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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
Tri-City Highway


What 1 want to see said State
Senator John Craft, while all this
sood roads movement is going on, is
a brick surfaced highway from Bir-
mingham. through Montgomery, to
Mobile.
such road would cost quite a
bit of money as whole, but in the
end it would be the cheapest road we
could build. It would last a hundred
years with small upkeep. For what
we spend, or should spend, on main
tenanee of the roads we have, in a few
years would build a great brick trunk
road.
Those three cities do lot of bust
ness with each other now. but with
road available for trucks, brick
road with concrete foundation, the
amount of business done, the building
up Of the countryside along the way.
would make such road the best in
vestment Alabama could make.
How far could city like Birming-
ham get If its streets were not paved?
In this day and time of motor vehicles
the same is true of the countryside.
Land within five miles of such a
grand trunk road would quadruple it's
present value while the road was be-
ing built, and think of tse agricultural,
mercantile and residential realty de-
Velopment along such line.
You say that right now people
cant get houses in these cities, and
that is SO, but your man making $4,000
year and up, with his own motor car,
could live from 20 to 80 miles from the
city and get to his office or business
easily and pleasantly.
TITS quite a stretch from Montgom-
cry to Mobile. but from Birmingham
to Montgomery is less. than hundred
miles with good towns and counties
in between. L often wonder why the
municipalities interested DOM make
this investment. 1t would return, in
the course of a few years, the total cost
|of construction annually from then on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
Encouraging Outlook for
Pig Iron In 1920

N YEAR ago pig iron was SELL
g 4 ing, when there were any pur-
chasers, in Birmingham at arounud
thirty dollars ton. There was lit
tie or no demand for it; furnaces were
closing down and consumers looking
into an uncertain future, hesitated
to buy for their needs beyond very
few weeks. In March it went down
to $25.75.
Note the contrast today. Pig iron
sold week ago at thirty-six dollars,
and very little could be purchased at
that price 1t is stated that thirty
eight dollars will be demanded within
week or SO and even forty-dollar
iron is discussed as a probability by
the first of February.
A year ago there were about twenty
furnaces in blast in Alabama, and
this number was reduced to fifteen by
the first of April. At the end of
December there were twenty-five
active stacks and several others are
now being put in condition for opera
lions at an early date There are
only about forty-two furnaces in the
state, and of these possibly ten are
worn out, or their physical condition,
or their location, is such that they
cannot be operated successfully.
The thirty-one or thirty-two fur
naces capable of being operated prof.
tably have capacity of about three
million tons year, and it is alto
gether probable that this maximum
tonnage will be reached during the
present year.
Iron makers seem to be more op-
timistic over the outlook for future
business than at any time since the
signing of the armistice and the very
active demand for their products
would seem to justify all their OPP
timiSm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
Many Going 10 Florida

Il was UP at the ticket office of the
railway administration in the Brown
Marx building on Saturday morning"
said Josh Odum. and it seemed like
regular bargain day rush in a de-
partment store, for the counters were
lined with anxious, hurried people
who wanted to get out of town.
heard friend ask. What day can
get lower on the Seminole Limited
for Jacksonville? to be told, You'll
have to wait until next Wednesday,
and on further inquiry it developed
that all he had for Monday was Just
one upper. He then tried the l.. & n.
and was told that Tuesday was the
first opening. Not to be outdone. he
queried about the Frisco and got ac-
commodation on it for Monday after
noon. I am not boosting any of the
three routes, but just recording what
happened. 1t merely goes to show that
the travel to Florida is heavy, / did
see, however, four passengers, lined up
for California"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
An Object Iessou

