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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
FOUR HUNDRED HENS
 ENTERED IN 3-YEAR
 EGG LAYING CONTEST

Murphysboro, H., April S.-Four hundred hens have been entered to date in a three-year national egg lay ing contest starting here November <. The race is regarded in Illinois as the first of it's sort ever held.
 The contest was planned and will be conducted by Paul Arndt, high schol instructor of ocational educa : tion here, and his class of 40 boys. Wide interest has been aroused among poultrymen and so breeders from wide ly scattered sections have registered pen of five hens each.
 Training the boys have had, accord ing to Carl Co1vin, state superinten- dent of vocational agriculture, will as- sure breeders that their poultry will receive the best attention. Business men of Murphysboro and poultry rais- CTS of the vicinity have underwritten the race for 1000. The boys will mar ket the eggs, providing chicken feed in return without cost. A market has already been arranged for in St. Louis. The privilege of selling the eggs, 1t is believed, will offset the entire cost of the contest.
 Trap nests will be used to avoid any possibility that the hen that does the cackling gets undue credit for laying the egg. Poultry houses of the latest type are being erected by the high school boys on the school grounds. Breeders who send their hens to Mur. physboro for the first year of the con- test will be privileged to enter a relay of fresh birds the second year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
PRATT CITY EASILY
 WINS BY BIG SCORE

The Pratt CityN nine defeated the Wire Mills outfit Saturday afternoon in q shut-out game, the score of which was r to 0. The pitching of all the Pratt twirlers was of a very high order, they allowing but two hits altogether. simon of the Wiremen was the only player to get a hit. The batting of the Pratt team was of a slam-bang variety, with Stewart carrying off the honors. The fielding of the millmen was not up to standard. The score@ K. Il. E Pratt City ............-............ li l9 Wire Mills ..........................
 Batteries: Dunbar, Smith, Dodd, Stew art and Nesbitt; Brown. Haggard, Ardis and Dunlap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
ACID PHOSPHATE AND LIME HELP PREPARE
 SOILS FOR PEANUTS

Auburn, April 3.-(Special.)-A very timely summary of six local fertilizer experiments with peanuts conducted by the Alabama experiment station in co-operation with farmers in Houston. Covington, Lee and Cullman counties from 1911 to 1915, is now being mailed to the county demonstration agents by r. E. @oyd, specialist in agronomy for the extension service.
 In conducting these experiments check plot was run in comparison with acid phosphate alone, kainit alone, no fertilizer, combinations of acid phos . phate kainit and lime ,slacked); acid phosphate and kainit; cotton seed meal, acid phosphate and kainit. Very careful records of the " eds of each plot were kept and show that potash is not needed for peanuts and that it actually decreased the yield.
 According to this summary acid phosphate and lime are the only in gradients producing any appreciabls increase in yield and under the pres ent economical conditions farmers are not justified in using more than 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre for peanuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
PASSENGER FARES
 ARE HIGH--A., ]. $ N.
 PLANS ID REDUCE
President Cochrane Announces Company Will Ask Public Utilities Board for Permis-
 sion to Lower Rates

Mobile. April S.-(SpeciaL)-The Ala bama. Tennessee & Northern Railroad corporation has announced that it has decided to ask permission from the Alabama public service commission to voluntarily reduce it's passenger fares zO per cent, being the amount of increase that was granted under the transporta- tion act of 1920, and which became effec- tive August 26, last.
 President John T. Cochrane, in making the announcement, said the management believed that the surest way to get back to pre-war conditions and revive busl- ness was for. everyone to do his part and not expect the other fellow to do all the reducing.
 He said all railroads need all the reve- nue they can get and are doing less business now than they have been for a long time, and that while in the main the advanced rates must necessarily be maintained to keep the railroads going, and in the majority of cases the rates are just charge for the transportation furnished, in some instance and on few commodities the increase has acted as an embargo on business-that is, in a few particular cases the commodity cannot stand the rates now in effect, and in the interest of all concerned there would later no doubt be a readjust- ment such as to protect industries han ding these exceptional commodities.
 However, he said this could not be done on a road like the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern, whichs was producing line, and nearly all of it's business was handled in connection with other lines and was interstate traffic, until the railroad systems in general were able to bring about material reductions in their expenses.
 This, President Cochrane said, did not apply to passenger fares on the Ala bama, Tennessee and Northern, and his company had therefore determined to do it's part by making start toward fiilai adjustment, in which he believed all, ln- cluding railroads, manufacturers, mer- chants laborers and the public must take part before normalcy is gotten back to, and normalcy is essential to start ing of business and the bringing back of prosperity and contentment in our country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Local Daredeuil To Practice Stunts
 at Fairgrounds

