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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

This huge sum was contributed very largely by the Americans. The spas of the Teutonic countries will not for many years enjoy the splendid income which they formerly received In the first place. there is a sentimental req son existing among the allies which will prevent the citizens of the allied countries from visiting Germany again for their health. The organizations of the many spas of Germany and Austria are thoroughly demoralized The physi- cians are scattered and the attendants have been killed. The hotels are filled with the sick and wounded, and we doubt very seriously if the Teutonic countries will ever regain their past popularity.
 What was the cause of the popular ity of the foreign spas? Their many years of success has been due entirely to organization and system. The visitor was so impressed by the efficiency of the system that he readily entered into the cure with the greatest enthusiasm.
 France and England are making great efforts to turn the tide of the American tourists toward their own spas and health resorts. They are ex- pecting an unprecedented boom. Why should Americans be compelled to visit the foreign spas and health recorts when they know that America has the advantage of climate, beautiful en- vironments and better mineral waters than can be produced by any foreign spring?
 Now, why is it that the American spas and health resorts have not been a great success? There never has been any serious attempt made to have our spas become a cure. They have been usually places for sport and fashiona- ble hotels The commercial idea has predominated and the baths and treat ments were in the majority of in stances prescribed by a layman, or the patients were permitted to diagose their own ailments and prescribe for the same
 The sentiment is now Americans for America first last and always" The slogan to keep your good American dollars at home is growing daily. Pat ronize your own spas and health re- sorts where the waters are equal, and in many instances superior, to any for eign waters.
 The success of the European spas and health resorts has been through or ganization, system and cooperation of the medical profession backed up by the proprietor and the manager of the va rious institutions. It is not that they have waters of greater medicinal value than those of America or that their physicians are possessed of any great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
|UNERAL TODAY OF VICTIM OF DOUBLE
 TRAGEDY AT ENSLEY
Jealousy Cause of Murder and Suicide, Is Stated. Ensley EIks to Give
 Masque Ball

Funeral services over the remains of
 lrs. Willie May Edge. one of the prin-
 ipals in the double tragedy enacted in
 1nsley Saturday morning at the hands
 Claude W. Connolly, conductor for
 he Birmingham Southern railroad, will
 e held Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock
 rom the residence of her parents MT.
 md Mrs. w. A. Vardaman, 401 Twenty
 hird street. Rev. A. K. Wright of the |1nsley Baptist church will officiate
 md interment will be made at Oakland .semetery
 The shooting occurred about o'clock the home of the Vardamans, with whom Mrs. Edge resided, on her re- usal to consent to a marriage with |yonnelly, and while she was cleaning m upstairs bedroom. After wounding Mrs. Edge Connolly walked into his
 oWn room and turned the revolver on |1imself, inflicting wounds from which Ihe suecumbed. Mrs. Edge is said to have I-rlpped and fallen over a rug in at- tempting to get away from Connolly, I~ho fired two shots, the first missing her and the next entering her head behind the ear. Both victims fingered For a short time, Mrs Edge passing |aWay first. The only witness to the af- Fair was e. Slater, who had room Et the Vardaman residence and who Tried to intercept Connolly on hearing Mrs. Edge scream.
 The deceased is the widow of Ben Edge, who died in December while in |service in France. She was formerly a Mrs. Smith and is survived by one son, |Rollin Smith. in addition to her pa- rents, MT. and Mrs. Vardaman, two brothers, c. T. Vardaman of Birming- ham and Cecil Vardaman with the |army of occupation in Europe, and |three sisters. They are Mrs A. E. |Blankenship and Mrs. Ben McLane, who reside with MT. and Mrs. Vardaman land Mrs c. E. Workman of Sylaca- |cauga. Mrs. Edge was 30 years of age. Connellys funeral arrangements have mot been announced He is survived by Ihis father, J. c. Connolly of Birming- ham.
 Coroner Askew returned a verdict of |homicide and suicide after making in- |vestigation yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
King Who Became An Image


