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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

LIEUT. COL. w. l.. JENKINS
 Editor of Salvation Army publica- tions, who is taking leading part in the anniversary congress of the gulf division in session here.
  gress of the Salvation Army, which has been in session here four days.
 The schedule of services follows:
 At Southside Baptist-Col. Walter F.. Jenkins.
 At Sixty-sixth Street Baptist-Col. Rich ard E. Holz.
 At First Methodist Staff Captain William Halpin.
 At Eleventh Avenue Methodist-Maj. William S. Quirk.
 At West End Baptist-Brigadier A. w. Crawford.
 At St. Johns Methodist-Maj. J. Craw- ford.
 At sixty-seventh Street Methodist = Adjt. R. Norris.
 Walker Memorial Methodist-Brigadie E. White.
 At Mt. Vernon Methodist-Maj. H. Dodd.
 At Fountain Heights Methodist-Capt. c. Heights.
 At First Cumberland Presbyterian Adjt George Wiggins.
 At Handley Memorial-Maj. A. Widgery.
 At Second Presbyterian-Capt. G. B. Abrams.
 At West End Methodist-Adjt. Ira Nun selle At o'clock this afternoon the anni- versary address will be delivered by Lieut.-Col. w. l.. Jenkins, editor of the army publications. The meeting to be held at the First Christian church. Yesterday afternoon meetings were held on downtown street corners, at which speeches were made by many of the visit ing salvationists. Col. R. E. Holz and Lieutenant-Colonel Jenkins were among the speakers The congress, which has been In ses- sion here four days. has been attended by about 100 members, representing every corps in the gulf division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Farm Loan Officers Named

Washington. February 17.-Appoint- ment of officers and directors of the federal farm loan bank at Columbia, S. C.. was announced today by the board as follows: President. F. J H. Won Engelken of East Palatka, Fla. recently resigned as director of the mint; vice president, l. l. Guions of Lugoff, & O.; secretary. Howard z. Arnold of Greenville, GA; treasurer, D. A. Houston of Monroe. N. c. The officers and S. c. Warner of Palatka, Fla. also are appointed as directors R. H. Welch of Columbia. s. C., was appointed registrar and attorney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
ELECT BAKER HEAD 0F COUNTY SCHOOLS Board of Education Names Successor to Superin-
 tendent McNeill

N. R. Baker. assistant county superin- tendent of education, was elected county superintendent by the board of educa- ton of Jefferson county yesterday. He succeeds J. NJ. McNeill, who has been county superintendent for the past four years.
 The election of MT. Baker caused some surprise in the official family of the county and it is understood it followed a stormy meeting of the board. His cleo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Report Is Corrected

Washington, February 17.-To correct reports published that Attorney General Gregory had given an opinion holding unconstitutional the law exempting rom taxation mortgages taken and bonds is- sued under the farm loan system. the farm loan board issued a statement to- day saving: "The fact is that the opinion of the Attorney General declares the law perfectly constitutional. The newspaper statements which have created wide- spread uneasiness are exactly opposed to the facts. Farm loan bonds are declared by the attorney general Of the united States to be legally and constituuonany exempt from all taxation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Rattle Is Rep0rted

Fl Paso, Tex. February n.-villa par tisans here today announced that bat fIe was fought near Santa Rosalie yes- terday between the forces of Francisco Villa and those of Gen. Francisco Mur- guia, the de facto commander. No details were received. They also announced the probable selection of Juan Bautiste Baca of Parral, as provisional president of Villas revolutionary government at San Andres, Chihuahua, at a conference which they claim is still in session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
To Have Mock Trial

A mock trial will be given next Fri day night at the Fountain Heights Meth odist church, under the auspices of the Fountain Heights Epworth league. Rob- ert McAdory will be the plaintiff and Miss Irene Averitt will be the defendant. The jury will be composed of some of the most prominent women of Fountain Heights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
To Address Housewives

