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valley brought out some unusual points.
The Indians had no goiter because they
ate a great deal of salmon, and their
pigs ate the dead salmon washed ashore
in the stream. Goiter occurred among
the white people because they lived on a
virgin soil with a remarkably pure
water supply. The fact that the goiter
incidence disappeared following the
giving of iodin was another conclusive
experiment to prove that endemic sim
pie goiter is an iodin- deficiency disease.
The amount of iodin needed to pre-
vent this type of goiter in regions where
it abounds is very small. One drop of
the tincture of iodin once a day for 30
days during the last two months of
pregnancy will prevent goiter and such
conditions as cretinism and myxOedema
among the newborn children. Iodin
should not be taken carelessfy in large
amounts. particularly by grown-up per-
sons. Like all the potent remedies of
medical science, it is a two-edged sword.
In grown persons with tendency to
certain tumors of the thyroid gland, the
taking of too much iodin may stimulate
the growth of the tumor. The small
amounts of the tincture of iodin, the
iodid of potassium, the idolized table
salt, and special iodin preparations now
being widely advocated and used for
the prevention of goiter in growing chill
dren in goiter districts, may be consid-
cred harmless.
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CHILD BADLY HURT

TUSCUMBIA, Ala, May 26.-( Spe-
cial. Rachael Annie, he little daugh-
ter TO Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harring-
ton, who was struck by an automobile
Friday near their home. on Colbert
Heights and seriously injured and was
field. The little girl regained con-
sciusness Sunday for the first time and
her condition is thought to be more hope
full.
$40, 900 Subscribed--Tw Twenty thousand
dollars was subscribed at the morning
services at the First Methodist church
toward the erection of a new church
building. This congregation viii erect
$4,000 church.
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MADISON REALTY
BECOMES ACTIVE
lTennesssA YaIlaY Rnrsa,ll

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 28.-The
renewed activity In Madison county real
estate during the last few days has
stimulated the belief that something of
the condition of the market before the
deflation of 1920 would soon return
here. Several good sized deals have
taken place during the week just closed.
Among them was the purchase of a
small tract in the northern part of the
city by Miss Mary Virginia Mccormick
from Paul Monroe for consideration
of $4,000. Miss Mccormick will add
the new acreage to kildare" her win
ter home here which is becoming quite
large estate.
Bradley & Conner, one of the biggest
firms that yer did business here, has
resumed activities after devoting sew
eral years to the Ford Motor Co.
agency which it recently disposed of
and has bought in farm lands to the
value of $4,000 during the last week.
They purchased the Walter Kelly farm
on Meridianville pike, 157' acres, for
$4,000, and the Fleming farm south
Of Huntsville, 100 acres belonging to
s. w. and Louis Fleming, for $40, 600.
Numerous other deals have been made,
and it is believed that many Others are
pending.
HealthLaw Violatiens--Warra for
an additional fifty citizens charged with
violations of the health laws in failing
to comply with the new cleanup regu-
lations have been obtained by the coun-
ty health board, bringing the total to
100 in the last three days. An of the
defendants are cited to APPEAR in police
court
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CLEBURNE COUNTY
MAN ENDS HIS LIFE
Shoots Himself Near His Wife
And Baby

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HELM. Ala, May 26.-Details Of
the death Of Ben Bennefield, ~, who
ended his life at his home near High
tower, by firing bullet into his heart
were brought to Helm late Monday
afternoon by courier, the report being
that ]. N. Beggs, justice of peace, who
viewed the body officially, had decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
Benefited and his wife had just re-
turned to their home from church
service several miles away. Mrs.
Bennefield's account Of the killing was
that her husband fired his pistol once
and stated to her that he had shot at
dog in. the yard. A few minutes later
she heard another shot from the dining
room and heard an exclamation from
her husband and saw him fall to the
floor as she entered the room with her
baby in her arms.
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MOBILE PROTECTED
IN ROAD, PURCHASE
City To Retain Railroad Outlet
To West

