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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

aEnum. It is desirable to careful ly observe navigation conditions on the Warrior river before de- ciding upon the character of per manent equipment which should
 be able to insure the utmost econ
 omy in coal transportation on this river We have, therefore, not yet
 taken any definite steps upon the construction of new equipment, such as we consider essential for
 the Warrior river service, and by
 which we hope to materially re-
 duce the cost of coal transporta-
 ton This matter will have at-
 tention at the earliest possible mo- ment consistent with sound judg- ment as to the character of craft
 desirable.
 The statement continuing points tc the fact that available equipment fol the two rivers has been purchased much cheaper than the cost of con, struction: that the traffic manager i busily engaged in compiling tariffs and that the services of an Advisor, engineer hae vbeen secured in the con struction of terminals between St Louis and New Orleans. and conclude. with this prediction regarding the Mis- siSsippi:
 We do not expect that operation
 
 prove Q financial success, but we fee that the urgency of increased trans portation is such that we should mak, it carry as much Of the traffic offere, as is possible without prime regard t, the cost per ton mile. Only by mean of the new equipment, which we ar, planning. combined with capacious an, efficient terminals, together with ful patronage by shippers can we demon strate the real transportation efficien cy of the lower Mississippi river. bu with these facilities there is no doub that its great value will be in fun evi dence"
 MT. J. Sanders, federal manager, Nils sissippi- W arrior waterways, has jus returned from Birmingham, where h. addressed business men regarding tn Warrior project. He makes the state ment that transportation on the Missis sippi will be inaugurated today witt the departure of vessels from St. Louf to New Orleans. There will lereafte be weekly sailings from each. of tn two points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

can Library association and the Sal vation army. Several men and wom en of national note were in attend ance, and number of stirring speeches were made. Ex-United States senator IeRoy Percy of Mississippi presided and was one of the chief en- tertainers. Gypsy" Smith was an- other who added greatly to the en- thusiasm R. H. King of Atlanta told or work that had been done in other southern states and predicted that Mis- sisslppi would be found in the fore. front. J. M Clinton spoke for the Y. M. c. A; Miss Elizabeth Hughes Tor the women in the united drive: T S Settle for the war camp community service, pr. M. l.. Raniney for the American Library association, J. H Culkin for the Catholic war council Gabe Jacobson for the Jewish welfare board and G. B. Abrams for the Sal Vation Army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
SPIDER PREDICTS PEACE

Associate Justice l. H. Holden says ne does not take much stock in omens and signs, but big, black and red striped spider has spun a monster weh m his flower garden that has mad, him believe the war is going to end pefofe the close of another year across the center of the wep the spider wrote in plain white letters, "wal eias m March" As it did not end tast March, Judge Holden is satisfied the spider meant next March This IS no fairy tale, as it is vouched for pY Mrs Holden and by scores of their helsheors-else Judge Holden would never nave told about it for fear ot pelng laughed out of town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
GREAT WAR FUND MEETING

More than two thousand Of the fore most and best citizens of Mississippi assembled in Jackson Wednesday and Thursday for the purpose of stirring up enthusiasm over the next war fund drive. The interests represented were the Young Mems Christian association, the Young Woman's Christian associa- ton. the national Catholic war com Gil, the Jewish welfare board, the war camp community service, the Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
SHE WAS DYING
 OF PELLAGRA
Texas Woman Was on Deathbed and Doctor Said There
 Was No Hope.
TOOK BAUGHN
 TREATMENT
Soon Got Better--No Symptoms
 Have Returned

writes: Tn the spring of 1915 I was taken with Pallagra. My doctor said there was no hope. By then could not leave my bed any. l heard of Baughn's 8 Pella agra Treatment and sent for it. After two or three days 1 began to get better and continued to get better until been in my grave today if l had not got it, and no symptoms have returned" burn, skin peeling off, sore mouth. the lips. throat and tongue flaming red with much mucus and choking. fndiges- constipation. If you have Pellagre you can be cured by. Baughn's Pellagra Treatment. Get big free book on Pel- iagre. Address American ComDounling CO. box 2014. Jasper, Ala, rememberins money is refunded in any case where treatment fails to cure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
CONNECTS MAKE RAD Rpr.U

