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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

INCORPORATE your business. Avoid partnerships. Protect private property / from business ventures; information free. Philip Lawrence, former assist ant secretary state Huront s. D.; 10 Dakota ave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
ONE CENT A WORD
MANTEn

RATES--One cent word R days no nd.
 taken for less than 25c for first inser-
 ds0n. Cash must accampany 0raee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

FOR RENT-Cool, attractive room for the summer; for one or two persons: men or business women preferred; ref erences exchanged. Address H-S5, cars Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

TWO or three furnished rooms for light housekeeping in private family; all mod ern conveniences. Main 3398. 1920 s.
 16th st. 424-3t -tu- -we- Su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

ONE suite of org furnished rooms. and one suite of or unfurnished; lights. water and garden spot 1525 9th ave-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
WANTED-HELP

wANTED-Coal diggers. coal ioaders. Ship Thursday and Monday. Day labor CTS in all lines of wor.i. Transportation furnished; ship household goods. Elm ployment office, room 424 Chamber Commerce Bldg, Birmingham, Ala
 4-25-6t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

STOP! Missing Link Chain Fastener Is wanted by every auto owner; salesmen make almost 200 per cent profit; brand new, sells on sight; write quick. Jubilee
 Mfg. Co, Omaha Neb 4-22-2t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

ssWHATS the matter with Birming- ham7" The true story is told in the book just put out today. Price 1Oc. Publishers. Post Card Exchange.
 2-25-7t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

FOR RENT-Four-room. modern apart-
 ment, freshly papered and in perfect order; 1221 Ave. H, s. Edw. c. Dugas,
 2127 3rd ave. Phone Main 3239. 4-29-st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
ONE CENT A WORD
WANTED-SALESMEN

RATES-One cent . word a dayt aa
 taken for less thRu 25c fer first fnser- tion. CMsh must accompnny orden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

FOR RENT-Nice. large furnished loom with private bath. for one or two Jgen- tlemen Phone 19SS-J. 2119 6th ave, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

S26 50 starts new legitimate enterprise; s2o profit daily; mail order or locally. No competition, no canvassing. Orolo Co.,, Louisville Xiv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

I HAVE the fastest selling Ford acces- sorry ever produced; retails $1 big de- mand; quick sales; write today Viewers Steering Aid and Silencer, Kokomo. Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

TWO elegantly furnished rooms, with M without table board. May l. 2214 7
 ave, N. 4-29EKk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
.QNE CENT A MQRD
WANTED-AGENTS

RATEs--One cent n word a day. no ad. taken for less than 25c for first snaeF- tton. Cash must nccompany order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

CHEWING GUM-Sel1 Grape Juice and Spearmint gum to storekeepers; novel packages: sell at sight; dealers become regular customers; good profits for you; 10 years in business; write today. Hell met Co.,, Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

SELL Mexican diamonds in your spare time. Beautiful pocket sample case makes sales on sight Have rainbow fire of genuine diamonds; fool experts; stand tests. Write today. Mexican Dia- mond Importing Co.,, 0O2 Las Cruces, New Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

INFORMATION wanted from old resi-
 dents about civil engineer named Mathieson, killed in an accident or riot in the vicinity of Birmingham during the construction Of railroads about 1870. Address, P. O. Box 40,
 PensacoIa Fla 4-28-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

FOR gentlemen in private home on South Highlands. east of 20th st., one block from Five Points, two elegantly furnished rooms; garaE1
 Main 1904 4-29-8t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

TWO nicely papered unfurnished rooms.
 suitable for light housekeeping or will furnish as bedroom, 11th ave. s. Main 5173 4-29-St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

NICELY furnished room with board in modern home; Southside; 1900 10th ave. s. Main 2511-J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS-"Drop dead ones" Sell miracle Motor-Gas Tonic to automo- bile owners; big repeat orders. Write Foster Sales Co.,. West Station, Nash vile, Tenn tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

OLD false teeth wanted. Don't matter if broken. I pay $1 to slo per set. Send by parcel post and receive check by re- turn mail L. Mazer, FOOT s. Sth st..
 Philadelphia. Pa. 4-S-16t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
WANTED-A. MAN

