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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01
STATE INTERESTED
 IN PLAN OF T.P. A.
Convention Here April 16 to Discuss Alabama Pub
 licity Campaign

Leading citizens in all sections of Ala bama are expressing interest in the, plan of the Travellers Protective Association to give Alabama "a place in the sun"
 Acceptances of invitations to attend conference in Birmingham April IS are rapidly coming in, and it is anticipated that several hundred people, representa- tives of every county in the state, will be here to discuss plans for a publicity campaign which will make Alabama and her resources known, not only to every state in the union, but to foreign coun- tries as well.
 It is proposed by the travellers to col lect and publish accurate information about Alabama tremendous natural ad- vantages, her appeal to farmers, manu- facturers. investors everywhere who are interested in the opportunities offered by a comparatively undeveloped region. It hands of the people who will find it valu- able and will respond-the farmer who seeks fertile soil and an equable climate the city dweller in the congested cen- ters of population who wants to go where there is more opportunity: the manufac. tCrer who is seeking raw meterial to fashion into finished products at point where transportation facilities are good Ad other conditions are best for manu. fracture.
 ADVERTISING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01
City Doing Work
 For Street Railway

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 l notice in your column headed, Tn Hotel Lobbies and Elsewhere" in your today's issue, <an interview with Mir. Ser rey Elliott of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, in reference to certain repairs being made in the pave- ment along the street railway tracks along Fourth avenue, between Nineteenth and Twenty-frst streets, by the city forces, says in part as follows: ''The city, no doubt, wisely chose to do it's own repair work, and when holes are caused by track work the bill is sent to the street car company. For some time there have been many holes in the business district that needed looking after badly, but as the city is expected to do this and as help and other things pre- vented, the car company had to wait. and while waiting was cussed out by those who did not know conditions"
 Mir Elliott is entirely mistaken in his statement. It is the duty of the street railroad company to pave and maintain the paving between it's tracks and the rails of it's tracks. and for-eighteen inches outside thereof, and the railroad company has practically all the time men engaged in repairing such payements. After re- peated notices from this departments and complaints from citizens had reached the street railway company with reference to the bituminous pavements in the down. town district, at the earnest request of the officers of the street railway company undertook to make these repairs at the company's expense although in doing so i- was necessary to neglect other repair work for which the city was responsible, inc street railway company making the statement that they were unable to repair this class of pavement, and were un- able at this time to secure a contractor to do the work. Naturally, one feels a little sore when he consents to neglect his own work to accommodate a company, and then is criticised by an officer of the company for not having started the work earlier. Yours very truly,
 JULIAN KENDRICK, City Engineer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01

the Travellers Protective Association in Portland. Ore, during the week of June H Alabama's float, leading the parade, will be typical of the states standing and achievements. Films will be exhibited descriptive of Alabama's crops. fruit sec tions. forests, mines, etc, and will de- monstrate to half million people or so what a chance there is here for the pros pective settler. Every visitor will also receive a handsomely bound copy of the Alabama Gazetteer
 There are many other features of the campaign which will be interesting and effective. It is conservatively estimated that at least 5000 new settlers will be at tracted to Alabama through this method of giving Alabama her ''place in the sun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01

lated publications of this country and of the British Isles, is to be one of the features of the campaign. The Alabama Gazetteer. a book containing authentic in- formation collected and vouched for by experts of the state agricultural depart ment and other departments at Auburn and Montgomery, will be published, and will be placed in the hands of all who make inquiries as a result of the ex- tensive publicity campaign. The Gazet- teer will be published in several sections for the benefit of those who seek a special class of information, the subjects treated being agriculture and horticulture lumber, mines, minerals and quarries business and commerce and occupational employments. The contents will be ar ranged so that the farmer, leborer. lum- herman, manufacturer or capitalist can see at a glance what an opportunity there is for him in Alabama.
 FIRST GUN
 The opening gun of the campaign will be fired at the national convention of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01

Nowhere in the world does the business of growing chestnuts receive so much attention and involve the outlay of so much capital as in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01

A resident of Minnesota is the inventor of portable tool-chest for carpenters that can be converted into a work bench of the usual height
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01
Rheumatism a
 Dread Disease
Caused by Acid Poison in J the Blood.