imo or the most desperate white con. vlcts Tn the Mississippi penitentiary
 made break for liberty on the Oakle, Iarm, Hinds county, one day this week
 lhe result is that George Mayors is at rest In the graveyard and Harry Les. ter IS in the hospital, painfully wounded m the thigh. While on their way from the held to the house Mayors jumped on w. H. Maulding, alias Fether a trusty convict guard, intending to take ms gun and escape with Lester. Walter McVey. another trusty guard, witnessed the attack, and raising his Winchester. shot Mayors through the heart and Les ter through the hip Nothing is known or Mayors except that he was sent TIT rom Vieksburg two years for grand lar ceny. He IS recorded as being a native or Illinois. but refused other informa ton about himself Lester is the man Who held Up an express train near Bay St. Louis two or three years ago anf Killed the messenger, for which he wa gwen life term. He escaped once be lore but was recaptured in Seattle and returned to the penitentiary last sum : mer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
STATE SELLS CONVICT CoTroN

me trustees of the Mississippi peni
 tentiary sold 962 bales of cotton tbi, week. produced on the Parchman con. Vlct farm in Sunflower county. for q aotai of Sl67,o43.12. Prices ranged from Sa.zo to 40 cents per pound, the average peing about B cents. Ten carloads of seed were also sold to six or eight dif
 aerent oil mills at s75 per ton, the price nNed py the government for Delta seed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
CREAMERIEs MAKING MONEY

S M Thomas, assistant commissioner or agriculture, has just returned from tour of inspection of creameries in east and northeast Mississippi and re- ports all of them flourishing in spite of the dry pastures and high cost of feedstuff for dairy cows. These cream cries are turning out from 600 to 150o pounds of the finest butter per day, and Tor all of which they find ready sale at around 6O cents per pound. The farmers in the vicinity of the cream erles are all prosperous. even the ne- groes riding around in automobiles.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
GOLD MINING AND
THE WAR PRICES

The world b threatened With .
gold scarcity and The reason thereof
10 pointed out By Herman Jennings
Of the United tsates bursau Of mines
He cites the following percentages
Of increase: Labor, 30: steel, from
40 to $50; manganese steel. $50:
explosives and machinery, IS: lum-
Der. 19S.
What has been the effect? A re-
duction in thegold product Of this
country from s1o1.os5.700 in 1915
to $ss.052.506 for last year. The
worlds production naturally has
been falling to q greater extent than
in a country that up to the colse Of
1917 was hardly touched by the
world war.
II It takes 50 per cent more or ev-
en- higher costs. to take out ton
Of gold ore than It did four years ago
and the miner finds that in addition
governmental taxes are very much
higher, he is liable to slow up in
production and leave the ore in the
mine. That. as a matter Of fact, is
what is being done In all the produc-
ing districts In the west.
The federal expert believes that
governmental action is required to
protect the nations gold supply. One
Of his suggestions seems reasonable
that all excess profit taxes on gold
mining hould be eliminated. H
maintains that should the obtain.
ment of new gold cease while draft
on the old coins are vastly increased
the whole storage battery Of GOLD
energy may 30 get out Of adjustmen,
as not to do useful work. and golt
would become demonetised and tn,
accumulated labor Of centuries pas
locked up in gold coins, become in
ert and valueless. Should all golt
mining stop or radically diminish
this would be the result"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM

There are great any people who
would be very much benefited by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets for
weak or disordered stomach. Are
you one of them? Mrs. NJ. r. Scarf,
Baldwinsville, N. Y, relates her ex-
perience In the use of these tablets.
II had a bad spell with my stomach
about six months ago, and was
troubled for two or three weeks with
gas and severe pains In the pit of my
stomach ouf druggis advised me to
take Chamberlain's Tablets. took
a bottle home and the first dose re.
lieved me wonderfully, and I kept on
taking them until was cured"
These tablets do not relieve pain but
after the pain has been relieved may
prevent its occurance. Adv
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
industries to be safely conducted at

industries to be safely conducted at
home.
Such demonstrations are most un.
fortunate, but continued threats Of
violence against peaceable citizens
breed feelings and fears which finai-
ly break all bounds and this seems
to have been the condition in west
ern states. as 1t was in the days OF
40 and the Vigilantes in California.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
OPPOSE PROPOSED
B A N KIN G L A w

