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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
J.. S. Now \ at War
With Germany.
THROUGH SENATE FIRST
Only Six Negative Votes Cast
in Upper House.

Washington.-Presi Wilson ha,
signed the RESOLUTION of congress de
claring a state of war between thu
United States and Germany.
The president also signed procla
nation formally declaring a state Of
war between the United States and
Germany. In the proclamation he
called upon American citizens to give
support to all measures of the gov
eminent. Ia r.
} All the naval militia and naval re-
serves were called to the colors with
the presidents signing of the war
resolution.
The navy department Immediately
wirelessed or telegraphed all its sta.
lions, navy yards and ships as follows:
"The president has signed an act
of congress which declares that a
state Of war exists between the Unit.
cd States and Germany"
BY the signing of the resolution the
war which Germany actually has been
making on the United States for many
months Is recognized in oficial form
and the United States thus announces
to the world its determination to take
up what President Wilson character.
lied in his address to congress as
Germany's challenge to all the world,
her war against humanity.
Six Senator'S Opposed.
Washington. - The senate adopted
by q vote of 80 to the resolution rec.
ognizing state of war with Germany.
The six senators who voted against
the resolution we're Gronna, North
La Toilette, Wisconsin; Nor.
ris, Nebraska; Lane, Oregon; Stone,
Missouri, and Vardaman, Mississippi
Washington-By a vote Of 1913 to so
the house of representatives at 3 a. m.
passed the resolution declaring state
Of war exists between the United
States and Germany.
More than eighty a representatives
made speeches on the resolution, and
the opposition, which was said to bs
small, grew as the night progressed,
in fifty votes against the
proposal. The fifty were:
Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne,
Burnett, Cary, Church, Connolly Of
Kansas; Cooper Of Wisconsin, David
,on, Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Domi-
lick, Esch, Frear, Fuller Of Illinois.
1augen, Hayes, Hensley, Hilliard,
Hull Of Iowa, Igoe, johnson Of South |
Dakota, Heating, King, Kinkaid, Kitch-
n, Knutson, La Toilette, Little, Lon
lon, Lundeen, McLemore, Mason, Mel
on, Randall, Rankin, Reavis. Roberts,
Shackleford, Sherwood,
Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke, Wheeler,
Woods Of Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
INTERNEO GERMAN
........ STEAMERS. rs. SEIZED

New York.-Immediately after the
the passing Of the war resolution by
the house of representatives federal
agents at ports along the Atlantic
coast began seizing German ships
which had laid up in United States
waters.
German vessels in American ports
number ninety-one.
Here alone there are twenty.seven
such vessels and all have been taken
over by government officials.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
Score Of Summer Hotels Burned.

Asbury, Park, N. j. Four entire
city blocks in the heart of the fash
ionable hotel district fronting on the
beach we're swept by IRE with the
loss of about 100000. More than a
score of hotels and boarding houses
were destroyed.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
South g. Paul Live Stock,

.s4. South st. Paul.. April Z.
Cattle-Receipts, $50: steers, 35.7B
@s.25; cows and heifers. 36.50@S.25;
calves, $6.50@1200, Hogs-Rscsipts.
1.o75; range. ss.oo015.6O. shesr
Receipts, 100; lambs, 312.Oo0le.eo;
ewes, $9.00011.25. 'f' H., & $500.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, April Z.
Cattle-Receipts, 500; steers, $685.
@13.15; cows and heifers, $5.65@11..
90; calves, $s.25@13.75. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000; light, $15.05@15.95;
mixed. s15.35@15.40; heavy, $15.25@
1910; rough, $15.25015.4o; pigs. 1925
@15.7b. Shesp-Receipts, 1000; ma.
tive, .$1o.5o@13.00; lambs, $11.750
1850. ...T.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth Wheat and Flax.
Duluth, April z.
Wheaton track and to arrive, No.
/ hard, $2.20A; No. Northern, a.
15A @2.19A; No. 2 Northern, $2.11A
@2.14h. F1ax-On track and to ar
rive, $500. a .,....
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
81. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, April Z.
Wheat-No. hard, $2.2502.27; No.
I Northern, $2.19@2.26; No. 3 North.
srn, 32.15@2.21; No. 2 Montana hard.
$3.1S@2.20; corn, $1.2sA@1.31h; oats.
65h@67hc; barley, $1.06@1.33; rye.
31.73@1.75; max, $3.11h. s.-a ,.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April I.
Wheat-May, $2.12A; July. $1.ss56;
Sept, $1.75. Conway, $1.31h; July.
$1.31h; Sept, $1.29. Oats-May, &C:
July, 6411c; Sept. 5sAc. Pork-Nay.
$37.l5; July. .$3S.75. Butter Crsamsr-
les. 4o@41c. EggsAs1@32c., Poultry
Springs and fowls, 23hc.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-13
RELIEF STEAMER IS SUNK
Belgian Supply Vessel Torpedosd
.' Without Warning.

