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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-14
AGREE TO BUILD HIGHWAY

IDc COuHly DodTu Ol revenue mas agreed to construct the highway between Birmingham and the terminals just as soon as the Warrior river committee an nounces that it is ready to begin work on the terminals. The survey has been made by County Engineer Batson and plans are ready for submission to con- tractors.
 MT. Wood states that he has completed ali plans and specifications for the ter minals and that contracts for the con struction of these can be let in fifteen days after authority to do so is given by the committee. He also states that within 40 days after the letting of the contracts the terminals will be ready for business. With the speed that is now expected it is probable that traffic be- tween Birmingham and the Warrior river will be begun before the end of the present year. It is certain that MT. Wood and the committee are bending every effort to begin not later than January 1, by which time the additional boats and barges are to be delivered to the management of the Warrior river 1t developed yesterday that while the director of inland waterways, C. A. TOmlinsOn, was in Birming- ham the past week he received telegram from the railroad admin fstrntiOn asking if any of the craft
  able for transfer to the Ohio river which, it was stated, is in need of additional equipment.
 It Is this danger of losing some of the craft now under the control of Transportation Manager DeBarde- leben that caused MT. TOmlinson to insist upon the Birmingham cOm- mfttee speeding up action in the matter of the terminals.
 N,k L. terminals heen completed. but MT. Wood has arranged with the telephone com : pany to extend its service to Short Creek and with the Alabama Power company to also extend its lines so that current for power and Illuminating purposes may be available when the terminals are completed.
 The cranes, derricks and other ma chinery will be electrically operated.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Once, when a Salvation Army lass
was III, gruff colonel insisted on
turning over his comfortable billet to
her. while he went into tent. Often
army officers address meetings at the
huts.
Money Literally Subscribed.
The soldiers have showed their up
probation of the work in many let.
tiers home. But they have not stopped
at letters. The headquarters finance
department has received by cable
$4,000 which our soldiers in France
have asked to have sent back to the
Salvation Army here.
Money for the war work has been
raised by campaigns. Last spring the
Salvation Army conducted its first war
fund drive for $1,O00,0O0. At the close
of the campaign $2,372,0O0 had been
contributed. The largest single con-
tribution was $1,000, and most of the
fund was raised in small gifts. The
success of the appeal has enabled the
Salvation Army to enlarge its program
Of war work. Already $50 workers
are abroad, the total number scheduled
for 1918. There are now % huts, and
the so contemplated will probably be
finished ahead of time This fall the
organization will conduct second
campaign, probably for $5,000000.
During the summer Evangeline G.
Booth, commander of the United
States Salvation Army forces, went to
France to study the field and get fresh
ideas for the work there.
-Four physicians and % ambulances
have been supplied the Red Cross by
the Salvation Army. During the last
loan drive many of their work
ers secured subscriptions. In Chicago
a booth run by army women sold more
bonds than any other street booth In
the, city.
From all they have accomplished in
war service, our soldiers are learning
that the ''U'' in the S. A. is not omit
ted, but merely understood"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Got Prison Term He Wanted.

Strict laws have their comfortable
side when you are anxious to get into
prison. A somewhat curious method
Of obtaining this end was employed by
destitute workman of Strasburg, who
was DESTROYS of finding shelter in pris-
on. The representatives of the law re-
fused to oblige him to the extent he
wanted, so he rejoined with volley of
insulting expressions concerning the
kaiser. That did the trick, and he was
rewarded with sentence which kept
him In prison for some months.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
British nPenauIns."

Pearson's Weekly Of London says:
aAny woman who works for the Brit
fsh air service, whether at airplane
factory or airdrome, is penguin" 1t
is thought by many that this war will
be won in the air. If that is so, then
women will have done more than bit
to help in the winning, for they are
working their hardest to insure a sup
ply Of aircraft that shall Guido that Of
the enemy But it is not only in
making airplanes that the penguins do
their bit. Cooks and mattresses are
wanted at every airdrome for the
messes Of officers and men, and wher-
ever a flying unit is established there
Is plenty of office work to be done.
This means that penguin may choose
the work of clerk, as stenographer
or bookkeeper, If she does not want
to actually build airplanes. Again
there are stores Of materials that de.
mand women storekeepers, and tailor.
esses are wanted.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Everyday Moments.

