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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
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 When Jane, gathering her courage to- gether by an effort of will, opened the bathroom door and walked into the other door, she found Helga alone, the tall angular woman was standing by the win dow, looking down at the garden, her hands on her hips, her head forward as though in deep thought.
 The girl reached the center of the room before the other was aware of her pres ence, then with quick movement she turned, and as sne raced Jane a dull flush reddened her cheeks.
 T didn't hear you, miss,'' she stam- mered. Please excuse me. I see you found your clothes. Lunch will be ready TOW if you will step downstairs
 Without answering Jane moved closer to the woman and put out her hand with an appealing little gesture. Wont you tell me why I was brought out here?'' she asked And please tell me what they are going to do with me?''
 'I don't know the other answered slowly, and Jane knew quite we'll that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
ROANOKE

Roanoke. September s.-(Special
 Thomas Sydney East died late Tuesde
 evening at the home of his parents, M and Mrs. W. z. East, in this city. On
 a few weeks ago he returned fro France. where he saw active army s@ vice, escaping the dangers of tho bs tlefeid, only to be stricken down by phoid fever. The deceased was ono
 the towns most popular and exempla young men.
 A series of meetings fs being held 1t the First Baptist church. The Rec. J. J. Smylie of Birmingham is doing the
 preaching to the edification of large con gregations.
 At an early sssi- Tuesday rrcrnins tan
 store of Yates Benner q Co. at Rock
 Hills. five miles from here. in which was
 located the postoffice. was burglarixed.
 The safe was blown open and some $l0o
 belonging to the company was stolen and
 about 800 of the governments cash, postage and Savings Stamps. Only two
 weeks ago the postoffice at WAdley, this county, was robbed and later stDro at Danway. in Chambers county. Evidently a band of professional crooks is work ing this territory.
 The work of building several now stores in Roanoke is progressing, and others are in prospect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
After Vacation Peel
 Your Discolored Skin

Women returning fHm the seaside with Drowned, reddened or frecAed complexions will be wise in immediately taking up the mercolized wax treatment Weather-beaten skin had best come off, for no amount of "beautifying'' will ever make such skin pretty to look at. The surest, safest. easiest way to shed the despoled cutiele is with the treatment suggested. Put the wax on be- fore retiring, as you would cold cream. and rinse it off next morning with warm water. Minute particles of scarf skin will peel off youthful skin beneath.
 One ounce of mercoized wax. obtanable at any drug atore. is enough to make any discolored or spotted complexion clear, white and satny soft Its action is so gentle no harm is caused and the face shows trace of it's use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

the view that, although the crop out look presents a considerable falling off from the figures early in July which furnishes an estimate of the crops, nevertheless, the opinion appears to prevail that an unfortunate tendeny exists to overestima,e the effect of this falling off. There seems to be now no doubt that the wheat harvest will reach at least nine hundred and are good that it may be considerably greater. Even though no more than nine hundred and fifty million bushels be harvested, these furnish better esti- mate than was made on September 1, year ago.
 Climate has not been entirely favor able to the corn crops. if reports which have been received within a day or two here can be relied upon. In the late spring and early summer the eli mate was such as to justify the hope that the corn harvest would exceed three million bushels. Probably 1t will fall below that figure, and yet 1t is to be very large yield aggregating. no doubt. two billion eight hundred mil lion bushels. II Is true that the cotton crop will be short. but those whv are
 
