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sums were subscribed for the Y. M. c. A., the Y. W. c. A. and other needed buildings. Several handsome churches have been erected and paid for in recent years.
 Birmingham has score of wealthy citizens now to one ten years ago. In the present project, Chairman Bush will know no such word as fail.
 A magazine writer reminds us that Ad- niral Grayson began life as poor boy. Well, he rides in a limousine now and doesn't make night calls unless he wants to.
 Bad luck follows Henry Morgenthau. As if being ambassador to Turkey were rot trying enough on a mans disposi- tion, he is slated to be the next ambas- sador to Mexico.
 # x x
 So it was Admiral Benson who told Admiral Sims not to let the British pull the wool over his eyes. It is evident that Admiral Benson will never become a pop ular after-dinner speaker in London.
 # * # The cables are cluttered up to tell us that male flirts arc rare In England "darse uenry'' Watterson's fulninatiQns against the rubbish sent from abroad by alleged correspondents were justified. < < x l Nal de mer, heavyweight champion or the sea, is reported to have knocked M. Carpenter out. but he's on his feet again.
 l The large number of candidates in receptive mood means that more than one ambitious statesman is destined to be disappointed. l Observers note that MT. Wilson looks thinner. What did the observers expect? MT. Wilson hasn't been using the plea of illness to take much-needed rest. 1 The situation in Germany Is obscure; says a contemporary. The attempt to muddy the waters over there has more than succeeded. | If President Wilson notifies the allies that the treaty has been rejected it will be mere formality. They already know about it.
 l 'T am no spring chicken" says Ad- miral Sims Easily susceptible of proof, eh admiral? | The aurora borealis was merely jag zing' when 1t played hob with tele- graph wires.
 The latest movies show that Ebert has not lost weight as result of stormy times in Berlin 1 It begins to look as if nothing could l keep the flivVer King out or tno United States Senate. 1 < % %
 The "drys'' have affixed tag to Sem ator Hitchcock. On ono side is written. "Ditch him." | * x number of beggar. hearing that the police were about to look into their net profits, are reported to have left town.
 * # X | The late Ella Wheeler Wilcox left an estate valued at little more than s77,ooo, which is doing well enough for poetS # # x
 Perhaps the spotted hatband on London derbies is another reaction due to the war.
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Muscl Shoals Plant
 Should Not Be Scrapp,

e ECRETARY BAKER told the g Senate agricultural committee that the only alternative to commer- cial use of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant was to salvage it or keep 1t repaired and ready for some future emergency, probably when the League of Nations fails to function. He advocates the formation of a twelve million five hundred thousand dollar government corporation to op- crate the plant, which, he thinks, could be made to return profit of two million nine hundred thousand dollars year.
 Anyone knows that salvage of the Muscle Shoals plant would be equiv alent to throwing away approximate lv seyenty-two million dollars, the es- timated cost of the project. The gov ernment would get practically noth- ing back.
 The war department estimates that cyanamid could be manufactured for twenty-seven dollars a ton and sold for thirty-seven dollars and fifty
 
 cents a ton. Sulphate of ammonia could be produced for forty-eight del lars and twenty-two cents ton and sold for sixty-five dollars, consider ably below the minimum price Chile could meet.
 It is proposed to specialize in sul- phate of ammonia. Secretary Baker says the government would have nc difficulty in disposing of the plants entire output. It would be ''ike sell ing gold dollars" This would insure the American farmer an abundant supply of fertilizer which would cost him considerably less than he is now paying for the Chilean product. It was the ultimate purpose of the Mus cles Shoals undertaking to provide cheap fertilizer. It was generally understood that making nitrate for war purposes would be chiefly to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
UNDERWOOD Is CHoIc,n

From the Colbert County Reporter.
 report was published in The Age- Herald Monday that poll was made of the members of the board of trustees of Auburn Friday as to their choice for United States senator. The result of that poll was said to have been 15 for Under wood. for Weakley and none for Mus grove.
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EXPLAINING THE HERMIT

