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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
WIDE PROGRAMME ADOPTED

Ev AssOct3fec freSs
 Lansing, Mich, August 12.-Rigd grand jury investigations in every county n Michigan, sweeping statewide investi- gation of the high cost of necessities or life to be conducted by the attorney gen erals department and later special ses- sion of the legislature to enact laws un- der which all forms V profiteering might be curbed, comprise the programme adopted by prosecuting attorneys or the state at meeting here today called to formulate plans for the fight against the high cost of living.
 Many of the county investigations Will begin early next week as also Will the attorney generals in. ury to he held De- fore Judge Howard Wiest in circuit court here.
 Governor Sleeper indicated his wilins- ness to call q special legislative session If the investigations showed such more ecessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Gasoline Price Reduced

Montgomery, August 12.-(Special Three Gasoline and oil concerns in Montgomery Tuesday announced re- duction of 1 cent per gallon on gaso- line Other reductions were forecast as result of the beginning of an in yestigation of profiteering. Gasoline now is selling for 25 F cents per gal Ion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

Satisfied that her husband and woman whom, she alleged, she found in bachelor apartment had not gone there to say their pater- noster," Mrs. Rose Smith Stuart filed action for divorce in the Su- preme Court, Brooklyn, against Harry P. Stuart, of Stuart, Milli- ken & Co.,, wholesalers of hosiery and underwear in New York city. Following their marriage June 3, 1918, the couple went to live at Manhattan Beach, New York. Mrs. Stuart named as correspondent one of her neighbors, Mrs. Dorothy Hal lenbeck, whose husband. Lieutenant Arthur Elmore Hallenbeck, is in France with the American Expedi- tionary Forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Butchers on Strike
Rx AssociaIed Pres,

New Orleans. August 12.-One hun dred and eighty butchers and meat cutters struck at the Crescent City stock yards here today. Leaders gave as the reason for the strike refusal of the company to deal through union organizer. Employees of anotahr company have threatened to strike here tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
DEATHS

Oscar S. Holder, who died in Las Vegas, New Mexico, several days ago will be buried here this afternoon His body was received yesterday aft ernoon at o'clock, and funeral ser vices will be held in Shaw Undertak- ing company's parlors ats3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Strange Self.Effacement

From the Washington Star.
 T never could underestimate, said the handwriting expert, while exam ming the signature to a letter
 What"
 "Why a man who makes a great name for himself in business seems to take pride in writing it so that nobody can read it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

Velrna Silvey,a Frank Silvey, J. T. Sil- vey and Ernest Nix, of Altoona, are out on s10O bonds, charged with assault with intent to kill, their alleged victim being Lonnie Gargos. It is said that Gar EOS was severely beaten when the four men are reported to have waylaid him about a mile south of Altoona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

At the meeting of Gadsden lodge. No 236, A. F. & A. M. tonight, plans for the new Masonic temple at Sixth ana Chestnut streets, will be considered ana probably approved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

The high cost of joy riding was cut here today, when gasoline sold al zo1e cents pr one cent less than formerly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

Members of the Chamber of Commerce met last night and accepted prospect cards for the campaign for membership. which opened this afternoon. The goal is 800 memberships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
GADSDEN

Gadsden, August 12-(SpeciaD- Through an agreement reached between Dr, c. A. Cary, state veterinarian, government au- thorities and a committee of Etowan county farmers, the cattle tick quaran- tine, will be lifted in Etowah county on Septem Der 15 if the people of the county will dip their cattle until that time. An nouncement to this effect was made to- day by Judge L. L. Herzberg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

The annual reunion of Etowah coun- ty Confederate veterans will he held at the tabernacle at Attalla, Thursday, A
 basket dinner will be served and ad-
 dresses will be made by prominent
 | speakers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-06
POSTWAR ARMY -OFFN GER
PROBLEM.