The naturalization hearings which
were held Friday and Saturday before
Judge w. I. Grub in the United States
court are the best illustrations of the
expediency of women voting and o.
the Americanization movement now
being conducted in the country" said
Mrs. III. Fl. Smell, who, with a number
OF prominent local suffragists, at
tended the hearing. These new citi-
zens that are taken in at these hear
ings are citizens In the making and
should be imbued with the spirit Of
true Americanism. I know of no bet
ter place to accomplish this than in
the homes of the foreigners and citi-
zens who have been naturalized.
ut is an obligation of the American
women to teach the foreign women
what true American citizenship means,
and since America is the melting pot,
receiving citizens from every nation,
there is more reason that the Amer
lean women. imbued with American
ideals, shauld have voice in the gov
eminent to which she is subject"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

interest in the southern continen,
scenic and historical charms. 1t "
certain that soon or late this wod
come about. for South Americas civ
zation considerably antedates our Gu
and her natural wonders are in mar
Record seasonab1y reminds us: "Cuz.
the ancient capital of Peru, was higS
ly civilized center of great wealth lot
before Columbus was born. Mou
Aconcague in the Andes is the hight
peak in the western hemisphere. II
Iguaza Falls are higher and wider ths6
Niagara Even in Central America OF
finds much of interdest Antigua,
Guatemala, was city OF a hundrs
thousand population, the Spanish capi
tai Of Central America. when it was de
stroyed by an earthquage in 177s-ano
while today it is only small city, /,
has some fine old ruins to give one an
idea of the magnificence of the old
Spanish palaces monasteries and cathe-
drals which were there long before the
american revoluC1
We have much to learn and to gair
from closer acquaintance with the past
and present, the customs and country
of these southern neighbors. Fortunate
in divers vas it will be if our tides OF
foreign travel turn thither for years t.
come, linking US by personal know
edge with the nations whose deeper
terests and destinies are all interwou
with our own.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
PLACE FOR EVERYBODY

From the Home Sector
YES" proudly announced the ex -cap-
tain who is manager of the new ten
million dollar hotel, call our employees
arc former service men-every one Of
them. The desk clerk is an old top
kicker. the floor clerks have all been
noncoms in charge of quarters, the
chef was mess sergeant the walters
were all permanent X. P.'s. the house
doctor was a base hospital surgeon,
the house detective was an intelligence
policeman. the bellhops were dogrob-
bers"
And have you any former NJ. PSF"
he was asked.
Yes" he REPLIED. when there's a
good stiff wind blowing we use them
as outside window washers on the
eighteenth floor"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
Loss of Howard College
Would Be Deplorable

Id BIRMINGHAM could i'll afford to
~ lose so old and distinguished
an institution of learning as Howard
college, even if there were no plans
afoot to build "Greater Howard"
and spending millions of dollars in ex-
panding what is now a comparatively
small college into university that
will rank with the leading institutions
of the United States.
After many years of usefulness,
though handicapped by insufficient
funds and lack of equipment, Howard
enters upon new era of growth.
The Baptists of the state have already
agreed to give nearly one million dol
lars to Howard within the next five
years. 1t is hoped to receive five
hundred thousand dollars from the
general education board of New York.
President Charles B. Williams states
that it is proposed to build two
million dollar college in the next five
years, which is to be developed later
into five million dollar plant One
million dollars is to be invested in
new buildings, of which there are to
be ten to begin with, and others of
smaller size.
The committee seeking a new and a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

for the people of Alabama are in no
mood for trucking with radicalism.
Among the other exceptionabIe serv-
ices rendered by Chairman Hooper in
an active and honorable career has
been his craftsmanship OF the state
council Of defense, in time Of war. His
coming service in the interest of Sena-
tor Underwood will be no less patriotic
because in doing SO he will be defend
ing from enemies within what the
American people successfully defended
from enemies without
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

III took long time for Birmingham
to get the marketing habit" said f. w.
Dixon. but helped by newspaper prop
uganda, the war, and the high cost of
living, the Birminghamers are now do
ing large amount of personal shop
ping. On Saturdays upper Second ave-
nue. is not only filled with men and
women who come afoot with their bas-
kets. but the street is lined with auto
hiles- Saturday is the big day on ac-
count Of the special sales. have
watched the prices both in the papers
and on the windows Of late, and there
is considerable reduction in prices,
especially in regard to meats"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

From the London Answers.

