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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22
Does Work of Three Wagons.

Some startling facts were revealed.
1t was apparent that. on the av-
erage, one motor truck would do the
work of from three to four wagons.
and do 1t more quickly. In this way
alone there was effected a tangible
saving at the start represented by
the cost of extra drivers, horses and
wagons, as well as of the facilities
necessary for maintenance. The man
ufacturer further observed. that he
could house and care for a fleet Of
trucks in less than half the space
and with far less labor than was re-
quired for the same number of
wagons with relative tonnage.
THE capacity Of the truck Is I'M
limited. There 10 no limit to what
1t can do. and the limit OF where 1t
can go is determined only by the
condition of the roads. You can. and
should. exact duties from your truck
that are entirely beyond the poten-
tialities Of horse and wagon trans
portation. You can give your trucks
new transportation duties. a wider
radius and special responsibilities that
no other transportation method can
assume.
"One- year ago highway transport
had arrived nationally. but few of us
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

The 4 per cent Spanish loan Of $780,
1000 pesos has been five times over
subscribed. Within a few hours the
entire loan was taken up, one banks
subscription being for the whole Issue
of bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

The L. S. s. Harrisburg sailed from
Brest Thursday with 1000 casuais
and 500 sick American soldiers. bring
ing number leaving Brest since the
armistice up to $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22
Truck Far Excels Horse.

"Let US compare the cost of horse
transport with that of motor ship
ments, When the manufacturer. was
wholly dependent on the former
method he either had to hire his
horses by the day. or else he had to
maintain horses and stables of his
own. It involved the use OF a large
amount of valuable Moor space for
horses, wagons. repair and paint
shops. Furthermore. there had to be
blacksmith shop as we'll as lofts
for hay. -..- -.-.r' -. e
when he had made all this invest
ment what did the manufacturer
have? He had nothing better than
slow-moving. horse-driven vehicles.
whose capacity for service was linn
tied to the physical endurance of the
animal: and the horse, being an ami
NAL. and not a machine, can be sub.
jected to only a few hours Of hard
labor daily. II he IL to remain At for
continuous work. When the manu-
facturer displaced the horse equip
ment! with its accompanying para
phernalia, and turned to motor trucks
for his means of transport he was
able for the first time to get the
transportation end of his business
down to an efscient working basis.
where haulage cost per mile could
be determined accurately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22
Trucks in New Fields.

"Other industries are being bene-
flied, and benefited greatly Even
now in the far west trucks are boring
their way into the forest. and. with
the aid of trailers. bearing off the
logs to the mills. The lumbermen have
reported as high as so per cent
saving over any other method. Pack
ing companies have begun to trans
port fresh meat in huge refrigerator
trucks Live stock is being brought
to market-;in Omaha ST. Louis. and
Cincinnati. Instances of the utility
of motor trucking could be multiplied
indefinitely. ...~
I'm particular. the government has
resolved to take hand. Already
mail routes run from Portland. Me.
to Hartford, New York. Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington to The
Plains, in Virginia. Between January
! and June 80, 1918, the national NAL
routes averaged more than twenty
six hundred miles daily. cleared over
$685. 600 900 and justified their being
extended to the Pacific coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

knew 1t. 1t took the war to wake us
up to its possibilities Today it is
known. discussed, praised. criticised
encouraged: and every month sees it
grow in volume. In five years there
win be a network of rural express
lines on all Of the main highways of
this country that will cut down the
cost of food. increase the quantity of
food and still create more profit tor
the farmer.
Volume of business in dollars and
cents is usually the criterion of profit
on an enterprise. If we furnish
quicker and better transportation to
our rural districts il will add greatly
to the wealth Of the country as a
whole. while we stimulate an In
creased production and bring the
market closer to the purchaser. When
we realize that the farmer is the only
big business man who is forced to
supply his own transportation. and
this rarely on an economical basis. we
can see the great fields that are open
to rural development. The motor ex-
press lines Of the future will make
shipping platform of every farmers
gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22
|SF1IP-BY-TRUCK MOVEMENT
BIG AID TO MANUFACTURERS
New Field of Resources Tapped, Bringing
Farmer, Market and Consumer Closer
Together, H. S. Firestone Says.