 by Elsie F. Well. in Asia" magazine.
 mile or two from Boro Budor is the "chandf' Mendoot, a gem of a little temple hidden like it's great neigh bor TOT centuries in tropical forest The walls of the pyramidal chapel are rich with carvings and bas-reliefs But the temple itself merely serves as the set tlng Tor the three stone statues in the dim half ruined interior. The middle and larger one is remarkable for it's position. Buddha is usually represented in kneeling or sitting posture: this image Is seated on a stool with both nanos held as if in prayer. There is a popular legend to the effect that the middle statue is Prince Dewa Kosoumi and the smaller statues, his wife and daughter. Once in the fable past there dWeit great prince, Dewa. His illus trlous reign was bright and unclouded until the pearl of his heart, his 2-year- old daughter, was stolen by a revenge iul courier. Everywhere he searched. but he could not find her. His sorrow. ike all sorrows, was assuaged by time At the end of 12 years he fell in love with very beautiful girl and married her and a child was born to them The VlIlalonus courier now appeared and told Prince Dewa that his wife was no other than his kidnapped daughted. The prince was mortified and wished to atone for his unconscious sin. holy man was consulted. He said that the sin would be forgiven only on condi- ton that the prince would construct a temple at Boro Budor in 10 days. All the artists and workmen in the country came and worked with frenzied enthus- iasm to save their king. The great tenn pie, with its galleries and hundreds of images was completed within 10 days. But alas! One image was missing. The gods in anger turned the prince and his wife and daughter to stone and immobile they still sit in state in Men doot temple, facing the unaccepted gift to the gods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

nox, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m; sermon at II a. m., on "The Royalty of Service,' and at night on Show of Power" At the evening service male quartet will render two numbers.
 First Presbyterian-Rev c. B. Toomb, pastor. The pulpit will be sup piled at both services by the Rev. J. E. Hixson of Memphis. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 a. m.
 Ensley Baptist-Rev. A K Wright pastor Sunday school at 9:45 m Morning sermon topic, Searching for the Kingdom" Seats for Boy Scouts will be reserved at this service. Even ing sermon topic, ''The Worlds Great est Kingdom" A meeting of the Bap- tist Young Peoples union will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Fairview Methodist-Rev M. B. Will son, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock At the Il o'clock service there will be special exercises in honor ot the returned soldiers and sailors ot the community. In the evening the pull pit will be filled by Dr. c e. Daniel president of the Birmingham Southern college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
FAIRFIELD

The club year of the Hypatian club of Fairfield was brought to close on Thursday. with Mrs. W F. McCrary as hostess at her home at Outlook place at the final meeting. A number of matters were discussed and the H. nancial report for the year was given by Mrs Burke The programme was as follows: ''The German Offensive" Mrs. w. c. Mcdonald; 'HThe Allied Off, fensive," Mrs. George W. Williamson; '"The Submarine Checked" Mrs. L. c. Burke; "The Great Offensive in Elan ders," Mrs. McCrary
 A departure from the usual custom, dispensing with refreshments, was made and dainty plate was served during the social hour which featured the afternoon Among those present were Mrs. Mcdonald. Miss Gertrude McLatchey, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Burke. Mrs. Williamson and the hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
PERSONAL

Miss Ethel Daniel of Norwood was the recent guest of Mrs. Miller on Thirty-ninth street.
 An event of the past week was a luncheon with Mrs. Walsh as hostess, the guests including the women of the Booklovers club, of which she is a member
 Mrs George Johnson will leave to- day for visit to relatives at Good water.
 Miss Nancy Blough, who has spent the winter in Fairfield, expects to leave Tuesday for her home in Penn sylvania, to remain for the summer.
 Miss Florence Williamson is the weekend guest of her brether, Dr. C.. w. Williamson, and Mrs. Williamson at their home on Forty fourth street, en route from Laurel, Miss, where she has taught the past season, to her home in Tennessee
 Mrs. w. c. Suppler is visiting Mrs Paul c. Caldwell at East Orange, N J..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
FORMER PASTOR HERE

