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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
STATES DOCTOR
 COMMENDS BOARD
Dr.. WeIch Says City Honored In Officials With Courage
 to Act

Dr. s. H. Welch. state health officer, who was in the city yesterday gives his hearty approval to the campaign of the city authorities.
 He said the action of the Jefferson County Medical association in giving the board of. city commissioners their sup port was most commendable.
 T have been much interested in the Birmingham campaign against stray dogs. said Dr. welch, flor the problem affects the whole of the state and has been one of much concern for many years.
 The Birmingham city commissioners deserve the highest praise for their grasp of the situation and fearless action in taking hold of it in the best way avail of these gentlemen are to stand for re- election. The political race is to come off shortly. When you hit a mans dog. or wop1ans you generally have a fight on your hands It is an easy way to make enemies. For your city com missioners to take the situation in hand the way they have, regardless of con-
 
 clean integrity that submerges self for the public welfare. Birmingham is hon ored by the type of men who constitute it's commission.
 Personally am a lover of dogs, yet, iH the course of years and owning many twice r. have had to shoot all of my dogs because of rabies infection It is rot pleasant thing to do
 Birmingham alone is not suffering in the present epidemic. The state has spent $500 recently in administering the Pasteur treatment to patients who have come to tue laboratory. .-.
 ITO get away from home. England has | been going through with the rabies worry that now besets us, for some time. They ended it by having unmuzzled dogs destroyed. Rabies has been banished from the British Isles. A dog to enter England must be in quarantine 90 days Lloyd Georges great Dane was no ex- caption. If dog is not worth muzzle it is not worth saving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
TO DRINK "MO0NSHINE" IS GAMBLE WITH DEATH,
 STATES DIR. BOWLING

Unscrupulous bootleggers who supply Birmingham with moonshine whisky have created situation which makes it a gamble with the loaded dice of death to quaff draught of corn spirits, de- clared Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer. yesterday.
 With the possible presence of caustia potash and other definite poison ele- ments, the dearest liquor may be verit- able water of Lethe, for poison in noun tain dew cannot be detected while in solution Dr. Bowling stated, Deathly drops destructive to the tissues Turk in much of the illegally distilled whisky, he says, causing slow degeneration of q healthy body. u
 Fatalities which have occurred within, a short time following the drinking of so-called moonshine, the direct cause of which has been suspected to be the pres ence of potent poisons,' asserted Dr. Bowling "Theories advanced regarding deaths of Birmingham citizens are at least reasonable'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
FINAL APPEAL ID
 HELP ARMEN|ANS

This being the closing week of the of icial Armenian rice campaign, which will be concluded April 1, special ap- peal is made by Judge William H. Sam ford of Montgomery, state chairman, as well as various county and local chair men, to all who have not yet contributed to send their contributions without delay to Armenian Rice Campaign" State Headquarters of the Near East Relief. mingham.
 It is sincerely hoped that Alabama ma. contribute at least a good sized train load of rice to the 10000 tons it is ex- pected to ship out of New Orleans and Mobile to Constantinople for the starving thousands of Armenian children, and to this end contributions must come quickly, say the campaign officials, so that those in charge may avail themselves of the present low prices of rice, enabling them to deliver a 10O-pound bag of this nu- tritious food at Constantinopfe at a cost of less than s. Each of these bags will sa ye one life for year.
 Although the larger cities are awak- ening to the need and urgency Of this call, it is stated that the rural communi- ties are responding far better than the cities. One Sunday school class at Muscle Shoals has sent check for $50; another for s1O, while many of the women's or ganizatiohs have sold poultry and made other sacrifices to help keep alive the descendants of the first Christians.
 At Mobile, Judge David H. Eddington and Mrs C. A. Roberts have during the last few days begun an active campaign while Montgomery and smaller towns also report renewed interest, and are re- spending to the call which has just come from Major General Leonard Wood for Lenten sacrifice in behalf of the starving Armenians and people of the near east
 Over 500 American men and women are working in the near east, unobstrusiveis but effectively, to keep these people rom starvation and destruction Even now more than .110,000 little children are being fed by the Americans; 63 hospitals are kept running, with 6552 beds always full. And now this appeal is made to send the most nutritious and at the same time cheapest food, and send it quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
MANTELL GIVES FINE INTERPRETATION OF
 HAMLET AT JEFFERSON

