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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
The Wonderful Call
When Baby Comes
Like the Blast of Heavenly Trumpet
When Call Of Motherhood IL Felt,

Of all the most Vital times in 4 WONT
ans life the coming OF baby Is fraught
with the greatest meaning. Care should
he exercised TO insure that tine crisis is
passed in safety,
Apprehension is avoided by the timely
use of Mothers Friend, a preparation OF
penetrating oils and medicinal ingredl-
ents, which renders the muscles, cords,
tendons and ligaments pliable, and thus
tension Is avoided, The usual nervous
ness, nausea bearing down and stretch
inE pains are counteracted and the
period is one Of calm repose,
The broad, flat abdominal muscles re-
lax with ease, and when baby comes the
time at the crisis is less and pain and
danger is avoided,
Thousands OF women for half a cen
tury have used this penetrating eXter-
nal application, prepared especially for
eNpectant mothers, and every woman
awaiting the crisis should give nature
A helping hand,
Write tho Bradfield Regulator Com.
parN, Dept. f.. Lamar building. AT.
lanta, Georgia, for their Motherhood
Book. OF great value to all women, and
| obtain a bottle Of Mothers Friend from
the druggist and begin its application
regularly night and morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25

iNHise Il winter war garden.
Just because snow and cold are com
ing is no reason why growing Of vege.
tables should cease. One Memphis busI-
ness mar has solved the problem of
winter vegetables.
On a lot in North Memphis is a space
16 feet square, solidly covered with
glass. Old windows did the trick. They
are placed over a hole in the ground
-FOUR feet deep. The hole was once The
beginning of a cellar. In that hole, no
matter what the temperature outside,
you will find onions, radishes, beans,
tomatoes, parsnips. turnips, in fact AL
most any kind Of vegetable that does
not grow too high.
or course a coating Of window glass
would not keep out the cold and enable
vegetables to grow all winter, but here's
the secret, A wall Of boards has been
built inside the old cellar, leaving a
space of six inches between II and the
earthen wall, That space Is filled with
cottonseed hulls. The hulls generate
enough heat to keep the winter garden
warm. In fact the gardener frequently
has to let the cold winter air into the
cellar to keep the vegetables from burn
ing.
The idea Of this winter garden dates
back to the bOyhood OF the gardener.
When only a youngster his father one
winter bought a supply OF ~cottonseed
to feed the family low. The boy in
vaded bossy's pantry and buried him
self in the ~COttOnseed. He declares
that he nearly burned to death before
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
Snow and Cold No Bar
To Growing Vegetables

