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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-04
COAL PRODUCERS ANNOUNCE CAUSES
 OF THE SHORTAGE
Public Is Chief Sufferer, As Ste el Companies Have Own Cars and Railroads
 Commander Them

In order that the consumers of com mercial and domestic coal may know why the operators have been unable and may continue to be unable to meet, in any degre of adequacy, the needs of such consumers, the follow ing facts are submitted by the opera tors.
 Actual production of coal by Ala hama mines for week ending May 2s, 1920 (which is indicative of the sew eral preceding weeks), S9s,200 tons. used as follows:
 By Alabama steel and iron
 companies producing coal
 from mines owned by them
 exclusively for their own use
 and not for sale .. 23o,o0O Railroads SS,200 Made into commercial coke 5000 For steamships .. 30,00G Gas companies 2,00d Domestic purposes .. 25,200 Miscellaneous steam purposes. 14,sOa
 Total 39S, 200
 The capacity of Alabama mines as Of today is 500.000 tons per week. Loss Of production for the above week, 1Ol,- 500 tons. This loss of 100000 tons is a loss almost entirely falling on the general public, as the production by steel and iron companies was largely shipped in cars owned by them and op- erated between their mines and plants, and the railroad coal was loaded pref erentially in assigned cars so placed by order of the interstate commerce commi ssion. The principal part of the railroad coal was taken under con tract, the balance by confiscation rom commercial shipments. This loss oi Ahn strikes, which still continue, amount ing to 44,0OO tons, by car shortage am bunting to 56 900 tons, the interstate commerce commission having ordered the railroads not to furnish commercial mines exceeding the number of cars to load 50 per cent of their normal ca pacity."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

Moonshiners Bring Stills To Church.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.-A preachers
plea did something the evenu men
couldn't do, when it resulted in the
delivery Of four stills to the Straight
Fork church in Scott-co. Evangelist
Adkins asked the moonshiners to
quit. He put 1t so f~orcefully that
four of them brought in stills at the
next meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-10

LONDON-Mrs Terrence Mac
Swiney, wife of the Sim Fem
lord mayor of Cork. ireland. who
is slowly starving himself to death
in Brixton prison. She visits her
husband daily.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
EARLY OUTBREAK OF
HESSIAN FLY LIKELY
Another Invasion of Pest Is Ex-
pected This Spring.
United States Department Of Agrieul-
ture Has Made Complete Prepar-
ations to Make Number of
important Studies.

1t is likely that more will be learn
ed this year about the Hessian fly
than in any year since General Howe's
hired Hessians are supposed to have
brought the pest to Long Island dur
ing the Revolution. There have been
numerous destructive outbreaks of the
Hessian fly and a great deal has been
found out about it, but nobody was in
position to do the job properly. An
other outbreak is likely this spring,
and the United States department of
agriculture is ready for it.
Two years ago the appropriation for
Hessian fly work was increased suf-
ficientIy to provide for the principal
needs. Shortly afterward the bu-
reau of entomology established three
stations for the purpose of systematic
study. They are at Carlisle, Pa, Cen
tralia, Ill.,, and Wichita, Kan. Each
station is equipped with full set of
weather instruments, and several
readings are taken each day through
out the year. Servings have been
made at various dates for several
years to determine the fly-free period
for each year. Experiments aave
been conducted with many varieties
of wheat to determine their tiy-resist-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

among the farmers of the United
States, and forest service experts in
the United States department of ag-
riculture believe that the principle on
which these associations have sue
ceeded can be applied to handling
woodland products in many parts of
the country.
Size of Associations interests.
cooperative association of wood
land owners should represent sutfi-
cient stand of timber to provide OPP
erations for a considerable term Of
years, If not indefinitely. While it
might pay such an organization to
market 100000 feet of lumber-the
product of perhaps 1000 acres of
wOodIand-Such an organization
would be vastly more profitable if its
members were owners of 25,O0O,OOO
feet. In any case, the capital invest
ed should be quite definitely limited
by the amount of lumber available
for manufacture.
The kind of forest products to be
marketed will of course vary in differ
ent sections, but in most cases lum-
Der will be the chief product. For
this reason an association should en-
ploy a competent manager familiar
with the lumber business and one able
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

