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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
NUMBER ANNIST0A CITIZENS WITNESS MILITARY REVIE N
S37,000 To Be Paid Guards. men Before Breaking
 Camp
ANNIsToN BUREAU ] THE AGE-HERALD ! Anniston, Ala, Aug. 1B

An inspiring sight was presented at Camp Mcclellan Saturday morning. when 2,O0O national guardsmer passed in review before Gov. W. WI Brandon and his official staff on the polo field and later stood in for nation to hear the words of pra.se which fell from the lips of the conn mander-in chief
 Accompanying Governor Brandon to Anniston were the following mem bers of the staff; Col. Hugr c, Ken nedy, Leon Friedman. Walter Moore, Guy c. Sanvely, Edward Doty, Leo Straussberger, Leon Schwartz, A. H. Dabbs, Webb Crawford, c. H. Patton, Pink Johnson and J. c. Pearson. The governor and his party registered at the Alabama hotel after being met at the station by Col Edwin $. Winans, ex-Go. Thomas E. Kilby, Col. Harry M. Ayers, Mir. Pruet, L. G. Watson and several other Anniston men and after a few minutes at the hotel the party drove directly to the camp
 The review of the 157th regiment started Immediately after the ar rival of the party at the polo team. When movement for a mess lorna ton was completed Governor Brandon presented by Gen. William P. Screws and after a short speech the gov ernor introduced the members of his staff, pr. F. w. Barnett, Governor Kilby, Colonel Ayers, General Winans and other several of them; making short speeches.
 The governor and his party were guests of General Screws, Colonel Bare, Colonel Moon and other of- ficers at a buffet luncheon at noon and returned to the city in the aft ernoon for a private dinner at the Alabama hotel, attending the dapbe given at the country club in their honor on Saturday evening.
 The regimental trimpter is sche- duled to call the men of the Ala bama guards together in another mass formation Sunday to receive their pay for the two weeks they have in camp and the sum of SS7,000 will be disbursed Sunday by Maj James M. Dixon. Troops will entrain for their home stations on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
FARMERS GARRY ON
 ARMY WORM BATTLE
Caterpillar Damage In Lauderdale
 County Reported High

The farmers of Lauderdale county carry on a strenuous battle to save the cotton crop from the army worm, which threatened to destroy from one half to three-quarters of million dollars worth of cotton. The loss in this county has run high so states county agent Deal. The bankers of the city made it possible for funds to be raised to pay for the poison, which amounted to S5,000. Orders be- gan coming in the farm bureau off, flee at once, more than half of carload was sold Saturday. One car of calcium arsenate is sufficient to use on 10000 acres, or about one third of the cotton acreage in Lauderdale county. Wednesday morning finished the sales on the first car and another was ordered which arrived Thursday. In one part of east Lauderdale, ac- cording to Postmaster Reeder of Rogersville, who was in Florence this week, the worms had cleaned about six inches of the tops of the plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
ROCK AND QUARRY WORKERS WANTED AT WILSON DAM
Construction Is Now Under Way On Last Golfer
 Dam
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD


 Progress of construction work at Wilson Dam is going forward rapidly and every effort Is being made by complete the last cofferdam so that foundation work in the last section will not be interrupted during the high water period of the coming winter season.
 Officials at the dam state that while labor conditions are better than at any time since work was com menced on the big job that there is an acute shortage of labor for doing 1he excavation work in the last cof- Rerdam. About 100 experienced rock and quarry men are needed at once. This class of work can be done only by men of experience. Living con- ditions at the dam are ideal and good wages are paid. Men work only eight hours a day.
 R. M. Jones, secretary of the Flor ence Chamber of Commerce, has volunteered to lend his efforts to- wards assembling the required labor so that work will not be delayed and Is asking all men who have had ex- perience in rock and quarry work to communicate with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
GIRLS GET DIPLOMAS
Number Of Marion Girls Get Exten
 sion Certificates

