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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11

that in the falling of prices the farmer of the south, respecting his cotton, and the farmer of the west, respecting his wheat, must be effected.
 NO GOVERNMENT HELP Senator Dial of South Carolina. who
 together with other southern senators futilely endeavored to resuscitate the war finance corporation to the end that cot ton owners might be given the advantage Of foreign markets agrees that the sta tistical committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States is cor
 rect. Inasmuch as it is correct, and
 the government will not aid, Senator
 Dial contends that all that can be hoped for is intelligent action in the future.
 ''It is a fact said the senator, that for the cotton which ,southern farmers produce in excess of the production of all the necessities of life, more money is ob- tainabe than can be obtained for the co tton which is produced with all acre. ages devoted to cotton. 1t is therefore es- sental that southerners raise only that cotton which can be raised after they have produced the necessities of life. For a short crop. 1t has always proved true. southern farmers have received more money than for big crop. And iu pro-
 ducing a short crop they have diversified and have their barns filled with eat ables for the winter
 THE FABLE
 There is a story which all southern farmers should know. A farmer one day commented on the fact that his gram must be cut He declared that he would ask his neighbors to come over and assist him the following morning Young partridges in the absence of the mother blrd were greatly alarmed. When the
 mother bird returned they told her. She :, was not excited
 The following day the farmer again l commented on tile fact that his grain must be cut My neighbors failed me, he said Tomorrow I will ask my rela- tives to come over and help me. Again l the young partridges were alarmed But the mother bird was not. She did not I find another home for her children. "The following morning the farmer again visited the field. I asked my neighbors to help me- he said, and they failed. I asked my kinsmen and they failed The grain must be cut. To-
 morrow I will cut it myself.
 When the mother bird heard this de- | cision, she said: 1t is now time that we move. The grain will be cut. l ''The farmer must hey himself. In 1 "The farmer must help himself. In cotton crop to prove money crop must be a small crop. In the event large crop is produced he must cooperate in the forming of export corporations. But he must not be dependent on the govern ment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11
LIVINGSTON

Livingston. October o-(Special.)-Mar-. GUS F. Mcconnell mayor, W. w. Pat. ton, w H. Coleman, T. V. White, w. l.. Nichols and L.. s. Fluker as councilmen. were sworn in and took over the affairs of the town Friday night to manage it for the next two. years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11

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Evening journal., 1920-07-27
MINE STRIKE MAY
CRIPPLE INDUSTRY

CHICAGO, July q UNITED Press)-
Starving for coal, the nations indus
tries will lapse into Inconsistencies
before another ten days of unauIhor-
lied strikes Of coal miners, Z. C..
Scarless, president Of the Illinois Coal
Operators Association, unreservC dly
predicted todsy.
Coal authorities throughout the
middle west today, concurred in the
opinion that Illinois, Indiana, and
Kansas mines strike threaten the
most serious situation the country
has faced industrially'
Reports today indicated that the
strike was spreading. Further de-
fections in Indiana and Kansas were
"The available supply ranges from
two to ten days" Searles said today.
Railroad and some public utilities
have the largest supplies.
Gar shortages and transportation
tangles have prevented any one laying
in the large stocks usually prepared
for winter. The car supply has sur
tailed production.
There Is nothing the operators
can do but insist the miners comply
with the contracts. We have laid the
situation before President Wilson and
now await his action.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
AMERICANS WELCOMED
in BRITISH HOMES

LONDON (By Mail)-London's lead
ing hotels are becoming known as
Little New Iorks."
Americans are pouring into London
at The rate Of 1900 a week and all the
bi gNNest Ed hotels are almost de-
patriated.
Here / am" said a visitor at the
Ritz Hotel. surrounded by New York
ers who came over here with me in
the boat / knew most OF them in
the United States, and want to get
away from he American atmosphere
as much as possible while in England
| want a change
Many members Of the House Of
Lords have undertaken to entertain
Americans and overseas Britishers
from now till the end Of october Civ
ing them Just the kind Of holiday they
would choose. Enthusiastic propa-
gandisls, bent on showing the English
man at his best, are inviting Ameri-
cans 30 country h0use-parties. where
they can enjoy TO their hearts con-
tent in golnng. boating, hunting and
all the other delights Of English coun-
try life.
In London there is certainly no need
/ for an American to be stranded with
out anywhere 10 sleep Private homes
have thrown open their doors ant
every kind OF hospitality Is shown lt
/ TRANSATLANTIC cousins: This uneN
pectod geniality on the part Of Mr.
/ John Bull has proved a sad dsappOint
meni TO w0uld-be prOhteers who haC
looked forward. to re3plng "A g0odll
/ harvest from the advent Of the Amer
{ leans
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
both WANT TO
SHIFT BLAME
Court Hears Testimony as
to Cause of Minnick-
Smith Collision
JUDGE HASTINGS
RESERVES DECISION