Rheumatism is disease that is to be dreaded If neglected. sooner or later it will become chronic and incurable in nature, when the best sufferer can hope for is tenn porary relief. Those so afflicted may finger . number of years and die slowly by inches, enduring all the time the most intense agony
 One disadvantage of rheumatism is the persistent character of the disease, the pain all the time undergoing a constant variety of changes. which breaks down and wears out one's. system and gradually undermines ferer cripple for life.
 If you are suffering from rheumatism, gout lumbago or sciatica you can make no mistake in taking Prescription C-2223, be- cause the manufacturers have authorized all druggists to give you back your money if two s1.50 bottles do not satisfactorily re- heve you Again. Prescription C-2223 con- tains morphine. cocaine. chloral. mercury or other dangerous or poisonous drugs. You experience no inconvenience from the treat don't agree that this Prescription is the best rheumatic and blood treatment on the mar ket. .s liver and bowel regulator. 2223 Liver Pills. l They do not nauseate or grpe- This is very
 necessary. C-2x2s, the better so go to your nearest druggist today. If he will not supply you. one bottle and box of Liver Pills will be l tnent you on receipt of $1-75. Write Dept | 127, 2223 Laboratory, Memphis. Tenn, for |
 1920 Almanac. literature and . sample of |
 Liver Pills.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01

National advertising in widely circr
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
Bill Told EN- So.

Dear old bill: write to tell you
All the news around about
An to say that you're prophet
'Thout a shadow of a doubt;
For never have forgotten
What you said to me one day
When we went to Reelfoot fishin'
Twenty years ago last May.
l can see the wavin' willows
An the reeds along the shore,
l can see you fling your croppie
An can smell your pipe once more;
/ can feel the waters magic
An it seems but yesterday
That we went to Reelfoot f1shin'
Twenty years ago last May.
You had lost your horse that summer
An the sun had parched my corn,
So we hit it up together
Mighty blue that May-day morn;
When we beat it down to Reelfoot
Sos to chase the blues away
With some fishin' bait and tackle
Twenty years ago last May.
l can see the sunlight streamin'
On your boat at Walnut Log,
See the lily pads around it,
Hear the barking of my dog
AS you smoked your pipe in comfort
And inhaled the mystic day,
When we went to Reelfoot fishin'
Twenty years ago last May.
How we mourned for brave young
Reelfoot
And his lovely Indian bride
Who were swallowed by the waters
And are sleeping side by side!
How we saw the water spouting
In the air not for away
Like bomb had there exploded
Twenty years ago last May.
Like a shot can break the stiffness
Came the sight before our eyes,
Scared me stiff for several moments
While the hair Just seemed to rise!
An that water must have spouted
Sixty feet or more / say
Bout dozen yards above us
Twenty years ago last May.
While l sat in silent wonder
Mortified and filled with fear,
You Just mopped your brow and
whispered
"Oil or gas is surely here!"
Said you thought great upheaval
Formed the lake just hathaway
While you twisted your bandana
Twenty years ago last May
You were right then Bill, reckon
For they're drillin' now for oil,
An the derricks throw their shadows
Gross the fertile Reelfoot SOIL
An l b'lieve they'll all be gushers
Cause O. what we saw that day
When we went to Reelfoot fishin'
Twenty years ago last May.
HAZEL MANLEY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16

