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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
OPELFKA EXPERTS
 TO IMPROVE FAIR
Additional Building To Be
 Erected For Exhibits

opELIKA, Ala, Aug. 16.-several definite plans for improvement in the Opelika fair next fall already have been worked out, and others are being con sidered, according to officers of the Obelika District Fair association.
 An additional building is to be erect so house the expected increase in ex- hibits at the next fair, as result of the substantial increase in premium which has been instituted for next falls event.
 The Kiwanis club is to offer prizes for the best community exhibits at the fair. .
 Racing is to be the main feature of the program for the event. Fireworks displays also will be a feature of each nights entertainment.
 Departments heads of the fair are {: W. A. Andrews, poultry; T. J. What lev, agriculture; l.. T. Wells, live stock; A. s. Hollingsworth, races; ]; Forney Renfro, admissions; Miss Ruth Whorton, home demonstration W. C.. Wear, publicity; J. w Williams, Jr., athletics J. W. Watson, educational : Y. P. Cherry, carnival, and J. H. liar well. grafldstand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
BOARDS NAMED FOR DEFENSE DAY
lContinued fronl Page Onel

ceived from Col. Hartley A. Moon, adjutant general of Alabama, Saturday. B. A. Pepperman, Jefferson County bank building, has been appointed gen eral secretary for the Birmingham district.
 Officers of the reserve corps and na- tional guard in the Birmingham dis trict are urged by Colonel Moon to get in touch with the local mobilization committees in order to complete De- fense Day plans here as soon as pos sible, thus assuring that the test be ac- complished fully and successfully. The committees follow:
 : Jefferson County, Bessemer-T Thomas T. Huey, chairman, Bessemer, Ala. {; Ray Tillman, secretary, Bessemer, Ala. E. r. Lacey, physician, Besse- mer,g Ala. Mattie Tubb Selmar, clerk.
 Jefferson County, BrooEside---R. ". Locke, chairman, Adamsville, Ala; W.. Cunningham, secretary and chief clerk, Brookside, Ala; W. H. Good win, physician, Republic, Ala.
 Jefferson County, Birmingham-R. W. Hendon, chairman, Trussvflle, Ala. 1; James rF. Elliott, secretary and chief clerk, POPS Jefferson County Bank building, Powderly, Ala. B. O. Payne, physician, New Castle, Ala.
 Birmingham, City-B. A. Pepper man. general secretary, Birmingham, Ala, Jefferson County Bank building, all six boards
 Division No. 1.-R. Dupont Thomp- sof, chairman; Dr. D. V. Edmundson, secretary; Dr. W. D. Hankins, physi- clan.
 Division No. 2-E. H. cabiness, chairman; Joseph P. Johnson, secre- tary. Dr. B. l.. Wyman, physician.
 Division No. 3.-J. H. F. Mosley, chairman Harry Jones, secretary; Dr.. E. T. Glass, physician.
 Division No. Apr. E. c. Rosa mond, chairman; F. c, seay, physician, I. RI DeBardeleben, secretary.
 Division No. 5,-4M. H. Mcdowell, chairman; W. A. Spencer, secretary 1; pr. s. H. Mann, physician. : Division No. CT. o. Smith, char man J. 0. Chancey, secretary Dr. w ~ Cewif1. nhVsician
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
GOODWATER BOY
 FINISHES HOWARD
EschO! s. Darden Accepts Posi-.
 tion At Altoona High

GOoDWATER, Ala, Aug. 16.- Eschol S. Darden, of this place, grad uGted at Howard college, Friday at the close of the last term of the. summer school, after spending four years at that institution, where he made a creditable record during the four-year course. Before going to Howard, he attended Goodwater public school, and graduated at the Fourth District Ag- ricultural school at Sylacauga, being the youngest pupil to graduate at that school.
 Young Darden has accepted a posi- tion with the Altoona High school and will begin his years work there next month.
 His sister, Mrs. Jewel Head, grad uated at Howard at the regular com mencement. Both are the children of Mir. and Mrs. John A. Darden, of this place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MADISON COUNTY
 IMPROVES ROADS
Free Labor For Highway Repair
 Now Available
Tennessee Valley Bureau )