The bankers Of the nation. are op-
posed 10 guaranteeing Of deposits Of
$1,000 and less by the government
as proposed by comptroller of cur
rency In . bill now before the U. 8.
senate. The National association OF
bankers haze gone on record in reso-
buttons opposing same. \
1t IL argued that It places all ma.
tional banks on an equality and dis.
counts good management. conserva.
tive business methods and gives q
reckless banking house managed ard
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18

controlled by speculative officers VIII,
are willing to assume great risks a
credit and standing to which II Is
not entitled. II the government un-
dertakes to insure a deposit what
matters In which bank he deposits?
1t is also somewhat Of a reflec-
ito nupon the system itself. The
government is supposed through cap
able bank examiners to examine in
to the condition and management OF
each national bank, and II a bank
is loaning money upon speculative
and unsound securities, the govern
ment should call halt, before It
becomes necessary for the govern
ment should call a halt, before It be-
comes necessary for the government
to guarantee the depositor.
What Is the crying need for this
, law? The idea seems to have come
largely out Of a clear sky as some
body's pet idea. Our banks were
F, never In better shape and have been
sending the most valuable service "a
the government In raising its wal
revenues.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
New Pencil, ne,Sse.

For persons using pencils almost
continuously clip has been invented
to hold one on the back Of the left
hand momentarily when the right hand
10 occupies; for other work.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
LIKE THE DAYS OF ,49

In the dark days Of 1917 when
the I. w. WIS were carrying on their
sabotage crusade against western III
dustries.
The destructionists were planning
to suspend entirely the production of
war materials from copper to lum-
Der in their fight on war industries
In Butte, Mont, the leader of the
movement to stop all metal produc-
ton was hung to trestle by un-
known persons and terrorists fled
the state.
Work in the big mines and smell
tiers was resumed. and the same was
true at the big mines and smelters
in Utah and Arizona, and the Occur
d'Alenes.
In Utah five hunred Salt Lake
business men strapped on revolvers
and drove the advocates Of sabotage
from the Garfield mining district.
In the Bisbee. Aris.. mining dis
trict 1855 I. w. VS. and sympathiz-
'ers who held street meetings and
spread disloyal sentiments were de-
ported.
After . reign Of terrorism extend
ing over three or four months. peace
was established and work was resum-
ed. largely due to the prompt action
!of Sheriff Wheeler.
The brave ofacer 10 serving his
country - captain Of . company In
France and wires the department rf
Justice that he assumes all respon.
sibility for the deportation OF the en-
,emies Of peaceful industry.
That is the spirit in q public Of
ficial that will win for our country.
whether It be on the battlefields Of
France or battling for the right Of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-18
housewives Fair Price List

The Food Administration Of Utah has ret the maxi.
mann prices On articles to Be purchased from STORES car
kying food articles. representative Of the Food Ad
igtraton met with the local merchants and the fol-
lowing prices agreed upon and violation Of this run
should Be Immediately reported to the Food Administers
lion.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
He Shook
Hands All
Around

"You see. fellows, it was this way.
Henderson was to tell the men in the
trench that we had returned and that
it was all right for them to turn loose
on the raiding party with their rife
and machine gun fire without us click
ing their fire. Leftenant Ncwall sure
was lad, not 'arf hs weren't.
"That next twenty minutes Of wait
ing was hell. Then from out OF the
blaeness, over toward our trench,
rang that old familiar ''Alt, who goes
there?' We hugged the ground. We
knew what was coming. Then q volley
from our trench, and four 'typewriters
(machine guns) turned loose. Bullets
cracked right over our heads. One hit
the ground about foot from me,
ricochetted, and went moaning and
signing over the German lines.
"Leftenant Newall sobhcd under his
breath:
"'God, we're in direct line OF our own
fire. The trench raiding party must
have circled u.s.
"Our boys in our trench sure we're
doing themselves proud. The bullets
we're cracking and biting the ground
all around US.
"1n between our trench and our party
curses rang out in German as the
Boches clicked tho fire from the Eng
lish trench. Star shells were shooting
into the air and dropping in No Mans
Land. 1t was q great but terrible
sight which met our eyes. Fritz's raid
Ing party was sure being wiped out
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
1t Was a Hot
Section of
the Line

open. No Mans Land was full of their
patrols and ours, and many fights took
place between them.
"Onc night wo would send over a
trench raiding party and the noXt
night over would come Fritz.
"Thcrc was q certain part Of our
trench named Death Alley, and the
company which held it was surc to
click it hard in casualties. In five
nights 'in' clicked for thrco recon-
noitring patrols.
v "Johu Frcncll-hc was a lance cor
poral then--was in charge Of our sec
tion. This WAS before went to ma
chine gunners' school and transferred
to this outfit. This French certainly
was an artist when it came to scouting
in No Mans Land. He knew every inch
Of the ground out in front, and was
like cat-he could see in the dark.
"On the night that ho won his
d. c. M. he had been out in front with
a patrol for two hours. and had Just
returned to the fire trench. A sentry
down on the right of Death Alley re-
ported a suspicious noise out in front,
and our captain gave orders for an
ether patrol to go out and investigate.
corporal Hawkins was next on the
list for the job, but, blime me, he sure
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Other Offerings For Monday

