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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
ITALIANS EAGER
 TO COME BACK

Rome, May 30.-Discharged members of the American expeditionary force of Ital- ian extraction have been besieging Con- sul Francis Keene's office here recently requesting passage back to the United States on the ground of being United States citizens and of having served in the United States army. Employees of the office attending to the lot of these discharged soldiers immediately demand to see their discharge papers. After ex- amining it they indicate to the men that they have waived the responsibility of the government in providing transporta- tion when they received their discharges, for there is one clause on the back of the paper which clearly explains that pro- cedure.
 ''Oh, reply the men. but my com manding officer did not explain that to me when I asked for a discharge"
 That will do, old-timer.' retort the consul generals assistants. Your com manding officer certainly told you that and now we can do nothing about it."
 The men in every case secured their discharges to visit their parents or other relatives here for an indefinite period and thereby waive right to return trans portation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
LONDON TAX|CAD
 DRIVERS SUPREME
Independence Makes Them Drive Only To Points Suit
 ing Own Convenience
By Associated Press

London, May So.-The taxicab driver is the best hated man. in London. All through the war he ruled the taxi his sway owing to the continued short age of cabs, probably will have to be endured for many more months
 You may ride in a taxi cab here only if the driver finds that your destination suits his own convenience. His decision will be influenced by his quick prog nosis of the amount of the tip your appearance and manner indicate. If you look like ''close un' you will save time by joining a queue for a bus or throwing yourself into the maelstrom of a tube crowd, for it is certain you won't ride in taxicab.
 Any man bold enough to challenge the lofty authority of a taxicab driver wins instant popularity and draws about him a throng of admirers. So there were loud cheers and a rush for the spot when passenger the other day dove into an empty taxicab pass ing through the Strand and refused the drivers demand that he get out. The driver stopped his cab and refused to budge.
 Drive me to Liverpool street You can't refuse a fare" said the passenger.
 Cant I? Get out of my cab," retorted the driver
 A policeman pushed his way through the crowd, with What's all this?"
 He refuses to get out of my cab.'' He refuses to drive me-" was the shouted chorus of driver and fare.
 The policeman began to make notes. Do you wish to prosecutor" he asked the passenger.
 "No, I want to get to Liverpool street." was the mild reply.
 stick to it!' the spectators urged the passenger.
 The crowd soon blocked the street. The driver leaned unconcernedly against the nudguard of his cab and against the cushions. This continued for 20 minutes. The crowd began bet ting on the outcome Odds were offered on the driver.
 F'Well," said the passenger at last, rather weakly, T think I've taught you a lesson.'
 Not going, are your" sneered the driver
 Unfortunately, I have an appoint ment" the fare said to the crowd as he alighted trying to cover his reterat.
 The taxicab driver took his seat triumphantly and with a hooking toot of his horn drove away. He still was king.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
LONG OBJECTS ID HOUSE RESOLUTION
 APPROVING TREATY
Mathews Introduces Bill for Inspection of Institutions in Which Citizens
 Are Confined

Montgomery, July S.-(Spectai. )-Be- Ter, a resolution. introduced by Brind- ley of Morgan, which approved the peace treaty and the league of nations, was referred to the rules committee in the house Tuesday afternoon i'm stead of being placed on its imme- diate passage.
 MT. Long said he believed the com mittee should have the opportunity of looking the resolution over and change its phrases if necessary. Mir. Brindley withdrew his motion for immediate passage when there was objection. The resolution asked the Congress of the United States to ratify the treaty at once
 very insignificant appearing bill introduced in the house by Representa- tive Mathews, probably will cause one of the hardest fights ever to be waged in the house. This bill would repeal a house bill which provided for De- tober 12 of each year being a legal holiday known as Columbus day. There had developed agitation the past few months against the observance of such a day in Alabama, and certain or ganizations in the state are said to be backing the measure which will re- peal the bill designating October 12 as a holiday Representative Mathew S also strikes another blow at certain religious organization. He introduced a bill which provides for the inspec- ton 'by state authorities of every private institution in which citizens of Alabama and of other states are kept in confinement by sanitariums, private hospitals, private asylums, private or- phanages, houses of the Good Shep- herd, convents, monasterieA or any other institution under any other name, maintained by private individ- uals, corporations. churches or, chari- table institutions, within the state of Alabama and for other purposes"
 Representative Carnley introduced a measure which will repeal that section of the 1917 code which. grants tax ex- emptions to water power companies in the state. The water power companies are enjoying exemption for a period of 10 years.
 A bill which proposes to submit to the voters of Alabama the plan of having annual sessions of the legisla- ture, was introduced by Representa- tive Salter. Similar measures have been defeated by the voters twice be- fore, but MT. Salter believes the voters now favor annual sessions of the legis lature.
 bill by Representative Deese pro- vides flor placing all moneys derived from the sale of licenses for auto mobiles and other motor driven ve- hicles in this state in the general road fund of the several counties thereof and to provide for the expenditure of the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

