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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-31

Sixty head of good white shoats,
weighing from 10 to 100 pounds
Will sell them at a bargain if taken
at once. Inquire of George Kohn at
Cobb's Garage. ADV.
DR. Leighton informs US that his
two brothers, Elmer and Louis, are
now together at Gondercourt, France.
Elmer is in the Y. M. C. A. service
at that place and when the Doctor
was over there he had the good for
tune to be stationed at the same place
for time. His younger brother,
Louis, who is q Lieutenant in the En-
gineering Corps, has had the same
good fortune.
N. G. Bender and wife Of Sutton,
Neb., called here to attend the fune-
raj of Miss Eugenia Landmann, re-
turned home last Thursday, and were
accompanied by Mrs. Landmann and
Miss Frieda who will stay for some
time at the Bender home, and also bv
Paul Landmann who returned to his
school work at Lincoln.
Hon. J. H.. Stephens. candidate for
state senator; H.sG. MadoIe, candid
ate for representative, and John w.
Slater candidate for register of deeds,
all on the republican ticket, are in
town today interviewing the voters
The legislative ticket Will be three
cornered fight this year, as the nom
partisan league has nominated by Pc
tition Mr.. Ferwerda for the senate,
and Mr.. Knoll for one representative,
and has endorsed H. H. Koehn, one
of the republican candidates. for the
other representative. The result will
be that many republicans will support
| Madole and rather than vote for Koehn
will vote for one of the democratic
candidates, either Cooley or McCol-
lum. for representative. Mr.. Ste
| phens for the senate has a record fcr
faithful service that should commend
him. as he has previously served the
people in the senate in a manner
highly commendabfe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-31
Frank SCHNEIDER made a business
trip to Yankton the first of the week.

Frank SCHNEIDER made a business
trip to Yankton the first of the week.
Chris Meth and wife returned last
Saturday from visit in belmont.
They wens up in their auto but on ac-
count of the snow storm were, forced
to return on the train
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader, The
Sioux City Journal and The Sioux
City Tribune for sale daily at the
Rexall Store.
C. G. Max, Your Druggist
Mr.. and Mrs. Yves. Brown went to
Vermillion Monday to visits their
daughter, Mrs. Putnam, and get ac-
quainted with little grandson that
recently came to the putnam home.
Harry Pontius and wife and three
children were in town Monday be-
tween trains. He is now living at
Bookings and is selling silos. Mrs.
Pontius and the children had been
visiting her sister who lives near
Tyndall, and he came down to accom-.
pany her home.
16 OF Ribbed Unions, So. SO val
ues, for $1.9s, at Otto schmierer's
Clothes Store. +,
Mr.. and Mrs. Balzer have been
packing up their household goods pre-
paratory to moving but have Eot yet
! decided where they will locate. Mrs.
Balzer will go to Arlington and stay
with her people until Mr.. Balzer finds
another location in which to go into
business. II
The funeral of Mr.. Hugh G. Gum,
whose death was announced last week.
was held at the home last Saturday
afternoon. On account of the orders
prohibiting public funerals, the SER
vices were attended by only the rela-
tives and a few intimate friends.
They were conducted by Rev. VIM.
/ r. Scott, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, assisted by Rev. c. w. Lang.
don of the Methodist church. The
remains were laid to rest in Rosehill
cemetery.
/ Leather Vests. So 95. at Otto
Scbmierer's Clothes Store.
/ s.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-31
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
The Shipyard Problem

A most intelligent analysis of the weak
spots in our plans for building ships
is presented by Lillian Erskine in Ev-
erybody's, from which the following brief
extract is taken:
1.-THE menace to Americas fulfillment
of this years vital pledges lies not in the
failure of mobilization of material, but
in the lack of organization of steady
forces Of ship and engine producing men.
The secret of the present delay of ship
production, and the speeding up OF the
labor turnover, may be read in the face
OF every, worker in the shifting line out
side the employment office of any ex-
panding yard
1T dogs the footsteps of the unsuccess-
ful applicant looking from street to street
for boarding house, lodging house. fur
nished room-anything with four walls
where he cannay his head. 1t takes the
heart out of him when he has convinced
himself after hours of fruitless searcing
that there is no hope of bringing his
family. or of living himself. within walk
ing or even easy trolley distance OF his
work.
HE quits because he has learned that
any wage is poweress to purchase COM
fort for himself or his family, or to pro-
cure transportation in that overcrowded
town.
"He quits not because he Is a slack
err but because his body Is his working
apjtal: and not all the patriotic posters
in America will serve to fill his stom-
ach. or to house and keep his body clean
and warm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Some Former Alabama Men
Who Are Now Active Figures
In Business Life of Atlanta
by HERvEY w. LAIRD