a Sale OF WOnen'S Goats at $1650.
- Second floor. Central Bldg
100 ailored Suits. Formerly much higher
priced. Now STATS. Second floor Rl2g
WomenS Cloth Skirts. Formerly Ss.95 to
si975; at $3.95 to $l2.75.
Sc. .ond ioor Bldg
Clearance or french Salon Hats at $5 and $40
Second floor, Bldg.
Womens Serge Dresses. Fine at SIS.
Second floor Central Bldg
Misses New Taffeta and Satin Dresses at SIX on
and $l6.98. Second noor Central Bdg
WomenS S'.95 and $4.o5 Shoes Black Kid
skin Shoes at S2.05. Second floor. beg.
Gossard Corsets at $3.50, s2.6e and s4es for
higher-priced models. Second floor. East Bldg.
Gingham and Chanbray Dresses at $l.94
Nsgigee Balcony Entrance Street floor. Central Rdx
WomenS White Lise Stockings at 29c pr
Street floor, Central B!ag
Children's Cambria Drawers at Sc. Store or
ders only. Second floor East Bldg
1000 Mems Shirts at 85c. Our st.25 and
$s.4S grades. strsss noo.. East Bdg
Mems Pure Wool Cashmere Suits at 1875
Second foor, Mems Shop Last Bldg
Mems Madeto-Messure Suits OF fine fabrics at
$25 and $40 Third hoeF, loyt street. Eas. Bldg
Mems Cotton Socks; seamless double heels and
toes, 1213c. pr. street floor, East Bldg
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

Famous John S Browns Linen Tablecloths. 2x2
yds, at S645 and $6.75
v,,. ~ Street door Livingston St, East Bldg
White Blankets at $3.50 Dr.
subway noor, Bldg
1000 yds of Curtain scrim, loc. yd
.u ~, Third floor. Central Bldg.
All-"ool Dress Serge 3I.3s vd: regularly
St69. Stree, noor Livingston street wess sSlan
Velox Sewing Machines, $l7.4e; our regular
s2l.98 models. subway noo- East Hdx
Muslin Sheets regularly $40; at ssc. Con
sisting OF odd lots OF Heavy Bleached Muslin;
2I4x2I2 ydS. Subway soor. West Bldg.
Alex Kings soft finish Spool Cotton black and
white; 5-oord, usually SOC dozen; sizes 50, 60 70
-3Oc. doz
street floor. Livingston street. Central pds.
woven PIaidS, Wool finished. 81 and 5 inches
vide that were SOC. I'd; at 25c. yard
subway moor West Bldg.
27-inch Swiss Founcings, s5c. yard
Street aoor Central Bldg
Floral satesn, from 3ec. yd to ice. I'd
Street roo-, Lsvi.zr,en s., Central Bldg
Women's Umbrellas that were $40 ana sos
at s2.s5. sree. noaf. T1i.oa s., centra, sldg
Sale OF Ribbon Loom Ends at Sc 10 zee vd
Street foos Centre. East Bldg
New Venise Lace Bands. 49c. 10 9sc ,d
street noor. Central Bldg
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Then Fritz
Turned
Loose

in the direction Of the German trench.
We hugged the ground. 1t was our
only chance. We knew that it would
only be a few seconds before Fritz
turned loose. If we had legged it for
our trench we would have been wiped
out by our own fire. You see, our boys
thought wo were safely in.
"Thcn up went Fr}tz's star lights,
turning night into day, and hell cut
loose. Their bullets were shipping
twigs from the hedge over our heads.
"Suddenly the fellow on my left,
MacCauley by name, emitted muffied
groan and started kicking the ground;
then silence. He had gone west. A
bullet through the napper, suppose.
There were now five of US left.
"Suddenly Leftenant Newall, in
faint, choking voice, exclaimed:
"'They've got me, French. It's
through tho lung And then fainter:
You're in command. See that His
voice died away. Pretty soon he
started moaning loudly The Germans
must have heard these means, because
they Immediately turned their fire on
US. French called to me:
Honey, come here, my lad; our
officer has clicked it,
81 crawled over TO him. He was sit
ting on the ground with the leften-
ants head resting in his lap, and was
getting out his first aid packet. told
him to get low or he would click it.
He answered.:
Since when does bloomin' lance
corporal take orders from q bloody
private7 You tell the rest of the bows.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
JanuarySaleof China, ,Classware& Artware.
D,aWn From Our Olun Rich Stocks
At Price, reductions of 20 to 500

