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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

There are many large and good schools for girls in the south, but none Will pc better than the Birmingham seminary,
 'I feel that the people of this city Will be interested in the development Of the school because Of their civic sense. It IS going to be an institution of which every citizen can justly feel proud There will be no occasion for our girls to go to other states for their education, and the fact that the school will be located III Birmingham will mean much to her. We will have there larger attendance than we have been prepared to care for in the old building and will have larger and better school"
 PRINCIPAL FOR 20 YEARS
 Miss Morton has been principal of the Loulie Compton seminary since it was in-
 stituted here 20 years ago Until five years ago she and Miss Louie Compton were co-principals and since that time, when Miss Compton died, she has been sole principal. Before she came to Bir
 mingham she was a teacher at Ward Belmont seminary She was one of the organizers of the Louie Compton, which for the first 15 years of it's existence was called the Birmingham seminary and which name it will take again when il is moved to Edgewood next June. During the 20 years of it's life here the seminary has expanded from one NOodSH bdfAuiii6 Oli I4Itll dN Cilbo " SiA buildings. However, the total number ot boarding students which it can -accommo- date is 40, majority of the girls being day students. The usual number of day students for the past few years has been between 200 and BOO According to Miss
 Morton the school had expanded as much as it could in it's present location and something had to be done. She also said
 that the present plans are, in her opinion the best that could be made. In spite of the fact that it is only 20 years old the Louie Compton seminary has about 40C alumni, who are scattered to nearly every state in the union and to many foreign countries
 In drawing up the plans of the new location of the seminary Ray Schultz and Hubert Smith have been associated with Miss Morton. Phil Mewhinney is the architect of the $50,o00 building which is to be erected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
DRAFTED MEN TOLD WHERE AND WHEN ID BE EXAMINED Divisions Informed When and Where to Report to Answer Draft Notice DEPENDENTS ARE
 CLEARLY DEFINED Severe Penalty for False Affidavit in Clause for Exemption, and
 Every Claim Must Have
 Three Affidavits

Division No. 1-Drafted men report to twenty-second floor Jefferson County Bank building for examina- ton August g. 10, Il. Letters of noti- fication mailed August 4.
 Division No. 2-Drafted men report to twenty second floor Jefferson County Bank building for examina- tion August 13. II, 15. Letters of mo- tification to be mailed August s.
 Division No. 3-Drafted men report to twenty-second floor of the Jeffer- son County Bank building for exami- nation August 13, 14, 15. Letters of notification mailed August 8.
 Division No. 4-Drafted men report to twenty-second floor of the Jeffer- son County Bank building for exami- nation August 3, 10, Il, Letters of notified ton mailed out August 4.
 Division No. 5-Drafted men report to the office of the local board in Ensley at the office of M. H. Me- Dowell on Nineteenth street, August 9, 10, II. Letters of notification mailed out on August f.
 Division No. 6-Drafted men report to twenty floor of the Jeffer- son County Bank building for exami- nation August 8, g, 10 Letters of mo- tification mailed out August 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
TELEGRAM ON TRAIN TELLS MISS HODGES
 OF FIANCE'S DEATH
Birmingham Girl Was En Route to Gastonia, N. C., Where Charles w. Adams Had Been Strick-
 en With Pneumonia

Miss Florine Hodges, daughter of Mir and Mrs. H. c. Hodges, while en route to Gastonia. N. C.. to visit Charles ". Adams. her fance, who had been stricken with pneumonia, yester- day received a telegram announcing his death.
 MT. Adams had been Ill only short time, but his condition was regarded as so serious that Miss Hodges WAS making the journey to see him. He failed rapidly. however. and she re ! ceived word while on the train of his death.
 Their marriage had been announced as an event of October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
SURPRISE MARRIAGE
 OF POPULAR COUPLE

wedding that came as . pleasant surprise to their many friends was that of Miss Lee Etta Paul, daughter of MT. and Mrs. P. J. Paul of 1501 Fifteenth avenue south. to Robert H. Trileh, which occurred last night. the Rev. J. A. Bryan officiating. Only a few inti- mate friends of the contracting parties were in attendance. The bride Is one of the most popular girls of the city and the groom is we'll known salesman connected with the Burroughs Adding Machine company. The young couple left last night on a wedding trip to eastern points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
EXEMPTION BOARD HAS COMPLETED
 7 A GIGANTIC TASK
Board Ably Assisted by the Members of Equal Suf- frage Association and
 Other Bodies

