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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
New Use for Bread;
Send Whisky in 1t
Through y. S. Mail

A loaf of bread that was not what
it seemed to be has given the postal
authorities in Atlanta another Incl
dent for their scrapbooks and fur
nished material for drivers and sun
dry lugubrious witticisms among
those attaches of the federal build
ing who recall only with regret the
days when white-aproned and white
coated individuals presided in en-
poriums for the dispensing Of the
beverage which both cheers and in
ebriates.
hTe said loaf arrived via the rail-
road mail service and to all intentS
and purposes was nothing more nor
less than a good-sized portion of the
staff of life" It's weight aroused
suspicious as to it's inner nature,
and examination developed the fact
that a quart of whisky had been Sc,
GREETED inside the loaf, which had
been followed out so that nothing
but the outer crust remained.
In accordance with the postal reg
ulatio,ts governing such cases, the
liquor was copfscated and placed
with fifteen other packages of a SIM
liar character repoSing in the big
postoffice safe. The destruction OF
the contraband will be carried out
with due process of law, as provided
by the laws, but, as the identity OF
the sender is not known to the au-
thorities, the matter cannot be car
o1 f11rt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
NO aER HEAR r

"a -Does it FIutter, Palpitate
&GlAT11IOr Skip Beatae Have you
%&&HEA W. bShOrtness of Breath, Tens
~~13 -%&H ! IIderness, Eum b L ess, OF
W. nWE<E GN Pain in left side, DiZzinegss
--1GGAEEA@@m Painting Spells, spots be.
e8SSSS fore eyes, Sudden Starting
A In sleep, Nervousness,
7A6 Hungry or Weak Spells
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
SOCIETY THIEF,
"LOVE BANDIT"
IS SAFE IN JAIL

While the police from Maine to
California are begging for him, j. c..
Wilson, described as gentleman
burglar" a man with a string of ali
asses, grip of jewelry and a stack
of love letters, is languishing behind
the bars in Dallas, Tex. Wilson has
been accused in Dallas as being one
of the boldest daylight burglars and
smoothest society thieves that ever
operated in the southwest. He was
arrested while robbing one of the
finest residences in the city Of $4,000
worth of jewelry.
In robbing residences, Wilson in
variably would select a time when
owners were shopping or at parties.
He would dash up to the house in his
big touring car, walk boldly up to the
front door and effect an entrance. Ii
the doors were locked he used skel-
eton key and then took his time in
Sacking the place.
When Wilson'S room was searched
q suit case containing several thou
sand dollars worth of jewelry was
found. Sweet-scented letters from
society buds of Los Angeles, Cal,
Chicago, Nashville, Tenn; st. Louis,
Mo-, and numerous southern cities
also were found. Several contained
acceptanceS of proposals of marriage.
The Dallas police have sent out
word to other cities where the gen
tleman burglar" had been. But there
are charges of a more serious nature
being arranged. Department OF JUS
ts..Sr officials declared that they. will
confront Wilson with half dozen
white slavery charges.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
GLASS BEGS OFF
ON THE HANDLING
OF u. S. DRY LAW
Treasury Head Says His De-
partment Has Burden
Enough With Taxes

Carter Glass, secretary of the treas
ury, does not want the job of ELI
forcing war prohibition. In letter
to Chairman Carlin of the house sub
committee on judiciary, which is con-
sidering the Bark1ey enforcement bill,
he said:
while you have not explicitly
asked my opinion as to the adVlsa-
bility of lodging prohibition enforce
ment in this department, / wish to
take advantage of this opportunity to
express, as strongly as L may, the
hope that the committee will not
place this responsibility upon the bu-
reau of internal revenue.
This bureau is now, as you know,
burdened to the uttermost with the
administration of very comprehen-
sive and technical tax law, which will
engage it's every facility to admin
lister adequately and equitably.
THE enforcement of war prohibit
ton has no relation whatever to the
collection of the revenue, and a law
which is exclusively of police char
acter would certainly complicate, II
it would not endanger, the effective
administration Of the tax laws
Lawyers in congress are arguing
this question in the cloak room and
hotel Hobbies. Those who voted Tor
prohibition declare that it is tommy
rot" to say that the referendum, is re,
quired to complete the ratification of
a state Legislature.
Representative Julius Kahn of
California is inclined to the opinion
that the referendum is necessary to
complete the ratification OF the
amendment by California:
The attorneys for the distillers, the
wine growers of California and the
brewers will make their fight in the
courts on the claim that the amend
ment has not been ratified until the
referendum has been applied in four
teen states. They are preparing to
found their case on that point.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
| DREADED FOR
NIGHT TO come
Texas Lady, In Pretty Bad
Fix, Heard of Cardui, Tried
1t, And Now Says 1t ]
Saved Her Life a

