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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Winter Hat Problem
By CHARLOTTE E. CARPENTER

It is time to get out last winters hat and the materials that have been stored away and see what are the possibilities for this season. With little time, thought and ingenuity, one can save con- siderable on her millinery bill.
 If the last years frame is in good condition little cleaning and freshen- ing may be ail that is necessary. When the edge of the bbrim is worn, it may be bound with rather heavy corded rfb- bon.
 If a new frame is to be covered, now is good time to use up odds and ends Of material, as there are so many pos- sible combinations-pl and figured materials, two colors in the same ma terial, silk and velvet, velvet and chiffon, velvet and fur, and rnany others.
 Then, too, the trimming is so simple it is easy to copy the many suggestions found in fashion magazines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
WORLD HAPPENINGS FOR A WEEK

The government announces that merit will win promotion from the ranks.
 Church services are held in the pase- ments of churches in Halifax
 Canada is voting on the issue of com scription
 The French repulse German attacks on the Aisne front and in Champagne.
 Albany enforces the blue laws of the state and the citizens were not able to even buy a Sunday newspaper.
 Frank Gotch, the champion wrestler of the world, dies at his home in the west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

Allied initiative in the west has not been abandoned, says Secretary of War Baker.
 Congress is clearing the stage for war business after the New Year.
 Seventeen enlisted men from engineers reported as missing in France
 Means is acquitted by jury on the charge of killing Mrs. King
 Miss Jamie Bender, prominent Selma woman, was burned to death in her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

Germany is reported as getting ready to make another offer of peace. Would attempt to place responsibility of war on the allies
 German report claims treaty of peace has already been formulated.
 The American war mission, headed by Colonel House, is safe at home.
 Health conditions at Camp Wheeler are reported as much improved.
 A nation-wi coal famine stirs the fuel board in Washington to activity. Re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Nobody Did

From the Louisville Courier Journal
 You think up good many funny stunts for your kids to do.'
 "Yes," admitted the famous car- toonist. W take it?"
 ''No, I never had any such fun my. self.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
His Limitations

From the Washington Star.
 "Is Bliggins doing his bit?"
 Yes Every now and then he tries on soldier garment to let his wife see whether she is knitting it right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
PUREBRED SIRES AND MARES

y the grade stallion for $200. One strik- ing thing about this instance is that the mares owned by both of these farm CTS were of practically the same type and breeding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

If there is any place where theory and practice link together" is is in the value Of the purebred sire in live stock improvement. Theory says blood will tell" and practice proves it.
 There is abundant testimony to show that a grade or mongrel sire will 'bacK fire" and the offspring prove degraded or nordescript animal. On the other hand. evidence is not lacking that the offspring resulting from the service or the sound purebred sire will not only De a valuable addition to any stud, nero or flock and credit to the judgment ana intelligence of the breeder but VIII pfihs q higher price on the market.
 Many concrete instances can be gwen illustrating the benefits and prollts re- sn1tins from the use of pure bred slres. rTtro or three cases from widely sepa- ratea districts will show the greater ao- vantages resulting from wise and care full selection. -Da
 BRED MARES TO PUREBREDS
 There is the case of man out west who began farming with small numper of scrub mares which he always pred to rure bred stallions. The mares aver aged about 120O pounds, and at prices prevailing today would barely bring $lz9 anieee Some of the first colts sold at maturity at prices as high as $175, while fillies that were retained and in turn later bred to pure bred daft stalilons produced male and female colts, none ot which sold for less than $l6O Three mares sold at $235 each, and $45o was offered for one team. When 1t IS re- membered that this man started With scrub mares, it readily can be seen what the next crop of colts from pure bred stallions will bring. In other Words, this man is grading up by using good sires His profits would have been still larger had he started with grade mares instead of scrubs The results, however, show the value of the pure bred male and his influence for improved live stock
 PROFITS FROM PUREBRED MARE
 Another instance is that of an Ohio farmer who several years ago pur- chased a pure bred mare of one of the popular draft breeds, which has, in Il years, produced 10 colts, of which were raised. These colts increased this man bank account to the extent of $493O. The highest price received was $S5O for four-year-old mare, and the lowest 1925 for an 11-month-old colt. Included in the total given are $500 which this man estimates as the value of a weaning lilly which he is keeping.
 In a northern state a good purebred stallion and a grade were standing in the same community, the owner of the pure bred charging fee of $15, while the grade stallion stood at fee of $10. A wise farmer bred his mares to the highest priced pure bred. while a neigh bor, feeling that the cheapest was the best, patronzed the grade This is what happened: Two Allies sired by the pure bred stallion could have been sold at $75O. but the owner would not let them go at that price, claiming they were worth more. The other farmer sold two mares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

spends some time in Birmingham. It was rumored he was here on official business for the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

cent word i7ays no nd
 taken for less than 2Sc for first lnser. tiOn. Cash must accompany order.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
YOUR SICK Child
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
If Cross. Feverish or Bilious Give
California Syrup of Figs"

