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The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: How are you? l am fine and 1 guess you are to. Thought would write you a letter so you would know what to bring me. want a rag doll, a kitty, a doll and some candy and don't forget the other little girls and papa and mama and granma. 1 am four years old. Good bye.
 Jewel Ruppert.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: l wan. you to bring my little sister Dellar and a big doll, if you please. Dear Santa Claus 1 have two lit tie brothers Elmer and Lester and l want you to bring them something nice for Xmas.
 Your loving friend.
 Stella Higgins
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: l am a it. tie boy just three years old. know part of my letters. am a very good boy and help my ma ma. want you to bring me an air gun, a tool set, a box of chocslate candy. and a big vel low orange and don't forget the orphan children. Yours,
 Elmo Farris Byrd
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: am a little boy about 2 gears old and l want you to bring me a gun, some fire crackers, a knife and also some oranges, nuts and candy. My name is w. T. Willis. And don t forget my little crippled sister. Her name is Mary. Good bye.
 w. T. Willis
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Clans: Please bring me a big doll for Xmas and some oranges and candy. Do you know where l live? l live on Market Street. Bring me pair of gloves and some nuts. 1 want a doll buggy, and don't forget the poor but bring them lots of presents, a story book and some stationery for Xmas, and bring the poor little boys and girls some oranges and nuts. Your grateful friend.
 Thelma Stiles.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: l am lit tie boy 4 years old and live in Ozark. 1 love mother and baby brother and l can carry wood for mama. l go to Sunday School so will tell you what l want. want a horse and wagon that l can play with and some candy and oranges.
 Robert Williams
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Old Santa: l am little school girl and get my lessons up good and mind. mother. l think that is gooh enough for me. l am 2 years old. want little doll, a box of candy and a nice little ring and bracelet. From
 Launenic Crouch.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: 1 want you to bring me a doll trunk. would be glad to get that much, please bring me a little stove. Mable, what do you want Santa Claus to bring you? 1 want him to bring me a doll bed for Xmas, and l want him to bring the oth- CT little children something too. l guess that is all, goodbye San ta Claus. From
 Maggie Bray.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: l thought l would write you a letter so you wouldent forget me. l am II years old and go to school every day. I wish you would bring me a harp. a bycicle, a it- tie wagon, a story book and some candy, nuts and other stuff. Oh, yes l forgot to tell you l wanted a horn. And 1 guess will close.
 Bennie Dane
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: l am writ, ing to tell you what want for Xmas. l want a tinkertoy. Brad. leys transparent water colors, an iron bank, a rubber ball and 2 set of dOminoes. And I want some caudy, nuts. and bananas.
 Your friend,
 Rudy Moore
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
Gladys Vaught. ',

Dear Santa Claus: l am writ ing to tell you what want for Christmas. 1 want a doll, a doll cradle. a little trunk, a story book. a pair of skates, a bicycle and some candy, nuts and pana- mas. Your little ftiend.
 Ruth Moore
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Old Santa Clous: l have tried to be good little boy and 1 don't want you to forget me Xmas. 1 want a kuife, french harp. some oranges. candy and apples so don't forget me Xmas.
 NceH Vaught
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Mir. Santa: l am a little boy six years old and live at Watalula Ark. 1 want you to bring me a toy pistol, a knife snd some candy and oranges, Please don't forget my little baby brother. His name is Doyle. will close.
 Ray Naught
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: would like for you to bring me an air gun. a foot ball and some candy and nuts. 1 guess that will be all l want for this Christmas. Some other little boys and girls will want something too. Your friend,
 Fredrick Shaver
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa Claus: Will you bring me some nuts and some candy please. and bring me bi- cycle, a top and a buildmore and bananas please. Your friend
 Claude Wakefield.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: l am 12 years old. I want a story book, an air ship and some candy, nuts. or anges and toys. Guess had bet ter not ask for very much for fear 1 ask for to much.
 Aubrey James
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: ] will tell you what 1 want, l wont ask for much as everything is so high, but if you will bring me a good pocket knife l will he very prate- ful. Yours
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
Letters To Santa Claus Letters To Santa Claus

