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fraternity of Howard college and their friends Monday evening. The rooms were gay with Christmas decorations. Mrs. smith received her guests and Mrs. Hugh Smith piloted them to the rustic spring where punch was enjoyed. A musical programme was given by Mrs A. IT. Olive, D. D. Jones, Mrs. Amelia Embry and Miss Hazel Newman. Each guest drew a favor from ,a great Christ mas pie that centered the dining table, an6 delicious refreshments were enjoyed. Those present were: Miss Mabel Beasley, Miss Haywood Motion. Miss Nellie Bed- dow, Miss Lera F'alkner. Miss Mildred Clapp, Miss Lucy Jones, Miss Hazel New man, Miss Cecelia Cain, Miss Mamie M. Hiden, Miss Anna Johnson, Miss Margaret Macon, Miss Rose Schelerhope, Miss Jes- sic Colley, Miss Lois Scandrett, Miss Lennessa Price, Miss Elise Sparrow, Miss Maxie Norris. Miss Velma Ayers, Miss Majorie Smith, NIr. and Mrs A. H. Olive, Mrs. Amelia Embry, Mrs. M. l.. Harris, Mrs. Earl Hargrove, Mrs Hughes Smith and the members of the fraternity.
 Mrs. H. A. Schimmel entertained the w. c. T. U. on Tuesday afternoon at her home. They were addressed by Dr. H. H. Hibbs after which a musical pro- gramme was enjoyed
 Mrs. H. H. TTibbs is a thome after a visit of several weeks with her son s fanlily in Richmond, Va.
 MT. c. c. Jones will be host on the evening of the 21st at a Christmas party for the boys department of the Methodist Sunday school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

he will want me to do the kind Of work he suspects me of having done with the building of the factory"
 Then your answer is plain, Davey." Cora exclaimed. ''It is-uo"' But has he put the proposition to you plainly2'
 NO. he has not. dear David said slowly. And there's the whole crux Of the question. Shall l be like the suspicious virgin wbo greets an offer of work with a I-know- -what-you- mean. sir. and-how- dare you?' Or shall ] do as little Keys father advised iu restaurant when key complained uf the fly he found in the soup. Eat up 10 the fly, key. and then ask for another plate Of soup?' The question is which way, to react to Rourke2
 "As he asks me to do just now is to join his brothers political organiza- ton just to be regular On the whole, l don't approve of that organization. It is strongly suspected Of being cor rupt. Yet there are eminently re- spectab1e figures in it. Judge Shep- ard belongs, and the mayor of the city and the governor of the state. It's the same proposition as to offer of the job itself. I have no objec- ton to what the job and the organiza- tion appear to be on the surface. But I see tic Ky in the soup. Life is al ways putting up to people propositions of which the fly in the soup is the homely symbol.
 Now there is considerable soup to be eaten before come to the fly. both in the job and the political organiza- ton. And I am pretty much in need of nourishment just now. The ques- tion is: Shall throw the soup out al- together without tasting of it, or shall I eat as much of it as is good and hope that that much will be enough; or that I shall never be called upon to touch the fiy?"
 C'Poiitics and the Woman will appea' in tomorrow Age-Herald.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Petticoat Pinkerton Gives Chase

The woman detective in department stores never has time to think out a situation. She has to act. In the Ameri- can Magazine there is a story in which this passage occurs:
 Before the salesgirl could stop him, and before the floorwalker could walk the floor length, the advertising man. ager with the frothy ripper founcing and Tapping under his arm, strode out of the department and reached the foot Of the steps.
 But there he stopped and spun half about. A husky woman detective had executed a flying tackle and caught him by the collar.
 :" You would. would you?' she de- manded.
 The advertising manager tugged at her fingers
 Let go, you petticoat Pinkerton,' he snarled, as he squirmed. Don't you know who I am? I'm the advertising man. ager.
 She looked him over. Then she dropped him with an apology.
 IT thought you was a counter snatcher,' she gasped."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
FAIRvIEW

