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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-24
WINSTON SELLING

Haieyvllie December 22.--tSpeciaL) J. winston county's cotton. crop is the smallest grown in years; very little is nelng held off the market for the reason tnat the majority of the Winston county farmers are white, with small farms owned by themselves, and they are un- able to meet their debts for supplies and are compelled to dispose of the crop. Tn many instances the crop will not pay their taxes and fertilizer bills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-24
DECLINING PRICES
 ARE D|SC0URAG|NG
 ALABAMA FARMERS
Reports From Various Sections of State Indicate Planters Generally Are Holding Cot
 ton for Higher Market

Alabama planters, according to Reports from many sections of the state, are determined to combat low prices by holding their cotton. Next years acreage also will be greatly reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-24
For Good of
 the Community

JUST below the cold and dank surface J of the earth purple and scarlet hyacinths have already begun the forma- tion of the gorgeous pyramids of color that will burst through the sod with the first rays of February sun.
 Under the grayish hide of the peach tree delicate pink blossoms are barely inn prisoned in their encasementS of sap.
 Peaceful sheep give promise of fleecy lambs browsing on the first cowslips of the renascent meadows.
 In the ugly bowels of earth apple and plum trees and the berry vines that have been planted this fall are extending their rootlets hither and yon to extract the liv- ing moisture and growing food that they find although human eyes see 1t not.
 Down on the Coosa eight miles from Verbena borers are at work on the new dam of the Alabama Power. Nothing there for the present but great shoals of water beating on an exposed rock bottom and raising tiny crests of foam
 Nothing there now but hills on each side ofthe river and shoals along it's bosom. But a railroad eight miles long is being stretched from the main line of the Louis vile and Nashville to the dam site for the haulage of material. Work on a new power dam generating 10000 more horse power than the dam at Lock 12 has be- gun. The roots of this new source of Ala bama prestige and wealth are plunging into the abutting cliffs and the depths be- low the stream.
 Time flies. Alabamians have well-ac- customed themselves to realizing it's building, they will have 120,0 more of hydroelectric horse power. They will be that much nearer to real electro-cheml- cal age with it's wondrous possibilities.
 The rocky bottom of the Coosa now ex- posing it's rugged face to the eye will then be covered with eighty feet of water A wall of masonry will have been pitched from cliff to cliff a distance of fifteen hundred feet. Water will be tumbling through great turbines and another achievement will stand complete.
 Things like this are the mderpinning that holds up mountains of individual eff fort To this energy tens of thousands of human arms and brains may attach them selves for the carving out of personal career.
 All is we'll in state and among peo- pie where the big and basic are being cared for.
 Down a field in the summer time comes little spiral wind. As it courses along it gathers up leaves stray bits of straw, some dust and few chicken feathers thrown in for good measurement. A small boy seeing it's approach and the great ado it makes is inclined to run for cover until it passes him by, leaves him safe and sound and he descries it lapsing into nothing in the near distance.
 The individual who finds himself no ex- ception to the readjustment thumb-screW is apt to feel that everything is wrong and gone to the bow-wows because the routine of maximum profits and break-neck pro- duction has marked his establishment for the halting process.
 The steamer Cape Romain has just put in at Mobile to load heavy tonnage of Birmingham cast iron pipe for the Pacific coast
 The ocean freighter Craster Hall c1aarad Mobile SundaV with 5 21 2 tons If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-24

and. F. N. Julian, secretary of the or sanitation the name of which will bs decided upon at a later meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
If WEAK, thin
OR NERVOUS
DON'T WORRY
Try The Btrs-Phsspbate Health
System s. $500 Guarantee

