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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05

over the railroads, praised the way in which railroad executives went to work in an attempt to unify their lines under private management, but said war emergency demanded government action because only under government admin istration could an absolutely unrestricted and unembarrassed common use be made of all lines and facilities. He promised that "the common administration will be carried out with as little disturbance of the present operating organizations and personnel of the railways as possi- ble," and repeated the assurance given in his proclamation last week that own CTS of railroad securities should not suffer financial loss because of the new plan of operation.
 When the President concluded, the ad. ministration bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Smith of South Caro- lima, ranking democratic member of the interstate commerce commission commit tee In addition to appropriating $500,- 000 GOO and providing for the compensa- ton basis under which the government guarantees an aggregate return of some S9O0, ,Oo000O a year, the measure sets forth in detail the conditions upon which government operation is to be carried on and in addition to specified powers given the President, would authorize him to exercise other powers necessary to main- tain practical government operation, and to delegate his authority to any agency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
WILL RETARD PRICE RAISES

By consuming a smaller amount of goods additional money in saved, which can be used by the people in paying for the war loans of the government. De- creased demand for goods by individuals and purchases of government bonds out of savings rather than by excessive bor- rowing from banks will tend to retard a further rise in prices and to restrict expansion of banking credits, which nec- essarily contribute to the rise of prices. The government is the principal customer for farm products and for manufactured articles, and there need be no fear of any failing off in demand for staple articles of all kinds as the result of individual economies"
 Governor Harding said deposits in banks have increased enormously, but that loans, discounts and investments have increased in a greater degree. He said these conditions are not unusual in war times, but declared that the banks should keep these tendencies under control and prevent too rapid an expansion of credits as far as pos- sible, without placing in jeopardy the supreme object of our national effort, the winning of the war;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
PRESIDENT WILSON ASKS LEGISLATION TO ENABLE HIM TO
 OPERATE RAILWAYS
tcontinued from Page one)

,ders then for abandonment. of number of trains and elimination of parlor and sleeping cars to q great extent.
 Referring to his negotiations with the brotherhood chiefs yesterday and today, the director general tonight issued a statement saying:
 T have been impressed with the spirit of cooperation and fairness shown by the brotherhood chiefs in their discussion with me, and feel confident that an ad- justment fair to the men as well as to the country will be reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
ECONOMIC STRENGTH

He said all must realize that the conservation of the nations economic and financial strength is as important as the building of an army. "Nothing must be used which can be dispensed with" he continued. There must be a conservation of credit as we'll as goods and credit, generally speaking. should not be used except where it is required for the common welfare, such as planting crops, the manufac- ture of necessary articles or in such construction work as may be essen- tial in bringing about increased pro- duction. Contraction of ordinary lines of credit is necessary to make room for the credits required by the gov crRment for the purchase of supplies essential for war purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
OTHER SAVING NECESSARY

These necessary supplies should be furnished in sufficient quantities and in the shortest possible time, for time is a vital factor. It is of course essential to economize in the use of those things which are required by the government, but I wish to suggest that by restricting ourselves in the use of those things which are not required by the govern ment, material may be released which can be used in other ways or shipped to other countries. As an illustration, it may be pointed out that if every family in the United States would use fewer clothes than they would in ordinary times, cotton and woolen goods to the value of millions of dollars could be made available for export and the pro- eeeds could be used in making purchases of copper in Mexico, hides and wool in Argentina and of nitrates in Chile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

In his address to Congress President Wilson. announcing his action in taking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
HERLiG APPEALS ID ALABAMA BANKS ID ENCOURAGE THR|F I governor of Federal Re serve Board Says People
 Must Save GOVERN EIyT WANTS TO E 1ssR0W MONEY Much of This Can Be Furnished by Men and Women Who Cur
 tail Expenditures for :.
 Luxuries