The local exemption boards have prac- tically completed a gigantic task. They have handled 2O.027 cards of men register ed in the city of Birmingham. First, these cards were checked for errors, then made into duplicates. Following this they were rearranged numerically, both originals and duplicates totaling over 4o,0o0 cards. and renumbered with the red numbers; thorough check being necessary to see that both the original and the duplicate bore the same number.
 In this work the board was assisted by the 5SS registrars who donated their services, by the T. c. I. Co.,, who fur nished 15 men from the accounting de- partment to check the lists. and by the members of the Birmingham Equal Suf- frage association, who assisted in the compilation of the final lists and the mailing of notices to those drafted. The members of the Equal Suffrage associa- ton who gave their time freely to this cause were:
 Mrs. T. P. Byrnes, Mrs. H. H. Harrir- son, Mrs. W. D. Crews, Mrs. J. H. Wal laee Mrs. E. C. Armes. Mrs. Dora Fell, Mrs Angus Taylor, Mrs. c. s. Caldwell, Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. L. c. Brownlee, Mrs H. II. Shell, Mrs. B. A. Pepperman, Mrs. Charles. Spencer Mrs. Lee Rust. Mrs. Priestly Toulmin, Mrs. J. D. Mo Neel Mrs. Wilsie Dickerson Jones, Mrs. William Weller, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs Smith. Mrs. w. T. Hill. Mrs. Carol Blake, Mrs. R. o. Campbell. Mrs. S.. B. Kleppelt, Mrs. Richard Johnston, Miss Ellen Dickerson, Miss Helen Benners, Miss Lillian Yielding, Miss Amelia Worthington, Miss Lenora Loveman, Miss Murray. Miss McNeel. Miss Freda Avant, Miss Louise Roberts, Miss vir- ginia Putnam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
ANNUAL MEETING
 OF LIFE INSURERS

The Life Insurers association of Bir- mingham will send a large delegation to New Orleans to attend the next an nual meeting of the national conven- tion of life insurers. which will be held in the Crescent City on September 26 27 and 2S.
 The delegates named by President Wilcox are: E. c. Robinson, G. T. Sib- ley, J. T. Dunlap. L. c. Brown, H. J Baum. Alternates, A. c. Crowder, NJ. B Leavell w. B. Fowlkes, J. B. Cox and Frank Fitts of Tuscaloosa, a member of the local association.
 The regular monthly meeting of the association will be held Tuesday at the Hillman noted at 1 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
THOMPSON TELLS SOME OF NEEDSOF ALABAMA r ARMER Proper Market Should Be Provided for Abundant
 Food Crops FARMER IS IN NEED OF ENCOURAGEMENT His Response to Appeal for Big Food Crops Has Resulted in Tremen-
 dous Production in
 Alabama

Joseph o. Thompson one of Alabama 8 largest planters, believes it is of the greatest importance at this time to sec that the farmers of the state get proper price for the food products which they have raised in such abundance in response to the requests so loudly pro- claimed before the planting season be- gan.
 MT. Thompson has just made trip through several counties of the black belt, including Lowndes, Montgomery, Macon, Russell and Barbour counties.
 He has been making a study of agri- cultural condi tions In Alabama for long time, and since the change in agricultural conditions brought about by the boil weevil and the food propaganGa. he is devoting attention to the business methods used by the farmer in com parison with the methods of other busi- ness men. His conclusion is that the farmers method of business suffers greatly by comparisons; but there is a steady improvement to be observed.
 With proper business methods said Mir. Thompson. mo more profitable line of business is to be found than farm ing In Alabama
 SOME THINGS NEEDED
 There should be better preparation of the soil, more extensive and scientific use of fertilizers, better selection of seed for all crops. more rapid and thor orgh cultivation, and better methods of marketing. I have observed that many farmers were highly enthusiastic during the growing season, and up to lay by time afterwards. many of them lost their enthusiasm, and gathered and marketed their crops very indifferently. thereby causing much waste and great losses. There is reason for this condition, and the farmer is by no means entirely re- sponsible.
 Under diversfication. the farmer te get the most out of his crops must mar ket rapidly when the demand is strong and the prices good on the other hand. he must gather his crop with as much interest as he showed in producing it. If the market does not justify his sell ing at once, he should place his prod ucts in a bonded warehouse under our new warehousing law, taking receipts therefor, which receipts can be put away or deposited with his bank.
 But the method, so often practiced, of leaving the crops in the field or stored in shacks on the farm is fair neither to the farmer nor his creditors. In my opinion. the methods here referred to have caused more failures among farm
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
Auto Stolen