While Lear is esteemed Mir MantelT s greatest role. his Hamlet, which he pre- sented at the Jefferson theatre last night, is an impressive impersonation or the Danish prince. He portrays this character, the goal of all tragic actors with sublimity of feeling, a dlgnlty' a humanness and an understanding that command admiration. g
 MT. Mantell is essentially fine in any part he essays and his Hamlet belongs in the gallery of notable stage portraits Incidentally, one infers from his lnler- pretation that no matter how the authorl- l. ties may wrangle over this much dis cussed question, he regards Hamlet as merely assuming madness for his private ends and as not really mad.
 It was interesting to note the dHIer- ence both in the size and the attitude of Mir. Mantelrs large audience last night and that which greeted him on the open ing night of his engagement when ne presented "Richelieu," as illustrating the drawing power of Shakespeare. MT. Mantelf's reception was all that his per formance justified, in which was re- vealed an appreciation of his own his trionism and the masterpiece of Shake speare.
 Practically all the great Shakespearean actors so far excel the:r supporting com panies that the lesser characters suffer in comparison with the star. It is lm- possible, at least nowadays, to assem- ble a company, unless every player Is a star in his own right, that can do full justice to a Shakespearean play. MT. Mantells delivery of his lines is so flaw less it requires exceptional ability ln- dead to match his DerfOrmance.
 Henry Buckler, as PoloniuS, the gar rulous chamberlain, the sport and later the victim of Hamlet, who pays the pen alty of his curiosity with his life. gave fine portrayal of this character, which ranks high among Shakespeare's lm- mortal types. MT. Buckler is one of the ablest members of MT. Mantelrs com pany
 Miss Hamper made an appealing Ophe- lia. invested with the grace and loveli- ness of young womanhood, and in the mad scenes achieved realism of the most poignant kind without either exaggera- ton or false emotion.
 John Alexander as Laertes, Guy Linds- ley as Horatio, Miss Genevieve Reynolds as the queen and William Podmore as the grave digger were other members or the company who deserve commendation.
 Mir Mantelrs plays are all admirably staged, the scenery anu dppoiiie adding a great deal to their realistic effect, and Hamlet is no exception to the rule.
 At the matinee this afternoon AS You Like It. will be presented, and Julius Caesar tonight. The deplorable practice Birmingham theatre patrons have ol coming in late was again exhibited last night Anyone who cares enough about play to- see it at all should try to De seated before the first curtain rises. The disturbance created by late corners sometimes during an entire act. is as inexcusable as it is annoying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
EXPLODE DYNAMITE

Light sleepers were startled at an early hour Tuesday morning by loud explo' sion. It was reported that unknown parties had thrown a quantity of dyna- mite on the roof of store operated by Joe Digesu at Twenty street and Fourth avenue. north The explosion caused about $1oo dam age. all of it being to the roof and cell ing. No ohe was in the building at the time. Police say the occurrence was prob abH the attempt of some enemy of Di- gesus to destroy the store. No clue has been obtained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
Deaths

Mrs. Rosanna Logan Hall-7Age 50, died at S:SO o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Chester Holmes, at 5S20 Sloss ave nue. Mrs Hall is survived by her husband John w. Hall, son, Rev. Logan Hall of Chicago. and daughr ter, Mrs Holmes ~of this city. Flu neral arrangements will be an- nounced later by Woodin.
 J. I. Coker-Age 60. died suddenly at his home in Lincoln Monday after- noon The body was received in bir- mingham yesterday and carried to the home of his brother. J. M coker' 132 Sixty sixth street. Funeral serv- ices and interment will take place in Bass cemetery this morning at llo:So o'clock.
 Mrs. Mary A. ROwinnd-Age AZ, died at her home, 6O6 Seventeenth street. north, at 9 o'clock last night, She is survived by her father, a son, John Rowland of Birmingham; a daughter. Mrs Pansy Lewis of De- troit. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Joh1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
GUARD IS DISCHARGED
 FOR KICKING CONVICT

