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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
KODAKS

KODAK finishing by mail. Films devel-
 oped free. Loilar's Kodak Parlor, Lyric Bldg, Birmingham. Ala. 1-5-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

WANTED-E Experienced foundry boss; references required. Address, E. w. Patterson, Supt, Cumberland Fur
 mace Tenn. 6-6-7t
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HOTELS
)TEL OREGON.
HEATING AND ROOFING
LAWN MOWERS GROUND

WE grind lawn mowers. we call for and
 deliver same. Robert Prowell Stove Co.,,
 Sl3 N 20th st. Phone 5000. 4-17-tf
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READY MONEY
Bids For Furnishing Coal to Mobile Water
 Works Dent.

The City of Mobile will receive bids until noon, June 25th, 1917. at the office of the undersigned for furnishing a years supply of coal. delivered at Spring Hill and Bienville Pumping stations.
 Copy of specifications can be had by applying to c. w. Soost. Supt of Mobile Water Works
 The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. Bids to be opened on above date, June 25th, 1917 and must be accompanied with guaranteed analysis, as described
 PAT J. LYONS,
 Commissioner, Water Dept.
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Dr. Thomas Yickers Dies

Montgomery. June s.--Dr. Thomas Vick- ers aged S1 years d'ed here last night after long Illness He was the father in-law of Judge Benton s, Oppenheimer of Cincinnati A. one-time he was dean Of the University of Cincinnati. Ine body will be sent to Portsmouth tomor- row for interment Sunday.
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EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

IF in need of work or want someone to work for you, call at room 424 Chamber of Commerce. Birmingham, Ala
 5-24-30t
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MONEY Io LEND
MORTGAGE LOANS.

We buy first mortgages, or negotiate new loans. on Birmingham real es-
 tate; rates reasonable; call and see us. Title Guarantee Loan and Trust Co.,, Title Bldg, 3d and Fist st. 12-6-tf
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DONE CENT 4 W0RD|ONE CENT A WORD

RA TFS-Ou~ cent word n dayt ra a&s taken for lesS than 2Jc for firSt iDSer-
 tian Ca~h ,nust arcomprny order.
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MORTGAGE LOANS-5 to per cent on business and residence property in Biz mingham and other important cities and towns of Alabama; loans (S4000 and up) on improved farms in Alabama; :; reasonable charges; prompt service. Jemison Co.,, 211 N. 10th st. 5-20-tf 6 AND z PER CENT money to loan on real estate anywhere in Greater Bir- mingham. Clark Malone Realty O.. 210 N. Fist. Main 6723. 6-3-tf WE are prepared to discount well secured purchase money notes, and to negotiate loans on improved real estate in Bir- mingham and cultivated farm lands in Jefferson and adjoining counties.
 REALTY TRUST COMPANY,
 303 North 10th Street.
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lNE c'ENT 4 WORD

RATES--0ne cent word dnyf aA
 taken for ieSS thar S5r for first fDBer- ttOU. f'@sf, order,
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GUTTER AND TINWORK

CALL Main 142 Spiro-Merrell Heating and Roofing co. Work that satisfies.
 4-20-tf
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APARTMENTS
LAND WANTED
War Scoops

WILL pay sl an acre cash for any lana
 in Alabama. Write J-z6. care Age Her
 nlA s-2l-tt
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WANTED-HELP
WANTED-TEACHERS

 FOR vacancies caused by volunteer, draft and resignations; efficient service for teachers and schools. Secretary, Ranger, Ga. 6-S-3t WANTED-At once, high school princi- pal; salary, $1200 primary teacher, $50; register at once; fee. s1. The University Teachers Agency, Gainesville, Ga.
 6-9-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

REAL ESTATE loans negotiated promptly; low interest rates; monthly payments accepted where desired. Leon- ard-Riley Mortgage Co.,. 725l Woodward.
 3-3-tf
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Placid Mobile Source of Dazzling, Noisy Mardi Gras
Continued from Page six>

ry, but always keeping his material as nearly as possible at the exact mean between rush and stagnation.
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WANTED-MALE HELP

RATES-Onr c<at n word dnyi TO ad
 taken for fcSt thnn 25c for first fnscr- ston. Ce<h ,nwst ACCOUNTABILITY order.
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who mostly invited them in to partake or further cheer. Fortified and jovial the celebrants called upon the mayor, who asked them to breakfast putting a sort of official seal llnon the festivities.
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FOR SALE FOR SALE

