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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
FELLOW CITIZENS.'

FELLOW ClIlAENS. The tireless spellbinder Is heard everywhere; His words never fail him. He has them to spare. He speaks in theatres, In courthouses, too, But a box or a barrel Or a corner will do. With eloquence glowing, Impassioned and hot, He creates grave issues When issues are not To fight for the masses, He says he's been called, With the sound of his voice ne Is completely enthralled. We hope as we listen He'll run out of breath, Since otherwise surely He'll talk us to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
TELLS THE STORY

TELLS THE STORY. What have you there?" "A postcard from friend who is so journing in London" "Ah! What does he say?" "Nothing. He merely sketches man In the act of crooking his elbow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
RACE SUICIDE.

RACE SUICIDE. 'Ths seems to be a fashionable neigh borhood."
 You're right about that" "Yes?"
 "In this neighborhood chauffeurs great Iy outnumber nurse maids"
 GROUNDS FOR SUSPICION. "There are all kinds of public benefac- tors"
 Quite true" said MT. Jibway, but discount a claim of that sort when II s made by a promoter who wants to ex- change his stock for my Liberty Bonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

be decided on now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

The oak and the pine were sacred to d "hi'e
 her. and she was represented as tra- dedicated
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on photograph her in a bathtub.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29

This new display Of advanced Spring Mil
linery properly deserves precedence in first
fashionable thoughts Of the new season.
Indeed, this is showing of unsurpassed
beauty, and the subtle appeal of Miller &
Rhoads Hats reflects the discrimination and
painstaking care in which they were chosen
and designed.
The display presents a comprehensive
variety of styles-both large and small--of
daring OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trimmings; also
many novel fancy effects are included-all
the seasons new shades as well as black.
Priced $1,000 to $500
Second Floor, Central
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
Do You Own a Wardrobe Trunk?

trunk kind other there
s large number OF people who think that tho WARD
ROBE TRUNK is for them believing
But this mistake for while the regular trunk
is continuous expense for
pressing q Of
Wardrobe Trunk.
Wardrobe Trunks the latest and
venent in arrangement $ii.00 $4,000
Exclusive agents for Hartmanns Wardrobe Trunks.
Third Floor, Central.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
Most Unusual Collection of
Smart Taffeta FrOcks

Every one Of the styles is notable in
it's girlishness and springtime charm.
Those at the higher prices are fashioned
Of taffeta of remarkably beautiful
quality emphasizing the unusual ma
ture of this offering. I.
Navy blue is the predominating color
although you'll find soft spring shades Of
gray, brown and Copen.
Price range, $3.50 up.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
Strikingly Different SUITS
Each Smart

Of course one can never think of a
spring wardrobe without building it about
Navy Blue Suit-so charming it is with
fresh, frilly blouses and various hats. 1t
would be very difficult to find more charm
ing Suits than the assortments we display,
and they are very attractively priced Ask
to see these special makes:
'Mangone," "Fouquet" and ''Maison
Manceau."
All the new spring effects-Eton, Box
Coats and Plain Tailored models.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

dredweight. The amount made above
the highest price offered locally, where
there was local market, amounted to
$3.50 per car, or total saving of more
than $17,500 on all shipments.
The season for shipping Arkansas
cattle has not started; but in 1919
cattle shipments from that State ex-
ceeded the cooperative shipments Of
hogs and indications this year are
that almost all the Arkansas cattle
will be shipped comparatively.
The cooperative shipping of live
stock by the method advocated by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture has been found practicable and
profitable in all sections Of the coun'
try where live stock is produced i'll
connection with general or specialized
systems of farming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
It's milk Cow"
Not "Milch Cow

Hereafter it will be milk cow"
and not "milch cow''-at least so far
as the United States Department of
Agriculture is concerned.
This decision marks the termina-
ton of controversy in which ety.
mologists in the department have had
not a little interest. Those defending
"milch" have pointed to Scriptural
use and certain of the classics as es-
tablishing presidents, while the oppo-
sition has contended that dairymen
ranchmen and farmers in general use
milk" instead of ''milch" almost
universally. The advocates Of milk
also favored that word because, they
commended, it was more strictly an
English word, while "milch" was akin
to German. Since Americanization of
language as well as ideals is an article
in every patriots creed, it is thought
that this last sally of he milk" de-
tenders helped as much as any to de
eide the question in their favor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Prevent Disease Spreading

