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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17


up to his motto: Be prepared"
THE BLIND"
By Harry Best, Ph.D. The Macmillan
company, publishers, New York C.-y.
In his book, entitled THE Blind"
Harry Best. Ph.D., the author. tells OF
the condition of the blind and the
United States.
The volume is one of tremendous
interest, and coming from as distin-
guished authority as it does its con-
tents may be relied upon for accuracy
and sincerity.
Among the many phases of the stu
alton pertaining to THE Blind" the
book embodies, besides an 'introduc-
ton" seven distinct and separate
parts, beginning with "The General
Condition of the Blind" and going
through blindness and the Possibility
of It's Prevention" Provision for the
Educa ton of Blind Children" Intel
lectual Provision for the Adult sumo
Material Provision for the Blind,
"Organiza tions Interested in the
Blind" and "Copclusions With Respect
to the Work for the Blind"
appendices" are furnished as fol-
| lows:
Appendix A. Illustration of alpha
| bets in raised print used by the blind
| Appendix B, Tables with respect to
schools for the Blind.
Appendix C. Tables with respect to
homes for the blind.
Appendix D. Table with respect to
industrial establishments for the blind.
| Index.
THE RISING OF THE TIDE"
CThe Story of Sabinsport) By Ida NJ.
Tarbell The Macmillan company,
publishers New York City.
II cannot tell you how glad l am
that this book has been written" says
Albert A. Boyden, editor of the Amer
lean Magazine.
1T has been wonderful experience
the reading of it, and I have an Idea
that the same thing that happened ia
me will happen to others who find
them selves, now that the war is over
war weary and distressed and disil-
lusioned by the whole thing. All such
people will find here a new gospel Of
faith and courage and belief in thei'
fellow men"
Though Miss Tarbell is one OF the
most widely read authors of America
this is her first long novel. It's splen-
did understanding of human nature
particularly of the American spirit
and the dramatic quality of it's scenes
are calculated to make it as popular
reading as have been her previous con
tributions to literature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17
WITHOUT THE WALLS

WITHOUT THE WALLS
BY Katrina Trask. The Macmillan
company publishers. New York City.
There is always a peculiar charm
about Mrs. Trask's plays, charm of
expression no less than of idea. She
is the real dramatist with Keen APP
probation of the literary value of the
quality of suspense and unerring skill
in the handling of incident and char
acter.
Her new play tells the love story
of Jewish maiden and a Roman SOL
der in Jerusalem at the time of the
crucifixion. Its vivid series of pic
lures of the last days of Christ and
of the events leading up to Calvary
are such as will make profound i'm
preston upon the reader.
TIE KINGDOM MUST BE BUILT"
BY w. ]. Carey. The Macmillan COM
pany, publishers, New York city.
What is a Christian. and what does
he do? This book. THE Kingdom Must
Be Built insists that Christians are
not kill-joys or temperamental pietists,
but followers of Christ in a very defi-
mite warfare of good against evil, where
by the kingdom of Christ and Of light
eorsness is to be built among men.
Three fights at least are before US,
says the author. THE fight to find the
real God. Here will be experienced all
the agony of thinking and praying and
striving and the effort to bring out into
the light all the godlike qualities Of our
nature.
Then there will be the second fight:
The stern struggle to overcome the Evil
THAT is in all of us-the lust, the lazi-
ness. the cowardice. the paltry selfish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17

An English inventors interlocking con-
crete piling is said to be stronger than
sheet piling made of wood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17

ness. While we wrestle with these in
ternal difficulties which lie in the rear
so to speak, we must press on to the
third fight, the great constructive fight
the building of the kingdom.
STUDIES IN MARKS GOSPEL"
By A. - T. Robertson. The Macmillan
company, publishers, New York city
Studies in Marks Gospel" by a. It.
Robertson, aims to help the modern man
t. see Jesus as Mark saw Him in the
first glow of enthusiasm under Peter ]
preaching. 1t is readable and yet thor
oughly scholarly and makes use of the
results of synoptic criticism to show
the historical foundation of our knowl-
edge Of the life of Christ. 1t is not COM
mentary nor yet exposition, but criti-
cal discussion of the chief aspects of
this earliest of our gospels. The work
is a real introduction to Marks gospel
and will unlock its treasures for all who
read it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17
OUR HOUSE,"
By Henry Seidel Canby The MacMil

