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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The occasional use OF Roman Eye Baisam
~ night will prevent and relieve tired
eyes. watery eyes, and eye strain. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
The Frank Butler.

Z William III. Croker Of San Francis
co, who recently rebuilt war-wrecked
French village at his own expense,
tells. apropos of the wine shortage, an
amusing story.
IA friend Of mine"-so Mr.. Crock
er's story runs-''is remarkable for the
bad wines he keeps. My friend, enter
taining some rather important guests,
one evening, turned to his new butler
and said:
"'Higgs, is this the best claret?
"'No, SIR said Higgs sOlemnly, 1t
amt; but it's the best you've got.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The man who sees nothing In life
but tolling and existing has reached
the brain force of the chipmunk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

Two editors fought duel in Spain.
Both were roundly applauded by the
public.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Its Particular StvIe.

Its Particular Style.
"What kind Of coach did you get
for your examinations?"
"An-o college hack"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

To Cure . Cold In One Day
Fake LAXATIVE BROAO Quinine Tablets. II stops
the Cough and Headache and works Oh the Cold.
y. W. GROVES Bianature on each box 80c.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Afraid Of Churches.

"You seldom 60 to church"
mo. was married In one" DE
troit Free Press.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

Worth While Quotation.
"A laugh Ia just like sunshine-it
brightens all the day."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

When. some people are praying for
sunshine and others for rain nothing
much happens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

A smile Is spiritual sunlight-but II
has some rough clouds to chase Off of
some mighty rough faces.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

When fox occupies the judges
bench the goose on trial has no earthly
show.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Good Reason.

Good Reason.
"T've cut out smoking lately"
How'd that happenT
"GOing with different crowd now
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

Paradoxical Success.
"Has he succeeded In buslnessr'
II should say SO! He has failed
three times"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

Selmer.--Sheriff A. H. Jopling 70
ports the incarceration Of two in the
McNairy county jail. the first since
November IA, 1917. The inmates are
negroes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

Gallatfn. The Naive-Spillers COM
pany will hold their fourth annual
poultry show for Sumner county Sat
urday, March 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
LABOR IS SCARCE
Lumber Conditions at Meridian Prac-
 tically Unchanged

Conditions in the Meridian market are practically unchanged from those which have prevailed for the last two or three weeks, says the American Lumberman The railroad embargoes are still in effect and weather con citions continue bad. As usual at this time of the year there has been quite d number of northern wholesalers vis- iting in and about Meridian, and it is understood from a number of them that they are having considerable trou- ble in getting the mills and dealers to take on orders for lumber other than for government use.
 The volume of inquiries for commer- cial lumber continues heavy. but the dealers are demanding not less than September 10, 1912. basis price list for 20-foot and shorter dimension, and prices on 22-foot and longer joists in proportion.
 While labor at the mills and con- centration yards has been steadily growing scarce, until the last week or two the operators have been man aging to get along without very se- rious inconveniences. but now report that the outputs are considerably cur tailed by the shortage of labor and it is generally thought that the next draft will make this situation much mcre serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Dredging at GuIfpart

Gufport, Miss, February 17.-(Spe- cial.)-The Gulfport Shipbuilding com pany has made arrangements with the Jahncke people of New Orleans to dredge the basin front of it's ship ways, where two large four-masted schooners and one barge are under construction.
 The dredge arrived yesterday and will commence dredging at once. the purpose being to get sufficient depth of water from the ways to deep water in the basin so as to insure the safe launching of the vessels and floating them to deep water.
 Snipbuilding at Gulfport has become quite an industry and is employing con- siderable labor. The dredging to be done by the Gulfport 'Shipbuilding company will make Gulfport an ideal shipbuilt- ing place, in that superior railroadd fa- cilities assure both prompt hauling of pletion of the present vessels under way will doubtless be followed by others.
 A bill that is designed to encourage the ship and boat building industry in Mississippi, as well as the development of water transportation on inland streams and on the coast, was intro duced in the state senate yesterday by Senator Johnson of Jackson county.
 The bill provides that all water craft built or registered in Mississippi shall he exempt from taxation for a period cr five years. This win embrace steam ships. schooners and other ocean-go,ng vessels as well as steamboats. tugs and barge. The bill applies to any vessel that is engaged in either freight or pas- Aenger traffic or both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Florida Mills Have
 Done Most Creditably

