF to your fricndy.
uh!ess acne win definite purpose TO keep you
from a feeling OF fear before an audience. *
uniting you mentally and physically for a
position A. the ton in any line
WI! reading story bookn make you -
1tn2Ty writer! Think about IT, - (Copyr5ht,
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est hour in modern history. and tina,
me snip the Maylower was freiahted
kind OF any that ever spread its sails.
Now comes the climax OF all the
achievements Of man. Alcock and
hrown. IN nonstop flight through
IN, ar had their !uncheon a; noon
saturday IN Newfoundland. and their
SUNDAY breakfast in Ireland. Columbus
tossed the Atlantic in seventy days:
he Pilgrim fathers in s!xty.three davs
and nights. but these sailors Of tn
IN crossed in sixteen hours and twelve
minutes. 1t is the literal fulhllment OF
tie words OF King David. God hath
placed all things IN the heavens above
within mans rule" All discoveries
VIVA tsoever as to the mastery OF Wind
"hd IRE and water and electricity were
swept together Ia this single airplane
Everything that Calico had found on.
As TO the weight OF the air. that New
ton had set forth in HIS doctrine OF
gravity. that Watt had discovered in
l'.S ensine. ina. Franklin had found
o. Langley. Wright and Marconi. to-
either with the discoveries OF hum
drcds OF students through thc past
Thousand Years OF history. we're all
united and carried UP to supreme OK.
c"ience. ready for the great cxperi-
ment o, nyins through tho air. across
TIC Atlantic ocean. from the new con-
''nrNt back TO the continent Of Eng
land and Spain, from whence Colum-
tus and the Pilgrim fathers set forth
Upon their sublime enterprise. Hence
to'th let no scholar speak meanly %
man. made in the image OF Cod He
is partner IN the Divine Enterprise
OF bringing IN golden age, Tod,y
man. who has thrown bridge across
the Atlantic. now stands front TO
front VITA another p!an--nam=ly. the
invention Of mechanism ~ means
OF which man can sigma! 10 Mars and
ind out whether Or not NO have
friends upon that distant continent.
Coating IN yonder sea OF sapphire ana
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TO the fact shat one Is a southcrne- and
IN" other n native OF the North for
scctionalisnl should not he thought %
in matter involving intriguing ana
honest dealing.
|; must appear % all unprcjud!ced
III nds mat the Congressmau, in his
cnieayor 10 have the comptroller re-
moved has placed himself IN pre-
carious position. and reminds the
writer o' humorous ys, naive, re
quest made ~ the NATIVES Of 30
hama. who were in the habit Of burn
Ing blue !,Eats on stormy niShts along
he shor" TO lure ships 10 destruction
This narrative was told the writer by
commander OF the navy several years
go aud seems appropr!n;e 20 this con
troversy, The Governor Of the island
when contemplating vacation visit
to London asked TIE natives I. ,hcv
had any Grievance 70 make TO the
crown. he would DC slad 10 take *,
They met IN conclsve and sent the
following Please remove the !isht-
houses - they arc running our buSi-
ness
A VIRGlHIAN.
Richmond Va, July u, 1919.
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed
Authoritative Writers-A Daily Editorial
TIE THREE CROSSINGS.
DY DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

Man measures his conquest over
physical nature by contrasting the
Sh'ps and wagons that carry him over
sea ana land. On August :. 1872. Co.
iumbus sailed west from Paios. in
search search Of = ~, new route to India When
sailors were terror stricken and mu-
tinted. When nine weeks had passed.
LAND birds were seen. with bush
holding fresh berries. and the next
day a cane. curiously carved. was found
noatins in the water. On tho seven
tieth day the land breeze. fragrant
with doors of flowers and forests
greeted them. and that night n moving
light was seen. That day brought
triumph to Columbus, with the proof
and that by sailing westward he could
reach the coveted treasures OF the East.
columbus WAS denied rewards and rec
placed upon his tomb this inscription.
columbus has given new world 10
CaS;il" and Leon"
Win 1n H%su pg Fl Ss@ saa nf i MagnoTs
John Carver. the governor: William
i;i LIE man Of nerve and pub
tleman horn; Miles Standish. the SOL
dter fearless" were among the com
pany. The Mayhower was "A ship Of
$50 tons. In it's ca hin the leaders wrote
out covenant ana compact. which
,hcy solemny signed that has been
called The seed corn Of the constitu-
ton IN" voyage took sixty-thrce DAYS
ana nights ON Novcmher TO- the pill.
srins caught sight Of the md Of Cape
cod. and the next day anchored in a
dangerous hsrbor. Winter was coming
on, and the men explored the bay for
sood landing place. The cold was
intense. freezing tho spray on their
clothes. The Indians sent 4 nicht Of
arrows. In the midst OF the snowstorn.
on December q: they found lovely
harhor and ON the 22nd the MayhoScr
dropprd anchor near Plymouth ROCK
Carlyle SAYS that that was the great
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-18
4 Little Slice o. Lie.

