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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
INSURANCE FIRMS
 TAKE IRISH RISKS
Civil Commotion Fails to Both- CT Enterprise of English
 Underwriting Concerns
By Associated Press

Dublin, January 1.-1nsurance com panes, mostly English, have done brisk business in Ireland in issuing policies against loss due to civil com motion.
 Everybody has an uneasy feeling that his house is not safe from the consequences of the conflict between the government and it's enemies. Many persons have suffered whom nobody
 intended to injure. The market for insurance policies, therefore, has been very active.
 The ordinary fire and accident pol
 cies expressly exclude damage rom the results of civil war or disturb ances of public order which the new policies are meant to cover. It mas been discovered, however, that clause in many of the new policies might render them valueless and leave vic tim who had paid his premium no pet ter off than before.
 It is provided that in order to re- cover loss the sufferer must be able to show that neither he nor any of his servants has been a member of an H. legal organization responsible for dis
 turbance. On the face of it this seems reasonable, but there are very many individuals and still more important firms who could not answer for the political affiliations of all the mem- bers of their staffs.
 Lately some of the most respectable firms in Dublin owned by unionists and wealthy men unconnected with politics have been raided by the forces of the crown in search of suspected employees whose private affairs were entirely unknown to their employers If these employers started roofing out the Sim Feiners from their staffs the unpopularity thereby provoked might ors1 ,>x,;y lo;, h,,c fn q throw an interesting sidelight on the ordinary conduct of life in Ireland un- der guerilla warfare
 Trouble has arisen by the action Of the British commission which since the great war controls the sugar supply. It has issued instructions to English wholesalers that they must not, while the present disturbances continue, sup ply Irish sugar retailers with any sugar except for cash down, and this order applies even to firms whose sol vency is undoubted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
Veteran Is Visitor

Troy, January i .--(Special.)--W. H. Harris of Banks and veteran of the War Between the States was here Fri- day He was wounded twice, being sho7 through both lungs. He is S1 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
ECalifornia Syrup of Figs"
 Child'S Best Laxative

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only-look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. Full direc- tions on each bottle. You must say NCalifornia.". .".Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
w. J. Bryan Enlists

Montgomery, January 1.-William Jen- nings Bryan was the first 1921 naval re- cruit at the Montgomery station today. He Is young man from the wireerass section of Alabama.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

and battles its losses amounted TO
240 officers and 5.O40 enlisted men
killed in action or died of wounds,
and Gal officers and 1890 enlisted
men wounded in action.
Before leaving Germany the Divi-
sion secured funds from private
sources and erected five monuments
on the principal battlefislds bearing
in bronz the names Of all who fell on
each field. Immediately upon re-
turning to the United States the
First Division Memorial Association
began to raise funds for the erection
of a worthy monument in the city
of Washington which should bear in
honor the names of those who gave
their lives in its ranks, and which
should preserve forever their spirit
of courage and sacrifice as an in
spiration to our people. At present
the fund amounts to $4,000, and
II is intended to increase The sum to
100000 1t is proposed to secure
a suitable design, which will not only
fulfill the purpose desired, but which
will he an ornament to the National
Capital.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

talk on current events with poor ma
terials as a basis A test of 1907
coo enlisted men during the war
showed, he added that only one
tenth Of them were college bred, and
Of the remaining nine-tenths, 25 per
cent wer illiterate.
Speaking on the elimination Of
waste in industry, L. w. Wallace,
chairman Of committee appointed
by Herbert Hoover to investigate ma
tional waste said: Changing styles
caused great waste in the manufac-
ture of womens hats, shoes and mil
linery A loss Of production due to
lack OF Standardization is an element
of waste occurring in every industry.
Such a slight thing as the change in
the cut of the lapel in a mans coat
means a 25 per cent reduction in
production" Other speakers point
ed out that stupendous waste could
be wiped out by applying the princi-
pies of ngineering-but they forgot
to add that the style-mongers would
first have to be killed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

