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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-05

Sad Case.
"My wife is prone to worry"
"That's bad"
"She is inclined to fret"
"rhe idea 10Y is to pack up your
troubles in your old kit bag and smile.
smile. smile"
''Hut any thought of packing makes
her worse."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
TEXAS CATTLE RAISER
 HERE SELLING WARES
Alabama Farmers May Buy Western Stock at Twelve Dollars Per
 Car Over Cost

F. E. Dickerson, representing me Live Stock exchange of Fort Worth' Tex, Is in Birmingham for the pur- pose of selling Texas cattle to Ala bama farmers. He has been in Missis- sippi and after a visit to a numoer of Alabama cities and towns, wilA 80 to Georgia and the Carolinas.
 MT. Dickerson says that large sec ton of Texas has been without rain for three years. and as result mil lions of head of cattle will have to be shipped to other sections to save them. The Forth Worth Live Stock exchange according to MT. Diekerson, has worked out a plan whereby it will undertake the shipment of cattle in car lots to farmers or others in Alabama and other southern and southeastern states al . charge of SIP a car above their actual cost
 Under this arrangement Alabama farmers in need of cattle will be able to get them at much less cost than if they had to deal with individual own CTS or agents, and they will also De permitted to select the grade of cattle wanted. rH n4N irl
 Several thousand head of Texas cat tie have been shipped into Alabama during the last few months and 1t is said that the farmers of this state arc expecting to bring in a great many more during the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
FORMAL WARNING
 SENT TO FARMERS
 TO HOLD COTTON
Charge Is Made That Insidious Propa- ganda Is Now Under way o
 Beat Down Prices

washington, october 3i-- --(speeiai) cotton state official advisory boar" sent today telegrams into every county of Alabama and into every county ol avery southern state insisting tnae owners of cotton refrain from seiihs at current prices. s4
 The charge is made that an efiorl is now under way to beat doWh 'ue price on exchanges. The telegram III part reads:
 "rhe insidious work of price, tlNlhs propagandists which was stafteo Aioie than year ago, and which was vls orously renewed when the war lnous- tries board announced that it was about to assume control of the cotton Sit,,atian is having it's effect They have tried to have the price fixed at 20 cents. and failing, they are now trying to break the marker 10 ap"ut that level It is now a question as to whether the farmer or the insialous propa gandist willDwin, The farmer can win by refusing to sell at current nrfCesb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
$2O0 Needed for the
 Soldiers Fruit Fund

But s20O more is needed to bring the soldiers fruit fund up to 5000. the goal set at the start of the campaign, ac- cording to Mrs. Philip Oster, chairman of the committee in charge. Many of the patients at Camp Mcclellan are just recuperating from influenza and in need of a fruit diet to speed their recovery,
 The following subscriptions, made largely through the efforts of Mrs. Rob ert Hillhouse, were turned in yesterday;
 Mrs. John l.. Worthinstop s5; Mrs. N. ]. Williams, sl Mrs. Robert Hillhouse, a; Mrs. J. J. Wickiiff, s1. Mrs. J. B. Aver son, $l Mrs John Edwards. $l; Mrs. Jim McCulla, $i. Mrs. J. Arch Milking, $l; Mrs. Joe Lane, si; Mrs. Emerson Godum, 50 cents; Reids Pharmacy, 50 cents; Mrs. T. w. Dickinson. 5o cents; J. E, Tillery, 50 cents; Robert Hillhonse, Jr.. 50 eents' Mrs. W. A. Chappeil, 50 cents; Mrs. Leon ard 65 cents; Mrs. R. M. Emond, eo cents. Mrs. G. T. Odeli, 50 cents; Mrs. B. F. Brieton, 50 cents; Mrs. A. F. Cheat ham. 50 cents; Mrs. s. G. Frey, 45 cents; Mrs. G. H. Murphty, 25 cents; Mrs. Moore. 25 cents; Mrs D. H. Reid, 25 cents; Mrs. Howard Bassinger, 25 cents; Mrs. carnes. 25 cents; Mrs. k. l.. Montreal. b cents; Mrs. Whittle. D cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
WILSON & co. BUILD BUSINESS
 ALONG SAFE LINES
aThe Wilson Label Protects Your Table, Is Excellent Slogan of
 Big Packing House