Mobile, March 22.-James Taylor, a guard at the convict camp of the reve- nue board, tried yesterday for assaulting and abusing a convict. was dismissed from the forces of the county today. Taylor admitted kicking and beating a convict because he refused to take TOUT medicine pills when he said he was SICK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23

as assessed values would increase ah'l that expenditures in county opera ' tions would be diminished, considering the decreased cost of maintenance or permanent highways, and that these conditions would bring our assessed values up to a much greater amount and our debt limitation would be ex- tended in proportion.
 REALTY. VALUES
 Real estate values in 1920 were at the peak and it appears to many eX- perts in real estate matters that there is little hope for continued general increase in values for a time at least. It is essentially true, however, that no one can foretell the conditions for the coming four years 1t is, though, req sonabsy practicable to assume that the assessed values of the property in the $220, 100000, which would give the count ythe right to become indebted county the right tot become indebted to the amount of s7,700,000.
 ''As stated, the Indebtedness of the county at present is $3,372,0o0, this in cludes S610, 900 of bonds authorized by the election in February, 1920. There are s4.3S2, 900 of these road bonds yet to be issued If the entire amount or road bonds authorized is, issued the total indebtedness of the county will be $7,754, 900 without considering fu- ture interest charges. s1s at
 The plan I suggest, therefore, is for the board of revenue in it's discretion ary power as the governing board of the county to void and decline to is- sue at least $1.000,000 of the $5,O0Q,- 900 which was authorized in February, 1920. as no part of the proceeds oi such issue can be applied to any ex, penditure other than the construction of roads. Otherwise there is scant nope for. a new courthouse and jail for years to come. 3r#
 ABOUT POWER
 The board of revenue, however, should not use such discretionary power until an election is called and the people have authorized the issu- ance of bonds for the construction of a new courthouse and jail. When such a course of action is taken by the people, then, the board, of revenue can take such steps by the authorization of the people to conffne both road construction and courthouse bonds to the constitutional debt limitation.
 T may say, in connection with this suggestion that there is some differ ence of legal opinion as to whether or not the board would be required to issue the full authorization of $5,000,- 900 for road purposes. However, l have made considerable inquiry among the lawyers and feel reasonably cer- tain that plans can be perfected where by all legal obstacles can be removed.
 ITO sum it all up the suggestion is merely that the people be allowed 10 say whether they will be content vita a revision of the road programme to expend $4000,000 on roads instead oe s5, 900 900 in order to build modern courthouse and jail The only other alternative. for a new. building which may be deferred for a time. but which must come as surely as the judgment, is increased valuation and revenue by taxation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23
l00-GNLON STILL
 FOUND IN BASEMENT

A still of 100 gallon capacity, 400 gal Ions of mash and about 15 gallons or corn liquor were seized in the basenpnt of residence. 252o Fifth avenue, yester-. day morning by Deputy Sheriffs Riley. Matlock and Sandefur Three negroes, Pride Clinton, Mamie Clinton and Mat tie Daniel, were arrested and lodged in the county jail charged with violating the prohibition law.
 The still had been in recent operation, according to the officers as the pipes were warm when the seizure was made. The still was destroyed.
 Lake Industrial band paraded the business section and later attended the Performance as the guests of Super visor T. R. McCambridge of the Moose. The band serenaded The Age-Herald office prior to the performance.
 George B. Greenwood of the Home Town Producing company acted as business manager for the minstre1s, Percy Spellman as director and Harry Duval as interlocutor.
 The performance will be repeated On Wednesday night, after which the Premocar will be given away to the holder of the lucky number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-23

from the rolling mill of the Tennes- see company immediately contiguous to the car shops.
 The same machinery that fabricates for ships also fabricates for building of cars.
 The car plant proper will be com plete by May ]. Meanwhile and for some time cars have been manufac- tured for company use. Orders for 600 cars have also been received from the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11
Is He Youngest World War Veteran?