NEW YORK. If you are feeling run
down, weak. nervous. tired-in-the-
morning, and generally ailing. these are
the symptoms that should warn you TO
take care Of your health.
Four persons in every ten are needing
more phosphorus in their bodies. When
you see thin and fretful people; or those
who are anaemic, pale, frail, oft de-
spondent or lacking in energy. you may
look for the need of certain elements
that make for strong constitution.
Some people, after relying upon prep
arations composed chiefly of salts,
quinine, drastic drugs, iron. calomel,
cod-liyer oil, etc, wonder why they find
no benefit. That Is easily explained by
the fact that such persons need the
prosphoric element, which is a most
potent essential TO health, and contained
in B1TRo-PHosPHATE the famous
health preparation. Now obtainable
everywhere.
The right thing for you to do is make
trial of BITRO-PHOSPHATE begin
ming at once. 1t is not patent medi-
cine; the formula is prescribed BY many
physicians for the ailments and weak
nesses mentioned above.
With every box of BITRO-PHOS-
PHATE. are few simple health rules
and a 500 guarantee. Buy box Of
BITRO-PHOSPHATE 1t is sold and
recommended by all good druggists
eytfywhere.-Adv.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
Some Mullen, After All!
Qewiston SUM

tiLcN iSltll SUM
For instance. the old lop- cared
mullen, cfumpled up every which
way by the weight of the snow
drifts that have rested on ii all win
ter. is not the forlorn ruin that it
looks to be. Down under that mass
Of ragged foliage the business of
weaving new leaves is well begun.
At the very heart of the ruin you
may find bit Of pale green velvet
so delicate in color and texture that
YOU hold your breath to think of the
day when this Cinderella of the hill
side shall stand here SO arrayed. But
in truth the mulIein's ambition is not
of the kind that stops at new raj
ment. Somewhere under that heap
of soiled green leaves are the posi-
bilities which shall one day result
in that tall towering stalk rising up
like the shaft of a lighthouse with O.
blazing yellow star at the top. Hay =
ing thing like that to look forward
TO, how could the mullen get fussy
over the messy state of things out
here on the hill?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
WAR Dropsy" Cure.

Cincinnati. DIN the approved
scientific fashion which gave no evil
dence of the great Importance of her
discovery. Mrs. a. G. Ivy. who, before
her recent marriage. was Emma
Holman of the University of Chi
cage told members Of the Federation
OF american Societies for Expert
mental Biology here today how she
came to discover the cause of war
edema.' This disease. also called
war dropsy," and hunger .edema'.
caused illness and death of many
thousands in Russia. Germany, Po-
land and France. 1t was thought TO
he due to lack of fats in the diet.
Experiments originally planned for
another purpose revealed to the
woman scientist that this form of
edema was due to lack of protein.
The results were the more important
in that scientists had generally be-
lieved that proteins tended to in
crease rather than to cure edema.
Under direction Of the woman ex-
perimenter. edema was produced in
rats deprived Of proteins and cured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20

School Associations annual meeting
at Baptist church, Clinton.
May 2l-22 - BoWdoin 1nter-scholaStic
Tournament. Brunswick.
June Estate convention of knights of
Columbus at Bangor.
June S-Republican National Convention
at Chicago.
June 9-lo-State Encampment Maine
Division, Sons of Veterans, in Au-
gusta.
June 11-ConyG dual track meet
in Augusta,
June 1e-Beginning of 15-days tour IT
duty of Sd Maine Infantry at Camp
Devens.
June 20-23-Bates commencement.
June m-Primary election.
June 26-20-Colby Ger tenpial
June SS-July 6-Maine's Centennial Celo.
bration Portland.
June 29-New England Commercial Ex-
ecutives at Portland.
July New England Firemens Muster,
Portland.
Aug. Midsummer school of citizen
ship for women. at Bates College.
Aug. 3O-Sept. 3 Central Maine fair,
Watervile.
Sept. Estate election
Sept. li-lI-Mains state fair at Lewis.
ton.
Sept So-oct. 1-2-Music Festival at Ban
gor.
Oct. 4, and 6--Music Festival at Port
land.
Oct. aS-29-Maine Teachers Associations
annual meeting, Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
PITTSTON

