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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16

The highest mountain peak in North
America is Mount Mckinley, in Alaska.
whose altitude is 203O0 feet, and the high
est in South America, Mount Aconca-
qua, in the Andes, on the border of Chile
and Argentina. 20.0S0 feet The highest
mountain in the world is Mount Everest,
in the Himalayas, in Asia. Its altitude
is z, 092 feet. There are several hundred
mountain peaks in the HimaIayas 10000
feet or over, running to an altitude of
q, 27S feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16
A Real SIG Value

Handsome allover brown
kid 9-inch boot, with ele- .
CANT slender vamp, plain
toe, Louis heel and hand
turned sole.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
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The scheduled meeting of the e>Eoun-
ty Council of Defense for THIS even
ing has been postponed owing to the
inability of Chairman E. r. Simon
to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
MINING IN CAL.
DUE FOR PEACE
TIME OST

San Francisco, Jan. 3.-Mining,
the industry which has played so vital
q part in the winning Of the war, will
assume a position Of greater import
ance following the cessation of hos
tilities than ever before, according to
Fletcher Hamilton, state mineralog-
ist. Development of new mining
fields is essentially pioneer enter
prise, said Mr.. Hamilton, and activi-
ties of this character have always
been evidenced in the periods after
the important wars of the world. The
Independent, open-air, "do and dare
spirit is engendered in the hearts OF
the soldier and sailor, and thousands
of the American boys who are soon
to come home from France will never
again be satisfied to sit at a desk
through the day, and go home to a
stuffy room on city street at night.
Mining is the type of industry which
will attract thsse men.
Three contributing factors, said
Mr.. Hamilton, will assure the truth of
the statement that mining, particular
ly in California, is on the eve of a
great revival.
l. The demand for metals, struc-
tural materials, petroleum products
and heavy chemicals which will ac-
company the reconstruction, rehablll-
tation and reorganization of the entire
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
TRACTOR SCHOOL.

Professor II. P. Cummock. OF Los
Angeles has full charge of the classes
in motors and engines in the FL Cen
tro Tractor School. He is an au-
thority on gas and steam engines,
having had eighteen years thorough
experience in that line. For a num-
Der of years he worked for the rail
road companies and prior to his TAX
ing charge Of the Tractor School
classes he taught in a large auto
mobile college in Los Angeles. Pro
fessor Cummock is a guest at the
Oregon hotel. One Of the good quail
tiles of the professor is his absolute
self control. No matter how absurd
the questions are which are put to
him and no matter how many times
a certain question is asked by the
students, he answers them with per-
feet clearness and calmness. Fur
P1hermore, he never uses technical
term without giving full explana-
ton of the same. Soon after Pro-
fessor Cummock is through with his
| instructions and demonstrations OF
the motors and engines, Professor
Cross, an authority on tractors, will
arrive from the Brawley tractor CEN
ter to take charge Of the classes. The
Tractor School has new more new
students. Some students come every
day all the way from Brawley, Ca
lsxies and other places seven or ten
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

The Chamber of Commefce ,hst
evening voted funds for the pyBlica-
tion of booklet containing he by
laws of the organization, together
with the complete membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

civilized world. =.
2. The existence of all kinds OF
mineral deposits, both developed ana
undeveloped, in every one Of the %
counties of the state, which will make
possible partial satisfaction OF that
demand at least.
3. The accessibility of labor and
brains trained to tasks of the neces-
sarv character. and the energy and
initiative to carry on the work, as
represented in the presence OF re-
turned soldiers and others who VIII
look to the West for field in which
20 begin life anew.
= The mining laws of the state and
nation are so framed, Mr.. Hamilton
said, as to offer every announcement
to the prospector and pioneer. When
a mineral deposit is discovered on
public land-and there remain large
tracts of government land yet open
for location in California-the stak-
ing out of a claim and recording Tor
location in the local county record
er's office gives the locator posses
sorv title to the ground. One hun
dred dollars worth of assessment
work annually performed maintains
such title indefinitely.
In the beginning, gold, he said, was
the sole mineral substance produced
in California. Last year 54 dl1IeT.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
HEAVY DAMAGE
IN PHANTOM
FIRE ACCIDENT

