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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
Gist of the News
GENERAL

Considering consolidation of roads into fewer systems.
 Immigration is now serious problem to engage attention.
 Governor I<iiby did not lose fight on school money bill.
 Must join league or arm to the teeth, says Roosevess.
 Harding invades democratic state oi Oklahoma.
 Tide has definitely swung. declares democratic chairman.
 Alabama swamps Planter eleven. 45 to Q.
 Auburn captures grueIIins game fram Army team.
 Miss stirling wins woman's golf crown.
 Profes.ionaIs in evidence on Wall street yesterday.
 All gruIns firner on report of small wheat estimates.
 Pressure of hedge selling causes . drop In cotton.
 Telephone rate raise most unjust burden. says Br0wn. act offered.
 xr, ,OON worth of Alabama pipe Is sold.
 Says aerial mail service Bfrmfng . m to New York ansured.
 Less iron In yards thnn' In past ten yearr.
 Standard raised for good taste in new garments.
 Sanders urges all democrats to aid party fight.
 Towboats pass trial trip and start for city this week.
 J. Q. Thempson out for Cox. giving his rcas0ns.
 Immense crowd at close of AIabams State Fair.
 school. unable te a<;se over division of football spoils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
FUR FARMS ADVOCATED
Many Species of Fur Bearing Animals
 Near Extinction
By Associated Press


 Washington, October s.-Farming of fur bearing animals and establishment Of large sanctuary tracts as means of pre- serving the nations fur supply, was ad- vocated by the department of agriculture in statement today. The department pointed to a recent statement of the Bio logical Survey that unless fur-bearing animals are rigidly conserved the time Is not far distant when many of the more valuable species will be exterminated and furs will be worn only by the very wealthy.
 Muskrats. sk kunks, foxes and minks are among the animals which. according to the department, can be successfully bred in captivity or under conditions of semi domestication.
 Values of furs have increased enormous ly in the last few years. the department stated, in the face of an increasing de- mand The result is said to be large profits for the few persons now engaged ir the business of raising fur-bearing animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
BIDS ON MOBILE PLANT
Highest Offer Is $125,O0O By PhiIa-
 delphia Concern

Washington, October e.-tSpecial,)- - The shipping board today opened three bids for the Fred T. Ley Shipbuilding plant of Mobile. The Reliance Equip mont Company of Mobile offered $io1.52o: w. Marshall Turner of Mo- Lille. sil0,00o. and II. If. Stone Co,npany of Philadelphia. $l25,000 for the liant inclusive of equipment, supplies and shiI building material. The construc- ton of the plant cost the government i,lz5.00o. and the shipbuilding mater ial at the plant is of an estimated value of $5o0.000. The board has the right to reject all bids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD

Montgomery. October 9.-.-(Special)- Aroused to action over the contlnueu re- ports Of the activities of night riders, especially in Morgan county, who are posting gins and mercantile establish ments with warnings that such property will be destroyed unless operation stops until cotton prices go to 40 cents pound, Governor kilby today issued proclama- ton offering reward of 's25o for arrest and conviction of any person committing the felony or of aiding and abetting the destruction of same
 The proclamation says: The felony of blowing up, burning or otherwise oe- stroying gins and ginhouses has been committed in Alabama. and the perpe- trator thereof is unknown. and unknown parties have threatened to burn and de- stroy other gins in the state. rms cb ara cter of lawlessness deliberately violates one of the Fundamental purposes for which government is established and threatens to substitute for orderly gov ernment a reign of violence and terror
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
FIELD DEDICATED ID DR. GEO. DENNY
President of University Paid High Honor and Presented
 With Gold Football