 that it must be borne in mind that there is a large carry over.
 The men of finance in New York who have been closely following the crop situation throughout the entire country are now persuaded that on the whole the stupendous agriculture which has been carried on this year will give results that will be satisfac- tory. It is sure to maintain the buying power of the agricultural districts, and also to leave a surplus for investment.
 QUESTION OF HIGH PRICES
 A few days ago Theodore M. Vail was quoted as having said that he did not look upon the high cost which the necessaries of life are now sold for as of itself matter worthy of serious concern. That seems to be the view also of President Alexander of the National Bank of Commerce. who goes so far as to say in his monthly state ment that it is the conviction of the business world that high. or at least rising prices are evidences of a sat isfactory situation. Both MT. Vail and President Alexander base that view chiefly upon the fact that high ris- ing prices stimulate increased produc- ton and commercial activity. These high prices are due to a world wide curtailment of production as well as an increase of consumption. this being the direct result of the war. due also to increase in the circulating medium and in an expansion of credit these condition being inevitably produced by the war.
 Nevertheless. as the causes which have resulted in present prices are still in operation, it seems likely, in view of both MT. Vail and MT. Alex ander. as well as others. that stabiliza- tionu. at the new price level. is ap- proaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
he river will be in first class condi-

the river will be in first class condi- ton.
 Complaint of the condition of the wharf was recently made by officers of the Peerless. and Mayor Benish and Superintendent Browning immediately turned their attention to the matter of improving the situation.
 Chief of Police J. P. Doherty doesn't intend for anyone to sleep cold in Selma this winter. if he can prevent it, and to prove his interest in his fellow men he Is taking orders for blankets to be sold by the government at low figures.
 Already more than 100 orders have been booked with the chief who is send ing them to the government distrinu. tion depot. The blankets are part of the surplus supplies of the government, and are being sold at a low rate.
 Thomas W. Martin, vice president and general manager of the Alabama Power company. will arrive Monday from Bir- mingham to take up the matter of the companys franchise with the city of Selma.
 Mir. Martin will meet with the city council and Mayor Benish on Monday evening. The Power company has de- clared 1t necessary, in view of the great outlay Tn coming Here Witn ieS lines, that a thirty-year franchise be signed. The old franchise, made with the Selma Lighting company, and taken ever by the Alabama Power company, still has fifteen years to run.
 Discussion of the franchise will oc- cupy the council to the exclusion of all most all other business
 The Selma Chamber of Commerce will engage all its energies in an effort to secure a reduction in railroad rates on feed stuffs, it was decided at the meet ing of the board of directors of that organizat ton held Monday.
 The increasing dairy business in this section makes the high rate on feed a drag to this section. The board of di- rectors Monday instructed Morgan Richards. secretary of the chamber, to attend the meeting of traffic men, to be held in Atlanta on Friday Sept 5, and protest against this unfair rate, which is higher than that on grain.
 The Selma Chamber of Commerce has also united with the Montgomery Cham Der In protest against the recently increased rate on grain from the west. Selma and Montgomery were discrimin- ated against, in the increased rate of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

21z cents per hundred pounds of gra from the west it is said, while Birmin ham and other cities were not affected. A joint protest has been filed with the railroad administration by the Selma and Montgomery chambers.
 Secretary Richards was instruc cooperate with the Alahama
 company and the Soul railroad their effort to find a location for ton mill. Selma has been proposed these two corporations. and Richards will assist them in inter
 ing the promoters of the new mill 1 mill will manufacture fabric to be usA in automobile tires. and will be $30e 900 concern. Selma capital will b9 solicited in the new mill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
ITCHING SKIN TROUbLEONARMS
Started Like Heat Bumps. Burned. Cuticura Heals.

My trouble first started on my srrns like hest bumps, but grew larger until they seemed to stop growing and turned red and hard and after- wards feseescd and scxlcd. They itched and burned, and whenever I would get real warm conid not have any peace. and scratched them. My clothes stuck and worried me and could not sleep much.
 Then sent for free sample of cuticura. It seemed to do good SO bought more, and l used only foar cakes of Soap with eCasicuea Oint- mcrt when I was healed" (SiEnedA ]. H. Mines. Titan, Tenn
 PSeveat further trouble by using Cuticsna for all toilet p~rposes.
 SSae z5e. O;nGmpsat 1S ard Dse, TsseSun 2se. Sold theoexs,eut the world For sample each free address: CsA;s.s~ L.A- orseoriss Depk. n. Mafdsn, Msss.~
 M8xxS Cufic ara Soap shAves withoae mug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