have local reputation as baths. Con
gress, with its usual lack of policy,
created this park without appropri-
ating money for its improvement. The
Californians have tired waiting for an
appropriation through the regular
channels, and one of their representa-
tiVes recently introduced a bill for
special appropriation for the improve
ment and development of the park.
The two airplanes which cO-operat-
ed in the taking of this striking pic
ture were patrOling National park and
the national forests on the lookout
for forest fires. There are forests,
public and private, in this part of the
West valued at many hundreds Of
millions of dollars. Last year. $500
fires were started in the national for
ests. Approximately 100000 acres
were burned over, with loss of about
$4000,000. In addition, it cost the
federal government about 100000 to
fight these fires. Senator Chamber
lain argues that airplane patrol is a
necessity, as moving observers can dis
cover fires which would be long hidden
from stationary observers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
ONCE GREAT PORT M0RIBUND
American Consul Describes Hamburg,
Former Pride of Germany, as
Graveyard"

Hamburg today may be described as
an imposing monument to the dead
glories of the German merchant ma
rine, according to Consul General
Francis r. Stewart, who was detailed
by the American commission in Ber-
lin to investigate conditions at the for
mer premier German port for that
body report from Mr.. Stewart de-
failing the results of his inquiry has
just reached the department of COM
merce.
"a short trip through the harbor
quickly discloses what a graveyard the
port has become" the consul reported.
Tugs and lighters are tied up here
and there, apparently forgotten. One
small cruiser rests, deserted, along
pier; electric cranes aTe motiOnless on
unused docks, floating elevators and
docks are moored in rows, probably in
readiness for delivery to the allies.
"The giant Bismarck (56,0O0-tOn
Hamburg-American liner) floats at a
fitting-out pier without sign on board
and from a launch no new work could
be seen in any of the big shipyards.
Tied up to another pier in the outer
harbor is the former Atlantic record
holder, the steamship Deutschland, rel
ic of the war, painted a deep black
overall, with spots of white showing
here and there where passing craft
have scraped her sides, a grim remind
er of the glories once held by the Ger
man merchant fleets"
Regular service is being maintained
with Holland, England and North
America, and lines were about to start
service for Spain and South America,
but the Stree port" is apparently dead,
Mr.. Stewart reported.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

to grade lumber. He should IA
miliarize himself with the woodland
resources of association members, and
should know the marketing situation
with respect to lumber and related
products, as this will be a factor in
deciding whether existing plants are
sufficient for the associations wood
land products, or if additional equip
ment sucn as auto trucks, railroad
sldings. and machinery are needed.
1t is highly desirable that he have
a working knowledge of forestry, in
order that he may direct the cutting
of timber in such way that the
stand will be perpetuated.
Use of Portable SawmilI.
A specific illustration of the advan-
tage to be derived from cooperative
effort is found in the use of a port
able, sawmill. If properly employed
it becomes an exceedingly profitable
investment for a group of woodland
owners, although an individual could
scarcely afford to buy one. The mill
can be moved from one section to an
other from year to year until practi-
cally the entire area has been cut
over, after which, if sufficient time
has elapsed, a second cutting can be
started.
1t is not necessary to put large
amount Of money into a plant If the
association decides to arrange with
a local mill man to saw the lumber
for its members. In that event its
main function becomes the shipping
and sale of its product after the man
ner of many fruit shipping associa-
lions which pool their fruit accord
ing to grade and variety and pro-
rate their receipts. On the "+"er
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

hand, if a sawmill. turning plant, or
other wood-using machinery is to be
operated, considerable capital will be
required and the salary and expenses
of the manager and his co-workers
will have to be provided.
Permanent Benefits Secured.
Not the least valuable result to be
expected from a cooperative forest
products association is the establish
ment of permanent local industries,
and prosperity resulting TO the whole
community, in contrast to the ex-
ploitatiOn of forests by temporary in
dustries and imported labor. The
tendency has been to develop the
wood-using industries entirely apart
from the community life. Forest re-
sources have been exploited so ex-
tensively the imported labor has
largely supplemented local labor. One
of the unfortunate results of this pol
icy has been to cause the abandon
ment of farms in certain communities,
notably in New England and PennSyl-
vania.
Persons interested in securing more
detailed information on this subject
should address the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
Political Strikers in China.