Cabale of earning S3000 to $5000 per year.
 Permanent position; man with bank or office experience preferred; self-confi-
 dehce and energy essential. Address C-85, care Age-Herald. 4-28-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WE supply castings for all makes ot stoves and ranges and repair them with experienced help. SIS N. goth
 st., Robert Prowen Stove Co. 1-22-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS wanted for fast selling and profitable patriotic novelty; salesmen having acquaintance with novelty, news, cigar. stationery and department store trade or capable of organizing house to house selling campaign should write for samples and prices. H. Gamse & Bro., Baltimore, Md
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WYOMING OIL-Fortunes being made in these wonderful new oil fields our holdings are right in the heart of the best fields in Wyoming; small capi- talization; conservative management; company courts most minute investiga- tion; let us tell you about it; live agents wanted The Muddy Creek Oil Co.,, 429 Cooper Bldg, Denver. Col.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
WANTED-FEMALE HELP

RATES--One cent a word a dayI al taken for less than 25c for first YuseI Aion: Cash must accomPsny Orde
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

SELL American flag pins and buttons. You can earn $10 to s20 per week Everybody wants one. Sales guaran- teed. Write for particulars. Sherwitz & Co.,. POS S. Market. Chicago. Ill.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
ONE CENT A WORD

W eSh V At Hu Hw@ RATEs--one cent a word a day, no aa taken for less than 25c for first Ynser- 1i9n: Cash must accompany order
 WANTED-FEMALE HELP FIVE bright, capable ladies to travel demonstrate and sell dealers; $25 to s5t per week; railroad fare paid. Good rich Drug Co.,, Dept. no. Omaha, Neb.
 4-1-5t-su AN INCOME FOR LADIES-We want ladies to represent us in their home town and make an independent income of several dollars each day. Spare time or entire time. Just introduce our prod ucts, which appeal to all women, and you will never be short of cash Write today for our big ladies offer. Ander- son & Co, 1523 Evergreen ave, JaeIS- sonville. Fla. 4-22-4t- su WRITE motion picture plays; $50 each i; experience unnecessary: details free to beginners. Producers League, 241 Wainwright, St. Louis
 AN exceptional opportunity; ladies can earn big money in spare time sell ing our beautiful line of dress fab rics; experience unnecessary; no money required; goods in great de- mand; samples free. Write for par ticulars. Secure territory now. Old Colony Textile Co.,. 2sS Broadway, N Y
 EARN s25 weekly, spare time, writing for newspapers, magazines; experience unnecessary; details free. Press Syndi- cate, 1SS St. Louis, Mo.
 WANTED-a first-class lady filter for a ladies ready-to-wear shop. Apply by letter to J-S5, care Age-Herald. WANT ED-Good nurse; those without good references in Birmingham need not apply. Phone Main 1851 or call at SS2o Cliff road.
 WANTED Saleslady for shoe store; prefer woman with sales experience over 20 years of age; must have fair education and good references. Answer in own handwriting, stating ex- perience. P. o. Box 327. GIRLS BETWEEN IS AND 2s TO LEARN KNITTING AND LOOPING. ALSO EXPERIENCED HANDS IN THESE TWO BRANCHES. APPLY AT ONCE. BUSTER BROWN HOSIERY MILLS NO. g, MANUFACTURE EXHIBIT BLDG, 1924 MORRIS AVE. SECOND FLOOR.
 LADIES to travel and demonstrate our well known products; new plan; expe- rience unnecessary. Liberal pay weekly, Including railroad fares. Duchess Co, Dept: l. Minneapolis. Minn. a national organization, ladies who have had experience in char itable or philanthropic work or raising funds. An unusual opportunity. Steady positions Suite 40s-S5 S. Dearborn st., Chicago.
 ESQ per day paid one lady in each town to distribute free circulars for concen- trated flavorfng In tubes. Permanent position. F. E. Barr Co.,, Chicago. SPECIALS FOR MONDAY
 LADIES' SKIRTS Skirts in all the new models, worth up to $8 for. :. S3.87 Skirts up to $6 for. :. .$2.98
 Hurry to the
 REMNANT STORE
 2017 Second Avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

STOP! Missing link chain fastener is wanted by every auto owner; statesmen make almost 200 per cent profit; brand new, sells on sight, write quick. Jubilee Mfg. Co.,, Omaha, Neb. 4-22-2t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS-Free catalog and samples, new goods, quick sales. big profits, make $5 to s25 daily; no experience; world S greatest specialties. Cruver Co.,, Jackson and Campbell, Chicago H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

