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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 The high cost of clothing is too much felt by the purchasing public to need demonstration or proof. So serious have been the complaints that both merchant and manufacturer have been on the de- fensive for the past twelve months or more.
 The government has repeatedly urged our people, and it's agents have every where insisted, that the remedy lies with the people themselves; that we must pro tect ourselves, either by wearing old clothes or by purchasing durable and in expensive garments for every-day wear; and that either of the above remedies is legitimate and fair measure of self defense. The merchants are quoted in the public press as saying that the pub lie are extravagant that they will not buy plain, low-priced clothing. If the government is right and the merchants are right, the remedy lies within our grasp. Let those of us therefore who prefer to wear old clothes, and will wear them out before purchasing overails, do Iso; and let those who are able and ready to buy overafls, wear them now, and con- tinue to wear them until relief comes.
 Overalls are simple and serviceable garments, familiar to our daily lives, and respected by all who value human labor they are made from cotton, the staple product of the south. Local business men manufacture them, local merchants handle them the retail price is s5 and $6 for two-piece suit; they are within the reach of all. Why should they not be used in our daily work?
 Right here let me deny. on behalf of Birmingham merchants and n1anufactur- CTS, a statement in the New York World that as soon as the overaiis movement began in Birmingham the dealers here advanced tn prices from g to $ pair. If this is true, it is high time for the public to know it and to demand immedi- ate reduction of prices but 1 have faith to believe that the New York paper has s1andered our dealers in Birmingham; and if the assertion made in this paper has in fact slandered our merchants who handle overails, will they not come out and denounce it for what 1t doubtless is, mere propaganda of high-price cloth ing dealers, who are using the public press to deceive the people and increase the prevailing dscontent?
 There is no just cause for raising prices of overals. Cotton is plentiful; manu- featuring plants are only asking for more business, and the supply of cotton fab rics is sufficient to meet the probable demand If manufacturers and dealers are making a profit now by selling these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

thing to have anything to do with it. England is a friendly ally, bound with the ties of blood. The best thing we can do is to adopt the hands off policy
 If the Irish people want to fight over their troubles, let them fight it out among themselves, and not bring their troubles over here. The cause of the Irish republic is no concern of the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

Lions are the only animals of the cat family to have circular pupils when their eyes are contracted.
 Ceiling movies" are welcome diver sion for hospital patients who must lie on their backs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
AUDUBON GIRL WINS

Miss Sudie Rucker who represent
ed the A. H. s. in the sub-district
declamatory contest at Dexter last
Friday evening won first honors in
her class, bringing honor and dis
tinction to herself and the splendid
school she represented. She won
first in the humorous class. Miss
Pauline Hensley of Extra who was
in the dramatic class won second
place in the contest
The people of Audubon are highly
pleased with Miss Fuckers record.
The A. H. s. has taken part in the
declamatory contests for several
years past but this time is the first
in the history of the school that its
representatives won any honors.
Miss Rucker is to be highly compli-
mented and all trust that she will
win still further honors in the dis
trict contest to be held at Tabor the
latter part of this month.
Paul Clovis of Atlantic won in the
oratorical class: Miss Elizabeth IL
genfritz of Dexter won in the dra-
matte class and Miss Rucker in the
humorous class. These three repre-
sentatives will represent their
schools in the district contest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
MRS. GEORGE B. SCOTT

SuHbCfShtofy I0uSuesoH
Instructor of Piano and Voice
Special attention given to
technique, voice building and
tone placement.
Phone 221-W or see me at
residence three blocks east of
school house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
BUYS BUSINESS BUILDING

Hans Johnson and Chas. Higgins
purchased the James Law business
block on Washington street the fore
part of the week. The building is
now occupied by Max Jacobsen and
used as pool hall and is leased un-
til the first OF next January. Mr..
Johnson and Mr.. Higgins have form
ed partnership and will enter the
furniture and undertaking business.
For the present room in the Airing
ton hotel is being fitted up and about
the first of next month new stock
of furniture will be shipped here.
Mr. Johnson recently passed the
state board and was issued an en-
balmer's license. The new firm will
be known as the Johnson & Higgins
they will engage in business as soon
as the goods can be shipped here.
Both of these gentlemen have lived
in Audubon county many years and
have a wide acquaintance. They
will no doubt secure their share Of
the business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
@. W. HOOVER GIVEN FAREWELL :