London-The Belgian steamer Ire
vier, from New York with Belgian re-
lief supplies, was torpedoed without
warning. S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
TWILIGHT SLEEP" TO
 BE SEEN HERE TODAY
Medical Profession and Public Inter-
 ested in Film at the Strand

The first showing of the Twilight Sleep" film occurs at the Strand today
 The twilight sleep method of painless childbirth has until recently met with a great deal of opposition but, it is said, since the Chicago Medical society an- nounced that out of the last 1900 cases located by them there was not one fail- ure, it is being given more serious con- sideration by medical men who previous ly opposed it.
 pr. E. W. Smith of the Massachusetts homeopathic hospital in Evans Memorial lecture, says; Twilight sleep in ma- ternity cases is the boon of the twen- tieth century; it does not cause insanity as some practitioners, who do not really know it's effects, claim does not iniure the mother and does not harm the baby in any way In g caves treated at the Massachusetts Homeopathic hospital, not one mother died. not one has gone in- sane. and probably they were in more healthy condition than if they had not submitted to it's use
 This film has been arranged in a most refined way, and there is positively noth- ing in it to offend, but owing to the delicate subject with. which it deals, it will be shown to separate audiences and no children under IT will be admitted
 The hours of performances have been arranged as follows: Women only (con- tinuous performance) from 10 a. m. to ' p. m.; men only from ' to Il p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
FEAST OF ESTHER"
 TO BE OBSERVED
Special Services to Be Held at knes-
 seth Israel Synagogue

The annual celebration of the Feast of Esther" or Purm. will be observed at the Knesseth Isreal synagogue, as well as at synagogues in all Jewish com munities, tonight and tomorrow by special services The exercises will include the reading from the sacred scrolls the story of Esther, or the account of the deliv- erance of the Jews of Persia, in the reign of Xerxes, from the machinations and tyranny of Haman. through the influence of Mordecai and the pleadings of Queen Esther.
 Though 25 centuries have elapsed since the total annihilation of the Jewish peo- pie was sought by Haman and averted through the intercession of Esther. the miraculous deliverance is still remember ed by the Jewish communities every where and the historic event commemor- ated annually on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar by appropriate ob- servances at the houses of worship as well as at the homes.
 An exchange of gifts between neigh bors and friends. and family feasts, form part of the Purim celebration in many communities, but" everywhere the poor and destitute are remembered on this semi holiday and deeds of charity and mercy mark the day.
 The Hebrew school of Birmingham, with over 80 scholars, will observe the Feast of Esther at the auditorium of Knes- seth Isreal tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock by an appropriate service and by a specially arranged programme con- sisting of songs, recitations in Hebrew and English. and ensemble singing of patriotic American songs. Gifts will be distributed among the children by com mittee of the Ladies auxiliary.
 Rabbi Mendelsohn will speak to the chill dren on "Purim and It's Meaning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
CLUTCHES OF LAW CATCH MORE THAN
 1000 IN FEBRUARY
EnsIey Recorders Court Provides More Revenue Than Birmingham
 Court

