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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30
NEW HOSTESS HOUSE
IN NEW YORK

he 1 w. ". "A. I1OSIcSS I1UuSe d.
IL West 51st Street, New York City,
the former home of Mrs. Henry P.
DAWSON treasurer of the War Work
Council of the Y. w. C. A. has out
grown it's home
Monday morning relatives seeking
soldiers in nearby camps will call at
the new house 3 East Sind Street,
for information how to reach camp,
to reach soldiers, or for aid in locat.
ing soldiers who may be stationed at
one of the many camps near the city.
The new house, which is very much
larger than the old one, GABLE of &C.
comodating many more people, will
not be ready for the housing Of tran.
silent relatives of soldiers until Sep
TENDER LIST. The rooms and nursery
where babies are introduced to their
fathers and children are kept con
tented while fathers and mothers
talk, are being put in order now.
Since the opening of the New York
City Hostess House on Lincoln's
birthday 900 women and girls from
all parts of the country have stayed
at the house; 1900 enlisted men have
been there with their women rela
tives or for Sunday night suppors, in
Guiding Belgian, French, English, sol
diers and sailors, Australian and New
Zealand. American soldiers, sailors
marines. Red Cross Nurses, canteel
workers, stenographers, signal corp
girls, wives Of privates and Of tn
highest officers of the army and nav!
have used the house.
! Relatives of sick and wounded mel
being returned from France are be
ginning to use the house. A woman
who learned that her son was bein,
treated for shell-shock at fort II
New York state was sent to the Hos
tess House by Boston organization
The son was located at Fort Porter
near Buffalo, and she was sent there
Men from camps in Texas, remem
bering the posters in the Y. w. c. A
Hostess House there, have called a
the New York City Hostess House
when waiting to be sent overseas
When they called, they and their rel
atives were entertained and sent OIL
sightseeing tours through the cit.
in motors lent by women, interested
in the Y. w. G. A. work. "A larg,
firm in the city has placed a car a
the disposal of the hostess hous,
each afternoon.
The Hostess House cooperate,
with the Travellers Aid. the Nationa
League for Woman's Service, Wa
Camp Community Service and all 9th
err organizations doing war work
At the information desk men ar,
located at camps in order to say,
time, money and disappopintments o
families who have incorrect address
es. The record established is, in 10
eating man for relative who die
not know his name.
The hostess arranges the meetin.
between relatives and soldiers fire
quntly at the house.
Eleven wedding have taken plac,
in the Hostess House when the hos
tess arranged everything from secur
ing the minister to directing thu
couple where to get the license an,
the wedding ring.
Mrs. William Henry Hays is chair
man of the Metropolitan Board of tn,
War Work Council, and in charge O
the hostess house activities.
Miss Helen Farqular is director
Mrs. Lester Adams, assistant direc
tor; Miss Marion Millen, resident
hostess; Miss Geraldine Frost, infor
nation hostess; Miss Florence Talta
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

silver bearing areas tributary to Daw.
sen, the Mayo district on the upper
Stewart river and along the Twelve
Mile creek. These fields are $50
miles apart. Silver was discovered
in these areas years ago, but no work
was ever done.
The Canadian government has dis
patched party of biologists to inves-
tigate the prospects Of developing the
silver mining industry in this section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30
YUKON TURNS FROM GOLD
TO SILVER MINING CLAIMS

Dawson City, Aug. 29.-The Yukon
is turning from gold to silver min
ings. While the value of the former
or its purchasing power, has de-
creased, that of silver has been dou-
bled. There is great activity in two
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

One new farm tractor has wheels
equipped with radiating legs which
enter the ground and grip it, while
another literally walks on skids at
the ends of four legs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

A small hand operated machine has
been invented to enable cabinet and
pattern makers to make their own
bowels or rods of any size from the
wood with which they are working.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

A Pennsylvania corporation that
has been prospecting for petroleum in
! Colombia has tapped well that pro-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

