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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

A society for the relief of New Workers who are getting incomes of s59,Oeo year will soon have to be formed, or, the nation must take the consequences. This is no joke. It IS an intensely serious matter made more so by the general public ignorance with regard to the distressing condition in which so many fifty y-thousand-a-ye families are living in New York. Our people as whole must be edu- cated up to this problem. They must see it in it's true light Recent in- vestigations among these poverty stricken millionaires have shown that it is no longer possible for family of six-husband and wife and four children-to subsist comfortably on $50. 00o a year. The figures speak for themselves. At present the poverty stricken rich are not confined to any one district They are more or less scattered. Many of them have reached their present condition from compara tive ease and comfort of si,500 year That they need help is without ques- ton. They are of course intensely proud. One has to approach them with tact. Fortunately it happens, however that many of them do not realize their state as they have never known another.
 I have recently visited a number of these unfortunates in the hope of dis covering some method of ameliorating their unhappy condition. Up to the present time no solution of the prob lem is in sight But we must not dis pair. Time and patience are with us
 A typical case is that of MT. and Mrs. E., who live on the upper east side just off Fifth avenue.
 visited this family one afternoon last week. The women were huddled over a bridge table in the second liv- ing room. talking fitfully to them selves, one of them trying to keep score with a pencil that had not been sharpened in several weeks. The place was fairly we'll heated but pinched faces told the tale of under nourish- ment. One of the ladies had had noth- ing to eat but lobster Newburg, chick en patties and marron glace for forty eight hours. She showed it. This win ter, as everyone knows. has been quite severe, and I particularly noticed the absence of warm clothing. The eldest daughter, who might have been twenty five, and who had been in her prime undoubtedly a handsome and well favored girl, was thinly clad in open work stockings and some sort of filmy material that barely covered her neck and shoulders. These unfortunates are naturally sensitive to their hapless condition, so had to be careful in ap- preaching her.
 My child" I said, when you go out into the cold air what you need Is a union suit of some warm wo9len ma terial. or at least a flannel shawl to throw over your head. What l fear is that YOU are needless about your self
 .swhat do you expect me to do?" she said petulantly, "spend my time in stopping up the cracks in the limou- sine? It is true that I am still run ming along on last years furs and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
Rockefeller in China

From "The Rockefeller Foundation in | China" by Roger S. Greene, in 1 Asia" magazine.
 l Doctors of long experience in China
 place the death rate as high as 70 per l 1000. as compared with 14 in the United States. Lack of health statistics
 makes it impossible to compare aecu-
 rately the prevalence of particular dis I eases in China and in other countries, l but it is a matter of common know | ledge that infant mortality is ex- tremely high, that smallpox is so com :
 mon that the anti-vaccinationist who
 has practiced his theories with impun- | ity at home usually falls a victim to it | if he remains long in China, that tu- l berculisis is very common and is per lhaps on the increase. while Western countries are beginning to. make some headway against it. Plague is per- manent resident in some regions, and cholera a frequent visitor Besides all 1 these and other troubles from which 1 China has long suffered, the situation | is aggravated by the sudden introduce 1 tion of the machinery of modern civil lization. without the safeguards which experience and governmental control have provided in the west. To care for the sick in China and to protect the well against the attacks of disease there are in the country perhaps 2000
 physicians with some kind of training
 in western medicine, of whom less than
 1000 are foreigners or Chinese trained
 abroad. If we accept the population
 of China as 400. .000.0 900. this means one
 doctor for every 100000 people as com
 pared with one for less than 500 in the
 United States. Even if we accept one
 in 20o0 as a reasonable allowance, if
 all are adequately trained. China is
 short at least 99 per cent. of the doc- tors she should have. In these cir
 cumstances the doctors now at work are to give proper attention to all who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

