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The broad ax., 1915-06-05
"A Good Windorr CHM.

A bar hIed with powdered pumice
stone a an excellent window. cleaner.
Make the bag OF unbleached cotton
cloth Of q soct quality. not too frm-
When nnished the bag l. SIX inches
wide ana twelve inches long. Into mis-
put about ons-eighth Of a pound OF
pumics stone. 10 prevent selling tins
hax Il a slipped into eheeseeloth ease
fhat en- be removed and washed No
wnfsr a used On TIE window, but Il =
ru6bsd mt win 4 piees Of tiss1e p
psE, thsn polished win ne bag-
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

This dainty summer frock Is OF white
net combined with wide fillet lace.
The scalloped skirt, with peeping net
drop and deep lace insertion, is very
summery, and the coatlIke bodice, with
its three-quarter length sleeves, and
wide rose taffeta girdle are decidedly
youthful
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

The problem OF what to wear wheLI
milady motors has been solved very
neatly by this smart black and white
checked cape coat 1t is cut large and
roOmy, and the cape. which is remova-
bic, Is an added protection against chill
" mornings and evenings.
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

let not future things disturb the.
for thou wit come to them. II Il shall
BE- Necessary, having with thes TIE
sams reeson which now thou usest for
present thtngs.-Marcus AmsliuE
The broad ax., 1915-06-05

he housemaifs dainty apron must
oe q feature Of at least one Of your
spring froeks. be II dancing dress. o.
afternoon gown One Of the IEttsr sen
recently Of son green taReta has Q
Pointed apron q the SANE material
md two htie poekstl
The broad ax., 1915-06-05
Lax. Of Many Islanda

Lake Huron contains more Islands
Ehan any other known hke.-Chicago
News
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

For further information and booklet containing testimonials in regard to sana- torium treatment. address Charles B., James Sanatorium, 935 s. Bellevue Blvd. Memphis, Tenn. Correspondence confi- da0tial-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
LOUISIANA PLANS GREAT PROJECT ID
 RECLAIM LANDS Nearly Seventy Square Miles Reclaimed By Re-
 cent Public Work HOW C. ID. TAYLOR
 STUCK TO HIS WORD Theodore N. Vail Still Compelled to | Use Cane-What Varty Has
 Done for Telephone
 Service
By HOLLAND

New York, May 1-(Special.)-There come frequently to New York reports, well authenticated. which tell of the vigor and persistency with which the new genera tion in Louisiana is preparing for the full utilization of the natural resources of that state. Much of this work has been accomplished through the aid of local capital. These are public undertakings, differing in that sense from the amazing development by private capital of the sulphur deposits beneath the soil of Louisiana. a development which is now giving to the United States e-eminencc in the sulphur markets of the world.
 Reliable information has just been brought to New York of the completion recently of public work in Louisiana whereby nearly 70 square miles of soil which heretofore has been useless. be- cause it was saturated with water, has been reclaimed.s It is within a short dis tance from New Orleans. It's cultivation will considerably increase the already very large resources, measured by dol lars, of Louisiana. It Is the understand ing that this is only the beginning.
 A quarter of century ago Lee Gibson, who represented, in part, Louisiana in
 
 privately and informally, and when op- portunity offered. in the Senate. or at least in committees of the Senate, of his belief that Louisiana through reclamn- tion work carried on by the state or by local authorities. and supplemented by improvements of the Mississippi river, would be recognized as one of the greatest of the agricultural states of the union He foresaw cultivation of corn upon a very large scale and an increase in the output of sugar and the profitable culti- vation of grain and early garden truck going so far as to say that the time was not distant when Louisiana would pe furnishing vast supplies of strawberries along the whole line of the Mississipp river, and such early crops as to make the marketing of them very profitable These contemplated Improvements occu- pied much of the attention of Senator Gibson. He lived just long enough tc see the beginning of the reclamation worl, which he advocated. Senator Gibson -won- dered whether it would not be to the commercial advantage of New Orleans il a canal were cut from that city running southwesterly to the Gulf of Mexico which would serve both as a, drainage canal and also for the navigation of smal !. craft. It is a matter of reasonable infer. ence that consultations are now under way in this city which have as their sub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
OLD STATE BANK BUILDING IN DECATUR Built in 1882 it has historic associations interest