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle. thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your little one is out-of-sorts,
half-sick. isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally-look. Mother! see
IL tongue is coated. This is a sure
sign that its little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with waste.
When cross. irritable. feverish.
stomach sour. breath bad or has
stomach ache, diarrhoea, sore
throat. full of cold. give a tea
spoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the
constipated poison, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of
its little bowels without gripping.
and you have a well, playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after CIV
ing this harmless fruit laxative"
because it never fails to cleanse the
little ones liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach, and they
dearly love its pleasant taste. Full
direction for babies. children of all
ages and for grown-ups printed on
each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent
bottle of California Syrup OF Figs"
then see that IL is made by the
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
BLOCK AT TREASURY
TO Be USED BY U. S.
Buildings, with Exception of Polls.
Will Be Occupied.

Work of preparing the buildings In
the block bounded by Fourteenth and
Fifteenth and z streets with the ex-
ception of Polls Theater for addi-
tional offices to the Treasury Depart
ment will begin as soon as Congress
appropriates the money for the work.
The Senate Committee on Appro-
priations recommended that Congress
appropriate 100000 to the Treasury
Department to be used to put the
buildings in such a condition that they
can house the overflow Of clerks in
the Treasury Department to handle
war matters.
This site was purchased some years
ago by the government for use as q
park, but since the declaration Of war
1t was found that the use Of the
buildings would be necessary to house
the overflow OF government clerks.
The buildings, In the square bound
ed by New Jersey avenue, B and c
streets. with the possible exception OF
the Arthur School. are TO be recon-
structed for the housing of govern
ment clerks, IL an appropriation Of
$500, recommended by the Senate.
becomes a law.
The Maitby building. at New Jersey
avenue and b streets, will be recon-
structed for use of government clerks
from the various departments, and
Supt. Woods. of the Capitol, has made
plans to start work as soon as the
money becomes available.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
HeraldS Shopping Corner

your sales slips on any Of the items
you buy from the hundreds of items
that you find advertised in today.
Herald. or any other issue Of The Her
aid this week. In any case where the
store does not issue sales slips Just
rims the item in the ad and send IL
along with your letter.
Both Save Money and Win Prize.
II several sales items appear on
the same sales slips, ring the one that.
in your mind, represents the best bar
gam that you bought. and mail 1t TO
the Shopping Editor of The Herald.
accompanied by letter (not to ex-
coed $50 words telling why this bar
gain appealed to your needs as the
best buying opportunity for You on
that particular day..
How to Write Letter,
The way in which your letter inn
presses the Shopping Editor as to the
vaiWe Of the article received for the
money spent will count most Noat-
ness and phraseology are but Sec
ondary considerations.
The size of the article purcba saa
and the amount of the price paid will
not hsure in making the prize awards,
Inc purchaser Of a, paper of pins
stands the same chance of winning on
TINS score as the purchaser of a piano
or an automobile.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

Take Advantage of the Double Vote.
$500 Extra Cash Prize Offer between
now and 10 o'clock Monday night
to join and catch up with the leaders
in the published list. Do so today
without a moments hesitation and
In all probability you will have moth
ing to be regretful OF when the con-
test comes to close and distribu-
tion of the prizes is made when the
battle of ballots Is over October %.
Just two more working DAYS after
today and the best period of the ALI
Prize Club will have ended. Do not
hold back your subscription expect
ing to receive more votes. II you
do you will lose votes. for after
10 o'clock Monday night, October ],
votes decrease and there will be
no more extra prizes of any kind. 70
J. 4. r. Riley would win highest
honors il tOday's published list was
final, but the final list of winners
will not be published until the judges
finish the audit after the close Of
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
No Blanks for ALL Prize Members
Every Active Member of The Herald's All
Prize Club Wins Prize or Gets Cash
Commission. ]. A. B. Riley
Best Voter Today