Montgomery, January 4-(Special.)- With the declaration that the people CT America in some respects have not been properly impressed with the demands of the nation in time of war, w.. F. c.. Harding, governor of the federal reserve board and former citizen of Alabama, Friday, through the Alabama state bank ing department, appealed to the banks and people of Alabama to do all in their power to restrict the sale of luxuries and to curtail internal Improvements which may be made after the war, and to think more seriously of the demands the gov ernment is making on all classes of in- dustries and citizens.
 "A great campaign of education, na- tion-wide in scope. lies ahead of us and in this campaign the banks of the coun- try have an opportunity to render great service by constituting themselves the leaders of public sentiment" said Gov ernor Harding. Every bank in it's own community ought to make the people un- derstand clearly that the amount of goods or supplies which can be produced is limited and that in conservation and in avoidance of waste, as well as by in- creased production of foodstuffs, cotton, wool lumber, iron and steel products. and all other supplies necessary in the conduct of the war, the people who re- main at home have the best opportunity of serving their country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
HINTS

When one OF the diseases Of child.
hood steals into q nelghborhood q
mouth breather" usually is the first
one to come down with 1t. This is be-
cause the adenoids or enlarged tonSils
which have caused the habit Of breath
ing through the mouth have left the
child with lowered resistance.
The child who suffers from adenoIds
Il usually a victim of what is common
~ called chronic nasal catarrh.
The parents or teachers Of such a
child soon notice that he is hard OF
hearing. II scarlet fever. measles or
diphtheria develops such a child Is
sure to have an unusually severe case
and to be visited by dangerous after
effects or complications.
The germs OF diphtheria and other
respiratory diseases find the nose and
throat OF a mouth breather" ideal
places TO Turk in. with the result that
after an attack Of disease they persist
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

c.nmunily. Mes, q ne phlr|slan1
40 Started ana have maintained tie
i1lfitulion have Gono l1to TIE army
~ & Wo1 necessity that .1omol1lng
- done G TIE hospital vas . ~ Kept
oton. Tho physicians have donated
tkolP f'naiclll interests - Tie church.
n announcing the change Tie SPENCER
Tlnes.nec6fd said:
t''Tko hospital VIM become. under
this .plan, tie property Of the local
church. but solely and only for the
pufiosO q being maintained - . hos
pltai for tie care and treatment Of
medical and surgical cases. u VIII
- Opsn to all classes Of persons On
terms Of exact equality and win no.
Be run with the idea Of making money.
50 the church vii, IN reality receive
nothing except q charge to keep !
haVe-in other words. . tremendous
obligation.
Il IL said that when all the phySi.
clans who have volunteered for ser.
vice in the army have been called 70
20, there will remain only four ply
slcians IN Roane county. Evidently
It will be impossible for them to visit
all the sick. The hospital will become
an absolute necessity; for the only
way in which persons may receive
treatment will be to come to the hos
pital where che few remaining phySi-
clans can visit q large number in .
short period Of time.
"Over 800 emofeency surgical cases
have been treated At this hospital
within the past year"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
=, CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE :.

