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** Sfc FEAGIN MAKES PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN W. - f. IN BOOKLET REPORT Inadequate Physical Equipment Appears C Greatest Handicap 1$ "The physical and Health Conditions [: the Montgomery County Rural Schools for Whits Children/' a ra il; port recently made to the county jt. hoard of educatidn, is a neatly printed jp' *nd well edited description of the fe school facilities of today in Montgom* ery county. Its author William P. jjwV Peagrin who is to become superintend it- ®nt of education of Montgomery coun |'4 ty On October 1 next, has for many y?ars been connected with educa tional work in Alabama, before be r coming state superintendent of educa | , tion. The report was made, as Mr. Feaglh says in his letter to the board of Education, "to acquaint you with the & Physical conditions of ^he Montgom js£. ery county school system for white W children, with special reference to the buildings and their equipment’ During the years that I have been engaged >• in educational work in the State my | field o flabor has afforded me the op rv portunlty of seeing something of fc. many of the schools of every county In Alabama, and I feel safe in making three positive statements about these i three factors in our county school pc’ system: Greatest Impediment. "1—The children of Montgomery county are as intelligent and as de / serving as those of any other county In the state. “2—The teachers of the county are above the average for Alabama coun ties and are securing as good results as teachers of other counties, consid er ering the conditions under which they work. P "3—The buildings and equipment of the Montgomery county schools reflect .upon the Intelligence and patriotism of its citizenship and are the great est impediment to the material devel opment of the county.” Mr. Feagin made the report, he says voluntarily, but so completely did he cover the subjects that the county board of education had it printed for f'j distribution. In an open letter to the gi citizens of the county, dated May 22, 1917, and embodied In the pamphlet, the members of the board say: hadorird by Board. "The facts contained there In are revelations to the board and will be to you if you will take the time to read the report, which Is both interest ing and convincing— Interesting be cause it deals with conditions that af fect the lives of oi}y children, and con vincing because it proves conclusively that existing conditions should be remedied. "As guardians of the educational welfare of Montgomery county, we npieal to you to carefully weigh these facts and rally to the support of your county board of education in every ef fort to remedy conditlona" The letter Is signed by the members of the board as follows: P. C. Steven son. chairman: P. M| McIntyre. Lee Callaway, Simon (lassenheime?. Clayton T. Tullis. A frontispiece aho.wlng, a number of '.Hp “ tfising their werican flag cr»«ith: h's! T- cry c*lld is con '■ Vr :: :: The school training. tjfjiidr" c- mali. - whytws pictures of modern agricultural methods elaborate barns, commodious silos, sanitary stable for cattle, and well built roads and says: i “Farm animals are housed In good barns and travel over good roads. The grain crops have promise of abundant harvest and the stock shows evidence of good treatments The cattle are quartered In sanitary dairy barns with a double portion of succulent food awaiting them.” ' On the same page are pictures of country eohool children attending their studies in dipalldated shacks and the words: “These children attend school In an old plantation cabin, whore they sit on uncomfortable benches at homemade d-sks." Bellans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. Than tha conclualon follows In boll type: "Wa nr* proud of our llv# stock da-' valopmant. Why not put our sduca tlonnl development on tha same bMiaf* ' EalMIsgs Are Hurtful In regard to the buildings visited by Mr. Fas gin ha say ft ‘‘The observ*t!t>1ts of thje pU'MM. equipment made ‘While on my visits to tha schopis for white* wars a revela tion to me. The building^, with' few exceptions, are uninviting, poorly equipped, tadly lighted, improperly' ventilated, and fully ninety per cent of them are hurtful to the health of. the children who ara compelled to si-' tend them. The lack of sanitary condi-r tlons In and about the vast majority of these buildings is such ns to bring' a blush of shame to every child-loving citizen at the county.” Realising that words alone can give a faint conception