More than 1000 fell within the clutches of the law during February. Chief Martin Eagan reported yesterday 949 arrests had been made during last month for the re- corders' courts, 73 had been delivered over to the sheriff and that 4s more had been turned over to the federal authorities, the juvenile court, the welfare department and the city physician.
 Nearly s500O went into the coffers of the city from fines and costs collected in the recorders courts. the prisons, ln- stallments and appeal cases. The sum total. was s4,9747o.
 In Birmingham proper, 735 arrests were made and 511 convictions secured. Disor- derly conduct and gaming ran neck and neck for the lead. Of the arrests made 122 were for disorderly conduct, while 120 were for gaming.
 The violators of the prohibition law fared badly. The stitches had a big toll, for Y were arrested and 59 convicted for breaking the dry statutes. The automo- bilists were not given free sway. Thirty were nabbed for speeding, N arrested for violating the traffic laws and two were placed under bond for open mufflers.
 Wife whipping did not prove popular, for although five were arrested for this cruelty, only three were convicted.
 At Ensley, the police made 2l4 arrests, with disorderly conduct as the principal charge There were 34 trunks brought be- fore the court at Ensley, and S7 in Bir- mingham. The feature of the report from EnsIey was that g arrests were made for violation of the health and quarantine laws.
 The Birmingham police department caught B who were turned over to the sheriff on warrants. Grand larceny and burglary provided the largest number of arrests.
 In recovering stolen property, the local officers restored s6S27.45 to it's original owners.
 The Ensley court endowed Birmingham with s13s1, while Judge Anderton's rec ord provided only s1232 This is almost up- precedented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
NEW DRUG STORE
 OPEN ID PUBLIC Tutwiler Corner Promises to Become One of the Most Popular Places in City

Announcement is made that the formal opening of the new Tutwiler Drug com pany. located in the Tutwler hotel building. at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street, will be held March
 20. In the meantime the new store is now open for business and is one of the handsomest places in the city
 The Tutwiler Drug company is made m of David Letaw, president, and Richard F. Lussier. vice president. and l.. L,etaw as manager. All are well known and popular young men and bright future Is predicted for the new esta tablishmert
 The new store is equipped with tile. marble, mahogany and plate glass, and in addition to complete line of drugs chemicals and kindred articles. the store has one of the handsomest and newest designs in soda fountains in the south. the automatic cooling system being it's most noteworthy feature. full line Of cigars. cigarettes and tobacco is car- ried. q
 The brilliance of the new quarters makes the Tutwiler corner look like an entirely different place and it gives every promise of becoming an exceptionally pop ular business corner and rendezvous for those wishing soft drinks served in de- lightful surroundings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
TRAFFIC MANAGER TO
 MEET BOARD TODAY
Bum and His Assistants Will Confer
 With Directors About Work

o. L. Bunn, secretary treasurer of the Birmingham Traffic bureau, arrived last night, and will spend today in his office here. This is the first time that MT. Bum has been in the city since the office was formally opened.
 This afternoon he and his assistants, F.. C. Jones of Chattanooga and Headley F. Jordan, will be introduced to the mem bers of the traffic bureau at meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium at o'clock.
 MT. Bum will probably return to Chat tanooga tomorrow for several days, &C., cording to his arrangements previously made with the board of the traffic bu- reau. He will spend several days each week in Birmingham until he has com pleted his affairs as manager of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers association of Chattanooga, and is able to come to Bir- mngham to stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
DESIGNATE APRIL AS CLEANUP MONTH" IN BIG CAMP AIGN
WOman's Civic Board to Co., operate With City and County Officials to Pre-
 vent Epidemics