Tuscaloosa. October 9.-(Special)-
 Just before the beginning of the Bir-
 mingham- Southern game here this aft
 ernoon, the University of Alabama Ath-
 letic field was dedicated to pr. George
 Hutchinson Denny, president of the
 university. The dedication came as a
 distinct suprise 10 the hundreds of stu
 ness the Birmingham Southern game only few having been informed that the dedication was to take place. Fit ting ceremonies accompanied the dedi- cation, The football teams of the Uni yersity of Alabama and of Birmingham- Southern Joined in paying tribute to pr Denny. As the University band played softly the strains of the Alamama Alma Ma ter" the two teams, in company front marched across the athletic field from the east side and came to halt in front of the bleaehers. where stooG President Denny, Dr. J. $. Thomas Shaler C. Houser of the university fac ulty V. Hugo Friedman. alumnae ath- lotic manager; Borden Burr, Coach Xer C, Scott. and Athletic Director Charles A. Bernier.
 With few well appointed words, pr J. s Thomas of the university faculty presented pr. Denny gold football i'm
 mediaitely after which large sign across the field, bearing the words Denny Field" was unveiled by Miss Emma Lou Cawthon of Mobile, and Miss Rosa Greene of Selma. pr. Denny then in few simple and impressive words acknowledged the dedication. The Uni versity band struck up Dixie" while cheers went up from the bleachers for Dr. Denny.
 ! Denny field is now a university insti- tuition. and it is indeed fitting that Ala bama's athletic field so long nameless 1 should have for it's namesake one who 1 has labored unceasingly for the up- building of the university, and who al ways has taken such a great interest in Alabama's athletic teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
30 PERSONS DIE IN COLLISION ON
 FRENCH RAILWAY
More Than Score of Bodies Re- moved From Wreckage and 50 Injured Transported to
 Paris Hospitals
By Associated Press

Paris, October 9.--Thirty or more persons were killed and fifty n- jured today when the Paris-Nantes express ran into n freieht train. The accident occurred about four miles from Maisons-Laffitte at the Paris suburban station nt HouiIles. some twcnty-fivc or thirty bodies have already been removed to n local playhouse,
 while not less than fifty injured have been transported to hospitals in Paris.
 Six third-class cars were completel! destroyed. Late tonight thirty eigh bodies had been removed and th' search continues. .f Most of the victims were worlmen returning from their labor. and thu identity of many of them will neve be known as they were badl! maneled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
Steamer arge Launched

Mobile, October 9.--t -tSpeciaL )--The steam barge Luther F. Hooper. 1000 tons, con verted from United States shipping board steamer of the Ferris type and sold by the
 government to the Eastern Shore Transpor- tation Company of Baltimore. launched here today successfully from the plant of the Murnam Shipbuilding Company. Mrs H. C. Murman. wife of the shipbuilder. christened the vessel. The vessel was narned d after son of the president of the trans
 portatfon company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
TO BUILD TERMINALS
Corporation Plans Big
 Buildings In Havana
By Associated Press

New Orleans. October 9.-The Appa- iachian Corporation of this city VIII construct thoroughly modern ware house and terminals at Havana, Cuba, according to an announcement made at the home office of the corporation today.
 The new warehouse and terminals will greatly relieve the Cuban port conges- ton. it is expected, and will greatly benefit this port, as we'll as the entire southeastern section of the United States. Plans have been made for the acquire ment of a valuable piece of waterfront property in Havana bay with sufficieht wharf frontage to accommodate rom ten to twelve ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
BANK OF CUBA CLOSES
By .Associnted Press

Havana October 9.-The international Bank of Cuba provisionally suspended payments this morning. Ruinors late yesterday caused runs this morning on several of the banks The Havana Ex- change has suspended operations during the crisis. v
 The situation is claimed 10 be due to heavy loans onrsugar when the prices for that commodity were at high-wSter mark.
 The liabilities and assets of tine Inter- nation Bank have not yet been an- nounced.
 Current banking directories give the capitalization of the International Bank of Cuba tBanco International de Cuba as $io.00.0oo. It's head office is in Ha- vana and It has twenty-four branches in the interior of the island
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
PROTEST DRY ZONE
Will Ruin Mexican Border Cities Delegations Inform De la Huerta
By Assoeiated Press

Mexico Gity, October 9.-Protests against the proposed federal mea sure establishing a "dry' zone along the
 United States frontier were held be- fore Provisional President de la Huerta ] by two delegations from Juarez yes- lterdsy afternoon. The delegations, one from the Juarez council and the other fror1 the chamber of commerce in that !cify. claimed the proposed. step would ruin Msxscan cities along the border.
 Conferences are being held by the provisional president and officials of the inrericr department on these pro tests and similar petitions from Suevo Laredo. Matamoros, Piedras Negras, Rio Grande and other points. It is exp -cted decision will be announced soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
TEXAS BANKS CLOSE
Heavy Withdrawals Given as Reason
 For Closing Doors
ny Associated Press

Temple. Tex, October s.-The First Ma tional Bank of Killeen. Tex. capitalized at s5c,ooo, and the Farmers Bank of Nolan yilie' capitalized at s1o.ooo. closed their doors today.
 The same officers controlled both banks
 Officers of the First National Bank of kiileen declared in a statement that the drawals within the past ten days3, Th e .c.s bank is solvent, so the statement said and statement issued by the Farmers Bank cf Nolanville said that all outstanding notes were well secured adding that i've expect dollar he has deposited" ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
ACTIVE LIN GEORGIA

