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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
"MADE IN BIRMINGHAM"
 CuADTEP TIT

All that afternoon the work of plant
 ing potatoes went on, but finally with a force of laborers increasing each hour, as one or two more members of the troop would happen by the little truck farm and join the workers they saw in the field. there were only Is more rows to be planted.
 As the boys were stretching to take the kinks out of their backs, another visitor in the person of the scoutmaster stopped in, on his way home, as he said, though if any one had taken the time to think he would not have been able to renem- Der of ever seeing MT. Lesby go home that. way before. but no one thought about it as thev were all husv talking of how many potatoes had been planted in such brief time.
 Great" said MT. Lesby, land, you say there are only IS rows left? Vets see, there are five TO- 15, r of you here. l will send Owen on a message Of great importance and we will have just enough
 for scout good turn" potato race. All of you go to the other end of the field
 with your potatoes and when l throw ur my hat you will each start planting on his row, and see who will be the first un- der the wire fence at this end"
 As thev turned their hacks. Ower quietly began carrying some interesting looking packages from Mir Lesby's car to a little grove surrounding clear spring short distance away and after the winner of the race had been officially announced, the scoutmaster suggested that inasmuch as they would be most too tired to go home and dress for din ner, he was going to invite them tc stop and have some ''hot dogs" with him
 and added that he thought perhaps he could also find enough marshmallows ir his car to make fair-szed little bunch i for toasting around the fire later on. anc i that he had phoned all of their homes and made sure such an arrangement would receive no objections. AN INTERESTING MEETING ' | With whoop of delight. the trooI 1 was off on the run to. where Ower already had column of smoke rising among the trees. Herbert alone helc 1 back, and as he joined MT. Lesby his eyes
 looked very large and perhaps a little misty and his voice sounded not alto gether natural.
 MT Lesby," he said. I'm not foo enough to believe that these things Just all happened this way today. and think 1 I know why the fellows are doing It. don't feel that l should take charity this
 way What would you do about itT'
 "Wouldn't you do the same for one o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Troop 42 Has MarshmelloW
 Toast And Boxing Bouts

Troop 42 has gotten in the habit of pulling off some mighty nice hikes late ly and the marshmallow toast held last Friday night was one of the best en- tertainments held this season.
 The scouts met at 7.3o and hiked to Rock House. Some of the boys gathered wood while two of the scouts applied their woodcraft and built a fire in the true scout way. When the fire was blazing away at top speed and enough wood had been gathered, the scouts gath cred around the fire in a circle and held a troop meeting.
 Scout President Joseph LaSalle called the meeting to order, and presided as chairman. A regular business meeting , was held, which was closed by the scouts repeating the allegiance to the flag
 By this time the fire had died down to mass of blazing red coals. It was just right for marshmallow toast. Scoutmaster Joos brought out large box of marshmallows and the scouts of Troop 42 had one grand feast. There were marshmallows for all and a plenty to spare.
 After each scout had eaten all that he could take care of dump contest , was arranged The idea of this contest is to have each scout put marshmallow on stick and maneuver with his stick in order to dump the other fellows marshmallow in the fire. This may sound like a foolish waste of marsh mallows. but it is not as bad as it seems as most of the marshmallows are recovered and eaten before they burn up. Anyway, when a fellow has eaten all that he can hold, he seems to forget the high cost of things, and is careless with fz- .x,l..1 I.A 1,1s 1o.,
 BOXING BOUTS
 {, Scoutmas ster Joos thought that the ' scouts needed more strenuous exercise than marshmallow battling, so the box
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Out Where The Trail Begins

