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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build In The system

Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing il is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
WOMAN NOW IN
PERFECT HEALTH
What Came From Reading
q Pinkham Adver.
tisement.

Paterson, N. J.-"I thank you for
the Lydia e. Pinkham remedies as they
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
Nebraska Leads the World

Nebraska Leads the World.
Now that European production has
been shut off, Nebraska leads the world
in the potash industry.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23

At the poles there is neither latitude
nor longitude.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23

The Duplex chemical plant was de-
stroyed by fire at Sweetwater with a
loss estimated at between 500, 900 and
100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Y. M. c. A. IN MESOPOTAMIA
By ELLIS PARKER BurLER

ny NAAAS
 When you get over wonder where the raw edges of the war grind to- eetEer and it is as much a case of grit in the nerve boxes of the sol- diers as of grit in the fighting ranks. the Y. NJ. c. A. doesn't mean sissy boy stuff by any manner of means.
 We have, over here in our home town of Flushing. on Long Island, a young fellow named Arthur Clark, who has just come back from year with the British Tommies in Meso- potamia and he went into Bagdad with them when they were panting and sweating at 120 degrees in the shade. He did not find half hour of the sissy-boy business from start to finish.
 Clark had three months in India before he went to Mesopotanlia. He had as side partner Scotsman named Payne and they worked as CO.,. associate '. M. C.. A. secretaries.
 For five months, while the British forces were fighting toward Bagdad, he was running a Y. M. c. A. hut in a hospital camp of 10 huts, each with 100 beds, and every man seriously wounded. The camp was at Alnara, 100 miles behind the fighting front, on the Tigris. Side paddle convoys, frightfully overcrowded, brought the wounded down the river, and before the poor fellows were landed, Clark and his helpers would be aboard, handing out comfort and other dain- ties they so much needed.
 What the British army heads n ts told by the fact that Clark's work ing force was a sergeant major, a corporal and five privates detailed to Y. M. c. A. duty from the regular forces.
 When the army went into Bagdad, the famous Arabian Nights city. the Y. M. c. A. had been using field quarters composed of a series of narkee tents strung together. The Turks left Bagdad seven hours before the British expeditionary army en- tered. and the Kurds came into the city in the interim and footed every building. One of the first things Clark did was to establish a Y. N. c. A. library by gathering up the books the Kurd looters had scattered in the streets.
 The Y. M. c. A. was given as headquarters the big Red Crescent hospital building, which had previ- ously been the Bagdad hotel. The big dining room was transformed into a lounging room, a bakery was erected for the cakes and buns dear to the palate of the Tommy. and Ice cream and soda plants were started. The r. M. c. 4, made it's own soda and rigged up an ice cream freezer. The Turks had left an undamaged ice plant and the army brought up another. Clark told me they found an old Arab with several cows and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
]. H. WALLACE, IR.,
 URGES VOTERS OF
 STATE ID REGISTER
Candidate Says High Com mission of Invisible Gov ernment" Passed Law to
 'Disfranchise Many"

Montgomery, November 10.-fSpe- ciaI)-Deciaring that the high conl- mission of the invisible government registration law which will "disfran- chise tha1sands of white men, unless they take steps to register at once, John H. Wallace. Jr., candidate fer governor. Saturday afternoon urged al persons who have become of age dur ing the past two years or all persons who have become qualified citizens since the last registration to take ini- mediate steps to have their names entered on the registration list. as the books will open November IS and will remain open until January 5, after which no person desiring to partici- pate in the August primaries can quail fly as a voter.
 The registration books will be open on the 18th of this month and will re- main open only until January 5. i91S,' said MT. Wallace. Unless all persons who have not heretofore registered but who have come of age or have ac- Quired legal residence in the state pro- ceed to register they cannot partici- pate in the next primary or general election.
 S6cfson 5b5 or the code prior to the passage of this deliberate effort to dis franchise the white men in the state, provided that on Friday and Satur- day next preceding the day of each general or municipal election the reg istraTs should sit at the courthouse of each county during such days for the purpose of registering all voters who would be entitled to participate in the elections about to be held.'
 Under the pernicious registration law person may complete his legal residence or come of age on the 9th day of January. 1918, and be denied the privilege of registering and there- fore voting until the winter of 1919.
 'I appeal to every white man who has not heretofore registered but who may have become of age or completed hSs legal residence in the state to re- pair to the county courthouse of the county of his residence or to meet the registrar on his rounds over his coun- ty and have his name enrolled as d qualified elector of this state"
 Mir Wallace charged that another ef- fort is being made to hand pick" the next legislature and keep it in con- trol of the high commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
WAR CONDITIONS FORCIBLY SHOW HOW RAW MATERIAL
 CONTROL AFFECTS BUSINESS

