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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
SELMA

Selma, September 25 - fSpecal-) Build the wharf and terminals re- gardless of any action that may bs taken by the inland waterways com mission on the barge line." urged w. c. Agee at meeting of business men at the chamber of commerce. called to hear the report of the special com mittee which went from this city to Washington Both Mir Agee and Nor gan Richards, the other member of ths committee. brought the good news that everything looked favorable for tho barge line and that at an early daf Q they expect an order to be issued in- stall:ng barges to ply between Mont gomery and Mobile the year round.
 The matter is now in the hands of the inland waterways commission and will be placed before Director General Hines on his return from vacation. Senators Bankhead and Underwood are
 on the ground and will watch develop ments
 MT. Agee. in his report tos the cham her of commerce here. asked that there be no relaxation in the plans which have already been set on foot to erect modern wharf with suitable ter minals at Selma. He declared the fu- lure commercial welfare of the city dema nded wharf and that If the gov ! ernment did not put in a boats line 3 way would he found tc do it.
 A resolution was passed 10 invite ] Hon. M J Sanders. head of inland l water transportation in the south. te visit Selma at an early date. MT. San 1 ders is at present in New Orleans. Ar | arrangements for his visit~will be con
 dnc.~a through Hon. c. "A. Tomlinsor
 at Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
ELECTRICITY BEST
 ! OF FARM SERVANTS
Thousands of Farm Homes Already Have Electric.
 Many Are Buying

A traveller through the country today and that is the number of farms where electric service it now used.
 A few years ago. three or four at most. the coal-oil lantern and lamp and the long handled wooden pump. which stood in the barnyard, and froze up solid every winter, were symbols of the farm, just as the street car and the department store are symbols of the city, With the farm were associated ideas of old shioned ways of doing things Of hard work and long hours.
 But what a change has taken place!
 Drive out into the country at night and look at the farm houses you pass. In great many of them instead or the dim glow that used to come from one or two windows. or the bobbing point of light that marked lantern being carried up .-. -se house from the barn you will see the whole place brightly lighted. Drive into the barn yard Instead of waiting while some one at the house lights a lantern and comes out, you'll suddenly find the whole yard flooded with light from an electric lamp on pole in the center or the yard, or perhaps on corner or the barn. And when your host comes out youll find that he has turned on the yard light from inside the house. Then he'll take you through the house and barns and show you what a difference electricity can make oL the farm.
 As you go through the country you will find surprisingly large nunber of farms electrically equipped. And nearly all of this equipment has been
 
 years One manufacturer alone an nounces lover seventy-five thousand satisfied users, a surprising fact, in view of the farmers well-known ten dency to make a long and thorough in l vestigation7 before he buys anything 1 in the way of farm equipment ] What, then, is the reason -or this rapid increase in the rural use of cleo l tricity? Simply this that eiectricity has proved to be wonderfully useful or i the farm. Much more so. in fact. thar | in city homes.
 Electric hght is not only superior tt all others as a light. but is much more convenient, much safer and in farn usage. saves a great amount of time lThe difference between turning a switcl at the house and lighting lantern ha already been mentioned. and this great CT convenience is found throughout. Up stairs lights can be switched on iron the lower hall, and even the barn ma. be lighted from the house.
 This convenience effects a sreat say ling of time The daily cleaLing am filling of lamps is no longer necessary There is no walking from the barn t
 the house to get lantern And ir tn
 barn itself it is found that the well iplaced electric lamps make every move ment surer and faster. saving nearl
 half the time it used to take to do tn I chores.
 l Electric light is safer, too particu larly in the barn. where the hazard o fire from an overturned lantern wa formerly very great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
An Uhsolued Mystery
By HENRY B. GRAY. JR.