MARION, Ala, August 1S-(Spe- cial. )-Followi-g the rally of the farm bureau recently h~ld in Marion, quite 8 number of girls from the various clubs in the county received certificates in the extension work in which they have been engaged under the direction of Miss Ruth Carlisle, county demonstration agent Miss Ruth Hushey received a diploma for finishing the four-year course in poultry and clothing, this is the first diploma to be earned in Perry county. The following girls received certifi- cates: Mildred Huhey, Annie Boiling Blanche Boiling. Robbie Boiling, Mary Cook, Erva Griffin, Ruth Hughey, Mary Perry, Willie Beardon. Hattie Lou Perry, Edna Fain, Ila Stone, Cora Stone Lula Worrell, Rossie Ingram, Bertha Ingram, Velma Ingram, Mamie Swindall, Ethel Brady, Bertha Jackson, Idaline Hummer, Jeanette Hummer, Bonner Edwards, Lola Poole, Irma Monts, Ferryle Yeager, Della Rogers, Ruby Boiling. The certificates were delivered by Mrs. Val Taylor of Uniontown, state president of the Federated Womans Clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
MOSQUITO FIGHT IS WAGED AT MARION
Says Fewer Mosquitoes This Year
 Than Ever Before

MARION, Ala. August 1s.-(spe- cial.)-At the regular weekly lunch con of the Civitan club of Marion held yesterday, the main address was made by Dr. Edward Swann on the fight against mosquitoes being made in the city. Dr. Swann stated that there were fewer mosquitoes this year than in any previous year, and sad that the main trouble was from the premises of citizens as the town was keeping the ditches and drains free of the pests. Visitors at the club were: Dr. L c. Huggins of Hazel hurst, Miss, Melvin Stone, one of the leading farmers of Perry county, and Prof. Leopold Daffau-LaGarosse of the University of Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
MANY NEW ROADS TO BE BUILT IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
Bee Line Highway From Gull man To Decatur Near
 ing Completion
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Albany Decatur, Ala, Aug. IS

The visit here of W. A. McCalla of the state highway department and B. A. Henry of the state examiners office, who announced work of pro- 5ecting the highway work in north Alabama will be pushed, has brought rejoicing here.
 It has been hoped that before winter arrived. the county system of roads would be nearly completed and that the state would have finished its construction work over some of the projects in this territory. This hard ly seems possible now, but the public generally is looking forward to a not distant date when the chain of high ways in the valley will be complete.
 Morgan county is to be peculiarly fortunate when both state and county have completed their work. Follow ing closely on the plan of the state to connect each county seat with an improved road, the county voted a bond issue of approximately s400,000 10 build roads connecting with the the state highways.
 The state now has under construc- tion and rapidly is finishing the road from Hartselle to Cullman, which Is a part of the Bee Line highway. The road from here to Hartselle has been resurfaced with asphalt. It is also part of the Bee Line.
 May Build MOultOn Road.
 According to local belief Che next highway work undertaken in this county will be on the road between here and Moulton, county seat of Lawrence county. A short distance of this road now is good, but the great CT part of the way is poor. Units are being built from Moulton west ward and when they are finished, to- gether with all of the stretch be- tween here and Moulton, there will be a good highway from here to Sheffield and the Muscle Shoals area will, at last, have been connected.
 Most of the Bee Line from here to Athens, county seat of Limestone county, is good and that road proba- bly will not be built by the state until some other projects have been finished.
 Little hope is seen for a road from here to Huntsville in the near future, as the state commission seems more inclined to connect this, the county seat of Morgan, with Guntsville, the county seat of Marshall This plan will give highway outlet from here, wests north and south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
REPORTS BAD YEAR FOR
 THE LUMBER MILLS
Too Much Rain And Slow Market
 Conditions Are Reported

