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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04
ToII Roads van Not q. Ald.a

The highway commission will eyer.
else the right of eminent domain 10
those counties in the state that have
made no provision for relief fer rights
OF way for state and federal aid
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

In the European game OF war the
aeronautical lace" is worth more than
any king.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

This years hay fever is going 10 be
complicated By war and the siruRrlnn
Is appalling.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

Now we are told that organ music
charms deaf mutes, but they are spared
much Of the agony Of chin music.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

One thing that most Of US might
economic on with good effect is con
yersatiDn.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

Perhaps the boy whose mother didn't
raise him to be 3 soldier now wishes
thar she had.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

And are Mr. and Mrs. Carnisee
working hand In glove together now
Oh, no. she handles him without
gloves"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

1nsulfers Of the flag ought not 10 be
forced as g punishment TO kiss Il. II iS
too hard on The flag
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04
WOMEN DOING MEMS aosK
Sixty Chosen From 500 Applicants and
Employed al Lumber PilinH in
Car Plant Near Chicago

The present and anticipated shortage
Oh nen ON account of the war is al
ready opening new fields for employ
men1 for women. A car MAMMA turlng
plant at Hegewich, an outlying suburb
OF Chicago announced. Mans work,
mans pay-fer all women who can
qualify. The sign was hung ont over
The compaRy's employment gate and
800 women responded Sixty were
chosen from the. lot and suitably
CARRIED in overaIls They are employed
at lumber piling.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

Pershing ''wears ~ hat" ssys q
correspondent He win wear the same
size when he comes back
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

Meanwhile there is still room for
the invention that shall absolutely
sink the submarines.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04

Embattled farmers saved us once;
this time they can best serve the
country by staying On the farm
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04
Divine
Guidance
By REV. JAMES M. GRAY, ID.
Dean Of Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TFxT-He Ieadeth me in the paths Of
righteousness fDr his names sake4--Psaarn
sgss.22ss
Every word in this sentence is
weighty. 1. Think of that personal
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04
You Mon's dc Mhsn poetprs EnIIrt.

You Won't Die When Doctors Enlist.
When asked whether during the ac-
tiEitles pt the United States in The
war there would be scarcity Of doe
tors in Tennessee by reason of their
services in the army, Dr.. DIN West Of
the state board Of health said he did
not think the scarcity Of physicians
wonld seriously interfere with health
conditions in Tennessee. He said one
Of the most serious features Of the sit
nation Is he saw il was TO be found in
the fact that many Of the best doctors
would be lost to the state, temporarily
or permanently, ss the fates may de-
cree He said that Tennessee's quota
was 400, based on population, and that
Of this number fully 200 have offered
their services to the medical reserve
CORPS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-29
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SALE A SUCCESS

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-29

chamberlalns Cough Remedy Fay
orite for Colds.
] 4 Easlev nacon, H. in speaH
ing of Chamberlain Cough Ren IS
says, During the past fifteen year
It has been my sisters favoriie med
acine for colds on the lungs ny
self have taken it number Of time
when suffering with cold and i
always relieved me promptly"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
BELL URGES CITIZENS NOT TO LOSE
 THEIR TEMPER LN THESE TRYING TIMES

 
  and not let themselves which mu Interested of of lose  will be  the count wc be
  will can  own o Il he Is
 
   ocan of 0
 
  do no e eirte ont them'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
LIBERTY DAY ID BE
 CELEBRATED WITH
 PATRIOTIC RALLY
Chamber of Commerce to Take Lead in Arranging for Torch Light Parade
 and Public Meeting

The patriotic spirit which is running through Birmingham will be crystallized on April 19, when Liberty Day will be eel ebrated here, with a monster torch light parade, in which thousands of persons will take part, and a speechmaking cere- mony at Capitol park in the evening.
 The Chamber of Commerce will head the movement for a concentrated pa triotic celebration, and a committee will be appointed by President Charles F. De- Bardeleben at an early date to make ar- for the event.
 The suggestion of Frank Willis Barnett, associate editor of The Age-Herald, that Birmingham reveal her patriotic senti- ment with appropriate ceremonies on Lib- erty Day, made at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night struck popular chord. and was adopted with a rising vote. The motion was sec onded by Arthur Crowder, who suggested that the Chamber of Commerce get be- hind the movement, and that the presi- dent be authorized to appoint commit tee to work out the details
 Action on the above question and the talk of Mrs. G. H. Mathis on How to Re- duce the High Cost of Living were the features of the monthly meeting of the chamber, which was held in the ballroom of the Tutwiler at s o'clock last night Several hundred members attended and President DeBardeleben presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
OFFER SERVICES IN
 BUILDING HIGHWAYS