factory at Akron and as the company s plantation managers are able to work out their intensive methods of rubber ccl- ture. the proportion of crude rubber com Ing from the Goodyear plantation will become larger and larger.
 The plantation is divided into six di- visions, each having it's own manager. In addition to the one division which Is now producing, several have been planted with young rubber trees, while still others are being cleared off pre- paratory to planting. In clearing the thicket Chinese coolies are used for the heavy work and the natives for the tasks that do not require so much mus cie. All the good lumber is saved and used to build living quarters for the workers.
 In former days it required a5o coolies to blow thTe eacres in a day. but Goodyear has introduced new methods, and. by utilizing tractor, 20 acres are now turned over in that time While the land has been cleared off and prepared for planting, young rubber trees have been growing in the nursery beds, and are set out when from six months to year old. Seven million seeds have already been planted in these beds to grow the trees for the Goodyear plantation.
 In the meantime, the company has its rubber buyers in all parts of the world. ready to take advantage of every op- portunity to secure good rubber. These men are in constant touch with the fac tory at Akron, cabling almost daily, although rates are high. and in these war times no abbreviated code messages are permitted.
 The worlds rubber production for this year Is placed by conservative authori- ties. at 250,00o tons, which Is about double the production at the beginning of the war. About 50 per cent of this is used in the United States, Goodyear, alone. consuming 10 per cent of the worlds sup piy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

One of the many lessons that war con- ditions have brought forcibly to the at tention of American manufacturers, ii that without control of raw material supply back to the source, in case of q ton conditions. business can expect to be greatly handicapped
 The rubber industry learned this les son early in the war, when England es- tablished an embargo on rubber. and through her control of the far eastern rubber plantations, was able to make t effective. In this way she helped to maintain her trade balance and insured the prevention of reshipment of rubber rom neutral nations 10 the central powers.
 Rubber manufacturers, however, were later permitted to obtain crude rubber on their written agreement to withhold ship ments of rubber or rubber products from the central powers and certain neu- trals- that might reship them. The ship ment of crude rubber to this country is still contingent upon the observance Of this agreement.
 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany, however, sensed the difficulties that lay ahead in the crude rubber worl1 several years ago, and sent represent atives to investigate rubber plantations In the far east. with the idea of protect ing its own rubber supply back to the tree, through the establishment of it's own plantations.
 As result of these investigations, the company now owns & concession of 2o.0oc acres near Medan. Sunlatra. where the problems of growing rubber for Good years multitudinous needs are being worked out. At the time this tract was purchased, about 1000 acres were already producing rubber. So that rubber from tnis plantation is now coming to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

the state treasury on account of the 1917 cotton crop, and that corn and other products will be worth equally as great a sum.
 The three tax commissioners from the state Of Kansas spent one day this week In Jackson, consulting with the Missis- sippi commissioners as to how the office IS conducted, and left here for Louisiana; Alabama, Georgia. Florida, Tennessee and other state capitals on similar mis- sion. These gentlemen stated that the Kansas tax commission had been in exis- tence 10 years or more. They found the total valuation of the property of their great state about $45O,000,0o0 but they have increased it to more than s2000, ,o00.- ooo and reduced the levy in similar pro- portions That is what Mississippi is trying to do, and while there will be no such increase, it will be almost double what 1t was last year. with the state levy reduced from six to four mills How ever, 1t is estimated this reduced levy on higher valuation vii produce but about one-quarter of a million more money than did the six mill levy on the lower valuation, so that the next legis- lature will still have to issue bonds to get even with the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Judson College Notes

