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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Registration of Women.

Women who failed to register be-
 fore the registration books of the coun- ty closed are most anxious to know
 just when they will be opened again,
 said Mrs. H. F. Pearce. Every day
 several of them are calling me up or stopping me on the street to ask this
 question. Of course MT. Morris will
 open them to the new voters just as 5000 as he is notified of the appoint ment of the county board of registrars "Instead of the county having an election commissioner we will now nave aboard of county registrars under an act of the legislature at its extra session. As soon as MT. Morris is notified of the appointment he will visit a number of precincts to register the women. However, on account o1 the limited time the books will be open all women living on the cal line will be required to register at tn; courthouse"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
By HUGH W. ROBERTS


 Washington, October e-tSpecial.) )-Af-
 ter the public hearing October eleventh. as
 to the advisabilty of quarantining the state of Alabama, the agricultural department
 will establish such quarantine to the end that Georgia, Tennessee. Mississippi and Florida might not become infested
 by the Mexican lady5ug which has
 and hay.
 This action will be taken for the pro,
 tection of Alabama as well as othei
 states. Secretary Meredith declared to-
 adjoining states would impose the quar-
 antine and thus Alabama would be re-
 stricted in the movement of all agr-
 cultural products. The government ln- tends to permit Alabama all the lev craze that can safely be exercised Under the provisions to be imposed.
 Alabama will be authorized to move all products wherever possible after inspec- t;on and certification. It is the plan 10 quarantine primarily only the infested area confined to Jefferson, Shelby. sI Clair, Bibb, Walker. Tuscaloosa, Blounr Etowah, DeKelb. Cherokee, Calhoun ana Talladega counties. Unless subsequent developments prove change necessary no federal restrictions will be piaceo against movements in other sections' Restrictions under the federal auaran- tine will include beans, co"pelS' .ui n;,s corn in shuck, hay and other TOT crors "and household goods con .rv of the articles enumerated washington. october s.-tspeciaL)-Ihe ir crease which Alabama shows m pop n,at,on over the figure of lslo' IS m with the increase of the United states. as whole, the population or xn;cb will be announced tomorrow ac- eording to Director of the Census ROE ars in a statement today.
 Ii ;s his declaration that Alabama mas r, ,norc rapidly than a majority Of other American states, the population or ,vbich has not been increased by im- migration. Fifty per cent of the in- creased population of the United States during the last ten years resulted from immigration, officials estimated. l The detailed figures bearing or Ala tauua, to be published later, will show that many of the purely rural counties suffered losses and that the total gain I is due to strides made by counties cons taining cities. This condition is reflect ed by the nation as whole. and every where ''the country has moved to town 1 The population of Alabama as an ncunced today is a,s47.2s5. Ten years
 ago the population was 2,l3s.oss The gain is 2Os, ,2o2 Or s.s per cent. The gain
 from 1900 to 1910 was greater. sos.ss6. or
 1e9.
 Of the incrdase from 1910 to 1920. Bir-
 mingham made one-fifth or more than 4o,e 600
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
They All Have Them.

No city gets too large nor a vil- lage too small to have a band ot youngsters. from 15 to 20 years of age, who term themselves the Dirty Dozen. said Judge H. B. Abernethy yester- day. "Only today dozen of dirty local talent were brought before me charged with rocking young man whom the belle of the community had chosen to smile upon.
 't asked the young lady if the at tentions of the young man were to hec liking and she replied that they were This settles the matter as far as the gang is concerned. told them that the young lady and her parents. were the sole judges of the company that she should keep and in the future the dirty dozen' must confine their protection to more appreciative and less harmful quarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
LUKE M,LuKE SAYS

The Merchant who marries an out-of- town girl shouldn't holler about people not Patronizing Home Industry.
 If it were not TOT the Bigoted Blues. the Radical Reds would not find many sympathizers in this country.
 And the man who lets his wife sup port him does as much yelping about the High Cost of Living as the rest of us.
 Before she gets him she thinks that he is Awfully Perfect. But After she gets him she thinks he is Perfectly Awful
 Of course it is none of<our business. sBut woman with mustache has no business staring into barber shor win- dow when she passes by.
 All men are equal. except the, man who is always announcing that he is as good as anybody. and the baxt:ng is that he isn't.
 Another species of the Female Dude is the woman who wearsh all of her hair when she is doing her housework.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
THE SUBSTITUTE BRIDE
From-the New Orleans Item.