slSif and going several miles down the Tennessee river buried the funds in a safe place. As soon as the Yankees left Lacy returned, bringing the money back with him.
 During the Civil war federal pay train was held up and robbed of sev eral thousand dollars near Decatur by the Confederates. It was reported that this money was buried under the old bank building. What ever finally became of this money no one seems to know to this day.
 Today the old building shows the marks of shot and shell and on the large stone columns are engraved the names of sev- eral federal army officers and the com mand to which they belonged. There is much of history and romance clustered around the old building. When the Con- federates were occupying Decatur fed
 eral bushvacker by the name of Bill Looney, known as "The Red Fox" made
 life miserable for the Confederates in this section. He was native of the mountains of north Alabama and believed
 in the freedom of all human beings and linked himself and his with the northern cause. One time Looney was captured and held prisoner in the old State Bank building in Decatur. A strong guard was placed around the building. Looney was to be shot at sunrise on the charge of be- HE q SpN anu stiSb O1i iHe t1dTSe or Ired-
 son to the Confectionery. When the sol-
 diers went to lead Looney to his death 1t was found that he was gone and writ ten on the white clustering above the | mammoth fireplace were these words, ''The Red Fox is gone; catch him if you | can" He had escaped through the large 1 chimney and made his way in safety back | to the mountains. some miles to the 1 south of Decatur. where he joined his | band of native mountaineer bushwacl1ers. | Several years after the war the Bank l of Decatur was organized and did busi- ness in this old building for number 1 of years.
 | Still later on the old bank building was used as hotel and cafe. During | that time a man by the name of John-
 son killed his father-n-1aw in one of l the rooms of the building Tn the pres-
 ence of his wife and young baby. To- | day the old building is not occupied and l soon it will be torn down.
 | It is probable that the five stone col
 umns in front of the old bank building
 may be used in the front of the se5, ,00(
 United States postoffice building, which
 catur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

Decatur, May 1-(Special) )-The old State Bank building. which is today one of the most historic buildings of the old south, will soon be torn down to make way for a modern brick business
 block The old building has served it's day and time and purpose. It is owned
 by Mrs. w. B. Edmundson. who was
 before her marriage short time ago to
 MT. Edmundson, Mrs. Leila Seton Will
 der, known far and wide as the cotton
 queen' of the south For many years
 Mrs. Edmundson managed her extensive
 cotton plantation near Decatur all alone
 and won the title because of her sue
 cessful management.
 The old State Bank building was built
 in 1892. For many years a branch of
 the state bank then in existence, it did
 business in this building and the build
 ing belonged to the state. The parent,
 or main state bank, was located at Tus-
 caloosa. which city was for sometime
 the capital of Alabama
 Supporting the portico In the front of the building are five massive columns of solid stone. These stone columns were hand-cut and were quarried by slaves in the mountains near Trinity, seven miles west of Decatur. The columns were hauled to Decatur on large road wagons uTdWn Dy several yOKe Ol oNefi end the oxen were driven by the slaves. who quarried the columns. The day the slaves brought the stone columns to De- catur it was a holiday for all this sec tion of country. There were speeches and refreshments and the slaves who had quarried the columns from the rough stone were given their liberty.
 During the Civil war the old Bank building was used for hospital and officers quarters sometimes by the fed erals and at other times by the Con- 1 federates. During the war the cashier I of the bank was a well-known man of | those days by the name of Lacy. He was | a relative of Theo Lacy, the man who recently embedded a large amount of l convict money from the state of Ala l bama. But Cashier Lacy was a man of great integrity and honesty. At one time | during the Civil war his honesty was | in question, but not for long. One morn- ! ing the president and other bank off | cals went to the bank and found all | the money and Cashier Lacy gone. But Lacy soon returned with all the money. ! It had been announced all over Decatur | that the Yankees were coming and Lacy | took all the money and jumped into a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Imperfect Hospitality
By LUCILLE CANE

