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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
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The following marriage licenses were issued from the probate court yeste1- day:
 Chester Smith and Margaret McCauly. H. G. Cutler and Jane Van Valen- J. D. Hamilton and Rosa Hart. A. J. Winter and Wilma Martin. R. Bunyan Davie and Louise Mccoy w. L. Watson and Lilly Ingram. Ullman Turner and Mamie Zaber. James Pfeiffer and Rosetta Chafin. Lester Thomas and Lena Mae Chance Tiercei TayIor and velma Roberts. F. T. Sugrue and Eleanor Dash. Curtis Hooten and Gertrude Caris. J.W. Johnston and Lula Matthews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
BUILDING PERMITS INCREASE 100 PER CENT

Building permits issued by the city for
 this month exceed by 100 per cent those
 for tn esame period last year it was
 stated yesterday at the city hall. l The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron com pany yesterday obtained permit TOT 1 the construction of a 5000 power house
 at Twenty-eiehth street and twenty fourth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
Holiday at Postoffice

The employees of the local postoffics will enjoy holiday today in celebra- tion of Thanksgiving and the windows will be open from to 10 o'clock only. There will be no deliveries of mall during the day, and this will beas near as the postoffice ever comes to betng closed up tight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
APPEAL FOR MERCY HOME

Dr. H. M. Edmonds made a splendid appeal for the Mercy home, which is con- ducting a drive for funds, asking the Ro- tarians to assist in this cause. and speak ing in glowing terms of the splendid in stitution where the children of Birming- ham were given home and cared for, and the efficient matron, Mrs. Margaret Ramsay, and her assistant, Miss Beulah Knighton.
 A feature of the programme was the songs rendered by number of children from the Mercy home many of whom were nothing more than habes. They were greeted with enthusiasm and were forced to respond to several encores
 J. N Rose and John Griffith presented each Rotarian with handsome gold Ro- tary stickpin as Christmas gift The attendance was unusually large and the meeting was pronounced one of~the most enjoyable held in several weeks.
 F. H. Bashinsky who was scheduled to speak on business conditions in Europe will appear on the programme next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
FIGURES ON PRODUCTION

Production by months since January i. with weekly averages. compiled from renorts made to the Alabama Coal Op- orators association, show the following tonnage:
 age, 330,344 tons.
 February 1,2so,11o tons; weekly av- craze, 307,527 tons.
 March Give weeks). 1,436,467 tons; weekly average. 359,116 tons.
 April, 1,o75,03S tons; weekly aver age, 26s.733 tons.
 May Give weeks), 1,sss,s1s tons; weekly average. 317,S2s tons. Tune. 976,697 tons; weekly average. 244,174 tons.
 July, sss,15s tons; weekly average 234,539 tons.
 weekly average, 277422 tons. September. 1,05e,6o2 tons; weekly ay- craze, 264,150 tons october, 1.172,S3s tons; weekly aver age 27s.os4 tons.
 November (four weeks reported), 7s4ssS tons; weekly average, 1s6.oss tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
$75O, ,00O, ,OOO ENEMY PROPERTY

Senator Underwood spoke of the $75o, 100000 worth of property of Germans which had been confiscated by the gov ernment to be used to pay claims of American citizens and stated that this fact was set out in the peace treaty. In his opinion Germany would never agree to this again unless at the point of a bayonet
 How far the treaty can affect the United States no man can say at the present time, he said, and he hoped the Presidents message, which would be pre- sented to Congress next Tuesday, would contain some suggestions that will aid in bringing about the treaty of peace for the American people, have always been able to get together in some way to bring about the things they wanted.
 Senator Underwood was given an ova- ton and expressed pleasure at being with the Rotarians on this occasion.
 President Morris Bush presided and made a brief talk, telling why he had been absent from two meetings. He paid tribute to the steel mill and furnace workers in this district who did not strike when the general strike was called few weeks ago, and the coal miners who re- nained on the job during the recent strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
PERSONAL

Herman Rich is on a business trip Boston and the eastern markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
UNDERWOOD TALKS
 ID ROTAR|ANS ON
 TREATY OF PEACE
League of Nations Effective Monday, But the United States Not a Member,
 He Says"

