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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
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 ! OUSLEY WITH HIS 0LD-T|ME V|GOR
.'ells Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Cotton Condi- tions Must Be
 Remedied

\ B. B. Conner, former governor of Ala X ,ama and head of the Avondale mills, | yesterday made public letter addressed Q Clarence ousley, assistant secretary { agriculture, which will probably make that gentleman sit up and take notice.
 D The letter is in reply to one recently written by MT Ousley. In that letter MT. Ousley accused the former governor of
 1laying to the galleries and posing as the farmers friend The letter of the as- sistant secretary of agriculture was not only printed in the Journal of Commerce of New York but was issued as a bull ietin by the argriculture department and was sent out all over the country
 Governor Comers full letter is found elsewhere in today's issue of The Age Herald, but its concluding words give an ipdeation of its character. They are as follows:
 Mi. Ousley, it is your duty to the cot ton interest, the greatest agricultural commodity in the world, to publicly ad- visef that the agricultural department is going to introduce methods under which these swindling conditions will be inn possible and the quicker the better.
 T am 70 years old and out of politics, 50 years cotton planter, 20 years cot ton manufacturer. and would suggest that the next time you talk cotton facts you select some neophyte who knows less than you do if possible to find such, one
 We again state cotton is sectional, the world fights the price of it and the cot ton interest has every right to expect sympathy and defense from the national agricultural department, and l serve notte on you that notwithstanding yout sheer at my cotton farmer friend ship, that we are in this fight until your department gives us better rendition of the tfintent of the law. or acknowledges that the law is failure and can't be used to secure honest, fair conditions on the} cotton exchanges"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

We have on display an un- usual assortment of Goats in all wanted materials as sil- vertone, Bolivia, velour, pompom { and broadcloth. Bareback and belted de- , signs are represented in all most advanced modes. Many of the most attractive gar ments have fur trims of col- lars and cuffs, and some have deep bands of fur in Hudson seal, beaver, fox or nutria. All the seasons best and most desirable shades may be found. The Coats are all hand-tailored and beau tifully lined with heavy satins or pussy willow taf- feta, in plain, brocaded or fancy figured designs. Com plete size range. Prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

catspaw of autocracy.. who lights with no inner guiding and must be driven to his bloody task Americans are most high spirited in an emergency. Danger acts as a tonic, a stmulant The freedom of life has given them initiative, and its ex- actions make them potent in crisis. That
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
Why They Laugh
the Toledo Blade.

From the Toledo Blade.
 No feature of the American campaign has more surprised the German. or weak ened his morale than the Yanks' ability 10 laugh and joke while going into bat tie. Such exaltation is foreign to this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
BURGERS lRg4 BUY RUGS ON CLUB PLAN
Attractive Selling in Ready -tO-Wear The Attractions of This Department
 Are Quality and Style

Please bear that in mind. The
 substance of this is, that you
 can always depend on gar
 ments that come from Burgers,
 and, too, you will find that smart dressers always give us the preference. There is al- ways satisfaction to the wearer beyond the measure. of dollars and cents.
 Just received a new line of winter suits to add to our al- ready wonderful assortment. The very newest of new and exclusive models may be found in the favored materials of sllvertone, velour, tYicotine, duvetyne and kitten-ear broad cloth. Various trimmings used to bring out the desired effec- tiveness, consist of deep fur col lars and cuffs in Hudson seal. beaver, nutria and other good quality furs that will combine well with texture and colorinp of material; bone and covered buttons, also heavy fringes are used. All wanted colors are represented, including beauti- ful shades of taupe, browns, terra cotta. Prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

Sawansea. England, harbor trustees lave given all their dock employees seven days notice, after which employment will be from day to day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
$39.5O $49.5O $59.5O $69.5O