BY Henry Seidel Candy. The MacMil-
Ian Co., publishers, New York city.
Our House." by Henry Seidel Candy,
is the story of a youth who wants his
family, and love and a good time and
a career all at once, and who finds the
solution of his problem difficult Robert
Roberts, who wonders how not being
made for business he can do what he
wants to do in business America, is it's
central figure. 1t is his struggle to stay
honest, to touch reality and finally to
break loose from circumstance, that
makes the book. Life is seen reflective
ly, sometimes humorously. and there is
also bit of tragedy. Roberts does the
|imeditating; the humorous, tragic Johnny
Bolt and Cousin Jenny. the wise old
Quaker god-mother, contribute philoso-
phising of a more pungent sort.
| Above all else, Our House" is thor,
| oughly American; the story of a mar
whose main purpose is to learn how tx
| live and love and work in America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-17

tive 1.-The necessity at all times to live
up to his motto: Be prepared"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
Honor Cuban GeneraIa

Cuba Is to pay honor to the memory
Of General Maxine Gomez, the island
republics military hero, by erecting q
costly monument A first prize Of $2o,-
600 was awarded recently to Aldo
Gsba, an Italian sculptor, for 4 model
Of the memorial, which Is to cost $2C0.'
600. Second and third prizes went re-
spectively 10 Huertas Cabarrocas, ?
Spanish Cuban. and Gutson Borglum,
an American. General Gomez became
popular as the leader Of the Cuban
forces in the war for independence
from Spain. from 1S95 to 1898. He
also took prominent part in the Ten
Years war. a revolt which began In
1858. On the day of his death. June
Is, 1905, the generals family was pre-
sented with a gift Of 100000 by the
government Of Cuba. At the conclu-
sion Of the Spanish-American war
General Gomez was honored at a pub
lie reception given by the American
forces occupying Havana at that time.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
THINK TERM IS EFFEMlNATE
Some Tennis Players obise& - Wsrd
"lsve" as at Present Employed
In Scoring System.

There 10 talk among the everiords
e tennis Of finding another word than
love" to mean nothing" In the scor-
Ing system, for. although it may sur
prise many to hear 1t, the game 10
sometimes spoken Of ~ e6eminate.
and this bit Of terminoloEy IL held re
sponsible. Nobody has ever explained
why '1ove" means nothing" In tennis.
but there Is q footnote In IN old and
rare book about card-playing (which
refers to an old Scottish yord "luh. '
which meant nothing" and this, per-
haps, may have been somehow trans
ferred Iato the game Of tennis. Or,
again. the term may be Of far eastern
origin, where q word sounding like
love" was used in the old form OF
tennis that was once popular In the
orient. Whether or not the termin-
ology undergoes change, the game Is
in no immediate danger Of falling Oh
in popularity, and the repeated shout
ing Of these seeming sndearments
across the tennis net has occado9ed
much innocent merrimen&-Christian
Science Monitor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
HeIium Gas cheapened.

Up to 1913 the total output OF
helium gas in all the world had prob
ably been less than 100 cubic feet, and
II was worth about s1,70O cubic foot.
But Just before the armistice was
signed a shipment of 10000 cubic
feet of helium gas was sent to Europe.
and II costs less than 10 cents q cubic
foot.
Helium gas was first discovered on
the sun. by spectroscopy. 1t is the
best gas for use in balloons, because
II is not inhammabls. 1t is now e1-
tracted from the natural gas Of Texas
and Kansas.
The method Is delicate and COM
plex. but is based upon the fact that
the principal constituents Of natural
aas liquefy when cooled. to about minus
500 degrees F., but that helium re-
mains a gas at that temperature. and
hence is easily separated.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
WILL ROAR TOWARD GERMANY
PesItien Of SeuIptursd Lion on "a
nous Battlefield Of Waterloo 10
to Be Reversed.