1t is our daily duty to consider that
In all circumstances Of life, pleasur-
able, painful or otherwise, the con
duct of every human being affects
more or less, the happiness of others,
especially of those in the same house !;
and that, as life is made up, for the
most part, not Of great occasions, it is
the giving to those moments their
greatest amount Of peace, pleasantness
and security, that contributes most to
the sum of human good. Be peaceable.
Be cheerful. Be true.-Leigh Hunt.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Water Planes,

There are two distinct types Of wa
terplanes-the flying boat Cor boat fit
ted with wings) and the hydro-air-
plane Tor airplane to which floats
are attached in the place of the
landing wheels on ordinary airplanes).
There is also a "mongreP' type or
"amphibian"-an airplane which has
floats and wheels to enable 1t to alight
on water or on land. BY mechanical
arrangement in the pilots seat the
wheels are drawn up into the floats
when the machine is in the air to less
en- head resistance. They are also
packed away in this manner when the
floats are required.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Knoxville-The Tennessee Volunteers
we're swamped by the Sewanee Tigers
here in the game by the score of IS
to 0.
Manchester-Cit Citizens of Manchester
contributed fund last week to buy
drinks, cigars and candy for the 30
men who departed for training camp
at Wadsworth, S. @.
Newbern.-A message has been re-
ceived by relatives here from the war
department. at Washington, stating
that Doodle Mulherin, Newbern boy,
had been killed in action on the battle
front in France.
Brownsville.-All churches in this
city opened Sunday and the grammar
and high schools opened Nov. 4, As
there are number of influenza cases
in the country, the county schools will
not open this week.
AIIOlAOy Il aAh
M. Thompson rendered decision that
local school boards could legally pay
the salaries Of teachers for all the
time schools were closed on account
of the influenza epidemic. An opinion
had been requested by State Superin
tendent of Schools Sheriff.. Nearly all
the schools of the state were closed for
several weeks,
Manchester.-W William Reece Henry,
CT this county, was lost when the troop
ship Otranto collided with the steam.
or Kashmir on the Scottish coast and
was destroyed. Young Henry was
among the men drafted from this coun-
ty in October, 1917. Richard Cum.
mings, of this county, has received a
message stating that his son, Ernest
Cunningham, who was on board the
Otranto, was saved
Alamo.-Afte having been closed
for a number of days by order OF
Crockett county food administrator, the
gins of Alamo and Crockett county
commenced running again. The gins
had become overstocked with seed,
ETC., and cars could not be had to move
same With this ban lifted the buyers
are now ready to resume buying the
staple, and it is expected that business
here will be much more lively
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Where Trouble Was.

A young mother was doing her best
to stop the screams of her child. The
harder she tried the louder the baby
announced his general dissatisfaction.
A crusty-loolsing individual sat near
by, with scowl on his face that spoke
of wrath raising to the boiling-oyer
stage
docs my child annoy you, sirg'
asked the mother.
"Oh, nothing to speak Of, assure
you, madam" replied the man with
gorgeous sarcasm. except that the
shock is so great when he stops too
suddenly"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
HAS NO FOUNDATION IN FACT
But Old Theory That Excessive Rain
fall Is Caused by Explosions Seems
to Be Firmly Rooted.

The director Of the French mete-
geological bureau, M. Ango, practically
says that the wish Is father to the
thought, and that an idea that is deep.
seated and Of long duration dies hard.
The survival of the fallacy is due to
the suggestion constantly given by an
instructive belief. Possessed of such
q belief, one is inclined to note only
the favorable condolences, he says,
ignoring the many circumstances that
do not bear out the theory, and thus
to become more and more confirmed
in the opinion.
1t has been maintained that recent
severe droughts In the western part
Of this country have been due to ex-
F1lqs7alis s':'
fields. The idea was advanced tina
sd much rain has fallenin France tina
i there was not enough to go round, $
/ tie folks in other quarters of the glob
4 had to do without The western Blu
reau says that all such theories are i
/ the same category and all are equal
unworthy of belief.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
The WaIk-In-the- Water.

The first steamer, we believe, that
was ever operated on Lake Erie was
named the Walk-in-the- Water, and
was built just 100 years ago, near
Black Rock and Buffalo. On her first
trip to Detroit the Walk-in-the- Water
stopped at Cleveland where grand
reception was given to her officers and
crew and series Of feasts was held
to commemorate the awe-inspiring
event.-Emergency Fleet News.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
S. 4 PASTRY FOR
j. s. A. SOLDIERS
Salvation Army Is Wonderfully
Aiding Men Abroad.
WORK WHERE CAN HELP MOST
Large Sums Subscribed to Assist Or
ganization to Further Worthy
cause-Now Has $50 Work
ers in the Field. e
(From the Committee on Public Informa-
ton, Washington, D. c.
BY MAY T. BIGELOW.