Imperial, Jan. 3.-The effort last
night of the fire department to
reach a phantom fire supposed to be
somewhere in the city, and stage
drivers impression that the scene of
the fire had been reached, led to one
Of the most spectacular smashups in
the history of the Valley since the
advent Of the 'horseless vehicle"
The city's big fire truck and a
United Stages Hudson super-six
"side-swiped" at the intersection of
Man and Imperial avenue in such a
manner that the left rear wheel of
the car locked the right front wheel
of the truck, so that the truck could
not be steered, with the result that
it struck the Transformer pole of the
Holton Power Company on the north
side of the First National Bank,
swapping the pole from it's concrete
foundation and carrying it against
the wall of the bank. By this time
the momentum of the truck had been
checked and no damage was done TO
the building.
The damage to the fire truck could
not be determined today. Estimates
ran all the way from $500 to $1,000.
The repairs to the super-six, Mr..
Rhoads thought, would cost about
$50. sP|s's's
The Holton Power Company esti-
mates it's damage, roughly, as fol-
lows: New pole, about $50; new
transformer, $3.50, and labor, about
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

Lieutenant l.. l.. Lamson of De-
wore, Cal, and member of the stock
firm of Peters. Lamson & Walker,
left this morning for San Diego aft
er weeks visit here with friends
and relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

ent mineral substances were mined
and marketed, and in 81 counties OF
state. Gold is still big item in the
total output, but where it constituted
three -fourths of the total value in
1887 and almost one-half in 1917, it
made up only one-eighth OF the en-
tire amount in 1917. This in face OF
the fact that the gold reproduction
itself was consistently increasing dur
ing the 80 years mentioned; which
means that scores of adopted and ma
tive sons have slowly but surely ap-
piled business methods to the unearth-
ing of bodies of clay, asbestos, graph
ite. ochre, mica, soapstone, granite,
slate and soda, as well as to gold,
silver, copper, lead and zinc, and the
many structural and industriA ma
terials, and salinas, and petroleum
which underlie the hills and valleys
ard deserts of our well-named
"Golden State"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
HEAVY RENTAL
PRICE PAID FOR
VALLEY LANDS

Calipatria, Jan. 3.-Numerous
leases of farm land in this vicinity
have been made in the last few
months at prices ranging from $50
to $27.5O an acre. Most of the
leased land is to be used for raising
vegetables. Calipatria is rapidly be-
coming a truck gardening center and
soon carload shipments of vegetables
will be made from this station.
Considerable alfalfa land has been
rented to cattle and sheep growers
at s1s to $22.5O an acre, and even
this figure has been excelled, ac-
cording to reports. A ranch of 32O
acres was recently leased by J. g.
O'Neill and A. D. Mackenzie for $25
an acre.
The high rentals paid for land in
the north end of the Valley are here
considered strong indication of the
productive, value of the land. Much
of the land bringing the high rentals
now were leased two or three years
ago for as low as $40 an acre.
In the last few months many hun
dreds of acres of alfalfa stands have
been developed in the Calipatria dis
trict and thousands of cattle, hogs
and sheep are being fed within seven
or eight miles of the town.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

The scheduled meeting of theEoun-
| ty Council of Defense for THIS even.
ing has been postponed owing to the
| inability of Chairman E. r. Simon
to be present.
The Chamber of Commetce last
/ evening voted funds for the puBlica-
tion of booklet containing the by
/ laws of the organization, together
with the complete membership.
Lieutenant L. l.. Lamson of De-
wore, Cal, and member of the stock
firm of Peters, Lamson & Walker,
left this morning for San Diego aft
er weeks visit here with friends
and relatives.
o. G. Horne. cashier of the Secbf-
ity Commercial and Savings Bank
returned this morning from Los An
geies after enjoying brief holiday
vacation. Mrs. Horne will - return
within the next ten days.
An adjourned meeting of the coun-
ty board of supervisors will be held
tomorrow to clean up all pending
business, thus enabling the new board,
which takes office on next Monday ),
to stair with clean slate.
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff
in the case of Edward H. Alcott VS..
w. +. Rawson was rendered by Judge
Cole in Superior court today The
judgment was entered on stipulation
and called for the sum of S65OO and
costs.
Tony Bernard, Valley wrestling
champion, won his go with Sailor
Woods at Holtville last night after
one Of the toughest battles of his
career. He won the first fall in an
hour and one minute and the second
fall in twenty-one minutes. Many
fans from this city attended the
match.
The petition of Rollin Nichols, ad- i
ministrator of the estate of the late
Galen Nichols, to dispose of the per-
sonal property to pay the costs of
administration and meet the indebted
ness, was filed today. The petition
shows the property to be sold is worth
about $4,000. including $500 worth Of
Liberty bonds.
Mrs. Eden Wickham of Vine street
is very i'll with influenza pneumonia
H. E. Covey, for the past six years
head salesman with the Knowles Fur
niture Company at Pasadena, has ac-
cepted a similar. position with the
. McCune Furniture Company here. He
arrived New Years day and says
that he is wonderfully impressed
with the business appearance of Ell
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

miles from El Centro. Yesterday the
students had a chance to repair a
Ford owned by the High School and
also Hudson belonging to someone
else. This good start promises to
turn out a bunch of expert tractor
and gas engine operators.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