government ownership which have
been both economical and successful
but as a rule it has been a failure.
City governments have given it a
fair trial, and the results in many
of the largest municipalities were
public scandals. Germany was the
nursery of socialism and hence of
government ownership. The minute
these political reformers were called
to protect autocracy they renounced
socialism and died for the most pow
erful ruler on earth. That act de-
stroyed all the interest we had in
socialism. If socialism is not good
enough in time of danger it is not
good enough in time of peace. The
scandals that have grown out of
public ownership are enough to
convince any man of the error of
socialism.
BY all means if We are to m IKE
an effort for political reform (and
we surely need it) let us avoid the
propaganda Let the affairs OF
government be administered within
the principles of it's founders men
like jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln,
and not of the aliens, Owen, Marx
and others.
The American people need to take
charge of their own government.
They need to assert the initiative
and force the reactionaries out of
their shells. But they do not need
to be carried away with party wreck
ers like LaFollette and Bryan into a
sea of socialism. 1t would be folly
to rescue the government and then
turn it over to opportunists and Wis
ionaries. The first step in that case
would be to buy the railroads. That
would be to issue more bonds and
to make all these bonds marketable
at so cents on the dollar, which
would mean the destruction of war
bonds and government bankruptcy.
Yes. indeed, the American govern
ment needs reform, but it doesn't
need reformers of that character.
1t will be fight to restore the
government to safe and sane econo-
my. Men like Hoover will be offered
in the guise of reform. 1t will take
bigger man and a little petter
guarantee than is offered by Mr..
Hoover.
Men are clamoring every day FOR
more government appropriations.
This thing has got to stop some
where. Our bonds are now declin-
ing and have been gradually declln-
ing ever since the war.
There are ominous signs of trouble
ahead and if the parties offerlng
candidates do not heed the warning
the American people are likely TO
feel the results. Bankers are now
trying to stem this storm. what
will the politicians do?
will the propaganda flourish?
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
For the Legislature.

We are authorized to announce
Mr.. Clarence Clogs as a candidate
for representative from Obion Coun-
tv in the Tennessee General Assem-
bly. Mr.. Clogs was born IN the
county near this city and was reared
ON the farm. While young man
he located at Jackson and joined
the newspaper ranks for snort
time. There he was married TO MISS
Long, and soon after they located at
Mr.. Clogs old home in the vicinity
of Union City. Mr.. Clogs became
interested in stockraising and better
farming. In this field OF work ne
was recognized by the department OF
Agriculture and induced to take an
interest in the State and Trl-State
fairs. He was particularly concerned
with live stock, good judge es-
pecially of swine, and for some years
at the head of the department OF
live stock at the Tri-State FAIR.
Then he took up the work OF hog
cholera prevention and has been en-
gagged in that industry for number
of wears. Mr.. Clogs became as a
citizen of Union City and oplon
County interested in public analrs'
In January he was elected as a mem
her of the City Council or Board OF
Aldermen by the largest vote ever
given any candidate for that posi-
tion in Union City. He is full OF
public spirit, cooperating heartily
in every movement for better schools,
roads. better and cleaner living IN
every way. He is conservative, SUE
cessful in his own business affairs, a
progressive of the better type whose
Judgment is not carried away with
every wind that blows and not taken
with every movement without care
full thought. Mr.. Clogs knows how
to weigh public matters intelligent
lily. He has the qualifications of a
representative. He is entitled to the
confidence of the people. He under
stands how to protect their inter-
ests and has the moral courage to
stand between them and false agen-
cies.
Mr.. Clogs is a Democrat, asking
your support subject to the action
of the Democratic party, and should
you honor him pledges everything
within his power to represent your
interests conscientiously and truth
fully in all matters requiring legis-
lative action.
Your favorable consideration will
be appreciated.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
TO MARY A. CALVERT.

]. N. L. Calvert VS.. Mary A. Calvert
Chancery Court, Oblon County, Ten
nessee.
In the above styled cause it appear
ing to the Clerk and Master from the
bill OF complaint, which is sworn to,
that the place OF residence OF the de-
PENDANT is unknown to complainant, and
cannot be ascertained upon diligent
inquiry, SO that ordinary process Of law
cannot be served upon her. 1t is
therefore hereby ordered that the said
above named defendant appear before
the Chancery Court OF Obion County,
Tennessee, on or bfore the First Mon
day OF April, 1920, that being the first
day OF the regular April term, 1920, of
said Chancery Court, and make defense
to said bill, or the same will be taken
as confessed by her, and the said cause
set for hearing ex-parte as to her. 1t
is further ordered that publication of
this notice be made for four consecu-
tive weeks in The Commercial, a weekly
newspaper published in Obion County,
Tenn.
This March 4, 1920.
GEO. A. GIBBS, G. and NJ.
HERSCHAL T. SMITH,
Sol. for Compile.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
The Loom of Life.