NORTH-The friends of Mrs. Emma
Huntington are very glad to know Of
her favorable condition since undergo
Gardiner hospital.
Mrs. Charles Starks and granddaugh-
tiers Florence and Helen, of North Vas.
salboro, were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Starks.
Several friends of the late G. r. Man
sir were in attendance at his funeral
services last Thursday. The sympathy
of all is extended to his wife and chill
dren.
L. A. Bailey superintendent of schools,
visited the school at No. 10 Monday.
A. NJ. Cooper and family of Randolph
were weekend guests at the home of G.
*. Green.
Miss Emma Green is passing a few
days with relatives in Chelsea and Ran
dolph.
Felix Nixon of Lewiston visited his
daughter, Mrs. Vera Starks. Saturday,
returning to his home Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Grover have re-
turned to their home here after pass
ing the winter at the home Of their
daughter in Gardiner.
Mrs. Mildred Farley Of Gardiner was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover. Monday.
Miss Hazel Sparrow proved herself a
delightful hostess Saturday when she
entertained her friends and schooImates
in honor of her 18th birthday.
David Lawrence recently sold Il large
number of barrels of apples for ship
ment.
EAST-Marguerite Scott. Ernest Scott,
Agnes Stewart and Robert Stewart, who
have been at their homes for a two
weeks vacation. returned to their stud
les at Gardiner High school Monday.
Mrs. Myra Reid returned Saturday
from a few days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Jones. in Sheepscot
G. G.. Jameson was home over Sunday
from Bath.
Linwood c. Moore. who has been en-
ployed in Wiscasset for several months,
has returned o his home.
School opened at the villave Monday
with Miss Jennie Richards of East
Edgecomb as teacher.
Edward Marson was a business caller
in Gardiner recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Morang were
callers in Gardiner Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
The Civil Service League Protests.

A circular from the National Civil
Service Reform League states that
there are indications of inefficiency
in the taking of the census and calls
that cuch would be the case because
400 supervisors and $4,000 enumera-
tors were exempted from the provi-
sions of the Civil Service law.
The league also protested against
the exemption from this law CT the
Rederal prohibition agents and now
declares that the press is full Of re-
ports of graft and crime by these
men. 1t cites the following in
stance: prohibition Agent Stewart
McMullin, who shot and killed an al
legged 'bootlegger' in New York City
1t is said that McMullin has served
a six-year term in Sing Sing under
another name for highway robbery
Proper examination under the Civil
Service would have prevented his
appointment"
There is force in these protests.
The public must be kept informed
and public sentiment So directed
that maladministration of these
forces shall receive its just deserts.
There are undoubtedly certain cir
cumstances under which theoretical
civil service may not always be APP
piled, but any considerable avoidance
of the restrictions which this affords
may well be regarded with suspicion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge
In the matter of
Alfred LesSard.

In the matter of
Alfred Lessard In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge of the
District Court of the United States tor
the District of Maine.
Alfred Lessard of Waterville, in the
County of Kennebec, and State of
Maine. in said District respectfully rep
resents, that on the 18th day of January.
last past, he was duly adjudged bank
rupt under the Acts of Congress relat
ing to bankruptcy: that he has .uly
surrendered all his property and rights
of property, and has fully complied with
all the requirements of said Acts and
of the orders of Court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, that he may be
decreed by the Court to have "a full dis
charge from all debts provable against
his estate under said bankruptcy Acts.
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge.
Dated this End day of April. A. d. 1890
ALFRED LESSARD.
Bankr,lnt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
Don't Mistreat Your Ears

Never use toqhpicks. hairpins, or
even your fingers in attempting to re-
move foreign Substances which may
have lodged in the ear. These foreign
substances are not nearly SO dangerous
as unskilled methods of removing them
which often rupture the drum head and
cause partial or complete destruction OF
hearing in that ear. Never use any
thing in your ear or scratch it with
anything smaller than your elbow is
humorous advice which the old doctor
gave and in which II, Maine Depart
ment of Health heartily concurs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20