The cleaning and disinfecting of
railroad stock cars is an important
means of preventing the spread of
infectious disease of live stock. III
connection with federal control over
the interstate transportation of live
stock, administered by the Bureau CT
Animal Industry, it is required that
all such cars or other vehicles which
have contained animals affected with
a communicable disease, such as tick
fever, scabies of sheep and cattle, hog
cholera, etc, be cleaned and dlsln-
fected under bureau supervision be-
fore being again used in interstate
commerce.
All live stock received at public
stockyards or at official slaughterins
establishments are inspected at the
time they are received by employees Of
the Bureau of Animal Industry. Il
any animals are found to be affected
with a communicable disease the car
rier which brought them to their des-
tination is at once notified to have
the car or other vehicle set aside and
thoroughly cleaned. After that has
been accomplished, it is disinfected
under the personal supervision of a
federal employe.
Various States also have regulations
requiring that cars must be cleaned
and disinfected before being used in
the transportation of certain classes
of live stock. The Bureau of Animal
Industry cooperative with such States
by having it's employees at central
markets supervise the cleaning and
disinfection of cars in compliance
with the requirements of the State to
which any stock may be destined.
An idea of the magnitude of this
work may be gathered from the fact
that during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1919, bureau employees per-
sonally supervised the disinfection of
44,843 cars. In addition, large num-
Der of motor trucks were handled in
the same manner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Mistook Kanga-
roo for Bird

A naturalist who accompanied Capt.
Cook on his famous voyage ground
the world mistook for a bird the first
kangaroo he saw. This is not likely
to surprise anybody who has seen
kangaroos in their native wilds, for
their leaping powers are so wonder
full that at full speed they really look
as if they were flying. A scientist.
speaking of the matter, said: Il
CHANGED to come across two 'old-man'
kangaroos, huge creatures in the
Australian bush, and measured the
leaps of one of them. Thirty-two feet
the tape line showed for each jump,
taking it from toemark to toemark.
1t is marvellous to see one of these
great marsupials streaking across
country at immense bounds, literally
throwing itself into the air with it's
mighty hind limbs, and hardly seem
ing to touch the earth in it's flight"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
New Electric TOaSter

Food experts agree that toast prop.
erly prepared is more easily digested
than fresh bread, because in toast the
starch is changed into dextrine (dou-
BILE sugar.. The heat necessary to
deXtriniZe starch is approximately
500 degrees. However, when the
bread is exposed to a hotter fire and
the outside is charred, leaving the in
side as moist as ever, the starch is
not transormefd, and the result IS
merely soggy piece of bread, burnt
ON the outside.
And there is nothing some dislike
more than a piece of soggy toasted
bread, and there is nothing more de-
licious than piece of crisp, tender
toast of exactly the right degree, of
rich golden BROWNIES, not burned up.
dried up hard or tough.
The electric bread toaster is the
only source that will make perfecJ.
The uniform electric heat does this.
new electric toaster automatically
pes the toast. 1t is simple ma
e, so constructed that when slices
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
The Long, Long Trail
to Your able

delivered to their salesroom on the
day Of arrival, because of the favor
able market, only about one-third of
the shipment came in by closing time,
and it was noon the next day before
the remainder was delivered.
The long, winding trail did not end
at the wholesalers. Once unloaded,
the peaches were put on display for
the benefit Of various jobbers, some
of whom purchased a few dozen
crates and some larger amounts.
Some of these men were situated
within two or three squares of the
wholesaler and their purchases were
delivered on hand trucks In the case
of other jobbers another wagon trans
fer was necessary.
Next in this process which econ
omists call distribution came the re.
tailers to look over the lots, in the
end buying small quantities such as
they could sell in a day or two. This,
of course, necessitated another hand
ling and carting over the citys rough
pavements.
Last, but not least, came the con-
sumers, each buying only a small
fraction of a crate and paying a big
share of the expenses all the hand
ling had entailed.
This instance is no exaggeration.
A very large part of the foodstufts
brought to American cities goes over
some such devious trail. One Wash
ington D. c., wholesale merchant has
stated that he spends $4,000 year
for carriage which could be saved if
the city had a wholesale terminal
where cars could be unloaded directly
into premises occupied by the whole
salers. Following an investigation
in New York City it was estimated
by local organization that the say.
ing in handling costs which would re-
suit in adequate terminal facilities
were established would be 100000
annually by the borough of Rich
mond; $S,OOO,OOO by Queens; $4,000,
600 by the Bronx; $21,000,000 by
Brooklyn, and an even vaster sum by
Manhattan.
Marketing experts admit that there
are many battling aspects to the high
cost of living problem, but contend
that the remedy for the phase of ou1
costly distribution system just de-
scribed is plain. Cities which will
provide modern wholesale terminals
where shipments can be delivered
from the railroad cars direct to whole
salers few feet away, will make pos
sible the saving Of immense sums OF
money now charged up to the con
sumner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Sixty years in the pulpit and 100
years Of age, is the record of the
Rev. Christian Reeser, pastor of the
Apostolic Mennonite Church of near
Eureka, ILL.,, believed to be the oldes.
clergyman in the United States and
with an experience of consecutive
service longer than any other. The
celebration of his birthday anniver-
sary was made a notable occasion, his
children all assembling and being as
sisted by the members, of the congre-
cation in making the centenary an
event long to be remembered.
The Rev. Resser was born in Lor-
and occupied in his younger days a
raine, France, September Is, 1919,
farm owned by General Bertram, who
was one of the ablest officers under
Napoleon Bonaparte. At the age Of
twenty he came to the United States
and was educated for the ministry
at Cincinnati. AS the sect, known as
the Mennonites, was struggling one
curing the pioneer era of this coul
try, the clergyman was forced to op-
crate a farm as a means of liveli-
hood. Since 1858, Doctor Resser has
resided near Eureka and preached Ii,
the Mennonite Church there. He
speaks German, French and English
with equal fuency but has always
preached in German, due to the facr
that most of his followers are famil'
lar with the Teutonic tongue.
Doctor Reeser cast his first vote
for president James X. Polk in 1910,
and has voted at every presidential
election since.
Asked to what he ascribed his good
health, excellent physical condition
and long life, he replied hard work in
the open, wholesome food and regular
hours of sleep. For the last twenty
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Menancing Brown Rot Controlled
by New Peach Fangicide
Millions of Peaches Will be Saved by Remedy Perfected
by U. S. Department of Agriculture.

