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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
DEATHS

HerAan ]. LaAwiK-Funerai services for Herman J. Ludwig. 4t, who died yesterday at the residence, 21s Forty-ssventh street, wili be held this afternoon at o'clock, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery, woodin in charge. pr. J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, will officiate. MT. Ludwig is survived by his widow and in- fant child; two sisters, Mrs. James Kennedy and Mrs. Annie Spece; two brothers. c. J. and Jchn Ludwig of Birmingham.
 WiiIiasa Curtis N6rris--Son of H. N. Norris, died yesterday morning at s o'clock at a local infirmary. Flu neral services will be held from the family residence, s33s Sioss avenue, at o'clock this afternoon. He is survived by his father and three sisters, Miss Audrey Norris and Mrs. J. L. Lee of Birmingham, and Mrs. William Ragland of Pel City. W. A. MarshalI--Ake 6s, died yester- day at the family residence at New Georgia, Lewisburg. Funeral serv- ices at, the residence this Afterneon at 2:3e o'clock. Ihterment at Wal ker's chapel, with Brown in charge. Survived by three sens, two dauth- ters. three brothers and three sis ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
4 BIT OF ADVICE


 Preventive diseases claim more deaths every year than wars, sta tistics show. and more than s6 per cent of deaths resulting from sick ness arsApreventable.
 Flies and mosquitoes are not an- gels of mercy but the 8reatest enemies of mankind
 Trash, garbage and empty tin cans are rood breeding places and safe harbors for all germ carrying pests.
 Help keep Birmingham clean. Clean up front yards. vacant fields. back yards and unused ground aypund the homes and help keep tho city one of the most healthful In ths south. not only during ciean-up w&rk. but throughout the summer months when flies and mosquitoes begin breeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
TRAIN SERVICE IS
 STOPPED BY WRECK
By Associated rsss

Macon, Apri, 2.--Eot train was operated on the Macon and Birming- ham railroad today, due to the col lapse of a 5o-foot trestle near Yates vile, Ga, last night. A freight loco through the trestle into Topler creek
 No one was seriously injured, ac- cordinR to the railroad officials
 Passenger locomotives were used at both sides of the wreck today to haul material for rebuilding the trestle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
LOCAL DATA

K. c. HORTON. obssrver. Summary Of obssrvstiens mAde at sta tiens of ths United States Weather HpTeau during the e4 hours ending at D. na., ttth niarldian tinne. ApriI 2 fAz2:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03

guards at all points where there was the least possibility of danger until the river dropped below the dangcr point. Flood waters in the White and St. Francis river bottoms feil slightly today, and from reports tJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
THE WEATHER
BY Associated Press

Washington, April 2,--Alabama and Mississippi; Cloudy Monday; Tues day local showers; mild temperature; gentle southeast and south winds.
 Georgia: Fair Monday; warmer in east portion; Tuesday fair; gentle variable winds.
 Tennessee: Cloudy, probably show CTS in west portion Monday; Tuesday showers with mild temperaturk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
|. n.IS. NOTICE

All members of Birmingham en- esnpment. :1, I. 0. Q. r., are re- aucsted to meet this afternooB at 4 o'clock nt 2IS Forty-scventh street, Woodlawn, to attend the funeral of Brother VI. T. Ludwig.
 II. C. DILLON. Chief Patriarch.
 W. $. HAMMETr, Scribe.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

Buy your farm tools now. Our line
is complete. Leesville Hardware Co.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
Around the WorId for a Nickel.

On the wall of shop not far from
Fifth avenue, New York, there is hang
ing in a frame large envelope which
has been forwarded from one point to
another around the world. It reached
as far south as New Zealand and
north as far as Russia, where it
touched some years before the dis
turbed conditions Of war prevailed,
The original inscription was hardly
discernible at the end of the journey
and fve-cent stamp carried It ali
the way.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
SYRUP INDUSTRY TO BE
DOOMED in LOUISIANA
Commissioner Wilson Plans to Estab-
Iish Boiling Plants in Parishes.


