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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

MEN wanted for street car motormen and conduc- tors; also repair men and carpenters. Apply J. R. Anderson, superintendent of railway, Chattanooga Railway and Light Co, 620 Market st., Chatta- nooga, Tenn. s-ls-tf WANTED for local work. The employment office To- cated on the 11th floor, room 1123, Jefferson County Bank Bldg, Bir- mingham, Ala, has re- opened. We have openings for both white and colored miners. Call or write for terms. No office fee ohorrnd 9-13-7t WANTED-Men to learn the barber trade; few weeks completes. position open; tuition s25; free catalog. Bir- mingham Barber College. Birmingham
 1-4-tf-we-fr-su WANTED-Whi man familiar with Bir- mingham district, to drive Ford truck. Answer, giving reference and state sal ary you would be willing to start on, O-34, Age-Herald.
 LOCOMOTIVE MACHIN- ISTSWANTED BY CON- ], TRACT SHOP. RATES FOR MACHINISTS, soc TO 55c PER HOUR. SPE- CIALTY MEN 35c to 45c; 50 HOURS PER WEEK :; TIME AND A HALF FOR OVERTIME. OPEN SHOP. REPORT READY FOR WORK. SOUTH ERN IRON A N D { EQUIPMENT CO.,, AT
 n LANTA, GA. 9-l4-4t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
WANTED-FEMALE HELP

WANTED-Three girls between the ages of IS and %, neat appearance, to solicit orders for telephone speciality; every telephone user is prospective custo- mer, buy on sight, great time saver; to the right parties will give exclusive sale and territory; large commissions; right parties can make big money with little work. Apply 51O Empire Bldg. between 9 and 10:30 a. m.
 9-13-3t- thu fri -su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

WANTED-Drug business; must be To-
 cated in good town or city and stand
 Investigation; can pay cash. Address e--s4. care Age-Herald 9-t-st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

WANTED-One small roll top desk, cheap for cash. Call Main 451.
 WANTED-To rent small cottage. 4 or Eaoms; must be in good condition, West Ind or Southside preferred. Address ~ o. Box 66 city. 9-l4-zt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
FnR sALE

WE buy and sci new and secondhand tires; vulcanizing a speciality; gasoline and oil. Williams Tire Co.,, UncD 4l9 N. 18th st. Phone Main 651. s9-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

FOR SALE-Four-room cottage home,
 good community; repainted and pa pered throughout; new roof and other improvements; easy terms and the right price. Address Owner, Box 345,
 city. -11-3t-we- fri-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

FOR SALE-Beautiful white, l carat dia-
 mond, Tiffany setting, at a bargain.
 Address SEA- care Age-Herald. 9-14S2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
i. BUSINESS CHANGES

WE establish cur rate tire agencies. There should be one in each locality. 30x3 nonskids, $6.S0. a0x3M nonskids, $S.eO Small capital required. Profits are large. For full particulars address POPULAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. 265S Broadway. New York. N. Y.
 s-11-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
ONE CENT A WORD
WANTED

RATES-One cent word N day; no hd' taken for less than 2Sc for first tnser-
 tian. Cash must accompany 0rdec'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
WANTED-sITUATION

HE Church Employment Bureau, room 3, Steiner Bank Bldg, furnishes help of all kinds. commercial and indus trial Your cooperation is earnestly
 requested. Call Main 941 Mrs. L. W. Pittman, manager. 4-2S-tr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN

k1MBALL piano for sale cheap; SIS.
 Phone West End 531. 9-13-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

WANTED-Battery man; give reference
 and salary required. Address Mathews Garage, Gulfport, Miss 9-l3-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14

wANTED-Colored man and wife about
 middle age, without children; man to do farm work and milk; woman to do the housework; must furnish ref erence. Write Mrs. c. F. Lutes, Ere donia, Kan, R. F. D. 4. 9-14-2t
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
MICHEL PREDICTS WINNER
IN TWO YEARS WITH CUBS

Chicago, Jan 4--"Give me two years
to show my hand and if have failed
10 put the Cubs upon earth top. III
quit"
This was the greetings to Chicago
fans of Fred Mitchell, new boss Of
The Cubs, when he arrived here to-
day.
I've got two year contract he
continued. My fix is about on par
with that of Christy Matthewson a.
Cincinnati. His contract has two
years to run there and have a bunch
there is going to be a short race be-
tween us to see which lands on top
with the teams we are called upon
to build from the second division
clubs we have
My pitching staff, strengthened by
three youngsters | am going to train
myself, looks pretty good to me. The
inheld, OF course, will be my problem
at first But ! have trades in mind
which, believe, will fix us there"
Mitchell hopes to put thru trade
which will bring Heinie Groh, OF the
Reds. to Chicago as third baseman
| or the Cubs but fears he has not the
alent to trade for him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
OTTAWA b0WLERS WILL
COMPETE AT AURORA