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. 16.- More work is being done in Madison county on the rural roads at this time than in several years, according to the road construction officials. Most of the free labor that will be used this year for the improvement or repair of coun- try roads is now available and big forces are employed in many sections. The men who are subject to road tax or so many days of labor are, by large majority, working instead of paying a stipulated amount and it is expected that notable improvements in the more remote highways will be seen.
 Students Increase-The city board of education is finding it difficult matter to provide accommodations for the fast increasing number of public school stu dents in Huntsville and at the Cram mer school, the big chapel is being cut up into class rooms. The board at a meeting yesterday urged the city council to dispose of the board issue of $15O, 900 authorized for school purposes several months ago. More schools are needed 1t was declared, and something must be done as soon as possible, the board members say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MOBILE OFFICIALS
 AFTER JOY RIDERS
Sheriff Asks Board For High
 Powered Automobile

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 16.-(special Leased Wire. l--In a letter addressed to the county board today by Sheriff Paul Cazalas, plan is offered where by speeders and "joy riders" who op- crate on the highways out of Mobile at night, will be curbed, in line with the recent numerous accidents and re- ports of reckless driving.
 In the letter, the sheriff advises the board that if the county will furnish a high-powered automobile, capable of running down persons who are driving recklessly, he will furnish the deputies to catch the speeders, the sheriff to bear the salaries and other expenses of the men, while the county's respon- sibility will end with the purchase of the machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
APPROPRIATION HELP TO SOUTH
 IN FORESTRY
Alabama Already Makes Forward Steps In Tim
 Der Field

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 16.- The increased appropriation recently 2 granted by Congress for the develop. ment of the Southern forest expert. inent station now makes it possible for this research organization to cover more adequately than before the timber pro. ducing region embraced in the nine coastal plain states from South Car. plina to Texas, according to R. D. Forbes, of New Orleans, director of the station.
 The forest experiment work at the southern station has been underway only a few years, and still is i'll it's in- fancy. Most of its work has been car ried on at the three feild centers, Starke, Fla. and Urania and Boga lusa, La The work now will be ex- banded to cover most of these states, including Alabama. Alabama already is making forward steps in regard to her forestry work through the newly created commission of foresty.
 Lead In Yellow Pine.
 In 1922 more than one-third of all lumber produced in this country was yellow pine, and from the southern states far more yellow pine was pro dueed than any other commercial wood, figures show. In total timber produc- ti0n, Louisiana comes second among the states, Mississippi fourth, and then after California comes Texas, Ala bama, Arkansas, Florida and North Carolina in the order named, figures show.
 sqThe work of the Southern forest experiment station covers huge ter rit0ry and very rich one" Mir. Forbes said in bulletin received here, which probably contained originally a larger area1of continuous pine flores: than any other region in the world. It IS esti- mated that the southern states event ually will produce more than one fourth of all the forest products grown ii the United States, which will in- clude practically all the turpentine and rosin and fully one-third of the na- tion's pulp wood supply.
 The problems immediately before the station, according to Director Forbes. include study of fire, of the rate of growth of trees, the best method of producing forests naturally, the possi- b:lities of obtaining the fullest growth possible on any given area, the present trrpentine methods, artificial 'f9resta- tion, and the possibility of combining, grazing and timber growing on the ef me land at the same time.
 s4In the study of these problems, said Mir. Forbes, 'tall our field sta lions will have a part, including the three already established and others that we shall place at strategic points as opportunity and occasion permits. Some of the problems will be tried out at the branch stations; others will be undertaken in those localities where timber interests already are faced by similar conditions and seeking way. out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MOSQUITOES SUFFER FROM DRY WEATHER

LAUREL, Miss, Aug. 16.-(Spe- cial. )-While credit should be given to the anti-mosquito work done by some individuals in Laurel, the unusual de- crease in the number of mosquitoes this summer has been natures own hand work, declares a bulletin issued by the Jones county health department.
 This year has been unusually dry and in consequence q good many mos quito producing water deposits of the mast years rains have been eliminated" 1" continued the bulletin.
 Vote To Form CIub-Fifteen young business men of Laurel met for lunch con at the Lucas cafe Friday noon and voted to complete the organization of a Young Mems Progressive club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
OYER ALABAMA

