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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Interior Movement

AuIeAAUI MCVeMcHL
 Houston: Middling. 31c; receipts. s46; shipments, 1067; sales. 655: stock. 114,475. Memphis: Middling, soc; receipts, 59e shipments. 1771; sales, 1900; stock. s57, ,99o. Augusta: Middling, 3o50c; receipts, BIO; shipments. 401; sales, s23; stock, 87, S94
 St. Louis: Middling. soc; receipts, go2 shipments. 761; stock. 2e.s34.
 Cincinnati: Receipts. 25s; shipments, 11S0. stock. 15.032.
 Little Rock: Middling, 29c; shipments, 225; sales. 225; stock. 1S,07l.
 Total receipts today. 2si5; shipments, 5406; stock. 614.296.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Bonds

BOndS
 U. s. 2s, registered ............ 9S U. $. 2s. coupon .............. 9S U. s. 3s, registered .......... 99 U. s. ss. coupon .............. ssas U. s. Liberty S1ss ...,........ 99. 62 U. S. As. registered ......... 105A A Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ...... 90 Central of Georgia con. 5s ..... S9 Illinois Central ref. Is ......... IS Louisville & Nashville un. As . S45s St. Louis & San Fran adj. 6s .. 67h Seaboard Air Line adj 5s ~ 57 Southern Bell Telephone 5s u. 91A Southern Railway 5s .......... 90A Southern Railway gen. As ...... 611k U. s. Steel 5s ................... S7h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Produce Market

EVuuCc M8Iket Chicago, June 17.-Butter steady; cream cry, S6a4a1xc. Eggs steady: receipts 13,- 5s9 cases; frsts, 301z132Mc; ordinary firsts, 261sg30lsc at mark, cases included, 29u32c.
 Potatoes unsettled. New: Receipts 40 cars; Louisiana and Texas sacked Tri- umphs, $2.SeQ2s0: do white, s2&de 5O Old: Receipts, B cars; Wisconsin, Michi- gan and Minnesota sacked, $l50lD1. .6o; do bulk, $.35G1.5 50.
 Poultry, alive, steady; fowls, 27c
 St. Louis. June 17.-Poultry: Hens, 25c; springs, 40c; turkeys, 15c; ducks, 22c; geese, 12c Butter: Creamery, 42hc Eggs, 2s1sc.
 Rice Market
 New Orleans, June 17.-Rough rIcs nominal. Sales, none. Receipt: Rough 29O sacks; millers, 249 Clean rice strong; Honduras. S,AGsssc; Japan, s1aM8Ac; Dlus rose, SKM9Ac. Sales: Honduras, lsl, pockets blue rose. 9.6sc. Receipts none Polish. per ton. $e2g65; bran. s3s@4o
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
AoBisTTI,R PLAN.

Aftoroa thing is done II is alwnys
easy Tor someone 20 tell w how It
might have been done better. Hind
sight Is proyerbinlly more reliable
than foresight, elTo there would be
no value In experience. Every move
the government makes can be critl-
ciscd by someone and many win Of
fer suggestions as to how II could
have been done better. IN this cato
CORY comes the Suggestion OF Sam
ucl Gumpcrs that the order Tor fuel
less days was n hlundcr Tor 4 1t had
been desired 10 save coal II would
have been more t. tho point 10 have
shortened the Workday 10 revon hours
Instead Of eight win this rule made
lniyerHil every sort OF Industry would
have horne an equal share ~ the
burden Of conserving fuel, without
the annoyance Of dopriyins the work
man Of two days wages week, ard
giving him double holiday In q
mmp. The workers would have felt
better under mi, plan a@id the bo"cs
would hu,o been more chcorful
Thcrc is much 10 bc said in favor Of
tho Goupcr suggestion. but the ono
Gltu Objection 10 II Is that It ~ good
pdyico after ihc fact ana les too late
to nltcr th, government policy The
mcl situation demanded prompt and
vigorous measures There wore
doubtlcss t,kon without sufficient
dcllbcr1uon, but tho emergency was
inaa'cut therefore. We admire Ia"
aCt,uhot of mo labor lc,dhr IN de.
claruE that himself aluuF with every
other loyal citizen or cyery class and
vocation, could do no better as loyal
Americans that 90 obey the order aud
end tho emergency us quickly as pos
ablo. The FIRST consideration If Both
employer aud employed must be- 10
labor TO the most thorp prosecution
Of tie war. and take chocrfIlly his
share Of the burden mndo nocrsury ("
accomplish ihaH fact
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
Hunting a Husband MARY b Sopop,,