Frank Rushton will address the House wivec' league on the advantage of cold storage at called meeting of the or ganization to be held Thursday afternoon at O clock at Cable hall.
 Mrs. w. E. Fort secretary, urges that every housewife in Birmingham, who can do so be present and hear discussed questions of vital interest to each of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
CHURCH PULP|TS ID BE OCCUPIED TODAY BY SALVATION ARMY Anniversary Congress of Gulf Division Closes With
 the Meeting This
 Evening

Prominent Salvationists will occupy pull pits in many of the leading churches here today. The speaking this evening will bring to a close the anniversary con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
funard to Build Ships

SeatNe, Wash February 17.-Announee- ment was made that the Cunard line had let to the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock company at Seattle, the contract for six steel freight steamships at fig ure in excess of $6,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
At the Photoplay Houses

At the PhOtOpIay HOuses Strand: civilization"
 T1iangle Douglas Fairbanks in The Lamb"
 Rialto: Mrs, Vernon Castle in -'Patria. . Viola Dana in Threads of Fate Trianon Harold Lockwood and Mae Allison in "Pidgin Island"
 odeon One: Charles Cnaplin revue Give reels).
 Princess: Francis X. Bushman and Rev. erly Bayne in "The Great Secret" Coonlal: George tawcett and Bessie Eyton Tn The Heart of Texas Ryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Humphr0yS S0V0nty-S0VeI For Colds, Influenza,
 ( RIP
Precursor of Grip

The precursor of the Grip is lassi- tude and weakness, gone feeling of depression as if some grave illness were pending.
 The prompt use of "seyenty-seven" at this early stage, before you begin to sneeze and shiver, cough and have sore throat, will give the best results. If you wait until your bones ache, it will take longer. At druggists. 2b cents and s1.oo or
 Humphreys, Homeo. Medicine Co.,. 15s Willta4a Street. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Bijou: Superfeature photoplay, The Crisis" closing performance today. Mat inee at 2:S0; night performance at S:l5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
A HOUSING RECEPTION

In the meantime active preparations are being taken to give the boys rousing reception on their arrival in the city The committee from the Chamber of Com
 merce will furnish band of music and speaker to bid the boys welcome. The Community club is preparing to give them a banquet little later in the week and
 many other plans have been discussed
 to extend the boys genuine welcome home.
 by Acting General Manager of the Cham
 Representative George Huddleston, stat
 ing that the local artillery would be mus
 tered out here. It was also given out by
 officers connected with the National
 Guard that such would be the case, but
 with orders and information in the hands
 of the railroad agent here it would seem
 possible that they may go to Montgomery as originally intended, and be mustered out at that point.
 The train bearing the boys homeward consists of 23 coaches and cars. and is carrying 255 officers and men, a number of horses. the battery equipment and baggage. The train consists of one stand ard sleeper, six tourist sleeping cars, one baggage car. two stock cars three box cars and 10 gondolas.
 It is possible that the train may be delayed further and the boys not reach the city until early Monday morning. It has been suggested that the train carry ing the soldiers might be announced by the blowing of whistles about 15 minutes before it arrives in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
CONFLICT IN ORDERS

It is stated that the apparent conflict is due to the fact that the transportation of the troops were given out from the war department at Washington, and the orders to Captain Keamper came from the department of the east. This may account for the difference in the orders When seen last nigAt Captain Hamper stated he had wired Washington for fur ther information on the subject.
 In every one of the dispatches received from day to day at the local office of the Frisco, the route of the journey home is clearly defined. Provision was made for the transportation of the batteries from Douglas, Ariz., to Memphis, over the Rock Island route; from Memphis to Birming- ham over the Frisco lines and from Bir- mingham to Montgomery over the Louis vile and Nashville railroad. In the latest dispatch received by the local agent he was instructed to make provision for the immediate transfer of the train to the Louisville and Nashville railroad. that the troops might proceed on their way to Montgomery at once, Sf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Local Guardsmen Scheduled to Arrive at the Terminal
 Station About 8 O'Clock
CONFLICT IN ORDERS STILL NOT CLEARED
Railroads Ordered to Move Troops Immediately to Montgomery. Army Officer Has Orders to
 Muster Out Here