he could escape from the cows larder.
That youthful recollection, coupled with
the sight Of the half-completed cellar,
generated the idea of the winter gar
den,
But the winter garden plan Is not
the My gardening innovation for which
this man is responsible.
Here's n that combines profit and
beauty.
BY taking an old barrel and boring
It fun Of holes. six inches apart. pune
turing a stovepipe with a series of holes,
placing the stOvepipe in the barrel, fill
ing the barrel with earth and the stove-
pipe with manure, n has the Frame
work for an aerial strawberry garden.
Strawberry plants are placed in the
holes, and, through filling the stove
pipe with water, the plants are given
moisture. The result is complete GOV
ering Of the barrel with green straw
berry plants and the bearing Of delici-
Gus berries. -Four such barrels during
the summer supplied the gardeners
family of four with berries the entire
season.
Here is another stunt this gardener
suggests for agri~culturalists.
When ready to stack hay, sprinkle
the ground with cut potatoes n stack
the hay on top of them. The potatoes
will grow under the haystaCk and
throughout the winter all that is neces-
Sary Is to burrow under the hay pile,
find a potato vine n drag out the
tubers.
what's the use of relying on the
vegetable man?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
WILSON'S REPLY
MEETS APPROVAL
Of ALLIED PRESS
London and Paris Newspapers
Express Quiet Satisfaction
at FirmneSS Of Note to
Germany.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The popular COM
ment on the presidents note here is
that It contains the strongest language
ever addressed by the head of one great
nation to another in modern times. The
note Is welcomed, first, because 1t
brings matters to a new state: further
proceedings, If there are to be further
proceedings, will be in the hands Of
all the governments interested. Hith-
erto, so far as the public knows, the
nations associated with the United
States, and which have more at stake
perhaps than has the United States,
have been onlookers to the correspond
ence.
The note is welcomed, secondly, be-
cause 1t promises TO bring the season
OF discussion to an end altogether. one
way or the other. No one sees how
the German chancellor, Prince Maxi
milan, can fail either to accept Presi-
dent Wilson'S platform or reject 1t. AC-
~ceptance will be taken to mean that
the Germans regard their position as
hopeless and that disaster Is imminent.
Hope for Division.
The general opinion Is that Gcrmany's
lilitary position Is not so bad but
nat her leaders will fight on, II only
With the hope of creating division
,mong the allies. which has been Ger
,nany's reliance of late.
The text OF President Wilson's reply
20 Germany, which reached London In
the early hours Thursday morning, Is
given great prominence in the evening
newspapers, which quote with salts
faction his decision to refer the ques-
ton of an armistice to the allies and
his insistence that the only armistice
must be one which will make a re-
newal of hostllities on the part of Ger
many impossible.
The Globe, which would have Spre-
ferred that the president had declined
to make any reply, says, however, that
his note lis quite Incorporating and
altogether admirable"
The Westminster Gazette says:
Whether the German government ac-
cepts this proposition for an armistice
will depend on it's estimate of its mill
tary and internal situation and upon
nothing else. All democratic nations
viii be grateful to the president for
having forcibly projected the issue be-
tween free peoples and military des-
potism into the foreground at this stage
Of the war. But let it be said again
that the choice rests with the German
people. 1t Is for them and not for us
to say how they shall be ruled. All that
we can say is that accordingly as they
choose, so we must act. And that is
the presidents last word. We can ne
gotiate with a free people. but we must
demand surrender from a military au-
tocracy."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
CLAIMS CZARINA GAVE
TIP TO KILL KlTCHNER

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-Information
which made 1t possible for German sub
marines t osink the vessel on which
Lord Kitchener was lost was furnished
the German government by the former
Russian c~zarina. according to an as
sertion made here by Henry W. Mapp,
Salvation Army commissioner, who has
just returned from Russia,
Mr.. Mapp declared he learned In Rus
sia that the cZarina maintained a pri-
vate wire in her apartments at the
winter palace In P~etrograd, over which
she transmitted to the German govern
ment all information in regard to the
military plans Of the allies which was
received by Russia as an ally.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
FRUIT DROPS SOON AFTER
PROFlTEERS ARE WARNED

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Immediately
following the announcement OF an in
v~estigation by the federal food board
Of alleged protiteering in oranges and
lemons the price of the former dropped
from So to 81 per box at public auc-
ton here, Several dealers have been
summoned to appear before the board
today to explain the alleged e~xorbltant
prices they have been asking recently
for these fruits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
ALLIED FORCES IN
V0L0GDA VICTORIOUS

ARCHANGEL, Oct. 25.-The Russo
allied expedition which sailed from the
shores OF the Arctic and thence down
the Mesen and Nashka rivers, reached
the district Of igor. in the province of
Vologda. There they were Joined by
forces Of the Hyrian tribes inhabiting
Bolshevtki IN this section. This was
the first victory for theallied forces
In Nologda,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
CITIZENS OF FRISCO
MUST WEAR MASKS

nance compelling the wearing of cause
masks by every person in San Fran
cisco, as a means of preventing the
spread of the influenza epidemic, was
passed today by the board OF super
visors at the requests of the board Of
health. Penalties for violation are
days Imprisonment, or both.
The total number of cases Of Spanish
influenza in California passed so, 900
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25

of lufktn. Tex, and vice president of
the Jones Motor car company, Of Witch
ita, kas., Was found dead in his room
at Il hctel here early today. Mr., Collins,
who WAS 20 years old, arrived at the
hotel from Wichita on Oct. 30. Heart
disease was given "a The cause Of death.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
U. s. ENVOY BACK,

