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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
New Industries
 for the South

baitlmore March 1T.-(Special )-Many important southern developmental enter
 prises were announced during the mast
 week says the Manufacturers Record
 Details were determined for the s3
 ooo'oo0 army repair shop which the war
 department will build near Baltimore
 The plant will include 64 buildings, some
 or wooden construction and some of cohcrete-steel, water and sewer systems
 and other public utilities for barracks. An appropriation of sl l00O. 0OO has been
 asked from Congress by the department
 Of justice Washinton, to install 800
 looms with 105o horsepower electric drive and other machinery for installa- ton in the s129,50o mill building com pleted at the United States penitentiary,
 Atlanta. Ga. This plant is to weave cot ton cloth for he army. Eighty thousand acres of Arkansas timber land will be developed by the Arkansas Timber Land company, Mem phis, Tenn. incorporated with $71OO0o capital by Memphis lumber inanufactur- CTS.
 Moving picture films will be manufac- tured by the Dixie Film corporation, Savannah, Ga, incorporated with S50O- 600 capital
 Gold ore will be mined by the McCor-
 mick Mining company, Greenwood, S.
 C., incorporated with $30o,0o0 capital. A s250,O company will be organized by J. M. Simmons. Bainbridge, Ga, and associates to build a plant for killing and packing meat.
 Plans are being formulated by E. w. Couch, Fort Worth, Tex, to establish n
 s250,0o0 cottonseed-oil mill and peanut factory.
 1 A sa00000 company is planned by NJ R. Stern. Nashville. Tenn. and associates for building a 10000 horse power cleo tric generating station on Duck river, near Columbia. Tenn A $15O,00o plant for building freisht cars will be established by sam A. Neville. Meridian. Miss, who has award !, ed all contracts.
 | Lumber mills will be built by the Bly, ems Lumber company. Longview, Tex.
 Incorporated with sso,000 capital by Long, view manufacturers.
 Contracts amounting to s6S.00o have
 been awarded by the Cross Cotton Mills company, Marion, N. C., for construct ling additional big building and install-
 ing 5e0o spindles with accompanying rina- chnery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Activity in all industrial lines hele abouts continues practically in full swing. Coal production has reached 8 level that would indicate a new high record for 19ls-probab1y 22,00oo00 tons.
 The general prosperity of this district industrially is well reflected in the pros- perity of the merchants of Birmingham Never has mercantile trade-wholesal le and retail-been brisker perhaps than during the past few weeks, and the out LOOK Tor the late spring and summer IS exceptionally bright.
 The Tennessee company's stupendcus development work at Fairfield and along Possun valley, where an army of la porers is employed on new construction, IS q sight good to see, and within the next few months the large mills tn- ciuded in the company's comprehensive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Early Truck is
 Coming Rapidly

Gulfport, Miss. March 17.--CSpecial.l-- Tho early truck about Gulfport is at it's best, with demand for labor great At Long Beach, close In, the crops have more than come up to the expectations of the truck growers and give promise Of satisfactory returns. but a condition has developed that has brought no lit- tie uneasness to the truckers.
 We have the crops" say the farmers, and we have the market and satisfac- tory prices but there is ah alarming scarcity of labor to gather the crops. We have advertised for men and we have made offers of good pay, but thus far we have had no response to our calls. The crops will not wait. and un- less we are able to get the needed help right away our loss be a great one" The Long Beach farmers have not overdrawn the problem which confronts them. Their crops have to be moved right quickly and unless they succeed in getting labor enough serious losses will surely oyertake them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
f'Uncle Joe'' and Speaker Swap Compliments On
 Latfer's 68th Birthday
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

