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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
FARMERS SUMMER
 SCHOOL PROGRESS

Auburn, August e.-(Special.)-Th fourth day of the Farmers Summer school was in charge of the Alabama di- vision of the Cotton Association. w. R. Green, secretary; Will Howard Smith. president; Joe Thomson and many other members of the association were pres ent. In President Smiths opening ad- dress, he told the farmers the object and plans of the association. MT Thompson field agent of the association, explained the method of organizing the different counties of the state. He said that if anything was to be accomplished this year, it would be necessary for eacE county to organize as rapidly as possi- ble.
 The next speaker was Dr. Tait Butler, editor of The Progressive Farmer He stated that cotton farmers should build warehouses as near as possible to the place of production and the banks should loan a certain per cent on the ware house cotton receipt and all cotton should be sold in cooperative organiza- tion. The warehouse should be under federal control and in time there should develop official graders and all other necessary things would follow which would mean that the farmer could get fair price for his cotton, but would not always get what he wanted. A fair price for cotton and what the farmers want might be incompatible Following tLis. the farmers went to the horticul- tural department, where Professor Starcher gave lecture on how 10 de- velop an orchart in Alabama and then he made a demonstration of spraying. Following this, a demonstration in spray ing cotton to kill the boil weevil by use of different spraying machines was given.
 The ladies were given instructions in lines of cooking, home economics and house furnishing. The farm demonstra- tors discussed various subjects in con nection with their line of work.
 At night, the various sections, assem- bled in the Langdon hall and heard lecture by MT. Martin of Washington on the various phases of demonstrators and corn club work: then a few diplomas were accorded the corn and pig, club boys.
 All the counties in the state are repre- scented up to date, by nearly 800 faEmers, 250 club boys and 100 demonstrators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
SUPPLY DETACHMENT
 IS ON WAY TO CAMP

Montgomery, August 6.-(SpeciaL)- Preparatory to the opening of the an- nual encanpment of the Alabama Ma tional guard at Camp Mcclellan Sunday, the supply detachment left Montgomery and will have all arrangements com pleted when the first train arrives Sun day afternoon The supply detachment is commanded by Maj. Joseph NJ. Dickin- son, camp quartermSster, and second in command is First Lieut.. Harry l.. Car ter, Eleven companies of the Fourth Alabama regiment. the only one reor- ga nized since the World war, will go into camp and will remain until August 22. Lieut.. Col. Hartley A. Moon, head of the state military department. has been designated as camp commander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS
HARDING EXPLAINS
 LOANS ON COTTON

Washington, August 6.-(Special) )-From complaints reaching the department O. agriculture, southern bankers have in-
 formed cotton growers that they are re-
 strcted by the federal reserve board to
 making loans only cotton prepared
 for immediate shipment.
 w. P. G. Harding, governor of the
 federal rAserve board. in an interview
 this afternoon. emphatically denied that
 the board had taken any action which
 would justify bankers in making such assertions or adhering to such course
 of procedure
 Because some cotton dealers had rep resented that this "order'' of the federal
 reserve board was responsible for the depressed condition of the market and unfavorable prospect for the future. Governor Harding felt the necessity of.
 saying: The federal reserve board has
 isued no such instuctions. It has no
 power to require member banks to make or refuse any loans.
 Tn order to facilitate the financing of
 this years crops. the board early in the year requested Congress to amend Sec ton 5200 of the Revised Statutes. This section originally restricted loans by national bank to any one individual firm or corporation to an amount not exceed- ing 10 per cent of banks capital and surplus Congress. on the suggestion of
 the board. amended the act to provide that for period of six months out of any consecutive twelve months na- tional bank may lend up to 25 per cent of it's capital and surplus where loans in excess of the regular 10 per cent limita- tion are secured by warehouse receipts 1 for readily marketable staples"
 It is said in banking circles here that
 the misunderstanding proceeded from the l policy of banks to restrict their loans for all purposes until the present
 stringency in the money market is al- leviated. Evidently Governor Harding Sdoes not Intend that the federal reserve board shall be made the goat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
Under Suspici,