rrom-fhe New Orleans Item.
 heres plot for a movie" thrfaer. oy raising the characters in the social ana financial world: Sid Williams a oind negro of Senatobia, Miss courted celia Johnson for many years, and in- uuced her to wed. Celia had an unat. tractive old maid sister, Inez, who en- wed her Just as the wedding cere- mony Was begun, Inez crowded in be- tween Celia and Sid and became the bride instead of the intended one The minister who united them holds himself blameless because he didn't know either of the girls, and has no means of unty- ing them. Court officers are puzzled over the dilemma and Sid threatens to solve the problem by 'chucking ths whole affair."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
BOYS WILL BE BOYS

My son writes that he has been elected cheer leader at college"
 'Fine!"
 But he wants $1oo to buy mega phone. Do they cost that much?"
 No, but you'd better send him the $1oo. He probably has some pressing need for the ss7.5O change he'll have left after he pays for the megaphone."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
ALABAMA WILL NOT

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 If Alabama negroes rush in vast masses to take the place of Jap laborers in California. will Alabama take the Japs? It's an old saying that fair exchange is no robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
STRANGE BUT TRUE

1 STRANGE BUT TRUE
 T see where the daughter of self made man is about to marry a char who writes verse"
 Don't you know the old gentleman is tearing his hair?"
 You never can tell. Some of these self-made men have sneaking admira- ton for poetry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
. MORNING PRAYER

When, God, I walk M +hot living men. give me U are other and tenderer @ho.e upon me. Let me so War ,, ae,a may living ones whom me" Amep.- look upon me unasoa"e"' M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
It Was Fate.

I've been around fairs for more than a quarter of century and in close con- tact with the racing men," says Joe Spanier, but in, all that time I have never seen the followers of the turf play in such hard luck as have the owners of the running horses to get them to Birmingham. It seems that every road a car came over had to have
 a wreck. It was tired out and mad crowd that finally put in an appearance here. Horses and men showed it. The fair officials were also worried for < meant the disappointment of the pub lie. It just couldn't be helpeds.. --
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Military Training

Our high schol cadets now receiving military training under war r~department auspices make a fine appearance as they pass along the streets in spich span khaki uniforms" said Sterling A Wood. They walk erect and their general bearing is that of West Point ers
 'Enrollment is voluntary, and I am glad to le4rn that the corps now num- bers close to 800.
 If our boys had been trained in military tactics two or three years be- fore this country declared war on Ger. many, we would have had a large body of citizens, patriotic and well disci- plined. several months before the American Expeditionary Force wal ready for action.
 Military training makes manly youths more manly. and is wholesome from every point of view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
COMMON OCCURRENCE

OJ'i-fIO4F OCOO IkINE-NOE , Anything unusual going on here ?'' asked the inquisitive man.
 No" replied the stolid citizen. But large crowd has gatheredY'
 still maintain that nothing un- usual is going on. As a matter of fact, tenant is telling landlord what he thinks of him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
!" F There Should be Quality in Suffrage

1N HE proposed suffrage amend
 ll ment to the constitution of Ala bama will help to maintain the purity of the ballot.
 Alabama does not wish to become an oligarchy or an aristocracy, but she does wish to preserve the Ameri- can character of her institutions. This presupposes> that the ballot shall be confined to those who have some ap- preciation of what America is and stands for. It goes without saying that Van or woman voter should be of good character.
 It is very easy to steer between an oligarchy and a democracy. The de- cent people of every state in the union know who should vote and who should not. Where there has been laxity in suffrage qualifications, the penalty ,as been a heavy one.
 Nothing will tend more to real prog ress in Alabama than the preserva- ton of the quality of it's suffrage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
America Is Pledged
 to League of Nations