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 3D.
Mobiles interests viii be protected in
the purchase by the Bonhomie g. Hat.
tiesburg railroad Of the branch of the
Gulf-Mobile & Northern Railroad from
Beaumont to Hattiesburg, Miss, ac-
cording to information received today
by the Alabama public service COM
mission. When application was made
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for approval of this transfer It
developed that the Mississippi Central
railroad had hitherto leased trackage
rights over the line of road sought to
be transferred over which it, routed
trains gave Mobile an important outlet
to the west, The Alabama commission
accordingly interviewed in the case as did
the chamber of commerce of Mobile, to
see that the trackage rights of the
Mississippi Central and the interests of
Mobile were protected. Hugh White.
representing the commission, and r. g.
Cobb, the Mobile Chamber Of Com
merce, participated in the hearings Of
the case.
1t was learned today that the examin-
ers of the interstate commerce commits
sion in their report to the commission
recommended approval of the -ransfer
of the line, but on condition that the
existing status be maintained as to
trackage rights affecting Mobile.
Sloan Qualifies-J. B. Sloan of
Oneonta qualified with the secretary of
state today as candidate for commits
sioner of game and fisheries on the re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Sloan is well
known attorney of Oneonta, and was
nominated for commissioner of. game
and fisheries at the Birmingham con-
vention. I
Road Bids Opened-Bids were
opened at the state highway department
today for 3.S miles of concrete road,
in Mobile county, from Grand Bay to
connect with Mississippi project.
Joseph Fromhers of New Orleans was
low bidder on the road work.t $112,-
958.21, and Hancock Bros. and E. p.
Toulmin of Mobile were low on bridges,
$14, 861.63. 1t is expected that con-
tracts will be awarded to- the low bid
ders at the next meeting of the high
way commission, Saturday.
Considers Gas Case-The Alabama
Public Service Commission this after
noon took under Amusement the case
involving rates and service charges of
the Alabama Power Company on gas
at Montgomery. The 50 per month
service charge was the chief cause of
objection on the part of persons appear
ing before the commission against the
present status. The power company
claimed that present rates do not yield
an adequate return.
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NEGRO KILLED
Mrs. Marion Cruikshanks Bowman
Dies In Selma

Mrs. Marion Cruikshanks Bowman
Dies In Selma
SELMA, Ala, May 26.-(Special.
Joe English. a negro, shot and killed
Beulah Minter Sunday. The pair had
just gotten out of an automobile and
entered the house when the shooting &C.
Cured. The woman died instantly.
= Mrs. Bowman Dies-Mrs. Marion
Cruikshanks Bowman died at o'clock
Monday morning in Selma after four
months illness. She was the wife of
Leonard c. Bowman, secretary and
treasurer of the Whitewater Lumber
company of Autauga county, where the
families are prominently connected.
The body was sent to Autaugaville on
Monday afternoon.
Corn Damaged. Lift Edwards,
president of Dallas county farm bu-
reau, who was in town Monday, re-
ports that the "budworm" is destroy
ing the young corn in his section and
the farmers are much disturbed and
are planning to combat it.
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BUILD NEW SCHOOL
Falkyille Structure VIII Have Ten
Cfassro0nas

49,
HARTSELLE, Ala, May 26.-(Spe-
Ella. Work has begun on the city
school in FalkvilIe and is being rushed
with all haste so it will be ready for the
soppening of the school on September.
The building viii have ten class rooms
and large auditorium. 1t is built
with a 17O-foot front, on the 1-story
plan. *
Carriers To Meet-The annual meet
ing of rural letter carriers will be
held in Hartselle on the night of
May 90
Mrs. FraAk Parker-The news of the
death of Mrs. Frank Parker Of Green
vile, Tex, reached here this week.
+. RepIant Cotton-The replanting of
cotton was begun this week over most
of this entire section. The continued
cold weather has proved too strenuous
for the cotton planted early.
Thieves Enter StOre-Thieves enter
ed the office of the Lee Motor company
one night last week, appropriating sew
eral articles. sa
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PLANS LONG TRIP
KinstOn Woman Goes To Meet Future
Husband

