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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

Pheasant Antlclpatiea.
~Tea' Or coffeer' demanded the bus
Ting waitress.
He smiled benignly. Don't tell me;
let me guess" he whispered STRAY
Stories.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

Twickenham, England, has five horse
butcheries, owing to the influx Of Bel
CLANS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

A girls idea Of masculine revenge is
when her best beau elopes with her
chaperon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27
N OTHERS
TO BE.
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published BY
Her Permission.

Mitchell, 1nd-"Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound helped me 30 much
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27
How she Oct Il.

mia Cashit has great deal Of
embonpoint don't you think -, 4rs:
Comeup1"
Yes; she always was great On them
fofrin fads."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

curing the time /
was lookingforward
20 the coming Of my
little one that l am
recommending it to
other expectant
mothers. Before
taking It, somedays
! suffered with neu.
ralgia 20 badly that
/ thought ! could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound / was en-.
trely relieved Of
neuralgia, ! had
gained In strength
and waa ahlA IN On
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

The house of a tidy woman and a
motion to adjourn are always In order.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

Even a clever girl IL wise will learn
to cook.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27
Musle,s charn.a.

Oh, muDic'o charms win serve. they say
Rude indignations to disperse:
But some musicians when they play
ContI1vo to make the matter worse.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-27

sHear you've given up your regular
practicer'
Eyes; I've been appointed onicial
surgeon Of the Auto club, and have
about az much as can attend t0."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
FOUR NEW CONCERNS |NCORP GRATED IN TENNESSEE CO. WORK
Papers Filed in Probate Court by the Companies Which Are to Conduct
 Operations

Formal incorporation of new compan- ies which are to carry on the develop men work now under way in Alabama by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Raii- road company was made in the probate court yesterday. The paid in capital stock of the four companies is S2Oo,VOo. which, of course, represents only a small part of the ultimate value and ex- pansion of these concerns.
 The new interpretations the officials and incorporators of which are identical in each, are the Fairfield Steel com pany, the Chickasaw Land company the Chickasaw shipbuilding company and the Chickasaw Utilities company.
 The officers Of the new concerns are George Gordon Crawford, president; II. c. Ryding, vice president; and l.. T. Beecher, secretary treasurer.
 The incorporators are l.. T. Beecher, F. B. Winslow, and Augustus Benners The incorporators and officials of the company constitute the board of direc- tors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
JOSEPH M. REYNOLDS
 DIES FROM INJURIES
Well Known Age-Herald Carrier, h. jured by Freight Train, Dies
 at Infirmary

Joseph NJ. Reynolds, 53 years of age, well-known Age-Herald carrier, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at local infirmary. from injuries received when he was struck by a freight train on the Seaboard January %. He is sur- vived by his widow, mother, Mrs. Mar garet E. Reynolds of Mulga; one son. J. M. Reynolds. Jr, in the navy; aud two daughters Miss Margaret and Miss Vivian Reynolds; three brothers, James II. Reynolds of Birmingham; T. ". Reynolds of New Orleans; Dan s. Rev. holds of Mulga.
 Funeral services this afternoon at 5 o'clock from Lige Loys chapel, with iEterment in Oak Hill cemeter
 The following are requested to act as rallbearers: F. l.. Vivian. w. c. Strick- land, H. B. Russell, I. NJ. Rankin, Dr.. l.. A. Crunlley and Albert l.. Reese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22

railroad at Mojave, Cal, distance of celebrated 20-mule team.
 The journey, hot, tedious, long. dusty and tortuous wound over the parched and drifting sands Of the desert and through the dry and rocky ravnes of the Funeral mountains. Twenty days were consumed in making the round trip and there was not single house or habitation on the entire route. One stretch of 60 miles was without water, consequently provisions and water for the trip were loaded on the wagons at the railroad and cached for the re- turn trip. Water, that precious fluin in the desert. was carried on the round trip in a steel tank containing 1900 gal Ions. The teams ran on schedule time and their arrival could be timed like that of the Twentieth Century Limited. They were just as sure but not quite so fast. A 20-mule team hauled 30 tons of borax. This capacity is considered remarkable when the modern railway car steel rails has only about 2O- ton capacity. The mule team tractors hauled their tremendous loads up and down the rocky canyons and steep grades of the Funeral mountains and over the burning sands of Death Valley Bill does in his perilous driving in crowded thoroughfares While here Tarantula Pete will speak from the wheel, telling many interesting things about transportation then and now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
Phil King Appointed to Office in Lauderdale