'"The entire world will be at peace with Germany next Monday morning with the exception of the United States, which, up to the present time, has utterly failed in accomplishing in any way whatever a treaty of peace," said Senator Oscar W. Underwood to the members of the Rotary club yesterday afternoon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel.
 "The League of Nations will be an ex- sting fact when it is ratified" cnotinued the speaker, and England, France, Italy and Japan have already ratified it nd it goes into effect Monday We are the only ones left out. This, however, does not men firing any more guns or send ing men over, but it does mean that wal restrictions will remain on the statute books"
 He spoke of the failure of Congress to ratify the peace treaty and the effect il would have on the foreign trade of the United States. Nothing can really be done until this is accomplished, he de- clared. The treaty is a compromise and isn't satisfactory to anyone, he stated but a compromise never was. He pointed out the fact that if 1t had been drawn by President Wilson alone it would have been different; probably if 1t had been left to England or France alone to pre- pare 1t would have been different.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
SITUATION IN BIBB COUNTY

Other mines in Bibb county that have been idle since the strike began, with no indications of a resumption of work until present negotiations being conducted at Washington terminate, are Marvel. of the Roden Coal com .pany: Garnsey. of the Galloway Coal company; Belle Ellen and Youngblood, of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company; Piper of the Bibb Coal com panv, and Coleanor, of the Blocton-Ca- : baba Coal company. Boothton, the Southern Coal and Coke company's mine in Shelby county also has been idle ever since the strike began.
 The output at the mines in the Bfr- mingham district for the week ended November 22 was 2s9197 tons. com nared with 33.627 tons the preceding week, and 113.9st tons the first week If the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
MANY USE WATER POWER

A great many of the foundries and machine shops cotton mills and other manufacturing plants in Birmingham get their power from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which in turn gets it's power from the Alabama Power company.
 It is contended that nothing would be gained by closing the stores at l o'clock or suspending operations at any of the plants using hydro electric iuower, and it is further pointed out that 1 to suspend business at these places would be to throw thousands of eu1- ployes out of work temporarily with i the consequent loss of salaries and | wages.
 There has been some talk of the coke
 ovens being compelled to suspend, but this Is not believed to be very likely
 in view of the fact that a majority of
 the coke ovens are owned and operated | by companies that mine their own coal | for that purpose, which companies are
 not in the commercial coal business, 1 The Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail-
 road company has over 20o0 coke ovens, | and the Woodward Iron company 530.
 Neither of these companies is in the | commercial coal business, consuming all the coal they mine. There were 5TST ovens In the state in 1918, accord ing to the annual report of Chief Mine | Inspector Charles H. Nesbitt. The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany and the woodward Iron company owned about half of this total
 USUAL HOLIDAY HOURS As this Is holiday, most of the business houses will be closed about o'clock, this being the custom here on Thanksgiving, but they will continue until the usual hour for closing the next two days.
 Except in Bibb county. coal mining operations in the Birmingham district are o-nabout a normal basis at present, with here and there the crews some what smaller than before the strike.
 Production last week exceeded the weekly averages for March, April, June, July and September and closely approximated those of August and Oc- ltober, The average for the three weeks fin November covered in reports made to the Alabama Coal Operators asso- | citation on November 8, 15 and 22. was l172.13s tons, which is more than 50 per cent of the average weekly production for the entire year.
 The miners employed at the B1octon mines of the Hills Creek Mining com many uuite work yesterday morning. They returned to work several days ago. but yesterday morning held mass m eeting and voted to quit again What )inf1uenced them to take this action could not be learned in Birmingham iveserday. but at district headquarters of the United Mine Workers it was stated that there is general unrest throughout the district, and that sim liar action by the miners at oher places would not be surprising
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
Engagement Announced

On Friday morning July Is,
Mrs. C. A. Chapman entertained
with a breakfast announcing the
engagement of her sister Miss
Emma Horsley Chapman to Mr..
Thomas Hart Lawrence of Tyler,
Texas. The wedding will take
place September 8.
Five courses were served, the
color scheme being red and
green; with a center piece of red
sweet peas.
Just before the last course
Van Cleve Lotter, small cousin
of the bride to be presented each
guest with a red rose bud to the
stem of which was tied a small
red heart with the names and
date of the wedding.
The out of town guest was
Mrs. Herman Lotter of Moberly.
Other guests were Misses Jane
Anderson, Sally Hill, Myrtle
Miller. Nita Bayne, Carrie
Wheeler, Mesdames Will Moore.
C. F. Lamkin.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
Cemetery News

The Cemetery Association met
at the residence of Mrs. VIM. E.
Hill July 18th. The following
officers were elected.
Mrs. Carrie White, pres.
Miss Anna Rucker vice pres.
Mrs. G. N. Elliott, treas.
Mrs. S. M. White, sec.
The association wish to thank
Mrs. Hundley and Miss SaIlye
Hill for the splendid work they
rendered in the rummage sale,
they not only gave their time
and work but very bountifully of
their wares, which enabled US to
start with a considerable stock
of "Rummage" that netted the
association $l52 with what we
have on hand for the fence fund
have almost enough to order our
new fence, we will be glad to
have those who did not contrib
ute to the rummage sale or have
not donated to the fence in any
way to help US along with a lib
eral donation. We hope to have
it here and up before frost falls.
So please help the good cause
along.
By Order of Association.
Mrs. S. M. White, Secty.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
Surprise Birthday Party