thems if circumstances were reversed?' asked the man, and then without waiting for an answer, continued. "of course you would, and it isn't charity. either
 It's scouting" and he said it with such ring that it made the younger scout
 feel like saluting as he did in the pres ence of his flag.
 The subject was dropped and they soon reached the group of would-be cooks and firemen, all clamoring for something to do but the scoutmaster's happy little smile showed every few minutes as he noticed how the work of the day had drawn his troop even closer together, and how Herbert tried to show his ap- preciation of his pals without saving so, for of course he realized that any att tempt to put his feelings into words would have been promptly called forth charge of stopping over"
 The meal was a success. of course. for who ever saw a scout weiner roast that wasn't success? Then came the camp fire. and the games and fun, the songs and yells, and then as the fire died down the bows instinctivey realized that it was time for the ''big idea" of the meeting, for Mir. Lesby always had one ready. ABOUT THE TRIP ''WelL scouts. was at scout headquar- ters this afternoon" began the scoutmas-
 ter. "and had long talk with the ex- ecutive about the big trip which all you scouts know about, and I must say that lit is going to be well worth all the work anyone of yoii can do to get tn take it The evoo'stive tod r,a stories ahe'' thsf wonderful country which he calls the land of the turquoise sky until I f>ss myself wondering whether I could 2. too, and when | said as much he told
 me that might go if all of our troop could qualify, He laughed but I didn't. l I told him I wanted him to remember that promise. and I climbed into that
 old flivver of mine and drove her so fast 1 I was called down twice for reckless
 driving. Here's what want to say: Let's go Let's all go, and show | But that sentsnce was never finished, 1 for the yells that broke forth around that | little campfire would have done credit to a band of Indians.
 Troop 72 Pike's Peak or bust! Let's | goi Let's all go! Pike's peak or sbust!' | Well" laughed the scoutmaster, we
 have certainly started something, but we
 must not stay out too late tonight. Be
 at scout meeting Friday night. ready to begin work for the big demon-there I
 came very near giving away secret. 1T stand uncovered asa as We look I'D sAt
 the stars we will repeat tile scout oath.
 Good night
 cTo be oontinued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Troop 52 to Buy Scout Supplies

most wideawake patrol in the city. as Scout Saunders has some new ideas which he is going to set in motion to better this patrol
 At 9:45 we adjourned by repeating the scouts oath with Patrol Leader Saunders. All members of our patrol are well pleased with the new officers. and have promised to give Scout Saunders all the field and support that he needs as a pa trol leader.-By Roland Smith. Patrol Re- porter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

Troop 52 he'd the regular meeting in the basement of the First Methodist church of Woodlawn Friday night at 7;3o o'clock. The meeting was called to order, the roll called and there were only few members absent. No one was fined for misbehaving during the meeting.
 After the meeting we took up the dis cussion of the ice cream supper we gave Thursday night, October ?. good profit was made by the scouts and the troop is going to buy first aid' equipment, signalling supplies, a drum and bugle with the money made from the supper. A committee was appointed to attend to the purchase of these supplies This com mittee is as follows: Warrick Saunders, Roland Smith sand Edwin Young.
 Troop 52 is young troop, and Is Just beginning to develdp. We are going to do great things. Watch us scouts.-By Roland Smith, Troop Scribe and Reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
SAUNDERS LEADS TWO

Patrol No. 2 of Troop 52 held a short meeting immediately after the regular troop meeting last Friday night for the purpose of electing patrol officers. Scout Warrick Saunders, who has just been ed patrol leader. Scout Oliver Young is his assistant and Scout Howard Smith was elected treasurer. Patrol business was attended to.
 From now on Patrol 2 is going to be the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
PATROL ONE MEETS

Patrol No. 1 of Troop 52 held a meeting after the regular troop meeting Friday night for the purpose of electng patrol officers The officers were elected as fol- lows: Eugene Harrell. patrol leader; Ed win Young assistant patrol leader and secretary-treasurer.
 In the future. patrol is going to take up the study of first-aid work. We are also going to take over the troop fife corps. We are going to prove ourselves the most progressive patrol in Troop 52. We have some of the best boys in Wood lawn in our patrol. We are anxious to have the opportunity of showing other troops and patrols what we can do. Our patrol is going to be as good as we can make it, and that may be saying great deal for Patrol 1.-By Edwin Young, Patrol l Reporter.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
EIGHTY PERCENT
INCREASE COST
OF LIVING SHOWN
SOUTH HIT HEAVILY AS OTHER
SECTIONS
FOOD CLOTHING AHEAD
Pacifist Coast Cities Live
Cheaper Than Rest Of the
Cities Of Country.

Washington. Aug. 16.-The cost of
living in the principal cities of the
country has risen approximately
eighty percent nthe last four and a
half year to June this year. food and
clothing showing the largest increas-
es, the Bureau of Labor statistics fig
ures issued today indicate.
The south was affected as heavily
as cities of the north, while the Paci-
fic coast suffered less than other sec
tons.
Norfolk showed an increase of S7.05
percent; Savannah, 1876 Jackson
vile, 77.4S; Mobile, 1864; New York,
1922
The increases from December nine
teen seventeen to June this year, were
Atlanta, 1927 prcent; food and cloth
ing alone showing 40.69 percent; Bir-
mingham, 1878; food and clothing,
1884; Memphis, 1925 and 1888; New
Orleans, 20.73 and 1883.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
STREET CAR MEN
DEMAND BIG RAISE
NEW YORK ELEVATED AND SUB
WAY INVOLVED IN TIE OUT
THREAT.