Just received by express today new assortment of plush and Yukon Seal stoes, in black and brown They come fancy figured Ade de.isns 1 ss'Fs Fges ss'A' 995 Coatees in Salts plush and Yukon seal in both black and ter outfit and at the same time will give comfort and
 service M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
MISS CAROLINE The of

to. It has ringed our cansonments with grdle of simple and open-hearted hos pitahty To the enlisted man in camp 1t says:
 The community around this canton ment is your town It wants to know you if you want. to know it. We're here to see that you get together. Make your. self at home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

share the pleasures afforded by the war camp community service. A group of 2B soldiers from Syracuse en route to camp visited the Red Circle building last week Among the other visitors noted were MT. Fitch of Camp Gordon, chairman of the psychology board to be established at Camp Mcclellan; Mir. Fred Sattler of Milwaukee, a prominent Y. M. c. A sec retary, and Mrs. E. P. Walsh of Chatta- nooga.
 An offering from the Children of the Confederacy of Talladega brought forth much appreciation from tlge patients at the base hospital during the past week A wonderful supply of fruit, jam, jelly and grape juice collected by the patri- otic children was sent by Mrs A. c. Weldon to Mrs. Joseph E. Aderhold, who distributed it. large portion being do- mated to ward 29, the special charge of the United Daughters of the con eracy. A
 Peek,s Hill and Dukes Station, two auxiliaries of the Anniston Red Cross, have rendered invaluable aid in meeting the emergency calls of the month and in completing the October allotment Mrs. Miers is chairman of the Peek's Hill Red Cross chapter and Mrs. Duke of the Dukes Station chapter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

The word "and" occurs ,46,527 times in Holy scriptures-1o,9 ,9S4 times in the Old Testament and S5.54s times in the New Testament.
 The first club of American working girls was formed 35 years ago in New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

is why the Tanks go into battle wit zest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

FlOunCingS and Silk Net Gold and silver lace founcn2 good assortment of beau
 ul designs, ha1e galoons and Landings match. This lace very popular for dinner dancing rocks. Comes in widths ranging from IS to ? inches Val
 to 250 per yard Monday and Tuesday 195 Silk net all shadessuitable for evening wear P inch width
 Values 75 to 225 per yard Price for Monday only 139
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
BURGERS BUY RUGS ON CLUB PLAN
Ten Specials in Cotton Goods for
 TOmOrrOW'S Selling

These include all wanted materials and have put special prices them partly becase of the recent epidemic which for the past two weeks has considerably curtaed wash goods business and have had large stock are desrous or reducing 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

Dress ginghams, a large line to select from. first class quality .3o value. 20 Special price ~ Anderson and Renfrew ging- hams, .59 quality. % Special price Monday .OC Zephyr ginghams, 8 new and beautiful line of patterns to select from. .75 values. AN Special price Monday fJ Cheviots, suitable for work shirts, heavy quality, in blue only. ;32inch width. % Special price Monday LO Mercerized poplins, new fall colorings, less than whole sale price, 36-inch width. Special price C0 Monday .OJ Sea Island sheeting, heavy, strong and a fine weave, 20-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
Specials in Glove Dept

Ladies Meyers" and ''Baclno' washable cane gloves
 strap gauntlet style, embroidered backs come in gray tan ana Khaki, per pslr 400 Ladies Meyers r. K gloves heavily embroidered bacs come m black and white Special price 25O Misses washable cape gloves in Newport a grey and t
 per pair oOo We carry complete line of men gloves in all stves aod welghts o1 kld Frees range frcm 2.25 to 325
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

ward limit per customer, 40-inch width, C0 Special price .A0 Flannelette, two hundred pieces in beautiful designs suitable for dressing gowns, kimonos and infants wear, .30 value. Special CO price .@o Outing, best quality, comes in checks, stripes, plaids and solid colors. .29 value. T0 Monday special .AS Cotton suitings, ill sheppard checks and plaids, 36 and 40- inch widths, to 50 values. Sl eclal price CO Monday 'AV Japanese batli roDing, beau titul designs, .69 values. Special 10 price .10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

The newest and smartest footwear in town. Women's shoes by master shoe makers-George w Baker and also. Slater. Names that link up perfectly with the Porter policy of high quality
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

and you a quiet little u of a girl
away off here in the country. Why,
you two haven't got any more in COM
mon than a weasel and a settin' hen.
He'll marry some rich girl of his own
kind no matter what he says, and he
needn't be maxim eyes at you. Vio-
lets indeed! Is there any card or let
ter or anything"
mo, auntie !" Luella's lips trembled
guiltily as she said it, for when she
had buried her face in the flowers, she
had noticed a little white card down
among the leaves. But her aunt's
words hurt f~earfully and she was
afraid she couldn't stand any more.
"Ill put them in water on the sit
ting-room table," said Luella, filling a
bowl and going into the other room.
She slipped out the card and read.
Dear little girl, l love you. Bob"
Her heart hammering SO she was
afraid her aunt would hear 1t, and
her face afiame with suppressed ex-
element, she went back and made an
attempt to eat her supper.
But as the evening wore on, her
aunt's words got in their effect. "He1l
marry some rich girl of his own class"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
BY GARRETT SMITH.