From The Sun Dial.
 Blow: There's no use buying dress suit"
 Wind: .Noy'
 Blow: "The girl won't give you credit for owning it anyway"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
ROOSEVELT ENDS
 DUTIES WITH NAVY Retiring Assistant Secre- tary Presented With Low
 ing Cup By Naval Men
By Associated Press

Washington. August 6.-Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presidential nominee, today concluded his duties as assistant secretary of the navy and left for Dayton, Ohio. to attend notification ceremonies tomorrow for Governor Cx' the demcratic presidential candidate.
 Before leaving the department in which be had served for nearly eight years, MT. Roosevelt held an informal reception, at which he greeted offictrs and civilian employees. Later Secretary Daniels, on behalf of the employees of the navy yards and stations and the navy de- partment. presented the retiring official with a silver loving cup.
 Mir. Roosevelt bade the officers of the navy afloat a farewell in the following messages sent by radio to all ships:
 Before leaving the service on August g. I want to convey very simply to ths officers and men of the navy my deep feeling at this separation after nearly eight years.
 T am honestly proud of the American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
TUSCALOOSA BOY IS
 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Tuscaloosa, August Special )-By the accidental discharge of a shotgun. which he was loading, Turner, aged Q years, son of MT. and Mrs. J. ". O'Nesl I, was shot in the right lung near his home today at Windham Springs. He was rushed to hospital here, but there is no hope for his recovery. His father Is connected with the Tennessee Company at Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
BIG CROWD ON HAND
 AS PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR RIDE IN CARRIAGE
By As.aeIaisd Prn.,

Washington, August 6-President Will son found big crowd awaiting outside the White House grounds as he started out today for his second carriage drive of the week. Half dozen moving pie ture operators, who tried to film the carriage, which resembled the vehicles of the days of Lincoln, were shooed away by the police. One of Washing tons "rubber-neck wagons" filled with tourists halted by the gates and after a search revealed that no photographers were aboard, was permitted to wait until the carriage had passed
 The President lifted his hat to the crowd, and as the carriage top was down everybody got a closeup view. He smiled good-naturedly as a few hands were waved by way of greeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
MONTGOMERY MEN HELD FOR BIRD MANIPULATION

Montgomery. August 6.-(Special.)-- Fourteen prominent men of Montgom- ery today were bound over to the fed ! cfal grand jury by Commissioned James s. Parrish on charges of violat- ing the federal migratory bird law as a result of their arrest on the planta- tion Of Walter Hill near Montgomery by w. F. Hoffman. federal game war den for Alabama. The federal charge is shooting game birds out of season. Tn addition John Randolph. state game warden for Montgomery county. has preferred charges of shooting doves over a baited field
 Those under arrest in federal and state cases are Dr. Olin Kirkland. Wal ter Hill. Dr. s. D. Suggs R. R. Wilby, w. S. Keller Marion Rushton. Walter Shepherd R. w vass. Alex Cham bless. pr. H. F. Dawson c. E. Dawson. Robert F.. Jones. R. l.. Gaddis and Fred Rewald. In addition charges of hunting with out state license have been placed against the following: Dr. Suggs. MT. Wilby, Mir. Rushton. MT. C. B. Dawson. Mir. Rewald and MT. Jones.
 It is alleged that the field was baited with wheat and that when the federal and state wardens commanded the party to surrender their birds. 7 negro attempted to outrun the officers and to take the birds with him. He was captured and the birds are being held as evidence.
 MT. Hoffman. who resides in Baldwin county. has been cooperating with the state game and fish department for several weeks in an effort to stor violations of the federal and state laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
HARDING CANS ,
 MORE ADDRESSES
Marion Democrats Nail Charge That Expenses of
 Delegation Were Offered
By Assoelates grsss

