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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Toilet goods Specially priced for today

Toilet Goods brings much larger list of Saturday is seasonabe, every price special one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Women s bnth- ing suits $2.95

Suits we have been selling here reg ularly at $50. Knitted bathing suits are the fashion, and these are new this summer-are in black trimmed with white, complete with hloomers attached. (2d Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Jap crepe kinaO-
 nnS S7.29

AS woman who loves dainty boudoir garments, you will enthuse ever these pretty hand embroidered Japanese crepe kimonas. Embroid- cred iM white flowers, on rose, pink, light blue and lavender colored crepe Dainty, we'll made. extra ordinary values, 1.2s.
 (2d FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Lady Baltimore cake 1.5o Mocha layer cake 1.25 Cocoanut layer 1.25 Caramel nut cake 1.25 Chocolate covered cake f.to MarshmaIIoW cake 1.1o Iced cakes, plain 100 silver cakes soc Angel food cakes 800 Pound cake 75c Sunshine cake 75c soc size Presto 25c 25c size Frosto 15c Frosto is a substitute for whipped cream and is excellent for icing cakes, and is filling for buildings, etc.
 Guava Jelly, regular 1.20 per dozen. special, per dozen COG
 (Ath FloOr)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Dresses $5
Saturday Cake Sale
FOurth FlOOr)

It has always paid the housekeeper buy her cakes from the Loveman, Joseph Loeb Cake Bakery Now it is even advantageous. With eggs and butter costing you so much more your cakes bound to be more expensive
 Today Cake Bakery the prices speca note them
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
CONFIDENCE GIVES WAY TO MERE HOPE
Germans Losing Faith in Ultimate
 Victory of Army

San Juan. Porto Rico, April 2o.- Germany over all!" has now dwindled to We hope welll pull through" This. at least, was tho gen. eral opinion of the feeling in, Germany as expressed by a party of twenty-one American consular officers and their wives. recently stationed in Germany, who were in port few hours yester- day on route from Cadiz to Havana and home. Until very recently, ac- cording to members of this party, there had been no change in the Ger man mind that victory was not as certain as at the beginning of the war. There Is less certainty now
 In this party of Americans, among the last to leave Germany and who did not get out until more than a week after Ambassador Gerard had left Berlin, were Dr. William Thomas Fee, consul at Bremen and James c. McNally. vice consul at Hamburg, to- gether with their families. Others in the party were Consul Michael J. Hendrick, Plauen; Consular Agent Joseph F. Buck, Bremerhaven; Con- sul Leo Allen Bergholz. Dresden; Con- sul Charles I. Winans and Vice Consul Ralps Dix, Nuremberg; Consul Ferris, Mannheim; Vice Consul Giesler, Co., logne, and the family of Consul Henry O. A. Damn. formerly stationed at Aix-la- -Chapelle.
 Germany is gradually becoming exhausted, although she still has great power" said a member of this party. 'She is exhausting her men, her food supply and her supply of all raw ma- terialS."
 "The greatest exhaustion in Ger many today is in her supply of men," said another consul. 'All of the men from seventeen to sixty-five have al- ready entered the service. Many of the boys under seventeen have gone in so that when the new classes are called there is no one to respond. In the cities and in the country one sees women, old men, cripples and chill dren. Nowhere is an able bodied man seen except in uniform.
 There isn't the war enthusiasm there was although the determination of the people to keep on fighting is wonderful. It isn't a question of con- quest or place in the sum now, it's a question of preservation.
 Fully 90 per cent. of the people of Germany had a warm, friendly feeling for the people of the United States, said another consul.
 Leaving Germany under the con ditions which they did was not very pleasant, according to various officials No personal hardships were placed in their way. M --~~ ~~AA~ h,'+ they might
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20

have been home by this time had they received the first two messages sent out from the American embassy at Berlin telling of the breaking or diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States.
 ''I was talking over my teiepnohe when the wire was cut said one con sul. "No, didn't inquire why. But it took three and four days 10 set messages that ordinarily reacheo us in a few minutes by telegraph or telephone. I don't think any or us inquired why the general notice rom the embassy advising us or the oiPlo- matic break was not delivered. put it wasn't and we left Germany more than a week after Ambassador Geraro did,
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
COUNTRY FACING
 WAR PROHIBITION
Declaration From President EX-
 pected in Two Weeks