7 HlLE man plays or prays the
NAj worlds business will be in
wv terfered with on PSI days
during 1918. In other
words, there will be only 81 days in
this coming year that are not Sun,
days or special holidays in one or
more important commercial regions
of the earth. Nor is this an unusual
condition created by the war. We
are accustomed to jump remarkable
conditions into the category of war
evils these days. On the contrary,
some of the fighting nations have for
the time being stripped their decks of
minor and unusually superfiuous holt
days.
Ever since man was condemned to
earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow he has been putting In a lot of
spare time trumping up methods of
beating the game. Next to working
into the boss's job the invention of the
holiday has been one of his ablest
little achievements in this line. Like
wise ever since bosses and holidays
evolved, along about history's sun
rise, the former have been curslng
the latter as troublesome breaks in
the years work. By the Middle Ages
holidays had BECOME SO numerous
that they seriously interfered with
Industrial pursuits. A valuable re-
suit of the Reformation not generally
appreciated was the abolition OF a
large portion of these holidays.
But as time went on political
and religious milestones accumulated
again. Today, while the years over
load in any n country is by no
means as serious as in the Middle
Ages, the growth of International
finance has made the worlds aggre-
gate of closed days a serious factor
and an expensive one. Not until now,
however, has any attempt been made
10 compile an exhaustive list OF holt
days for the guidance Of bankers and
merchants. This task has just been
completed by the Guaranty Trust
Company Of New York city. The re-
suits nave been published in a book
let that should be a valuable addition
TO the reference library of every bank
in the country doing more tLaD a pure
iy total business.
Importance Of Bank Holidays.
Suppose a bank has a commercial
paper collectable In Picking or Athens
or Cape Town OIL January 8 It is
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

palms. He drew her toward it.
they a wait, dear. and I can't. Come
and sit down and tell me you care
enough to marry me, dearl When you
save anyone's life, you have to pay the
penalty by marrying him, you know"
aren't you just grateful?' she STAN
mered.
Perhaps !" he smiled.
And don't you think you ought to
marry a society girl?"
II don't know anything about So
ciety and don't want to. 1 want you,
that's ALL"
"Oh, BobI" cried Luella happily.
'Then 1t was a really truly valentine"
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per S~yndicate.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

she said again,
standing on her
tiptoes to get a
better view.
She touched it
cautiously lest it
v a S h. "It's q
mistake. I know.
No one In the
world would send
me something like
that" She thought
of all the people
she k n e W and
made a rapid re-
t~rospection of the
n e s~tationer's
shop in town and
its possibilities in
the way of senti-
ALAI -HAAinn
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
DISTRIBUTING Depot Opened.

The Atlantic division has established
at 1882 Washington street, Hobo
ken, a distributing depot for Quitting
the soldiers embarking for service
abroad. This depot will be under the
direction of Mrs. A. G. Olney.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

There was no one she could think
of who would send her anything, and
nothing that she could remember that
would come in a box like that. And
Mr.. Marks, she knew, had never seen
silver string. He used red and white
cord that looked like peppermint
candy and since paper was SO high
he had even charged extra for envel-
opes.
She laid back the lid of the letter
box and took the violet box tender
1y in both hands as she would have
lifted a sick baby. Yes, the lame
and address were hers. She had re-
ceived a valentine.
She laid her cheek against its damp
cold top, where the snowfakes were
already doing their best to obliterate
the address. "You darling" she whis-
pered. "You dear" Then she folded
it carefully under her shawl and
turned back to the house.
SWELL" said Miss Mathilda, looking
up from the stove where she was fry
ing eggs for their supper, twas he
here?"
Luella shut the door, still keeping
her treasure out of sight. "Yes," she
answered slowly. Then producing the
box, HE left this"
"Hmi Who's it fort"
"Me."
"Who from?"
ST don't know"
eff I catch any of these young STILES
hangin' round after you, I'll get rid
of them in short order"
"But, auntie, no n is hanging
round. And there's no harm in a val
entine, is thereT"
"It depends" said the older woman
grimly. "Open it."
Luella laid the box on the white
tablecloth beside her own plate and
united the cord with trembling fin
gers. Inside in a nest of damp tissue
paper nestled a gorgeous bunch of
double violets. With a little cry of
Joy she buried her face In the fragrant
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