G. w. HOOVER GIVEN FAREWELL
At the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows Monday evening a farewell
was given to G. w. Hoover, who for
many years has been trustee of that
organization.
After the usual routine of business
the lodge closed and the social hour
followed. An oyster supper was
served by the ladies Of the Rebekah
order. Mr.. Hoover has not only
been trustee of the lodge for a
long term of years, but has also been
superintendent of Maple Grove Gem
etery which Is owned by the Odd
Fellows. He has resigned as trus-
tee and superintendent and the va
cancy has been filled by the appoint
! ment of F. c. Miller.
Mr.. Hoover has given the best
years of his life in making Maple
Grove the splendid cemetery it is to-
day. He has worked untiringly to
beautify the resting place of the
loved ones who have gone on before.
The people of Audubon admire him
for the work he has done, not only in
this particular instance but in all
public matters in which he has been
Interested
AS president of the fair associa-
tion he made it one of the best fairs
in the state, and worked necessarily
to make the association a paying and
permanent one.
Mr.. Hoover leaves soon to spend a
few months at the springs for the
benefit of his health. We hope he
will get permanent relief and that
he will return to Audubon to make
this his permanent home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11

Osteopathic Physician
General Practice, Acute and
Chronic Cases
Tel. 592 Audubon, Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETING

A community meeting will be held
at the Melville Center school house
on Friday evening of this week at
eight o'clock The matter of the
consolidation of the township schools
will be discussed A large percent
OF the taxpayers of the township
have petitioned for the consolidation
of schools and a special election to
settle the matter has been called for
March 10th. There is every reason
to believe that the question will car
ry, but 1t was thought best to hold a
community meeting in order to dis
cuss the various phases Of the ques-
tion so that every voter would be
intelligently Informed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
q. w. HOOVER
Licensed EnbaImer

All calls answered day or night
nay phone ~. Night phone 1Ss.
Audubon. Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE

The home Of Alfred Petersen
northeast of Kimballton was destroy
ed by fire early last Thursday morn
ing. The confiagration was due to
a defective fiue and the fire had
made such Roadway when discover
ed that II was impossible to save the
home. The strong wind made It
very difficult to save adjoining build
ings but help arrived in time to keep
the fire from spreading. The de-
stroyed building was covered by In
surance. The loss falls quite heav-
lily on Mr.. Petersen at this time. but
he and his family are making the
best OF 1t and will rebuild as soon as
spring opens up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
CHOICE HAY
DIR. r. @. HART

IL tons of choice timothy hay for
sale. Myron Davis, phone 62A2. ct
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
la. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

oIuuy CChICt " bC hCio ~ WAY,
Audubon County, March IS, 1920.
PROGRAM
$3.50 a. m.-Grade Teachers.
Spelling. What to teach in SPELL
ing, f. e. Fuller.
Rural enthusiastically, j. r.
Inman.
1880 a. m.-Grade teachers.
Geography, ]. r. Inman.
Rural teachers-Spelling. What
to teach in spelling, F. e. Fuller
NOON INTERMISSION
lis D. m.-Grade teachers.
Spelling. How to teach spelling,
F. e. Fuller.
Rural Geography, J. r.
Inman.
2:15 p. m.-Grade teachers.
Geography, j. r. Inman.
Rural teachers-Spelling. How
to teach spelling. r. e. Fuller.
Some community talks to patrons
will be given. Everyone invited to
the meeting.
ELLA M. sTEARNs. Co. supt.,
Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
TEAM FOR SALE

I will offer for sale a team of
black horses, eight and nine years
old, weight about 1850, at the Dan
Nelson sale, March 18th. Sherm
Lang. Hit
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
FARM WANTED

FARM WANTED
Wanted to hear from owner of
farm or good land for sale. Send
full description and price to Leslie
Jones, Box z, Olney, Ill.
FOR SALE
Some registered Angus bulls and
heifers; good individuals. Phone
30A31, Marshall Davis. Gray. Ia. 7tf
O-
FOR SALE
Good horses at all times. Can be
seen at DR.. Rogers barn. F. o.
Niklason. 7-tf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
HARDING GIVES EARLY
SESSION DEATH BLOW