The fair grounds will be the scene of some very wild and hair-elevating occur rences this week, if the weather holds good and John D. Hall, local daredevil, persists in his intention to practice his daring feats with an aeroplane and auto- mobile, which he is expecting to per form for Ralph D. Hankinson & Co. this summer. Hall has not positively signed a contract with the fair features cor poration, but a verbal agreement exists between him and the Hankinson off cials.
 Hall will be remembered as the young daredevil who, without ever having been on an aeroplane when in flight before, accomplished the feat of transferring from a speeding automobiles to an aero plane for the first time. His name by some error was said to be Louis James, but John Hall is the real cognomen of the reckless youth. James is profes- sional air acrobat whose winter resi- dence is in St. Louis.
 Larry Stone, the ace of the Premocar racing team, piloted the racing car from which Hall made his changes in his first attempts and will more than likely serve as his chauffeure this summer if the act is carried out. The feat of changing from an automobile to an aeroplane will be only one of several equally daring acts which Hall will perform daily at many fairs if the plans now under way are carried out.
 The programme for the young acrobat as arranged follows: Change from auto- mobile to aeroplane twice, loop the ot standing erect on top of plane twice, stunts on wings of planes twice and finishing up with climb down ten-foot rope and back twice. The above feats are all to be performed at an elevation of 100 feet or more with the plane run ming 75 miles per 50 minutes.
 One can perceive from the above that young Hall has taken on some consign- ment for even a veteran stunt artist, while he is only a 19-year-old boy who has had practically no experience in the air game. Hall has been resident of the Magic City all his life, with the exception of a few years spent in Fran oa during the war and in other sections oi the United States. The definite an nouncement that the practices will be held this week has not been made, but the probability of such an event is very encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
THREE ARE HURT
 IN SEA EXPLOSION
Standard Oil Tanker Puts Into Charleston for Medical Aid
 Fin Route to Havana
By Associated Press

Charleston, IS. C., AprilN 3.-The Stan dard Oil company tanker, O. T. Warong, put in Charleston harbor early today for medical aid for members of. the crew who were injured by the explosion of gasoline fumes at sea She night before.
 Three members of the crew were burned to such an extent that one, Will liam Reins of Jacksonville, Fla, a pumr- CT, later died at hospital here. The cause of the accident has not been de- termined. It is stated that an investiga- ton will be made by the company to fix responsibility for the accident
 The tanker was just opposite Charles ton harbor, proceeding from Wilmington, N. C., to Havana, Cuba, with more than million and half gallons of refined gasoline in her compartments. It ap- pears that. fumes generated in one of these and when the three men were at work near the capping pip. the explosion took place. The vessel was little dam aged, the heavy night air. it is believed, served to stop communication of the flames to other compartments.
 C. M. Pearson and J. Ruskin, addresses not given, were the other two seamen seriously burned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
BOSTON BRAVES BREAK
 SPRING TRAINING CAMP

Galveston. Tex, April 3.-Expressng optimism over his teams chances in the forthcoming pennant race in the National league, Manager Fred Mitchell and his Boston Braves broke trainngscamp here today and left tonight for New Orleans. where the team will begin its series of exhibition games.
 The Braves will reach Boston Aprii Y and will open with Brooklyn the follow ing day.
 Fred Mcdonald, outfielder, was the only player released by the Braves pre- vious to starting for home. McDonaid' who was bought by Galveston last year and later loaned to Houston, reverts to the Galveston club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Plant Juice. the new herbal medi- cine, being manufactured from medicinal