Baton Rouge, La, Feb. 2. n Harry
ID. Wilson, commissioner Of agriculture
is arranging to launch campaign tor
the development and expansion OF the
syrup industry in the state.
His plan is to induce citizens of dit
ferent parishes to establish central
plants for making and reboiling syrup
SO that it can be standardized and sold
under brands. He believes this system
lif carried out, will result in making
the syrup industry one of the biggest
in the State.
Experience has shown" Mr.. VIII
son said, that what is known as the
IhilI parishes, and many sections OF the
aIluviaI parishes grow sugar cane that
will produce syrup of the highest
grade. The trouble has been in get
ting this syrup standardized and mar
keted under distinct brands.
Il believe the establishment of CEN
ral-syrup mills, either for making sy-
rup from the cane, or for reboiling and
8tandardizing, will solve that problem.
Under the plan | suggest and the cam
paign propose to inaugurate> farmers
can grind their cane, make their syrup
at home, put it in barrels or tank wa
gons and take it to the central plant,
where it can be reboiled, standardized
and sold under proper brands.
Factories or mills with surplus pow
er could easily operate one of these
plants at little additional cost. All
they would need would be small
amount of additional machinery and
watts or tanks to store syrup brought
in by farmers. After the syrup is cam
ned at the central plant it can be stored
in warehouses and marketed. Syrup
put up in this way would have fixed
value, and the warehouse receipts
would be good collateral at banks in
case anyone wished to borrow money"
The success of the central syrup
plant system, Mr.. Wilson added, has
been demonstrated at Hammond where
Charles Weinberger of New Orleans is
Operating factory.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed the cam
paign would result in the establish
,ment of several central syrup plants
in the state before the opening Of the
next season. He said he had assurance
es already that at least three syrup
plants will be established in the Flor
ida parishes during the coming SUM
mer.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

Last Monday morning. Richard Lee.
five years of age, was playing near
the stove. In some way he tripped
himself and fell. hitting the stove with
the back Of his hand. 1t was quite
badly burned, but is healing nicely.
*** s.
Teacher in the junior "Chil-
dren, you can always see books on my
desk, so you can think of books when
you are working your number stor-
les
Small boy of First Grade -''Please,
teacher, can ! think about applesp Ii
is easier than thinking about books.
When | have 4 and give Freddie 2,
know | have only z left
MRS. MARTIN.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
The Junior Colonist
VINTTA THURMAN, Editor.

Our staff this week is: Editor, VIM
i'd Thurman; reporters, Helen Iiede,
Bennett Babb and Victor Gaddis, The
Historical Committee is composed Of
Rosa Matt. Bennett Babb, and Vinita
Thurman.
@***
"A change has been made in answer
ing the Friday morning roll cali. For
merly, as Nh. Martin called each pu-
pills name, they answered with some
proverb or quotation. Now, each pu-
pill, when his or her name is called,
comes before the class, gives an ora
ton, monologue, sings a song, or plays
on the violin or piano. This teaches
each one self-possession while talking.
Some very interesting selections were
gwen and very good talent was cas-
played.
*&%%
The Junior Mental Science Class
was held Monday evening. Ii was
good meeting and many interesting
things were brought up. We have
changed the time Of our meeting, and
hereafter will meet every Monday ev-
ening.
***
Emestine, Lorene, Lucille, and Mon
roe Merrel are still home on account
of whooping cough, but we hope they
will be able to come next week.
Frank Jacques has again entered the
kindergarten. after month Of illness,
After two weeks of muddy weather,
Reah Mae Baldwin is now able to get
to school.
1893
We have now few new brooms for
the children. and how they do enjoy
sweeping and keeping clean. When
it is sweeping time, such buzz and
hustle in getting the brooms!
Yesterday we made flower bed;
and not long ago we transplanted some
bulbs and now we anxiously watch fol
them to come up, to see the pretty
flowers.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

There must be something 70 the ru-
NOR that synthetic gold is possible.
The Geological Survey says no one
has yet succeeded in making or OBJ
tanning gold from any other chemical
element. While it is interesting to re-
cord, the fact that gold can be made
out of the baser metals amounts to
nothing from utilitarian point of view.
The principal value of the discovery
would be in demonstrating to all the
monstrous absurdity of gold as a STAN
dard, which is already known to mil
lions.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
MEMORIES FROM THE OUTSIDE

AS / sit beside my window
My mind wanders back
To the time when | was free from all
care,
E'en though ! lived in lonely, little
shack
To the time when | attended schoo
Where all the children were happy;
Where they treated each other as bro.
ther and sister
And were not uppish and snappy.
My life is now entirely different
And / feel so lonely and sad
And sometimes the way my pretend
ed friends act,
Il surely does make me madl
am going back some day, to the
Colony
Where all are happy and free;
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
CHRISTIANITY AND CO-OPERTIoN