HEFLIN--A slight accident occurred in the business section of Heflin Fri. day afternoon when an auto driven by NJ. Rutenberg, q local merchant, col lided with delivery wagon of the Bean and Montgomery company. The deliv- cry wagon was slightly injured in the collision, the driver jumping to safety before the crash came.
 ATHENS-The Bee Line highway, leading from Athens to Ardmore. on the route to- Nashville, has recently been undergoing improvement. The road LOW has good grade.
 TALLADEGA-War on speeders has started in Talladega. Fifteen promi- nent persons were arrested on charges of speeding in the last few days. They were docketed and fined $5 and costs for thes first offense.
 EUFApBA1-Mr. R. D. Jones, super intendent of the Cowikee Cotton Mills, city couheilman and chairman of the Eufaula water works, was rushed to q local infirnlafy last night and operated on for complicated appendicitis. Though his condition is serious
 HALEYVILLE-Ben Long, n resi- dent of Delmar, this county, while at super Tuesday evening, swallowed a small bone which lodged in his wind pipe. He came to Haleyville for med ical aid, but physicians here advised him to go to Birmingham and was carried there for medical treatment.
 A branch of the Alabama wool and sheep growers association was formed this week with headquarters in Cam den.
 SAMSON,-Early arrival of cotton from this part of Geneva marked the opening of fall business here. The weekly half holidays given by local merchants being abolished.
 PETERMAN-Public relations com mittee lof the l.. and N. railroad met with business men and farmers of this section this week. Cooperation of shippers with the railroad was dis cussed. -i'g,,
 MARION-Perry county friends of J. F. Suttle, IT,, are proud of the die tinction won by-him at Camp Mcclellan in being awarded first prize in the contest for the best essay on National Defense. Young Suttle is the son of Highway Commissioner, J. F. Suttle, of Felix. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FACULTY APPOINTED
Union Springs Public Schools VI
 ODen Ssptenber 8.

union Springs Public Schools Will
 Open September 6.
 UNION SPRINGS, Ala, Aug. 10.- Especial Leased Wire.) Appointment of the faculty of the Union Springs pub lie school has been announced by Prof. .E. s. Pugh, principal. The following persons will be on the faculty at the opening of the next session; September s.
 ! High school department. M. K. John son, principal 0. R. Cottie, Latin, History and Athletics; Theodore Thomas, Mathmatics, Science; Miss Fannie Lois Martin, English. History Miss Mary Julia Apperton, Home Eco monies. The grades of the elementary department will be in charge of the following teachers: Misses IneS Stev- enson, Wfnnifred Harrison, Mitta Jones, Laura Baker, Sarah Collier, Lela Hatchett and the. music depart ment-wiil be conducted by Miss Ernes- tine Bonner. t-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
INCREASED RATES
 MEET OPPOSITION
Mobile Chamber To Tight Boost
 In Cotton Freight

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 16.-Efforts to suspend increases on fright rates for cotton moving from Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis and other points in the. Mississippi valley to Carolina mills were started this week by the traffic department of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The petition to suspend the increases, effective September 1 will he presented to the Insterstate commerce commission at an early date, it was said. It is charged that the Mobile shippers will be injured by the disparity of rates which gives lower quotation for long CT hauls from other cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
HIGHWAY WILL BE READY
 IN TWO YEARS
Birmingham-Mo Montgomery
 Thoroughfare Will Be sa Completed

