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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
BILLS INTRODUCED SEEK DEVELOPMENT OF WARRIOR RIVER
West Presents Four Bills in Aid of River Traffic. Constitutional Amend
 ment Necessary

Montgomery, July 25.-(Special )-Sen- ator West of Jefferson county introduced four bills in the senate today to amend the constitution so that Jefferson county
 and municipalities of five thousand or more inhabitants therein may build, buy.
 own, operate and control railways either steam electric, terminals, highways. freight depots, storage depots, wharves. piers, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, trucks, etc.
 The state constitution must be amend ed in order that these privileges may be granted the county and the municipan- ties and the bills introduced by Senator West, if passed will submit the ques- ton to vote of the people of the state. They apply only to counties having one hundred thousand inhabitants or over and to municipalities in such counties having five thousand or more inhabitants These bills were introduced at the re- quest of the Warrior River Development committee of Birmingham and have TOT their purpose the development Of tral- fc on the Warrior river. The govern ment having begun the operation of craft on the river between Cordova and Mo- bile, terminals at Cordova or some other point in the Birmingham district became necessary as did the building of ral' way line or other transportation artery
 Under the constitutional amendment, + adopted, Jefferson county will be au- thorized to engage in, lend it's credit, grant public money, or other thing ot value in aid of the requirement., construc- tion, purpose, ownership, lease. mainten- ance, use control and operation of high ways railroads by any kind Of motive power, conveyances or appliance, frelght docks, piers, warehouses, grain elevators storage tanks, team trucks and all other facilities and structures, the dredging O. the approaches to the water terminal, to traverse or cross adjacent counties and to increase the limit of county indebted ness from two and half to four and half per cent of it's taxable property.
 Another bill authorizes the issue on bonds, not exceeding one per cent in ad- dition to the limit of county indebtedness of such taxable property in the county, to hold elections to determine whether such bonds shall issue to levy and collect a special tax not exceeding twenty cents on the hundred dollars of taxable prop erty, the bond to be exempt from state county and municipal taxes.
 The bills were read and referred to the committee on constitution and con- stitutional revision and amendments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
DEPUTY CONSTABLE
 INJURED IN COLLISION

Curtis Majors, deputy Tor Con stable J. D. Carlisle. was injured yes terday afternoon when a motorcyc!e he was riding collided with an auto mobile owned by J. J. Stanley, pro- prietor of a market, on Fourth ave nue between Twentieth and Nineteenth streets, and driven by negro.
 The accident happened in front oi the market According to witnesses the officer was riding west on motor cycle and the negro had started to leave the market in the truck when the machines collded about midway the street The deputy's leg was caught between the machines and Nbroken in two places
 Lige Loy's ambulance was summoned and he was rushed to the South High 1 lands infirmary. where he was re- ported to be resting as we'll as could be expected last night. The negro was placed under bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
MEETING POSTPONED

The board of revenue, who were ex- pected to hold a meeting at the Bessemer office Friday morning failed to appear. being detained in Birmingham, and the visit to Bessemer had been postponed until next week. The board will let number of contracts for road work in the Bessemer district on August 15, ac- cording to MT Joe Pickens, Bessemer clerk. Among the improvements will be a cement bridge across Rock Creek on the Taylor's ferry road; bids will be open ed and contracts let for five miles Of shale rock on the Oak Grove road, con- tinuing the improvements started some time ago. A contract for cherting stretch of the road known as the Hunts vile road in the Bucksville-Mc cCalla vicinity will also be awarded on August 15. At this time the miles on the south route of the permanent highway between Birmingham and Bessemer will be contracted for, and the road build ing that will improve the district will be- gin shortly afterwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
PROPOSE CHANGE
 IN WALLACE JOB