FAYETTE, Ala, August 1s.-(Spe- cial. )---In an interview with M. D. Thomison, assistant manager of the W. P Brown Sons Lumber company in reference to the conditions of the lumber business, he said this has been year of excessive railfall, which has interfered seriously with logging operations.
 We have been prevented from getting into the lowiands or swamps where We get our best timber, and have been forced to do practically all our logging In the hills" he said. As a result of this condition, we have been able to get only the small pine timber, which is more expensive to handle, both at the logging end and at the sawmill.
 Notwithstanding the bad logging conditions, we have been able to ope- rate our mill at practically full time all the year, having lost less than 10 days since January,
 Labor was rather scarce until about July IS, since which time we have had more than we could use. We are turning labor away now every day.
 Market conditions are anything but encouraging, and prices have been declining constantly for the past SO or 90 days until they are al most as low as 1921. The large buy CTS and consumers are entirely out of the market and orders are hard to obtain at any price. There is practically no buying In either pine or hardwoods except in small quan- titles for immediate needs. The ex- port trade is very light. We have just completed an order for about 20 cars of oak and poplar for England, but practically all of our lumber goes to the interior trade.
 "On the whole, conditions in the lumber business do not look very promising There is usually lull in the barket about this time of the year, and we are very much In hopes that the present depressed condition is only temporary. We expect to con tinue operating unless conditions be- come very much worse than al present"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
SHAKE HAS TWO HEADS

A snake was brought into Clanton recently which created quite a bit of excitement among the townspeople The reptile vas about four inches long and had two perfectly developed heads The body or the snake was in one piece, but 1t had two very small tails, about an inch long. Although the snakes body was slightly crump- led up, yet it's two heads and tails were very active. It was found near Coopers' by Issac L. Bice, and from its appearance 1t was of the species of the rattlesnake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Farmers Win First Offensive
 Against Cotton Leaf Worm

wet season lasts so long that farm CTS are not able to give their cotton crops close attention the weevil will do much damage before the picking season opens.
 O o o
 An EventfuI Year.
 Whatever success Valley farmers have in marketing their cotton crop this year, they will earn. The sea- son, so far, has been one of ups and downs" The lateness of the spring planting season caused much un- easiness. Aided by favorable condi- tions during the early summer, however, the crop advanced rapidly and indications were that a splendid yield would be ready for the market early this fall.
 The boil weevif began appearing in increasing numbers, but the army worm, at least temporarily, furnished greater threat. The worms were doing untold damage before they were checked by the use of poison.
 Well known planters here have stated this seasons crop probably is the hardest to forecast of any in many years. The crop in most fields is maturing well and if not ruined by the worm and weevil, will be all that could be desired by the grower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
OF HUNTSVILLE CITY LIMITS IS ASKED
Annexation Of Cotton Mills Would Mean City Of
 23,00o
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD
 Huntsville, Ala. Aug. IS

Agitation of 8 measure to be of- fered in, the Alabama legislature pro- Yiding for the extension of the cor porate limits of Huntsville has been renewed here, the Civitan club hav- ing voted unanimously to take up the matter and press it to a conelu- sion. It is claimed that a reasonable extension of the city limits so as to include the cotton mill suburbs which are located just over the line and which properly belong to Huntsville would show Huntsville to be a city of 2S,000 population.
 Mayor Adams, President; James M. Gill and other members of the city administration are in favor of the proposed and 1t Is probable that a bill providing for the extension will be offered in the present legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
HEADS PURIIo SCHOOL

Miss Sadie May Woolf of York, Ala, has accepted the principalship of the Moulton public school for the coming session, which is to open on the same date as the county high school, September 8. Miss Woolf is spending the summer at Peabody in study. Her faculty will consist of Miss Lassie Roberts, for the first and second grade and Miss Etta Lee, for the third and fourth grades while she will have charge of the fifth and sixth grades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
15 STILLS IN DAY

Mountain Creek and Bethel church community in Cleburne county Fri day furnished the federal and state officers a total of 15 stills, 4,500 gall Ions of beer, 80 gallons of whisky and a prisoner in the person of James A. Waddell who was transferred from Annistons to the Cleburne county jail to answer a charge of distilling. Re- port of the wholesale said in Cle- burne county Jail to answer a charge of distilling. Report of the wholesale raid in Cleburne was made here Sat urday by State Officer John H. Draper and Federal Officers Crump- ton and Stone, where were accom- panied by Deputy Swain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
GO TO BATTLE CREEK
MisS Daugette To Take Job At Com.
 merce, Texas