Dear Santa: Please bring my two brothers and 1 g wagon, some candy. apples. oranges, nuts and don't forget to bring us some fire crackers. Yours
 Paul Mackie.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Old Santa: 1 am a little girl 10 years old and as it is not long till Xmas l thought l would write and tell you what want. l want a doll and a doll bed,, a toy piano and some candy. nuts and oranges.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
LettersT 0 Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus: You will please bring me gun. an axe and some eaaa eaaaa 5. oranges and nuts Your little friend.
 Eldred McGehee
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: Please bring me a wagon, some candy. apples, oranges. nuts ard some fire crackers. am , years of age, am a bic boy and l will look for you. Sc goodbye
 Robert Mackie.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13

Dear Santa: ! will tell you what l want, l would be glad if you would bring my two little broth CTS and q good wagon, some candy, nuts, oranges. apples and a tie. Yours
 Herbert Mackie.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
Letters To Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus: 1 want a trycicle, a doll, a doll house and a doll bed.
 Frances Hooper
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
Letters To Santa Claus

Dear old Santa: Please bring me a cook stove, a little tub and rub board, some dishes. candy, apples, oranges. nuts, a doll and a doll bed. Your little girl.
 Ollie Mackie.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-13
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 Lucas County. ss.
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Co aonior partner of the firm of F. J. ChAney q Co, doing hnsinsss in the City 0t TOisdo. County and State aforesaid. el4 that enid firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH 1EOdCINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
 GWorn to before me and subscribed in my prepence. this Sth day of December ~ O. 1ooG. A. w. GLEASON,
 NoaD Notary Public.
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LEADERS AGREE ON
ADJOURNMENT PLAN
CONTINUED from page One)

it can be submitted to republican con-
ference called to meet tomorrow, but it
seemed assured that the limited legisla-
tive programme would be agreed to.
Such a programme would eliminate con-
sideration at this session of the corrupt
practice bill and the bill to enlarge the
interstate commerce commission. The
corrupt practice measure is one of those
whose passage before adjournment is
earnestly desired by President Wilson,
but Senate leaders believed tonight he
would not insist. At the White House it
was said the President had not yet con-
sidered the subject in the light Of the
steering committees decision.
Democrats and republicans, eager to
get home for the campaign. began to de-
sert the Senate chamber for cloak room
and committee room conferences as soon
as word was passed around early in the
day that leaders had new adjournment
plan. In calling up the ship bill, Sena-
tor Simmons served notice on his col
leagues that they could leave the cham
Der to attend to other business without
disturbing him. They promptly acted on
the suggestion At one time during the
day Senator Gronna was the only re-
publican in the chamber, and the demo-
cratic senators remaining were non
attentive.
Senator Nelson attacked the bill for the
republicans, particularly opposing the pro-
vision which would permit government
owned ships to participate in American
coastwse shipping. Senator Fletcher
urged the passage of the measure.
Republican senators will discuss the bill
for several days, but no determined fight
will be conducted, and democrats who
revolted against the measure two years
ago have united with their colleague in
it's support. A vote probably will be
reached Monday or Tuesday.
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ordered with tents to the flooded dis
tricts. So serious is the situation that
Governor Hatfield left the city tonight
to go to the scene of devastation
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PAPER CRISIS TO
COME IN OCTOBER
This Is Month When Present
Contracts Come Up for
Renewal