MAIL DEALERS ad placed in 10 big Sunday papers, s2; 100 weekly papers. s2: 12o magazines, $1; all for s4.5o; lesson on ad writ ing free. Send for 1t. St. Louis Ad- vertising Co. St. Louis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
FREE SAMPLE

F ftElEI oxf M F LII =
 IAI~INSTRUCTOR. THE PAPER WITH A POLICY" It contains investment news of all lines of industry It has an investors aid de- partment which gives real service Financial Instructor, 150o North Ameri- can Bldg, Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

$10 daily refinishing chandeliers, brass beds, automobiles, by new method, pro- ducing amazing results; no capital or experience necessary: particulars free Gllnmetal Co., 1st ave- Decatur Ill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

TETH DTTV Second hand clothes,
 Phone I5S1. 12-30-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

MAINTENANCE 15 young Black Mi norca or other high-grade hens and one cockerel; advise what you have and best cash price. D, H. Brown. Phone Main S5l1 or 1252
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Active, energetic salesman for local territory; good opportunity for right man. Address, Sales Man ager, Kinnickinnic and Beecher sts.. Milwaukee. Wis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-To buy about # to s4 carat
 diamond. good quality, for cash. and at bargain. Address F Boddie, Lock Box 364 city. 4-2S-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

SALESMEN to introduce new arch support; $1 for outfit. Cushion Arch Support Co.,. 414 Walnut st., Cincip- DHti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

S5O0O MEN-Man capable of making s5000 annually without losing his head, want ed to examine proposition we offer to establish an independent mail order business; intelligence and energy more important than capital; we furnish everything needed; splendid opportunity for employed person to control business on profit-sharing basis. beginning in spare time, evenings at home; partic- ulars free. Opportunities Exchange, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Experienced salesman for laces and embroideries to sell to retail trade In Alabama and Florida. Commits sion basis. Strong line of imported goods. State age, references and full particulars in first letter. Address. Laces, P. O. Box No. 432 Madison Square, New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WE grind lawn mowers; we call for and deliver same. Robert Prowen Stove Co.,,
 s8 N, 20th st. Phone 5000. 4-l7-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

FOR SALE-Five-pa passenger 1914 Cadillac. This car is in excellent condition. Only been used as a pleasure car and has ndt been abused Equipped with good tirdk with two extras. seat covers, Steward vacuum system. new top, electric light1 and starter. We will sell this car at
 real bargain. Write or call J. M Brown Mercantile Co., SYlacauga sAldN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WE travel 70 salesmen; have some splen- did openings, also special exchange proposition. Breeden Medicine Co.,, Memphis. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

CHAUFFEURS, motormen, avoid acci- dents; save money and life; perpetual repeater; sample. 25c. Merit Mail Order Co.,. 15S5 E. 22d Cleveland, O..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS-Make $40 weekly selling Good year raincoat; sample coat free; write
 for agency. Goodyear Mfg. Co.,. 21S Lillis Bldg, Kansas City, Mo. 4-1-5t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

SELL Caldwell vacuum butter mergers; 100 per cent profits; sale every home. Caldwell Mfg. Co., 1885 E. Washington st., Indianapolis, Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

LOOK, agents, easy money for you; posi- lively newest seller out today: big field: 100 per cent profits: particulars free. George Bair, Waverly Hotel. Jackson ville Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS-Handle perfection floor oiler; for oiling any kind of floor. Write Per lection Oiler Co.,, 62o K. of P. Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

sALBsMEN AND WoMEN-side line,
 patriotic speciality; make ss.50 a day,
 collect as you sell. Apply quick. Little Chick Shoe and Speciality O.. Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE or trade for equal value 2-ton Rec truck, in good condition Dupuy- Burke Realty Co.,, 1912 Ave E, Ensley. Phone Ensley 351.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

EARN S25 weekly. spare time, writing for newspapers. magazines; experience unnecessary; details free. Press Syndi- cate, 355, St. Louis, Mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

BE a detective; $50 to s1OO weekly; travel over world; experience unnecessary. European-American Detective Institute, 319 Syndicate, St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

BARBER wanted; must be f1rst-class SIS guaranteed and half over $2S;
 can make over money. Y. M. Crapps, HopeYille Va. Box '. 4-28-5t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