Aurora, Jan. 3.--From present indi
cations $50 bowling teams from lndi-
ana. Wisconsin and Illinois will go Oh
the drives in the annual bowling tour
nament at the Sylvandell alleys Janu-
uary Is to February y. TO accommo
date the teams desiring Sunday dates
and because of the large number OF
teams entering, the starting date has
been set back three days, 1t was an
nounced last night by Secretary John
Braun of the association.
Chicago Is looked to for a delega-
ton of from rs to 100 teams. inclui.
ing all the crack fives Of the city.
Aurora will furnish some % teams,
Rockford ten, and so on Among the
other large cities which will send
teams to the tourney are Joliet. Elgin,
ottawa, Streator, Kankakee, La Sale,
and probably Moline and Rock sland.
From Wisconsin will come four fives
rom Kenosha and several from Ra.
cine with an outside chance of some
Milwaukee bowlers. Gary, Ind, ia ex.
Docted to send at least one quintet
md possibly more.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
NOTICE..

General notice Is hereby given that
a special meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Illinois and Mississippi Tele-
graph Company, an Illinois corpora
ton, will be held at the Office of said
Company in the National City Bank
Building. West Madison street, in OF
tawa. La Sale County, Illinois. on the
29th day Of January, A. d. 1917, a
the hour of II o'clock noon, for the
purpose and object OF submitting to
vote Of said Stockholders the question
Of the abandonment of the corporate
enterprise, surrender Of the Charter
franchises and corporate name OF said
Illinois and Mississippi Telegraph
Company and the dissolution Of SAID
corporation.
Dated Ottawa, Illinois, December
81, 1916.
Wal TER S. UNDERWOOD
CLAUDE n. COON.
HUGH s. pETTIS.
w. Mel. MILNE.
LEONARD y. KARCHER.
Being all the members Of tho Beard Of
Directors of said Illinois and Mlssis
sippi Telegraph Company.
IL
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
FINAL GAME OF SCHEDULE
WILL Be STAGED TONIGHT

The last two games of the final
schedule will be played this evening
at the armory when the Odd Fellows
meet the Federal Plate and X. OF c,
face the Maccabees. The first tilt and
the second. too, will be games of real
merit Grey's performance last Thurs
day night against the Federal Plate
demonstrated that he was a real
league tosser, Hieiberg Is expected to
hold the Odd Fellow bunch in check
and thereby hook up IN real pitch
er's duel with Costello, premier pitch
err for the Odd Fellows. Victory for
Odd Fellows will tie them with the
Boat club for the leadership. Oar
Riordan. star performer for the X OF
C.'s may not work in the battle this
evening. Clegg will pitch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
NC MAHOA ON TRIAL
Of LESTER DARCY
SPRING VALLEY FIGHTER TELLS
FRIENDS IN HIS OWN TOWN
THAT He WILL TRY TO SECURE
BOUT.

Tom Mcmahon. the Spring Valley
heavyweight, is on the trail OF Lester
LGrcy. Tom is in Spring Valley ut
present visiting with friends and had
tie following to say regarding the
great Australian battler II an inter.
view:
Mike Gibbons will never meet Les
Darcy IN an American ring. was the
prediction made. by Tom Mcmahon,
American heavyweight.
"McMahon. accompanied by his man
ager, Jimmy Dime, and Joe Chip, ar.
rived Friday morning from San Fran
cisco. and will leave saturday for New
York City. where Mcmahon will chal-
lehge Darcy.
Darcy will have to fight heavy
weights in America. said McMahon.
Real middleweights like Gibbons will
pass him up.
arcy has made weight only on
d few occasions in Australia. There
he weighed in at 7:5J o'clock for .
o'clock fights, but Mike Gibbons would
never allow him to do that here. GID
bols would force him to make ring
side weight, and it would weaken
Earcy. | was matched to meet Darcy
in Australia but he skipped the coun-
Try. so I'm right over here after him.
III challenge him in New York.
THE thing that struck me about
the country was the taxes, he said,
In ali, the fighters and myself paid
$3.50 in taxes for our visit. The state
and federal governments both take 4
nick at the public, the federal govern
ment charging Ii pence on every
pound man makes, and the state col
lecting II pence on all money over
1850 made by anyone
Dime is anxious to get back to
New York las he found telegram
awaiting him there from George Chip,
middlewcight, saying he
was going to New York for chance
1t Carcy Dime believes the deal can
be put over
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
Poison Plant VS. Germ Theory by
E. w. Brooks, M. D.
CAUSE or MlLkSiCkNESS