 stands without rival as a remedy for ills of the stomach. It often relieves indigestion and dyspepsia with the first dose.
 One of the most interesting state- ments made. relative to- this medicine. is that of Mrs. Annie Brown of Thirty fifth avenue, Sayreton, a suburb of Birmingham, who is popular among a large circle of friends there. as well as in this city She said:
 For the past two years I have suf- feTed from stomach trouble in the form of indigestion and dyspepsia; I could not keep the lightest kind of food in my stomach. as it would ferment and cause gas to form--the only food I ate was little toast and tea; I could not sleep at night and was in constant misery. l was very nercous and the least little thing would upset me. heard of Plant Juice and although I had been under treatment and tried many different medicines, I decided to give it a trial I am now glad to say for the benefit Of others who suffer that I am feeling good-entirely re- stored to health once more. have no more aches or pains and sleep fine at night. I am able to do my own house work now. I feel that I can honestly recommend Plant Juice"
 Plant Juice is sold in Birmingham a. Norton's drug store. Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
PLANTERSVILLE PLAYS
 MAPLESVILLE TO TIE

Maplesville April 3.-(Special. )Maples- vile and Plantersyille played to to 1 tie here yesterday afternoon The game was favorable for the locals until the seventh inning, when the visitors put over the tying score, the game being called at the end of the ninth on accoun; of darkness.
 Score by innings: R. H. F. Plantersville .......... .0l0 GOO 3004 ? Maplesville ll0 o02 oo04
 Batteries: Motley and Garner; Houl- ditch and Ruddick.
 Summary--Two-base hits Garner. Sto.- en bases: Wynn, William Ruddick. Mot ley. Struck out by Motley ', by Houl- ditch s. Base on balls off Motley 1, off Houldtch 1. Passed ball, Garner 2. Time of game. two hours. Empires: Lacey and Northrup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Exhibition Games

Oakland. Cal. April s.-score of morn ing game: RH E.. Chicago Nationals ...........!...9 Oakland F. c. l.. Standardization. II 5 Batteries: Bailey and Daily; Siebold, Wynn, Kersten and Mitze.
 At San rancisco-Afternoon game:
 R.H. E. Chicago Nationals ................1 10 16 San Francisco P. c. l.. ....... 6 8 2 Batteries: Alexander, Weaver and OFarrell; Crumpler, Flaherty and Az new.
 Vicksburg Miss, April B. R.H. T. N. r. Americans, second team...7 Vicksburg, semi-pro. .............O Batteries: Barnes and Henline; Bag gett, Emory and Romano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
EVERGREEN NINE'COPS
 SERIES FROM GE0RGfANA

Evergreen, April 3.-tSpecial.) 1.-The Evergreen Agricultural school baseball team made it two, out of three games i'll the series with the Georgiana High school baseball nine by annexing the last game of a double-header on the local dia- mond Friday afternoon. The locals took the first game Thursday afternoon " a R to count, but lost the second to the visitors Friday by score of 16 to. lS They came back in the last game of the twin bill Friday and won by score of to G.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
GUS C0PUL0S DEFEATS
 CHAMP JOHNNY LAYTON

Detroit, April s.-Gus Copulos, Detroit, defeated Johnny Layton, three-cushion billiard champion, in an exhibition match concluded here tonight. 300 to PAS points, Layton won but one of the six blocks His high run was 6, Copulos' g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
MICHIGAN MAY REWARD
Thirty Million Bond Issue Planned as
 Soldier Bonus
By Associated Press

Detroit, April 3.-A proposal to bond the state for sSo.0o0 900 with which to pay a bonus to veterans of the World war added interest in the statewide election to. be held tomorrow and was expected to bring out many voters that ton of the minor state officers to be elected Detroit is to vote on a pro- posal that the city council operate privately owned street car lines on basis of 6 per cent return to the owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
CHICAG0'S SPRING SIx-DAY
 BICYCLE RACE HAS BEGUN

Chicago. April S.-The spring sx-day bicycle race, with 13 teams, representing countries of Europe and North America competing. began tonight at the Dexter park pavilion.
 Three sets of sprints will be held Tn each 24-hour period and the final hour of the race next Saturday night will be entirely sprints, each being one mile in length.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Toledo Releases Two