In a statement dated January
6. 1919, the Secretary Of War dis
cusses the problem presented by
the advanced temporary rank Of
army officers. In this connection
he states:
I'VE have EN- anomalous stu
alton; very large number Of men
from the Regu lar Army have been
promoted from: lieutenants to cap
tains, and ca ptains to colonels,
and so forth, and after man
has been doing duty with troops
in war as . colo mel it is pretty
hard to revert ba ok to . lower
rank. The profile m Of how to
stabilize rank is serious one and
one that cannot ba solved until
Congress- decides what to do
about the bill for t1ie Army. If
Congress provides for an army Of
2 half million 1ne1 (ssnd al Mem
bers I have tal1ed y ifh seem to
De favorablel TIT Wo uld provide
! much lAr94r nnmbar 81 places
for colonels, majjoxs, e plains, etc.
6o faf = I know 4 VII 1 take care
s. 8! "A tl's 1ol,r aE1n psn:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-06
While perhaps it may be only
natural for Secretary Baker to

While perhaps it may be only
natural for Secretary Baker to
feel some concern regarding the
possible necessity of reduction
of considerable number Of Reg
ular Army officers from their tenn
porary advanced rank to some-
thing nearer their pre-war statuss
it is certainly disquietihg, to say
the least, tonote, from the tone Of
his statement, the fact that, in
his desire to provide for what he
evidently considers the welfare Of
certain Regular Army officers, he
seems inclined to lose sight of the
far more Important matter Of the
welfare of the country generally.
OF course it will be proper enough
to treat Regular Army officers g
fairly as may be possible in con-
nection with whatever peace-time
military establishments we may
have. but for the heed of the
War Department to let the ;rnstter
Of the personal feelings OF q com
paratively few Regular Army Of
fcers regarding ! ponaihlb rednc>I
tion in rank AFFECT II az Wav hio
action or influence with rck6toneo
% the size of our Regular Arm,f
! would be most unfortlinate. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-06

without bed, and one modern
rock crusher outfit complete.
In re Beat Loan.-Ordered that
]. A. Robinson, clerk Of the Board
be authorized to issue warrant
on road maintenance fund Of
Beat No. 4 to pay the Pelahatchie
Bank $500, and $3.50 interest. 1Oc
revenue stamps; also $1,000 and
$25 interest and 20c revenue
stamps, due said bank on loan.
Deputy Assessors Appointed
Ordered that N. H. Nash, ]. B.
Lswther, w. G. Barksdale, and
Geo. Robinson be and they are
hereby appointed Deputy tax a.
SCISSORS for the year 1919.
Ordered that the following al-
lowances be made, to-wit:
+: +. Busick, mdss. for county.
$4,000
w .. Thomas. mdse for court
house 3286
W. +. Cofer. lumber and repairs
q bridge ~ S.s8
Cumberland Telsphone Co.
phone court houee, 1.o6
s1llIs le6s eopply fsr1z,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

turned men both over the CONSUMPTION
issue and latterly when returned SOL
diers went on a rampage against a
bolshevist meeting which sent greet
ings to the soviet government OF RUS
sia, and the spartacans in Germany.
Upon a situation like that comment
is unnecessary. The decent and law
abiding citizen has only TO ask himself
how he would like 1t? To be depend
ent upon the whims Of Il half-baked
and wholly criminal bolsheVist for a
drink of water. a loaf of bread a block
Of ice, TO know that the explosion of the
lamp would mean a confragra ton tina
would sweep the business district with
It's commercial and Industrial build
inrS into ssh,-s, 10 STE children tie 20.
lack Of milk refused by bolshevist
autOCraCy, the court houses and the
state house at Des Moines a labor
temple" 10 send kilograms and teie-
phone messages only as a bolshevist
censor permits, to have the newspapers
suppressed. think it over; how would
you like it:
Perhaps had Winnipeg DESTROYED tne
nits OF bolshevism she nigh, have
prevented the plague of lice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

More rain falls by night than by day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