Washington, August 9.-The crisis in the
news print paper situation, which al
ready has cut down newspaper profits
enormously, will not be reached till late
October, when contracts come up for re-
newal, according to reports received from
many sources by the federal trade COM
mission. The presidential election, to-
gether with the European war, is expected
to increase an already unparalleled de-
mand for news print, which manufac-
turers tell the trade commission they
will hardly be able to meet. This year
for the first time they have not been
able to lay up a large reserve during
the summer.
The trade commissions report on its
investigation of news print prices, it was
announced today, will be made not later
than October /, regardless of whether
Congress still is in session. Probably
brief extract will be given out two weeks
beforehand, summarizing the findings. AS
yet the mass of material has not been
sufficiently digested for officials to indi-
cate definitely it's trend.
The great question in deciding whether
there has been collision among the man.
ufacturers to boost prices unduly is said
to be whether the increased demand for
paper has been entirely disproportionate
to the increased production. Manufac-
turers claim that publishers are using 20
per cent more paper than ever before.
Consumption figures presented to the
commission, however, vary widely. G.. F.
Steele, secretary Of the News Print Man
ufacturers' association, has estimated that
figures for June show "the largest daily
production of news print ever recorded. :"
Shipments, he declared, represented So
per cent of this production.
None of the sub stitutes for pulp recently
suggested is commercially feasible, &C
cording to officials of the various bu-
reaus interested. Cotton stalks, most fire.
quently mentioned, would be prohibitively
expensive to collect, they say. The same
situation holds for corn stalks, broom
corn, rice straw and fax. AS yet the
experiments have not passed the labor
atory stage and SO far as is known no
commercial use of the discoveries is con-
templated anywhere.
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West Virginia Cloudburst
Nav Have Caused Death
Of $50 People, is Report

Charleston, w. Va, August "a
cloudburst swept the Cabin creek and
Coal river valleys today. spreading de-
vastation throughout the district. Ad-
vices tonight were meagre owing to
interrupted wire and rail communica-
tion but various reports estimated the
loss of life at from IL to $50 persons.
The property damage was placed at not
less than $1,0Oo,000.
Two companies of the West Virginia
National Guard, encamped at Kanawha
City, tonight were ordered to the flood
zone with tents and supplies by Gov
ing made up here.
Eleven bodies have been recovered,
three at Cabin Creek Junction and
eight at Dry Branch.
Scores of houses were swept down
the two streams. More than 80 build
ings were counted passing one point
in Cabin creek today. Many of them
crashed into the piers of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad bridge, which
had been washed out, and were de-
molished.
Late today boy was seen on top OF
one of the houses. An effort to rescue
him failed and he disappeared in the
water.
A large bridge on the line of the
Charleston Interurban Railway COM
pany was washed away near Cabin
Creek Junction.
The damage to railroads, coal, oil
and gas properties was heavy.
Two passenger. trains, one of which
is a Sunday school excursion train
carrying 900 persons, were marooned
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Special Bargains
by Merchants in
Today's Age-Herald

M. We'll & Brother feature Hart
Schaffner Marx clothes at SIS.
Office Outftters company feature
''Kum- Bak' ribbons
Rich offers SO pairs of Stetson 81
patent oxfords at s4,95.
Clark G. Jones say Steinway pianos
can be bought at old prices until Sep
TENDER /.
Cable Shelby Burton Piano company
offers player pianos on three-year
terms.
Porters $3.50 and So oxfords reduced
to $6.75.
Blachs fine tropical worsteds, SIS
values, $11.75.
Goldstein's comet sale starts this
morning at o'clock.
Loveman, Jospeh & Loeb offer $1.25
and $1.50 crepe de chine at 89c per
yard
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FRENCH MAKE GAINS
ON SOMME FRONT;
HOLDING AT VERDUN
CONTINUED from rage One,

The number of prisoners taken south of
Zalocze has reached u officers and $3.50
men.
South of the Dniester the allied (Teu-
ton1c) troops have been drawn back be-
hind the Niznioff-T ysmienitza- Ottynia
line
The official statement dealing with OBJ
eratlons on the western front SAYS:
Ihe attacks by the British and French
reported yesterday as taking place north
OF the Somme have now been broken
The British left 10 officers and 374 I'M
wounded men as prisoners in our hands
Ihey also lost six machine guns Severe
sangulnary loss was inflicted upon the
enemy.
"A strong British attack last night
from the Ovillers- Bazentin-Le- Petit line
failed.
'On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun 'front.' important French forces
carried out repeated attacks in the
Ihlaumont-Fleury sector and in the
Chap1tre mountain woods Under the
most severe losses from our fire and
our bayonet attacks at various places.
the enemy was compelled to give wav
The number of prisoners to have fallen
into our hands has increased to about
$50 men,"
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JUSTICE BRANDEIS
AND SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR NAMED
CONTINUED from Page One)