The boys of Batteries \ and C, Alabama field artillery, are due to arrive at the Terminal station about o'clock tonight over the Frisco lines.
 Whether they will remain in the city or he sent on via the Louis vile and Nashville railroad to Montgomery was in doubt at late hour last night.
 According to all information there is decided conflict in the orders concerning the mastering out of the local batteries. The transportation orders are positive, in fact, they have 5cen positive all along that the batteries would go on to Montgomery for the pur- pose of demobiIization.
 In face of this fact, however, Capt. A. B. Keamper. U. s. A., as- sistant mastering officer of the Alabama National Guard, stationed at Montgomery, received teIe- graphic orders to report at Bir- mingham on the arrival of the To- cal soldiers and muster them out here. Senator Bankhead and Rep resentative George HuddIeston also stated In telegrams to the Chamber of Commerce that the troops would be mustered out here. Muin oh the Alabama National Guard, is also here to nssist in mastering out the batteries. Other officers are expected to arrive today.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26
LITTLE WOMEN"

The regular meeting of. Little
Women was held at the home Of
Clara Blum Saturday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Clara Blum being the
lively little hostess.
The meeting was opened by a
pretty piano selection by Mary
Louise Storm. The subject Of this
programme was Francis C. Willard,
and Nanette Roes read very inter
esting sketch of her life.
After which followed pretty
piece by Mildred Norman.
Vida Robichaux sang a very
sweet song entitled, Memories, -
accompanied by Hattie Price. This
number was followed by pretty
piece by Lucille Toerner.
The meeting then adjourned and
the guests were invited into the
dining room where a most delicious
course of refreshments were served,
Dorothy Bass,
Press Reporter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26
ARCADE TODAY

When it is a question of-"My
Neighbor-or Myself?" Arnold St
Clair always manages to save his
own skin. He is brilliant and wealthy
through his marriage to Adeline
Stratton. Before this marriage,
however, he dishonored Myra Ro-
land who, unable to face her shame,
married Hugh Roland, a newspaper
editor and splendid fellow.
On the day of her marriage she
writes St. Clair a letter telling him
of her marriage and the birth of a
child which, although his, will be be-
lieved her husbands.
This note falls into the hands of
Adeline's uncle, Mark Stratton, who
treasures it and finally manages to
further his own ends by its possess
ion. The coal failing and he tells
St. Clair that he has decided to d.
vide the ownership of them with
the people-in other words, he ap-
points day when the workmen will
be able to invest their hard-earned
savings by purchasing shares.
St. Clair dares not refuse his aid
in this movement but not quite
trusting his uncle he goes to his
friend, Roland, and tells him that he
wants him to get the credit for the
plilanthropic movement and for him
to push it by means of his press.
Roland trusting St. Clair and en-
thusiastic over the prospects for the
poor, orders his paper to laud the
movement with the results that the
laborers everywhere invest their
savings and eventually face ruin.
Still fearing for his own skin,
St. Clair sees Mark Stratton's devo-
ton to Myra and his pursuit of her
and realizes the danger Of Myra
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26
REVIVAL OF THE POTASH
INDUSTRY

New Orleans, La, March 26-Re-
vival of the potash industry in
America through utilization of the
waste products Of Southern pine
saw mills is fore Swallowed in the
arrival here this week Of a party of
chemical experts from the Western
states, who are now making tour
Of this section selecting available
sites for operations. Tentative con-
tracts have been entered into with a
number of manufactures for the en-
tire surplus output of their plants,
and indications point to extensive
developments along this line in the
near future.
The production of potassium car
Donate, or potash, from woods, is
one of the oldest of the purely chemi
cal industries, and was fairly extern
sive as far back as fifty years ago
in the United States, Russia and
Canada. The rapid development of
the well-known Stassfurt potash de-
posts after 1870 had an immediate
effect on the production of potash
from wood ashes, however, so much
80 that within twenty years the
amount produced in this way was
not half the worlds production.
The industry in America was
slowly undermined until at the pre-
sent time the amount Of pearl ash"
or refined "potashes," made either
in the United States or Canada, is
insignificant. Ashes are still used
for fertilizer to small extent; far
mers often lixiviate them to produce
q lye for soft soap; and an industry
still exists for making commercial
potash, but it is very small. Before
the war practically all our potash
was coming from the Stassfurt min
es, giving the German Syndicate a
virtual monopoly.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26