o MERICA will eventually joint AA the League of Nations because the conscience of the American peo- pie will not let them betray a trust. National honor is above politics. It is greater than any man or set of men.
 Senator Harding's vacillation has been due entirely to the fear of his advisers that he might antagonize a considerable number of republicans who favor the League of Nations. Politicians know that the league will not down.
 Unfortunately, the average voter has not read the document which President Wilson brought back from Paris. All he knows about it is what ne haS been Ioiu, uSually With a partisan bias. In spite of that, the public has faith in the league. It may not understand all the fundamentals it may be temporarily deceived in re- gard to some phases of the league covenant, but majority of the men and women of this country believe that America will be shirking sacred duty if no attempt is made to pre- vent ways in the future and to work with Europe for the salvation of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
MAVERICKS

If Battling Bilr i, Is with us still"
 The Harding fans remark; We must confess Wed never guess He keeps it rather dark. And 'Hooting Hi' Whose eagle eye Looks'on the league with scorn, He stands apart. His manly heart
 By fierce emotions torn"
 ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
ONLY A MEMORY

More dear to our heart than the old oaken bucket, Or the ballads we sang in the days gone by, Or even the schooner that loaned as we'd tuck it Into our parched system abnormally dry; And dearer than maidens who smiled and passed on, Or the voice that once thrilled with it's velvety tones, W Oh, dearer than all other joys that are gone Is the suit we once purchased for twenty-five bones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Pipe Lines.

E. J. Rowe says the initial cost of an article is not all. He illustrates by telling this story: They were taking up collection at negro church meet ing following an exhortation, tho bur den of which with attendant hymns had been that religion and all it's benefits were free to those who asked One lit tie negro in the rear of the church all lowed the plate to pass without giving. The deacon reprimanded him for his niggardliness. The little man pleaded in excuse that he had just been told that religion was free-free of any charge To this the deacon replied: Yes. religion am free to all. son. but it's jess lak water. Water are free to all. but them that wants it brung to them must pay for de pipe line. ain't it 2? The little negro contributed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
THE LURE OF BATTLE

Mrs. Calder is up and about again. "she made quick recovery. shs must have good doctor"
 She has smart doctor"
 "Yes?"
 He told her the Calder clique vas about to knuckle under to the rival faction led by the wealthy Mrs wop- ping.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

PLAIN HOBO ~Is this fellow a bolshevik! No, he's just common vagrans How do you knowr "He acknowledges that ha hnx6r work and doesn't blame capital fos cheating him out of his birthright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
PERSONAL SIDE or CENSUS
Z GIVES SOME CITIZENS PAUSE
Don't Mind Telling Their Ages if RecordT aker Is Stranger
but Bdlb at Those Who Kno,D Them

Among a lot Of other things, the
census is discovering few tender spots
in human nature.
One of them is that most persons,
even ladies, do not mind telling their
ages--to strangers. But when the
census taker happens to be the young
lady down the street or Mrs. Jones' S
husband, conditions are rather altered.
That's exactly the rub in many of the
suburbs and small settlements outside
the city.
In the city itself, for the great part,
the census goes along like machine
a debating machine that takes down
everything, but doesn't spread the in :
formation beyond the limits of the off :
cial records. But in the small com
munities around the city the census is
apt to become highly personal matter.
The census takers are under oath, but
that doesn't seem to make much differ
ence to the fearful.
Somewhat elderly ladies' of more or
less uncertain age have to be urged to
reveal the span of their lives to date.
They seem to feel that letting the census
people in on the secret is like talking
for publication. They don mind say
ing so, either.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
Plumb Plan is HIT !
BYTEXT|L|E.LEADER
,,,,,. risler Brands Scheme as
'Trotsky.Lenine Pattern toy
Economic Upheaval
uouLp "sTRAFE INDUSTRY"