Montgomery, July 25.-(SpeciaL, The name of the state game and fish commissioner is changed to the de- partment of conservation in b;.l which was enacted by the state senate Friday afternoon.
 The vote was 29 to 9 Senator Phil- lips being the strongest opponent of the measure. on the ground it raised the salary of the fish and game com missioner from s2500 to s3oo0 annual ly He sought to amend the bill so as to fix the salary at that now paid. The bill gives broader powers to the commissioner The expense of oper~ ating the department is paid from the fish and game funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
NEWS OF FNS'IEY

Among the many new structures being built in Ensley is a new filling station on the corner of Nineteenth street and Avenue F. The lot has never had building on it, and has been attractively utilized as floral advertisement by the Bank of Ensley. It is owned by Ramsey & Mccormack and the station is being constructed by their land company. It will probably be in operation in the next 90 days, and will add materially to the convenience of motorists driving on the Ensey highway to Birmingham, as no station is located in that district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July 25.-(SpeciaL)- )-An annex berts school, work to begin in the near future, according to the decision of the board of education at a meeting held Friday afternoon. Plans were considered for the best means of relieving the crowd ed conditions of the grammar schools, and ditions to school buildings were thought to be the Roberts school annex. The rooms will be added on the ground floor at the rear of the building, and will be used to house two grades. Work will be- gin as early as arrangements can be the beginning of the next school term.
 An additional teacher will be engaged for the Roberts school, besides the corps already selected, which will relieve the congestion in the rooms. For several terms past room in the basement has been used as a session room, and the board decided that the room would be abandoned as a session room, not being conducive to health. It is planned by the board to use the basement rooms as an indoor playground to be used in incle- ment weather by the pupils.
 Bessemer Camp No S1, Woodmen of the World. decided at their meeting Thursday evening that they would discontinue leas- ing their hall for dances. This hall has been the most popular place in the city for dances to be held and the decision of the Woodmen will, no doubt, be re- gretted by the young people of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
CASE OF SMALLPOX

What in many instances would have produced something of a panic as taken very calmly by those concerned, when it was discovered late Friday afternoon that one of the telephone operators had a case of smallpox. The young lady lives in Jonesboro on Owen avenue, and as usual came to work Friday morning, hav- ing an eruption on her face, but not feel ing any degree of illness. Late in the afternoon Miss Minnie Word, the head operator, insisted that she see physf- elan, who pronounced that she had case of smallpox. It is said to be a slight attack, and no real discomfort was ex- perienced by the young lady Miss Word stated that the girls at the exchange felt no alarm on being informed of the disease in their midst but all who had not beer vaccinated recently, would take the pre- caution to be vaccinated Friday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26

Mems clothes going be higher this the opinion the big today that clothes need the future Buy all you You will find the of Louis Piz well
 little bit less for mems clothes than the There better qualities no better workmanship than will find these garments your selection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
THE "BLUES''
 Caused by Acid-Stonlach

Millions of people who worry. are despon- dent, have spells of mental depression, feel blue and are often melancholy. believe that these conditions are due to outside influences over which they have little or no control. Nearly always. however. they can be traced to an internal source-acidstomach. Nor is it to be wondered at Acii-stOmach, begin ming with such well defined symptoms as indi gestion, belching. heartburn, bloat. etc. will if not checked, in time affect to some degree or other all the vital organs. The nervous system becomes deranged Digestion suffers: The blood is impoverished. Health ana strength are undermined. The victim oi ac,a, stomach although he may not know the cause of his ailments, feels his hope. courage. ambition and energy slipping. And truly ne is dark-not worth much to the man or woman who has acidstomach!
 Get rid of it! Don't let acid-stomac acn noao you back. wreck your health. make your |, uays s,. missxable. make you victim of the oluss and gloomy thoughts! There is marveious modern remedy called EATONIC that brings. oh! euch quick relief from your ssomacn miseries-sets your stomach to rignts-makes 1t strong, cool. sweet and comfcrtaolc neips you get back your strength. vigor. vitansy. enthusiasm and good cheer. So many tnous, ands upon thousands of sunefeH nIvs Nseu EATONIC with such marveiousiy ne.piuI ae '. eults that we are sure you will feel tne samo Wav if YOU will just give 1t trial. Get big so cent box of EAT0NIC- the good tasting tablets that you eat like bit of candy-from your druggist today. He will return your money if results are not even n,cge than you expect
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
RECORD SMASHED

