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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-28
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Napoleon bowed, and so tbs matter
wa& settled.
The Countess Rogfua RoGiDy was
lei into the room.
Astra embraced the countess kindly.
Welcome 10 cur continent, my dear
eognfe2e-7
CzanF1as HSSfnY Bo6Bz1 Her heart
Seemed touched by the kind reception
given her By the representative Of the
greatest republic! But though Napo-
leon Edigon wa& & scientist, inventor
and z discoverer, he could not zee into
the heart Of the weak, beautiful WON
sn- Had he known what was going
On within II, he woqld have acted DIFF
ferenfly
Agtr& Invited the countess 10 stay
with her In the Crystal Palace. It
was almost midnight when Napoleon
left assuring Agtra that he would call
for her At ele7en the next evening.
Al the time appointed he was at the
hcsor With 4 powerful automobile. Az
ira refused 70 sit In the tonneau Of the
machine, 70 Napoleon assisted her to
the seat beside him at the wheel and
ghe let her hand regt lightly On his
arm. The big machine ran evenly out
Of town, into the suburbs, and turned
into q big garden that Wac natural
forest. The large mansion wag desert.
ed, but garage showed signs Of life
A broad stream Of light spread out
into the quiet summer night from one
window. The sound Of Napoleon's
horn must. have been familiar to the
occupant Of the building, ar the large
DOOR vas pughed open in time 10 lei
the large car enter.
Napoleon stopped the car and az
sisted the President down. Then tax
ing the arm Of a man who opened the
door. he gaid:
"EzceIlency, allow me to present Mr.
Santos Duprel my best and trusted
comrade."
The short man bowed with rever
si1ce.
rs everything ready?" asked Napo
leon. The little man nodded.
Napoleon opened door and led hia
guest through It; Santos locked the
door Of the garage and followed them.
The room they entered opened sky.
ward. A shimmering object, entirely
nlllng the place, cleaned In the star.
Hight. Napoleon led the President up
q few steps, into a small space that
was inclosed, but with something that
was perfectly transparent, and asked
her to cit down on q couch.
win you kindly wait here for a few
moments?" he asked, and he went fur.
fher forward. Astra's eyes became
used TO the dim light; she saw Napo-
leon stop before come complicated
mechanism and a steering wheel. San
fGg came and closed the door through
which they had entered the car. Elec-
trio sparks flew from something at
the front.
Are you ready2' asked Santos
Ready" was Napoleon'g reply as
he turned lever. The machine start
ed upward and two huge wings that
Astra had not noticed before, began to
beat the air. She had not experienced
the slightest shock, yet she realized
that they we're going up with great
velocity. The machine was practically
poigeless, the only gound being a
whistling murnur caused by the teat.
ing wings.
The coolness was perceptible and
Astra wrapped her cloak more closely
about her. Napoleon gave a twist TO
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try lydia 2. Psnkhsmis Vegetable Con-
pound / took SIX bottles ard today L
an healthy woman able to do my ozn.
hcQsewcrk. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia e Pinkhzn's
Vegetable Compound and find cut for
themselves how good 1t L. Mrs. CARL.
a. KIESo, 596 North Ave, Aurora, III
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials On file at the Pinkharn Lab
oratory, many of which are from Tina
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value Of Lydia z Pink
hams Vegetable COMPOUND, IN the,
treatment of female Ills.
Every ailing woman In the United
States il cordially invited to writs to
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confdential, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. 1t Is free, win bring yoa health.
and NAV save your life.
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AmerIcana and the Rich.

The United States Is perhaps the
only country in the world in which
money, in itself, carries no public hon
or with it, and in which even the MOST
lavish heaving Of coins to the rabbIe
goes unrewarded An English Carne-
gle would have had seat in the house
Of lords twenty years ago; French
Rockefeller would have sported the
grand Gordon of the Legion OF Honor
before he ever sported a toupee; d
German Morgan could never have es-
capped the Red Eagle and privy coun-
Gil. But in the United States a great
fortune is the most effective Of all bars
TO public dignity and preferment, and
even to private respect Our Ryans
and Harrimans are not idols, but tar
gets; the one sure way to make stir
In politics is to attack them success.
fully.-H. l.. Mencken in Smart Set.
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These are single
stgeeslSs-thass al
that's in there, -
announced the
nrrSe after an e.
Us0gatf0n 81 the
hall closet
@Oh those are
for the maids
bed" Il G 9 Il
turned restiess y
On her fever-heat-
sd pillow. Look
On the ] o " g r
shelt-"
There's only
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DAISY az killer
Pardonzoye Pride.