The lion, on the battlefield OF Water.
loo 10 to face the other way, and
before long it will stand with open.
ponderous paws roaring silently, after
the manner of your fierce but consid-
crate sculptured lions, toward Ger
many instead Of France. Fortunately
for the quiet Of the countryside the
roar 10 imaginary or the lion would
long ago have become . nuisance
whichever way he faced. The lien
was set uD By Belgium after the bat
de Of Waterloo, and steod IS q warn
Ing to France not to engage in any
more Napoleonic dreams Of conquest: !:
and year after year It locked toward
France, while behind It Germany pre-
pared for the next effort to dominate
seher nations. Il maintained its attf-
tpde while Germany carried through
the program that separated Asace-
Lorraine from France; but presently
behind the lions back Belgium began
to tortify. and eventually left him In
the ridiculous position Of looking In
one direction while the Belgian fortta-
cations looked In another. A tame
lion one might say, roaring for the edi-
fcation OF. tourists and with ne per
>onaI feeling about 1t. But now Bel
xium decides to turn him round and
Ter him roar toward Germany as q
solemn reminder of the unwisdOm OF
dreams Of world conquest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
Surveyors Use AirpIanes-

Four airplanes are being used to sur
vey the extensive forests Of Labrador
To determine the value Of the WOOD
pulp represented by the growing trees.
Aerial photographs will be taken OF
many parts Of the peninsula for use
In compiling statistics. The surveying
party, which left the United States re-
Gently for Nova Scotia, is composed
os 40 persons and is headed by man
who served two years as captain IN
the British air forces.-Popuiar NE
chanics Magazine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-18
Rich Gift to Museum.

Field museum, in Chicago, has JUST
heen given q rare treasure trove. con-
sisting of a collection Of gold orna-
ments excavated from the basin OF the
Nechi river in Colombia. South Amer
ica. last June, consisting OF breast
plates. aprons, elaborate earrings
he,,s and necklaces, all In pure gold,
foru.a;- the most valuable collection
IN N, world Of art Of Colombia's an
cient Inhabitants
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
urges FEDERAL CONTROL
OF RAILWAY SYSTEMS
Head Of Farmers National Council
Gives Four Reasons for His
Request.
NO FAITH IN WALL STREET
Asserts Public Generally, Is Dis.
gustcd With Manner In Which
Management OF Railroads Conn
mittcd Sabotage During the War.
(By Universal Service. }

WASHINGTON. Sept. pa vigorous
protest on behalf OF the farmers of
the country against the proposed re-
turn of the railroads to their private
owners was presented 20 the House
Interstate Commerce Committee today
by Benjamin c. Marsh, representing
the Farmers National Council.
Mr.. Marsh declared the overwhelm-
ing majority of the farmers OF America
ocratic operation of the transportation
systems. He pointed out that organ
lied labor Is So,idly in favor OF the
same policy, and said the sentiment IS
growing rapidly among other classes
las the plan OF the stockholders of
Wall Street 10 get Il big government
guarantee with the return of the rail-
roads to the present owners is being
understood"
I'VE believe it is a waste Of time"
Mr.. Marsh told the committee. for
Congress to consider any plan for the
return of the railroads to the present
owners under any method OF safeguard
whatever"
These arc the chief reasons he as
signed for government ownership and
democratic operation of the roads:
u. To secure lower freight rates and
equality of service.
-. Neither the farmers nor the city
workers can trust Wall Street to stop
its looting of the public IL the railroads
are returned to the present owners
Congress has never stopped 1t in the
past.
-. The farmers and organized labor
are Disguised with the way in which
the stockholders and management of
the railroads committed sabotage dur
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
PERSONS HURT IN WRECK
ARE REPORTED IMPROVED
Mrs. Ernest F.. Taylor and Mrs. CharIe.
w. Taylor Suffering From
Severe Shock.