record of selling retail groceries was smashed by the Ensley fire department yesterday morning, when the firemen of that station sold 1O,000 pounds of sugar in one hour and 15 minutes. In spite of the downpour of rain the line of custom CTS was formed far out into the street before S:30 o'clock and with the ready change and sugar previously sacked rapid fire of sugar selling took place.
 The Vivian and Pratt City depart ments had similar experiences Those in charge at Ensley stated that the sales would have lasted through the day had the Sugar lasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
For the Good of
 the Community

ssEARMERS here are shipping five car
 loads of peaches every day."
 Thus reads an advertisement in recent issue of daily newspaper.
 No, it was not an advertisement of Georgia community, nor one in Delaware or New Jersey. It referred to Atmore, in Escambia County, Alabama, down in the southern part of the state.
 Reading the advertisement further we find: "You see, the peaches are netting the growers some two dollars bushel, and they are getting over 150 bushels to the acre."
 That's $500 an acre net.
 A few years ago Escambia's principal product was cotton and selling it at 10 or 12 cents a pound. Even at present prices an acre of Escambia County land-aver- age would yield only about one bale of cotton, which at 30 cents pound would be worth S15O. The half ton of seed would bring the total value of the yield for the acre up to about S175 or $180, from which would have to be deducted the cost of seed, fertilizer, labor and services and feed stuffs for horse or mule, and farm imple- ments.
 Quite difference in cotton and peaches, with all the advantage in favor of the peaches.
 Geneva County, Alabama, asserts in newspaper advertisement that according to statistics, Geneva County ships more hogs than any other county in the South. Houston County claims to be one of the leading peanut and hog producing coun- ties of the state, the yield being valued at S1.486,OOO for peanuts and over $1 ,O0O,OOO for hogs.
 Conecuh County claims in an advertise ment that more than million dollars worth of beef and pork were raised in that county last year
 These are but samples of an advertise rnent taken from one issue of newspaper of recent date.
 The word cotton did not appear once in any of the advertisements. Not once did the advertisers hold out their respective communities as good cotton lands.
 It was always peaches, peanuts, beans, cattle swine. These were the things for which the lands and the climate were held out to be suitable.
 It took the farmers of Alabama long time to learn that they could not prosper on all-cotton crops but they have learned ,4,. fo 0%, ;,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
HOUSTON BARLEY

The marriage of Miss Lallie Baxley and Dan w. Houston was soemnized at the residence of Rev I. F. Swallow, pastor | of the Presbyterian church Thursday evening at S:30 o'clock The ceremony was performed by Rev Swallow in the presence of a few friends, who accom- panied the couple to his residence. The
 bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs w. l.. Baxley of Brighton, and was member of the 1919 class of graduates at the Bessemer High school. MT. Hous- ton is the son of the late Dan w. Hous- ton, who was postmaster at the time or his death. Both of the young peop'e have a host of friends in the city who congratulate them.
 Miss Lillian Malone entertained with picture-show party Thursday evening in honor of Misses Anna Belle and WillAna Duncan of Lexington, Ky, After attend ing the Grand theatre. the party were entertained by Miss Malone at the res-- dence of her parents on Fourth avenue
 Punch. ices and cakes were served to the guests of Miss Malone, who were as
 follows: Misses Anna Belle Duncan, Will lena Duncan, Beryl Primer, Blanch Brad ley and Messrs. Foster Bradley, Anthon" Bell. Macon Williams. c. A. Duncan. Mir Mccullough and Robert Lee. Rev F. IT. Hutchinson will preach at both services at the First Christian church Sunday, using as his subject Tn
 the morning at II o'clock, "A Religious
 Conscience That Succeeds In the even ing at & o'clock his subject will be "How the Lord Surprised Peter" Bible school at 945 a. m. and the young peoples society
 at 645 p. m.
 PERSONALS l Miss Mary Lee Crane of Newman, Ga. | is tbe guest of her brothers, c. D. and | NJ O. Crane
 | Miss Grace White is in New York on a | business trip, and Will Nlslt relatiNeS while there.
 Misses Edith and Elsa Turner will ar rive Saturday to be the guests or Mar garet Burnap.
 1 Miss Susie White has returned fror;
 a. visit to relatives in Huntsville. | Prof. and Mrs. l.. l.. Vann have return
 cd from a viist to their former home at
 oaRnoke.
 i Mrs Minerva Hickman of New York l is the guest of her niece, Mrs. . M. F. Benton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26
PERSONALS