Macon. Ga, October 9.-Night riders have become active in Jasper county in an effort to prevent ginning of cotton according to. reports received here to- day Warnings have been posted on fo,lr cotton gins and stores at Farrar and on two gins at Broughton to cease oper- ations until cotton is selling for 70 cents d pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
ROBINS BEATENLN FOURTH GAME
HARDING'S ELECTION
 MEANS RATIFICATION OF LEAGUE, SAYS TAFT
By Associated Press

NnDcouver, B. C., October D. Election of Senator Warren G. Harding to the presidency of the United States will mean the uIti- mate ratification of the League of Nations, with reservations. and "the elimination of all further dis pute~." William Howard Taft de- cIared upon his arrival here today nt the hcad~ of the arbitration board of the Grand Trunk Pacific . Railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
HEAVY BATTLE RACES
By Associated Press

Riga, October 9.-The Lfthuanians and Poles engaged in a heavy battle. last ing all of yesterday and last night, ten miles south of Wilma, the Lithuanian capital. with heavy losses on both sides, says Lithuanian official state- mont dated at Wilma today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
Howard Made Chaplain
Kv Axsocinted Press

:. Washington. october 9.--fSpecialJ-- Among chaplains appointed to the reg tular army today was the Rev willis I'd of Florence. MT Ho-yard lis Methodist His rank is shs~ of
 first lieytenant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
ENTHUSIASM HIGH

Inside the park the fans showed an tho evidence Of enthusiasm which has always been associated with worlds ser'e-- Pennant vendors and arm band ped dlers did a thriving trade. Bells. ratties and a well-organized auto horn chorus helped to Keep the enthusiasm at tcp pitch throughout the practice and dur Ing the first three innings. After SCOT ing ths, four runs. 1t was realized tfHs with Coyaleskie pitching winning of th4 game was merely matter of good de-
 tContinued on Page Three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
VIEWS ON EDUCATION

tContinued on Page Three)
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Marketing the Muscadlne.

L. s. Department of Agriculture reader.l
Did you ever eat muscadine nlarmi-
lade: Or drink muscadine grape
juice? Well. great many people
haven't. either. although the muscadine
was growing over the Southeastern
coastal plains when the white man
came and has grown there ever since
Its products are among the most deli
cious made from any grape. Here is a
recent proof Of that. Just before
Christmas the dining car superinten-
dents of three Of the largest railway
systems in the South secured. with the
aid of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. Il quantity of homemade
mnScadine grape products. The pa
irons of the dining cars exhausted
them In just one-third the time that it
was thought they would last and the
superintendent telegraphed rush Or
derS for additional supplies.
That muscadine grape products are
coming into the popularity they deserve
is due to the work of the home demon
stration agents and specialists of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture and the state agricultural colleges.
The girls and women Of the states
where muscadine grapes can he grown
are not only utilizing the grapes
already available but are establishing
and cultivating many home vineyards.
with the purpose of making for home
use and for market standard jellies,
marnalades. juices, and the like.
Many women and girls are adding ma
terially to their income by the sale Of
these juices.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Meeting Closed.

\ meeting in which all the church
congregations of Plain Dealing joined.
and in which all the ministers assisted.
closed at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day night. IL very large audience being
present. Rev. l.. II. Sparks. who had
conducted the services each evening
during the week. reported four addi-
tionS to the church:
Mr.. Sparks left Monday morning for
huston. but returned yesterday Wed
neSday) to the Banks Chapel connnu-
Atty and is spending the week working
among the members Of that congrega-
ton. He will preach ut Banks Chapel
next Sunday morning. and residents
Of this place. and all from every point
within reach. are cordially invited to
be present.
Mr.. Sparks expects to move Ills fam
lily soon to some of the good towns in
Northwest Louisiana.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Cows Lead All Farm Animals
:. Department Of Agriculture reader. ]