fungus resulted in damage that made
it prohibitive. Finally a simple mix.
ture made by adding -four of sulphur
to Stacking lime was found by the de-
partment's investigators to have just
the right qualities.
The peach crop of this country, &C
cording to the 1910 census, was valued
at approximately $29,00O,O00. 1t is
production and increased prices result
ing from control of brown-rot and
other fungus diseases, the present
annual peach crop is worth between
$50,000,0O0 and$6OO0O,O00 OF this
probably Is to 20 per cent would De
destroyed annually by brown-rot if
no control measures were used. On
the other hand, between 100000
and $4,000 is saved to the fruit
grower and at the shipping points as a
result of the Departments discovery.
Not only is the grower able to pro-
duce an increased quality of fruit but
the sprayed fruit is much superior to
the unsprayed, so that it's value is en-
HANGED and all acknowledgements,
carriers, dealers, and consumers
benefit correspondingly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

The efforts which peach growers of
this country are making at this time
of the year to forecast the size of the
seasons crop call attention to the i'm
mense value of afungicide developed
by the United States Department of
Agriculture with which brown rot, one
of the most serious menaces to the
peach industry, can be controlled. But
for this simple, effective remedy the
present forecasts would of necessity
have to be made on an altogether
different basis. The Bureau of Crop
Estimates, United States Department
of Agriculture, which forecasts the
1920 commercial crop at 29,240,000
bushels, (based on conditions, April
81 states that it's reporters everywhere
regard the fungicide as the big factor
that prevents a decline of the peach
industry similar to that from which
apple growing has suffered in parts
of the Middle West.
Up to a few years ago there was
no satisfactory fungicide which could
be sprayed on peaches during the
growing season without seriously in
juring the foliage. Everything which
was tried to control the brown-rot
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

"a line from a popular song
There's long, long trail a-winding'
apples to at least one of the many
and devious paths which old man H.
C. L. treads in his effort to make
living complex and expensive for the
average person.
The particular byway referred to
is that which wholesale shipments of
food follow in their costly travel from
the railway car to the retailer. A
carload of fruit or vegetables can be
sped half way across the continent
in a day or two, but on arriving in
the city where the food is to be re-
tailed, the shipment starts on a wind
ing trail which too often adds little
but unnecessary costs and delay.
Eliminating Expensive carting
This expensive shunting and haul
ing of foodstuffs from point to point
in the cities and the spoilage which
the unnecessary handling causes are
the big items centralized wholesale
terminals eliminate. The bureau of
Markets, United States Department CT
Agriculture, has been on this trail, lit
orally, following shipments step by
step to determine how much expense
is added to the cost of the food by un-
necessary handling between the ship
per and the retailer. The route fol-
lowed by carload of peaches en-
tering middle western city over a
railroad not provided with team
tracks well illustrate this phase of
the distribution problem
This car had to be switched from
the railroad on which it entered the
city, through the crowded switch
yard, to another track which is &C
cessible to teams. Here it stood un.
til the receiving wholesalers team
sters could finish another job. After
this delay two wagons were drawn up
beside the car in turn, and were
loaded with the peaches. Thereupon
they started for the wholesale house
which was two miles away.
The teamsters' route lay through
the most congested part of the city,
the wholesale district being close &c
the busy retail section. The wagons
were full hour and quarter MAX.
ing the trip. Meanwhile, the sun
beat down on the peaches and the
city's dust and dirt filtered in
through the crates SO that the fruit
was far from being as fresh and at
tractive as when taken from the car.
Moreover, the journey so jostled and
bruised the fruit that some of it had
to be sold at a discount.
Though the wholesalers were par
itcularly anxious to get the peaches
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
SHARP-BOMBARDMENT