s r;,,.r q leader in the textile
Jonn IN philadelphia and one OF
Industry ~ ,rnresidents Of the Manufac-
the vicec c,,ib today condemned the new
turers Uian' s,lan ITO bring all producing
Plump pf of the country under JOINT
agencies ~ " the workers, as "a sop
control py yyrions.' for the purpose of
to ctnsf their support for his rail-
gaining tnell
Z road plan. oordemned also by
Ihe R1@N w Fordney, member OF Con-
joseph sor, wv Michigan for twenty-five
Cess iiund and chairman of the. power
years, aiu ways and means commit
ful hou'o pu oan,e TO philadelphia to speak
rec. wnU w0ping no. at a dinner at the Manu-
facturers smsn man Fordney summed up his
y yonsl ,1,;th the charge that Plumb
criuciSnni, nni,st;c and anarchistic.
. .sseoimn,b's seG,ub' panaceas are not new on
"Plunlp ,, said Mr.. Fisler. "He
the ,1 hSi S;s debut to the country as
made ~. 80 nlans last summer, when
propegssS.as a formula for the confisca-
he oaeill ali the railroad property within
ton IIn;ted ~ d States, SO that it might be
the on' Aver to managing board OF
turned ~ he operated for the en-
f1teen' ou The plan appealed very strong,
. ploye'' tbe railroad brotherhoods. and
/ wohody w else. 1t appealed to the
Wthborboods hod for the simple reason that
y Iro.u .mouId have turned over to them
s%or,ething for nothing.
1tTbat Plumb plan, however, was
.aast bv comparison with the present
mua''' Ins Evidently taking his example
4.nm 4aw, rrotsky and Lenine, he now asks
.u~ H. ~neople Of the United States to in
,iprate o here an industrial and eco
noS,ie upheaval similar IN its inevitable
rrss,lts. If not in actual detail, to the
ons which has brought such appalling
disaster upon Russia. :,
1Wbat Mr.. Plum asks now Is that
legislation be enacted to stife all in
rentive to inventive genius and ad-
,ninistrative ability. He appeals to q
corntry made great by its industry, If
not in words at least in intent, to
tstraf industry He is operating. under
+bot threadbare septimentallty, that all
men who possess and use the ability to
bniId up and successfully operate Il
large business or industry are dishonest,
and that those to whom they give re-
munerative employment are down :
trodden victims of vicious system, the
sufferers under some cruel injustice.
"Fortunately, however, the great
mass of the workers Of this country are
not to be carried into a hystera, by
the recitation of injustices which they
know they do not bear. They are not
of that limited intelligence which would
lead them to trade their birthright for
the proverbial mess of pottage-or ora =
tory. They will not subscribe to throw
ing the whole highly organized indus
try of America into chaos or ruin to
fatter the vanity, further the obscure
motives or even fatten the private
rroete nf o~r outhor of such visionary
routes to Eutopia.''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09

or borough in this section has taken
this step. w. II. Munich, the new bor-
ough commissioner, has been duly elect
ed by the Lansdowne council. He
served for two years on the council,
and is thoroughly familiar with the af-
fairs Of the locality, its needs and It's
aspirations.
Commissioner Munich will be chief of
police, building inspector and highway
commissioner. He will have his Office
in the borough hall on Baltimore ave-
nue., and will be there at all times
unless out inspecting-for the receipt
Of complaints or suggestions, and to
transact the business Of the borough.
He is in no sense an elected official,
except in SO far as his original appoint
ment goes, but will continue in Office
unless removed for cause. Politics thus
have no hold upon the new Office, which
is designed to be run for the benefit
of the community, regardless Of politi-
cal lines or ties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
"Frankie" to Get Shoes

Frankie" who feared Santa Claus
had forgotten to read his Christmas
mail, is to have the new shoes he asked
for. Now he will have them to wear
on Saturday mornings to the clinic,
where he is treated for tuberculosis. A
number of sympathetic men and women
have sent in contributions with which
70 provide shoes for the seven year -old
boy. Today the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER received So from III. l.. S.;
50 from Miss e. B." and "Mrs. u.
R. c." and 81 from "a tender hearted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09

