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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Engraved Stationery

Monogram embossed Stationery and Cor respondence Cards in hands some holiday boxes make an ideal gift for "her' and shows the fore thought of the g.iver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

The Fountain Height Red Cross unit No. 1 will meet this afternoon at 2:2O o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. A. Alex ander, 1926 Twelfth avenue, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

The Wentworth club will meet this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. T. Lewis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
PETERSBURG Will HOLD
BIG PREPAREDNESS DAY
Next saturday to he Set Aside BY
Citizens As Day for Demonstrate
ing Observation-Disclosures
Men WIN SDc~k.

Petersburg. Va. April Next Sat
urday will be observed in Petersburg
and the South Side as Patriotic Day
The occasion will be featured with a
gigantic preparedness parade in the
afternoon. eliminating in a mass
meeting at night in the Academy Of
Music, where thousands of citizens of
this vicinity are expected to assemble
in enthusiastic manifestation of their
patriotism.
Mayor Robert Gillian will issue n
proclamation setting the day apart as
Preparedness Day. All residents of
neighboring towns and counties will
be invited TO attend and participate in
the declaration. If possible to secure
them. the meeting will be addressed
by prominent civil, military and naval
men. Plans for the occasion are be-
ing worked out by the preparedness
committee of the chamber of COM
meree.
Decision to hold the meeting was
reached at meeting of the prepared
ness committee last night with Lieu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
sPEACE At ANY PRICE" MEN
BRAVE RAIN TO HEAR TALK.

Cleveland. O.. April Five hundred
Socialists and pacihsts who were re-
fused the use of Gray's armory for the
purpose of holding an anti-waf meet
ing gathered in the public square to-
day and during a steady downpour ct
rain listened to pacifst pleas to re-
frain from enlisting In the United
States army should war he declared
upon Germany. Government secret
service operatives. plain clothes men
and number of policemen were scat
tered through the crowd TO prevent the
utterance of remarks tending toward
sedition. No arrests were made. how :
ever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

tenant Hamilton Bryan. of the Z. 8.
navy, in attendance. 1t is planned
to make the occasion the greatest
patriotic and preparedness demonstra-
ton ever held in Virginia.
1t is practically certain that the
parade will be headed by the thirty
two piece marine band of the battle
ship Florida and probably a number
of blue Jackets from the ship. In tho
line of parade will be companies OF
soldiers stationed here, the high
school cadets. Boy Scouts. all school
children. women's organizations and
delegations from the towns and coun-
ties of the South Side.
The object OF the demonstration Is
to arouse general interest in the worS
Of preparedness and to encourage an q
promote enlistment in the army and
navy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

school. benefit Boy Scouts. troop 22.
presents Rooster Club OF Blackville."
aud Ewes Express ON Xmas Eve"
featuring Pat Green. Ing lngersoll,
II w. Robinson and Charles F. Hay.
comedians. This will be one of the
most attractive amateur ministries OF
the season. The public is invited.
Tickets on sale Wizards confectionery
and Woodland Heights pharmacy
Miss Annie Mac Odom. from Converse
college SparIansburw. :. G.. left yes
terday for her home In Rocky Mount
A. g. after spending "a part of her
spring holidays with Miss shields
Jones, OF this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
WOMAN CAVALRY PROPOSED
Attributes of Joan OF Arc and ANNIE
Oakley suggested to Military
AmthnrEtir

Boston ApriI IA cavalry regiment
81 women combining the attributes of
loan Of Arc and Anne oA&lry has been
suggested TO The military auihoritlcs
ny Miss Marion Weston cor le. a for
mcr student at WelesI y and the l'os-
ton university law school
Miss Cottc wants 20 enlist and be-
Neves that she could raise y ddyhInv
cavalry regiment aJuou- tin horse
women Of Greater Boston She told the
authorities at u recruiting station that
the women wanted IN opportunity for
active service.
While our boys are engaged in naval
work. for most Of the engagements viii
probably be on sea-. sine said. we
women could readily perform duties
a police in the cities"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Petersburg
10 Have Curfcw LAW.