stepped out just as quickly. No, the water was not too hot: not too cold The trouble was that he had stepped on something that hurt his foot Naturany he lost no time in investigating, and ms surprise can be imagined when he found that he had stepped on lead bullet, the nose of which was mashed flat.
 This explained the holes discovered III the screen, window pane and shade. but now the unsolved questions are whence did the bullet come? When did 1t happen, during the day or night? Was II nreo from a point near at hand or nau !. come from long distance? What had II struck prior to passing through the win . dow? Neither the screen nor glass couid have mashed the bullet into it's present shape: there is not the slightest scratch in the tub; nor is there mark on the walls or elsewhere that it might nave struck before glancing into the tub These and a dozen other questions pre- sent themselves and defy answer.
 At the same time this incident prlngS to light again af ever-present danger III Birmingham For years Red mountain and the valley beyond were far rom the city; all the boys of the town useo to go there to hunt and shoot Ioday the city has grown until it has reached tne ton of Red mountain, yet it is still the favorite place for people to try out ne" fire arms and practice shooting.
 Such promiscuous use of firearms IS menace to the safety of all who live IT Rirminehs,a There is no way of know ing how many bullets have fallen m ,he city as a result of the thoughtiess hrlhs of guns in the wrong direction. They are likely to fall anywhere. The bullet wnici prompted this story happened to iano IF the tub of an unoccupied house, but Il might just as accidentally have hit some occupant of the house who happened 'e be in the room.
 Such stray shot has already cause, one tragedy in Birmingham. Every one will remember that tragic afternoon sev eral wears ago at the Jefferson theatre when the son of one of Birmingham most prominent families was Killed py shot that came from no one knows where If is a mystery that can never be solVed And another such accident IS nkely u happen at any time unless sometning i' done to prevent the use of firearms Wl'h in dangerous distance of Birmingham "Out of the nowhere into the where = we can never say whence they come; pu we do know where they sometimes fai and the harm they may do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
Iron and Steel Review

Cleevland, O., September 25.-The most un-American strike in history of country has been frustrated by loyalty of Amer ican workmen of iron and steel industries national-wide walk-ou: made possible by stampeding of foreign workmen which it has threatened by iadiGal agistors would paralize industry, has failed at vital points, and outlook is that it has passed the crest. IL is estimated that 95 per cent of strikers have been recruited from ranks of foreign comE,on labor. Amerl- can employees as rule rot only refused to join strike. but have manifested a willing ness to return to work the moment oppor- tunty presents itself. While many plants have been forced to close, this has been due in numerous cases to the crppling Of certain essential departments and to in- voluntary or coercAd absence of non-strik-
 ing workmen rather than to strength ot strikers themselves. Active number of bona fide strikers have been placed at 20 per cent of total forces now idle. Steel manufacturers have taken calm view or situation. awaiting opportunity to prop erIy appraise the extent of offensive movement against them It is manifest
 however, that there is no disposition to adopt aggressive measures to reopen plant now idle.
 The Pittsburg district, with it's predom- mating productive capacity, has been least affected of all lea ding steel centers. Conditions there have shown progressive improvement since Monday, and some of foreign workmen who went out at first call have reported for work. This has en- abled the restoring to production of some
 of blast furnaces which has been banked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

of the fifteenth annual convention ing Clubs of the World.
 The selection of Mir. Meredith, who was unopposed. to succeed w. c. D'Arcv of St. Louis was followed by the election of eight vice presidents. They are Rowe Stewart. Philadelphiai E. Lyau Cunts. Baltimore; John Ring, Sr, St. Louis: Rollin c. Ayres, San Francisco: F. W. Stewart Montreal, Canada; Charles F. Higham. London, England; Benjamin tJ. Lee, Minne- apolis, and Reuben II. Donnelly, Chi cago r. S. Florea of New York was
 reelected executive secretary and will serve for the seventh consecutive year.
 Miss Jane Martin of New York was formally announced ss the first wo- man member of the executive commit
 tee. the women having already named
 her as their nominee The assembly approved the selection by the commit
 tee of Indianapolis for the next con. vention.
 In the award of trophies, Toledo
 won the war prize for the most effec- tive work during hostilities and Cleve- land won the truth prize The war trophy was a bronze plaque given by St. Louis and the truth prize was a silver globe given by the Baltimore 1 club, A. c. Newmeyer of New Orleans was presented with silver loving cup l for his work on the programme for the conventiox.
 Numerous resolutions were adopted ! the most far-reachsng being that of- fered by the Mississippi valley clubs ] of waterways development and which
 was unanimously adopted. The reso- l lution, in addition to urging Congress | to act on inland water routes, re-
 auested the Secretary of War to allow | Illinois to open up the Illinois river l to navigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

