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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Lived pay. IN Sealed Box.

Joseph Bancroft. q reader OF ply
siology at Kings college. England. has
lived for six days In hermetically
sealed glass box. The experiment
arose out Of a 30-year-old controversy
as to whether II is possible to calcu-
late the amount OF oxygen In the blood
from a knowledge of the amount Of
oxygen in the breath. The test was
also made to demonstrate whether IL
was necessary that airmen should
have oxygen apparatus when flying at
great heights. Il proved that oxygen
was necessary to flying men. but IL
did not show to what height they
could fly with safety While In the
box Bancroft kept record OF his sen
sations and made scientific OBSERVE
lions. He said he suffered from sleep
lessness. but otherwise did not expert
ence much Inconvenience except on
the last day. when the atmosphere
became extremely rarehed. He then
had headaches and nausea.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
CHAPTER ".

Jed came to me the next day In one
Of his candid moods.
II did shoot at you yesterday" he
said.
IT know you did," I replied.
"And you're wondering why and
you're wondering II intend to do II
again"
II don't wonder at anything you
do" i said. "And you know that II
you do II again. the evidence is pre-
pared against you. I think l am per-
fectly safe. know you are cow
ard"
"No. I'm not a coward he said. as
II he were stating fact and not max
Ing boast. II never do anything
without a purpose. aad when have a
purpose, l do Il no matter what the
consequences may be. The reason I
wanted 10 shoot you was because you
were engaged to Isobel. intend to
marry 1sobel. Now | know that you
are not going to marry Isobel. You
are Just the foolish fence that her
mother thought she could build up
around Isobel and keep me from try
ing to marry her. Isobel doesn't want
you. She Is laughing at you. So we
might as well be friends again"
"You preposterous old fooll' said.
"You selile aleoholici You are a vio-
lation Of deceney. You enfeebled. ex-
asperating old goatl You would sicken
the moral conscience Of a mummy. II
you ever associate your aspirations
with the name OF Miss Sidney again.
I'll cut your throat with paper
knife
Jed smiled and made me feel ridicu-
lOus.
II am a more intelligent man than
you" he said. you are too simple for
the complexities Of life. You could not
possibly be sufficient for a girl Of Miss
Sidney's character. She would die Of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
WATCH YOUR FEET.
important Matter Pertaining to
General Health.
Experts Advise Walking "Indlan Fashs
lon" IN Preference to the 'Toelns
Out" Which Has Hitherto
Been Considered Proper.

