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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

Are YOU writing letters uf the sob
variety TO Your soldier hoy whether
son. husband. brother or lover II tou
are then YOU afr weakening his enur
age by just so much. and Ia that degree
ate helping she Hon RapnuRs laWeu.
tatinus ar deads Ia effect What ne
needs IL bright. cheerful letters that
give him something t1 think about
besides ltft ia thu trenches One reason
at soldiers keeping up "a we'll IS that
AZ soon as oii duty they turn aside
from the grim realities and Feek
amusement ~ tighter things, directly
In contrast with What thry have just
experienced Your letter can furnish
that bright contrast II sou must grtDte
let y be Weep and never tell
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

Iu popular magazine Rupert Hughes
has named BIS serial novel THE Tn
pardanabla SIn. az Il deals with the
most helEtsh Of German var practices
20 far reported ArgumenlariaBs have
for centuries discussed What the SIN
against The Holy Ghost really is that
slu hitch Jesus the Christ pronounced
as not 70 ha forgiven Il ls nos itnpos
slhIr that il may BE- whai Mr. Hughes
By bis title suggests that when men
aHd aomsu prostitute themselves 10
become mere breeding animals as
garafjoua reports from Germany as,
sart 3s done there hg government
orders. ii is indeed lhe objectionable
sin against the Holy Spirit a part Of
ahGrb ia in every human betus
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19
sY FEDERAL AMENDMENT

The fayufabtr vote by the House 1T
Representatives on the submission ol
Ia constitutional amendment to the
states giving suffrage 10 women and
the probability ni like action by the
United States SENATE viii bring the
question a. once ia The Legislatures
which meet In 1918 This Iucluaes The
general assembly al Louisiana. and
the members OF that body should begin
thinking very seriously upon The sub
tert so - 80 be- ready for the question
vheu IL comes up aud be able Go dis
pose of u r.pcditlouslY There rs very
Illrla gsg 10 urangle over the proposi
ton a situation and uol - theory
confrouts us as Grover Cleveland
would Say
In other words 10 is entirely useless
tn discuss state rights pro and con
u profits Us nothing at this time 4
ma Dorlty Of the states are almost c"r
tain 20 pass the amendment stthouI
help from The South. aHd whatnge. 'm
pedmauGs this section puts IN the wal
of the passage Of the amendment vii
eventually bc visited upon the So8If
by The sugraRtsts Of the North and
West. 4 rurialmeul of Democratic
ehatrmanshtps IN Congress has at
ready been threatened MANY other
.rtprsals can follow
Personally speaking wr favor stat.
rights in this as in other questions
but even as President Wilson reversed
himself concerning the fedora amend
meHt measure aud urged favorable ar
ton hy Congress. the Democrats Of rht
South can do the same without hH1 ts
their euuseienrps or iniHry So THEFT
couylrfious The President knows II
is not an ethical question, but oHly eH,
Of axpedIeuey IA government Tbf
| President knows that woman EufTraEt
is bound Ia come and the sooner II
comes. the sooner 10 wtil render fuIh
available the aomau power Of th'
nation This ts A. time for Idle Dis
cusfIun and usiVss RranglJHg Thf
| Louisiana Legislature of 1918 should b.
prepared 10 act quickly when the quns
| ton rs formally presented
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19
FOOD ADMINISTRATION LETTER