Heen!y alive to the opportunity of
@iEnins one of the handsome auto
mobiles or other prizes offered by
The Washington Herald in its ALI
Prize Circulation Contest" one more
energetic person not contented 10 pass
up all the good things of life, en-
tered his name today on the roll of
members in the "An-Prize Club"
Even if 1 do not win an automo-
bile or some other prize said the
beginner. Il know / cannot be a
lOser-there's 10 per cent cash COM
mission coming to me If / continue
active and that looks pretty good.
too That is the way they all talk
OF The HsraId's AIl-Prize Campaign.
It's no wonder. then. that this great
subscription campaign has begun to
arouse such interest everywhere. II
YOU have not Joined yet, do it be-
fore Monday night. October l. Look
over the voting list and you will
find ample room to enter several of
the districts and win a good prize.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
PROPOSALS.

oFFicE OF THE CoMNIS sI0NEEs- Dr.
Washington, D. C. Seuteniber . Ier.-S.si.i
Proposals. VII h. received ~ tins onine Rom
- Dlstrlct Building. until o'clolI ?. n
OCTOBER Is. 1871. for furnishing and d.lus-5p.
sasolne Tor use, Narous branches q the DE-
tnct government Porn Of proposal and rpseit-
cAuol may Be obtained urcn Application 20 ths
Purchasing Officer, D. c pi-fri-r Ruilsi,r
LOUIS BRoWNLOw, JOHN G. D. KNIGHT.
Commissioner u q
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
MooNSHINERS QUIT IN N. c.

Waynesville. n. c., Sept. T-FoI-
lowing revival service in the
mountain district of Haywood County
nine moonshiners came into court to-
day, brought their stills and took an
oath not to manufacture, sell or drink
whiskey again.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
THos' .. OWEN a son, G1etioi ere
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE 4r-1-
STORY FRAME DWELLING OK praH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE ~
STORY FRAME DWELLING on p-aH
STREET. ANAcosTIA, D. c.
BY virtue n csrtan dred Of frrv- a.
recorded in Lber No. Sz, folio I'll e. - Il
the land necords Of the Distrlct o. Co.
and At ne request Of the nsrty secured
ne undefEgned trustees will ssil Al pub
iian, in the ofice u T7hos > Oven
~ q street northwest On TUESDAY
oar o. October. A. D. 1917. ~ o'ciocE 4. -.
the follcving described lind and PREMISE ~.
nate IN the District Of Columbia. and dsisnsfsd
a. and hcinr lot % in square 50 Boot o.
rage I, formerly known a. lot 2 and he rorfb
let OF lot y, recorded In County Book q p.rs
2. Of Atha and Campbeil's tubdivisou al orssi.
nal ot II OF subdivision Of trzct Of hnd N
me COUNTY q Washington, District ~ Coluul-
pa: as recorded in the ofics Of the Surveyor q
said District.
Terms: An cash. A depnslt Of Szr required
AZ time of sale and the purchSer SLOWED ffte.1
aays To nomnlete the purchase. Further p1rticu-
lars at tine Of sale.
CHARLES NJ. FORREST.
HARRY A. HEGABTY.
-. -oltas Tur-4
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
NOW is THE TIME T.!
Opportunity Calls-Will You Answer? Viii
You Help Yourself to Win One of These
Cash Prizes in the Shopping Contest?

No medals being pinned the men or women who walk
Hat trail who marking time in ls Campaign It's always
forward march, would get ahead We are helping you put
right forward the The cash prizes in this profit
able and educational contest conducted by The HERALD an effort
aid and teach economical shopping Will you help YOURSELF
The HERALD trying give your dollar longer lease of life
Will help? Then avail yourself of the opportunities offered the
Learn how shop well and with profit to YOURSEF
through HERALD adv cruising columns.
Read the advertisements this mornings edition select vour
and having completed purchases write of them to the
Shopping Editor ncOns sales slip clipping of the ad No
literary talent write simply and directly Do this NOW
and find yourself among the of these cash PRIZES to be
divided as follows:
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
LOST.