early closing laws. No candy, cigars
or cigarettes may be purchaser after
eight o'clock at night; a drink may
not be bought after 10 and none con-
sumed publicly after 1890 At only
few places may the traveller find
something to eat after 10 o'clock,
and after the theaters there is moth
ing to do but go to bed American
travellers who are out for a good
time usually hasten on to Paris. One
reason for the early closing is the
scarcity of coal caused by the con-
tinuance of the miners strike. Lloyd
George, who has made great efforts
to bring about settlement, has
threatened to force both side to arbi-
trate.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
SOLDIER-AID TOTALS
GIVEN BY DR.. TESS
2OO,0OO Veterans Now In Process OF
Rehabilitation For Flu
turc Usefulness.

Washington. june 13.-What the
Republican Congress mas done during
the past two years in rehabilitating
the soldiers who participated in the
World War is told by Chairman
Simeon d. Tess, Of the House Com
mittee on Education
81 think it is a remarkable show
ing" he said. Those eligible for
section ., training which is train
ing with allowances, amount to h.
5S4 people. Those eligible for train
ing in section 3, which has no pay
allowance, amount to SO,075. As of
April 1, 1921, the following numbers
have entered training: Training for
pay, S1,4S1; training without pay,
10,496; training under the Elk's
Fund, SO; making a total now in
training of $1,000.
ION March Is, 1923 men are re-
ported as having completed training
and 1870 as having discontinued.
Approximately so per cent of the lat
ter have entered employment as the
result of training-this in addition to
the 3,123 definitely reported as re-
habilitated or completed. The
Chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations spoke about the increas-
ed demand for appropriations because
of a deficiency of from $15,000,000
to $50, 200. 900 as the closing down or
slowing up of business has caused
great many persons who heretofore
might be at work to seek the training
because they were dissatisfied with
the prospects without training. The
figures show that the board is using
about 1000 schools and 5000 plants
and factories for the training of men.
1t also shows that up to March l,
1921, the board had spent $50, 521,-
Ala since the passage of the rehabili-
tation act of June II, 1918, two and
a half years ago.
"Of this amount S6S,OOO,00O has
been spent in direct allowances for
maintenance to the men themselves.
The overhead for the entire time
since the organization of the rehabil-
itation work, which includes rent,
office equipment and supplies. sala-
ries, printing, travel and subsistence
graph, etc, was approximately IA
per cent. We thought when the
Committee on Education last year
made an investigation of the re-
work that the overhead
charge was too heavy. This over
head has not been reduced to less
than S per cent in the month Of
March, 1921"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
MRS. BERGDOLL PAYS
$4,000 IN FINES

Philadelphia, June 9.-Mrs. Emma
c. Bergdoll, mother of the Bergdoll
brothers, convicted Army deserIers,
saved herself and her four co-de-
PENDANTS charged with conspiracy
to aid Grover c. and Erwin r. Berg
doll to evade Army service, from go
ing to jail by paying today $4,000
in fines recently imposed by the Unit
ed States District Court here.
A certified check drawn by Charles
A. Braun, one of Mrs. Bergdoll's
sons, who changed his name because
of the notoriety given the Bergdoll
name by Grover, was given to the
clerk Of the court under protest"
1t is understood an appeal from the
conviction will be taken.
Mrs. Bergdoll, Braun. and James
E. Romig, a friend of the family,
were sentenced on May IT to serve
year and a day in prison and fined
$1,000 each, and Harry s. Schulz and
Albert s. Mitchell, an automobile
salesman, were sentenced to STA
months and $1,000 fines.
The court, however, announced
that if the fines were paid before
June 13, the prison sentences would
be RENTED.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
GOOD MAKES ECONOMY
PLEA, FOR DEFICIENCY
Predicts Need OF Such Measures Will
End With Enactment OF
Budget system.

