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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08

quickly adopted. In many cases the
advancing French troops brought the
first aid material and sometimes sue
ceeded In saving the trees. Where the
tree was absolutely cut down-as hum
dreds were-there was, of course, no
relief measure to employ. Members
OF the o. s. Food Administration
brought this picture to America. Ear
~ In the war the German govern
ment introduced a policy of strict
food conservation at home and has
endeavored to curtail in every posi-
Die manner the French and English
supply. u boat warfare and destruc-
ton OF farming property are parts Of
the same campaign.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08
State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo,
Lucas County. So.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner Of the firm Of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
OF Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08
TELL THIS PAPER.

Addresses of soldiers in the
casualty lists from France are
no longer given to the press al
though relatives or friends are
notified from the war depart
ment by telegraph. People in
Orleans county, who receive Of
fetal notice of casualties to Or
leans county boys are urged to
notify this paper at once by tel
ephone or letter. The war de-
partment has no objection to
publication locally of all such
news. By so doing a service
will be rendered the paper and
the people who anxiously await
all news Of local character
from the boys over there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08
PROBATE COURTS

Special sessions OF the Probate Court will
pc held at the office of r. w. BALDWIN. in
BARTON, on the second and fourth Fridays
Of each month in the afternoon; and at the
office OF COLBY STODDARD, in ORLEANS, in
the afternoon of the third Friday of each
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
business at Barton or Orleans should notify
the Judge In advance, that he may take the
necessary papers.
The Probate office at NEWPORT will be
open every day, except Sundays and hoIi
days; but those coming from a distance, az
ments with the Court in advance.
K. j. SMITH, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08

A real war atlas, giving the small
towns mentioned in the daily reports
of fighting on the great Western
battle front, sent to any u. s. or
Canadian address for Csc, or at this
newspaper office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08

The everything and supremely in
teresting problem of the best type of
dairy cow receives some light by the
following compilation of butter-fat
tests made by the U. S. department of
agriculture:
Ayrshires, 9555 pounds of milk, 377
pounds of butter fat.
Brown Swiss, 10,868 pounds milk,
433 pounds fat.
Guernseys, 1884 pounds milk, 466
pounds fat.
Holsteins, 1892 pounds milk, 500
pounds fat.
Jerseys, 1892 pounds milk, AIT
pounds fat.
These figures are taken from a
years test, but do not say anything
about the all-important subject Of
feeds and their costs, so that the ele-
ment of net profit is not easily de-
termined.
Ayrshires are coming into some ia
vor in Vermont by virtue of their
hardness, moderate feeding qualities
and good, fairly rich milk yield.
Brown Swiss cattle represent du-
al purpose animal, which, however,
show signs Of developing into pure
beef or dairy types, as the case may
be.
Guernseys which produce a good
milk flow, testing we'll for butterfat,
show signs of combining, for this
climate, many of the virtues of both
Jerseys and Holsteins.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-08
ADVERTISING

Cards of thanks, Soc. Resolutions,
$1.OO. Reading notices, 1Oc per line
per insertion. Classified advertising
terms at top of column one, page one.
Display advertising rates upon appli-
cation.
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NUuZSxES AFHzezzE&N ERA~zx
N6s130xE0 &xz1eE1MWe GsersAxs

HEN the Germans re-
treated from long held
positions in Northern
France they girdled ev-
cry fruit tree that time
permitted. Here is
such q tree. hacked be-
yond chance of the
trees surviving unless
first aid measures were
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12

pow. Dzielnosc ich tax byla.
nadzwyczajna, re pc bitwie nietyl
ko specyalny ich przeglad "a
rzadzi} wdzieczny general, by i'm
powinszowac, ale takze otrzymali
wysokie uznanie cd francuskiego
senatu i ministra wojny Tacy to
mezowie tworza jadro Armii Pol
[skiej, armii, kt6ra chociaz jest
swieza, juz posiada swoje trady--
eye i swoich bohater6w.
w poczatkach wojny gromad--
ka polskich legionist6w W oko-
pach sporzadzi1a sobie ma1a flage
amarantowa, ma kt6rej, jak umia-
Ia, wyhaftowa}a bialego orla. Me
byl to sztandar okaza1y, a jednak
,pozostanie on droga pamiatka ola
Polak6W ia dlugie lata.
Dina l. grudnla 1914 francuskl
pewien rozkaz dzienny brzmial:
"Wladyslaw Szujski, legionista
i polski patryota, polegl z chwa-
Ia, kiedy zatknal pred niemiec-
ka LIMA bojowa choragiew zmar-
twychwsta1ej Polski.
Choragiew, podziurawiona 48
kulami, odzyskali polscy legioni-
Sci, a niedawno, W setna rocznice
smierci Kosciuszki, general wre--.
|czy1 ia posr6d wspanialych cere
monij pierwszej kompanii pierw-.
szego p~olskiego pu1ku.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12
PRoCH JESTES.

