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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-11
Misleading Point

THE point about checkweightmen is
equally as misleading. The Coal Opera
tors association has for the past MANY
months printed notices setting forth
the provision of the section of the Min
ing law of this state. giving the miners
the right to cneckweighman and urr
Ing them to elect one, and such notices
were sent to the operators and posted
at many mines in the district. Further
more every miner knows that he is en-
titled under the law to employ check
weighman, and that the state mine in
spectors will see that the law is en-
forced. In very few places where the
operators do not compel the men to
elect checkweighman, they have not
done 30. giving as a reason that they
work too hard for their money to nav
an idler to sit on a stool at the scales.
This point is made by the agitators for
public effect and the statements with
reference thereto are not borne out nv
the facts.
1T has been suggested that IL we
would recognize the union, which. Of
necessity, would mean to drive away
those men who will not join the union.
we might have peace under some terms
This conclusion is entirely wrong. All
OF the journals devoted to the coal
trade are giving in each issue ac-
counts of a number Of small and large
strikes now going on at union mines.
Some of the worst strikes now in effect
are to force all Of the men working in
the mines to wear a particular kind Of
button. We are not encouraged, there
fore, to believe that the surrendering OF
our property rights and our principles
to the union would bring us perman-
emit peace. and for the reasons given
above the operators are constrained to
decline to meet with the officers of the
United Mine Workers Of America or
their paid agitators.
ALABAMA COAL OPERATORS AS
ISOLATION"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-11

The above constitute 81 cent OF total number
at this mine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
NANCY'S THANKSGIVING

Nancy was a little girl about
eight years old. She lived in the
country
Thanksgiy ing day came. Her
grandmother and her little cousin
were coming to visit her. Nancy
could hardly wait until it was time
for her to come. She hurried to get
ready for them.
After a while they came. Nancy
and her cousin played in the barn,
rode horses and had a good time.
After while they were called in
the house for dinner. On the table
was big turkey, potatoes, Gran
berries, salad and many other good
things Next came dessert They
had pumpkin pie, pink ice cream
and a big cake.
After dinner, they played games,
made candy. popped corn and then
went calling. And they were hanny
for q long time aftcr--Janet Har-
ris, ga grade, Vale school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
LONE SCOUTS DO
PATRIOTIC SERVICES

The Lone Scouts are doing their
bit. They have entered into the
spirit of all the conservation work
which is being done by the govern
ment. They know what meatless
and wheatless days mean, and while
it is hard to do without these good
things, they do 1t without grumb-
ling because they are trying to help
win the war.
II Mr.. Hoover would ask the
Lone Scouts to do without candy
and stay away from the picture
shows, / know they would do that
too.
The Lone Scouts have been run
ming errands for the Red Cross
workers and gathering papers for
the Day Nursery. And they are
now going to gather all the tinfoil
they can find so it can be sold and
the proceeds go to the Red Cross.
Gerard Harrington. st. Mary's
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THANKSGIVING DINNER
OUT IN THE COUNTRY

On Thanksgiving day there were
four children, mother and father,
came out to their grandpa and
grandna's on the farm. They came
out Thanksgiving morning, and
went back to the city the next eve
ming. .....
There were two girls, and, two
boys, their names were Josephine,
Elizabeth, Frank and Samuel. They
had large roasted turkey for din
ner and many other delicious
things
But the best Of all was in the
afternoon. Their grandparents
had planned surprise on them
There We're many Of their little
friends in; they had very nice
time. They had ice cream, candy,
nuts and popcorn And after their
friends had gone, the children told
their grandparents that they never,
never had as nice a time in their
lives Esther Weist, age 10 years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
EVERY LITTLE HELPS

1t had been wet day, and Sam,
who had earned his living by
sweeping a crossing, found that he
had more money than he expected.
AT first he thought he must have
made q mistake, and he added up
the money again to make sure,
There were six pennies more than
usual, and Sam felt quite rich
man and began to think how he
should spend the extra amount to
the best advantage. ...s..
81 will go home and think it
over" he said to himself, and, TAX
ing up his broom, he began to walk
down the read, AS he walked
getting supper there came a tap
along he came to a large building,
outside of which he noticed DO
nations for the Red Cross" and be-
meath this was a box Sam read
the notice once or twice, and then
said, "Well don't quite know what
Donations means, but guess it
means every little helps" and he
counted cut three Of the six extra
pennies he had earned and put
them into the box There, that's
fair halves" he said ut isn't
much but every little helps" Mar
garet Campbell, Starr School,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
l2-YEAR- OLD MISS is "MOTI1ER"
OF THE NEW JUNIOR RED CROSS