 Relieving that the construction of permanent highways for the transpor- tation of troops and supplies is mat ter of prime military importance. the the Southern Paving Brick Manufac- turers' association. through John w. Sibley, secretary. yesterday wired the director of public roads at Washing ton offering their services and cooper alton to the government. The telegram follows:
 Hon. Logan Waller Page. Director, Of flee of Public Roads. Washington. D. C.:
 The Southern Paving Brick Manu- facturers' association desires to pledge it's loyal support and co-operation through you to the President and Con- gress in every effort for preparedness and protection in the matter of con structing permanent and dependable military roads and highways for the transportation of troops. guns, muni- tions and supplies.
 If we can be of any service to you and our country in this respect do no, hesitate to call upon us. Faithfully yours. JOHN w. SHELBY,
 Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
MISS RANKINS s ACTION FINE TARGET
 FOR THE "I-TOLD- YOU-SO" BRIGADE

I want to stand by my country but cannot vote for war;
 In defending her vote cast in the House on the war resolution, with the above quoted paradoxically feminine utterance, Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana has proved that even congresswoman is after all just woman.
 Whether or not the suffragists of the country are disappointed in the stand and the attitude taken by their first repre- senetative in the House is question for debate, and question that will perhaps never be answered. Whether it is more pardonable for a woman, beneath whose bosom beats the mother love, however latent, to cast her vote against her coun- try than for man, occupying the same position is also a question for debate.
 The position of the Montana congress- woman, submerged in sentiment as it is may be forgiven on the ground that she is a woman, and that to the average woman war typifies the curse of the uni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
CENTENNIAL ID BE
 HELD REGARDLESS
 0F STATE 0F WAR
Mississippi Exposition Not to Be Interfered With Declares Director of
 Exhibits

Clyde T. Osborn. director of exhibits, concessions and admissions of the Mis- sissippi Centennial exposition at Gulf in Birmingham.
 Mr Osborn. is here for the purpose of interesting the large industrial companies of the district in the expo sition and hto impress upon them the importance of having the Birmingham district suitably represented
 .I have just come from Chattanooga ting interest aroused in that city, and so far I have been given every en- couragement in Birmingham said MT. Osborn.
 "There has been some little talk about the possibility of the war hay ing an adverse effect on our exposi- tion, but far-sighted men seem to think it will not affect it seriously. While the Spanish American war was nothing to be compared to this the Transmississippi exposition, held at Omaha while that war was in prog ress, was the most successful exposi- ton from a financial standpoint winch has ever been given in America.
 "A large sum of money has been spent to make the exposition sue cess. The site is considered excep- tionally attractive. The grounds GOV CT 146 acres and stretch for quite dis tance along the Gulf Of Mexico A back ground of more than 1000 fine oak trees. give splendid setting to the exposition grounds.
 The people of Mississippi are keen ly interested in the exposition, which begins December 10, marking the one hundredth anniversary of the admis- sion of the state into the union. Tho resources of the state will be dis played in a magnificent manner and one of the greatest exhibits will be the government display which is now at the California-Pacifice exposition at San Diego"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
By WINNIE FREEMAN

verse; Further grounds for pardonaple consideration are that in casting her vote Miss Rankin was guided by a woman's heart, divided between honor of country and love of humanity, and woman's mind, unable to grasp the fineness of the existing situation, which can only be met with national defensive action.
 In reporting the scene in the House, the Associated Press says:
 Miss Rankin of Montana, the only woman member of Congress, sat through the first roll call with bowed head, fail- ing to answer to her name, twice called by the clerk.
 'On the second roll call she rose and said in sobbing voice: I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war;
 For a moment then she remained standing supporting herself against her desk, and as cries of vote, vote came from several parts of the House, she sank back into her seat without voting audibly. She was recorded in the negative"
 beautiful picture, to be sure. But one much better suited to the home nest than to the great House of Congress where matters of international moment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