Proch jestes, c~z}owiecze,
I w proch sic przemienisz!
Vice czemu to ziemskie.
Swe zycie tax cenisz?
I czemu sic trudzisz
O madrosc zbytecznie
Gdy w proch sic przemienic
tn musisz koniecznie?
Proch jestes, cz}owiecze!
I prochem SWAT caly:
Bogactwa - tytu}y
Blysk slawy i chwaly
Dostojnosc i pieknosc
I s~zczescia swift z}oty..
To wszystko proch marny-
Pr6cz duszy i cnoty!
Proch jestes, cz}owiecze!
Lecz Ouch tw6j ME zginie,
w nicosci i pyle
Mg1a sic ME roplynie.
Lecz gdy sic lepianka
w gr6b cichy, u}ozy
Dusza niesmiertelna
P6jdzie pred sad Boy.
Proch jestes c%zlowiecze,
Gdy zyjesz ola cia}a,
Lecz prochem ME bedziesz,
Gdy dusza twa bia1a
Gdy zycie TIVE cnota
Ozdabia jak trzeba,
Me jestes juz prochem:
Ouch zyje ola nieba.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12
MASH AGENCI

Upowaznieni So do kolektowa
MIA abonamentu Wiarusa haste
pujacy nasi agenci miejscowi:
ASHTON. Nebr. Michal Mendyk
BREMOND. Tex. M. C. Basifski.
FRIED. N. D.; A. A. Kaiser.
CRENVILLE. S. Oak. J6zef Gruba
INDEPENDENCE. Wis. Frank Wise.
MELLEN. Wis. Teofl Derdowski
NANTICOKE. Pa. Fir. Jablo6ski
LEO. MINI. Mateusz Bilski
OAK HILL. Mich. st. Pogorzelski
SILVER LAKE. MIMI. FIR. Waletzki.
WARSAW. N. D. Teodor Wysocki
WILNO. MINI. Fl. Badzifski.
WILM NGTON. DEL. MN. Potaszewski.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12
DECYZYA " SPRAWlE
ZJEDNOCZENlIA P. R. K.
ISejm " Schenectady uznano
konstytucyjnym.