Twenty persons gathered at the
country home of Charles Smith. a
farmer living near Monroeville, Ind,
Sunday afternoon, saw the funnel
shaped cloud of a tornado coming,
destroying everything as it swept
along. The Smith home was direct
ly in the path of the storm. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Smith all knelt to
pray. While they were praying the
whirling tornado cloud approached
the house, but suddenly jumped into
the air. leaving the house and those
in it unframed, descending again to
continue it's work of destruction a
few rods farther on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20

Il have taken only one bottle of
Tanlac. but it has done me more
good than all the other medicines l
have taken put together" said \. H.
Emerson when he called at Guppy's
Drug Store. Portland, Me, the other
day. Mr. Emerson lives near West
Scarboro. Me. where he owns and
operates one of the largest stock
farms in that section of the country.
After | got up from the flu last
winter I was in mighty bad shape"
he continued. Il was not only in Il
weakened. debilitatcd condition. but
also suffered awfuliy with indigcs-
ton. My stomach was So weak
could hardly digest anything and
could hardly bear the sight of food,
much less eat anything. AS l was
not able to eat any nourishinS food
u kept getting worse and worse and
was badly discouraged over my
condition as it looked like | would
never get my strength back again.
My nerves We're all upset and my
sleep was broken and irregular. I
felt tired and WORKOUT from morning
until night and could hardly drag
one foot after the other
II took many different kinds of
medicine but nothing did me a par
tcle of good until / began taking
Tanlac. AS | said before, l have
taken only one bottle. but it has
made such remarkable change in
my condition | feel like different
person altogether. My appetite is
splendid now and | can eat anything
[ want and as much as | want with
out the slightest touch of indiges-
ton. My strength and energy have
returned. | sleep sound and get up
in the mornings feeling ready for
big days work. Tanlac has put me
back on my feet and everybody Ger
tainly ought to know about TINS
medicine"
Tanlac is sold in Augusta by Bow
ditch Webster Co. and the leaqNiS
druggist in every city and town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
COMING EVENTS

April O-Supreme court, civil and Grim
inal, Auburn. Belfast Houlton.
April 90-23-M Membership Drive Augusta
Chamber of Commerce Camp; ign
April 1T. o. G. c. Grand Comman.
derry, Portland.
April 21-2G- East Maine Conference at
Brewer.
April 23-Hancock County Teachers
Convention. Bar Harbor
April N-Supreme court. civil and GRIM
inal, Ellsworth and Wiscasset.
April 2.-2S--Conference OF Local and
State Public Health Workers, Au-
gusta.
April 2S-Sagadahoc Pomona Grange at
West Bath.
April 30-Annual meeting of Penobscot
County Teachers at High school BAN
gor.
May 4-6-Annual session of the Maine
Conference of Unitarian churches.
Sanford
May 7-oxford County Teachers Assn.
at Bethel.
May ti--State Board Of Examiners In
Emba1ming at Augusta
May 14-Lyford 1nterscnolastic Prize
Speaking. Colby College.
May 49, kennebec County Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20

The depreciation of our currency TO-
day is nothing TO be compared with the
slump in Confederate paper money after
the Civil War.
Gen. Muiholland relates that shortly
after Lees surrender he heard two
Confederate soldiers bargaining over a
very ordinary looking horse.
Hell do for my farm, JIM" said one.
''Ill give you $4,000 for him
"No.'' said the other.
Give you $4,000
NO
Give you 10000
''Not much.' replied the owner. Il
just paid $4,000 to have him shod. -
Boston Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
Catarrhal Deafness
i. and Head Noises
TELLS SAFE, SIMPLE WAY TO
TREAT AND RELIEVE At HOME