contains the ingredients prescribed by emil nent physicians for this condition, and is ob- tanable at all first-class drug stores, with or without physicians prescription.
 All the symptoms described above have been benefited by the use of ZIRON, according to the testimony of men and women who have used it.
 MT. w. Y. Rhodes, R. F. D. No. 1, Hubert, Okla, is one who has written us about the good results obtained in his case by the use of ZIRON. He says: T have taken ZIRON with great benefit. It gave me new life and strength. l feel like a man. I am 65 years old, but am able to work every day now, and feel 20 years younger. 1 was afflicted with rheumatism, neuralgia and kidney trou- ble, but don't feel any pains now. am grate- full to the new life-giving qualities of ZIRON and the new energy it gave me-
 ZIRON enriches your blood, helps to in- crease the red corpuscles, and thereby to i'm crease your health and energy. Try ZIRON. Your druggist sells it in $1 bottles. If you have trouble getting it send us $1 and we will send you bottle by parcel post prepaid If the first bottle fails to benefit you get your money back
 CHATTANOOGA DRUG & CHEMICAL CO.,, Chattanooga, Tenn. Z.L.T 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
Pale, Weak filling People, Can, In Many Cases, Be
 Benefited By the Use of Ziron Iron Tonic.
BLOOD LACKING IRON CAUSES MANY AILMENTS

"The Life Extension Institute has shown that 99 per cent of our population is below par," de- clared Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale University in lecture recently delivered at Pittsburg.
 This is astounding assertion, but when we look around us and realize the condition of our health, and how easily we "catch" colds, and other diseases, we have to acknowledge that it is only too true
 What is to be done?
 We are shortening our lives by our flow health ideals" as Prof. Fisher says. We ought to realize that good health and strong sys- tenn are possible to acquire, and we ought to set about to build up our health to a state of 100 per cent par.
 One of the first things to do is to see that your blood conatins sufficiency of that most important aid to the health-iron.
 Iron in the blood makes for ruddy cheeks, bright eyes, ability to endure hard work with out fatigue energy, stamina, vitality, nerve and muscle efficiency.
 Lack of iron makes you easily tired, nervous, pale, sickly, weak, dyspeptc, irritable unable to eat, sleep or work in normal way. It rem ders you sensitive to cold, and liable to catch any of the catching diseases the world is full of.
 The remedy for lack of iron in the blood is to take ZIRON, the new Iron Tonic, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

deported
 Oldham once came again to the colony, and having created a serious breach of the peace, Governor Bradford says. They committed him til he was tanner, and then appointed a guard of musketeers which he was to pass thrown, and everyone was ordered to give him thump on ye brich, with yet butt end of his musket and then was conveied to ye waterside, where a boat was ready to carry him away. Then they bid him zoe and mende his man ers' ["
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
PLUMBER NOT NOW LABOR ACRIST0CRAT
Other Crafts Have Gone Ahead of Him in Matter
 of Paying Income Taxes
By AssocIatsd Prcss

New York, February 7.-Plumbers who pay income taxes are no longer the
 'aristocrats of labor" according to Will liam H. Edwards United States internal revenue collector for the Second and Third districts of New York. in whose districts this year more than s1 LOCO will be gathered up for Uncle Sam
 High wages and profitable overtime, says MT. Edwards. have raised to the income tax paying list such workers as longshoremen, garment makers, paper hangers, railroad brakemen, chauheurs, sailors, truck drivers and piano movers
 And don't forget the chorus girls, the movie stars and the hotel walters" de- ciared the collector. adding that some Of the latter are making more than 5000 8 year in tips alone.
 Street car conductors and motormen in Brooklyn, for instance, he said, have made as much as $50 a week and, if their yearly income exceeds $l,000 for a single man or $2.oo0 for the head of a family, they will be required to contribute their share toward the cost of running the government. MT. Edwards cited a few instances without, of course, men tioning any names, of bootblacks, milk wagon drivers and bellboys who in 1sls earned in excess of their exemption and who viii be required to file returns.
 Payment of the income tax began on January 1 and will continue until mid night of March 15, at which time all re- turns must be in to escape the possibility of maximum of si.0oo fine for delin- quency. While Collector Edwards was opening his mail the other day out fell a check for $2, ,S83, SIS. g, representing the payment of a corporation tax with pen alty and interest The next letter he opened was from Montelair, N J., which is also in his district It had been reg istered to pay an income tax of $l.SI.
 A recent caller at the collectors cf- Rno rrrnr a xunrnan whose net income was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