"
Petersburg. April AT a meeting
of the executive committee OF the
Juvenile association held YESTERDAY af-
ternoon, IL was decided to endorse
the movement to pass a Curfcw law
for Petersburg. The plan has the
endorsement Of all the mothers clubs
and parent-teaCher associations of the
Petersburg pubic schools. \ report
of The membership secretary showed
that The membership Of the Juvenile
Association was on the increase. The
member hip now totals eiChty-ntue
and the finances of the association
are said to he in good condition
Law AT last Nai~ Deacon"
Deacon Aaron Coleman. Coiored.
proprietor of "A little store on Gin
street. has FALLEN into the clutches.
after having been under suspicion for
long while. Coleman was arrested
by Detective iIeoian, Patrolman Long
mirc and former Deputy High Con-
stable GuInau on a charge of receiV-
ing stolen goods Officers have long
suspected the deacon" of handling
stolen goods, but no evidence warrant
ing his arrest had been found Dur
ing sthe years in which Deacon COTE
man has been under suspicion he has
prospered to the extent Of building
himself "A comfortable home.
pom receipt of compliant from
Windsor Thursday that the store Of
X. y. Rhodes had been entered and
robbed of several hundred dollars
worth Of merchandise. OFFICERS called
upon the deacon. He denied havin 6
received any Of the articles named
but finally admitted that he had TIA
en- in" a few pairs OF shoes that morn
ing. His store was searched and a
large part of the goods which had
been missed from the Rhodes store
was found. other articles were found
in the deacon's home. During the
search for the missing goods the or
ficers found in Annie Browns home
a trunk fam of potatoes. 400 pounds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
FRIEDA MEREDITH DITTI, Editor
Tr,cyhone Madison 1928.

tulle over silver cloth. % carried
hoSeEaya Of yellow flowers The
ernomsmsu included p ", McCartny
and " DuNalI
"a reception followed The. ceremony,
after which Mr and Mrs Blsuton left
80 spend thcir hon,tHouu az the White
sulphur Springs The bride Travelled
a smart suit 90 olive green Win a
rpdish hat 81 gray.
some of tho &ucsts from "a distance
attending The ceremony were
Mrs J. w Bishop, Florida, MISS
Nina Dutall Washington. Mrs r. t.
riikuton, Washington: MISS Parke
Norris. Miller school, Miss Carrie Stecd
Norfolk; stanley BIanton. Mrs l.. a
Blauton, Miss Laura Hanton, Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene Blanton. MIR. and Mrs. i
b Bowles. Thomas curtis. + w Nc
Carthy. all o: Richmond
Event of Easter week.
An interesting charity event OF Fms
ter week will be he tea to be given
by Second Il. Of the Womau's auxiliary
II Holy Trinity church. which Will
take place on Tuesday afternoon. April
TO- The affair wil he held in the heiHe
of Mrs oliver J, Sands at Westmora
land Place and Mrs, W f. Fierce. .Ir
is chairman 81 the cvcut. The com
mIttee Includes Mrs Richard Fox. Mrs
Robert PeEram, Mrs Carl Blackwell
and Mrs Nampden cham berlaNpe. ara
"a charming program has been ar
ranged. The public is invited to at
toud.
White Rose Minstrcls.
on Friday night, April s. at sac
O'Clock cambridge Junior High
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
GRAND DUCHESS OLGA Is
MARRIED TO kOUDIf<OW SKI

Petrograd, April 1,---Grand Duchess
olga. a sister of former Czcr Nicholas.
has just married Captain koudlkowski,
of the Russian army, according to An
announcement made here today. The
dnchess il the divorced wife OK the
Duke of Oldenburg. Officers of Cap
tain Koudikowskfs regiment have
asked him to resign. They say that
they wish no member of the Romarof
family TO be connected in any manner
with the army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
JEWISH PEOPLE DECLARE
SYMPATHY WITH ENTENTE

New York. April IA declaration OF
sympathy with the entente signed by
ufty-thrce prominent Jews Of NeN
York city aud fifteen other wcll-know0
representatives. Of their race In Other
cities. including BOSTON. Philadelphia.
Memphis. New Orleans and Albany, was
made public tonight by Professor Rich
ard GottheH <of Columbia university.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
William Eugene webb.

