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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
POISONOUS FUNGI

1 and, unless one is certain of the spe- cies beyond all doubt, it is decidedly better to stick to the regular camp fare and pass the mushrooms by.
 "The death cup or destroying angel is the name by which the big toad of the Amanita phalloides, one of the most deadly fungi known, and is ire Quently mistaken for a mushroom and eaten with nearly always fatal results.
 Fungi grow in all sorts of places in open meadows and pasture lands: along roadsides and watercourses; in many parts of open and shady woods; in deserted buildings where there is but little sunlight and no fresh air circulates; while, finally, many curi- ous fungi grow on old logs, dying trees, and in numerous other places The species known to be edible are called mushrooms by most people. while all the suspected ones are desg- mated as toadstools.
 Many fungi are the deadliest of all known enemies of trees and the vari- ous kinds of grain. The diseases are known as rust and as blisters, such as the black stem rust" that a few years ago destroyed tons upon tons of wheat in this country and in Canada, while all will remember the damage done to the chestnut trees by still another fungus, which destroyed indeed, near exterminated them. Now comes the White Pine Blister" "a most fatal form of fungus, de- manding all the attention that the expert possesses of such enemies to successfully combat, in that thou sands of acres of pines shall not be exterminated in various parts of the country where it has made it's ap- pearance. It, too. is a fungus and cousin of the toadS toolS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26

M1Ew YORK. September a5.- UWI Special. )-An American has S seen Petra, the famous rock capital of Arabia that disappeared from the civilized world 1000 years before America was discovered. He is E. M. Newman. tho travel lec- turer, who, accompanied by guard furnished by Prince Feisul of the new Arab Kingdom of Hedjaz, was able to penetrate the Sinai peninsula re- zion which is occupied by hostile tribesmen.
 Newman followed the trail used by Burkhardt, the Swiss explorer who rediscovered Petra early in the last century. He travelled 2S miles through a deep and narrow gorge into the. mountains and found city of buildings. temples. streets and dwellings carved from the solid rock. He picked up tear bottles and Roman and Hebrew coins in the streets. He inspected houses that remain as they were on the day the city ceased to exist.
 Petra dates back to the dawn of history. It is thought to be the Selah mentioned in the Bible. The Arabs say that Moses, leading the children of Israel to the Promised Land. spent 20 years there. It was ruled success sively by Horite. Edomite, Nabba- ltaean, Roman and Greek. Then. .@ the fourth century, Petra ceased to exist. destroyed either by flood or an invasion of neo-Persians. The world forgot that 1t had ever existed. Today a few starved Bedouins live in the ancient tombs. Mothers cradle their babies in stone coffins and the children play with utensils that amused children centuries ago
 Fewer than 100 Europeans have seen Petra since it was rediscovered by BuSkhardt, Newman says in tae September Mentor Magazine. but with the postwar changes it is pos sible that the ancient city will be made accessible to tourists.
 l Newman brought back many pho tographs of the lost city. One of the most impressive is that of Pharaoh's treasury. great temple carved in
 the face of a cliff; the Arabs believe it housed the treasure of Egypt at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
LOST SIXTH OF WORKERS

1 been observed after all wars. and 1t is easily explained. he said
 But in spite of this the deficit Is an important fact in our country and in Belgium, while the population of Great Britain has increased by l. 100000 during the same time" he said. That of Germany has l-.rdly diminished. and if it has diminished at all, we are still ignorant of it. We know that in Russia the number of deaths had not fallen below the number of births.
 Imagine the state of the French population in 15 years At that time there will be lacking, taking account of the mortality, 5oo.ooO young men of the ages of 15 to 2t years, a loss which must be added to the 100000 men of IS to 50 years of age killed during the war, and who would then be 33 to 65 years old, as well as the 500,00O young men of the same ages who died in the civil population in excess of the normal mortality. In all, about 2,00O,O0O individuals will be missing from the male population of Is to 65 years.
 "In 1885 one-sixth of those whose work must furnish the principal source of income of the nation will be lacking. In spite of the restora- tion of Alsace-Lorraine, which brings us 100000 adults of IS to 65 years, but which also demands work CTS for it's fields and iron foundrles, 1t Is certain that French production will be deprived of an important part of it's active forces and that the economic life of the country will languish for many years if energetic measures are not taken without de- lay to ward off the threatening deficit.
 Without doubt, one might tempo rarily make appeal to foreign work CTS. Assimilable populations. how ever, can only furnish a small part. It will be necessary to have recourse to unassmilable races very different from ours, and which will furnish quickly the undesirable elements,
 "The deficit of masculine workers has caused the more general employ ment of women. But the women who work cannot be fruitful mothers Feminine work will only be a short lived mitigation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
A Sherlock E.clnes"
 W',o Looked the Part

