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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

Thousands of gallons are used here at
this time of the year, too, for watering
stock, teams from the farms bringing in
cotton and stock shipped here for sale.
Definite steps will be taken in the near
future to relieve conditions.
The Teachers institute of Cullman
county will be held at the high school
building here on November 10. 1t will
last for one day only.
The Cullman county chapter OF the
American Legion will meet within the
next few days to elect delegates to the
national meeting which takes place at
Minneapolis on November 10, II and IL.
Two delegates are allowed Cor this
county. one to every hundred members
and Cullmau county has 241.
The dues of s60.25 for the Cullman
organization were forwarded TO Bir-
mingham the last of the week. The
Cullman chapter holds fourth place in
the state. Birmingham. Montgomery
and Mobile having the first places.
On Halloween night there will be a
fiddlers contest given under the aus
pices of the Baileyton School Improve
ment association at that place. which
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is located about 10 miles from town.
Fifteen dollars in prizes will De given
and refreshments served.
The board OF trustees Of the IndepesiJ-
eut order &c Odd Fellows home h--- 49,
on Saturday. Those present Included:
John Ellis Of Admission. ?. !. Cramptou
OF Montgomery, Jacob Berger or lns-
miugham. Palmer Daugette of Birmine-
ham, Grand Master e. G. Ricksby of Mo-
bile, George Stiefeinneyer and l.. N. Bue,
of Cullman.
The general routine business was at
tended to, \ number of improvements
win be made in the buildings both inside
and out. as soon as it is possible 70 set
the workmcn.
The home was found to he in a splendid
condition and the children prosperous
and happy under the supervision of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller.
There are now 81 children in the home.
Four OF them were admitted by the board
al this meeting.
This is the smallest number Of children
that have been in the home fO- sometime.
This is accounted fer by tire prosperous
condition of things now. Some of the
mothers nave become able to take care
OF their children.
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CULLMAN

Cullman October -(SpeciaL)-For
two weeks Cullman has been practically
without water The wells have been
growing weaker for the past three
months and for several days the city
water was cut off entirely.
There are very few wells in town and
many people are finding it difficult to get
water anywhere.
There are about six wells from which
the city has been obtaining the water
supply for the town. Three of these
have gone entirely dry and there is only
a small stream going into the reservoir
from the main well, which is 700 feet
deep and which is pumped 20 out of the
q hours. Even this well is playing out
The city council met recently to plan
a means of obtaining water. A com
mittee was appointed to investigate
Eight Mile creek, and 1t was found that
plenty of water could be gotten from
this source, but it would have to be
brought a mile and would mean a great
outlay of money.
The cause of the failure of the wells
to supply the town is given as the con-
tinued drouth of the summer and to the
vast quantity of water demanded here
now by the cotton gins and stave mill.
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The population, apart from the German
portion held aloof from us. The German
districts, especially the Balts, had well
coined our troops The Let's were oppor-
tunists and awaited events. The Lith-
uanians believed the hour of deliverance
was at hand, and when the good times
they anticipated did not materialize, ow-
ing to the cruel exigencies of war, they
became suspicious once more and turned
against US.
The Poles were hostile, as they feared,
quite justifiably, pro-Lithuanian policy
on our part. The White Ruthenians were
aof no account, as the Poles had robbed
them CO their nationality and given moth
ing in return. In the autum nof 1915
I thought I would like to obtain some
idea of the distribution of this race.
At first they were, literally, not to be
found. Subsequently we discovered they
were a widely-scattered people, apparent
ly of Polish origin, but with such a
low standard of civilization that much
time would be required before we could
do anything with them.
The Jew did not know what attitude to
adopt, but he gave us no trouble, and
we were at least able to converse with
him, which was hardly possible with the
Poles, Lithuanians and Let's.
The language difficulties weighed hea--
lily against US, and cannot be over-e Ii
mated. Owing to the dearth of German
works of reference on the subject, we
knew very little about the country or
the people, and found ourselves in a
strange world.
SCHEMED TO EXPLOIT LANDS
In region as large East and West
Prussia, Pomerania and Posen together,
we were faced with an appalling task.
We had to construct and organize every
thing fresh. The first thing to be done
was to secure peace and order behind
the army and put an end to espionage.
The land must be made self-supporting,
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APPLICATIONS FOR
|. LICENSE INSPECTOR
TO COME UP SOON
Applications for Position
Now Being Received by
Tax Commission-Few
Seeking Job