Mrs. J. T. Means entertained the An gelyne Gilmore club at her home Oak- land avenue Tuesday afternoon
 A pleasant affair of "Wednesday aIter- noon was miscellaneous shower gwen for Miss Imogene Spurrier. a popular hride-elect at the home Mrs. D. G. Mckee
 At the regular meeting of the St. An thonvs society held with Mrs. F. l.. Day Tuesday afternoon. Officers were elected for the New Year as follows: Mrs. Hampton Swygert, president; Mrs Samuel Sevier vice president; Mrs. James Brum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
CENTRAL PARK

The Era Study club was delightfully."- entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs w. s. Hockaday and Mrs. Jack Hockaday as joint hostesses.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church held their regular weekly meet ing Tuesday afternoon at the home or Mrs. J. o. Drewery on Bessemer boule- yard.
 The Missionary society of the Methodist church held their regular meeting Thurs day morning at the home of Mrs. J. w. Akin.
 Mrs. F. G. McRea was hostess Wednes- day afternoon at her home. honoring MISS Emogene Spprrier a bride-elect, whose marriage to John $. Gates VIII De an event of December 21.
 Mrs. R. l.. Malone and chhdren ol Athens are the guest of her mother Mrs. J. w. Akin.
 Miss Fannie Hamilton was quite Ill last week.
 There will be white Christmas held at Baptist church Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

The eyes of loved one have speech and illumination to the lover. Cora's first look at David when he came home from the office that night was suf- ficient to convey tidings to her
 Something has happened at the of flee Davey, and you can't make up your mind whether it's good or not she exclaimed.
 Little wizard mind reader" David replied in more light-hearted tone than she had heard from him for a long time, 'I'll need that little mind of yours tonight to help me settle whether what happened at the of flee is really good or not. as you guessed. And how you women do it no mere man can fathom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

In the E. W. Thornburrow yard in Westmore, Kan, is a large bunch of blue grass growing in the fork of an
 elm tree, 10 feet from the ground. Every fall the residents of Westmore, who are watching this curiosity, eX- peet the grass to be winter killed, but every spring it shows up green and strong and natures seeds. The grass has been growing in the tree for three NearS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
RESURRECTION GROWS

As time goes on and the American gov ernment fails to make it's position known irritation grows. It is strongly held that if President Wilson objected to the "hov- ering, of British warships, which never destroyed anything, he ought, likewise
 only more so, to protest against the sink
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
AMERICAN POLICY ON U-53 AROUSES
 MUCH CRITICISM
Opinion in High British Quarters Expressed-With No Action Being Taken
 Irritation Grows
By pHrLLIP H. pArcHEN

London, November 27.-Snce the begin-
 ming of the war there have been few
 things more irritating to British official
 dom than the exploits of the U-5S off
 New York, and the failure so far of
 the American government to take drastic
 action against Germany has greatly con- tributed to this feeling of displeasure.
 In fact, in some highly influential quar-
 ters it is charged that the American gov ernment by it's policy has made it pos
 sible for the American navy to become sort of tool of German submarines. The
 submarines sink the ships and depend on the navy to pick up the survivors, thus
 assisting the submarine warfare. It is
 surprising with what heat this theory
 is laid down in naval circles, particularly when the additionally friendly relations between the American and British navies are considered.
 It is widely, and erroneously, held that the U-53's success was due to the two- year-old protest made by Washington against the "hovering' or allied warships off the American coast. The conclusion is reached that had not the allies, Eng
 land particularly, acceded to American uenldHuS the O-oo cOulu uOL nave SOIle OIA with her work unhampered. .o
 NO ALLIED SHIP THERE American officials here have taken pains to point out to the proper British ] authorities the extreme unlikelihood of the presence. after all this time, of 9 British squadron at the precise spot of the U-53's work at that particular mo- ment. British ships early in the war "hovered off the American coast look | ing for German commerce raiders. and for the purpose of being present in the event of a dash to the sea by any of the intelned German ships at New York and elsewhere. The commerce raiders long since disappeared as did all danger of German merchantmen running for the ocean. Consequently there would have been no necessity for the presence of all lied warships at the time the U-oS ap- peared.
 Again, it has been completely over looked that the American government ob- ships were doing-their "inquisitorial' nethods-than to any simple patrol. Ally this heat about American destroy CTS going to the rescue, and of one or two of them getting out of the way so that U-53 might have good opportunity to blow up the Stephano, is not in evl- dence everywhere but 1t certainly does exist in certain very high quarters, which, unluclzily for this exposition of the inn portance of the situation, cannot be named.
 RESURRECTION GROWS
 ti,,,a ooes m and the American 2OV-
, 1916-12-27
Notice.