The ip-by-truck movement is
opening many new avenues of profit
to the shipper. An entire new field
of resources is being tapped. bring
ing the farmer. market and consumer
into closer relations. And in this
marvellous development which motor
express has seen in the last two years
the value of the p-by-truck move
ment to the manufacturers should not
be overlooked.
In q recent statement given out by
Harvey g. Firestone, one OF the pio-
neers in the ship-by-truck movement.
Mr.. Firestone said:
ITO manufacturers the motor truck
OF today is as. important a unit OF
their production facilities as the very
machines which make their goods.
The use of the motor truck has
wrought changes in every department
OF their business and has done much
to increase their production capaci-
ties and to lower their overhead ex-
penSes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
Germany Never Had
Sovereign Rights in
China, Says "NatiOn"


New York, September 1.-THE Nation,
in its current issue, prints what it says
Is the first complete and accurate Eng
iish translation ever made of the Chi
nese- German treaty of 1893, by which
Germany acquired rights in the Chinese
port of Kiau Chau and the province OF
Shantung, together with the German text
as obtained from the China imperial
maritime customs office at Shanghai
This treaty, the Nation states, shows
that Germany never acquired any sover-
eign rights in Snantung, and the publ
cation of the treaty is made as bearing
on President Wilson'S statement that
Japan had promised ito return the SOW
ereignty without qualification to China"
The treaty is an extended document
signed by Ii Hung Chang and Baron
Won Heyking. Commenting upon 1t, the
Nation says that as Germany secured
no sovereign rights in Shantung under
the treaty. Japan obviously cannot re-
turn to China something she never pos
sessed,r and that in retaining economic
rights Japan is holding all the treaty
gave her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
Every Druggist in U. S. In
structed to Refund Price
While You Wait at
Counter If Relief Does
Not Come Within Two
Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm-Up.


The sensation of the year in the drug
trade is Aspironsf, the two-minute cold and
cough reliever. authoritatively guaranteed
by the laboratories; tested. approved and
most, enthusia las tically endorsed by the high
est authorities. and proclaimed by the COM
mon people as ten times as quick and effec-
tive as whiskey, rock and rye, any other
cold and cough remedy they have ever tried
All drug stores are now supplied with the
wonderful new eixiy. all you have to do
to get rid of that cold is to step into the
nearest drug store. hand the clerk half a
dollar for a bottle Of Aspironal and tell him
to serve you two teaspoonfuls with four tea
spoonfuls of water in a glass. With your
watch in your hand. take the drink at one
swallow and call for your money back in
two minutes if you cannot feel your cold
fading away like a dream within the time
limit. Don't be bashful for all druggists
invite you and expect you to try it. Every
body's doing it.
When your cold or cough is relieved, take
the remainder of the bottle home to your
wife and babies. for Aspironal is by far the
safest and most effective, the easiest to
take and the most agreeable cold and cough
-<medy for infants and children.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
WOULD RATHER Be
AT HOME ON FARM
THAN IN L|MELIGHT,
THE YORKS DECLARE
Only Desire to Help Children
of Mountain Districts In
duces Them to Make
Tour-HerO Reticent
About Own Exploits

There is probably no better known man
in the United States today than Alvin
C. York. until recently Sergeant York Of
the S2Sth Infantry, United States army
The whole country has heard of the Ten
nessee mountaineer, born and raised at
Pail Mall, Fentress county, a. second
elder in the Church of Christ and Chris
tian Union.
Much has been said about how he and
his sect are opposed to fighting; how
he, in spite of this fact, refused to claim
exemption, and as result found him
self shortly after the war started in
the army and eventually in France. He
was in several engagements and con-
Quoted himself as a good soldier, ask
ing no questions and obeying orders.
Then came a day that was to make
him famous. On the Sth of October, in
the course of an attack, he found himself
cut off from his companions and opposed
by a German machine gun battalion.
This would have stopped most men, but
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18