Marion, November 10.-~(Special >--In these stirring times it is but natural that thoughts and efforts should turn toward those who are fighting in the great world war, and the Judscn girls have displayed much enthusiasm in car- rying to completion each undertaking for the comfort and welfare of the sol- dier boys. The first of the undertakings was an effort to assist the American Library association in raising S1.00Aad for books for the soldiers in training. Miss PicI ett the efsic~nt l'N~arian of the Carnegie library, was untiring in her efforts to promote this good cause and all were most rratif.ed when she any collections was s71. Judson girls and teachers contributed s23 Of this amount. Marion institute $10 and the people of Marion the remainder.
 rre, fap afternoons hevn heen most joyfully spent by the Judson girls in their sport life. The school Is justly ,,rold of the many Improvements tha t have been made in the athletic depart ncnt the past sr,rnrer an1 f~N TN* completion of the new gymnasium and sv,i,,,,,,ines rne1 has hanw e'>.s~'~.~' :. ' with keen delight by aoll the college fam fly.
 Miss Mays Sne uirectOF or aLntetlCF, has had B wiNe and varied experience and creates w'thir her pupils much en- thusiasm for wholesome sport.
 The school was pleased to have rres- ent on the evening of November Dr. F M. Pr~ser of the tcreien mission hoard cf the Southern Baptist conven- ton. Tn his interesting talk he gave a graphic description of conditions ia Africa today. and his appeal for workers to unlift humanity was most attentively and thoughtfully received
 The Judaon lawn will be the scene ot the community meet on November 12 Every girl and woman of Perry county has been invited to attend by the h. ter-Se club of Marion and tho Conver- sational club of Judscn. The object of this meet is to promote interest iii tie work of the Red C.ross X most attractive programme, consisting of talks and music bv the hostesses. has heen arranged. The guests will bring basket lunches and the clubs will serve tea and coffee on the lawn which Is gay with autumn foliage. psring the afternoon those attending will he hon. ,ored by the hope economies depart- rnent and the sthletic department of Judson with speciat den.onstrations. and we hope the day will provo to be a most pleasant recreation and one lcns to be reme1nh cred by our co-woriS ers of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
FOOTBALL PLAYERS, TAKENFOR SOLDIERS, PUT UNDER ARREST

Anniston. November 1o.-(Speeial.) The entire Marion football team were arrested on Annistons streets Satur- day night for violating the curfew law established for enlisted men at Camp Mcclellan. The boys had on their mili- tary uniforms and were on the streets after 9:30. The military police thought they were soldiers and accordingly took them to the police station, where it required the best arguments of Dr. George Lang, president of the Alabama Presbyterian college to get them re- leased. The Marion boys played the Preds here Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
Snencer Business ColIeee Notes

opCNCCl OGStUcSS AOiekG lNOIGS ] Ex-Senator Frank s, White gave the Spencer college fine address few days ago.
 Ed Hayden Is now stenographer with
 the army in France. Earl Alley is stenographer for Company E, federal artillery, at Camp Pike. Ark. Miss Ruby Mckay holds a clerical po- sition with the government at Washing ton, D. c.
 Our H-year-old boy, William Lehman, is now holding a position as bookkeeper and stenographer in Akron, O., at salary 1 of $lOo.
 Escar Smith is bookkeeper with the
 Alabama Power company. Ashland. Hoyt Walker Is employed by the Ala bama Power company as bookkeeper, Ashland B. D. Holmes is serving the govern
 ment as bookkeeper. Norfork, Va John Alexander Is bookkeeper with B. F. Roden Wholesale Grocery company Miss Minnie Kennedy is holding a good position as stenographer in Florida. Miss Grace Fendley and Miss Parmelia Nations have returned to Oneonta and established public stenographers of flee.
 Miss Nettie Bynum has finished her course and returned to her home at Blountsvlle till she rests for few weeks. Miss Mallie McKennon is bookkeeper for the Birmingham Ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
B|LBO WILL OPEN ACTIVE CAMPA|G IN COAST DISTRICT Opening Speech Will Be De livered at Leaksville in
 Greene County
VARDAM.AN DELAYS
 FIGHT FOR SENATE
Says He Will Cover State in Speech Making Tour Next Spring and and Summer Harrison
 Smelling Woods"
Ny E. E. IeRANIz