80 h. D. butt strapped triple riveted
 boiler. 125 h. p, butt strapped triple riveted
 boiler ? 100 h. p. boilers, good for 115 lbs. work
 ing pressure. ? 100 h. p, boilers. good for 100 lbs. work
 ing pressure. 1 60-inchx14-foot boiler, good for 100 lbs.
 working pressure. 1 54-inchx14-foot boiler, good for 100 IDS
 working pressure. 1 42-inchx12-foot boiler, good for 100 lbs
 working pressure F vertical boilers ranging from h. p.
 to IS h. D., good for 100 pounds work
 ing pressure. 1 30 h. p. portable boiler on skids, good
 for 100 lbs. working pressure. 1 1SX20-inch engine. 12x1S-inoh self-contained side-crank en-
 zine new 20-inch drill presses. 1 second hand 20-inch drill press. 1 26-inch shaper 1 1h-yard Milw aukee concrete mixer 3 h. D. gasoline engines (new). new power hacksaw No. Il Cameron pump. No Il Cameron long stroke pump. l single surfacer. l self-feed ripsaw. l Latta Martin air pump, 21a-inch dis
 charge.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
APARTMENTS NEEDED FOR
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, ETC.

There is constant demand for 2,
8 and rooms for light housekeeping,
and there must be more interest taken
in providing these accommodations
and in listing them with the Board Of
Trade. There are now daily inquiries
for such apartments.
There have been some apartments
listed as rooms for light housekeep-
ing" which have not the required con-
veniences or arrangement. Of course,
we will have to do the best we can
in taking care of the people who want
to winter in Tarpon Springs, but there
can be more done in this respect when
people understand that there is real
demand for more and better accom-
modations of this kind.
A lady who knows says: "a room
arranged for light housekeeping is a
room next or handy to which is /.
kitchenette. The demand seems to be
for one to three, furnished rooms with
kitchenette. Many people transforn,
an adjoining closet into a kitchenette,
or utilize the end of a small hallway
or porch. The kitchenette is complete
if furnished with two-burner oil
stove, a small cupboard, with dishes
sufficient for two. People do not wish
to cook extensively; not much is re
quired; small table, a few necessary
cooking utensils, and you can make
the winter visitor contented if Of the
contented kind"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

to the retail grocers, Mr.. Beachanl
says: II will not excuse any grocer
from observance of these rulings be
cause of the shortage of supply, or
any other plea that he may make in
extenuation of his advance of prices.
Grocers have been repeatedly shown
that the wisest plan to pursue is that
of full and loyal cooperation with
the government authorities, and if
they will not adhere to these rulings
and strive to assist in this hour of
need by eradicating some part of their
selfshness, then they must be taught
a lesson that will result in the best
and quickest results, and will give the
greatest benefits to the country at
large"
The food administration has now at
its command the services of investi-
gators, who, Enough all unknown to
the public, are actively performing
slneir duties, and gathering such in
formation as will allow Mr.. Beacham
Instantly to cut off from wholesale
houses, such retail grocers as continue
to extort or increase their prices, all
under one excuse or another. Indi-
|cations are that not few of these
wilful violators Of food administration
rulings sal feel the heavy hand Of the
ssiAs ! sii0I 6iGsS ttiile
give evidence of reforming, and also
conforming to the departments regu-
F1ations.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
'KIEL OF AMERICA"
READY BY JUNE FOR
NAVY AT NORFOLK

The navy departments project for
the development of the Jamestown
Exposition and Pine Beach properties
at Hampton Roads, development al
res.'ssy well under way, is SO stupen
dous as to dazs binary n,ar -.
ssrding it for the first THIN iii.gs man e.
One hardly knows whether TO Pc
lieve his own eyes when he walks lnes
al single Doom cossfi s.z ,aeal'l y y Il
times the area of the 18th Reg Ifir11
armory in Baltimore. He is equal,
at sea when naval construction en-.
.gineer points to a body of water ano
assures him that in few months
it will be body of land, covered with
huge buildings, equipped with com
plete railway terminal facilities, and
with gigantic piers at which super
dreadnoughts will be locked.
The Kiel of America.
1t is no cause for wonder that the
Lower Chesapeake bay region, since
the navy department began its wal
work there, has been called the Kiel
Of America; for the chief naval port
of Germany, so far as known, has nc
more magnificent harbor, nor more
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
THE FARMER ONE OF
UNCLE SANS DEFENDANTS

Vote on Prohi Bill Today.