NEW YORK-Ethel Weed Mick,
twelve years old, Is the mother" of
the new Junior Red Cross organiza-
ton EthePs father is Capt William
Fl, Mick OF the medical reserve corps,
U, S. A., and is studying special Roett-
gen ray work at the Cornell medical
school in this city i
Miss Mick's home is in Omaha,
Neb, where her father practiced be-
fore enlisting at the outbreak of the
war, but she is living at present with
her parents here In New York. She
explained recently how she first came
upon the idea of Junior Red Cross.
you see," said Ethel, when they
started the Red Cross campaign in
Omaha last June and wanted to raise
money for the care of our soldiers In
France, | was one of the little girls
that was asked to go out on the
streets and solicit money. / didn't
have very good success there, so l
went into the big office buildings and
talked with the men until they gave
me money. / raised the most money
of any child in Omaha, they said.
Then 1t occurred to me that there
ought to be a Junior Red Cross with
all the children in 1t from the kinder
garten up. The kindergarten chill
dren, who cut out bits of paper might
just as well cut cloth to make pillows
for broken legs and arms. Children
sewing in school might just as well
sew things for our soldier boys and
not waste time.
Il told State Superintendent of
Public instruction w. II, Clemmons
about it and he sent Lawyer Bigelow
Of Omaha to Washington to make the
suggestion to congress and to Off
Gals there. Now new class of mem
berShip for the Red Cross has been
started, to which the 22000,000 school
children in America are eligible. DR..
Fl. N. MacCracken, president of Vas
sag college, has volunteered his SER
vices as director of the bureau OF jun
ior membership"
EthePs father and mother first met
when they were students at medi-
cal college in Omaha.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
Finley School Helps Soldiers

At Finley School we have brought
money to buy comfort kits and send
them to the soldiers for Christmas.
In our room the boys and girls col
lected two dollars and seyenty-five
cents. With this money we are
going to buy tooth brush, tooth
paste, handkerchief, wash rag, soap,
brush, steel looking glass, comb,
bag with pins and needles, writing
paper, buttons, pencil, envelopes, a
little Testament Of the Bible and
shoe strings.
We brought the money and the
teachers did the shopping. We are
going to put Christmas card In it
so that the soldier can send it to
his mother on Christmas.
We hope that the soldiers who
get our comfort kits will have a
very happy Christmas.--James Bas-
ore and Howard Hosbrook, 4th
Grade, Finley School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
SCHOOL CHILDREN
DECORATE ROOM

| want to tell you a story about
our school room We have our
room decorated up We had Hal
lowe'cn party at the school. We
had a big pumpkin and put fruit in
1t, and then someone passed it
around. We had some fun too.
On the flag we had great big
cat and a witch, and we all dressed
up.
] wished some one would come.
We had paper in the back of the
room and ii had boys and witches
and all sorts of things on It. And
we had leaves strung around the
blackboard. The number ones
sang a song. We had little Jack-o-
lanterns filled with candy and we
had pictures all around Martha
Edna Mclean, School No 8, fourth
grade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
MANY CHILDREN
BRING TINFOIL
TO RED CROSS

So many boys and girls have
brought large balls Of tinfoil to the
Red Cross oroms already that the
ladies in charge have not been able
to keep a list of their names, but
the work of gathering the tinfoil
is greatly appreciated, and If the
Richmond boys and girls continue
to bring it in as they have in the
past week, there soon will be
enough to sell for quite little
profit.
Several of the balls Of tinfoil
which have been brought in al
ready were as large as turkey
egg, and that large a roll Of solid
tinfoil weighs quite heavy, so that
if the boys and girls from differ
ent schools will bring in big balls
like that every week, they will be
proving that Richmond children are
in earnest about doing their Bit"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
Dogs Scare at Rats

One night | went to my neigh
boris and he gave me two dogs,
one Is black and the other Is brown
with a star in her head and one
white foot
| named the black one Bobby and
the other Fanny,
! kept them in the barn at night
ard in the day / let them out when
! came home from school.
One day had the dogs out and
a rat ran across the yard and the
dogs ran for the barn.
! gave the black one away and
my cousin took the other one up
to Spartensburg. Harlan Brown,
Vale School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THE FAIRY AND LOST GIRL

Once upon a time there was a lit
tie girl and her mother sent her
out in the woods to pick flowers.
She went long ways out in the
woods and got lost.
And all at once she saw a fairy
standing right in front of her The
fairy asked her what was the mat
ter with her and she told her that
she was lost
The fairy asked her what her
namcwas and she said her name
was Polly Ann. Then the fairy
gave her three wishes.
She wished that she was home,
and she wished that she was with
her dear mother, and the neNt
thing, she wished that she had a
new dol And all her wishes came
true.-Pearl Bryant, "a grade, FIN
ley School,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED
COMFORT KITS
GIVEN BY CHILDREN

