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Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

seven millions. y
The professions have over two millions which Is
six times the number employed fifty years ago.
There are less persons, both male and female, en-
in domestic and personal service than there were
years ago. about three and half millions. The
number of females employed decreased nearly half
million.
In the last forty years, the number of males gain
fully employed has increased 124 cent from fifteen
millions to thirty-three millions, but the number Of
employed has increased 221 cent from two
and half millions to eight and half millions.
Evidently domestic service and farming the
least popular occupations of any.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

at home, and that to be followed by
slight reduction in the County and State.
Wish to say that there. has been a slight
reduction in the County taxes each year
in the past three years But, with the
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

This department is devoted to the dis
cussion Of public questions by anyone
editor assumes no responsibility for the
views here expressed, but does welcome
contributions from anyone who will not
abuse the privilege whether the opinions
expressed agree with ours or not.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

for by the State or ditch liens.
/ trust that this will show you how
very little actual power the County
Board has to curtail taxes Our great
est tax levies are made in our home
communities, and any material reduc-
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

The woman with sufficient public spirit to
devote his her time and talents to getting things done
benefit of the whole community generally comes
of undeserved knocks. Take normal inter-
in seeing that the community is well governed and
you politician" support the church with your
and at service, and "hypo-
critic" active in the commercial club and you
profteer"! 1t thus and probably always
will be.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14

constant enactment of laws that entail
extra expenses on the counties a reduc-
tion of our taxes, to any great extent, il
out of the question.
r.. w. KELLER
County Commissioners.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-14
FROM FARM TO FACTORY.

Here are some significant figures regarding persons
report
Agriculture has eleven million, which is million
and half less than ten and not twice many
there fifty years ago.
Manufacturing grew from two and half million
in 1870 to thirteen million in 1920
A little over a million engaged in trade and
transportation fifty while there are over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
ATHENS FARMERS
 LET OUT OF JAIL
Four Men Held on Murder Charges, Recognized by
 Judge Abernethy

After being detained in the coun- ty jail for five days without bond on charges of murder, curtis Tribble. Bunty Lince, Clayton Barksdale and Kfmban Thomas, Limestone county farmers, were recognized on their own bonds yesterday by Judge II. B. Abernethy and permitted to return to their homes pending a prelimi- nary hearing on July '.
 The four young farmers were ar rested Monday while in the field blowing near Athens and brought To Birmingham on cnarges of mur- der in connection with the killing last January of Mir. and Mrs. Glenn $. Crawford, at 1901 Fourth avenue, south. The couple were found with their skulls crushed in their store on the night of January 10.
 Evidence involving the Limestone county men is said to be largely cir cumstantial. One of the leaders in the investigation against them was ". NJ. Yarbrough, chief of police at Athens. Warrants charging them with murder were sworn out before Judge II. P Heflln by J. T. Fem, brother of Mrs. Crawford. Frank H. Lester, 2212 Sixth avenue, north, rrivate detective. Is said to have been in- strumental in working up the case.
 There Is a substantial reward of- fered for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Mir. and Mrs Crawford. The state offered $500 fE each case and relatives raised more.
 Finger prints of the Limestone men were found not to compare with the blood stained prinrs found in the Crawford store after the murder. All four of the men stoutly maintain their innocence. They were without funds and appealed to the Red Cross for help
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02

snappy are nowadays interminable. The time seems not so far away when Champ Clark's prediction of a continuous Congress may be an ac- tuality. It was not so difficult in previous years for congressman to maintain his house at home and an apartment in Washington for the few months of each session. But now it Is necessary for the member to rent house or apartment in the capital by the year In other words, on $7,500 year the married man Is expected to keep up two establish ments virtually all the year around With the bachelors the problem is not so difficult. They are mostly at home where they hang their hats. All of which shows that the bachelors have somthing else in their favor in their political fights with the married cult.
 Mrs. Peter Oleson, democratic nominee for the Senate fin Minnesota, has stated openly that she will bring Mir Oleson to Washington as her secretary if she is elected. She says if that be nepotism. her opponents can make the most of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
MEN AND AFFAIRS w VA SHINGTON]