JACkSONVILLE, Ala, August 18.- Especial. Miss Edna Neighbors, in- the State Normal school. and Miss Kathleen Daugette, daughter of pr. c. w. Daugette, president of the Nor nal, leave Monday for Battle Creek, Mich., for a visit of three weeks. On their return Miss Daugette will go to Commerce, Tex, where she has ac- cepted the position of director of or- chestra and chorus work and instruc- tor in public school music in the State Teachers college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
REPORT BIGN DAMAGE
 TO CROPS BY RAIN
Miss Woof Of York Is Principal Of Public Schools
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU1
 A S1NR m r Tr |
THE AGE-T4ERALD M0ultou. Ala. Aug. IS

Moultous Ala,s Aug. 1S
 Considerable damage to crops is reported by the farmers as a result of the heavy rains and winds in the early part of the present week, one farmer near Moulton reporting that he actually swan down some of his corn middles in water six feet deep. In many places water Is still stand ing over the smaller late corn. In many instances poison had been placed on cotton to check the rav- ages of the leaf worm but the rains washed it off, necessitating a second or third application within the week. Considerable damage is re- ported as done to the road bed be- ing completed on the Decatur Moulton highway east of Morlton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL OPENS
 AT HALEYVILLE
Illinois Central Railroad Com. pany'S Depot Is
 Redecorated
HALEYYIILE A1n

HALEYVILLE, Ala. August 1s.- lspecial)-An event of interest to Haleyville and surrounding country was the opening on Wednesdav moEning of the Northwest Afabama High school in this city for the fall and winter term of the school. The school was opened with appropriate exercises and large number of visitors were present on this oc- caslon. The large number of students enrolling on the opening dav was gratifying to the principal, Rev. l.. G: AlVerson, and the entire faculty of the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
EyPECT BIG CROPs

Despite the ravages of the cotton leap worm, the boil weevil and other pest and the fact that crops were planted late, this years production of farm products in the Tennessee val ley will be fair unless further re- verses are encountered. This is the prediction made here Saturday by J. P. High, district farm agent. MT. High holds out hope that the natural enemies of the worm will aid in it's destruction. He hopes the worm will be eaten by ants and other insects. The poison now being used in the fields will do much to deplete the supply of game birds, he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
J. q. ROBERTSON ILL

Relatives in this city of J. T.Rober- son, former citizen of Haleyville. who now resides at Mt. Hope, Ala, were notified this week that he was brothers, c. ", J. Fl. and R G Roberson, left immediately for his bedside. MT. Roberson recently suf- fered a stroke of paralysis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
TRAINs NEW CITIzENs

BAY MINETIE, Ala, August 1I.- Especial Leased Wire )-Judge John Stelk of Oak, Ala, former judge of the municipal court of Chicago, has recently been conducting & citizen- ship class at Foley for the benefit of residents of south Baldwin county who have never taken out citizenship papers in the United States. or who have partly done so but never com pleted same. A group of IA candi- dates were taken to Mobile on Thurs day to obtain their first papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
PURCHASE CHRISTIAN CHuRCH

During the past week the old Christian church. near the city ceme- tery, was sold by John D, Edwards to the Catholic church. This church was built originally by a congregation of the Christian church which later dis banded and the church building sold to John D. Edwards. The Catholics will repair the building and hold services there each month. For some time Father Stagg of Selma has been. making regular trips to Marion and conducting services at the residence of pr. George P. L. Reid,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
LEAGUE CONTEST ENps

A membership contest for the Mignon Epworth league closes to- night with a social given by the losers of the contest. The whites won scoring 266 points against 19S of the gold. It has been a lively af- fair all through the entire 80 days 1t ran and added 112 new members on the roll, bring the total up from 62 to begin with to 164.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
K. or P. HALL BEING REPAIRED

The Castle hall Of b. D. King lodge No. 6, Knights of Pythias, is under going extensive repairs. This is one state and owns it's own hall and paraphernalia of the first class. Tho walls are being scraped and replas- tered and tinted and the woodwork Is being painted Prof, K. G. Hoover, principal of the Perry County High school, is the chancellor commander for the present term and is giving the Pythians a progressive adminis- tration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
ARREsTBD BY RTTsTAKK