One Of your most pressing prob
lens and one to be acted upon without
delay, is the matter OF obtaining your
fertilizer.
In spite Of the best efforts of the
manufacturers and the Government,
materials for making fertilizers are
scarce and high in price Therefore,
it is all the more necessary that what
fertilizers are to be distributed, should
be used upon soil that has received the
very best preparations the farmer is
capable of giving.
The mobilization of our army, re-
quiring a maximum movement of
troop trains and supply trains, has ov-
er-taxed the capacity Of our railroads
as never before, and in order for fer
tilizers to be distributed this season,
the movement must of necessity, be-
gin early and the unloading of cars
at destination be done with utmost
despatch. Every car must be loaded
to capacity,
Today fertilizers are cheaper than
farm crops or farm labor. A bale Of
cotton, a bushel of corn, oats or
wheat, will buy more pounds of fertil-
izers now than ever before, hence to
assure the performance of patriotic
duty, with great profit to yourself, or
der your fertilizers promptly SO that
you may be sure to get them. And
when you get them, use them with
the greatest degree Of intelligence.
Satisfactory results are bound to fol.
low-both to you and to the Govern
ment.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
Beacham to Punish
The Price Boosters

o. 2 y
Orlando, Dec. Numerous COM
plants coming to this office daily in
dictate that patient leniency and patri-
otto appeal seem wasted in the effort
to get retail grocers of Florida to
conform to the rulings of the United
States food administration. |, there
Tore, issue this second and final warn.
ing to all retail grocers, that further
evasion, violation or disregard to food
administration rulings will result in
immediate steps to cut off supplies to
all such violatoss, or those who are
making extortionate charges. Retail
ers cannot trade among themselves,
and then place additional charges o5r
goods to the consumer"
This statement has just besen ISSUED
TO the press Of Florida W Fedora
Food administrator Rkaxton Beach
am. ar, ebasirsa1 intends to 50 nj
further with some Of The xiIful v.o
togS of the food adnainist ration r1iI
Il. Ind 50 sIl6 ssisis
enrich themselves at this particular
time. at the expense of the consumer
Continuing further in his admonitiole
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
CONGRESS INSTRUMENTATION
VOTE TO-DAY; WILL SOON ADJ
JOURN FOR XMAS HOLIDAYS

Washington, Dec. 17.-With an un-
usual record for business accomplish
ed at a pre-holiday session already
made, congress turns today to clean
up of domestic legislation before the
Christmas holidays, after which it
proposes to devote itself exclusively
to war problems. Adjournment Tues
day until January ga holiday recess
somewhat longer than usual is plan
ned.
Since the session began, a fortnight
ago, congress has declared war on
Austria Hungary, extended the presi-
dents $1O0,0O0,OO0 war emergency
fund, passed the $685., 0O0, 900 postof-
flee appropriation bin through the
house and launched several important
Investigations, including those into
the army and navy preparations and
the sugar and fuel shortages.
To be squeezed into the two days
before the. recess is much other i'm
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
Big Red Cross Rally Sunday Afternoon;
The Royal Theatre Full; Good Program

formed most acceptably at the piano.
The boy, scouts acted as usbers. The
following program was rendered;
songAmerica.
PrayerRev., W. S. Milne.
Cornet solo-Mr. Goodnough.
Short talk-Harry Shaw.
SoloC. c. Barnum.
Address-Dr. Bowen.
Solo Miss Benjamin.
Scng-Star-Spangled Banner.
The Red Cross enrolling booth which
was at the front of the theatre is a
beauty, and through its window many
new members were registered by En-
rolling Officer Mrs. l. j. Belcher. This
was the beginning of the Red Cross
Christmas membership campaign in
Tarpon Springs. The Washington Of
fee of the A. r. G. is trying to in
crease its membership from 100000
to 15,000,000 and the Tarpon Springs
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
CHRISTMAS MEMBERSHIP CAM
PAIGN HAS BEGUN--WANT $40
NEW MEMBERS IN T. S.