of the conditions, the author supplemented his report with a map of the county, showing the location of the schools and the conditions of the roads leading to each, also with statistical statements of the condition of each school, a general summary taken from the compiled statistics, and a number of pictures taken in and about each school. He especially invites the board's atten tion to the forty-seven folders con taining views of the schools, and says”. These will give you a better Idea of the situation and carry home the grave responsibility resting upon your shouldem as guardians of rural educa tion and child life in Montgomery county.” ; MMMnl Coat Compared The art! or makes this announce ment: "Seven to one is the ratio of the county's Investment In equipment for making roads, ns compared with her Investment In equipment for mak ing men and wo^en." He says further: "the total value of all Hupplles^and equipment. Including musical instru ments ami libraries; Is *5,875, which la *1,125 less than the cost of one motor truck used in building the roada of the county.” Mr. Fer.gin says with reference to playground equipment at the schools: ■‘Organized play supervised by tlio teacher Is an esential factor In chill life during the school period. Espec ially is this true of the rural schools where the children live separated in many Instances by long distances and seldom get together In a social way. The play periods at. school should be made Interesting to them. They are entitled to such consideration. Playgrounds and some simple pieces of apparatus could and should be pro vided on the school grounds. There are no such arrangements in Montgomery county except In the case of four |schools, which are provided with tennis courts, nets and rackets. One of /these four schools Is also provided with a basket-ball court and a baseball dia mond. wh'rh, together wlth-Ahe build ing, occupy one acre of ground. The space set aside for baseball on the grounds of this school is so small that the second baseman, center fielder and a corner of the building must occupy the same territory while the game Is lr. progress. Appeal For Betterments t "There li only one school In the county with any playground apparatus, and it consists of only a swing and a jgiant stride.” Mr. Feagln makes the statement that of the 17 schools In the county, 20 are supplied with enough comfortable desks of seme patent type to seat the pupils enre lied; 15 are partially equip ped with such desks: 9 have only the crudest kind of the home-made type; and there are three schools without the semblarce of a desk of any kind. The prnphlet Is replete with Im portant stutistlce of the school life of the white children of Montgomory county and Is an eloquent appeal for a betterircnt of the conditions. SHIPBUILDERS ARE ASKING MORE MONEY NEW YOHIv, July 18.—-Employes lit forty-one private ship yards in this vicinity have demanded higher wages It was learned today. Compliance Is requested by June 23, and unsatisfac tory responses or no responses at all would result automatically In a walk out on July 2 by 20.000 machinists, bolter makers and pattern makers, ac cording tc the men. It la reported Federal mediators are endeavoring to effect a settlement. The demands are said to foreshadow re quests In yards elsewhere In the country. FISTICUFF CAUSE OF ARREST OF TWO MEN Two severely abradecLfaces were the aftermathj of a fisticuff that occurred mi Dexter avenue late Wednesday af ternoon between G. S. Wilcox and E. R. Wren, a soldier belonging to Co. *‘B*\ Fourth Infantry. Both were ar rested and were released pending trial Thursday afternoon. They are charged with fighting. According to the police, Wilcox thought Wren had spit on him, and used harsh language which caused them to come to blows. The faces Df both were badly beaten, but not sertouely. Wren told the police that if he spit bn WUcox he was unaware of it. Chamber of Commerce Urges organization of Religious Forces Following unanimous action by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday afternoon Governor Hen derson was requested to organize a con mission of the religious and kind* j red forces of the State to assist all tho \ other organized commissions and ! bodies In arousing the people of Ala- ! batna to av full sense and realization j of the needs of the times, times that , are remaikable in the history of the ] nation and pregnant with possibilities. , Formal resolutions were adopted by I the directors of the Chamber of Com- j merce, and those resolutions Wednes day were