Chiffon, Texas.-Mrs. Mary Reese
Of this place, states: Sometime ago
I was quite sick and suffered a.
great deal. I had been suffering
quite awhile. At times I had
such severe pains in my back, across
nv hips and in my sides-I was in a
pretty bad fix q. +. was so rests
less I dreaded for night to come.
Having heard of Cardui, thought
I'd try it commenced to-
get better with my first bottle. I
took six bottles Of Cardui, and will
tell any woman what this Cardui
Home Treatment can and will do if
taken accordin gto directions. We
not only feel it cured but most
likely saved my life 1 am able to
do my work with ease and know
Cardui did it,"
Cardui has been found to relievS
many womanly pains and ailments
and thousands of women have written
to tell of the benefit it has been to-
them, in cases of female troubleS
and weakness.
Cardui is prepared from mild, me5,
dicinal ingredients, which act as a
tonic and help build up health and
strength in a natural manner. ],
Try Cardui. At druggists. =
(Advt. u
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
CONGRESS NOT TO
ADOPT FIVE YEAR
PLAN FOR ROADS
ChaS, E, CotteriII, Back
From Senate Hearing,
nksRestoration of Conn.,
petition Is Near

Charles E. Cotterill, of the At
lanta law firm of Moore & Pomeroy,
who has been in Washington sew
eral days representing the Southern
Traffic league and the Southern
Wholesale GrocerS' association in
hearings before the interstate COM
MERGE committee of the senate, be-
of governmental control and oper-
alton of the railroads will not be
adopted by congress.
Mr.. Cotterill presented to the SEN
ate committee the desire of the
shippers of the south for immediate
of their owners, and immediate res
toration of competitive transporta-
ton conditions. Mr.. Cotterill has
some. interesting views on the dis
position of the railroads. He says:
One mans guess is as good as
anothers, but my judgment is
that congress will not adopt the
McAdoo plan Of extending the period
of federal control of the railroads
to January /, 1924. Of course, great
pressure is being exercised upon
congress by different groups of i'm
portant interests to continue the
present plan of federal operation for
three or five years. Those adher-
ents of the plan of extension frank
ly admit that at the end of the eX-
ICilOSNe PCt W. ~ ~ "AAA r
of the railroads would be almost in
evitable. On the other nand, the
shipping public and the railroads
themselves are urging congress not
to extend the period of federal con-
troll; and the shippers organizations
throughout the country go further
and advocate the return of the rail-
roads to private operation even prior
to the expiration of the twentyone
months period now provided by law.
After all, the issue in regard to
the railroads is but one phase of a
great controversy which is now be-
ing waged before congress. There
are many who believe that the ex-
perience gained during the war has
shown the ACCESSIBILITY of the fed
eral government largely continuing
to exercise direct supervision over
industry and commercial least
during the period of reconstruction.
Price fixing and such measures are
advocated as the only means of
stabilizing industry and getting it
on a peace-time basis. On the other
hand, congress is being urged by
many to repeal all the war statutes
and abolish all the war bureaus
thereby leaving business alone and
enabling it to adjust itself more
readily to the new world conditions "
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
4 CH|LD'S LAXATIVE
IS SYRUP OF FIGS
Made from fruit - Can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels

If your little ones tongue is coat
ed, it is a sure sign the stomach
liver and bowels need a gentle, thor
ough cleansing at once. When your
child is cross, peevish, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, eat or act naturally;
if breath is bad, stomach sour, sys-
tenn full of cold, throat sore, or if
feverish, give teaspoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" and in a few
hours ali the clogged-up, consttpated
waste, sour bile and undigested food
will gently move out of the bowels,
and you have a well, playful child
again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions of mothers keep. it handy
because they know it's action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure. They also know a little
given today saves a sick child to-
morrow.
ASK your druggist for a bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here; Get the
genuine made by california Fig
Syrup Company.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
How New York: State
VIII Enforce Dry Law

The Anti-saloon leagues "bone-
dry law to enforce prohibition, is
now before the New York legisla-
ture. 1t doesn't define "int Inossdt
liquor tax law-which includes even
'hard cider" The vets claim they
can defeat the bill and will rally
around Assemblyman Welsh, VINO
proposes to limit alcohol in liquor
for beverage purposes to 10 per
There were outcries from many
"drys" as well as "wets" against
what was termed the "prec1pltate
feature of the league measure
tive on July 1st next, instead OF
next January, when the bone-dry
federal amendment officially be-
comes part of the constitution.
The experts for the league eX-
planned that it was only reasonable
that the enforcement law in New
York should become operative on
July LIST, as under the emergency
war prohibition act the country tc
all intents and purposes viii pe,
a sop to DIRECTORS, what is called
the "tapering-off' proviso OF the
leagues bill was emphasized. SUM
married., this provides:
While it shall he-lawful to searcl
premises where liquor is kept, nc
warrants shall be issued to searc.f,
a private dwelling unless part Of il
is used as a shop or. store. or un'
less the same is a place of. public
resort or where liquor is being un'
lawfully sold.
missioner eiG Of public welfare, to bt
nppointed by ~ the governor, with thu
consent of the senate, and who sinai
hold office for five years. lie IS tC
receive a salary of $1,000 a year, ant
necessary expenses. He is to have a,
point "a first and second deputy
Commissioner at $4,000 and $4,000
year respectively All application!
for permits to have or sell liquor
must be approved by him.
The commissioner has, the ap
pointment of forty special agents tt
help him in his work. For his frs
year an agent is to re sa g. only MY 81 ST.
for the third and following years
$500. The agents may be paIt
their expenses on assignments or in
vestigations outside their own home
cities or town.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18

ClOnaLely speaking, IMAM InOSe OIL q
mans.
In mountainous and wet districts
tracts of moss are of great service
in retaining the water and prevent
ing sudden floods.
Swedish is the commercial lam
guage of Sweden, but English, Ger
MANI and French are understood in
all business houses.
A Danish physician, who formerly
manufactured artificial legs out of
papier mache, now makes artificial
feet out of paper pulp.
Since the war started, Argentine
exports of cheese have increased 909
per cent; of butter, 283 per cent, of
caseine, 166 per cent.
Starfish are known to contain near
ly per cent OF nitrogen and a small
quantity of phosphoric acid. In Japan
they are used as fertilizer.
Operated by an electric motor, a
machine has been invented that gives
furniture a hand-rubbed finish and in
much less than the usual time.
Emilio Aguinaldo, sixteenzyear-old
son of the Filipino insurrectionist, re-
Gently left his home in the Philip
pines for Boston to enter a prepare
tory school.
BY treating fish oil with hydrogen
4 chemist has produced an oil suit
able for food purposes and a solid
| substance closely resembling lard,
which is tasteless.
/ Denmark farmers are doing little
! slaughtering of hogs, as the normal
| stock of 100000 head has been de-
/ pleted until less than one-ifth Of
/ that number remains.
! At the Church of the Sacred Heart
! in Paris, a twenty-two-ton bell is
tolled by electricity. A choir boy
] NOW does the work which form erl Y
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
q Il
ANSWERS

Here are the answers to the ten
questions printed in this column
in the last issue of The Semi
Weekly Journal:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
Are You Getting Full Returns on
Horses Used for Work Purposes?

far the greatest opportunity.
Can you revise your cropping sys-
tenn so that fewer work horses will
be needed, or so that the work will
be more equally distributed and
thus make it possible to employ
them more hours each year?
Can you raise colts and thus re
duce the cost of keeping your horses
Can you arrange to use your work
horses for outside work when not
busy on the farm?
ing each horse by feedingn less feed
or cheaper fed and still give :;
proper ration?
Farm work done with fewer
horses means a saving of 500 a
year for each horse not needed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18