Do YOU want to buy home ready
to move in? We offer you choice
from five; liberal terms. Valley Lum-
ber Co.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

WANTED-Work on ranch by SIN
gle man, by month. Reply Box H.
Press office.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
SANITARY DAIRY co.

Cottage cheese fresh every day at
Moore's Bakery, Sanitary Dairy
plant and Sanitary milk wagon
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

PIONEER EMPLOYMENT AGENT,
Ell Centro; 22S North Fourth St.
Wanted-25 men, $4.00 per day,
s1GO for board: furnish blankets,
etc, complete. Phone 248W. Come
and see
THE PIONEER EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

Today's arrivals at the Barbara
Worth hotel include R. A. Mears, Il.
R. Root, Louis Luchel, R. G. Riser,
z. Il. Piarsler and c. n. CLapp.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03

Word reached the city today from
Mrs. Lota Alexander that she was
sufficiently recovered from her recent
illness to return home the latter part
of this week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
SCOTTSWlLE OIL CO.
BRINGS IN ANOTHER WELL
JASPER TAYLOR, SECRETARY
AND TREASURER OF coMPA.
NY TELEPHONES NEWS.

Jasper Taylor. secretary and treas
urer of the Scottsville Oil Co., OF this
county, operating in the oil fields of
Allen county, Kentucky, telephoned
to the officers of the Company Wednes-
day night that another big we'll had
been brought in on the Motley lease,
making total of twenty-three oil pro-
ducing wells brought in by this COM
pany up to the present time.
In recent issue of the Oil World
the Scottsville Oil Company is spoken
of as one of the coming big producing
oil companies of Allen county.
The Moulder Oil Company, which is
made up largely of the same stock
holders as the scottsYille Oil Co., is
making preparations to begin boring
on their property. which is consider
ed one of the best pools in the Ken.
tucky field. The Moulder Company
has large holdings and are fast closing
out the stock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
MORE RESERVATIONS TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ARE
OFFERED senate TODAY
SENATOR KNOX COMES FOR
WARD JUST AS VOTING ON
AMENDMENTS ABOUT CLOSE.
MAKES U. S. CONSULTING NATION
Pennsylvania Senator Claims His
Amendments Would Place Nation in
the League Without Complicating
Details and Perious Obligations.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Just as
the senate was preparing to wind up
voting on the amendments to the
peace treaty, Senator Knox of Penn
sylvania offered a new set of reserva-
tions, which he claims will preserve
the freedom of action for the United
States in the league of nations. In
the new reservations the United
States reserves the full right to deter
mine Its action upon all international
questions withdrawn from the league.
The certified approval of the leading
allies must be given within sixty days.
The reservations offered by Senator
Knox virtually makes the United
States merely consulting member
of the league of nations, and he
claims it will put the country in the
league in principle without the COM
plicating details and perilous obliga-
tions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
REALTY CO
STAGES TWO BIG
LAND AUCTION SALES
SELLS J. n. ANDERSON FARM AND
J. H. HANSON FARM FOR
HANDSOME PRICES.
BUYS BACK J.W. FRIERSON FARM
Osborne Sale Next Wednesday, Nov.
18th, and the c. e. Letslnger Sale
+ "Wednesday, November 1sth-Week
Later.

