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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. Edmond Tetu who is en-
ployed in the alteration room at the
D. w. Adams Co., store. is having a
several weeks vacation from her
duties. Her mother, Mrs. Bouchard
of Van Buren, is her guest Next
week Mrs. Tetu will go to Biddeford
for . visit. Mrs. Mclaughlin, en-
ployed also in the same department,
is having a vacation from her duties.
Her home Is in Hallowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Additional ?. O. MESSENGER

An additional messenger has been
added to the special delivery force
at the Augusta Post Office. The
amount of special delivery work hav-
ing been greatly increased, this be-
came necessary in order to assure
more prompt handling of the mail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
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State of Maine: Proposals
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State Of Maine: Proposals
Sealed Proposals will be received until
II NJ; Sept. 1, 1923 by the State Hospi-
tai Trustees for laying about 400 feet
Of S-inch Cast Iron Water Main at the
Maine School for Feeble Minded, West
pownal. Maine. Plans and specifica
tons may be seen at the office of the
Engineer, Arthur B. Fels. 60 Union St,
portland. Maine; or a t the Maine School
for Feeble Minded. The. right is re-
served to reject any or all bids. Ad-
dress all bids to: Board of State Hos
pital Trustees, % S. e. Vosburgh. Supt.
Maine Maine school for Feeble-Minded, West
Observation-Disclosures
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. Nellie F. Allard, member Of
the custodian force of the Federal
building, is confined to her home at
ii West Crescent street by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

son of Augusta were calling on
friends at the Center Sunday.
Mrs. Dolliver of Bangor is visiting
Mrs. Mary Lewis at her home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Fl. Godfrey
of Boston are guests for two weeks
of Mrs. Godfrey'S son, A. w. Spauld-
ing, manager of the Island PARK
dance pavilion at his cottage at
Hammonds Grove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Miss Helen l.. Clark. home demon
stration agent of the kennebec Farm
Bureau, was in Fayette, Wednesday
where the women's division held a
meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. Everett s. Colcord of Benton
has returned to her home after visit
ing here for short time, coming to
see her mother. Mrs. George Bur-
CESS who is ILL.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Superintendent Of Schools. F. W.
Burrill and family are enjoying a
two weeks stay at Pemaquid Harbor.
where they are camping with the
family of Superintendent w. o. Chase
Of Old Town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert r. Goodwin
of Winter street are passing two
weeks at Bay View, near Saco. Mr..
ton from the H. G. Barker Co. store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. Philip S. Marden, Editor Of
the Lowell Courier Citizen and Mrs.
Marden are guests of Mr.. Norman l..
Bassett. Mr.. and Mrs. Marden are
en- route by auto to Seal Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. L. C. Tibbetts. Mrs. Frank
Tibbetts and son. Ralph and Miss
Doe of West Somerville, Mass. were
guests this week of Miss Maude
Barker. They have been at Lake
Winnepeesaukee for a few days and
were on their way to New Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. William Treworgy
and Mrs. Edgar Redmond have re-
turned from Rockland, where they
passed short time, visiting with
friends and relatives. They made
the trip by automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P. Lowell have
returned to their home on State
street, after passing a few weeks at
Ocean Point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Pomerleau
and daughters, Anne and Ellen OF
Gardiner were guests "Wednesday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Hersey at their
| cottage at Lake CobbOsseecontee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Miss Audrey Purves of this city.
who has been summering at Prout's
Neck is passing a short time in
Portland as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Deering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

George Joslin OF Portland has ar
rived in the city and will visit with
Mrs. Joslin on Gage street for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

H. Chernowsky and Son, Stanley
left last Sunday on the Bar Harbor
express for New York to attend the
fashion show and merchants fair, al
SO to do their fall buying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. Levi Iongfellow and ~
daughters, Beatrice and Grace are
visiting at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F.. Gay. 80 Grove street, nav
ing motOrcd from MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Martin Fox is employed at the Red
Cross Pharmacy during the vacation
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Rev. and Mrs F. G. Davis of Nor
ridgewock are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick G.. Davis, Green street, for
few days. On Tuesday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carr of Norridgewock were also
guests at the Davis home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. Ellen Ward of Sidney was a
caller Tuesday in the city as also
was Miss Helen Albee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Orland Orchard has returned 70
his duties at the Island Park Inn
after having enjoyed a several days
visit at his home in Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Superintendent Of Schools F. w.
Burrill was at his office at City hall,
Wednesday. to tend to matters con-
nected with the school department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Kennebec Pomona Grange Will
hold its next regular meeting with
the Sidney grange on Wednesday
August S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mrs. Chester Spratt of Providence.
r. l., is visiting relatives and friends
in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Miss Beth Hempel and Miss Cor
rine Lewis of Utica. \. Y. are visit
ing for few days in the city as
guests of Miss Elsie Nichols.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Bean Of
IS Bridge street were visiting in
Pittsfeld, this week for brief time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Arlington C. Hall /of Belgrade was
a business caller in Augusta We'd
neSdaN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Alpha letters has returned to her
home in this city after passing sew
eral days in Winthrop as the guest
OF friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Wallace who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. l.. Hersey at Hersey's Island have
gone to Greenville and Wilson Pond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Roy Trask and Miss Mildred
Trask of Palermo were visitors in
Augusta, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Harold M. Stone Of the Capital
City Corporation was a business CAL
Ter, Tuesday in Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Benjamin F. Newman Is moving
into the house which he recently
purchased on South Chestnut street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