'The Wilson label protects your ta- ble.r is getting to be a household wofo in Birmingham, and its adjacent terri tory, for in this slogan adopted ey the immense Chicago packing house Of Wil- son & Co, not only has a line been se- lected that is snappy and clever in it's advertising force, but that line is backed bv inc choicest line of hams, bacon, lard. dairy products, certified canned frliits yegeta bles, meat products ana oleomargarine.
 The Wilson company has builded bus mess, stone upon stone, and in the lay ing of each they have inserted a char acteristic that cannot fail in producing the very best effects in any business This business arch that thelr business has covered starts at one post With .reputation," on top of which they per fected reorganization" then they insert ed fairness" The next stone is care fulness," followed by respect which means respect for their customers, thelr wishes and their welfare. Equality IS next inserted, followed by ability" cou- pled with service and equipment. These stones rest upon the second pliiai of the arch, which is "conf1dence Al the head of the arch of their suecesstul enterprise they have inserted taple' which is emblaZoned with w the Ia nous trademark of the Wilson & 70 line, under which is engraved tooo Products" winding up with the slogan of the company at the bottom. ,Ihe " II son label protects your table.
 This arch makes most attractive dls- play of the big Chicago packing house that is doing an excellent business II Birmingham and the surrounding ter fitory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
POSTAL RECEIPTS
 SHOW BIG INCREASE

Business at the local postoffice for the practically 90 per cent over October of last year, notwithstanding the influ- enza epidemic, While exact figures of the amount of business done during the past month were not available it is esti- mated that it will be between s7300O and s74,e)o, while records show the amount of business for October 1917, was s57 = 66s,96 Although business at the post office has not suffered during the month, large number of employees have been ill as many as 20 being out at one time with influenza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
"So Long, Lefty, Comedy :.
 Tiff ot Jefferson Next Week

.tso Long Lefty" Oliver Moroscos phe- nomenalIy successful musical comedy will reopen the Jefferson theatfe seasoN with three performances here next week, Monday and Tuesday nights ana Tues- day matinee
 Appearing with the identical cast whlcn scored such a tremendous hit during long run in New York, "So Long Letty comes recommended as one Of the pest musical comedy enterprises of the sea son. It was enthusiastically receNea IF Atlanta on Monday, Tuesday ana ea- nesday of this week, and has been hlsn-
 y praised by press and pubic wherever 1t has appeared. .s at-
 Charlotte Greenwood, who added great ,v to her laurels by her success on Broadway, Will be seen here in the lead Ing role of Lefty. ,,,tn ESQ Long Letty'' is produced "Ith ,h.t infinite care for detail that mas eharacterzed all of the stage presenas, ss q, tions of oliver Morosco. spisnu'a Sae' did voices are included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
HEALTH AT CAMPS CONTINUES ID SHOW B|G IMPROVEMENT Influenza Cases Show De crease of Over 50 Per Cent From Figures for the
 Previous Week

Washington. october 3-Steady lm- provement in health conditions at army camps and cantonments during the week ending october 25 is noted in the healtn report for that week, made public to- night at the office of the surgeon gen erai of the army. With new lnIiuenAa cases totaling only little more elat 1ao a decrease of more than So per cent from the previous week ngure' and pneumonia cases showing q proper tionate decrease, with total or osl' the hospital admission rate dropped oo "A 1792 and the death rate to sZ per lVVV from the previous week. rate or l'o per 1000 -.
 While the figures show that the crest of the epidemic is now well passed the report said that influenza and pheu7 monia would probably be prevalent III the camps for some weeks, posip!s throughout the winter, due ehieIly eo the constant arrival of new men ho' before exposed to the disease.
 New cases of influenza in the camps reported during the 24-hour period eno- ing at noon today totaled 2z4o, against aDl5 the day before. while pneuinohia eases numbered 3S4 against Ss yester- day. e..
 The t35 deaths reported were 1eWef than for any day since the epidemic began September l3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
UNIFORM RATES MEAN b|G RAISE
McAd0o Submits Statement to Public Service Commits
 sion Asking for Opinion