If you have cstarrh. catarrhal deaf
ness or head noises caused by catarrh,
or IL phlegm drops In your throat. and
has caused catarrh of the stomach or
bowels you will be glad to know that
these distressing symptoms may be en-
tirely overcome-in many INSTANCES by
the following treatment which you can
easily prepare In your own home at lit
tie cost. Secure from your druggist
ounce OF Parmint Double Strength).
Take this home and add to it 4 pint
of hot water and little granulated SUI
gar: stir until dissolved Take one
Tablespoonful four times day. An I'M
provement is sometimes noted after the
first days treatment. Breathing should
become easy. while the distressing head
noises. headaches. dullness,. cloudy
thinking. etc, should gradually disap-
pear under the tonic action of the treat
ment. Loss of smell, taste. defective
hearing and mucus dropping in the
back Of the throat are other symptoms
which suggest the presence of catarrh
and which may often be overcome by.
this efficaoious treatment. 1t. il said
that nearly ninety per cent. OF all car
troubles are caused by catarrh and
there must. therefore. he many people
whose hearing may be restored by this
simple. harmless. home treatrnent. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
District of Maine. SIS.
On this 18th day Of April. 4. D. 1877. on
reading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing
be had upon the same on the list day
of May. A. u. 1890. before said Court
at Portland, in said District, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon; and that notice
thereof be published in Daily kennebec
Journal, a newspaper printed in said
District, and that all known creditors,
and other. persons in interest. may ap-
pear at the said time and place. and
show cause, if any they have. why the
prayer of said petitioner should not he
granted.
And it is further Orde~ed by the Court.
That the Clerk shall send by mail to
all known creditors copies of said pc
tition and this order, addressed to them
at their places of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable ,lafence Hale,
Judge of the said Court, and the seal
thereof. at Portland. in said district,
on the 18th day of April. 4. D.. 1920.
IL 81 FRANK FELLOWS. Clerk.
A true copy Of petition ard order
thereon.
Attest: FRANK FELLOWS. Clerk.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

District of Maine, S.
On this 10th day of April. A. u. 1920 on
reading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing
be had upon the same on the 2lst day of
May, A. d. 1920, before said Court at
Portland. in said District. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon: and that notice thereof
be published in Daily Kennebec Journal,
newspaper printed in said District.
and that all known creditors. and other
persons in interest, may appear at the
said time and place, and show cause. if
any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the Court.
That the Clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order. addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated.
Witness the Honora bic Clarence Hale
Judge of the said Court. and the seat
thereof. at POI tland. in sail District, on
the 18th day of April. A. D. 1922.
O.. s. FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk
a true copy of petition and order
Attest: FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
What Military Training Did

In course of the discussion Of the
military training bill in the Senate
q few days ago Senator Wadsworth
called attention to a conspicuous IL
lustration Of what may be accom-
plished by the methods employed. He
said there were 20 men in one pla-
toon, who three months before could
neither read nor write the English
language but in that period had
learned to do SO and the senator said
he had talked with them and had
read their letters. Their drilling he
said, was the best he had ever seen.
A number of these men had lived
for several years in this country but
during that time had never learned
our language or customs as they had
lived in their foreign colonies. There
were IA different nationalities in that
platoon. On entering the service
they Immediately applied them
selves TO study with most creditable
results.
1t would not seem necessary to
make use of military training in
order 10 Americanize our foreign
youth but as d matter of fact that
appears TO he the most effective
agency thus far employed in the
case of many. They are taught our
language and our history and music
and knowledge of our institutions, to
say nothing Of the great benefits de-
rived from the physical training.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-20
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of
Edward J. Stevens. In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Clarence hale, Judge OF me
District Court of the United States Ter
the District of Maine.
Edward !. Stevens of WaterviIle, in
the County of kennebec, and state OF
Maine, i'll said District. respectfully rep
rcsents, that on the 9th day of Deem
Der. last past. he was duly adjudSed
bankrupt under the Acts of Congre SO
relating TO bankruptcy: that he has duly
surrendered all his property and ric
OF property. and has fully complied with
all the requirements of said Acts ard
of the orders of Court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays. That he may be
decreed by the Court to have full dis
charge from all DEBTS provable against
his estate under said bankruptcy Acts.
except such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge.
Dated this 14th day of April, \. D.
1870.
EDWARD j. STEVENS.
R3nErtIut