Montgomery September 17.-(Spe-
cial. )--Attacking the constitutionality
of the general revenue act passed by
the present Legislature and approved by
Governor Kilby last Monday night, IL
members of the house of representa-
tives have signed a protest against 1t
with the governor.
Its constitutionai1ry is questioned in
at least two particuYare~--sctioEs 214
and 260 of the constitution--the first of
which prohibits double taxation, and
the second, which provides that 8 mills
of the tax levy shall go to the schools
The latter has reference to the coal and
iron tonnage tax. The protest is signed
by the following representatives.
A. s. VandeGraaff. A. P. Smith, J. II.
Edwards. Thomas w. oliver, James H.
Hardaway, jeff d. Clayton, N. f. Stew
art, j. c. Arnold, Augustus Benners, J.
Lee Long, Walter b. Jones, TS.Faulk
When the house convened at Sis
O'Clock for the night session Judge A. S.
Van de GRAF. representative from Tus-
caloosa. read the protest against the
general revenue bill signed by himself
and 13 other members of the house who
voted against it. The protest was or
dered spread upon the journal of the
house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
LOULIE COMPTON
SEMINARY OPENS
Large Enrolment and Most Success
full Year Anticipated at Local
Institution

With a record breaking enrolment,
the Louie Compton seminary began its
twenty third year yesterday morning.
With several valuable additions to the
faculty and with Miss Hattie Morton
as its president, the school faces what
is predicted to be it's most successful
year.
1.-THE Necessity of Christian Edu, IL
ton was the subject of an address
by DIR. John Mcneil, which proved a
feature of the day, and Leadership"
was the subject of DR.. ]. D. Simpson
who has presented the diplomas to the
graduating classes of the school for
the past eight years. The Rev. j. M
Broadly conducted the devotional ex-
ercises.
An unusually large crowd of former
students and friends were present for
the beginning yesterday morning. The
enrolment of students began imnle-
diately after the conclusion of the
opening exercises and it is anticipa ted
that ESQ students will enroll during the
coming term. t lux
Mrs. ]. NJ. Spencer, formerly head
| teacher of English at Peabody college,
has been added to the faculty of the
seminary. Miss Cornelia Rose Ehren.
with Miss Mary e. Gaugh, Miss Ellen
Howard Gillespie and Miss Pattie
Southall as assistants, will be in
| charge of the department of music.
The other teachers are: Miss Hat
| tie Morton, president; Miss J. Caroline
!, Beard, dean of faculty; Miss S. j.
! Hemphill. registrar; Mrs. r. K Borden,
dean of girls; Miss Jennie Southall
chaperone; Miss Virginia Hiden, Miss
Sarah P. Kelly, Miss Hattie Lee Taylor,
Miss Alice LeSuer Harsh, Miss Emma
| Augusta Jones, Miss Lillian Pugh, Mrs.
| Il. K Borden and Miss J. Caroline
Beaird. teachers in the ordinary sub
jects
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
UNAFFECTED BY FAME

And what has been the effect on the
man? Ordinarily it would ruin a man
to find himself so suddenly placed in
the center of the spotlight; his own con-
ceit would overwhelm him; and very
soon he would be a national object of
ridicule rather than a hero. But just
as Sergeant York proved on that day in
France that he was an exceptional sol
der, since he left the army he has
proved that he is a real man. He wants
others to benefit from his glory even
more than he has.
York is tall, with what we call rangy
figure, has reddish hair and complexion
and a strong face. Born and reared in
the mountains of Tennessee, he is typi-
cal of the mountaineer, quiet, reticent
and more ready to listen than to talk.
But he is not glum; OF the contrary, he
has keen sense of humor and can APP
preciate a good joke as well as tell. 1t
is only natural that he should not care
to talk. Since his return to this country
he has had to answer more questions
probably and on more different subjects
than the average man answers in life
time. For it is a known fact that once
a person is great in any way he Is i'm
medately credited with being an author
ity on all kindred subjects. The result
is that York is called on to discuss
everything pertaining to the war, from
why General Pershing ordered an attack
on the 18th of November to why Mrs
Smiths boy never got to France
In spite of this fact he is always
agreeable about giving an interview, and
will tell you anything you want to know.
if he knows it. When seen yesterday
at the Tutwiler he was most natural
and, we might say, human ffor great
men are considered extraordinary, sit
ting back in chair in his shirt sleeves
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
ENJOYS HIS
3 MEALS A DAY
Mr.. Wooten Thinks Much of
\ ZIRON Because 1t Made
Him His Old Self Again