Montgomery, February 21.-tSpe- cial. )-Governor Henderson Thursday announced the appointment of Phil King of Florence as chairman of the board of equalization of Lauderdale county This completed the filling of the vacancies in the board caused by the retirement of the entire board when revaluations of Lauderdale prop erty was ordered by the state board The county board contended that It could not continue i'll office because 1t had promised there would be no fur ther raises.
 $. P. Rice, who was appointed as- sociate member by the Lauderdale board of revenue, and w. o. Edwards, named by the state board. could not agree on chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
lhe co5nrsainiing trades afss undersupplied

the consuming trades are undersupplied and the farmers compete for transporta- tion. Prices of the coarse grains have reached unheard-of levels, while the lim- ited transportation has diminished the
 farmers returns.
 ''The cost of grains for feeding live stock has so increased to the feeders of finished cattle that they face serious losses. The costs of the dairying in
 dustries have necessarily greatly in- creased
 LIVING OFF RESERVES A. Through the large consuming areas wo have been living off reserves through the period of scant supplies. These re- serves are in many sections approach Ning exhaustion.
 5. We have been unable to transport
 to seaboard the necessary foodstuffs for the allies. This was not due so much to the actual inability of the railways giv-
 ing priority to foodstuffs for allied ship
 ping as it has been to bringing products
 from the farms to the terminal markets
 where it can be aggregated prepared and
 purchased by the allies. CRITICAL SITUATION ''The economic ramifications of this
 whole delay in the movement of the na-
 tional harvest are almost countless and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
Montana Dry Bill Signed

Helena, Mont, February 2l.-Gov. s. V. Stewart today signed the national prohibition amendment measure rati- fled Tuesday by both houses of the Montana legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22

N uation is the accumulation of three months delay.
 CRITICAL PERIOD COMING
 "The next 60 days will be the most critical period in our food history. The simple fact is that the problem goes far deeper than supplies to the allies. During the last three months we nave fallen far behind in movement of foodstuffs from the farms to the con suming and storage centers. Up to February 1 less than 50 per cent or the normal ratio of corn has been moved, less than so per cent or the oats and less than 50 per cent ot the potatoes. From November 1 to Janu- ary 1 we were short in the usual movement of grains and grain prod ucts into the terminals alone by over 1ao,000 carloads, over 120.0oo,o0o bush els and this further aggregated by ssmila rshortage outside the terminals
 TOO MUCH SOFT CORN
 "Furthermore, this year we have the largest percentage of soft corn i'll many years and though we have record crop of corn, a considerable portion of the soft corn will be lost by spelling unless 1t can be moved in the next 60 days to the drying ter minals The least amount of grain that must be loaded for the next 50 days is s,0ooo0o bushels per day-and we have not yet attained that. Less than this will solve neither the allied nor our domestic situation.
 POTATOES FILING UP
 we had about 130,00O carloads of potatoes November I, which should have been moved from the principal producing centers and up to February we had moved about 2S,o00 carloads while we should have moved over 50,- 0cc in this period. The result is po- tatoes are piled up spelling in the producers hands and the consuming centers have only been supplied by virtue of the summer gardens and oth- CT stores carried over from last year. There is a great deal of live stock which has been ready for the market for sometime, but is still held in the farmers hands through inability to secure transportation. These cattle arc eating their heads off without increas- ing their meat value and are only adding to the costs of the farmer and consuming the grain.
 EFFECTS MANIFOLD
 "The effect of this delayed movement has been many fold:
 ''1. To jeopardize the safety of a great deal of the soft corn and perishables, such al potatoes. M
 ''2. The stricture in flow of distribu- ton has entirely disturbed the price con- ditions in the country by practically sus- pending the law of supply and demand. The margins between the farmer and the consumer in many commodities were never wider than they are today because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22