The Red Cross rally at the Royal
theatre Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock was attended by a full house
and the program was well received
throughout.
At 2 o'clock the Citizens band be,
gan to furnish music at the entrance
of the theatre and the crowd began to
assemble rapidly.
The families of those in the army
and navy service were well represent
ed and the fathers and mothers OF
"our boys" were given special seats
Also the Red Cross workers were out
in costume and had section of the
theatre reserved for them.
A. E. Kroner was the able leader OF
the singing, while Miss Hollister per-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

D. 3: OSBORNE ant crops with
which to feed and clothe our army
and navy; the armies and navies of
our Allies-our own people at home
and the peoples of our Allies in Eu.
rope.
Failure would bring disaster to our
army and an untimely and unneces-
sary death to many of our boys who
have gone forth to battle in defense
of our liberty
But, Mr. Farmer, we know that un-
der the great responsibility placed
on you by our Government, that there
is no such word as "faiP' in your vo-
cabulary and that nothing short of in
surmountable providential causes could
prevent your answering fully to this
responsibility.
However, maximum crops can only
be had by the judicious and intensive
use of fertilizers good seed, thorough
cultivation, and labor-saving machin-
cry.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
RUSS-HUN ARM|sT|CE lied;
PEACE NECOTIATI(I5 BEGIN

Berlin, Dec. II. - An armistice
agreement between the Bolshevik gov
eminent in Russia and the Teutonic
allies was signed at Brest-Litovsk
Saturday, according to an official COM
munication issued today. The armis-
tice becomes effective at noon Mon
day, and is to remain in force until
January IA.
A provision in the armistice agree
ment is that peace negotiations are
to begin Immediately after the sign
ing of the armistice.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
IAN arn1istice agreement was sign
ed at Brest-Litovsk Saturday by plen-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

portant legislation and, during the
recess, committees will proceed with
Investigations and drafting of appro-
priation bills to follow in the new
year.
Vote on Prohi Bill Today.
Chief in interest now is the nation
wide prohibition question to be voted
on by the house this afternoon at
o'clock. Prohibition advocates are con-
fident of considerably more than a
two-thirds majority, necessary for APP
proyal of the resolution for submis-
sion to the states of a national prohi-
bition amendment to the constitution.
The resolution was adopted August
I, last, by the senate by vote of 65 to
20 Action by the three
fourths of which must approve before
the amendment becomes effective is
required in seven years by the house
resolution and six years under the
senate resolution.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
NATURE HELPS ITALIAN DEFENSE;
VENICE SEEMS SAFE At PRESENT.

On the Lower Piave River, North
ern Italy Countless square miles Of
desolate marsh land, interspersed and
cut into numberles islands by sluggish
lagoons, and land inundated to the
depth of several feet, line after line
of stationary batteries Of guns of
three to fifteen inches in caliber and
deep, muddy trenches filled with men
determined that the enemy shall not
advance any further-such are the
impressive and apparently well nigh
unassailable defenses of Venice.
The character of the warfare all
along the lower Piave line and par
tcularly the methods employed to de-
fend the queen of the Seas" from
the Austro-G German invasion undoubt-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

strategic advantages than Hampton
Roads has today; nor are its docks,
its shipbuilding yards and it's naval
base any greater than those at Hamp-
ton roads are destined to be next
June.
The war department has taken care
of the coast defenses at Fort Monroe
and Cape Henry heavy guns of great
power are there and around these the
navy department has thrown ;tss new
irshpaaJ.ine chasers ay cures OF other
fs-s--lssi<r--q -.sed with guns. What
Z ttleships, submarines and torpedo-
Dat destroyers lie IN wait Tor offensu
for defense only the department
knows; and only the department.
knows the vast number of contact
mines that have been planted.
Is there serious danger of attack at
this point-the approach to the gov
ernment's shipbuilding enterprises at
Newport News, its manufacturory of
naval materials at Portsmouth, it's
munition plants in Maryland and Vir-
GINA, nts naval gun factory in WASH
ington, its naval powder and testing
plant at Indian Head, the APPROACH to
the national capital and the port of
Baltimore-is there serious danger Of
attack here? The answer may lie in
the extent of the military prepare.
tions there.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
The Climate Of
Tarpon1l Springs