are being acted upon. and where the honor of country is at stake.
 Even the most ardent suffraglsts and the most eloquent admirers of the Mon tana congresswoman cannot deny that her action and the setting in which It was staged were not only purely femi- nine, but superlatively womanly. Neither can they deny that their representative failed to show the courage of her convic- tions when called upon to take a stand in perhaps the gravest question in the history of the American Congress
 A good per cent of the American women are pacifists, according to statistics. Miss Rankin evidently belongs in such ranks. If so, she should let 1t be known. It is not possible to be for ones country and to vote against it, when its honor is at stake.
 Even the anti-suffragists and the men might have pardoned Miss Rankin's vote if she had voted firmly and audibly No But the vote registered as it was, and smothered in sobs, saying neither one thing nor the other, gives man and the anti-suffragists a wonderful comeback in the oft repeated and hackneyed phrase: q told you so."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
FORMER OFFICER
 IS UNDER ARREST

Howard Moore, formerly connected with the local police and fire depart monts, was arrested at 5 o'clock yester- Jay morning by Officers E. w. Crump and J. C. Shell on charge of grand lar ceny. He was transferred to the county jail yesterday afternoon.
 When arrested, MT. Moore is alleged to have had in his possession two brass nozzles and several brass fixtures belong ing to fire station No. ?, which were later identified by Chief Middleton.
 When Moore saw the officers, it is al- legged that he dropped the brass and be- gan to run. The officers ordered him to halt, but he refused to do so. Officer Shell fired two shots at the fleeing man, one taking effect in Moore's right arm, which caused painful injuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
See Them Soar!

See Them Soar! Eggs, potatoes, onions, peas, beans everything in the food line soaring beyond the family purse, except Shredded Wheat Biscuit, the standard whole wheat cereal food, which sells at the same old price. The New York World urges people to boycott the egg and other expensive foods and eat cereals which have a higher nutritive value at a lower cost. Two Shred ded Wheat Biscuits with milk make a complete meal at a total cost of four or five cents, furnishing all the nutriment one needs. For breakfast with milk; for supper with sliced bananas or stewed prunes. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

live stock and practically everything else in Alabama she said. "We have nine months growing season with three crops a year. We can make agr- culture bring in more money than coal and from
 The speaker referred to the fact that Minneapolis had spent $G5,000 to de- velop her trade territory and that large amounts for this purpose had been spent by St. Louis and other cities and suggested that Birmingham fall in line
 She declared that one of the
 great questions is that of hnanc-
 ing the small farmer. The small
 banks, which have been most gen.
 erOus, she said. are cut off from
 this procedure by prOhibitOry rules of the government. She said,
 further, that this question would
 be put up to authorities at Wash-
 ingtOn next week. when she gOes,
 upon invitation, to consult with
 them i'm regard to taking care of
 the southern problem during the
 war.
 "When the call to arms comes my only son will go along with yours.'' Mrs Mathis said. This is great and solmen occasion. Our boys are going out to defend our nation and it be- comes our duty to do everything we can at home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
ODEN- ELLIOTT LUMBER COMPANY ACQUIRES BIG
 TRACT OF LUMBER LANDS
Secures 900 Acres in Clay Ceburne and Calhoun Counties Transaction Said to Involve More Than $30OO00-Wil Prepare to Cut Timber Without Delay-To
 Construct Private Railroad

The Oden-Ellott Lumber company has acquired the timber rights to 79,0G0 acres of choice lands in the eastern part of the state, in the counties of Cleburne, Clay and Calhoun. It is reported that more than $300,000 was the amount involved in the transfer. As yet the deeds have not been filed, but all details have been arranged. The Oden-Elliott Lumber com pany has subleased the turpentine rights on the lands.
 The tract of land is considered to be a very fine property. At one extreme, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

lands are cut by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad at Pyriton, and by the Southern railway at Edwardsville, on the other. The Oden-E Elliott company will construct more than 15 miles of it's own railroads and will prepare to cut the tim Der immediately.
 By the acquisition of these 73.000 acres of timber lands, the Oden-Elliott Lumber company is said to have become the larg- est holder of timber acreage in the state.
 The details of the acquisition of the new lands have not been announced for reasons of policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Postpone League Meeting

The meeting of the Jeffersonian Demo cratic league was postponed last night be- cause of the patriotic gathering held on the courthouse lawn. The president, Capt. J. D. Dickson, requests as many members as possible to attend the meeting of the branch league at Pratt City Wednesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Mrs. Mathis Tells Chamber of Commerce Some Star ting Facts About Con-
 diti0ns in State Now
OF FOOD SUPPLIES TO BE
 CUT OFF IN WAR
Exodus of Negroes and Whites Due to Inability to Make Living Here. Negroes Living on Roots of
 Grass in Alabama-S0me
 Counties Depopulated