conveyed to Governor Hen- j derson. It is believed thl governor I may take action speedily as all agen- | eies looking to co-operative action in j assisting the government in Its War measures are assuming concrete fo-rm | rapidly. I Reeolattoss Adopted The resolutions, as presented to the I governor are aa follows: j "Whereas our country Is In the midst of the great world war, the most gigantic In all the history of mankind. It therefore behoves our people to arouse themselves as fully as possible to the seriousness of the struggle: "And, whereas, every agency should be enlisted to arouse the people and secure cooperation with the govern ment In every particular; "And, whereas, the religious forces are a very potent Influence and Im i portant factor In arousing the people, land in securing needed cooperation; “Therefore, be It resolved by the Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery | that the governor of the State, the 1 Honorable Charles Henderson, be and [Is hereby requested to organize a com mission of the religious and kindred [forces of the State to assist the al ready organized commissions and bodies In arousing our people, and se curing united service: A Valuable Aid "Such a commission mnde up of a representative membership could render valuable service In encouraging the people to steadfastness to dutv- to pat riotic service In various lines' of en deavor; to unbroken maintenance of r<Mlg-lous activities, particularly among the soldiers; "It could urge the people to organize ror the moral and spiritual welfare of the soldiers In the training camps and In actual service; It could secure lists of soldiers and sailors, and keep In helpful sympathy with them and their dependents at home. "It could urge the people to greater diligence In the production of food and to economize In the use of If tt 5nUlT iKXlJCri ,he p*ople *o Invest' In the Liberty Loan .Bonds "It could be valuable to the general government In a service of protecting IvM <ja7)ps wlthln our state from tho evil Influences and forms of Immoral LABORITES SEEK TO HAVE DEMOCRACY AS KEYNOTE OF MEETS Gompers, president of the Federation of Labor, today cabled a message to James Duncan, representing organUed labor In the Pnlted State! diplomatic mission tb Russia, to con tend for democracy and national inde perdence at the conference of soclal he,d * frora p®,r°srad pub lished in American newspapers contain information that a conference has been called at Petrograd to consider avalla billty of calHng a congress of social istic bodies and federations of trades unions of the world. The credential Is sued to you by the executive council American Federation of Labor, author izes you to participate In euch a con ference. and. if invited you are advised to accept and participate. "The American Federation of Labot Is the most democratically organized and controlled labor movement .In the world, and of course you will Insist or acceptance of fundamental principle of democracy for every country; also the necessity for all people of each country, large or small, to live their own lives and work out their own des tiny. The cause for which America en tered the war was to safeguard these principles and much as we desire peace, no false notions should prevail. Make The Nearest of the Allies The Logical Trip Now Is to the Canadian Pacific Rockies “Fifty Switzerland^ in One” * Break your Journey at auoh points as BANFF LAKE LOUISE FIELD GLACIER Glorious Out-Door Life, Climbing with Swiss Guides, Riding, Coaching, Fishing, Golfing at Banff and Swimming in Warm Sulphur Pools. Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise are important links in a Chain of Hotels throughout Canada of Canadian Pacific Railway Standard CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The World’» Great e*t High waif LIBERAL STOP-OVER PRIVILEGES Me Passports Nsosaaary Ik; Ask or write for full information on Tour Ac «!t F. a CHESIMU&H, Ssatril Ajsst, Psusapr OsfSftSMst, 221-12! Hwley SuildisK. Atlanta, Os comer oik = MIOE H6HINST Ittl UMBER m • *-.