An object lesson in the practical in
terest which the Chinese (or some of
them) do not take in municipal affairs
is provided by correspondent to the
Canton Times. The writer describes
progress which has been made in a
southern village, solely through the
enterprise of a few leading men.
Among other new projects. this COM
mittee is DESTROYS of establishing fire
brigade, laying out public park and
playground, and appointing a paid
clerk" of public works. But the viii
Iage community is not enthusiastic.
Many are Indifferent and will not at
tend the meetings. at is enough to
make the earnest cold-hearted," de-
clares the scribe quoted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

1t Is better TO live in harmony with
few simple clearly defined laws Of
health, such as simple food. simnIa
clothing, simple exercise. simpIe nra-
cautions, than TO try to live in har-
mony with public opinion. You shouId
not hesitate to change your methods If
you are pretty sure you see a bettar
way.
We are constantly devising pIans for
cutting our life short. We emf and
drink it; we burn it up in our over
heated houses; we exhaust if in over.
work, worries and anxieties. we
smash it on railroads and in automo-
biles and drown it in steamers.
Food must be something more than
wholesome, it must be nutritious and
any interference with ats nutritious
qualities must necessarily concern
health.
People who shovel great vulgar
mouthfuls of food into their months
and bolt it down, as though they had
but ten minutes for a meal, are pour.
mandizers instead of polite people.
There is hardly any individual who
cannot by study of health laws modify
his own disposition and substitute by
training that which he was denied by
Inheritance.
All reforms must have an initiative
and the Indispensable prereouis,ta "a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
PRODUCTS FROM
TIMBERED AREA
valuable Object Lesson to Farm
erS Who Have Not Marketed
Woodland Crops"
SUCCESS or ASSOCIATIONS
way Pointed Out to Secure Returns
on Many Wooded Tracts Now Un-
profitabIe-co-operative oraanf.
zation of Big Benefit.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
By utilizing the by-products of
their business and handling them in
large quantities many concerns have
added materially to their profits.
There is valuable object lesson in
this to farmers in many parts of the
country who have not been market
ing the products of their woodlands.
Most farmers have not realized that
timbered areas can be made to yield
regular Crop" which could be
counted a profitable by-product, if
not a principal product-nor do they
appreciate the benefit that would come
through handling the output of the
woodland in such large quantities as
is possible through cooperative pur-
chasing and marketing organizations
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

tons are under way on parasites Of
the Hessian fly. The main object is
to determine what effect the presence
or absence of any particular parasite
has on periodical outbreaks of the fly.
When the last great outbreak came
five or six years ago no such COM
plete preparation for study had been
made. If the threatening one mate
rallies this spring the preparation
that has been made should result in a
number of important studies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
Health Notes

Simple foods, in moderation, the
drinking of large quantities of pure
water, moderate enjoyable exercise, the
daily bath, free eliminatiOn through
bowels, skin and kidneys, avoidance of
overwork, worry, excitement or unkind-
liness-these conditions will give prac-
teal immunity against all diseases
save those arising from injury.
..
Rapid eating is especially injurious
when it is caused by the hurry of bust
ness, or by anxiety, or nervous irrita-
bility, or by the common habit of
"bolting" our food. Such eating is
ure to produce indigestion.
Fruits, if eaten raw, should be ripe
and of good quality; persons with fee
BILE stomachs digest them more easily
at the beginning of the meal; this is
particularly true when warm foods
make a part of the repast.
The amount of food which you can
eat and thoroughly masticate in 20
minutes will give you more nourish-
ment and will sustain you better than
twice the amount thrown into the
stomach in the same maner in which a
man usually packs a trunk.
A clean and wholesome stomach is
the fount of purity, integrity, sanity,
and energy both of mind and body.
a
A regular course of public dinners
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
NEW FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS
Survey Shows 1880 Purchasing and
Marketing Organizations In
This Country.