New York, Aug. 16.-Rejecting a ten
percent increase in wages, and de-
manding flat increase of fifty per-
cnt, employees of the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company today, threat
en- to tie up elevated and subway
line separated in the most densely
populated sections of the city at four
o'clock tomorrow morning unless their
demands are granted.
The only hope of averting a tie-up
was an agreement by the board of es-
Inmates to grant the proposal of the
Interborough company to increase
fares.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
FOOD PRICES ARE
LISTED FOR GOODS
CORDELE POST OFFICE PROVIDES
LIST FOR BUYERS.

The Cordele Post office has arrang
ed list of prices on the war depart
ment's food supply which will be sold
through the Cordele office These
prices are as follows.
Bacons, 6-12 lib case. $433 per can
$3596 case. Beans issue 100 lbs only
1854 sack. Beans Baked. AS. No cans
to case. &c can. $2.56 case Beans, Bak
ed.24 No 2 can. to case. Sc. $2.88
case. Beans, Baked. "a MOB cans to
case. lie can. $2.88 case. Beans
Stringless. "a No cans to case.
lie can $268 case. Beef, C0rned. As
No can to case. Bic can. $14.61 case.
Beef Corned "a no. cans to case.
5Sc can. $13.S9 case. Beef, Corned,
=. 6 cans to case $1,83 can. $21.S9
case. Beef. Roast AS. No. l can to case
Sic can. $1408 case. Beef Roast. "a,
No 2 cans to case. &c can. $15.S5
case. Beef. Roast 1876 ID cans to
case $198 can. $23.G9 case. Hash Corn
ed Beef As, ID cans to case 24c can.
$11.2O case. Hash Corned beef "a 2
lb cans to case Ale can. $3.50 case.
Cherries, IL lb cans. "a to case.
24c can $3.50 case Peas. Green. "a,
No. 2. cans to case i2c can $2,74
case Flour. 100 III sacks only. sos
sack Rice. 100 ID SACHS only. 1913
sack Pepper, as IA cans to case. 10
cent can $46O
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
RIOTINC, LOOTINC
OCCURS in IRELAND
TROOPS SUFFER IN EFFORT TO
DISPERSE CROWDS.

Londonderry, Ireland, Aug. 16.-
Rioting and looting occurred here last
night and early today. The trouble
started when the nationalist set fire
to tar barrels beneath the arch over
which was displayed the picture OF Ed
ward de Valera, president of the Irish
republic.
Troops tried to keep the crowds
apart, while attachments attempted
to clear the streets. No shots were
fired, but the rioters hurled bricks and
stones at the soldiers, one soldier was
seriously hurt.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
PARIS SHOWING
FIRST DISPLAY
OF REAL STYLES
SKIRTS TOO SHORT FOR MOD
EST AMERICA
BUYERS OFFER RIDICVLE
Dictates of French Dress
Makers Have Lost Grip
on United States.
BUYERS OFFER RIDICQLE

Paris, FridayD 1.-The first real dis
play of styles since the war began is
being attended by about three hundred
American buyers who, however, are
showing themselves to be more indie
pendent of the dictates of the French
dress makers than ever before.
Brown, according to the new models
is again in marked favor. There is
not the slightest suggestion of the
masculine and tailor made effects of
the past.
Paris is clinging to skirts hanging
seven to eight inches from the
ground and American buyers, the
derssmakers say, are ridiculing the
shortness of the gowns, although
frankly admitting that American
skirts have been too long. 1t is like
ly that American women will be of
fered compromise in lengths.
Hats for fall and winter are both
large and small, but in all cases they
will frame the face.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
LODGE SHOWING
RESERVATION DRAFT
TWO-FOLD INTEREST IN TREATY
FIGHT KEPT UP IN WASH
INGTON.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Interest in
the Senate treaty fight was divided
today between the last run of the ne
gotiations over the proposed reserva-
tons and the for the forthcoming
White House conference between
President Wilson and the Foreign Re-
lations Committee.
Meantime the draft of the reserva-
tons is being shown Republican sena-
tors by Republican leader Lodge.
Whether newspaper correspondents
will be admitted to the White House
conference Tuesday still was unde-
termined today Neither the Senate
nor the committee is in session today,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
WILCOX TAX RECE!1ER

AbbevilIe, Ga, Aug l5.-John Lacy
of Rochelle, Thursday was elected
tax receiver of this county to fill the
unexpired term of E. Y. Bowen, de
ceased The two other candidates
were S. A. Bowen of Abbeville, and
S. F. McGinnis, of Seville. Mr.. Bowen
ran second but Mr. Lacy beat both
by over $50 votes. 1t was a very quiet
election. and a very small vote was
polled
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
GOMPERS CALLED
HURRIEDLY HOME
BREAKS EUROPEAN ENGAGE
MENTS FOR URGENT CALLS.

