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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16

'Pickett's charge" was mere child's play in comparison to the charge of the U. D. C.'s on Birmingham yester- day.
 With flags flying and music play ing, with the colors of red and white predominating, the huge foyer of the Tutwiler presented one of the great est gatherings that the United Daughters of the Confederacy has ever assembled in all of it's history.
 Everything was in full blast and there were
 Women to the right of you,
 Women to the left of you,
 Women behind you,
 Nolieyed and thundered-
 If paraphrase of the well known lines may be permitted just here, and mere man" was at premium--in- deed Mir. Man" looked like the last rose of summer. dotted about here and there over the face of a marvel ous feminine horizon.
 Hand clasps and heart throbs re- consecrated the old battle flag of the southern cross-the emblem of an he roic epoeh--yesterday, and every loyal. courageous woman wearing a U. D. c. pin emblazoned to the world her better citizenship for being true to her ideals, her sentiments and her people.
 Georgia Representative
 Among the notable U. D. C.'s at tending the convention is Mrs. Walter D. Lamar of Macon. Ga. whose father for 20 years served in the United States Senate and in this way Mrs. Lamar has had the widest possible acquaintance.
 Very lovely Of face and form, Mrs. Lamar speaks with pride of the Sid ney Lanier chapter of the U. D. c in her home town. saying:
 Macon. in fact the whole state of Georgia, is proud of the fact that Sid ney Lanier was our very own--the greatest poet and musician the south has ever known.
 My own family declare that my two affinities are Sidney Lanier and Jefferson Davis. and perhaps they are right; at least they are two of my favorite heroes of the Confederacy.
 Please let me take occasion just here to say that Georgia U. D. C.'s are not soliciting funds during the convention here for Stone mountain. Mir Berglum. the sculptor, Is most anxious to do the work, and when he does it he will be to America what Thorwaldsen is to Lucerne. yet the U. D. c. convention is not being solic- ited for contributions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16
Mr. ciaxton Speak.

As regal as a queen and as lovely as she is regal, Mrs. Philander clsx- ton, who is a delegate at large to the convention, talks charmingly of her ambitions for southern women, ex- tending to national and international affairs.
 Mrs. Claxton. who is the wife of Dr. Claxton, provost of the Univer- sity of Alabama, is making her home here until she and her distinguished husband go to Tuscaloosa to take up their residence just after Christmas.
 Because so much of my life has been spent in Washington my knowl- edge of U. D. c. affairs Is largely national" said Mrs. Claxton yester- day.
 This is what l hope for: The women of the south have done such wonderful things scctionally, heart and brain being so loyalty given. that in the future l believe their latent power will undoubtedly turn to na- tional and International affairs. The field is limitless and the work Is so wonderful that can be done.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16
Plenty of Filthy Lucre

Mrs. $. l.. Ledbetter, chairman of the finance committee. one of the most important angles of any organ ization, especially the U. b. C., de- clared yesterday that she had noth- ing to fear when it comes to funds.
 Everything has gone off beauti- fully and as for money. well, tho anditor's report shows that we have it in the bank"
 Just credit Mrs. Ledbetter to Bir- mingham, if you please, even if she has removed to south Alabama re- gently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16

Infnnt HoImes-The body of the in- fant child of Mir. and Mrs. c. K. Holmes, 1912 Ninth avenue. north, who died Wednesday, was sent tC
 Hartselle Wednesday night by Vice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16
Mr-. Parker stin Southern

Beautiful of figure and face. like duchess who has stepped from picture. with all the manner and air of the real grand dame of the days of the Confederacy. Mrs. Henry Parker of New York city Is the pro- totype of the beautiful and graceful women of that period when woman hood was in flower" and southern chivalry paid ardent court to beauty and brain
 Mrs. Parker is a native Charles- tonian, and while she has lived in New York city for 40 years. her man ner, her voice, her grace, still remain southern, and she is regarded as one of the most valuable and dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-16

Limestone Senator Here-George Duncan. state senator-elect from the First senatorial district. comprising Limestone and I4auderdale counties, is in Birmingham. Senator Duncan's home is in Athens.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
American Legion News