TROY, Ala, May 26.-(Special
Leased Wire. ALEX McCaskill, agent
at the Union passenger station, states
that he. has in the past day or so sold
ticket to Miss Pearl Copeland of
Kinston, Ala, for Centralia, Wash.
Miss Copeland is on her way to meet
her future husband. ' The journey will
be something over 5000 miles and is
the longest distance ticket ever sold at
the local office.
Hail Does Damage-Dan Clover, who
lives on the Spring Hill road, reports
that his section was badly damaged
Saturday afternoon by a heavy hail
storm. Mr.. Clover says his entire crop
with the exception of 20 or 80 acres,
is ruined. THE leaves of the young cot
ton were beaten off and will have to be
replanted. He intends to plant other
crops as it is now too late to plant
cotton.
William w. AlIen-William w
Allen, aged 65 years, died Sunday after.
noon following long illness, Mr.
Allen was born at Pine Level in Mont,
gomery county, but has been a resi-
dent Of Troy for about 20 years.
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ly trustworthy. Rev. Henry NJ. Ed
monds, D. D., pastor of the Independ-
ent Presbyterian church, Birmingham,
chose that as his subject in his address
before the Alumni society at the Uni
versity of Alabama here Monday morn
ing.
DR.. Edmonds spoke briefly but
touched on many thought-making
points, covering the trend of bolsheyism,
world peace and war, the need of money
by the university, the negro and divorce
problems and many other important
questions of the day.
Although not an alumni of Alabama,
DIR. Edmonds was presented with an
honorary L. L. d. degree at the board
Of trustees meeting this morning.
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100000 AUCTIOl,

Jefferson county property, valued at
nearly 100000, will be sold at auction
for taxes Thursday morning at 10.
o'clock, according to announcement Mon
day at the office of Tax Collector j.
F. Hawkins. Most of this property
consists of real estate, the owners Of
which are unknown or have failed to
pay state, county and city taxes as re-
quired by law. Nearly 1900 individual
pieces are included, representing ap-i
proximately $4,000 in taxes.
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SHRINERS COMING

SHEFFIELD, Ala, May "a
Shriners from Halmar temple. Wash
ington. d. c.. will visit Sheffield and
the Muscle Shoals district Saturday,
May 81 and will be the guests of the
Muscle Shoals Shrine club of Sheffield
from a. m. until p. m. The visitors
will be shown over the Muscle Shoals
district and an old-fashion barbecue will
be given at noon in Sheffield. The
Shriners are on their way to the Shrin-
ers' convention in Kansas City.
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Copyright, 1924. by North Americ
Newspaper Alliance.)


GUTTER
The investigations into the cause of
simple goiter have accumulated until
practically all physicians are convinced
that the condition is due to a lack of
iodin in the food and water intake of
the persons in certain districts. Like
all mountainous countries, British Co.
lumbia is especially subject to goiter.
DIR. W. ID. Keith has made a special
study Of such a district, reported in the
Canadian Medical Association Journal,
which shows facts that have a bearing
OH the goiter problem everywhere.
The PembertoH valley, about so
miles long, lies in the Coast range 80
miles north of Vancouver. 1t is watered
by a river which flows from glacier,
and this river is joined at the lower end
of the valley byta smaller stream of
pure water. Where these rivers meet
there is an Indian reservation; there is
no goiter among these Indians nor has
the condition ever been seen among
them. There is no goiter among the
people or animals of Pemberton Station,
about. four and one-half miles up the
valley, and for the-next five miles goiter
occurs, but not Sstrikingly. However,
from there on the incidence of goiter is
very pronounced. 1T affects not only
men but the domestic animals.
The pigs born III the Pemberton val
ley were hairless, with large shoulders
and fat bodies, and none lived more
than a day. All cows had slight en-
largements of the thyroid gland and
gave birth to calves with goiter. Ninety
per cent of the two-year-Old heifers
lost their calves within few days of
birth, being too weak to stand. Mares
coming into the valley developed golfers
and their colts were goiterOus. The
newborn pigs. calves and colts were
usually carried over the normal times
for such animals. Furthermore they
developed those symptoms which consti-
tute the condition called myxoedema,
or cretinism, which is the result of lack
of thyroid secretion. 1t was found that
the farm animals were more subject to
goiter in the late winter or early spring
than in the fall.
The poultry was also peculiarly af-
fected. Eggs failed to hatch out. be-
cause the white envelope inside the
shell was so thick and rubbery that
the young could not break their way
through. Sometimes also a full grown
hen would suddenly drop dead or
rooster would lose his voice.
All the babies born in the district
had goiter and almost every woman
coming into the valley would develop
goiter within a few months.
Today all the animals in the Penn
berton valley are free from goiter and
when DIR. Keith visited there recently
he could not find a gOiter in an animal
or a human being. This magical re-
suit was brought about by a very simple
procedure. The horses and cows re-
ceived five drops of the tincture of
iodine well diluted once each week; the
cows and the chickens receive few
drops a week, and any resident of the
valley with the slightest sign of goiter
takes his iodin regularly. Further
more, the people are now getting food
from animals that are getting iodin
regularly and partake of iodin in this
way.
An analysis of the conditions in the
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TO FIGHT MOsQUIrO