Yes. sir" said friend OF mine.
As we walked along the street,
The present high price
OF liquor is a grea, thing
!, IS so high that man has to be
\ millionaire TO accumulate
Any sort OF package.
! can RENE nber the time when
Anybody could get drunk,
whisky was tina; cheap
Even poor man could so out
And celebrate.
Now i; Is a rich mans sport,
And il IS The greatest thing
That has ever happened 10 the
Masses IN this country.
Liquor is out OF reach
OF the poor"
Just then We turned corner,
And We met the reggedest bum
We had ever seen
Leaning up against a lamp post
Ana taking to an imaginary horse
Ills breath WAS fatal
~ forty PAGES. and
He asked US for nickel
To ge, just one more drink.
r.. ".
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Word NEGRO" Used aE n Common


Subscriber RICHMOND. = The word
negro" used tn distinguish black
man from a white man. is a common
noun. and is not capitalized. The words
Poles. MeXicans, Russian and Next
cans" are proper nouns. dcsignatinS
the countries or nationalities from
which the white men came. II the
or Indian nation to which the negro
belonged he would have written IAN
ok Ia h oma or Creek negro" In dcscrih-
ing an incident in which a white man
and black man take part. the men
would be designated MS John Smith,
white. or white man. and James
Smith. negro. or a black man. The
words arc common adjoctives and
nouns, and arc not capitalized.
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q
lac IN postponed. IT viii probably commence
hc fore military commission tomorrow: The
celebrated YcrgcT case from Mississippi
being heard before chief Justice Chase, involves
question of the constitutionality of the trial
of civilians before military comm sslors.
4 number Of gentlemen have recently COM
petcd what ad 10 be the largest lime kiln
in the United states. 1t is located in Boteto
county near Indian Rock the James River
and Kama wha canal. The Richmond gentlemen
engaged In this new enterprise are w. G Tur-
pin. T. :llet and T.. Dillon.
is a candidate for Secretary of the Common
wealth.
ierday and visited wall street. He was
daily even enthusiastically. received every
he went
Married In Baltimore on the evening OF
July Is by Rev 3 II. Higgins. ID. D.. John
81 Jennings. Of Richmond, and Miss Sarah L.
tIanding, OF Baltimore.
Tho President yesterday issued procLima-
ton calling the Texas State election for No.
vemter 30,
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Out OF the Dark.

Under the stars Beneath the glowing
stars!
The world lies like an ocean of soft
darkness vast and wide
The west is dark as il no glowing bars
From the sunse, had lighted il and
splashcd 10 its far side:
II seems as II. if one should but let go.
He would go sinking in the sea Of
darkness. down and down,
And darkness tides would drift hin, TO
and fro.
Till, far beyond the reaching of the
last star. he would drown.
do not like the world TO he like that,
like the world. my world, tho world
love, to he aliEht--
All. now frogs voice booms across
the fiat,
And now thousand answer II. and
wake the silent night:
And now d housed-in baby gives n cav
And man laughs. anil somewhere
in tho night mother sings
And in the rising moon the trees stand
tall.
And all the world turns to a harp
with vibrant silver strings
judd Mortimer Lewis, In ths Hous.
ton Post.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
ny HENRY EDWARD WARNER
A Little Slice o. Life.


Job hunting has become acute
The other day 4 jobiess man
stood by the river and another man
was drowning. The drowning man
Cried for help.
Where do you work."
Asked the Jobless one.
Thirty Green Street" was the reply.
Go ahead and drown" said the
Joblcss One. I'll get your job"
lie hurried TO so Green Stree;
And said TO the proprietor:
Your man has just drowned.
] have come for his job
Hurry up and give il TO me-
The proprietor said calmly:
You're too late. young man
The guy who pushed him in
Has got tho job"
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Di.cnHed Plants Examined.

MIS-. n. +. A. Columbia. s. C.-The
sociological Exchange. Bureau o.!
llant Industry. Forest Service. where
the diseases OF ornamental plants re-
cctvc attention. advises that there are
10 publications an diseases o. Tie
olcandcr which can be distributed
There IS a hacter!os!s OF olcander and
many fungous troubles that are known
!Ac physiological Exchange Is always
pleased to give prompt attention to dis
oascd material sent there for examina-
ton and TO give advice concerning any
SPECIFIC trouble. Mrs Flora w. Pat
tcrhon Is the mycolosist in charge.
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In its efforts 10 ingrat!ate itself with the
. allies. the present Turkish government has
: sentenced former Ministers Enver. Talaat and
Djemal TO death without producing the crimi-
mails before the court which tried them. That
action shows earnest OF good intentions
but unless it produces the condemned and
carries out the sentence, the allies must keep
the clamps on 10 insure good behavior in
the fNtnre.
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No one will question the sincerity of Attor-
pey-General Palmers statement that prohibi.
ton is being enforced effectively throughout
the United States, but there are many who
will doubt the accuracy OF his information
He might CLEAN a larger knowledge OF the
real situation by visit TO certain noun
famous counties OF Virginia where Illicit
stills are multiplying IN number daily and
the moonshine stuff is pedded IN buckets
with little appaIlnt eHor, al concealment
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Kcntucky Handicap. 1910.

=. Z. r. CIV Folnt :dWay, j.
w Parrish's ive-year- horse by
Ballot Thirty-Th.rty. came from he
hind and in a driving finish won the
kentucky Handicap at Churchill
Towns. Louisville. May "a. by one
length. s ~ Henderson's Reaverkill
finished second. nose in front of Will
lis sharpe kilmers F.Xtermnator. The
Porter. ST. Bernard Royce Roofs. and
Nulcanite finished in the order named.
The race was a mile and quarter
for three year-olds and upwards. II
was run in 2:1o Pa, seven second ;
slower than the track record. The
track was muddy.