*•' 1 ■ . • . V | Government Says Efforts Made to Suppress Com* petition in Trade 4Associated Preen) WASHINGTON, June lll->-ChAr|ei of c>nsplracy to suppress competition were preferred against 116 middle western lumber concerns by the federal trade commission today in formal complaints Issued after a long investigation. The lumbermen were ordered to appear July 31 to answer the charges. The investigation was started. on evidence* furnished by mail order houses competitors of the defendants who charged the lumbermen have adult «d unlawful means to run them out of business. Complaints were issued also against ****** B* Walker, who the commission charges, as editor of the Mississippi Lumberman, aided the lumbermen and against Luke W. Boyce who operates at Minneapolis the Northern Informa* tion Bureau, a detective agency. The purpose of the lumbermen, as alleged has been to force the consumer to buy from them. To accomplish this, the complaints charge, the lumbermen used Walker’s periodical and Boyce's agency in an illegal manner. Platt, the complulnts charge, tnclt ed the lumbermen to send to the mall order houses bogus requests for price estimates on lumber and thereby greatly embarrassed the mall concerns. The requeets were sent, it is charged also, to draw from the mail houses information of value to the lumber* men. The further charge Is made that Walker and the lumber concerns inti mated manufacturers who sold to the mail order houses and forced banks and credit rating houses to refuse In formation to the mall order houses. Walker and Boyce are accused of pur chasing confidential Information from employes of the mall order houses, and Boyce’s agents of intimidating their salesmen. The lumber concerns against which the complaints are preferred are scat tered through half a dozen states in the Middle west and most of them arc known as line companies, operating from one to 100 small retail yards along railroad lines. Many of them are among the largest dealers In the coun try. Their sales have been In direct competition . with mail order houses which serve for the most part, small towns and villages. r '> \ Passing Throng - / M»*le City la iMulat, "The finance committee of the Steel Corporation has promised big and ele gant things for Birmingham. On their recent visit they decided that Birming ham was a good place to spend some money," said W. IV. Crawford, presi dent of the American Trust'and Sav ings Bank, one of Birmingham’s larg est financial institutions. Mr. Crawford wrs In Montgomery Wednesday on per sonal business. "It has been announced that the Steel Corporation will spend $11,000,000 in the Birmingham district. This an nouncement. coming officially and with out any strings tied to. lt< already has had the effect of making business bet ter and Improving values, generally, in our section,” said Mr. Crawford. v “Birmingham Is full of patriotic feeling, and it is shown In a very prac tical way by the sale of Liberty Bonds. All of the Industrial companies are en deavoring to Interest, their employes In the purchase of these securities, and with excellent results. The ladies have taken up the work of selling the bonds and I am prepared to say that many sales are being made, as a part of these orders are executed through the American Trust and Savings Bank. The speech by Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo made a strong impression upon the Birmingham mind. The re marks of Director W. P. O. Harding, of the Federal Reserve Board, “Bonds or Bondage,” struck home.” V Jann Compliment* Ft. McPherson. George W. Jones has returned from Atlanta, where he spent a day visiting his son, Roger Alston Jones, a well known young attorney of Montgomery, who Is in the officers’ reserve corps training camp. Mr. Jones was greatly Impressed with what he saw at Fort McPherson, first, the thorough training of the young men who are to become officers In the new army, and, second, the gen erous treatment accorded the Ger man prisoners who are detained at the Fort McPherson barracks. Mr. Jones says the young men who are training for officers have attained a wonderful proficiency In the month that they have been In camp. Accord ing to him they already drill like West Point cadets. The hard work they have been put through has greatly Improved their general health and ap parently they are hard and fit now. The most comfortable and best equip ped places of all at Fort McPherson are those accorded to the various prison ers from the German vessels who were interned at the outbreak of the war. The men of the officers reserve corps occupy wooden cantonments, such as are being made for the army, but the German prisoners are Riven the fine barracks formerly used by the regular army. A big part of the drill ground in front of the barracks has been cut off with a high wire fence and-In this the German prisoners take their exer cise and witness all of the drills of the prospective officers. When the band plays the German prisoners enjoy themselves In dancing and singing, lie says the prisoners keep themselves spotlessly clean and trim, and that they are a finely set up body of men. WILL DETERMINE ON ' PLACING OF TROOPS (Associated Press. 