We all have acquaintances who press us to go and see them, any time-just when we like. But we rarely do like, because we feel that people who real ly wanted to know us better would fix a meeting in the immediate fu- ture
 These vague invitations, however kindly meant at the time they are made, are not meant serously two miIi- utes afterward.
 At least, that Is the impression they leave with us and we wonder whether these curious folk who deal so casual ly with the possibility of,intimacy with ourselves treat all their acquaintances in a like manner. If so, their hold upon social intercourse must be a feeble enc.
 one worth a moments concentration. Unless 1t Is a matter not of concen- tration but of cake. Cake" requires explanation, and even then must be translated literally. l remember as 8 schoolgirl going with some girl friends in their home at the end Of an afternoon walk. Somehow I took 1t for granted I should be asked to tea their mother had certainly given me to understand that l was always well come.
 Come in when you like, my dear" she had said.
 So that it was with uneasiness, as well as disappointment, that I per- ceived gradually that no refreshment was to be offered me. After a few minutes of strained conversation anl trying not to look as if the hands of the clock were at tea time.v I made my departure, puzzled both by the lack of hospitality in kindly woman and tho troubled faces of my friends. The younger one let me into the secret.
 "Oh. we were sorry you didn't stay to tea" she said fmpulsively. And it W as so silly of mother just because there wasn't any cake"
 For the nome ent I could hardly be- lieve my ears. It seemed so ridiculous that anyone should have minded of- fering a hungry girl of 15 bread and butter and jam!
 Here is woeful lack of sincerity and of the kindness in small things. turn with pleasure to the thought of a certain dear old lady. who lives in two rooms, is decidedly poor and neith- CT entertains nor is entertained in the social sense of the word. She usually is lat home" and I always feel per- fectly free to run up the flight of stairs leading to her pretty sitting room, knock at her door and say ,n the most faced fashion, My dear Miss Brown. I've come up for a cup of tea"
 And how gladly she gives 1t me and what a good cup of tea 1t always is, Cake? No, there is not any cake un- less you have sent line to say you were coming. But there Is daintily cut bread and butter and fragile china; there is a "comy' chair to sit in and, beyond everything. thefe is welcome, a quite sincere. unostentatious well come. Of course I might have gone into a tea shop. But any woman who spends a great deal of her time as do in getting about and knows tue uneasiness resultant upon constant con- tact with strangers. will understand v'hy I prefer to accept dear Miss Browns standing, but not idle. invi- tation to drop in just when I like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

ing to public morals and insists that they must be hidden in hosiery. Advocates of artistic dancing are indignant at the mayors latest censorship.
 Bare feet are as innocent as bare hands or bare faces" said Lila V. Wy man. many of whose pupils appeared in the 1estivaI The mayor interferes with work of art and says nothing aoout the nasty. suggestive jokes that are used in musical comedies in some of our most respectable theatres. It is time that peo- pie began to do something to secure free art in Boston.
 Tn some of the reviews and 'rollies' the girls of the chorus have worn short stockings and left their legs bare. That
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
The Honest Grafter's Lexicon
From Golfers Weekly.

FTUTI OUIIItT S WetKIy.
 Politics do enrich the language. The other day ex-Representative Theron Akin of New York spoke of Highway Commis- sioner Carlisle's list of jobs given to po- litical leaders as his ''pie book" Some one else in the same state speaks of deliv- ering a Ml.25o ''boatload qf stone for Calf. ney." Just what Gaffney exchanged for this ''boatload of stone" we aren't sure Probably "expert advice. We should like to know Just what the difference is be- tweei dough and '.pie;' we suspect that dough Is little more raw" than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

with. In some plays vile lines have been read without protest. But when an artistic audience is offered an hon. est art work by persons who are not professional dancers exploiting oheas, sentiment, the performance Is banned The purpose does not count with the mayor.
 The mayor must have been shocked when he read that President Wilson E niece, Margaret Vale. danced in q St Patrick's Day celebration in New York without stockings. She portrayed Tho Spirit of Ireland in bare feet. But in Boston the spirit of Greece must go shod.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

business men of high qualifications are realizing what MT. Carty's work as an organizer upon the mechanical and op- erating side of the telephone has been. MT. Vail has spoken of Mir Carty as having an almost unique record and of the fact that in addition to his services as an inventor, all of which he has freely given the telephone company. he has also demonstrated very high quail ties as an organizer. and this is union of intellectual gifts in one person which is very rare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

pie-but Is that all? Out In Kansas, when Mir. Bristow recklessly announced hle candidacy for reelection to the Senate. ee waa greeted by all the republican preso eve quote William Allen White) with the glad ax.'" Our dictionary makers will have to work more than union hours to keep up with the word coinage of up to the minute politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Puts Stockings on Amateur Dancers From the Philadelphia Record