LosT-Ar VrH AND SITS. NV. BROWN
and black AiredHle trTrieT: answers 10 name Of
Pat collar and tag No. 5s. Finder viii
| please return him to JAS. Ia FOyTAINE. 80
Nd. ave. and receive 50 reward No questions
| asked.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

the campaign October 20. 1t is any
body's race yet.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
AUCTION SALES.
THos. ). OWEN a son, AuetIo,,


TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE SurrD.
ING LOT. IMPROVED BY an OH
FhAME DWELLING. NO. ~ v.sTREf1
NORTHWEST.
ny virtue q certain deed o. trust nul,
reoorded IN Lfber No. 1901. folio - e SO a
me Land Records n the District Of Colruu "a,
sno st the neqnest q tho party secured fhersby.
me Undersigned surviving Trustee wilI ~ A.
Ianhc anetion. in front Of the premi-es. On
fhiDA1. the 18th day Of sepsember. A. %.
~: AZ ! o'elocs p. m. the foilt sing-descfh~s
ana end PREMISE situate in the District Il
1olnmbia; and designated a. and being the cat
~ feet front by the fun depth Thereof o. Ia q
m bod 2 Of the Howard University sihdi,Is,or
The fam Of John A. smith, kDo ~ a
Lninshsm Plsoe." a. per Plat recorded +. ~
ohioe o. The Surveyor Of The District a. q "A
pa In liner District No. ], al folio =.
Terms q sale; Sod SUBJECT 70 a tl-ior A. -
truS for s1o.oo and taxes d1e. and IN, -
over and ahote said Trust and taxes 10 n. -
N oash. deposit ~ 5000 rcouirsd A. 49,
o. sle AND ths purchaser allowed fifteen a. y.
complete The purchssc. Furthsr psrtirvI.- 4
time Of sae THOMAS WIrFT
sI-s--ls1aAaH Surviving r.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

First prize for best letter.. $500
second prize next best letter. $500
Third prize next best letter.. s1.OO
Fourth prize next best letter.. s1OO
Time Yet to Enter.
1t IS not too late by any means
to enter the shopping contest for
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

this week, as letters Will be ac-
cepted from contestants in this
office up to p. m. Saturday.
september 2s. 1917 (including all
mail bearing a postmark not later
than noon of that date.)
All that you have to do is to save
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

In the Circuit Court today the will
~ William Henry Phillips vas admit
ted to probate. 1t leaves a lot in ST.
PauIs Cemetery. to his nephew,
George +. Petite. and the remainder
Of the estate he bequeaths to his
Mice. Mrs. Alice NJ Petit F. F.
Maroury qualified as executor.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
FOR SALE-GARAGES.

GIT A GARAGE THAT WILL OUTLAST
any garage 10 the market in sppesnnce dura-
hhty. and price. v. 7. II. BiEN. ETans Bldg,
Room II Phone n. 5lso.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

Miss Marguerite Crump. 90 years
oid. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
~ Crump. died early this morning
n the home OF her parents. 80 South
Fairfax street The funeral will take
ipiaCe at IN o'clock Saturday morning
from the home.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

District No. 10.
Claude B. Midkirf, Alexandria. .l9i. 80.
John w. Minton. Alexandria 100, 81
l. J. Giles. Clifton Forge, Va. 100, O6.
Chas. w. Lake. Front Royal. 1885, "a.
Mrs. S. ]. Sisson, Fairfax. Va. IN, 953
Helen Rinker, Middietown. Va. Loo
Ms. Lillian Ridgley. Rickville,
Va. ......."........ .............. 1000
g. III. Burke. Burke. / 900
II. A. Suttle. Ilooes. va..... 1000
Mrs. ]. L. Lesieur, Clarendon,
Va: .................................. 1000
D. Z. Glascock. Potomac, Va. 1000
Miss Lillian Birch. Ballston, Va. j 900
Miss Sarah Sullivan, Cottage
Park. Alexandria, va........ LOCO
Miss Elizabeth Kidwell. Cherry
dale. va...".......,..n....,.. Loue
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28

Z. A. LyCett. employment agent for
the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company, is expected here tomorrow
with 100 men from Indianapolis, Iud..
who will be employed at the plant of
the foregoing concern.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
SITUATION WANTED-FEMALF

WANTED-PoSITION AS H0UsEKFEPFR
~ refined, capable. educated widow. no in
cumbrsnce; best q references; not mental or
would take position as hotel housekeeper. srra-
1enced. MRS. ,. r. WEST. Auburn. y. y.
Zlasco road, X. =. ID. G.. cane r. H. Stevens
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-19
JACKSON LOOMS up
AS A CONTENDER