wish their services. and many large
 communities are entirely without mod
 ern medical assistance The China
 medical board of the Rockefeller
 Foundation was organized to have
 charge of the work of development of
 medical education and the improve
 ment of existing hospitals in various
 parts of the country.
 In formulating detailed plans for it's
 educational work the board has had
 the advantage of the constant advice
 of such experts as Dr. William H. Welch of Johns Hopkins university and Dr. Simon F1exner of the Rocke-
 feller Institute for Medical Research. both of whom accompanied the general director. Dr. Wallace Buttrick. on trip through China in 1915 in, order to study the medical situation at first hand.
 Considerable progress has already been made with the plans for the de- velopment of the school at Peking. The construction of new buildings for the laboratories and hospital of the school was begun in the autumn of 1917. the cornerstone Of the anatomy
 building being then laid by the Chi nese minister of. education, who thus indicated in formal way the interest and sympathetic support which the Chinese government has shown in many practical ways since the insti' tuition was founded. The new plant is in the southeastern part of Picking near the legation headquarter. on property which formerly belonged to an imperial prince. Four buildings are devoted respectively, to anatomy chemistry, physiology and pharmacol-
 ogy, and pathology, to which, with
 their sub -depart tments. the first two
 years of the four-year course will be devoted. The reminder of the plants
 is given up to the hospital.
 Beginning with the administration of Yuan Shih-kai, each succeeding gov ernment has shown itself most appre- ciative of the work of the RockegeIler Foundation, and has given substantial proofs of good will through the re- mission of certain taxes and the facili- tating of the work in other ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

Most people sleep r full weeks in year eight hours a day. fifty-sx hours a week, 2912 hours year, seventeen full weeks out of every ffty-two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

Kangaroo farming is an important in- dustry in Austria. The tendons are the best material known to, surgeons for sew ing up wounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

R. Hooley, White Wyandottes. .1S9
 The total number of eggs laid to date is 27.157, all said to show the usual work manship, despite the mass production Fifteen prizes, of total value of sl. .25o, are to be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
A REAL EGG RACE

London. January 2O.-(Reciprocal News Service,)-It is said there is a deafening clucxing on the Great Eastern railways farm at Bentley. near Ipswich, where the egg-laying competition of the London Daily Mail will come to last "an set" on January S1. At the close of thirteen weeks a pen of four White Wyandottes was in the lead with record of s45. The leading twenty pens and their output are as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

F. J. Pain. White Wyandottes.. PAS H. Gabbott, White Wyandottes.....G2 .G2 J. Sagar, White Leghorns.. 2Sl J. Rigby. White Wyandottes.-.... 226 Mrs. H. Gregson, White Wyandottes.2 PA w. W. Lee, White Leghorns........2 223 Mrs. J. H. Hill White Leghorns. 2l E. A Poole, White Leghorns........2S0 20 W. Newsham, White Wyandottes. ..2l6 F. Blaby, White Legborns .........2l1 R. J. Hall, Rhode Island Reds. .....210 S. Brooks, White Leghorns. POS J. Fairclough, White Wyandottes. POT H. Nj. Crowther. White Leghorns. POS H. R. Holden, White Wyandottes. .2O5 H. Whalley, White Leghorns. .202 Rev. N. Burgess, White Leghorns. .196
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15

THE FERRALINE MEDICINE COMPANY, of Demopols, Ala and general distributors of the Great FERRANE stock to 900 and install modern and uptodate plant to meet the increasing demands for FERRAIINE.
 As FERRAINE is Natural Product being produced entirely from Natural Mineral Earth the problem of production simple in and the Plant equipped than MILLION BOTTLES OF FERRALINE TONIC A YEAR. and with slight changes this amount can be doubled. AS A GENERAL SYSTEM BUILDER REMEDY FOR INDI- GESTION, STOMACH TROUBLES AND RHEUMATISM, FER RAL1NE IS IN A CLASS TO ITSELF.
 Recognizing the necessity having the advice and counsel of the best thought of the country the Ferane Company has associated as its active consulting Chemist Dr. Guy Lpscob of Clemson College C. The Company feels peculiarly fortunate ciatng Chemist of such reputation and standing Dr. Lpcob
 SALES DEPARTMENT
  active a M Ag9 % Eas % T so Ss %1nge Ca and 4er M of acters distributors several of the best known and popular When M Abbott charge department an their annual sales about $3 900 employed about sales Before Mr. Abbott left the their million MT Abbott probably the most made most thorough of the merits the aes the s coming south become sTANb medical profession and s % as % tonic remedy for Bg STOMACH TROUBLES who & feel the na 1 rt9qu cP naa d 9nc remedy remedy will Alabama will and extend throughout the entire country
 bon the % % h a % I d M a% remedy throughout the land.
 u aad" he no1e as vE Which the h no & cfmp @ 9 RuT sQRE ECZEMA AMP ALL SKIN SKI TEMPTATIONS FER desired for children obtain the five cents charges prepaid, from
 FERRALINE MEDICINE COMPANY
 Demopo]k Ala
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-10
HRS. Mary AvERAl
PASSES TO REWARD
MNkT OF LIFE WAS
R@ SPENT IN HINCKLEY
SnrXiSed by Husband and Son, Both
Residents of Medina-Funeral Held
Here, Interment in Fairview Gene
.tary, Granger. ~.