~luctantly turning
her eyes aw a y
from the scene,
gave a little cry,
Bob I"
"Luella! 1t was
dear of you to
come Did you
get my motel"
"Yes-but II
= VIII you please
tell me where the
curtain goods is?
Aunt Matilda
sent me in to buy
some."
There wa s q
h~igf-backed bench
in a secluded cor
ner concealed nv
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
Memory's Day.

st. Valentines IS Memory's day
For some of us who hold
a bit of satin put away
Engraved IN furnished gold.
From n who giues his heart to
you
And vows forever to be true"
st. Valentines IS Memory's day.;
W. match the rising sun,
With lips that calmly strive to pray
Their Lord, "Thy wiU be DONE"
Love was so Sweet, so brief its state,
And 1t is hard, so hard, to wait.
ST. Valentines is Memory,s day,
Yet, like to that above,
Is blooming By an earthly way,
a long-remembered looe.
And tender are the eyes that shine
Tear-gemmed, above a valentine.
a9 ag28
G4@-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
Only 81 Days in 1918 in
Which the Worlds Bust
ness Is Not Interrupted
Somewhere by Holidays
and Sundays.
CURIOUS HOLIDAY FACTS.

4 There Is no national legal hoI- J
4 iday In the United States.
X Massachusetts does not OBJ
X serve New Years Day as a J
X legal holiday. J
\ Five Christian countries do J
X not observe Christmas as a Ie-
X gal holiday.
y New Years Day Is the only !
X holiday observed throughout the J
X world. !
X Eleven different dates are OBJ !
\ served as New Years Day In J
X different parts of the world.
4 International business will be
\ lnterfered with by holidays or !
X Sundays on 2s1 days in 1918, of
= these 261 days being holidays.
\ This leaves only "a days in !
y which universal banking busi- J
4 ness is possible.
\ November, with &c holidays J
X In different parts of the world, !
4 leads the months. !
4 March, with 10, has the few !
X est holidays. ]
y Brazil leads the nations of the
4 world with 81 holidays. !
X The United States comes next ,
X with 81. {,
X .
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

1t was true, OF
course. And the
card was only a
valentine and 1t
didn't mean any
thing. He was
probably sending
similar souvenirs
with like senti-
ments to all the
girls he knew.
SO she went to
bed and cried her
self to sleep with
the card tucked
under her pillow,
and dreamed that
Bob was flying out
of sight in a silver
o;rcb;n with u;olof
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

1000 MEN NEEDED
FOR MOTOR SERVICE BY
RED CROSS IN FRANCE.

+ More than 1000 motor truck
+ drivers, mechanicians and help
+ ers are needed Immediately by
j. the American Red Cross for
+ service In France. The duties
+ of these men will be to operate
+ and repair the Red Cross motor
+ trucks which transport supplies
+ to war hospitals. Men in this
+ service will receive pay and ex-
+ penses.
Il A recruiting office has been
\ opened at the headquarters of
+ the Atlantic Division under Mr..
+ J. Leo Shelley of the Red Cross
i Foreign Transportation Depart
+ ment Recruiting Service. Appli-
I. cants must be over thirty-one
+ years of age.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

wings and waving good-by to a crowd
of girls, all of whom, when she looked
more closely, had her own features.
She was wakened by the aunt call
ing, "Luella, oh, Lue1la. Do you think
you could be ready to make the eight
o'clock train? I've been thinking l
could get those new curtains made If
I had the stuff today. You could be
back by noon."
"An right, auntie, I'll go" Luella
began dressing rapidly. The touch of
the card had brought back everything
and she was glad of a chance to get
away.
She ate her breakfast and passed the
sitting-room without once glancing in
at the violets. Perhaps she was foolish
to feel so about q valentine sent in
fun, but they recalled her aunt's words
too keenly.
She went straight from the station
to the store and took the elevator to
the fourth floor where she was directed
for curtain goods. She walked through
a department of rich oriental rugs, the
colors of which glowed wonderfully in
the warm lights from skillfully placed
lamps. She felt as if she had rubbed
Aladdin's magical lamp and had sud
denly been transported to the Orient.
A man came forward to ask if he
could be of service and Luella, re-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

