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The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
||GH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
lust Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone When BILIOUS Con'r
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose Days Work

back guarantee that each spoonrul
will clean your sluggish liver better
than a dose Of nasty calonel and thas
it won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real HTe<
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing, because you will wake up feel
ing fine, your liver will be working.
YOUR headache and dizziness gonss
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless ana
cannot salivate. Give 1t to your cnue
dren. Millions OF people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead OF dam
gerous calomel now. : Your druggist
will tell you that the sale OF calomss
is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv'
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
PERFORMS RARE
ACT OF CHIVALRY
British Officer Sacrifices His
Honor and Liberty for
His Wife.
GIVEN FREE PARDON
Fearing Impending Death, as She Sup
posed, Woman Clears Husbands
Name-Rank in Army Re-
stored by King.

Iondon.-The granting Of q full ana
free pardon to Lieut.. Cecil Ayllner
Cameron by King George of England
recalls a story of chivalry that can
hardly be matched in modern NE.
Cameron served prison term or three
wears for a crime of which he was
innocent, having disdained to clear
himself when he might have done so
by impugning the character OF MS
wife. His sentence stripped nm Oh
his military rank and caused MS dis-
missal from the army.
The war began soon after the eA-
piration Of his term. The young mans
military friends had never believed
him guilty, and when he rendered MS
services as q volunteer, Lord kltch-
ener appointed him to a staff posi-
ton. He acquitted himself SO well
in the western war zone that the
French government rewarded him with
medals for valorous service.
Martyr for Love Of Wife.
The crime of which Lieutenant
Cameron was convicted was commit
ted in 1911, when he Joined his wife
in n suit to recover $4,000 from an
insurance company for the value OF Q
pearl necklace Of which Mrs. Cam
eron declared she had been robbed
It appeared at the trial that she dlt
not possess the necklace at the time
of the alleged robbery, and that sh'
had instigated Cameron to join in thu
suit by lying to him, as she had don'
to others.
Cameron refused to become a wit
| ness in his own behalf lest he migh
betray that he had been victim o
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Served a Prison Term Of Three Years

his wifes deception. The court rec
ords thus showed a clear case of fraud
against both husband and wife, and
the penalty was Imprisonment Tor
three years for each Of them.
Mrs. Cameron contracted disease
that threatened her life and she was
released from prison in about four
months. Believing herself to be dy'
ing. sne made a written confession
which exonerated Cameron and ac'
knowledged herself as the sole cul'
prit.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
When Mark Moved.

When Mark Twain was young and
struggling, q friend Of his met him
walking through the streets with a
cigar box under his arm. She said 10
him:
"Mr. Clemens, whenever l see you
there is a cigar box under your arm.
I'm afraid you are smoking too much"
1T isn't that" said the impertur-
bable Mark; I'm only moving again"
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
SKIN T0RTURES
That Itch, Burn and Scale Quickly Rs
Iieved by cutieurs-Trial Free.

It takes about ten minutes to prove
that q hot bath with Cuticura SOAP
followed by gentle applications OF
Cuticura Ointment will afford relief
and point to speedy healment OF
eczemas, itchings and irritations. They
are ideal for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. :.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
No Time.

No Time.
An Italian. having applied for citl-
zeuship, was being examined in natu-
ralizat1on court
"Who is the president OF the Cnlt-
ed StatesY'
"Mr. Wills
who is the vice president!'
Mr. Marsh"
"YS tho nresident should die, who
then would be president"
"Mr. Marsh"
Can you be presidentF'
NO"
"Why?"
mister, you 'scuse, please. I very
busy worka da Neutrality-suspicious..
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Wind Carried Check 11s Miles.

Ardale, KAMA check that disap-
peared in the tornado Of May 26 has
been returned to Leo Hecht of this
place by a man who found it In his
back yard at Manhattan. Kan, llo
miles away.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Aaqravating Circumstances.

Mrs. Justwed-We hadn't been mar
ried a week when he hit me with q
piece Of sponge cake.
Judge-Disorderly conduct FIVE
shillings and costs.
Mrs. Justwed-And I'd made the
cake with my own hands.
Judge-Assault with deadly weap
on. One year.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

Acid Stomach, Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use of Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial box
to 372 Pearl St.. New York. Adv.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
" n d. MEMPHIS. NO. A-ts17.
Something Lacking.

For the first time Louis was hearing
the cherry tree-and-hatchet story. IL
was very dramatically related by
patriotic aunt, but Louis was not 50
deeply impressed as he might nave
been. When the climax was reacheo
and George Washington said, Il can
not tell lie," Louis displayed his nrst
ylimmer Of enthusiasm.
Couldn't he?" he asked. "What was
,he matter with himT-Phiiaoeiphla
Star.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Another Sherlock.