L. y. department OF Agriculture reader.I
The expansion which has been taking
place steadily in the dairy industry Of
this country during the last seven Years
has at last put milk cows Mt the head
Of the list Of farm animals 80 far as
value TX concerned. This is shown by
recent report by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates. United States Department
Of Agriculture. The value of these
animals now exceeds that of horses and
cattle other than milk cows. the two
classes formerly standing higher on the
list. On January LIST of tliis year there
were approximately 23.747.OOO milk
cows IN this country. an increase of
212.OW head. or IL per cent. az com
pared with Il YEAR ago. Their aggre-
gate value IL placed at S2.O2I ISL 900.
Ten years ago the average milk COW
was worth $:Et2i. compared with $3.50
year ago and x>5.13 January l. 1920.
1t IL generally recognized that the quail
ity Of the milk cows Of this country II
improving ut the same time that tllei,
number il increasing
The class Of cattle. consisting oi
calves. steers. bulls and cows. not kept
for milk production and designated a.
other CATTLE" shows decrease Of
100000 head. or 1.G per cent. Ten
years ago the average value per head
If animals in this class was $la.O7. Il
year ago 1t was x44.222. and $43.14 tlif
year. The number Of other cattle" Il,
the country ut the present time l.
approximately 44.3S5,GGO. and theil
value $1.914.371.OOO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11

Hon. Archie Hoffpauir, of Rocky
Mount. was visitor in our town Mon
day. G..'.
MIR. II. :. Rixler returned WedneS-
day of last week from visit to Oil
City.
Mr.. ID. Rapley. Of Shreveport.
spent Sunday in Plain Dealin: to visit
friends.
Mr.. Alton KeOul. who Is attending
school in Shreveport, was ut home last
weekend.
Born. Wednesday Of last week. to
Mrs. and Mrs. Hugh Strayhan, OF
Hughes Spur. il boy.
Mrs. {. l.. Allen and Mrs. John J.
Meares visited friends in Shreveport
last Saturday and Sunday.
Born last Thursday. the 4th. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lee. of two miles
northeast. Il hoy. He is Ed Lee. jr.
-Dr. H. II. Smith. of Fort Smith,
Ark. was Il visitor in Plain Dealing
last Thursday and Friday. He was a
guest while here Of his brOther-il-law,
Mr. W. ii. Martin.
The young folks of the Mot com.
munity enjoyed il box supper at the
school house last Friday night. upon
which occasion the sum of $3.50 was
realized for school lurpOseS-library
and entertainment incidentalS.
MIR. Jeff Hudson and DR.. X. l..
Arnold were SO unfortunate as to en-.
gage in friendly Scuffle yesterday
morning ut the railway station that
resulted III the latter'S precipitation
into the drainage ditch by reason Of the
breaking of railing. Dr. Arnold
suffered the fracture of his left fore
arm and Il number Of otehr bruises.
He is suffering some pain hut his hurts
are doing as we'll as could be expected
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
r. p. u. Party.

Rev. and Mrs. l.. A. Materne We're
host and hostess to delightful
Il. Y. T.. L. party Yesterday afternoon
from five until $50 o'clock. Various
games were played. among which was
track meet" and the winning group
was presented with box OF candy.
Immediately after the games there was
ii lppcorn ball and fruit shower and the
Il. 7. l.. L. were all champions then.
All declared the evening the most
pleasant for long time and their host
and hostess most delightful.
Those present were: Carrie Bar.
nette, Miss Lenna Johnson. Mrs. {. L.
Allen. Mildred Stroud. Bernice stroud
Bernice Bush. Lurlee Bush. Maurine
Garrett. Maggie Fenet. Hazel Swindle
Marjorie Young. Ruth Herndon. Nellie
White. MajOrie Wyche. Melissa Arnold
Jessie Rae Cheshire. Annie Woody
Winnie Keoun. Lucille Wright, Fred
Cornish. Alvin .Adair. Carl Perry. Abb
Crawford. EdenS Cheshire and q. T.
Mays
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Killed at BolsSeau Well.

James X. c('ranie.. aged nineteen
years. who was killed accidentally last
Saturday While working ut the Bots
Seau oil well. near Vanceville. was
reared just north of Plain Dealing. III
BoSsier Parish. His people moved
from North ROssier to BrOwnlee some
six or eight years ago. He was the
son of Mrs. Viola McCranie. Of Brown
lee. and is survived by three brothers
and six sisters. The funeral was held
in BosSier City Sunday afternoon. ut
the Ardis Memorial Baptist Church.
followed by interment IN Forest Park
Cemetery. The young man died ut i,
Shreveport Sanitarium. following ILL
operation for fracture of the skull. in
flicted by broken chain at the drill
ling rig.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
Iain Dealing Department