Paris, (Friday samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, will sail from Brest Monday
on the steamer George Washington
He is going home in Spouse to ur-
gent cable messages calling upon him
to cut short his visit to Europe.
He told the Associated Press today
that he regretted the necessity OF
breaking a number Of engagements III
Europe, adding, but matters at home
are urgent and | want to get back as
soon as possible and help all can III
the solution of problems which are
Ippermost there"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
SUPREME COUNCIL MAKES
SHARP REPLY
ALLIED POWERS CONTROL
All Distribution and Make
Plans for All Reparation,
Bucharest is Informed.

Paris, FRIDAY. Associated Press.)
s--Rumania will not be permitted to
strip Hungary, according to the draft
of the Supreme Councils reply to the
last note from Bucharest, which was
completed at today's meeting of the
council
The Bucharest government was III
formed that the fixing of the amount
of reparation to be made by Hungary.
as we'll as the distribution of food is
a matter under control of the Allied
powers and until final decision is
reached, all the war, railway and agri-
cultural material now in Hungary and
subject to distribution, will be under
the common administration of the Al
Iii. powers
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
TOBACCO MARKET
lis MAKING GAINS
NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL NET
FARMERS MUCH BETTER RE-
TURNS

The tobacco markets at points ad-
jacent to Crisp are looking upward
again and those growers who have
sold tobacco during the last two or
three days since the railroads. lifted
the embargoes, find that better prices
are being offered than prior to the
tie up. Within the coming two weeks
the entire crop will be moved from
this section, only one or two ware
houses remaining open for the
scattering crop left. in late fields.
Mr.. E. C. Westbrook, tobacco ex-
pert, was in Cordele' today advised
the growers who have been putting
their tobacco back into the barns be-
cause it was "to high in order" should
be careful not to run the heat too
high. Some have thought 200 degrees
heat would be safe. He says 100 to
l1O will be sufficient.
Tobacco growers should be active
within the next two weeks and get the
advantages of the market. 1t will be
closed within that time, the buyers
going to the North Carolina markets
for the crop there.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
DIRECTORS SECURE NUMBER OF
FINE EXHIBITS
WHOLE WEEK OF BIG SHOW
Directors Now on Home
Stretch Making Final
Plans for Splendid Show.

At the meeting of the Crisp Co fair
Directors at the Court House Satud.
day committee consisting of Cecil
s. Jones and Commissioner j. S.
Sheppard was instructed to arrange
for a lighting field for the flying
machines and to arrange in every par,
ticular for the Aviation Exhibit This
will be splendid feature of the Fair
Oct 27-Nov. /, inclusive.
Definite arrangement was made for
the big tent and all the flies neces-
sary for the agricultural and animal
exhibits.
1t was definitely decided to hold
the Fair at the same place as the last
was held at the Ball Park Ground.
Chairman Dekle, A. j. Clary, J.
w. Sutton and j. M. Turner will Sc
cure for the Fair the great Armour
Exhibit of Agricultural and Animal
products.
The last day of the Fair, Saturday,
Nov. LIST. has been set apart as Ne.
groes Day. They will PROBABLY be
there in large numbers on their day.
J. M Turner, Farm Demontrastor,
was authorized to arrenge with B. A.
McLarty, the Delco Light Products
man, for that exhibit Mr. McLarty
will furnish his own big tent, lights
and power. 1t is provided that an
Agricultural Motion Picture Show
shall be kept going in this tent, free
of charge to all who wishes to see it
Cecil S. Jones and Mr. Turner
were appointed to make defenite and
final arrangements for lighting the
Fair ground, and Mr.. Turner will
have all The coupon checks and rib
bons printed and in readiness for the
Fair Mr.. Jones will See that all the
posts and lumber needed is delivered
before hand on the Grounds.
Chairman Dekle and Secretary Flem-
ing will perfect arrangements for
ticket takers and for keeping check
on the cash received.
The Metropolitan shows, have been
contracted with. 1t is some show.
"A big band will be right on the job
while the Fair is on.
Miss Lou Hamilton has been work
ing with enthusiasm. Heb splendid
work will speak for itself when her
folks put on their exhibits at the Fair
There are indications that the
animal exhibits will be especially fine
1t is a bad crop year but the farm.
ers of Crisp will show you thing or
two at the Fair
Stand by the Fair. Boost it. jog up
your neighbor Bring your exhibit. Get
ready now for Oct. 27-Noy LIST inclu
sive.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
BOLSHEVIK TROOPS
WERE WIPED OUT
LARGE NUMBERS OF PRISONERS
AND MUNITIONS CAPTURED.