TOXIC, oct, %, by the Associated
Press, y Roland : Morris. the American
ambassador. returned to Tokio after an
Manchuria, comforting with allied and
Russian leaders there, Tho ambassador
returned by way OF Korea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
AWARD A G BOOSTS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Awards in
controversies in the cases of 10 street
railway companies and their employees
were announced last night by the war
labor board. Wages were at issue In
seven OF the cases and in each increases
were granted the men,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
PUBLISHER DEAD.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Oct. 25.-Wn-
liam James Murphy, publisher OF the
Minneapolis Tribune, died Thursday in
Chicago, aged SO. lie purchased the
Minneapolis Tribune in 1891 and since
has been its sole owner and publisher,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
COURT TERM

HARDY, Ark. Oct, %. t~Spl,)~-The
quorum court for Sharp county has
been adjourned to Friday. Nov. s. The
court was to have convened at Evening
Shade Wednesday but no quorum was
present. The sheriff has been ordered
to summon all the justices OF the peace
10 be present Nov. 8.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
BANK HEAD FOUND DEAD
IN CHICAGO HOTEL ROOM

CHICAGO. oct. g5-R. T. collins.
president of the Lufkin Nationa! bank,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
FRENCH WOMEN NOT
 ID NTERCEDE WITH
 THE GOVERNMENT
Turn Deaf Ear to Pleas of German Women Asking That Terms of Armi-
 stice Be Mitigated

Paris, November 29-The national council of French women has declined to intercede with the French govern man armistice. In reply to a message published in the press from German women to Madame Jules Sigfred, presi- dent, the council yesterday unanimously adopted this resolution:
 No. We will not intercede with our government to mitigate the conditions to the armistice which are only too jus has waged war.
 Tn the course of these tragic years German women believing victory was of their government, their army and their navy.
 At the congress at The Hague to which we refused to go, the president of the national council of German women was invited to protest against the vio- Ia ton of Belgium and against the tor pedoing of the Lusitania. She wrote in reply:
 "'We areF as one with our people The men who took the responsibility for Ger manys decisions are as dear to us as those who are shedding their blood for us on the battlefield
 ''To our indignant protest against the deportation of women and young girls and when we showed that history might possibly bring a reversal of fortune, there was no response.''
 Electrically operated, a combined brush and vacuum machine has been in vented for cleaning blackboard erasers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

learned about machine gun. There are about 80 parts to one and you have to know all the parts by name and the most of all you have to be able to put a gun togther in the dark. It's as easy as any thing else after you catch on to it..
 Riding motorcycle is the hard- est of all. You have to ride in sand and over rocks and if you fall, you're not wanted for dispatch rider. I don't guess you'll believe this, but I can jump 30 feet from an inclined place in the road. When I come home I'm going to buy me machine and show you a few stunts. Have made good with both gun and motorcycle and am in a regular motor unit now.
 FRANK"
 The following letter has been re- ceived by Franks mother from an. other soldier boys mother in Penn sylyania who has entertained Frank many times Tn her home, and learned to love him as her own som: "607 Chestnut Street York City,, Pa. My Dear Mrs. Hanna; I suppose you will think it strange for some one whom you have never seen writing to you and addressing you as friend, but feel as if we were friends, after knowing your son.
 Mrs. Hanna, have had your son in my nome ana entertained him several times while his company was stationed at Gettysburg. and I want to conpii ment you on having so noble son and we were very much disappointed when they took him away without letting him visit York City again.
 T suppose you are like me this morning. very, very happy at the way things have gone. Perhaps you arc happier than I. for you may have your son home already. I heard yesterday that they took the boys from Get tysburg to Washington Saturday and mustered them out My son, my only son, is in England so of course. can't come home yet. but am just glad the fighting is over, and I know you are. too.
 q am sending you 'cture of your son taken in OUT back yard, which I think is fine. I am having another the same size made of him and tho other laddie his friend, that we en- tertained with him, Oscar Christcn- sen. for myself to hang on my wall with my other soldier boys.
 T never had two young men in my home that I learned to like as I did your son, my little "A1abam' and Oscar. My son is just the age of yours, was 21 last April. My boy is in the aviation section. should like to know the mother who has reared my little south- ern friend and hope in the near fu- ture I may again have the pleasure of entertaining him and would be de lighted some day to entertain his mother. Sincerely your friend,
 MRS. MINNIE ALDINGER..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
EMBARGO NOT NEEDED
FOR EXCESSIVE URIC ACID TRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT 75 Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
 F R E E