Washington. April 20.--After vot- ing to include in the legislative pro- gram the Howard bill for nationwide during the war, the house democrats. in caucus yesterday. re- scinded their action and adopted a resolution that the bills considered at the extra session of congress shall be only those recommended by the pres- ident as emergency war measures. If tho president decides that national prohibition is essential during the war. tho Howard bill. or a similar measure. will be resurrected: otherwise the is- sue is dead.
 Tho Tammany delegation in the house Is regarded as largely rcspon- sthle for the action of the caucus in reconsideTing it's action. which had re- suited in an approval of the prohibi- ton bill by vote of 87 to 50. New York city members are said to have informed MT. Kitchin and other demo- cra4ic leaders that they would not be bound by caucus action on the legis- lative program if it was proposed to commit the party to the prohibition biM.
 Representative William Sch1ey Howard of Georgia introduced the prohibition bill a few hours in advance of the meeting of the party caucus. Simultaneously reports were circulat- ed that the president and the Council of National Defense were in favor of nationwide prohibition dur ing the war. Undoubtedly there exists considerable sentiment in both houses for 8 prohibition bill that shall remain effective throughout the duration of hostilities.
 When the caucus met MT. Howard obtained consideration of a motion to include his bill in the democratic leg islation program. Following a spirit cd debate. the house democrats ap- proved of prohibition legislation as a part of the administration program for the session. Subsequently there came reports of a virtual ultimatum
 served upon the party leaders by
 members from the city districts, and particularly Tammany hall. This frightened the leaders and Mr. Glass of Virginia suggested a resolution bind ing tho caucus to consideration of z,eh measures as the. president might recommend as war measures.
 MT. Kitchin, the democratic floor leader. sponsored the Glass resolution and it's adoption without roll call amounted to a reconsideration of the
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20

secretary Baker Replied as Follows:
 We have not as yet had opportun- ity to give consideration to the matter of voluntary civilian assistance in the care of dependent families of mon enlisting in the military and naval forces but deem 1t of very great im- portance that the question should be thoroughly investigated as promptly as possible. Its proper solution will have a material bearing upon the morale of those who enlist besides giving very necessary protection for those whom the nation must take care of in the present crisis.
 ''We would be exceedingly obliged to your organization if you would un- dertake this investigation for us. TO- porting the result of 1t together with
 such advice thereon as you may feel authorized to give, at tho earliest practicable moment. In tho mean time, we would urge that employers of labor make only temporary ar- engagements with their employees until such time when it is hoped some uni form system can be suggested which
 will adequately take care of the situa- tion."
 Secretary Goodwin said the Ma tional Chamber would immediately organize a special committee to act in 1 this emergency. It is expected tho 1 chairman will be F. A. Seiberling of l Akron, Ohio. MT. Seiberling is a di- l rector of the National Chamber and l president of the Goodyear Tire and l Rubber Company. The first meeting 1 of the committee will no doubt be held in Washington at an early date. l Special Committee on FayroIls. F. A. seiberling. Akron, Ohio. presi-
 dent Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,.
 chairman; W. Rufus Abbott. 212 W. Washington street, Chicago. H.; A. c.
 Bedford. 2e Broadway. New York, N.
 Y., president Standard Oil Co.,, of New Jersey; B. F. Bush. Railway Ex-
 change building, St. Louis, Mo-, presi dent Missouri Pacific Railway Co.,;
 W. H. Childs. IT Battery Place, New 1 York, N. Y., president Barrett Co.,; Henry P. Kendall, Norwood, Mass.
 Paul K. Kreusi, Chattanooga, Tenn. American Lava Co.,; John l.. Powell Wichita. Kan: Eliot Wadsworth Washington, D. C., vice chairman
 American National Red Gross.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20