Il and being out Of doors on 4 sun.
shiny day Is always more or less ex.
hiliarating. but getting mp ipteres. IN
game Of tennis which you do not
play looks to me like nothing to do.
Neither do I care to 90 to a dane
ing party to look on. When I. Ma-gic
Waverly, get 80 old that !. came.
dance any more, viii stay at hons
and read instead Of being a wallilowe-
II was with almost quiet contea
that l settled myself to read Dick.
manuscript.
Il would not say this to You under
any other circumstances, Margle,
wIfe-of-mine," continued Dick, but Il
was only q very short time when
became very tired Of my relations with
Eleanor Fairlow. 4
"Margie, I do not believe that won
an understands that there Is nothing
so quickly kills interest a. trying &c
keep It alive sitter Il shows signs OF
dying. Interest must be spontaneous
even when It 10 continuous. Neither
does man want to do any love max.
ing II It becomes q task.
Il really was rot made to be win,
ner.' Margie. never strayed away
from you very tar and I-never Eel;
that l wronged you In any way, ex,
cept with Eleanor Fairlow-the other
woman that fitted across my life like
butterflles-forgotten before they
were out Of sight-meant nothing &C
me or 20 you. I would never have
locked at them had not had moro
drink in me than I needed when
met them. but Lob. my edar-there
is really no excuse for the Falrlow
episode! ~
I'VE Just let ourselves drift baci
into our old life together. Eleanor
was sweet and you know she was G
brilliant girl. She always intrigued
my brain and gave a flip TO my emo
tons.
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could hevs laughed aloud to see
how foolishly Barclay sill acted at the
tebnis tournament. little book.
After depositing Donna in our box
he stayed away for the longest time,
and after Jim Edie came he positively
glcwered at Is frcm across the club
house veranda.
To tell the truth. little book. I was
not very happy. simply seemed out
OF place: wanted TO be at home with
my baby and Dick. for Dicks manu-
script had become almost q living
Dick to me.
It was one Of the greatest griefs
o. my married life that Dick did not
write me letters and consequently
was very glad 70 get back to Dicks
manuscript. ] refused all invitations
to dine out ami came back to Richard
Waverly III before he had gone to
sleep.
felt not the slightest BIT of lone.
Illness as ! babe them all goodbye
and even gave a sigh Of relief when
4 got into something loose and cool
and took my baby IN my arms.
How hard we Americans try to
amuse ourselves. We work harder
at our pleasures than we do at any.
thing else. We are always worrying
II we are not being amused and Of
times after putting forth every effort
We are simply bored to death. The
pursuit Of pleasure has become an
obsession with US and we pursue Il
into such stupid places.
For instance why should all society
turn out to see few men and women
plsy tennis7.
can imagine those who like VIC.
lent exercise getting pleasure out OF
tennis. but canno. get any Joy out
OF watching the game.
OF course. the people about the
stands and club houces are a part OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
Ga}aaRs!afi'
GARDEN LESSON NO. S6.

The gardener who Is an enthusiastic
with the hoe in midsummer as he was
in early spring is the gardener who
WIN produce most food to the square
foot. and who will reap the largest
profit.
Many gardeners think that the work
Is all done after the plants start COM
ing up and the rows have been hoed
few times. Then they are content TO
play at gardening by getting out the
hose occasionally and watering the
plants.
But the real garden secret Of sue.
cess is TO keep everlastingly at II all
summer long.
There shouldn't be an evening. ex.
cept rainy ones, in which some por-
ton OF the war garden isn't hoed or
raked. The top soil must be kept
moving. or weeds will grow II II isn't
and moisture will escape from the
plant roots II the dust cover isn't
on the surface.
Then, too, the gardener who works
his ground well, ana often, raises more
crops. He sees empty spaces here and
there. where other vegetables may be
grown. He sees rows nearing matur'
ity and the possibilities Of starting
other rows between them. so that
when the first crops are harvested the
second rows are breaking through the
ground. Often he starts them in seed
beds and has them ready to trans
plant in the garden when he harvesta
the first crops.
That's how to keep the home soil
turning. and make the biggest garden
profits.
Don't throw away any vines or
leaves Except those killed by insects
or disease, which should be hurned)
Save all others as you pull them up
and pile on your compost heap. or
spade into the ground. which makes
fine fertilizer for next years crops.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
SOME FAMILY!
3ss.7os,462 Young
ID Three Years

This startling number, according 10
therecent Governmentra rat census, would
Be the total, in three years time, Of .
pair Of rats and their descendants breed
ing uninterruptedly deaths. This
would include Is generations, for 9 rat
breeds from 6 70 10 times q yearwith Al
average q 10 young At Q litter. The
need Of supervising the rat menace 4
ssli.evident- particularly when you take
into consideration that, on the average,
. single rat destroys s. worth Of food-
StuffS annually. The total loss n z yen
from rats Is tz00, 000, 10000.
A new rat poison has recently been
discovered that will greatly aid the ma
ton in saving the food which Is 50 badly
needed BY ourselves and our allies. Il e
called Rat Mum, and destroys without
odof. Dogs and cats win not eat 4. Il
b not spread on bread, 90 you do not
run this risk Of having humans eat Il By
mistake. Rat Mum comes IN q cake.
You simply erumble Il and put Il where
the rats viii get L, and you can soon I'd
your place Of every one Of these waste.
hi, sease-spreading pests. In this way
you may save yourself hundreds Of dol.
lars yearly. And besides, you are Per.
forming . patriotic service, every rat 700
kill. Rat Mum l. sold IN 3 cent pccl,.
aees q druggists end Grocefa
Mountain City drug store and J. H
McCloskey & Co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

in the throat and nose for Iong tlno
and thus prolong the period q ll,r
antine.
Watch your child carefully Or 1IGns
Of enlarged tonsils and adonoi1l. Yen
can usauIIy tell Il be Il Z mouth
breather'' or II be shores during deer
Sucha child Il subject % eco|l.'" ear
ache and sore throat. ne a aI1o ~
to be dull at school and does nol b|.I
well.
II adenoIds and enlarged lonsI|s a.
present they can and should - q
moved by . very simple and practical
ly harmless operation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