The Right of the Majority
 In urging National Prohibition by Constitutional Amendment it's advocates deny THE RIGHT OF THE MAJORITY TO RULE.
 The Constitution of the United States provides for two methods by which it may be amended. One is by the calling Conventions specialyelected dele gates to pass upon the proposed amendment-a truly popular method The other is to submit the amendment to the Legislatures of all the States
 The Prohibitionists HAVE NOT PROPOSED THAT THE POPULAR METHOD SHALL BE EMPLOYED. Their plan is to have the amendment adopted by the Legislatures of TFIIRTY-SIX out of FORTY-EIGHT STATES
 Under this proposed method of the National Pro- hibtion Amendment to the Federal Constitution the State of Nevada for instance with less than 100000 population would through it's Legislature be given as large voice as the TEN MILLION combined who chanced to live in the State of New York.
 It would be the negation of our boasted Democracy if more than 50 per cent of population living in twelve of the prosperous and thcky settled of the Union, COULD BE OVERRULED on this question BY LESS THAN 50 PER CENT because the latter happened to be scattered over greater number of sparsey settled states
 Once adopted and made part of the Constitution of the United States National Prohibition would be VIRTUALLY IRREVOCABLE However short it might fall of the results expected of ftwhatever other evils might arise because of it-however great its failure might be in National way, it has been in the State expermentsH wod De practically inposbe reooke it, EVEN THOUGH AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION DESIRED ITS REPEAL.
 Thirteen of the smallest o the Unon oHh popua- lion of less than 5oo00oO COULD THEN OVERRULE THE OTHER TFIIRTY-FIVE STATES WITH POPULATION OF o500OOoo
 COERCION is the keynote o Prohibition COERCION in PRIVATE HABITS and COERCION in PUBLIC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22

 they present the most critical of situa- tions, of which no solution exists, but a continued expansion of the efforts of the railway administration in the move ment of foodstuffs in every direction to the exclusion of much other commerce of the country. Considerable progress has been made in the last 10 days, but con tinued rises in the price of cereal com modities and the failure to secure suffi- cient surplus over immediate domestic consumption to feed the allies, are evil dence that there is still deficiency in food cars and that they need be still further increased.
 PUBLIC COOPERATION
 Comparisons of the movement from day to day during the last few days with movements of similar periods last year reflect the efforts being made by the railway directorate. We have, however, long accumulation to be got over with in the next GO days. The situation calls for every cooperation of the public through the quick loading of cars, load ing them to capacity, and discharging them quickly and in every way reducing the tax on the railways. Cooperation can be given by reduction in consumption of home and local stores to the exclu- sion so far as may be of transported articles If every interest co-operates we shall supply the allies and remedy the distribution of our abundant do- mestic supplies, for our farms are full of fcodstuffs.
 HURTING ALLIED SHIPMENTS NO effort is being spared to move al- lied food as fast as 1t can be accumu- lated in the interior and today the rail- road directorate is arranging special trains to carry meat and packing house products from Chicago to load the wait ing ships.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22

Borax Bill, Tarantula Pete and the are to parade here tomorrow Monday in Avondale, Tuesday in Ensley and Wy lam, after which the big western cut fit will proceed to Montgomery.
 Birmingham merchants interested in the coming of the 2O-mule team include Hill Grocery company, Madison Phar- macy, Smith-Taylor Grocery company, Greene Drug company, Buehler Brothers, Alabama Market, Yielding Brothers, Barber Drug store, Fowllles S Myatt G. c. Ellis, Avondale Sloss- Sheffield, Slack Pharmacy, Cole Drug company, and H. w. Wood in Ensley; V. V. Greg ory, Pratt City; Consolidated Mercantile company, Wylam; Republic Iron and Steel company store.
 BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
 The beautiful women of old Egyp, used borax to keep the skin lustrous. The mysteries of the ancient past nave not all been lost. Standards of excel lence have come down through the dark ages and substances of great value have come to light in modern days. It remained for the wonderful west to reproduce borax in quantity--the first large discovery being made in Nevada in 1872, and later in Death Valley, Cal from the mines in Death Valley to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-22
EASTERN PART OF COUNTRY FACING
 FAMINE OF FOODS
 STATES HOOVER

tContinued from Page One)
Evening star., 1918-01-12
FEDERAL USE OF C.. g O. CANAL
URGED BY D. C.. COMMISSIONER