bg Stsoetdtco ssfss
 Marion. O., August s.-senatcr Hard ing today received another string of visitors, swept through a bale of ac- cumulated correspondence, disposed of a miscellany of details that have been awaiting his attention at headquar- ters and then set out for a sixty-mile automobile ride. his first real >diver- sion this week from the cares of the campaign.
 Che of his odd jobs during the day His only audience was the operator of a T, r,ccrding apparatus for phonograh records and the speeches all were ex- cerpts from his previous public de-
 iverances.
 The records are to be distributed by the republican national committee as aNmeans a of carrying the front porch canraign into every locality
 As a result of the candidates politi- cal conferences his headquarters am nounced tonight that one of the first big delegations to come from outside Ohio for front porch speech would be from Indianapolis, August 28 was set az the date after Senator Harding had talked over arrangements with gro our headed by Elias c. Jacoby, chair man of the Indianapolis Harding Club. They told the nominee that more than 2,000 Indianans would be present.
 Other callers included Harvey c. Smith. secretary of state of Ohio. and J. R. McCarl of Nebraska, executive sec retary of the national republican con- gressiona1 committee.
 DEMOCRATS ANSWER CHARGE
 A sharp reply was made by dem ocrats today to reports quoted last night in a statement by Harding headquarters regarding organization of Marion delegation to the notification of Gov erfor Cox at Dayton. Newspaper stories were quoted i'll the statements charg ing thet the delegation was being padded out from neighboring towns and free transportation was being of- fered. Tn response the Marion commit tee on arrangements, headed by Judge William S. Spencer of the probate court, published today the following notice:
 One hundred dollars reward will be paid to any one furnishing proof to show that any person connected with the democratic national, state or coun- ty committee or the committee named to arrange for a special train to Daytoj, has directly or indirectly given or of- fered free transportation to any mem- Der of the delegation making the trip to Dayton Saturday. This does not ap- ply to railway employees travelling on passes.
 COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEM ENTS
 Judge spencer also declared in public statement that ''so far as the committee knows there Is not a man or woman in the Marion delegation who is not resident of Marion county"
 The five fphonograph speeches made by Senator Harding today are entitled. An Association of Nations" High Cost of Living" 'Taxation," Liberty Under the Law" and Excerpts from Speech of Acceptance" It is planned to put on the reverse side of each rec ord sf republican campaicn song
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07

navy. I unhappy, too, in the privilege of this association with it. No organ ized body of men in the nation is cleaner. more honorable or more imbused with true patriotism. e
 We have grown greatly in these years, not merely in size, but in right thinking and in effective work. I am very certain that this country can com tinue to give absolute dependence to the first line of defense. The Pnavy will carry on it's splendid record.
 Please let me in the years to come continue our association"
 Mir. Roosevelt sena somewhat similar message to the employees of the navy yards and naval stations throughout the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
A. c. l.. Handled 1916
 Cars of Live Stock
 From State Past Year
By Associated Pro

Montgomery August 6.-Figures an nounccd here today by the superinten- dent of the Montgomery division of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad show that a. total of 1,916 cars of cattle, hogs and sheep, with valuation of $S500,OOo, were handled from Alabama points on it's line in the past year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
Turkish Signing Again Delayed

Paris, August G.-The signing of the Turkish peace treaty again has been postponed. this time until next Tues day, owing to the Greeks and Italians having failed to agree on certain pro- visions of the document. The treaty was to have been signed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
Arrangements Announced
 for Gen. Gorgas' Funeral
By Associated Press

Washington, August 6.-Arrangements for the funeral of the late Major Gen eral Gorgas, surgeon general of the army, who died recently in London, were announced today by the war department. Upon it's arrival at .Hoboken on the army transport Pocahontas on August II. ele body will be received with mili- tary honors and brought to Washington on a special car A military escort will conduct the body to the Church of the Epiphany, where it will lie in state until the afternoon of August 16, when funeral services will be held. Burial will be in Arlington cemetery with full military honors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
For the Good of
 the Community