The police have released from custody R. B. Wilson, who was ar rested here Thursday on demand of the sheriff at Griffin, Ga., who sent notice here that Wilson was wanted at Griffin on charge of grand lar ceny in connection with the theft of an sutomobile A Georgia deputy came here to convey the prisoner to Griffin, but found that he was not the man wanted. Wilson declares it is all a mistake and that he did not know anything about the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
NEW SAW MILL ADDED

A new saw mill known as tho J. R. Black Lumber company has just begun operation about ten miles south of town on the Rockford road. They have secured 5000 acres of timber, and made an investment of about $50,00O in machinery. Sylacauga will be the shipping point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Richardson was received here Satur- day, Mrs. Pose Anchors and other local relatives going immediately to the city upon receipt of the mes sage. Mrs, Richardson moved from Anniston to Memphis a few months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
GETS FIRST BALE COTTON

1928 cotton Monday. A. s. Armstrong of Browns Cross Roads brought the staple here. The bale weighed 450 pounds and was sold to local buyers for 25 cents. MT. Armstrong brought in the first bale a year ago.
 TO HOLD LIFE INSTITUTE
 UNION SPRINGS, Ala, August IS. Special. IA Community Life In- stitute staged under the auspices of the Alabama Sunday School council of Christian education will be held in the Bethel community August 19 and 20. Thomas Ellzey, who will lead the service, has personally ap- pealed tc citizens of this neighbor- hood to take advantage of the meet ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
TTS RIG CAIF

What IS considered by many as a record was made at the State Nor nal school farm this week when a grade Holstein COW gave birth to a calf weighing 90 pounds. Forty pounds Is said to be an average weight for a calf at birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
THREE UNDERGO OPERATIONS

William, Coralie and F'rancis Tap pey Cartothers, three children of Mir and Mrs. W. R. Carothers, had their tonisls removed at the Baptist hos pital in Selma last week. All three of the children have returned home and are doing well Mir. Carothers is superintendent of education of Perry county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
JoINs nIRNIINGHAM

Arthur Haltiwampter, who has been connected with the Alabama Hard ware company here for the past six years. is now in charge of the An niston district for the Southern Stores Fixture company in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Even if cross, feverish, bilious. constipated or full of cold, children love the "fruity" taste of California Fig Syrup" A teaspoonful never fails to clean the liver and bowels. In a few hours you can see for yourself how thoroughly it works all the sour ing food and nasty bile out of the stomach and bowels, and you have a well, playful child again.
 Millions of mothers keep "Califor- nia Fig Syrup" handy They know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for genuine "Californis Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say california" or you may get an imitation fig syrup.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

J. W. Crosswhite, who has been i'll al a Birmingham hospital for several weeks, was able to return to Haley vile Tuesday, much improved in health On Thursday, accompanied by his son. G. W. Crosswhite of this city, he left for him home in Tus- eumbia, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
BARBECUE FOR SCHOOL

The Parent-Teacher association Of the Hamburg school, six miles south of Marion, served q barbecue yester- day afternoon at the Hamburg swim ming pool for the benefit of the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CouNTY FAIR 9ET

CENTER. Ala, August 1S.-(Spe- cial.)-The Cherokee county fair will be held at Centre October 23-26, i'm elusive. A number of clean shows have been contracted with and there will be fine displays of agriculture and live stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
MARRIEs IN 1TIssIssIPPr

Miss Lucille Hendrix, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Hendrix of Marion, was married to Dr. l. c. Huggins of Hazlehurst, Miss, while on visit to her grandmother, Mrs. V. D. Hen drix, at Waynesboro, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Rev. o. c. Morton. pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, Is con ducting a revival meeting this week in the country at County Line church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
DEPOT REPAIREn

The Illinois Central depot in this city now presents a neat and attrac- i've appearance. Painters have just completed the work of repafntine he exterior and interior of the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

VERNON, Ala, August 1S.-(Spe- cial. Mrs Lucille McDanieI and Miss Clara Redden have rendered their resignations as teachers in the public school here. Mir and Mrs. E. T. Hill will succeed them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

pr. c. A. Olivet is now member of the city council of Haleyville, hay ing been recently appointed to fill the vacancy on the board caused by the removal of Dr. J. w. Taylor from Haleyville.