From the London Answers.
A touring revue company which car
ried its own orchestra played in a small
town. AS the local theatre had an or
chestra of its own. they doubled up.
On the first night there was an awful
dlscord.
whats the NATTER" whispered the
producer to the local orchestra leader.
"our men are playing half a tone lower
than the others
Il know they are. said the leader
That's the only way TO let the audience
know that we've got two orchestras"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
ALARMING NEWS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
news item says it was practically
impossible to buy a bottle of whisky in
London two days before Christmas And
yet some people talk about going to
England to escape the drouth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
IN PROVENCE: THE YOUNG DEAD

Edith Wharton. in the Yale Review.
All, how | pity the young dead who
gave
All that they were, and might be-
come. that we
With tired eyes should watch this per-
feet sea
Reweave its pattering of silver wave
Round Scented cliffs of arbutus and
bay.
No more shall any rose along the way.
The myrtled way that wanders to the
shore.
Nor jonquil- twinkling meadow any
more.
Nor the warm lavender that takes the
spray.
Smell only of the sea salt and the
sun.
But through recurring seasons. every
one
Shall speak 20 us with lips the dark
ness closes 80
Shall look at us with eyes that missed
the roses. q
Clutch US with hands whose work was
just begun.
Laid idle now beneath the earth We
tread
And always we shall walk with the
All. how l. pity the Young dead, whose
eyes
Strain through the sod TO see these
perfect skies
Who feel the new wheat springinsh
in their stead
And the lark singing for tAsn 49,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
"Moonshiners" Numerous
In the Hill Counties

lWl[NTH but six regular deputies to
Wv assist him, Sheriff j. A. jack
son of Shelby county, Alabama, is
said to have captured and destroyed
more than one hundred big stills and
has arrested more than six hundred
illicit whisky dealers in the past
twelve months.
Shelby is one of the states noun
tain counties and is sparsely settled.
| If all the other hill counties in the
south showed as much "moonshine"
activity as Shelby, the output of
white lightning" would be enormous
AS matters now stand, there are
probably twice as many "moonshin-
ers" in the south as there we're be-
fore the legalized liquor traffic was
put out of business.
J Before the country became "dry,"
the average "moonshiner" made
whisky for his own consumption and
sold little, from time to time, but
he never dreamed of trying to find
a market in the towns and cities
where cred" liquor was to be had.
Prohibition has changed all this. The
"moonshiner" makes big profits un-
til he is caught and instead of hav-
ing to seek a market, customers are
only too glad to look him up in his
mountain fastness, travelling toetheir
destination in motor cars usually, and
taking care to have the proper Gre
dentials. The rural "moonshiner" is
not the sort of man to encourage
practical jokes and it is very I'M
healthy to invade his privacy without
having first made assurance doubly
sure that the welcome will consist CT
"Howdy" and handshake instead
of load of buckshot.
The southern "moonshiner" enjoys
great advantage over illicit distil-
lcrs in other parts of the country,
particularly in the north. He has
been making whisky all his life, as his
father did before him, with occasional
interruptions due to the interference
of the law, and he has naturally ac-
quired certain proficiency. He can
safely recommend his "pure juice of
the cawn," and does SO, while the peo-
pie who are trying to make whisky
in their homes and hundreds of illicit
distillers who have gone into the bus
mess with the hope of getting rich
ibfeore they are caught, are most CT
them novices whose product is dele
terious if not deadly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
A WORD TO THE WISE

From the Nashville Banner
They say that General Wood has a
bigger campaign fund behind his candi-
dacy than has Governor Lowden. South
ern republicans. will. Of course, take due
note.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

BEGINNING THE DAY-Amid N
world of hate, o God, help me to
love. Amid "A world of weakness,
help me to be strong. Amid a world
Of fnpurity, keep me pure. Let me
live my life here, but let me hide
its springs in God. In Christ's
name. Amen.--H. NJ. r..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05
English Explorer Plans
to Fly Over South Pole