From the Kansas City Star.
 A good many of the unknown 'rela- tives'' who always appear soon after the death of a rich hermit probably are genu- inc, and help explain why the hermit be- came a hermit
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meet the needs of the United States for ammunition if the European war was prolonged and for future wars.
 The farmers who would profit most by government operation of the Mus cle Shoals plant for making fertilizer would be keenly disappointed were it scrapped, after the expenditure of so many millions of the public funds and so many glowing promises to improve farming conditions throughout the United States.
 This matter is of vital concern to the south. There will be no sympa- thy in this part of the country with any plan of disposal which will either result in abandoning the plant or turning it over to capitalists to be exploited at the expense of the farmer
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x x K This Year Will See a Start on Auditorium

SIaTI OH fA0dASOAASAA
 THE City Commission will soon
 ll offer for sale half million dollars of bonds for the building of an auditorium. That amount will pay for an edifice of considerable size, but in view of the high cost of na- terial and the high cost of labor, It will hardly be sufficient for the pre- tentions of growing city like Bir- mingham.
 A committee of the, Chamber of Commerce, with Morris w. Bush as chairman, will endeavor to raise an additional two hundred and fifty thousand dollars by popular subscrio- tion.
 Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars would give us a magnificent auditorium-something as imposing as the new postoffice-a building with a seating capacity of seven or eight thousand people. It would be perfectly appointed and architectu- rally beautiful. There would be noth- ing equal to it in the south, and few auditoriums in the United States would surpass it. It would indeed | be the last word in auditoriums SC liar as convenient devices went. We must break ground for an au- ditorium during the year 1920. We have been greatly handicapped for the lack of such building. Birming- ham has the hotel accommodations for entertaining great conventions. But grand opera and music festivals on large scales at moderate prices are impossible without an auditorium.
 Can the Chamber of Commerce committee raise two hundred and fifty thousand dollars as the supple mental fund? It can. There are more rich men here today than ever be- fore Eight or more years ago large
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PEACE SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 A New York senator has introduced a bill to fix the price of milk to New York consumers. As everything else is going up. he hopes to stabilize one commodity.
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Better 1t is to die, better to starvs Thnn crave the hire which first we dc
 deserve. -Cariolanus.
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MAKING HIM USEFUL.

 Paw" said the farmers boy. "there's a man up to tn house to see you" Whats he got to sell. son?' "Nothin' He says he just wants to get acquainted with you" "rn bet know what he is. You go back to tn house, son, an tell him if he's a candidate to come out here an lend hand with this tractor"
 SPRING ECONOMY NOTE.
 The sky is blue,
 Some buds are seen;
 Clean last years suit
 With gasoline.
 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. "so Mrs. Clipping has bought a ouiia board?"
 Yes replied MT Clipping, 'but don't put much confidence in the thing.' why not?" Mrs. Clipping is poor speller and the ouija board seems to take after her in that respect"
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Charles Dana Gibson
 New Owner of Life"

M DISPATCH from New York 6N states that thirty-four years ago Charles Dana Gibson sold a drawing to Life" for four dollars and was so encouraged he went home that night and produced twelve more sketches which were immediately re- iected. Mir. Gibson has just pur- chased a controlling interest in this famous weekly magazine. A ma iority of the stock was formerly held by the widow of John A. Mitchell, the man who made "Life"la success.
 Life" has @ distinction that no other humorous publication in Amer ica has ever possessed, and a great deal of it's popularity is due to its artists, among whom Charles Dana Gibson takes first rank. Many years ago the drawings of Gibson became a feature of the publication. Before MT. Mitchell's death it was reported that MT. Gibson was under contract to draw exclusively for Life"
 Everyone who is an admirer of Gib- son will rejoice that he has taken the place left vacant by John A, Mitchell. Under his control "Life'' should continue to hold the unique place among American magazines which it now occupies.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