7r=7 RANK D. CASASSA, for 25 U years a member of New York's police force, was the type of detec- tive more often met with in fiction than in real life. Handsome, intel ligent, well dressed, absolutely with out fear and as much at home in one of New York's fashionable hostel ries as in a thieves den, he was a terror to evildoers, particularly pickpockets. Casassa was reputed to be the greatest "dip" detective in the country. His knowledge of the criminal mind was pncanny and it is said he did not depend on "stool pigeons" to make a capture.
 The ordinary "bull" in a black suit, square-toed shoes and derby hat had little in common either in appearance or methods with this super detective who might have been mistaken for anything but what he was, relentless foe of New York criminals. It was Casassa and an other detective Dick McKenna who caught the notorious "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty Louie," murderers of Herman Rosenthal. And Casas- sa was honest. It is related of him that he was once offered S100 day to let organized bands of pickpock- cts alone. The man who made the offer got . broken nose for his pains.
 There may not be many detectives in the country with as interesting personality as Casassa had, but there are hundreds who are equally as honest and courageous, if not quite as adept in trailing criminals, other wise America would be far more of happy hunting ground for law breakers than it is now. By their zeal and integrity they disprove the charge made by thoughtless people that every detective and every policeman has his price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
---------------- - ---- AN ENOLoGIsT APPEARS

From the Providence Journal.
 An enologist has appeared. the dis patches say, in San Francisco.
 Ones first guesses as to his iden- tity. however, are likely to be wrong. He is neither a new type of anti-Jap- anese agitator nor strange variety of California booster. His advertise ment in one of the San Francisco newspapers explains what he is and why.
 Since the law allows you to make 200 gallons of grape juice for your own family's use." he tells readers, .let an expert enologist make it for you at your residence. avoiding poor results and wasting money. Start now before grapes go too high"
 Mir. Webster does not define an en- ologist. But he does mention enology as the science or study of wines. The word Is related to the Greek 'oinos,' meaning wine. The suffix enol de- notes in chemistry. the presence of ITCC dlCOnOi. oo IL ID SdSy anu Soi rect to coin enologist and flash it on the public with assurance. The word Is preferable to such combination as wine scientist not only because 1t is shorter, but also because it has a loftier sound and has about it an appealing air of mystery. To haN an enologist in the house should be enough to make any family if no- proud at least self-conscious.
 Prohibition has added new words to our vocabulary and resurrected old ones-bootiegger. for example. En- ologist is welcome because its etymo- logical standing cannot be questioned. We predict something of a future for it even though a Californian may in- sist on taking all of the glory for in troducinx it to the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26