SESSION DEATH BLOW
In letter addressed to members
of the legislature made public Mon
day Governor Harding announces
that there will be no special session
of the legislature for code revision.
He declares the work of the code
commission was not completed in
I time to call special session earlier
: in the year, that the book of ammo
{, tations is not yet finished, that 1t
I will require many months to have
K the revised code printed after revis-
! ion has been passed upon and that
/ by little speeding up of work OF
the regular session in 1921 revision
/ can then be taken care of without
unduly prolonging the regular ses-
sion.
81 have concluded that the work
assigned to be performed under
chapter fifty was of such volume
| and is so delayed in it's completion
that il will be impracticable to call a
special session for the purpose of re-
vising the code and you are there
| fore notified that no session will be
\ called for the purpose of revision"
I says the governor, referring to the
I
/ vision.
"If session was called as late as
| July LIST it would be a physical i'm
1 possibility to get the work complet-
| ed and have the result of your ef-
! fort printed in time for the next reg
ularly converting legislature" he
continues. II am satisfied in my
own mind that a regular session can
take up the work of revision with
very little inconvenience and with
very little more time than would ord
inarily be required in a special ses-
sion
| 81 have taken occasion to go back
through the senate and house jour
nails and find that during the first
half Of practically every session,
running back for a period Of years,
there has been but about two hours
of session each day. The report OF
the commission is made in the form
Of bills. These will be on the desks
/ of members so that, in regular ses-
sion, after the preliminaries of or
ganization, there is no good reason
why the legislature cannot meet from
six to ten hours a day in the work
of code revision.
Gin such session, whatever change
in the way of new law or amend
ment is desired, can be proposed at
the regular session can be done in
the limit of time usually occupied in
the regular session and at saving
of about $300, 900 to the state"
The governor points out that he
recommended code revision in his
message to the 3Sth general assem-
bly, so that 1t cannot be charged that
he has not favored 1t. He also
takes up the charges that no code re-
vision session would be called be-
cause It was feared that primary
suffrage legislation, revision of the
school laws and soldier bonus stat
utes would be passed. He quotes
passages from his message to he leg
islature year ago in which he fav-
ors all these matters. He says the
legislature had opportunity to pass
on all of these questions last winter
but did not do so.
at would be a waste of time and
money to convene the same body of
men to pass upon the same sub
| jects." said the governor.
| $500
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
TO HAVE sT PATRICK,s DANCE

The ladies of st. Patrick's chuch
have arranged to give st. Patrick's
dance in the w. o. w. hall on the ev-
ening of Wednesday, March 18th. A
five piece orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish the music. This
will in all probability be one of the
best dances of the season. A cor
dial invitation Is extended to the
public In general to attend.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
FOR SALE

Will sell or exchange one goose
for a gander. Phone 19A2. 11-2tpd
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-03-11
ELECTRICITY FOR THE FARMER

What is a farmers time worth?
What is he worth an hour? Does
he charge his business-of farming
with the value Of the time he gives
to it? And does he know how
much time he is giving to executive
work and productive labor and how
much to non-productive labor?
The farmer who is not giving these
things little thought is not in the
front rank of those who are making
of farming what it really should be
IA business on a bushes basis.
The average gross income from
farm of one hundred and fifty acres
will be. something over $4,000 and to
produce that income between 1000
and 5000 hours of productive labor
are required. This makes the av-
erage productive labor hour worth
about 40 cents.
To make every one of these 40 cent
hours productive of its share of pro-
fit, 1t is necessary to reduce nom
productive labor to the minimum,
and in farming as in manufacturing
it has been found that the best
way to do this is to use labor-saving
machinery. The small electric
light and power plants now in use on
so many farms accomplish lot of
this labor saving. Instead OF
spending hours pumping and carry
ing water for stock and for all
household purposes the modern
farm family has an electric pump
ing system installed, which keeps
water at pressure Of so pounds
wherever needed in the house or
barns. Grindstones, tanning mills
and many other light power appli-
ances in the barn which used to re-
quire the time of two men are now
turned by electricity. In the house
the pumping, churning, separating,
sweeping. washing and ironing are
all done by electricity, relieving the
farmers wife of great part of the
burdens which have made her life a
hard one. And of course electric
light itself makes the farm home a
bright and cheerful place to live.
Where electricity serves the farm
family we find the best of living
conditions, and we find too that ev-
cry member of that family makes
each hour of labor pay profit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16

NOW PROVE. III!

PURSUING its habtua policy Of false pretense, The Times this
morning Its claim advertising and circulation leadership
this newspaper field claims that during past months
Times printed advertising and achualy sold papers
The West Virsnan he advertising claim for the period
1t made possible because he Times by systematic lying about
circulation has managed to volume Of foreign that
could otherwise and by the fact that the business
few local advertisers who prefer The Times because they dictate
and policies Of that newspaper At that for the full year
1919 The West Vrgnian printed 406 than The
and the first of February the tendency has been strongly
favor.
As to the circulation claim, emphatcay dissent We
The West Vrgnian leads circulation that make the
following proposidon
That both submit a Simultaneous audit of
their circulation conditions the ending
preferably the Audit Calculations,
is the recognized authority advertisers publishers,
but If The Times objects that, by The Audit Company
of New York. by equally trustworthy firm of
accountants familiar with conditions the
audit and donate $500 the Charities any
other local charity organization The Times
This fair The Times. the opinion Of newspaper and
advertisers has not been above board about circulation has
flied advertising patronage because If has Of
journalistic honesty make up will this proposition If
does local advertisers will know that lines circulation figures
deliberately padded with TO deceive them Foreign advertisers
fhe better kind have is so The
Times practically the only West Virginia newspaper of any
prominence that does submit A. B. G. audit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16
'TWASPOWERFULLY
STRONG LIQUOR.
And 1t Made William Brown
Do Some Queer
Stunts.