Mrs. James 0'Bryan was =
years old last Saturday. Her
neighbors and close friends de-
sired to make a day of it to be
remembered but preferred that
she know nothing of it until they
had made such arrangements as
they wished for a surprise. Her
son Buster was let in the secret
and Saturday morning he brot
his mother to town, upon one
pretext and another keeping her
here until about noon. When
they got home, a big dinner was
on the table and a number of her
friends there to enjoy it with
her.
A number of souveniers of the
day were presented to the popu-
lar woman and the greater part
of the afternoon spent in high
enjoyment of the occasion and
friends departing, wished the
best of health and long years OF
prosperity and enjoyment fol
their hostess.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
YOUNG RAILWAY VICTIM
Young Unidentified Man Killed
AT Dalton Saturday Night.
Found Sunday Morning.

A young man about 10 years
of age was found dead at the
end of the switch in Dalton Sun
day morning by Geo. Hellmer
was just let out of jail here who
was going up the track.
The young man evidently fell
off of a freight train as party
in Dalton thought he saw the
same boy get on a freight which
uncoupled at Dalton and left six
cars one of which he was on and
it is the supposition that he
waited for another one. Wabash
Detective Trench came down
from Brunswick to see the body
but said he did not remember
seeing the boy on any trains
Saturday night.
A hole was found in the back
of his head and one of his feet
were cut off.
There was no way to identify
tht boy as no letters or papers
were found about his clothes and
only IA cents and a South Omaha
street car transfer were found ia
his pockets, the transfer having
been punched Saturday. The
suit he wore bore the name of a
clothing house at Lacrosse, Wis.
He was about 8 foot tall and
had brown hair and brown eyes
and wore dark blue coat with
a white pin stripe and blue
serge trousers and a blue shirt
and a navy blue cap.
Evidently death had not over
taken the young man very long
before he was found. Coroner
Hawkins viewed the remains and
the body was buried at the in.
Urinary Sunday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

Wallace Agee went to Kansas
City the latter part Of last week
to visit his wife who is not in
such good health.
Arthur FrIesz went to Kansas
City this week and supplied him
self with a big truck to haul
off the crop which it would re-
quire all winter to deliver by
wagon and team.
There were four from this
county who 'jined' the Shriners
at BrookfeId last week, DR..
Price and GroYer Moritz Of Trip
lett, Lutte Wright and Warner
White Of this city.
MIR. and Mrs. F. c. Meyer Of
Wien, Mr.. and Mrs. Logan
sStanard. Geo. Passig. Victor
jackson. Fletcher Wilson and
Miss Esther Lehnhoff Of Marce-
line visited Fred Minor and wife
and attended SIS. conveption al
Dalton Sunday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

plant to the secretary of war. 1t
is claimed that conditions rival
ing Siberian prison camps are to
be found in France. French
officers beat American prisoners
and throw them in hospitals,
from which they seldom emerge.
Soldiers convicted have their
property taken and it is fire.
quently not returned.
Bank robbers got $1l0, 600 in
Liberty bonds and negotiable
securities from a Donnellson,
Ills. bank Tuesday night. The
safe with much cash was not
broken because Of alarm.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

Mrs. Frank Taylor of Carroll
ton is visiting relatives here this
week.
Lieut.. Hill who was expected
home from st. Nazaire, France
this week, did not sail with his
company July 9th but was
transferred to another company
and will not return to the states
until September.
Con Stewart, tie Job printer
of Brunswick. has taken a two
weeks vacation, badly needed. to
visit his old home in Illinois and
a brother at indianapolis.
Hodges Ewing procured his
honorable discharge from the
army and came home to the de-
light Of his parents and friends
from Newport News Saturday.
The young man is in fine condi-
tion and has had enough army
experience to last him a hundred
years.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
IDonnelIson, Ills. Bank Robbed of $4,000

League For The Enforcement Of
Peace, at the request of which
league and upon representations
made by it that the great major
ity in this country were not only
pleased with the daylight saving
bill but wish that it be retained,
the president vetoed the repeal
of the bill by congress.
Chief of Staff, General Payton
March has produced before a
congressional committee evil
dence of most brutal treatment
Of American prisoners in France.
Cen. Persbing cabled COM
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

