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could never again
arise. But with such men as Henry
Ford and Thomas A. Edison talking
about commodity money there is no
foretelling what may happen.
One Of the plainest lessons taught by
financial history is that whenever a
nation issues paper money with moth.
ing back Of 1t. that nation is on ths
road to disaster. Look at Russia with
Its worthless rubles and Germany
with its worthless marks. Think OF
what happened In France during the
years Immediately following our Revo-
lutionary War.
The common people OF France rose
In their might. tore down the Bastile.
and made reprisal for centuries OF
kingly crime and oppression. The
profiigate court had piled up taxes un-
til they were unbearable. The en-.
ragged populace killed King Louis XVI.
and also his queen, Marie Antoinette.
But they only threw themselves out
of the frying pan into the fire so far
as finances were concerned.
Unsound Money Tyranny
At the very worst point of their cur
rency imitation they found themselves
under the absolute domination OF
Robespierre. In order to meet the
growing scarcity of coin, paper money
called asslgnats were issued. First
400.000.0 900 francs worth, then 300 ,000..
900 were added with the distinct un.
derstanding that the 1,200,0O0,0 900
would be the full extent of the issue.
This pledge was soon broken and fur
ther issues brought the total up to
3,7O0.O00,OO0 francs.
Frightful depreciation was the in.
evitable result; and legislation was
passed making 1t a crime, with six
years Imprisonment as the penalty, II
any one should refuse to take the pa.
per assignats at their face value. Just
think Of 1t! A French peasant after
working the entire year to produce
crop was compelled by law to accept
payment for that crop In paper mon
ey, which he knew to be worthless, or
go to prison.
It was simply legalized robbery.
When the penalty was increased to
twenty years Imprisonment the inevi-
table climax came. The Reign of Ter.
ror was at its height Robespierre
was In supreme power. He suggested
that more assignats be issued and II
the people did not take them the gull.
lotine should be the penalty.
RobespIerre's End
This unheard of outrage was more
than the people could stand. An up.
known man arose on the floor OF the
convention and denounced Robes
pierre. reciting the heinous crimes he
had committed, and so worked upon
the feelings of the audience that
Robespierre. the tyrant. became
Robespierre, the convicted criminal.
Two days later he was led to the gull.
AbbtHos FAoAAo uhu ACdAhCu uSl
cial lesson well-that money must
have value back Of 1t.
The fallacy Of unsound money is
sure to confront us again. Never is
there enough of everything for all the
people. The struggle for existence is
real struggle, and those who find
themselves In the lower strata of hu-
man society are ready at any time to
grasp at fiat money or any of the 9th
er things which misguided politicians
hold out to them.
My whole purpose Is to drive home
the fact that danger lies ahead and to
urge every one to let no opportunity
go by to use voice and influence to-
ward keeping the wampum of these
United States. as 1t is today, the
soundest currency In the world.
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CHENEY CENTER COTS


A good rain in this vicinity friday
evening.
Lester BOUCHER and Henry Prin-
gle drove into Holly Thursday eve
ming,
Geo. Parks was transacting bus
mess in Holly Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gean Kelley and
children, Mrs. easy James and The.
lima Tourney were Holly visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Hopkins went to Bristol and
back friday morning.
Mrs. Steel and two sons, Harrlen
and. James, were callers at the
Croft home Sunday
Mrs II b. Kennedy and Mrs. Fred
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imitation means. It
would take long to
recall In detail the
bitter experiences
which this nation
suffered during the
Civil War and the
years which follow.
ed 1t. and in our
present easy condi.
tion we might think
such co n dtti o n 8
4~,,Il Dava~a -rfn
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NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