men were made he could go to the front whenever he got ready. That pleased the audience. (Laughter.) But When got here 1 found that was under obli- gation to make that promise good, and hence the number of speeches l made in that Congress.
 This House changes about one-quarter every two years. Amos J. Cummings one of the most beloved men that ever sat in this House, great newspaper man, said that the average life O. a congressman was four years. One ol two things is true-either he was wrong then or time and circumstances hay ( changed, for the average life of con gfessman here now is a little over seven years. 1 think the primary elections have a tendency to increase the tenure of the sitting member.
 There are only four men here now who have been here longer than l have. Mir Cannon has been here longer than any body ever was. (Applause) I am sure that T express the sentiment of every man in this House. whatever his politics or religion, or anything else may be, we all hope that he will serve in this House as long as he lives. (Applause.)
 MT. Cannon and I have had some right hot times in this House together. daughter) They were not glove con tests, but with bare knuokles. dauyn- ter.) In addition to the ex-speakel, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr Cooper) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Gillett) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Jones) have served longer than l have and the service of my gooo friend from Maryland, Mir Talbott, ex- tends back almost into the twilight oi fable, daughter and applause.) If ne had stayed here all the time consecu- lively, he would outrank anybody that ever was here except Mir. Speaker Can- non, but he has been off and on in his service, good deal off as well as on Naughter)
 It is a noble privilege to be a member of the House Of Representatives. Very few people can ever attain it. and it Is high privilege to be speaker of this House. There have been 36 of us. count ing one man who was speaker one day I have d great many things to be thank ful fora good wife, good children, a boy in the army (applause). a fine grandson 13 months od-never been sick minute in his life. (Applause) He looks like his granddad. Slaughter and applauseo
 I am thankful for troops of friends and nowhere Is there a more loving troop than in this House. (Applause) thank you for this evidence of your love and affection. Mir Speaker Cannon says that I always try to be right, and do and if I find I am wrong I change it. look upon the speakership with the same high regard that a judge of a high court should regard his judicia duties. and ! would be ashamed of my self forever and eternally if I ever made a partisan ruling in this House. (Pro- lcnged applause)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Washington, March 17.--(SpeciaL) When Speaker Clark speaks of the House
 of Representatives, he is always felici- tous. On the occasion of his sixty
 eighth birthday, when responding to
 congratulations, he was especially so. On that occasion, the following, as re-
 ported in the Congressional Record, oc-
 cufAed:
 MT. Cannon: This is the birthday oi
 the speaker of the National House oi Representatives. CThe members rose and applauded)
 | want to say just a word l was speaker when he was on the floor of the
 House, and now when 1 am on the floor of the House he is speaker While at times I do not agree with him about policies. yet, looking him ill the eye, l want to say that he intends, as speaker of the House of Representatives, to pc correct in his rulings and at all times Is fair and courteous. (Applause) wish him many recurring anniversaries, and that he may live to be d hundred
 years old, and then run foot race, in- tellectually and physically. tApplaase) The Speaker: Gentlemeil of the House of Representatives. l have to plead guilty to being 6S years old. They say that woman is no older than she loohs
 and that man is no older than he feels. If that is so, 1 am no older than 1 was when 1 entered this House 25 years ago. {Applause.l There Is not man on earth in better health than l am, for which blessing I humbly and fervently thank Almighty God (Applause.)
 To talk about the House of Represtn- tatives is always an enticing theme to
 me. 1 really believe that l am the only
 man living who always takes up the l cudgels for the House. No man ever
 says anything against 1t when I am present that l do not set back at him. l (Applauss.)
 1 Out of the 6S years of my life I have spent 23 years in this House, and they have been very active ones, too l made more speeches In the first Congress that was here than I have made in any three Congresses since. Gaughter) IL came about in a very peculiar way was nominated over sitting member, a fine man. very handsome, man ot | intelligence and ability, a fine lawyer, 1 who had been here for four years We
 were doing everything on earth that
 was propef-and in the retrospect I am
 afraid we did some things that were 1 improper-to carry the election. Among
 other things, l charged that he had not
 been as active during his four years here
 as he ought to have been, considering l his ability. He countered with the prop osition that a man had to be here feut years before he could branch out much i or the old members would run over him
 roughshod. I answered that if a man had in him the stuff out of which staSas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Industrial ActiUity Continues Ln
 Birmingham and Over District
Aabamas Production Indicating New High Record Year Mercantile Business Never Better This City Than it Is NOwPros
 perity Reported in Every Section of Alabama