Montgomery, October 31.--(Speeial) Anxious to perfect uniform scale or freight rates throughout the United states. William G. McAdoo, director of the federal railroads, has submitted to the Alabama public service commis- sion a statement which, if approved, will probably result in increases from 50 to 100 per cent in rates. The Me- Adoo letter came to S. F, Kennedy president of the commission, Thursday The matter will be discussed at the Monday meeting of the commission, In this letter MT. McAdoo goes into details of the matter. expressing opinion that rates should be equaulized as fas as possib1e.
 He points out he is merely trying to get opinions of the various state rall- road and utilities commissions, and IS not vet decided what plans will be worked out.
 "T have long felt that the rates oi transportation. state and interstate should be uniform in those sections where the conditions of transportation are substantially identical,' says NIT McAdoo "Certainly, when the govern ment of the Ollleu oldtCo iS PSA AN- .fN ine the service there should be no dis continuation between citizens as to the lcompensation paid. Apparently this car only be accomplished by prescribing uniform schedules for application over those territories which are similarly | affected. 1 q have also felt that uniform 1 ola ssitica ton would be d matter Of very great convenience to the shipping pup l lie and that it was fundamental m an attempt to secure the publication Q 1 simplified and more intetilgihle rat schedules"
 1 MT. McAdoo has put the rate hatte
 before the interstate commerce com
 mission He requests that body to care | fully go into the details of the vari
 ous rate schedules and advlse "ha
 should be done in the matter.
 At the state building Thursday tn l discussion of "states rights" came Ill because of the suggestion that the gov lernment of the United States shoul adopt freight rate out of proportion | to the rate now charged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
RED CROSS LINEN UNIT NEEDS FUNDS
5000 Must Be Raised to Supply Birmingham's
 Linen Quota

While there has been generous re- sponse to the appeal of the committee in charge of the Red Cross linen shower ssooo is still needed to complete Bir- minghams quota of 1000 sheets and l5,0D0 towels. Checks should be made payable to the Red Cross linen fund and sent to Mrs, F. h. Cabiness, chairman Of the executive committee and Mrs. Oscar
 Hundley, chairman of the linen show
 CT or left at Red Cross headquarters on the balcony of the boyeman, Joseph and Loeb store.
 The headquarters of the linen shower in
 the store formerly occupied by Newsome or Third avenue, is one of the busiest places in town. Here corp of inter ested women are at work each day meas uring and tearing the sheets in the cor rect length so they can be made by members of the various Red Cross units and other women who have volunteered | their services for that purpose. Others 1 are piecing sheets which have been do- mated and are not regulation size, while | large number of workers are folding | and packing the linen in boxes ready for shipment.
 | "All linen donated at this time is be- | ing used in American hospitals both al
 home and abroad said Mrs Hundley, "and although there is much talk oi peace in the very near future We vii
 stil need the hospitals and linen as many of our boys who have been wounded wit
 not be able to leave the hospitals fol
 months. The members of the commit | tee know just how patriotic the people of Birmingham are and feel sure they
 will respond to this call and go over thf top just as they have in every other gov ernment call"
 l The campaign for sheets and towels l will be continued until Birmingham has secured her quota and it is hoped that | this is done this week. ss5-A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Acid Stomach Makes Millions Old Before
 Their Time

less millions of deadly germs or toxic poisons. These potsons are carried by the blood into every part of the system. The famous scientist, Metchnikoff. said--if the system could be kept free from these toxic germs, people might easily live hundred years or more.
 The only safe thing to do Is to rid the stomach of its excess acid at once. way has been found in the wonderful preparation called EATONIC---a compressed compound that absorbs the excess acid and carries 1t away through the bowels. Thousands upon thousands now power to clean out the excess acid and leaves the stomach sweet. cool and strong-giving it a chance to properly digest food so that you get full strength of what you eat and in this way help Nature build up vigorous health, strength and vitality to take the place in a few days. of sickness, lassitude. weak ness.
 EATONIC is worth your trial It's possibilities for restoring health. vigor, energy and vitality are be- vend telling you in mere words YOU must .just try it" and see how quickly 1t frees you from all stomach misery--a sure sign that the excess acid Is gone. Any drug gist will invite you to take a big Soc box of EATONIC Tablets aud use them for one week with the understanding that if you are not satisfied with the results he will return your money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Fears Negro Soldiers Will Be Deprived
 the Right to Vote