Chicago, III. w czwartek zapad
Ia %nareszcie decyzya W spraWie
nieporozumienia w Zjednoczeniu
P. r.. K. sad polubowny uznal bo-
wien Sejm, kt6ry odbyl sic W
Schenectady, N. Y. "a Wazny wo-
bee czego wybrany ma nim~zarzad
obejmie wkrotce swe urzedowa--
ME.
PierWotnie istnial zamiar odda-
MIA sprawy do rozstrzygniecia adj
wokatom obconarodowym, W kon
Gu jednak postanowily obydwie
strony, t. j. starry i nowy zarzad,
przed}ozyc sprawe do zadecydo-
wanna scis}emu zarzadowi Zjedno
ECZEMA Kap1an6w Polskich. w
sklad scis}ego zarzadu wchodza
Najprzew. Ksiadz Biskup Rhode,
Najprzew. ks. Arcybiskup Weber,
Msgr. G66rzynski z Pittsburgh, KS
Wfadyslaw Krakowski z Bay CT
ty, Mich. KS. Wladyslaw Zapala.
w srode odby}o sic posiedzenie
zarzadu Zjednoczenia .Kap1an6w
Polskich oraz obydwu zarzad6w
Zjednoczenia P. r.. X. Obydwa
zarzady, tax starry jak i nowy,
zlozyly rezygnacye ma rece Maj
prev. ks. Biskupa Rhodego i
przyrzek1y zastosowac sic do wy
roku. Sedziami zostali Najprzew.
ks. Arcybiskup Weber, ks. Kra--
kowski i ks. Zapala. Najprzew.
ks. Biskup Rhode usuna} sic cd
wydania decyzyi.
w czwartek wydali sedziowie
nastepujacy wyrok: Wed}ug kon
|stytucyi ME by1o referendum roy
pisane przez starry zarzad wazne,
wobe czego by1 wazny Sejm w
Schenectady i wybrany ma MIN
zarzad ma praWo do objecia
swych urzed6w.
Ma sejmie tym zosta} wybrany
nastepujacy zarzad:
N. L.. Piotrowski, prezes.
DR.. B. Smykowski, wice-prezes.
PAM Klawiter vice prezeska.
Ignacy Wr6blewski, sekretarz,
Leon Zamorski, skarbnik.
KS. B. Celichowski, kapelan.
Dyrektorzy: J6zwiakowska,
|Czeka}a, G6rski,Skoczy1as, Lachaj
czyk, Nyjnam, Turalska. Zamiast
dyrektora Pionke poda starry "a
Rad nowemu zarzadowi do zat--
wierdzenia innego kandydata.
Syndykiem Zjednoczenia jest
adwokat j. Jankowski, lekarzem
naczelnym cir. Klarkowski redak-
torem z. Stefanowicz.
Cd p~rzesz}ego czwartku "a diva
tygodnie odbedzie sic instalacya
nowego zarzadu. Ma instalacji be
|dzie takze obecny starry zarzad O.
raz nowi i starry urzednicy z pro-
wincyi.
Pc o~g}oszeniu wyroku podzie--
kowano Najprzew. ks. Biskupowi
Rhodemu "a pomyslne zalatwienie
sprawy; dzieki Jego interwencyi
BOWEN ME by1o Zjednoczenie ma
razone ma procesy i koszta sado-
we.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12
.WO,JlNA | SMlERC NAWRA:
CA NlEDOWIARK0W.

Wojna wiele przyczynila sic do
naWr6cenia niedowiarkoW. Kiedy
smierc zagladnie W oczy, Wtedy
przychodza czloWiekoWi inne my
sli do glowy, anizeli W zyciu W
%czasie pokoju. Najlepszym przy--
|kladem jest front francuski, gdzie
SO wiolem dowody nawr6cenia,
kt6rzy W mic ME Wierzyh.
Ma froncie Verdun, Francuzi
wydrazyli olbrzymia galerye, ma
|piecset jardow. Kapelan armii
poprosil pulkownika, kt6ry do
glada1 robot, zeby wydrazy} PREY
wejsciu podziemna hale, ma try
diesel .jard6W wzdluz i wszerz.
Pulkownik przyczynil sic do tel
prosby i gdy praca zosta}a skon-
czona, kapelan zrobil z tego kap-
lice. Kaplica ia znajduje sic W
g}ebokosci trzydziestu stop W zie
mi.
Co niedziele odbywa sic Msza
''swieta W tel kaplicy podziemnej,
wsr6d %szalonej kanonady, ponad
Giovanni. w jedna niedziele znaj
dowalo sic dwustu Francuz66w ma
nabozenstwie i zolnierze uslugiwa
Ii PREY Mszy swietej; W tym dniu
bombardowania niemieckich bate
ryi byly najgwa}towniejsze, zapo-
wiadajace bliski atak, a zolnierze
modlili sic i przystepowali do 10
munii swietej. Dwuch zolnierzy
trzyma1o palce ma guzikach elek-
trycznych, gotowych W razie alta
ku niemieckiego, wysadzic w po-
wietrze caly tunel. Tunnel byl pod
minowany w1asnie przygotowany
do ataku Niemc6w. Gdyby byli
sic zblizyli, toby tunel wylecia} w
powietrze i sprawilby wielkie spu
stoszenie w wojskach niemieckich
atakujacych.
Obecnie W armii francuskiej
znajduje sic szescdziesiat tysiecy
ksiezy. Rad zmusza ich do armii.
Pred wojna panowa}a wielka
przepasc pomiedzy ksiezmi a ro-
botnikami fabrycznymi. Lecz woj-
ia zblizy}a tych acknowledged
robotnik6w francuskich do ksie-
z.y. Pod bronia ksieza maszerowa-
Ii ramie PREY ramieniu z robotni-
kami i robotnicy sic przekonali,
re ksiadz jest meznym. Powell ia
brazil p"rzekonania i zaczeli ich z
nowac i lubic. Me mogli sic O.
przec pokusie, kiedy widzieli, re
poza obowiazkiem zolnierza, ka--
plani przebierali sic W szaty ka-
planskie i wsr6d gradu szrapneli
i bombardowania odprawiali ma
bozenstwo. Kapliczki tie by1y zaim
prowizowane z r0znego materya-
III, jaki sic nadarzy}, nieraz znisz-
czone dzia}a sfuzy}y "a oftarz. u
dzielaja ostatnich Sakrament0w
umierajacym udzielaja pogrzebu
katolickiego poleglym.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12