The editors and props. Of the
ess-Spectator are spreading
around right smartly when in
the presence of other country
journalists. The entire building
used by the big small town
paper has been renovated, deo-
dorized and disinfected, painted.
plastered and papered, and the
employees required to shine up
before breakfast and after sup
per, at all times habilitate in
clean bibs and fuckers and move
on the order of a double barrel
hump. Brunswicker please take
notice. We areone and undiyid-
ed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

bill and were indicative Of the
whirlwind which would follow
adoption of the prohibition en-
forcement bill which provides
that intoxicants can be kept in
home and used for family and
guest purposes but only those
who haveit are privileged under
the bill.
Ex-president Taft has entered
the league Of nations fight and
says there are six changes nee
essary in the covenant. Ex-
president Taft is the head Of the
organization known as The
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
Farm Bureau Notes
BY Sam Jordan
CORN SHOW THIS FALL.

Will we have one? What good
would q corn show do Us?
The first question must be ans
wered by those who should he
interested.
The second one has many ans
wers. Maybe to many it would
be of no value whatever.
There are those who seem to
attach no value to the church, or
the school; or to good roads, nor
to ady other thing that may run
contrary to their own ideas of
citizenship, or to their notions of
what most benefits their purse.
A person who is wrong may
not be able to see the common
good is for him. If the common
good is not good for him then
his activities. if he has any. are
not for the good Of the commune
|ityin which he lives. and when
his case stands thus his commune
ity is better off when the under
|taker has had him in charge for
a few hours.
A corn show brings the people
together to compare results. We
can thus see where we stand in
a good race. A corn show helps
to improve our corn and good
corn means good hogs and folks.
This county can and should
grow as good corn as can be
grown anywhere, but for two
wears our results were cut short
through no fault of the grower.
"A corn show helps US to locate
good seed corn, and if we watch
1.-The Judge and ask lots of ques-
Itions we learn what he terms q
good ear. What he terms a good
ear may or may or may not sbs
so.
The value Of a seed ear is in
Its power to produce a big yielC
of good corn 10 comparison with
Iother ears. Can you determine
lhis quality BY looking at tht
lear2 We claim that You cannot
any more than you can tell I
mans quality by taking a look
at him.
Both the corn and folks may
look good. while in fact theS
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

1t is becoming apparent that
the U. S. will have to take some
action to protect Americans in
Mexico, but the situation is but
little worse than it has been for
months and the publicity unusual
is conceived to be for the pur-
pose of slanting the public mind
from the league of nations pro-
posal by president Wilson.
A congressman from Califor-
MA declared in the House We'd
uesday that the race riots in
Washington were directly at
tributable to the drastic Volstead
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
Christian Church

The subject for next Sunday
morning is Christian Manhood,
Described in the Sermon on the
Mount. /"
AT night the pastor will speak
at the union service. the subject
being Some of My Experiences
in South America. ("
All are invited to attend these
services.
W. J. Burner. Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwalie
have located in Kansas City
wherehe win engage in the bals-
cry business. It was greatly
hoped that Mr. and Mrs Schwal-
je would continue to live in this
community and assist in running
the big farm west Of town but
John likes TO paddle IN dough
and stay where he won't run
over the dumpin i Lizzie.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-07-25
may be "bIoomin" failures.

may be "bIoomin" failures.
We would like to talk to ,yor
more about this but newspaper
space will not admit it, but let US
have a corn show and we can
then talk about it.
There are good corn prospects
all over the county so let US think
it over and reach a decision at
our coming county meeting to be
held ia the near future.
The Office is now being asked
about rams. If you have one
for sale or trade OF if you want
one We may be able to help you.
TERRACING
Those who desire to do some
terracing this fall should see US
and make plans, so that we may
help you.
STATE FAIR, AUG. 9-16th
Only about 65 miles to the
states greatest chow. Charlton
County should see it.
If you want to go maybe we
can assist in some way. We
know the road.
John Hurt and family left last
Friday in their car for a visit to
relatives in Kansas City and st.
Joe.
DR.. Ned and Prof. Geo. Carl
stead left Monday in a Henry for
Texas. They viii look after their
oiIproperties in Kansas and the
Lone Star State on the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Holden
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
g. Wright the latter part of lest
week. Little Miss Jo Charlie
Wright returned to her home
with them after several days
visit torelatives and friends at
Prairie Hill,
A, c. Yocum Of Bynumville
escaped serious results from a
rusty nail which penetrated his
foot some time ago. A. G. among
Eother ahtidotes, used hot water.
Harvest came on and he was
impatient to lend a hand. so he
kept adding hot water to the
foot bath until he all but cooked
his aDtipestic and is now using
crutehes under both arms.