(COnt1nueO from rage One1
until they have been ratified both by
President Wilson and General Carranza.
Withdrawal of American troops, coupled
with the framing of a protocol to cover
future military expeditions, will be the
first subject discussed, to be followed
by an investigation of the underlying in
terests behind border raids.
1t is regarded as probable that the
commission may tour the border and in
terview military and civil authorities on
both sides of the line before it can COM
plete it's task.
Mr.. Arredondo issued a statement to-
day saying that Ramon Soils, one of the
bandits involved in the massacre of
American mining men at Santa Ysabel
had been captured near Minaca, tried,
condemned and sentenced to death.
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POSTPONE OPENING
NEW YORK SCHOOLS
New High Record of 81
Deaths From Paralysis
Causes This Action

New York August 9-Methods of serum
treatment in cases of infantiIe paralysis
based on scientific principles and from
which beneficial results have been OBJ
tanned were outlined tonight by Dr. Haven
Emerson, city health commissioner.
One of these methods, the commissioner
stated. consists of using the fluid with
drawn by spinal puncture and reinjected
simultaneously or fundamentally into
the same patient. Another method is
spinal injections of blood serum derived
the disease.
The new high record of 81 deaths today
resulted in a decision to postpone the
opening of the public schools set for
September H.
Washington, August 9.-Persistency of
infantile paralysis in spite of all efforts
of state and federal officials caused the
federal public health service today to re-
quest state health authorities through
out the country to send representa- tives
to conference here August IT to discuss
means for preventing a further spread
of the disease
Although officials insisted that there
was no occasion for panic over the cpl
demic in New York and other eastern
states, it was understood they had been
aroused to the necessity of determined
and organized fight against it.
Plans for closer cooperation will be
worked out at the conference here and d
prominent place will be given to discus
sion of methods of treatment
1t was said the meeting had not been
called because there was any fear of a
countrywide epidemic, but authorities
from all the states had been invited be-
cause that was customary in the fire.
quent conferences called by the service
to discuss such subjects.
The service has collected a mass of
Information on the prevalence of paraly-
sis much of it coming from it's own
physicians already assigned to work with
state authorities in eastern states, and
service officials have watched the situa-
ton very closely. They emphasized to-
night that everything possible was being
done with the means at hand. 1t is
known, however, that some puzzlng fea-
lures of the present outbreak have been
discovered and the service is anxious to
get the benefit of a wide range of scen-
tific skill and to draw on the experiences
of health authorities in all sections for
guidance in treatment.
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near st. Adams and efforts to reach
them failed.
Governor Hatfield returned tonight
from Huntington, where he had gone
to attend the republican state conven.
ton tomorrow, and will take charge
of the relief work tomorrow.
Looting began tonight at the mouth
of Cabin creek, where 40 or SO ruined
houses were dashed to pieces.
telephone message from Cabin
creek tonight said the rescuers had
been able to penetrate as far as Mi
ami, six miles from the mouth of the
creek.
Everything up to that point was in
ruins and the situation was growing
worse as the workers advanced toward
the headwaters. The town of Acme
was the scene of the worst destruction
and loss of life. Other towns known
to have been practically destroyed on
this creek were Rondy, Miami, Sharon,
Dawes, Kayford and Eskdale.
Seven families were missing at Esk-
dale.
Information received at the Chesa-
peake and Ohio offices here tonight
indicated that conditions on Coal river
were little if any better than those on
Cabin creek. Indirect communication
from Madison indicated great property
damage, but no loss of life there.
A local freight train on the Coal river
division of the Chesapeake and Ohio
was washed away. Members of the
crew saved their lives by swimming to
higher ground.
Huntington, w. Va, August 9.-Gov-
ernor Hatfield, who arrived here tonight
to attend the state republican convention,
ordered special relief trains to the Coal
river and Cabin creek districts where, &C
cording to reports, more than one hun
bred have been drowned and 5000 home
less. Two companies of Second regiment
West Virginia National Guard, have been
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Mrs. ]. M. Brown