Z91S-I have decided to 60 out for
the golf team l have such good.
build for golf, yoa know.
1319-What do you mean BY having.
q good build for golff
191s-Well, / look so wen in knick-
ers.-TIgeT.
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FEEE 12Al1 - Ii
Ee.k and sides unit
I became 30 weak L
cn1ad hardly walk
from chair 70 chair,
and got 30 nrvous
/ would jump at the
slightest noise /
was entirely unfit
TO do my hcss-
work. / Ezs giving
up hope Of ever be-
ing well, when my
sister asked me &C
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In Bed.

John-Tm going TO kill that mosQui--
to.
Wife-Don't bother, John.
John-You think I want TO be bit
ten Just as | doze off?
Wife-But they always buzz first.
They buzz like q telephone.
John-Yes, and like a telephone
buzz, they don't buzz till the connec-
tons been made."-Chaparral.
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TIE occasional uRs Of Roman Eye BsiszEs
at night up1z retiring Will Prevsat and rs--
Hevs tired eyes, Es1sTy eys8 ami eye strain
Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-28

Does your sons new occupation as
an aviator suit him?" "Weil, not
down to the ground"
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MRS. EIESO SICK
SEVEN MONTHS
Restored b Health By Lydia Z
Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound.

Arrurz. T.-aF0r ssyen long Months
-Teraa fr0ra female trouble, Eith.
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From a mothers point of view Il is
always the sins of the father that are
visited on the children.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
STRIKE BREAKERS
THREATEN STRIKE
ON W.R. &E. LINES

Claiming unfair treatment at the
hands of officials of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and
insisting that the individual contract
they signed gives them no protection
against injustlces, number OF
motormen and conductors are threat
ening to strike.
The men who today say they are
on the verge OF walking out and leav-
ing their cars were employed TO
take the places of the unionized train
men who went on strike March IL.
H. A. Shugart. a former conductor,
who says he was discharged without
proper cause. has presented, list OF
grievances to Clarence p. King. presi-
dent of the traction company. He
has been promised an answer TO the
prottkt, he says. Unless the reply II
satisfactory, 1t is said, many of the
trainmen will leavo the employ OF
the company.
At least twenty-five men are said to
have voluntarily quit working for the
company because of their diosatisfac-
ton with conditions and realiza-
ton that the individual contract gives
the company all the protection 1t
wants against strikes, but doCs not
protect the men
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
2OPERCENT RAISE
GIVEN TO NURSES
Of CITY'S KIDD|ES

Two hundred and forty-fout nurses
and caretAkers in charge of the wards
of the Board OF Childrens' Guardians,
most OF whom are women, will be
given an increase of 20 per cent in
their wages, when their pay enve.
lopes for July are handed to them
next Monday.
The Increase has been made out Of
lump sum appropriated by Con.
gress for the maintenance of the
board. It was ordered because OF the
increased cost OF living here, as well
as elsewhere.
The increase dates from the first of
last month. The rate heretofore has
been from SIS to SIS per month.
After receiving their pay Monday,
the nurses and caretakers will be
asked to attend a meeting in the
board room of the District building at
2:3O where plans for aiding in the
conservation OF the city's food supply
will be discussed. A demonstration
on canning will be given by Miss
Mary Wharton Thurston of the De-
pArtment OF Agriculture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FOR MAI. GEN. WESTON