PICK thIs quick. agents. Brand new; big profits; repeats sure. Hurry, be first United Business Agency, Dept i, Box 4S1, Decatur, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Three energetic salesmen over 30 for special road work Perma nent positions worth 5000 to s70O0 an- nually to producers. Five of our men averaged over s700 each in March, 1917. Address Dept. A, 1907 Great Northern Bldg. Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
WANTED

WANTED-To rent or buy an outboard
 motor; must be reasonable. Address, G-S5, care Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

OWNER will sell at a bargain model K Hupmobile, with limousine top; will take cheap lot as part payment. Phona Ensley S01-W. ,A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

to call on professional
 men. Established trade; steady. per manent income; state age, experi- ence Also one for outside city. P. O.
 Box 121, Philadelphia, Pa ~4-2S-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Men to learn the barb CT
 | trade; few weeks completes; position
 open; tuition szs; free catalog Bir- mingham Barber College. Birmingham
 1-4-tf-we- fr-sll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Reiable boys with bicycles for messenger force; hours are con- venient and there is splendid opportu- nifty for boys who wish to advance. Ap- ply Miss Grant, Western Union Tele- graph Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

AGENTS-Make $500 per month selling Stransky's fuel vaporlzer for autos; saves 50 per cent of gasoline. Money back guarantee Greatest seller on earth. Stransky Mfg. Co.,. Pukwana, South Dakota
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

WANTED-Men of ability to learn cot ton business by our correspondence course; type samples, also personal course; good openings. Charlotte Cot ton School, Charlotte, N. c. 4-29-4t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

BIG PAY and automobile furnished free to agents placing samples of new ne- nessity with automobile owners. Orolo Mfg Co.,, Louisville, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

ALESMAN-Capabie specialtJ man fo,. Alabama; staple line on new and excep- tional terms. Vacancy now. Attractive commission contract; 1855 weekly for ex- penses. Miles F. Bixler Co.,, 217 Carlin Bldg.. Cleveland O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29

SALESMAN-Four good men for city work; best proposition of the day: you must be able to meet our requirements or there Is no room S07 American Trust Bldg.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23

I'm going to ask you gentlemen to ex-
cuse me-"
"Wel see II he is working on the
dam tomorrow"
"You will stay all night, Mr.. Win
ters?"
your father invited me to take q
bunk in his car, and, to be perfectly
frank with you, I'd sleep out in the
open rain rather than miss chance
of being in on the end of a game like
this"
The girl bowed and left them.
'eDick," said Rod1ey slowly at last,
as the two sat smoking together in the
good comradeship, which requires no
expression in talk, "you're not the only
man who thinks that girl would be a
good wife to a man."
"Ah," said Winters, "sits the wind
in that quarter, Rod?"
eyes," answered the other, "but I'm
fighting this thing through for Meade %
"Well, by George" said the big
ranchman, ''you're as good man as
Meade any day, fine fellow as he is.
I wish I had some chance to get in
this game and make myself worthy of
the two Of you, let alone the lady,
It was rare confidence that Rodney
had vouchsafed to his friend, and like
every other Anglo-Saxon, having said
his say, he did not wish to discuss 1t
further.
'Do you know" he began, changing
the subject abruptly, II think things
have turned out pretty well in spite
Of our foolishness while ago. be-
lieve if there's spark Of human graft
tude in Shurtliff's heart, the girls In
terposition when you and were threat
ening him, and her refusal to allow
him to be questioned later, will fan it
into flame. And I have an idea that
when he thinks it over he'll be about
ready to tell"
Are you sure he has anything to
tell?"
Certain"
"Well, guess you're right. It sort
Of consoles me for having drawn my
gun, without using it, too. And If he
tells in the morning and we find Meade,
everything will be lovely"
"For everybody but me-" said Rod
ney.
''Pll tell you what, old man, when
this things over, you're coming out to
spend the rest of the winter with me
on the ranch. It's the greatest place
on earth for man to buck up. There's
no woman within fifty miles"
Rodney laughed little grimly.
'I'u go you," he said.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23
CHAPTER XIX.
The Battle From Above.