The Ford automobile reported stolen from Taylor Wheeler Grocery company Friday night was found by the police department yesterday in a grove at 1+05 North Sixteenth street. Three tires had been taken off and also everything else that was detachable, according to the re- port made to headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

In division 1, in order to refresh the memory of the public, there are the fol- lowing sections of Birmingham included . East Lake, Woodlawn, Gate City, East Birmingham, Avondale, and Vanderbilt. The local board of this division is com posed of R. DuPont Thompson, pr. N A. Barrett and Dr. w. D. Hankins.
 Division ? is composed of old Birming- ham east of Twentieth street, and the board members are E. H. Cabaniss, Dr. B. L. Wyman and Joseph Johnston. Division 3 takes in that portion of old Birmingham west Of Twentieth street. with J. H. F. Mosely, Harry Jones and Dr. E. T. Glass as members of the board. Division comprises Pratt City and North Birmingham, with R. H. Wharton, pr. E. c. Rosamond and J. R. DeBardel- eben board members.
 Division 5, Ensley, Wylam and Fair field, with M. H. Mcdowell pr. w. A. Spencer and Dr. S. H. Mann board mem- bers. This division has it's own head quarters in Ensley for the convenience of the men. and will conduct their ex- aminations at the boards office in Ems ley. This is the only board that has separate quarters, the other five having consolidatedSoffices on the twenty-second ing.
 Division takes in Elyton, Faiview, West End, Graymont, and the board members are Tom o. Smith. J. O. Chan cey and Dr. w c. Gewin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
NOTIFIED TO APPEAR

All men notified to appear before the
 boards are told in the letter when to ap-
 pear the white men in the morning and
 the colored men in the afternoon. This
 applies to every division with the ex-
 cepton of Ensley.
 A point of general confusion seems to
 have arisen over the time in which a claim for exemption can be filed. The filing of claim only requires about three
 minutes, and inasmuch as the time all iotted for returning the proofs to estab- fish the merit of the exemption dates from the time the claim is filed, there Is ann pie time to comply after the physical ex- animation.
 For the benefit of those who intend to file claims on accoent of dependent relatives. the board defines the word la bor. It may be either physical or in- telectual; it may be professional. me chanical, commercial or clerical, but the
 means for the support of the dependent person must be produced by this labor, A dependent receiving support from a person whose income is derived from divf- dends or rents cannot be said to be de- pendent upon his labor; but If that in- come were entirely the fruit of physical toll then such a person would be de- pendent upon his physical labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
CLAIMS FOR DEPENDENTS

Those who will file claims for depend- ents will be required to furnish proof consisting of rigid sworn statement of the party, giving the names of his wife and all children, with their ages and specifying the amount of money received during the preceding years from other sources than his labor. etc. This state ment must also be supported by an af- fidavit of the wife, or the dependent corroborating the above, and also by a sworn statement signed by head of a family living in the district in which party resides. stating that he knows all facts contained in the above mentioned affidavits to be correct.
 The penalty to a misstatement in any
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Birmingham. August 3. 1917.
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
RAPE MAKES SOUND
ROUGHAGE FOR SWINE
Crop Seeded Early in April Should
Be Ready for Pasturage
Early in June.

To provide good. succulent pasture
for the swine, few acres should be
seeded to rape. according to ]. 8. COT
fey Of the animal husbaadry depart
ment, Ohio state university. Rape
seeded early In April should be ready
for pasture early in June, II the sea
son is favorable and the soil fertile.
Ordinarily an acre Of rape viii furnish
enough pasture for two sows and 10
pigs during the summer and ran.
Dwarf Essex is regarded as the best
variety to plant and generally costs
about is cents per pound. Ordinarily
the rape is sown BY itself on Q care.
fully prepared seeded at the rate OF
ave or six pounds per acre. It may De
1hroadcasted or drilled and some pre-
fer to SOW it in rows 16 inches apart
Tins making lanes for the swine %
wall n. 80 that the loss from tramping
is lessened.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14