Notice Is Hereby Given that on
the 3rd day of January A. d. 1923.
the District Court of the Third Judi,
cial District of the State of Colo
RADIO, sitting in and for Prowers
County, Colorado, entered final
judgment and decree in the cause
No. 2346 in said Court, wherein
Sallie Il. Landers was plaintiff and
Lawrence Owens was defendant, by
which decree the Sheriff of Prowers
County. Colorado was commanded
and directed to sell at public au,
elton that certain real estate, pro-
perty and permises in Prowers
County, Colorado, described as fol
lows towit:-
The South Half (S1a, of Section
Twenty-six t26) and the North Half
tNhI of Section thirty-Five 1851 in
Township Twenty-six (26) South of
Range Forty-three (43) West of the
Sixth Principal Meridian.
together with all appurtenances
and privileges thereunto belonging
The said sale was by the decree
ordered to be made for the purpose
-Of paying an Indebtedness of Five
Thousand Three Hundred Thirteen
Dollars and twenty-five cents.
t$5,31322) found in said action to be
due from the defendant to the
plaintiff, together with interest
thereon at eight per cent, Is per
cent, per annum from the 3rd day
of January. A. D. 1923, and costs of
suit and of sale. the said sale to be
made in the manner provided b.
law, and in conformity with the
provisions of the decree and the
practice of the said Court upon the
sale of real estate upon execution,
subject to "a first lien of One
Thousand Dollars. ($lOOOQO) and un.
paid interest on same, covering the
said North Half (Nhl of Section
Thirty-five 1861 Township Twenty
six t26l south, Range Forty-three,
ti3), West of the Sixth Principal
Meridian. in faor of The Federal
Land Bank, of Wichita, Kansas.
And, Whereas. on the 2lst day of
June A. d. 1923. the said District
Court in and for the County of
Prowers State of Colorado, entered
an order setting aside and vacating
the prior sale heretofore made by
the undersigned as sheriff and act
ing sheriff of Pr0wers County,
State of Colorado, on Monday the 10
day of February, AZ d. 1923, at ten
o'clock A. NJ. and ordering and di,
recting a resale OF said property in
conformity with the provisions of
the decree hereinabOve referred to:
NOW. THEREFORE, pursuant
to the aforesaid decree and orders
in said Court. l, A. L. Beavers. She.
riff of PrOwers County, Colorado,
HEREBY GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE
that on Monday, the Both day of
July,A. d. 1923, at ten o'clock Al
NJ. at the front door of the County
Court House at Lamar in the Coun
ty of Prowers, State of Colorado, l
will expose for sale and sell at pub
lie auction to the highest and best
bidder the said real estate. property
and premises, together with all the
right, title and interest of the de-
sendant hereinbefore named, sub
ject to said first lien on said por-
tion of said premises. in and to
said premises so TO be sold as in the
said decree, to which reference is
hereby made, is specifically provid-
ed
Dated at Lamar, Colorado, in
Prowers County, this 26th day of
June A. D. 1923
A. l.. Beavers.
Sheriff and Acting Sheriff of Prov
els County, Colorado.
First published June %, 1923
Last Published July rs, 1928
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KEEP AMERICAS
WAMPUM SOUND!
BY SAMUEL n. BEACH.
President. Savings Bank Division.
American Bankers Association.

Although the United States is today
upon solid gold basis; we neverthe-
less know of our own knowledge what
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On, the Petition of NJ U. DeWald
For Determination of Heirshipl
The People of the State of Colorado
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NOTICE OF HEARING

State of Colorado.
County of Prowers. SIS.
In The District Court
In The Matter of the Estate of
Zilah A. Dewald, Deceased,
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To Henry u. DeWald, Clara Salters,
Bessie Grimes. Bryant DeWald,
Leah Peavy and NJ. U. DeWald,
Greeting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
ALABAMA'S ROAD PROGRESS