Those two Snow shoe Rabbits led
Jimmie Coon and Teddy Postum olons
the bank OF the brook to a place where
1t widened and made almost a little
pond. And here right In the middle
OF the ice which covered u was a lit
tie round hole.
Some time in the winter when the
ice and rnow are everywhere set your
father to take you 10 lake or pond.
Look around and before Ions you Will
lind little round hole Just like this
one
There" said one of the Snow shoes.
"Yoh can fish thru that hole. Make 1t
bigger
So Jimmie Coon scratched at the
hole and broke or little pieces OF ice.
Very soon he could put his little black
hand and arm thru the hole,
q. The water was not SO awfully cold
as .he ice made a blanket for IL. But
brook water liz very cold in summer
and Jimmie, in warm weather, often
fished for trout.
OF course the noise made by break
ing the ice scared of the fish for a
time. but soon they came swimming
back. right under the hole.
jimmie Coon was q very skiliful
fisherman. and he pulled out one, then
two and three fish.
There was a reg ular fish dinner and
only Jimmie Coon and Teddy Possum
ate. because the Rabbits had had their
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- V'S S'N"-"
| lunch.
Ny how they enjoyed that dinner
and they didn't have TO bother with a
lire for they didn't have to cook their
llsh.
When they had nnshed there
wasn't bite left,
This IN a nice place to visit sac
Jimmy Coon. Lots to eat and you
don't have 10 bother TO hunt II up
These cousins OF Peter Rabbit seem TO
he very nice people, what did he mean
when ne 'smilsd that time you asked
him why he was afraid Of Mr. Red
Fox?
Il don't knod. That was a funny
thing and We must watch and see
what Il means. RGt what about Peter
Rabbit? We must not let anything
happen 20 him, for We told his mother
we would bring him home safely"
"Of course we will take care OF Peter,
but where L. he? They looked all
around and little Peter was not to be
seen.
surely Uncle Snow Shoe will take
care of him until we get back" said
Jimmy Coon.
Il don't know about that for ] notice
that when Mr.. Red Fox comes along
every one Is for himself and Mr.. RED
Fox usually catches the hindmost,
Jimmy Coon and Teddy Possum
would have been Mortified II they could
have seen what a fix little Peter was in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14
lzsg@ b. 2zN

men but that they refuse to do their
own thinking. Wait until that ms
guided fellow has been married Few
years He'll understand the difference
between a theory and u condition then.
Congress agrees with the owners OF
southern lands occupied by army
capms that 1t would be a good thing
II the government were to purchase
them-for those who want TO sell the
land. At any rate the proposition to
buy was turned down cold in the
house.
And now the peace treaty Is 10 be
entirely rewritten. Which makes work
and prevents an army Of psychological
Experts and the like being thrown on
tho market 10 embarass the labor sit
eation.
Socialists are reported TO be gain
ing in France. Why not? While the
world Is being kept hanging on a nail
by delay and monkey work socialist
and bolshevtst opportunity has its in
ming,
4 Marengo farmer, so II Is seriously
stated. took a pig TO town and with the
proceeds bought a new five passenger
automobile. II may be so but how did
he get the pig TO town and when does
out to the farm and howl.
II Gene Ellsworth and John !. Pope
Joy know anything about the sales OF
$500 an acre land that they bought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14
TAKE IT OR lest W.

SO far three counties have voted 20
comply with the federal guNernments
requirements and pave their primary
roads in order to obtain federal and
slate aid. None have voted 10 refuse.
| But what would happen II some coun-
" should fail to vote authority to its
board of supervisors TO pave with fed
eral and state money!
Provision for this contingency is in
the law OF TWO years ago and in the
new law, II some counties fail to
comply and apply for their portion OF
federal aid money by July l, 1920, the
Law provides that they have waived
their rights and their allotted share
then becomes available 10 any other
, county which wants it. II all the
counties do not apply for all Of the
federal aid funds the state highway
commiss.ra may then use the remain
der OF IoNa's federal aid and an equal
amount OF automobile money on any
highway which the state highway
commission chooses to improve and
If the state highway commission leaves
any money unused Of the federal aid
fund Tor this state that unused portion
after the wear 1927 becomes available
for any other state that does want TO
get out OF the mud.
The two federal aid funds offer to
Iowa about ten millions OF Uncle
Sans money for roads. The two
state statutes accepting these and all
future federal aid funds have put Iowa
under contract with the federal gov
eminent to raise a. much state money
for roads as the federal government -
willing TO suend in Iowa. Just now
the states ten millions to match Uncle
Sans fen millions nave ,e.n secured
~. uniting All of the automobile IL
-ar.e nancy into q state aid fund.
Counties car, not get their own auto
uohi,a MONEY 70 Use except as they
apply for federal and state aid meet
federal government requirements and
got ono dollar of federal money for
every dollar of automobile license
state aid fund money. Whenever a
county refuses or fails 10 apply and
cornly il loses its automobile money in
the state fund as well as its pro rata
share Of the federal aid fund.
The federal aid and state aid offer
approximately $4,000 to each county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14
JUN ETIM e


IN z be HI /
notg the
in
all
embam the
skies; noble the
flies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

and sold at from % to 10 N acre w
In wright and adjoining counties on
twenty years time with psymsst -
500 down they'll wish they were back
and dealing n little no matter how
pleasant and comfortable they may be
up there"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14
HANDY DIRECTORY
go or TIE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
vis;.er. Always Welcome.