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 16.-- The Birmingham-M Montgomery highway, one of the most important units of the states highway program, will be ready for use within two years, according to an estimate by W. s. Keller, state highway engineer.
 Thirty-nine miles of the highway now under construction and contracts for % miles are still to be let, the re- maining 36 or 40 miles of the high way having been completed.
 Only eight miles remain in Jefferson county to be paved. Seventeen miles of paving in Chiffon county is prac- tically completed. 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
EUFAULA WRITER'S
 ELECT OFFICERS
Enthusiasm Grows Over Coming
 Conclaxe At Florence
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EUFAtIIsA, Ala.,s A1gs s16. 6.-( Spe- cial. l EufauIa Writers cIu6 members are enthusiastic over the state cDnclave to be held at Florence on September 8 and 13. Mrs. Charles NJ Thompson has just completed her book of poems, tPen Pictures" and expects to have it among the books of Alabama writers at the coneIave.
 The officers of the Eufaula club are Mrs. A. A. Couric, president Mrs. T. O.. Doughtie vice president; Mrs. c. M. Thompson, secretary and treasurer Doughtie, Mrs. J. w.. Marshall and probably other members will attend the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
CHURCH AT AUBURN
 WILL COST $4O,WO
New Structure To Replace
 Built In 1886

AUBURN, Ala, Aug. 16-The Episcopal church of Auburn practically has completed plans for new building, to cost about S40,0O0, it has been am nounced.
 The new structure will replace the old chapel erected in 1886. It is to be completed by the last of December, according to present plans.
 The parish house will be combined with the church, in the new plant, it has been announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
LEG SORE.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

morrow. It doesn't cramp or overact. Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs
 Ask your druggist for genuine s"Cali- fornia 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 limitation AG Ayrup.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
H. E. WATSON NOMINATED
Factory For Building Of Bee Hives
 VTndor. rnneAptrafaOn

Under Construction. CITRONELLE, Ala, Aug. 16.-H. E. Matson has been nominated for mayor by the town caucus.
 Bee Hive Plant Begun-A factory for the building of be hives is under erection here by the Citronclle Apia- rics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

GOOD CROP EXPECTED.
 ATMoRE, Ala, Aug. 16.--M. Can field of the Atmore fruit farm here, lost less than 20 per cent of his trees in last year's freze and has many trees which will bear good crop of Satsumas this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
BIDS AnYERTISEn.

FOLEY. Ala, Aug 1G-Foley Ma
 onic Temple Building association has advertised for bids for new Masonic building here. Bids will be opened september 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FIRsT BALE REPORTED

RED LEVEL, Ala, Aug. 16.--(s;p cial Leased Wire.) The first bale of cotton from this section was brought in by Lumnnan Foshee, and sold for thirty een4s.per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
REV. NEW IN CHARGE

NOtAsulga Pastor To Preach At GeOr'
 1,;a giana Sunday.
 GEORGIANA. Ala, Aug. 16.-Rev. B. S. New of Notasulga, took charge of the churches at Georgiana, Chapman and Mckenzie this week. He breaches his first sermon here tomorrow.
 ASch0ols Open Sept. B-Prof. J. P Hanlin, superintendent of Georgiana puoblic schools, announces September 8 as opening date for next session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

Rurry Mother! Even a fretful, fever ish.- bilious or constipated child loves che pleasant taste of California Fig Syrup" This gentle, harmless laxa- tive never fails to sweeten the stomach and open the bowels. 4 teaspoonful soday may prevent q sick child toAI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

ATHENS-The Bee Line highway, leading from Athens to Ardmore. on the route to- Nashville, has recently been undergoing improvement. The road LOW has a good grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

PETERMAN-Public relations com mittee Iof the l.. and N. railroad met with business men and farmers of this section this week. Cooperation of shippers with the railroad was dis pussed
Evening star., 1924-09-04
Pumps Aid Distinction in Frocks
BY MARY MARSHALL.