'duces profitably after passing through
oil bearing sands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30

An Australian inventor has patent
ed a screw fastener for wool bale
bands that enables the bales to be
made tighter and permits the use Of
narrow bands, thereby saving steel.
II q y u q u y u Il II Y n y q q q
q Do Your Duty q
u BUY WAR SAVINGS q
q STAMPS q
Il Do Your Duty .
Il y y q u Il u u 4 Il y u u y q =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
SEARCH WARRANTS AGAINST PACKERS
 UPHELD IN COURT
Judge Landis Gives Heney and His Agents Right to Proceed in Present
 Course

Chicago, February 11.--JudSe Landis in federal district court today denied a motion to quash the search warrant issued to agents of the federal trade commission last Tuesday authorizing 2 the seizure from the vault of Henry Ncedcr, general counsel for swift x Co. of books and papers alleged to have been used in committing certain fcIonies. At the same time the court held constitutional the search aud seizure section of inc federal espion- aEe net, under which the writ was is- sued
 Judge Landis overruled every objection to the validity of the writ advanced -tby counsel for the packers and upheld the government in it's demand to search the Veeder vault for evidence wanted in the trade commission inquiry into the packing industry.
 Counsel for Veeder were prepared for an unfavorable decision, and by se- res of formal motions perfected the rec- ord in the case so that an immediate appeal could be taken to the federal court of appeals. Upon the application for writ of error to the upper court Judge Landis entered a temporary order staying execution of the search warrant until Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
 District Attorney Charles F. Clyne viz orously opposed the granting of the temporary stay order and declared that the government would demand an im- mediate hearing on the appeal
 The felonies complained of in the af- fidavit on which the search warrant was issued have been committed continuous ly since 1895 and are being carried on this very hour in defiance of law, accord ing to our information and belief" said MT Clyne. Delay will seriously en- barrass the government in it's investi- gation of these charges"
 The moment Judge Landis had signed the temporary stay order counsel for Needer went before Judge Francis E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
DECATUR

Decatur, February 11.-{Special.> The enforcement of the old state blue laws has about died out in De- catur and Albany. Many places Of bus
 mess. including drug stores, were open yesterday and did business assusual.
 Sunday closing in Decatur and Al bany is not popular among the peo- pie of the two. cities. Some weeks ago this Sunday closing under the old blue laws was started by q number of preachers of the two cities, some of whom it now appears. wanted 10 get into the limelight and knew Of no other method at this time to get their name before the public.
 Politics in this county an1 in this lively yet The only announcement for non,ination for office thus far is that of w. H. Smith of Town Crse.l, Law renee county. for state senator from the Second district. composed of the counties of Morgan and Lawrtnce. Un- der an agreement of several years standing the state senator alternates between Morgan and Lawrence coun. ties This year it is Lawrence aoun- try's time for the state senator.
 Two members of the state legislature and sheriff are to be elected this year from this county. While there ai G yet no announcements from this county for these offices, still the indi. cations are that there will be a num- Der of candidates and the nomination will he closely contested.
 There is much talk here concerning the proposed prohibition amendment to the national constitution. If this has to be fought out through the state leg islatnre, this will necessitatc a warm fight for the two births of representa- tives to the state legislature. If it were left to vote of the people, this county would defeat the proposed amendment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, February 11.-(Speeial0 missioner, departed last night for New York, and during his absence. his as sociate, Joseph J. Bradley, will act as commissioner. Befcre the departure of Mayer Terry, the commissioners de- cided that no more coal that is seized to meet the. urgent demands of tlomes- tic consumers will be turned over to but it will be dispensed at cost at the municipal yard. It was stated that the cod dealers must make their own arrang ements for coal if the. wish to gel any more here this season.
 Robert Wager. formerly owncr Of . storase battery service station in Huntsville, has been killed in an avia- tion accident in France, according to infoi nation received by friends here. Wager had been in business here for several years, and during last summer, closing out his business he enlisted in the aviation section of the army.
 The first corn show conducted for the lenefit of the colored farmers of Madison county, was a great success, and there were more than 300 exhibits. Georg3 Taylor, Jr., won first prize, also the grand sweepstakes for produc- ing .ie best corn seed. Col. w. T. Garth has posted prize of $25 in money for the eolored boy who raises the best corn this year in Madison cohnty
 Revenue men who went from this cilx to Marshall county on q raidinS trip, have reported the destruction of a fully equipped illicit distille-y ia Da- wilson's hollow, few miles from Cunt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