'T tell you, Andrew" said Imogene,
 with enthusiasm. there is no country
 on earth which shows the enterprise of
 America. There are no people in the
 whole world who have the p'-'n The en- terprise and the go-ahead t like Americans"
 There is never a day goes by but what I am impressed with that fact" replied Andrew, Take yesterday, for an ex-
 ample had hardly got out if the
 house before an American boy was at
 my side offering me my choice of all the morning papers. He is a hustler if
 Rizik. up at the corner where I got my car
 was that present policeman guard ing the public peace and swinging his
 emblem of the law against his side. It
 was Pat Foley, the policeman. q went down on my usual crowded car
 and had my fare taken up by the best conductor on the line. He has to show
 American hustle to get the fares on that
 car I know him we'll His name is
 Oscar Oleson.
 ''Then when T got down town I stopped to buy an apple from an enterprising fruit merchant His name is kinon Praetorious.
 { Even in the elevator at my office building I can never help but admire the i.nfailng good humor of the boy who operates it. His smile is one of the won't
 come off brand and his name is Nose Jackson.
 Before I sm in my office five min utes in comes the janitor of the building. looking over the ventilating, inspecting
 the floors and seeing to 1t that my office
 was properly cleaned up in every way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
BUILDING OPERATIONS

Many have been the complaints of stagnation in the building and engineer ing industry. This has been attributed to the high cost of materials, and also to some labor difficulties. Neverthe- less authoritative figures seem to indi- cate that already an improvement in building and engineering has begun For instance the Bank of Commerce has been able to receive and tabulate fig ures relating to contracts entered into in July for building and engineering operations in that part of the country which is east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio river These con- tracts involve an expenditure of over three hundred million dollars, and this sum represents considerable increase over the contracts entered into in June.
 THE CROP PRODUCTION
 At the beginning of the first of the autumn months. reports have been re- ceived in this city which seem to justify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
LABOR'S ATTITUDE
 TO PRODUCTION
By HOLLAND

New York, Sept. 3.-(SpeciaL)-It is an encouraging statement authorized by the National Bank of Commerce of this city, which refers to the steady ex-l pansion productions. Much has been said and written which contains some what alarming reports of the effect of numerous strikes throughout the United States in reducing production. The fact Is that had it not been for labor conditions, which undoubtedly have affected production, and in some parts of this country greatly affected them the expansion of production in the late summer and the promise of continued expansion would justify the belief that by the first of the year the United States may have reason to con graduate itself upon the gradual re- turn to normal conditions.
 This view is confined by statistics. Tn New York state the gain in the total number of employees over the number reported in June was two per cent. Although this IS spoken of as not a large gain, nevertheless it is step in the right direction. for there was some apprehension lest a falling off in the number of employees be re- ported in July.
 So also in the metals trade an in- crease in the number of employees in July was the first that has occurred since the signing of the armistice. In fact, from many parts of the country come reports of labor shortage. Un- less the threatened strike of the iron and steel workers should become fact, and unless the. strike proves that these workers are able to paralyze the iron and steel industry the reasons are ex- cellent for believing that production in this industry will continue to in- crease. In July. the production of pig iron, for instance, was nearly two and a half million gross tons, and this was a gain of over three hundred thousand tons over June production On August 1 the daily capacity of the blast fur naces was in round numbers eighty five million tons, and that was four teen million tons greater than in July, and seventeen million tons greater than in June. In fact the entire iron and steel market gives promise that is spoken of as highly encouraging, the only overshadowing cloud being the danger of strikes.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
79 WOMEN ATTEND SHORT
 COURSES AT UNIVERSITY

Fayetteville, June 6.-Sixty-eight county home demonstration agents and II other women from all over the state have received instruction at the University of Arkansas dur ing the past three weeks, when the College of Agriculture offered . series of Weeks Short Courses. A large part of the program consisted of work in home economies, but the women also attended lectures and demonstrations on gardening, poul- try and bee keeping, art and civics for women.
 The course was given the week of May 12-17 for women from the southern part of the state, and was repeated the week of May 1924 for women of the northeastern and north central districts. This week it was offered to the women of the northwestern section.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
A STATEMENT OF THE SUF.
 TRACE QUESTION