Dy AbA1Ass -
Atlanta, March 2.-(Special.) -Almost
an Alabamian, sometimes an Albanian,
all the time a Georgian, and much "oi
his life Texan, Capt. William Il
Smith of Atlanta Is put to it frequently
to say where his heart has lain mostly
But whatever his nativity and his citl-
zenship, he knew and saw Alabama In
q part and under conditions that were
interesting.
Captain Smith began his business ca
reer as a steamboat man on the Coosa
river, running from Rome, Ga. to the
head of navigation below the city OF
Gadsden. This was in the days of the
Sidney Smith, on which he was CAP
tain at the age Of rs, and the Magnolia.
Up and down the stream he roamed 1or
several years, and he never tires OF talk
ing of the men he came to know aud
the movements he saw and had part in.
sibert father Of the dam builder OF
the Panama; benson, the intense polit-
ical leader of the Etowahs; the Printups
and others, were to him the friends 81
the days that have gone. 1t is favor
lite form OF indoor sports for him to
havs a man from Alabama with whom
to run over the old days The tragic
history Of north Alabama, the early days
of Birmingham, and the building OF tho
Tennessee valley section all bring back
memories of the time when the sound
of the Sidney's whistle was music to mis-
ears.
Later the captain went to Birmingham
to live, developing a large cotton pusi-
ness After that he located in Texas
where for many years he was in the
same line. Now he is back in his Ga
home in Atlanta busy with many IN
te, ests looking after property of his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Has It EuerH append to You?

anG the bright light serves to show
up the greasy landmarks. which a rag
dces not completely efface These sery-
ice stations are the limit my friend
remarked. Only one man who knows
anything and he's out the best part
of the time. l don't see why they don't
put a salesman in charge of the serv-
ice end
Now. there's an idea," continued
Mr.. Koether. why not salesman in
the service station? A salesman to
keep the car sold. salesman to soil
service? A red-blooded salesman vino
can greet you with smile. who can
shake hands with you without making
1t necessary for you to take a bath?
man who can look over your mo-
tor. and who can tell what the trou-
BILE is. and then have the work done
while you sit in the reception room.
A man whose job 1t is to see that
your car is protected properly and
wiped off properly before being de-
livered to you. A man who can ar
range the work OF service station
so that If your car is promised for
4:30 it will be delivered at 4:30
1T can be done and it is being done
In some places" concluded Mr.. Koetn-
err But these some places are in tbe
very small minority and will continue
to be until the principle Of selling
service. which. by the way, is the
foundation of Hyatt craftsmanship. is
understood and applied generally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Shows How You'd Look

from the Popular Science Monthly.
Perhaps you have seen suit or a hat
IN show window and have wondered
how you would look If you were wearing
1t. Charles NJ MacQuesten of Bloom
field. N. j., has devised the means OF
gratifying your curiosity His device
consists OF support for suit which ia
displayed in show window at a height
which would correspond with the height
of the average man. Behind the clothes
he has placed mirror, the lower edge
of which is cut out to conform to the
shape of the top of the coat displayed
and Of the beholder's chin. Thus the
man looking in the window sees him
self wearing the suit on display
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
BY b. G. KOETHER
Manager Hyatt Roller Bearing Co.. De-


troit.
Usually. when I am east, my time is
we'll taken up, but last week | stole
away from the factory one afternoon
to look over my old home town OF
Newark And on Market street I
bumped into an old friend. We chatted
for few minutes and he suggested
tina. We hop into his auto and look the
town over. We started off. but some
thing was wrong with the engine.
and we had to visit service sta
tion.''
Following is Mr.. Koether's descrip-
ton Of the service station: Back Of
salesroom, approached through dark,
foul-smelling alley. A washstand III
the corner. A colored gentleman is
washing a car. c. G. smells like alley.
or alley smells like c. G.-can't tell
which.
MY friend stops his motor. Hello,
Sam: where's Dick? Don't know, sub,
.lesr he be upstairs G. g. goes Oh
washing car. and friend goes to ele-
vator shaft. Dick is out. Presently a
mechanic Il flatter him) comes in. He
is dirty and grimy. His overalls look
as il he had been using them to wipe
out the transmission case-and wiped
his hands on she overalls.
MY friend explains the trouble and
the mechanic lifts up the hood to look
at the carburetor. The mud guard
sinks under his weight. He makes an
adjustment and for support puts his
big greasy hand on the cowl, leav-
ing big smudge on the grey paint
Of the car. Before long there is dirt
and grease on the fender and the steer
inG wheel. and he finally decides that
DICK had better see the engine after
AL.
Eve back out Of the service station
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
TWENTY-FoUR-HoUR DAY