No one can say that the Rich
mond boys and girls are not doing
their part to make the soldier
boys have merry Christmas, be-
cause more than eighty complete
comfort kits, many separate gifts
both In money and articles such as
soap, wash cloths, ETC., were also
sent to the Red Cross rooms, so
that in all almost one hundred COM
for kits we're given by the boys and
girls.
One of the most interesting
sights at the Red Cross rooms was
when all the little kinder garten
children from Finley school came
marching up the street two and
two, and into the headquarters,
each carrying their little gift for
some brave soldier boys Christmas
present. Altogether they had
enough to fill two comfort kits,
with the exception of few minor
articles, so all the children gather
ed around the table and watched
their gifts being packed into the
kits. And in the meantime two or
three of the children went rushing
back uptown to get the missing ar
ticles, so that they were back again
to make the kits complete. And
when those little Finley school
folks went marching back to school
again, they we're the proudest and
happiest boys and girls in this part
of Indiana, because they not only
had done their bit, but they had
done every part of it, and even
seen their gifts packed into the
great big box ready to be sent off.
Warner school is giving large
donation also to the Y. M. G. A.
fund, and Sevastopol is sending
special Christmas presents to every
one OF our Richmond soldiers who
used to 60 to that school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
GIRL VISITS
COOKING CAR FOR
WRECK CREW

Last Wednesday evening about
o'clock | went to Boston which is
the headquarters for the wreck
crew. My father was there to meet
me. We walked down the track
about onehalf mile to the car.
Father lives in the car and when
they are called to wreck the en-
CINE hooks this cooking car and
the derrick on.
That evening he had only one
man to cook for, beside himself
When we fot there set the table
and as he had already cooked the
supper we ate. After we had eaten
I washed the dishes | was anxious
to examine the car so as soon as
had finished the dishes | began
to examine it. In one end of the
car were five hunks and a stove,
in the middle the car was partition
ed off. That was the kitchen In
it was a stove, q table, ice chest,
shelves and closet or cupboard
built into the wall The other end
of the car had three hunks and
long table. This was where the
wreck crew ate, After | had ex-
amincd the car it was time to 20
to the station TO catch the train
Margaret Muth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
BOY SCOUTS TAKE HIKE

Last Sunday the Boy Scouts of
Troop 3 started out from Twenty
fourth and Il streets at half past
eleven, went through Glen Miller
to the first cross road past the Wa
ter Works and out the New Paris
pike to Cedar Springs. We cooked
our dinner there and played scout
games until four o'clock Then we
started back by way of Westville
and the National pike. We reached
town at six. On the way home we
sang songs. There was not scout
that took the car or rode.
Troop 3 is practicing up to play
out of town Scout teams. The first
practice was held Monday evening
in Earlham gymnasium William
Rindt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THE KIND WITCH

Once upon time there lived q
little girl. Her name was Mary.
She lived with her father In the
wood. Her mother died when she
was six years old. Her father was
wood cutter One day Mary's
father told her that all of his gold
was gone and he had to leave fog,
about two days.
That night when Mary was
alone she heard knock at the
door.
Come in" said Mary.
In stepped the good witch. This
made Mary afraid and she ran be-
hind the cupboard.
Soon the witch called out, "Mary,
dear, come here. ! will grant you
two wishes"
Mary wished she had a nice
home to live in and her father
would come home to her
At That moment tho witch was
gone.
In the morning Mary got UP she
was In big house and her father
was there Mary and her father
lived happy ever after in their new
homo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THE WHITE SHIP
(Continned from last week

tCOnLinueu from laSC week.
"She has stuck on a rock!" cried
the helmsman, "and she is sinking
A wall of despair arose from the
royal company, SO thoughtless and
gay, but a few moment before.
Cheeks became blanched and eyes
wet with tears. The captain lower
ed boat into which the prince
and a few mobiles were placed.
Push Off" he whispered, "and row
to the shore. 1t is not far and the
sea is smooth. The rest of us must
die.
But as the boat sailed away from
the wrecked vessel, the unhappy
passengers leaped into it In such
large numbers that the boat went
down Just at that moment, "The
White Ship" went down never to
rise
What has become of the
prince?" asked the captain. HE
is drowned was the reply, his
half-sister and all who were with
him.. Woe is me-" groaned the
captain, tossing his arms in the
air, and then he disappeared into
the briny deep.
For two days no one ventured to
break the sad news to the king.
Then a little child was dressed in
suitable apparel, went in and stood
before the king to tell him of his
sons fate.
How long it takes the world to
learn the lesson taught US in the
Bible, Wine is mocher. Select
ed by Bertha Folkner, GA Grade,
Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THANKSGIVING