Funeral services for Maj. Gen. John
X. Weston, ~ years old, who dis
tinRuished himself in the civil war,
under Custer in the Indians wars, and
as a brigadier general il the Spanish
American war, and who died in u
hospital at Briarclin Manor. n. Y.
yesterday after a brief illness, will be
held tomorrow in Arlington National
Cemetery with military honors.
Maj. Gen. Weston had a long and
notable military career. When he
was 20 years old he was awarded the
Congressional medal for gallantry at
Wetumka, Ala, April ,, 1865, where
with five men he swan across the
river, defeated a Confederate force,
and captured a steamboat loaded with
supplies.
He fought many battles with the
Cheyennes. by whom he was known
as "YelIowhead" and dreaded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
PRESERVING JAR PRICE
RISE BRANDED AS UNDUE

Advance in price OF glass jars for
canning and preserving by retail
dealers of the country are not war
ranted, according to a statement from
the Department of Agriculture.
1t is intimRted that the rise in price
is merely. due to the greed Of certain
dealers who are trying to take adj
vantage of the emergency preserving
and canning campaign OF the Depart
ment.
Reports to the Department it is de-
clared indicate that tho advances by
retailers apparently date from the
beginning OF the emergency cam
paign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
Tango Toes Bar
Many Society Men
From Draft Army

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4.-"Tango
toes" thought to be caused by ex-
cessive dancing, is a prevailing
defect found among the young
men presenting themselves for
examination as applicants for the
new draft army in the fashionable
Sewiekley and the Squirrel Hill
districts.
Many OF the young men passed
examination as perfect speci-
mems OF manhood until the
examining physicians came to
their feet. Here many OF the APP
pllcants failed to come up to
specifications. Toes overlapping,
joints raised to knots, callouses
and corns in abundance, fiat feet
and many other deformities were
displayed by the applicants.
Most Of the men were unable to
give reasons for the condition Of
their pedal extremities, but one
youngster solved the mystery by
answering that he was suffering
from tango toes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
GETS HIS RIBS BROKEN
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

Thrown from his seat when his
automobile collided with another ma
chine at Sixth and Q streets north
west today, Jacob Rlatzkin, grocer,
OF 635 Florida avenue northeast, sus-
tanned several broken ribs.
He was placed in a passing wagon
and taken to George Washington Uni
versity Hospital, where IL was said
his condition is not critical.
Mrs. Clara Myers. of 3214 Wiscon-
sin avenue northwest, operator OF the
other machine, escaped uninJured-
Both, machines were damaged con
siderably
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
MAY PERMIT SALVARSAN
TOBE MADE IN AMERICA
Bill Allows Manufacture Of Medi-
cines Patented by Enemies.