These trucks are now running on
a 24-hour- per-day schedule. with two
! drivers, one of whom sleeps while the
other drives. The sleeping compart-
ment runs, crosswise of the truck III
rectly back of the drivers seat and
| IN winter both the closed-in cab and
sleeping quarters are heated Full
loads are carried both ways. Finished
tires are taken on the eastward trim
and tire fabric is picked UP for the
return trip.
The present railroad congestion hns
greatly increased the value of motor
trucks, whose work is proving SO ad-
vnntageous as compared with rail
shipments. Trucks furnish a striking
illustration of the unlimited resources
| or this mode of transportation in re-
iieving freight shortage. as well as
proving the practical worth of roads
as transportation medium over long
distances. The greater flexibility OF
| the truck in seeking its own route
and particularly it's feature of un-
broken freight delivery, direct from
shipper to ultimate destination. are
striking points Of value fayoring this
form of service
But 1t calls for stamina--both in
men and metals The fast pace re-
CURES a truck embodying high grade
workmanship and materials together
with exact coordination OF its com
pohent parts. Mack trucks, due TO
! their smoothness of action and great
flexibility even under the heaviest
loads. have become an essential part
Of the transportation scheme of this
country. Perfect control over tre-
mendous power Is shown in the steady
Mack performance, representing dy-
manic force held in leash for the peak
OF emergency"
These trucks are widely in use for
heavy hauling work in Alabama and
In every instance have shown the ef-
ficiency and stamina of those in use
between Akron and New York. The
southern Motor Truck company sold
three or these trucks to Alabama luin-
bermen for heavy work last week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Animals Admitted to Heaven

From the Peoples home Journdi.
According to the Mohammedan reli-
gion. 10 animals were worthy of admls-
sion to heaven. They were:
The dog "Kratim'' of the Seven Sleep
ers of Ephesus. These martyrs We're
walled in a cave and slept 230 years, the
dog sleeping with them.
Balaam's ass, which reproved the
prophet.
gard.
Jonah's whale.
The ram of Israel, which was offered
in sacrifice by Abraham in place of
Isaac.
The camel of Saleb.
The cuckoo of Belkis.
The OK of Moses.
All Borak, the marvellous steed which
carried Mohammed to heaven.
The ass on which Jesus rode into Je-
rusa lem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

The war has from the first been brought
right home to Africa The four Ger
man colonies, over which the war ex-
tended, have an area more THAI four
times as great as Germany; and there
has been long and hard lighting in all
of them except in Togo. Outside and
within these areas of actual warfare live
thousands of whites who are intensely
interested in the Eurorean struggle
Many of these whites. even in the depths
of Africa. are receiving the essence OF
the news every day. Even the Sahara
desert is now partly belted by a tele-
graphic line. a French enterprise. with
wireless extension in Timbuctoo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

OWil anu llS Ldtili9s anu SSiiGt d4iy lsAiIl5
life easy. He has beautiful place in the
Druid Hills section Of the city, and
uses it to bring together friends from
other states. and his own state, who are
settlers in Atlanta
TWO OTHERS FROM ALABAMA
North Alabama people particularly Will
remember Stocks Mills, in Cherokee
county, not far above the present city
of Admission. And those who do will
recall among the owners Capt William
ii. Stocks, one of the most popular citi-
zens of the state He has been a citizen
of Atlanta many years, but he likes to
talk of Alabama. He and my father
collected taxes in Cherokee ceunty when
| was but kid, and his family did
much to develop the section.
In the old days the mills owned by his
family were a general headquarters for
the people OF the country around. A big
store, a mill and community CENTER
made both the neighborhood and the
people connected with it worth while
Old Cross Plains, now Piedmont; Stocks
Mills, and Spring Garden were places
of note even in those days. Men sent
out from them are leading today in the
business life of the south.
Another longtime Alabamian, proini-
nent in the business of Georgia and At
ianta, is ii. bert Z. Scott. He was a
deputy marshal for many years, in the
service of Uncle Sam, but later went to
Decatur, where he took prominent lead
ership for long time Atlanta drew
him and he has done well in his calling
of real estate. He often stops me to
talk of the time when we knew each
other in the revenue service" and can
spin many yarn about the moon
sinners of the north Alabama hills
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Waiting