Simson-I wonder where the step
ladder Is.
Mrs. Simson-Willie had 1t last.
Simson-Then it must be in the pan
try.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
"Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders Price 81 90 and SOC. Adv.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

No sadder proof can be given by g
man of his own nttleness than dis
bea,ef in great men-Carlyle.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
A Smart Man.

Rrown-Banks takes a great deal OF
interest in his business.
Green-Never less than 10 per cent.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
There Ia Mo Art In Taking Medicine.

Just follow directions on every bot.
tie of plantation" Chill Tonic ana
see how quickly those dreadful chills
will leave you. 1t leaves the liver IN
healthy condition and yet contains no
Calomel. Price 50c.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

"ShoeA"
.syas STR. What NUMBER
"a couple. Think ! am cenrpeoss
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

Few men are brave enough to allow
. rn,ndreader to expose their thoughts
,n t,e presence Of friends.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Got Hto.

"What got you into jail!
'T had lodged taxes so successfully
explained the millionaire, that got
overconfdent."
"HuhY'
"And imagined I could dodge all
mony.n-Louisville Courfer-JournaL
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

n.tt,s Of Dr. Peerys ''DesA ghst.
Wne You money. time anxiety and
W,.s Wn One dose sufdcient, without Cassos
ndI in addition. Adv.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

He is happiest, be he king or peas
ant. who finds peace in his home.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try Il!

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
tifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear, soft and white the skin be-
comes. Yes! 1t is harmless. Adv.
A carefree Fellow.
"What sort Of chap is Flubdub!
"Well, once knew hi..4 to spend ms
last dollar getting his fortune told
DEATH LURKs IN A WEAK HEART.
so on first symptoms use "Renovine'
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.00 and 5Oc.-Adv.
The man who boasts Of his small
! feet may have head to match.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
rockets.

non.t be miser; coffins have no
pocketS.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
Is her hair. If yours Is streaked WIN
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use LA Cre-
ole" Hair Dressing and change IL IN
the natural way. Price $1W.-Adx
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
tuhen Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No SmsILns al White for Free Eye boos.
.4TSr .rnS4sTSr REMEDY CO., CHlCA1o
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

Test . mans professions BY his prac'
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15
DEATH LuRKs IN A WEAK HEART

The man who boasts Of his small
feet may have head to match.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

A compartment for additional flma
features a new camera-carrying case.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

II your eyes smart or feel scaldel. Re-
man Eye Balsam applied upon going TO 80
ia lust the thing to relieve them. AAv.
The St. Charles herald., 1917-09-15

When in doubt, keep quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
VIII Relieve Nervous Depression and
 Entwftm

The Old Standard general strengthen- ing tonic. GROVES TAsTELEsS chill TONIC. arouses the liver, drives out Malaria and builds up the system A sure Appetizer and aid to digestion. soc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19

men therefore must be so arranged as to lead to this indispensable result, but this is entirely consistent with respect, sympathy and mutual consideration, and the best officers are those who have most completely won the affection or their men, Military annals are filled with splendid stories of men imperiling their lives outside of the necessities or military action in order to save the life of a beloved captain
 tThe war department, therefore, has endeavored and is endeavoring by every means within it's power to impress upon officers the military value of this cor dial relationship, to have them under- stand that as is the officer so is the command; that their spirit and their ac- tions constitute the example upon which the spirited actions of tha men are moulded While here and theea Instances undoubtedly occur of thouHisttesa atsa in consderate conduct on tr 0srf os offi- cers and of unreasoning complaint on the part of the men who have 1a d to understand the just obi asions el this disciplinary relationship, an atiIl per suaded that in the grea s3sfs sse now have in the field and iIl ar there is a growing realization N both impossible and useful t4 ea slthful to military discipline and at ths saase time to the democratic ideals ef 5i1 country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Poorly Paid Pesa agog nes