extension plans will be nearing comp e. tion
 The millions spent here by the United States Steel corporation on it's Tennessee company interests since last June IS having decided effect on all values in and around Birmingham, for what it is doing now, vast as it's expenditures es have been, is only the beginning Of still greater drive in steel production in finished lines.
 If Birmingham has been the Pittsbdrg of the south for these many years past, it's industrial dominance will be all the more remarked when the next qun- quential census of the manufactures of the United States is taken in 1919
 From Sheffield and Florence to Mo bile, Alabama is pulsating with new life. While capital and population are ci ciowding into the Muscle Shoals dis triet and while Sheffield is now talked of as an industrial marvel Mobile and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
New Buildings
 For Gulfport

Gulfport. Miss. March 17.--tspecial)- J. One hundred and forty buildings have been erected by the government, and as many more will be erected as soon as a fill can be made. The Callahan dredge on the east beach will probably reach the shore this afternoon or tomorrow morning, after which it will begin pump ing sand in the marsh at the naval sta ton and under the buildings which have
 been built at the edge of the beach This work will be done by the city and will be paid by a small bond issue which was recently authorized by the commissioners, at the request of the taRpayers in numerously signed peti- tion. The contractors have s0 days in which to do the fill, but it is believed that it will be completed in a shorter space.
 The other Callahan dredge has been placed near Long Beach. where it will .ssts.se $oYt or the sloping beach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Montgomery and the towns between are growing at faster rate than ever before All booming centers are well ad- vertised and the best of it is the booms are of the solid kind.
 The timber trade is naturally very active but it would be still more so if sufficient labor could be found to con stract all the homes that are needed and that have been projected. But as long as the governments requirements for war purposes are as large as they are, very little construction not essential to meet Uncle Sans requirements will be encouraged.
 After the war, however, this coun- try will witness the greatest build. ing boom in it's history. and BirminG- ham will have it's share.
 In the mainline, every class Of la bor is employed at top wages and ev- erybody who is physically able to work has the opportunity of accumu- lating a bank account, as he listene to the hum of industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
New Lumber Company Is
 Formed in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, March 17.-(speciaI)
 The West Alabama Lumber company
 is the name of a new corporation just organized in Tuscaloosa by R. I. Pana- baker. The business of the organiza-
 tion will be the manufacture and sale of lumber at wholesale.
 Officers of the company are well known business men of Alabama, many
 of whom are among the largest prop
 erty holders of the Tuscaloosa dis trict
 The new company has already booked considerable amount of government
 business, which will be shipped from mills whose output is to be controlled by the organization.
 MT. Panabaker organizer of the cor poration, has only been located in Tus- ca1oosa for a short time, but he is a man of more than 2u years experience in the lumber industry, having been
 identified with the largest producers of yellow pine in Mississippi. Texas.
 Louisiana and Alabama, and is rec
 ognized as being thoroughly posted on
 lumber, especially yellow pine. The officers of the West Alabama Jumper company are as follows: James c. Brown president; Pelham D. Brown.
 vice president; Jesse c. Maxwell sec retary and treasurer; R. L. Panabaker, general manager; w. s. Wyman, audi tor.
 Approximately AGO men will resume work at the plant of the Central Foun- dry company at Holt on March 25. aft CT several months idleness during
 winch time the plant has been closed dowh. This announcement was made yesterday by Superintendent c. w NiXon Who states that extensive re- pairs at the Holt plant were under
 taken during that time, and that these improvements will be completed by an extra force of men who will be eni ployed for the purpose
 More Books" is the camnaien slogan in Tuscaloosa today. and the BOY scouts in organized teams, are naklng house-to-house canvass SO liciting reading material for the sol dlers and sailors Miss Alice & Wy man has been appointed campaign man. aFer Tor Tuscaloosa county by State Campaign Director Owen of Montgom~ cry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