From the American Forestry Maga- zine.
 | M0UMERoUs fatal poisonings from lIW| eating mushrooms" reported S N in the news this summer were not due to mushrooms at all The greatest care should be taken in se- lecting this article of food.
 To ask person to gather his own mushrooms for the table, without previous instruction that will enable him to avoid the deadly kinds, is equivalent to. If not worse tiian, in- viting him to put his unprotected hand into den of rattlesnakes. In deed, of the two risky performances, the latter would be tne safer; for there are at least two known anti dotes for attlesnake venom, whereas there is none for the pois1. or poisons of the exceedingly common Amanita phalloides and its multitudinous forms and varieties.
 On the subject pr. R. W. Shufeldt writes;
 Every word of this can be i'm dorsed, and inasmucn as the poison ous species of mushrooms met with are numerous. and often closely re- semble some of the harmless ones, one should be as certain of diagnosis of a harmless or edible species as know ing black from white, or arsenic from gunpowder.
 When properly prepared, some of our mushrooms stand among the most delightful foods known; and when the forester is serving far from civiliza- ton, in country where many species grow in plenty at certain seasons of the year, it is of great advantage to him to be able to gather with cer- tainty as to their non-poisonous qual- ities. a mess of these delicious morsels for his morning or evening meal. But, mind you, there's death in the cup;"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26

1 Chicagos police superintendent says half the police force are in- yolved in liquor deals. This may explain why Chicago, in spite of pro- hibition, has remained wet.
 a. < x Brother Bryan says no "wet" or Wall street candidate may apply for the democratic presidential nomina- ton, That leaves Brother Bryan eli- gib1e.
 # x x Dave Belasco says personality is a great asset on the stage. No star can hope to figure prominently in the Sunday supplements without pulchri- tude.
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 What does it profit an alert news paper reader to pronounce it 'Dwoll Erin" if the man in the street doesn't know what he is talking about?
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 A flood of German immi grants will not be welcomed in America if they are merely going to emphasize the hyphen complex.
 Is a. $,
 We are beginning to fear it will never be known how many guests wore pajamas at Fatty" ArbuckIes party France might be able to sweep Europe" but this is no time to be picking quarrel with "perfidous Albion
 A s10 dinner with rare wine can be bought for $2 in Berlin, and a naughty waiter can be bribed for cent. emotions freely these days his re- marks are not getting into print. * + <
 It will soon be the duty of every householder to keep the home fires burning.
 < * # The passing of the straw hat has been held up. pending further advices from the weather man.
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 White robes are easily soiled The laundry bill of the Ku Kluk Kan must be considerable.
 xs * < The theatrical season opens with the tndefatigable press agent work ing overtime. {
 * < * The June bride is beginning to solve the mysteries of gas stove.
 < + * Money talks, but the bolshevik ruble is as dumb as an oyster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
EVENING

C Sara Teasdale. in the New Republic There was an evening when the sky
 was clear. Ineffably translucent In its blue; The tide was falling, and the sea
 withdrew Tn hushed and happy music from the
 sheer shadowy granite of the cliffs: and fear
 Of what life may be. and what
 death can do. Fell from us like steel armor and we The beauty of the La wthat holds us
 here. It was as though we saw the Secret
 Will It was as though we floated and
 wore free; In the southwest planet shone se-
 rene. And the high moon. most reticent
 and queenly. Seeing the earth had darkened and
 grown still, Misted with Night the meadows of
 the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

POINTED PARAGRAPHS
 As rule chesty men are narrow minded.
 The rising generation ought to pat ronize aviation schools.
 One who predicts thunderstorms isn't necessarily a lightning calcula- tor.
 Never hit a man when he IS down unless you are sure of your ability to keep him down.
 After man has been married three or four years the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene makes him weary.
 Nine out of ten of the magazine ar tlcles on wohw to choose a husband or how to manage one are written by spinsters.
 A good many people complain about the evil of gossip. but good many more complain than will get up and leave in the middle of some tale of islander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
TRIED TO EAT TT ALL

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 American plan hotel would bring back the dyspepsia that affected male Americans 50 years ago. when there was fleet of Is dishes full of food around every mans plate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
should Repair Road