Here are the answers to the ten
questions printed in this column
in the last issue of The Semi
Weekly Journal:
1. BY right of discovery; by treaty, and
by settlement England.
2. James Knox Polk. 1916.
8. Anthracite, hard compact mineral
coal. Bitdmincus, a soft pitchy inflamma-
BILE coal. Ignite, fossil wood or brown
coal mineralized to a certain degree
4. Utah.
D. A body empowered 10 transact bust
ness as an individual.
6. The settling and adjustment of ac-
counts.
7. Nevada.
o. Thomas DeQuincey- Confessions of
an Opium Eater Thomas Carlyle-''Sar-
tor ReSartus.' John Ruskln-'S Seven
Lamps of Architecture
10. Sir Walter Scott.
NEW QUESTIONS
Can you answer these questions
correctly? Write your answers
now, and then look for the correct
answers in this column in the next
issue of the Semi Journal:
l. What states constitution prohibits di-
vorce?
2. From what state is the slate for all
school blackboards mined?
3. Which is right-"sets'' or sits:'
The hen sets on the eggs, or the hen
sits on the eggs?
4. What library contains nearly 1000.
600 volumes, and is one of the greatest
collections of books in the world? Where
is it?
5. What man of the eighteenth century
is looked upon as the originator Of modern
systematic botany?
6. What are the eight forms of drama
z. Who wrote "KimT'
8. What are the two principal works Of
Dante Gabriel Rosetti?
8. Of what is the sun probably com
posed and how are these substances hello
together
10 What are the 'Pipiades?''
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
FOR EXCESSIVE
URIC ACID
TRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT
rs Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FIR EE

Just because you start the day worried
and tired, stiff legs and arms ard muscles
an aching head, burning and bearing down
pains in the back-worn out befvre the day
begins-do not think you have to stay in
that condition.
Be strong, well and vigorous, with no
more pains from stiff joints. sore muscles,
rheumatic suffering, aching back or kidney
trouble
If you suffer from bladder weakness,
with burning, scalding pains, or if you are
in and out of bed half dozen times
night, you will appreciate the rest, COM
fort and strength this treatment gives.
To prove The Williams Treatment con-
1uers kidney and bladder diseases. rheuna-
tism and all other ailments when due to ex-
cessive uric acid, no matter how chronic or
stubborn, If you have never tried The Will
liams Treatment we will give enc 7Jc bot
tie 49, doses) free if you will cut out this
notice and send it with your name and ad-
dress, and 10 cents to help pay postage,
packing, etc, to The DR.. D. A. Williams
Company, Dept. Mos, General Postoffice
building, East Hampton, Conn. Send at
once and you will receive by parcel post a
regular Toe bottle without charge and
without mourning any obligation. Only one
bottle to the same address or family.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
PEACE CONFERENCE HAS BROUGHT
THE "STOVEPIPE'' HAT BACK IN STYLE

Hat manufacturers report
that the peace conference is
bringing the silk hat, back into
fashion.
This is part of the price we
must pay for having the world
made safe for democracy.
But somehow diplomats feel
that they can't diplomat"
things to real effect unless they
get out their silk kellies.
Our photographs show how
President Wilson looks with
and without the tall silk hat.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
Big Florida Mill
Will Be Auctioned

All assets of the American Lum-
Der company, regarded as one of the
most valuable milling plants in the
south, except the capital stock of
the Gulf Shipbuilding company and
contracts with the Emergency Fleet
corporation of the federal shipping
board, are to be sold at auction at
Millville, Bay county, Florida,
March 10th.
The sale will be conducted, under
provisions of the trading with the
enemy act by Alien Property Gus
todian A. Mitchell Palmer. Pro-
visions regarding the terms of the
sale require that a check for $780,
900 be deposited upon qualifying to
become a bidder, and that 100000
be paid upon the sale price within
hid to be within 1874 DAYS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
By EDWARD M. THIERRY
(Written From Paris.)