When the French bombed Stuttgart theys raided the very cradle of aircraft engines. It was there that Daimler, de veloping the Otto gas engine. evolved the true internal combustion engine which an ingenious Frenchman mar messed to the first of practicable mo tor cars. And out of ideas gained at the great Daimler motor works which sacros at Stuttgart, Sount Zeppelin evolved his leviathans E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Sir Charles Parsons. who has been experimenting over 80 years upon the
 production of artificial diamonds, will shortly lecture at the British Insti. tute of Metals on the result of his labors. He has probably more inven- tions to his credit than any other liv- tug Englishiiiat The turbine king for the modern turbine in it's appli- cation both to merchant ships and war ships is the work of Sir Charles-took
 of his coat some 40 years ago as a,i
 apprentice in the great Armstrong
 workshops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Cards entitling customers to four glasses of whisky a week are issued. by Glasgow firm. .,s.s.,. q,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

E. k. Jamieson announces another car. load of hogs shipped from here. The car contained 63 hogs and the averas ; weight was 250 pounds MT. Jamiesnn Is live and progressive and Hale coun- ty will no doubt take many forward steps under his able administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
GREENSBORO
II. c. Benners Designated to Fill Post office Vacancy-Hale County School Fair Big Success-Car of Hogs Shipped.

Greensboro. March 16.--(Special> ) II. G. Benners has been designated as acting postmaster of Greensboro to succeed Col. l.. J, Lawson. deceased and has taken charge of the office Mir Benners is an applicant for the tlace permanently. There are also {, number of other applicants.
 Hale county's first school fair was held here Friday and Saturday The exhibits reflected wonderful credit upon the teachers and children of the county and also upon County Super intendent of Education Clarence Will burn, who was untiring in his efforts fol the success of the fair. Twenty- two schools were represented. Four hundred children marched from the Greensboro public school. where the exercises were held, to the fair, which was located in a building on Main street The children sang national songs and Dr. c. c. Daniel, president of the Southern university, made pa triotio address in which he emphasized the great importance of buying bonds Tn the third Liberty Loan drive. April 6.
 Prizes were awrded for maps to the following: Best United States map, Greensboro; best Alabama map, Akron best Hale county map, Friendship school.
 Prize given for best composition on cattle raising was won by sawyer Vile; on tomato growing by Mt Hea- ron school Prizes were also given in reedlework, cooking. manual train ine. etc.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
Four Year Cooperative Course At
 Trade School

A four year High sehool-Frade school course has been put into ef- feet. Heretofore the course was but two years. The purpose of the time extension is to give pupils an oppor- tunity to take advantage of the com plete high school course while getting practical education at the Trade school.
 The new law by which towns fur nish transportation to students at the Trade sahool has added to the num- Der at the school The combined course will be available to such stu dents. Pupils come from as far south as Jewett City to attend the Putnam State Trade school, which Is doing fine work.
 At the meeting of the school board Monday night the matter of the new course was taken up and discussed. but was laid on the table for further consideration.
 The board ratified the appointment of teachers as given in last weeks Patriot.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
MISS ABBIE KEITH ELECTED
 PRESIDENT
New Head of Parent-Teachers' Asso-
 eiation

At meeting of the executive
 board of the Parent Teachers Asso- citation at the Israel Putnam school
 Wednesday afternoon, Sept. II, Miss Abbie Keith was elected president of the organization to succeed Mrs. An son B. Handy, retired. Mrs. w. K. Barber was elected vice-president to succeed Miss Keith. Reports on the work of the district nurse were heard and accepted It was agreed that the work of the visiting nurse, Miss Linden, was of such vital welfare to the community that the manage ment should be in the hands of an or ganization representative of the en- tire city. A committee was appoint ed for such an organization and it was voted to place the question of dis trict nurse in the hands of citizens association entirely unaffiliated with the Parent-Teachers Association.
 A splendid program of meetings IS to be planned for the coming winter. Each meeting will have program full of exceedingly entertaining and bene- ficial material The meetings should prove of pouplar interest this winter. The program committee is in charge of Mrs. Silas Wheelock.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
DISTRICT NURSE ASSOCIATION
 TO BE FORMED
Need Long Been Felt.