case of peach trees, cut off all side
nmDs close to the trunk and shorten
tne main trunk. A peach or Japanese
plum Will produce new limbs from the
main stem. These sprout strong new
hmos SO readily that they may be
trimmed to single whips.
On the other hand, a cherry tree
should not have its branches cut back.
Inc active buds Of the cherry are near
the tips Of the limbs. The main trunk
mas only dormant buds which do not
start readily. 1t is well to cut back
the central leader to where the tree
branches. If there are more than FIVE
main limbs, remove all but three to
nve' leaving these even spaced to form
the framework or head of the tee.
Form Open Top.
Apples, pears and American piums,
IL well branched, should have the main
leader cut out to form an open spread
ing head. The side limbs should then
be shortened one-third to one-half.
Eventually the head should be reduced
10 from three to five main limbs to
form the framework of the tree. More
limbs may be left the first season,
however. After the tree has made q
seasons growth one may make better
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
SUNSET ON LAKE SUPERIOR
ture Painted by Old Sol at the
Close of the Day.

A sunset on Lake Superior! Match
1t, in its respondent beauty on late
November day, If you can. The clouds
that had darkened the sun as the
Transcontinental Limited sped along
the precipitOus shores, melted away.
leaving narrow streaks, like ribbons OF
gray floating above the waters rim.
Dappled gray clouds in masses chung
to the zenith. The slowly setting sun
began to paint its own heroic picture.
The ribbons Of clouds changed from
gray to pearl, from pearl to amethyst
and then to richest gold. The cOnvO-
luted masses overhead wildly reflect
ed these changes. The quiet waters Of
the lake shone like a mirror Of pol
ished bronze. The sun was sinking
fast. While the passengers were vOic-
Ing their delight, the last ray Of the
sun disappeared, and lake and rocky
shore sank into the shadows Of night.
AS the train climbed above the lake its
waters were left out of the range OF
vision, but, strangely enough, the lake
seemed to appear again In the dis
lance, with low-hilled islands outlined
In a faint glow Of red. We discov-
cred that what seemed to be islands
were floating clouds, and what seemed
to be the water In which they rested
was an illusion 1t was caused by the
clear atmosphere lit by the gray light
Of fast-falling eventide. It was beau
tiful and impressive, but an illusion
that quickly disclosed itself and melt
ed away as the train sped on.-John
A. Sleicher in Leslie's.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
lPLANT FRUIT TREES IN SPRING OR FAIL
]. c. WRITTEN, Missouri College of
90 ~ Aoric,iifura \ VI

III. c. WRITTEN, Missouri College of
Agriculture.)
Fruit trees may be set in the fall or
su early spring. One-year-old trees are
sSally preferable, If well grown.
though in the case Of apple, pear.
cherry and American plums, two-year-
IA trees may be used If desired.
Fruit trees are usually planted in
~heck rows or squares, in this state, at
,ths following distances apart In feet !:
ANGLES, Is by Is or IS by 35; pears
reaches and cherries, 20 by 20; plums
1eh by 1611.
Young trees should be set about the
same depth that they stood In the
oursery. The color and character of
the bark shows how much of the tree
crew below ground. The holes should
be dug just deep and broad enough to
admit the roots in their natural spread
without bending them.
Trim the Roots.
The roots should be trimmed SO as
to remove any broken or diseased
parts. If ragged wound has been
left at the end Of large root in dig.
ging, this part should be cut off so as
ito make a smooth, clean cut.
The soil should be shaken in be.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14

