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The Washington herald., 1917-06-22
100 Wonderful Friday Bargains

Remembe
'oung Mems
0 Suits, $S.75.
k. Many fine brand tailored
and regulars, also conservative
ONE larger sizes. Friday only,
35c Children's Socks,
Csc.
Splendid assortment of usual
35c Children's Socks, in sizes
~ to Sk; made with fancy
tops. CSC pair. Street Floor.
Csc Chldren's Hose,
lie.
Ribbed and Plain Cotton Hose,
in black, white ana tan. For
Friday only. at 17c, or ; pairs
for Soc. Street Floor.
$3.50 Trimmed Sport
Hats, $1.50.
A wide variety of shapes and
colors in this special lot. Fri
day only at $3.50. Second Floor.
$1.25 Unhimmed
Shapes, 55c.
A special lot OF Very Hand
some Untrimmed Shapes.
Second Floor.
$1.49 Children's Trim
med and Unhimmed
Hats, 55c.
The seasons best styles in
charming shapes, and q gener-
Gus range of colors.
Street Floor.
$2.25 Marquisette and
Wolfe Curtains Friday,
81 Pr.
Finished with hemstitched
border and 2-inch hem. 2h
yards long and 36 inches wide.
Slight misweave.
Second Floor.
24c Cretonnes, Friday,
1Sc Yard.
A big table lot of wonderful
patterns and colors at less than
present-day wholesale cost.
Great opportunity to secure
serviceable drapery material at
q big saving. Friday only, 1Sc
yard. Second Floor.
Csc Scotch Curtain
Madras, Friday, 1Sc Yd.
Plain Cream-colored Madras,
in self-woven designs, with col
ored floral patterns, in rose,
blue or yellow colorings. Priced
for Friday only, at 1Sc yard.
Second Floor.
55c and So Window
Shades, 35c.
Size 36x72 inches. Included
are Holland, Duplex and Plain
or Oil Opaque Shades; mounted
on James special spring rollers;
in green, white, ecru or tan.
Friday, 35c. Second Floor.
$l.98 Bath Rugs,
Friday, $1.49.
24x48-inch Cretonne Rag Rugs
reversible style; finished with
fringe ends. in green, rose, yell
low, lavender, gray or blue
color combinations. FRIDAY
only, $1.4s. Second Floor. =
$1.25 Watnsutta
Sheets, 81.
Size 72xsO inches; hemstitch-
ed; slightly soiled where folded;
limited quantity. Friday at 81
each. Second Floor,
Values to Zoe
Embroideries,
Friday, 10c.
Swiss and Nainsook Edges, up
to 4 inches in width. '-
street Floor.
a $1.25 Summer Couch
Covers, Friday, 79c.
5O-inch Couch Covers, made
OF hnene cloth; finished with
fringe all around.
Second Floor.
Soc Slammed TurL;eh
The Washington herald., 1917-06-22
35c Chldren's Socks,

Splendid assortment of usual
35c Children's Socks, in sizes
~ to s1s; made with fancy
tops. CSC pair. Street Floor.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-22
2Se Collars Friday
at Sc.

These Orgsndy Collars, plain
and embroidered. Friday az Sc.
street Floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
IMMEDIATE ACTION
 ON RAILROAD BILL BYCONGRESSA ASKED
Chamber of Commerce of United States Urges That Strikes and LOck0uts
 Be Eliminated

Washington, January 31.--Immediate passage by Congress of legislation to prevent railroad strikes and lockouts was urged today in report by the railroad committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The report and an announcement of in- dorsement by the chambers member ship both of antistrike measures and of public representation in settlement of rail disputes were features of the first days sessions of the fifth annual convention of the chamber.
 President Wilson's suggestion for legislation postponing interruption to railroad service until after investiga- : ton, the committee declared, should be supplemented by measures provid- ing that on any board of investiga- tion or arbitration the public should have majority representation and creating an interstate commerce com mission bureau to compile railroad la Dor statistics. Need of such & bureau, the report said. was demonstrated by an $s0,00O,o00 difference between esti- mates of the railroads and the em- ployers of the amount of money re- quired to grant increased wages last year.
 Walker D. Hines, chairman of the board of directors of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe railway spoke to- night on dangers confronting Amer ican business in the railway situation He urged control by the government of railroads The railroad brother hoods, he declared, were awaiting their opportunity to paralyze the coun- try's transportation to gain their ends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
ScottsborO Citizens to
 Ask Lower Telephone Rate