Pointing out four big advantages he
operation of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, District Commissioner Gardiner
today expressed hope that Congress
will take early action in turning this
inland waterway over to the govern
ment for utilization as fuel carrier
during the war crisis.
Mr.. Gardiner has been looking into
the canal proposition since bills were
introduced in Congress authorizing the
President to take over the canal, and
he has arrived >at the conclusion that
1t is is an opportunity for advancing
the interests of the government and
the National Capital that should be
made the most of with the least possi-
BILE delay.
"If the government will assume con-
troll of this direct water route to Cum
berland and operate it during the
period of the war;" said the Commits
sioner today. I'VE will be assured of
getting a million tons of soft coal this
year, and the prospect of coal famine
next winter will be practically negli-
gible.
This, alone. should be a sufficient
consideration to justify full use of the
canal, but there are other advantages
that will be reaped. There will be as
sured an unfailing supply of coal for
the proposed government coal yard
here. and boats from Cumberland may
be sent direct to government points on
Evening star., 1918-01-12
WAVE OF THE WINTER
is PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT

Company and the Capital Traction
Company was demoraliZed by the
storm. Persons who were unable to get
automobile accommodations were forced
to remain in downtown store entrances
until after midnight in some cases be-
fore they could get transportation
home.
Today dawned with gray skies. The
sun came out at 10 o'clock. The skies
began to clear Weather officials said
1t would be fair tonight.
Wind Breaks Plate-Glass Windows.
The high wind during the storm early
this morning did considerable damage
to windows of stores in the shopping
district. At the store of Milton r. Ney,
801 Market space, a plate glass window
was blown out and goods blown from
the window and scattered about the
street.
A window Of A. Walford's sporting
goods store, 909 Pennsylvania avenue,
was blown out. Similar damage was
reported at the Saks store, 701 Market
space; National Cash Register Com
pany. 800 G street; Woolworth's, 9TH
and I streets: lunchroom at 5th and G
streets, and the tailoring establishment
of Samuel Lutsky, 315 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Police of the first and sixth precincts
visited the several places where the
windows were broken and guarded them
until owners or their representatives
reached them.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
MEXICAN MISSION
.LEAVESFOR JAPAN
Alleged Purpose Is to Nego-
tiate Treaty and Buy Arms
= and Ammunition.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A PACIFIC PORT, January IA
Japanese ship carrying mission sent
by President Carranza Of Mexico to
Japan for the alleged purpose of ne
gotiating a treaty between the two
countries, and also for arranging for
the purchase by Mexico from Japan Of
arms and ammunition for the Mexican
army, has arrived in port here, accord
ing to a local paper;
The Mexican mission, according to the
newspaper. is headed by Juan T Burns,
said to have been former Mexican con-
sui general at New York, where he was
indicted, it was said, for his alleged
connection with passport frauds and
liberated on $4,000 bonds.
Burns was quoted as having said:
''Yes, it is true we constitute mission
of Mexico to Japan. Call it a secret
mission If you like. You have undoubt-
edly been informed that we are going
buy munitions But refuse to discuss
the matter further, as my explanation
of the nature of the mission will surely
be misconstrued and misunderstood by
the United States"
Among the members of the party COM
prising the mission, it was reported,
were Gen. Boucher, chief Of staff of the
Mexican army under President Diaz,
later head of the Chapultepec Military
Academy. and now military adviser to
Carranza; NJ. Frago. secretary of the
Mexican embassy to Japan, and Mexican
Consul General Blanco at Toxic, Japan,
in addition to four minor officials.
Immediately after the ship carrying
the mission arrived in port, according
to the newspaper, the party was visited
by Consul General Ramon De Negri of
Mexico. with members of his staff. Dis
patches from Mexico City. it was re-
ported, were given to the mission by
Consul General De Negri. Later, it was
said, all the members of the mission
with the exception of Burns, accom-
panied Mr.. De Negri ashore.
The vessel arrived from Mexican
port, it is stated.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
VACANT ROOM SIGNS
FOR DISTRICT HOMES
1..J
Realty Men Propose Display
ing of Notices Similar to-
4t--
Food Administration. -.