 Mrs Lucius Patterson has returned to Cuthbert, Ga, after visit to Mrs. Joe Scholl in Fairfield.
 Miss Hope Bennett and Miss Wynne Bennett. daughters of the Rev. Edmonds Bennett, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, have returned to Memphis after visiting Mrs. w. H. McDowell. MT. and Mrs. Clem Burke are spending .wo-weeks vacation at Mobile and Coden.
 ]. R. Lester, former teacher and ath- letic director of Ensley High school, is visiting MT. and Mrs w. w. Garrett, Jr, on Twentieth avenue. MT. Lester has spent the past year in service Tn France and received his discharge last | week.
 1 Complimenting Miss Elizabeth Floyd, | bride elect, Mrs. R. R. Custred, Mrs. F. l L. Merkel, Mrs. F. F. Wiggins and Mrs 1 C. w. Overstreet will be joint hostesses 1 Tuesday afternoon at miscellaneous shower at 67 Thomas avenue, Pratt City. | Miss Virginia Hay will entertain at a porch party this morning for Miss Maude Driggers, whose wedding to MT. Giles will be an event of next Wednesday even- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-26

Mrs Lucius Patterson has returned to Cuthbert, Ga, after visit to Mrs. Joe Scholl in Fairfield.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15
mHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY LIES.

HAT notice issued at headquarters OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers in indianapolis yesterday IN which
lie statement is made that responsibility Tor breaking OFT
associations over the new wage scale the central compeh
i've district rests with the operators consistent following
out of the campaign of the mine workers. but 1t tells only
bne side of the matter at issue
The whole truth is that the representatives OF the mine
workers entered The conference which began at Buffalo and
continued at Philadelphia SO tied up by their nsruc-
that the representatives Of TIC operators were either
compelled TO grant the whole program Of the miners or
break off negotiations And to have granted that would
been tantamoun to increasing the coal bill OF the ma
ion 10 an amount which has been estimated to be billion
dollars year.
In the face Of the sweeping demands the miners made to
have simply acquiesced would have thrown the whole re-
possibility for such an increase upon the mine operators
and even the miners probably would be willing to concede
hat would have caused storm which The coal industry
.ouldnot stand up under, In making demand that the
miners enter into give and take negotiation the represen-
yes the operators were acting the interest of the con-
umer and if an open break comes the public probably will
Eye them credit for that.
Coal is basic industry in the fullest meaning of that
en Whenhe price of coal goes up the price Of every
thing that depends on coal has to go up with ii. AT
when taxes are abnomaly high transportation IL hgh
aboris high the cost of living high and the whole vicious
circle of high prices is in full motion is crime against
the public to increase the price Of coal apenny beyond what
needful The representatives of the miners unw-
Ing 10 enter into discussion Of the merits of their demands
anhey and not the operators must shoulder responsibility
for the breaking off of the negotiations over the scale. 1t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
A POINT OF HONOR.