Fb1b SbWifN'7 ~ WV - ~
Ru for the work of the United States
Food Admin stratiun a larg" part Of
the country would now be- suffering
from hunger IN order to save a large
part Of the world from hunger the
United States Food Administration wifi
devote every energy 80 the fullof say.
ing Of food from nov until June
John " Parker Food Administrator
tot l.outsfana returned 10 his office
Monday after a week a. Washington,
where he attended 2 war council ct the
STATE Food Administrators with their
chief Herbert Hoover end his stan
The above vac the concrete conclusion
he drew from the session reports and
resolutions
Five national experts who had just
completed personal surveys At and
behind the battle lines In Europe made
their statements TO the meeting The
story Of the suffering they saw their an.
alyrIs Of the situations needs. coupled
with the knowledge Of the food ships
sunk and the loss OF food stufs Ia
other WAYS. aroased the AdmlRistra
tors 20 the imperative necessity OF
speeding up their work and of stirring
the people to complete cooperation
M Parker, lke the other adWinisira'
tors cam back homo Inwessed with
the duty Of forcing results
Wheat. meat sugar aud fats must be-
saved ia larger quantities 20 that the
armies can be- sustained. and the
peoples behind the armies protected
against famine Il Is not a question of
trying. said Mr Parker but OF doing t.
HcatlesR and Whgatlcs days must BE-
observed Tuesday and Friday are
Imcalless days IN Louisiana The Food
Administration has added Saturday as
porkless day and it also asks that
there be one mealless meal on each oi
the ether days Of the week Wednesday
Is wheatless day II Is urged that there
b. also q wheatlpss meal ou each of
! the other days The wheat crisis is NO
acute that all bread for all the meats
will soon have ia be- made Of mixed
aour. so az to save more wheat The
nations surplus has all been shipped.
and the wheat un hand must bo d.
vided If the soldiers are 10 be fed be.
fore thu next crop comes in To make
surer Of this. the conservation will bo
done at the mills
Mr. Parker says The conservation
days are being kept more sacredlY by
| the hotels and restaurants of the East
| They must be kept as strictly bS the
eating places iu Louisiana rot because
the East Is doing 1t. but because the
welfare Of the nation demands a.
There IL so more excuse for ignorance
and disregard now must be- considered
/ defiance ~ the natapnB viii OF dis.
regard Of the nations need Nobody In
the latter category should be- tolerated
in this country and he felt sure that
the patriotic people Of the state would
tee Ia II that no such public enemies
were permitted Ia operate The people
are further concerned because the
slaelters have claimed public pressure
AZ the obstacle 10 their observance OF
the food regulations
! The Food Administration proposes
to employ more drastic means 10 curb
disIoyal and oppressive and pro6teor
/ ing food merchants. Even where there
/ IL na direct power so punish, the Food
Administration will exercise It's au
E
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

In the ltnuse ut Representative the
either day Billy SUNDAY gojred = PRAYER
Ia thpsy words lord mas every man
woman and child from Maine 60 Call
fernia. and Minnesota 20 Louisiana
stand up 90 rhe LAST ditch and tsr glad
and willins 20 suffer and endure until
final victory shall come t'oF the sake
ot this PRAYER RhIy can he forgiven
man, blssphemfes II is q prayer Ipf
us all
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

\ sem official Germau newspaper es
plains the sending OF ninety million
bushels N American wheat 10 France
as an indication that America has 30
prcseat intention Of entering the var
axeep, hy feeding the Allies This sort II
verbal eamoGaase 10 typieally German
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19
NOTICE

us#a muat trg 10 f1lten upon the people
ahu are all equally bearing the burden
uf var and who must work together
90 eIn lh. MAR Saving food Alll saye
life prrpetmta democracy and crush
mfurwry for 90 tim
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

Newspapers sha publish fairy stories
about the sar copied from German
newspapers should do "a IN such q
Way a. Enthusiastically TO stamp the llp
Otherv Use tho reprint mas GHd it, Ust
Ia GeFmsng RHd he taken seriously a.
an endorsement ~ the story
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

old Jake Jones says that the auto
mobile fieud who ran his ear into his
cox wagon and made hls oxen break
yoke and theH spceded away before BE
could Ppt a. him with the butt end of
his SIS ehip. is even a more useless
man than the farmer who don't raise
earn. abo sII admit is hot worth The
space be will occupy in some grave
yard Old Jake spent several minates
in the middle Of the road expanding his
lungs. and be vas NOT praying for that
auto geHd either Mansfield Enter.
prlse
GrammafIans are very decided about
rules governing The use Of pronouns.
that the meaning hc kept clear, but
there - no doubt IN ones mind as to
tho IDENTITY Of the various he's and
h.mr IN the foregoing
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

The rnHad states army captain gho
looted "a bank killing four persons by
emitting them duau with ara AK had
evidently rad Too much Of German
var practices and had gone crazy 10
desire rs emulate such proves
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

4 ueighhnrug newspaper printed the
pleture of the nolshsytk premier up
side down IN lts columns This graph
cally Indicated the pFemier's feelings
when confronted with thf German
peace iefma
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

nil Jones SAYS he il asurins mp
y hsthef he has 10 pay thirty or ffiy
esngs lncoms tan.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