Marshall LODGE NO, toa
A. ~. stated communication tr,day'
June IL. at 500 p m. Business meeting
A. L. Frazer. W. NJ John W. "e'F
secretary.
s,ohEr CHAPTER, No, 81 y; a,
NJ, Monday. June l6, AT 1880, stare"
convocation. George Gregory, H. u"
John w. Wells. secretary. 20,
oYArGo ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council Ne. 20, r. G. S. M Mon
day. Juno Is, 1919. Business meet
inr. Ira A. Davenport, NJ; 'ehh
W. Wells, recorder
Stated Csnelsvs ST. Aldemar Cow
nandery No. 80, X, T. TUESDAY 'nh1
lint so y. m, Business session ~
Order Of the Temple. J. +, tfederieN'
commander. John w, Wells, recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. g. o. E
SIS pecial meeting "Wednesday eve
ming. June IL. at o'clock for Initiation
Mrs. r v. schultz. w. NJ: Mrs Archer
Walton, secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

United we stand. divided we fall"
was used In poem by George =. NOR
ris written about 1880.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14

New Jersey sassemblv has pssss1 =
bill compelling appiicsats Ter morr,aee
licenses to submit 10 medical sxAnirN'
tion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-14
Topics of the Times

A lecturer at Ames told the women
that they have just as good brains as
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06

Commissioner Ellen O'Grady, and after
that they carried regular equipment
and got $1,000 a year.
Mr.. Wanamaker has homes in Paris
and Philadelphia, and recently added
New York home in 81 West Fifty.
sixth street. Besides being vice-presi-
dent OF the Wanamaker stores, he has
many other manufacturing and COM
mercial Understanding him alto
gether 'one of Americas largest in
come tax payers. OF late years he
has come In for a great deal of news
paper mention-he owns some news
papers, by the wagon account of his
efforts to develop the airplane, his
donations to the Government for the
war, his efforts to socialize the Ameri-
can Indian and his substantial aid to
art students abroad. Mr.. Wanamaker
lived in Paris for many years, and his
activities there were always faithfully
reported in the newspapers of the time.
On one occasion. back in the early '90s,
he gave dinner in Paris at which
there were twenty guests, at a cost
Of about $20,000-such dinner as
would now. with present prices, cost
at least 100000. THE SUN at the time
had this paragraph about the dinner:
1.-THE dinner itself showed a splendid
disregard of cost. 1t was not one
dinner, but twenty independent din
ners, separately served, one to each
guest There was none of the mean
ness OF the Europeans, who are not
ashamed. even when wealthy, to make
a roast of fish do duty for a whole
Iarty. Each guest had before him a
whole leg of mutton, a whole salmon
truffied fowl, basket of peaches, and a
double magnum OF champagne, be-
sides bottles of wine of sacred vintage
and fabulous cost. After the dessert
had been served a waiter brought
around a black silk bag, into which
each guest thrust his hand and drew
out a souvenir. The souvenirs were
pearl and emerald pins, ruby links
gold cigarette cases inlaid with dia-
monds. and other trifles OF substantial
value. II is asserted that the cost OF
the entire affair was close to $50 1000"
An Adventure of DIR. Harriss.
DIR. John A. Harriss, who is some
thing OF an authority on traffic prob.
lens. which he has studied rather ex-
tensively as a member OF the Auto
me bile Club. probably came nearer tc
making a real honest-to- goodness ar
rest than any of the other million.
aire special deputies. But perhaps 1,
shouldn't really count, because the
man who was almost arrested was g
traffic acknowledgment Ezekiel e
Keller-one OF the cops In DIR. Har.
riss's own department.
This incident occurred at Fifth ave.
nue. and Forty-second street during
the Liberty Loan parade last May. DR.
Harriss wanted to get through the DO.
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ALAN RYAN
@ IL Pam raon1-on