Howard biN and a decision not to in- clude prohibition unless the president shall see fit to espouse 1t.
 Expect Word From President.
 A number of democrats, however, believe that the president. within the next two weeks, will declare for pro- hibition as a war measure and will predicate his support on the ground that all available grain should be con- served for the food supply of the country and that none of 1t should be converted into intoxicating liquors.
 MT. Kitchin is understood to have been among the opponents of hasty action by the caucus looking to na- tion-wide prohibition. It is believed that the revenue question is largely responsible for tho position of the majority leader.
 The Ways and Means committee, which will meet tomorrow for pre- liminary discussion of the war taxa raise a large amount of war funds by the taxation of beer and whisl<ey.
 The Howard bill authorized the the manufacture, sale of giving away
 
 riod of the war with Germany.
 Representative Webb, father of most of the nationwide dry" bills which have been proposed in recent sessions, said tonight he did not an- ticipate the enactment of national prohibition legislation at this session. A bill to prohibit the sale of intox- icants to soldiers and sailors, he said. might be passed
 It Is possible that a river and har- bor bill embracing such proposed inn provements as are deemed essential by the War Department for the na- tional defense will be passed. The president has indicated his willing ness to approve measure under cer- tain restrictions, and the War Depart ment desires harbor improvements of a limited character.
 The caucus refused, by a vote of 77 to n. to approve either a $3s,0o0.- 900 or 8 15,000,000 waterway bill. both of which were proposed by Chairman Small of the river and har- bor committee. Many speakers de- clared 1t would be suicidal politically to bring in a bill which might be made the target of pork" charges in the present crisis.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
NEW SWEDISH RANK MERGER.

Stockholm, Sweden, April 20.-An- other big bank merger. the sl1th within less than as many months 's announced. The Stockholm Bank or Commerce takes over the Norriano Bank, giving it a combined capitat and reserve of nearly $3S.0O0,0OO.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
OBJECTS TO SUNDAY LABOR.

London, April 20.-A strong pro- test against Sunday labor has been made to the heads of the Angelican church by the Lords Day Observance society, a body with considerable in- fuence in this country.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
HORSES ]! HORSES

FRESH CARLOAD HORSES w1r
 ARRIVE TUESDAY, APRIL M
 24th, 1917.
 Good Fresh Stock Clever ana broken, ready for work.
 Several Matched Pairs, 2,500 t0 3,200 lbs. Several real good Chunk4 1.050 to 1,65O lbs.
 Several acclimated horses, HOO to 1,500 lbs, pair Bays 5000 lbs. 1l Chestnut Horse, 1,500 lbs. QUALITY HORSES. A HORSE FOR
 ANY PURPOSE. Dump Carts, bottom dump wagons. express wagons, farm gears. wagona1 and harnesses. & a ALL ROADS LEAD TO CONDONsaa1 P. H. CONDON 6 CO, Incl 30 Laurel Street. Bristol, C0n1
 'Phone S6-S. @
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
ks Wonderful How
 Resinol Stops Itching

To those who have endu1 Ia for years the itching tofmeuts of eczGma or other such skin-eruptions, tho relief that the
New Britain herald., 1917-04-20

Arst use of Reaind
 B! 5 2: 5! }: 5 < !: 5 5
 Ointment; and Resinoa ..
 Soap usually. gives is " innedibh.. A1ter an the suffering they have x1 endured and Ill tho use LN les treatments they ~ .OI have spent good money rF for, they cannot believe anything % simple, mild and inexpen- sive can stop the itching and burning INGTANTL9l And they find it still more wonderful that the improvement is permanent and that Resinol really drives away the eruption completely in . MY Ghnft time. Rsehaps there ls . pleasant surprise like this in store for yoa. Rssinol Ointment and Resinol soeP ass cold by ell druggists.
 A Good Soap For Baby Skin
 A good baby soap should contain soothing, healing properties to pro. vent tho raahes and chaAngs to which hahies are uahle. That is why 60 many p1ysicians recommend Rssinol 9oap. :,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
PERMANENCE IN SCHOOL.
Z WORK,