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Is it not true that tha many merci- full eulogies, semi mi-sorrowfully pro- nounced by the supervise higher-ups at almost every educational gathering of any note, at any place. at any time, for any purpose, upon the poor ly paid teacher" have become as sound brass and tinkling cymbal unto him; and does not every succeeding year find him more and more irre- trievably entangled in the ruinors labyrinth of "red tape systematism that is killing his originality, nulli- flying his dynamic energy and bury ing his hopes and aspirations in the gruesome grave of despondency and don't carer"
 With the astounding and startling advance in the cost of every day liv- ing, is 1t not fact that every other big business, in and about Birmins-, ham, has correspondingly increased the pay of it's employees? Have not the merchants done it; have not the mine managements done it, and have not l the railroads and other big enterprises done it? Have not all these done il because it was honest and right. and because they knew that they would | have it to do in order to keep from losing their helpers?
 | Nff l Jefferson, the richest of all the coun- ties in the state, lone for her poor | ly paid teachers'-already poorly l paid" before bread and bacon" hit it heavenward? Let the board answer, 1 If it is not because the board knows that Jefferson county's teachers are | too cowardly to strike, and too poor
 to quit.
 Is there a single terrified teacher | in the county that would not swear by "the great eternals" that he could I render better service with 100 per | cent less supervision and 50 per cent l more pay, when all of the people would say amen? Are not most of these fancy | fads in education, city-born and city borrowed, that ostensibly require such l espccially expert supervision, out of place in country community schools, i where they are woefully not wanted
 where the people think that their l money might be put to wiser use? ! Ought not American kaisersm, grow I ing undemocratically conspicuous i'll
 this county. be made to hang its head in shame, instead of being permitted 1 to continue further to rob rural com munities of the last lingering echoes of a dying democracy, such as was purchased for us all by the blood of our forefathers?
 fl Where can be found rural teach- l CT or patron who does not think that Fl Alabama made deplorable blunder il
 taking every vestige of power away
 from local school trustees and com
 munities and in centering it all IT
 county boards of education--and does
 not honestly believe that the soone,
 she retracts this most hazardous steT
 and others like unto it, the better il
 will be for us all. Sincerely,
 HORACE c. CARLISLE. Pratt City. Route 2. December IT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
Free Zones for Re-Exp0rt Products Are Advocated
 by the Trade Commission

New York. December 1S.-Establish- ment of so-called free zones at some American ports, areas in which imported goods could be held for re-export with out the payment of tariff, was advocated today at the federal trade commission hearing here.
 James T. Hoyle. secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce of Brooklyn, said American manufacturers could import millions of dollars worth of raw ma- terial into the free zones, where it could be turned into the finished product and then exported. and that American labor would thus become beneficiary.
 w R. Grace, steamship owner, said absolute freedom of exchange of goods in the proposed zones would become the foundation of the development of enor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
WALLACE BEGINS HIS FIGHT ON NATIONAL
 4DRY" AMENDMENT
Candidate for Governor Calls on Voters of State to Elect Legislature Op-
 posing Measure

Montgomery, December 1s-(Special.) Declaring that "a small coterie of ag- gressive zealots" has forced Congress to submit the national prohibition amend ment which passed the lower House late Monday, John II. Wallace. Jr., local op-
 tion candidate for governor, last night called upon the voters of this state to
 elect a legislature which will decline
 to ratify the amendment. He said the
 people had never voted for statewide
 prohibition, but had rejected such one
 time by vote of 76,272 to 49.093. when the
 issue was submitted in the form of an
 amendment to the state constitution.
 Upon It's ratification, the federal gov
 ernment will duly proceed to pass laws
 to enforce it's provisions" said MT. Wal lace, in reference to the amendment.
 Federal agents therefore will proceed
 to search houses of citizens for liquors supposed to be concealed. The tyranni- cal Interference with the personal habits
 and liberties of the people will be re-
 sented on every hand, and upon many of the states will be foisted, against the will of the people thereof, federal stat utes dealing expressly with their inter- nal affairs, which will not be approved by the great majority of the people. Y" T appeal to the people of Alabama to elect members of the legislature who will cast their votes against the rati- fication of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. Only tried and true men should be chosen, for upon
 the next legislature will devolve the duty of rescuing the state from the tyrannical misgovernment that dominated the last legislature and of placing the people themselves in possession of their own government of maintaining the prnci- ples and traditions of the democratic
 party and of placing the state upon a solid financial footing.
 q call upon the llfe-savers of the democratic party to present united front and strike from the necks of the people of Alabama the galling yoke of tyranny and the curse of autocratic power"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
nv JAMES J. CoRBETT

me in my prime2 I was fast in those days; called by some the fastest heayy- weight of that or any other time" So you can see how absurd it is for anyone to say that Eftz beat me with a blow that followed mythical double shift.
 