From the Washington Post.
= Following unsuccessful negotiation
with the operators of the central cocm
petitiye field, Acting President Lewis,
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, has returned TO his home in In
dianapolis with the announced inten-
ton of calling a strike in this field to
take effect November /. The field en-
braces the bituinous coal mines o:
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and I'LL
nois and about 225,000 union miners
are employed in them.
The'demands for new wage scale
effective November l, were formulat-
ed at the recent convention in Cleve-
land and call for 60 per cent in
crease in pay, with time and half
for overtime and double time for hol-
idays and Sundays, a six-hour work
day and five day week. In the
conferences which have been held in
Buffalo and Philadelphia the opera
tors have declined to entertain the
proposition on the ground that the
scale agreed upon during the war Is
in effect and cannot be abrogated.
DR.. Harry A. Garfield, former I'm
tied States fuel administrator unequal
ffiedly supports the position Of the
operators regarding the existing scale
He testifies in writing that the agree
ment under which the miners are now
working was to continue until peace
has been declared or until March 81,
1920. The agreement was entered
into by the miners and operators un-
der the approval of the fuel adminis-
traitor so that he is fully cognizant
Of aHArH feature Of e. In fact, the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15
sEcRETARY WILSON'S Gall.

SECRETARY of Labor William B. Wilson who has
~ stepped into the breach created by the termination ct
the scale conference in the central competitive district
practical MINER former secretary treasurer of the United
Mine Workers Scot, self made and level headed
and patriotic citizen He IS not open to the 'us-
picion that he would not give the mineworksrs square
DEAL yet he may be depended upon 10 take care of the
interest of the public.
Invited by such representative Of the government to
conference it behOoves both Acting President Lewis of the
Mime Workers and President Brewster of the Coal Opera
tors association 10 attend His office is neutral field
where they can compromise their differences and avoid The
strike which fit happens will do the country an ncalcuabe
amount Of damage.
If the coal strike occurs this fall it is certain to lead to
an eruption of popular wrath Even the railroads are
without reserve supply of fuel. Most Of the industrial es-
Establishments are in The same condition For this condition
the consumers themselves are to blame but that would no!
make any difference if the pinch came The public would
be angy-and for the first time the public is on the side OF
the operators now That is due largely to the frank way in
which the operators have been laying their cards upon the
table.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15

Yesterdays election by which the bond issue which
will permit the speedy completion of the bridge across
the river was authorized the last step in the lone
process of putting the city Of FaTmont on firm bust
ness basis and in position to go ahead with the big in
ustral expansion which is already under way 1t clear
up the biggest financial problem that the new city d
rectors facd when they went into office and they
are now in position to 20 ahead and demonstrate to The
people who electd them what they can do. The fact
that there were ony37 votes against the bonds demon
srates that they start off with encouraging amount
of public confidence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15
TRU is AND
TRAYESTES
By tn, Bard.
Tenshun!
b M'B ard

'Tenshun!
My taste always turns to pracucal
things and ! cannot for the life under
stand why pampered appetites must
be satisfied with delicacies ike mar
malade, chicken salad, French pastry
and other lightsome foods. A full
grown meal for mine, every time! For
breakfast why worry about epicurean
grape fruit or luscious pineapple from
far Hawaii when this is the open sea
son for cabbages and oatmeal? For
luncheon no dainty dish will suit when
beans in all their pristine loneliness
bask in the secret depths Of Heinze's
finest cans, And for supper-ah, for
supper, that glorious repast Of all the
day!-what could be finer than stew
of tripe handsomely embroidered with
snowy tubers? While much might be
said for the tastiness of such proven
der as dainty appetites demand, a
blooded man must even yet tnotwith-
standing price standards) favor the
bucksome things for which crave.
Parade Rest!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15
COMMUNITY cENTERs.

THAT Idamay people are fortunate m The management
Of their schools is apparent in the program for making
the school house Of that town community center which
has been announced by Supervisor Wade To go beyond
the routine Of teaching children and Try to take in the par
ens and the adults Of the community even to limited
tent always largely labor Of love, but Mr. Wade seem;
entail great deal of work for himself
An educator who shows that sort of self sacrifice and
community interest entitled to the best possible support en-
the part Of the people and to be hoped that Mr. Wade
will gel it If he does the winter which is just ahead Of US
will be marked with splendid progress along cultural line:
IN Idamay.