The rain had stopped by morning.
to the great relief Of Colonel Hing
worth, Severence and Curtiss, and the
satisfaction of Helen. There was little
sun to dry the big, red sandstone mesa.
it's sides scanned into fantastic shapes.
which rose grandly between the val
ley of the Picket Wire and the ravine
Of the Kicking Horse, and which the
young woman intended to cross in her
walk toward the dam with Rodney and
Winters. The siding near the steel
arch bridge was close to the rock wall
of the ravine, which here had been so
secured out Of the rocky side of the
mesa by torrents Of other days that
it could fairly be called gorge. Con-
sequently the bank Of clouds above the
horizon to the northwest was hid be-
hind the big butte from the occupants
of the two private cars. Although the
day did not promise to be fair, they
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23

The next moment, with a culminat-
ing scream like the Shrek of all the
lost souls Of creation heard above the
furious detOnating roar of the thunder,
the wind added it's quota to the dem
Onstration Of natural force, and now
the rain fairly dropped upon them in
apparently solid sheets. OF course
clouds do not burst. Such thing is
scientifically and meteorologically i'm
possible, but anyone who has ever ex-
perienced the suddenness and fury and
weight Of a western deluge in a nor
mally dry land will understand the
term. The wind swept over the pla-
teau, where it had free course like a
hurricane; the rain came down in
masses apparently. Until their eyes
became accustomed to it, the falling
water blotted out the landscape.
The woman was hurled against the
side Of the house by the sudden and
violent assault Of the hurricane. The
two men half dragged, half carried her
around to the lee side Of the cabin.
The roof of the hut had given way
here and there, and within it was soon
flooded. Where they stood, however,
by chance happened to be the solidest
they were in some degree protected
that is, from the direct violence of the
downpour. They were, of course,
drenched in few minutes in spite of
their raincoatS. With one man on eli.
ther side Of her to give her as much
protection as possible, the woman
leaned against the stone wall and
stared through the rain down the val.
ley, seeking to see the dam, perhaps
mile and half away. OF course the
maximum Of the downpour could not
last any more than the maximum Of the
gale, but the deluge was succeeded by
heavy, driving rain still swept on by
strong wind.
Below the mesa the lake was
whipped into foam by the beat Of the
rain and rolled into waves by the as
sault Of the wind. All three of them
knew what this deluge portended. The
downpour would raise the level of the
lake so that it would overflow the
dam, which would be swept away, the
valley would be inundated by flood
like tidal wave, the incompleted via.
duct would be ruined. the town would
be overwhelmed, the loss Of life and
property would be appalling.
''The spillway ought to take it,
shouted Winters, knowing what was
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23
CHAPTER XVIII.
Brute Force or Finesse.

"What do you want me to say, Mr..
Nodney?" asked Shurtliff, coming
through the door, having caught Rod
ney's use of his name,
"Oh, Shurtliff-" began Rodney,
somewhat embarrassed at having been
overheard.
"What do you want me to speak
atout?" continued the old man sus-
piciOusly not giving the younger man
time to finish. "And what friend can
you then approach, sir"
'I'll tell you what I want" said
Rodney.
He quickly came to a decision.
Standing up and facing the old man,
he staked everything on one bold
throw. Grasping the situation, Helen
nlingworth held her breath. Winters
moved to take his own part in the
game at the proper time.
"What is it, sir?" asked the secre-
tary.
"Shut the door and come in," was
the answer.
Rodney spoke sharply, and it was
n sort of indication, characteristic Of
the difference in station between an
independent young man and subser-
Went old man.
"Here am,9 sir" answered Shurtliff,
closing the door and standing before it.
He shot quick glance at the young
woman. de observed her tense posi-
zion. IL. saw the emotions that filled
her soul in her face and bearing. All
his old suspicious rose like food. For
moment he no longer cared for her.
He almost hated her. He looked from
her to the dark-faced, determined Rod
ney, to big, powerful, quiet Winters.
Was this trap? Were they going to
try to force him to speak? He was a
brave man, old Shurtliff, but his heart
beat little faster as he faced them.
He was quite master Of himself,
though, cool, watchful, determined; {;
in their eyes rather admirable than
otherwise.
"The time has come for you to tell
US the TRUTH" began Rodney emphat-
ically. "You know that the whole
blame and responsibility for the fail
ure of the International bridge Is
loaded on the wrong man. You know
that you permitted, and even made
possible, the sacrifice of the reputation
o. the son for the sake of the fame
Of tht father. You know that this
girl here is breaking her heart, that
Meades life is ruined, and you're to
blame. Now the time has come for
you to speak. We know as well as
you that young Meade is innocent.
Here's our evidence"
He drew a handful Of papers from
his ;nsids breast pocket and shook
them ir. the face of the old man, who
had trunk back against the side of
the or and stood staring, white-faced,