Toledo, Ohio, April 3.-Release of Pitcher Kirk Heatwole to the Richmond club of the Virginia league and Catcher Siner to the Spartanburg club of the South Atlantic association was an- nounced tonight by Roger Bresnahan in a telegram from Augusta, Ga, where the Toledo American association club is training
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Slide Destroys Village
By Associated Press

Naples. April 3.-A landslide five miles wide caused by torrential rams has destroyed the villages of Gorne and Frati near Ferruzziano, Calabria. The slide moved so slowly, however, that the inhabitants were able to es- cape, but their homes, trees and vine yards were engulfed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Joe Stecher Wins Bout

Cleveland, Ohio. April 3-Joe Stecher, former champion heavyweight wrestler, last night won two falls from Joe Schultz of Chicago the first with a scissors hold in 161s minutes and the second with the same hold in 6 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
A pioneer builder of great advertising achievements

There is an old saying that .Every great institution is but the lengthening shadow of one man."
 Our president and chief executive, St. Elmo Massengale, founded the agency twenty-five years agoythe first advertise ing agency south of Philadelphia.
 Some of this country's greatest adver- Using successes were built up from small initial appropriations under his able guidance and dynamic energy. His repu- tation as an advertising and business ex- ecutive is an enviable one on both sides of the Atlantic.
 Every account handled by the agency is under the general supervision of St. Elmo Massengale. His services as a business and advertising counsellor are at all times available to our clients.
 A consultation regarding your adver. Using and sales problems does not in any way obligate you.
 MASSENGALE ADVERTISING AGENCY
 Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Cardinal Is Feted Rv AgoacfafaA Dwoss

Paris, April 3.-Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia was the guest of honor at a reception here today at which he met Cardinal Dubois, archbishop of Paris. Many notable personages at tended the reception, including Mime Foch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
BOB DOWIE HAS RECOVERED FROM CASE OF "H0LDlTIS"

Memphis, April 3. = (SpeciaL)-Bop Dowie, catcher with the Chicks last sea- son and who has been affected with a case of 'holditis'' that appeared as if It might be serious, joined the Tribe today and caught part of the game against the New York Giants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Fire Loss S100,000

ny XfbbUCIdttu FTfSB
 Stephens, Ark, April 3.-Six store buildings a bank, lumber yard and two warehouses were destroyed by fire of undetermined origin here late Sat urday night. The loss is estimated at $100, 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Royalty Plans Visit

: by Ass0cIate0 Fress
 Madrid, April 3.--King Alfonso and Queen Victoria have decided to return the visit of King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. They will ar rive in Brussels May 31.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
Marines In Nicaragua

Managuia, Nicaragua, April B. American marines have arrived here to replace the marines who were re- gently punished for wrecking the plan. of the newspaper Tribuna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-04
For Good of
 the Community

pltCGS UT was USpOSlIGu OH CIl0 SIdUS of handicapped tables in the churches of Birmingham, white and black, yester- day. Not nickel of it for clothes, food, house rent, to stave off the wolf that comes to mems doors.
 Millions on millions passed yesterday from the coffers of commerce to those of religion Millions on millions of the dol ' lar direct were converted into the dollar indirect. Men parted with all that wealth with no hope of return in kind.
 Where the savage brings calf, bull lock- a string of birds to the temple, the enlightened man brings the money stand ing for them. The direct dollar is for the purchase of what man needs now for his immediate and personal use The dol lar indirect is for the maintenance of the institutions which render life worth liv-, ing.
 That church on Highland avenue, that one at Five Points, those in Woodlawn and Elyton and those on the hilltops and in the hooks and corners of Jones valley do not represent the dollar direct, but they stand for millions of the dollars in direct They are the bulwark between the savage in man and the guided spirit of man.
 The Y. M. c. A. building on Twentieth street does not represent an investment that pays the dollar direct back into the pockets of the business men of Birming ham, but 1t returns tens of thousands of dollars indirect and these dollars indirect come finally and as assuredly in form of coin of the realm as does the better young man evolved by the operations of the Y. M. c. A. machine
 The Y w. c. A. does not coin dollars out of the dollars placed there, but it coins the dollar indirect that comes out of women whom it enables to grapple with life and help rather than burden society
 There is a man in Birmingham who has pever asked anything and gets little out side the love of his people, yet that man in his life and example is worth dollars and N CoIltS CO every DuSlIloSS house III UnlS GUY. He is worth more actual money to- this community than steel mill. The steel mills are safer for having him here.
 The Chamber of Commerce returns no dollar direct to the man who places his dollar direct there. A member may never be able to place his hand on a single dol lar direct issuing from that membership, but will he deny that what does for the community at large, somewhere and somehow, does finally and most assured ly bring him money?
 The newspaper which stands for the orderly course of community life year in and year out, in season and out of season, does not place money direct into the hands of the industries of that community, but it brings to them tens of thousands of the dollars indirect. In the showdown these dollars indirect are coin of the realm in the operation of plants that, but for some such persistent and stalwart resist ance to the forces of disintegration would not have the dollar direct with which they are more familiar
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11