All day long hear the jar
OF the loom of life,
And near and far it thrills
With it's deep and muffled sound,
AS the tireless wheels go always
round.
Busily carelessly, goes the loom
In the light of day and midnight
gloom:
The wheels are turning early and late
And the wool is wound in the warp
of fate.
Click! there's thread of love woven
in;
Click! and another of wrong and sin
What a checkered will this life be
What a checkered thing will this
life be.
When we see 1t unrolled in eternity.
When shall this wonderful web be
In a thousand years, perhaps, or
Or tomorrow, who knoweth; not you
or |,
But the wheels turn on and the
ShuttleS NY.
All, sad-eyed weaver; the years are
slow,
But each one is nearer the end,
| know.
And some day the last thread shall
be woven in
God grant it be love instead of sin.
Arc we sninners of wool for the
life web-say?
Do we furnish the weaver a thread
each day?
1t is better, then, o my friends to
spin
A beautiful thread than thread
of sin.
JAMES HAMMOND,
f. Jordan. Ky,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
TO DEE GEORGE.

II. II. George VS.. Dee George. In the
Circuit Court at Union City, Ten
nesseee.
In this cause, it appearing from the
petition, which is sworn to, that defen-
dant Dee George is nonresident of
the State of Tennessee, she is therefore
hereby required to appear, on or before
the first Monday in May, 1920, before
the Clerk OF said Court, at his Office in
Union City, and make defense to the
petition filed against her in said court
by H. HI. George, or otherwise the
petition will be taken for confessed. 1t
is further ordered that this notice be
published for four consecutive weeks in
the Union City Commercial. This, the
30th day OF March. 1920.
2-4t. ]. N. RUDOLF, Clerk.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
To Make Green and Her Husband,
Green and Fannie Johnson
and Her Husband I w Johnson.

10 make Green anu her HUSBAND,
-Green and Fannie Johnson
and Her Husband J. W. Johnson.
Reb Forester VS.. Mrs. Fannie John.
son ct al. Chancery Court, Obior
County, Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it appear
ing to the Clerk and Master from the
bill of complaint, which Is sworn to,
that the defendants, Make Green and
her husband and Fannie johnson and
her husband, ]. w. johnson, are nom
residents of the State of Tennessee, so
that ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon them. 1t Is therefore
hereby ordered that the said above
named defendants appear before the
Clerk and Master of the Chancery
Court of Obion County, Tennessee, on
or before the First Monday of June,
1920, that being a regular rule day
of said Chancery Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by them,
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to them. 1t is further
ordered that publication of this no.
tice be made for four consecutive
weeks in The Commerciab weekly
newspaper published in Obion Coun-
ty, Tenn.
GEORGE A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
This April 10, 1920.
BY NELLIE F, MARSHALL,
d. G. & M.
J. A. Whipple, Sol. for Complt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senator

LEDUKE.-We are authorized to
announce B. F. LeDuke. of Lake Coun-
ty, as candidate for the State Senate
to represent the people of Weakley, Lake
and Obion Counties in the upper house
Of the Tennessee General Assembly,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16
For Representative.

CLOYS.-We are authorized to an
nounce g. G. Clogs as a candidate for
Representative from Obion County to
the Tennessee General Assembly, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16

The laundry question is easily set
tied with Federal Washing Ma
chine. See one at Averitt Electric
Co. Demonstration any time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-04-16

MARSHALL & Baird. Union City. Tenn.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-05
Nogales Arizona Thursday Morning February 5, 1920
THE SITUATION TO-DAY