he is fighting in the turbulent politi- cal waters of that radical Stnte. It's hard. in other words, to keep squir- rel on the ground.
 Nepotism Charged
 Speaking of Congress-, attempts are Icing made to stir up new crusade against those congressman and sena- tors who put relatives on the govern n-ent pay rolls as secretaries, clerks, ehairwomen. etc. They are being charged with nepotism and various other sorts of high crimes and mis- demeanors.
 It may be perfectly true that some congressman put on the pay rolls rel atives and others who do little or no work for their semi-m ..thly pay checks. But on the other hand, there are a lot of hard working congress- men and hard working members of their families who could not live on a congressman's pay without this ad- ditional financial help.
 old Order Changed Washington knows the dilemma of the congressman. To the earnest man, Congress is no longer a sine cure. The sessions. once short and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
St. Louis Fashion Show Creates Much Interest In Trade Territory

Advance notice or the St. Louis mammoth fashion show to be staged there August 12 to l6. has reached Birmingham and is creating interest among fashion circles.
 This annual event put on each year by the merchants and the city of St Louis is designed to attract hundreds of buyers in the central United States to the St. Louis markets instead of the farther eastern marts to obtain their stocks.
 Birmingham merchantas have all ways paid much interest to the St. Louis appeal and it Is said will have Ia large representation of buyers there.
 The show will be in the nature of pageant given in the municipal open air theater, seating 5000. with five episodes and large chorus of beau tiful dancing girls.
 Ice skating on specially frozen water, aquatic and other sports will features the amusement side of the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
Likelihood Costs $40
 Per Day in Germany,
 Woman Socialist Says
By Associated Press

Berlin, June i.-Chocolate candy. the wartime Iron ration" of arr mics. has become increasingly popu- lar since the war among the labor ing people of Germany despite the hand-to-mouth existence in which they are forced to live because of low wages and the high prices. The workers here are said to have now usurped the pre-war position occu- pied by the middle classes as the greatest consumers of this luxury"
 Simultaneously with comment in the press on this anomoly in the workingman's budget, figures are an- nounced which show that the Ger man laborer today is receiving wages barely sufficient to keep him and his family in the necessities of lige.
 Clara Bohm- Schuch, socialist mem- Der of the Reiehstag, reporting in Vorwaerts the results of an inquiry into workers living conditions. de- clares higher wages are necessary and that the present state of affairs Is due to the practice of userers in agriculture, industry and trade.
 Interviewing an industriallst. she writes. she was told that diligent Workers Tn ms estaDlSnment recelfer good" wages at about 1,150 marks a week. equal to about s4 in American money She sought out a mechanic and found that was the exact amount of his stipend. and that ne supported a wife and child on it.
 She cites also the case of a bar ber's family of five, including three children between 10 and IS years of age, which lived on the mans salary of 1000 marks week. In a third family of four. the budget was based on earnings of 3 .s00marks a month. 1ifa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
TWO ARE APPOINTED
 SANITARY ENGINEERS

Montgomery. July 1.-(Special.)- AnnoIuncement of the appointment Of Harobd Nightingale and MT. Balfour as sfate sanitary engineers was made by ,Dr S. w. Welch. state health of ficfer, today. Mir. nightingale will succeed A. S. Bedell. who resigned tc} become chief sanitary engineer for the state of Utah, with headquarters Ut Salt Lake City.
 ] MT. Nightingale and MT. Balfour Were recommended by the interna- tf4nal health board. The former has bken a teacher of sanitation at Bos- ton Tech. He will be assigned t. jhalaria control work in the coun- fties of Madison. Walker, Colbert Lauderdale and Morgan. Balfour has only recently returned from Geneva.
 ritxerland, where he served as
 .aitary engineer for the sanitary
 .yue of the international Red
 .s society. He will be assigned
 hfvork in towns of the, counties NhicN have no health officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
Admission Citizen
 Buried Yesterday