 The finish came about in this way;
 After Bob had landed a light right handler to my cheek he set himself for a vicious right-hand swing for the jaw. Right there I decided to trick him. At the very second that I saw his fist com ing I made up my mind that this was to be the time when I wouldn't back away but merely would shift back the upper part of my body and my head, thus avoiding the swing, planning to catch Bob as he came whirling around after missing. But my plans went wrong because Bob's right hand swing started from wrong angle and he realized 1t the instant that it started.
 The right hand swing hadn't moved any more than three inches when Bob tried to pull it back-and succeeded. Luck was with Bob If his original di- rection had been good he would have let the blow swing. But 1t wasn't. And he drew it back and as he did so he saw ma with my head pulled back and my stom- ach sticking out before him.
 There was Bob's opportunity-and he seized It. He did not have time to make a long swing, so he shot left, which didn't travel more than eight inches into the pit of my stomach. I was standing in such a way that when the blow landed it expelled all the air from my lungs and, gasping and near strangula- tion, tottered and then went down to the floor, saved from a completely prone position by my hands and knees The strength was gone from my body, but was fully conscious of the tumult around me, fully conscious of the referee chanting his count over me and con- scious also of cries from some of the crowd:
 Foul, FoulH'
 But I couldn't move. Nor could I breathe. I was like man temporarily paralyzed.
 At the count of seven, I made an ef- fort to grab hold of the ropes which were tantalizingly near me I knew that if l could reach those ropes and pull myself up to my feet that I could drop down once again and get another full count. Risking everything on the chance of grabbing the ropes, l pushed out my gloved hands, made a frantic stab at 8 strand, missed by an inch or two, and | then fell flat.
 'tNine!" heard the referee chant and then ''ten' just as the breath came back | into my body.
 Copyright, 1917, by King eFatures synd)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19

(Editors' Note: This is the continuation of series of articles by Jim corbett which deal with the career of Bob Fitz- simmons. Few men knew Fitz as Cor oett knew him and so these stories re- veal some incidents in the life of Fitz- simmons that never before have been printed. The next chapter will appear tomorrow.)
 Often times it happens that when man tries to trick another he himself falls victim to his own scheming. That is exactly what happened to me in the fourteenth round of my fight with Bob Fitzsimmons-the battle that lost me the heavyweight championship of the world.
 Throughout the fight Bob, in is efforts to floor me, had been making some ter rife swings for my jaw. Times without number I had tucked them easily or had backed away. Frequently the impetus of Bob's swing was so great that 1t whirled him all the way around. Natur- ally, when he would swing back into po- sition, he would be off his balance for a moment or two. But I never was able to land a solid blow on his jaw at such an opportune moment merely because by ducking or sde-stepping I had moved
 
 As the thirteenth round ended, and l went to my corner I decided upon pro- gramme of future action. I planned at the very first opportunity to trick Bob into making one of those vicious swings and then, instead of backing away as usual, would just pull back my head and the upper part of my body with my feet holding their position and thus be waiting for Bob when he completed the swing.
 Then the gong banged that called us into action for the fourteenth round.
 Fitz opened the fourteenth round by rushing me and I got in a hard left on the mouth. Fitz rushed again and once more I hit him on the mouth. Fitz led for my body with his left, missed and caught me on the ear with his right. We fell into a clinch. At the break-away Bob landed twice with his left and swung a light right to the head.
 And then the climax!
 Many persons have often stated that Fitz beat me by landing a punch fol- lowing a double shift. No description of the fight ever was in greater error than that. I doubt if some of the men who have claimed that F'itz made a double shift know exactly what it means. To execute double shift 1t would be neces- sary first for a man to set himself, then to shift and then to shift again. Can anyone imagine that this trick of dou- b1e shift could have been worked on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
Conduct of American
 Officers in France
 Strictly Regulated
Lieutenant in Medical Reserve Is Dismissed for Being Drunk
 While in Uniform

With the American Army in France, December 1S.-(By the Associated Press.) From several recent trials by courtmar- tial, it is evident that sobriety and proper conduction on the part of the officers will be insisted upon at all times. The latest case is that of lieu tenant of the medical reserves who was convicted of drinking with enlisted men and disgracing the military service by being intoxicated while in uniform. The lieutenant had been dismissed from the army and sent back to the United States under guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19

nous manufacturing and commercial trade in America.
 Witnesses informed the commissioners that Hamburg spent sS2.000000 in deyel- oplng free zone of 1870 acres. and that the German city earned 6 per cent on the investment
 '. W. Taussig and William Kent ol the federal trade commission are con- duct.ng the hearing. Sir. Taussig told one witness the federal government would not pay the cost of establishing free Zones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
State Department Sends | Aid to the Sufferers in
 Jerusalem, Just Captured

Washington, December 1S.-The state department today cabled to Con- sul General Garrett at Alexandria, Egypt, $1S5,000 for relief of the 100,- GOO sufferers at Jerusalem in want of food and other supplies.
 Consul General Garrett was direct ed to proceed Immediately to Jerusa- lem to take charge of the distribution of this fund and the supplies. The money was collected by Jewish or ganization, but the supplies are to bs distributed among the sufferers, with out regard to race.