CONFIRMATION.
 Were a shoe
 Clerk in a store, would not deem
 My task a bore
 When dainty feet
 Were there to fit.
 'Tis pleasant work,
 You must admit.
 PARLoUs TIMES. T understand the upper class Russian is a remarkable linguist." T dare say he finds that comforting nowadays" why so?" If were an upper class Russian I'd get some satisfaction out of being able to swear in six or seven different lan-. guages."
 TOO HIGH UP. Mrs. Gawping paid slo to take flight in an airplane." "she was disappointed. though "Yes?' ~she thought she'd be able to see the exact condition of her neighbors' back yards"
 NARROW ESCAPE.
 l yesterday
 A flivver met
 Which seemed to say,
 "Ill get you yeti"
 A TOTAL LOSS. T hear that Wilhelm put up s1.OOo.oOO to finance Won Kapp's revolution" "Umphr' replied the close reader of newspapers. No wonder he straddies chairs and drinks more wine than usual "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
BIC WORD IN FLORIDA

A HIG WUHD IN From the Tampa Tribune The republican organization is ace phalous.
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GOOD EARS.

T thought heard somebody snicker." said Mfr. Dubwaite. angrily. after he had made terrific drive at the ball and missed.
 Tt was the 'swoosh' of your stick. sir. .'' answered his grinning caddy. ''Nonsense! The sound heard wasn't 2 'swoosh. It was 'te-hee.' ''
 PAUL COOK.
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Recruiting Service
 Needs Speeding Up

r1THE war department and the
 H navy department are working strenuously to fill the ranks with re- cruits of high character and intel ligence.
 The naval arm includes the marine corps. one of the most important branches of the service. By extraor- dinary efforts the recruiting officers in Birmingham are meeting with moderate success.
 There are many attractions for en- listment in the navy, the marine corps and the army. It is not the pay that attracts, although that is much larger than it was before the world war. But the young man who enlists has an opportunity of receiv- ing an education while he is drawing nav from Uncle Sam. If enlisted men were roughly treated fifteen or twenty years ago, it is not so now. They are treated well from the time they enter the service.
 The Birmingham recruiting stations should find the number of enlistments etaadilv increasing.
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Member of the Associated Press

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CONDEMNATION. Were I a shoe
 Clerk in a store, I would not deem My task a bore When dainty feet Were there to fit. Iris pleasant work, You must admit.
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Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald Will not be responsible for money sent through the mails Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala
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amateurs

But do not get the idea from this that The Writer is a stilted publica- tion and out of touch with the tastes of the average man. for 1t is very human, and seeks practical articles on topics connected with literary work in order to make 1t a medium of mutual of it's readers who has anything helpful to offer, provided that the articles do not run much beyond thousand words
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AsHINGTON, March 2S.-(spe- NAV cial. Barbados is one of the
 w most interesting and less well
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The Writer purposes to be helpful not only In the way of inspiration, but devotes much space to treating ques- tions of grammar. style, punctuation and the other mechanics of the craft; the beauty about the matter found being that it always bears the name of some well recognized authority in the line treated The articles are scholarly and not mere patchwork of amateurs
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No communication will be published without it's authors name. keJeeted manuscript will not be returned uhless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
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increasing.
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Reviews" Under each head there is
 sure to be found something of more
 than passing interest
 am sure "The Manuscript Market" makes it's appeal to the professional writers, for in it are definite tips con corning the publishers in the market for certain classes of material. But the thing which struck me most forci- ply was the number of prizes offered by reputable houses. civic bodies. and comnercial enterprises for names. es- says, and special articles. They ran in price from 25 to sS.ooo. All the details were set out.
 I pick out at random some items from News and Notes" which I had not seen elsewhere. William Dean
 Howells is spending the winter at Sa- wanna, Ga. working on his reminis- cences. Mrs. Thomas J. Preston. Jr. formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland, has
 entrusted to Prof. Robert M. McElroy | of Princeton the task of preparing the authoribzed "I4ife and Letters of Pres ident Cleveland" But the most as
 founding bit I gleaned was that the estate of Robert J. Collier of P. F Collier & Son. which was estimated al l, s5, 1000, 900 when he died in November | l1s1S, is practically wiped out by in debtedness and administration ex- penses, so that there is left for the widow only s2.1s4. Think of this the next time you pull down any of Peter
 Golfers works from your library shelves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
BELOVED WOMAN is
INFLUENZA VICTIM
MRS. FANNIE E. JOHNSON DIES
AT HER HOME ON BEAR
CREEK PIKE.