An amusing result of the lax dis
cipline that exists on some of the
ships belonging to tropical countries
is related by an American naval Off
Ger.
1t appears that one of the Haitian
gunboats was lying in the harbor OF
Port-au-Prince. One day a mess cook
for some reason cleaned about a peck
of knives and forks on the gun deck.
He was suddenly called away, and so
he stuck the mess pail, full of knives
and forks, into the muzzle of the big
gest gun and put the hampton on after
it. About an hour afterward the ad-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Cooperative Market
ing Successful

During the first 100 days of 1920,
6S cooperative carloads of hogs were
shipped from % Arkansas counties.
The $3.50 hogs in the cars were owned
by 700 different farmers, or an average
of more than 10 shippers to each car
load. Returns totaling $127,590.52
were received for these hogs at the
central markets. The average cost of
shipping was only s4.s cents per hun
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

miral came aboard, and as the gun
was loaded with blank cartridge, the
sailors used it to fire salute.
1t happened that the gun was aimed
toward the town, and almost point
blank at the Grand Hotel. The guests
were assembled on the porch to wit
ness the ceremonies when they were
saluted with a rain of knives and forks
which stuck against the wooden walls
like porcupine quilts into an unwary
dog. Fortunately, no one was hurt,
although the marrow escapes" were
numerous.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Sixty Years in the Pulpit

years he has given up active work
upon the farm and has restricted him
self to preaching. II just admonish
them," he says. For the last ten
years, haven't used text" He has
never posed for a photograph. He
says that it is against his religious
principles.
Eleven children, seventy-five grand
children and seventy-nine great-grand-
children assembled at the recent CEN
tennial Of the venerable divine.
In one hundred years of existence,
the old man has never known illness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

of bread are placed in the receiver a
downward pressure of two small
levers lowers the bread into the oven,
turns on the electric current and so
engages timing arrangement that
the toasting proceeds without any ct
tention whatever from the attendant
When the toast is just right the lever
is released by the timer, the current
turned off, and the toast lifted out of
the machine automatically.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Electric Lights
for the Fish

French fishermen have been expert
menting with the use of two power
full electric lights IN either end OF
the big net which is spread at night
and while the hauls have been greater
than usual it is not positively deter
mined whether the results are entire
ly due to the lights or to the plenti-
full supply of fish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
The Land of Flanders

AS night falls in China lanterns
appear everywhere. They are hung
out at the door of every dwelling;
they swing as pendants to the angles
of the pagoda; they form the frey
crown of every shop-front; they clus-
ter round the houses of the rich and
light up the novels of the poor; they
are borne with the carriage of the
and they swing from the
yards and masts of vessels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Sale of 4th of July "sparklers" i'll
Philadelphia has been forbidden by
police authorities. The harmless
sparkler has caused the death Of 81
children in the past Is years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Theodore Togweiler, IL, of Philadel-
phia, was shot and killed by his 49,
year-old brother, Edward, last week,
when a gun with which they were
playing soldier went ON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

A sailor at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard chased baseball along pier,
during the course Of game of
"catch." Just as he reached the end
of the pier he stumbled and fell into
the water and was drowned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

A feud broke out between the Fee
and Berry families of Esserville, Va,
last week. Two were killed and four
wounded in a street battle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Two men were instantly killed when
they fell through an open door of a
New York subway train last week.
A third was seriously injured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Four youthful treasure seekers,
aged 3, 6, 9, and II years of age, were
lost in row boat On Lake Erie for
81 hours. They set sail from Lake
side, Mich, and were finally rescued
by a passenger steamer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Twelve hundred rubber workers are
leaving Akron, Ohio, factories to work
on the farms. 1t is said that farm
hands there are receiving fro 81 to
81 day with board and lodging.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Crooks threw open railroad switch
near Providence, r. l., and derailed
a passenger train. There were no
casualties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Approximately s1oo,Ooo,OOO worth OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Quickly made friendships are quick
ly ended.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

milk was produced on Indiana farms
in 1919.