Anniston. July 1.-(special.)- .)-Fu- neral services for Judge Charles D. Cryer. who was drowned in Cold water creek Thursday night, were held Saturday morning from the home of Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Cryer on Woodstock avenue. hundreds of his friends assembling at the home for the ceremony.
 The services were conducted In an impressive manner by Rev. K. N. Matthews of Bessemer, former pas tor of the First Methodist church, and Dr. s. E. Hodges. The body of the la mented citizen was inferred in the family lot at Edgernont cemetery.
 No new light has been thrown on the sad accident which deprived this city of one of its most honored citi- zens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02

value of $50 light years as the best available. This means that the light from Antares which we now see left 1t $50 years ago. Light travels 1S6,- 3s0 miles second. The light of Mars reaches us in minutes and 54 seconds. Antares is 47,000,000 times as far as Mars.
 Mars is body only a seventh as large as the earth. IL is the small est of the planets except Mercury, which Is seldom seen. With the eX- ception of the moon and Mercury no other heavenly body is seen with the naked eye which is as small as Mars It's diameter is 4.230 miles. Antares Is the largest body seen with the naked eye, so far as we know, not considering Nebulae. Even though It appears as the mere point we have described, It's diameter Is not small The diameter of Antares Is 100000 OOo miles, roughly 100 times that of Mars (The diameter of the sun Is S66, ,000 miles.) It's volume IS l22,- 00O. 900 times that of the sun and about 1000, ,0oO, GOO, 100000 times that of Mars Since the mean distance of Mars from the sun is 141,0o0.0o0 miles and the diameter of Antares Is 400, 900, 900 miles 1t Is evident that If Antares were hollow the sun could be placed at the center and Mercury. Venus, the earth and Mars could make their revolutions about the sun within the shell and still have plenty of space outside the orbit of Mars. This is illustrated in figure 2.
 Brightness
 Mars as stated above, now gives us 107 times as much light as An tares The great distance of An tares places 1t at an enormous dis advantage in the comparison. An tares If placed at the same distance as the sun would be 5000 times as bright as the sun and if placed In the position of Mars would give us 122. 900 GOO 000. .000 times as much light as Mars now gives us. If Mars with it's present brightness were placed at the distance of Antares 1t would be of magnitude 36.4, which Is very much fainter than can be seen with any telescope now in exist ence.
 Antares, the rival of Mars, what a huge joke.
 The Other Planets
 Mercury Is visible in the east Just before sunrise for a few days about Juiy ". FSlhS 10 eiS PtNhN NA'SA '' the brightest object In the western sky In the early evening. Jupiter, which is also very bright, is higher fin the sky. Saturn is less conspicu- ous than Jupiter and little farther west. The positions of these planets can be distinguished from the stars easily without map, as each of the three is brighter than the stars in that part of the sky. Venus moves rapidly during the month; the other planets moved but little.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
SHOW ENTHUSIASM !. OVER RESPONSE ID
 CALL FOR STRIKE
Union Officials Claim "Vicious Propaganda" Is Being Car ried on by Railroad
 Authorities
By Associated Press