Tt is certainly most deplorable that the county does not repair the road which leads to the fairgrounds in time for the Alabama State Fair,'' declared J. A. Perry yesterday. This road is fearsome obstacle to motor lists who wish to attend the fair in their cars, because of it's bad condi- ton.
 Proper action by the county would bring repairs placing the road, part of the east and west highway, in shape for travel when the lair opens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
Bnck to the Earn,

have just returned from a week spent out where there is no such thing as train or a newspaper" de- clared w. C. Clerk Bill' Cunning ham, clerk in recorders court, yes- terday. Between Anniston and ohatchee my brother has a, farm which would delight anyone's eye. I only ate one meal while I was away at which chicken was not part of the meal
 Crops in most of that section have been rained out, but there is a fine valley between the hills which is sighe for sore eyes I went back to my childhood days early one morning when I turned out early and fires. I didn't see Birmingham chopped stove wood for breakfast newspaper while I was away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
Birmingh am Brick

Glad to say, we are shipping Bir- mingham face brick west of the Mis- sissippi again" said John w. Sibley, of the Birmingham Clay Products company. "We have just received an order for 75.OoO of some of Bir- mingham's most beautiful designs of face brick for the high school at ope- lausas, La.
 We are especially gratified on re- ceiving this order because it is due to the handsome effect wrought by Birmingham brick used in the con- struction of school buildings in New Orleans. Authorities of Opelousas saw what Birmingham brick looked like in the Crescent City's buildings and they want the same effect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
An Agriculturalist's View
 of Disarmament Conference

1T R. HOWARD, president of the cVo American Farm bureau, re- gards the forthcoming disarmament conference as of paramount impor- tancs to great world interests. Re- specting the most recent and appar- ently the most influential of the or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
A FAMOUS ROCK CITY

one time. To this day they empty their guns at a stone urn over the portal, hoping to shatter it and ob- tain the gold which tradition says it contains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
Will Build Hospital

q ran up recently to confer with some friends in regard to civic mat ters," says P. c. Carter, secretary of the Clanton Chamber of Commerce, The Birmingham chamber has been most kind to us in the way of ad vice. I am glad to report that Clan ton has arranged to build a hospital of pressed brick containing 33 rooms with every modern convenience.
 "The stock has been subscribed and Dr. W. J. Gregg. has been made pres ident while Dr. T. J. Markers was chosen Is secretary. The building will have two stories and a basement and will be practically fireproof and when completed will fill a long felt want in Clantonv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
Fish Destroy Mosquitoes

There has been great deal of talk this fall about the number of mosquitoes in the city," said J.~H. McCollister secretary of the Jeffer- son Fishermen's association, and l believe this will interest people in Gambusia minnows, the mosquito de- stroying fish from the Bardadoes. The Jefferson Fishermen's association will eventually get some of these fish and distribute them in the neigh boring streams.
 This species is sure death for wig gle-tails. M. K. Milner has a few of them on exhibition in his office, and they show that they go after the mosquitoes in splendid fashion. MT. Milner has been corresponding with a number of people regarding these fish. I believe we could rid our selves of mosquitoes if we did away with tin cans and other water-hold- ing receptacles. kept the weeds cut oil certain pools, and place these min noWs in our streams"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Too Hot for Fostban

"so many people are, registering kicks about the decidedly unusual weather for this time of the year that I feel like a piker mentioning such thing, but the present siege of hot weather has certainty played havoc with southern college football teams" stated Wilson Harris. "A striking example of how tine hot weather is hindering the efficiency of our teams dccurred Saturday. when Alabama defeated Howard col lege.
 Howard started off strong by scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter. and for the time haG 'Bama at a disadvantage. A smaller eleven must play at top speed to dstcst a big one, and the Bulldogs seemed not to be in shape to do this. The hot weather had prevented really hard work, and the Bulldogs lost the game when the heavier Alabama eleven finally gained momentum. Had the Bulldogs been In mid-season shape they might have held the Crimsons and won the game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26

The rising generation ought to pat ronize aviation schools.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-20
Lot Sale Again
Draws Big Crowd