Just because you start the day wor- ried and tired, stiff legs and arms and muscles, an aching head. burning and bearing down pains in the back-worn out before the day begins--do not think you have to stay in that condition.
 Be strong, well and vigorous with no more pains from stiff joints, sore mus cles, rheumatic suffering, aching back or kidney trouble.
 If you suffer from bladder weakness, with burning, scalding pains, or If you are in aud out of bed half a dozen times a night, you will appreciate the rest, comfort and strength this treatment
 To prove The Williams Treatment conquers kidney and bladder diseases, rheum atism and all other ailments when due to excessive uric acid, no matter how chronic or stubborn, if you have never tried The Williams Treat ment. we will give one, 75c bottle ,32 notice and send it with your name and address, and five 2-cent stamps to help pay, postage packing, etc. to the Dr. D. A. Williams Company, Dept. M 754. New F. o. Building, East Hampton. Conn., Send at once and you will receive by parcel post a regular 7kc bottle. without charge and. without, incurring any obli- ration. Only one bottle to the same Address or family.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
WRITER SUBMITS AN ANALYSIS OF REGENT
 DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT
Suggests Conference of Party Mem bers Early Next Month to Dea
 fine Party Policies
Fly HUGH w. ROBERTS


 l Washington November 23.-(Special) A very prominent democrat. so close to {, the democratic congressional commit tee that in writing he uses the stationery of the committee, has written to cer- tain democratic members of Congress an enumeration of the factors entering into the recent successful republican campaign. Ills letter is marked "con- fidential-not Tor publication" ] His first reason is the act of Con- gress fixing the price of western wheat followed by refusal of democrats to fix the price of cotton. He declares this 1 situation gave the republicans fine op- portunity to arouse sectional prejudice against the democratic south.
 1 His second reason IS the action of Congress in forcing prohibition on un- willing sections. The south. for this. he declares, was responsible, and the south. by so doing, reversed its historic position on state rights and alienated the liberal element of the north-the only element which ever gave the dem ocrats support. He adds that the moral l ist of the north and the east thinks any man. other than southerner, dis | graced as soon as he joins the demo- lcratic party.
 1 This writer declares that he ex- ipresses himself not invidiously, but in nope that before the passage or an- lother two years the democrats will have formulated policy which might prev ent their entire elimination from pub lie life in every section save the south. In his communication he makes no ref erences to the letter of President Will son in which the executive appealed for the election of democrats and thus aroused the resentment of the entire republican organixation--which had lsupported the war policies of the ad ministration.
 The writer suggests a caucus Of iead- ing democrats to be held early in De- cember -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

Major Walker was born and reared in Alexander City, and first graduated at Auburn, with marks of distinction. He then graduated in medicine at John Hopkins, Baltimore. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States army, ranking as first lieutenant, serving on the Mexican border He was then transferred to Europe with the first expeditionary forces in 1917, being promoted to captain. then in 1918 to major His brother. At torney Jacob A. Walker of Alexander City, is now in the officers training camp, Zachary Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
BIRMINGHAM MAN TELLS IF TRAINING
 FOR TANK CORPS
Frank Hanna Says He Has Learned to Jump 30 Feet
 on Motorcycle