A committee has been appointed for the organization of community district nurse. The need of visiting nurse in our city has long been felt, ard Miss Linden's splendid work dur ing the past two months has proven that the work well done is a great benefit to our city. It is planned that the association be made up of the citi- zens of the entire city and that the services of the nurse shall be extend ed to all cases requiring her skilled care. The heartiest cooperation of the citizens is urged that the support of the nurse may be of the very great est to the end that this feature of our civic work result in the greatest pos sible service to Putnam. The com mittee of organization is William l.. Macdonald, Mrs. Silas Wheelock and Mrs. Walter Rich.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
ISAAC CHAMPEAU RESIGNS

Isaac Champeau has resigned as manager of the Isaac Champeau Con- pany, Incorporated, with which he has been connected since it opened in the Putnam Inn Block.
 Mir. Champeau's resignation took effect Saturday night, 34 years to a day from the time that he entered the dry goods business in the store of Ed ward Messner on South Main street. MT. Champeau will take rest before again beginning work, and his plans for the future are not yet definitely settled.
 The store will continue under the same policy as in the past, but under the name of "The Peoples Store.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
CAPT. KENT RECOMMENDED
 FOR PROMOTION

Captain James NJ. Kent, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Kent, Church street, who is at a base hospital in France, has been recommended for a com mission as major. Captain Kent went across some time ago and there are now 2300 soldiers in the hospital where he is stationed. The hospital was originally planned to hold but 1000 patients.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13
CROCERS ASKED TO MAKE ONE
 DELIVERY ONLY

Groeers of Putnam received a re- quest from the State Council of De fense, Thursday morning, to make but one trip to any part of the city in a day Many of the groeers make a trip to solicit orders and second trip to deliver. It is now requested that only one trip be made This is to save gasolene and labor
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13

The Patriots Job Department ii equipped for book work.
Putnam patriot., 1918-09-13

"Save to Buy, Buy to Keep"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-04
KNITTED SUITS AND MANTELS
Skirts, Capes, Separate Coats, Stock
InQs and Hats Among the Popular
Handmade Apparel.

Women who have now supplied all
the soldiers and sailors Of their ac-
quaintance will all the knitted gar
ments they can use, and have also con-
tributed to the Red Cross and similar
organizations their full quota Of
knitted articles, may now turn with
light heart to knitting for themselves
and their families, for in the vogue of
knitted garments there is no lessening,
declares correspondent In New
York Herald. Every week or two sees
some new knitted article appearing to
challenge me interest of the sllilful
knitter.
Entire knitted costumes are more
than ever popular in France, and will,
of course, take possession of American
fancy in due time. Knitted skirts,
suits, capes, separate coats, which are
really jackets and not sweaters in dis
guise, and of course stockings and hats
are to be seen at French country
places where the mode is followed at
all carefully. For children the knitted
frocks coats, hats and suits are also
seen. The skirts are short and some
of them are box plated, " bile many
are made in stripes, white and color.
and are extremely vivid and jaunty.
Coral-colored knitted garments are
highly popular. In fact, all hues may
be said to be in vogue, the more bril-
liant the better.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-04
FOR FALL SEASON

around the crown and over the top Will
be all that Is necessary very often, or
a more picturesque hat may have a
net ruche placed directly on the brim
and encircling the crown
A small toque shape may be very
easily covered entirely with some one
of these diaphanous materials, which
can be held in close to the crown with
a wreath Of tiny flowers or band OF
ribbon. Again straight organdie rib
bon or one OF georgette or net may be
draped around the crown and made In
a bow at the side.
The plated nets, georgettes and or
candle ruchings are also useful for
covering hat brims that are soiled or
shabby. The plating may stand up
around the crown and lie fiat ON the
brm. The adjustment of these trim
mings takes very little time and will
often solve the problem OF making
ones summer millinery hold out until
one really wants fall hat