ed rainy weather, which for a while brought the sawmills to a dead stop, prevented any accumulation of stocks spring season.
 Everyone knows that the war put a stop to building operations in this country and that it's close finds the nation in need of hundreds of thous- ands of new structures, besides hun dreds of thousands of others that are in dire need of repairs. Against this situation there are no lumbe CT stocks in the retail yards in the nations great consuming territories, nor at the saw mills. Many dealers have also accept ed orders which they are unable to place. Small wonder then that the mar ket has advanced of it's own accord when the buyers in armies are beating the bushes in the yellow pine produc- ing territory trying to find mills that are equipped to accept their orders manufacture and ship the lumber. This is the real reason for high prices of building lumber and other building materials.
 Lumber manufacturers are by no means enjoying the degree of pros- perity, however that lumber prices would appear to indicate. In the first place the sawmills are all more or less loaded up with cheap" business, orders that were taken as long as year or more ago at prices which then prevailed This lumber the manufac- turers are endeavoring to ship as fast as they can and this is one reason why they are not able to accept more high priced" business than they do. The labor situation is hardly a whit bet ter than it was during the black days of the war and the available supply in the woods and at the mills is scarce ly more than 50 per cent efficient. Weather conditions are better, but the demand, paradoxically as it may seem, has scarcely started.
 The building demand in this country which has already swamped the saw mills, constitutes only a fraction of the demand that is to come. The railroads, which annually consume a third of the nations yellow pine lumber, naturally, affect the market to a large extent, and the railroads have not yet even commenced to buy lumber. How nec- essary it is for them to do so is ob- vious at almost any point by glance at the condition of the road eds and trackage appurtenances, depots, freight sheds, etc. And need of cars is tre- mendous This is why an officer of the Georgia Florida Sawmill assocfa- tion said to the writer that I've have not yet seen the beginning of high prices
 Not only are the needs of this na- tion to be supplied with the product of our sawmills, but all Europe has to be rebuilt and the export business has not yet started in a serious way, despite the fact that all available bot toms are already engaged in carrying lumber to Cuba, the West Indies, Cen tral and South America and European ports. It will be some time before trans s-atlantic trade can adjust itself to the big business ahead of it and it would appear to an outsider looking squarely at the situation that now is the time to build your own home" in this country while prices, as high as they are. are cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Textile Mill Notes

An increase of capital from $l25.OOO to $250,000 has been decided upon by the Greenville (N. O Cotton Mills, and the company will double it's plant. Fifteen operatives cottages will be erected.
 w. J. McGill and associates of Shelby vile. Tenn. have incorporated the Jones' boro (Tenn) yarn mills with S9O000 cap- ital.
 The Sellers Hosiery Mill Burlington. N, C., will build plant to replace it's plant recently burned.
 R. c. Aycock of South Pittsburg, Tenn. will build a 150 by 60-foot mill at Whit well, Tenn. and install machinery with electric power drive for daily capacity of 800 pairs of hose.
 o. K. Winget. c. B. Armstrong and c. c. Armstrong have incorporated the Winget Yarn Mills Co.,, Gastonia. N. C., with $500,000 capital.
 An additional building has been pur- chased by the Sunshine Hosiery Co., Murfreesboro. Tenn which will install machinery to double capacity.
 A 20Ox130-f foot mill construction add! ton and 30 cottages will be built by the Roxboro (N. @ Cotton Mills. J. E. Sir engineer in charge, and 10000 spindles. with electric power drive. will be installed in the new mill structure.
 An increase of capital from s24,0Oo to ,000 has been decided upon by the Pa ducah (Ky.) Hosiery Mills Myers Mills, Gastonia. N C., will be organized by A G. Myers, W. T. Rankin and c. B. Armstrong, with $500,000 capi- tahzation, to build 10,00o-spindle mill for manufacturing Nos 20 and 40 carded and combed yarn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
APPALLING MISERY IN THE NEAR EAST
People In Rags and Disease Is Taking Dreadful Toll
 Among Population
By Associated Press