1NHERE are still parts Of the
u earth's surface that have never
been thoroughly explored, Turing ad-
venterous souls to risk death and per-
haps win fame in adding to our
knowledge of these out Of the way
places.
The north pole has lost some of it's
isolation, thanks to the intrepidity of
explorers, and we flatter ourselves
that we know a great deal about the
frozen regions within the Arctic cir
Gle, but the vast ice fields of the Ant
arctic continue to be almost virgin
territory for men of science.
John l.. Cope, who was surgeon
and biologist to the Ross sea party
of the Shackelton expedition is plan
ming trip to the south pole, pro-
vided the necessary funds can be
raised in England, and will endeavo-
Ito fly over ice peaks twelve thousand
feet high. This great ice barrier has
presented an impenetrable wall to ex-
|plorers seeking the south pole.
DR.. Cope will try to find out the
value of mineral and other deposits
in the Antarctic and develop the
whale. His idea is to establish q
wireless and meteorological station al
IScott's Island, with supply dumps al
Cape Crozier, Ross sea and Barrier
where the party will "jump off" or
their proposed air flight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

An eastern scientist was lured away
from his wife and his home by his love
of birds, Even though he was gone for
years, his wife may make allowances
Tor his devotion to ORTHODOXY. Sa-
wants are not like the ordinary run of
humanity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-05

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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala
postoffice as second-class matter, I'M
der act of Congress March 8. 1873.
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TELEPHONE
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all Departmental Main 1900.
Mountain advocate., 1920-10-08
GIRDLER NEWS

Archie Hughes has the mumps.
George Hammons went to town
Monday.
Mrs. @. M. Hammons is on the sick
list. '...
Grace Jones has been on the sick
list.
A large crowd atteAded church at
Callebs Creek Sunday.
Bill Mills. ]. P. Wyrick and Lea
Merida left here last week for the
oil fields,
The coal business here has begun
again and we hope they will continue
to work.
Henry LAWSON and ]. C. Warren
are operating coal.
Charles Hsmmons was a visitor at
Joe Pattersoh's in Hi-Land Park on
Sunday.
Mamyie Bolton and Mamyie Ham
mons attended church at Girdler on
Sunday.
u. X. Cailebs and Grant Hammons
vent TO town Saturday.
z. T. Carly visited his daughter,
Mrs. G. F. Jones Monday,
II you want a water wall drilled
last call an Laurence Callebs at
oirdier. He will supply your needs.
chicken-pox is prevalent here.
Everybody is busy saving fodder.
Miss Goldin Parson. daughter of
Lss ParsOn. passed away September
Mountain advocate., 1920-10-08

BY order OF the Knox Circuit
Court rendered at its August term,
1920, in the case OF George IT, Tay-
lor and SalIie Miracle, Plaintiff,
against
Netsy and James Munsey, Defendant,
will, as Master Commissioner, on
the 25th day Of October, 1920, same
being the first day OF the Knox
County Court, sell at the Court
House door in Barbourville, Ken
lucky, to the highest and best bidder
the following described property. to
satisfy the judgement in said case,
and 500 probable cost.
Description: -
a certain House and Lot in East
Corbin. Knox County, Ky, and
known as lot No. 80 as shown on
plat Of East Corbin and is of re-
cord in the Knox County Court
Clerks office and bounded as follows,
to-wit:---
Fronting on Ford Street about 100
feet and bounded on the South by
George Terrell property. on the West
by Ford Street, on the North by the
property of Elisha Hines, and on the
East by vacant lot owned by -.
Said property will be sold on a
credit OF six months, the purchaser
to execute bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at six per
cent from date. having the force and
effect Of a judgement and retaining
a lien on said property until the pur-
chase money is paid.
WITNESS my hand this the 18th
day Of October. 1920.
]. X. Jones, Master Commissioner
Knox Circuit Court.
Sale about l p. NJ. Purchaser
must execute bond as soon as the
sale is over, or the property will be
Immediately put up and re-sold.
40-3t.
Mountain advocate., 1920-10-08
COMMERCIAL RUBBER
100 YEARS OLD