The manufacture OF salvarsan may
be permitted in the United States. de-
spite patents held by Germans. IL the
trading with the enemy act Is passed.
Section 10 of the act empowers the
Trade Commission to authorize such
manufacture in this country of any
compound upon which an enemy may
hold a patent
Salvarsan patented In 1911 Is
bringing a price in the United States
said to ne $4,000 q pound, though 1t
costs but about a dollar a pound TO
make It. Two Germans own the pat
ent, and the composition is the re-
suit of hundreds of experiments In
the Speyer Haus, at Frankfort, an
institute similar to the Rockefeller
Institute in this country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
INDoRsE HOOVER.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Aug. A
Commanding the Government for its
action and purpose to Increase and
conserve food production and to exer-
else necessary control over its dis
tribution, the Association OF Ameri
can Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
has made formal offer of aid and sup
port to any duly constituted authority
in charge OF the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs w. H. Williams Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs George Cater, in Anniston and will remain for visit during Mrs Caters stay with her sis ter, Mrs. Jemison, in Macon, Ga. Mrs Jemison will be remembered as Miss Ruth Williams of this city.
 Mrs Letcher Pipper and children who are the guests of relatives in An niston, will return home this week.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Harvey Watt and little son of Branford, Canada, will arrive early next month and will be the guests of Mrs. Watts parents, Dr. and Mrs L. G. Woodson, at their home on South Nineteenth street.
 Mrs. B. H. Craig, who spent the past week in the city as the guest of MT. and Mrs w. N. Malone, has returned to her home in Selma. Mrs Craig came up to attend the board meeting of the Federated clubs and remained over to the Ballet Russe and grand opera.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Charles R. Bell, who were expecting to attend grand opera in Birmingham at week-end visit as Mrs Darby Browns guests, and to join several of her sisters and their husbands and Mir and Mrs. Tartt of Livingston, were disappointed and had to give up the trip on account of the illness of their baby.-Anniston Star and Hot Blast.
 Mrs. S. H. Bennett of Jacksonville is the guest of relatives in this city
 Mrs. Frank Nelson. Jr., who has spent the past few days in Anniston as the guest of Mrs. John B. Knox, has returned home.
 MT. and Mrs John Frye have re- turned from Anniston, where they spent the past few days as guests of Mrs. Turner.
 MT. wadsworth Wood, who has been in business in North Carolina, has re- gently been transferred to Birming- ham.
 MT. Palmer Cunningham has recently gone to New York, where he will re- side
 Mr. oscar Underwood, Jr.. who is stationed at Fort Sam Houston, is spending a few days in the city with relatives. He will return to his post on Frlday.
 Mrs L. w. Hunter of Montgomery is the guest of her sisters, Mrs Marvin Wise and Miss Bessie Merritt, at their home on Highland avenue
 Miss Louise Moultrie of Rome, Ga. is the guest of Miss Catherine Carey. and will be one of the out-of-town guests at Miss Carey's debut party this evening at the Country club. Later she will be the guest of Miss Emily Dixon.
 Mir. and Mrs l. F. Young, who have spent sometime in Florida. will return home on Saturday.
 Mir and Mrs. l.. R. Dellerstedt of Troy spent few days in the city as the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Bowling.
 Mrs. l.. R. Dellerstedt, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Bowling, has returned to her home in Troy, ac- companied by Mrs Bowling
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willing to patronize the best musical at
 fractions. Giving amateur operas is to my mind one of the very best ways of
 educating people to grand opera. A single cast of an amateur performance
 enlists the services of hundred or more people, and each of these naturally has following, all of whom are interested in their work and in music generally"
 "In presenting The Mikado,' I believa Birmingham will see one of the best ann
 ateur operas ever produced here,' Miss
 Whips said proudly There are some
 beautiful voices employed and everybody knows how attractive the music is. The role of Pitti Sing, one of the three little maids is quite likeable, although the little Geisha girl is an awful awful, story teller, but she has some pretty music to sing and that always evens up things.
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The Birmingham Opera Association Has
 Lovely Member in Miss Clara Whips
 Who Will Sing ''Ptti Sing in ''The Mikado'
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

By OOLL1 LA llIG II mHLAL
 6N HERE'S nothing so lovely as youth; nothing so inspiring; nothing so
 S sweet; and when MT. Robert Lawrence, the popular director of the Birmingham Opera association. chose Miss Clara Whips to do the part of Pitt Sing" in The Mikado," which will be presented Thursday evening at the Jef- ferson theatre, he must have had this In mind.
 Miss Whips is from Gadsden and at present is making her home in Birming- ham, where she occupies a responsible position in the public schools teaching at the South Highlands school. Just out of college, from Agnes Scott, where she went to school for several years, Miss Whips comes with all the enthusiasm, the beauty and the charm of youth, putting her best efforts into everything she undertakes
 Miss Whips is one of the prettSest girls I've had the good fortune to meet in many many days; she's still in her teens, and with her tall, graceful figure, her big
 brown eyes. black hair and peach NtON SAllly WAIA llAO cuulllOIl OI tAO liltSe glorious pair of hazel eyes that you'vs ever looked into, she really is wonder. full type
 Miss Whips has all the sweetness and innocence of youth and her debut in Opera" Thursday evening, when she will make her bow as Pitt Sing" is really quite the big event in her life. "Of course every girl thinks about go- ing on the stage" Miss Whips laughingly said when she was chatting with ma about the opera, "and I'm not different from anybody else, but Ssh; don't even breathe that; it wouldn't do."
 You mean opposition at home? Old fashioned ideas? Stage a dreadful place for young girls?" I questioned. Not word; just silence; So I knew
 Anyway, this is Just sort of make believe, this 'Pitti Sing affair."" I sug- gested.
 Its awfully hard work just the same, said the pretty girl. Tt means a tre- mendous amount of work because MT. Lawrence Is, oh! just too particular for words While the operas given by the Birmingham Opera association are, strictly speaking, amateur affairs at the same time nothing short of the very best we can do pleases MT. Lawrence. You see, he has been a professional opera singer back in the days when he starred under the direction of Mr. Henry Savage, and so he knows it all by heart, and he doesn't like slouchy, droll, work. The stars and the chorus of the opera work just as hard as professionals, and we have an awfully good time, too. It's all very congenial and MT. Lawrence is the most wonderful man in the world While this is the first really preten- tious thing I've done on the stage" Miss Whips said, "at the same time I've al-
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strict Skule' will be held this evening in the basement of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, at 8:15 o'clock. The af- fair will be given for the benefit of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church on February 10 at the Jefferson
 The Catholic Woman's club of West End will meet with Mrs. Julian Vigo at 1000 Thirteenth street, south, today
 Special luncheons will be served Mon- day and Tuesday during the suffrage convention in the orangerie of the Tut wiler hotel, beginning at 12:30. Reserva- tions may be made through Mrs. Ed mund Armes, chairman of the commit tee, at the Ridgely.
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ways done lot of things in this line. I've always played the piano and I've al- ways sung, too, and in the little affairs at school and other things I've taken part and have enjoyed it immensely. My work in the public schools, too, demands musical training. At least it is very nice to be able to make some sort of showing musically."
 q think Birmingham is very apprecia- tive of music' Miss Whips said, and is
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..Pro. Measure Killed