Here's a mystery for the amateur de- tectives of Birmingham to get together on and try to solve. The city police were light, but after a thorough investigation announced that it was too hard for them and that greater minds must be called into the case if a solution is to be found.
 On South Twentieth street, not far from Five Points, is a house that has been closed all summer during the ab- sence from the city of it's usual occu-
 pants. A few days ago the owners re-
 turned and when they entered the house
 everything looked so well that they con-
 graduated themselves. Not only did
 they have a place to live at a time when d house for rent is as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth but at first glance everything was in the same good condi- tion in which it had been left. Thanks to the presence of a ud-barking dog on the place even sneak thieves had passed 1 it by.
 And then came the discovery of the un- solved nysteryl In a bathroom on the l south side of the second floor are two
 windows, screened. The shades had l been drawn And when the house was closed both wlndoWS ana SndueS "oic III I good condition.
 But on this day of reopening such was no longer the case In the center or
 the shade protecting the east window
 was a jagged hole, as though It hao caught on a nail and been torn. sec
 ond look disclosed that there were a
 number of pieces of glass on the tboor
 under the torn shade, and when the
 shade was raised small round hole was | found in the window pane. The screeh' | too. had suffered the same extraordinary 1 treatment and it was obvious that some object had passed through all three. l At first it was thought that some boy 1 had thpown small stone through the window. but a second look showed clearly | that no stone could have left as clean ] 2 hole as there was in the window glass | And a careful search of the floor ais closed no tell-tale evidence. It was de- cideS that "spooks" must have been l in the neghborhood. , | Later. however, an important dlscoV cry was made One of the members or the household decided to take a pa .n
 and filled the tub with water In que 1 course he stepped into the water ah'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

in the Birmingham district The waiE. ont has failed signally while in the eas' operations in genera! have been inter. ferred with but slightly. The greates' point of disaffection has been in fonnss- town. Chicago, Cleveland and Buf1alo ois- tricts. where production is virtually at ~ standstill. 1n all centers blast luii'ae plants because Of large percelltasS ,,a aon,roon an1 foreign labor employed nave offered will bring about sharp curtaiimeh' of washed steel production with it's ar tendant stifling effect upon dive'si'leu s industry. In others, results promise to pe eht-The Iron Trade Review.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
OLIVER IN ETOWAH
 ID BOOST RA|NEY.
Interest in Seventh District Race Keen in Washington,
 Says Congressman