g. CCORDING TO road Circulars issued
"SN"As III September mouth,
The Inspection of the General Annual
repairs of the public roads, with bridges,
bandraIls, water courses etc, etc, shall take
place III the month of january, all road
holders are therefore notified, to have their
respective aIlolments in order by that date.
No stones mus be used in the repairs
larger than 13) one and II half inches.
See S "a Road O,dlpauce OF 9fh June1684.
Any holder of a road allotment, who is
found AT the Annual Inspection in the month
Of January to have omitted to complete The
roadwork incumbent on him in an u%usatis-
factory manner, is liable to Il fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000.
It. Crolx, Goth Deer. 1916.
II. TUNNFY
, 1916-12-27
BEKENDTGORELSE

ZEN STAALTERSE, market 3l34/D Dan,
as@S indeholdende SO Galloner Petroleum
eIler Gasolin, er ilandbjerget fra Seen we'd
Plantagen "Longford."
Ejeren lndkaldes med 3 Maanedqrs Varsel
til at melde sig paa nerv@rende Politikum-
mer og godtgore sin Ej~endomsret.,
Christiansteds Politikalnmar, st. Croix den
20 December 1916.
POULSEN.
, 1916-12-27
PUBLICATION.

IT is hereby brought topublic no.
& tlce that the Committee appointed
by the Governments Intuition at lis
meeting Oh Saturday, 10th December
1915, has fixed from this date until
further the maximum retail prices in
Chri>tiansted for the below mention
ed articles as follows
, 1916-12-27
BEKENDTGORELSE

Sd EFT bekendtgores herved, at de undsr
'S~@ 81 JUL d. A.. Anledniug If Bornelam-
melse Epidemi New York tiufne Forholds-
regIer overfor Pnssagerer, der ankomme her
til fra n@vnte Sted, ere blevne oph@vede.
Guvernements Sekre' %ariatet. st. Croix,
den 49, December 1916.
WILL JACOBSEN.
, 1916-12-27
PUBLICATION.

IT is hereby brought to public notice, that
~ the measures taken since the 31st July
o. G. on account OF an epidemic of i~nfantile
paralysis in New York against passengers
arriving from the said place. have been
raised.
Government Secretary's Once. st. Croix,
the 49, December 1916.
WILL JACOBSEN.
, 1916-12-27

arrests were made for using insulting Ian
guage about the King.
London, Dec. 25th-The Admiralty an
nonnces that two destroyers were sunk in a
collision in the North Sea~on Dec. 2lst dur
ing very bad weather. Six Officers aud 40
men were lost.
Paris, Dec. 25th.-The long expected
break between Austria and Germany is ra-
pidly approaching. The Papal Nnncio at
Mienna declares that the Austrian En-
peror has asked the Pope to inter
cede. Austria is disorganizpd over the
Germenophile policy. Undoubtedly the 81
multaneous peace moves were inspired by
differences among the Central Powers.
London, December 25th.-The Spanish
steamship Marques de U,quiio of 1903 tons
has been sunk by Il German submarine spys
an announcement made tonight by Lloyds
shipping agency. The crew of the vessel
was landed.
London, December 25th.-A Reuters des-
patch from Jassy dated December 22nd says
that the Rumanian Parliament was opened
here on that day by King Ferdinand. Tho
despatch says that the King in II speech from
the throne said that the war had shown that
Austria Hungary i'll her present condition
could not long exist MS n factor in the equiIi-
VI 'UIA Vi GuIOp6. i IL ming SHlQ tDuI tue
Rumanian army had struggled against tue
forces of four combined enemies in u mauner
justifying Rumania looking 10 the future
with absolute confidence. According to The
despatch tbs King was given an enthusiastic
reception by the senators and deputies.
New York, December 22nd.
Flour, Wtnter Clears per bur'ei t7.30-7.55
AIenI. kilndrled per bnrreJ S.. Is.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Aiess Pork S31. 5O-S32.O0
,uo. Crystals maximum per 100 rs $5.14
"7' 81 Lest AIolarses Sugar "A 81.
MoIasses Eng. Islds. per Ynl.
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland 10 9-1OO
Exchange. New York MLondon, 90 .,a,s- slght
S4.704
Exchange New York mud Lonhon. 4l2hi Ats
1920.
London December 22ud.
Prices fixed by Royal commission.
Dem. CRYSTALS 4Os. I'D. 49,. LIS.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission
S"2"r. Mtsc"valo, 89%6 basis, 1oal,n4
terms in bond, (duty puid) 39s I'D
ABS. I'D.
Gernnm beet IS + o. b. no furthe4
sales during the war
JAVA Sugar 5000 Gnrnttar or Channel tol
orders, floating terms. no quotations nom.
Demernrn Hnm IS. I'd. 3s. 8 +. If available
for use before l9sh. May 1917.
Trinidad ''"co", good m~Idd.Ing Red, p', owt.
nominal 76s.
Cotton, Medium cine 5. /. al Liverpool, pc,
ID g. sgd. nominal.
.5ank VI |tugiund itnte of discount 6.
Oonso,a 558
lh"Ae yer ,..nt Hentee in Paris for cash 60. IS
All prices subject to correction.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Private Salaries For Enlisted Men