come to conclusion. II stopped
stock still in the road. ! did all the
things th,t Hat had showed me how
sun 1t stood there. II gave out no re-
assuring grumblc. | wHs~--randC>
/ looked around for help, But thee
was no farmhouse conveniently near.
only long. white road stretched into
the hills.
saw IA tiny speck on the highway
II grew larger In a few minutes A
horse and buggy. / lookedNat myself
In the mirror that was In the car. /
wiped off a smudge that l saw on my
cheek. Then / flushed at my tt~L
Why was ! still so careful TO look nice,
when my heart was broken
But my own, question could not be
answered, for as the buggy drew near
er, | saw IL was driven by man "a
young man. He had stopped beside
me lie threw the re'us over the
dashboard
III / can help you" he said
was looking into red brown eyes.
Eyes that were trying to conceal "A
twinkle Eyes that went well with his
crisp, red hair
Now he said after he had done
a few things to the plugs at my feet,
shall / drive you bdck2'
NO thank you, I'd rather drive
back alone" | said.
thot the smile in those red-brown
eyes decpcned.
But he only said: "Of course but
I'll come on behind in case you should
need assistance"
II thanked him. / got back into
the ear, with all the dignity could
assume. Then | drove slowly towaras
the farm. | could not hear him be
hind me But | felt those laughing
eyes boring into my back So l sat
very straight. As | reached Harriet's,
there was no one to see me drive in.
turned and saw my rescuer little
way behind. | dont know what made
me do IL, but quickly | fluttered my
handkerchief at him. lie waved back
then with great eare | drove the
Ford into the chicken house.
Tomorrow Making a START
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
MEN WHO CAME BACK

CBy SERGEANT LORENZO SMTTD
CSergeant Smith, now attached 20
Indianapolis Depot, II. G. r. NJ. was
an ~ merican who went To Canada 10
enlist. particularly because Of Ger
many's decoration of Belgium)
Raw recruits do not get TO the fir
ing line In three weeks now as we
of the 23rd did, but we did. and
because we did not know what shrap-
mel can do, we watched the explosions
In the air overhead without worry
ing. A mouth later the shelling we
had that first day under German fire
would have scared Ms a lot worse
II was only about three weeks from
the day / signed on that we were
given our baptism of fire. The very
day | enlisted the card was ordered
out and we were on the way TO QUE
bee from Montreal the next day. one
day later We were sent from Quebec
10 Halifax and the day following we
were on the way over In the SS M.
The orderseto 10 forward caused ten
times mpHe excitement In the bat
TALON than the heavy firing did when
we were moved mp to ST. Martins
fie~ our orders to move had come
to US In barracks at 4 o'clock. at
o'clock ammunition boots were issued
and by we were on ship. Very soon
aftorwnrd we were sent in where the
fighting was We had heard that n
great battle was on at Ypres. that the
line was thin, and we were keen TO
get into service We were all ready
for whatever might come We didn't
know then what IL would he like ]
have seen shrapneI Ike those that
banged over us that day take eleven
men right OF our platoon. Orders
came TO move up TO FIJI "A gap and
then when other orders came 10 move
back into trenches the field suddenly
was torn by some two hundred shells
Not many would have survived, IL dur
pla~Non had stayed a few minutes
more.
Copyrighted by The British Canadian
Recruiting MiSGion)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
BEAUTY CHATS

cream--in fact, never use any cheup
cosmetic. Remember you are dealing
with your own skin, which Is sensi-
tive u,rl which can be seriously hurt
II you get any Impurities into IT,
So far es fafs crcams go, 1t Is better
To make themi~ yourself--for you then
know what b. IN them. 1t is cheaper,
too, for you can make as much cream
Tor a moderate price at home and
u as good "A quality as would cost
iiNe or six times more ready made
VIII print some cream recipes shortly
Carmclitn Clean both the shoes
and thu gloves with gasoline As the
gray finish has Clipped off OF the
soles ana heels scrapo or what re
mains ana dye black "a good contrast
10 the gray ana more practical than
the original color.
(Iopyuyui 1918 George Matthew Adams }
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
Rippiing Rhymes
Human Nature
p WALT MASON