Stockings were worn by the young so
 ciety women at the 1915 dance carnival at the Cort theatre. which was held for the benefit of the suffrage campaign fund. IL never has been customary to wear stockings ib Greek interpretative dances. but Mayor CurIey smashed GUS tom. He believes that bare feet are shock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Cured of Drug Habit

>noilcS ID. JdIleS, care charles IS. J James Sanatorium Co.,. Memphis.
 Tenn:
 Dear Sir--I am feeling so much bet ter and so much more like living this morning that I concluded would write you, telling you of my improve ment and how much happier we all are. When I went to your sanatoriunl Tor treatment l was using 15 grains of morphia Approximately per day The first dose of the drug was given me by the family physician when had typhoid fever-later l had pneumonia end morphia was again used, and as a result I was left helpless drug user could not sleep and only weighed about 140 pounds and continued to use 1t until I was relieved at your sana- torium. Now I weigh 190 pounds, sleep we'll, have good appetite and the family is so much happier. I now feel 1t my duty to advise all such unfortu- mates to take treatment and rid them- selves of this soul -sapping, life-de- stroying drug. Strange to say, I never knew when I took the last dose of morphine. I suffered no pain on ac- count of its withdrawal and have suf- fered none since. As matter of fact my stay at your sanatorium was both pleasant and profitable. I found your sanatorium more like a pleasant home where the patients are well fed and al : ioWeu tO duSWer letterS rom persons interested. We have a good many un- fortunates in my section. and hope theyxs'ill read this letter and go to you for rehef. Wishing you and all con iected with your sanatorium a happy and prosperous new year. am yours truly. W. S. FOLEY.
 Cotton Plant. Miss. Jan.- 1, 1sl4.
 Gentlemen: On the fourth of this month, five years ago, I entered your sanatorium for the treatment of alco- holism. and on che 9th l took my last drink. I have never had any desire to return to my former habit. After hay ing drank all my life and sometimes very hard, am thankful for what you did for me. I am satisfied I would not have lived had kept on drinking, and I believe you can cure anyone who wants to be cured. Thanking you again for what you did for me and wishing you a great year for your gooc work, I am yours truly,
 w. T. BURROUGHS.
 Hushpuckens, Miss, Jan. 12, 1915.
 For further information and booklet containing testimonials in regard to sana- torium treatment. address Charles B., James Eanatorium. 935 8. Bellevue Blvd, Memphis. Tenn. Correspondence confi- dential.
 James Home Remedies.
 Cost of treatment for drug addictions. alcoholism, tobacco and cigarette habits and neurasthenia is dependent upon age and physical condition, kind and quantity of drug used. etc. City office, Home Re1l- dy Co., 631s North Main street. Open Sun ,v from 9:30 to F 50 a. m. Correspondence
 nfidential. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
JAMES SANATORIUM 935 S.BELLEVUE BLVD.
 MEMPHIS, TENN.
A Private Sanatorium for the Treat- ment of Drug Addictions, Alec. hoIism. Nervous Diseases, To-
 bacco and Cigarettes

To reach sanatorium take Linden Avenue car, get off at Bellevue and walk three blocks north, or take a taxicab and come direct to the sanato-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Patients Testimonials

Having received their freedom from Morphine, Whisky and Tobacco, they are loud in their praise of the James Treatment Read their testimonials.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-06-11
$50 men Will BUY
CAPEROCK FOR CITY
o. H. Friedrich Conceiyes Plan
and Raises 81, 200 in Few
Hours.