Washington; July I.--Enthusiasm was apparent at headquarters here of the International Association of Machintsts today on the receipts of reports from all over the country stating that practically 100 per cent of the membership had walked out in today's rail strike.
 While we have not yet received many official figures as to the unm- ber of men who answered the strike call" said William H. Johnston pr esldent of the association, "practi- cally everyone of the several hun dred telegrams l have received dc . clare the full membership of the local lodges left work The messages show the men to be enthusiastic on the first day of the strike and ao reports of disorders had been re- ceived."
 P, J. Conlon. international viee president declared today in a for nal statement.
 We regret that 1t has been nee. essary for us to cease work to lm- press upon the railroad executives and the labor board that our num- erous protests of the past were genuine grievances" the statement read
 Comply With Decision
 we have faithfully compiled wltr all the decisions of the labor boar6 up to this time as well as the trans l portation act an as reward we arc forced to this issue. On the other
 hand the railroad executives have evaded the law and passed up tho decisions of the labor board with con tempt and we have not seen a single -line of condemnation In any of ou, newspapers regarding them. r We welcome an investigation oi the most sweeping character and ask l the public in their criticism to con i slder that when 100000 men scatter | ed from Maine to California and l from the Lakes to the Gulf are will | ing to forego everything that they | hold near and dear to shem in cause that they think 1t just and right l that there must be some merit to their contentious and some just casso for complaint.
 Vicious Propaganda
 The vicious propaganda spread broadcast by the American Rail road executive through our daily newspapers makes it impossible for us to get our cause before the public in an unprejudced form Our only hope of fair play therefore Hes In congressional investigation. Not that we have any faith In their ability to span the breach. but to get the facts and lay them before the people. Ii the people will only withhold their Judgement until that time, I think a different verdict will be reached
 Tn the meantime. we have our own mediums of communication and the press cannot confuse the men on strike by misleading statements and the men are thoroughly capable of explaining the situation to their neighbors satisfactorily and form time to time their own press will put their true story to the publicn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
ROPER CHOSEN HEAD
 SOUTHERN SOCIETY

Washington. July 1.-(Speciai.)-- The Southern society of Washington has unanimously elected Daniel -. Roper of South Carolina, its prest- dent. Other officers chosen follow:
 Maj. Gen. Peter c. Harris of Geor- gia. vice president; J. c. RaveneL secretary; Charles W. Warden, treas- urer; Frank c. Little. financial sec- retary; Mrs. Milton Johnson. hts- torian. and pr. E. Henning Nells. chaplain.
 Sixteen vice presidents to-repressnt as many southern states were chosen. Among them were Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. chief of the marines, and Brig. Gen. Robert E. Noble of Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02

name of the club, to Muscle Shoals. With these features eleminated the committee Is of the opinion that har- mony will prevail
 The program committee announces that sports, indoor and outdoor, will me enjoyed. Motor boat races. tug of war. aquatic stunts. horse shoe pitching will also be features. An especial diversion will be the dance to be given at the dub house. music for the sion being furnished by an orchestra. Eats, loads of good eats will be there, and barbecue with plenty of real mulligan stew and accessories. A wonderful day Is promised for all communities, and a more appropriate way to celebrate the national holiday could hardly be conceived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
 SCHOOL SITE PURCHASED

Gadsden. July 1.-(Specia1.) )-The city school board has purchased five lots on Etowah avenue which ad- join the present school building in North Gadsden and will at once com mence the erection of an addition to the building to accommodate the children ysho wish to attend school
 Progress Is being made towards making additions and repairs to the grammar schools. but so far the site for the High school building has not been selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02

of members they will all be there. accompanied by their families and friends, and the club intends to dem onstrate to it's guests the real spirit and gracious hospitality of the mem bers of the Community fclub.
 They will assemble early Tuesday morning, not as club members, but as friends, the only competition be- ing who will enjoy the most pleas ure.
 The committee in charge has been most generous and each individual will be given the privilege to talk as much as he pleases and as loud as he chooses and enjoy perfect freedom, while the only. thing to be tabooed is Caccording to those in charge) discussion of changing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
By BERNEY GILLEN

By BERNEY CULLEN
 Ill meet you on the banks of the Warrior Tuesday morning." this is the remark being circulated among members of the Community club, who are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the grand and glorious fourth, which they will celebrate in the nature of an all-day picnic and barbecue at their picturesque and modern club camp, located. on the Warrior river.
 Far away from the hustle and hustle of the city. the members ex- pect to relegate business worries and care to the "outside" and jour ney in automobiles, 25 miles down the river road. to the place where their own oasis" awaits them.
 From the attitude of the majority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
KILBY ON BUSINESS
 TRIP FOR STATE

Montgomery, July 1.-(Special)- Gov. Thomas E. Kilby and Secretary w. A. Darden left Saturday for An niston, where they will spend the week k-end. From Anniston they will go to the Birmingham district where they will look after business of the state.
 It Is not probable they will return to Montgomery until the latter part of the week. William F. Feagin. state warden general. accompanied Governor Kilby and MT. Harden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
-7-7-77777--7s1s--|- - WAR ON WEEIIL