Mrs. Fannie r. Johnson, aged thir-
ty-three years, wife of Gus Johnson,
died at 10 O'Clock Saturday night at
her home six miles from Columbia
on the Bear Creek pike. Mrs. John
son has been Ill for several weeks
with influenza
Mrs. Johnson had been a member
of the Christian church since child
hood, and had been an earnest christ
ian woman, beloved by all who knew
her.
The funeral was conducted Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the home of
Elder Newt Derryberry by Elder
Amos Derryberry. Mrs. Johnson is
survived by her husband and seven
children, five boys and two girls. In
terment was in the family burying
ground. The following served as pail
bearers: 0. H. Crawford, John Allen,
j. H. Hardison, Ben Allen, A. B.
Cooper and Henry Fleming. Maury
Undertaking Company in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26

pom bonds in this county. proftinga by
the experience of those who had bonds
deposited in the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank at Mt. Pleasant, have
been coming in large numbers to the
local banks and arranging either to
have their bonds registered or deposit
ed On Saturday there were hundreds
Of dollars worth so exchanged and
dhis morning others came in to at
tend to the same job. The bankers
here are all urging customers who
have coupon bonds in their vaults to
deposit them or exchange them for
registered bonds. In fact for months
the banks have been advertising and
urging that this course be pursued,
but many holders of the bonds have
neglected the matter until the Mt.
Pleasant awakening.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
SAVED LIFE

Memphis Tenn.-'Ever since I was
quite a young woman | have used Or.
plerces remedies both for myself and
children. | was especially helped bv the
tayorite Prescription during the irving
months of expectancy Ii not only toned
up my system and kept me in rerfect con
dition but had comparatively no suffering.
Then at the critical time of life took the
Prescription again and had none of the
misery that most women endure at that
period, but came thru in splendid health.
had one experience with DR.. Pierce,a
Golden Medical Discovery that | never
shall forget. When my oldest bow was two
years OF age he had such cold on the lungs
that the doctors said he couldn't possihI,,
live so l stopped the doctors medicine and
Just gave him small doses of the Golden
Medical Discovery and in short time he
was perfectly web. He is now FORTY wears
q age and has never had pneumonia nor
any other lung weakness since that time
put has been, and is still, strong and robust
know the Golden Medical Discover,.'
saved his life.
=, must not forget TO mention DR.. Pierce's
fieasant Pellets for have found them 10
D. all that could be desired as d luxative.
livery member of my family has talet, them,
Medicines such ~ DR.. Picrce's are
blessing to mankintl and II i "A Measure fo..
me @ Ieeenmend tlifni. Nils MAR.
eAkEf BOVAEs n Il. Box 3S7.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
tOdt0 NOT WALK
UP Tue STAIRS
LOS ANGELES WOMAN SUFFERED
SIX YEARS FROM RHEUMATISM
sooNRELIEvED BY TANLAc.