FOR SALE % coo or s00e0 good
brick for sale. inc. r. IRVINE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-19

ron SALE Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats. JAS. =. BOWMAN tTliu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
ANNUAL REPORT
 BY NEW YORK LIFE

The seyenty-third annual report or the New York Life Insurance company, pub lished elsewhere, has a war tinge. All policy holders are urged to buy war saw ings and thrift stamps, and agents have been directed to take no application Tor insurance from a soldier unless the ap- pIicant already has the limit of insurance from the government. The company has over S12, ,0O00o0 in liberty bonds.
 Notwithstanding. the company does busi- ness in nearly all the belligerent coun- tries, it's mortality rate for 1917 was the lowest in the history of the com pany; and notwithstanding very little new foreign business was done in l9il it's total new insurances were over $316,- 0o0,00o This is more than double the amount which was allowed by the orig inal Armstrong laws: under the amended law, which limits new business accord- ing to the economy with which it is done, the company has pushed its limit up from S15O 000.0o0 to 900.
 The companys liabilities under 1,soo- 00p policies amount to over S760, GOO 900, leaving surplus of s174. .0oo,000 from which dividends to the amount of s26,500 900 have been declared for 1918. The divi- dend scale of 1917 is continued on all annual dividend policies. Payments to the insured in 1917 were over $S7, 900. The average earning power of the com pany's ledger assets increased during the year and now stands at 4.59 per cent.
 The report is remarkable both in the magnitude of it's figures and in the strength and prosperity shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
ALABAMA SAFETY
 ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Change in Name of Organization anu Election of Officers the
 Features
Statement. December si. 1917

The Alabama Safety association Will meet in annual session in the auditorium of the city hall tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The principal feature Of the meeting will be the election of officers for the ensuing year, although there will xs other business of importance that will ne brought to the attention of the con yention.
 A proposition will be submitted for the consideration of changing the form Of the organization and converting 1t into a national safety council. The associa- ton goes on record as having done much good during the past year. and should II decide to change the name, it will De Tor the purpose of keeping abreast or the times and engaging in a wider scope of work of a more clearly defined nature than at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
.99 CARS ON HAND
 YESTERDAY F OR
 LOCAL CONSUMERS
Coal Operators Cannot Ship Coal Where They Wish, But Where They Are
 Told to Ship It
Facts About Coal
 in Railroad Yards

A careful check of the coal on the yards in Birmingham yester- day disclosed the following facts;
 No railroad in Birmingham has more than two days supply ot coal on hand for its own use.
 One railroad has but l2 hours supply.
 One road handled 329 cars through Birmingham in 24 hours, but the coal was kept moving.
 Strings of coal cars seen stand ing in the yards are usually not the cars that were standing there the previous day.
 One road had 166 cars on it's yards at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon, but most of ii will be gone today and replaced by other cars: Coal operators can ship coal where they are told by the fuel administrator to ship it. Railroad officials are glad and eager to give any information about the efforts they are making to keep coal cars moving. There were 99 cars of coal on the tracks in Birmingham yester- day consigned to Birmingham com | sumers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY
 TO BE CELEBRATED

Gen. Robert E. Lees birthday will be observed in Birmingham tomorrow with a celebratio under the auspices of the United Confederate Veterans, at the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 o'clock.
 The regular meeting of Camp Hardee which is scheduled to be held at Cable hall this afternoon, has been postponed and will be held in conjunction with the celebration at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow afternoon. Special musical numbers and an interesting programme have been prepared and an address will be delivered by Rev. J. A. Duncan. The general public is extended a cordial in vitation.
 All local financial institutions will bt closed in observance of the holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
BOARD OF TRADE PLEDGES SUPPORT
 TO ADMINISTRATION
Order of Fuel Administrator DIS cussed at Meeting and Repre- sentatiyes Wired for Further
 Information

The Birmingham Board Of Trade heio a meeting yesterday afternoon in the
 directors room of the Chamber or Com
 merce for the purpose of discussing the
 order Issued by Fuel Administrator Gar
 field and messages were sent to Sen ators Underwood and Bankhead and Con-
 gressman HuddIeston, asking them foI further information in regard to what the extent the order would be carried out.
 The members pledged their support tt the administration and this pledge was concurred in by the Retail Clothers as sociation. who also joined the Board O Trade in the messages to Washington | The meeting was presided over by Pres 1 ident w. | Adams and was largely at | tended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
warmer underwear suits from S1.5O

