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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 PLANS EXCHANGE
Effort Made to Utilize Surplus Crops of Farmers for Canning
 Purposes

Plans are being made by the food and garden committee of the Civic associa- tion under the direction of Chairman w. J. Merton to establish garden ex- change and canning service. The pur- pose of this service will be to bring the consumer and the farmer who has too much produce together and arrange an exchange so that the food may be con- served and both parties benefited.
 1t is stated that at present many farmers have beans, tomatoes and, other vegetables suitable for canning lying in the fields in too great quantities for home consumption. but not in large enough quantities to peddle. The asso- citation wishes to list such farmers and also any consumers that would be glad to buy the vegetables in small quan- tered into with the Alabama Market and Canning company, whereby much stun can be canned Beans can be obtained for 40 cents a bushel, and each bushel will make about 30 cans. The cans cost 5 cents apiece, making a total cost of 30 cans of $l90. The canning company will take out seven cans as toll for canning the 30, leaving 23 cans for $1.90 or SA cents per can. This is the regu- lar 15-cent size of can, and will mean a saving of about 50 per cent. By mak- ing it possible to have stuff canned in such small quantities. the association believes that much will be put up that would otherwise spoil, and some valu- ale food conservation will result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
FOOD PREPAREDNESS
 COMMITTEE REPORTS

The report of the food preparedness bureau as made to the executive com mittee and adopted by that body at a meeting held recently shows the activi- ties of that organization for the past few months, it having been conceived at meeting held April 12.
 The work done in general is gone into in detail, and very fine showing is made by Secretary T. P Hay. Jr., who submits the report signed by Chairman John H. Frye.
 A very interesting feature of the re- port is the financial statement which is healthy, and shows economy on the part of those who have had the distribu- ton of the funds in hand The state ment follows:
 Sixty-nine hundred dollars have been subscribed to the fund for the support of this work, and s6Oo0 of the amount has been paid. It is estimated that expendi- lures for the F months ending in April. 1918, will be as follows:
 For the salary of the secretary and or- flee help, s300O; for postage, $200; for printing, publications, etc, s750; for sun dries. s250 for office expense, $250; ex- penditures prior to June F, 1917, s1s57.sl; total, s6407.Sl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
CIVIC ASSOCIATION CAFE AND POOLROOM
 WILL OPEN TODAY

The cafe and pool room of the Civic association will open today for business in the Jefferson County Bank building. The present plans are to allow the mem bers the privilege of the billiard tables at nominal charge and to serve busi- ness mems lunches from 12 to each day. Two lunches will be served a 30-cent lunch and 50-cent lunch If a sufficient demand develops, regular din ners will be served on special nights in the week. and maybe every night on the parapet of the roof. A committee, headed by Charles Pantaze. the well known caterer, will be in charge of the cafe. and will operate it under the SUI pervision of the board of directors. The privilege of the rooms has also been ex- tended to any church committees or com mittees of any worthy organization that wish to hold their meetings downtown. The rooms will continue to be open at night until 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

Today is positively the last oppor- tunity that will be offered to anyone to get into the second reserve officers training camp that will begin at Fort McPherson on August 27. The time limit for applications was set for yes terday but owing to the slow way in which men have responded to the call all over the country 24-hour ex- tension was granted by the war de- partment The time limit will expire at midnight tonight and after this time it will absolutely futile for any one to attempt to get in the camp,
 Alabama's quota for the camp is 36S and not nearly enough first-class men have applied to furnish this quota. About 100 suitable men are still need ed.
 Men from the professions are espe- cially wanted Previous military ex- peltence is desirable, but not neces sary Training in leadership and devel- opment of executive ability are ab3o- lute requirements. Lieutenant Wallis states that men are wanted to lead the soldiers, who have shown tAeir ability to lead civilians. It will be C greater sacrifice for the men who are wanted but Lieutenant Wallis De- lieves that the kind of men he wants,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
RAIN FOR HE FIRST
 TIME INTERRUPTS
 COMMUNITY SING
Over a Thousand Children in White on Hand to Take Part in Yester-
 days Exercises