Speaking at Auburn, Thomas P. Melon
aid, chief of the federal bureau of public
roads, said that before 1911, when Ala
bama's first highway commission was estab-
lished, this state spent about 100000 an
nually on roads. During that year the de-
partment had on hand only about 1000.
These figures contrast sharply with the sums
now being spent by Alabama in road con-
struction. In January of last year the peo-
pie voted for bond issue of $25, 900,
and that was only beginning. W. S. KEEL
lar, state highway engineer, stated that when
the bond issue was passed, roads were un-
der construction costing $2,812,125.53 and
eleven months later the state highway de-
partment had awarded contracts for the con-
struction Of roads costing $6,349, 180.67.
A little more than a decade ago we were
dealing in thousands of dollars where now
we are dealing in millions, and the results
of those expenditures may be seen in many
parts of Alabama where modern highways
have been constructed. The remarkable
progress that has been made in a compare
lively short period of time and, more than
any other factor, the sentiment of the peo-
PIE so"aAu Aoao pohuAiS, gives 'iio ooSui-
ance that Alabama will never take back
ward step in this respect, but will continue
to go forward. The road building program
now under way, one of the most extensive
in the South is but the forerunner of greater
projects which will come in the future. 1t
will not be many years before the state is
covered with a network of hard-surfaced
roads, which will add immeasurably to the
comfort and pleasure of Alabama's citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
GASOLINE TAX FOR ROADS

Governor Brandons statement in Auburn
Thursday that he had instructed the auditor
to keep separate account of the money re-
ceived from the gasoline tax, and that he
would have this money used on highways
will be received with approval throughout
Alabama There was no especial opposi-
ton to this tax, because motorists, on whom
it would fall, had the impression that it was
specifically to be devoted to road building
and maintenance. When it developed that
half was to be distributed among the coun-
ties and half to go into the general fund,
the opinion gained ground that no highway
benefit was to be expected. No highway
benefit is now expected as far as the sums
allotted the counties are concerned. The
amounts are too small to make any sort OF
showing, unless used exclusively for main
tenance of the more important county high
ways, which is not probable.
Owners of motor vehicles are always will
ing to be moderately taxed for road con-
struction, for statistics show that the saving
in wear and tear and repair bills grows as
good roads multiply. They resent, however,
a special tax that does not bring with it a
definite benefit. Thus they are paying for
the roads to be constructed under the TWEEN
ty-five million dollar bond issue, and utter
no complaint, but on the other hand, were
among the measures most enthusiastic adj
vocates. This attitude towards taxes is 50
unusual that it is an asset worth preserving.
The gasoline tax as applied by law does not
tend to encourage the attitude. Perhaps
the legislature when it meets again, will
undertake to reconsider the measure and to
offer such amendments as will insure the
highways
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HOW CHINA TOLLS

Turning from our own well-being and in
creasing commercial prosperity to contem-
plate the industrial conditions in China is
to find the ultimate in contrasts; banquet
table on the one hand and next to nothing
on the other. In China adult laborers work
for five cents day and factory managers
openly boast there are mo vexatious factory
laws Children of nine years of age are
employed by the thousand, their parents
being unable to pay the requisite three cents
a day for their food These facts are dis
closed by a recent survey made of indus
trial conditions in China by the Rev. Sher-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
FORD AND FERTILIZER

The addition of Secretaries Wallace and
Hoover to the ranks of avowed friends Of
Muscle Shoals leasing land development is
encouraging. The secretaries are very
guarded in expressing themselves as to the
merits of the Ford proposal, but make it
clear that at least they are not opposed to
it,. Both emphasize the Importance of the
production of nitrates cheaply in this coun-
try, and express the view that the oppor-
tunity at Muscle Shoals in this direction is
unexcelled. There are those who say that
Nitrate Plant Number 2 is not suited to the
economical production of fertilizer ntrates
and who predict that Ford will not go beyond
demonstrating that he cannot produce them
at profit. The statement that Ford can
not produce nitrates when other concerns
are doing so is absurd and without founda-
ton. The only safe test of whether Ford
can do It or not is to let him try it.
As The Age-Herald has frequently said,
the chief benefit from nitrates produced by
Ford is not expected to come so much from
the quantity turned out as from the effect
economical production of minimum of
forty thousand tons year will have upon
Chilean nitrate prices. Nitrates are produced
in this country as coke-oven by-products and
by air fixation. 1t is thought that Ford has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
WARRIOR NEVER BUSTER