The fuel order which has been is- sued by pr. Garfield does not mean that the wholesale and retail stores of Birmingham must close on Mondays
 The order simply means that sucn stores cannot use coal for heating pur- poses, or heat produced by coal on Monday for the next 10 weeks. Drug stores are excepted Stores selling food can heat with coal on Mondays only until noon.
 If Birmingham should have some normal weather, 1t would not so se-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
EAST LAKE BAND
 ID FEATURE SING Board of Trade Day to Be Next of Community
 Sing Series

The Boys Industrial school band is t, be one of the features at the board of trade day sing which will occur next Sunday at 3;s0 o'clock at Loew's Bijou theatre.
 Blanks Everett promises that there will be a good turnout of the board of trade members. Some stunts" arc in preparation which promise merri- ment for all.
 Late last night Director Lawrence succeeded in securing the two clubs of the Ensley High school for the second special feature for Sundays sing. The Girls Glee club will sing the Ga number of an Gal, (b), tc) group, the Boys Glee club the (b) number, and the combined clubs the closing selection. These two clubs are under the direction of Miss Evelyn Going and have their accompanist, Miss Minnie McNeil.
 The Philharmonic orchestra. under the direction of Philip Memoli, will render but two numbers on the com ing programme owing to the fact that the boys band is to have the stage for the concluding 30 minutes of the concert time.
 The doors will open Sunday at o'clock, when all will be admitted to all parts of the theatre excepting the boxes, which will be reserved for the members of the board of trade. the boys band and the glee clubs of the
 Ensley High school.
 | The reception committee of thu board of trade Is as follows: Pres ident w. J. Adams. Ira l.. Arm
 strong. J. W. Beasey. II. M. Beck. Jo seph Beitman. Chas. F. Bell. Jack Bid
 dle, c. s. Bissell. l.. Bloch, w. $ Brown, C. Ham. c. c. IIeidt, Jr.: 4 Hirsch. R. I. Ingalls,, F.. E. Irwin, Solo 1, Jacobs, A. w. B Johnson, George John
 ston, M V. Joseph. Jas. E. Kennedy l w H. Kettig. Sidney Lazarus. w.
 Lee David Letaw, F. H. Linnehan. Jos l IT. I.oveman, Lige Loy. c. F. Mason. 1 L. Moses, I. F. Randall. B. A. Reynolds l Geo D. Reynolds. Dave Rich. l Rosenberger. J. Frank Rushton, Joe k Saks, Louis Saks, Herman Saks. Jo Slaughter. M. A. Myatt. George Nc Cleery. Robert McLester. Geo. Nassaue Fred r. Norton, Philip Oster. Lou 1 Pizitz. G. M Porter, H. J. Porter. R. 4 Porter. Julius Ellinge. Richard V. Evan lR. w. Ewing, c. B. Forbes, s.
 Fowlkes, Jacob Friedman, V. s. Gag D. B. Goldstein, c. w. Green. Sidney 1 Il Grlfren, Murray Brown, Jacob Burge \ B. B. Burton. Sol Caheen, M. Band, | E j. Copeland. Ben Cooley. w M. Cosb, N j. T. Doster Paul H. Earle. Zac \ smith, Jr c. c. Snider. Jonas Spir' '. 0. Stafford, w. H, Stockham J. | E Finder, w. F. Tyler, J. A. Vann. Et ward Warren. T. Williams. F. Wilkil son John T. Yeatman, I. F Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
Bar Association Will
 Honor Dead Members

meeting of the Birmingham Bar as sociation will be held in Judge John C. Pughs courtroom tomorrow at 10 o'clock, and all lawyers of Birmingham and Jefferson county are requested to be present.
 The meeting is called in honor of the two local members of the profession who have died recently l.. c. Leadbeater and Samuel B. Stern. The chairman of the committee on resolutions is Forney Johnson and Gov, Emmet O'Neil has been named as chairman of the commit tee on arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
ALABAMA LOW IN
 FARM BANK LOANS