Scottsboro, January 31.-(Special )--At a meeting of the Business Mems club last night a petition to the public service respectfully represent that in our candid judgment the schedule of rates are ex- cessive and unreasonable. We respect fully suggest that the rates fixed by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company for Stevenson and Bridgeport furnish no standard of right for rates for Scottsboro or elsewhere. We allege that the Stevenson and Bridgeport rates are excessive and should be looked into by this commission
 ''To the end that this matter may be fairly and finally settled by your honor able commission we respectfully petition that the hearing of the petition set for February , be held in the town of Scots boro, at such time as may suit your com mission, and by the full commission or by such members or representatives therefor you may designate. We pledge ourselves to aid in any way we can to furnish the facts upon which fair and reasonable schedule of rates may be fixed and determined.
 D. D. Gibson, county farm demonstra- tor for Jackson county, has for the past ten days been out on Sand noun tain and visited a number of places Prominently among them were Section, Dullon, Pisgah and Rosalee. The object in Mir. Gibson's visit was to organize bet ter farming clubs He was given great encouragement by the farmers of those places. He gave special talks at the places visited on live stock, velvet beans, peanuts, etc. Many farmers agreed to turn their attention to this industry along with other farming.
 The protracted revival under the au- spices of the Methodist church. conducted by Evangelist Klein came to close last evening. Sixty persons united with the Methodist and number with churches of other denomina tions here.
 Thousands of ducks are reported swarmng in the creeks emptying into the Tennessee river near town and local sportsmen are having the time of their lives duck shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

terial The increases average 4S cents per thousand envelopes. Postoffices throughout the country soon will be supplied with stamped window en- velopes. with part of the address side transparent, which heretofore have been unavailable The department de- cided to put on sale this class of en- velopes as 8 means of enabling com mercia1 concerns to do away with ad- dressing as well as stamping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
Steamship FIoated

Charleston, January S1.-The Clyde line steamship Cherokee. which went aground Monday night during fog of Georgetown, S. C., has resumed her voyage to New Yorok, it became known here today. In order to float the steamship it was necessary to dis charge the cargo on lighters and to reload it after the vessel was free of the shoals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

was ordered favorably reported by the House banking committee today after an amendment had been incorporated empowering the federal reserve board not only to permit as at present, but require any federal reserve bank to es- tablish foreign agencies and branches within it's reserve district of the dis trict of any suspended reserve bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
Brooks Brown Promoted

Atlanta, January 31,--Brooks G. Brown, formerly assistant general freight agent of the Southern Railway company at Atlanta, has been pro- noted to be general freight agent of the road at Washington, according to announcement made here today at the offices of H. W. Miller, vice presi- dent. Among other promotions an- ncunced today, all effective tomorrow. are: J. N. Templeton, commercial agent at Birmingham, appointed division freight agent at Selma; and H. D. Luckett, commercial agent at Charles ton, $. C., appointed division freight agent at Columbia, & C.
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 During recent thunderstorm in Lansford, Pa, lightning struck a tele- phone pole three times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
Stamped EnveIopes Higher

Washington, January 31.-Increase
 in the price for all sizes of stamped envelopes, effective February 1, was announced today by the postoffice de- partment. The raise was made neces- sary by the increased cost of paper and the use of more and better ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
To Begin Argument

San Angelo, Tex. January 31.-Argu- ment in the case of Harry J. spanell, charged with having killed his wife at Alpine, Tex, last July, had not been completed when court recessed tonight until tomorrow. It IS expected that the case will be given to the jury tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
Investirating Police Graft

New Orleans, January SL-Eighteer officers and members of the New Or leans police department were examined by the Orleans parish grand jury to- day with reference 10 published
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

charges of police graft in connection with alleged violation of liquor laws and the operation of disorderly houses
 The grand jury began it's investfga- tion into city vice conditions yester-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