row. alleged owners of the stili, were. captured
 MT Jesse A. Fowlkes of Athens and i'f Miss Ola Lea Allen of Huntsville were married yesterday at the hone Of the brides brother. w. S. Allen.
 eJ The Abingdon cotton mills has prac-a, tica'ly completed construction of a new ol village to house additional opera atives vho Will be brought here because Of 2 t.se arrangement of the mills The vill e lace consists of more than SO hopses'n aud st nice brick school house and it cost about $100,000. s1 A Texas oil company tank truck ex- rlcded on Big Cove mountain yesterdayai from q spark from the engine. aiids! plunged into ravine where it was q burned. l.. Rozell. the driver, escaped v by junping. aa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

Washington, February 1t.-While in offlcial and diplomatic quarters today
 there was a disposition to let the Presi-
 dents address speak for itself without interpretation, there apparently was no
 division of opinion on the point that his
 prime object was to bring the extra official negotiations. as some observers
 have termed, the speech-makng of the chief executive of the nations at war, back to the Fundamental issues, the set tlement of each question of principles of justice; the cessation of the barter of provinces and peoples; the settlement of territorial questions for the benefit of the populations; and, finally, the rec ognition of national aspirations as a ba- sis of permanent peace.
 Another purpose, it was pointed out, is to remind the German Reichstag of the great distance that Count Von Hert- ling has travelled from it's resolutions of last July regarding selfdeterminati ton of the rights of small nations and peo- ples no annexations, contributions or punitive damages. Responsive echoes among the German socialists and liber- als may in the end bring culminative pressure to bear upon the war lords at present controlling the tate or ter many.
 Still another object of the address, it
 is suggested, was to serve notice in ad- vance that any peace treaties result ing from the Brest-Ltovsk conference would not of necessity be regarded as binding upon America or the entente al lies,
 "We cannot have general peace for the asking, or by the mere arrange- Will. son said ."It cannot be pieced together cut of individual understandings between powerful states All the parties to th's war must join i'll the settlement of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
I'd Twentyou street destroyed by fire early this morning CONGRESSIONAL COMMENT

1 every issue that we can all unite to guarantee and maintain and every item | of it must be submitted to the common
 l judgment whether it be right and fair;
 1 an act of justice rather than bargain 1 between sovereigns.
 l The statement was made in high offi- | cial quarters that the entente allies
 were not consulted by President Wilson | in the preparation of his address, nor was 1t even made known to them that it was to be delivered. However it was | pointed out, this fact was not to be talk en as indicating any lack of mutual pur- poses and aims between the belligerents as nowhere in his address did the Pres ident depart from any of the principles ne has laid down in common with the British, French and Italian premiers in their preceding public u.terances regard ing war aims.
 Diplomats of the older school are watching with keen interest the "extra official negotiations which depart so
 radically from all of the practices of diplomacy. They point out that peace negotiations on great scale actually are going on. only instead of being con- ducted in the secrecy of the round table conference. which was the aim of the central powers in the early stages of the war the great war issues now are being expounded and critically analysed in the llBHt OI puDiit4ty anu lHc ,WOiiu D forum.
 President Wilson himself today seemed to recognize and call attention to that that when he inquired lis Count Won Hertling not aware that he is speaking in the court of mankind, that all the awakened nations of the world now sit in judgment on what every public man Of whatever nation may say on the is sues of the conflict which has spread to every nation of the World?'
 At has been done in the past the Pres ident's speech today was promptly ca
 bled to all the principal capitals of the world for telegraphic distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