UNIUNIUWN, Ala, May 20
Especial 1.-The Uniontown CONNER
cial club and the city authorities have
begun systematic fight on the mos
quito. Through the interest Of H. T.
Bledsoe, secretary and treasurer of the
Commercial club, the mayor and council
have agreed to sell material for destroy
ing the mosquito to the people of the
surrounding country at large.
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a Good Thing DON'T MISS III.

Send your name and address plainly
written together with 5 cents land this
elip) to Chamberlain Medicine Co, Des
(MoiLes, Iowa, and receive in return =
trial package containing Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, Group,
bronchial, "Au" and whooping coughs,
and tickling throat; Chamberlain's Stona-
ach and Liver Tablets for stomach trou-
bles, indigestion, gassy pains that crowd
the heart, biliousness and constipation;
Chamberlain's Salve, needed in every
family for burns, scalds, wounds, pilea,
and skin affections; these valued family
medicines for only 5 cents. Don't miAs il
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HUNT IS NAMED TO
SUCCEED MURDOCH
IOwan Nominated To Be Trade
Commission Member

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Charles
w. Hunt, secretary of the Iowa farm
bureau federation, was Nominated by
President Coolidge today to be MEM
Der of the federal trade commission,
succeeding Victor Murdoch of Kansas,
resigned.
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BIGGEST STRIKE ENDED
90, 600 Transport Workers In Norway
Accept Proposal OF Mediation

: CHRISTIANA, Norway, May 90
Norway's most extensive strike and
lockout, involving 10000 transport
workers in Norwegian ports, has ended,
a ballot taken among the employees hav-
ing resulted in majority in favor of
accepting the proposal submitted last
week by the public mediator,
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SLLHOUETTES OF
STATE CAPITAL.

MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 26.--I.
T. Quinn, state commissioner of game
and fisheries, is. at work ON plans to
secure the dredging Of the channel at
Bayou La Batre, and has the matter
up with officials at Washington. Major
General L. III. Beach, chief of engineers
sometime ago turned down a request
for the dredging, which had been recon-
mended by Major Earl North, district
engineer at Mobile. =
General Beach is apparently peeved
with Alabama for having established
law which prohibits fishermen from 9TH
er states from entering Alabama waters
and removing shrimp and oysters in the
new stage. At any rate, General Beach,
in his refusal, criticised Alabama's oys-
ter and shrimp law; according to Mr..
Quinn. General Beach stated the re-.
stricting of the catch of shrimp and
oysters in Alabama waters made the
dredging Of the channel local propo-
sition.
As matter of fact, Commissioner
Quinn stated, the Alabama shrimp and
oyster law is the same as the Missis-
sippi law, and was adopted in the ma
ture of a retaliatory measure as a re-
suit sof the Mississippi statute which
barred Alabama fishermen from Missis-
sippi waters. This has not prevented the
federal government from spending thou,
sands Of dollars on the channel at Bill
oxi, and Commissioner Quinn thinks
Uncle Sam should do something for
Bayou LIE Batre, where the dredging Of
the channel is much needed to facili-
tate the passage Of fishing boats to the
canning factories and to establish
a place of safety for boats in case of
storms. *
The Pilot club convention recently
held at Selma was big success, ac-
cording to Miss Mamie Offutt, who is
one of the pioneer Pilots of Montgom-
cry. The convention was Hospitality en-
tertained, and delegates reported much
interest in this flourishing civic organi-
zation for women.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What Is ParoSis?