i'uneral strvices for William Eu-
gene webb, whose death occurred at
his home near. Rea.ls, Dinwiddie
county. Friday afternoon at o'clock,
were conducted from Oak Grove
church, near Reams, at O'Clock this
afternoon. Mr.. Webb was fifty years
OF age, widely known and highly es-
Leemed. Besides a widow, he is sur
vived by his father. a. O. Webb of
Dinwiddie county; one sister, Mrs. r.
Il. Harvell, Of Norfolk. and two sons,
J. O. and T.. a. Webb, of this city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

Of sugar, a large quantity of lard and
other articles. A portion OF these
goods we're identified as goods stolen
from an Atlantic Coast Line car.
which was broken INTO and robbed
some DAVIS ago Both the deacon and
Annie face penitentiary terms,
W. IL. Mann. Jr.. WEEDS.
Mrs, Georgia Taylor Wilkins, of
Washington, has issued cards an
nouncing the marriage W her daugh-
ter olive Burrow, to william Hodges
Mann, 1r., of this city, son of former
Governor and Mrs. william Hodges
Mann. The ceremony was performed
yesterday at ST. Margarets church.
Washington, with only immediate
members Of tn to famiiies in at
tendance. Rev. Herbert Scott Smith
oftciatcd
The bride Is wcll,slinown and has
many friends in Petersburg and the
groom is engaged in the practice of
law with his father in this city. Mr..
and Mrs Mann left Immediately after
The. ceremony upon their honeymoon.
hey will be AT home upon their re-
corn at % South Market street. Peters
burg.
Mrs Grace J.. Griffin.
Mrs, Grace r. Griffin, widow OF V.
H. Griffin. died at 1880 O'Clock yes
ttfbHN morning, at the nome of her
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton.
1908 Appomattox street, after a lin
gering illness. Mrs. Griffin was in the
thirty-ninth year of her age we'll
known and highly esteemed Besides
her mother. she is survived by two
brothers and two sisters, w T.. and
Grover Hamilton. Mrs. Benjamin
Thompson and Mrs. Benjamin Wat
l<Ins. all of this city; also by one half
brother Sidney Walton. The funeral
will he conducted from St. Joseph's
Catholic church at II O'Clock Monday
morning
Mrs. Leila Holt.
Mrs. Leila Holt, a highly respected
widow lady, of the West End. died
at the home of Mr.. David Walker.
54t Battersea avenue, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Mrs Holt was
seveuty-one years of age. The flu
neral VIII be conducted from the
residence at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon, by Rev, Michaux Raine, of the
Third Presbyterian church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

ItaA. 1855. We Cali For and
oSae tlaOes to Amy Pafr OF the CITY.
- Ge~ed SOlcs aud Rub Ct Or
49,, bqpt quality leather v i. 20
M Ghoe Repairing Co.,
911 - sOath Richmoaa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

on Friday night April s. AT sac
O'Clock. cambridge Junior High
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
Return After At Years.

In 1907 a young man named
Washburn came to this communi
ty. He remained until 1870 and
in the meantime married a Miss
Griffin, sister of IIarve Griffin
They went to Kansas in 1870 ant
apparently have prospered and re-
tanned through all the years good
m easure of their health and vigor
They are now visiting Mr.. Grit
fin and Mrs. Pearman, brother and
sister Of Mrs. Washburn.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
Jess Sullins Gets a Fall.

AS good horseback rider as Jess
Sullins is don't often fall from his
horse and get the jolt Jess got last
Thursday evening when he started for
the pasture to get the hotel jerseys.
Just as Jess rode out on the street going
east from the hotel Ed Cordz sailed by
on his motorcycle and the horse enter
ed the race either of his own volition
or maybe Jess spurred him up little.
Anyway the saddle girth broke about
the first jump, unknown to the rider
until two blocks farther east when Jess
and the saddle Hoped to the gravel
under the horses feet. The only dam
age done, however, was the loss Of a
little cuticlc and hair from the back Of
Jesss head and jols that knocked a
grunt out Of him that the neighbors
nearby claim to have heard.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
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HoW'S This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o..
We, the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimoniais
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
$500 For Husbands Death.