Semething seems bound to happen before another month has passed if tho present weather holds.
 The enemy continues to make in- tense preparations for what has been advertised as 'the great offensive.7 oermans and guns keep pouring into the western front and there are iu- dications that d few Austrian units are in Flanders.
 Certain areas back of the German front have been cleared for action and daily bodies of troops have been prac- ticing attacks under the tutelage of experts. Prisoners say that leave for the soldiers was stopped January 20.
 So far as actual fighting is con- cerred. it is still confined to identi- fication raids, air activity and occa- sional bursts of artillery. Along many miles of the front which the corre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

spondent visited in the last two daS : there is an ominous quiet. One may sit for hours on a vantage point so close to the German lines that they can be seen working about; there are few sounds of strife.
 The enemy is playing 'possum or ie noring the military movements behind the British lines and the British them selves are sitting tight, saying little The silence is uncanny and it is por-. tentous.
 Naturally the entente allied prep arations cannot be discussed, but il may be said that everywhere there is the spirit of optimism. Every soldier in the long line knows what is com ing and smiles with assurance, for he knows what his supports are. The all lies still have a preponderance of men ana guns along this front and they have an inclination to use this ad vantage. The Germans will find that their opponents have not wasted the winter months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Liquor Shippers Win
 Victory in Louisiana

 New Orleans. February 11,--Federal Judge Poster today signed an order directing the Well-Fargo Express com pany to show cause in United states district court here tomorrow why an injunction should not be issued in favor of seven liquor dealers in Alexandria and Monroe. La, to compell the express company to accept shipments of, liquor destined to Texarkana. Tex. The ex- press agents at Alexandria and Monroe according to the complaint. refused to accept liquor shipments fur TssS.ssisa ,a because they would have to be carried through dry territory.
 The plaintiffs attorneys said the suit was test case to determine whether the federal "bone-dry" Jaw would b4 violated if the express company car ried liquor through dry territory Ito wet towns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Local Data

Baker in the federal circuit court of appeal with q petition for a writ of err TOT and a stay. Judge Baker received the petition and said he would consider it at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 In the meantime the Veeder vault is being guarded by deputy United States marshals and the further search for evil dence is indefinitely held up pending a ruling by the upper court
 Judge Landis in his decision held that the affidavit alleging that the papers sought had been used for the commis- sion of felonies was sufficient informa- ton to justify the issuance of the search warrant and that the papers sought by the government had been described in the writ to meet the demand of law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Meningitis in Camp

Columbia, s. C., February l1.-One new case of meningitis, that of a child ut Mullins, was reported to Dr J. Adam
 Hayne secretary of the South Carolina board of health today No new case de- veloped in Columbia. leaving the total
 at II since the origin of the epidemic.
 with four deaths. For the eighth con secutive day there was no new case re- ported at Camp Jackson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Railroad Agents Resign

F. C. Rawls. Assistant city passen- ger and ticket agent of the Illinois Central and Central of Georgia. and c. B. Bolton, city ticket agent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad in Bir- mingham have resigned.
 MT. Rawls left Sunday night for New Orleans. where he has accepted a DC sition with an insurance firm. Mir Bolton will leave tonight for Wash inston, D. C., where he goes to accept "a position with the Washington Ter minal company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
National Democratic
 Committee Votes That y
 Woman Suffrage Is Right

Washington, February 11.--Indorse- ment of the federal amendment for woman suffrage was voted by the ex- eeutive committee of the national dem- ocratic committee here today after referendum to the committeeman rep- resenting the 4S states. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Tension Is Tightening V
 On Sectors Of Line

With the British Army France February 11-(By the As The along the British German front tightening the extraordinarily bright mild weather has dry sodden fields the two great armies have become The inertia of the days when the theatre was held in the grip and impossible mud has disappeared end the contendng forces polse watching duests the first which will that sangunary period of the has begun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Argentina Strike Failing