Shipments of shipbuilding material in both cypress and yellow pine are improving so rapidly at Jacksonville, Fla. says the American Lumberman, that the continued stringency of thls material at shipyards is now very much relieved. Officials of the emer- gency fleet corporation expressed themselves as being very much grati- fled at the improvement shown in the shipment of this class of lumber. The trouble, 1t has been ascertained. was not one of manufacture. but strictly of transportation. Assistant Purchas- ing Agent Heiser of the shipping board came to Jacksonville this week to look the situation over and speed up production as much as possible. He reported that the mills have done their bit most credibly in getting out the lumber that the railroads. due to con gestion, have failed to move the lum- Der. This, however, has been remedied to a very marked extent during the last few days and the prediction IS made that ship stock will move in few days into the shipyards in the ex- act proportion that is requirSd
 The governments shipbuilding pro- Rramme ndS Decu SICdtiy AiohiPSASS by the inadequate transportation sup piled by the railroads. which them selves have not been to blame. The one crying need of the shipyards has been for heavy keel timbers. Yet the mtll- men, and even farmers who have patches of timber or. their lands, have been doing their utmost to get out this class of stock. The manufacturers to a man have been working hard to supply flitches and some mills are now supplying a car each daily. At these mills the shipping board maintains a regular inspector. Small operators and farmers are hewing flitches and drag ging them to the railroad in such quantities that there is an abundant supply piled up at the several ship ping points. The government is taking cypress and pine flitches without dis erection. while such items as aprons, forward and afterdead-wood. pointers and riders, framing. etc. in cypress arc left to the discretion of the gov ernment's inspectors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Coal Situation Easier
 and Danger is Passed

The Black Diamond. in its issue of last Saturday, said:
 Reports from all coal markets this week indicate that the general situa- tion has been relieved greatly and that the immediate danger is past. This does net mean that the coal situation IS easy or even that the danger is re- moved. It means merely that the situ ation is not so acute as it was a week ago.
 The situation is about as follows: Assuming production for the nation or l'SoO,oQO tons of coal per day, the consumption was larger than that by i at least 225,000 tons. Recently con. sumption has been going along at the same normal rate, but production had 1ailen below that normal rate and, therefore, the nation was eating so heavily into it's stock piles that those were approaching complete exhaustion. The people saw, therefore, the van ishing of their coal reserve and the heavy demands for coal and looked With panic into the near future when the need would continue and the sup ply would be exhausted. It was this fear Of what was likely to happen rather than the presence of danger which gave the fuel situation such an ugly aspect
 The basic change which has come about in the last week has not been very great, but it has been enough to relieve this tension. That is consump- tion by the householders has fallen perhaps as much as one-third At the same time the production has increased and coal which had been produced and was standing on railroad rails, is being moved to market With fresh coal coming and with consumption a trifle easier. the people see that the reserve supply of coal plus the daily shipments will last them through until the time when they can expect relief from decided change in weather. This is what has caused the decided change
 in sentiment
 It Is really an explanation of the easier tone to the market everywhere. Naturally the danger is not removed. Things which caused that danger are still here. as for example the general incapacity of the railroads the very decided shortage of motive power and the bad congestion of the terminals. This danger cannot be removed until the railroads have been supplied with more engines and that Is not possible until the engine building capacity has in some way been decidedly increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
To Prevent Insects
 From Injuring Wood