New York, October Sl-ApprehenslVe that negro soldiers in army training camps, especially in the south, may be deprived of their right to vote at the election on November 5, John k. Shll- lady, secretary of the national association for the advancement of colored people, made public here today letter to Presi- dent Wilson in which he besought the latter ito make certain that no derelic- tion of duty on the part of election au- thorities may serve to deprive any eleetor of his legal right"
 After referring to the recent order or the Secretary of War calling upon camp rcmmandants to extend every facility to state commissions to supervise the elec- tions for their citizens, Shillady con cludes:
 aDsenfranchisement of any of our soi- ,iers stationed within the borders or the United States would truly De shaihe- full travesty on our democratic princlpies of which you have beenSso clear ana un- compromising an exponent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

Turkey is out of the war, and Germsny's remaining ally. Austria Hungary, badly defeated in the field of battle. her battle line rent in twain, and with chaos retgnins inside her borders, is pleading Tor m armistice. Thus far, her impor- tunities have received no better an swer than the redoubling of the efforts of the allies to crush utter ly her warriors.
 Capitalization of Turkey Is believed to have been an unconditional one. The victories of the allied forces over the Austro- -Hungarians threat en to send what remains of the en- emy armies reeling back to their bor- der line shattered and completely vanquished.
 More than 5O.0OO prisoners have been taken by the Italian, British, French. American and Cxecho- Slovak forces, and everywhere, from the mountain region to the plains of venetia, the enemy is be- ing sorely tried. In the mountains, where stiff resistance had been of- fered to keep the foe from enter ing the back door of Austria, the enemy's front Is cracking under the violence of the attacks and import mt strategic positions are being lost. To the east of the Piaye the allies have driven in sharp wedge to the northeast of BellunO, some 2t miles from their original point of departure, and severed connec- tiOn between the armies in the nerth and those on the Venetian plains.
 Over the plains leading toward the Austrian frontier at the is0nz9 river the invaders everywhere are in full flight with the allied troops pressing them hard. Here the debacle seems to be complete The enemy in his flight is leaving be- hind large numbers of guns and great quantities of war stores as he endeayors to reach the passages over the TagliamentO river. It seems not improbable that on the plains and in the region east and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
NOVEMBER 2 IS
 NAMED AS FIRE
 PREVENTION DAY
Dr. Barrett Issues Proclamation to People of Birmingham Urging Their Co-Operation on
 Saturday

President N. A. Barrett of the city commission has issued a proclamation to the citizens of Birmingham upon fire prevention day, which was postponed from October to November 2.
 The proclamation follows:
 Whereas, upon the request of w. c. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, fire prevention day was postponed from October to No venlber 2, in order that nothing should interfere with the fourth Liberty Loan campaign, and,
 Whereas, the importance of conserving American resources from destruction was never more apparent than at the pres ent time; and,
 Whereas the American annual fire waste Is equivalent to the interest upon s6 OO0. .0OO, GOO worth of Liberty Bonds and includes In its devastation immense quantities of food, cotton, munitions and other war supplies and results in the serious crippling of productive indus try,
 Now, therefore. all citizens of the city of Birmingham are requested to CO., operate in making Saturday, November 2, a memorable one along the line of re- moving all possible hazards menacing ! property from fire destruction, and elim- | mating the dangers caused by careless 1 ness and neglect
 l N. A. BARRETT, | President of the City Commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
.Prussian Cur" Deeply
 Impresses Audience
Colossal Picture to Be Presented at
 Trianon for Week

The power and influence of the Ger man spy system in America. as revealed by the former spy, Capt. Horst von der Goltz, was deply impressed upon every person who crowded into the Trianon theatre yesterday to see the DIE photo- drama "The Prussian cur. when VIII run for week at that theatre.
 This picture is far more than mere entertainment It is an education and an inspiration, With master strokes, Dl- rector R. A. Walsh has painted his great historical canvas. From the close of the Civil war. he has followed the progress of democracy in America From the Franco-Prusian war, he nas revealed the growth of militarism in Germany At length the two creeds crash in armed strife.
 MT. walsh has made colossal pie ture. He has not stopped with pre- sentation of great international events of the present. but has gone back Into history for half a century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