Sick people do not get much out Of life.
In order to enjoy your meals. to do your
work WELL you must be strong and healthy.
Pale, weak. nervous people frequently need
iron to enrich their blood and to restore
vitality to their system. and q good way
to supply the iron is to follow the example
Of Mr.. Clayton Wooten, of Scotland, Ca,
who used Ziron Iron Tonic and has this to
say about it
Il have taken Ziron according to direc-
tons and 4 can truthfully say that it is a
fine tonic. 1t has done me all the good.
Since began taking it, ! have gained eight
pounds in weight and enjoy eating three
meals n day. 1 shall do all l can to re-
commend Ziron."
Try Zron. Your druggist sells Ziron on
guarantee to refund your money if the
first bottle fails to benefit. You cannot lose
anything. but very likely will gain much, by
IN IA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
BEVO BILL REMAINS ON
UNFAVORABLE CALENDAR

Montgomery, September 17.-(Special.)
By the vote of 81 nays to A years the
house of Representatives today refused
to take the so-called bevo bill from the
adverse calendar, and the bill is now
dead.
The matter came up on motion OF Its
author, r. II. Long of Sumter counyt,
who yielded to Judge Murphree of Eto-
wah county. Judge Murphree stated
that he opposed the original bill, but
stated he had prepared a substitute
which he was willing to see made into
law.
The substitute omitted all reference to
cereal beverages, merely providing a
license tax on noncarbonated, nonalco-
holic beverages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
RESOLUTION URGES
PROFITEER PROSECUTION

Montgomery, September 17.-(Special.,
Giving voice to the oft repeated charge
that profiteering is responsible for the
high cost of living, Representative Corn
ley of Coffee county, in a joint resolu-
ton offered in the house today calls upon
the federal trade commission to vgor-
ously prosecute persons or concerns guilty
of such practices.
He charges, in effect, that through com
binations, trusts and trade agreements,
retail merchants are prevented from buy
ing goods at prices that enable them to
sell at reasonable prices, and asks Con-
gress to pass laws protecting merchants
cooperative purchasing agencies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
CHILD EXAMINATION BILL
GIVEN FAVORABLE REPORT

Montgomery, September 17.-(Special.)
The health committee of the house to-
day made favorable report on Dr.
Holmes bill requiring physical examina-
ton of children between 6 and is years
III the public schools of the state.
The examinations will be made by the
county health officers or their assist
ants, and in the work shall have the
help and assistance Of the county health
boards.
The examinations are to be made be-
fore October l of each year Examina :
tions will include physical defects, mem
tai deficiencies, diseases of the ear, eye,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
WOULD RATHER BE AT HOME

Those few remarks are typical of the
man. 1t is only necessary to see him
for few minutes to know that he would
always think of others before himself.
Quiet, dignfied and serious, there is at
all times very kind expression on his
face, a look that makes you know that
he isn't selfish. He is perfectly at ease
in crowds and not shy or given to stage
fright in the presence of crowds, but.
as he himself says, I'D rather be at
home with Mrs. York, and it's only be-
cause those others need my help that
I'm here"
And Mrs. Ycrk--what about her? She
here with the sergeant; in fact, she goes
everywhere with him. and York says
that that is the one real pleasure in his
trips. Quiet and demure Mrs. York has
little to say, but one does not need to
ask to learn what she thinks of the big
man who worried more about getting
home to her than he did about the Ger
man bullets. Sc doesn't like the crowds
and the interviews any more than York
does, but she says she is perfectly happy
so long as she is with him, and that un-
der the circumstances SO much notoriety
isn't as bad as it might be, but that
she will be mighty glad when she and
Alvin are back on the farm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
DEATHS