Columbia, S. C., February 6.-After pass ing the Richey bill, prohibiting the ship ment into or the storing in South Caro- lima of any intoxicating beverages Friday bv a vote of 7s to B, from second to third reading. the house of representa- lives this rnorrlng, on the final reading of the measure. recommiIteo u oy a vote tically killing the bill under the rules of the house.
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growing more so; the recent perform ances of grand opera have been wonder ful and the patronage enormous. This, think, shows that we are growing very
 metropolitan in our ideas and that we are
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The board of managers of the Mercy Home Industrial school will hold the regular monthly meeting this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the school.
 The next regular rehearsal of the Dee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
GENERAL SIBERT ON
 VISIT TO GADSDEN
Judge Blackwood Charges Grand Jury
 of Etowah County

Gardsden, February 6.-(Special.) Brig. Gen. William Luther Sibert, in charge of the coast artillery of the Pacific coast, is in Gadsden, the guest of his brothers, S. H. and Olin Sibert. He came here Saturday night from Bowling Green, Ky where he visited his son. He has just returned from the Panama canal zone where he went on matters connected with the estab Iishment there of military post by the war department General Sibert de- clined, of course, to say anything as to his plans or any defense arrange ments the government may contem- plate on the coast as result of the present situation.
 Enforcement of the prohibition law and of the statute against the selling Of cigarettes to minors were features of the first charge given by Judge J. E. Blackwood to the grand jury un- der the new court system. He also aimed blow at the high cost of liv- ing
 The per capita school apportionment which will give the county a total of 90-day term in the rural schools, in- stead of four months, as previously was announced.
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DEMONSTRATION IN FIRST
AID WORK NEXT SATURDAY
Women of Red Cross Society Invite
All Interested TO Attend.

Local women members of the Ma
ttonal Red Cross will give a demon
stration of "flrst-aid" work at the
Chapber of Commerce rooms Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. accord
ing q an announcement made yester-
day by Mrs G. Il. Lahman, president
of the Tulsa Federated Women's
clubs
This organization has for many
years taken an active part in all
civic work, and for the purpose of
stimulating interest i'm the patriotic
work of the Red Cross has arranged
for complete demonstration of this
important work next Saturday,
According to Mrs Lahman, the
demonstrations will he open to the
entire public, altho the membe OF
the various women's clubs of the city
and other civic organizations are re-
quested to attend.
Local physicians and nurses have
been secured to take part in the DEM
onstration, and all the work will be
done in accordance with the Red
Cross regulations covering this work.