Washington, June 13.-Explana-
ton Of the reason for The deficiency
appropriation bill which has just
passed both Houses Of Congress. is
made by Chairman Good, of the
House Committee on Appropriations.
lie says:
81 know that there is quite a pre-
JUDGE one which / myself enter
tain to some dcgree-against def
cincy appropriation bills. think a
part of the prejudice of the public
and some Of the Members of the
House against deficiency bills grows
out of a failure % understand the
process Of making up appropriation
bills. The estimates that were made
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1921, were made back I'm the fall of
the year 1919. They were submit
ted to Congress at the opening of the
session in December of that year and
published in the Book Of Estimates.
The appropriations were made more
than Is months prior to the end of
that fiscal year. OF course much
can transpire between the time of
making these appropriations and the
actual spending of the money that re-
quired modification and changes.
The committees having jurisdiction Of
appropriations for all of these years
have, think, wisely adopted the
policy Of reducing estimates WHEREBY
er they thought the estimates could
be safely reduced, and they have
reduced them upon this theory, that
it would be unwise to appropriate for
all of the services, including the
emergencies that might arise. because
if you were to appropriate for all the
seen and unforeseen contingencies you
would make the appropriations so
large that 1t would invite tho rankest
extravaganza in the administration of
the appropriations
80 Congress has taken this view
VI Nlt matter AlldL Wb NoAlu Nut
down the appropriations to the mini
mum, and If, perchance. some un-
foreseen emergency should arise. or
if the cut in the estimate proved too
drastic, Congress would be in session
and would grant a deficiency appro-
priation.
THAT has been the theory of these
different committees and the theory
Of Congress, no matter which poll
tical party has been in power; and l
submit II has not been a bad theory
during the dme when We have had
no budget system. no law by which
we had checks and balances upon APP
preparations. believe that the bud
get law that will soon, hope, be en-
acted will obviate many of the neces-
stiles for deficiencies"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
SILESIAN ISSUE
AWAITS DECISION

The Poles are retaining possession
of the part of Upper Silesi1 seized by
Korfanty, but their hold is weakening
as all parties await the decision of
the supreme council of premiers at
Paris. The Polish premier, Witos,
unable to solve the problem, offered
his resignation, which was not ac-
cepted. England has sent four entire
divisions to the field in accordance
with the promise of Lloyd George,
who wants a prompt settlement. Pre-
mier BRAND of France desires to
have an investigation conducted first
but it is believed the two premiers
are getting closer together on the
subject. The insurgent Poles ha7o
been accused of many atrocities. A
party of soldiers were reported to
have appeared at the Duke of Rati-
boris castle at Dauden and to have
forced the daughters of the duke,
young Processes, to serve them food
and costly wines, after being stripped
Of all clothing.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
Plan TO TAX WEALTH

Chancellor WiTth has announced
that in working out paying for Ger
man liberty the classes which made
no real sacrifices during the war
must stand the gaff." He declared
that heavy taxes would be placed on
improvidence. extravaganza and lux
ury. which viii be indicated in the
manner OF living Of the various class
es of citizens He advised the Ger
mans in a speech at Freiburg that
they must buckle down, grit their
teeth and pay off the debt Referring
to the socialists he declared the peo-
pie must not lose themselves in
cosmopolitan dreams"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

Teething babies always have a hard
time OF it when this process occurs
IN hot weather. They not only have
20 contend with painful gums nut the
stomach is disordered, bowels loose
and the body uncomfortable. The
best help you can give the little suf-
ferer is NacGee's Baby Elixir. 1t cor
reefs sour stomach, cools and quiets
the bowels and helps digestion. Price
35c and soc per bottle. Sold by Ohio
County Drug Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
AMERICANS ARE
IMPROVING PHYSICALLY