washington, February 17.-(Special
 Pracucally all wood before being put 10 use is either seasoned in the air or dried in kiln declares H. s. Retts or the United States forest service .eTbe main objects of seasoning are to in- crease the durability of the wood in ser- vice, to prevent 1t from shrinking and checking, to increase it's strength and st1nness, to prevent it's from staining and to increase it's weight The sooner wood IS seasoned after being cut the less is the chance that it will be injured by the insects, which attack unseasoned wood. or decay before the time comes 70 use 1t. Wood that is to be treated With preservatiyes needs in nearly all cases to be seasoned as much as wood mat IS to be used in the natural state.
 Wood has complicated structure The walls of the cells of which it is made up shrink and harden when mois- ture IS removed from them, and unless timber that is to be air seasoned is piled in the right way. or conditions in the dry kiln are maintained in accordance with certain we'll defined physical laws, the material is likely to warp or check on In some way to be damaged seri- ously."
 MT. Betts has made long study of the many problems involved in the sea soning or timber and his conclusions are summarized in bulletin No. 552 of the United States department of agriculture The Seasoning of Wood which gives practical details made plain by illustra- tions of the best methods of season. ing lumber, crossties, poles, and other lumber. and also describes the various types of kilns which have given best results Tn the artificial drying of wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Creamery Profits Large

Hattesburg. Miss, February 1e.-(Spe- cial)-The Hattiesburg Creamery and Produce company enjoys the distinction of being the only concern of its kind In Mississippi to "cut a melon" at the end of the first year of operation.
 In the course of remarks before a meeting of the board of directors re- gently, H. F. McWilliams stated that the creamery was now paying mere than $5000 month to farmers in the vicinity of Hattiesburg
 l.. s. Edwards. a dairy manufacturing specialist of the United States govern. ment. cooperating with the forces of the Mississippi Agricultural and Me- chanical college, also made an address in which he gave some interesting stat istics. showing the rapid growth of the dairy industry. developed because of the establishment of creameries. Five years ago, he said, there was but one creamery in the state. Today there are 20. He said that five years ago butter made at creameries totalled sl7.00O in value, while in 1917 1t would exceed B. 000.eoA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Construction Prospects

That the increased cost of building materials has interfered to some ex- ten with construction operations has been evident, says the Industrial In- dex. but the conditions have not de- creased the volume of building as greatly. by far. as might have been ex- pected.
 The conditions are such as to war rant the expectancy of much larger amount of building before the year Is much older. When building operations are delayed long or to any great ex- tent, the demand for buildings in many instances becomes so insistent that the construction makes up for lost time, as 1t were, and more. That condition is rapidly approaching in cities and sections of the southeast. Of course, the demand for buildings, and especi- ally for residences, already has become acute in cities in which extensive in- dustrial plants have been located rek gently. But in addition to this. thel are indications of the coming of d mand for moro buildings in cities anJ sections which have no new .manufacl turing plants, with the conseqent grea influx of new men with their familiea More and more resideiites of type, fol instance. are being erected in country/ sections as a result very largely o1 the increased prosperity. of the farms.I In correspondence to the Industrial In-I dex from valdosta. Ga. this week a] building material dealer of that city is quoted as saying that q very aub- stantiAi percentage of hfs orAor6 now h from the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Planning to Operate
 Yards Day and Night

New Orleans, February 17.-(Special.) It was announced at the New Orleans offices of the emergency fleet corpora tion that every shipyard along the south Atlantic and gulf coasts is now supplied with all timbers needed to permit of full operations. Many yards are piling up reserve materials. Maximum speed is being rapidly attained in pushing to completion the first 200 hulls for Uncle Sans wooden fleet, it was said, Some of these hulls will go into the water next month.
 A number of shipyards are planning to operate day and night, as soon as necessary labor is available. Three eight-hour shifts will be maintained.
 ''The situation is very encouraging" '" said H. D. Fote. assistant director of the lumber department of the fleet cor poration. Yards are rapidly hitting their stride.
 "In spite of great difficulties they have and are still encountering in get ting out the big sizes, southern pine mills are producing ship timbers in m creasing volume. No complaints about shortage of materials are now being received from shipyards We think the work will now proceed rapidly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Lumber Requirements
 for Government Heavy