London, Aug. 16.-Several batalions
of Bolshevik troops have been wiped
out in a new counter offensive of the
northwestern Russian army along the
river Luga, southwest Of Petrograd
according to a Helsingfors dispatch
dated Wednesday.
Soviet forces also lost large num-
bers of prisoners, machine guns and
ammunitions.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
HEARING SOON ON
POSTAL SALARIES
COMMITTEE IN ATLANTA LATTER
PART OF SEPTEMBER.

Washington, Aug. 16-Hearings on
salaries of postal employees will be
held in number of cities, including
Atlanta and Memphis, in September
and October by the joint congress-
ional commission on postal salaries.
The commission will sit in Atlanta
September 20 and 30 to consider the
territory of Georgia, Alabama and
Florida and the Carolinas.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
Officers Badly Injured

Belfast. Aug. 16.-Ten nationalistS
were injured during a fight Friday
with Orangemen at Lisburn, county
Down. Serious rioting also occurred
at Coal Island, county Tyrone. At the
latter place several policemen and
military Officers were injured severe
ly.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
Los Angeles Employees Out

Los Angeles, Aug. 16.-Motormen
and conductors employed by the Paci-
fic Electric Railway and the Los An
geles Railway Company went on d
strike early today for higher wages
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

Washington, Aug. 16.-Normal tenn
peratures with occasional showers
and thunderstorms, are predicted the
coming week in the southeastern
states.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
MAY Use Motor Trucks

New York, Aug. 16.-Mayor Hylan
has announced that the commanding
officer of Governors Island has prom
ised to lend the city two hundred large
motor trucks in the event of a trac-
ton strike tomorrow.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17

Detroit, Aug. 16.-In the second raid
today on the food supplies stored III
q Detroit refrigeratting company's
plant. agents of the Department OF
Justice seized seven million, four nun.
dre,! ard four thousand eggs AID
about three hundred thousand POUNDS
of butter =. sts.4 A
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
Arrests in Mobile

Mobile Aug. 16.-Arrests will fol-:
low information already gathered oH
e
charges of profiteering in Mobile, ac-
cording to announcement from the dis
~. f q
trict attorneys office. :
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
CHICAGO DEALERS ENTANGLED
IN FEDERAL CHARGE
DETROIT FOOD IS TAKEN
Great Quantity of Eggs and
Butter Seized = Mobile
Shows Activity.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Federal war
rants were issued today for the OF
i
ficers of the John F. Campbell Com
pany, wholesale sugar dealers.
They are accused of buying five car
loads of sugar at nine thirty-nine per
hundred including the freight to Chi
cage and selling to retailers for thiT,
:
teen dollars.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
SEVEN KILLED "a INJURED
FRENCH RAIL COLLISION

Paris, Aug. 16.-Seven persons were
killed and thirty-four injured Friday
in a collision between an express
train and troop train.
The express train was running from
Iris to Nancy and Strasbourg.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
SIX SUB CHASERS IN
7O=HOUR RACE TO NEW YORK

Washington, Aug. 16.-Six subma-
rine chasers were to leave Bermuda
today to race to New York. They eX-
pected to make the run in about sew
anty hours.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17
MISS COBB WILL NOT /!
TEACH VOCAL CLASS HERE

Miss Elizabeth Cobb, who was IN
tending to teach vocal class here,
has decided not to do so. :
She has accepted the vocal school
2.
at Allentown, Penn. a.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-17

PACIFIC COAST HAS LOWEST COST
RECORD FOR LIVING IN COUNTRY
GERMANS WANT WORLD
FINANCIAL POOLING

Berlin, (Friday.)-Financiai
leaders here express the opin-
ion that the formation of
world financial pool, calculated
to stabilize the international sit
Mation, is inevitable if central
Europe, as we'll as the Entente
countries, is to escape the after
war cataclysm.