The Figuers Realty Co. is planning
two big action sales to come off in
weeks. The first sale will take place
Maury county within the next two
next Wednesday, Nov. IL, when he
will sell the j. C. Osborne farm of 311
acres three miles from Columbia on
the Theta pike.
This farm has been plated and laid
off into four tracts and will be sold
separately and then as whole, For
the past one hundred years or more
this farm has been in the Osborne
family. j. G. Osborne lived on the
farm II years and hisr father before
him lived on the farm life time.
One week later or Wednesday, Nov.
10th, this firm will sell the c. E, Lot
singer farm of about 256 acres, eight
miles north of Williamsport on the
old Natchez Trace road This farm
will also be cut up into small tracts
and sold then as a whole. This is
one of the best farms in this section
of the county and is in a high state,
Of cultivation and well improved.
The Figuers Realty Company also
reports the sale of the J. H. Anderson
farm of 115 acres at Williamsport to
J. w. Mayfield for 10000 This Is an
unimproved, very rich river bottom
farm.
Mr.. Figuers has sold his j. n. Han
son farm about two miles from Colum-
bia on the Hampshire pike to ]. w.
Martin for 5000 per acre. This farm
contains 1870 acres and borders on
Duck river and has some splendid bot
tom corn land
Mr.. Figuers has also bought back
the Moore farm on the Nashville pike
from John W. Frierson for $225.00 per
acre, or a total of $3S,250. Mr.. Fig
uers is having the entire farm sown
in wheat and expects to put every
acre of the tillable land in alfalfa
within the next two years. Mr.. Fig
uers will move his family from the
Hanson place about the first OF the
year to his new home on the Nash
vile pike.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
MARTIAL AIR TO
PREVAIL HERE ON
TUESDAY, NOV. II
BOTH COLUMBIA MILITARY
ACADEMY. AND BRANHAM AND
HUGHES HAVE BEEN INVITED.
OFFICERS AND STAFF IN UNIFORM
Hundreds of Former Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Also Expected to Be
Present to Engage in Celebration
OF Armistice Day.

A decided martial air will prevail
in Columbia Tuesday. Bands will
blare and banners fly to the breeze as
Maury county observes and celebrates
the close of the first year of peace.
Not only will there be hundreds of for
mer service men, soldiers, sailors and
marines here, but the Military Acad-
emy and Branham & Hughes Military
Academy have been invited to partic-
ipate In the festivities.
The officers and stats and entire
cadet force of both military institu-
tions, together with the bands in full
uniform are expected, and will add
much to the enjoyment of the day,
which it is believed will be one long
to be remembered in Columbia.
Local citizens are expecting record
breaking crowds here on Tuesday and
plans for the reception and entertain
ment of the visitors are bein per.
fected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
Special Train
To Bring "Edns"
Here Friday

Accompanied by a special train
load of rooters, the fast Bryson Col
lege gridiron aggregation will invade
Columbia Friday for the express pur-
pose of taking home with them the
scalps of the c. NJ. A. team.
1t is believed that the game will be
one of the hardest fought of the sea-
son. Reports coming from Fayette-
vile are to the effect that the Bry-
son College eleven is in the pink of
condition and putting up a classy
brand of football these days.
C. NJ. A. has made a splendid record
this season, but will be badly handi-
capped by the absence of several star
players firm the lineup on account of
injuries.
The game is attracting much atten-
ton and 1t is expected that it will be
one of the most largely attended of
the season.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
NEGROES ! TO OBSERVE
ARM|ST|CE DAY HERE
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES WILL
BE HELD AT ST. PAUL'S A.
M. {. CHURCH.

Negroes of Maury county will eel.
ebrate armistice day Elaborate plans
are being made to honor the returned
negro soldiers of the world war. The
negro ministers of the city and county
compose the committee on arrange.
ments of which Rev. J. S. Gilmore is
general chairman. r. G. Johnson is
chairman of the program committee.
Appropriate exercises will be held at
st. Paups A. NJ e. church following
the parade in the afternoon. Address
es will be made to the colored SOL
diers by Major Horace Frierson and
Mayor Joseph M. Dedman.
A dinner will be served to the sol
diers at the church, Maggie Green
being chairman of the committee on
refreshments. Capt. L. H. Gilmore
will have charge Of the parade which
will be largely through the colored
residential sections of the city.
All negro soldiers are requested to
meet at the Odd Fellows hall and
muster for the parade. The following
committee is soliciting funds: L. H.
Gilmore, Wallace Williams, Edgar
Mayes and Maggie Green.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
Ed. P. TURNER
AGAIN TO HEAD
N. {. STEWARDS
MEMBER Is REFLECT
ED CHAIRMAN FOR THE
EIGHTEENTH TERM.
PASTORS SALARY IS INCREASED
A. L. Haston Secretary and Carl A.
Ross Treasrer, Mrs. Kelly Organ
ist and Mrs. Sharp Director Of the
Choir-Other Appointments.