New Orleans, February l7.-(Special) Lumber requirements of the government for national defense will be heavy during 1918. 1t Is forecast in a report of the southern pine emergency bureau, and distributed in printed form to manufac- turers
 We are advised by our Washington of flee that there is a large amount of prospective business in sight which will be brought forward as the plans of the government progress says the bureau Both the Secretary of War and the Sec retary of the Navy will in the future refer their lumber requirements to the lumber director of the council of na- tional defense for his recommendation as to purchase"
 The report, which will be presented to the annual convention of the Southern Pi.-e association in this city February 19 and 20. shows that the bureau had placed lumber orders for the government to- talling nearly 750.000.000 feet to December S1. 1917.
 Eight thousand, nine hundred and twenty-one cars of ship timbers to- talling 14S.320,546 feet. had been shipped to December 29. 1917, on orders placed by the bureau. it is announced. Total ship schedules which the bureau is to furnish aggregate 239. or 366006 .990 feet. leaving a balance due on that date of ar. 7.6s6.4 A feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Memphis Market Firm

4 Memphis special to the American Lumberman says: The hardwood mar ket here continues quite firm. partly because of the excellent demand and partly because of the notable scarcity of stock resulting from the decided curtailment Of manufacture during the last few weeks. Demand is the last thing the average iumberman has to worry about, but finding means or producing lumber under present con- ditions and then finding facilities for shipping this lumber--these are the real problems now. The weather IS moderating somewhat but flood con- ditions are now seriously feared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
Trolley Hoist for Handling Coal

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 In small boiler plants where coal has to be transferred from an outside bin to the furnace doors. small electric, cord operated trolley hoist solves the prob lem economically in almost every case. The hoist is filled by hand but is self dumping and self-righting. It has g carrying capacity, of a half-ton of coal.
 The overhead trolley on which the hoist Is suspended is carried clear into the boiler room so that one man, with sim ply the labor of filling the bucket, can keep a battery of boilers supplied with coal all day long. The bucket can be raised or lowered at will while it is trav- cling to and fro between the coal pile and the boilers by simply pulling on the operating cord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18

The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which recently prepared a col ored map of the United States show ing the location of the various army sue of more than 10000 has been ex- hausted and that 1t is reprinting the map iA order to meet the continued de- mand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18

Jacob Jones. aged S5. said to have
 been the oldest station agent in the United States. died recently at Surcar- noochee. Miss, where he has been since the town was established by the Mobile and Ohio road before the civil war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18

So much better Is the French lan- guage than the English for long distance telephoning that expert operators have transmitted messages from Paris to Lon- don at a rate of l9o words minute.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
STRUCK BY STREET CAR;
COIN DIES OF INJURIES

Koanokc.-Sa Oct. 4.~~Harry Cohn,
Roanoke, clothier. who was struck
by street car Tuesday morning
while crossing jefferson street died
yesterday at / o'clock at local hos
pitai, where he had been placed on
the operating table for last hope
operation. lie never regainea con-
seriousness after being struck Tues
day morning.
MIR. Cohn was thirty seven years
old and unmarried, For a number
OF years he and his father. Louis
Cohn. had conducted the clothing
store al 16 jefferson street, under the
firm name of l. Cohn a. Son. He
was "a man of likeable disposition,
and had many friends in the city.
Beside the father. immediate sur
vivors include two brothers and four
sisters. The brothers are Lie Cohn.
OF the aviation corps, and Jacob Cohn.
OF the United States navy, Both are
stationed in this country. The sisters
are Mrs. Philip Levy. of Baltimore
Mrs. Kohen and Misses Bessie and
Hannah Cohn. Of this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
Fo. OVER HAMPTON ROADS
STSPENDS WATER TRAFFIC