Montgomery. October 25.-(Spocial1-
With the task of selecting sixty-nine tax
adjusters for Alabama counties COM
pleted the state tax commission soon
will begin to consider APPLICATIONS for ad-
ditional lucrative positions, known as
license inspectors. 1t was announced on
Saturday at the tax commission offices
that the old system of naming an in
spector for each county will not be fol-
lowed in the future. but that the coun-
ties had been divided into nineteen dis
tries. with one or more counties to the
district. One inspector for each district
will be named, and in this way the posi-
ton of license inspector is made a
profitable one.
Under the old system is was possible
to name an inspector for each county.
The result was the inspectors made
little money; in fact, not enough to
cause him to take interest in the work,
and the result was thousands of dollars
of uncollected taxes were lost by the
state
Applications for the positions will be
received at the tax commission offices
at this time. These offices have been
overlooked by the office seekers" and it
appears that the office must seek the
man. Many inspectors. it is said, will
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LudendorH Tells of His
Drastic Rule in Poland
Under military Necessity He Put People to Work to
Overcome Effects of Naval Bockade-Replies to
Criticisms of His Administration
By GEN. ERICH v ON LuDENDoRFF

Poland and
the the policy exploitation and
he
and being forced to raise food
ma war mum
When Germany need this hatred showed itself in many ways
bittt criticism because of his failure win friendship in these prov
and them the oes'
light Military necessity is with the German ntariss ms e
He suppressed
of the OF
mum
sharp criticism that the fohsh
lily overburd with hesefa rites.
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condition the and only
inhabitants had deliberately left the the
with them Numbers of these had
Many remained unoupied The harvest had not
impossible imagine how cultivation be
officials,
all intelligence agents had left
neither gendarmerie police and the priests
a of authority.
country At the of
of difficulties
population and these difficulties threatened
other There also shortage of wood
fr,
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boys
suits

If there's one feature of
Blach's business that receives
more than it's share Of atten-
ton, it is our shoes for boys.
Inferior footwear never finds
a place in our shoe section,
and yet our prices are oft
ener under than over the
others. And the boys foot
is fitted by a specialist here
that's worth remembering.
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boys
shoes