A survey made by the bureau of
markets of the United States depart
ment of agriculture a few years ago,
showed that there were approximate
ly 1880 farmers purchasing and
marketing organizations in this coun-
try. These included grain warehouses
and elevators, creameries and cheese
factories, stores, and cotton, tobacco
and live stock associations.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
Aiminn TO Please.

"Some people are playing the stock
market on suggestions culled from
the ouija board"
Good enough" said the broker.
mo trouble to put in a few ouija
boards"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
Is n AIl-wooI7

Anybody can tell whether material
is all-wool or not, says the Little
Journal, By boiling sample OF It
In solution of caustic soda. What
ever portions do not dissolve are not
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
GENERAL
ERM'5N0TES

Sow good seed only.
F..
Test your seed corn.
Apply manure to the soil promptly.
Prepare the soil by thorough tillage.
+ Treat all small grain ana potato
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

possibilities of the air
90 plane in preventing and
fighting forest fires are
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

All reforms must have an initiative
and the Indispensable prerequisite ia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-08
Local School Child
rem In Modern
Health Crusade
Fifth and Sixth Grades of the Nor
NAL Training School Are Holding
Tournament Directed by State Anti.
tuberculosis Association.

The Fifth and Sixth Grades of the
Normal Training School are engaged
in tournament now held under the
Modern Health Crusade, directed by
the Wisconsin Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION and the American Red
Cross.
Knights of old, in the centuries be-
ginning over 800 years ago, when cru
sades were conducted to che Holy
Land, held contests to show which of
them had the greatest streug.n ana
skill in battle. Where a number of
combatants took part, the contests
were called tournaments. In the
Health Crusade tournament the
school children meet in combat ter
the honors of health chivalry, com
peting in winning knightly rank, in
becoming Pages, Squires, knights
and Knights Banneret in the mini
mum time required. The old-time
tournaments helped to keep the com
batants in condition and practice for
warfare when enemies came up
against their country. The Modern
Health Crusade tournaments help
to keep children strong and skilled
for warfare against diseases that at
tack them and their fellows The
victor in the present contest between
the Fifth and Sixth Grades of the
Training School will be the class
whose pupils earn the most credits
for acquiring rank in health Knight
hood within the fifteen weeks Of the
tournament.
Owing to the holiday vacation the
announcement of awards is two weeks
later than it otherwise would have
been. The following valiant jousters
having performed seventy-fve per
cent or more of the seventy-two du
ties required to gain the title, are
now raised to the rank of Page.
Sixth Grade.-Francis Campbell,
Maxine Elliott, Charles Gallup, Her
man Hagestad, Rucilla Halverson,
William Hunt, Burton Karges, War
rem Knowles, LIE Roy Luberg, Gerald
Manion, Norbert Manion, Violet Par
sons, Mildred Peterson, Harold S-g
erstrom, Charles Shepard, Elizabeth
Weber.
Fifth Grade.-Charles Campbell,
Evelyn Elliott, Richard Follansbee,
Margaret Fox, Gordon Grimm. Glen
Lund, Ethel Morgan, Truman Pow
ers, Wayne Walker, Gertrude Web
er, Orval Weiss, Kenneth Wright.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-08
Costs 22 Million To
Take U. 5. Census