In division No. > of circuit court Fri
day in the damage case of Alta Cline
of Jasper, VS.. the Southwest Missouri
Electric Company judgement in the
sum of $500 went to the plaintiff
by agreement. Mrs. Cline was suing
this company for $1,000 for the death
of her husband, Frank Cline, who was
killed when an interurban car struck
an auto in which he was riding at
Brooklyne Heights few months ago.
Carthage Press
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
Visits Jasper After Long Absence.

Monday morning dapper little
travelling man dropped off the train
here and begen calling on the mer-
chants and selling an advertising SER
vice. The gentleman proved to be w.
q. Mccormick, who lived here when a
boy and left some % years ago. His
brother, Luther Mccormick, and his
sister, Miss George Mccormick, were
school teachers and are remembered by
old residents. Miss Mccormick mar
ried DR., La2enby and died some wears
ago. w. g. Mccormick went to school
to John Spaid and renewed an old
acquaintance with the Webbs, the
Wards, Crandalls and others.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
Not Understood.

| Not Understood.
Not understood, we move along asunde.,
Our paths grow wider as the seasons
creep,
Along the years we marvel and we
wonder
Why life is life? And then we fall
asleep
Not understood.
Not understood, we gather false i'm
pressions
And hug them closer as the years go
by,
Till virtues often seem to us transgres,
| SionS,
| And thus men rise and fall and live
and die
Not understood.
Not understood - how trilles often
change us.
The thoughtless sentence or the fan
cied slight
Destroy long years of friendship and
estrange us
And on our souls there falls freez.
ing blight
Not understood.
How many cherries, lonely hearts are
breaking
For lack of ympathy-Ah, day by
day
How many cherries, lonely hearts are
breaking,
How many noble spirits pass away
Not understood.
Oh, God! That men could see little
clearer,
Or Judge less harshly where they can
not see
Oh, God! That men would draw little
nearer
To one another, they'd be nearer
Thee
And understood.
Unknown,
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
Group, Whooping Cough Relieved.

Children's diseases demand prepared.
ness, When the child wakes up at
night, gasping and stranglng for breath,
how thankful you are to have DR.. Bells
Plne-Tar-Honey at hand The effective
remedy loosens the mucous and per
mits free and natural breathing. Its
soothing balsams heal the irritated men,
bran" and arrests furthur inflammation
Pleasant to take, Keep DR.. Bells
Pine Tar, Honey in the house for all
colds aud hronicai troubles. At II. f.
Pitts 25c.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21

Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surel y the best for all kidney or blad-
der troubles. Sanol gives relief in "a
hours from all backache and bladder
troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed rem
edy. 35c and $1.00 a bottle at the
drug store.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-21
s-Automobile Stolen and Recovered.

Last Friday night at Grace Church,
southeast of Jasper, an Overland car be-
longing to Chas. Keener was stolen
while the community was enjoying an
ice cream social. The car was traced to
Deer Creek, where it was found with
the engine stalled. Blood hounds.were
brought from Carthage and traced the
man to Walter Bradbury's farm where
he was found at work. Orval Allev,
about 1G years DID, is the Young man
charged with the offense. 1t is said
that he has admitted trying to get
away with the car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

man, who is known as the "colero:"
AS the bunch is about to reach his
shoulders it is cut from the plant.
The "colero" carries the newly
bunch to one Of the innumerable
roads that pass through a banana
plantation and lays it in the shade on
a cushion of banana leaves. Then it
is picked up by ox-cart or a spur
train, also cushioned with leaves,
and carried to a shed along the main
line. :,
Banana express trains usually con-
sist Of about 1s cars. They carry
about $50 punches to car. A
steamer Of the White Fleet can carry
from 10000 to 10000 punches on a
trip. But within a few hours after
cutting the first of the bananas VIII
be passing into the hold OF the
steamer. It takes little time to load
Ia car. The men carry the punches in
a fast moving line from the shed to
the car door, where they are caught
and laid on the soft leaves. Often
the cars are loaded in advance and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