 London, May 22-"I have seen towns where there were 1000 refugees losing 1000 of them monthly through starvation. i have seen a town 90 miles from the railroad reduced by starvation from population of 4OCo to 2oOO in 10 days"
 That is what Is happening in Armenia. according to Lieut.. Melville Chatter of the American Red Cross, who has ar rived in London after an extensive tour of the near east.
 Conditions there, he told the Associated Press representative, are simply appall- ing. The people are in rags. Disease, no less than starvation, is taking a heavy toll, and it is difficult to check it's spread because there are no medicines or disin- fectants to be had. The people will have to be fed by outsiders, he said until the harvest which follows the next sowing.
 The new Armenian state known as the Republic of Erivan is a country so de- spoiled by the Turks, the Red Cross off, ficer stated, that it does not possess even any seed grain.
 During the var he sad, The Turks made systematic attempts to destroy the Armenian people. They forced their way through Armenia with the intention. of joining forces with the Tartars to the north, maSSacreing and committing wide- spread depredations as they marched On their way back they swept Armenia clean, for the Armenans at the time of the armistice had only 22,000 soldiers in the field. The Turks wantonly destroyed everything in their path. The result is that the Armenian republic has no cattle, seed grain, flour-nothing at all to eat"
 The American committee for relief in the near east is making every effort, &C., cording to Lieutenant Chatter, to succor the starving Armenians From Febru- ary to April 1, with the aid of the American Red Cross, it put into the country 5600 tons of flour. Distribution is a difficult problem. Food is carried to interior points by native bullock carts.
 While the Erivan republic is starving it's neighbor, Georgia, is thriving. Throughout the country Lieutenant Chatter said he saw fine grazing lands and large herds and flocks. The Geor- gians were not molested by the Turks and the country has had to deal with few Armenian refugees except those at Tiflis, to which city Turkish Armenians have fled since 1915. Tens of thousands of Armenian orphans are now there.
 "The Armenians are praying for an American mandatory. They think they would never be free under any other government said Lieutenant Chatter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Demand for YezLow Pine No,U Greater than Available Supply

While the government is vigorous ly urging every family man to own his own home, the force of this practi- cal movement is being somewhat dimin- ished in some sections by much talk concerning the high prices of build ing materials, and many who would like to own their own homes are hesi- tating to do so at this time in the hope that building material prices will come down, says the Jacksonville corres- pendent of the Manufacturers Record. In this they are making a mistake. Under the memorable law of supply and demand it is not likely that prices will decline for the next ten years. On the contrary, there is every indication that they will advance.
 One hears much these days concern ing the high prices of lumber for building purposes, and the complaint is often made that the manufacturers are to blame. Nothing could be more beside the fact. Within the week the writer has completed a canvass of the market situation in the yellow pine lTdQo III lue lcIIl StdttS. anu the result is a situation which is not in the least understood by the public. Also it is a situation over which neith- CT the manufacturer, wholesalers or the retailers have the slightest con trol. Present prices of yellow pine lumber are the result of demand greater than the supply.
 Never in the history of the yellow pine trade has there been such de- mand for building lumber, and never has this lumber been so scarce. The most unusual conditions have prevailed throughout the yellow pine producing territory for the past nine months. Labor in the woods and at the sawmills has been so scarce, and the available labor so inefficient that even under the most ideal sawmilling conditions the mills have only been able to limp along at best. This, coupled with from three to four months of unprecedent-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
MISS CONSUALLO OSBORN
 Alexander City, Ala.

Miss Consuallo Osborn is making things interesting in District No. 10 for other candidates in The Age-Herald's big au. tomobile and prize campaign. Miss Os :. born hopes to win one of the automo. piles and the campaign manager is ex. pecting big returns from her on the big gold and extra vote offer closing Thurs day night at D. m.
 Above is also shown the Oakland 5- passenger touring car The Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
LONDON DOCKS
 LOADED WITH PORT
By Associated Press

London, June 2.-"The London docks were literally running with port" says a reporter of a Londan paper. Thou sands upon thousands of hogsheads lay all around. They blocked the roads and filled the sheds. There is more port in London today than there is beer in the whole of England. Some of the casks warped and leaking. The quayside and streets around the sheds ran red with port. Birds. dogs and cats were hav- ing the time of their lives" The re- porter saw at least a dozen drunk, ly- ing on their sides or their backs be- side rivulets of wine.
 Shippers with ships in the outer docks loaded with wine complained that the quays were so crowded with port that they had no place to unload their cargoes. And other wine ships from Spain and Portugal were on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Jan Students Coming

Tokio, May 13.-The department of education is planning to send so stu dents to the United States and Europe this year to study trade and industry. No such large number of students has ever been sent abroad by the Japanese government and it indicates a determ- ina ation to more closely observe condi- tions in foreign lands so that Japan may benefit by all forms of modern progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

purchased from the Creel Motor com pany. 2o9 South Twenty first street, and which sells for $1210 with the war tax and freight paid.
 The Oakland is a classy little car; has the advantage of economy in operation, combined with good looks and record of past performances that high-prced cars may we'll envy. The Oakland is fully equipped 1919 model and will go anywhere. It will be awarded to the candidate in the outside division polling the third highest number of votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Illicit Stills In Ireland