s1owami "niech zyje!" Niestety
ME wiadomo do kogo odnosil sic
ten okrzyk. Wieczorem nawet W
mieszkaniach suterenowych gorza
~ swiatla iluminacyjne
Same sic przez sic rozumie, re
W prasie polskiej pojawily sic ar
tyku}y uroczystosciowe i re W te-
atrze odbylo sic uroczyste-przed
stawienie.
Ten powszechny obch6d "a po-
moca nalepek it'd. by} starannie
'przygotowany i kierowany z jed
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12
aAIdeutsche Batter 0 uro-
czystosci Kosciuszkowskiei.

cZySt0Scl kOScluSZk0WSkleJ.
DO Wiazanki glos6w hakatysty:
cznych 0 obchodzie Kosciuszki w
Poznaniu podajemy artykul W or.
game przybocznym wszechniem--
COW "Alldeutsche Batter ponie.
waz nie jest on pozbawiony pew
nych "nowych'' odcieni. Otto, jak
brzmi artykuf " glownych uste-
pach:
SEQ rok W polowie pazdzierni-
ka Polacy obchodza uroczystosc
pamiatkowa ku czci swojego boha
terra rewolucyjnego Kosciuszki,
zmar}ego W dniu Is pazdziernika
1917 r.
"Spodziewac sic by1o MONA,
re obchod ten tym razcm bedzie
szczegolnie uroczystym. Chodzilo
przeciez o setna rocznice zgonu.
Nadto wskutek o%gloszenia Polski
Kr6lewstwem by}o rzecza mozliwa
dzien ten take W bylym zaborze
rosyjskim obchodzic uroczyscie.
"Kosciusko ucielesnia Polakom
idee narodowej wolnosci panstwo
wei niezawislosci dazenia te costa
" teraz osiqgnietemi, = chloe we
dug pojec polskich = j~eszcze ME
W pe}nej objetosci terenowej.
! "Kosciuszko byl wodzem W pc.
wstaniu polskiem W 1894 r. kt6re.
zosta1o st}umione przez wojska
pruskie i %rosyjskie. Chodzi}o wte
dy obszary, kt6re PREY drugim
rozbiorze Polski W 1893 dostaly
sic Prusom, g16wnie W czesci pro-
wincyi p~oznanskiej, 0 Mazowsze
i gubernie kaliska.
"Rzecza dziwna sic wydaje po-
kazuj ac, ia jake manowce poll
,,tyka przewrotna zboczyc moze,
'jesli dowiadujemy, sic re rad pru
ski wyraznie zezwoli1 ma uroczy-
|sty obch6d XII czci tego bohate--
ia rewolucyjnego i re w Warsza-
vie nawet niemieckie wladze adj
ministracyjne brady W MIN udzial.
"Jesli przez te uleg}osc, kt6rej
doniosfosc kazdy w Poznaniu -
mieszkajacy Niemiec sobie uswia-
Idamial, chciano Polak6w zjednac
ola pozyczki wojennej = to "a
wiedziono sic W tym wzgledzie.
"Przebieg uroczystosci W Poz-
naniu, Inowroc1awiu, Gnieznie i
ianych miejscowosciach pokazal,
dokad daza drogi Polak6w prus-
kich. Przez "proklamacye"- pol
ski ruch polsko : narodowy utrzy
mai tho realne. R6whoczesnie po-
ilityka rzadu %pruskiego mozliwi-
la 'sirredente" polska.
Welding rozporzadzenia prowin
cyonalnego policyi nie wolno wy
wieszac choragwi o barwach czer-
wono bia1ych; ME wolno takze no
Isle tych barw: Mimo to w dniu
Is pazdziernika powiewa1y w
Poznaniu choragwie czerwono-
bale. Ludnosc W odswietnym stro
ju przypiefa sobie czerwono : bia
lie wstazeczki.
Stroll sic W ME take zolnierze
a nawet poszczeg6lni ~oficerowic
Rolacy.
Mona bylo widziec tie wstaze-
czki rowniez Il dzieci w kazdym
wieku, nawet Ii niemowlat wozo-
nych W w6zkaeh dz%ieciecych. -
Polskie sk}ady byly zamknietc.
Swietowaf nawet personal = W
Isk}adach niemieckich, ME powinni
Smy sobie ukrocic."
"Ulice miasta Poznania pred
stawialy nader barwny obraz. =
|Okna by}y przyozdobione kwia--
tami, popiersiami Kosciuszki, ma
ilepkami kosciuszkowskimi, her
bami polskimi i litewskimi, obraz
kami alegorycznemi przedstawia--
jacemi wolnosc Polski, = napisa-
mi 'twolnosc narodu."
Me brak bylo starych kos j bro
ri wojownik6w ~6wczesnych i rewo
lucyjnych. Niekt6re domy cd do
I1u do cory naklejono nalepkami.
Byla to manifestacya przeciw pla
|takom 0 pozyczce Hindenburga II
innym plakatom o p~ozyczkach wo
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-02-12