At the time of the Chicago world s
fair in 1893 DR.. d. A. Sargent, a ply
sical-training expert, recorded a set
of figures pertaining to the physique
of Americans. After comparing
these statistics with the results of a
recent tabulation he announces that
American girls average an inch tall
er and 10 pounds heavier now than
they did then. College men, he finds,
average two inches more in stature
and nine pounds more in weight than
they did in 1893.
If increased stature and avoirdu-
pois indicate general physical i'm
provement-andi it may fairly be as
sumed that they dot appears that
those pessimists who for years have
been dolefully opining that Ameri-
cans are going to the bow vows ply
sically-and otherwise-have anOtk-
er guess coming.
1t is true that the consumption of
tobacco, particularly in the form of
cigarettes, has been on the increase
during the period covered by the fig
ures. The girls have gone in more
and more for dancing, late hours, low
necked gowns and the sherest and
lghtest of attire; some of them have
even acquired the cigarette habit.
Both sexes have travelled at a swifter
pace than any of their forebears and
have formed habits that, theoretical
ly at least, are deleterious to the
health.
If our race has improved physical
ly as Dr. Sargent's figures show must
we conclude that dancing, decollete
gowns, the use of tobacco and other
things so much and so frequently de-
plored and censured are less ruinous
than the reformers would have us
believe? 1t has been conclusively
proved time and again that indul-
gence in tobacco, intemperance in
eating and drinking, unhygienic
dress, late hours ETC., weaken the
constitution and undermine the
health.
Doubtless if the matter could be
sifted to the bottom we should find
that Americans nowadays are better
physically than Americans of a gen.
Grafton and more ago because they go
in more for athletics, give their
bodies more and better attention,
have more time for recreation and re-
Taxation and in general live more
hygienically. All these things, it
may be, not only serve in measure
to counterbalance the harmful eff
fects of modern bad habits but make
us physically superior to our prede-
cessors.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
INVISIBLE LIGHT"
FOR WAR SIGNALING

While the World war was on the
u. S. government assigned 10 a group
of American scientists the problem of
finding a light which would he visi-
BILE TO those who knew of it but which
the enemy could not see. The prob
lem was solved but the solution came
too late to be used in a practical way
in the war. The apparatus used
consists essentially of a special kind
of lens, sort of chemical eye"
This renders visible ultraviolet rays
which are imperceptible to the unaid-
ed human eye.
According to Prof. r. w. Wood of
John Hopkins university, who had a
prominent part in perfecting the de-
vice, ii could be used to good advan-
tage by airplanes, battleships or land
forces for signaling. 1t would al
so be useful for guiding aviators
safely to landing fields at night.
Ayiators and others, provided with
the special lenses of course would be
able to pick up the signal but the
enemy, without such a lens, would
not even suspect the presence Of any
light. The uses of the invention in
war, Prof Wood believes, are virtual
ly unlimited.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
TO HONOR 1sT. DIVISION

Washington, June 13.-Provision
for a memorial to the dead OF the
First Division, American Expedition
airy Forces, to cost S150.G0O. is
made by Senator Warren of Wyoming
in a report from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds.
The Division entered Germany with
the Army OF Occupation and occupied
a sector of the Coblenz Bridgehead.
Just as il was the firsi to go, so II
was the last To return, and it reach
ed New York On SepteInber 6, 1919.
During the Divisions campaigns
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

Surgeons agree that in cases Of
Cuts, burns, bruises and wounds the
first treatment is most important.
When an efficient antiseptic is appli-
ed promptly, there is no danger of
infection and the wound begins to
heal at once. For use on man or
beast, Borozone is the ideal antisep-
tic and healing agent, Buy it now
and be ready for an emergency. Price
soc. 6Oc and $1.2O. Sold by Ohio
County Drub Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
THINKING TAKES TIME.

An inquisitive woman was once
talking with James Whitcomb Riley
about the poor material reward that
comes to poets. But, Mr.. Riley" she
said, you have no cause for COM
plant. You must be very rich
man. ! understand that you get a
dollar a word for all you write"
"Yes, madam" said Riley, with his
slow drawl, "but sometimes i sit all
day and can't thing Of a single word. 4"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
Best Remedy for stomach Trouble

II am pleased to have the oppor-
tunity to say a good word for Cham
berlain's Tablets" writes Mrs. Mamie
Bertel Of Moberly, Mo, 81 think they
are the best remdy for stomach trou-
bles, biliousness and constipation l
have ever used. ! have taken them
off and on for two or three years
and they always relieve indigestion,
tone up the liver and make me feel
fine m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