Frank Hanna who is son of Mr. and Mrs Walter Hanna, 1701 Twenty first street north, has been in train ing in the tank corps at Gettysburs Pa, and some facts he writes horne regarding the work are interesting.
 Camp Colt, Gettysburg. Pa.
 November 8, 1918.
 Dear Mama: Just thought l would tell you some things that l have learned. Believe me, can shoot ma chine gun some. l stayed ali day on the machine gun range yesterday There are great many things to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Oliver Hearing Deferred

Knoxville, Tenn. Novembers2s.-Fur- ther hearing in the case of William J. Oliver and nine other defendants, charged with sabotage and defraudiug the government in the manufacture of defective shells. has been passed until November 29, by which time it is be- lieved MT. Oliver's condition will per init of the setting of a date for further hearings before Federal Commissioned Thornburger. The hearing was dis continued when MT. Oliver was seri- ously injured in an accident.
 Purverized peat is being used by the Swedeish railroads for fuel with success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
CORP. ALDRICH P. FUQUAY. JR

Corporal Fuquay was born and reared in Alexander City, and at the age of
 20 resigned lucrative position and went
 home December 31, 1917, and volunteered,
 making application to be enlisted into the United States air forces and being assigned to squadron S27. He was sent overseas in April, 191s where he has been in active service ever since.
 The crowning feature of this young mans character was shown on being asked by one of his friends, on the day of his departure, how he could afford to resign from such a nice salary to volunteer to Uncle Sam for $30 per month. His answer was: Salary has no appeal to me while the world Is on fire' Cor poral Fuquay has the distinction of be- ing the lneal descendant of Louis Fu- quay, one of the French patriots who came to America with. lafayette in the squadron with General Rochambeau in 177S to fight for American independence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

Electrically operated, a combined brush and vacuum machine has been in- vented for cleaning blackboard erasers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

 the southern planter taking advantage e of golden opportunity.
 Figures have been compiled showing the vast amount of cotton needed inn mediately by the countries of Europe. Were this need supplied the price of the staple would immediately be en- haneed.
 The attitude of the government has not been made known. It is certain, however. that republicans will en- deavor to defeat the Smith resolution.
 THE BRAND STATEMENT As for the future. there is certain difference of opinion with the view set out recently and published in The Age Herald by C. J Brand, chairman of the cotton committee of the council of national defense.
 Mir Brand pointed out what he feels certain will be a demand for a bigger crop next year. He thinks a 100000 bale increase will be necessary to sup ply the market His view contem- plates. naturally, no reduction in price. Certain southerners in Congress are fearful that MT. Brand will inspire the southern farmers 10 grow an enormous crop which might cause stagnation, and reversion to the old order of things" under which the average farmer was an impoverished indvid- ual. Under the presnt system of diver sification of crop, the farmer, while lodging the boil weevil, has become 1 independent through the production oi corn, peanuts, velvet bears. alfalfa and other varieties of hay
 MUST GROW FOOD Agricultural and food experts ir Washington still refer to the necessity ! of the south feeding itself. They de. clare that as far Gs food is concerned { the war is not over and for many years might not be over.
 1 They insist the south must share l in the burden of feeding Europe. They protest against the production Of 2 so-called "big" crop next year. It i, pointed out that if the south grow cotton exclusively the middle yves, l will be forced to feed the south. l Another argument asinst the pro- l duction of big crop is the fact that republicans, to whom cotton is as red rag to bull. and who are still sore i because they could not fix the price l of cotton, will be in control of Con- l gress Fear of direct Legislation oi an unfriendIy character is not so great as fear based on knowledge that under epublican administrations Wall streets power is practically unbridled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Social Leaders Confer

Richmond, Va, November 23.-More than 15O social leaders from southern cities conferred here today to devise ways and means for stabilizing finances of the Young Women's Christian associa- tion It was one of Il field conferences to be held throughout the country in the near future.