ments. He is also president of the In
| ternational Mail Equipment Company
and of the Metropolitan Hotels and
Amusement Corporation. He has Of
| fees in 511 Fifth avenue. and a town
home in 140 Riverside Drive He is
member of the New York Yacht
| Club, the Automobile Club of America
and of many other civic and social or
CARNATIONS. During the war DIR. Har-
Kiss made many large donations to the
Government and various organizations
for relief purposes, among them being
| his steam yacht Surf, which he gave
to the American Red Cross as IA trans
port for wounded soldiers and sailors.
Founder of Grand Club.
Mayor Hylan said at a dinner one
night that every traffic policeman. and
in fact every other member of the
police force, loved DIR. Harriss and
thought he was one of the finest men
that ever graced the department One
of the reasons for this good opinion
is the fact that to DIR. iarriss the
men of the finest owe their club house
in Riverside Drive, probably the finest
police club in the United States.
When he became n Deputy Commits
sioner DIR. Harriss found that one of
the real needs OF the force was some
| sort Of n club where the department
could hold its banquets and enter
tainments and entertain visiting po-
! licemen, besides spending leisure
| hours. He owns the two houses at
145 and lac Riverside Drive. between
! iCrl,t ,ixytI, fr1,t l.
streets and last summer he conceived
the plan OF remodelling these build
ings, throwing them together and
turning the completed structure into
a policemans club-the Police Club OF
! New York. In July he put a small
army of carpenters and painters and
decorators to work on the buildings,
and January II of this year the club
| house was opened with a celebration
at which speeches were delivered by
: Mayor Hylan, Commissioner Enright
and other city officials.
The combination of the two houses
forms a building larger than the struc-
ture occupied by any other club in
New York, and If site had had to
be purchased and the buildings erected
it would have cost in the neighborhood
of $5,000,000. The cops club has bill
lard and smoking and reading rooms
with a restaurant and grill and a BAN
quet hall and all the other appurte-
nances Of first class clubs everywhere
Twenty-Five bed rooms have also been
provided, where out of town visitors
OF the Police Department will be
lodged and entertained and where also
club members may obtain beds. DR.
Harriss worked out n scheme that was
first preached some ten years ago
when certain wealthy men were said
to be ntady to finance the project. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06

the full moon which happens upon
or next after March 81, and If the full
moon happens to fall upon a Sunday
(the 21st) Easter day is the Sunday
after.
During the 227 years recorded above
(from 1885 to 20l3) Easter day fell the
earliest and but once in that period
on March 22, 1918. and will therefore
not repeat during that time. The
latest date on which 1t fell in the same
period was on April %. 1886, and will
repeat on April 20, 1943. In the pres
ent year (1919) Ash Wednesday came
on March 8, the full moon on March
Is (before the 21st) and thus will
make Easter Sunday fall on April 20
as the date of the full moon is Tues
day, April 10.
Another interesting fact is that the
actual number OF days during the
Lenten season from Ash Wednesday
to Easter day Is forty-seven. but the
Church does not include the sever
Sundays during that period as part OF
the penitential season. Many term
them little Casters" or feast, instead
OF fast days This Is easily figured out
when we consider Ash Wednesday
came on March 8 and Easter Sunday
comes on April 20.
There is a plant which grows ir
some parts of Europe called the
pasque-fiower. and usually the buc
opens about Easter time. The lily II
the United States is symbolic of oui
own Easter, and most of the Christian
churches on that day are adorned with
this flower of delicate pureness ant
significance. The pasch egg is tradi
tional and, with It's variegated colors
10 presented to children. together with
the rabbit, which is so abundantly dis.
played in our confectionery store win
dows. 1t is also. without question. tn,
time decreed for Dame Fashion Il
make her debut and the young man I,
exhibit what his tailor has prepared
in the --latest styles"
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Ancient Asbestos

THERE was winding sheet Of
amianthus in the Vatican IL
brary. soft and pliable in. the
hand, and showing indications Of igni-
ton upon one corner, The cloth, how
ever, did not suffer. This burning is
taken as showing that some combusti-
BILE fibre had been intermingled.
Marco Polo. in the thirteenth century,
reported a cloth which tho natives OF
territory now included in Russian ST.
IBERIA claimed as having been made OF
salamander skin.
Marco Polo satisfied himself. 80 1t
seems, that no had to do with a min
cral substance. In fact. he found out
something as to its manufacture. In
this same general region Of country
asbestos Is to-day known TO exist.
We are not to regard asbestos as n
single. definite mineral. Nor are we
to understand that there is a fixed
chemical constitution. Certain forms
of hornblende and serpentine, IL
fibrous, are regarded as asbestos.