In the course of the afternoon the
boss plumber visited job, and fail
ing to find his workman anywhere
about the premises, decided to await
his return.
where have you been?" demand
ed the boss when he put in appear
ance.
"Gettip' my hair cut" answered
the man quite coolly.
"And how dare you get your hair
cut on my timer"
well, didn't it grow on your
timer"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

A regular morning operation Of the
bowels puts you in fine shape for
the days work, If you miss 1t you
feel uncomfortable and cannot put
vim into your movements, For all
bowel Irregularities Herbine is the
remedy. 1t purifies, strengthens and
regulates. Price COO. Sold by Ohio
County Drug Co.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
9 q . TO RIA
SCHOOLS FAIL TO EDUCATE

At meeting of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers held in
Chicago, speakers were unanimous in
their demand that college and work.
shop be linked together in order to
obtain a proper industrial training.
II. e. Miles of the National Manu-
facturers' Association said that half
the children leave school without a
real education. OF 5000 high schools
Investigated, he said, only 1000
taught civics, and in most of these
schools ciyies, so-called, was really a
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Let's look down the muzzle and see
If it is loaded.
That's train whistle-we can get
across ahead of the train.
1t won't explode. You can throw
it on the ground.
The water isn't deep enough. ]
guess will swim out farther.
I'll show my wife who is the boss.
The ice is safe, can tell you.
Do you take this woman for your
lawful wife? / Manchester
Union.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

Children that are affected by
worms are pale and sickly and liable
TO contract some fatal disease.
Whites Cream Vermifuge expels
worms promptly and puts the child
on the road to health Price36c per
bottle. Sold by Ohio County Drug
Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
MEMORIAL DAY IN ENGLAND

The grave Of every American SOL
der in Great Britain was decorated
on Memorial day by members OF the
American Legion AS a special event
of the day a bust of George Washing
ton was presented to the English by
the Sulgrave Institution and other
American organizations and was un-
yelled in st. Paul's cathedral, in
London. Dean Inge paid a tribute
to the American dead and Ambassa-
dor Harvey made a short speech.
Messages were read from President
Harding, Gen. Pershing and former
Ambassador Davis.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17

Mother-Willie, every time you
are naughty get another gray hair
Willie-Goodness You must have
been a terror Look at grandpa!
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
LONDON DEAD AT 10 O'CLOCK

American tourists are not tarry-
ing long in London now owing TO the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17


The Story of
. Our States
BY JONATHAN BRACE
XIII.-RHODE ISLAND
% :: !: !: !: !. !: !"
AE sS0SS WM not really the
N5l ~NTE NY name of this
M Wal LSU state. AS can
wv Y %N HI be seen from
NSSS(,W the state seal,
SsosS~> the official
name is the estate of Rhode
Island and Providence Planta-
tiOns." II originated from two
distinct settlements. The first
was made by Roger Williams in
1896. He was the pastor of a
church in Salem. AS he advo-
Gated radical reforms he was
ordered to return TO England,
but fled to the Narragansett
tribe OF Indians. From them he
obtained a tract of land and
called the town which he estab-
lished Providence, in token Of
Gods mercy which had so far
provided for him.
About the same time Mrs.
Anne Hutchinson and her fol-
lowers were expelled from Mas
sachusetts on account of theo-
logical dispute. She made her
way to the island of Aquidneck,
which she purchased from the
Indians for 40 fathoms of white
wampum, 20 hoes and 10 coats.
The name of this island was
changed to the Isle Of Rhodes,
probably after the famous Greek
island In the Mediterranean.
By common usage II became
known as Rhode Island. In 1862
Charles ii gave Rhode Island a
very liberal charter, and this re-
manned in force until 1841, when
a new state constitution was
adopted by mass conventions,
and two years later another new
constitution was legally voted.
The change in constitutions
caused what was known as
DORIS rebellion.
The entrance Of Rhode Island
into the Union in 1890 completed
the list Of the original thirteen
states. Though Rhode Island is
the smallest of all the states,
with only 1,24S square miles, it
is very thickly populated and
has five presidential electors,
which is more than those of a
number Of states of much larger
territory.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)