For the first time since the inaugura- tion of the Sunday afternoon sings at Capitol park rain interrupted the pro- gramme yesterday. In spite of the fact that heavy rain was threatening from 4 o'clock on at least 1000 children turned out to take part in the exercises of the first childrens day of the com munity singing.
 The programme began at the regular { hour, o'clock. After the invocation by Dr. A. J. Dickinson, Director Lawrence asked that all children between the ages of and 13, come to the stand. The response was all that could have been desired, for in five minutes the stand was packed with little. folks in white. It was beautiful spectacle and the first singing of America" by the little folks was/delightful
 rain hit the stand and the mothers called the little ones to hasten home. After thIs the programme was carried on amid more or less confusion. At 5:30 o'clock the rain came in torrents and ended all further efforts to complete the entertain ment
 A feature which frightened the hearts or lhCSe present WdS the preSeHtdtioH of . silk flag by the women of the re- lief corps to Director Lawrence. Mrs. Agnes A. Chaplin made the presentation speech, saying that the flag was low ing token from the ladies for the pleas ure they are receiving at the community sings. The flag will occupy prominent place in it's pedestal in front of the grandstand each Sunday afternoon dur ing the programmes.
 The feature which was to have been given by the Twenty club, but which was not given on account of discontin- uance of the programme will be given at the singing next Sunday afternoon. according to announcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
PIONEER CITIZEN ANSWERS LAST CALL J. H. Mohns, President of American Bolt Co.,, Dies
 of Heart Failure

J. H. Mohns, president and general manager of the American Bolt com pany, and a widely known resident of Birmingham for the past 3S years, died at midnight last night at his resi- dence, 4513 Fifth avenue, Asouth, at the age of 63 MT Mohns has been in poor health for the past year, nut during the last few months his cor dition showed considerable improve ment. His sudden ath. said to De due to heart failure, came as a sur prise to his friends.
 MT. Mohns came to Birmingham in 1879 with the old Birmingham rolling mills as sales manager of the con- cern from Louisville, Ky. He serve d with this company for 20 years, when he took mp duties with the Besseme CT rolling mills which he served until sometime after that concern was bought by the Tennessee company He then retired from that business and few years later was made president and general manager of the American Bolt company, in which capacity he served for five years.
 he WAS all dctlVe member or tftc Presbyterian church here during h:s lifetime and had many friends in the business and social world
 He is survived by his widow, the following children, Margaret J. and F. H. Mohns of Birmingham Geol ge Mohns of Louisville, Ky. c. E. Mohns of Atlanta, Ga, and James c. Mohns, who is in the engineering corps of the United States army at Washing ton. and two brothers. E. A. Mohns of Birmingham and w. F. Mohns of Louisville. Ky The funeral arrange ments will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
DEATH RATE SHOWS
 HIGHER THAN BIRTHS
Health Officers Report for June Contains Some In-
 teresting Figures

It was shown yesterday by the health report for Jefferson county for June compiled by pr. F. E. Harrington that the population of the county would ac- tualiy decrease if it depended entirely on births and deaths, as the death rate is somewhat higher than the birth rate.
 The total number of births was 463, of which 2SG were white and TIT were negro The birth rate per 1000 was 1898 and the death rate was 24.34. This excess of deaths over births is somewhat due to the fact that many births were not re- ported as required by law. This Is espe- cially true in explaining the great dis crepancy between the negro birth figure of IF and the death figure of 365. A circular letter has been prepared by the coroner, which will be mailed out Mon day to doctors and midwives explaining the details of the law, and it is ex- ions in the future.
 There were 167 deaths of infants under two years of age from all causes during the month and 94 of these were from in testinai diseases which the doctor de- clared were largely preventable. This ab- normally high rate is explained by germs in the water, milk and food fed the ba- bies, and the lack of proper care. A campaign is now being carried on against these things, and it is hoped that by the end of this month this criminally high rate can be materially reduced.
 Deaths from other than natural causes ,,,ara fnlIouS. Suicides hOnoirideS g.. accidents 37. Cases of contagious dis eases were reported as follows: Typhoid, S7 cases, 12 deaths; malaria, 30 cases, l death; small pox, 3 cases, no deaths; measles, 246 cases, deaths; scarlet fe- yer, g cases no deaths; diphtheria, l case, no deaths; pellagra, 50, cases, deaths; pulmonary tuberculosis, Ss cases, 45 deaths; other causes, 24s cases, r deaths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
MEN NEEDED FOR ORDNANCE CORPS Corps to Be Formed of Mechanics and Profes-
 siOnal Men

The ordnance enlisted reserve corps was opened yesterday for recruits at the local army office This corps has not yet been called out. and the idea In fHilns it up tc war strength now is to be ready at a minutes notices for any call that might he made by ~the President Ihis corps is composed of a body of speclal- ists of high intelligence, formed into groups according to their previous train- ing and ready at any time for any service required The duties of the corps is to have charge of the distribution of all ordnance and ordnance supplies and property of any sort that Is supplied to the regular army. Men enlisting in this branch now will not be subject to lm- mediate duty, but will wear uniforms and hold themselves in readiness for any emergency that might aGse Pay ranges from $g7.50 per month to S3o but Is re- ceived only during active service. While in active service men receive all the ne- cessities of life from the government. After each four-year term, the pay is increased, and a pension allowance Is given if disabled. All kinds of mechan-
 