We learnt II all In history;
You didn't think / knew?
Why don't you 'spose ! study my
lessons?
Course do.
The Pilgrim Fathers did 1t,
They made Thanksgiving Day;
Why ?-Oh, don't remember,
My hist'ry didn't say;
Or p'raps l wasn't listening
When she was telling why:
But If the Pilgrim mothers were
busy making pie,
I 'spose they couldn't bother
And so that was the way
1t happened that the Fathers
Made our Thanksgiving Day.
--Selected.-Vaile School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
Starr School Children
Isuy Soldiers Presents

At Starr School, instead Of bring
ing the money to school 50 that the
teachers could buy the articles to
fill the soldiers Christmas comfort
kits, each boy and girl brought tho
presents themselves, SO that they
felt they were having more a part
in giving than simply to bring some
money. Then the teachers sorted
out the articles and filled the kits
from the piles OF presents which
were brought.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
THE TURTLE NEST

One day my father was blowing
ana he saw something. He went to
IL and it was turtle nest There
were nine eggs. Each Of them was
as big as a quarter He brought it
home TO show me. When he put
them in the sun they Matched. The
turtles were very small When /
get home the cat had eaten the lit
tie turtles Florence Webster,
Chester school, age nine,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
PEOPLE WERE SPRiNKLED
AT FIRE ON TUESDAY

Tuesday evening about nine
O'Clock barn burned down on
South 18th and A streets. Electric
wires were all about the yard,
There wGs a big crowd around and
lots Of people got sprinkled-Will-
ard Hoover Vale Schooi,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-17
Scouts Also Plan shoveline Snow

7V'V0 OTTOV~TF1T5
The Lone Scouts are trying to do
their bit and this winter are going
to shovel snow from peoples side
walks They will meet at 9l3 N.
& street-By Iodine Klus, Lone
Scout Brother, Warner School.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21
SCIVALLY CAR
INTO PHONE POLE

Several hundred dollars damage
was done to the private car of R. f..
SciyaIly when it was driven into q
telephone pole at the corner of Broad.
way and Washington early Sunday
morning. Joe Holly, who was driving
the car, was arrested by the police
for speeding, and was released on a
cash bond. Later warrant was
sworn out against Holl~, charging that
he was driving the car without the
consent of the owner and he was ar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21

rested by county officers and placed
in the county Jail.
This is the second accident of the
kind Mr. Sciyally has suffered recent.
ly. A short time ago, a man was
driving one of his cars without his
consent, and turned it over northwest
of the city 1t will cost about $500
10 repair the car
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21

Washington, May 2l.-With the
worlds stock of sugar being rapidly
depleted the department of agricul-
tWe today appealed to manufactur.
ers and farmers to increase the pro-
ductiOn Of sugar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21

WANTED COOK At 80 South MIN
St. j. y. McKibben. 9l2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21

When pushed ta it HindcuDnrg- Al.
my may show that II can do the rirht
thing IN the long run
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-21

wholesome and aDpe,!1;Lr El' poonIa
must n"t %" iiHicky ~ eating ana must
learn 10 enjoy all ,ort, u. food ~ help
the housewife IN balanced rat.ur-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-08

mittee, announced initial plans for this
''house cleaning" The plans may be
outlined briefly as follows:
An "epidemic" of paint, through
the cooperation of the National Clean
Up and Paint-Up week committee.
The cleaning up of every vacant
lot in the city, and it's use as play
ground, tennis court or garden; any
thing to improve the appearance of the
city.
Mayor Kiel will be asked to issue
q proclamation commanding every citi-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-08
New York Police Hear Many German Spv" Stories

NEW YoRK-Everyone in New York word of cer
~ anyone Wnner
amazing threstory or one OF
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-08
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

The preferred capital stock of the
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has
been increased from $2,50O,OOO to S.
100000, according to announcements
sent to the stockholders, following the
meeting of the directors
The second annual report Of the
North Carolina Agricultural Extension
Service has been printed and is now
being distributed from the office Of
DIR. B. w. Kilgore, director of the ex-
tension service work in North Caro-
lima.
Orders have been issued to allow
no visitors to the premises of the
wireless station at Beaufort
Mrs /. P. Jeter, of Morganton, just
appointed as director of the North
Carolina School, for the Deaf, has the
distinction of being the first woman
ever appointed on this board.
The Woodmen of the World in North
Carolina are. planning to erect an
orphanage at some city along the
North Carolina coast, the selection is
10 to be made at the head camp to be
held Newbern on March 1915, and
there is every reason to believe that
New Bern will land this institution.