The cooperative movement is essen
italy non-sectarian. because it embrac-
es all humanity. And yet it has vi-
tai relation to religion. 1t is. in fact,
the practical application in the econom-
ic world of the highest religious revel-
ations that has ever inspired the human
race. Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself" is the rock foundation of
both Christianity and the cooperative
movement.
The essence of Christianity is un-
selfishness, and this the cooperative
movement translates into concrete ac-
ton on the basis of Each for all and
all for each" Cooperation boldly
challenges the prevailing principle that
the purpose of production and distrib-
ution is to enrich few at the expense
of the many. For this pagan law of
the jungle it substitutes the Christian
creed of service: LET him who would
be greatest among you be the servant
.of all" Service. not profits, is the
measure of all cooperative achieve
ment.
Let no man think that cooperation
lis simply a cold-blooded economic
struggle to get few pennies more and
pay few pennies less. The co-opera-
tive movement derives its sanction d.
rect from the Carpenter Of Nazareth.
Its spiritual ideal is one with His, which
"seeketh not its own" but strives to
secure a more abundant life for all
mankind.
Cooperation is Christianity applied
to the economic order.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
looking Ahead.

Here is a new Northcliffe story
from "The Mirrors of Downing
Street" The eminent editor had a
caller who raised his hat and made a
profound bow to the elevator boy as
the two men, Northcllffe and his
friend, went up to the EDITORS rooms
When they came down the friend
again raised his hat and bowed low to
the boy. Northcliffe demonstrated with
him.
"You shouldn't joke with these
boys" he said. sit makes discipline
difficult"
"Joke !" exclaimed the caller. "Good
heavens, l wasn't joking. How do l
know that tomorrow that boy will not
be the editor of the Daily Mail"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
ENGLISH CO-OPERATORS
WILL MINE COAL

London. = The cooperative Whole
sale Society is developing the Shil-
bottle Colliery. where two new shafts
are being sunk and the latest electrical
machinery installed. A garden village
for the accommodation Of the workers
is also in process Of building, and 80
of the stone-built cottages are already
occupied, the stone being brought from
the society's own quarry in the vicin-
ity.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

AT our Good English meeting last
Friday afternoon, Mr.. Cuno gave a
very interesting talk upon Journalism.
This is a subject which. as you
can readily see, we know little or moth
ing about. However. "someday," we
all expect to be Brisbane's and Sin
Glars; but until then you will have
TO be satisfied with what we can give
you.
For testing our observing powers Mr..
Cuno held up three eggs; two white
ones and one brown one.
What have i here9' he asked.
Three eggs"
Three hen eggs"
Three hen eggs.
Three hen eggs, two white ones in
the right hand and brown one in the
left hand"
Then, finally; Three eggs, two ar
tificial eggs in the right hand and a
Plymouth Rock egg in the left hand.
Now, just to show how honest we
are, Mr.. Cuno passed around a little
hat, made from worn-out greenbacks,
which had been worth $1,000. No
one ran away with the hat
BENNETT BABB.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16
AUSTRALIAN LABOR
GOVERNMENT is RELIABLE
AND COMPETENT

Sydney, N. S. w. - The balance of
state owned enterprises in New South
Wales show that during the last fiscal
year only one enterprise did not show
profit. This was due to its in
terests ON an individual undertaking
being involved in certain other utilities.
All other business undertakings show
ed profits, apart from the fact that
they rendered service to the people
more cheaply than like services render
ed under private enterprise.
They were also a valuable medium
enterprise TO keep their prices down
over than they otherwise would have
done.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

Where all are not interested just in
my clothes,
But also in poor little me-
ROSA MATT
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-02-16

1t is time to garden. Buy your tools
from Leesville Hardware Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
The Home Board.