The Port of Mobile was never buster;
never perhaps quite 50 busy as now. The
Warrior river barge service was never so
in demand as now; was never more in neea
of craft to haul the proffered freight. It
is particularly encouraging to hear that
package freight northbound is steadily in
creasing. This is high-elass freight and
its handling is remunerative. Heavy north
bound freight is also increasing. The barge
line was recently compelled to decline a
northbound movement of imported potash
because the equipment had prior engage
ments for up-river delivery denying present
haulage of the potash. The development of
northbound traffic balances overhead by
avoiding the transportation of empties to
northern Alabama. Now there are more
lsads offering in both directions than the
barge line can handle.
The fly in this ointment is the unfair di-
vision Of through rates with the railroads
Classes of freight susceptible or movement
by the barge line are not sought BECAUSE
to move them under existing divisions en-
tails loss to the barge line, there being
instances where the rail line must be paid
more than the total freight charged by the
barge line on through movements. This
situation is removable only by aggressive
action to secure fair divisions
The Interstate Commerce Commissions
decision, even though it may have laid down
sound principles, failed to grant present re-
lief. There is hard fight ahead to reap
a benefit now only potential. That fight
cannot begin too soon nor be pressed with
too much vigor and persistence. Unfair
divisions of the through rates is an underly-
ing and basic handicap. It's removal is alb
solutely necessary for complete vindication
of the Warrior
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a plan whereby he may produce the COM
modify in connection with the manufacture
of aluminium. If so, and the process is a
utilization of the by-product, undoubtedly
he can effect the economy of production an
ticipated. The subject is too complicated
and Ford's resources and access to expert
opinion too abundant to warrant pessimistic
prediction in the face of his known indus
trial successes and his pledge to do his best
to succeed in this particular Perhaps those
who decry Ford's chances of success are in
spired more by the anxiety lest he will than
by the conviction that he will not succeed.
There is something amusing in the confident
assertion of competitors in the industry that
Ford cannot produce fertilizer profitably at
low cost. If they believe this why should
they not be complacent over his impending
failure?
There is no hope that the lease will be
awarded during the present session, but
there is every inducement in the world for
friends of Muscle Shoals and of water power
development in general to spend the sum
mer working up congressional and official
sentiment in favor of an early leasing of the
project
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ing the war, are now raising valiant voices
in behalf Of a Starving and defenseless
Germany" Incidentally the fine imposed
upon this official for meddling was taken
out of considerable sum bearded up for
the benefit of the railroad strikers. There
is money in the Ruhr for strike benefits but
none to prevent Starving" and it is also
known that Germany is buying high-priced
coal from England while refusing to mine
her own. DIR. Creutzner did nothing more,
it will be said, than protest against an APP
pointment the French general made in con-
Quoting the affairs of Duisburg, and in his
protest sees fit to speak of the invaders as
bandits and otherwise seeks to obstruct
the operations of the French, all of which
constitutes in the eyes of German apollo
gists no real offense since the offense was
not against Germans. But DR.. Creutzner
knows, as does the world, that the French
occupation described as a severe state of
seize" means really martial law, and under
these circumstances it must be conceded
that DR.. Greutzner got off light. All this
type of official can do is to delay the set
Element of the debt and increase whatever
hardships may be imposed upon German
working people
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

Birmingham is honored at being permitted
to entertain at one time three such distin-
guished visitors as Hudson Maxim, DR..
Miller Reese Hutchinson and DR.. Bradley
Stoughton, all scientists and inventors OF
world repute. Their visit is especially timely,
for they come to the South at time when
the South most needs their counsel. The
boil weevi is the especial object of their
scientific concern at this time, and those
who are acquainted with the successful ca
reers of these gentlemen are ready now to
proclaim the doom of cottons worst pest
DR.. Hutchinson, as a son of the South and of
Alabama, returns at an opportune time to
perform a signal service. Birmingham
greets these visitors cordially and in be-
half Of the South expresses to them sincere
appreciation of their study of one of our
chief problems.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
SCIENCE AND BOIL WEEVIL