 The rank of the recruit is determined by the character of his previous work
 Five men enlisted in the regular army yesterday. Alabama is still furnishing far fewer men than is expected and no efforts of the recruiting officers seem to be able to increase the number. Word has been received from Captain Mcken- ney who now has charge of Maryland, and who formerly had charge of Ala bama that he is getting from 40 to o0 men day. Other parts of the country are responding in similar manner and the officers cannot understand why Ala ba ma is so far behind. During the Mex ican trouble last year more men were sent by Alabama proportionally than from almost any other state, but ever since war was declared on Germany there has seemed to be no interest on the part of eligible men. The men who were sent off yesterday were: Eddie Jackson, Will Frying Clyde A. Stanley. Carl B. Nunnaley, George M. Bedinger
 There have been some unfounded re- ports circulated that there was but lit- tie opportunity for promotion in the regular army, but Captain Hutchinson wishes to present the case of Lieut.. l.. L.. Cooke in combination of these reports. In the last eight months this man has risen from the rank of private to that of second lieutenant. Other cases are numerous where good men have rapidly made good and secured rapid advance ment,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
DIR. EDMONDS TALKS TO LARGE CROWD AT
 EVENING SERVICES
''When He Came to Himself," Is the Topic of Sermon at the Lyric
 Service Yesterday

The Lyric was filled with an interested audience last night at the evening ser vice of the Independent Presbyterian church. When He Came to Himself,' was the subject of pr. H. M. Edmonds' sermon, taken from the story of the "ProdigAl Son.
 His definition of the intoxication of sin, the immortality of life as seen in the dream of the man in sin, was en- Tightening.
 Sin leads a man away from his real self,'' said Dr. Edmonds. He loses his individuality; he becomes disin- tegrated; he cannot make connection with life in the large; 1t disrupts; 1t leads to uncongenial experiences; puts one into unnatural surroundings; because he has become less than himself through sin.
 Mans origin is God, his destination is also God. and man must awake ana come to himself setting his face toward God and moving toward Him, his nat ural place and company"
 Mrs. Crowder's beautiful solo was a feature of the services, and the quar- tet was fine as usual The Lyric serv- ices are quite as popular in summer weather as they were during the cooler season, judging by the crowds that con tine to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

and converted into nitrates. LikeWlse, kcoal as a power producer is much more efficiently used when it Is first con yerted into gas, and the gas used In gas engines, thereby effecting a great saving over the steam engine, a prac- tice which if instituted would make available the ammonia and the other by products
 "The manufacture of trio-nitrate tolu- enc, the most efficient and most largely used of modern explosives is derived ex- clusively from the by-product coke in dustry.
 "A part of the Warrior river nitrate l plant development comprises the con struction of two dams for water storage purposes one on each of the forks oi the Warrior above Lock 17, This would extend the navigable waters of the War rior for distance of 150 miles and would
 make available for barge transporta- ton 100000 tons of coal per year which now is shipped by rail, in addi- tion to making it possible to open other coal properties now on the river banks It Is estimated that all of this work could be done in comparatively short perod of time 15 or IS months, and in all likelihood make the plant available for the production of nitrate during the present war.
 '.The estimated time for completion oi the Muscle Shoals project is not<less than five years, at the expiration of which time you would have only G0,0o0 horse power against 79,000 on the Warrior. Let us hope that the war will have ended long before that time. The Warrior de- velopment will produce B l-3 more horse power at saving of s9,00o.0o0 or more than 100 per cent.
 .oThe development direct and inciden- tai which would follow the construction of nitrate plant on the Warrior river as outlined by the government engineers would be so stupendous and of such far reaching benefit to the Birmingham dis trict that not even our representatives in Washington could stop her progress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
NEGRO WOMAN IS
 KILLED BY CARS

Angie Allen, a negro, 4212 Twelfth avenue, north, was struck and cut to pieces by the wheels of railroad car at Forty-third street. between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, north, sometime during Saturday night. Information re- ceved on the accident indicated that the woman was crawling through under a car when another cut of cars was switched in on the same track. causing the car which she was under to move. She was caught by the wheels and in- stantly killed.
 There were three negro men and one negro woman who were witnesses to the accident. Coroner Rives ordered the body turned over to Davenport & Harris Un- dertaking company. The cars were on the furnace side of either the Southern railway or Woodward Iron company tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
| O 0I I1 154K4NQ P 0I "D1xtVOE Members of T. P. A. Will Honor Eel
 low Member c. B. Rogers