A queer notion seems TO be cur
rent that the table exists 10 feed peo-
pie. II exists 10 feed people, but far
more to gather the members Of house
hold together three times day; to
acquaint them with each other by re-
vealing little intimate traits Of char
acter; to furnish court In which
may be impartially discussed problems
Of family. community and nation; to
be a glowing center In the family life
about which choice memories will ever
linger.
In the decorative effect Of the table
ready for a meal, every item Is impor-
tant. The character Of the table it.
self, the linen, the china. the silver.
the food, It's service, are all imp6r-
tant. The artistry of thing is inner
ent in the original idea; Is concerned
with every phase OF It's expression.
A table ready for service may be
a complete design with nothing on
the table but the food and the fur
nishings necessary TO serve the food
effectively. Such table was recently
seen In modern home. The table,
large enough for luncheon for two,
was a sturdy design. with which the
warm gray-linen table-runner blended (;
the quaint tea-set and the forceful
pattern OF the dishes made an excel
lent setting for the food.-April De-
lineator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
ELWELL

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Slingluff are
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Medler at Forest Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Murphy and
daughters, Dorothy and Doris, and
Miss Mavis Tubbs of Mt Pleasant
spent last week at Long Lake.
Grandpa Kyes is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Will Peck, at Elsie.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. George Thompson
miss Dessa Wiley at Alma last
week.
Chas. Catron was in Alma one day
last week.
Mrs. Frank Gee and sons, and Mrs.
Robert Ravens have returned from
their vacation at Higgins lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bartlett Of
Saginaw visited relatives here last
week.
The many friends Of Mrs. George
Bailey of Yale (bt formerly of this
place. will be glad to hear she is
rapidly improving after her recent
operation and will be able to be
brought to her daughters home here
very soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Hutchinson Of
Harrison visited a few days with rel
atives and friends here.
w. R. Roach & Co. have started
preparing string beans for canning
at the M. Slingluff store building.
Threshing grain has been started in
this section.
Ralph Olmstead was an Alma call
er one day last week
Leo Gee was an Alma business
caller Saturday.
Mrs. Pearl Sabin Of Elm Hall was
caller here one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Vibber were AL
ma callers Saturday evening.
Homer Hum Of Breckenridge spent
few days last week at the home Of
A. j. Vibber.
George LaPaugh was an Alma
caller one day last week.
Several from here attended the
movies in Alma Tuesday evening.
Phillip Tofft had the misfortune to
fall from a tree Monday and break
his arm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
State Fair Cattle Barns
ss9 Equipped for 1000 Head


this state the erection OF an addition
TO the catts harms facilitating the
housing OF 1000 head of cattle This.
with the construction of our new col
iseum, makes the cattle department. a
most important one"
Mr. Dickinson sees In community
breeding matter worthy OF the at
tention OF the farmer everywhere. He
says community breeding makes II
possible for a farmer and his neigh
bors To have the best sires obtainable.
One farmer might not be able to af
ford a ST. 200 sire bat, il six farmers
in a neighborhood gave $500 each
all would derive a $1,000 benefit.
BE careful in your cattle breeding.
Be sure YOU know what you want be-
fore you breed your cattle. II you don't
you may reduce the value OF your cat
tie" warns Mr. Dickinson.
Mr. Dickinson say the state fair Is
encouraging the boys and girls clubs
throughout the state to bring cattle
to the exposition and many worthy
awards have been promised.
j. A. Miller. on Swartz Creek, a
member Of the board OF managers,
will be in charge Of the Swine depart.
ment, with r. A. Ball. OF Hamburg,
superintendent this year. Mr. Dickin.
son announced recently.
"'The raising of hogs more and more
is demanding the attention Of the
Michigan farmer Mr Dickinson
claims "The farmers division of the
Detroit Board of Commerce has taken
up this question With great yigor.
1T is pleasing 10 see the farmers
forsake the pens iot the alfalfa and to
allow the swine green pasture. There
is a marked Improvement in quality
and this certainly will bring the farm,
er more money"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
CALLS HALT ON OLD Jokes
Writer Thinks II Time That Some Of
the WeII-Worn Witticisms
Were scrappsd.