Salvation Army lassies have dropped
tambourines for rolling pins and are
baking pies for our soldiers. They
bake real homemade pies and feather.
weight crullers. that take the edge off
mans inconsistencies.
Every girl who wears the Salvation
Army khaki in France must be good
cook. AT one of their huts, you bring
about g cents and your plate for the
evenings Special" These dishes are
cakes and buildings, which aren't in.
cluded In army rations.
One of the kitchens began with a
tiny stove, which would bake only one
pie at time. Soon a kindly quarter
master supplied the girls with an old
field stove that cooked four at once
1t looked big to those girls. But now
they have huge one, and turn out
hundreds Of pies a day. At the can
teen, they sell them to soldiers who
wait their turn in long lines. But some
Of the pies find their way into the
trenches.
AT night men set out with packs of
provisions and crawl up to the boys
with them. The enemy sends up star
Shells-like arc lights hung in midair
and the bearer ducks, crouching as
still as the sandbags on either side of
him. Then he reaches the outposts,
where soldiers have lived on 'iron
ratlons" for two or three days. AS
yet, the army has published no cas-
ualty list Of pies at the front, but ac-
cording to unofficial reports, they don't
last long.
At first, there was a hard time find
Ing tins for their pies. France does
not appreciate American pastry, and
had no dishes suitable for cooking it.
A few weeks ago a French ship
brought over 1000 tins for use in the
Salvation Army huts.
Pies to the Fore.
Pies won the Salvation Army its
welcome at headquarters, according to
lied, WntSn dS .1<ss-~sss
rdsnt Frank Leopold " = n6yl.saas mi
| a popular legend In France THE
say" that General Pershing asked onl
one question Of the officer who a
ranged for the work there. Can yor
girls bake good pies?' According
our soldiers, they can.
The day Of a Salvation Army las
Is long lover there" She bakes an
stews, she mends clothes for soldier
and answers a thousand question
When she gets up in the cold wintt
mornings she builds the wood fire
her room. Once vigorous captain a
ranged a schedule by which each
her three workers should build IL
fire for month. Her turn would ha,
come around in April, but the othel
protested, so she continued to Iii
early during February. She disco
cred that the only water without
coating Of ice, was that in their he
water bottles. So every morning 81
would unscrew the cap of the bolt
and pour its contents into her was
J bowl.
During the day the photograph spil
steadily. Every record sent aero
= from the New York headquarters
! played until the tune is shaved O.
= Then there are the reading and wri
5 ing corners of the huts, where mt
can be quiet for time, unless boz
bardment interferes.
In the evening there is religion
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
HooslER FIRED FIRST SHOT
Alexander Arch of South Bend Has
Distinction of Sending Initial
Shell Into Hun Lines,

New York.-The story Of the first
shot fired by the American expedition
airy force in the war with Germany-a
shell sent screeehing into the German
lines about as dawn was breaking on
October 20, 1917--is contained In let
ter sent to the press by the comman-
der Of ths Indiana battery which per-
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
"cold In the Head"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per.
sons who are subject to frequent "colds
In the head" will find that the use q q,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII
build up the system, cleanse the Biooo
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE fs Tan.
en- internally and acts through the blooo
on the Mucous Surfaces of the system.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free; Z.
$4,000 for any case of catarrh tnai
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII no'
r J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Get Out of the Rut Occasionally.

There is sometimes no harm, and
often a bucketful Of joy, In just being
real foolish for a spell. And many a
time 1t loosens up the strings of the
heart to be extravagant, even, like the
country boy at the circus who said :
"Tve got Is cents, and I'm goin' to
spend it all on peanuts, and 1 don't
give O durn who knows 1t, nuther."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Probably the coolies, like the tactics,
are much the same in any war. An
eastern Yank writes home that he
knows now why Napoleon always had
his picture taken with his hand inside
his shirt.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Where 1t Really Is Cold.

A New York man says he has a
friend who told him it was once so
cold in northern Canada that as soon
as he spoke a word 1t froze and
dropped to the floor of his room. In
the middle Of the night it grew warm
er and he was awakened by someone
talking. That sound seenod to come
from the floor. He got uI, lit the light
and found that the frozen words were
melting and returning the conversation
he had had the evening before.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

The Medaille Militaire is almost al
ways won by enlisted men, but Joffre
and Foch have been awarded this hon
or. To be worthy of what a Pollu is
worthy of is the greatest ambition Of
French generals.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

IFS the habit formed in youth that
sticks. The Yanks, when they start
after the Huns, go through the line
Just as they used to go through new
pair of stockings at the knees when
fhey we're in the primary grades.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08
Rejected 81 Times.