One of the most destructive pests that ever
crawled across the earth is unquestionably
the boil weevil Its feed bill annually costs
the south millions of dollars and untold toll.
The insect is a heavy tax upon one of the
worlds greatest and most indispensable in
dustries. Unchecked, it would stop the cot
ton mills and many kinds of factories de-
pendent upon the fabric and practically
strip civilization of its very clothes. Any
atlen therefore to annihilate the boil
weevil deserves the most serious attention,
and any amount of money which the govern
men ay be prevailed upon to spend in
his direction will be money well spent. The
RETURNS ought to be thousand fold. With
all Bhe equipment of science there is surely
a way 10 conquer the weevil. That this way
viii soon be discovered is the hope and ex-
peetation of those now engaged upon ad-
yancing theories and making experiments.
IN recognition of the vital need for inn
mediate action to this end, representatives
of the cotton farmer have succeeded in i'm
pressing congress with the gravity of the
situation and in enlisting substantial aid.
The national cotton conference for boil
weevil control has been diligent in its ses-
sion in Atlanta, where men of science made
suggestions gathered from their serious stu
dies of the subject. Some of these sugges-
tions may, to the layman, seem trifle fam
tastic and impractical, but science in NOV
ing toward its new wonders frequently lays
itself liable to the jests of the uniformed.
For example, the methods suggested by
Hudson Maxim, famous scientist and inven-
tor, are peculiarly susceptible to such face
tious twists His theory is, and he adj
vances it only as a basis for test, that the
boil weevil may be exterminated through
the sex lure. The male would be set on
false trail by extracts compounded of the
female of the species and set as trap. BY
similar tricks, seemingly as far-fetched,
science has before now reached down into
the fundamentals and accomplished its pur-
poses. 1t is suggested that a spray of X-ray
salts would destroy the weevil eggs.
Whether plain calcium arsenate would prove
more effective as destructive agent, or
some other method, remains to be seen, but
the war on the pest is on in deadly earnest
and it is likely to be one of the most bene-
fetal campaigns ever conducted for the ag-
ricultural and industrial prosperity of the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
Poor Boys Who
Became Famous
Russell Sage. the Pillow Boy
BY FREDERICK HoUk LAW

When Russell Sage died he left
fortune of nearly one hundred
million dollars. From that vast sum
Mrs. Sage gave with an open hand
to many organizations for good. In
his life time Russell Sage was re-
garded as one of the shrewdest and
most remarkable of all American
financiers.
In his early life fortune put no
golden spoon in his mouth, and not
even silver spoon. In fact, Rus
sell Sage, in early life, felt himself
lucky to have even a tin spoon.
From his childhood until he was
fifteen years old he rorHed on a
farm, doing all that boy could do,
all the odd jobs and all the dirty
jobs until he gained strength enough
for the harder farm work. From
being a farm hand he became mes
senger for a grocery store.
Whats your name, boy?" peo-
pie asked him. Russell Sage"
"Hughw they said, and took their
carrots and spinach.
Who cares for a grocery boy!
Yet even that uneducated grocery
boy found the way to huge fortune
and immense power. From being
the store boy he became partner in
a grocery, and then partner in a
wholesale business. He had deliv-
cred carrots and learned business
at the same time. When he had a
small business he learned how to
manage a larger business, for he
had the forward look. Then, hav-
ing ability, he took a larger view of
life and studied general conditions,
becoming successfully alderman.
county treasurer and congressman.
Through all this ne learned still
more. about money and how to
use it.
Now that he had gained his edu-
cation he enlarged mis- field and in
terested himself in railroad develop
ment. In this he worked with that
other clever financIer, Jay Gould,
and brought together a fortune, not
by luck or accident, but because he
had mastered every detail of bust
ness from the time when he first
get out as store boy in the old gro
Gerry. His farm habits stuck to him
all through life, He had known
what it means to be without money,
and how necessary it is to save, and
he remained to the last thrifty,
saving and hater of waste. The
man who, at twenty-one, was proud
to be partner in a grocery store,
made himself in his later years one
of the richest Americans.