Correspondent in one of the papers
makes strenuous protest against hu-
morists constantly using Jokes that
have grown whiskers.
why" says he. do they always
refer to live, alert. progressive Phila.
delphia us sleepy town.
Really. we can't tell. Last time we
were there we didn't get TO bed all
night. The Pen and Pencil club never
closes.
what fat man." asks the CORE
spondent, ever searches for collar
button? What man ever gets down On
his knees 10 propose To bobbed-haired
glrl?" and ne concludes, the average
mOther-ln-law is no more troublesome
than any other individual"
And he's right. All these old-time
jokes should be scrapped but the task
will take some time.
You see, It's this way. When the
man who writes jokes comes TO the
office In the morning with a headache
or Indigestion, or a touch OF the grip.
he doesn't feel very funny; indeed, he
doesn't But he has 10 get out his
stuff, and II ne can land on something
about Philadelphia or mother-in-law,
etc, and can give 1t new twist, he
grabs 1t, so as TO save time and an
guIsh for himself.
He shouldn't do this, Of course; but
he is only human like the rest Of us,
and, on the level, It's no cinch invent
ing new jokes. Most joke writer's grow
bald early. and there's reason.
And there is no rest for joke writ
er. When he's off duty, he starts To
think of jokes for the next day, and
sometimes when his thinking appara-
tus is not In good working order, he
is liable TO ring in something on the
old collar button or the man on bend
ed knees proposing TO flapper, and
being unable 10 arise on account OF
rheumatism, until assisted by her faith
er, who hates him, and gives him the
grand rush.
We are heartily I'm favor Of letting
the whiskered jokes rest forever, but
il will take time before they are per-
manently eliminated. Brooklyn Stand
ard Union.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Utilize Wartime Ambulances.

Many afnbulances owned by yolun-
teer organizations during the war have
been converted into commercial We
hicles-many of them without under
going any gseat physical changes with
the exception OF the removal of equip
nent required only in an ambulance.
About the streets may be seen de-
livery vans easily recognized as war
time automobile ambulances, the New
York sun states. The name of the
original donating organization and its
insignia are discernible in some cases
under the new coats Of paint. on the
vehicle and from the rear one can see
still the long benches on each side that
once marked the ambulance but now
are used for piling merchandise on.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

Mrs. Floyd McClenathan, daughter,
Jessie, and son, Howard, were Alma
business callers Friday.
Mrs. Josh Barnes of New Haven
was business caller here Saturday.
DR.. Dubois Of Alma was here on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Black is. entertaining
her granddaughter, Fern, Of near
Shepherd.
Lewis Forquer Of Riverdale was
mere on business Friday.
Harry Graham and wife and son,
Gerald, Of Maple Rapids were guests
of relatives here Friday.
Or. Brainerd Of Alma was here on
Monday evening
-Mrs. BESSIE Crittenden and son
transacted business in ST. Johns Mon
day
or. W. 3. clark and wife Of Sagi-
nav visited az the home Of Irett
Tucker the latter part of last week
Bert Forqucr and daughters who
have been visiting with relatives at
Missaukee, have returned home.
Miss Loretta Stone of Saginaw is
visiting her parents.
Henry kinkester is visiting with
his daughter, at Spring Lake and
from there viii go 10 Chicago TO visit
with his son.
John Ferris, Mrs. We're Ferris and
daughter have gone 10 Chicago where
they will visit the latter. husband,
who is still in in a government hos
pital
Frank Hicks Of Alma was a visitor
in Sumner Saturday.
VIII Seaman and daughter, Geral-
dine, We're Alma callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Glen Hicks and Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Of Lansing, Charles
Hicks and sons Of Stanton and Mr.
and Mrs. f. j. Tucker Of Alma were
among those who attended the funer-
al Of Mrs. Chrales Stafford here.
William DuVall was taken to an
Alma hospital Saturday night. His
condition is regarded as very serious
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Justifyino Haste.

He was well past three score years
and ten, ana when, a few months aft
er burying his second wife, he took
unto himself third only about half
his own age, IL created furore In TIE
small southern town In which he re-
sided. Being pillar in his church,
a meeting was called TO look into the
matter.
Brother Bankston," began one of
the elders, after tactful approach OF
the subject by another member, don't
you think you were In rather much Of
a hurry In this last matrimonial ven
ture?"
The old man arose pnd gave the
gathering a sweeping look. "Breth-
rem. most assuredly l was In a hurry.
You must remember / am seventy odd
years old. and have TO be In a hurry
with anything l want to do now
Judge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Newfoundland Water Power.

A total of $4,000 horsepower is es-
timated rs the probable output of a
project which comes from a rather sur
prising locality. The development is
20 be undertaken of the Humber val
Icy. Newfoundland, with the expendi-
lure of 81 100000 within the next two
years. The power project is tied up
with logging and other operations in a
way which will involve the permanent
employment Of 1,j00 men in the works
and 1000 men in the woods. The pa
per resources Of the island will be
very largely expanded by the new de-
velSpment, which is actually under
contract at the present writing.-Ex-
change.