less than decade ago there arose before him the flat plains of Kansas. They seemed to him the natural habitat of fat and sleek kine.
 Today in Alabama there is S47, ,096,0 invested in cattle and of this amount S28,- 614,000 represents the value of milch cattle
 The Herefords and Shorthorns both the purebred and those bred on native stock by purebred sires, attain the stature and weight of their forebears in Great Britain and this country
 The rearing of these cattle in the south costs less than anywhere else in the United States, because here there is an all-year pasturage and the greatest va riety of forage crops
 Not many years ago at the Alabama State Fair held in this city there was an exhibit of what the proud possessor called ''tick-free" cattle. No one could have blamed the tick from avoiding these speci- mems of his disregard. They were under size, underweight and l1aiserly milk pro- ducers. A herd of goatswould have yield ed more cream and butter.
 These cattle were 'Stick-free'' because their ancestors had suffered so long from the tick that they had lost proportions worth the attention of the tick The tick free' exhibitor was probably disappoint- ed when the judges of the cattle show passed by his cattle with kindly snileof sympathy but no blue or red ribbons.
 In the city of Selma they have two flourshing creameries, and there are many others that have sprung up in Ala bama and are successful. Some of their brands of products are household terms. These Selma creameries send experts to other states where milch cattle have at tained the greatest development, select their purchases carefully and bring them by carloads to Selma to be resold at cost price to the farmers They, in turn, pay little down and the remainder comes out of the cream which they furnish the creamery In short time the cattle are paid for and the farmer has his increment free of cost. The cream is sent in on trains from as far as forty and fifty miles. The milk producer has but one labor, that of producing the milk and deposltlng 1t on depot platforms in five and ten gallon cans
 All this. came about through the war on the cattle tick. The brief history of tick eradication is this:
 In191O Alabama had but 960, 900 head of cattle and they were tick-infested, the 5 COW giving one-half gallon of milk. Every square mile of Alabama territory was un- der federal quarantine. In 1920 Ala bama has 1, 400, 900 head of cattle 91 per cent of the state is free from the federal quarantine and only 3,025 head of tick infested cattle are listed. The hope is held out that July 4th, 1921, will be real in- dependence day in Alabama, marking the lifting of the quarantine from the remain ing ? per cent of the state still under that ban.
 This is what Alabama owes to the scientists, who patiently investigate the ills of man and beast until they discover the cause and the remedy. Mankind, through strange species of perversity, is slow in accepting the verdict of exact T. T. 41,o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07

BIRMINGHAM IS THE IRON CENTER OF THE SOUTH - ALSO HAS THE BEST DRY CLEAN ING PLANT IN THE s GU T H - N A M E D
 FOR THE CITY. THE PHONE IS MAIN 519e.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
TRANSPORTATION HAS VALUATION
 WHICH IS FIXED

Value unaffected even by laws of supply and demand
 Whether a man should wait until motor car prices come down rests en- tirely with the individual. If he is simply buying "a car" for the sake of having one, perhaps he had better wait-even five years. But if he buys because he needs transportation. the sooner he makes his purchase the better" says F. D. Trapp, Bridgeport manager for Hares Motors of Con- necticut, Inc, Mercer distributor for Connecticut.
 Transportation has a fixed valua- ton. Passenger miles and ton miles have values unaffected by labor costs, the price of material, and even the law of supply and demand. They are never hoarded to boost prices and never dumped on the market to freeze someone else out. If man needs transportation, he needs it just as badly in times of tight money as in periods of unrival1ed prosperity.
 Ninety per cent. of the automo- piles used in the United States are used at least partially for business purposes. The progressive motorist of today thinks of his vehicle in terms of portation-passenge miles. His individual transportation problem will not admit long delay. Have. you ever heard of a man who delayed a business trip because he hears ru- mors to the effect that railroad rates would tumble over night?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
CREDIT OUTLOOK
 HAS IMPROVED