The prices run from $40 to
$25, and we're just as strong
at one end as the other. So
we hope you won't spend
any amount for a boys suit
without at least looking at
Blach's assortments. Moth
ers tell us that no other store
even approaches our values.
It's our intention that none
shall.
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has given the supreme council in Paris
so much trouble. This Baltic organiza-
ton had played now with one faction
and now with another. all the while
trying to Germanize the Baltic lands. Its
plottings caused the threat to enforce
the blockade against Germany if the
intrigue did not cease and the Germa>
troops withdraw. The gathering place for
German monarchists)
At the end of October the first thing
to be done was to introduce our admins
tration into the newly-occupied portions
Of the lines of communication area, as
had already been done in the western
portions. A belt of territory along the
front remained the operations zone, I'M
der the direct control of the army COM
mands.
The various lines of communication
areas had adopted different methods, but
Capitalization was imperative. as other
wise it would be very difficult to super
wise the administrative machinery. This
has to be done with tact and caution, or
We should do more harm than good.
DENIES MAKING SOFT BERTHS
The magnitude of the task, and the
wide region to be administered, large
personnel was necessary, in spite of all
efforts to be as economical as possible.
Although / hold the view that ii is not
numbers that matter, but individual
quality, this principle is necessarily
subject to limitations. l could not carry
on without a certain staff, and no or
ganization could have done with less
than mine. Everybody did his best.
could not have dispensed with one OF
them.
(tIe thus replies to German criticism
that many soft berths were found in
the eastern district for favorites, who
thus got out of fighting)
/ was careful that the military char
acter of our administration in the area
under the control of the inspectors OF
lires of communication should be main
tanned, and, above all. that those should
be selected who were no longer fit for
service at the front. But 1 also used
civilians My chief preoccupation was to
! obtain men with technical training. for
am not one of those who believe that
the majority of men are capable of hold
ing any post.
For purely administrative posts l was
compelled to take lnen without previous
experience. A resolute will. general ex-
perience and sound common sense had
to make up for what was lacking. Fol
agriculture, forestry, law, finance, &C.
clesiastical and educational affairs ex-
perts were absolutely necessary. The
extraordinary demands on the man power
of the nation for military duties made IL
at first difficult to obtain the necessary
men.
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+, and further supply the army and our peo-
pie at home 1t had also to contribute
| to the equipment of troops and our re-
| quirements in war material. Our eco
nomic conditions. due to the enemy
blockade, made this course an impera-
| tive duty.
| Agriculture had to be taken in hand
| as soon as possible. The time for the
| solution of political problems was not
| yet at hand. These matters were handed
over to the inspectors of the lines of
communication, who were primarily con-
cerned with the administration of &C.
cupied territories.
| These officers we're given the duty OF
maintaining order in the country. The
| lines of communication troops were at
their disposal for this purpose, and in the
work of counter espionage the field po-
plice rendered assistance.
FULL CONTROL BY THE ARMY
| The inspectors of the lines of COM
nunication were given special organiza-
lions for the administration of the dis
| trct. These were under chief admin
| istrator, who was given special duties
| and was respoL slble to his particular IN
| spector of mmunica tionS.
The commandments on the lines of COM
munication and the administrative
| bodies were subordinate to the authority
| of the inspectors Cause of friction, Oh
course there were, and therefore, among
! Germans, friction was bound to arise.
| However, thanks to our excellent inspec-
| tors, all these difficulties were eventually
overcome.
| In the area under the control OF the
! commander -in-chief in the east admin
istrative and economic questions were
| studied and dealt with by special de-
| partment There was no scope for gen
| eral government, quite apart from the
| fact that it would have been useless
| piece of machinery The armies required
| their own lines of communication area.
The quartermaster general was busy in
| the west, and unable to give sufficient
attention to affairs in the east. The
| latter had to take matters into his own
hands The inspectors were responsible
| for the execution of any order issued
| by him, apart from their own particular
duties.
HAD A RELIABLE BODY
| Owing to the absence of any native
administrative or legal machinery, our
administration had character of Its
own, which enabled it to withstand the
storms of the revolution in November,
! 1918.
Gle refers to the organization which
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of civilization and pursued liberal a
policy possible in view of the mill
tary necessities of Germany. At the
same time he admits he laid the founda-
ton for great German colony in the
Baltic states.
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Alright sir shall have them and Bachs has anything to
do with shall have the sort of clothes
calculated to increase prestige rather than profit This
and greater boys store third floor
bodys what big cash institution really do the
offering mmatchable values. Watch smoke
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-14
From Ralnh Banks

Nttit-...t tatlll
t'rsntr Doc l5. lofS
l'@7r Mother end Alf
ocltng -Hsp shsre and T tNiHk 'ae
~h#n WIN come aaiIias n 2ee york hur-
her - ahou threo uontAs ars .-ainE
t2 school az this fort sat ozpael be be
fecS 0itA my company lbs Dec ST.
7irh is now stationed 81 Isetet tttfy
fHos west of laurro l3N ans aue
a1 receive this missy bc 1nes tns again.
f an>thine ut wjll be ucst do
ra. think the sch division rul - jafo
- army Of OCCUPATION t.t hy March
VIII be i'm the IT, s. a and araln
NAV he I'm Germany hut ths veu.s be
had
'ne ehias woald iIko explained. bow
tn ne deuce Tou knew u-efe ,oe 5-ns
"fafry was lighting ~hea ue we're
anr 'hc fines iu the Noze tneaa-
ms near Munster and Colntar2 This
a% nQt supposed to he hnovu u tha
I'm fact We d.d net know what
IS ons were over horc or ans ,hiaE
7hont war except vhere SIC were COM
.ataed. Per Instance tbe Sara and tth
lnraatr> had about seven or cjsht huo-
arad casualties Thos were ncxt so the
"d Infantry an} d3 uot hnow The
ttnb er uaul in NoYenAer.
<ou about feN prices o0 different
tcfe@. fuo~tlv f. the eat8b1e -iro for
Pr henever ve eo to Lau@res II IS u=saf-
-four thiHss we do mott scc at niese A.
..aco.efe bar tretce tha sa1e
l+e~~hez. casts tFvo francs or toc
tefl .iy 7aaces or s1--9 ror au of
rsc preserves. Apptes tScnh= II
$3.50 eozf abeut Grteea caat= apfeco.
ranes e5c "a &c., Gates soc per Ib 61s
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Written to the Home Folks From his side and tho
0thar Side OF the Water
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-14
LEMON JUICE
WHITENS SKIN
Ci-.sl Make beauty lotion
at home for few cents