| The friends Of the Rev J. E Hixson, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, but now of the
 McLemore Avenue church of Memphis, will be interested to learn that he is
 spending the week end in Ensley as the guest of MT. and Mrs. W. J. Abele
 on Avenue E, and that he will fill the pulpit of the Ensley church at both
 services on Sunday in the absence of
 the pastor, the Rev. MT. room, who is
 spending some time in Louisiana MT
 Hixson will speak at the morning ser vice on The Method of Grace" and at
 8 o'clock Sunday evening on Christian
 Hope He is en route from Memphis
 to Atlanta to attend the laymen's con-
 vention of the Presbyterian denomina- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
THIRTEEN

should be uncovered in the cleaning out each year to guarantee the thor. oughness of the work. The present bars bear the dates of A. D. 1265 and 1775 Every winter when the river is at its lowest stage the Chinese, true to tho memory of their illustrous ancestor clean out the head waters of the sys- tenn down to the iron bars and repair the banks. This practice followed yeaI by year with never miss in two thou sands years has freed the plain from flood and famine, which from time immemorial have devastated the Yellow river district. So grateful were the plains folk for the relief that the ir- rfgatfon system afforded, that they have erected temple called Er-Wang Mao sacred to the memory of Ii Er-wang, just opposite the dividing point in the two rivers, about a mile north of the cut in the mountain made for the ar tihcial river.
 In Norway bread is made largely oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
Keens His Work Renaired

From Iii Ping" by H R. Richardson, in
 Asia" magazine.
 Ii Er-wang. shrewd student of hu- man nature that he was saw that it was nessary continually to remind people to repair the banks of the river as well as to keep the head waters cleared from stone and dirt. To insure that these repairs would be done on schedule he left the maxim Keep the banks low and the channels clean" To make this advice more emphatic, he had two lage iron bars weighing 1000 pounds each embedded in the artificial river bed just where it leaves the main river. with instructions that they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

CT degree of diagnostical skill or the rapeutic Knowledge, but the whole thing was system and organization.
 The American businessman and the medical profession must awake to the knowledge that there exists this vast field of undeveloped wealth. It is our neglected gold mine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
MRS. SARA SLOAN

s. c. Sloan and B. s. Sloan of this city have been called to Empire by the death of their mother, Mrs. Sara Sloan, at her home there. Mrs. Sloan was 81 years of age and her death fol- lowed long illness. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at Il o'clock, with interment at Harmony cemetery. She is survived by a number of chill dren and grandchildren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
Up Against If

From the Cincinnati Enquirer One day when Matt Wynne, the man. ager of Churchill Downs and Latonia. was at the Juarez track he was braced for a little coin by man who looked like a Mexican but talked like an Irishman.
 Are you an Irishman or a Mexican ?'' asked Matt
 Will. sor.'' was the reply, I'm both. have jist enough Oirish in me to make me want to fight all the time, an list enough Mexican in me to get licked all the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
ELKS HAVE BIG DANCE

One of the most successful dances of the season was given Friday evening by the Ensley lodge of Elks. at their home on Avenue D. There was a large number of dancers and music was fur nished throughout the evening by an orchestra Dancing continued until a late houn It is announced by the com mittee that the last dance before the resumption of these entertainments in the early fall will take place on next Friday evening in the form of mas querade ball.
 WITH THE CHURCHES
 First Christian-Rev. Thomas Lon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

Miss Mabel Atkins and Miss Katie Brown have been chosen as repre- senta tives from the Epworth league 'of the Fairfield Methodist church to the league conference at Athens They will leave Monday and will be absent a week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
LEAGUE RAISES FUNDS

A sum of s32 was netted the Ep- worth league of the Fairfield Method
 ist church Friday evening at an lce cream festival given at the Plaza hotel This amount will be applied to the recently created centenary fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY

Sunday school day will be observed at the First Methodist church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, with the pre- sentation of an interesting pro- gramme Parents attending are urged to be present promptly at the ap- pointed hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
ANNOUNCEMENT

The members of the Ensley High land circle of the Woman's Mission ary society of the Ensley Methodist church will hold a meeting Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Miss Martha Ferguson at her home on Eighteenth court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