E. A. Thompson has purchased a
new auto truck.
Mr.. O'Flarrity is on a business trip
to Berlin. n. III.
"Steve" Cobb, who has been here
for two weeks harvesting his hay.
has returned to Sanford. q
Mrs. w. J. Ralston was business
caller in Hallowell Monday.
James Thompson and W. X.
Thompson with their haying crew
are harvesting the hay on the Theo-
dore Hayes farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Rhoda Hingley of Western Avenue
is reported to be suffering from
tOnsilitiS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Hersey Will
leave today for Monroe where they
will visit for several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hegarty and
daughter, Miss Ellen of Waterville,
We're callers. "Wednesday in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Carroll Bond of Buffalo, n. Y, has
been a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Bean, Bridge street this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

George Fowler of Monmouth was a
business caller, Wednesday, in the
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Chelsea GRANGE

A very interesting meeting of
Chelsea grange was held on Friday
night July 81. The program was in
charge of Mrs. Edith Sartell, who
put forth much effort to make it sue
cessful. About 60 people were pres
ent.
On Friday night. Aug. II. Commits
sioner of Agriculture, F. p Wshburn.
will give an illustrated lecture at the
grange meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
LOCAL NOTICE

Stop, look and consider the good
y time you will have by coming to our
pig masquerade dance Friday eve
hing at North Augusta; 4 prizes, 4.
Music by Smiths Orchestra. aga
Dance tonight at Manchester
Grange hall. Burns orchestra.
aug2-9-16-23-30s ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

of Mrs. Smiths parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Folsom, So Arsenal
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fredericks of
Woburn, Mass. who have been So
icurning at Lake CobbosseecOntee
for the past two weeks have gone TO
Prince Edward Island on an extern
sive automobile tour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
AUGUSTALOCALS
July2d1mo

Kenneth Brown of Oldtown is Wis.
tting with relatives in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Smith of
New York are visiting at the home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
FOURTH MAN DYING
 OF NE EGRO'S BULLET
Twelve Are Hit Before Ma chine Gun MoWs Black
 Desperate Down

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 15.-Re- ports received here tonight from Greenville, Miss, stated that A. L. ] Manning, one of nine members of a Dposse wounded late yesterday in a gun battle with Joe Pullen, negro tenant farmer, near Drew, Miss, was dying at the hospital, to which he was taken last night. Manning was shot in the face and head and suf- l fered severely from exposure before he was rescued by fellow members of the posse.
 Kenneth Blackwood, who was brought to a local hospital early to- resting we'll" although physicians said his condition was serious. Black wood was shot in the neck and face. l Physicians attending J. L. Doggett, who is in a hospital at Clarksdale, said he had Ia fighting chance" to recover. A bullet from the negro's pistol pierced Doggett's liver. His condition was given as critical.
 Doggett who Is prominent lum- l herman and sportsman of Clarksdale, was member of the machine gun squad which finally captured Pullen after riddling his body with bullets and was the twelfth victim of the negro's gun. Six other men wounded during the battle were recovering tonight. None Is believed to be se- riously injured. Pullen was cap tured at l o'clock this morning after he had killed his employer, ". T. Sanders, and R. |. Methvin and E. O. Hess, members of the posse. With 20 machine gun bullets in his body the negro was taken from the drain age ditch, in which he barricaded himself seven hours previously and removed to Drew, where he died an hour later.
 Bullets from two machine guns mounted on opposite sides of the ditch riddled the negro's body with bullets and he was in a dying con dition, when he was taken from his refuge and brought to Drew. He died soon after reaching here.
 | Before he was taken prisoner, Pull len added his twelfth victim. J. l.. Bud" Doggett, a member of the ma chine gun party, to his list Of vio- tins. Doggett was shot near the J heart.
 In addition to Sanders those killed by the negro were R. L. Methvin and E. O. Hess.
 Of the wounded Doggett. A. L. Manning and Kenneth Blackwood were in the most serious condition; Manning and Blackwood were shot in the face and neck.
 According to members of tho ma chine gun squad, 1t was the flash from the negros pistol when he fired the shot that wounded Doggett that gave the attacking party the exact location of Pullen. Immediately after the shot was fired round Of machine gun bullets raked the point from which the flash came and when three members of the party ieaped into the ditch where the negro had made his last stand they found the man lying in the underbrush rid dled.
 The machine gun detachment op- erated under the direction of capt. I T. B. Birdsall of the Clarksdale com, pany of the Mississippi natlonai guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