tShort Talks on Health, by the United
States Public Health Service. Washing
ton, d. CO.
Well-directed feet are now consider
ed to be quite as important to general
health as well-poised head or an erect
carriage. Few people seem to realize
that many troublesome ailments are
caused by fiat or weak feet. and at
tribute the nervous depression. pain In
the legs and back and general fatigue
to some other cause. when the feet are
really at fault, says TIE United States
public health service.
Actual 'iat foot is much less com
mon than Is ordinarily thought. On
the other hand, "weak foot" is very
common, and If not remedied gradual
ly leads to fiat foot.
Recent Investigations have estab-
lished the fact that ''toeing out" in
walking, or standing, puts an added
strain on the arch of the feet Instead
Of standing and walking with the feet
forming an angle of about As degrees.
as formerly advocated In military and
athletic manuals, experts now advO-
cate standing and walking with the
toes pointed straight forward. This
has been found to be of great assist
ance in remedying weak and fiat feet,
and constitutes what is known as
walking Indian fashion"
"Toelng straight" should be prac-
ticed for little while, and 1t will come
easy. Make two parallel lines on the
floor, about six incEes apart, and walk
on them with the toe and heel touch
ing the outside Of the line. Follow this
up with an exercise such as the fol-
lowing: Stand with the feet parallel,
with about two inches between the
feet, and rise on tie toes anywhere
from 20 to 40 times each night and
morning. In standing acquire the
habit of placing the feet few inches
apart, with the same distance between
heels and toes. Keep the body weight
equally supported on both feet.
Do not make the mistake of bellev-
ing that fiat feet can be cured by the
shoemaker, or by tie ordinary arch
that is sold in shoe stores. The con-
dltion is one that should be treated by
an experienced physician when 1t fails
to respond to the measures outlined
above.
It is comparatively easy to remedy
a tendency to weak or fat feet In chill
dren by teaching them the proper
walking and standing posture. Par
ents would do well to teach their chill
dren to walk Indian fashion.
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ial, and II had baronial habits, but 1t
brought no friends to the doors.
1t was nearly always with regard to
Isobel that the condition seemed I'M
natural. For an invalid like Mr.. Sid
ney II was natural enough. Mrs. Sid
ney was wholly devoted to him; was
engaged in professional duties; and
for Jed and the servants in the house
1t was natural to be content with what
they had Of life or with the perform
ance of duties for which they were
paid and which they might abandon
at will. But this was Isobels life.
She was young, vibrant, beautiful, but
vistas opening into human prospects
were closed to her. And she was en-
gagged TO piece Of professional dead
wood who happened to be the only
masculine thing available when her
mother was In great distress.
Later Isobel said that as a woman
she knew of course that / loved her,
but this is evident fiction. She did
no such thing, and II would be an I'M
kindness to her to think so. What
was only comedy II were, as she
thought / was, an indifferent, unfeel-
ing man, would have been cruelty If
1t had been known that the position
was mockery of denied hopes.
Isobel used me to gain her liberty.
She affected famlliarities and called
me "John" derlsively, or worse dear"
or "old dear" protested, in more
pain than she could guess.
"We are engaged" she said. "What
should l call you?"
"You might consider the fact that
We are not engaged" / suggested.
"But we are. If we do1't act as IL
We weret you'll not be any protection
against Jed. Don't you want me to
call you John?'
"0f course do" said. ats per-
fectly straightforward, natural and
proper"
"Then it's the dear and old dear
you object to, and perfectly delight
in calling you old dear 1t fits so
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Wives Work.

Neither Mr.. Hamlin nor Squire Hea-
ton is noted as a worker, but their
wives are very Industrious and moth
ing gives either gentleman more peas
ure than to boast Of the wonderful
things that his wife accompIishes.
81 don't know what the Red Cross
would have done without my wife"
said Mr.. Hamlln one day. "She knit
twenty-five sweaters, seveny-four
pairs of socks and one hundred and
fifteen wristlets."
That's not bad record" admit
ted the squire. I'm fact, call II
real good record for an average knit.
ter. Now, don't know how many ar
ticles my wife turned out for the Red
Cross; she didn't count them. She
started to count them. but when she
had knit several hundred articles OF
every kind she said counting tired her.
and she quit. After that she est-
mated her output by needles"
"By needless What do you mean
BY needlesg" asked Mr.. Hamlin. lit
tie huffily.
81 mean the needles my wife wore
out" explained the squire. "She wore
out three sets OF needles knitting for
the Red Cross; and the fourth set
was so near wore out when the war
ended that they wasn't no thicker
than horsehairs."-Youth's Companion.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
"JoHNl"

Synopsis - DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
OF Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, a semi
invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney Is a
Spanish woman. dignified and reti-
cent. Jed. the butler, acts like a
privileged member Of the family,
Hartley house is fine old isolated
country place, with q murder story,
a haunted pool. and many watch
dogs. and an atmosphere OF mys-
terry. The haunted pool Is where
Richard Dobson, son of former
owner Of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked In. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist
He interferes Mrs. Sidney ex-
plains. John buys a revolver. John
overhears Jed telling Mrs. Sidney
he will have his way. In reply she
says she will not hesitate to kill
him. Mrs, Sidney asks John to
consent TO the announcement of
his engagement TO Isobel The
young people consent TO the make
believe announcement. Jed tries to
kill John.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Suddenly Famous.