Richard c. Arrowood has assumed the management of the Alcazar theatre and will take up his duties at once For the past 19 months he has been connected with Loew's Bijou, succeeding L. H. Keene as manager. Under his able man. agement the success of the theatre has been phenomenal and capacity houses have been the rule at almost ev- cry performance. Strict attention to business and never failing courtesy to all with whom he came in contact have contributed no little to his success.
 Mir Arrowood has become identified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
our Neglected Gold Mines

Fl. H. Roberts, NJ. D, in Leslies.
 Before the war, Germany and Austria enjoyed an income of about $1S0, 0,000,- 900 yearly from the patronage of their thermal and climatic health resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

Of the 15 lines comprising the system of Chisenese government railways, only one was built by the Chinese themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

In Norway bread is made largely oi fish
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
POLICE REPORT MANY
RECKLESS AUTO|STS

Rev. c. Baker ArendaN. secretar,
|of the Baptist Council OF Richmond
was f,ned $25 in police court yesterday
for speeding According to Motor
|cycle Policeman Archie Boisscau. he
was making an average Of twenty,
|seven miles an hour on West Grace
street from Addison to Shafer Thurs
day afternoon. The fine was paid
The clergyman was driving a Buick
and had several friends aboard
". T. Pegram. charged with care
less and reckless driving. was similar
ly assessed.
Edward Walsh, charged with care
less and reckless driving and speed
ing, had his case continued until this
morning.
July 80 was fixed for hearing OF a
charge of speeding preferred against
H. U. Williams.
Charles Felthaus and Leslie Hicks
youths. were sent on to the juvenile
and domestic relations court for speed
ing.
Major Monte Stone, recently re-
turned from overseas, was fned Sc for
operating car with muffler open.
c. +. Hooking was assessed like
amount for similar violation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
CELEBRATION MAY Be
POSTPONED TO AUG. Il

Colonel Leroy Hodges, aide to the
governor, yesterday took a hand In
the preliminary arrangements look
ing to celebration In Capitol square
next week of tercentenary Of the
first law making body in America.
Hthe Virginia house of burgesscs at
Williamsburg. when he wired Presi-
dent Wilson. urging definite answer
TO the commissions invitation to the
executive to be present on July so
and make an address.
Opinion prevails that, on accoun;
of press Of other matters. the presi-
dent will not find ii convenient to
come to Richmond on the date in
question. IN event that he does not
1t is not improbable that the celebra
ton will be deferred until Angus.
! s. or until after members of the
state 'senate and house of represcn-
tatitves assemble in this city in
special session on August 13
On account of the matter of the
presidents presence hanging fire
program for the event has not been
perfected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
Government TURNS
LOOSE FOOD FOR FOLKS

Ralph lizard, assistant to the di-
rector general Of the United States
employment service, was in Richmond
yesterday to confer with Local Direc-
tor Wortley Dickie, who recently sue
ceeded James B. Bolts in charge of
employment service In Virginia.
According to Mr. lizard, the govern
ment has $3.50, 100000 worth OF sup
plies II Is anxious to distribute to help
reduce the present high cost of liv-
ing. The government. according to
Mr.. lizard, will deliver staple food
stuffs In carload lots on credit to the
mayors of any city who will supervise
Its distribution. Credit will be given
to the localities by the quartermas-
ter's department at Washington. and
the goods will be shipped from gov
eminent storehouses at Norfolk and
other points. Sugar. canned goods,
tacon and all kinds of staple groceries
are available at cost price plus freight
and cost of distribution. The govern
ment will not sell to those who seek
to make profit out of the transaction.
Newport News, 1t is said, already is
handling large quantities of food for
It's citizens under this plan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
CLIFTON ALLEN TO DIE
FOR MURDER OF WOMAN
Death Penalty Is inflicted by Jury
for Brutal killing Of Mrs. Rosa
BiCoT