Rubber as an article 81 commerce
n exactly 100 years old
From humble beginnings. its pro-
duction in thousands of formc has
become so necessary to mankind that
II has become one OF the greatest
world Industries and seems destined
to develop even more as new uses
for II are discovered.
Last year the United States pro-
duced $667, 100000 worth of rubber
products. OF this total the Good
year Tire & Rubber Company, Akron
Ohio, manufactured slightly less
than rs per cent, or more than
$16S, 100000 worth.
Altho a century old. the rubber
industry made little progress for 80
years-the greatest strides having
been made in the last two decades
Some indications of how great an
increase has been made in consump-
ton of raw material for rubber pro-
ducts may be seen from the fact
that in 1900 the worlds production
of crude rubber, both wild and cUl-
tivated, was but $500 long tons,
while in 1919 1t was 100000 long
tons.
1t was in the summer of 1920
when rough Jumps of "caoutchouc,"
as rubber was then known, were con
stantly arriving in England, but sole
| ly as curios. In that same year,
Thomas Hancock, an Englishman Of
Stoke Newington, became impressed
by the strange elastic properties of
the raw rubber and was amazed that
it should be used only for erasing
pencil marks. He established a lab
ratory in his home and after many
experiments, fashioned rubber into
thin strips for the purpose of keep
inf stockings and gloves in position
and also for keeping pockets from
being picked.
Hancock was beset by many OBJ
stacles. The rubber strips had to
be attached by needle and thread
and the rubber split at each needle
hole. When he started in business
with Macintosh to waterproof"
cloth, he found that tailors insisted
on sewing the cloth, which allowed
rain to sweep thru-and his trade
suffered.
Doctors argued that these water
proofs" were unhealthy because they
induced Precipitation and brought
on colds. Hancock later triumphed
over all his difficulties and built up
large rubber business.
The centenary celebration was
held this summer in London when
employees of Hancock's rubber COM
pany made an excursion in motor
carson rubber tires. Goodyear
News Service.
Mountain advocate., 1920-10-08
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
SHOULD BE IN EVERY HOME

The National Republican is pub
lished at Washington, ID. C. Is en-
dorsed by all Republicans as the
Republican National organ and is
filled every week with authorized
publicity. Furnishes point OF con
the rank and file of the party. No
Republican who desires to keep fully
tact between Republican National
Committee and national leaders and
posted on activities and plans of the
party can afford to be without It.
Every Republican should have his
home Republican paper and the M
tional Republican this campaign.
Together with the Mountain Al
vocate only $3.50 per year. If
The Advocate is an excellent med
ium for advertising the little things
you want to sell.
Mountain advocate., 1920-10-08

BY order Of the Knox Circuit
Court rendered at its August term.
1920, in the case OF
.. John Hammons. Plaintiff -
against
N. Lazeroff. Defendant, ...
Will. as Master Commissioner,
on the 25th day OF October, 1920.
same being the first day Of the Knox
County Court. sell at the Court
House door in Barbourville. Ken
lucky, to the highest and best bidder
the following described property to
satisfy the judgment in said case.
amounting to S1e5.48 with interest
from May 18th. 1920. and 500 pro-
bable cost.
Description
1st.-Lease and Leasehold Estate
on the farm OF John Hammons on
Little Richland Greek In Knox Coun-
ty and bounded as follows the
North by the land OF Byrleys Heirs,
on the East by the land formerly
owned by Jack Fisher, on the South
by Enoch Mays. and on the West by
the land OF Clarence Mitchell, form
erly Catherine Valentine.
2nd.-The Oil Well on said land
together with the Casing, Tubing
and Sucker Rods therein.
3rd.-The pumping machine, en-
CINE, tank. houses, lead lines 1ecks
and all other property on said lard
used in connection therein.
Said property will be sold on a
credit OF six months. the purchaser
to execute bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at six per
cent from date, having the force and
effect OF a judgment and retaining a
lien on said property until the pur-
chase money is paid.
WITNESS my hand. this the 18th
day Of April. 1920.
J. X. Jones. Master Commissioner,
Knox Circuit Court.
Sale about 1 p. m. Purchaser
must execute bond as soon as sale il
over, or the property will be immed-
lately put up and re-sold. 493t