Gadsden, July 1.-(Special.) )-Sev- eral thousand pounds of calcium arsenate and 200 hand dust guns. which were purchased by the bankers and merchants of the city. have been received and will be sold to the farm CTS of the district at actual cost. for use in the war to exterminate the boil weevl.
 The farmers and bankers have be- come alarmed and have gone after the boil weeyil with the determi- nation to get rid of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
HaIeyviIIe Advertisers
 Initial Appearance

The initial issue of the Haley vills Advertiser" Haleyville's new weekly made lis bow to the Haley vile public this morning.
 The nsw weekly. is an eight page ix-kplumn paper and Is well gotten ID md . representative line of ad- vertising is being carried in it by locAl merchants, business and pro- fedsional men.
 MT. E. P. Lakeman. the editor and ojwner. Ia the ex-posrmaster, whose ferm has just expired-he is popular }And his paper Is being given a hearty welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
prRs AFTER oPEnArIoN

Gadsden. July l.-(SpeciaI.)-Carl Leo. the 16-year-old son of R. L. Pentecost of Hokes Bluff. died yes tsrday at local hospital of peril tonitia, caused from an operation for appsndicitis. The boy was, operated upon several days ago but he had waited too IonE and there were hopes for his recovery. He was a prominent young man of the Hokes Bluff vicinity and had . legion of friends.
 The funeral will be held at Hokes Uuff church Saturday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
Goodbye BoiIs!
s. s. s. Will Rid You of Boils, Pimples,
 Blaekheads and Skin Eruptiona

A boil is 9 volcano,-your blood is so chuck full of poisons that these ''DoiP' out into boil. They'll keep boiling up" until you destroy them completely by the use of s. s. g., one of the most powerful blood cleaners known to science. s. s. 8. has stood the test of time. The power of its ingredients is acknowledged by auth critics. Its medicinal ingredients are giaranteed to be purely vegeta ble Right off. It. clears the skin of plm- |ples. boils. blotches. blackheads, acne. |eczema. rash and other skin eruptions, [of the blood impurities which cause makes the blood rich and pure builds up lost flesh. IS helps to manufacture new blood caJA-thats one of its secrets. s. 8. S. 4> sold a1 ger size is the more eooaouak.kA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
wux n0THEn WITH THE DILL

From The Nations Business.
 Debate covers multitude or things. This is the way it ran the other day In the House of Represen- tatives, taking up ten pages in the Record with a minute a' the begin : ming and another 1T th" end to dis CUBS the measure before the House a Dill to sell certa'1 land in the Dis trict of Columbia to abutting prop erty owners:
 MT. Johnson of Kentucky-Durins the last two or ;nrsc District of Co., lunibia days in the house the time has been spent in discussing what Is known as the pawnbrokers bill '. A diiigent propaganda has been. at wo-k.
 MT. Cooper of Chiefly purpose in rising at this time is to say a word in beh;l. cf Mr.--who has been attacked on ti'.s ficor. ...
 MT Humprav ,f M:ssjss.ppi-A lew days ago I saw telegram from Mir. Barcelo. the president of the Porto Rico senate, addressed to the resi- dent commissioner here. ..
 MT. Rankin of Mississippi--I wish to use the five minutes allotted to me to enter a protest on behalf of the 500. 900 ex-service men. ...
 The Chairman--Debat. on this bill is exhausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
Band Concert

The municipal band was greeted by large crowd when they gave a concert at the Ensley playground, on Twenty eighth street, under the di- rection of Professor Gordon Erickson. splendid talk was made during the intermission by w. l.. Harrison, com missioner of parks and playgrounds. z He told of the playground activities of other cities and compared them with Birmingham, and of the economy his department was compelled to practice in administering the 24 playgrounds of the city on an annual appropriation of only $5.000.
 In connection with the concert. ices and watermelon was served to