r INCOLN, NEB.-An officer In the
Russian army at the age of ten,
decorated for valor by four diff
ferent nations and with service bar
that denotes action in practically
every country in Europe. and in Egypt,
Miroslav A1arek. declared to be the
youngest foreign veteran Of the
World war, has reached America and
enrolled in the arts and science col
lege of the University of Nebraska.
MareIs, an orphan, is seventeen now,
but he held the rank Of lieutenant
In the czas's guard. -ursszfs,
Nfarek reached America largely
through his own resources, anu after
having failed in the attempt on two
previous occasions. He tried to land
at San Francisco from transport
which he accompanied out of vladi-
vostok when refugees were fleeing be-
fore the Bolsheviki in 1918. Another
troopship on which he started to
America was wrecked off the coast Of
Japan. He finally entered the United
States from the Atlantic.
Throughout his experiences Marek
has preserved the records of his deeds
and displays the citations which
brought him his decorations
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11
This Is "Out Where the West Begins

store was told. At the conclusion OF
the boys story J I. Hollingsworth, his
attorney, requested to enter a plea of
nolo contendere. Deputy District At
torney Lewis De h. Mowry agreed to
accept the plea. which would have the
effect of releasing the youth on good
behavior.
Judge Munson called the youth to
the bar. Have you any money!" he
queried. The tatte1ed defendant
shook his head In the negative.
One of the jurors hearing the case
leaped to his feet and offered an over
coat and suit of old clothes to the
boy. Another took hat and dropping
silver dollar into It hurdled the rail-
ing TO the jury box, obtained con-
tributIon from the judge, and went
through the courtroom for colIec-
ton. Spectators, jurymen, court Off
cials and even the janitor threw
money into the hat When the rounds
had been made the money was count
ed, S14.2J. and handed to the boy.
With it went several offers of work
and not few promises of help II
needed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11
THIS DOCTOR QUITS AT AGE OF 145

hundred. When he became a resident
of Egg Harbor % years ago he asserted
he was one hundred and twenty.
Doctor Smith was keenly interested
in the worlds series, for he lived in
New York for many years.
He recently took up smoking. s.Mv
father always told me that 1t was an
injurious practice and stunts the
growth he said. 81 guess | have
reached my full stature by this time
SO don't suppose couple of cigars
a day will hurt me"
Doctor Smith says he was born nm
September 26, 1776. so he is about fen
weeks younger than the United States
His grandfather he says, lived to he
one hundred and twenty-four and his
father was killed when he was onita
a young man. comparatively speaking.
at the age of seventy, by the falling
of a tree.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

r TEW YORK.-A snug little cottage
IN on the roof of a downtown sky
scraper. Battery park for u
front yard, a view over the harbor,
towering office buildings for next-door
neighbors-such is the up-to-date, 1922
ideal home for the Manhattan dweller.
The fashion is said to be spreading
with such rapidity that the sight Of a
family washing out to dry some hun
dreds of feet directly over the heads
Of the busy denlzens of Wall street Is
looked for any day now.
But, however It's popularity may
grow by leaps and bounds. no one has
ever insinuated that the innovation
has come to combat the high cost of
living or to be a simple, economical
solution of the housing problem.
In fact, the contrary Is the case, and
experimenters In the field of literal
"high life" boast that their new abodes
represent a step "up'-both figurative
and literal-from former dwelling
places in palatial Riverside drive or
upper Fifth avenue apartment houses,
where annual rents are computed in
sums of five figures.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11
Victory Highway World War Memorial
"OPEKA.

IT. OPEKA. KAN.-The work of
placing signs along the route of
the Victory highway win be com
pleted this month from California to
Kansas City. Nc. The Victory High
way association was organized here
several months ago for the purpose Of
developing a transconiinental highway
TO be known as the Victory highway,
as q memorial TO those men and wom-
en- who served their country during
the World war.
In connection with this plan the
constitution and bylaws of the as
sociation provide for twenty honorary
advisers. and nine already have ac-
eepted the position. They are Presi-
dent Harding, Luther Burbank, Thorn
MS Edison, Henry Ford. Harvey s.
Frestone, Gen. Coleman DUPONT
Senators Capper and Curtis of Kansas
and William I. Sesnon of San Fran
cisco. George w. Stansfield of To
peka is the president.
The markers of the Victory high
way, which will designate the new
highway untli the road may be more
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