United States: Profiteering, extravaganza strikes,
country honeycombed with conspraces against the gov
eminent.
England Labor troubles, Irish uprising, lid bub-
bling up in India, government staggering under
tains of debt
France: Bankrupt much of the country in ruins,
begging for funds with which to rear its head
Italy: Short of money, smoldering discomfort with
the lid threatening to blow off.
Spain: Political unrest, country in bad shape fin
ancialy.
Germany: Crushed and in chains trembling at the
menace of allied vengeance Bolshevitic.
Austria: Down, out and starving gan object of
world charity.
Russia A combination Of boshevism and hell.
Turkey: Rotten as ever.
Belgium Pauperized, and in need of charity.
Japan Saving wood.
China: Still asleep
The Balkans: Hungry, helpless, and norway to turn.
Holland: In fair shape, but waited down by the
kaiser
Norway: Not suffering.
Sweden: Fair condition.
Cuba: Prosperous, and reckoning to our vets.
Canada Labor troubles:
The President: Stubborn as hell
The Senate: Stubborn as thespresident
And that's ALL
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-05
WHYzTELL ALE?

Why must. people go through life living and telling
a perpetual lie? Why not tell the truth?
For instance:
you neighbor islazy, and his wife earns the living
and his children are hungry and half clothed why not
tel him so?
Hyou think public officials are inefficient and graft
ing and disappearing their constituents why not tell
them so?
If Mrs So and So ambles along the street exposing
yard or so of her leg why not stop her and tell her so
Ii Miss Pertness has her face smeared with powder
why wait for the wind to blow off? Why not tell her
she is freak?
If you have been making love to your stenographer
and your wife suspects you why lie about it? Why not
tell the truth?
Ii you want your friend to endorse your note and
you know you can never nay why not tell him so?
It Miss Dimple looks like scarecrow, and YOU want
to marry her for her money, why tell her she is syph
and an angel and all of that rot? What's the matter
with the truth?
II you are selling spawned old horse and you know
1t VIII tall to pieces before the purchaser can lead it home
why not tell him so?
Ii you drop nickel in the collection box, and YOU
expect your generosity to boost you into choice seat in
heaven WIZ hide your light under the cloak Of modestv?
Why not get up and tell the congregation SO?
What's the use of living or telling lie any way?
isn't the truth good enough?
Try it-and have fight at every turn
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-05
WHEN THE WORM TURNS

lea The big corporations the financiers and the new
breed OF war mionaires entrenched behind their
dollars andeir greed can nothing but their own
will Their towering ambition is greater wealth and
power.
The labor unions, long suffering from capitalistc
rapaciy have assumed gigantic proportions where by the
nod of one man they able to parayze the industry of
tie country throw hundreds of thousands of people out
OF employment and bring others to Sickness starvation
and the grave. Their power has gone to their heads
The two classes combined represent only small pro-
of the population of the country yet they prac
tcely dominate every thing to the exclusion of all other
classes.
The farmers, the DOCTORS lawyers merchants
ors, preachers and million of others are at their
me and gaspng under the capitastc and labor heels
cause they are not organized They represent the
81 at majority of the population, and yet they are
dor mated by the small minority -
Put the worm will endure just so much torment and
til will turn. And this is equally true Of the worms
of the human family.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-05

In Russia the arisocrats pundered the peasants I'M
til human nature could stand Then the peasants
in their might and tore the arstocrats asunder
Russia is bolshevitic hell result of this misuse
Of power
Washington should remove it's smoked glasses, take
& look around, and note conditions as they exist.
Some day the American may turn
1t may send people to Washington who will repre-
sent the great masses and not these two small classes
Then the financer with billion in his fist will look
no better than the labor dictator with lash in his hand
And neither will look good at ALL
Even in America the classes are not immune from the
wrath OF the masseswhen desperation points the way.
49,
Since returning home from his visit to this country
the Prince of Wales has been receiving average of
Iforty-fve letters day from American women-the
genuine simon love letter. with occasional pop
thrown in Our native chivary, however prevents
making any comment whatever on what d. is. PEG
pie can be.
-O
In quarters it is suggested that tax of 81 900
Gallon be placed upon liquor And about how much at
that rate would be the price of common ordinary sniff?
-O-
pessmist is just pessmist-thats all.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-05

A pessimist is just pessimist-that's ALL