Gadsden, September 25.-(Special) Hon. W. B. Oliver. member of Congress from the sixth district, arrived in Gadsden last night from Washington. coming to the Seventh district to make number of speeches in the interest of the dem ocratic candidate for Congress. Captain L. B. Rainey of Etowah county.
 Interest in this election is very keen in Washington, and the returns will be
 received there very eagerly, said MT
 Oliver. In this election, the people of
 the Seventh district will not only have an opportunity to register their views
 on the league of nations. but to ex-
 press their approval of the record
 of the democratic party,s record in Con-
 gress, as well as their disappnoval of
 some of the legislation now proposed by
 republicans.
 MT. Oliver said that he and the other
 members of the Alabama delegation feel very greatly interested in the contest in
 the Seventh district because the repub- licans are sending into the district not only money but speakers who have never been friendly to legislation in which this section is vitally interested. MT. Oliver had particular reference to Congressman Wood of Indiana, who is coming into this district tomorrow to make speeches for lC. B. Kennamer. republican nominee for Congress.
 BLOW AT SOUTH
 "It is well that republicans as well as democrats should know that many bills are now pending in Congress, introduced by republicans, said MT. Oliver. which are nimical to the interests of Alabama. Among them may be mentioned Dill to place a pnohibitive duty on fertilizer If the republicans have their way pot ash which has always been on the free 1, list, will have a duty placed on It that l will make it cost $250 ton.
 l Separate coaches for white and black l races will be done away with if p'iI 1 introduced by republicans is passed. ana | the south's representation in Congress
 will be cut down. Even an embargo on foodstuffs and other things the farrer raises has been suggested, and only 'ast
 Friday Congressman Fess Of Ohio. cfa1r- man of the republican national congress sional committee, made a speech Tn the lHouse in which he advocated prosecution of the farmers who associated themselves | together to find a market for their prod- ucts and to obtain fair prices therefor, and to likewise remove all exemptions from prosecution as to laborers meeting and uniting to secure fair wages Now, I arrive in the district and fnd 1 that MT. Fess has been writing letters down here claiming that the republican 1 candidate, MT. Kennemar. is in hearty sympathy with the majority party in
 the legislation it proposes. and appealing
 to the voters of Alabama to support him
 on that basis. How many Alabsmians
 will vote for a man like that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
Deportation Hearing Against Berkman Is
 Held in Penitentiary
By Associated Press

Atlanta September 25.-Deportation proceedings against Alexander Berk- man. who is serving term in the At lanta federal penitentiary on convic- tion of conspiracy to obstruct the draft were conducted in the penitentiary to- day by Immigration Inspector kess- Ter Of Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
Johnson to Resume Tour
ev Associated Press

 Washington, September 25.-Senator Johnson of California announced today he would leave here tomorrow for san Francisco to resume his speechmaklhg g campaign against ratificatin of the neace treaty with it's league of nations covenant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

 section of the country, made the follow ing statement:
 II have suffered from indigestion for a number of years and could not keep the lightest food on my stomach: I was bloated with gas and in great pain. l was constipated all the time and could never get any medicine to relieve me; had headaches and dizzy spells, and could not sleep; had trouble with my kidneys and pains in my back. and had rheu matic pains all through my body and felt weak and all run down, in fact felt so bad I could hardly stand on my feet. I started to take Plant Juice and after three bottles I am feeling the best have in years. I sleep we'll, have B fine appetite and have no more trou- ble with my kidneys or rheumatism think that Plant Juice Is cheap at $yop and am grateful for what it has done for me"
 Plant Juice is sold in Birmingham at Norton's drug store. Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
MEREDITH NAMED HEAD OF AD MEN Resolutions Adopted Urg- ing Congress to Develop
 Inland Waterways
gy Associated Prss.

New Orleans. La. September 25f Election of, E, T. Meredith of Des Moines.. Iowa. unanimously as presi-
 dent and the adoption of resolutions urging Congress to develop inland waterways featured the closing session
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
JOINS THE ARMY OF ENTHUSIASTS
Birmingham Citizen Adds His Name to the Long List of Plant Juice
 Testifiers

Recently MT. H. l.. Lindsay of No 2oOl North Sixteenth street, Birmingham, one of the best known farmers in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

Hamilton, Ont, has been chosen for the Dominion Trades and Labor Con gress on September 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
For the Good of
 the Community