As an outgrowth Of the collision
between automobiles Of William Min
nick and Frederick Smith at the in
tersCction Of Pennsylvania avenue and
Van Buren street, rccentlv each Of
the youths was defendant In Mu-
nicipal Court this morning on charges
preferred by the other Minnick was
charzed with speeding and smith was
charged with speeding and violating
the trafnc rules.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Hastings reserved decision in both
cases
The FIRST case heard was that in
which Minnick was defendant. SiniUll
explained that the accident occurred
about i2t5 O'Clock last Wednesday
morning. lie maintained that Mlnnick
WAS driving cast on Pennsylvania
avenue al a rate Of about thirty llulcs
an hour. running into the side OF ms
machine and then into a sbone wall
shattering about twelve feet OF II. IN
Smiths car at the time was MISS
Chrlstlana ls7ard ad her broillrr
When Smiths case was heard, Min
nick said that Smith was driving at
ohoim the same rate he was, between
~ and twenty miles an hour. Min
nick charged that Smith violated the
trafnc rules In not putting his hand
out when about to make the turn
although he admitted that from the
positions OF the machines. he was un-
able TO see whether he did or not.
II was alleged by Smith that Min
nick. following the coll sion, admit
/ ted that he was driving at thirty
/ miles an hour.
Andrew C.. Gray was attorney fQi
Smith and Wilbur l.. Adams for Min
nick.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
Pure MEAT and
MILK FOR CITY
lconlInnad from FIrsL Page. J

CONTINUED from First paEe.l
questioned by The board members this
afternoon about the ciiy's meat sup
ply and in an probability drastic ac-
ton viii be provided for to bar out
tubercular beef and prosecute those
responsible for such beef getting into
the city.
There Is possibility that the
Bo3rd wil take some action 20 assure
pure milk FOR city consumers. too.
"The Board has authority 10 amend
the present regulations against inn
pure milk" had nr Handy The
present regulations have teeth, and
Ne may sharpen those teeth This
afternoon"
Some members OF The Board also
desire to inquire into the garbage
disposal situation. and try TO find
out what the Wilmington Sanitary
Company proposes 10 do about re-
storing and operating the cremaiory
that was burned msny months ago
The Sanitary Company had The prop
erty insured for about si7. 900 and u
Is understood u has been paid th
insurance. The Cremaiory is not be-
ing rebuilt 10 Is claimed. and some
of the Board memb rs want to know
Vhst The sanitary Company Is soins
10 do.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
EVERY FLOWER
HAS A STORY
ALL ITS OWN
The FORGET-ME-NOT.

The tiny forget-me-not's message Of
remembrance IS known TO almost ev-
eryone.
An old German tale gives the origin
Of the name. A knight and his be-
trothcd were walking along the Dan
ubo. on the eve Of their marriage.
Upon seeing a tiny spray Of blue flow-
ers with the wacier was carrying
down stream. she expressed a desire
for them and her lover plunged into
the water But the current was too
strong for him, and as it carried him
past the weeping girl, he threw the
flowers to her and said as he was
swept toward the sea, Forget me
not
Anecdote About Napoleon.
II is said that Napoleon and Prin-
cess Marie were once walking along
the Rhine when a flower from her
hair blew into the water. With the
legend in mind, she exclaimed, What
a chauce for a knight Of olden times J!
Napoleon plunged in TO the water for
the flower and was nearly drowned
| | pom reaching shore, he said, Take
il Marie, but never again speak to me
Of an ancient knight"
BY the Greeks, the forget-me-nol
was considered a cure for the bite OF
scorpions.
The day assigned 10 the forgetme-
not is Feb 80
4 seen on BattlefleldS.
10 is said that immense quantities
/ Of f0rget-me-nols sprang up in var
1 ious paris Of the battlenelds after the
/ battle Of Waterloo.
A Greek legend tells Of the origin
Of the flower A messenger Of Jupi-
/ ter fell in love with a mortal maiden
and was banished from Paradise. Jove
taking pity on him, gave him seeds
and told him that when they hao
planted them beside every brook anC
pool in the world. they would be ad
mitted TO Paradise. For years the
two lovers Travelled over the world
and finally were admitted to Paradise
Wherever they had planted thl
ds, forgetme-nols sprang up as
| symbol Of their faithfulness TO cacl
O.her
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
SUGAR 23 CENTS
in FEW STORES