"CattIe ticks, lunatics and poit-
 tics are running away with Ala
 bama today. We are in the war
 and we can't help it; and accord-
 ing to my belief, we should have
 been in it 12 months ago. It has
 been stated in the north that in
 the war the south will be lia-
 bility and not asset. Alabama
 must do her part to remove this
 stigma by raising not only what
 she eats but enough to contribute
 to other parts of the country"
 In a patriotic address, made before the Chamber of Commerce member ship body last night Mrs G. H. Mathis appealed for a concentration of the forces of Alabama on the problem of feeding the state, and urged every per- son in the state to grow something if it is only head of cabbage or a peck of potatoes or peck of toma- toes.
 "The humblest man that stays at home and produces something is loyal to the United States government" she said.
 MfS. MdIn1S QW6ll OH tu6 GAOuuS Ol labor from the south. not only among the negroes, but among the white peo- pie, and said that in every case where she had asked reason for such mi grafton she had received the reply, It is either move or perish"
 SERIOUS SITUATION
 "We are facing the most serious
 day in the history of state,"
 the speaker said in opening her
 address. .Even during the civil
 war conditions were not so serious.
 Then the state had plenty to eat.
 Now I doubt if Birmingham could
 feed herself five days or Alabama
 30 days.'
 Mrs. Mathis declared that in Ala
 bama at this time there about
 six counties depopulated and that
 four moro counties will be de-
 populated before crops are put in
 this year.
 "The negroes have never been treat ed exactly right in the south, she said And on the other hand they might have been treated a thousand times worse. The majority of white employers of labor have. I believe, tried to be fair to them. The unrest among the people in the state started with the impossible agricultural con- ditions. The negro has never known before that there was another place for him. That is the reason he hasn't left sooner"
 Mrs. Mathis declared that when war is in operation $100,000,000 worth of food supplies will be cut off from Alabama ''The food proposition is most serious" she said. If we have got ten along in the past, we can't in the future unless we change our system. And the only way to change our sys- tenn is to grow what we eat. We owe it to ourselves, to the state and to the nation.
 LIVING ON ROOTS
 "The day of sitting still and call ing it the job of somebody else has gone It is either a question with Us of get busy or go hungry. There are negroes right now in Alabama who are living on the roots of Johnson grass"
 Mrs Mathis said that one of the es- sential points to encourage the farm- CT to grow what he eats is to make a local market for what he grows.
 I've can raise corn, peas, soy beans,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Grand Larceny Charged

arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer R. L. Drake on a charge of grand lar ceny. It is alleged by the arresting of ficer that Brown had stolen a motorcycle from A. l.. Bush Saturday night. The all legged stolen machine was found in the prisoners possession, it is claimed by the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
At the Photoplay Houses

Strand: Shirley Mason in "The Law of the North Rialto: Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patra.' , Triangle: Douglas Fairbanks in His Picture in the Papers,
 Trianon: Mae Allison in "The Promise" /" Alcazar: George M Conan in Broad way Jones'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Jefferson: Dr. John w. Ruskin will pre- sent marvellous pictures of the Arctic re- zion with lecture. Afternoon perform ace 80; night, SIS.
 Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 3 O clock; night performances at 7:90 and o'clock.
 Majestic: Verne Phelps in "A Night in Chinatown" Musical comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
IMPOSE B|G FINE
 AND SENTENCE 0N
 NEGRO FOR TALK
TreasOnable Utterances Get Sam Bell Into Trouble. Urged Negroes to Sup
 port Germany

For having delivered an address to 20 negroes in the negro waiting room at the Louisville and Nashville sta ton Thursday, urging them to take 8 stand against the government of the United States. Sam Bell negro, was convicted upon a charge of disorderly conduct in the recorders court yester- day and sentenced to 1S0 days with $100 fine.
 The negro defended himself and de- clared that he had not urged his hear CTS to take a stand against the gov ernment. but that he was merely re : beating what he had read in Chi cago colored newspaper. Greene Evans and Nose Allen, janitor at the station, testified that he had denounced tn. government and had urged the ne- groes in event they were ordered to fight for the United States to take the guns and to go over to the Germans.
 Mark Hanna of the department of justice prosecuted the negro and Judge Anderton gave him a fine of $100 and a sentence of 180 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

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