Legionnaire auto fleets" going to
New Orleans for the national conven-
ton, October 16 to 20, must follow
prescribed routes into the convention
city TO avoid trouble and expense.
Routes that might be practical in day
seasons are now impractical, due TO
recent rains, according to the Louisi-
ana motor league. Special informa,
tion booths will be located at Mont
gomery, Ala, Memphis, Tenn, Jack
son, Miss, and Morgan City, La, at
the approaches TO difficult sections of
road. Highways will also be placard-
ed directing tourists where to get au-
thentic data on road conditions.
Those going from west of Morgan
City should ascertain that roads into
New Orleans are passable, as after a
rain there are 40 miles of ROAD over
which barges must be used. The best
route from the north is via Jackson,
Miss. to Magnolia to Tylertown TO
Franklinton, La, TO Bogalusa to Sill
dell. at which point cars must ferry
across Lake Pontchartrain. From
northeast the route followed should
be from Hattiesburg to Poplarville,
Miss, to Bogalusa, La, thence the
same route as described above should
be followed. From the east tourists
should go along the Gulf Coast from
Mobile. Ala. to Pass Christian. Miss.
where cars will be ferried across to
Bay st. Louis to the upper road to
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
SEED DISTRIBUTED IN HAWAII

During the past year seed of i'm.
proved pigeon peas. grown by Haw-
allan farmers from seed stocks dis
tributed by the federal agricultural
experiment station of Rawaii. were
distributed to responsible growers, II
is reported to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, in sufficient
quantities to plant 1000 acres. Ex.
periments by the Hawaiian expert.
ment station have shown Che value
of the pigeon pea as hay and pas
ture crop which, II has been found,
under favorable conditions. will sup.
port throughout the year from one
and half to three head of mature
cattle in prime condition. From
three to five acres of native grass on
the same land would be required per
head OF cattle
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
EXPERIMENTS SHED NEW LIGHT
ON CAUSES OF RIOTS OF CORN

The severity of the root, stalk and
ear rots of corn, diseases found to be
more or less widely distributed
throughout the corn belt, can be re-
duced greatly by properly balancing
the fertilizing elements in the soil
and by planting selected strains of
corn. These conclusions are the re-
suit of Investigations carried on by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture in cooperation with a num-
ber of state experiment stations in
the middle west.
In the past II was not thought
that the corn plant was particularly
sensitive to the balance Of the vari-
GUS elements in the soil, but now the
damage caused by these rots is be-.
lieved to depend largely upon these
conditions and upon climatic factors.
Also the nature of the paint ITSELF
what plant breeders. call the genetic
composition-has much to do with it's
susceptibility or resistance to these
rots. In the experimental fields self
fertilized strains of corn OF many diff
ferent varieties are showing peculiar
tiles formerly regarded as symptoms
OF root stalk and ear rots. and many
strains are being isolated which,
even though selffertilized for many
generations, show resistance to the
organisms associated with the rots.
Reducing the losses from these
rots is complex problem, requiring
much more investigation. At present
the department can go little farther
than to say that primarily it involves
careful consideration of environ
ment' soil fertility and the nature of
the particular strain of corn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Walter Hoover, worlds champion
single oarsman, Of Minnesota, who
recently challenged any legionnaire
TO sculling race at New Orleans Oc-
tober 16 to 20, during the national
convention, will find a formidable
contender in the person of Granville
Guide, Washington, d. c., rowing mar
vel. Guide, who began sculling only
four months ago, astonished the row.
ing world when he won three events
in one afternoon at the Middle States
Rowing Regatta last August. He had
been sculling only six weeks when he
accomplished this feat. Since that
time his speed and form have been
steadily growing better and Wash
ington legionnaires are backing him
TO win against Hoover Paul Costel-
10, who succeeded to the title when
Jack Kelly retired undefeated cham
pion, was defeated by Hoover in June
OF this year for the Philadelphia gold
challenge cup, which left Hoover
without a rival until young GUIDE of
Washington appeared. GUIDE began
sculling with the ayowed intention of
defeating Hoover within a period of
three years. The time limit of three
years was set since 1t usually takes
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
tack of fever.