Passengers who sustained Injuries
yesterday in the wreck which occurred
shortly after o'clock near .Bumpass
va. when the Chesapeake and Ohio
train No. A was derailed, are reported
IN a favorable condition. All OF the
passengers were shaken. some severely
shocked. and other bruised and sprained
In the wreckagc.
The condition OF Mrs. Ernest F.
TAYLOR and Mrs. Charles w. TAYLOR
VINO VINO are confined at the Grace Hos.
pilal. IL reported TO have improved
a atm, TO be favorable. although they are
SUI SUFFERING from severe shock
-, similar reports have been received
showing the condition Of Richard Har.
ItS; an express messenger, Of Gordons.
nsiie:I and John Wise. news agent.
VI VI, nIch,mond. TO be better. The men
suffered many cuts. bruises and sprains
), an an inxestigation was made yesterday
Marye, of the State Corporation Com mn.
mission nnl. staf. who travelled to the
scene OF the wreck by AUTOMOBILES.
ne Investigation was concluded but
no statement was given out as TO the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

is hoped that they will be able to Sc
cure proper facilities and support
which will make the movement an as
set to the community and q convent
encc to outsiders.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
HONOR RECRUITING PARTY
OF FAIRFAX AT DANCE
Two Filipinox Among Those mt Enter
tninment In Rooms of Army
md Navy Club,

In honor of the. members of the
United States destroyer Fairfax. there
gathered last night at the War camp
Community hs.ll = mixed crowd of serv-
ice and eN-service men, together with
richmond girls. numbering In all about
400 guests. Among those present from
the Fairfax were two Filipinos. Pedro
Caiura. whose home Is at Carload Car
rite. ana NJ. Rinojo, also from the Phil
ippincsA
The dancing started at $40 O'Clock
anu continued until q late hour, re-
by several score of chaperons. Music
was furnished by the Old Dominion
Quintet.
1t was the occasion OF the return OF
the community dances. which have not
oeen held for three weeks. The inter-
est shown by the large crowd present
served only to impress upon those d.
recting the AFFAIR the great need for
permanent community camp as Il
social center End rendezvous for both
transieEts and local people. Accord
ing to statement last night by the
War Camp Community authorities II
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

Mrs. ". II. Sruplin. of Florence. Alabama.
Is visiting Mrs Charles T. fanccy. at the
Mount Vernon Apartments on West Frank
lin Street Mrs. Stuplin was before her
marriage Miss Celeste OXicr. OF Tennessee
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
RICHMOND WILL SEND SIX
OFFICIALS TO CONVENTION
Hold Sessions of Virginia League OF
Municipalities in Danvillc
This Week.
SEEK FAIR TAN TREATMENT
Mayo Ainslic, Aldermen Epps and
White, Councilmcn Roden, Moore
and English Are Named to Con-
stitute City's Delegation.


Richmond will have a delegation OF
six city officials 10 attend the sessions
~ ,ha y;-rt,i, I.,-ne of Nuu;cioa,i-
VI the s'rsE'ia &c o. nun
ties. which VIII be held in DanVi!ie
on TUESDAY and Wednesday or this
week 4 -esoI,.io, recently adopted
by the City counc.' PROVIDES lot 'he
sending OF the Mayor. two Aldermen
and three cduncilr,en TO \the conven-
-. ~, ,..! ;, ,-o,;
ton. The resolution carried pro'i-
sion appropria,inE money 10! the aeces-
sary expenses OF the delegation.
Nu'''.S' '
aldermen announced yesterday ma 'ie
had appointed Aldermen EpPs and
~ Waite from the upper branch OF the
city Legislature and President Peters.
OF the Common C9unc:!; s'a'eq sna INA,
Sic Is now, With p!rector o: Public
\ Safety Nve-s visiting New York. Bos-
ION isuff.io and Detroit in Connection
Ss Mn 81 -e. no - Richnond in time
m lave to- Dauvil;e with the alder
men and councilIuen.
VIII seek Ea"i'ao,e A'ioh.
The saraeriaE o. representatives. OF
municipalities a; DanF!.e Is expected
10 be one o: the most important IN
the history @; the league as IL mas
been announced iAat the oeSiANlhs OF
determined eHo:; 20 secure ios mum!
c.pa!."es .a.; = r.. '".e.!s al IL 80 ~.
taAatio: Wiz oe mace me S.sS
Councii OF h!cAmoaa Al Us .ast SESSION
roteo rs ap2.oTa. Q. et.la!a EfSoiu
lions waich the l-NlcAouEE Counc'! aad
adopted IN resa.a 20 !heqIaAtes "a
assessment ana taxation. CtaeT cities
OF The State haye taken simi!a! action.
"hen the seer ssaAoa plan OF taNa-
ton was saopteo IN NlFSinia certain
SUBJECTS OF TAXATION We're !eit 20 EUR
n.sh revenues tor municipalities. Since
then the necessities OF the common
wealth. nave caused the state 70 invade
the circle %. municipal subjects OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
SALES OF LAST SERIES
AMOUNTED TO $75O,OOO
Trensury Certificates becoming Popu-
lar through Country and Are
Good Tor Income Tnxes.