Andalusia, August Especial. )-Funer-
al services of Mrs. J. M. Brown, aged
81 years, who died Monday afternoon at
the family residence, Muscadine, were
conducted from the Methodist church at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev.
]. B. Miller pastor of the church, Off
ciated. Interment was made in Musca-
dine cemetery Mrs. Brown is survived
by her children, L. e. Brown of Anda-
lusia, Mrs. 7. N. Davis, w. r. Brown,
and Paul Brown of Birmingham, Mrs
w. w. Cochran of Argo, and Mrs. P. w.
Smith of Muscadine.
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Deaths and Funerals
Isaac L. Fraleigh

The body of Isaac L. Fraleigh, who
died Tuesday night at II o'clock at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. S. ]. Mohr,
in MONTGOMERY, after an illness of sew
cral months, will be received here at 9
o'clock this morning by the Johns I'm
dertaking company. The body will be
taken to Cemetery Emanuel for inter-
ment. Mr.. Fraleigh formerly resided in
Birmingham. The deceased is survived
by one son, Harold Fraleigh, and one
daughter, Mrs S. J. Mohr, both of MoAt-
gomery
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S. Moughon, Thomas Moughon and L. j.
Moughon, and two sisters, Mrs, Walter
Unzicker of Birmingham, and Mrs. P. WI
Bonner of Tallapoosa. The pallbearers
will be E. F. Morgan, w. w. Odum, S. j..
Nance, Hugh Seals, B. f. Tyler and
e. j. Rowe.
Mr.. Moughon has been a resident of
Birmingham for more than % years. At
the time of his death he was employed
as a salesman for the Armour Packing
company. He has many friends through
out the state who will be grieved to learn
Of his death.
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE PRISONERS

Petrograd, August 9.--(Via London)
The Russian official statement issued
today reads:
'In the region east of Sviniuchy, our
troops launched an attack and cap
tured portion of the enemy's
trenches, taking 10 officers and 500
men prisoer.
''On the River Koropiec, the enemy
was driven out of his fortified POSI-
ton and out troops captured the left
bank of the river up tos the point of
it's juncture with the Dniester.
south of the Dniester, the troops of
General Letchitzky continued to pursue
the enemy and drove them out of a
series of villages and heights, which
they had occupied, and reached the
river Tlumach, tributary of the Dnie-
ster At o'clock in the evening OF
the Sth, our troops occupied the town
of Tysmientsa and a ridge of heights
northeast as far as the right bank OF
the Dniester, and the right bank of the
River Vorone to south of Tlsmienitsa
as far as Stokovobeia.
'In these battles tn troops of General
Letchitzky took up to the 18th of Au-
gust SO officers and 7400 men pris-
oner Among the prisoners were $500
Germans, 1000 of whom were men
toned in the communication of Au-
gust s, They also captured five guns,
including three of heavy calibre. 6S
machine guns. number of limbers
and some bomb mortarS."
Tonights statement reads
Having crossed to the right bank
of the Koropice river, we repulsed the
enemy and seized a series of heights
in the region west of Velesnioup and
southwark as far as the bridge over
the Dniester on the Nizioff- Monaster-
zyska railroad.
I'm retiring, the enemy damage the
bridge Here the enemy launched two
counter attacks, which we repulsed.
then we assumed the offensive and
took prisoner five officers and Ala men
and captured one gun and a number of
machine guns.
'In the region of Tysmienitra, our
advance guards progressed westward
in the direction of Stanislau."
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G.. w. Moughon

Gordon w. Moughon, aged 40 years,
died at his late residence, 1904 Twelfth
avenue, north, Norwood, at 6:45 o'clock
yesterday morning. Funeral services will
be held from the residence at 10 o'clock
this morning. The Rev. S. T. Slaton,
pastor of the Norwood Methodist church,
will officate. Interment will be made
in Elmwood cemetery, Lige 10y in
charge. Mr.. Moughon is survived by his
widow two sons. Gordon Moughon, Jr.,
and Morris Moughon; three brothers, w.
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PERSONAL

DIR. and Mrs. Felix Tarrant left Bir-
mingham for Greenville yesterday to
attend the funeral services of Mrs
Tarrant's sister, Mrs. John F. McMul-
len, who died Tuesday at her late home
there.
Miss Mollie Weinstein, local delegate
to the Zionist convention at Phila-
delphia. returned to the city yester-
day. Miss Weinstein visited Washing
ton, New York and several other
cities while on her trip.