Houses In the District where thers
signs displayed in the windows similar
to those Of the federal food adminiss
tration IL plans of the Real Estate
Brokers Association are carried out.
At recent meeting of the association
Herbert T. Shannon. vice president, and
A. S. Gardiner. treasurer, were named
committee to appear before the Dis
trict Council of Defense and offer cer-
tain suggestions in connection with the
housing problems now confronting Diss
trict officials.
This committee recommended that
signs inscribed Vacant room. District
Council of Defense" be displayed in q
window of a house where there Is a.
vactant room. 1t was declared that this
would attract persons seeking living
quarters ''''s,
This suggestion is now being con-.
sdered BY the council. This COMMITTEES
further notified William H Baldwin,.
chairman of the council that the real
estate brokers stood ready to take the
question of people of the District OPEN.
ing their homes to the many goverrf9
ment employees into the theaters and
other places of amusement. 1t is pro-
posed that at each performance in the
theaters member of the real estate
association deliver brief address urg-
ing householders to rent out their va
cant rooms. The matter will also be
presented to the various civic associa.
tions throughout the District.
Mr.. Baldwin informed this committee
that when the room-renting Office OF.
the council is equipped at 1921 New
York avenue. IL he found 1t necessary
he would call upon the Real Estate
Brokers Association to aid in this,
work -
Evening star., 1918-01-12

the Potomac river, including District
institutions at Occoquan. Va; the gov
ernment proving grounds at Indian
Head; Forts Hunt and Washington and
Quantico.
Cites Another Advantage.
"In addition to these advantages
there is still another. The canal extends
1S4 miles to Cumberland and passes
through territory from which Wash
ington might draw extensive food sup
plies. including potatoes, fruits and
grains, that now seek other outlets be-
cause of Inadequate and uncertain
canal boat transportation.
IT am informed that as many as S02
boats were operated over the canal
shortly after the civil war, but that
only eighty-two boats were in use this
past season. These barges brought
down to Washington last year 100000
tons of COAL,
"If the government cannot comman-
deer from other canals boats to operate
over the Cumberland waterway coal
route this season. it should. in my
struction of a fleet of not less than
300 boats to make possible the full
utilization of this important canal. The
expense would be small compared with
the benefits that the government at
large and the people of Washington
would derive.
"If this canal is made full use of there
will he no occasion next winter for an
investigation as to whether the fuel
administrator or the dealers are to
blame for a coal shortage. What the
people want Is coal, and coal will be
here if the government operates the
canal"
Evening star., 1918-01-12
NEWSPAPER MEN LUNCH
WITH SERBIAN MISSION
DR.. vesnitch Expresses Appreciation
Of Reception Accorded Visitors
in This Country.

DR.. Milenko Vesnftch and members of
the Serbian war mission were guests
at a luncheon at Rauscher's yesterday
given by Prof. Voyslav M. Yovanovitch
SO that newspaper men of Washington
might meet members of the mission.
There also were present Prof Sima
Lozentitch. Gen. Mihalio Rashlitch, Col
Michailo Hendovitch, Capt. Milan Yo-
vitchitch and vladislav Martimatz,
members of the mission: Alexander
lGeorgevitch and M. George Todorovitch,
secretaries of the Serbian legation: DR..
H. Hinkoyitch, member of the Jugo-
Slav committee. and Lieut.. Armstrong,
U. s. A, and Louis Nieman. Members
of the press included Frank b. Noyes.
day, Lynn Yeagle, Robert Gates, George
Edmunds. Leroy Vernon, E. C. Easton,
Gordon Gordon-Smith. Lawrence Hills,
Charles d. Warner, Albert w. Fox. Ed
ward l.. Conn. Milton Bronner and A. w.
Johnson.
In an address at the conclusion of the
luncheon DR.. Vesnitch thanked Prof
Yovanovitch for the opportunity to
meet newspaper men of Washington,
expressed appreciation of the reception
accorded acc the mission by officials in
Washington, and said that President
wilson had assured him of the SYM
pathy of the United States with Serbia
DR.. Vesnitch touched upon the Jugo-
SIav movement and described the in
|dlgnlt1es heaped upon the southern Slav
population under the Austrian yoke.
Mr.. Noyes replied to DIR. Vesnitch He
praised the fortitude and courage of the
Serbian people and of the army in its
long struggle against the central DOW
ers.
The war mission left last night for
New York. Later it will make a tour of
the west, returning to Washington in a
fortnight.