tack of fever.
Miss Bethel Collins is quite sick at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Collins.
Rev. ALLAN is conducting a revival
meeting at the Methodist church. All
are invited to attend and hear his
forceful arguments.
Rev. Chapel is helping with a
meeting at Morehead.
William Wyatt. of Lexington, was
a recent caller here.
j. d. Stofer and Ray Moss attended
the trots at Lexington last week.
Life is just roadway to each and
all of many varied lengths and many
various environments, dotted with
flowers and thorns, and happy are
those who find an inspiration that
leads to a high and noble journey.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

three TO five years to make single
oarsman. GUIDE has shown such form
that experts are agreed he is on par
with oarsmen who have been rowing
for many years. The race will be
rowed over a mile and a quarter
course on either Lake Pontchartrain
or the New Basin Canal, depending
upon water conditions. If GUIDE de-
feats Hoover he will be not only the
American Legion champion. but the
worlds champion as well, since the
Southern A. A. u. recently passed a
resolution making records made at
New Orleans official.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
BETTER TINES AHEAD

With approach splendid
safely
while
While of
building hotel
splendid
nothing
their this
DOING
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

= cAMARGO AND VICINITY

Corn is about all in the shock or silo
and is a much better crop than a year
ago. Tobacco is almost ready to
strip and of the finest quality in
years, and the growers are expecting
nice profit for their labor this time.
Fall grass is good where il has not
been grazed too haveily. Rye and
barley are being sowed in preference
to wheat.
Miss Bessie Amburgy is able to be
out after many weeks of confinement
to her home from the effects OF an at
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
THE KEYNOTE TO SUCCESS

Printers
they will BUYthe
Information through advertising
combined Our advertising practically
papers be easily
what you
solicit patronage or friendship Space
in The Advocate s on Is merit only
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Pearlington, Miss, where ferry is
again taken to the New Orleans road.
A complete tourist camp is being pre-
pared at Camp Nichols, New Or
leans, with shower baths, comfort
stations and other accommodations
for campers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10
DID MT. STERLING WIN,

Ine citizens OF 1s
that Mt pennan in the second half of the e
Grass League season and
RUSSELL Of Mayvle
AND FIGURES that
Mt Sterling is believer in a
oio we get it? Let us hear from Russen
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Cooper's heavy ribbed union suits,
stouts and regulars. regular $I.75
goods; two suits for s2.75.-The
Walsh Company.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

The $4,000 negro farm boys enroll
ed In crop and livestock clubs in 1921
under the direction of agricultural ex
tension workers raised products val
ued at s23O.OOO. according to reports
to the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Biggest line of boys sweaters in
town.-The Walsh Company. Low
prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

FOR RENT-Rooms and bath
Phone 256 (ss-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Austrian Velour hats, IS qualities.
sold by The Walsh Company for s34s.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-10-10

Hartman trunks and bags at The
Walsh Company's.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
FOUR BRICK HOUSES
SOLD AT PETW0RTH
Office of D. ]. DUNCAN Re-
ports Transfers of New
Homes.

The Office Of D. ]. Dunigan re-
ports the closing of the sale of four
of the colonial brick homes recently
completed in Petworth in his Grant
Circle and Varnum street operation.
Millard T. Dixon. treasurer of the
National Permanent Building Asso-
ciaton purchased house number 410
Varnum street. This house has six
rooms. tile bath. hardwood floors
electric lights. sleeping and break
fast porches and there is a large
yard in the rear.
E. NJ. woodward purchased Az
Varnum street, a house similar to
Mr.. Dixon's.
Byron S. Beall, of the National
Electrical Supply Company pur-
chased Al Varnum street. This is
a colonial brick house. containing
eight rooms. tile bath. hardwood
floors, electric lights, sleeping and
breakfast porches. The interior Is
finished in mahogany and old ivory
Joseph A. Dillon purchased Al;
Varnum street. a house similar tc
Mr.. Bealrs. The interior of his
home is finished in oak.
These houses are part OF the
group of about 100 which DunigaI
now has nearing completion in thi.
beautiful subdivision.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
CEMENT CONSTRUCTIONIS IS
SUREST FIRE PREVENTIVE
Report on Blaze Figures Puts 1921 Losses Of
Fire at Half Million.