down. He was oeau. nearly vu
ny mind with horror. Evidently
David had followed him up, had met
him, and killed him, leaving the body
for the first policeman to find.
1T was late and cold and the drive
was deserted. As judge, had seen
so many families ruined by some mad
act, l could only think Of one thing,
the legal rule that the corpus deficit,
the body Of the dead man, must be
produced or its existence proved. The
insane inspiration came to me that If
l could get rid Of that body I could
save poor David from going to the
chair, l could save my poor daughter
from being disgraced before the whole
world. l love David and love Lois.
Of course. They are my children.
Neither of them realized the hideous
consequences. Lois is my only
daughter. She was born with a frivo-
lous soul. She couldn't help it. Her
mother died as your mother did. be.
fore she could guide or control the
Young heart. David is splendid man
he loves Lois to distraction. lie felt
that his honor could only be cleansed
of its stain by the blood Of Freneau.
He was the guilty dog. He led my
daughter astr"y. He played with your
trust. He WIS Il black heartedl-"
stop" Gloria c,ied. Its cowardly
to lay all the blame Oh the one. who
cannot defend himself either with lies
tt truth
The judge sighed and went on:
Gwen, let the guilt lie where the Lord
viii place it. All know was that
had heard ycur brother threaten to Kill
Il man and that | found the man dead
a little later, All my honor and re.
Sponsibility as a judge was forgotten
in the first law of a father, to protect
his children from the world.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26
telling her husband whom she now
loves, all she knows.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Castel of
New Orleans accompanied by Mrs.
F. W. Morse of New Orleans and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Jones and child
rem and Mr.. c. E. King of this city
enjoyed a trip on the beautiful
yacht, Delphine, Sunday to inspect
the large property holdings of Mr..
Castel lying along the Penchant
and Chene Bayous. Mr.. Castel owns
141,OOO acres Of the rich prairie
lands just twelve miles south of
Morgan City which is soon to be
drained and put on the market for
colonization purposes.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-26
UNCLAIMED LErrEss

LIST OF unclaimed letters d.
lsteo at Morgan City postom
d.
bern'cho, Leonard
Ballet. Joseph
y.
Carpenter, Josephine
L.
Dorsey, Alckin
Dfullhet, Lillian Winning
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0ull!ate. Viii
runaway, Stella
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-23

ar=vor &roconochfe presented a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-23

~ lbs. best graduated sugar @I.H8
with "a $500 order, not intending floHEf
butter or eggs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-23

PROCESSES TO s225 Easy Payments
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
COAL MINERS MUST BE FIX.
 EMITTED

There has been mined and distrib- uted the first seven months Of 1917 over six million tons of anthracite coal more than was distributed in the same months the previous year. z4,S91.S .S45 for 1917 to 3s.854,543 tons in 1916.
 This is a new record in the work of distributing coal
 New England is still short in ifs coal supply notwithstanding this ex- traordlnary activity; and the demand Tor coal is so great no diminishment or effort can be permitted A stop page Of the works two and one-third days means a reduction Of 25, 1000 tons In production
 The collerfes are working to full ca pacity and on every day that fl is possible to operate them, and warn ing is given that any further drain upon the working force for military service or otherwise, must of neces- sity result in a loss Of production. at a time when every ton 1t is possible to produce is required for the needs Of the population dependent upon it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
TRAINING TIE GIRLS