-, There are many other domestic quirks
that ordinarily exist only on the elusive
breath of rumor. The census must have
some of them in it's business. Every
thing. Is strictly confidential, Of course,
but the good people seem to feel that old
Uncle Sam might make slip or two
that would be extremely annoying. And
so. in many cases, they have to be per-
suaded to come across with the data
that the United States must have on its
millions.
There always have been ceratin
things that people like to keep to them
selves. It's hard to make them under
stand that the census is q good thing
and might as we'll be got over with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
Held In Alcohol Case

Nick Gionetti, thirty five years old.
11O4 Watkins street, was held in $500
bail today for further hearing next
Thursday on the charge of buying
stolen alcohol to make whisky" He
is accused of purchasing the liquid from
Albert James, negro held in $500 bail
Yesterday for stealing the alcohol from
the drug store. in which he was en-
Dloyed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
.LANSD0WNE NAMES
BUSINESS manager
w. n. Munich in New Post to
Guard Safety, at $25oo
Salary ..
IS A NONPOLlTICAL OFFICE

. A borough commissioner" has been
for Lansdowne at salary of
S2500 a year. He will act as borough
after the continental pattern,
and is to manage the affairs of Lans-
downe upon a modern business basis.
This is the first time any community
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09

today, and disposing Of an estate of
$4,000. To st. Vincent's Maternity
Hospital was bequeathed 5000 and
$100 was given to st. Joseph's Goth
olic Church.
Other testaments probated were |:
Fannie G. Johnson, 1924 Woodland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
STUDENTS LEG CUT OFF
vlIlanova Man Falls Under Train
on Way to Dance

on Way to Dance
Edward O'Brien, senior at Villa
nova College, fell under train while on
his way to dance last night and had
his right leg severed. He was taken to
the Bryn Mawr Hospital. His condition
was critical.
Several classmates with whom
O'Brien had started for q dance at Ber
wyn did not learn of the accident until
several hours later. They had boarded
the train expecting O'Brien to follow
them. When he did not appear at the
dance later they called up the college
and learned of the accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09

avenue. S937S to relatives; J, a. Reedt
500 Gowen avenue, sac 900 70 his
widow; James De Less, $1,000 to rela
tives; Cecilia D. McGrew, l3v5
Dover street, $4,000 to relatives, ana
Jennie T. Taylor, South orange, N. ~,
SOS, 900 to relatives.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
MOON SHINES BRIGHT
 ON OLD VERDE TONIGHT

Sheriff Warren Davis was the busy little cup of tea on the occasion of his visit to the Verde district the lat ter part of the week.
 In addition to attending a number of other matters, the sheriff and his deputies conducted a series of raids on alleged moonshiners in the valley country, especially in the Oak Creek neighborhood.
 Two Mexicans, Frederico Galindo and Mike Puga, supposed to have been operating in the vicinity of Oak creek, were the first victims, and both were taken to Prescott by Sheriff Davis to await their trial. A complete still was the chief evidence against them.
 J. A. Bonner and w. Alley, both of Clarkdale, were arrested by Deputy United tSates Marshal Carlson on a similar charge. The arrest was made about 1:30 o'clock in the morning. The charge against them is also one of moonshining. Bonner, who is a steamftter by trade, admits that he made the still which figures as "ex- hibit A" in the evidence, but denies that he had anything to do with the manufacture of any other distilling apparatus. Alley claims that he was only having a friendly drink of the product of the Bonner still, sampling it, as it were. The men will have a preliminary hearing soon.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
APPORTIONMENT OF
 STATE SCHOOL FUND

Subject to the approval of the state board of education, c. o. Case, state superintendent of public instruction, has recently completed the January apportionment of the state school fund, amounting to $427,S17.5O, to the different counties, and has placed the figures in the hands of the state audi tor, who announced this morning that the apportionment had met with his approval and that the warrants would be issued immediately.
 The apportionment is made twice a year, the second Monday in January and May, and the amount of money to which each county may be entitled under the provisions of the school law is according to the number of persons between the ages of and q years, as shown in the latest census. Recent figures showed that the census popu- lation relative to the ages as set forth in the law totaled 77,7S5, which, multi piled by an apportionment of $5.50 per capita, equals the amount to be appor- tioned.
 The following list compiled by the state superintendent shows the census of the different counties and their ap- portionments: