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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

Back in the nineties I was running on the road and we went through the celebrated American Railway union strike, when l rode train from Bir- mingham to Meridian with Henry FL llott of the Alabama Great Southern as engineer, and l.. F. Remington then trainmaster, as fireman. The mail car rode just as smoothly, and the en- zine kept steam just as easily as though the regular fireman had been on.
 If l remember rightly, a member of Rick Woodward's family died in Mem phis and was buried in the front yard of the residence because for 10 days no trains could be moved out of Mem phis. and the thing made deep iml presson on me. l rather think that when Rick Woodward mounted the en- zine to take the train to Lineville he saw in his minds eye some poor fellow out in the country with sick and dy- ing relatives, or some anxious moth sr trying to get to the bedside of some daughter who was expecting the stork 10 visit them, rather than any uream of fame or fortune.
 That he was looking for anything save service to his fellow man is out of the question for the few times my path has crossed that of MT. Wood ward l have found him to be of that royal stuff of which kings among men are made, with heart beating for the fellow not so fortunate as he
 TO INSPIRE LEADERSHIP
 To inspire men IS leadership, to know the how of doing things With one hand, to rise to emergencies, to wear the garb ot an engineer with the same grace as an evening suit, to meet on a common Ievel--that is the true test of greatness.
 l overheard a remark today from young chap that touched me to the core, and 1 would rather have that thing said of men than to be in Gov ernor hilbys place. The matter of extended tram operation was up anu further relief to the people The young cnap Tn the engine With MT. Woodward was asked if he could go to Manches- ter He replied, T can go to heaven or hell, if MT. Woodward leads He raised me and 1 owe to him a great ueal of the comforts l now enjoy and my position in life. l am reauy to go to Manchester and you may issue the order
 As l looked at the boy l saw him brush tear from his eye. With that sort of spirit back of hlm it is a cer- tainty that trains will run and that MT Woouward will toot the whistle that will bring the boys out all along the line from thls place tn Manchester
 WELCOME IN CLAY COUNTY
 Rev. Gorge k. Stuart ought to visit Clay county. They have alI-day sing ing with dinner on the ground, ana tell it not in Gath, they have d few hardshell Baptists who still adhere ro the doctrine that what is to be will be if it never does happen" 1 ran across 2 superannuated Methods. preacher here. who actually permitted me to "cuss d bit' without reproving me when it commenced to ram ana he saw what trip l would have across the country to Wadley to give the people the news from the outside world.
 Believe me, l am strong for these folks over here, for they are the salt of the earth. When the mail truck rolled into Wadley and Malone the whole town turned out to greet us and the president of the bank came up and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
Bill Sikes Tells of Trip
 With Rick Woodward Who
 Is SerUing As on Engineer.
Relates Some of the Problems Met in Getting News to People Along A., B. & A., and Incidentally Meets
 Some Very Interesting and HospitabIe People

Lnevle March thought the sensations the
  when behind the millionaire Birmingham o this
 One thing certainmilonare locomotives while they rolled into Taadega Rick Woodward few be on hand cheer him. Everybody wondering how happened do
  and mpatzers of the road who be this said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
Hearing Is Set

Montgomery, March 12.-The su- preme court of Alabama has fixed April IA as the date for hearing the appeal case of John w. Batson, chancery clerk of Coosa county, whom Judge w. L. Longshore of that circuit favor of Henry W. Pond republican, appointed by Judge Longshore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

ham, March IS, and like the Montgom- cry programme, most of the topics will be led by local speakers. The pro- gramme begins at 9:30 at each place and is as follows:
 MONTGOMERY SESSION
 Invocation.
 Alabama As a Horticultural State, James H. McCary, president
 Some Facts About Boiling Fruit, S. E. Washburn.
 The Effect of Temperature on Sweet Potatoes, Dr. W. A. Gardner. Ten Acres and Five Thousand Dol lars, F. E. Lollen
 Montgomery County Fruit Soils, M c. Allgood.
 Why I Am Planting Peaches, Dr. F. F. Perry.
 The Mexican Bean. Beetle Gllus- trated), Dr. W. E. Hinds
 It Could Not Be Done, But We Did It. Haygood Patterson
 My Pecan Orchard, J. M. Whetstone. Sprays, Spray Pumps and Spraying. Lyle Brown
 Sweet Potatoes. R. G. Briggs.
 The Mission of the Extension Serv- ice. l.. N. Duncan.
 The Alabama Horticultural Society, G. c. Starcher
 The Alabama State Board of Horti- culture, O. k. E. Winberg
 Election of Officers and Secretary's- Report.
 All About Pecans round table dis cIIssinn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
BIRMINGHAM SESSION

invocation.
 Birmingham Imports of Horticul- tural Products. Presidents Address. Can Birmingham Feed Herself? If So, How, Hamln Brown.
 Industrial Workers Gardens, J. D. Pope.
 The Mission of the Extension Serv- ice. l.. N. Duncan.
 Birmingham Beautiful O ". Eraser
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
L.ower Cost Of Road Building.

Cost of road building has declined
80 per cenut during the past year, de-
clared Highway Commissioner Frank
Page upon his return from Western
North Carolina where, during the
carly part of The week he lot contracts
for roads aggregating a cost of $685.
5lg that year ago would have cost
nearly a million and a quarter Of dol
lare.
One hundred and fifteen bidders
were at the Eighth District lettng in
Marion, four construc ion projects
being involved and at EIkn in the
Seventh District there were 43 bid
ders on three smaller projects. The
bids Submitted were very near to-
gcapr. and contractors were there
uoa llobokan n J., to jackson Miss.
Reduced costs Of materials and la
bor and Che slow ng UP Of building in
jr lines is mainly responsible for
na reduced o9at d. which Norh Car
u, afp rJa being let at the
IN Hta Wr a9e believes A
70 was with difficulty that
onr was able to secure
bidder for road work,
tay ae oa difficulty is tabulat-
hls ,hat IRE submitted and
7 Gle laV raoponjible man
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
the WEEKS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE, MA.
TloN AND THE WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT The WORLD
n Condensed Record OF happenings
OF Interest From All Points
OF The World
Foreign

Sheriff's officers In motor cars visit.
ed the residences of the members OF
the Poplar borough council, who had
refused to comply with an order of
the high court requiring them to
raise tax rates in accordance with n
ruling of the London county council.
The councillors were arrested and con
veyed to prison amid the sympathetic
cheers from the crowds.
More than 900 delegates from virtu-
ally every country in the world were
gathered at Carsbad Czechoslovakia
to attend the opening session Of the
twelfth International Zionist congress.
The chief work of the congress will
be the discussion of the problems
attending the rebuilding of Palestine,
and in view Of the present situation
of the Holy Land.
The discovery of secret organiza
tion plotting a revolution in Hungary.
Fifty-six arrests have been made and
papers confiscated which prove the
connection of the organization with
foreign bolshevists and the Industrial
Workers of the World who are claimed
to have furnished the funds used by
the plotters
The Removal of the body Of Pope
Leo XIII from the Vatican to the
Church Of st. John Lateran, has been
postponed.
Representatives of American oil
companies, at Mexico City, recently
declined to express opinions regard
ing action Of the supreme court recent.
ly in unanimously granting an injunc-
tion to the Texas company enjoining
the Mexican department of COM
merce and industry. from denouncing
rights to oil lands held by the Texas
company.
Marcellus T. Alternately, Ninth Coast
artillery was so severely bitten by a
shark while bathing in Manila Bay
that he died soon afterwards. His
nearest kin is Miss Mildred Abernathy
sister. at forSyth, Ga.
Three more bodies were recovered
from the wreckage Of drigibe ZR-2,
making total of twenty-five recover
ed since the disaster.
Famine scenes are described by the
Prayada. a Moscow soviet organ. re,
ceived at Riga recently.
England is now at peace with all
her enemies of the world war, only
with the exception of Turkey.
Field Marshal Count Karl Won Bue-
low, who was commanderin.chief of
the German second army during the
world war died recently at Berlin
At least thirteen are killed and
more than hundred have been
wounded in the bitter factional rioting
which has ragged through Belfast for
three days, and which now appears to
burned itself out through exhaustion
of the spirit Of the fighters and the
vigorous action by troops and police.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09

A half.billion dollar anchor to wind.
ward has been provided by the house
OF representatives against failure OF
the new tax law to provide for the
governments expeditures for the cur
rent year. This>anchor may be life
saver In either of two likely conting-
encies. One-lf the new schedule Of
taxes provided by the law fails to
produce sufficient revenue to cover
the total of appropriations.
President Harding, speaking recent
ly at the opening of the fall term of
the Army War college, declared that
mo matter where the best aspirations
OF the world lead us there never may
be a time without the necessity for
armed forces The president in his
brief address, however, pledged the
two hundred officers in his audience
that during his administration they
would never be called to perform mill
tary service "they could not enter
into with all their heart and soul as
Americans"
Indications Of broad general busi-
ness recovery throughout the country
are lacking still, according to report
given out by the federal reserve board.
Chairman Sydney Anderson issued a
statement recently asserting that addi-
tional credit facilities for farmers are
imperative. He indicates the commits.
sion in its report to congress will rec
commend a concrete plan for bridging
the gap between short-time and long
time credits.
That the homage paid to his mother
in the movement to build replica Of
her birthplace in the national capital
through the efforts of the Georgia
Roosevelt Memorial association, would
have been most pleasing to Theodore
Roosevelt, was the declaration Of Han
mis- Taylor, ex-ambassador to Spain,
in an address before the association
following the parade and pageant re-
Gently.
Assurance was given President Har.
ding recently by Senator Watson, re.
publican, Indiana, that the tax revi-
sion bill would be ready for consid
Grafton soon by the senate and to be
put through without delay.
Captain Cranston Williams, secre-
tary to Senator Harris, went to Camp
Meade, Maryland recently to attend a
farewell dinner of the officers and
ladies' of the seth infantry.
The FamousPlayers Lasky corpora
tion and affiliated concerns, which
the federal trade commission was
formally charged with unfair COM
petition and monopolistic policies.
combined and conspired to suppress
competition'in interstate commerce in
motion picture films, according to
official complaints.
The federal government is now NOV
ing rapidly to protect the state Of West
Virginia against violence The presi-
dent has issued proclamation CIV
ing those engaged in unlawful pro-
ceedngs until noon, September /, to
return peaceably to their homes.
Decision to ask Henry Ford to come
to Washington for conference with
respect to his offer for the Muscle
Shoals nitrate plant, was announced
recently by Secretary Weeks.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
Washington

Headquarters of the Gulf division
of the Emergency Fleet corporation
were closed recently, virtually ending
thh labors whic at one time engaged
$4,000 men In sixteen southern towns.
The force retained by Manager d. 7.
Williams numbers but fifty men. The
gulf division constructed 151 vessels
of 707,400 deadweight tons in the
yards of Savannah and Brunswick,
Ga. Jacksonville. Tampa and Pensa-
cola, Fla, Pascayoula and Moss Point,
Miss, Mobile, Ala.
Instructions for obtaining material
from the war department for the pur,
pose of exhibition at fairs, xpositions.
and like celebrations, were announced
recently by Adjutant Gneral p. C. Har-
ris, in liter to Senator Thomas L.
Watson, of Georgia.
1t is authoritatively learned that the
interstate commerce commission, un.
der tht provisions of the Esch.Cum
uNti VIII nllOltl'
announce consolidation of the rail-
roads of the United States into twen-
ty systems.
Nathaniel Ferguson, aged ., arrived
at the Union station here recently
Raleigh, ~ c., locked in a baggage
car. Investigating lusty yells from
within the car railroad detectives
found the lad, who explained he had
entered the car on a side track at
Raleigh while at play recently. Some
of his companions had locked him In
as lark, and before they returned
he was on his way 10 Washington.
His mother was notified.
Decision was reached recently by
the senate finance committee to re-
writ the house tax bill so as to In
clude in one document every internal
revenue law on the statute books.
Agreement between Japan and
China regarding the so-called Shan
Jtung issue before the convention OF
Ihe Washington armament conference.
soon. is impossibility unless japan
voluntarily surrenders all privileges
granted her under the Versailles
treaty according to well-informed au.
thorities here.
Reports by expert engineers furnish.
ing statistics of the operation of the
Muscle shoal, Ala. nitrate plant dams
under the proposal submitted bv
Henry Ford have been received by
Secretdys Weeks.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09

Fivn c0t On nill3 In Cabarrus not
re'a q 10 tbn Cannon group are ask
iue 'a aa board Of equalization to
lower the euualy assessments against
.As'r property and the board has fixed
Soptonlber a5 the date for the hear
ing
The mills have submitted no figures,
II Wa, and At thc Office Of Revenue
Commissioner Watts, but they are
UeNDs 4aa'nst the local assessments
.us MS tha Cannon nils have been
protesting the restoration of old re
valuation figures against their mills.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
Domestic

Gen. II. H. Bandholt announces that
he has dispatched telegram to the
war department at Washington to send
federal troops into West Virginia at
once. He says: 81 am satisfied the
West Virginia miners will not obey the
presidents proclamation"
Conflicting reports of happening
along Spruce Creek ridge, West Vir.
ginia. on one side Of which armed
bands are gathered. while on the other,
Logan county deputy sherffs. volun-
teers and state troops are doing patrol
duty are circulated in Logan, w. Va.
Reports from Camp Dix are that
troops OF the Twenty-sixth and Six.
teenth infantries a awaiting orders
for possible duty in the West Vir-
ginia coal fields.
The Ford Motor company has in the
neighborhood of $54,O00,OO0 in cash in
the bank, according to report tender
ed the department of state at Lansing.
Mich. The report has not been Off.
cially accepted because of minor er.
rors and may be returned to the
company for correction.
Bodies of eleven miners were re-
covered recently from the Harco
mine, after an explosion recently, at
10 I1liuoic
Creditors of Lewis Burke, Chatta-
nooga broker, now in Jail in default of
bond on the charge of fraudulent
breach of trusts, filed on involuntary
petition in bankruptcy against him.
A man in whose coat were found
papers indicating that he was Oscar
Norlin, of Baltimore, committed
suicide recently by jumping off the
Brooklyn bridge.
Unless a tax bill amounting to $2J
is paid, the sheriff OF Tangipahoa par
ish. will at an early date sell at auc-
tion the Louisiana estate of General
John ]. Pershing, according to story
published by The Pelicanaire, for
mer service mems weekly publication,
A train of three loaded trolley ex
press cars recently crashed into
five-story building at Springfield
Mass, when motorman lost control
of the cars. Only one person was in.
jured.
Director c. r. Forbes, Of the veter.
ans bureau, Washington, will make
personal inspection Of the government
property at Camp Mcclellan soon, ac.
cording to Information made recently
to Congressman Lamar Jeffries.
The soviet authorities still have re-
sources at their disposal and should
be urged to use them to provide food
for adult relief, declared Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover, chairman of the
American relief administration, in a
telegram recently to Colonel William
N. Haskell, director Of the relief ad.
ministration's mission to Russia
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09

The premier manifested hopefulness
for n conclusion Of peace between
Great Britain and ireland. lie pointed
out the dangers Of the Silesian difli-
Guilty and made casgal reference
to the naval rivalry Of America md
Japan, who are lauurhius new
problems on the wor'l" lie olWol
that "ln the hurricat BE- now swce n
the world the mottS should be 'Eo
slow"
Gen. SHUTS said II situation in
Ireland when he arrik ked in London
was indescrlbable. "ARy idea of such
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09

state Of affairs, If II had existed be-
fore The great war, would have been
secuted" The premier declared.
The situation was difficult, but not
hopeless The only solution of it was
dominion home rule"
Gen Smuts characterized world con
titlans as exceedingly sad to anyone
eaniuC, In contact with these
problpI Is" Cheers greeted his decara-
lion I'D Il the Withdrawal Of the United
States from international affairs left
the british empire ~ "the only
stabn,}ing influence In world affairs"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
SHUTS HOPEFUL FOR PEACE
South African Premier Takes optimis-
tic View Of che Anplo.lrish
Difficulty.

Cape Town. South frlca--Speak-
ing at luncheon IN his honor. Gen.
Jan C. Smuts. premlet OF the Union
of South Africa, who has returned
from England, where he Intended the
imperial conference and Aso was a
factor In the Anglo irish pcace pour
parlers, referred to world matters.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09

ra HNls1he academy and ad-
property nar Flat Rock, in
n 81 WI torn North Caro-
9 haen purchased by rep
d tho Associate Refora-
atiau church for use as a
es8nmbIy ground
J hery Academy was found
d nou. a century ago by Csrrfpn
aIst
Bau Hse OF the development Of the
raaacr'g : is believed that the acad-
estate will be IDEAL for the hold
4g Of church conferences there.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
- d caroIlna Produots.

Wa aiae.on North Cardinals man.
eu showed an increase Of 226.l
osr ut Ia the value Of products and
"a increase Of 1878 per cent in the
amluut paid in wages and salaries
r. ibe five years 1914 10 1919, latest
statistics of the census bureau show.
Products valued at S943,S0s,OOO we're
manufactured in 1919, $2s9, $4,000 in
1924 Salaries and wages paid $780,
$4,000 compared with $56.2s1.0o0.
Persons engaged in manufactures
number 175,423 compared with ia6n
S12 In 1914 v
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
Rve Rich IN Protein.

Young rye, as well as young wheat.
is comparatively rich IN protein. In
that respect they are almost us valu-
able as rape for spring and summer
pasture.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
cnnn for Rrnnav Hana

Break up the br9ody hen that Won
90 not intend to set. A swinging
coop with a slit bottom is most
effective breaker.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
Cause Of Chick Loss.