Inc cause OF mIlksick is a much
disputed question. Theories have
leen advanced from every possible
lew point. but these have not been
sell founded because of the lack of
areful investigation, At present the
lght has simmered down pretty we'll
% The germ theory and the poison
Aant theory. Each has the support
II very good authority. To my mind
me poison plant theory seems 10 be
ne most plausible and the Equator
tum trticaef0lium-whi snake root,
IS the incriminated plant. If loco
weed, wild cherry, larkspur and many
other poisonous plants are the cause
OF sickness and death among cattle
We believe some weed might be the
cause of milksick. Upon this theory
We began work, taking no ones word
for anything excepting as pointer
n trying our own experiments. These
experiments consisted in feeding the
tupatorium tgreen tops of the plant
not the roots to several cattle, sheep
and rabbits under different circum-
stances and varying amounts. all of
which died within few days, with
typical symptoms Of what is called
'Milksick.' Some experiments were
made by feeding the plant after it
lad been sterilized. The same results
we're produced as with the unsterliz-
ID plant. This is very strong point
II elm mating the germ theory AMI
hat the plant is host to any speci,
ic micro-organism.
Milksick existed in the family liy-
ng on our experiment farm at the
ime these experiments were made,
md the eighborhood had a long milk /.
lick history so We were nCt slow in
,etting data from the oldest inhab-
tants. OF over hundred cases OF
nilksick that have personally in
estigated myself in Illinois, they
we're always clearly traceable TO this
weed, and if Eupatorium poisoning
nd milksick are not identical, then
he old settlers of this country do
ot know what milksick is.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04

who INDUCES in a food spree will be
1lassed with the one who overlndulges
IN alcoholic beverages.
THE average holiday meal is crime
against the inner man. In many cases
where tie consumers have high blood
pressure and impaired organs there
are many such who, never having been
examined. ale not aware OF tier con-
dition) the holiday meal is truly dam
gerous matter 1t is a death dealing
menace to society. If within reason
able time after the indulgence we
could take the blood pressure and ex-
anime the kidneys Of the millions of
people who indulge IN the customary
annual December celebration the re-
ports would tell story not ilattering
to human intelligence. The story
would reflect gross and pitiablc ig-
norance on the needs Of the body.
A Good, HeaI.hfu Meal.
THE curei All enjoyable holiday
meal that will permit one to rise from
the table with hunger fully satisfied
and the body not mistreated. This
can be accomplished by cutting the
usual food consumption about in half
by the liberal use IF salads and green.
bulky vegetables - lettuce, tomatoes.
carrots, celery. potatoes. The liberal
use Of the above named docs away
with following one highly rrotpn (cell
building food dish with many others.
"The same care in selecting a well
balanced menu should be uso,i Ia the
preparation Of daily menus
The following menu is one planned
by DR.. Fisk for his own home as be-
ing we'll balanced:
Clear Vegetable Soup.
Celery. Olives.
Turkey
dressing to be taken as n relish In very
small quantity.
Mashed Potatoes (use gravy to flavor.
but not freely as beverage).
Cranberry Sauce as Il Relish.
Boiled Onions without cream sauce
Brussels Sprouts or Vegetable oysters
Cider.
Lettuce Salad. French Dressing.
Bran or Whole Wheat Crackers.
Fruit Sherbet or Grapefruit Cocktail.
Demtasse.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
SPORTS SECTION
SCOOP
Friend Scoop:

Friend Scoop:
been seem a lot in the papers
where there goin' to stage benefit
games for Co. c who tightin' at the
Mexican border or playin rummy--l
guess its the latter for Pres. Wilson
is goin' to send lot more home. Just
as quick as the rummy game is iin'
ished down their the boys from here
will be sent back. Bein' as how their
low On funds somebody's got to back
them.
ANYWAY on the square the boys
need the doe and its mighty good
ideer OF the indoor officials and the
fightn promoters TO offer their assist
ance. Arrangements are being made
to send the boys the fight by round,
also q ten minute report of every dol
lar received. I'm bettin' evel money
that they read the last report first
the first shall be last and the last
shall be flrst"-whieh proves ! win.
was just tryin' to figure what they
will do with all the money they get.
Some is sayin they will buy that
we'll dried Texas land. Anyway its
cinch the boys can use it and its about /
time they was stagin that benefit in
door game and then on with the |
fight Rsvp,
PEP"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
La Sale County Better Farming
~ Department SNS