There is, perhaps, no greater
asset to any community than a
first class school, of weight and
standing, be it either high school,
preparation school, college or uni
versity. It imparts to the com
munity a 'tone'' that nothing
else can give. Good school towns
are invariably advanced com
munities.
But it is more with the building
Of such schools than with their
workings and influence that we
wish to deal in this article.
To attain success, a school
must acquire the character of
permanence. This is only done
by adopting settled policy and
adhering to it. The hane Of thou
sands Of schools is the lack of
such policy, and the one vital
reason why these schools do lack
such settled purpose is that
there is no element Of permanence
IN their management.
There is a radical defect in the
school laws Of most states, at least
as regards the public schools. II
there is one American institution
: IN which politics should have nc
place 1t is in our institutions OF
learning. Yet it is just here that
its pernicious effects are frequent
" most noticeable.
No school will acquire any per
/ manency or weight in it's com
munity where such shifting policy
is in practice. Rather, we SHOULD
say that such shiftless lack O.
policy.
Successful schools require tim
and labor to build up. A per
manent policy must be established
and adhere to. Then the RICH
head must be chosen-and kept
No man can produce his best wor]
IN a school in one year or tw,
D years, or even in five years. HI
must have time-time to lay
substantial foundation upo.
which to erect a superstructure
and time in which to erect tina
superstructure. The Influential
schools Of the country, both fre
and private, are the result Q
years Of patient effort and stead
tasty adhering to 2 settled policy
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
state Ct Ohio. City Of Toledo.

State Ct Ohio. City Of Toledo.
Lucas County, So.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm Of r. ].
Cheney & Co. doing business in the City
OF Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
AEDICTNE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn - before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day Of December.
A. d. 1886. A. W. GLEASON
lSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine il taken in.
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free
r. J. CHENEY & co.. Toledo. @.
Seid by all druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24

IL you would have q school OF
which you can be proud, form
settled plans for it, select the right
head and put him in charge, and
then keep. him and loyalty sup
port him. Z Any other course is a
waste Of time and effoEt,s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24

failing traitors and alien enc
mics is quite proper and should
be done in every case, but we ID
like to see the cusses put to work
and made to earn their keep.
Taxing loyalty to feed disloyalty
does not appeal to us.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
FEES AND DONATIONS
ASKED FOR.

The National headquarters Of
the American Red Cross has sent
to the local secretaries a request
that all donations due to date, as
well as the membership fees be
sent in to headquarters at once,
and Mr.. G. S. Alexander desires
those who have not yet paid their
membership fees, or their proper
tion Of donations, to send their
checks to him so that he can re-
nit promptly.
Doing Good.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
THE PUPPET SHOW.

/ And as the officials assembled
a huge glass bowl was brought
forward safely sealed with a pa
per top whereupon Secretary Of
War Baker, stepped forward and
was blindfolded, large wooden
spoon, tied with ribbons of the
national colors, was produced to
stir the 10000 capsules, and with
the tip Of the spoon the paper
was cut from the bowl, the first
number was selected by Secretary
Baker, thereafter by those desig-
mated to draw the numbers, these
men also being blindfolded.
This ceremony being over the
whole party retired to be photo
graphed.
The above is fairly faithful
account Of the opening ceremony,
generally known as the Human
Lottery in which the ten million
Of the country s youth were drawn
to fight the cause of right against
might, and assist her allies to
crush for ever an insidious au-
tocracy.
But what a shocking perform-,
ance of a affair so serious, the
picking Of the lives Of men for
sacrifice and they stirred the
numbers with a wooden spoon tied
with ribbons. !" What traversty
to make show, pitiful display
Of the most heart-rendering oc-
currence that the United States
has ever been called upon to ex-
perience.
Women there are throughout
the country with their hearts
full to overlooking picturing in
their minds the fields of Europe,
a morass, fostering pool Of shot
torn craters strewn with dead and
dying, men breathing their last,
parts of men, all one crying,
praying, cursing, suffering human
portions of the great sacrifice.
Such is the imaginary view the
women OF oRr country have Of the
battle arena, and in the midst is
their own, maybe son, or hus-
band, brother or lover, the same
uselessness Of it all is the one
thought Of the American woman,
who will have to stay behind and
do the suffering.
+ And with it all, the nerves of
the country drawn tense to with
stand the shock of the first news
Of the drawing, the official party,
headed by the Secretary Of War,
go out and have their "picture
took What a shameful thing
to make light Of such an occasion,
and we trust it will be held in
derision as long as the names Of
the men who participated are re-
membered.
Brave America. Ready to stand
by the week and fallen. Anxious
to defend the democracy Of the
people, to do It's "bit" to demon
strate to the world the SUPERIOR
ty Of a world democracy. That
this country, offering so much,
ready to do and die, should have
had it's officials make a mockery
Of the great sacrifice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24