Human Nature.
We're built In such peculiar style
that unmINcd JOY we cannot know;
behind 'tho widest glnddest smile
there always IL some hint of woe. Last
night | sat before the fire, with every
cause why | should bggh, I'd done
my weeks work on my Tyre, and
earned eight dollars and half
($S 500. MY health was good, my bills
we're paid no man could say | owed
him coin. aud In my lardor there was
laid an ample stock of tenderloin. I'd
stovewood piled I'm stately riCks, and
coal was In the basement bins; then
why. YOU ask, q gentle hlcka was
there a sadness In my grins2 bitter
wind swept DER tho moor | heard "
howl, the long night thru. and heard
the waiiing OF the poor In every freeZ-
ing blast that blew. So | felt guilty
as | sat In comfort In my inglcuook,
and fed tobacco To the cat or turned
the pages OF n book My conscience
prods me ali the time, whenever Ia
enjoy ropuse ACCUSES me ~ ain and
crime. and pulls my hair and twists
my nose | crank my car tu take a
inunt, and conscience says I'm doing
wrong. and tallts Of fellow men in
want who wcarily must trudge along.
Pure happiness was not dccrccd, | am
convinced, for mortal man, but az we
To the grave proceed, let's he ns happy
M we can.
tCopyright 1919 by George Matthew Adams
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
Are NOn Kehurlng2


Are you redncing 1t seems 10 be
"a popular little pastime among all my
stout aCuuaintduCes Every one. too,
has her special and pet method OF
iosing flesh
one of them goes to gynfffasum
every other day afi docs lot of
strenuous exercising. Another lives
near a equipped Turkish bath
and she takes one OF these each week,
-sincc they pull off lot Of fat. She
has marvellous complexion too,
'ince she took up this treatment.
Another woman, back In the Cuun-
try takes Not EPSON sslts baths twice
a week And all of them have their
pet methods Of diet
But | really think the present food
situation Is going 10 have more to do
with their reduction than anything
else, tho all OF their theories are
pretty good. For fats and sweets are
sp high priced that most people are
ccuromizing n thex@-ArNway for pa-
triOtlC reasons as welf- as financial
ones And fats and sweets are the
greatest builders OF flesh,
Pork or any pig meat, is the fattest
meat you can eat oils are all fat. OF
course Acids are thinning Potatoes
are starchy and very fattening; milk
cream ana butter are extremely fat
sning Sugar IN the most concentrated
form OF nourishment--in a reduction
diet II must be omitted Nuts are
hishly cg.centrated nourishment, too.
These should not be taken by the stout
womaR Wines and alcoholic liquors
rlust be ayOiled Even grapes and
grape Juice are fattenine.
Water should not be taken with the
meals when reducing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
The Adventure.

Chapter NANN.
| rather dreaded that last sentence
OF IIarricts; Now let's hear about
you. Sally"
'l've just broken my engagement
l said
II was an abrupt beginning B.'
Harriet seemed TO understand. 4Dont
tell me about II, II you would rather
NOT" she said.
" found myself for the first tirN
popuriug out the whole story into llur-
riet's sympathetic ears
ut was hard, but | think you did
the right thing. | don't think you
can reform drunkard by marrying
him. But | hope this Isn't going to
make sou think that you are not ever
going to marry"
u had thot So" said, dropping a
stitch In Tod's blue sweater.
Danish the thot. them! said Har-
rlet The sooner you get II our ~
your mind the better"
That sounds unfeeling." | said.
1T isn't. however" Harriet said.
And II | see any signs Of moping |
shall call 10 my aid all the eligtbleh
that reside in these parts"
Harriet suggested that | learn to
run her little Ford SO this afternoon
| had my first lesson. could do
everything beautifully except start II.
"Thatll come" said Harriet But
don't run down the Browns pig, or
yoAr motoring days are over"
Now. Hat you so In Let me have
an adventure all by myself IN Just
run up and down the road here"
AN right" said Harriet, but don't
go far"
The sun beat down. The air blew
my hair pleasantly as | started on nAy
adventure" alone
did not take Harriet's advice The
Ford ran so smoothly, And | went
40 slowly that | found could think
and steer, too. / was thinking over
what Harriet had said this morning.
THAT is no reason why you should
not marry" Perhaps she is right
As II the little flivver knew | had
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
EnInLiis NI.NEM DIE.