The president and the house of representatives haze made their choice. They were forced to align themselves with one of two bodies of women of utterly opposite ideals. On one side were the women who, consciously or unconsciously, are strengthening the Socialist move ment, which now threatens our civil lization; the women whose leaders aided and abetted Frau Schwimmer in her efforts at the beginning of the war to keep this country defense less; the women who use card-index methods to coerce our law makers; the women who cultivate sex an- tagonism and rejoice when 'women go out of the home;" the women who propose to ally themselves with the Feminists of Europe, who scorn monogamy, who insist that the union without marriage must be recogniz- ed, and that children shall be the f property of the state; the women who demand the vote Gas Dr. Anna Shaw when president of the Nation al Suffrage Association declared that she and her followers did) even if it disrupts every home in the coun- try and makes every mother neglect her child; the women to whom love of country was not sufficient mo- tive for service in time of need, but who demanded pay for patriotic service.
 On the other side were the wo- men who still believe in our Ameri- can form of government, which is a republic, not a mobocracy, who be- lieve in American ideals, the first of which is the home, with the hus- band and father as protector and provider, the wife and mother as home maker; the women who believe that a child has the right to two parents; the women who have help ed to make America the greatest country in the world because it is founded on the American home; the women who, because they are 100 per cent American, scorned the thought of pay for service to the country they love, and gave unstint- edly and whole heartedly every serv, ice in their power to give during the great war.
 On the choice of the men of the United States as to which type of women they would stand by" the future of civilization in our country undoubtedly depends. The presi' dent and the house of representa- tives have made their choice.-Con tributed.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
ELJJMBER COMPANY
|s.Headouarters for Home Builders"

1850. He says he has seen hun dreds of deer graze where the court house now stands in the town of Washington. MT. King was one of the original subscribers to the Wash. ington Telegraph, which is now ir it's 18th year.
 Vernon o. Beck and Orches O. Beck, just discharged from the army, are visiting their parents MT. and Mrs. J. s. Beck, near Paris At the outbreak of the war Vernon Beck, who was in Clarksville, volun. teered. A short time later Orches Beck, who was in Oklahoma, was drafted. Both were sent overseas in 1918 and both saw service on the front before the armistice was sign. ed. They were sent to Camp Pike to be discharged and there met fol the first item in six years.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
MY CONGRESSMAN

know l have a congressman m Washington, D. C., TOT now and then he comes aroupd ,r 10 get vote from me; lie proudly shakes me by the hand And asks about my needs. And when he goes to Washington lie sends me garden seeds. Whenever there's bill for which I'd like to have him vote trust Tn him and tell him so By telegram or note; Aho ne gets every one, I know. , And every one he reads. Tor always when spring has come lie sends me garden seeds. The other day I wrote to him: We put our faith in you To make the league of nations safe II Wilson puts it through" Ills answer came right back to me !:
 Appreciate your needs. Am sending in tomorrows mail Some lovely garden seeds.r I'm glad I have congressman In Washington, D. C., His legislative efforts these
 Mean, Oh, so much to me. He IS my representative, For me he mercedes, And always when the spring has
 come
 He sends me garden seeds,
 Radishes and lettuces,
 Tomatoeses, cucumberses, Such lovely garden seeds!
 @. P. McEvoy.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
JEFFERsoNvILLE