II had rheumatism SO bad that life
was simply miserable for me, but Tan
lac has entirely overcome my
trouble" said Mrs. Martha Asbach, OF
2226A Duane St., Los Angeles, Cal
For the past six years | was in
such wretched condition can hard
ly understand how held out as Ions
as | did, she continued. 81 had rheu
matte pains in my knees SO bad that
it was impossible for me to step up
or down the stairs, and my hands
were SO swollen and stiff it was all
| could do to hold the broom OF
dishes. AT night | simply ached all
over so bad could not sleep, and, in
fact, suffered all the time night and
day. | became very nervous and Twor,
ried SO much over my condition that
] became very Respondent.
Il tried all the medicines could
hear of but none Of them did me any
good until got Tanlac. | was over
joyed to find that it more than met
my expectations. All signs of the
rheumatism has left me and am
back dong my housework for the
first time in several years. My nerves
are as steady as they can be and |
sleep all night long and never wake
up till mornig. haven't felt SO
fine in years and it certainly is "a
pleasure for me to tell everybody
about Tanlac."
"Tanlac is sold in Columbia by Smi-
ser Drug CO., in Santa Fee by r. p.
Pigg. and Isom r. f. D. from Hamp-
shire by ]. j. Savage. - tAdyt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
PLANNING SALE
OF fine SHEEP
IN THIS COUNTY
/. P. BELLAH, GENERAL AGENT
OF NJ, c. & ST. L. RY., HERE
LOOKING OVER FIELD.
CONSIGNMENT OF. PURE BREEDS
Expected to Bring in Car Load of
the Favorte Southdown Breed to
Be Sold to the Farmers-Sheep In
dustry Is Growing.

l.. p. Bellah, general agent and in
dustrial and immigration agent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway, is here today and is planning
for big sale, through the marketing
division of his road of pure bred sheep
in this county during the coming sum
mef. st gE 4g.gs
Mr. Bellah declares that the outlook
for the sheep industry in this section
was never more promising, that there
has been a notable increase in sheep
holdings in Middle Tennessee during
the past two years and there is still a
demand for more.
1t Is planned to bring car load of
pure bred rams and ewes from Ken,
lucky into the state some time in June
and sell them here The railroad
makes no profits on these sales, sim
ply doing the work to promote the ag.
ricultural interests of the section
through which it operates trains.
The sheep brought in here will be
OF the favorito black face Southdown
breed. A number of young rams or
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
MRS. THOMAS /. MARTIN
SUMMONED BY DEATH
WELL KNOWN WOMAN OF THE
CAMPBELLS STATION SECTION
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW.

Mrs. Thomas Il. Martin died at her
home at Campbells Station on Sun.
day night at If o'clock after a brief
illness. Mrs. Martin had been quite
sick, but it was thought that she was
improving when she suffered relapse
and the end came quickly. The funer.
al services will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at Campbell's. Station at 3
o'clock with the services conducted
by Rev. Sam Eschmann, of Lawrence
burg Mrs. Martin Is survived BY her
husband, Thomas T. Martin, one of
the oledst and best known residents
CT the fifth district and Confederate
solder, Nine children also survive
her as follows: Mrs. L. S. Payne, of
Gallatin; Mrs. L. S.. Henry. of Bell
view. Tenn; Mrs. golin Ballanfant, of
Nashville; Mrs. r. H. Harder, of
Friendship; Mrs. Marvin Williams, of
Columbia; Miss Blanche Martin, of
Campbells; j. NJ Martin, of Birming-
ham; Perry Martin. of Southport: W.
r. Martin. of Memphis In addition
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Martin were
both widely connected in the county.
She was splendid woman and en-
joyed the esteem OF all who knew her.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-26
ENJOYS HIS
3 MEALS A DAY
hr. Wooden Thinks Much Of zIR0N Because
Il Made MIN Ills Old Self Again.

Sick people do not get much out Of life.
In order TO enjoy your meals, to do your
work well, YOU must be strong and
healthy.
Pale, weak, nervous people frequently
need iron to enrich their blood and to re-
store vitality to their system, and good
way to supply the iron Is to follow the
example OF Mr.. Clayton Wooter, OF Scot
land, Ga. who used Zifon Iron Tonic and
hae this to say about It:
= 81 have taken Ziron according TO direct
Ions and can truthfully say that II is a
line tonic. II has done me all the good.
Since | began taking it, have gained eight
pounds In weight and enjoy eating three
meals a day. I shall do al can to re-
commend Ziron."
Try Zironi Your druggist sells Ziron
on guarantee 10 refund your money II
The first bottle fails TO benefit. You can
not lose anything, but very likely will
gain much, by getting a bottle of Ziron,
todayl