Announcement is made that number of members of the T. P. A. will give a banquet-dance at the Tutwiler ballroom Saturday, July 2S, in honor of c. B. Rogers. who is member of the or ganization and is candidate for presi- dent of the city commission, It will be an invitation affair and the invitations will be sent out during the present week.
 It is also announced that the annual barbecue of the T. P. A. will be held at East Lake on the first Saturday in August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
Col Marcus Well Predicts Peace Before
 the End Of the Present Year

Col Marcus Well. the well known Alabama forecaster, pre- diets that the war will be over by the end of the present year and that peace will result from the democratization of Germany.
 T feel absolutely confident the war will be over by the end of the year." he said yesterday, land l also feel confident that 1t will be over before our boys have a chance to get into the fray in force.
 Germany must realize by this time that the cause for which she has been fighting is hopeless. Ba- varia, my native state. is the most enlightened portion of Germany,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

and Bavaria has never been in sympathy with the aspirations of the Prussians. Peace will come, of course, only after the Kaiser has been eliminated. How this will be brought about is not certain. ] look for one of his younger sons to succeed him shortly. The crown prince will not be his successor. It may not come at once. but Ger many will become a republic and the nations ruler will be elected by the people just as our own ex- ecutive is elected.
 "I believe, and I also hope and pray, that our own boys will not be brought into the fray. believe Germany sees the light-sees the hopelessness of the fight she is waging. America's might has de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16

cided the issue. even though our boys should never get into a bat tle
 T was born in Bavaria and came to America when I was IS years old. l have not been back for ~ years. Americans born in Gel many and who have lived in this country for so many years that they are thoroughly In sympathy with American ideals and tradi- tions feel just as do about the matter. The day of imperial rule is gone from the world. Republics are to exist all over the world. It has taken the blood of millions ot men to make Germany recognize the fact, but it has now been driven home to her and she will soon submit 10 the inevitable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
PERSONAL

Leon c. Bradley, formerely with The Age-Herald and now with the officers training camp at Fort McPherson. spent yesterday with his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. L. M. Bradley at Fairvew. MT. Bradley states that all Birmingham boys at the camp are in good health and work ing hard in preparation for the final ex- aminations which will be held about four weeks hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
Visit Buenos Aires

Washington, July 15.-At the invita- ton of the Argentine government. the American squadron under Admiral Cap erton, now at Montevideo. will visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 3 o'clock. Night performance at 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
 Loews Bjou: Superior vaudeville and feature pictures. Continuous performance, ? to Il D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-16
STEAM PLANT PLANNED

The plans suggested Tor the nitrate plant on the Warrior river depend only incidentally on the use of water power. They contemplate the construction of a by rroduct plant, using. coal. which can be nlned on the river bank at a mini- mum cost Coke and other by-products can be made from the coal and the gas which the necessary electricity may be used to drive the large gas engines from generated.
 No well informed engineer will deny that in this way electricity and nitrates can be made at price with which no hydroelectric power can compete. Besides which a large amount of ammonia can be produced from the coal distillation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-17
WEAK SPOT
Many Bennington People Have
Weak Part and Too Often It's
the Back.

Many people have a weak spot.
Z Too often it's bad back
Twinges follow every sudden twist,
Dun aching keeps up, day and
night.
Backache is often from weak kid
neys.
In such case kidney medicine is
needed
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
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procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Go.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-17
Saturday, February II, 1917.

We supposed that the Appelmann
case at the University of Vermont
was all over but 1t has fiared up again.
There doesn't seem to be any ques-
ticn about Prof. Appelmann's qualifi
cations to teach German-the job for
which he was hired-but it is feared
that he is anti American, possibly be-
cause he drank beer and ate raw
onions in Germany before he came to
this country and maybe because he is
opposed to the Hunt bill. 1t is to be
hoped that the university will let the
professor go. He is said TO have
been good teacher and he had a
right to feel friendly TO HIS native
country. ANY person with any de
gree CT patriotism would be ashamed
of him if he didn't, but he has become
subject of controversy and he
brought his troubles mostly on him
self by unwisely seeking publicity
when he ought to have kept quiet
Because OF this his real usefulness as
a teacher is negatived He should
have been dismissed quietly and the
affair allowed to quiet down, for the
benefit of the university Bitter con
troversy in schools and churches i:
always injurious.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-17
Worms Easily Removed

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-17
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

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he diseased portion OF the ear. There 10
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sound or imperfect hearing. and when IL 10
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and this tube restored to It's normal condi-
don. hearing Will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Gatarrh.
which ia nothing bnt an inhumed condition
OF tho mucous surfacea
We will GIVE One Hundred Dollars Tor any
case of Deafness tcaused by cntarrh) that
canrot be cured by 1iall'@ Catarrh Cure.
send for circulars. free.
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rake 'ialIs Family Pills for constipation