! The Illinois State University tried
some feeding experiments with this
weed but failed because they did not
feed II heavy enough. as it usually
takes an amount about equal to 10
per cent of the weight of the animal
which is fed. The National Govern
ment had experimental with extracts
from The plant and had failed. but
when we experimental together for
two years and fed the fresh green
plant in a natural way, to their sur
prise. we both Obtained the same re-
suits.
My reasons for believing the Eupa-
forum Urticaefolium to be the cause
OF trembles are as follows. First. the
disease originates in herbiverous ami
mails; second. there is no fever, as in
germ disease; third. the disease is
most common when this plant grows
best. in hot dry weather, when pas
ture is short; fourth, this plant is
more bitter than any other foliage:
nth. the disease never appears on the
prairie, but il woodland where this
rant thrives and is abundant, bitter
where pasture is short; sixth. Eupa.
'u.4~iu .>rtlcaefolium led to herbiyer,
Gus animals produced characteristic
tTembles; seventh. this same plant.
sterilized, to kill any germs that
might be present, then fed TO animals
produces the symptoms; eighth. II is
impossible TO produce the disease by
contact with these milk sick animals, /
even by experimental inoculation:
ninth. cooking the meat or milk does |
not Kill the poison; tenth, quit feed Z
4ns the animal on this plant when
first appear, change diet /,
and let il rest and il will recover.
eleventh. the bac Has lactrimorbi is /
found just as numerous in the soil .
where milksickness was never known, /
as in soil where milk sickness is com.
mon, ana this bacillus has not been
proven TO be pathogenic.
1t is immaterial to me what others
think is the cause OF milksick, but
the people should not be misled BY
mere ridicule until the germ theorists
have at least produced some positive
evidence TO support their theory,
which so far, cannot see they have
done. E. W. BROOKS. NJ. D.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04

the American Shooter for her wonder.
full ability as a shooter. The follow
ing is the comment fro mthe Ameri
can Shooter
"One OF the most expert rifle and
shotgun artists in the country Is Miss
Mamie Francis, of Streator. She was
born in GAINESVILLE, Wis, and at the
age Of ) years joined the Buffalo Bill
show. For several years she Travelled
with Wild West aggregations thru
out the United States rs q rifle shot
and in 1scG-07 gave rifle and pistol
shooting exhibitions on the stage
travelling from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciiic coast and visiting all the large
vaudeville houses and hippodromes
In 1914 Miss Francis took up shotgun
shooting and has become quite low
er OF the sport She has shot at many
/ trap shooting clubs thruout the United
States and Is member of the Strea.
tor Rifle and Trap club.
From the fact that Miss Francis has
such n wonderful physique developed
by her horseback riding and out OF
door life, she is able to stand up and
shoot all day without any i'll effects
Of the gun. She is considered the bes
all around shot In the country today
Mss Francis is an accomplished
horse woman and owns some beauti
full horses She has been travelint
several years with her husband
show. known as California Frank
Wild West
When the state meet of the shoe,
ers Is held here this year Miss Fran
els viii be among the best shots o
tho Strcator Rifle and Trap club VIII
VIII represent Streator In the BIZ
sliopt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
CRITICIZE DARCY
FOR LEAVING HOME
AUSTRALIAN BATTlER is NOT
THE ONLY FOREIGN FIGHTER
ON AMERICAN SHORES HOW
ABOUT WELSH?

New York. Jan. 4.-Twenty-four
hours after he set foot on Manhattan
Island Lester Darcy. the Australian
msidleweight, became target for the
hammer wielder' association"
AS soon as the novelty OF his ar
riya! had worn of the anvil Founders
began raking him over the Goals for
deserting his native land. lodging
military service and playing the part
OF a Stacker
They started in on Darcy and
ccmbed him up one side and down
the other with iiendish delight ana
this in the face of his announcements
that he intends to enlist after he has
had several battles in this country,
which will enable him to leave HIS
parents on easy street for the rest OF
their days.
Critics in and around New York
did not take Darcys word for the fact
that his family is needy and they
laughed at his avowed intention OF
enlisting in Canada. But Darcy re
NAMED stoical through it all, and I
anything, the panning he faced with
such stoicism must have been worse
than German shrapnel could have
been. At least it took great amount
OF courage.
Whether or not Darcy was sincere
when he said that he intends to join
the Canadian army, the fact remains
that he has been picked out from a
field OF at least five foreign boxers,
none OF whom are fighting for the
cause abroad.
r,arcy's skip out from Australia
was the direct cause of this. But why
should he be severely criticized as
Stacker" when Freddie Welsh, Albert
Badoud, Tom Cowler and Ted Lewis
are keeping away from military duty
by sojourning in this land OF the free?
Why are the boxers whom we have
mentioned permitted to get by with
out being put on the pan for the same
thing that Darcy has been hammered?
Lewis, Welsh and Cowler are all
British subjects. Badoud is French
man. II they were living in British or
French domains now they would be
eligible for service.
We cannot help but wonder whether
Welshmen would point at the light
weight champion and murmur There
Is the pride Of Pontyprid, If Freddie
Welsh should 90 back home. The
chances are that Freddie would find
hut a cool reception. 1t is true that
Welsh came to this country before the
outbreak Of the war, but had he
wanted military service he could have
done as many other foreign-born mel
have done-taken the first boat back
and donned q uniform.
Perhaps Darcy has some criticism
coming to him for his action In run
ming away from Australia, but If ne
Is to be criticized the others should
come in for a share of 1t, too. What
is good for the goose, ought to apply
to the ganler In a case like this.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
A CRIME AGAINST
THE HUMAN BODY
Health Conservation Expert So
Calls Usual Christmas Dinner.
HAS OVERSUPpIY OF FUEL
Dr.. Eugene /. Fisk, Medical Director Of
Life Extension Institute. TeIIs Why
Certain Combinations Should Not b
Eaten-Gives Menu to Be Used In
Own Home.