.---~ e4e Julce Oh tvo lemons lntu
a bottle containing three ounces of or
Guard white, shake we'll and sou have
q quarter pint ~ the best bleaching and
sl,.n whitening I6ioR. and complexion
beautiaer. at Hcry. very small cost.
Yoar grocer has tho lemons and any
drug store. or toilet counter viu suppl.
h1ee ounces Of Orchard White for p
few cents Massage this sweetly frag-
rant lotion into the fact. neck. arms and
hands each day and sec how tan. rcd
ness, saIovness, sunburn and wind
burn disappear and how clear, soft and
rosy-vhite ehe Skin becomes. Yes It
n. LarLnlaee -AaN.
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root. making She whole ROOF cau i'm.
Hucrc AFRO vcr vcty many thugs no
1911 Ep1 ] aa afraid e. VIII axe ahogt
noath to write fhcm all 90 may not
D.. or before z v-il be back in the dear
old states. I have 1t figured thet viii
he haes abo3t the end Or February or
utiddie Of Na,oG.
VOL, I'm say soad for the present
a.f when I SOS back LIMA going to iook
up TEE TIMES. Here's wishing YOU a
Nefy #drrv &uas and grand and elor-
ioLs Ne,e Yoor Thanking YOU for past
faVers. j ann.
Very truly yours
MAJ POILACN.
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WATERWAYS
is WELL DISCUSSED
Annual Convention Held at
Charleston, With Many
Sections Represented

Charleston, S. c., November 1.-THE
twelfth annual convention Of the Atlantic
Deeper waterways association was OPEN
ed here yesterday with welcome addresses
by Governor Cooper of South Carolina and
Mayor Hyde Of Charleston, and responses
by ]. Goodman Boyd. of Baltimore and
Aston E. Briggs of Boston, representing
Governor Coolidge. The association ad-
vocates an inland waterway down tho
Atlantic coast to avoid Cape Hatteras and
other dangerous waters.
Mayor-elect ]. Hampton Moore of Phi,a-
delphia, president of the associa ton, in
his annual review of waterway develop
ment emphasized the need for continued
improved water transportation facilities
as fundamental for better living condi-
tions In the eastern part of the United
States.
There is enough untitled land between
the Appalachia mountains and the sea.
Mr. Moore declared, ito furnish a home
for every man who served during the re-
cent war. if he properly developed it.
Governor Cooper, in his address. re-
ferred briefly to the radical agitation In
the country, calling attention to the fact
that there was no bolshevism in South
Carolina.
There is no fear of bolshevism getting
a hold in this state Governor Cooper
declared, "and / believe the people of the
United States are determined to guard
the institution Of this government AMI
the liberties for which our fathers
fought
Delegates to the convention. represent
ing al lof the Atlantic states, were guests
at reception given by Governor Cooper
tonight.
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colors, but it is not as lovely in any
color as in rose. 1t is difficult to apply
rose petals to surface in different
color, and the public should be well
warned of the danger of this before at
tempting it.
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Home Manicuring Lessons
BY
DIR. VIM. X. KORONY
The Care of the Cuticle