Marek was decorated at Moscow In
1915 by Car Nicholas with the Royal
Cross of st. George. In 1916 the
Polish Legion was conferred upon
him for exceptionally Intelligent sery-
ice, and In 1913 General Hanin of the
French army decorated him with the
Medaille Militaire for similar service.
President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
conferred the Cross of Honor upon
him at Prague in 1920.
The youthful warrior speaks broken
English. BY nativity Marek Is Slav,
but he was reared in exile because
his father fed frcm Brunn. Morayia.
after having been implicated in po-
litical uprising against the Hapsburgs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

IN ENyER, COI.O.-"Harold Wood
house, take the stand" With
faltering step a ragged youth Of
seventeen years walked to the witness
stand in the West Side court. Nod
ding his head he took the oath to "tell
the whole truth"
More than sn hour devoted to ex-
animation and a grilling cross-exam-
nation failed so shake the story of his
innocence to n charge of burglary.
The narration of his departure from
a comfortable Pennsylvania home. his
failure to find work and finally his
refusal to expose a friend, David
King In the robbery of Denver drug
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11
Mrs. .Adair, 'sRange Empress, =
One Of SouthWest's Strik-
ing Personalities.
HAS 100000 ACRES OF LAND
Her Nephew, Senator James A. Wads-
worth Of New York, Once Man.
aged Her Vast Cattle Inter-
ests-Pioneer in Southwest.

Fort Worth.-With the death OF
Mrs. Cornelia Adair in London re-
Gently America lost one of its most
striking feminine personalities. She
NOT only owned one of the largest
ranches In the world but through ac-
tive management and business fore
sight made her ranch the best paying
In the United States.
A pioneer of the Southwest. used to
the hardships and rough frontier llfe,
yet Mrs. Adair spent much of her
time in close association with the
nobility of England. and frequently
entertained nobility at the y. A."
ranch in Doniey county, comprising
100000 acres and more than 100000
head of cattle. Only few months
ago Mrs. Adair was host to party OF
English nobility at the y. A." ranch,
and returned with them to England,
Intending to return to Texas early in
1929.
Bossed Big Property.
She was efghty-five years old, and
since 1885, when her husband died.
she personally superintended the i'm
unense property. She was in truth an
empress of the ranges, had been ex-
pert with the lasso, rode with her
cowboys, put through big deals in live
stock and improved the 81. A. herd
until it has become known as the best
in Texas. At al. big stock shows
her cattle have won first prizes.
Mrs. Adair was native of New
York, the daughter of Maj. Gen. James
S. Wadsworth of Geneseo. She mar
rled John Adair, an Irishman. In the
early '70s and went with him to Colo
RADIO. Mrs. Adair, her husband, Mrs.
Mary Goodnight, wife of her hus-
hands partner, and score of cow
boys made the Journey from Pueblo.
Colo. to the Texas ranch overland,
driving herd of cattle through a
country menaced both by Indians and
wild animals and where water holes
were few. When within n short dis
tance of their destination it was a
gamble whether the entire party and
animals would die from thirst.
The horses the men and women
rode shambled along exhausted and
the cattle were dropping out almost
every minute. A small stream was
found in the nick of time. members OF
the party reaching it one by one and
almost gone. They reached the site
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

Wash, and have never felt better than
] have the last two years. can work,
eat, sleep, and feel as strong as can be.
Doctors told me could never have
children-I was too weak but after
taking Vegetable Compound itstrength
ened me so gave birth to an eight
pound boy. was well all the time. did
all my work up to the last day, and Mad
natural birth. Everybody who knew
what made me strong tell them with
great pleasure, took Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and never
felt better in my life. Use this testi-
monial at any time. Mrs. ELIzABETH
SMART, 142 w. Sixth St. Lowell, Mass.
This experience of Mrs. Smart is surely
. strong recommendation for Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound It ID
only one Of > great many similar cases
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

permanently improved. are attractive
metal signs enameled, set upon two
inch angle iron posts, IL feet high.
The plan is to erect at the termi-
nails bronze statues and similar statues
are to be placed at the state and coun-
ty boundary lines so that in years to
come this nation will present def
mite memorial. testlfying TO its appre-
citation Of those who gave their
services TO their country In time OF
need. There will be Victory nigh
way committee in every Chamber of
Commerce along the route.