Crowds again visited the lot sale
this morning at Shadyside and at
noon it was not known just how
many lots had been sold but it was
estimated that over so had found
buyers. The free lot given this
morning went to George w. Lilly,
S21 Washington street. Mr.. Lilley
was so pleased with his luck that
he tipped the little girl who drew
the number, giving her a two dolla-
bill.
The majority of the crowd stayed
for the free lunch and more pros
pective buyers came in the after
noon, It was Thought at noon today
that the lots could DO completely
disposed Of by the close Of the sale.
Excellent prices were received for
the lots sold this morning. They
ranged from $500 to $1,000.
The Greater Fairmont Band fur
nished music in front Of the Court
House and at the grounds today
and five automobiles transported
the people to the site Of the sale.
The crowd began to go as early as
nine o'clock and at ten o'clock when
the sale started there was a large
crowd already there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-20
LATE Washington
news GOSSIP

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20.
One change made in the original.
draft Of the tax-revision bill after.
it reached the floor Of the House
was particularly pleasing to Rep.
resentative Benjamin Z. Rosan-'
bloom. The change was the exemp-
ton from taxation of the govern
ment allowances received BY vet
Grams Of the Civil and Spanish
American wars Of their beneficiar-
les, as well as those received by in
diViduals under the war risk and
vocational rehabilitation acts. Cred
it Is due to the member from the
First Congressional district of
West Virginia for suggesting that
specific provision which he did even
before the ways and means COM
mittee got down to the actual work
OF drafting the new revenue bill. It
was Representative Rosenbloon's
original plan to present the matter
Of exemption Of soldiers allow
ances in the form Of resolution
but after consultation with mems
beers Of the committee, who prom
Used to favorably consider his sug-
gestion, he abandoned that mode
Of procedure. However, in doing
so, he never lost track Of what he
wanted and kept the matter fresh
before the members Of the commit
tee at all times. It was not until.
the bill reached the House that he
was able to mako his suggestion
effective. 4
At the office Of Representative
Rosenbloom today announcement
was made that pensions had been
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-20

granted Aretus J. Porter of Little
ton, at the rate Of $72 month,
payable at that rate from June rs,
1920; to Alfred B. Collect Of Wells
burg, at the rate Of $12 a month
from June 8. 1920; and that an or
der had been secured providing for
a medical examination by the pen
sion board at Wheeling Of Andrew
B. Erb Of Elm Grove in furtherance
of his pending claim for a pension
increase.
Forest J. Gregory has been COM
missioned postmaster at Eagle, w.
Va, and William E, Williams at
Griffithsville.
Congressman Benjamin L. Ros-
enbloom, representative from the
First Congressional district Of
West Virginia, extended an invi.
tation to the. Congressional Repre-.
sentatives Of all districts from
Pittsburgh, Pa, to Cairo, ILL.,, bor-
dering on the Ohio river, for IN
informal meeting to discuss and
consider means Of protection for
the fish in that stream from the
disastrous consequences of river
pollution, occasioned by dumping Of
noxtous acids into the stream.
The first meeting will be infor-
NAL and in the nature Of a prelim-
mary conference for consideration
Of the question Of fish preservation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-20
Penna, Society To
Hold An Outing

"A meeting Of Pennsylvanians was
held at the Fairmont Chamber of
Commerce last evening to perfect
arrangements for the outing to be
hold at Loop Park on Thursday af-
ternoon, September is, commencing
at 2 o'clock. II was decided to adj
here to the original date as well as
to retain the same place Of meet
Owing to Captain Rollo j; Conley
being in France with The American
Legion party, Attorney. Ira L.
Smith wa selected chairman pro
TEN.
1t was decided at last nights
meeting that native born Pennsyl-
vanians or those who became nat
uralized citizens while residing in
Pennsylvania are eligible to mem
bership. This has no bearing on
family ties and affiliations SO that
wives or husbands or children as
the case may be may attend the
function as long as one Of the heads
Of the family is a Pennsylvania,
The idea is to make this liberal
enough so that none Of the family
will be barred from attending the
affair.
A committee composed Of G. R.
Taylor, chairman, Dixon Stops.
Jr., and Thomas D. Cornell, was
appointed to act as membership
and program committee, for the
basket picnic. =