Sugar Was selling at % cents
pound In all chain stores. In phila-
delphia, yesterday and a few other
retailers were selling at p cents This
Is the nrSt time In several weeks that
the retail price has been below %
cents In that city. The prevailing
price has been 26 cents and some
stores charged as high as % TO 30
cents.
Local chain stores were selling
sugar today for % cents a pound,
hut an other local retailers were ask
ing % cents. II is predicted. how
ever that they will reduce the price
also In a few days.
The cause OF The drop Is the trc'
mendous amount Of sugar that has
come TO this country In the last mohti
or so, from all the uear-producinl
countries Of Europe and from Jaw
and the Philippines.
customers are assured that they car
get an they want for reasonable house
/ hold use.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
UNION PARK
TENANTS MAY
BUY HOMES
lContlnned from FlrsL Page.l

Continued from First Page)
will be similar to that inaugurated at /
Cradock Va. near the Norfolk navy |
yard. The Emergency Fleet Corpora |
tion during the war erected JO4 |
houses and a like number at TruX- |
ton, Va, a suburb OF Portsmouth, |
Va. In both places the tenants
the buildings were allowed to pur-
chase their homes by paying ten per
cent Of the purchase money and the
remainder on a monthly rental plan,
plus per cent. interest. covering a
period Of approximately ten years
The houses at the two Virginia
operations were Of frame cOnstruc-
tion and sold from Sii00 TO $4,000 ac-
cordlng TO the size Of the property
William Towers is now the chief
of the Housing Division CT the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation, which has its
Offices in Philadelphia, having sue
cecded Mr. WilmOth. When inter
viewed this afternoon, with regard to
/ the sale Of the Union Park homes,
he said:
In every probability we shall sell
or Inc houses on an easy payment
basis, preferably TO the tenants. These
Terms also probably will be much
the same as those by which we have
/ disposed OF other properties held by
tle Fleet Corporation-that is on easy
years.
But FIRST Of all we shall proceed
win the disposal Of properties. in
other localities which we are hand
ing Tor the government. / am eX-
pectlng word from Washington short
~ regarding these latter houses With
these out OF the way. il is probable
we shall proceed with an appraisal
Of the Union Park Gardens proper
ties. as preliminary to selling them
MrNTowers here was reminded that
an appraisal already had been made
of the Union Park Garden proper
, Ties by committee of real estate
I men OF this city. This committee
was composed OF Col. Weller b Sto-
YER, Edmund p. Moody and Henry
Hopes The exact figures of theii
appraisal have never been made pub
lie, but are understood 30 have ap-
proXfmated about 50 100000, the sun
at which the Emergency Fleet Of
Tered TO sell the properties to The
Wilmington Housing Company
II doubt VI we shall use that ap
- praisal,' said Mr.. Towers. but vii
have new and Independent appraisa
] made. With that appraisal in hanl
p We shall proceed with the sale "-
$ II the government decides 10 sci
d the properties on the 70 per cent casl
o basis on a house selling for Si.OO
p the purchaser would pay $500 I'M cas-
p. and make monthly payments O
r. S3552. Again, on "a house selling 70
d si,j00 the purchaser would pay sij
cash and approximately $40 MONTH
= for ten years.
Taking S2.5OOOO0 as a basis Of th
total value II the 500 homes at Unio
Gardens their average value would b
j. 5000. As this would include corne
d properties. the average value Of To
n remainder I the properties would b
z slightly less. Possibly 81 800 woul
D, be a price for the average dwellings
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
MEETS AVIATOR
Who HELPED HIM
Salesman Recognizes Pilot
He Carried to Hospital
In Argonne
STRANGE MEETING
IN LOCAL STORE