For years China and Glassware have
been very important feature of the
Abraham and Strauss business. We have
been direct importers are now-of
great quantities Of these wares, from the
leading potteries Of the world. We have
wanted l<inds-bought when prices were
much lower than they are now And it is these al
ready low prices that have made still less--by
one-htth to one-ha'f-to give New York people the
taole-furnishngs they need at savings that will be
as warmly welcomed as a load of coal
So freight traffic may be paralyzed; potteries
may, be overworked; prices may have shot sky
wards-but this Sale, and our customers, are In
dependent of all of thern
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The Blood
Froze in
Our Veins

hearts pumping, but not sound
around the listening post. Suddenly a
voice, about six feet on my right, whis-
pered, All right. the way is clear; fol-
low me and carry on
"My blood froze in my veins. 1t WAS
uncanny the way French approached
Us without being heard.
"Then. with backs bending low, out
Of the listening post we went in the
direction Of the ditch in front OF the
German barbed wire We reached the
scrubby hedge and lay down, about six
feet apart, to listen. French and the
officer were on the right of our line.
about twenty minutes had elapsed
when suddenly, directly in front of the
erman wire, we could see dark, shad-
owy forms rise from the ground and
move along the wire. Silhouetted
against the skyline, these forms looked
like huge giants and took on horrible
shape. My heart almost stopped beat
ing. l counted sixty-two in all, as the
last form faded into the blackness on
my left.
"a whisper came to my ears: Don't
move or make a sound; strong Ger
man raiding party is going across 1t
was French's voice. I did not hear him
approach me, nor leave. Yank, he must
t.ave got his training with the Indians
Oh your great plains of America.
81 could hear a slight scraping noise
on my right and left. Pretty soon the
whole reconnoitring patrol was lying
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

candle and started searching in his
pack. amid chorus of growls from
us at his rudeness in thus depriving us
OF light. ! was watching him closely
and suspected what was coming. Sure
enough, out came that harmonica. and I
knew 1t was up to ME to start the ball
OF convsrs alton rolling before he began
playing. because after he had once
starcad nothing short Of a German
"hvv-nine" ehellburst would stop him.
SO I slyly kicked Sailor Bill, who inn
mediately got wise, and then I broke
the ice with:
Sailor. heard you say this after
noon, while we were building that trav-
eerse, that it was your opinion that
dam few medals were really won--that
it was more or less an accident. Now
Just because your D. G. M. came up
with the rations, and, 40 you say, It
was wished on you. there is no reason n
IN my mind TO class every winner Of
a Medal as being accidentally lucky"
This medal business WAS q sore point
With Sailor Bill, and he came rirht
back at me with:
We'll, IL any Of you lubbers can tell
me where a d. c. NJ truly came aboard
In shipshape manner-that is, up tho
after gangplank~then I will strike nv
drydock."
lkey Honey had just taken d long
breath. and his cheeks were puffed out
ike a balloon, preparatory to blowing
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
He Sent Us
Back for a
Stretcher

stretcher, and you go with them. This
lad of ours has got to get medical at
tention, and damned quick. too, if we
want to stop this bleeding
"Just then German star shell
landed about ten feet from US, and in
its white, ghostly light could see
French sitting like a bloomn' statue,
his hands covered with blood, trying to
make tourniquet out Of a bandage
and his bayonet.
81 told the rest to get in and get the
stretchcr. They needed no urging, and
soon French was left there alone, sit
ting on the ground, holding his dying
officers head in his lap. A pretty pict-
ure, I call it. He sure was a man, was
French--with the bullets cracking over
head and kicking up the dirt around
him.
Just then Happy outted in with:
We're you one Of the men who went
IN for the stretchcr!"
lkey answered.: "None Of your
damned business. If you blokes want
to near this story through don't inter-
rupt."
Happy vouchsafed no answer.
about ten minutes after the fellows
left for the stretchcr French got bull
let through the left arm"
Sailor Bill interrupted here:
'How do you know it was ten min
utes?"
Ikey blushed and answered:
"French told me when he got back TO
the trench. You see, he carried the
officer back through that fire, because
the stretchcr bearers took too long in
coming out"