This story and the two which arc
 to follow should be of great in~
 terest to every football fan.
 Georgia Tech's remarkable show
 ing in the football world during
 the past three years attracted ma
 tionaI attention to its gridirrn ac-
 tivities. This brought to light the
 fact that John w. Heisman, it's
 coach, has been "the man behind.'
 And to Heisman, football enthusi-
 asts accord the credit for having
 brought about more reforms and
 having introduced more new trick
 plays than any man ever identi-
 fled with the sport. MT. Gorbett
 secured m exclusive interview
 with Mir. Heisman concerning those
 trick plays and the recital of them
 appear In these three instaIments,
 beginning today.
 Many of the changes that have come about in the football world during ths past quarter of a century have been du' John w. Hesman, coach of GeorgiS Techs Golden Tornado" team which hal been such sensation in the footbal world during the past three years. Man! changes have been forced into the gam by coaches, handicapped under the oil system, who worked out new methods to meet difficult conditions
 Prior to 1893 all passes by the cente to the quarterback were along the ground In that era the center never snappet the ball through the air, but rolled along on the ground where the quarter back picked it up.
 ''In that season-1s9S-wh was coach ing the Akron (ohio) University squad had a quarter who was so tall tha he had great trouble in getting down lo' enough to see the ball between the snap per's legs. It also was awkward for hU to bend clear to the ground to get th ball as it was rolled back by the snaE per.
 In this emergency I studied the rule or snapping very carefully and, findn nothing against 1t, directed my snappe to toss the bali up off the ground an back to the quarter, instead of rollin it. This proved to be big improve ment immediately, I expected some ol lection by the opposition teams. but nor came. The more 1 worked with the aerl; pass from center to quarter, the mol infrequent became fumbling. Other tean noticing our success adopted the plan ar from that time on the old method rolling the ball back along the grouT was abandoned.
 "A dream was directly responsible f' the introduction of double pass throue center. During my days as player ai up until 1896 a double pass around u l end had been used with fair degr of frequency, but prior to that tune double pass through center had ever pe' attempted
 inc material was none too good. sonad was unable to smash the oppos tion line with any success and this wo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Summary of the NeWs From All War Fronts and Capitals
tBy the Associated Press.

tied Fress.)
 west of Beiluno larger numbers of the enemy are destined to De cap tured.
 On the western battle front there is still little fighting of violent character. but the intensive opera tions of the airmen seems 10 pres age an early return of batties or major importance.
 In Belgium both the British anu the Belgian troops have made shs"t gains, while the French on 'he southern part of the line in France have advanced their line ana takeh prisoners. Aside from reciprocal artillery dueIs and continued aerial raids by the Americans and Ger mans. the American sectors enst and west of the Mouse have been com arativcty quiet.
 In fine Serbian theatre the Aus tro-Hungarian army has succeeded in outdistancing the Serbians and reaching their home territory across the Danube. In NesOpotamia inc Turkish army, which for so long held LID the British In their at tempts to proceed up the Tisris river, which lately has been suHer- ing severe defeats, has surrenderea in its entirety to the British com mander.
 Through the defection of Turkey the plight of the Teutonic alliance becomes a critical one. The gate way to the eastern boundaries or Germany and Hungary is opened ny way of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and doubtless shortly the allied fleets will invade me Black sea and begin operations m this heretofore unnttninabie re- zion. Such wnrships as the Ger mans have afloat in the Black sea- including the Russian Black sea fleet, will prove no barrier to inc mighty floating fortresses the en- tente can impose against them.
 Shattered little Rumania, by the collapse of Tnrkey, agatn Is likeis soon to he inside the entente foid and aiding in the operations against the nations which crushed her. Likewise, the armistiee which let's Turkey out of the war is n menace to the enemy in Russia and Is likely to prove of the greatest value in quickening a return to normal conditions in that country.