Chicago, June 19.-With a new
lightweight champion II isn't a bad
Idea To look over the lads who have
even n rcnote chance to win his title.
or course Benny Leonard will meet
n bunch OF liKhtweiRhts Of more or
less ability before he will risk his title
ngntnst anyone who hrs n real chance
To bent him. that's the reason that
tho Kilhnne match FOR July 4 fell
through.
But looking over the present day
lightwcights there's mighty few OF
thcm thnt Benny needs to have any
tr%epidation about. He has whipped
most Of the best ones and. excepting
Kilbnnc. who Ia really not a light
weight, there Ia only one fighter we
can cnll to mind whom Benny might
have trouble with-Willte jackson.
Most critics reserved Judgment on
jacobson when he put johnny Dundee
to sleep. on the lucky punch theory.
but when he knocked out Chick Sin,
Ter, a job Leonard and several Others
did not measure up to, jackson began
to loom up ma a possibility. Leonard
probably realizes that jackson is far
more dangerous than many others OF
greater regulations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-19

Chicago. June Is.-Wheat dropped
decidedly in value today Influenced
70 a considerable extent BY estimates
that North America aud Argentina
would have a nes increase OF lse--
900. $50 bushels in the A1poreabae sur
Plus this season compared with a
year. The ark closed heavy
10 SO to 10 IL s1c ret lower.
with tsfy at SsII 1-s and September
at 51.s5. Corn lost I 70 : is cents
and oats 7-s 90 as. Provisions
finished irregular. : ID o. 20 SO
cents advance
Throughout the day commission
hoases were OF the selling side o. the
wneat marker and was no dit
hcHlty in forcing prices eo@n grade
IN TIE absence q any aggressive buy
ing. he fac that ner whea: had
reached s. LNzss Ard that
ing wak expected &c begin IN Kansas
within ten Gays o. a fortnight seemed
to Offset completely a Big falling Oh
in the United States visible sappiy
total
Drought reports from Texas and
elsewhere together with persistent
buying Of OLD crop deliveries for ssa-
board aeeNont- sea to 4 transient
buixe III the corr market Favorable
Weather however in tie thse1 pro
dueinE region IAo sits-~sre 10 4 re-
action III prices. Oats we're srayed
By the actin OF corn
Selling or. ~ recent purchasers Il
lard and 15tts cUre.nes TIE provision
ypayEA-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-19
NEW YORK G

New YORK, June 1S.-Vlth bank
eHerves at the lowest level of the
year, and n concurrent six per cent
call money rate, today's stock market
continued it's recent irregular to
heavy course. Lowest prices were
established IN the last hour on re-
ports that the administration had
forced a drastic cut in prices Of fab
rlcated steel for government con-
tracts.
The entire steel group and allied in
duHtrials were under pressure almost
from the outset. United States steel
made ar extreme decline Of 3 3-s
points. and numerous equipments
comprising the various wal, divisions
were lower by two to six points.
S%hippings sold off In common with
the general list. Central leather and
sugars suffered impairment Of two TO
three points. Several high priced
sperialties reported net losses Of one
to o points In place Of previous
advances Of as much.
Rails dragged throughout the SEES
sion. Total sales, $4,000 shares.
Bonds were ~fractionally lower.
Total sales, a value. aggregated
$1.87b.OO0.
United States old issues were un-
changed. Full lots of the Liberty
issues changed hands at par, some
odd lots advancing to 100 $50.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-19
COURTESY,

The death Of william NJ. Chase
brings to mind . story that that art
list used to toll In the course OF .
lecture on japan.
'tI N Standing on . railway plat
Form in Japan. waiting for q train.
and Whiltnt away my time by watch
ing q particularly beautiful sunset.
suddenly = freight train pulled In
and, stopping in front OF mo. cut of
my view. Being q good American.
and trained in q cry proper respect
for business I merely turned philos-
ophtcAlly away, and proceeded to
look ut something else. In q moment,
however, the station muster appear
ed at my side and inquired with the
rclitest OF bows II I had been enjoy
ing tho sunset.
II admitted that I had. and srnil-
fngly accepted his apology Tor the In
trusion OF the train. OF course I rec
ogniEed that trains were the flrst con
sideration In stations. I said.
'Imagine my surprise. then, when
the little Japanese shnok his head
hrmly. But no. he sid. bowling even
more deeply than before, the train
must moi be allowed To 0bstruct the
honorable ARTISTIC travellers honor
able aesthetic endoymsnt,-or words
10 that esEece. 4 viii oause n 10 With
draw,
xhax!'s