The claim that all employers OF mill
itiamen, called into service, should
continue the salaries of these men
seems based on the idea that all en-
ployers get such enormous profits
that they can easily afford the ex-
travagance says the Public. In some
cases this is undoubtedly true. 1t is
probably the case with those large
public service corporations and other
monopolistic enterprises, which have
been so quick to announce their will
lingness to promise such liberal treat
ment of enlisted employees. That,
moreover, may be taken as evidence
of power, conferred by privilege, to
get extraordinary profits. But the or
binary employer has trouble enough
to make ends meet Enjoying no
special advantage he is in no condi-
ton to maintain prices beyond what
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Forest Revenue Is Largest 7 Yet.

Over $4,000 was received fvom ma
tional forest resources and uses in the
Intermountain District, for the fiscal
year ended June 80. This exceeds by
$4,000 the receipts of the previous
year, which had also broken previous
records, and is 1877 per cent greater
than the average for the first seven
years following the establishment OF
the District as a distinct administra-
tive unit.
More than three-fourths of the
amount, nearly $4,000, was received
from grazing, sheep permits yielding
approximately $4,000 and cattle per-
mits $4,000. The receipts from tim
Sheriff Emmitt Pfost has announc-
ed that he will become candidate to
succeed himself at the coming cleo
tion.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Rural Credits Bill Has Passed

Washington.-Last week the house.
by vote Of 31l to II, accepted the
vurai credits bill. as presented by the
conference committee Of both houses
BY rural credits system is meant
an arrangement under which very
large sums of money can be made
available for the use of agriculturalists.
1t is stated that the average rate of in.
terest now charged is at least per
cent higher on farm loans than it
would be if farm credit was properly
organized, and thereby save the farm.
ers from $l20,0OO,O0O to $18O,00OOOo
annually. The rural credits bill will
enable farmers to take advantage OF
their combined credit, as has beer
done by business men, who can
secure short-term loans from banks
and other institutions created and re
gulated by public authority, or long
term loans by the sale of stocks and
bonds.
Twelve special agencies, known as
farmland banks, to be located in con-
venient sections of the country, will
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
TEACHERS PAY PENALTY

millions more. If men will buy votes
TO elect United States senator, and
falsify the senate journal to foist
upon us the Baldwin commission for
the deliberate purpose of discrediting
the federation, is it unreasonable to
suppose that the business interests
that are Systematically evading the
state tax laws would use the board
OF education to destroy the organiza-
ton that is bringing them to book?
Since none of the discharged fed
Grafton members was marked inef-
fcient, and as their success in round
ing up the tax dodgers does not show
mental incompetence, it is only fair
to assume that their insubordination
consists in exercising their right as
citizens joined in voluntary associa-
ton to do their part in securing the
of the laws of the state"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

Chicago-Writing in the Chicago
Herald on the action of the board
of education in dismissing 6S school
teachers, including all of the officers
of the teachers federation, Stoughton
Cooley says:
There is worldwide struggle for
readjustment of economic condi-
tions. The most effective, and there
fore the most threatening forces
toward that end is doing so
through the means of taxation. The
leading spirits of the federation un-
dcrstand this and have thrown the
weight of their organization upon
that side. Fifteen years ago they
won suit in the courts against Chi
cago traction and other corporations
that increased the tax fund over
half million dollars year. They are
backing a suit now pending that, il
won, will enrich the city Golfers many
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13
Money Received Only From P. 0.