More chicks die each year as a re-
suit Of poor feeding and poor broodlng
Than from any other cause.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
composItlon 81 oat Hau-

rhe composition o. oat hay is high
\ &c n ptoieln than timothy, but a llt.
Ne hNuf In carbohydrates.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
Flies Heekle Animals.

Y0N amt do good work, IL the flies
hecklel You constantly. Neither can
cows apd horses. Protect them.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-09-09
SMost Profitable Field

Weedjess fields are apt to be profit
ab,e a,hds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
RAINS ASSURE
Good CORN CROP
Outlook in Illinois Very Bright
Potatoes Are Almost
n Failure.

Rains that have prevailed
throughout most OF the states have
been beneficial to all crops and
especially to corn. OF which a very
large crop Ia assured, according to
the Rock Island Lines semi-month-
ly report
In the southern states the corn
crop is practically" made and the
cotton crop is in fair condition. IN
south Dakota, oats and barley Will
be light Latest reports indicate
that the yield of wheat in the state
of Kansas will be 11s,oo0,0oo bush
els. Threshing of wheat has been
completed in Illinois, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Oklahoma and in sections OF
Texas. Fall blowing is now under
way in Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
The potato crop is almost a fail
ure and the apple crop will be short
due to the dry weather in July.
The northern part OF Illinois mad
received considerable rain which
has been beneficial to the corn and
the outlook is promising for an
average crop. Threshing OF wheat
Is completed and returns indicate
good quality, with an average yield
OF % bushels an acre. Threshiny
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
Bargain
Square" Oppor-
turlities SATURDAY.

Fresh cookies, fig bars,
cocoanut jumbles, jelly
strips, daisies, ETC., Satur-
day I0c pound.
500 samples-cuff links,
brooches, stick pins, ear
rings, hat pins, ETC.; I9c
each.
Ladies' 15c fine white
"Glen Erin" handker-
chiefs, also colored edges
and borders, Sc each.
Beautiful ribbons. 40
raj. Roman stripes, Maids.
fancy stripes and checked
ratterns, suitable for bo1-
doir cans. hair bows. ga sh.
es. bags ard camisoles
RANGING in width from 6 70
9 in"h"s. worth from 75c
to $3.50; all go at Acc
yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
CAMP MEETING
OPENING GIVES
/ GREAT PROMISE
Score Of Pastors Prom District AL.
ready on GrsnHd-Prominent
Leaders.

twenty-five pastors from the dis
strict, with half a dozen distinguish
ed evangelists and church leaders,
are heading campers at the Rock
fsland district Methodist camp
meeting which opened in TindalPs
grove near Milan today for 10 days
Majority OF the 80 camps erected
for this meeting are occupied al
ready, others will be filled before
the weekend and daily visitors are
expected to bring attendance to
new records.
First services are being held this
afternoon and the evening meet
sngs begin tonight. For the FIRST
time free transportation service is
provided from Milan to the camp
grounds. A Y. NJ. c. A camp has
been established and will serve
lunches.
Mrs. Sadie B. Mishey Of Gales
burg, nine years in charge OF the
cnildren's department at Camp Sy-
car, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. will conduct
young peoples meetings daily;
Rev. e. E. Anterior OF Mineral will
play accompaniment at song serv-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

Ices conducted by Rev. John A.
Decker OF Milan.
Among pastors of the district
now at the camp or for whom res
ervations have been made are Dr.
Joseph A. Chapman and A. NJ
Stocking of Rock Island; Rev.
Carr OF East Moline; Rev.
Decker of Milan: Shepherd OF
REYNOLDS: Magnusson. Bishop Hill;
Bear. Princeville: Anterior. Min
.eral: Harmon, wyoming: Stevens
Viola; Waffla, Port Byron; Menzie.
HilIsdale; Kennedy. LaFeura;
Neal. Silvis; Gordon, Cambridge;
Guthrie. orion; Blough. CoionA;
Northdurft; Van b. Sullen, AipnA'
and Crumbacker, Presumption.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

of oats is almost completed with
an average OF 40 bushels an acre.
The quality is lower than last year.
Rye is yielding an average OF is to
20 bushels an acre. Pastures have
been benefited by recent rains.
Rain Breaks Iowa Drought
In southern. southeastern and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

Muscatine. Fruitland and Fredonia
districts melons are being marx
eted, showing good quality. Frat
crop is short
In central and western Iowa
heavy rains have prevailed. and
the weather has been much cool
er. Corn has been benefited by