80 .
nego miejsca. Nastr6j wsr6d lud-
nosci jest n%aturalnym owocem u
rzedowej polityki polskiej. = Oh
lch0dr SAM zezwolenie ia obch6d
.wywo1al g1ebowie rozgorycznie W
ko}ach niemieckich. Zasiedziafa
ludnosc niemiecka czupe, re -
jest opuszczona i wydana Pola-
kom."
Tyle "Alledeutsche Blatter'-
Straszne! Gmach hakatyzmu. =
wall sic!
Og4aszajoie sic " Wiarusie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07

ernment has been turned over to class the organized physcians of the state. For that length of time our people have marked time while the people of other states have learned how to take interest and learned how to vote their money to get this protection
 If for 40 years past all educational af- fairs had been turned over to the teach- CTS of the state, if they had selected and controlled all teachers and schools and legislated rules, would not our peo- pie exhibit the same lack of interest in education as they now exhibit in pub, lie health? All authorities agree that public health is a governmental matter and that the people must be interested before they will vote the large sums required for health protection. It is no doctors affair and hence our dismal fail ure in Alabama. Appontive boards, re- sponsible to the representative of the people, can select competent health of fieers and<agents just about as well as like boards in scores of other states of this union.
 If our people wake up it will be very simple to get bill for modern health system passed by the new legislature that meets next month If they fail to- wake up we will again see, as in 1915, the old system bringing the same old. pres sure on the various members of the leg islature for continuance of power and privilege and retardation.
 THOMAS D. PARKE. <Birmingham Ala December G. 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
FIRST ACCIDENT 
 ID BIKE RIDER McNAmafa Crashes Into Weber, and Latter Suffers
 Broken Nose

Madison Square Garden, N. Y., Decem- Der 1.-The first serious injury to rider in the six-day bicycle race this year oc- cured late last night on the last lap of the sixth sprint. McNamara tried to get through to the front and crashed into Fred Webers wheel Both riders were pitched down the banked track and 1t was found that Weber had fractured his nose so badly that he will not be able to continue in the race. His partner. Ray Eaton, has until 3 o'clock this morn- ing to find another teammate.
 McNamara escaped with few scratches. He and his mate Magin, won four of the sprints last night and are leading the field with 363 points scored in the sprints Madden and Corry have 301 and Brenda and Hill are third with 231. At midnight the Weber and Eaton team was officially drawn out of the race. The midnight score for 1a0 hours was 2o5S miles and four laps. Seven teams were tied at this distance. Three other teams were one lap, behind and the Bowker brothers were three laps be- hind the leaders The record for 12O hours is 2349 miles and two laps. made by Moran and McNamara in 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
DETECTIVES MAKE DOUBLE CATCH OF
 WHISKY HAULERS
Good Samaritanin Ford Car Is Ditched When Negro Makes Dash for
 Liberty