Jackson. Miss November l0.-(Spe- cial. )-Theo c. Bilbo, governor of Mis- sissippi, and candidate for Congress in the Southern district. now represented by Pat Harrison, candidate for the United States Senate against Varda- man, has gone to spend day or two With his old friends and neighbors at Poplarville. Monday he is scheduled to be at Leaksville. Greene county, where he will fire the opening gun of hls campaign, speaking at night. Cover nor Bilbo wants it distinctly under stood that he is taking no part in the senatorial contest between vardaman and Harrison, both being his personal and political friends but at the same time he does not hesitate to stand flatfooted with President Wilson in everything he has done or said, and that does anything but line him up with Fardaman worth shucks
 VARDAMAN NOT READY
 Mir vardaman has not begun his campaign for reelection to the Sem ate, declaring it entirely too early and that he wants 8 rest before re- turning to Washington in December On the adjournment of Congress isext spring the senator states that he will cover the state, giving an account of his stewardship. The senator will try to explain what he means when he says that statesmen may differ but patriotis stand together" and how it is that he is such great statesman when at Washington and so remark able D patriot when he gets back to Mississippi.
 HARRISON SMELLING WOODS''
 Meantime AIr. Harrison is shelling the woods from every hilltop he can reach and paying his respects to Major Nardaman in no uncertain terms. He has made dozens of speeches since Congress adjourned and at every ap- pointment he has received a great ova- ton. He is still swinging around the circle, devoting the major portion of his time to the northern and north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

| "Sari," Pom Pom," "The College Widow The County Chairman" Mary Jane's Pa" Madam x," The Devil"
 Excuse Me" and "Everywoman."
 Direct from it's record breaking suc- cess in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Experience" George V. Hobart's mod ern morality comedy drama, called by ern morality comedy dramas, called by America. comes to the Jefferson theatre for three-night engagement shortly. San Francisco. like New York, Boston and Chicago, was enthusiastic about this play. The story of "Experience'' tells of the adventures of Youth, the average young man of today, and the temptations he meets when he goes out in the big world in search of fame and fortune.
 When Joffre the French marshal, was entertained by H. c. Prick in New York. Miss Anna Case, the beautiful lyric so- prano of the Metropolitan Opera com pany, was chosen to sing the '.Star-Span- gled Banner" for him. Miss Case at that time received an invitation to visit France s.s the guest of the French repub- lie. She will appear at the Jefferscn theatre soon under the Music Study club auspices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

three wives, and the Arab drove up the cows every morning. the wives n,ilked them. and thus ice cream was possible with a sun that pushed the thermometer up to 1e5 degrees and then broke It.
 In the hotel Headquarters all the help was Arabian, mostly Turkish army deserters. About 800 Ton1mie5 made use of the '. NJ. C. A every day, the number sometimes going up to 1000. Checkers and the ancient Greek game of halrna were the favor ite sports, and periodicals and other reading matter was in constant de- mand.
 Clark found much work among the wounded soldiers and tells of one stoical Tommy who was riddled with ,chine gun bullets and asked tho Y. NJ. c. A. man to write 8 letter to his father back in England His letter was this: Dear Dad-I look like the top side of a pepperbox. Jack
 No, the '. M. C. A. in war time is not a pink tea affair. It marches with the men. works as hard as day iaborers. thinks quick and hard, leaps to necessary expedients, and keeps war. by just one big effort, from being utterly and entirely hell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11