On Menday morning of this week,
after an illness of many months, the
last five of which she had been confin-
ed to bed, death came to Mrs. Mary L.
AveriI, at the family home on South
ElmWe@d street.
Mrs ANerill was native of Hinckley
township, where she Spent the great
er part of her life, removing to Me-
dina about two years ago She was
in her siXty-fifth year, besng born
Oct. Is, 1856.
The deceased was married to Chas.
F. Averill of Hinckley on March Is,
l8I7. To this union were born two
sons, one of whom died at an early
age the remaining son being H. C.
Averill of Medina. Besides the lat
ter and the husband. there survive
one half sister and one half brother,
Mrs VIM. Simmons of Medina and
Mr.. Gay Randall of Cleveland.
Funeral services were held WeGnes-
day afternoon at 7:3O o'clock from the
home, conducted by Rev.> Chas. H..
.Searles Of Hinckley5 Interment was
made in Fairyiew cemetery, Granger.
Those from out Of town attending
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. GAY
Randall and Mrs. P. N. Averill and
daughter of Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Hawkins Of Akron, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall Crozier and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Averill Of Copley.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-10
WOOL SITUATION
DISCUSSED HERE
MARKET AT STANDSTILL
SAYS STATE SPEAKER
Predicts Prices Will Be Lower Than
Last Year. But Not Beyond Pre-
War DISSATISFACTION Elects New
Officers.

Medina county wool growers met in
the Farm Bureau Office Thursday af-
ternoon of last week to elect officers
for the coming year and to hear Mr..
Hale on the wool situation. Mr.. Hale
comes from Macksburg, Washington
county, and is member of the State
executive committee. ....
The following officers were elected:
Carl Abbot, Pres; A. S. Garfield,
Secy.; executive committee: H. C.Hul-
burt, VIM. Hosmer, Ernest Clapp, E. B.
Blakeslee.
The delegate ts the state convention
this year will be Carl Abbott.
Mr.. Hale told the wool growers that
the wool market was at standstill
and had been for some time, land that
when it did open that it would certain
ly be lower than last year, but he did
not look for lower prices than the pre-
war basis.
During the war foreign imports of
wool were cut off. The U. S. govern
ment bought up large stocks of raw
wool. This forced the cloth manu-
facturers to use shoddy and cotton to
keep up their usual stock of cloth.
When the war closed the U. S. govern
ment was caught with large amount
of raw wool ION it's hands which it
proceeded to unload at much less
cost per pound than had been paid.
The manufacturer was caught with
a considerable amount of shoddy and
cotton material that does not sell well
in peace times. The foreign countries
that had stored theirs proceeded to
iquidate their stocks on the American
markets. And this resulted in cloth
ing manufacturers cancelling orders to
the farmers until they could get rid of
their shoddy stocks manufactured at
high prices.
To protect the wool interest in this
country the Wool Bureau of the United
States has asked the present congress
for a tariff of 33 cents per pound on
foreign wOOls coming into this country.
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill called
for a 20 per cent. duty on imported
cloth and a Is per cent duty on raw
wool. But when it came out of Con-
gress it read 35 per cent. on imported
cloth and none on wool.
The bigger per cent of Ohio wools
are in storage in Columbus in the new
ware house owned by the wool grow
ers. These wools are graded and are
awaiting buyer. ~
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan, New York, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia are wanting to store in
the Columbus ware house and as soon
as it can be arranged space will be
provided.
Medina county people have subscrib-
ed to over $4,000 worth of stock in this
company.
Two carloads have been consigned
from this county so far, another car
will be made up in the near future,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-10
ATTENDANCE AT
(. RURAL LIFE CONFERENl,E l,EI