In last weeks Issue the Greenbriei
Independent. printed at Lewisburg. the
following was printed: &C. W. Kersh-
ner, OF near Frankfort. dropped into
our office yesterday and gave us the
record OF loo pound COW raised and
owned by him. for ten years. then sold
ana butchered. For fecundity this the
most remarkable record we ever heard
Of In 1910. when two years old, she
dropped one calf; in 1911, one; in 1912.
missed; in 1918. three, in 1914. three;
in 1915. two: in 1916. two; in 1917,
three. In 1918 (recently) Mr. Kersh-
ner sold the COW for beef. When
killed It was discovered that her bed
womb contained four we'll developed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
Watch Your Blood Supply,
Don't Let Impurities Creep 6

medicine, that 8 purely Vl7'''I'|'
Many druggists have sen u,1'...'
results accomplished among their
customers By this great Cd medicine.
and they know that s. s. 5. y On. Of
the most reliable blopd purifier. I|.I
made. Keep your bloo3 IRE q 81.
purities By the uBo II this honest 1'I
medicine, and Il you want medical
advice, you can obtain e11l without
cost BY writing 70 Medical Director.
Swift Specific Co, = oN|II L|I1|..
tory, Atlanta, c.. 10y
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be something out Of the way about my
keeping these girls there, without
someone TO chaperone them? That's
the idea. isn't IL? II occurred 10 me
that maybe you could help us out
It's all war work and | know you afe
just cultivating your garden for pa.
triotism. Couldn't you come over to
my place and live? Id DO all the
heavy mans work and you could sort
Of keep your eye on the girls"
Barbara laughed at the professor
and suggested that so far as conven-
ton went there would be no advan.
tage In the way he had outlined.
I'm almost twenty-six. and II IS
quite all right Tor me to live alone, but
wouldn't II be bit odd TO come to
your house?"
Several other plans were suggested.
There wasn't room IN Barbara's cot.
tage for the orphans. and Barbara
didn't like the idea OF staying in Pro-
lessor OsgoOd's house with the or.
phans while he stayed in her shack.
So It was decided that for the time
being he would sleep in the hayloft,
while the orphans stayed alone in the
house. Perhaps within a week or so
the orphans would be tired Of the ex'
pertinent or would have proved them
selves poor farmers
But as q matter OF fact Just the op.
posite thing took place. They became
expert agriculturists, and when Bar.
bara, At Professor Osgood's sugges-
tlcn. asked them whether they weren't
ready to 20 back. they both burst into
tears. the only sign OF vivid emotion
that they had expressed since their ar
rival. So the professor continued to
sleep in the hayloft without any Sc
rious discomfort. After all there was
no one in the neighboihood to crlticise
the arrangement ard the plan might
have worked out all summer were II
not for the expected visit Of the In
Spector.
did the people at the asylum
know" said Professor Osgood feel
ing carefully one day as the girls were
about to 60 forth to hoe the first
showing OF beans. did they know
was living here alone when they sent
you?
mo. sir" said one emphatically
They said there was a Mr.. and Mrs
0sgood, they did. and the matron said
Mind you do what Mrs. Osgood says
The professor suddenly became pen
Sive. II was not the first time he had
thought in q rather concrete way Of
late Of the possibility OF a Mrs. Osgood
After all It was not such an entirely
prepoSterous idea Other men, reason
ed the professor, had managed to win
the love Of women completely and en-
tirely their superiors in every way
How foolist II would be not to take the
chance. Not 10 ask Barbara to marry
him would not make the intensity oil
his love any less poignant, And per
haps-. The professor left his OF
phans abruptly and sauntered over
to Barbara's shack. He had planned
several ways OF beginning the CONVEX
sation. but Barbara was busy planting
corn and he felt that quick action was
most suitable.
barbara, viii you marry me-" he
said, looking very hard at-the corn in
her curved palm.
Bless your heart" said Barbara,
dropping the grain and laughing q
little. Il was almost afraid you
wouldn't ask me in time. l thought
maybe you would sometime. but
wanted to have It all fixed and settled
before that orphan inspector kot
around. It's part OF our war duty
isn't ~"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
Child Can Can With This Process