From the Chicago Herald.
A country clergyman who was mailing
up a refractory creeper observed young
lad watching him for long time with
obvious interest.
well, my young friend" he said
smilingly. "are you trying to get hint
or two on gardening?"
.sNoav' said the youth.
Are you surprised to see me work
ing like this?''
ssNoa I do be waiting to see what
parson do say when he hammers his
thoomb!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
FREIGHT TRUCK ON
SCHEDULE RUN BEAT
f ASTEST FREIGHT
ON PENN. TWO DAYS
533-MiIe Trip Covered in go
Hours Total Time-9 Ac-
tuaI Running-Actual
Service in Test
PNEUMATIC TIRES
LENT SPEED TO TRIP
Alabama Quick to Adopt
Economic Business Fac
tor-Lumbermen Buy
Heavy Trucks
PNEUMATIC TIRES
LENT SPEED TO TRIP

In making the recent 5SSmile trip
overland from New York to Akron,
o., in so hours total time, and in 40
hours actual running time, loaded
three and a half ton Mack truck beat
the fastest Pennsylvania railroad
freight delivery by As hours.
This remarkable feat OF overland
truck transportation was at the IN
stance of the Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der company. which maintains
through truck service between Akron
and Boston. The rubber company now
has eight trucks running on regular
schedule and what is more important,
these trucks have been operated
through the deep SHOWS of the pres
ent winter.
DUAL PURPOSE SERVED
'"Thcse overland trips serve a dual
purpose" says Commercial Vehicle,
although the principal reason Is to
test out the giant pneumatic tires be-
ing produced by the Goodyear COM
pany. The carrying of freight serves
the practical purpose of relieving rail-
road congestion and gives test to Tie
tires and trucks under the same con-
ditions to be met in actual service.
At first the truck manufacturers vert
skeptical as to the possibility of the
project, but the Goodyear company IN
sisted and finally started a truck on
the first leg of the Journey from
Akron early In April of last year The
trip took II days. Today the same
truck and others of the fleet MAX .
the identical run in four days and In
several instances a complete round
trip OF 1850 miles has been made in
six and r half days
On the Mack record run in Decem-
bcr 1917, the roads were deep with
snow all along the route and the Their
mometer registered 10 below zero for
considerable portion of the run. Due
to the fact that the truck was fitted
with giant pneumatic tires all around
1t was able to make a speed which
would have been impossible with tires
of the solid variety. Greater speed
means saving of time, which is the
most important element of modern bus
mess
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

is splendidly located south OF the City
park. This is one of the Oldest and most
successful and extensive agricultural as
soeiations in north Alabama, and is a
source Of great interest and good-not
only to Tuscumbia and vicinity, but to
neighboring counties in the Tennessee
valley. The Birmingham Chamber of
Commerce win the war party was
! driven through the grounds on Thurs
day.
In educational facilities Tuscumbia has
a modern public school system, a Cath
ole convent conducted by the Benedic-
tine Sisters, and the Deshler Female in
stitute for young ladies. This latter in
stitution was built and named in honor
of Gen. James Deshler, who was ma
tive of Tuscumbia. a graduate of West
Point, and was killed at the battle of
Chickamauga.
The town is we'll supplied with
churches. The Methodist, Presbyterian,
Episcopal, Baptist, Christian and Cath
ole denominations all being represented
with appropriate buildings and good con-
gregations.
A rather historic building in Tuscumbia
is the Masonic temple, which was used
in the civil war as a hospital for the
wounded Of both armies. Let it be re-
membered that in common with other
parts of north Alabama, 1t was ravaged
by the federal troops and foraged upon
by the Confederates. and SO there was
need for place TO care for the wounded
of both armies. A predatory warfare
was carried on almost without cessation,
and this lovely region was left at the
close of the war in an almost desolate
condition.
Tuscumbia is already feeling the uplift
and business revival in common with
Sheffield and Florence caused by reason
OF the Muscle Shoals development and
government nitrate plants in this vicin-
ity. Even q casual observer is impressed
with general activity of the community
Real estate has advanced wonderfully
and numerous transactions are daily re-
corded. There has been wonderful IN
flux in population, and a building boom,
both as to residences and business houses
is in progress.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The city has recently organized a
Chamber of Commerce, with John d..
Ruther, Jr., a we'll known attorney, as
president and DR. e. II. Aicler. an ac-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

It is said the largest tree known, in
thickness. is partly decayed chestnut
in Sicily, which is 50 feet across. The
Mexican cypress and the oriental plane
have reached 10 feet. This puts the Cal
ifornia big tree and the baobob in the
background. but the big tree is Of greater
bulk in combined height and girth, ana
the baobob is thickest in relation to
height.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
Right Back at Him

From the Yonkers Statesman
Can you support my daughter in the
style she has been accustomed tor" asked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

her father Of the young man.
well. can take her to the movies,
IL that's what you mean"