There is one point OF resemblance
between the performance of Lady
Godiva centuries ago and that OF Will
liam Brown, of Carolina, last night.
On the other hand there are several
details that make for marked differ
ence between the two. Lady Godira
rode a milkwhite palfrey. Williams s
means OF locomosion were shank
ponies" Her ladyship's golden hair
covered her form like silken robe, as
she rode through the streets Of Coven-
try in broad daylight Williams hair
is short and kinky, and his complexion
Is black as ebony but fortunately his
stunt was pulled off at night. Will.
liam, though unseen, was heard by the
inhabitants Of Wyatt as he ranged up
and down the town yelling like a
Comanche Indian.
To Deputy Sheriff Howard Adams
this morning, William told as much of
the story as he could recall, although
he claims that there Is a hiatus Of
many hours. Yesterday afternoon, he
says, his wife and. he went to Wyatt
to attend a dance at the home of
George Holmes, colored, whose wife
and Williams are sisters. Whatever
1t was that they gave William to drink,
he doesn't know but that the beverage
caused all the trouble there does not
seem to be any doubt. Between six
O'Clock last night and five o'clock this
morning when he showed up again at
the house of his bSother.in-law, com.
pletely exhausted and clothed with an
almost entire suit OF mud, William
does not remember a thing that hap.
pened. f
This, morning an. effort is being
made to see IL during Williams lapse
of memory he shot an italian of Wyatt
who was taken to a SClarksburg hos
pital suffering from a bullet wound re-.
ceiyed from an IL unknown sotfcel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16

"a man named Parker Of the Philadel.
phia division will become genera
foreman of maintenance OF way tc
succeed Mr. Shafferman
{ II. La Murphy, ticket agent, and
F. d. Battieger, yardmaster, Monon-
gahela railroad. left yesterday for
Pittsburgh.
g. ]. Spiker ehief clerk TO the gen
.eral agent, Brow9nggille, Pa. is at the
local MonongaheJ freight station AZ
sisting the Office force.
q. j. Walker, who has been con-
nected with the clerical force Of the
Monongahe ella railroad freight station
has resigned those duties and Will nc.
,cept another line of work at Elkins.
A landslide occurred ON the Paw
Paw branch of the b. e o. railroad or
Sunday, but workmen had the tracks
cleared Monday in time for per
nit the empties to pass to the Stall
ford mine.
The engine attache dto B.. & O..
tarin 40 on Saturday became disabled
and ran into Fairmont three hours
behind time.
Oscar B. Goblet, Baltimore. presi-
dent of the Mclean Construction
company, was here Sunday in regard
TO bidding on, some contraction work
for the Morgantown and Wheeling
railroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16
NEW government
CANT DEAL WITH
ONE |T DROVE OUT
Ebert Cabinet Fast Regain
ing Grip Upon the At
fairs.
LEADERS DID NOT SHOW
Berlin in Fear of an Epi-
demic as Result of
Strike.
leaders DID NOT SHOW

[By Associated Pressl
PARIS, March 16. - Dispatches re-
ceived by the French foreign office
today affirm the truth of the report
that negotiations are going on be,
tween the Ebert and ISapp government
in Germany.
E The efforts OF Chancellor Kapp now
appears, according to the French ad,
vices, to be directed toward elimina-
.tion from the cabinet of the ministers
most Objectionable to the Kapp follow
ing and to bring about a shifting Of
powers in the direction Of conserva-
tism.,
According to these dispatches 1t is
beginning to appear as if Or. Kapp and
his active supporters were put forward
as what might called storm troops"
to try the ground and see what could
be done while the real leaders Of the
reactionary idea remains in the bact-
ground aWaittns egelopmerts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-16
'W|LLARI)'S SPECIAL
EXPECTED HERE
Left PhiladeIphi Monday,
May Reach Fairmont
Today.

President Daniel Wizards special
train left Philadelphla yesterday
morning and Is expected to arrive in
Fairmont either late this afternoon
or tomorrow. He5is on a general in
spection trip over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad lines.
1t is understood that the Chiefton
freight station will go over from gov
ernment control TO private hands this
week.. Aspecial auditor IS al. work
thereinow incident to- the change! The
B. & o. and Western Maryland inter-
ests will again be separated.
10. Graves. Fairmont a B. & o.
freight engineer, arrived home yes
terday from p trip to Hot Springs,
Ark. He is afflicted with bronchitis
and went there for his health.
A representative of the engineers,
corps arrived here from Grafton this
morning and inspected points in this
vicinity where the trolley line and
railroad tracks cross each other.
Yesterday j r. Shafferman, Fair
mont assumed the duties Of supervis-
.ofSthe NJ. r branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. which territory exc
tends from Fairmont to elarksburg.