April will be designated as "clean-up' month in Birmingham and the Woman s Civic board. under whose auspices the work will be conducted, will endeavor by such means to proven: recurrence of typhoid and other epidemics which have infested Birmingham from time to time.
 Announcement of the proposed cam paign was made at q mass meeting of men and women under the auspices of the civic board yesterday afternoon at Cable hall Several physicians were pres ent, and speeches were made by Dr. F. E Harflns lUn, Dr. Thomas D. Parke, Dr. II. $. Ward, Mrs. Prentiss Reid, Com missioners Hornady and Barber, and oth- CTS.
 Mrs. DuPont Thompson presided at the meeting Resolutions were adopted offer ing the cooperation of the civic board to the city and county in carrying out the all-time health plan
 Speaking of the health situation in Bir- mingham and Jefferson county, Dr. Parke declared that in order to handle situation of such proportions, it is necessary to face the truth And very little of the truth has been told" he said. He said the question before the women is simply Do you want unified health system that means efficiency, or do you not? and urged the necessity for auoptfnS the entlre plan ot the board of health or none of it.
 Dr. Harrington declared that as health officer of Birmingham and Jefferson county he would give the people of the city and county the best he was allowed to give.
 Tt is impossible to do anything that the people do not want done" he said and l ask your cooperation ill the work I am undertaking
 He declared that nlIhlic healtI, i1anrox-a ment throughout the country is making rapid strides forward and it is simply a question of whether Birmingham and Jefferson county will be in the vanguard or among the stragglers.
 I believe we are starting out on a great era of health improvement. I think and 1 am going to tell you frankly, l ex- pect that there will be strong contrast in the work that is going to be done in the county and the work that has been done.
 The people Of Jefferson county are willing to do. but in many cases they need to be told what to do. The first duty of health officer fs to get out and instruct them.'
 Dr. Harrington declared that instead of death rate of Is per 1000, Birmingham should have a death rate of not more than g.
 But am powerless to bring about any, thing without the wish, help and co-opera- ton of the people" he said.
 Commissioner Hornady spoke om the sanitary situation, declaring that of the 5000 dry closets existing last year, 54O0 had been done away with, and that it was hoped to do away with the remaining few before summer.
 Commissioner Barber spoke on the gar bage situation.
 Mrs. IT. H. Shell asked the coperation of every woman present in distributing leaflets among the citizens of Jefferson county setting forth the health situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
ANOTHER POINT IS FOUND ID MUDDLE
 HEALTH SITUATION
City Has Appropriated No Salary for Dr. Lowrey. Commission Delays At
 tack on State Laws

There seems to be no end to the
 health muddle.
 It developed yesterday that the
 city of Birmingham has made no
 appropriation for an assistant city
 health officer. Dr. J. NJ. Lowrey.
 In the budget the commission ap-
 propriated S25O0 for the city health
 officer, though. under the unified
 health laws, the city does not pay
 the city health officer any salary
 but is required to provide for the
 assistant city health officer.
 The new angle of the health situ- alton developed yesterday after Com missioner Hornady had introduced a resolution seeking to have the city attorney investigate the best methods for attacking the health laws of Ala- bama. This movement seemed to have the hearty support of Commissioner J. D. Truss but, led by George B. Ward and James Weatherly. it seemed to bs the disposition of the majority of the board to postpone all action in the courts until the supreme court handed down its decision on the appeal of the ouSbillE Ol lyls Y. IIdi HE tOl AS county health officer.
 Upon motion of James WeatherIy the commissioners decided to wait un- til after the supreme court had acted to find out whether or not the uni fled health laws conflicted with the provisions of the ve-commissioner" bill
 During the discussion sharp diyi- sion of opinion arose as to what were the rights under the laws of MT. Hor- nady, commissioner of health and edu- cation. It was the contention of Presi- dent Ward and Arlie Barber that MT. Hornady was in control of all health work and that Dr. Harrington. as city health officer and Dr. Lowrey IS as sistant health officer, could do noth- ing without his consent and approval
 In this matter MT. Hornady and MT. Truss were not so firmly satisfied.
 But after Mr Ward had assured Mr. Hornady that there would be no dis position on the part of the health of ficers to act dictatorial or attempt to assume too much power. the decision was reached to pass over the matters until the decision of the highest state court
 q find that there has been no ap- propriation made for the assistant city health officer" said MT. Hornady. "A salary has been set for the city health officer. but this will not be avai.- able.
 T move that we take that matter lip in conference" said President Ward. Thus the latest ripple in the health muddle passed
 It is understood that the commits sioners will set similar salary for the assistant city health officer as was provided originally for the head of the city's health work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
O'Gorman Makes Denial

New York, March 6.-Formal denial that he participated in the Senate fill neutrality bill was issued today by United States Senator James A. O'Gor- man, who said he used no more than five minutes of the Senates time during the last three days Of the session and never objected to vote or have a vote on the measure. He refused to sign the sena- torial manifesto that majority favored the bill, Mir. O'Gorman said. because the Senate measure differed from that adopted by the House, which, he thought, should be supported in refusing to au- thorize the President ito employ other irstrumentalities' in addition to arming ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
BIRMINGHAM PEOPLE TO- MEET MRS. MATHISTODAYI
Alabama Woman With National Reputation Farmer and Economist Will Deliver Message Methods to Reduce Living Cost-Addressed Civic Association
 Last Night