We read In the dispatches now that
the cvur. present brl 10 turn the
clocks OF the country back ore hour
has been introduced into this con
rrcsss and the funny part ~ II Is The
hdVucntos Of this mepsarc always ns-
sumo the attitude Of hciug puhlic ben
efactus, patriots OF the most slnlwart
hue. end that their folly has inforen-
TALLY the forvcnt support OF loyal
people In general ltMould hs tnnny
if It were Nnot so deTrruhlc, 20 sec
the way In which dhcy take II Tor
Es,sltrd that an arguments point 70
the support of thcir notion
Tho trouble .s that tho mnss ~ pco-
pie have not been salirg much about
IT, There has been a very sparing OK
preston Of opinlok, anf ms far rs the
newspapers go, with tko exception OF
4 few prominent journals which have
taken mp the advocaci Of tho scheme,
tho othera have all either been silent
or parrot-llke chimed in to echo the
promulgatlons of those whom they
regarded az being wiser than them
selves. Too many editors are merely
echoes not always from lack of' lps
tclligencc, hut sometimes because of
a iaginess which indispuses them to
think for themselves, and In other
eases because they nrt overworked
ana have not time 10 formulate opin-
ions OF thor own In either case they
take the only way out by accepting
the dictum OF the specialists ON some
big newspaper
why anybody should deem II either
wise or patriotic to turn back the
clocks IL proposition the advocates
always steer clear OF order Is heav-
ems first law. and the lesaliaing
of disorder is not going to make It
any more conducive to happiness or
nublic welfare. The glst OF the So
called daylight saving campaign
ia that the hours OF sunshine In the
summer should be more generally
devoted to labor aud the night re
served for slccS with an interim of
recreation. Very good, II 1t Is de-
sired to make the factories etc. begin
work an hour earlier and quit like
wise. nobody can object, but there IL
absolutely no sense In tamporing with
the timcpieces TO accomplish this re-
suit
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
Everyday Wisdom :
BY DON HERoLD .
GOOD MANNFus


Most of us have "a few good man
hers. Some six or eight some A hun
dred or more. But few OF uE ever
stopped to think how good manners
start
They start in very roundabou,
way.
Take breaking crackers in your
soup for instance. Let us see how
We stopped breaking crackers In our
soup for instance tif we did
We will say we had parents. Ana
that perhaps our parents hroke
crackers in their soup most of their
lives. ! was, or until we, their child.
rem were two or three years old.
Then. one day suddenly, they
switched and ceased being cracker
breakers
They had company some people
they did not like vo-y well The man
broke crackers in his soup llo
crushed them noisily The crumbs
flew every way
Right there the idea started at our
house that II was bad to break crack
ers From then on the children were
brought up 10 eat their crackers I'm
one hand and their soup In the other.
There Is Joy aud good sense iu
breaking crackers In ones soup. The
SOUP tastes better and is more trans
portable. But MIR Smith. a rather
unpleasant personality broke las
crackers and II disgusted us 81 that
we decnied It was bud manners.
Thus goodners and good manners
are spread-mostly by bad people
Dut "A good manner liz a good man
ner, no matter how you get II.
Copyright, lois, George Matthew Adams
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

The moon OF the North is silver clear
Silver and crystal cold;
But the moon of the South Is molten
fire,
The moon of the South is gold.
The moon Of the North CLEANS thru
the pines.
"HIgh tJer the frozen SHOWS,
But low in the sky thru the throPHlIE
palms
The white l dream in your circihg
Flameliko the South moon glows'
rhe stars are chill in the hoAeh
North
Gllnts In the icy skies;
Rut The stars OF the South burn thru
the blue
Like the loyelight In your eyes
Opal-hued waves Of the sapphire
sea,
Turouoise sky Of the South
TendereSl zephyts OF pure perfume
W.T. me the sweetest OF hlood-red
blooms
Like the kisses OF your mouth.
The moon OF the North Is silver clear
silver and crystal cold
p,,t the moon of the South is molten
fire, t,
Robin Anderson, In peoples HOME
Journal
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

The duminlc was told by ms INti,
NV doctor that glass Of toddy woulo
AZ bl,n. mo harm ~ carno inahst'
Il" said the minister, my ,,,W.c,
kecper wa1 gossip among the ca''e'
9uncn" ,. .,p-
ION. kcep It IN ynur private a.,. ~
board. aud Whcn you get your Sii,,,.
iae water in the morniHg, get '''''
A month later ore Of the fe"t,e .,'''
parlsblonerr who was calling ON
housekceper inquired "a 70 iA' o'''''
MES health. 49,. ID
''Im sair afraid the neenis'e' ~
loslnS hts MIND" was the nHSW|'I "A
MY goodness, how Is th&t
the visitor ,t.r
We'll. he asks for SHAVING
avr or six tines a day
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

They had to come to It. Tho i-cert
New York papers held out n long
time against the high cost Of every
thing, but they have cnpuulatod' As
the publishers OF newspapers have
had to bear the same Increased bur
dcns as other producers, 1t is emf
nenuy Just that they should com
m,ud IA higher price FOR their prod
uCt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
, Little Bemy's Notebook