 DID YOU KNOW THAT
 Wilfred Lucas played Quo Vadis' fol two years?
 Edna Hunter is an interior decorator
 E. K. Lincoln owns the Greenacre ken nels and has about 100 prize winners?
 Ethel Clayton, an accomplished pianist spends two hours day at practice?
 Herbert Rawlinson once played Monte Cristo" in Paris?
 Barbara Tennant has auburn hair anc hazel eyes?
 Earle Fox has 10 species of goldfish
 Mollie King, former Winter Garder prima donna, spends an hour each day dancing and singing?
 Paul Panzer studied to become a phar. macist and turned movie villain?
 Doris Kenyon has made a charcoa etching of every director who has hac her in charge?
 Robert Warwick has refused three Of fers for leading roles in as many musical operas this season?
 Frances Nelson enjoys outdoor skat. ing?
 F. H. Sothern was once a comedian Theda Bara usterbe in burlesque?
 Gordon Sackville was born in Peters borough, Ont, and educated at Kala- mazoo college? No wonder he's movie actor now.
 Violet Mersereau designs all her own costumes as well as her sister Claire s? Dion Titheradge was once a Spanish correspondent in a merchants office?
 Hedda Kuzzewski, Russian actress was once an artists model?
 Francis x Bushman was once a cho- rus man?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

Boaz last night defeated the Eto- wah County High school team at At talla by score of 37 to 34
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

Marshall county Tuesday returned majority of 200 against the 3-mill school tax.
 Brooks Samuel, 61 years old. a well known resident of Guntersville, died at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon of pneu- monia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale will give reading at the library Sat urday afternoon under the auspices of the Gadsden Drama League center. She is an English woman and a niece of Forbes Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
HE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

washington. January 31.-Forecast for Aiapama and Mississippi: Clearing and gecloeoly s-sy colder, with severe cold wave Thursday; Friday fair and colder.
 Georgia: Rain Thursday. much colder oy night Friday fair and colder; severe cold wave
 Florida Local rains Thursday; much colder by night, with a cold wave in north portion; Friday fair and colder with cold wave in peninsula.
 tennessee: Clearing and decidedly cold CT Thursday, with a severe cold wave; Friday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

At the recent session of the Chero- kee grand jury "bone dry prohibi ton was recommended for Alabama. Forty-two bills were returned, of Which seven were for felonies, none of these being for murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

Purchase of 30-ton ice tank was announced today by the Alabama City
 Gadsden and Attalla Railroad com pany, and it will increase the capacity Of the present plant to 70 tons daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

Glass Bill Favored Washington, January s1-The Glass bill to amend the federal reserve law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
TOM MEIGHAN ALSO SOUTH.

The fact that persons holding stock in the aplin-Mutual company called the Lone Star Film company, have been se- cretly and quietly disposing of their hold ings, seems to forecast the fact that the much expected big bonus to be split at the end of the first Chaplin year, is no longer anticipated. It is doubtful whether Charlie will continue under the same sys-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01

tenn after the expiration of his present contract. t.N
 George Beban will give an even better interpretation of the Italian roles he DOT trays so true to life in His Sweetheart" than in any of his former productions
 Mabel Normand in her own photoplay, Mickey" has drawn character of ten der charm which will live long after the last print has faded into oblivion.
 Ethel Clayton was regular attend ant at the recent automobile show in New York city, but after spending a week there looking the new models over, she returned home in her own car, and still has her mind open on the subject.
 Edna Hunter, enjoying her first vaca- ton in over a year, spent the first two weeks of January in Canada. where she enjoyed tobogganing and skiing.
 Doris Kenyon. after making such de- cidedly favorable impression in "The Travelling Salesman for Lasky, has been re-engaged for another picture.
 As she is about to leave for Canada, where she will remain for a whole year, Marguerite Snow spent day with each of the three leading photographers in New York, and gave them all an op- portunity to take enough negatives of her to last them year. Otherwise she says, she'd be forgotten. She has great faith in photos
 Damaged Goods" more or less dam aged after going around the country for year or more, has been recalled, and after thorough renovation, will be re- issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
Local Data
GADSDEN

Gadsden, January S1.-(Special) The voting strength of the Alabama Equal Suffrage association, when 1t holds it's convention in Birmingham February 12 ana 13 will be about 130 as compared with 76 at the Gadsden convention last year These figures are compiled by Miss Annie Coates, state treasurer. The membership of tho association in the state is now about 1500
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
LONELY VIoIL or 50 YEARS
oon's Long Wait for Mother Who Ne,
Her Death When Ne was
~ Infant