Dublin. May 19.-The high tax on whisky has increased the activity of the
 Irish potheen makers and the hunt by police and excise agents for illicit stills is constantly maintained. During the past year the official report shows that l2 illicit distilling plants were discov- cred by the customs and excise officers in Ireland and only two in Scotland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
German Music In Italy

Rome, May 2S.-Italians have not for many months boycotted German m, sic. Works of Wagner. Beethoven and ohter celebrated German composers are con stantly the attractions in Rome music halls. A recent programme consisted of Beethovsn's Fifth Symphony, Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'' and his Tannhauser overtura
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
New Wireless in Norway

Christania, June 10.-The Norwegian wireless station at Stavan- ger, which has been ready for use over a year, will soon commence service to the first American zone station by permission of the American government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
Mexican Aviator Makes Record

Mexico City, June 12-Carlos Santana, well known in Mexico as an aviator, re- gently established a record for the re- public in sustained aerial flight, re- maining in the air 15 hours and 15 min- utes. The flight was designed as a test for a new 130 horse power motor which has been built in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
For the Good of
 the Community

c PRINGFIELD, Mo-, comes forward o with an innovation in the building line. Tiny Town, Liliputian village, with all the latest ideas in architecture is being designed and built by students of the man. ual training school.
 "The plan is to interest the community in home owning through the school children" the Chamber of Commerce of Springfield says and it's committee is furnishing all the materials for the construction of Tiny Town and is providing prizes in money that will aggregate at least $500.
 The scale of Tiny Town is half an inch to a foot, the little city to occupy subdivision and cover ten blocks. Some of the pupils will erect schools and churches and public buildings, but interest focuses in the homes.
 Interior decorations and furniture ar- engagements are entrusted to the girls. Landscape gardening will occupy much att tention
 The expense involved will be worked out on the normal cost basis, and prospective builders who desire to copy any house in Tiny Town may thus have some idea of the probable cost of full-sized structure.
 The construction outlook throughout the country is reported by the National Federation of Construction Industries to be very promising.
 In Birmingham the building record in June was the greatest in three years or more, both in number of permits and cost. There are said to be over 100 dwellings un- der construction in Birmingham at the present time, and architects report many inquiries for plans with fair proportion of contracts.
 The National Federation of Construc- tion Industries has just made known the result of it's questionnaire sent to 1400 of the leading construction industries and related interests in the country, and an analysis of the answers confirms the fact that during the past few weeks general business conditions have greatly improved and that the prospects for the future are bright. The great majority of the answers strongly support the view that the present price level is here to stay for an indefinite period of time and many believe that prices will go still higher
 Referring to the revival in building ac- tivities the National Lumber Manufac- turers' Association, in bulletin just is- sued, says:
 Although building operations have , started at an enormous rate, with two or three times the volume of year ago, the situation is in general far from satisfac- tory. In the first place, the buyer finds prices high and uncertain and feels that advantage is being taken of him; the dealer himself does not know what the market is, and the wholesaler is not able to fill orders and does not feel justified in sending out his men to get new ones. If the buyer realizes that the present topsy- turvy condition is out of control of the pro ducer and manufacturer, he will not feel that he is being victimized, but will know that the fault is partly his because he did not buy earlier when he was urged to doso, because he believed that prices would %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09


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 The formula is on every bottle and you are taking. an honest Tonic on the wine basis without addition of any all cohol or. bad whisky compounded with the best known drugs for the special ob. ject of restoring your strength and stomach to what they should be to en- joy health.
 In your anxiety to get better quickly, don't overdo it. as many sufferers do, and take larger doses of this standard remedy. It will not act any faster and you will not receive the same benefits from it's use you otherwise would. Your druggist possibly keeps it. but if he doesn't. it is sold by Norton's Drug Store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09
WARNING.

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Sodorff and daugh-
ter Marie and son Fred, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Wiley and family, Haley Hen
sen, Gladys Benedict, Mr.. and Mrs
Chris Lee spent last week camping
at Loon Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Purnell, Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Prownier autoed to
Deary and Troy Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Hodge were Sun
day visitors at the Elmer Haynes
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Leonard autoed
to Lewiston Sunday after cherries
and strawberries.
Linsey Sodorff is working for D..
L. Prownier.
Mr.. Markowiski, Mrs. Ramm, Mrs.
Wolf and Mable Adams visited Mr..
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-18

will be the last meeting until fall
A program will be given and sup
per will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McMurray and
sons, Mrs. A. L. Haynes and Mrs,
ANA Both autoed to Lewiston Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Purnell of
Charleston visited Sunday and Mon
day at the D. L. Procunir home.
Those who were guests Sunday at
the w. w. Robertson home were Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. McMacrose, and Mrs.
McMacrose, Mr.. A. L. Haynes, Eve
Ign Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Haynes.
Linsey and Verne Sodorff, Warren
Haynes, and 0. A. Leonard were
Sunday guests of Carl Markowski.