After making three speeches yester- day on the high cost of living and means of reducing it, Mrs G. H. Mathis. Alabama's greatest woman farmer will be introduced to hundreds of Birming- nam people at the reception to be gwen for her by The Age Herald this afternoon at the Tutwiler.
 Although Mrs. Mathis introduction and attendant reception will be Of great social interest, nevertheless the message she carries and which she will deliver in short speech is a practi- cal one. and one which if heard and practiced by every person in the state. would do much to reduce the cost of living.
 A number of prominent matrons will serve on the reception committee and the public is invited to be present The reception will take place at o'clock Mrs. Charles Henderson has been 1n- vlted to be in the receiving line.
 Last night Mrs. Mathis spoke to sev- eral hundred men and women at the Civic association offices. Yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07

morning she and Frank Willis Bar rett, associate editor of The Age-Her- ald spoke at Howard college >irs. Mathis urged upon those present the necessity for diversification as q means of reducing living expenses. In addition to the student body, a mum her of citizens from East Lake were present to hear Mir Barnett and Mrs. Mathis talk.
 Yesterday afternoon they spoke at the Jefferson County High school un- der the auspices of the Jefferson Study club, Mrs. Fl. F. Pearce president Tn {, surrounding schools were invited to send their students to the meeting, and they were present.
 Mrs. Mathis urged upon the school children the advisability of establish- ing canning clubs, corn clubs. tomato clubs and the like,
 She told of some of the things that have been accomplished in Alabama from comparatively small beginnin ss and declared that the future of Ala bama lay in crop diversification.
 Mrs Pearce, county superintendent; N. R. Baker and c. C. Mosely made short talks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
AVONDALE PAVING MEASURE PASSED Commission Hears Variety of Protests at Session
 Yesterday

The commission listened attentively to a series of complaints and protests at the session yesterday morning.
 The ordinance providing for the paving of Fifth avenue, south, from Thirty -eighth to Forty seventh streets came up for adoption. One group of property owners between Thirty-eighth and Fortieth streets objected to having the work done. The commission felt that inasmuch as the majority of the owners along the ave- nue had asked for the paving it should be ordered and did so.
 After the fireworks were over, young man asked permission to speak to the commission and proceeded to rake the board over the coals for it's action. But the order had been given and remained
 J. R. Tindall had two topics he de- sired to air his views on. One was against the city surrenderng its health depart ment to the county, and the other was about the incessant and loud blowing of whistles by engines that run on the Ala bama Great Southern tracks near Elm wood cemetery.
 NJ. D. Riddle asked relief from uncov- cred garbage wagons
 One of the most interesting complaints that the board heard came from an Ital- ian citizen living on Spring street in Avondale. He appeared to protest against paving of Fifth avenue. south. declaring Tn broken English, that unless "storma sewuh" were laid with the paving he would not approve of the ordinance. He related how little girl of his had nearly drowned while returning from school one day after heavy rain
 Assured that they would be installed, he said if "storma sewuh'' would be laid, he was heartily in favor
 Other minor matters came up before the board for action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
DEATH OF MRS. MANLY
Widely Known Birmingham Woman
 Died at Home Here Last Night

Mrs Elizabeth Hester Manly, wife of Capt. R. F. Manly, died last night at the family residence at 1920 Fifth avenue, after desperate illness of about five days. She had not been in the best of health for sometime sand few days ago developed pneumonia which terminated fatally last night
 Funeral arrangements had not been made last night and will be announced later.
 Mrs. Manly is survived by her husband, Capt. R. K. Manly, four sons, William Hester Manly, R. Fuller Manly, Basil Manly and Albert Manly; one daughter Miss Mamie Manly. and one sister, Miss Sarah Hester
 Mrs. Manly was one of the most widely beloved women of Birmingham. Coming to the city many years ago from Tusca- loosa where she was reared she made for herself an enviable place in the ad- miration and esteem of the people of this community. She was one of the most active workers in the First Baptist church and in spite of great and prolonged physical suffering for many years her courage and hope and bright Christian faith were dominant constantly in her life.