1t is to be regretted that the attend
ance at the second Rural Life Confer
ence held in Medina last Friday and
Saturday was not much larger than
it was. The programs for the three
sessions were remarkably strong and
it was confidently believed would at
tract great many people FROM all
parts of the county. Indeed the vari-
GUS townships were represented at the
conference, and it may also be stated
that this representation was far in ex
cess Of the nusnber from Medina WHO
attended.
The addresses were thoughtful and
ably presented and the musical num-
bers by local talent were well received.
The committee in charge of the con-
ference was composed of the follow
ing:
Farm Bureau, B. Early; Grange, C.
A.. Dickerman; Medina county schools,
c. B. Ulery; Child Welfare, Mrs. ]. D.
Dannley, Ministerial Association, M.
H. Woolf and r. K. Cauik; Red Cross,
Miss Minnie Wells; Y. M. C. A., E. w.
Barnes.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-10
BAD ROADS DELAY
X. F. d. CARRIERS

Medina county's dirt roads have
been in deplorable condition during
the past two weeks and as result
the rural free delivery service of the
county has been the direct sufferer.
The recent order which closed the
Chatham postoffice and diverted a
goodly portion of the mail for this
territory thru the local office, has
thrown an extra heavy burden upon
Carrier Betz. This, together with the
fact that the roads in the vicinity of
Chatham are well nigh impossible.
necessitates Mr.. Betz delivering af-
ter nightfall in order to accommodate
all his patrons.
The carrier on Route No. z was un-
able to complete his route last Friday
owing to the fact that his horse flesh
was unable to withstand the strain.
Saturday an extra livery team was
engaged, two drivers engaged and the
route was finally covered.
Postoffice authorities have been un-
able to understand the order which
closed the Chatham postoffice as the
mail which now goes thru the local
office, and is assigned to route 5
which covers that territory, is ex-
tremely heavy.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-10
SUICIDE OF FORMER
WADSWORTH WOMAN

Despondency over the loss of q
nand some years ago and subseouent
domeshc trouble is thought to have
bean responsible for the rash act ~ -
Mrs. Chessfe B. Dague, fomren well
known Wadsworth woman, when she
committed suicide on Sunday morn
ing, Nov. 30, at her late home. 116
oouhh College street, Akron, by shoot
ing herself through the heart.
Mrs. Rague had been in poor health
Tor the past two years and had
threatened to take her own life. hnt
Che tnreats were never taken seri-
ousiy by her two sons, for whom She
made;a home. '-'e
The deceased had been married.
twlce 1t was while helping her first
husband in a meat market that she
injured her hand, blood poison de-
veioping, which made amputation
necessary. Later she became the wife
OF a man by the name of Tyler, who
because OF her misfirtune, finally de-
serted = her, leaving her crippled to
light her own way. She secured a
divorce and judgement for alimonv.
the latter, however, never been paid.
Despite her great physical handi-
cap, and discouragement, Mrs. Dague
csourageously set about to provide a
living for herself. In this she was not
only successful but by thrift was able
to provide against the "rainy day."
Chessie B., daughter of James and
Jane Collier, was born in Medina
county, co May 10, 1858, and died Nov.
70, 1920, at the age of 62 years. 6
months and 18 days. She was married
on Dec. "a, 1878, to Hiram "A. Dague. !
who preceded her in death, Nav 10.
1899. Four sons survive their mother.
as follows: William Otis, Henry, Le-
roy, and Harold; also four grandchild-
rem, one sister and two brothers.
Funeral services were held from
he N: E. church, Tuesday, Nov. 80.
at l:30 p. M, DR.. S. F. Ross of Wads-
worth officiating. Interment was
made in Woodlawn cemetery, Wads-
worth.