days Of operations, tnereDy causing loss of tens of thousands of dollars, which the stockholders pocketed without mur- mur.
 Nothing daunted by this adversity they immediately began preparations for this years fair on larger scale than ever be- fore. They will have the largest and best selected collection of farm and industrial products ever assembled in the state, and no Alabamian should fail to see it. twill be a revelation to them-the rapid ad- vance made in the state in agriculture and livestock in recent years.
 One fact about the State Fair that should be known and appreciated by Ala bamians is that it is not operated for the purpose of making money for It's stock holders. Every dollar taken in at the gates or for concessions, after paying the op- erating expenses, if 1t pays them in full, IS held in the treasury for use in further en- larging and improving the fair.
 When there is a surplus the officers, ap- ply every penny of it towards making the next fair larger and more attractive than the preceding one.
 The men in charge of the Alabama State Fair have the confidence of their friends and business associates who know them as wide-awake, progressive men who have the best interests of the state at heart They are serving no selfish pur- pose in operating the fair from year to year, but they are looking solely to the up building of the agricultural and industrial interests of the state.
 The State Fair is an institution in which every Alabamian should feel an interest. Every person in the state should feel proud of it and the work it has accom- plished.
 Some of the finest cattle in the country are raised in Alabama and the state IS now setting the pace in the diversificatlon of crops They have changed from all cotton to grain, hay, potatoes, vegetables and livestock. In no other state has the progress been greater or more successful.
 The Alabama State Fair affords them an opportunity to show their neighbors and the world what they have done and are doing. It can be made the greatest advertisement for Alabama that could possibly be given. Visitors could there see with their own eyes the things made here and be convinced of the greatness of the state and it's people.
 In some districts in Alabama that raised nothing but cotton few years ago livestock now rove the broad fields, and peanuts and beans and corn and oats and hay are to be seen on every farm
 Some of the larger plantations in the black belt thatraised hundreds of bales of cotton in the years when farm labor was cheap this year will raise less than half the average number of bales, but the owners will have more money at the end of the year notwithstanding they are paying la Dor at least 100 per cent more than for merly.
 Give the State Fair a boost by going yourself and urging everybody else to go. It will do you and them good and help Birmingham and Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
COTTON JUMP PREDICTED

An immediate climb in the pr,ce of cot ton was predicted by MT. Oliver If The peace treaty is ratified. while its deteat bv the Senate will bring very severe sl,1n,p in that market. in his opin on Not only is the peace. but the very bust ness interests of the world, is involved ir the fight now raging in the Senate
 Mir Oliver spoke for Captain Rainev at Springville and Odenvlle, in St. Clair county, today, and will be at Pell City and Ragland. in the same county, to- morrow, Friday and Saturday morning he will be in DeKalb county and at At talla Saturday night.
 T,dpe w w Brandon of Tuscaloosa spoke twice in Cherokee county yester- day for Captain Rainey and began series of speeches in Blouht and Cullman counties this morning. Hon. J. Thomas Heflin is in DeKalb county today. speak inp this morning at Sylvania and being billed for Geraldine at Il o'clock tomor- row morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-08
PRINCE RUPERT
 SOON TO LAY KEEL

The Prince Rupert Dry Dock & Engineering Co.,, under the leadership of John L. Mullen, president, and Newman Erb, chairman of the board, is rapidly rushing work on the construction of several vessels for the Canadi- an Government. Under the eX- pert guidance of J. V. Paterson, formerly head of the Seattle Con- struction x Dry Dock Co.,, and who has been engaged in advis- ory capacity, a splendid start has been made. Such additional equip ment needed for the carrying out of the contract is now being pur- chased and installed and in a short time the first keel will be laid which will mark a new era for the Northern city. = Merchant and Marine News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-08
HARRY MCCORMACK
 ARRIVES FROM OVERSEAS

Harry Mccormack, who re- gently returned from overseas, arrived on the City of Seattle Sunday morning. He will spend the summer in Wrangell with his brother, Leo Mccormack.
 Harry Mccormack enlisted in the 85th Nova Scotia Highland Brigade in 1915. Among the many battles he went through were the famous Vimy Ridge, Avalon, Hill 70, Passiondale, Amiens, Aris. At Cambrai he was twice wounded on September 29, after which he was taken to England.
 Harry Mccormack is much more reticent than his brother Leo, the coal baron. It took con siderable questioning to obtain the above information. However, he is emphatic in declaring that he is glad it is all over, but there was so much horror connected with the great struggle that he has no inclination to recount his +orri bla oypariapoac