During the Argonne offensive now
two years ago, r. p. Cuccurllo. Of
S2i East Seventeenth street. this city.
who was master service electrician
with a rating OF pilot In Aero squad
ron ii0 was injured when a plane he
was plotting, while an officer was TAX
In snapshots over BOche front lines.
met with an accident llc WAS hurt
when The machine landed behind ihe
American lines William SQuires, OF
ElmiN, ~ y. who was momher Of
the i0Sih Aero squadron, was near
the spot where Cuccurllc's machine
came down and he carried the in
jurcd pilot 20 a hospital
Squircs is now travelling sales
man and several days ago he made
a business call at the store OF Ben
Wolfman, l03 Market street About
the same time CuccurllO entered the
store TO make a purchase The two
men came face 20 face and This con-
versation took place:
SAY, buddy. havnt seen vor
somewhere beforc?"
1T seems TO nle you have re-
pied Cuccurillo. but don't kooW
where IL was"
/ Were you in Franacr"
lesl was an aviator"
in?" ~ "''7 so'
Aero Squadron ii0'
Were YOU knocked down 10 th,
/ Argonne ofensive?"
u hope ! was. llad " tr =. n,
Wei, ! am the go vhv CARRIE
you 20 The hospital"
BY gosh. that's rigtt. remem
per yon now Didn't the fellows cal
That's a. My name is winiar
! Squires, and hail from Elmira. Ne,
81 am E. p. Cucourillo. live at 81
Easl seventeenth street, this city
How did YOU come out after yo
left the hospiial2 As remember
you were pretty badly shaken al
broken leg or something like that
My leg wasn't broken. One
me braces gave me a pretty bad tea
though on ] was out soon an
went back 10 the Oul1t. Up in IN
air again In several days"
How did The accident happen,
never did ind out?"
81 was up about 5000 feet J. v
Clark, a second Lieutenant. was M
/ pilot lie was taking snapshots
The Boche front lines. Had abol
r i3 good ones, | guess, when a coup
Z of the control wires snapped. W
dropped, tOut-de-suie, but WI
(, able TO stop a good bit Of the fall I
! shutting on my power slowly. Nc
! know the rest d"
We'll, surely am glad TO get q
lWhole story"
h The two former ailmen then Sc
q araled.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
YACHTS SAIL 2
HRS. BEHIND TIME
Continued from First Page 5

AAuHlINutu lINlU IlIcN IutisI
The course slgnaled was south,
southwest.
As preparations were made TO get
under way, the breeze registered only
about three knots and gave no prom
iso OF holding.
The preparatory signal was sound
cd at , p. m. The boats were facing
a beat to windward for the greater
part Of the FIRST lCg.
The wind was drawing south
castcrly.
The yachts both sent up baby jb
tOpsails In stops and began their
fight for position at the start
The race started at 2i5. Shamrock
led across the starting line.
Both crews were astir at dawn to-
day. Decks were swabbed down and
the defenders hull above the water
line washed.
Aflcr Yesterdays expedition Of hunt
| ing wind without success crews OF
| both slOOps were anxious to sec q
good racing breeze today 10 end the
( series.
As a result Of the many delays, a
small crowd was ia prospect for to-
days race. Few boats had started oul
Of The harOor three hours after the
sun was up. on previous racing days
the harbor was dotted with smal
craft at that time.
Andrew Applegate. the Seabrigh'
| fisherman who pioted shamrock las
| Friday, was not aboard the challenger
during yesterdays race. Mrs. Burton
wife Of the skipper. was in her usua
place In The ch7llenger's cockpit
The breeze held from the northwes
during the morning, but apparently
had no stamina.
Shamrock again was the frst b
leave her moorines in the tow OF th
tug Governor Smith. After roundin
the hook she dropped her tow an
proceeded under her own sail
Resoute took her tow line an
amhled out toward the course a
1890.
At iii0 the essterly breeze ha
faded completely away and il was a
most calm at the lightship.
The regatta committee announce
4 that the time allowance would RENAL
= at six minutes forty seconds.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
nnnCE BONDs som. COUNTY TOID

William r.. Budd secretary or the
Chamber Of Commerce, In a communi-
cation 20 Levy Court today informed
that body that the entire issue OF
SCI 600 ~ pcr cent bridge Improve
menl bonds. second series, Of Tie
county of New Castle, has been sub
scrihed for at mar with accrued in
tercsi through the Chamber Of Com
merco Committee Tho bonds will pay
Tor the old B. x o. bridge improve
mcnt
The communication also asked that
steps be taken 90 have the security
Trust and safe Deposit Company made
the dcpository for these bonds I'D
have then in us hands by July 81.
1920. so that delivery can be made
tG the subscribers upon the receipt
OF the face value OF the bonds, plus
one months interest.
The Court resolved that the hid OF
the Security Trust and safe Deposit
Company as agents be accepted
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
CHLOE


One OF the quaintGst feminine names
in common usage today is Chloe.
Through its popularity in the South.
il has long been regarded IS South
ern name, an outgrowth OF the soft
slurring dialect OF the Creoles, but
curiously enough, Chloe is a product
OF ancient Greece. She comes into
being through the benevolent Creek
Goddess Demetor.
In some parts OF Greece, Demeter
was wo-shipped as the gloomy win
tcrly earth. but later she was person.
fled as a goddess chd in black, in
mourning for her daughter, Perse-
phine who had been carried off by The
ruler OF the Dark Kingdoms under
the earth.
But Demeler is moro generally re-
garded as the Goddess OF Abundant
Harvest and hence Chloe. which sig
nincs blooming, was her summer cp-
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
MORE SALARIES
FOR JANITORS
Stradley Objects to $500
Yearly for School Super
vising Engineer
TO GRADE LOT
AFTER CONTRACT