The following is list of firms and corporations whose every em-
 ploye and official has contributed to Birmingham Community Chest:
 Acme Lumber company, Adams, A. A. & sCo., Adams. Rowe .& Norman, Adams, W. H. Flour and Grain com pany, Adamson Motor company, Ala bama company, Alabama Engraving company, Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Alabama Home Building and Loan association, Alabama Min | ing Institute, Alabama Power com
 pany, Alabama Printing company, Alabama Title and Trust company, Allen, E. P. Co.,, American Bolt com pany, American Steel and Wire com pany (Fairfield plant employes), American Telephone and Telegraph company. American Trust and Saw l ings company, Antwine, Mcclure x DeShazo, Armstrong Hat company, Armstrong-Smith CO, Atlas Portland Cement company, Avondale Lumber company.
 Bank of Alabama, Bank of Ensley. Barnett Lumber company, Bearmans s Quality Shop, Bender Antique Fur niture company, Bender Paint and varnish company, Birming- ham Age-Herald, Birmingham Arms | ham Auto Laundry company, Bir- mingham Clay Products company, Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling com pany, Birmingham Electric Battery company. Birmingham Hide and Tal- low company, Birmingham Linotype Composing company, Birmingnam ] Machine and Foundry company, Bir'
 mingham News. Birmingham Paper company, Birmingham Post, Birmfng- l ham Printing company, Birmingham Public Library staff. Birmingham
 Railway, Light and Power company | (Audit department), Birmingham Sash and Door company, Birmingham Water Works company, Birmingham Woodenware company. Bissell Motor company, Black Diamond Coal com pany, Bright Drug company. Brilliant Coal company, Britling Cafeteria,
 Bromberg Jewelry company, Brown
 Bros. & Co.,. Brown, D. H. & O., Brown, R. A. & Co.,, Brown, W. S.,
 Brownell Auto company, Burger Dry
 Goods company, Burnett, R. D. Cigar
 company, Burroughs Adding Machine company, Business and Professional Women's club (Birmingham), Butcher
 Tool and Hardware company. Butler Garrett Real Estate and Insurance
 company
 Cabaniss, Johnston. Cooke & Ca
 baniss, Cable Shelby Burton Piano company, Caldwell-Gerber Co.,, Cali
 fornia Orange Mill, Carolina Portland Cement company. Central Cream com-
 pany, Central Ice company, Chapin-
 Sachs Jersey Ice Cream company, Chris Colias Restaurant, City Health
 department; City Ice Delivery, City
 Paper company, Clark & Jones Piano l company, Collins Grocery company,
 Commercial Printing company, Conti-
 mental Gin company. Cosby, w. M.,
 Flour and Grain company, Crawford Auto company, Crawford-Vaughan
 Boiler and Locomotive Works. Cromer
 Art Craft and Pen company, Cruse- Crawford Manufacturing company. | DeBardeleben Coal company Inc, l Doster-Northington Drug company
 Drennen Motor Car company. Duffee Lumber company, Dunn & Boyle
 Duprey- Burke Realty company
 | Echols & Angwin, Educational Ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

some of the qualities that have brought success.
 O O o
 Soon Begin To Function.
 "The Community Chest will soon begin to function in practical way. The officers and directors will make every possible effort to make it suc- cessful in results. They desire to have a Chest of the whole community, and invite and will welcome friendly and constructive criticism. At this time it Is a physical impossibility to state the number of contributors, but they run high into the thousands, and later the exact number will be an- nounced.
 Tt is our hope that the conduct of the Community Chest will be so sat- isfactory to both beneficiaries and contributors, that any who at this time may be luke warm in their sup port or even opposed to the plan, will become its most ardent supporters and that in years to come the Com munity Chest. established primarily for helping the weak, the aged, the sick, poor and afflicted, will not only accomplish this purpose, but also will become the tie that binds" together our entire citizenship for great, con structive work of every kind that seems for comn-u ity good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

A proclamation by the President has established the Pueblo ruin, near Aztec, N. M., as 8 national monu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
COMMUNITY CHEST G0AL |S ASSURED
Drenching Rain Handicaps Tag Day-BeIieve $450,-
 900 Total Certain