By inducing 40 business men to
subscribe 500 each 20 a fund CT Sl5
900, Otto H. Friedrlch, the well-knowr
merchant, plans to acquire the 2GG
acres of ground at Cane Rock and hoiG
it Until the cit: dec;Ies to buy it.
Mr.. Friedrich Gees nOt plan to make
a business deal out OF the transaction
but expects to Keep It Ior 4 city PARK
and when the peorle get ready TO nave
the city purchase it, Ills idea is to turn
it over to the peopIe tor the amount
the 80 men pas for il with modest
rate of interest
81 think it would be a shame if that
site gets away from the city," sad
Mr.. Friedrich. Every man with WHOM
| have discussed my plan has readily
approved it and volunteered his con-
/ tribu:iOn. The amount invested can
never be lost. If the city declined ~
buy it after period of five years, Or
given time, We could always dispose Of
it for as much as we paid for it. As 4
matter of fact the property will in
crease in value every year.
81 believe the only way 10 save the
tract is for $50 business men to in
vest 500 each and buy it outright.
We can hold it just as it is, paying the
taxes. At the end of a certain time
when the city feels able to buy it, we
can turn it over to the city for the
amount we originally invested with a
minimum rate Of interest. This would
save the city large sum of money
and would prevent the land getting
away from the people.
an the event $50 men are willing
to make contributions, or any number
for that matter, so long as the total
contribute $4,000, l would suggest
that we ask the Commercial Club to
give the city a right of way for Il
roadway through its 20-acre tract of
land running along the railroad tracks
to Cape Rock. | have no doubt this
request would be granted"
The following men yesterday after
noon offered to contribute 500 each
to the Cape Rock Park fund: o. H.
Friedrich, Councilman J. z. Fowler,
l. Ben Miller, Al Jayncs, c. NJ. Free
man, Clay Lutz, ]. II. Mcpherson, Eu-
gene st. Avit, DR.. John st. Avit,
Charles W. Stehr, C. Wielpuetz and
William H. Bohnsack, Jr.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-06-11
MANS ARM BROKEN AS
HE BREAKS YOUNG MULE
Johnston LangstOn is Badly Hurt by
Young Animal.

Johnston Langston, an employe of
the Morrison Ice & Fuel Co., had his
left arm broken yesterday afternoon
by being thrown from a mule.
The accident occurred at the Morri-
son plant on North Main street while
Mr.. Langston was attempting to break
the young animal to the saddle.
The mule was led around for some
time after it was saddled, before Mr..
Langston attempted to mount. Ne re-
sistance was offered when he did get
into the saddle and at first it appear
ed as if the mule would make no at
tempt to dislodge the rider.
Suddenly the animal began to
plunge and before the surprised rider
could regain his balance hewas thrown
violently to the ground.
His arm was broken in the fall, and
his shoulder severely wrenched. A
physician was summoned and after the
broken bones had been set the patient
was removed to his home on Pearl
street.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-06-11
AUTO RUNNING
WITHOUT DRIVER
HITS ice WAGON
Machine Spurts Into Vehicle
and Small Boy Bounces
Under Horses.
LADS HAND CRUSHED;.
AUTO DAMAGED SOME
Machines Owner Captures it and
Gains Frightened
Animals.

An automobile delivery wagon be-
longing to the Bee Store and driven by
Alvin Haman, spontaneously spurted
across Bloomfield street yesterday
morning, and cOllided with an ice wag-
on standing in front of the home of
Henry Williams.
Clark Hodges, an 8-year-old boy was
sitting in the wagon, holding the team
while his father, p. b. Hodges carried
some ice to the rear of the premises
The force of the car striking the wag-
on threw the little boy from his seat,
and he fell to the street at the feet of
the frightened team. The horses plung-
ed and reared, but fortunately did not
strike the boy who was scrambling to
get from beneath them. Mr.. Hodges
arrived in time to seize the horses and
save his son from further injury.
In the meantime Mr. Hannah, who
had left his machine to deliver an Or
der of groceries in the house of Thorn
as Johnson, arrived on the scene and
guided the car to its proper position
in the street.
When the boy was rescued it was
discovered that one of his hands had
been crushed in some manner and he
was also bruised and cut in numerous
places. He was badly frightened and
sometime was required to calm him
sufficiently to examine him for in
iuries.
Mr.. Hannah had permitted his en-
CINE to run while he entered the John
son home with some packages he had
delivered, and while he was away it
picked up from some unknown cause
and started off unattended. The little
boy saw it coming and attempted to
drive out of the way, but before he
could get the team started, the COLI
sion occurred, the auto locking one of
its front wheels into a rear wheel OF
the ice wagon.
The accident occurred opposite the
Williams home at 918 Bloomfield
street, at about 9 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Although the boys injuries were not
believed to be serious, he was conveyed
to his home on North street.
The ice wagon was not damaged, but
the auto was slightly disabled.