The most remarkable man at the
peace conference is not even a peace
delegate.
He is a French officer, in uniform.
His name is Captain MontouX.
On either side Of his collar is a
small brass sphinx. That is the para
doxical insignia of his job-inter-
prefer.
Captain Montoux sits at little
desk just across the head of the
horseshoe table from Premier Glenn
enceau, president of the conference,
and President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George.
! marvel at the man.
Wilson and Lloyd George make inn
promptu speeches. Captain MontouX
sits there taking their words in
Observation-Disclosures in English or
French, do not know. Then, with
out a moments hesitation, he gets up
and with only an occasional glance
at his notes delivers each speech IN
French.
He does the sam. thing when Glenn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
SAYS EVERYBODY'S
NOW PRA|SING It
Knoxville Man Declares He
Feels Like a New Person
Since TanIac Ended His
Troubles

"a few bottles of Tanlac actually
put an end to my indigestion and
made me feel like new man." said
c. NJ. Smith, an employee of the Mono
Ice Cream Co., of Knoxville, Tenn,
IN relating his experience with Tan
lac.
"One day after eating" he contin-
ued, st had an awful attack Of
acute indigestion and for several
days L was a mighty sick man. My
stomach Swelled UP so with gas
that 1 could hardly breathe, my
hands and feet got cold and clammy
and my pulse went down till you
could hardly feel it. 1 started doc
toring myself, but in spite of the
medicine L took L became so much
worse, and suffered such agony that
1 surely thought my time had come.
"one of my friends advised me
to try Tanlac and I began to i'm
prove right from the start and in
a week 1 felt much better. A few
more bottles fixed me up all right
and L have gotten entirely over my
indigestion and can now eat anything
1 want. I believe everybody in my
neighborhood is taking Tanlac and
praising it for the good it is doing
them
Tanlac is sold by one established
agency in every town.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
BRITISH NAvY,s LOSS

The British naval casualties
from the outbreak of the war to
November IL, 1918, numbered
1876, the Admiralty announced.
These were divided as follows:
Killed G or died of % w SS5 ;v off
ed, missing or prisoners, Off
GERS, 1,O42; men, 1868 In addi-
ton, 1861 officers and men of
the British merchant vessels and
fishing boats lost their lives by
enemy action while pursuing
their ordinary vocation, and g.
295 were taken prisoner.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
"FIu" Travels Far

Advices from the Tonga Islands,
one of the most remote of the
South seas groups, reached here
recently telling Of the death OF
400 natives from influenza. One
of the first victims of the epidemic
was the aged Queen Taklbo, who
had passed her SEVENTEEN birth
day anniversary.
Natives who were unaffected by
the disease allowed the sick TO
die unaided because they were
afraid to approach the sufferers.
The Tonga Islands are under
British protectorate.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18
Draws Like Hot
FIax-Seed PouItice
HEALS STUBBORN OLD SORES
FROM BOTTOM UP.

Just like a hot flaxseed poultice, Allen'a
Ulcerine Salve draws out poisons and germs
from boils, sores and wounds and heals them
from the> bottom up. 1t heals In one-third
time that common salves and liniments takeS
Aliens Ulcerine Salve is one of the Oldest
remedies in America, and since 1869 has been
known as the only salve powerful enough to
reach chronic ulcers and old sores of long
standing. Because it draws out the pois3na
and heals from the bottom up it seldom
leaves a scar. and relief is usually perma-
nent. BY mail Goo. Book free. J. P. Allen
Medicine Co., Dept. B2, st. Paul, MINI.
Ira Davis, Avery, Tex, writes: az had a
chronic my foot for years and doctors
said it would never heal without scraping
the bone. One boz Of Aliens Ulcerine Salve
drew out pieces of bone and lots of pus, and
1t healed up pCrIhGncG tly. - AdVtO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-18

One of the most frequent sources
of loss on the farm is an insuffl-
clint return from work horses.
Have you satisfied yourself on the
following points?
It costs 500 annually to keep the
average horse, but this horse works
only a little more than three hours
each working day. This makes the
horse labor cost approximately 10
cents an hour.
Do you handle the horse labor or
your farm so that the annual cost
of keeping your horses is less than
the average, or so that the number
Of hours worked is greater? Both
methods will reduce the cost of