and another we'll is just started short
distance south of Sarenta
! Mrs. Webb Martin was among the
visitors to Shreveport yesterday.
Mrs. John Dexter left last Friday
for Hos>ton to visit her son, MIR. Edgar
! Percy.
| Mrs. Nj. i. Kidd was indisposed
during the first days Of the week. but
Is better.
deputy Sheriff L. II. Crawford
made Il business visit to Benton
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs Sam Sentell, of Dixie.
spent the weekend at collinsburg with
relatives
MIR. Elmer Walker returned Tues
day night from Texas, where he has
been looking over matters in the Texas
oil fields.
Mrs. Ray Bailey was called to
Hosston Tuesday morning Oh account
of the illness Of the little baby of her
sister. Mrs. Ed Percy.
Mrs. w. {. Meares and daughter,
Margaret, spent the weekend in
Shreveport with relatives.
Miss Mayme L. Burt, of BENTON,
came in last Friday to he guest for
few days OF Miss Madge Myche.
Miss Frankie Kirtley. who had
been visiting her sister. Mrs Morris
Enmonds. Of Winfield. returned home
during the latter part Of last week.
Mrs. Allie Taylor land little son.
Mike) of Belcher. came in last Friday
to spend the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Ray Bailey.
DIR. 4. \. keoun returned last
4 Thursday from FL Paso. Texas. and is
now ut home for good. as his health is
fully restored to normal.
MIR. J. NJ. Bounds and family ana
MessrS. Will and \. NJ. Bounds. ali of
, the old home at Rocky Mount. spent
Saturday night and Sunday here with
their parents.
AIR. ana Mrs. Linton Perry. lately
Of Lowell. Ariz.. arrived Tuesday night
for n short visit with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Perry. They expect to
| make their home in Shreveport.
The Keith Company people have
just finished couple Of rooms in the
rear If their store-a clothing room
and toilet. The work Is neatly done
and the rooms are handsome additions
to the convenience of a progressive
firm.
Sunday afternoon there was a
small fire Oh the roof Of Mr. Jimmie
Johnston's residence. which was quick
" distinguished before more than one
fourth Of the population could arrive
| to help III the work. Some small
damage to the roof was the result.
Mrs. Nat Stewart. OF Red Land.
and her daughter, Miss Natalie Stew
art. went to shreveport Monday. Miss
Stewart proceeding thence to her col
lese in Mansfield Mrs. Stewart return
ing to Plain Dealing on the evening
train. Miss Stewart came IN last
Friday to spend the weekend.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-11
HOW We MADE GOOD
MONEY LAST Year
Hastings Declares That Southern
Farmers Can Repeat the Past
Years Prosperity, II
They Will

Atlanta. (SpeciaD--"The gen.
crafty OF Southern farmers made real
money out OF their farming operations
III 1919. more profit than most of them
ever made before, despite boil weevil,
untavoraDle seasons and labor short
age"
This statement was made recently
by H. G. Hastings, president of both
the Southeastern Fair Association and
the Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce, in discussing general farm
conditions in the South.
Very naturally most of this farm
prosperity is credited to the high
price OF cotton and, OF course, the high
price helped, but the real down-at.the.
bottom reason WIS that most farmers
owned their cotton when it was made
instead OF owing it for food and
grain bought on credit. as used to be
the case when the practice was to grow
all or nearly al. cotton and buy ON
credit all or nearly all food, grain, etc,
present farm prosperity is due
largely to what DR.. Bradford Knapp
head Of the demonstration work. has
so APPLY termed Safe Farming which
is nothing mere or less THAN grown 2
on home acres every pound OF food
gram and forage needed for family
and live stock use. When this is done
every other available acre can wisely
and safely be put in cotton or other
cash crop. '~0'
Ihe expense OF making cotton OF
other cash crop is, either. directly OF
indirectly. the cost of food for man
and beast that works the crop, Most
items OF food and grain can be pro
duced on southern farms at one.third
to one-half what those same items
cost from supply merchants
we made money last year by fol
lowing the only way that insures ner
manent farm prosperity. home pro
duction OF home food and grain needs
we can repeat this money making in
1870 By following the same common
sense way that put us right last yea,
and VIII keep us right in 1920 ant
every year, ii we follow it up and no
gamble in cotton planting.
Its great temptation to gamb,.
In cotton in 192O-gamble in cotto,
IN the field. which is Just as bad a,
gambling in cotton on the New Yorl
or New Orleans exchanges. | know
some folks who are planning I,
double cotton acreage this year. The,
are headed for disaster sooner O,
later The wise farmer will play SAT,
III l920--piay safe by doing safe farm
ing. - ...