Maj. Hugh Thomas. o. n. F.. the
Engiishman who recently bought the
complete town Of Milford Haven for
q quarter Of a million sterling. had
probably never been heard Of by the
man in the street before. Another In
cident In which q surprise mllliou-
alre" figured occurred some years hars
when China wanted a loan of $50 O00-
900. A lender turned up in Mr.. Birch
Crisp Of whom practically no enc had
ever heard. but who soon became "a
nous when seven great powers. ~
Guiding Great Britain, took immediate
steps 70 prevent him advancing the
money,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Mr.. Sidney visits the peni-
Tertiary.
cTO on CoN4INUEDJ
Flat Feet.

Symptoms of fat foot are pain
along the lnstep or even in the calves
of the legs, knees, thighs. hips or
back, often mistaken for rheumatism
or other troubles. The person stands
with feet web apart and toes turned
outward. The ankle bends inward and
the weight falls on the inner line OF
the foot so that the entire sole rests
fat on the ground.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Fox SQUIRRELS Nests.

In the South, instead Of living In
the hollow trees. the fox squirrels build
big nests in the tops Of the pine and
other trees. usually Of Spanish moss.
saws the American Forestry Magazine.
In these they sleep. also carrying 10
them the pine cones In the hardwood
forests Of the North. dry leaves take
the place Of the Spanish moss. and a
conspicuous nest is built with an en-
trance hole al the side.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27

for the building Of
noble character.
but life Is also full
of peril. Many
tests come to us
a n d In m a n y
forms, but they all
may be summed
up In the three
forms of charac-
ter-testing which
are recorded Of
] us in the
fourth chapter OF
Luke.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
Memory.

A memory without blot or contsmi-
nation must be On e -uislte treasure.
an inexhaustible source Of pure re-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bronte-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27

Every hoy knows several men WHOM
he intends TO wElp when be grows up.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27

Life is Joyous opportunity for ac-
comprising a successful career and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-27
By REV. GRANT sTRoH

TExT-And Jesus was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness. being
forty days tempted OF the devil.-Luks
al, q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
ADAMS WRITES ON COST OF COAL AT
 MINE AND RETAIL

Why Is there such a wide difference between the price of coal at the mines
 of Alabama and the price at retail in Birmingham?
 W. Carson Adams of the firm of Adams, Rowe & Norman has prepared one of the clearest statements yet made
 on the subject. MT. Adams writes: "A local writer under the heading. Voice of the People, in last Saturday, s News asks what the coal operators of | this district have ever done for the
 public to give them the right to ex- I pect public sympathy and help in their present troubles. Having been actively engaged in the coal industry in this district for the last twenty years, the first eight at the mines and the last 1 twelve in the selling end, I feel quali- fled to undertake to answer the question. Quite number of men and one woman whom I recall lost all they had through their efforts to operate coal mines in Alabama. The names of many such are familiar to practically every man who has been in the coal business here very long. For present purposes however, we will consider only those who are now engaged in the coal business. The writer of the ar ticie referred to says: I am told that it costs less than sS to put coal on the cars at the mines that is now selling in Birming ham at from sS to S11 ton,' and asks for an explanation of the wide difference.
 Farther on in his letter he frankly admits he doesn't profess to know any thing about the coal industry, either the mining or the profiteering end. In the first place. he has bee nerroneously in- formed regarding the cost of mining domestic coal I know of only one do- mestic mine in Alabama which I believe is mining coal as cheaply as SS per ton loaded in railroad cars. l will not consider the very thin seams from which the very high grade coals such as Montevallo and Climax are mined. Those mining costs have gone so high that the owners of the Climax mine have decided to permanently abandon the mine and are now removing the machinery therefrom. Most of the bet ter grades of our domestic coal come from the Cahaba field and the Black Creek seam. The cost of mining those coals now ranges from $4 to S6 per ton. It should be borne in mind that com mon labor at the mines which pre- war was paid $1.25 for 10 hours work is now paid s4 for eight hours the in- crease is 300 per cent Mule drivers who, pre-war. drew s1.75 for 10 hours work now draw s4.44 for eight hours; increase, 2l7 per cent. Mine mules costing, pre-war. $40, now cost S350; increase, 150 per cent. Feed of mules, pre-war, s10 per month. now s30; in- crease. 200 per cent. A set of mine car irons, pre-war, s3S, now $50; increase S54 pera cent.
 CONDITIONS AT ACTON
 "A representative domestic mine In the Cahaba field is Acton. There has been no strike trouble there for many years, and there is none now. At the beginning of the current retail dealers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