The taking of the greatest census
the world has ever seen," was start
ed last week when 10000 workers
began the task of ernmerating the
population as well as the natural
and industrial resources of the Unit
ed States.
Sam Rogers, director of the census,
who gave the word to start work on
January 2, expects to be able to make
his first estimate two weeks later.
Though no official prediction as to
how many people are living in the
United States is forthcoming, it was
learned that the census bureau ex-
poets the final count will show at
least between 100 and los millions.
Work If directing the census is di-
vided up into 379 regions, with a
supervisor in charge of each region.
The districts are split up in conform
ity to Congressional Districts, though
in several instances, especially where
there is thick population in a small
area, two or three Congressional dis
tricts are combined under the dir
ection of one supervisor.
The cost of taking the census, Mr..
Rogers said, will be approximately
$22,000000 The census will include
Hawaii Porto Rico, the District of
Columbia, Alaska, Guam, Samoa AMI
the Panama Canal Zone.
The census will cover statistics on
population, agriculture, manufacJur-
es, forestry and forest products, and
mines and quarries.
According to the last census of 1919
there were 91,972,266 inhabitants Of
the United States, exclusive of Alas
ka and insular possessions. This
has been increased by at least 10000,
600, according to an estimate male
by the census bureau when it recent
ly made an investigation of the
countrys man power. The result
caused the bureau to estimate the
country's population at more than
100,000O00.
Other work of the enumerators will
includeIa census on how many farms
there are in the United States, their
value Of manufactured and mineral
products. The 1910 census placed the
value Of farms, manufactured and
mineral products at more than $50,
O00,0OG000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-08
MARRIED
Chinook

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Fuller was the scene of very pretty
wedding at high noon New Years
Day when their daughter, Vara Isa-
belle, became the bride of Lloyd L.
Chinook.
AS the wedding march was played
by Misses May and Amy Fuller, cous-
ms of the bride, the couple took their
places beneath an arch of evergreens,
which was artistically arranged in
one corner of the living room. Rev.
R. F. Black, of Roberts, performed
the ceremony in the presence of for
ty-two relatives and intimate friends.
The brides gown was of grey geo
gette crepe. with white bead trim
ming. She carried an arm boquet of
brides roses.
Immediately following the mar
riage vows, delicious four-course
dinner was served in the dining room.
Here the color scheme of pink and
white was carried out by means of
streamers which extended f~om the
chandeliers to the corners of the
tables, and the use of pink candles
and pink and white carnations. The
three sisters of the bride, Misses
Blanche, Ada and Agnes Fuller, and
cousins, Misses May and Amy Fuller,
assisted in the dining room.
The out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. George Hosford and their
daughter, Miss Jane, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Grant, of Hudson, Mrs. Ray
mond Chinook and little son, of
Roberts, Mr.. Arthur j. Mackin, of
Boardman, and Mrs. H. P. Deyar-
mond, of Riverside, Mont.
After a short honeymoon trip Mr..
and Mrs. Chinook ~lll be at home
at the Chas. T. Chinook farm in
Kinnickinnic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-08
MAY BAR 1920 DEER HUNTING

Deer Hunting may not be permit
ted in Wisconsin the coming fall. The
state conservation commission is to
hold hearings in all sections of the
state. An investigation in progress
for the past month would indicate
that within a year or so the deer in
Wisconsin may become extinct un-
less methods of protection are re
sorted to.
Some 20,1j0 deer were killed dur
ing the hunting season just closed.
Another such fall, it is declared,
would put the animal so far back
that protection for several years
would be imperative.
The action of the commission as
the result of the hearings can only
obtain until the next regular session
of the legislature, and SO would af-
feet only the 1920 hunting season.
Hearings are also TO be conducted
on the muskrat closed season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-01-08
WAIT FOR COUNTY AGENT

Forty-eight of the II Wisconsin
counties have asked for an agricultur-
al agent, but only 80 counties have
thus far been supplied by the agrl-
cultural extension service. The SIX
counties on the present waiting list
are there because of the difficulty of
finding men who are the right calibre
for this important work, says X. H..
Hatch, in charge of appointments.
Florsnce, Jackson, Jefferson, Port
age, 81. Croix and Washington coun-
ties are all in line for agents as soon
as the right man is found. The last
two counties have had agents for
some time, but designations have
forced the boards to look for men to
fill their places. In addition, Wash
burn, Adams, and Pierce counties are
on the list of those that have voted
for county agent, but the appoint
ment cannot be made in these coun-
ties until after July l, 1920.
The counties that have agents now
are Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Brown,
Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa,
Clark, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau
Claire, Forest, Grant, Green Lake,
Juneau Kenosha, La Crosse, Lang
lade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oconto, On
eida, Ozaukee, Polk, Price, Rush,
Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vern-
on, Was, Walworth, Waukesha, Wau-
paca. Winnebago and Wood.