the train picks them up as it goes
down the line. Then the train runs
to the wharves at Santa Marta,
where the fruit is loaded aboard ship
by travelling belts which carry a
continuous stream of punches. The
hold of the steamer has been arti-
ficially cooled to receive the bananas
and an even temperature is main
tanned till the ship reaches it's port
in the United States or Europe.
The cutting of the banana stems"
as the punches are called. has its pic
turesque features. Sometimes the
plants may be from 25 to 80 feet
high and one who stands beneath the
huge green fronds feels as though in
some great jungle. Often, too, the
leaves almost exclude the suns rays,
and. then again, especially if the
plants are younger or smaller, bright
yellow beams like golden bars filter
through from the tropical sun. These
striking on the back of a donkey will
often make it seem like zebra, in
| the distance. One understands how
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

the Royal Bengal tiger received his
stripes in centuries Of hunting
through the junglcs. The oxen en-
ployed in the banana plantations are
giant creatures, thick Of neck and
deep of shoulder, and often larger
than our biggest Holsteins. Many
of the Indians arc of light complex
ion, short stature, with huge Shout
ders, narrow lips and greatly
muscled on the arms, thighs and
calves. They carry the huge punches
Of bananas as though they were toys.
All the bananas are cut green.
While there are many different va
! rieties of the banana, the only one
grown commercially here is the eros
Michel, which is considered the finest
favored of all the forty or more diff
ferent kinds.
The cutting of bananas is, of itself,
fine art. 1t takes an expert to
know just when to cut the stem from
the plant. II cut too nearly ripe, or
"full," as the term goes, the bunch
may stand poor chance Of ever
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
LoAOtN G BAHAMAS ON Snip ~
AUTOMATIC CONVEVOR

reaching market IN merchantable
condition. On the other hand, fruit
for England is cut "thinner" than
for the United States, that is, the
separate fingers, or bananas, in the
bunch are not SO fully developed or
as large in circumference as those
cut for the States. Bananas for
England are cut about three weeks
earlier in the course of their Develop
ment than those for New York. This
brings up the interesting fact that
the English public has demanded an
increasing amount Of bananas. At
present, because Of the war, the
regular service has been interrupted,
only occasional shipments being
made. Across the water, in Eng
land, the varied equipment, the ware
houses, wharves, insulated vans and
railroad parnphernalia to transport
the fruit rapidly from steamer to
consumer have been provided. But
in the United States, with its enorm-
Gus consumption Of bananas. the vast
equipment for the dispatch Of the
fruit to all parts of the nation is far
more comprehensive and complete
than that in England.
The development Of the banana in
dustry in the American tropics has
carried in its vanguard to far places
the methods Of the modern world.
Railroads, stores, telegraph and tele-
phone systems, light and power
plants, hospitals, schools and vari-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
By HAMILTON M. WRIGHT.

All hail to the banana, king of
fruits and best Of foods! In some
parts Of South America men, women
and children live largely on bananas.
They are the basis Of the food sup
ply, like rice in India. Often the
people live almost exclusively on
them, especially in the country dis
tricts. The banana, Theoretically
sealed in its golden case, comes as
near being a universal food as any
food on earth. But the fame of the
banana has spread abroad. There
has reached Colombia a pamphlet,
entitled Substitutes for Meat" pub
lished by Mayor MitchePs committee
on food supply in New York. The
committee gives the banana a promi-
nent place. The report states that:
HBananas contain most of the nour-
1shment that meat does, and IL eaten
with bread and butter make an excel
lent lunch without the addition Of
meat. Most children prefer banana
sandwiches to meat sandwiches, and
they cost less"
So much for the banana as a food.
We all eat them. Government and
other official reports in France, Eng
land and the United States exalt the
banana. Little can be added. Yet
few of us realize the extraordinary
methods by which this perishable
fruit ia brought thousands of miles
from the tropics and sold eheapIy
enough for any mans dinner pail.
The banana we eat today may have
come from Central America or even
from Santa Marta in South Amer
lea, one of the most picturesque cities
In all the American tropics, and rest
ing in the shadows of the mighty
snow-capped Sierra Nevada noun