"a
Crate Skeem for Making MuncX
Benny Potts, Artte Alexander, ruds
Sumkns and LEROY Shooster thawt OF
"A fine way to make money last sat
idday morning, being to go erRund
and buy coal for 10 cents 4 huckit off
OF people that had It and then sell IL
for rs cents a buckit to people that
dldrut have IT, the only truhblr being
Alt none " them Good think OF eny-
- that had II,
slcty Notes Mr.. sid Hunt IL
VK,Nng out invitations for a borthdqy
pWty in his house next Friday cev-
nlY T. wen his foN terrier Teddy viii
W. years old The invitations are
Ncwtirlly rote In red ink and say hat
Teddy win shake hands with all the
guests and bc present at the uuvcil-
ing OF his pcddigrce wich has icAt
bin framed with green pJsspertou,
casting 40 cents to have II ala Re
rrcshmcnts viii he served II possible.
Everybody Herd Him,
Pumc by Skuuy Martin
Nv father anscrcd the tvlcfuUe
, In the middle of the mite,
1t was the rong numhcr.
And my fathers wcrds did not
Express dclitc.
Spoarts 1t rOined and then frooZe 4
over last Hoogday aftirnoun, and All
the fellows got out their Ice skates
and skated rite out on the fruut street.
and "a Md came along with regular
skating shoes with skates fastened on
elcm, and all thco fellows got modest
and stopped skating aud the kid
started TO skate and he coodent hard
ly skate at all. and all the fellows
started 10 do tricks crrouud him on
their skates as II they didcnt even
know he was there,
mtristing Facts About 1ntristing
People. Puds Simklns almost hardly
ever carries "a haukcrchitf hut ne got
25 of them jest the same fruu@liftreut
people for krlssmas.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
> - . > . y >. - :
Daily Food
January 20.

January 20.
Being confident Of this very thing.
that he which hath begun "A good
work In you viii perform IL until the
day OF Jesus Christ. Phil /: 6.
Grace will complete what grace be
gins
70 save from sorrows npd from sins,
The work that Wisdom. undertakes
Eternal Mercy ne'cr forsakes.
o
Let your conversation bc as It be
cometh the gospel Of Christ. Phil
1: 27.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
IN GrnRnE R1NG1AM-

The first instalment OF thrilling
serial story appeared In this weeks
TidiuEs As there was n wreck OF
the fast western express IN the first
chapter the dobonair young athlete
who Is to thresh the posse OF ruff
rijtns in the Red Deg saloon, has not
yet arrived from the casir--"' san
Flinders has started on the Story and
wufTrs7to the post office Friday aud
then 10 the depot.
new leaf the first OF the year, AZ
paper is too scarce
The only person who doesn't gvt
into a rut occasionally is the one
Who changes Jobs too often.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

II is riv,r ont as a fotcEonc con.
.eI--7r-n that railway employees arc
aoon 10 enjoy n substantial increase
IN w5ges. Now that Uncle sam Is
rnnulns The railroads ho cGnrot cons
gislently deny them. Tho question Is
wha. WIN be tho effect on ;lm payrcu
20 slhcr Industries not backed by tho
government Wares generally hayr
asd bscsi In rccen: years but tho
faise has not lieen rapid eneaEh ~Su
0osp mn Nri,h Increasing eoa,s OF liy.
,pE. 4. Is expensive even 10 cfav
,our sre ~ thsst tNss
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

Two pals, both recently welded.
were comparing the merits OF their
respective wives
All, yes, said George, who was still
very much in love. my little woman
Is an angel. She couldn't tell lie 10
save her life!
Lucky bounder' said Samuel. sigh
inG Ny wife can tell "a lie the minute
! get Il out OF my mouth
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

schwab, the steel king. evidently
looks for peaceful Bolshevihi up
rising In America. lie IS out with a
statement chat the time Is coming
when the lahorins man win be tho
boss IN natounl politics, which means
that capitalists viii have to be very
coed 10 hha.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

Tic policy Of blood snd iror os
adopted by Germany may have been
adopted from some Of the American
patent nfedicme concerns y which
case they will have moro th0n ever to
ungNcr for
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

The Sioux city journal is OF tho
opinion that II the T,aiser ever starts
contributing to conscience fund
that It would be welt to heavily bond
tho ceshier
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26

Roosevelt visited Washington all
right. but he Old not keep silent
worth n cent lie could not stand to
let that oratcn OF Senator stones 30
by without swatting Il lick or two