Buenos Aires February. n.-The railway strike apparently is failing, through the refusal of Italians and Britons to quit work. These men have declined to leave their jobs notwith- standing the threats of Spanish agita-- tors to destroy property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
For Indigestion, Constipation or Bill
 iNuSnesA

Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS' WITH PEPSIN A LiGuid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Med- icine Co.,, manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinlne and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
REV ARD OF s25OO

Commissioner John R. Hornady is of the opinion the fire was the work of in- cendaries and will ask the city commls- sioners to offer reward of s250o for the arrest of the persons responsible for tue fire.
 Following so closely after the basn- ing of the Pratt City school. the origin of which is still unsolved 1 firmly 5e- iieve the burning of the Central High school is the work of the enemies of our sovernment7 said Mfr. Hcrnady. and certain it is that they could not have hurt our school systen1s more than by burning the High school. I intend to have fun investigation of the fire made at once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
TIE WEATHER
Weather Itnrecast

Washington, February 11.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississipp;: Local rains Tuesday and probably Wednes- day.
 Tennessee: Fair Tuesday. except rain in extreme west portion; Wednesday rain and coider.
 Georeia: Generally fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Buys Million lao5 balls

Paris. EebruarS he French government has orfaFed pl0,000 foot Lalls for the arm % be delivered within seven mont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
MANY PUPILS REGISTERED

Approximately 1900 pupils were res istered in the school yesterday, which dismissed shortly after noon, Over 100 teachers were employed. The building covers half of square block. The outside finishing was brick. Hallway floors were concrete, while the floors of all the rooms were wood. About 50 rooms were in the building.
 At S:15 o'clock this morning the blaze was still burning. No additional damage was reported.
 None of the school officers could state this morning the amount of in-. srrance carried on the building.
 Approximately 200o people gathered at the scene within 15 minutes after the blaze gained headway. Over 100 automobiles were parked in the vi- cinjty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

the blaze cOulu pe oleleu se eAAS i.sft' outbreak because of the threatening condition of the walls above.
 The boiler room which occupies the extreme end of the northeast corner, vas the only section which had not been touched by the blaze at 2:39 o'clock, There was no chance, however, to pre- vent it from being destroyed. Large piles Of lumber ill the wood work shop and coal in, theNforge shop caught fire and furnished additional trouble for the firemen. The lunch room, also on the basement floor opposite the wood work department, was consumed.
 FIREMEN SAVE ANNEX
 The three annexes of the school, oc- cupied by the mechanical drawing and sewing departments, and the offices of the school officials. were not damaged by the fire up to an early hour. Having withstood the heat and sparks of the blaze at It's zenith, firemen were con fdent they would be able to prevent their loss.
 A brisk wind frcm the south famed the flames and carried the sparks for several blocks. Despite the numerous falls of bricks and timbers, not a single person was injured
 None of the valuable records in Psin- cipal Brown,s office or any contents of the school were saved Night school was held last night and adjourned about 1O:So o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

M Schulman, local produce dealer, was today notified by the United States food administration that hens and outlets could neither be bought nor sold untn after April l. The action is taken foi the protection of the birds during tns moulting period,
The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-04
CONTRACTS LEI
 FOR MORE WORK
 SOUTH OF TOWN

The following contracts have been awarded for grading sections of the right of way lying within the limits of Residency 8, under the super vision of Resident Engineer Howard c. Haslem.
 E. Silvin has been awarded a con- tract to grade portion of the right of way from Station 18110 to 1S114 (Weir's location), the date set for the completion of the contract be- ing August 1. He is working this contract alone.
 Leonti Vercun & Go. have been awarded a contract to grade the road between Station 1885 and 1S197 (Weir's location), the date set for the completion of the con- tract being August Is. The part ners to the contract are Leonti Yer cum and Nick Aldatoff, both of whom completed grading contracts for the Commission last season.