What's the matter with Christmas
dinner?
DR.. Eugene Lyman Fisk. medical di-
rector Of the Life Extention institute
of New York city, has much to say on
the subject of all holiday meals. includ-
ing Christmas dinner. Since the object
Of the institute is the prolongntion Of
life and educating the public that they
can enjoy every minute Of lie tie
doctors views are well worth needing.
SO housewives mothers. grandmoth.
ers, list to the great health conserva.
ton expert before you prepare the
goodies for the Christmas dinner.
Good Cheer Helps Digestion.
Good food can be taken into the
body to Its great advantage and for Its
maintenance and improvement In an
atmosphere of good cheer. of good hui
NOR and optimism and aboundlng faith
in the future, to be followed by sound.
sweet sleep and morning after that
does not prompt one to kick the dog
or swear at the Office boy" declares
DR.. Fisk. This can be accomplished
by avoiding the fundamental crime OF
holiday dinners mean the nonsen'
steal mixture Of foods that Is taken
and the excessive quantity. Some
times in looking over Christmas
menu It seems to me that a devilish
ingenuity has guided the preparation.
"For example. In addition to fat
meats, such as goose and turkey. plum
pudding and mince pie, there are added
nuts and ralsins and candies, which,
munched rather freely, as Is usually
the custom, would alone supply as
much nutrimcnt as the piece dc re-
sistance Of the whole meal To fat
goose we add rich dressing. We
stuff fat turkey In the same way ana
enormously increase the fuel value.
We serve sweet potatoes very high III
fuel value with the fat foods just
mentioned and then cover 1t with
sugar to make sure there Is an over
supply Of energy or fry It In grease
and cover 1t with a rich gravy. TO
these foods and Others we add mince
pie.
Oversupply Of Fuel.
"Now, the total number OF calorles
required for day by the average per.
son Is $500. One piece of mince pie
contains easily over 400 calories. or
almost half the number required for Il
whole meal. Mince pie has its place.
| have nothing against It's being eaten
once in awhile, but Its place Is not ut
the end Of a hearty and already over
nutritious meal. or course II alcoholic
drinks or cider are added to the menu
more find ,ealcricsl are tukrn into the
body. c.a ~
"Our holiday menus really mike food
sprecs. The duy Is coming. II It has
not already arrived. YAe4 t4c person
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
Cad Colds From Little 6neezes Grow.

Many colds that hang on all winter
TART with snceze, Il sniifle, a sore
throat, tight chest. You know the
iymptoms of colds, and you know
prompt treatment VIII break them up.
Or Kings New Discovery, with It's
soothing antseptic balsams. has been
breaking up colds and healing coughs
Of young and old for AZ years. DR..
Kings New Discovery loosens the
,hlcepm, clears the head, soothcs the
rritatcd membrane and makes breath.
.ag easier. AT your Druggist, soc. 2
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
Light Occupations.
Breakin' New Years resolutions.

We acknowledge receipt of letter
from an enthusiastic roller skating
fan who suggests that roller skat-
ing rink be established in Ottawa. The
writer begs leave to inform us that
happy rollers from Morris. La Sale,
"arsailles. Utica, Streator, Earlville,
Seneca and Grand Ridge would make
up the many throlgs who would enjoy
the sport.
If there's any ]. Rufus Wallingford 5
amongst us, step out and cop this coin
that can be made from the rollers.