Edward P. Turner was reelected
chairman of the board of stewards of
the First Methodist church at the in
itial meeting for the conference year
on Wednesday night Mr. Turner
will enter upon his eighteenth term in
that office. He has served for nearly
thirty years on the board.
A. L. Haston was reelected secre.
tary of the board and Carl A. Ross
was again made treasurer.
The salary of the pastor was fixed
at $2,5O0 year and the parsonage.
The salary was $4,000 last year, being
an increase of $500. G. A. Sloan was
appointed chairman of the finance
committee. The, remaining members
of the committee will be appointed
late..
The following were named as ush-
ers: William P. Boyd, Releigh S.
Hopkins, Charles A. Sloan, A. l.. Has
ton, Harry e. Turner, Maury Pigg
Conner Smith.
Mrs. Kelly was reelected organist
and Mrs. Charles H. Sharp was again
chosen as director of the choir.
Mrs. Figuers and Miss Carrie Will
liams were appointed committee to
arrange for the communion service.
The following committee on decor
alton of the church was appointed:
Mrs. Wooten and Mrs. Hendley and
Miss Carrie Williams.
The members of the board entered
upon the work of the new year with
full confidence that it would be one of |
the best in the history of the church
Durig the past year every obligation
of the church was met, its books bal
anced to cent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
Expect1To Make
No Changes In
Light SerDice

Current rumors to the effect that it
would be necessary for the Columbia
Water & Light Company to operate,
on the Moonlight Schedule" cutting
off street lights on moonlight nights,
are without foundation, it was an
nounced at the Office of the company
Officials say that the contract which
the company has with the city does
not permit the suggested curtailment
of service. 1t is said that the only
thing which would bring about opera
tion of the moonlight basis would be
an order from federal officials.
In an effort to conserve the thirty
day supply of fuel now on hand the
Water and Light Company last night
cut off the water at II o'clock, turn
ing it on again at o'clock this morn
ing. Consumers express themselves
as being glad.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07
GOOD RESPONSE
TO APPEAL FOR
AGNES SCOTT
COMMITTEE EXPRESSES APPRE-
CATION FOR RESPONSES
MADE IN COUNTY.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OF GIRLS
Gratifying Interest Shown In These
Perilous Times by Those to Whom
the Appeal Has Been Made, Says
Chairman Cant.

The campaign here for funds for
Agnes Scott College for young ladies',
one of the foremost institutions of the
kind in the nation, has shown that
there is great interest in the cause
of Christian education for girls. The
committee in charge has been very
much gratified at the liberal response
that has been made by the people. A
substantial sum has been secured to
increase the endowment of this in
stitution, but the most pleasing fea-
ture of the campaign to the commit
tee has been the fact that the people
are growing in appreciation Of the
need for Christian education.
The following statement has been
made by the committee through DR..
H. A. Cant, the chairman.
Dear Mr.. Finney: We are closing
up today the campaign for the Agnes
Scott College endowment fund at this
place. 1t has been entirely successful
and satisfactory, considering the
many demands made on our people at
this time.
"Citizens of Columbia, the Zion and
Cross Bridges neighborhoods have
have made very creditable subscrip-
ton expressing their interest in and
appreciation of the necessity of Chris
tian education of our girls. Other
sections of the county have not yet
been canvassed. DR.. McDougal, state
chairman, and l wish to thank you
and Mr. Clagett for the publicity CIV
en- the cause and also to express our
appreciation Of the aid and support of
our friends who have literally sub
scribed and assisted in making the ef-
forts of the committee success in
this great cause. Gratefully yours,
III. A. CANT, Chm. Local Com"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-ln his an
nual Thanksgiving Day proclamation
issued last night President Wilson
says:
but to attain the consummation of
the great work to which the American
people devoted their manhood and the
vast resources of their country they
should, as they give thanks to, God,
reconsecra te themselves to those
principles of right which triumphed
through his merciful goodness. Our
gratitude can find no more perfect ex-
preston than to bulwark with loyalty
and patriotism those principles for
which the free peoples OF the earth
fought and died.
During the past year we have had
much TO make us grateful; in spite
OF the confusion in our economic lie
resulting from the war we have pros
pered. Our haryests have been plen-
tiful and of our abundance we have
been able to render succor to less IA
vored nations. Our democracy re-
mains mistaken in world torn with
political and social unrest Our ira
ditional ideals are still our guides
in the path Of progress and civiliza'
ton.