While attempting to escape from arr resting officers. Henry Fulton, negro, ramn1ed a Ford car with big Cadillac, sending it to a ditch by the roadside, seriously injurlng the occupants. His dash for liberty was unavailing and he is in the city jail, charged with violating the prohibition law The occupants of the Ford car were a. white salesman, who vas painfully injured, and negro chauffeur, named Willie Anderson. who sustained a broken leg.
 According to the statement of Detec- tivcs McGill, Patton, Riley and Chris tisn, Fulton, with several other negroes, was coming to Birmingham on the Bes- semer-Ensley highway in an automobile in which was 25 gallons of whisky when the car broke down. The negroes hid the whisky in the woods nearby and Fulton went to Ensley and hired a Cadillac.
 In the meantime the officers appeared on the scene and, upon investigation, found the hidden whisky. While they were holding the negroes, awaiting the return of Fulton, Sam Brown and James 5tallworth, two more negroes, rolled up in 'flivver," but seeing the officers, attempted to beat it. They suspected Jy the officers, were stopped and 10 gal Ions of corn whisky was found in the
 ar driven by them. While the officers negroes, whisky. cars and all were hud- dled up on the roadside, the salesman and driver came along and offered their assistance. At this time Fulton returned with the Cadillac and seeing conditions, made his dash for liberty with the re- suits noted above. The injured men were rushed to the Hillman hospital. All the negroes were lodged in the city jail, charged with violation of the prohibition laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY
 TAKE HAND HERE
Informal Complaint Against B. R. L. & P. Go. May Re suit in Issuance of Cita-
 ton Against Company

Montgomery, December 6.--(Special) Following the receipt of informal com plaints against the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company regard ing the alleged poor service given street car patrons some action by the Alabama public service commission, looking to the remedying of conditions, likely will be taken in a short time, ac cording to reports al the capitol Friday. This report came after city commission CTS of Birmingham claimed they have the sole right to deal with the traction cimpany. It Is very likely that a cita- tion will be issued against the street railway company, requiring 1t to show cause why it should not better its ser vice in Greater Birmingham.
 There is little doubt but that the state commission can, under the Conner act of 1907 regulate the system at Bir- mingham, just as it did the Montgom- cry system, when the commissioners thought one thing and the commission of the state thought another thing"
 The act of 1907 gives the old rail- road commission the right to settle controversies between utilities and towns, provided an existing valid cen-9 tract between city and company is not fnterfered with. The courts are said to have ruled that such cases as the one in Birmingham may be settled by the commission, now operating under the same laws as the old railroad con1mis-3 sion.
 Unofficial reports of indignation meetings in Birmingham have come to the state building. This followed pub lished reports Thursday morning in The Age-Herald that the commission here had Jurisdiction in the case It was stated that the city commissioners believe the state commission has no authority to settle the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
Weekly Cotton Review

New York, December GA firmer tone developed in the cotton market during the Neek. The decline which started after the signing of the armi- stice and which seemed to have been cnly temporarily checked by the pro- hibiticn on short selling, extended to 24.5sc for Januaiy on last Monday, making a break of $5s per bale CT nearly F cents per pound from the high records of early September. At this level old long accounts appeared to have been quite fully llQuidated, while there was decided falling off
 in the selling attributed to hedging stocks of yarns or goods and the mar iset turned upward on trade. buying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
LESSONS FROM
 FLU" EPIDEMIC

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 The present excitement over the influ- enza situation must vivdly recall to many minds that other excitement of two years ago when typhoid fever was the suffi- cient occasion for public uneasiness. We then witnessed an enlistment of interest in public health protection so marked as to warrant the hope that a new era had 6awned for Jefferson coulty. An am bilious programme, thought out and sug- gested by the best expert advice this country afforded was given general and enthusiastic support by press, pulpit and people. A board of officials recently in- stalled in office, unlearned and without experience in public health affairs, ve- toed this ambitious and promising pro-