The Campfire Girls of America now number over 100000.
 There are 6-SSS separate campfres in good standing: and 59e0o girls have been given rewards for such de- finite home tasks as these: cookinz three common vegetables each in three ways; marketing one week On two dollars per week per person: talk Ing the entire care of one room for one month, this to include sweeping. dusting, washing of windows, care of flowers or plants, and whatever may contribute so the attra ctiveness Of the room; caring for baby for rs1 average of an hour a day for a month.
 These girls are working hard and winning many honors for fidelity and accomplishments.
 The law of the campfire. which s6. : coo have obeyed so well they have received honors. is this: To seek beauty. give service, pursue knowI- edge be trustworthy. hold on to health. E1orify work and be happy.
 The hume craft honors for the year reached 299. 00O- Other honors were health craft. 29130Q: patriotic honors. 22I0Go: hand craft i1cnors. 187.5O0. business honors, 9S,000: nature lore horors, 91.000; and camp craft 5o.- 900.
 The officials and guardtans-the old CT women who direct the activities Of the girls and judge of their eiigibil- ity for the various honors-are partic- ularly anxious to have it known that every one of the 1.438.SOO honors awarded were for real work and def- nite ccomplishments
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
THE REJOICING REJECTED.

There is no doubt being rejected is a modification to many of the seIec- tive draft men who desire to serve their country: or that it is a joy to those who do not feel they have the moral courage to shoulder, arms for Uncle Sam
 One amusing case was that of a young negro who was rejected because he had fiat feet. He just woke up the whole neighborhood in which he lived with his hilarity. For him it was an emancipation equal to that which made his forefathers happy
 T haven't eaten a square meal since that se1ective draft" said he, 'but now I'm going to eat a good dinner. and then I am going straight to the pho tographers and have 9 picture made of my feet, a full-sized picture, and I'll have them framed and hung in the parlor with these words over them: My saviorsi Lucky Manli"
 It is not every man who can fully realize the honor and the opportunity of the selective draft: and no doubt a great many take their rejection with glee and as personal good luck
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15

appeared to directly refer to the Ger man kaiser and his Austrian ally.
 The article stated, however, that there was much in the chapter which does not readily come out and called attention to the last verse by asking what the number six hundred three score and six could have to do with William of Hohenzollern.
 Whether the authors conjectures concerning the prophecy are true or not, the curious fact nevertheless does come out that Emperor William, hay ing been born on Jan. 27, 1859, was 666 months old when he declared war on Aug. | 1914.
 What is interesting to now learn is if the 50th verse of this same chaD Dter predicts his downfall in February, 1918?
 A READER.
 A1;r ia 1o17
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15

own the island, and all others born there are aliens and intruders. Moth ing can be much farther from fact than this.
 The proper interiors of any land are the people who the most induStri- cusiy develop the resources of the land they are settled upon-this is the rule human and divine. The guarantee of possession to the original pair is in = cluded in this charter: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and plenfsh the earth, and subdue it, and have doIlinion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth" Note that the dominion is de- pendent on the use that is to be made of natures (God's) provisions of soil and fixture to be found around him. IT is not dominion over others of his kind through any gift of birth O. imagined superiority.
 And I am sure President Wilson is not so absurd IS to propose that our success .n battle on European soii, arc TO return and restore 60 the native In dian the territory we have pushed them out of by our better ways Of living.
 As have said, the divine test and natures test is the survival Of the Attest, and we may as well attempt to defy gravitation as to enstate the in- we'll applies to the Irish question and forsooth to' many other peoples who taik democracy for themselves.
 We have today many exam pies Of republics among people who have not learned yn. what 1t IS to ruie their own
 DEMOCRAT.
 Norwich Aue 14 191T
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
OUR STATE FLOWER,

Connecticut is one of the twenty six states of America which has adopted a floral emblem; and Massa- chusetts is the only New England state that has not
 Commenting recently upon the floral embiems of all the states 'N'omad" in the Boston Evening Transcript said: "Connecticut has a legally adopted flower, and it is in many respects the finest possessed by any state in the Union It is the mountain laurel There are flowers more beautiful than our laurel Of the woods. but it's bloom Is so easily conventionalized, so bright and So decorative, that it is peculiar ly fitted for enblematic purposes"
 The flower which Massachusetts is likely to select is "the Mayhower'' of the Cape, which we know as trailing Rrbutus. "Nomad" commenting upon abis says: '-The trailing arbutus offers