Fire losses In the United States in
1921 were more than half a billion
dollars.
Fire loss adjustments made by In
sprance companies in the United
States and Canada during the past
fourteen years amounted to ss.41o.-
752.eoo The average yearly loss was
t243. .se5. e0o. The loss for 1920 was
ssso.s5as25.
Losses from fre in the United
States average 50 per capita per year.
France has a per capita loss Of ~
CENTS; Great Britain. 80 cents; Ger
many. .>2s cents. and Holland. IL cents.
During The past fourteen-year
period our hre losses were ISL per
cent OF the value of new building con-
struction In 1920. although an alb
normal amount of building was done,
the fire losses were 23.5 per cent OF
the value OF new buildings
Startling as these losses are. they
do not tell the whole story. They
represent only the actual insurance
adjustments made. They do moi
take into account losses due to the
fact that buildings are seldom in
sured for more than so per cent
OF their full value. nor. do they in
ciude losses not covered by insur'
ance. The insurance adjustment
made probably do not exceed n
per cent of actual FIRE losses. In
! Ecluding both insured and uninsured
I The surest safeguard against los
by fire is a building SO constructed
IL cannot burn.
Reinforced concrete represents tn
highest type Of fire-resistive construc
ton. Concrete Is practically main
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
ABINGDON AFFORDS
new,
ATTRACTIVE SITES
Virginia Subdivision,
Near Washington, Grows
in Population Daily.

Never before in the history of local
real estate has the demand been so
great for nearby Virginia home sites.
During the last several months at
tractive subdivisions have sprung up
10 meet this increasing demand.
Abingdon. seventeen minutes ride
from the heart of the city. is per-
haps one of the most ideal sections
for home owners found across the
Potomac River. It is made plain by
realty experts that the prospective
wants a modern home but demands
that a bit of ground big enough
to breathe on is included in the
sale. Abingdon. it is said, affords
this advantage.
Lots sold on this section durin-
the last thirty days have totaled
approximately $4,000. which indi-
Gates the growing demand for this
ideal location. Every day finds a
new man of Abingdon buyers and
the result has been that a cozy little
suburb has been formed.
Ten new bungalows are COM
pleted and five of these are sold al
ready.
Abingdon can be reached by TAX
ing the car at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, rid
ing for seventeen minutes until Mount
Ida station is gained and walking east
to Abingdon. Prospective home buy
ers going to Abingdon will be met by
one OF the agents at the office. which
will be open from 10 a. N. until
s n. m.
II b. Terrett. s3l Pennsylvania
avenue. is the local agent for Alb
ingdon.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
Plans Provide for
Airy Apartments
New York Architects Go Be.
yond Minimum Limits
of Law.

Plans fled In New York City since
Januhry 1 contemplate the erection
of - apartment houses in Manhat-
tan, Of which number As, or nearly
one-half. will provide their tenants
with more light and air than is re-
euired by the laws governing the
building of tenements. The other
- will just satisfy the minimum
requirements for such buildings.
The figures presented to the
commissioner on tenement houses,
according to Chief Inspector Rob
ertson. reveal q tendency toward
larger courts and yards. 1t spite
% the fac. that about half of the
plans provide only the minimum
amount of light and air. the plans
are better than those of any pre-
vious six-mon:h-period.
Forty-ffve OF the plans call for
terror locations. Tho corner build
ings will cover an average of 7I1s
per cent of the lots The law al
lows 30 per cent coverage for such
buildings. The interior houses
show an average lot covering of
e4.61 per cent. as against the 10
per cent allowable.
One Of the new buildings will
have an inner court between the
wings which Is In excess of he
laws minimum Another will have
. yard three and one-half times
deeper than Is required. Many 9TH
ers show open space double or
more than double the requirements
Of the tenement house law.
The new buildings will nearly
all be erected or lots larger than
were formerly usual for the cheap
er and moderate priced apartments,
The lots range from IS to more
than goo feet In width. Apr Xxi
mateiy ons-third will stand on lots
between IS and leo feet wide.
Seventy-four Of the plans have
already been approved. Five Of the
seventeen remaining will no. be
approved So the inspectors say, b.
cause Of the change In the fiflh
avenue zoning regulations.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
TEMPLE OF MUSIC
ON U. S. PROPERTY
THOUGHT UNLIKELY
Providing Public Site for
Building Would be I'm
wise, Say Congressman.