1t took jury only a few minutes
yesterday afternoon in hustings court
To return verdict. infiicting the death
penalty on Clifton Allen. a negro. who
was charged with trutally numbering
Mrs. Rosa Bicoff in the store of her
husband. Samuel Bicoff, at 1901
Moore street. The court Will name
the date for the Negroes death later
Mr.. Bicoff testified that Allen. to-
gether with Samuel Hill, another ne
gro. came into his store at night and
demanded that he give up the con-
tents of the cash drawer. With the
revolver leveled at him his wife
walked in front and the negro fired.
Mrs. Bicoff's death proving almost
instantaneous.
When Samuel Hill was placed on
the witness stand he admitted having
been in the store at the time that the
murder was committed, hut testified
that the fatal shot was fred by AL
len. Hill. who is charged with being
implicated in the murder. will be
tried in October. In the meantime,
he is being held without bail pend
ing his hearing.
This case was worked up by Serg-
cant Detectives Duffy and Bertucci
both of whom did excellent work in
running the murderer to bay, The
arrest followed shortly after the de-
scription OF the two men was furn-
ished the detectives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
WHEAT AND CORN CROP

Especial TO The Richmond virginlad3 ~
Luray. Va. July 24.-While g0V&s
eminent reports indicate that the r.
Eeral wheat crop throughout the coua
try will he one of the biggest on re-
ord. farmers in Northern Virginia 49,
not looking for more, than three
fourths of an average Yields
This expectation is based on the
threshing that has been done. In
some of these expcrin ents, frouu
which some intelligent idea may ~
gathered. the yield is running any
where from ten to twenty bushels per-
acre. Added to this discouragfnxs
yield the farmers say ttat the wheat
which is still in the shock in the field
will be ruined. it Is feared by the fa~s
cessant rains that have been sweepinHa
over all of this section for the pest
week. This wheat If. is feared, ha4s
suffered from the rains and Is sprouts
ing, rendering it wor thless.
In other instances. where the cron m
i'm the shock-alwa.k supposed to ~
1.-THE safest place when the grain Is NOT
under shelter--it is feared that heavy
damage has been done. Fields are tnS
such condition from the rains that 4&|
is Impossible 10 en'.er them to save the
crop or open the shocks when the rain
cease. Some OF t'ae shocks are stands
ing in water as deep IS one foot fNs
eighteen inches. This will also ruin
tho crop OF stray which was thouEAt5
earlier in the season would be the
heaviest on record
The corr crop OF Page county ana
all throug hout tfs northern section 0fs
the state is suffering for the want ~
work. Some of the fields have been
converted into ponds, the water reachs5
ing four and Ave inches on the stalks
of corn. 1t will be week or ten
days at the least before these fields caFka
be worked when the rain ceases and
farmers are fearful BY nat time that
the crop will be so overgrown with
weeds that it will be far short ofs
what was expected earlier in the sea-
! SON. W
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
LOOK WHO'S HERE!
OLD JOHN ROBINSON

With four trains of EXTRA length
railroad cars. Lap employees. 326 of
the worlds famous arenic artists, 500
horses, 109 cute little high stepping
ponies, tents that comfortably seat
10000 people. and a mile long pa
rade. the John Robinson circus will
vi it Richmond Friday, August 18th.
John Robinson Is a household word
here. The show Is the oldest In the
United States. having been organized
in Utica, ~. Y. in the spring OF 1924.
1t has exhibited continuously since
that time and has grown from show
hauled in five wagons to monster
aggregation second to none.
The third generations OF Robinsons
is now in charge and next season
John Robinson, the fourth, will take
active charge. This young man,
twenty-five years old. has just return
ed from France and the battlefields.
The menagerie with the John Rob-
inson circus has been greatly aug
mented during the winter. There are
forty cages OF rare wild animals ia-
Gliding Congo" the only baby hip
popotainus in captivity.
Fifteen of the largest and best
II aimed elephants in the country are
also John Robinson's. The perform
ance in the three rings, on the two
stages. in the aerial enclave and
around the wide hippodrome racing
track is said to be the hest the John
Robinson folks have ever presented
to a discriminating public.