Jo was almost dark. There was
good reason for the lateness, Luella
knew, for it was Valentine day and
more than likely the dozens of pink
and blue sentiments he left along his
route had caused the delay.
Her own heart was beating hard, not
SO much with the delicious joy of an
ticipation-for she hardly expected a
valentine from anybody-as with ex-
element. What if, after all, somebody
had thought of her!
AS she drew near to the box she
stopped for an instant. What If 1t was
empty? Oh, well, she was used to not
getting things, and life wouldn't be any
different than before. She went on
down to the box, lifted the lid and
peeked in.
"Oh!" Luella's gray eyes widened
with wonder. For there in the box lay
another, cubical in shape, violet in
color and tied with silver cord. "Ohi"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

after he got hurt in his automobile
and we nursed him back to life
for him to write a couple of times.
But / answered both letters and
told him a IS much as to mind hts
own business. That should have been
On end to it. I know this sinful old
world and when I was told to take
care Of you, I promised to do 1t and
Z have. The ideal He must be away
I'D on the top of society In New York
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

mass. "On, Aunt
Matilda, e MT
they beautiful? Z"
"I p S e
they're from that
young fellow In
New York." ex-
aiming the wrap
per for the post
mark. Eyes, /
thought so-New
York |"
Luella started
and her face went
crimson.
HE neen't keep
up that gratitude
business forever |"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

HILE man plays or prays the
VAI worlds business will be in
Wv terfered with on 2Sl days
durinp 1u12 In atho,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

T UELLA tramped down to the
Il mail box through snow that
GNA had drifted as high as her
CSQ knees. The postman was late.
NM This was her third trip and 1t
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

rRInAv- FEBRUARY 8. 1918
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10
HOW aROJTT THAT OLD DECK OF
CARDS OR BOX OF DOMINOS.

Between drills, diggin' practice
trenches, bayonetting imaginary Ger
mans and generally learning the art
of being a full-fledged soldier, there's
time for a little amusement IN the
training camps of the South.
And, at Red Cross huts soldiers
are looking for little amusement.
In the big camps in Louisiana, Mis-
sippi and Alabama, which states
comprise the Gulf Division Of the
American Red Cross, there's a great
demand for cards, dominoes and
other games.
"Look around your house, please,
and see if you haven't an extra set
of cards or an old domino set you
can send along" is the message OF
Harry T. Howard, director of the
Bureau of Military Relief.
His appeal is to every home IN
this section of the South. Send inn
mediately your gloon chaser" con-
playing cards or dominos
to Mr.. Howard. He'll see that
they're sent right away to the camps.
Addres sthe packages: Harry T.
Howard. Director Bureau Of Military
Relief. Gulf Division, Red Cross, 225
Postodlce Building. New Orleans, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10
BOYS TO LEAVE
FOR CAMPS
AUG. Is

The following white men leave for
Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, La, August Is, via Y. &
NJ. V. Ry.:
Harry S. Salzer, Abita Springs.
Armand B. LeBourgeois, Uneedus.
Leroy Carson Miles, Slidell.
Owen E. Scanlon, Slidell.
James v. Jones, Covington.
The following white men go to
Tulane University. New Orleans, on
August Is, via Y. & NJ. v. Ry.:
Zachariah Sharp, Jr., Vaudeville.
Lester Bourgeois, Vaudeville.
John E. Brewster, Covington.
Bernard P. Fontan, Covington.
George p. Glockner, Vaudeville.
Gordon NJ. Smith, Vaudeville.
The following white men go to
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au-
burn, Ala, August Is, via N. o. G.
N. Ry., at 2:55 p. M:
G. E. Stringfellow, Mobile, Ala.
Truman Smith, Vaudeville.
George w. Lasseigne, Covington.
Sam ]. Caserta, Covington.
The following men have been dis
charged from Camp Hancock, Ca, ac-
count of physical disability:
Albert Bertant, Slidell.
Titus Smith, Violin.
Arthur Bowman, Violin.
Rusaw Jenkins, Covington.
William Martin, Covington.
George Schiller, Ramsay.
Felix J. Leblanc, Slidell.
Salvador J. Toomer, Vaudeville.