A story Of pathetic devotion seldom
equaled 10 the history Of the noun
tain country OF the South Il being told
OF krein Hicbs. who died rectutiy
near Elk Park. n. O.. after waiting for
10 ycufs Tor the return OF a mother
who had met death when he was iuai
old enough 10 know he had = parent
Thirty years ago the mother went
out from the huuihla mouniAin cabin
near Elk para with the promise 70 Er.
win. her only child. that she would
bring him a treat u candy. NJ was her
custom When going 10 the village store.
But b was run down and killed by q
train on the Western North Carolina
railway while On her errand.
Either the fate Of his mother was
not communicated to Hicks or else be
failed Ia HE Immature mind 20 grasp
the fact. 10 for W years he had
watched and waited AZ the gate TO the
mountain home for the return Of the
mother.
Finally his mind was affected by the
worry. but this nd not prevent him
carrying on his lonely vigil. and every
day ncirhbors could see him lingering
81 the gate In IN appearance Of en-.
pectancy.
Neighhors In later years had en-.
deavorrd to ~persunlc- Hicks that his
Vlgil wus In vain aud that he should
give his mind TO other channels. hut
nothing could be done 10 convince him
that the mother of his childhood would
not return and that Il was his duty 70
be NJ the gate to meet her.
Hut nnaily the patient watcher was
taken ~. and though tenderly careyl
for by ~neighhors he died. His bod
now rests alongside that of the mother
IN the little country churchyard near
the town.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
Rug Cleaning at HOma.

Rugs u good quality and fnst dycs
may be- cleaned with soap md water.
First. however. remember that water
plus dust equals mud-thcreforc, be
fore the SOAP and water is applied the
rug should be thoroughly cleaned oi
dry dust. Then place the rug on n
table-it Il easier 10 work there than
IN the fioor-npply the soap and winter
aud work NJ n thick lnther with n sof
@ush. The rug does not need 10 b.,
soaked, but simply scrubbed vigorous.
~. The lather should be wiped On
with n sponge or soft cloth wrung out
81 warm wntcr. This n all the rlnsing
necessary. Brush the nap all ono way
10 that Il may be dry. smooth and vel.
yety. With a whlsk broom give the
dry rug n final finish.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

barles Dickens IA q great walh.
Twelve. is'een and even twenty
ies n day were zone too much for
esens." sir Walter Scott. too. walked
. VI N miles without fatigue. not
Ih-iabdlRs his limp" Browning,
ION pas, seyenty. could take Ions
ks. and Wordsworth could walk
miles 0 day after he had passed
xty years % age.
ne Quinccy considered u miles q
~ B~eceranry for his health. and
imh. Notwithstanding his lRimost
nniatcrial legs" cuuld walk eell.
'e-thcyvn always took his DAILY walks
1--WE or more miles In all uipnnsr Of
Gathers. while Turner Travelled 20
lilies n day. ~sketching ~ he walked.
Herbert Spencer, at thirteen, 10 a
n Of Inconsistencies. walked ~ miles
one day and AZ the next; and Il 10
claimed thet Tnlstol. at nfty.nvo.
walked 40 mii@ n thfae dayA
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

To prevent odor from boiling cab
inrr. add pinch Of baking soda.
BEFORE boiling milk. rinse saucepan
with hot water. and milk will not stick
10 pun.
Use old vhisk brooms trimmed
Town. to clean pans when food sticks
N bottom.
sprinkle the top % MUSTARD pie with
Z little sugar before baking to make
a nlce brown color.
To Remove spots on ollcloth caused
" hot dishes. rub With alcohol aud
polish with dry cloth.
Jam that has become hard and su.
nry mn be softened by placing Il In
he oven until the sugar melts. Let
cOol AMI Il will be almost a. rAsJ
"a when first made.
When cleaning pieces o. silver with
nigree work. apply the cleanser with
, soft old brush aud polish with =
nah piece Of velvet enrPetinE. The
Of the carpetiag sinks down among
- chased work and cleanses and pol.
hes Il better than anything else. with
u scratching or lnJurlng the silver.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
Why THE SPARROW THRNEs
Increase o. the Pssky English lmpoH
tation 10 Quite Easily Ae-
counted For.