THE CLIMATE OF TARPON
SPRINGS CAN NOT BE EXCELL-
ED IN ANY PART OF FLORIDA.
This may seem an exaggerated
statement, but those who have spent
winter season in Tarpon Springs all
agree with an eulogy Of the climate
and situation written many years ago
by the late Doctor R. ]. Lewis, "a eel
ebrated surgeon, when he had a win
ter home in this "Venice of the South. 7
Said he::
"The climate Of Tarpon Springs is
remarkable for the limited range OF
the thermometer and barometer, and
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

for tbxa connnarativa drvness of the
.a, $ -,
1s''1pilels : = ~ t'oi siie sAe''
STUDIES OF the severe winds and chilly
'fogs Of the California coast. For OUT
door life at all seasons, and throue
iii ho,rs &c The dav and niobt +b;s
.;...4 - ~ 49,.
10y = uns passe' lug s'iA
IS pecullafiy suited Tor cases OF cnrons
tic bronchitis, catarrhal affections
rheumatism, and renal diseases. NJ
convictions have been formed from
personal experiences after clinati,s
observations of California, the French
and Italian Riviera, the north African
coast, the Egyptian deserts, the valley
of the Nile, and the borders of the
Red sea-" The Greek citizens of Tar
pom Springs, many of them highly. ed
|ucated men of worldwide travel, con-
firm the statement of Dr.. Lewis in re-
gard to Tarpon Springs, and prove
Lit by their love for this place because,
as they say, at is so very like our
beautiful and beloved islands in the
Mediterranean
Being on bays or deep bayous Of
the Gulf of Mexico with a strip of
high timbered land about mile in
| h<fx
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
DR.. Bowen Spoke
Red Cross Rally

DR.. Bowen, of Clearwater, held his
hearers intently Sunday afternoon at
the Red Cross rally while speaking of
the Red Cross work in France. He
spoke for an hour and everybody lis
tened with eager ears to the narration
of the the conditions existing in
France. Some horrible things were
told about, and many points were
mentioned showing what Americans
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

,edly are unique even in this war OF
novelties. Nature has placed barrier
in the path of the invader apparently
more insurmountable even than the
mountains across which the enemy
has fought his way, and these natural
obstacles have been fortified as proba-
bly, no other place in Europe has been.
Human ingenuity has outdone it.
self to provide floating fortresses
armed with huge guns which camou-
tagged and concealed cunningly from
spying airplanes, can slip from point
to point, never offering mark for
the invaders, and yet always able to
lombard the enemy as he attempts
nightly to build pontoon bridges
across the river. Piave.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17


had been and were, doing in the work
OF helping the wounded, sick, and
starving people in the war zones.
Many questions were put to DR..
Bowen which he answered in full. He
had French helmet which was pass
ed out into the audience for people to
see. It is somewhat different from
the helmet used by the Germans or
the British.
DR.. Bowen was not connected with
the U! S. army at all in his work over
there. He volunteered and paid all
his own expenses except transporter
ton, and his appeal for people to fall
in with the Red Cross work was very
animated and sincere.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
Mr.. Farmer:

Mr.. Farmer:
The above picture
exemplifies t h e
vital Importance
of your position in
the World War
The fight Of free
dom and democra-
ey against German
autocracy.
U pom you is
placed the grave
responsibility Of
producing abund-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

3
ipotentiaries sentative of the
Russian uppe IS my administration
on the one hand and those of the up
per army administration of Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur-
key on the other hand.
"The arnnistice begins at noon De-
cember II, and remains in effect UNI
til January Ia, 1918. Unless seven
days notice is given it continues in
force automatically. 1t extends to all
the land, air, and naval forces of the
common fronts.
According to clause of the treaty,
peace negotiations are to begin imme-
diately after the signing of an arm
istice."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
Friday Dec. IA 1917

Dear Santa Claus | want little drum
and a bycicle and bring it to mrs.
Trask at Haskell, Florida.
Dear Santa bring it to William Manns
Lovingly William E. Mann, Jr.
Good by. / hope you a merry Xmas.
Continued on page four.)
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

tarpon Springs Fla Dec
Dear Leader
Please tell santa Claus to bring me
suit cloths am year old & a hat,
shoes. thank master Manuel Gomeiz
for a girl
Please send me pair shoe stocking
number 2 IL from lillian Gomeiz we
live on Pent st
father dead.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17

The allied conference has resulted
in coordination of naval as well as
land fighting.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-12-17
Friday Dec IA 1917


Tarpon Springs
Florida.
Dear Santa
Claus.
/ would like for you two send me a
bycicle. SO. can ride byeicle and
| would be glade to have one and
please give me one that has got
brakes on it.
George Cause
Friday Dec IA, 1917.
Tarpon Springs.
Florida.
Dear Santa Claus.
.o@-o~-oo~0Sr-o--J~~~~ ~O~~~~~~~~~o-o~o-cS~~c
chapters quota is $40. The work Of
securing new members here will be
prosecuted theoretically until Christ
mas day when the campaign closes.