There is not a man on earth
Y1o does not experience thrill
Of pleasure at the smile Of a pref
ty woman. II he doesn't he is
not a man-we won't own him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
RED CROSS DONATIONS.

For the information Of those
who donated to the Red Cross
fund, and who wish to pay same.
should send their check to Mr.. G..
S. Alexander, assistant treasurer
during the absence Of Miss Laura
Clark, the treasurer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good
than Chamberlain s Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remed,-. John F. Jantzen, Del
meny, sask., says of it, ssI have used
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy myself and in my family, and
can recommend it as being an excep-
tionally fine PREPARATION,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24

There is q state ordinance re-
quiring all automobile owners to
tdim their search lights and the
Same regulation is IN effect in
Scotland Neck, but it appears that
a large number Of car owners
have taken no noticeeof this regu-
lation.
For the reason that these dim
mers have been difficult to get no
action has heretofore been taken,
but we find that there is a goodly
supply o fthem in town, and in
other towns, so there is no ex-
cuse for the plain glass being used
contrary to the state and town or
dinances.
Many citizens have followed the
requirements of the law and put
on their cars the necessary dim
mers. Now they feel agrieved
that others have not done so, for
they are blinded when driving at
night, and ask the town fathers
to require others to abide by the
law as they have done.
In view OF this the chief Of po-
lice will, on August 1, be required
to issue warrants for all who have
not abided by the law and had
DINNERS placed on their cars, for
it is prima-face evidence they an
avoidance Of the law is being made
when cars are not equipped with
these DINNERS. 5
AS this regulation does not go
into effect until August l, Or rath-
er that this much time is allow
ed, it would seem that all who de-
eide to use their cars can get them
equipped by that time. This is no.
the hardship that it would appear,
for other towns require it, and
unless you abide by the law here
you cannot do so. in adjacent
towns.
R. G. SHACKELL,
Mayor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-24
Tuesday

No, brother, you shou1dn' t let
up on the specializing hog, or
he IL have your shirt soon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-16
OFFICIAL PIaFcTORY
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY

Il. RCUIr COURT Eighth Ju
itcial Circuit Counties of Me
. .re' Mercer and Monroe.
Hon ISAIAH &. Herndon. Judge
Ncich: w. Rurb-idgc Pawn
ClerK.
Terms of Court Second Tucs
Law IN February June and Sep
tember.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas
French Strother. Judge: W. b.
Payne. Clcrk.
Terms OF Court Second Mon.
DAY in January April. July and
October
COUNTY COURT. DR. Il X
'iragonler. President. keystone
Hoi - tJwcod Jones. and
'ipwtri y E.vcnSpn,
commissioners
w. v. WHITE. clerk. wrlch.
Terms 81 Court. FIRST Mon
fay IN January April. August
sud October.
License Form. first Monday IN
lane.
'OuNll OFFICERS
SncriG :. y Dauici~, WEIGH.
Pros cutting At0rncy Gil.
Count. Wrich
As~iS''"' " Attorney
Samuc. = .nns.
Clerk Circuitand Grim. Courts.
iiurD -idg.e PAYNE
Clerk County Court. W. w.
Hhyte
County SURVEYOR. W & Morgan
Vivian
SuIt. Free schools. W Cassius
'ooa. W.i,A
Assessor. -. Jilttiirid. Wclch
County koad Engineer, w. J.
Mctlarch