him pieces of mowers that a junk
dealer would look upon with en-
vieus eyes, Richmond Daily
Register.
The above, which is typical of a
condition that exists to more or
less degree in every county in the
state, suggests the Question com
tanned in the caption of this arti-
Gle: What are our county officers
for?" Are they to be selected
because they are merely Clever
fellows" or will they be chosen
with view of securing honest and
efficient service to the county:
The fault for this unhappy se,n-
dition rests not SO much with the
candidates as with the people
themselves. 1t is they who set
the Standards, and fix the require
ments, and the candidates ve,y
naturally try to meet those stard
ards and requirements.
If Bill Jones, of Glendale pre-
cinet, is more concerned il hav-
ing a good handshaker, man
who gives him a bad cigar O. PEI :
haps helps him to hoe a row of
potatoes, as County Judge or
County. Clerk or Sheriff than a
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11
Suns Rays Fired Bed and
Burned Child To Death

Benwood,' w. Va, July 1.-The
rays of the afternoon sun. focused
on a bed through a flaw i'll a win
dow pane, set the bed clo'h;rg
afire, and resulted in the death OF
Maggie. Perkovitch, I seven
rnonths-old babe The house was
destroyed by the flames.
.sMrs. Perkovitch, the .clnld's
mother, made many attempts 70
rescue her daughter. hut each
time was driven back by the
flames and smoke. 1t finally he
came necessary for neighbocs to
carry the frantic woman away.
to prevent her sacrificing her lie
in useless effort to saT. her
child.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11
Tent Meeting Closes

The tent meeting, corner Sec
ond street and Moberly avenue.
closed Sunday evening after run
of three weeks. The Cox Evan
gelistic party wishes to thank
each individual who donated or
contributed toward the support
and the success of this meeting !;
the Methodist Sunday School for
a purse of $40; the Presbyterian
Union service for Sill; and the
Richmond Daily Register for.
daily announcements. The party
leaves tonight for Ohio where
they viii be in service during the
remainder of the summer months:
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11
"How | Cleared the Mill
Of Rats" By j. Tucker, r. I.

"As night watchman believe I
have seen more rats than any
man. Dogs wouldn't dare go near
them, Got $1.25 pkg. of RAT
SNAP, inside of 8 weeks cleared
them all out. Killed them by the
score every night. Guess the rest
were scared away. TIL never be
without RAT-SNAP" Three sizes
35c, IS, 81 Is: Sold and guarapteed
BY DoElas and Simmons and
Stockton and Son. 70 july
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11
What Are County Offices For?
(ElizabethoWn News

VIIIZdDCLIIOW III ANC VIZ
Allie Sanders tells the Iancas-
ter Record that Garrard county
has the most accommodating cam
didates it has ever been his pleas
use to, see. He had occasion to
break part of his mower, few
days ago, and vas unable to find
the desired piece in any of the
implement stores in that city. He
mentioned the fact to the various
candidates and asked for assist
ance. The result has been that
his back yard now is a veritable
junk pile, as every single candi-
dae in the county has brought
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-11

Mrs.; flames. H. Bang tlrnan,r wife
of a we'll known farmer Of the
Perryville. section of Boyle coun-
ty, died there last week. She
was about 70 years Did and is sur
vived by her husband and several
children.