 Because of it's military atmosphere Her Soldier Boy aptly has been called
 the psychological play of the hour II was written by Victor Leon, whs wrote The Merry Widow" and other musical seuccesses of the past, with music by Emmerich Kalman, composer of "Sari
 Rida Johnson Young wrote the book and lyrics and additional numbers were pro- vided by Sigmund Rombers. the talented composer, who has furnished most of the music for the New York Winter Garden shows for tf9e last few seasons
 Have Heart. the newest of Henry W Saw res musical comedy produce tions. vrl be presented at the Jefferson soon with splendid cast and the scenic equipment provided for the Liberty thea tre engagement in New York last win- ter. Book and lyrics are by Guy Bolton and P c. Wodehouse; music by Jerome Kern-all names identified with the most successful light musical diversions of the past season. MT. Savage's name stands for quality in the theatre-the best ar tistry and lavish and costly production Among the greatest of his half hundred successes are readily recalled 'The Merry Widow The Sultan of Sulu,'' 'The Prince of Pilsen," "The Yankee Consul"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS

One offering the Jefferson will be the Messrs Shu- bers military musical production 'Her Soldier Boy which here York triumph of 225 consecutive per
 ormances the Astor theatre where the real big
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

Japan is supplying this country with some of the buttons used here. and which formerly were provided by Germany and Austria. The value of the Japanese ship ments of buttons has trebled in three years. whife at the same time our own exports have more than doubled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

eastern part of the state--vardaman strongholds of q few years ago-and stated here the first of the week that
 he grows more confident of victory
 avery day of his fife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

theatrical hits of the last season
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
CARBON MINES PUT UP PRICES
PEOPLE ARE WARNED
Red Cross Fakirs Now Getting Busy
Throughout the STATE.

Taking advantage Of the open
hcGrtcdncss of the people az this time
and the Willingness 60 contribute 90
anything conatrucd TO be in the i'm
tcrest Of the Red cross. u Is reported
that interruptions persons in various
parts 81 the country have promoted
schemes to draw money from tho
people using the Red Cross az an adj
vcrtisinR feature.
To controvert nm, imposition ON the
people 81 Utah J. Fred Anderson. exc
ecuti,c secretary OF the salt LAX,
chapter of the American Red Gross.
has issued o. caution advising the pun-
Dc to demand % receipt Tor all mono,
contributed Co th, cause. Anderson
also has iaurd warming against
numerous endless chain" letters
which have been brought 60 the at.
tcutiuu or tho Red Cross. many Of
them cnuacs worthy In themselves.
but conducted Boy unrecognizod indi-
yiduuls Nothing ~ this Kind h1u
over been authorized by the Red
Cross
The executive committee of the
Ecd Cross fund Tor Utah has issued
a warning to al residents ~ the
state against paying money or giving
checks To- strangers who may be- so.
iicitlng Red Cross FUNDS from house
To house. The committee makes the
request that all subscriptions Go the
fund be- made by signing the author.
izcd subscription blanks and that
checks aud money boz paid only tu
those whom the givcrH know 60 be-
the proper persons 10 receive them.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
IlchIn,l WIN OrIcr..

one nf the larger coal operating
companies SAYS Saturdays Dcscrct
News. reports being fourteen hundred
ears behind H. orders and promin-
ent b,nl coal retail company reports
the Pacific Coast and intermediate
regions stili reaching toward Utah
Tor their coal However. Il N stated
that mechanical devices Tor mining
coal ARE being 81 rapidly perfected
that the outlook h not ~ discourage
ing NJ II would seem, Latest invcn-
lions In that class ~ machinery are
rnpidly lezsenlng the necessity Tor
large forces ~ miners and surface
handlers