You have undoubtedly noticed unsightly.
overhanging cuticle growing around the
nails and have wondered how this
could be removed without injury. The cuticle
protects the base of the nail. and the old
fashioned and injurious method of cutting
and scraping removes both the dead and
healthy cuticle. leaving the delicate base I'M
protected. This very often causes soreness
or even infection; besides. cutting the cuti-
Gle makes it very hard and callous. Over
growing, ragged cuticle should be removed,
and this is easily done by applying Simplex
Cuticle Remover. This instantly softens II
so that the dead. overgrowing skin may be
easily removed with your manicure stick.
Being a physician and chemist, I have
made exhaustive research for preparation
that contains no acid and is perfectly harm
less, to remove dead cuticle safely and
quickly The result of my work is the re-
nowned Simplex Cuticle Remover. | have
also perfected other Simpler Manicuring
Preparations for home use. Simplex Nail
Whitener for whitening and bleaching the
nail tips: Simplex Nail Polish in cake paste
or powder form for giving the nails quick
and lasting luster. Simplex Manicuring
Preparations are inexpensive and are sold
at all first-class toilet goods counters: You
can also purchase complete manicuring
outfit of these preparations.
My next lesson will appear in an early is
sue Of this paper. II you are confronted
with any particular obstacle regarding your
nails write me and I shall gladly advise you.
DR.. VIM. G. Korony. los West Main Street.
Louisville Ky.-Adv.
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Turn 1t loose!" smiled Andrew; "un-
chain your dog"
Il do not understand YOU" said Imo-
gene
"oh. yes you do" said Andrew.
You've got knife up your sleeve for
me. I can see it in the Greenland's icy
mountains air about you. Your very
breath shows; it's so frosty around you.
Let's get it over"
Il saw Estelle Hall this afternoon, 8
said Imogene.
You make that announcement as
though it settled everything between
us. saw Estelle Hall Friday. the 18th.
and again on Labor Day" said An
drew, and nothing has happened to
me-"
Then you did not see her today7''
said Imogene. lifting her eyebrows.
Il did not" said Andrew, but I can
tell you lot of other people 1 didn't
see. l didn't see Gallagher or Murphy
or Drury or any of the rest of the
French nobility. And while 1 am on
the witness stand 1 did not see Colonel
House"
gene
Did she?" replied Andrew. We'll.
don't see any occasion to brag about
having seen me. l met a guy with a
, walking stick on the street and he
didn't boast of having met me. 1 saw
another gink with his pants turned up
like there was heavy track at Laurel,
and he didn't rush off to the newspaper
offices and tell EN- he had met me-"
"She saw you in a candy store with
some little snip of a girl" said Imo-
gene, spitefully
AT last" said Andrew. Here we
arei Naughty married man in sweetie
shop with chicken. Devoted friend sees
him and pussyfoots it to abused wife.
Did she also tell you that l bought the
chicken a box OF candy? Did she tell
you that stood close to her and looked
into her eyes? Both of these things
happened, strange as it may seem for
a man in a candy store to buy candy
and for man who is talking to good
looking girl to look into her eyes
She said you were most attentive"
shifted Imogene.
Il thank her. said Andrew. 81 al
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AGREEMENT WITH
BROTHERHOODS IS
STILL FAR AWAY

Washington, November 11.-After a
four-hour conference between the
railroad administration and the
four railroad brotherhood leaders ap-
parently was as far away tonight as at
any time since the brotherhood demands
for time and half overtime in road
service and revision of working condi-
tons were laid before Director General
Hines several months ago.
Comforting with the director general
were Timothy Shea, president of the fire.
men and enginemen; L. E. Shepherd.
president of the conductors; w. G. Lee,
president of the trainmen, and j. }. Cor
rigan, acting for w. S. Stone, president
of the engineers When the meeting ad-
journed it was stated the session would
be resumed tomorrow, officials explain
ing that little had been accomplished at
the initial meeting.
The conference reopened a series OF
mooted questions including the old ques-
ton of establishment of the time and
half overtime principle in road service,
which has come up in veery wage scale
conference held during the period of
government control.
While union leaders were understood
to be insistent in their demands, it was
indicated that throughout today's meet
ing all discussions were amicable.
The brotherhood men were said to real
ize the force of Director General Hines
argument that he could make no agree
ment which would further increase pay
because of the short time before the ter
mination of federal control. The broth
erhood chiefs set forth strong argument
for changes in working conditions which
thew hold work an injustice to certain
members of their CRATE.