How are we going to keep our
shoes on if we don't have straps?
AS you may have learned, fashion is
again turning her eyes to the pump
Straps, either buttoned or buckled.
Will certainly not go out of fashion
for many months to come, but they
will not have IL monopoly of the in
tereSt of well dressed women.
The objection raised TO the strapped
shoe is that the straps press against
the high instep. The objection raised
to the strapless pump is that it is
sometimes difficult to keep on.
The question is answered by the
Shoemakers now, with the informa
tion that narrower heels and more
closely fitting arches will make the
new pumps cling to the feet as
closely as the skin toe banana.
Moreover, following the French style.
the pump is cut quite high at the
back of the heel.
In very good repute are opera
pumps, which have no buckle or
adornment of any sort For after
noon this type of shoe. in kid with
medium high heels is d. good choice.
For evening they are made with
prodigiously high heels in brocade,
metal cloth or plain satin. 1t is a
mark of smart distinction to wear
perfectly plain well-fitting black
satin opera pumps for evening. Not
even rhinestone breaks the severity
of outline.
When the pumps are no longer
opera pumps and show some sort of
adornment. this sometimes consists
of perforated band around the top.
Kid of contrasting color shows
through the perforationS. When a
buckle or button is used it is pref
crably small. Even a Colonial pump
shows a small buckle.
The modified Colonial. which has
Kid tongue at the front in place of
metal or leather-covered buckle.
lS chosen hy great many women
for afternoon wear. 1t is comfort
able shoe to wear. as very often
there is AN inset of elastic webbing
under the tongue. This in noWiSe
affects the appearance Of the shoe,
hut IL does give ii more clinginS
disposition.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
How Are You Coughing?

4 doctor who devotes as much of
his time to writing or teaching as I
do. if not more. spilled the means
the doctor halls from the town that
made beans famous-by telling the
laity a few years ago that some -
per Centum Of the diagnosis physi-
clans make are mistakes. This af-
forded great comfort to the enemy.
They've been quoting it ever since in
the bait they peddle around when
they're trying to catch a few suckers.
But with all due respect for the emil
nent Boston doctor l think his esti-
mate Of the rate of error in general
diagnosis was wide of the mark.
In one of his own writings he says,
speaking of the diagnosis OF condi-
tions in which the patients chief
complaint is cough: Nasal coughs
ard aural coughs (aural means earl
still linger on in the pages of text
books. but l can find no convincing
evidence that they exist
This the Boston teacher published
in 1915. Maybe he has had more eX-
perience since. l wish he could have
heard our friend Billy. with the ele
phant cough. He'd have to admit
that ear coughs do happen. Consid-
ering all the nose or nasal coughs
that do not come under the immedi
ate observation of the physician at
all, al least not as the chief COM
flaint which brings tie patient at
last to the doctor, and the very large
proportion of everyday coughs in
children which are of nasal origin
ard which do come under medical
observation, I dare say the rate of
error in diagnosing such coughs is
nearer so per cent.
Many an infant with nasal cough
Evening star., 1924-09-04
title BennyS
Note Book

Sattiday mite l was Supposed to take
bath as usual and dident feel like
1t, rs usual. and was waiting erround
thinking ma mite forget ii, wich she
| never has yet, and after a vile I sed.
well, ! mite as we'll go to bed, !
CESS.
Yes. CESS you mite, after you take
your bath, ma sed.
G. you certeny got a memory. ma,
l Sed.
And don't splash up the intire bath
room. ma sed. Try to remember you're
a boy taking bath, and not a hippo
potamist, she sed.
Well aw G, ma, holey smokes. gosh.
l sed
If you will be kind enuff to trans
late that into Inglish l mite be able to
give you an intelligent anser. ma sed.
and ] sed. Well G, ma, l don't bleeve
too meny' baths is good for people.
L cant imagine how you ever found
that out. not by your own Experience.
certeny. ma sed.
Well gosh, ma, how about the pee
pie that haven't even got bath tub
In their house, look how helthy they
are, l sed.
Id prefer to look at something elts.
If you don't mind, ma sed. and 1 sed,
Well q, ma, do you realize wat mite
happen to me If ever swallowed a
ountch OF soapy waiter taking a bath
some time?
Wy yes. you'd probably choke lit
tie and be more carefill next time, ma
Sed
Not sounding exter sympathetic, and
sed, Well hay, ma, do you think ii
would be good ideer if dident take
eny baths at all for a week, and then
think how much Id injoy them the
next week, and so on like that? The
more I'd need them, ma. the more I'd
inJoy them and the more good they'd
DO me. don't you think that's Il good
fdeer, ma? / sed.
Try to make an effCrt not to use up
quite all the hot water, because your
father likes a little before he goes to
bed, now hurry un, ma sed.
Proving she dident think it was
good ideer and proving there's some
subjecks you mite as well not argew
on,