Despite rains which followed it al- most unceasingly until its last hour Birmingham's first Community Chest was assured at the close of the ac- tive campaign Saturday evening al 6 o'clock.
 Director Carson Adams announced that the money already on hand and that definitely in prospect woulo bring the total up to s45o,ooo, the goal toward which workers laboreo unceasingly for eleven days.
 Met by the most severe rain oi the season, the women workers headed by Mrs. Hubert Scrrggs, hold- ing a tag day Saturday, collected more than $1,200 in exchange foi thousands of buttons.
 Although the drive closed official ly Saturday, it was announced al chest headcuarters that the workers would ycontinue to collect pledges promised them until the required amount in outstanding subscriptions was realized.
 q do not expect contributors who have not turned in the money they promised to give to stop now" MT Adams declared. They will keep on coming in Until the chest is filled and perhaps overflowing. We have done our part and the machinery we have set in motion will go on independent- ly until the budget is completed"
 The mornings mail at headquar- ters augured well for this st%te- ment Checks totaling $3,000. in amounts of from $5 to s1,000, were obtained at this time, and promises of more were enclosed.
 Urging all persons who wish tc contribute and who have not yet been approached by canvassers to send in their pledges, MT. Adams called upon everyone who has not yet helped to do so. The campaign IS over but perhaps you have not done your duty" he addressed all sucf persons.
 Substantial contributions and an nouncements of firms reaching the 100 per cent level continued to come Into the office all day, it was saio
 Immediately upon the close Of the campaign it's directors and it's presi- dent issued statements reporting the results of the drive. MT. Adams statement follows:
 "The goal is in sight
 "The amount raised to date Is ap- proximately s410,000. The amount a sked is S450,000.
 We believe that the Birmingham district will meet the quota.
 The teams which devoted two weeks in some very lnclemen' weather to solicitation, have done splendid work, but it has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
SITUATION is CRITICAL
American GunbOats At Canton Ready
 For Immediate Action

l 1 CANTON. China, Dec. 15.-lBy As ] sociated Press.)-7-An extremely erlti 1 cal situation prevails here, due to the l attitude of Sun Yat Sen, head of the | South China government, which. Is | seeking to control China, and. more | particularly, to Suns proposed seiz- ure of the Kwangtung customs reve- nues. The official view of foreign powers. particularly interested Tn China, Is that any such seizure Will upset the entire customs administra- ltion, the basis of many external Chl-
 nese loans.
 There are two American gunboats anchored here, the Asheville and
 Pampanga, also four British naval craft. one French and one Portuguese. All are prepared for immediate ac- ton, either on the river here, or
 through landing parties in or near the city.
 The absence of Japanese vessels in this concentration of foreign naval strength has been the subject of some comment.
 A mass meeting of tho Canton la
 bor guilds has been called for to- morrow to protest the sending of gunboats here by foreign powers and to urge that the South China govern
 ment carry out Suns threat and seize
 the customs. Sun at first intended
 to make this seizure tomorrow, but
 was dissuaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

son race track recently Hayrkins is said to have admitted forgeries totaling s1O0,oco.
 Harkins attributes his insanity td a wound received during the World war while he served as a lieutenant in the afr service. It was following his discharge from the army that he began his illegal practices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

asylum for insane at Agnew. Cal. where he will be recommitted after several months of liberty.
 Authorities say the forgers brother, a bishop in the Methodist church at San Jose, Cal, Is provid- ing for This return.
 q am going back to the place belong" Harkins said here tonight. There is one hope in my mind as l leave New Orleans, and that Is that an operation can relieve me at once."
 When arrested here at the Jeffer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
HELD ON SUSPICION CHARGE

John Turner, negro, was arrested at o'clock Saturday night by Of ficers Pritchett and Wellbourn. Tur- ner had a hatchet concealed on his person at the time of his arrest. A charge of false pretense was booked against him and he is also being held under the suspicious character ordi- nance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
MASTER FORGER SEES HOPE IN OPRAERATION
Attributes Insanity To Would Re-
 ceived During World War

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14.-Escort- ed by a detective, William Hamil- ton Harkins. master forger, will start at noon tomorrow on his jour ney across the continent to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
COTTON REPORT MADE


 The 1923 cotton crop of Mississippi has been unusual In many respects as shown by the final report of the wear by G. A. McCandlissF federal agricultural statistician for this state. As estimated by the crop reporting board. United States department of agriculture this years crop will amount to 615,OO0 bales of 500 pounds gross weight as compared with last years production of 9S9,273 bales and the five-year average 19l7-l92l or 950.1S4 bales
 There was a very marked Increase in the planted cotton acreage in most counties of the state, but general and almost continuous rains during the early part of the growing season en- forced heavy abandonment in prac- tically alf counties. leaving very lit tie difference between the acreage picked this year and that picked in 1922
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

Saffron Is a product of the stig-
 mas of the fragrant crocus, and these are so small that more than 5000 are
 necessary to furnish one ounce of
 dried saffron.