Total sales OF the last series Of
-indebtedness the books for which
closed September Il, aggregated an
prox imately $4,000 according TO Of
hcial notice which the Federal Reserve
Richmond banks and trust companies,
me last issues OF treasury certiti-
Gates OF Indebtedness. known as series
IL ana THO. mature March 10 l92O
and September 10, 1920, rcspectively.
series T.lo bears y per cent interest.
Both will be received in payment Of
federal income tax instalments due on
the oates OF the maturity of the GER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
REFUSE TO RETURN
Two Thousand Members of AIbcmnrIc,
n. c., Textile Workers Vote
to Rcmnin on Strike.
ALBEMARLE n. C.. Sept. 90

ALBEMARLE. y. c.. Sept. 2o.-Hope
that local textile mills, which have
been idle for six weeks, would resume
operation Monday morning were dis
sipated by the announcement today
that the local textile union had voted
night that none OF it's nearly 1000
members should return to work until
the mill owners officially recognize
the union.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

r. y. Rowsey was dismissed in Police
Court yesterday morning for alleged vio-
iation OF the prohibition aSt. Rowsey was
charged with keeping ardent spirits in tho
Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
SAKHAROFF STILL WINS
Siberian Russian Army Inficts Sever,
Defeats Bolshevist
Forces.
rBy Associated Press.I

OMSK. Sept. 2o.-General Sakhar-
the direction OF kurgan about 200
miles southwest OF Tobolsk. having
captured in the present offensive five
complete STATS, 1000 prisoners, nine
teen cannon. forty machine guns and
a large amount OF other booty. Co.'S
sacks operating on the left TANKS have
raided positions in the rear OF the
eaemy's line. the Bolshevists retreat
ing toward the northwest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
Nerroe, Plan New SCHOOL.

LYNCHBURG. VA. Sept. 2o.-A
meeting is to be held here Sunday at
a negro church looking to the estab-
lishment here of a new negro indus
trial school. to take the place OF the
Morgans College annex. which was
burned several years ago. The Cham
Der Of Commerce is interested in the
move, The school has already been
authorized and Lynchburg will make
u hard fight TO SeCure IT
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

c. l.. Lassitcr Yesterday filed with Build
ing INSPECTOR Butler plans for the building
of a thrce-story brick and stone apartment
house At the southcaSt corner OF Monument
Avsnuc and Deep Run Streets. The build
ing Will have modern convenience and
provision for six families. Cost OF the
building Is estimated at $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

Garlic punford. son OF w. W. Dunford. of
the State Corporation Commission. left the
city last Tuesday for Philadelphia. He
graduated from John Marshall High School
last June and will continue his education
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Hip and thigh bone and some teeth of
mammoth which once roamed the forests
OF Virginia will be presented 10 the pHlen-
tine Museum by Colonel Phil +. Brown.
These fossiiizcd remains Of = nonster were
found on the summit OF the Blue Ridge
Mountains OF Virginia during the parallel
ing OF the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

Miss Rhoda Dietrich has returned &c
Richmond after spending sometime In
Danville and Chatham.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21

ms the war to discredit government
ownership Il,
=. Private ownership OF railroads,
no matter how safeguarded. will con-
tinue the most corrupting force lin
American political life"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
Halle V. Fitzgerald. of Chatham has en-
tered the Medical College OF Virginia.

NJ. and Mrs W. H. Harmon. OF West
Main Street. returned yesterday from two
months trip to Baltimore. Philadelphia
and alonE the Chesapeake Bay. The health
OF Mr. Harmon is said to have been greatly
ir,,proved by the trim.