Chicago.-After being rejected 81
times in the army and navy, the patri.
ctic ardor Of Frank A. Mills, 4 feet IL
inches tall. of this city was finally re-
warded when he was accepted by the
Rcd Cross for service Aoya there"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

IL has been estimated that by reason
of their neglect to chew their food
sufficiently the people of the United
Stafes waste enough food to supply all
France and Belgium. Chewing will
win the war! Fletcherize and con-
found the kaiser!
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

American composers are at work on
a wedding march to replace the time
honored German dirge. And yet, per-
haps, Lohrengrin has been abandoned
In Prussia since the formality of we'd
tiings seems to have been dispensed
with
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Jackson Union University, which
was designated as one of the student
army training camps, has secured its
quota of 200 students, all of whom have
been duly indicted into the service.
Practically every student has taken
out the full insurance allotment CT
$4,000, making total of approximate
ly $2,000000. There are students from
five states enrolled, namely, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama
and Arkansas.
Nashville-On Nov. II, at the Com
mercial club, Nashville, there will be
meeting of the citizens throughout the
state for the purpose of organizing a
forestry association. The question for
consideration is of immense impor-
lance to all and big attendance is re-
quested The welfare of every business
in Tennessee depends directly or indi-
rectly upon the forests of the state
Why? Because of the good influences
necessary, wood and timber coming
from them
Knoxville-The supreme court held
the first regular session participated
in by the new members of the court
who were elected in August of this
year. The court announced an adjourn
ment to Nov. IL in order that the mem
bers Of the court might go home to
vote in the election. 1t was also ain
nounced that the case in which an al
tack is being made upon the constitu.
tionality and validity of the statute CT
1917 placing county officers on a sal.
airy basis and depriving than of the
fees of office would not be heard on
November IL, the date heretofore set
but would probably be postponed until
the court convenes at Nashville in De
| cember.
| Nashville.-Fuel Administrator W
E. Myer says that during the past
week the output of the coal mines III
the East Tennessee district has been
cut almost so per cent by reason of tn,
influenza epidemic. According to in
formation furnished the fuel admins
traitor by District Representative e. Il
Clayton of the federal fuel administra
ton, practically every mine in East
Tennessee was affected by the "flu.'
and many were shut down, while 9th
ers operated on shortened time. "Tht
output has been cut" says Mr.. Myer
"frcm 100000 tons a week to lie, 00(
tons last week. but we are hoping tina
conditions will improve shortly am
that the mines will be restored to nor
/ NAL output"
| sssss
Memphis of the largest draf
calls for Memphis and Shelby count,
was received by local draft board
when 90S white. men and 339 negroe
were ordered to be entrained for cam,
during the month of November. TIL:
is the second largest call for men fror
Shelby county.
! Johnson City-At the closing sessio
| Of 1olston conference, Methodist En-,
| copal Church here. it was reported thu
| more than two million copies OF ii;
Bible had been sent overseas durin
the year.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

formed this important action In Amer.
lean history.
Alexander Arch of South Bend, Ind,
a sergeant In this Battery @ OF
the Sixth field artillery-is the veteran
soldier, who, according to this letter,
yanked the lanyard Of the pioneer gun
to speak for the United States on the
soil of France.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

TO prove that there is a race OF
blond Eskimos, Explorer Stefansson
Is bringing back some Of their blond
hair. This, to person trained and
accustomed to the vagaries of fashion,
lis pretty poor proof. However, the
Eskimos have not yet learned the
uses Of peroxide Of hydrogen.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

officials of Wilmington, N. c., and
Charleston. S. c., during bombardment
of those cities by Prussian subma-
rines implored Mr.. Wilson to protect
them-in the Cologne Gazette.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

has decided that they are not immod.
est, as some about town thought. And
the committee went further and put
Ats O. X. on the girls wearing tho
overalls on the street on their way to
and from work.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Hindenburg is still endeavoring to
cheer German soldiers with the assur-
ance that if they fight long enough
their widows will get iron crosses and
photographs of the kaiser.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Another reduction in marine insnr-
ance rates is reported as In prospect,
which will be hard to explain to those
Germans who think the U-boat is rul-
Ing the oceans.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

When the frost is on the pumpkin
and the folders in the shock sounds
Observation-Disclosures the wood is in
the cellar and the coal is in the bin
sounds much more cheerful.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Stefansson has discovered an arc
tic island as big as Ireland. But are
there materials on this island for maxi
ing an Irish stew? That's an impor-
and the cause set Tor nearing ex Y. t
parte. as % her. This notice will as1s
f1iiT question.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

DO not permit to hang idly in the
closets any Stacker old clothes that
should do duty this winter In northern
France and Belgium.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

So many things are happening along
the front that apparently the German
press has given up trying to tell about
any Of them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Candy may be taboo, but the young
man who goes a-wooing can carry a
Turnip in one pocket and an onion in
the other.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Romance so takes possession Of the
soldiers soul that when he ceases to
live it he takes his pen in hand and
writes it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

One almost fears now that the war
will end before economy becomes Sc
curely re-established among the vir-
GneS
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Ordinary ink erasers will cleanse
furnished copper, the grit Of the rub
her removing the tarnish without
scratching the metal.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

Although there's an acute shortage
of white paper, books that nobody will
ever read continue to make their ap-
pearance.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

To do unto others as you would be
done by may sound a good motto-but,
bow if you feel you ought to be
kicked?