Washington-The senate has
amended section of the post office
appropriation bill which provides that
the post office department shall not
extend its present policy of sending
second class matter by freight trains.
An effort was made to abolish this
practice. on the ground that it gives
the post office officials club to use
on publications hostile to them. Ad-
vocates Of the plan pleaded economy
and insisted that many monthly mag
azines and other publications could
be forwarded by fast freight. 1t was
finally agreed that where a publisher
believes he is Disseminated against
he may appeal to the post office de-
partment and then to federal court
of appeals.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona did not
favor the plan, and in answering the
plea for economy, said:
"Mr. President, notice that these
economists. whenever it becomes nee
essary to save dollars, always resort
either TO the schools or the news
papers; they always resort first to
that which happens to affect the life
of the American people.
1--WE lose $80.000,000 in the trans
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

make loans through the medium oi
local associations OF farmer borrowers
or directly, as circumstances may de-
termine.
Any farmer who holds good title
can borrow money up to 50 per cent
of the appraised value of his land for
general agricultural purposes. The
loans is to be paid on the installment
plan and must run for not less than
five years or more than SO years, at
the option of the borrower. Interest
charges shall not exceed S per cent;
also an operating charge not to ex-
ceed per cent. Students of this leg
islation are confident that these fig
ures can be easily reduced when the
system is in complete working order.
Congress took the initial step in
rural credits legislation March 4, 1913,
when it authorized the president to
appoint commission for the purpose
of studying rural credits systems in
Europe. From the findings and re-
commentators of this commission
came the present legislation
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

The pickets were given permission
to carry a badge or scarf, with the
words "St German bakeries and res
taurants unfair to organized labor"
But nothing more, cautioned the court
No such words as Don't trade with
them, or Don't go into their stores" !"
or anything of that kind"
After denying these workers rights
that are conceded, without question,
business men and all other citizens,
Judge Tallman assured the plaintiff
company that it could sue individual
strikers for damages. He said:
Hence I think that this (the union)
being voluntary association, not be-
ing organized under any express stat
ute. it cannot be sued by an individu-
al, but the individual members may be
sued, just as the members of CO.
partnership may be sued"
In other words, if the strikers ex-
ercise their right of free speech they
may be sued for damages, not because
they violated any libel law, but be-
cause their statement OF facts regard
ing deplorable working conditions re-
duced the size of an employers pock-
etbook.
After they have paid all damages,
court costs and attorneys fees, Judge
Tallman can jail them, under contempt
of court proceedings, for not confin-
ing themselves to his mummified vo-
cabulary.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-07-13

I of that section of the Clayton act de-
claring that labor is not commodity.
Il am sorry" he said, that there
were any judges in the United States
who had to be told that. 1t is obvious
that it seems to be that that section
of the Clayton act were return to
the primer of human liberty, but if
judges have to have the primer open
ed before them, am willing to open
it,"
Referring to the display of Ameri-
can flags carried by the union work
ers in parade which he had review
ed as part of the exercises, the Presi-
dent said the flag always should recall
Americas duty in serving the world.
America Serves the World
America" he said, "did not come
into existence to make one more great
nation in the family of nations, to
show its strength and to exercise mas
terry. America opened her doors to
everybody who wanted to be free and
to have the same opportunity that
everybody else had to make the most
of his faculties and his opportunities
and America will retain its greatness
only so long as it retains and seeks to
realize those ideals. No man ought
to suffer injustice in America. No
man ought in America to fail to see
the deep dictate of humanity"
Mrs Wilson. Vice-President Mar
shall and several members of the Cab
met attended the exercises. Secre-
tary Wilson of the Labor Department
was master of ceremonies. President
Gompers of the Federation. who in
President Wilson. started a
prolonged demonstration by making
an appeal for support of the Presfs
dent in peace or war