Port of Birmingham Company and what it would mean to Birmingham when completed Tt is a remarkable fact" said Dr. Barnwell, that while the port is to serve 250.000 people of the Bir- mingham district, only 234 citizens have responded to the appeal to buy stock"
 Dr. Barnwell said he thought it was the duty of the Kiwanis Club as civic organiza tion to see that the Port of Birmingham was completed. Its opera tion, he said. would benefit Birming- ham and. indirectly, every salary earn CT in the district.
 The club accepted the invitation to be present at the opening of the new hy-product coke ovens of the Sloss- Sheffield Company at North Birming- ham on August 31. This day being the Kfwanis' meeting day, it was decided to substitute the luncheon at the ovens for the regular weekly meeting. Other civic organizations will be present.
 Next Tuesday will be Automobile Day." it was announced. The dealer in every make of car will be the guest of the club and will tell of his car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
LIGHTS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS ARE
 ORDERED BY CITY

Improvement ordinance No. b5-D, passed yesterday at the meeting of the City Commission, provides for $16,50o worth of work on Eighteenth street, South. from the east property line of Cullom street to the east line of the Ardis Heights survey.
 This ordinance provides for the paw ing, curbing, guttering and laying of sidewalks on this street. All work Is 10 be of portland cement and concrete.
 The commission ordered light to be installed at the following points in Wylam: Avenue c and Forty-ifrst street, Twelfth avenue and Forty first street, Twelfth avenue and Forty fifth street, Fifth avenue and Forty eighth street; Sixth avenue and Forty third street. Seventh avenue and Thirty-sev- enth street Ninth avenue and Forty third street Eighth avenue and Forty sixth street, Seventh avenue and Pike street.
 The city attorney was ordered to condemn certain property needed for public schcool building and playground in Wylam.
 Permit was given the Southern Pine anl Hardwood Company to erect a plan ing mill on the Redwood spur track of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railway.
 The commission authorized the in- stallation of three new fire plugs In the Shadyside community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
K|WAN|S CLUB ID
 UNDERNEATH STOCK
$5,000 Stock of Port of Bir- mingham Underwritten.
 Will Attend Opening

Tn order to complete the construction of a terminal on the Warrior river the hiwanis Club yesterday undertook to underwrite s500o worth of stock in the Port of Birmingham Company over $3,000 was pledged at the lunch con. and the remainder will be raised by canvass of the members.
 pr. Middleton S. Barnwell, president of the club, told of the work of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
SEVEN

tooing idea ever carried out was that of French coachman, who at the time of the celebrated Dreyfus trial, had his body covered with no fewe than t20 illustrations of the case, including por- traits of the leading personages. The work occupied nearly two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
LOSSES OF RETAILERS

T invested s1.200 in stock in one of the leading retail coal companies in Birmingham several years ago, and lost it all. The company was unable to earn any profit; the stockholders took their losses and the company retired from business. Pre-war, Acton coal retailed in Birmingham at $450, now 1925, increase 105 per cent. Cost of mining has increased more than 300 per cent, freight more than 133 per cent, cost of retailing 200 per cent, Reflect a bit over the prices of cotton, corn. hay, wheat, hogs, cattle and the finished products made therefrom and see if you can think of one such, the selling price of which, whether 1t be in the hands of farmer, manufacturer or retailer, has increased as little as 105 per cent. Within the last six weeks scores of buyers from other sec tions have been here searching for coal and offering as much as $12 per ton, f. O. b. car mines, for same, but practically none of our standard brands of domestic coal have been sold to such buyers. The coal had been previously sold on contracts and is being shipped on those contracts.
 "So, in reply to the question, What have the coal operators of this district ever done for the public? I answer one thing they have done and are now do-
 ing is, in the face of what promises to be one of, if not the worst. fuel fam ines in the history of this country they are shipping domestic coal fol s4.50 to $5 which is costing them up to s6 and which they could readily sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

up to $12. and they are doing 1t be- cause they are not willing to repudiate either the contracts they made last spring with retail coal dealers or the moral obligation they owe to the con- suming public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11
Population Figures
By Associated Press