Ths one-perlod coid.pack method
lof canning Is the only process now
recommended BY government experts
and state food commissions.
Many OF TIE cider housewives avoid
Il simply because they are unfamiliar
with Il. Nevertheless Il Is 50 simple
that Q child can use Il successfully.
IN fact thousands Of girls belonging TO
canning clubs conserved tons OF fruits
and vegetables by this process last
year, and many more are doing the
work with enthuiasm this summer.
Il IL easy 10 follow the steps OF the
process. The material is cleaned.
trimmed and otherwise prepared, then
Il Is blanched or scalded and cold.
dipped. packed cold into cans, which
are partially sealed. and then i'm.
merBed in q water bath. home made
or commercial. After being sterilized
for q certain length OF time. the cans
are removed from the water bath and
sealed. After they have been cooled
(inverted), the covers are again
frightened, and the Jars wrapped and
stored.
II Is unfair 10 condemn the process
II one does not succeed the first iiTc.
Careless handling is sure to cause a
loss The National War Garden Com
miselon warns housewives that sue.
cess 10 canning depends on attention.
10 every detail. About 70 per cent OF
Lspoilage is due to the use Of poor rub
bers, imperfect screwtops. and i'm.
proper sealing. Another fruitful
source Of trouble is that people some
times undertake 10 can stale OF willed
vegetables. Absolute cleanliness In
every step is essential.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
Pure Blood Means Perfect
Health.

The average druggist has handled
hundreds of medicines in his day.
some Of which have long since been
forgotten.
But there Is one that has been sold
BY the druggists throughout this
country, for more than fifty years,
and that Is s. s. s.. the reliable blood
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

work For me and I kn0N 4 WI E1'1
others Il. they win give L = fo'I trial ?
Mrs. LIZZIE CouHINEgi lo4 So Ave,
West, Oskaloosa, lowe.
Why win women lEag olo1I from day
10 day, year IN and year cut suffering
such misery a. did nfa Courtney. when
such letters g this are continually being
published. Every woman Who cutter.
from displaesmentl, irrsGu|.I||'.| m
fiammatiou, ulcerafIon, b1C.0II1. 1II-
vOusness, orWho e passing through an.
Change Of Life should rive III. famous
root and herb remedy, LYDIA u Pink
hams Vegetable COMPOUND. 4 lI|1' For
special advico write LYDIA " f'1I01u
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mas. The result
Gifts long experiences 8 q ypil service,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

calves. two months gone. Counting
these would give this COW q record
of nineteen calves in eight years. This
can all be established. II questioned,
by the sworn statements Of reputable
people. OF these calves eleven were
male. eight female. All were well de-
velOped and lived.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

The official BOARD Of the First Meth
odist church of Spencer Is going to
take over the Roanc county hospital
and conduct II for the benefit Of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

Squire Cam Corley. Of Valley dis
trict was in The Progressive office last
Friday. says tine Belington Progress
sive. Mr.. Corley is now getting up
in years but Is active In mind and
body. He was in the, convention when
Abraham Lincoln was nominated for
president. He wae a federal SPY and
scout during the war Of the Rebel.
lion and had many narrow escapes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08

aw.q pan. ?
friend advised no
70 take Lydia ~
PIlkham1 I1II.
table Compound i
did q and COT ~.
LEI right AMY. 4
commend dis I1'0.
able medicine Io
s.S .as be-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-08
IN H'sEBE YEARS
Mira Courtney Tel's How She
Was Cured b. LYDIA F.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

simply pET il misery nom ! ws;.1si' "a