men of brains, poets and artists never
think about age; it's the mind and soul
that appeals to them"
"Any way" purred the other, mo
one these days takes any account of
the woman being older than the man.
/ suppose, too, it would be a pretty
good thing for Wade Barber. He's as
poor as q church mouse, hear; and
Mrs. Pickett has plenty Of money"
HE was speaking Of Helen Bryant
the other day to Miss Flint and / heard
her tell him the niece was a poor rela-
tion.'"
'That will finish things for Helen, -
grinned Mrs. Gait.
Whether or not Miss Flint had really
had this decisive effect, 1t was very
apparent that Wade Barber was devo-
ton itself to the widow. Helen, feel
ing herself very much in the way, al
ways promptly left the room when he
called, and Mrs. Pickett did not in
sist on her remaining.
One day Helen went into Fifth
avenue Hcture dealers, where two or
three ofsBarber's pictures were hung.
She liked his work, and she wanted the
time to study these alone quietly. One
held her motionless, entranced. A
young nymph came dancing down
through a maze of apple blooms. Her
floating hair seemed to catch at the
blossoms and bring them with her. Her
feet scarcely touched the young grass,
and the blue Of her eyes was luminous
like the sky. It was the very poetry
Of spring. The glory Of 1t drew Hell
ems soul to the artist who had created
the poem.
So engrossed was she that she did
not know q man In the doorway had
been watching her long time. AT
first he was only curious to know who
1t was that was interested in the pic
ture. He recognized her and waited.
She stood SO long before the canvas,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
Mrs. Pickett''s
.Chaperone
BY George Haskell
Copyright. 1917. by w. @. Chapman.)

NNOPtki6AB 4s4tS ~ W. NJ $AoRAAoh'l
1t was getting to be joke in their
set that Mrs. Pickett, the gay widow,
kept her young niece for chaperone.
True, Helen Bryant, who had come to
live with her aunt, was more quiet in
manner and less given to gorgeous ap-
parel, but it was not in the least her
intention to keep an eye on her rela-
tive, whom she believed entirely capa-
BILE Of taking care of herself, and whose
brilliant conversation and witty repair
tee was as much delight to her as to
any Of Mrs. Pickett's admirers.
Helen's conversational gift took a
slightly different trend. She had also
a ready wit, but she had, too, senti-
ment and imagination. Her poems
were beginning to find their way into
the best magazines and she often found
reading and study more alluring than
bridge parties or teas. So sometimes
when they asked Mrs. Pickett where
her chaperone was she would laugh
and say she was being shockingly neg
lected and who could tell where such
carelessness would end. People who
only met Helen in company with her
aunt never really knew the girl, for
Mrs. Pickett was the dominant indi-
vidual who took the conversational
field and kept 1t. Not that she meant
to do this, but she was simply bub-
bling with wit and good humor and had
to effervesce. Naturally Helen did
not, under these circumstances. shine.
About six months after Helen came
to live with her aunt Wade Barber
came out of the West with his pic
lures. He had some letters of intro
duction to "good people," and these
together with a prepossessing appear.
ance and a well-bred manner, soon es
tablished him in social circles. He
gave an exhibition of his pictures
which were really good, and sold some
Mrs. Pickett invited him to call, and
very soon he was paying assiduous at
tention to the witty widow.
"She must be all Of fifteen years
older than he is" said Mrs. Gait. "Why
he doesn't look day over twenty
FIVE"
my DEAR" put in Mrs. Spaniel. "He
must be near thirty, and Ethel Pickett
can't be day over forty. Besides
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
SOURCE OF INCOME
FROM FARM POULTRY
Steadily Increasing Demand for
Fresh Eggs of Superior Quail
ity at Good Prices.

Eggs for market should be the most
important source of income from the
farm. flock, according to M. G. Kilpat-
rick of the Ohio College Of Agricul-
ture. There is a steadily increasing
demand for fresh eggs Of good quail
ity at profitable prices. In addition,
eggs are produced with less labor than
other poultry products and are more
conveniently marketed.
Poultry for market should be the
second source Of income. Under pres
emit conditions, the larger part of the
poultry meat produced on most farms
is a by-product produced and sold
with little regard to the cost Of pro-
duction. The poultryman should
plan his work so that while producing
eggs for market, he may obtain con-
siderable revenue from the sale Of
broilers during June and July, and
fowls during September and October.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
Much Rinaer.

Two suitors had striven for the hand
Of Mary Murphy. One was Doolan, a
prosperous grocer, and he was backed
up by Pa and Ma Murphy; the other
was handsome young clerk, and he
was backed up by Mary.
The clerk won!
On the morning Of her first BIRTH
day after the wedding day Mary called
to see her parents, and proudly showed
them a pretty little gold watch her
husband had given her.
But Mrs. Murphy shifted contemptu-
ously.
"That's very NICE" she said, disap-
provingly; ''but IL ye'd only taken the
advice Of yer father and me, tits not
a gold watch ye'd be hayin' in yer
pocket, but a good eight-day clock!"