Attempts to secure the setting
aside by Congress Of a building
site on government land in this
city for erection by private inter-
esfs of a national conservatory Of
music are not likely to bear fruit.
In the opinion Of members OF Con-
gress. who have been approached
on the plan.
Fellow legislators. they declare,
refuse to attach Importance tn the
proposition and the possibility Of
such a bill being enacted into law
Is not taken seriously by members
OF either house.
Despite the apparent frigidity
with which their efforts are met.
hackers of the measures. which
would create a National Conserv-
atory OF Music of America are
pushing their. aims vigorously ard
have just secured introduction Of a
bill by Senator wadsworth. of New
York. which Is Identical with the
original Hustled bill proposed In the
House. The bills provide for a Sc
lection of the site by the Fine Arts
Commission on government proper
ty. The wadsworth bill has been
referred to the Senate COMMITTEES
on Library.
A measure creating a govern
ment-owned conservatory. inde-
pendent of the bills providing the
site, was introduced in the Senate
by its author. Senator Duncan u
Fletcher. of Florida. He fails tc
attach much weight to the Husted
or wadsworth bills, declaring thai
their chance OF enactment Is very
remote indeed" He explains thai
they are "by request" bills ant
does not think that II is the inten'
tion of their sponsors to push then
through Congress.
1T is. Of course, needless for mt
to say. that for Congress to SCI
apart a building site here on public
property for privately owned and
| managed music conservatory woult
be a huge mistake. II would estab
lish a precedent from which no enc
of trouble would result" he de
| clared.
I'm view OF the fact that the bill
now awaiting hearings in the Sen
ate Committee on Education. which
is intended to establish a nationa
| music conservatory under govern
ment control and supervision
real national institution-providei
for the selection OF a site here oI
! government land. the location o.
another institution of very similal
name. using the term national OF
public grounds would at once com
plicate matters and bring about I
| situation which. to say the least
would be impossible"
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
OFFICE OF ROBERTH.LEWIS
REPORTS SALES OF HOMES
Real Estate Agent Finds Group Dwellings
Fast Sellers to Local Investors.

Robert H. Lewis reports that of the
four groups of residences already
completed and sold with but one en-
ception the purchasers were people
who were not forced to buy at this
time, but were simply on the lookout.
A, great many OF these people OBJ
tanned their new homes through him
before the houses were even finished.
and. in so doing. were enabled to
make slight alterations and carry out
their own decorative ideas.
In fact, the demand for the houses
in the first four groups was so great
that it exhausted the supply. and they
The Washington herald., 1922-08-06

were "sold OUT before group S was
even started. Group No. is Just
now being offered for the first time
Mr.. Lewis says there were several
contributing causes to this greate.-
than-the-supply demand for these
houses. He says, in the first place,
the builder he represents tried TO
have exactly what one was looking
for. In order to do this he had to
build quite a variety. ranging from a
five-room bungalow, all on one floor.
to a six-room semibungal wv. TO a
seven-room semi-bungalow with two
bedrooms and a bath on the first
floor and two bedrooms and a bath
on the second floor, to a six room
full two-story house, some with one
bath and others with two baths, to
large eight-room houses with attics
and sleeping porches. Not only. did
one have the variety IN floor plan,
but the style Of architecture was en-
tirely different In each house. so that
one tended to show the other off in
an individual style.
He says still another cause was the
unusual values offered, made possible
oy being fortunate in securing the
lots advantageously. building on a
large scale, and really giving the pur-
chaser the benefit of the saving for
quick sales.
great many OF those who pur-
chased were Influenced by the wonder
ful investment possibilities brought
ABOUT by the proposed extension of
the Fourteenth stret car line; not only
this. but the Washington Rapid Tran
SIT Company and the Public Utilities
commission meet on the seventeenth
OF this month to discuss the advis-
ability OF extending the bus service
through this property. in which event
the buses will pass within one-half
square of these houses,