Mr.. y. I. Burns. the bird census
man. has recently been taking a cen
sus Of English sparrows. and his esti
mate II that there are 10000 millions
Of this interesting bird In this coun.
try. We presume that this Is 20. al.
though va have no accurnte G of
checking OF his figures. except that
Judging by the sound just outside OF
our window In the morning we should
think that possibly Mr.. Burns had I'm.
d~erestimated the total.
The English sparrow has thus In
creased. from the time he nrst cam
oVer 10 this country, much more than
We have. We are only about ii3 mil.
lions. and he II 10000. How can this
Increase be accounted fort
Quite easily. Since be came he has
attended strictly to business. lie has
not had tine to pass any eugenlc
laws; he has had no medical profeB-
sion. He Is not Interested Ia politics.
s~ruma or motOrcars. He II not a hlRh.
brow. He lives In the fresh air most
VI the time and does all of his
homework. He supports M hospitals,
has developed no literature. marrics
and unmarries when be feels like II
and. In fact, does as he d. plenses,
Why should he not lncrease2 For be-
Ing what an Americnh citizen ought 10
be. he has the best VI N beaten 70 .
fraEzie.-life.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
> AND OF UNTOLD WEALTH
Mountains Of the Various Countries ~
sov'h America contain Fabulovs
Fortunes IN Minerals.

Fifteen million ounces Of silver IL
me of South Amertcn's annual COO
trihutions to the WORLDS pOcketbook.
This would make more than 100000
oliver dollars.
Silver 20 the amount Of more than
2.O0OO0O.Oo0 has been mined In the
last 800 years from Potosi. the fnmona
peak Of silver" 10 Bolivia
The hills Of south America Q
psamed with gold. Il 10 found In sysry
vtate.
All this gold aud silver could be
Eudded with precious o from
Colombia. Seven hundred thousand
cants Of than are due out Of her hills
annually. Almost all the emerAlds IN
the world come from there.
Our famous copper mlnes In Michi-
fah, Montana and Arizona are sur
passed Ia richness by those on rhs
west coast % south America.
Enough silver IL mined with the cop
per Of q Peruvian mine to pay ell
the expenses Of The mining. OF shipping
f1N NN NNfA NV h1nhAMAua anu uH
~ North America smelters. IL also
pays the oosf OF smelling.
The Bethehem Steel works IN Penn
s~ylvanIa could be kept busy for rs
years With the iron ore Of one Of
Chile's provinces. Coqulmbo.
More TIN IL mined 10 Bolivia than
anywhere else In the world except the
Federated Malay states, and only a
few Of the mines have yet been opened.
Although South America Imports
most u her coal, there Is enough
tucked sway In her mountains to sup
ply the needs 81 both Americas for
ages 10 come. but there are no rail.
why's 70 bring n nj
Chile's nitrates fertillse the fields
81 the world and bring her an annual
revenue In expert duties OF more than
Si600OOO0. Tia value Of the deposits
must be- recknned In ten figures
World Outlook.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
HOW TO WRITE GOOD LETTER
IN Applying for Work the Best Huls
IL "Just Be Natural" Says I'm
ployment Expert
Whit constitutes a GOOD iettori

What constitutes q good letter.
For NJ least two thousand years
men have discussed the epistolary art.
Tie topic cume up the other day al
the Office Of the state public employ.
ment bureau when Harry g. Taylor,
It's superintendent. took from his desk
a shcaf OF letters OF application he
had been saving and by process Of
elimination found those that he
thought might ut least draw the con-
slderatlon Of a discerning employer.
Such letters were few.
III one general rule were to be civ.
en- for better writing Mr. Taylor said,
Il think u would be. be natuul The
trouble with most people In writing
letters IL that they are too stlh. There
Il too much formallty and convention
allty. I believe that almost % per
cent Of those who write letters fall TO
give amy real impression Of their own
nature or their mental caliber or their
general ability. Many times. Il IL what
the applicant has left out of his letter
thnt decides against him"
Here Mr.. Taylor picked one letter
from the shenf. II was from n glri In
a country town who wanted 20 Ind
work In the city. she wrote n letter
Of ave pages that rescmhled q life his.
tory except Il did not state her age,
lncllnatlons or experience. Il did say
she wal worth her weight In gold At
homework"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-13
Shrinking Cotton Goods.

To shrink percale and glnghnms,
mike a strong brine of cold wuter md
a lot OF salt. Fold goods Ia yurl
lengths back and forth and place In
tub. folding once again, 80 that every
part IL covered. Allow To stand over
night, then turn or water. finish agnln
with cold water, llft out OF tub and
do not wiring or squeeze. Hang on
line selvags edge. plnnlng close along
whole edge loosely enough 10 allow
for shrlnknRc. As goods dries II
shrInks and Is free from wrinkles.