A. d. c. writes: please give me
the generally accepted definition of the
word paresis. 1t seems that different
doctors have different ideas as to the
meaning of this word. Does it mean
softening of the brain or does it refer
to paralysis of different parts of the
body"
Answer.-Owing to the prevailing
tendency to shorten medical terms the
phrase general paresis has been short
ened to paresis. The following phrases
are often used synonpmously general
paresis, dementia and paraiytica, gen.
eral paralysis of the insane, softening
of the brain and paresis. Specialists
in disease Of the nervous system may
speak of certain muscles as. being para
lived or paretic. They may also speak
of a patient suffering with the ,condi-
ton known as general paresis as a
paretic. 1t may be understood that
when the word paresis stands alone the
general condition, now known to be
due to syphilis, is meant.
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PRIVATE RESIDENCE CLOSED
4 CHICAGO. May 26.-Federal Judge
James H. WilkersQn today signed an
injunction closing a private residence
under the prohibition law. A similar
injunction action recently was declared
unconstitutional by Federal Judge
Woodroush of Omaha.
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TIRED OF JAIL

MEMPHIS, May 26.-Sixs negro
WOMEN were tired of confinement in
the Shelby county workhouse today.
One of them stole key admitting them
to the big wooden laundry. They then
knocked out part of the wall and fled.
They are still at large.
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In this column, published every
Sunday. there appear discussions of
subjects related to health, hygiene
and the prevention of disease, and
condensed statements of articles writ
ten for Hygeia, the official organ OF
the American Medical association for
the public; also answers to questions
provided by authorities through the
association. requests Tor spectre
medical advice or diagnosis which
can be given only by the physician
on seeing the patient will be an
swered by a note to that effect. This
department is especially prepared for
The Age-Herald and other members
of the North American Newspaper
Alliance, with the cooperation of
Hygeia. All questions should be ac-
companied by a stamped addressed
envelope. Address all inquiries to
Popular Health Service. The Age
Herald"
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Hair Under The Arms

r. H. H. inquiries: why are there
hairs under the arms? Will it do any
harm to. remove this hair? When a
woman insists that she will remove
this hair, what is the best way to do
it: with razor or by using a chemical
preparation? Is it advisable to use
any of the preparations that stop
sweating under the arms? What harm
will follow stopping such perspira-
tion?"
Answer.-The space under the arm
in which hair normally grows is called
the axilla. Axillary hairs are prob
ably the last remains of the hairy coat
with which all animals were covered
in the early days of his life on this
earth. The hair appears under the
arms at the time when the boy or girl
begins to show signs of change to man
hood or womanhood.
There is no harm in removing the
hair if it is properly done so that the
skin is not irritated or infected. The
danger from some chemical substances
depends on a sufficient strength of the
active ingredients to irritate the skin
at the same time that the hair Is de-
stroyed. The safety razor rightly used
causes no irritation. .-.
The same cautions apply to the prep
arations that may be used to stop per-
SEPARATION. If they do not irritate the
skin they are safe. Nose of them that
are effective in completely stopping the
perspiration may irritate the skin, since
the action depends on chemical astrin-
gency. No harm comes from the stop
ping of the small amount of pefspiring
that is concerned in the surface in
vnlVnd