Washington, August 1o.-The census bureau today announced the figures on several southern towns, as follows:
 Natchitcchee, La, 3,3sS, increase S56. or 33.S per cent: Apalachicola, Fla, 3,06s; Bonifay, Fla, 1,23o; Carrabelle. Fla. l.o55: Collins, Miss, 1,3S9; Berryville,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

Miss; 1.74; Eureka Sprinks, Miss. 2,i2s; Rude, Miss, 1,12l: Richton, Miss, l,S62; Port Gibson. Miss. 1,69i; Holly Sprinss' Miss, 2.l13; Fullerton. La., PAP; Lees vile, La, 2,51s; Napoleonville. La, 1,lU.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

season. which was last March, the own CTS of that mine figured as well as they could the probable cost of mining that coal for the ensuing twelve months; quoted prices to and closed contracts with retail dealers for the entire expected tonnage until April of next year. Those prices per ton f. o. b. cars mines began at s45o for April shipment, increased 10 cents each month until they reached $ in Sep- tember and remain at $ throughout the winter. Acton mines are on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Since those contracts were made, Louisville and Nashville car supply has averaged less than 50 per cent hence the mines have produced less than half of the expected tonnage and the min ing cost per ton has risen t0 about s6. For the last three months those mines have been operated at an actual out-of- pocket loss and since no relief from the car shortage seems likely before spring, 1t now appears that all the do- mestic coal mined at Acton until next April will be shipped at an actual loss to the mine owner Mines whose men have been and are now on strike are faring much worse than Acton. Freight on that coal to Birmingham was pre- war, 30 cents, now 70 cents: increase, 1SS per cent, to which must be added war tax Some of the Items now mak- ing up the retail dealers cost of doing business are: Unloading, 25 cents; drayage, s165; disappearances, due to leakage and stealage, from cars and yards S5 cents; slackage (breakage), 35 cents. This coal is now retailing in Birmingham at s9.25, thus leaving the retail dealer approximately s1 per ton to pay clerk hire, taxes, license. yard and railroad track upkeep, telephones. subscriptions to civic and charitable causes, etc, before he realizes any profit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

The Issue Cannot Be Disguised The coal operators of this district are determined that the public shall notbe confused to their posi- tion, and it is therefore restated: They are fighting against control of their On the other side the fight is for union control The assertion that all the strikers "open shop flatly conradicted by the fact that contracts made by individual coal companies in this district with their employees an "open shop basis have been broken without excuse whatever. This proves that the agtators shop that is "open' only to them If they got that, they could hold the coal production of this district in the hollow their hand
 Which is better the general welfare of this III district
 shop that is "open" to the agiator and closed to production? Or
 shop closed to the agitator open all men, ir- cluding the great body of miners strike who are willing full days work for full days pay? The recognition of the union is the recognition of these agitators That is the memorable logic of the situation
 This company and the others affected by the present strike will recognize the agtator matter how artfuy he may be camouflaged. | It is well for everyone to know this. Biz Warrior Coal Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-11

Perhaps the most extraordinary tat
New Britain herald., 1920-11-12
CONN. GIRL AWARDED
 THE SEABURY PRIZE

Boston, Nov. 12.-Miss Ruth Dun ham of the State Normal school, Dan- bury. Conn.,, won first prize in the Nor mai school section of the annual Sea- bury prize essay contest of the Ameri- can school citizenship league. The sub ject of her essay was Education for Citizenship in the League of Nal lions."
 A student in an English school won first prize in the secondary school sec ton. The successful competitor was J. H. Brown, Cheltenham college, Pill ton Lodge, Weymouth, England.
 The prizes are offered each year by the league, of which former President Taft is honorary president
 The contests were open to students in this country and England. In an- nouncing the winners today the league secretary Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews of this city said that next year the contest would be open to students of all countries.
 First prize in each section is seven ty-tive dollars.