Washington. January H.-tSpeciaD Federal land banks have lent farmers throughout the United States $S9 9112.115. Farmers have applied for loans amount ing to s24s. .622, ,295
 The south has either been disinclined to seek loans, or has not received the abundant benefits which, in the begin- ming, were promised. Texas has suc- ceeded in acquiring an indebtedness to land banks of s2,117.s90; Oklahoma. N,- S24,so0; Mississippi. sl.5S3,055. and Vir- ginia. sl,279,150
 Alabama farmers have borrowed 1892, : 575. Alabama made application for loans amounting to s6,7l4,937. Of that amount, about 50 per cent of requests have been approved, but not actually put into ef- feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
HOLIDAY AT THE
 BANKS TOMORROW

Tomorrow is Lees birthday and a legal holiday in Alabama. All the banks of Birmingham will he closed all day and the clearing house will also close.
 The banks are eager to have the information reach as many as pos- sibIe. because so many pay rolls are made up on Saturdays and on this occasion they will have to be made up today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
SPLENDID SUCCESS
 IN SECURING QUOTA
 KNITTED GARMENTS

We have had splendid success in se- curing our quota of knitted garments. said Mrs. Morrie Marx, chairman of the publicity committee of the Birmingham chapter of the Red Cross. land have clcsed our books which will be audited. and on Tuesday we will open new set and begin giving out yarn to the knit ters, large consignment having been received for that purpose.
 "The women of Birmingham have re- sponded to the call for knitted garments heretofore, and we hope to double the number of knitte-s when we open our new books. While there will be no whirl- wind campaign to secure quota oi knitted garments, there will be steady work all the time. and the members of the local chapter are most enthusiastic over this work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
TWO NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX REPORTED

Two additional cases of smallpox were reported to the county health officer yesterday One of these was in the ju- risdiction of the health office and the other. which was reported in woodlawn. was referrea to the city health depart ment
 Seventeen cases of this disease have beer handled by the county authorities already this month and approximately half that number by the city authorities Of Birmingham and Bessemer. The cases are being transferred to the pesthouse as quickly as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
ORDER DOES NOT MEAN RETAIL STORES
 MUST CLOSE ON MONDAY

riously inconvenience any retail store, becAuse, on many days through the winter they are able to keep the stores open without heat.
 The impression was abroad yester- day that the order meant the closing of the retail establishments, but careful reading of the official order makes the point clear.
 In any case. any establishment is allowed to keep enough heat to keep pipes from freezing or from otherwise injuring the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
Fuel Administration Decides Cotton Oil
 Mills Be Shut DoWr,
President Porter Says Mills Will Obey Order, But Claims Exemption on Grounds of Producing Foodstuff
Montgomery. January F.

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 After n consultation between the fuel and food administrators for Alabama, Ii was decided that all collateral in- dustrie. supporting food industries, in- cludiug peanut and cotton oil mills, in Alabama should shut down for five days, beginning tonight at IF o'clock, and thereafter they shall shut down for each Monday for 10 consecutive Mondays. All plants indicated except those running by electricity generated hy water power alone are included in this order. Please publish.
 HoBBIE,
 Food Administrator for Alabama.
 Following the above telegram to The Age Herald from Richard M. Hob bic. food administrator of Alabama, R. NJ, Porter, president of the Alabama Cotton Seed Crushers association, was called over the telephone and asked what Alabama oil mills would do about the matter.
 I've have received MT. Hobbies or der and will comply with 1t to the letter unless we are ordered to dc otherwise between now and the time that it is effective" said MT. Porter. T have tonight sent telegrams te | the mills of Alabama, passing to then l the order that came to me from Fooe ! Administrator Hobbie. However, I dc believe that the mills should be al 1 lowed to run, for we are producinG 1 oil. a foodstuff, meal to be used fol l fertilizer for the farmers, and linter' to be used in the manufacture of Wal | munitions.
 q have wired Senators Underwood and Bankhead and Congressman Hud dleston to intercede in our behalf, or l the grounds stated above, and l an hoping that we may vet get relief ant continue to operate as it will mean { complete disorganization of all force and I fear the labor trouble that vii | follow among our men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
Capital Increased

Record of an increase in capital stock from s500O to $25.00D was filed in the probate court yesterday by the South ern Indemnity association. of which Hugh McGeever is president and John McGeever secretary.