Recommendation Of the fuel and jan
itors committee for the appointments
Of ianitOrs for the various public
schools, with salary increases OF
five per cent. were approved by the
members OF the Board OF Education
last night. Sherman II. Stradley,
chairman Of the finance committee.
was the only member who voted
against the recommendations.
Mr. Stradley felt that II was es-
pecially uncallcd for that Marine
Thomas, supervising engineer. should
receive a salary increase OF from
81 900 10 s25N. as be- has already
received an increase within the past
year
DR. Oslro referred to what hc re-
2arded as a mistake In appointing one
ianilor for both schools Nos. and
Z. stating th1t one man cannot prop
crly care for the two schools. Nu-
merOus complaints have been made
already, De said. concerning The con
dlion Of the schools The ianiior re-
cclVcs 5000 FOR services at School No
3 and $500 for services at School
I No l.
Mr.. Camnbell felt ina. man who
can properly care for both the schools
I has Hercules bcal mile" Hg
favored ;le salary increases, how
ever
When nr Banton chairman of th6
repairs committee. asked that bids b'
advertised for the grading OF lot al
school No. i6. a lively discussion tool
place MIR. Slradley asserted that th'
contract had been awarded by thl
repairs committee. on a bid Of S29J
despite the fact that the law requires
advertising on all school work cost
ing above 800.
NIr. stradley set forth that M
stopped the grading Of the lot, AM
that he could have the work don
considerably cheaper by another con
tractor.
Ii appeared that after IL was ascer
lained by them that bids must be ad
vertised for all work costing NOR
than 500. the repairs committee na
the contractor remove only ashe
from No. i6 school TO No 20 schoo
Or. Bantom felt that Mr.. Stradle
: had not shown the proper courles
i'm not consulting him before havin
the work stopped.
Following the discussion the boar
decided TO advertise FOR bids for tn
grading Of the lot.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
BAR AUTOMOBILES
FROM THIS ALLEYWAY

Alexander SwenlkoWski and Ange-
lima Msrino. charged with trespass by
Franciszek Bielich, OF iiii Columbia
avenue. were given a hearing before
Magistrate Barnet Gluckman last
niuhl Tho dcfcnd'ni~ Wc.r repre-
spiicd hy J. Frank Ball.
The trouble is alleged Co have
grown out ~ the use Of a Joint alley
by Bieuch. as a passage way % his
glrage. 90 which the ne ghbors OBJ
icc,.
Finding their comnlani o' no
avail they placed a row OF posts
across the allcy ~ sierdlv. which ner-
miited Of the passage of pedestrians
hin net that ~ an automobile
Deeds W,'rr 80" Dos hc9"inr
which showed the alley was a ionl
property and Magistrate Gluckmar
dismissf d The prisoners unOn ihr .
agreement 10 at once remove the OBJ
strucliOns
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
TRY THOMAS ON
ASSAULT CHARGE

Ernest Thomas tho Negro who was
brought 10 tn police STALLION from
smyrna last week. TO prevent infuri-
aled citizens from seeking to harm
him following his arrest on a charge
of committing a felonious assault on
Mrs. Emma Talley. a 5Sycar-old while
woman. was given a hearing before
Magistrate Gillis this agt rnoon.
Thomas was taken TO the oiilce. OF
the magistrate by. stale DetectlNe
Mccoy. who has been investigating
The case
Mrs. Talley. the alleged victim Of
Thomas was i'm court She was as
saullcd in her home at DeXtcr's Cor
ner. near Clayton. last Thursday.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
CORONER HOME FROM
55O-MILE AUTO TRIP

Coroner Bullock returned last night
from "a 35O-mic automobile trip
through Ohio. West Virginia and
MARYLAND He was arcompani by
William n Linton. C.. G.. COleshaugh,
n ]. Huston and Frank r. Macklln.
lie SAYS they had a delightful trip
free from accidents Of any kind hut
shortly after reaching Delaware an
accident was narrowly aNerted when
On ir machine was crowded into the
gutter by a large auto truck.
Evening journal., 1920-07-27
CAMP TRUSTEES TO
RUN BOARDING TABLE

The trustees OF the BrandyNvine
summit Camp have purchased the st.
pauls boarding table equipment and
live cottages, formerly owned by Mrs
Mary Ranbo, deceased. and will be in
readiness to take boarders by Thurs
day.
The camp opens next week, but
there will be a preliminary service on
Sunday.