Did anyone speak of cherry pies? Yes, we have had the moi the very best at Mrs. James Gray's.
 ssests
 Marie Hale is spending the week with Grace Lyle before joining her family at Wilson, where they have gone to spend the summer.
 At the annual school election a 12 mill tax was carried. Messrs, Sam Bowen and James Gray were elected members of the board.
 School closes the 30th of May. At our last literary program we had quite a number of visitors. Among them were Grace Lyle, Marie Hale, and Bessie Bell Hale, former pupils of this school.
 In our last review spelling the following pupils spelled without miss ing: James Lyon, Shelby Nichols Clemmie Thorn of the first grade Mary Lyon of the third grade; Rec Harris, Rec Harris, Mayoney Jones | of the fourth grade. | s*ssss Our school was small at the clos ing, as many had gone to the fields to chop cotton. However, tSells Harris, Rec Harris, aMloncy Jones Doris Jones, Mary Lyon, Clemmit Thorn, Jake Blackmore, John Lyon James Lyon and Shelby Nichols were present the twenty days of the las month and all passed creditable ex aminations.
 Jake Blackmore finished the eightl grade work this term and received the certificate issued by the Stat' Supe. J. L. Bond and countersignet by J. A. Hudson, county superin tendent of schools of Lee county Besides the regular eighth grade course, Jake took bookkeeping, us ing the text of J. F. Draughon. H. expects to go away to school il September.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
BEATING THE GAME WITH
 BOOZE DOWN IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ga.-A new method to "get by" with incoming whiskey is now being used in Atlanta. A decoy negro struggled up the steps of the Terminal, carrying two heavy laden suitcases from which suspicious gur- gles could be heard. When arrested the negro grinned as the officers ex- amined the suit cases only to find bricks and bottles of water. The real tiger had passed them while they were busy with the decoy.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
HARD TO TELL

A lawyer was cross-examining an old German about the position of the doors, windows, and so forth, in house in which certain trans action occurred.
 And, now, my good man," said the lawyer, twill you be good enough to tell the court how the stairs run in the house?"
 The German looked dazed and un- settled for a moment. How do the stairs run?" he queried.
 "Yes, dow do the stairs run?"
 "Vell," replied the witness after moments thought. 'Ven I am oop stairs dey run down, and ven I am down stairs dey run oop."
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
LEAVES PENITENTIARY TO
 FIND SELF VERY RICH

Louisville, Ky.-Oscar Saunders, of Letcher county, on his release from the Kentucky penitentiary, re- turned home to find that railroad had been built through little farm his wife had left him when she died during his confinement. This almost doubled the land values. But coal had also been found on the land and coal operator was waiting to pay him $1,5O0 for the mineral rights with royalty of 30 cents ton for all coal mined, assuring him an income for long time to come.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
AS IT SOMETIMES SOUNDS

"What language is that in which he IS singing?" asked the young man of his young lady at the song recital of baritone.
 French, think" said the young lady.
 "No," he answered. q under stand French and I know enough of German and Italian to realize when they are used. This fellow is sing ing something totally different" 1" Maybe it's Russian "1n what language is the artist singing?" asked the young man of the well-nown teacher who sat in front.
 English" came the answer.
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CUSS WORDS COST 5 CENTS
 EACH IN THIS OFFICE

Maiden, Mass.-Voluntary fines
 have been agreed upon by the office
 force of the street department for
 infractions of office rules, and Clerk
 Samuel Nichols will act as judge ad-
 yocate. Fines for using cuss words will cost the user five cents each,
 misspelled words cent each, for |getfulness cent, insult five cents, lying three cents and similar penal ties for other infractions
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kNsAs NOTES

visited Hope last Is a cripple who makes Y selling picture post Jeff and his outfit. He n of five goats which, kagon in which he car ling outfit. He is now Iowa. The goats have Tom the far northwest Texas and through IT l9O9.
 ssssss
 H. King of Red River IS, was in Washington bunty, last week. He
 shington from 1883 to
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THE PERFORMING KIND

"Are you the trained nurse moth CT said was coming?" said Little Bobby.
 "Yes, dear, I'm the trained nurse"
 "Let's see ysug txicksgs dewand- ed Bobby.
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THAT UNHAPPY EXPRESSION

all living expenses and had my it- had loved and lost"
 "He looks to me like man who had loved and won."
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Newburgh & Pouphkeep.;e

Str. Homer Ramsdell leaves Franklin ST
4:30 p. NJ. w. 20 St. 6:l6 p NJ Music,
Restaurant. Lunchroom.
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