Norfolk Ma. oct. A heavy fos
hung over this section. as we'll as over
Hampton Roads and Chesapeake bay.
for a considerable time early yester-
day morning, greatly endangering and
impeding ali water traffic. FROM
Willoughby Beach the sound Of the
heav. whistles ri incoming and out
going. ships indicated that they were
feeling their way to avoid eoliisicns
and in the Elizabeth river steamers
and small craft moved cautiously, me
ferry company fnNding IL necessary 10
Law up two of their stea mers~--the
New York on the Norfolk Portsm outh
line. and the Winthrop on the Nor
folk Berkeley route~~~as prudenliai
m easure, a single steamer--the Rock
away. on the Norfolk Portsm outh
line, and the Norfolk County on the
Norfolk fserktsy route--doIHg the best
possible, In view OF the danger of the
situation. To keep traffic open. many
people being beiated in getting 10
work hy the iieun in the early trafnc
on the river On the Norfolk side OF
the Elizabeth there was a great con
gestion OF vehicles, waiting to get &c
Portsmouth and Berkley. the line ex-
tending from the ferry gate TO Main
street Between and . o'clock the
conditions at the ferry were getting
normal again, SO far as the fog WAS
concerned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
CHURCHES, THEATRES AND
SCHOOLS ORDERED CLOSED

Norfolk. Va, Oct Am prepare
ton for any possible emergency
which may develop by reason OF the
epidemic OF Spanish influenza, Tine
health department Is today taking a
census of the available cots In the
city, whether in private homes and
hotels. 1t has been suggested thar
If the epidemic gets beyond control
that the school buildings be used az
influenza hospitals with the cots sup
piled by the hotels and individuals
and the other supplies furnished by
the Red Cross.
Already the Red Cross has agreed
te give all the help possible and II
may be, II the schools are used as
hospitals, that the Red Cross Will
send nurses end physicians to Norfolk
10 take care of he situation
Or. Schenck stated that he did not
anticipate the pressing of school
buildings into use as hospitals, but
was merely providing against al
emergencies
With the apex of the epidemic not
yet in sight and / ,o52 cases OF Span
ish influenza reported UP TO TINS
morning, DIR. =. S. Schenrk, health
commissioner, issued orders thiz
morning that no pubic gathering
would be allowed until further orders
were issued. This order intiudes the
theatres, which were oper lass night
and churches for Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
CITY COUNCIL CAN III
H|RSHBERe'S Pllt|[
May Select n Man for the Uncxplp
Term TO the November
Election.

BY accepting the position Of Co..
missioner of labor for the STATE, Joh0I
Hirschberg, chairman of the AAmtuS
istrative board OF Richmond, auto
matically reures from the latter pa
sition. T
He had not been officially informed
of his appointment when the board
adjourned yesterday to Monday moYn-
ing. His resignation was not, there.
fore, forthcoming. 1t is believed that
he will hand in his resignation for.
mally today.
Under the statutes. the city council
has the power to elect a man to NIL
the vacancy until the next electfon.
Council meets Monday night. 1t may
a that time name some one to I'LL
the unexpired term until the election
on the first Tuesday in November. Il
no one IS chosen at that election The
incumbent may hold over until the
expiration of the term on January !.
Council may not name any one To
fill the place. thereby saving to the
city that much in salary. The admin
istrative board goes out of existence
on January l.
City Attorney Pollard yesterday s&id
that council had the right to ali the
vacancy until the election, and that
the man who received the largest vota
al that election would be chosen for
the unexpired term of nearly two
months
The salary amounts to more than
$500 a month, and it is believed there
are several men in the city who might
be induced to take the job for two
months at that pay just for the az
perience if nothing else. II