Mrs. Addie Lee RawsOn-Aged So. died
at the residence, 1920 Sylvan ave-
nue., yesterday morning at o'clock.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence this morning at
10 O'Clock and interment will fol-
low in Elmwood cemetery, with
Shaw in charge
Thomas Miiler-Aged 6S, ITO Fist
avenue. West End. died at local
infirmary at 11:40 yesterday morn
ing. Johns Undertaking company is
holding the remains pending the
announcement Of funeral arrange
ments
Mrs. Ida Nation--Aged So, died at a
local infirmary at 1880 o'clock yes
terday morning. The remains wers
sent to Cordova at o'clock yestsf-
day afternoon by Johns for inter-
ment.
Jesse Moore Hens0n-Who was sin OF
near Warrior late Tuesday after
noon. died yesterday at a local In.
Urinary. The body will be shipped
to Warrior today by Johns for in
terment.
william Cox-Aged 60, died this morn
ing at 1880 o'clock at the family
residence. 1881 Seventeenth street,
north. He is survived b his wife
and five children, Clyde Cox of San
Francisco, Joseph, Irene Lorraine and
Elsie of Birmingham. The funeral
will be conducted from the family
residence this afternoon at o'clock
and the remains will be sent to Sey-
mour, Ind, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
House Men1bersAttack
Constitutionality of
General Revenue Bill
BY w. j. BOBES

nose and throat, mouth, teeth. deformi-
ties, dislocated hip joints, spinal dis
eases, HYPNOSIS, hookworm and any
others affecting children.
The bill also would require the inaug-
III alton of physical culture systems, with
not less than 10 minutes exercise daily,
such exercises to include deep breathing
Strengthening up of shoulders and mus
cular development.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
Frederick M. Shepherd Dies

BY Hssec lted PTess
East Orange, N. j., September II.
Frederick M. Shepherd, Jr., president of
the Goodyear Rubber company. died to-
day at his home here. Mr.. Shepherd was
81 years old and also was president of
several subsidiary companies of the
Goodyear concern. The present company
vas organized by his father in 1863.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-18
For the Good of
the Community

THE Chamber of Commerce wants
slogan 1t has offered prizeof $25
to the person suggesting the one selected
by the committee as the most appropriate
for this great industrial center, and every
body is invited to send in one.
This offer gives every person in Bir-
mingham and vicinity the opportunity to
reward himself or herself for study of
Birmingham No suitable slogan can be
suggested except by someone who knows
Birmingham 1t is all right to suggest
such as "city Of opportunity, industrial
center of the south, I" "Busy Birmingham
and others of similar. nature but by
changing the name any of these might
just as we'll be claimed by any member of
other ambitious communities.
A slogan to be really effective and at
tract attention of strangers should be not
only short and concise, but it should, in
as few words as possible, and the fewer
the better, convey to the mind of the
stranger an idea of what Birmingham is
and has.
Perhaps so per cent of the business peo-
pie in the United States, who have at
tanned success and have money to invest,
know something in a. general way of Bir-
mingham as acoal and iron and industrial
center, but the vast majority of them don't
know Birmingham.
Presumably the slogan is intended to
reach this class, to center their attention
on Birmingham and cause them to inves-
tigate conditions and investment posi-
bilities here
BY all means give the Chamber of Com
mefce slogan, IOrclDle one CnaC states
concrete fact and will catch the eye and
hold the attention of every one under
whose observation it comes. Perhaps it
should suggest, coal and iron for these
are the basis Of Birmingham's growth and
stability; the energy, aggressiveness and
hospitality of her citizens, and door Of
hope which opened to all who come this
way.
Birmingham is not the first city of the
south; New Orleans and Mobile and sew
eral others are much older, and at least
two are larger. Birmingham is not the
hope of the United States the United
States is mighty big country and could
get along even without New York.
However, Birmingham is very impor-