Substantial progress has been made in overcoming the difficulties in the credit situation, according to a state ment on current financial conditions issued recently by the National Bank of Commerce, which admits that there has been no easing of credit, banking loans have increased in response to seasonal needs, there has been no re- taxation in mercial money rates and little change in the situation is possible until major requirements of the grain and cotton crop moving sea son have been met. The point that harvesting and marketing of large crops are being financed adequately and without undue strain on banking resources, however, is stressed.
 While loans are now expanding in response to seasonal work, as these a considerable reduction in the vol
 unne of outstanding credit may be an- ticipated," continues the bank. Mean
 while through the shifting of credits and through the facilities of the Fed
 era1 Reserve system, pressure on the
 banking facilities of particular sec
 tions is being distributed throughout
 the banking system, and the strength
 of the credit structure as whole is
 absolutely sound and unimpaired-"
 Discussing the factors which have
 ia ci1itate the improvement in the
 credit outlook, the bank says: "As
 the continued improvement in trans portation permits more normal move
 ments of commodities, the mobility of credits is being grad ua11y restored. Progress is being made in the liquid ation of commodity stocks and of loans against them. While the down ward trend of prices involves current difficulties, it is a movement toward greater rather than less stability in the credit and the general business situation, since it tends to reduce the n "a n af the same time to stimulate the large potential demand for goods which in- creasingly high prices had impaired. In contrast with the movement in general trend of business conditions within the United States is in the di- l rection of increasing soundness and stability
 interests exemp1ified by the cut in wool1ens announced by William M. l Wood, by the slash in cottons an- nounced by the Amoskeag Mills and by one in automobile prices by Henry Ford, would, if followed in all lines, according to the bank, permit labor to be kept reasonably well employed and permit manufacturing commercial and financial operations to be main tained at healthy level. Failure to adopt a new working basis is handi- capping business in some lines, the bank says, and calls attention to the l fact that delay in finding such a, rnu- , tual basis is not only unwise but
 might well result in entirely unneces-
 sary industrial financial and social Reorganization. The bank conclude es 1 it's exposition of current conditions as follows:
 eff the business hesitation now prevalent in the United States were peculiarly an American condition, quick return to a condition of ac- tivity could be anticipated. An ad- 1ustment of international trade, how
 ever, will require a long period for it's completion American business must depend primarily on domestic de-
 nand with the expectation of a duc-
 tuating and uncertain foreign de-
 mand."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
PAY UNITED STATES
 S238,OOO,OOO

Washington, Sept. "A Approxi- mately 2Ss.000,000 has been paid by the government to the railroads under the guarantee clause of the Esch- Cun1mins transportation law, it was learned recently.
 Payments must continue until the roads receieve approximately $60O,- 00,000, it now is estimated.
 The exact amount may not be known definitely for several months, Examiner Burnside of the Interstate Commerce Commission said recently, although officials of the commission and the treasury are trying to deter mine just how much is due the roads.
 The guarantee clause under which the money is paid provides that the government must pay the roads sum sufficient to insure a standard return for the first six months of private op- eration, which ended Sept. l. The standard return is an average of the returns of the roads for three pre-war years.
 The roads now are checking up their income for September. after which they will file claims with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
3.484 'VETS" IN
 ARMY HOSPITALS

Washington, Sept. 24-The number of patients in army general hospitals who became sick or were wounded during the war has dropped to 3,4S4 men, according to a report issued by the War Department
 Of this number. 1,276 men. com prising 1.116 enlisted men and 160 officers, belonged to the overseas army.
 The number of wounded in army institutions is being rapidly decreased by the intense individual treatment being accorded the patients, the re- port says.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

HANSON TRUCKING co. - Furni- <ture guaranteed from breakage, v looeI and long distance trucking. Al
 Hi1lhouse Ave- Bar. 3451. I3als
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

HOUSE WANTED-2. ., 4, family
 house, west side or Black Rock section. Gaspar. 359~Pine St Bar.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
TO RENT
TRUCKING AND STORAGE.
3 TRUCKS RUNNING

daily from Bridgeport to New York. Can handle return loads either way. The National Transportation Co.,. North Washington Ave, Noble 1864.
 L2Oaiis
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
UPHOISTERN&

2. STRAM for your uLAo1ster;ng and ref1njshing of antique furnfture~ Mattresses made over, 226 Colorado Ave. in rear residence, 1231 State St Baruum 119A.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

local and long distance. S. W. But Ter, 355 Warren St Tel. Barnum 4917-3. D29as~p