1 WASHINGTON. June 13.—General Parshing, In conference with French army heads, will determine where the American expedition shall be placed, and his recommendations which prac tically will be final, will be approved nere. This was reiterated today at the War Department In response to pub lished reports that .It had been ar ranged to have General Pershing's force operate under General Retain, the French commander-ln-ehief and not under Marshal Haig. It was pointed out that General Pershing will be an Independent commander, such as General Haig, necessarily co operating with the French command, which Is on French soil. WANT MEN FOR CAMPS. (Associated Press) WASHINGTON. June 13—Every effort It being made by the War Department to induce men of mature years to turn out for the second series of officers' training camps to be opened August 26. It was reiterated today tliat men with qualifications to become captains majors and lieutenant colonels In the army ars needed and the camps will be conducted with this object In mind. Ap parently the camps now In progress will furnish all necossary Junior of ficers. A TEXAS WONDER The Texas wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles, dissolve* a rare 1, rures diabetes, weak and lame back, rheumatism and Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder In both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles In children. If not sold by your drug* gist will be sent by mall on receipt of 11.00. One small bottle is two months' treatment and seldom falls to nerfect a cure. Send for sworn testi monials. Dr. E. W. Hall. m« Olive St., St. Louie, Mo. Sold by druggists. ALL PRESIDENTS OF BAR ASSOCIATION IN -TBOYCOLLECTION Only Secretary of Body Will Carry Interesting - Belonging to Con vention When Secretary Alexander Troy goes to Birmingham In July to attend the meeting of the, Alabama State Bar Association, of which organization he has been the one and only secretary since Its organization he will convey with him a framed collection of photo graphs of all of the men who have hold the position of president of the association. Most Alabama lawyers feel that to hold the position of president of the state bar association Is sufficient honor to come to one man during the course of a long life, and when they see the pictured faces of the men who have held this honored position this feeling will ,be Intensified for the roll includes names of men who were and are an honor to their state. The former presidents whose por traits aprear In the collection are Walter L. Bragg, 1879; E. W. Pettus, *80; John Little Smith. 'SI; Edward A. O’Neal. '82; M. L. Stansel, '83; Henry C. Semple, 84; N. H. R. Dawson, '84; W. H. Barnes, '85; William M. Brooks, ‘86; H. C. Thotnpklns. '87; W. F. Foster Foster, ‘88; Milton Humes, ‘88; Thomas Sr., ‘90; Kfennis Taylor ‘91; A. B. Mc Eachini ‘92; A. C. Hargrove, ‘93; J. R. Dowdell, ‘84; James E. Webb. ‘95: Dan iel S. Troy, ‘96; Richard H. Clarke. ‘97: John P. Tillman, ‘98; John n. Roque more, ‘99; Joseph J. Willett, 1900; Thomas O. Jones, ‘01; Edward L. Rus sell, ‘02; Lawrence Cooper, ‘03; Edward de Graffenreld, ‘04; Thmas R. Roulhae ‘OS; George P. Harrison ‘06; Fred G. Bromecg. 07; H. 8. D. Mallory, ‘08; William S. Thorlngton, ‘09; Emmet O’Neal ‘10; ohn London, 'll; John Pel ham, ‘12; Frank S White, ‘18; Thomas' M. Stevens. '14: Ray itushton ‘15; Charles 8. McDowell, Jr., ‘16 and the present president. PEOPLE OF ATHENS * MAINTAIN ORDER (Associated Press.) LONDON. June IS.—An official dls) patch received in Venlzellst quarters In London from Saloniki says the ab dication of King Constantine has been made known officially to the peiple of Athens and that perfect order pre vails. It Is expected by the support ers of former Premier Venizelos that he will be recalled to power over United Greece and will work cordially and loyally with the new king. It Is felt absolutely necessary, the dispatch adds. toVomove from Athens these men who If possible are more re sponsible than Constantine for the events which led to the crisis, namely General Dousmanls, Colonel Metaxas and former Premier Gounarts. A WEIGHTY ARGUMENT FOR THIN PEOPLE Too Can put on weight just aa easily aa you can take off your hat. You can say "good-bye" to scrawni ness and "how do you do" to a plump, well-rounded body. It's all a fluoeuon of eating the proper food. 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