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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
Red Cross Campaign in
 Tri-Cities Is Successful

Sheffield, June 21-(Special)-An ac- tive campaign is being made in the Tri- Cities this week to recruit members and raise funds for the American Red Cross Committees in Sheffield, Florence and Tuscumbia are presenting the cause of the Red Cross, and are meeting with a ready response. When the week is ended hundreds of people will have become members and contributed to the cause. The people fully understand the broad human significance of the Red Cross work and are in sympathy with it. There will be no "slackers" to the cause in this section.
 The remains of Ned Rand, who died in an Atlanta hospital late Tuesday aft ernoon, arrived in Tuscumbia, his former home, yesterday, the funeral services be- ing conducted there this morning.
 MT. Rand was the son of the late Dr.. E. P. Rand and Mrs Rand of Tuscum- bia, and announcement of his sudden death, which was the result of an opera ton for appendicitis, was shock to those who knew him here. He had left Tuscumbia only last Saturday and at that time was in the best of health. His mother reached him few hours before survived by his mother and brother, Jim Rand, of Tucson, Ariz.
 A wedding of interest to friends of the bride and groom in the Tri-Cities was solemnized in Birmingham early this week, when Dr. J. l.. White and Miss Loise Holland, both of Florence, were united in marriage. The bride was on a visit to her brother, William Holland, in Birmingham. Dr. and Mrs. White are at home in Florence.
 State Dairy Agent J. P Quinnerly and MT Medicines, secretary Southern Jersey Cattle club, visited the Tr-Cities this week. At a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce in Florence they told of the creameries established in Alabama during the past few years, and gave valuable information regarding the dairy business.
 The Florence Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a plan to establish a large creamery plant in Florence, and it will probably be in operation at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22

World, administration eye, ear and or acle, has repeatedly inveighed against him. The same treatment has been ac- corded Representative Kitchin of North Carolina, who with only trifling success has led the democratic column in the House-that is, he has led it when he did not oppose it.
 Kitchin, if appearances are thust- worthy, lacks in the stoical indifference which characterizes Clark. He suffers in silence a moment and then prepares to give battle. For instance, he Is not at all pleased that his opposition to war has resulted In insinuations and open criticism. He is embittered because the Senate promises to tear to pieces his revenue bill He has declared that if the Senate persists he will wash his hands of the entire affair." and decline to ask for conferees to the end that diff ferences might be adjusted.
 It is said that Kitchin has determined that he will no longer lead, and will, under no circumstances, be led. He is in an attitude which would guarantee fine battle if the Wilson "progressves," now conspiring in New York, actually do move against him,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
WAR REGISTRATION FIGURES RECEIVED
 SHOW 9,649,938
This Report Is Virtually Complete and Indicates There Are Very Few
 Slackers in Country

Washington, June 21.-War registra- ton returns, virtually completed to- night by reports from Wyoming and Kentucky, show 9,649,93S men between the ages of 21 and 30 years, inclu- sive. have been enrolled for the coun- try's service.
 In addition to the regularly tabu lated total 6001 Indians were enrolled by state officials or on reservations by interior department agents.
 Counting the 1000 or more men in the federal service and not required to register, the provost marshal gen. erals office said the census bureau estimate of 10275.6O4 eligibles was ap- proXimately correct and that few slackers are to be sought.
 With registration complete, it is eX- pected the regulations governing the draft probably will be made public within few days.
 KentueSys report tonight showed the states total registration to be 1S7,573, of which 165,351 are white and 22,222 colored. The estimated eligibles were 204.99S The number of aliens and alien enemies was not included in the governors message
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
AmnWs@mn@mGs
At the Lyric

Jack Trainor, Olga DeBaugh, Esther Walker and talented company of p people present some most pleasing en- tertainmept at the Lyric and capacity audiences Thursday evening enjoyed the entertainment immensely "Vanity Fair" is the vehicle that introduces these clever entertainers.
 Lack Trainor, as a comedian, has few peers and keeps the audience in d state of laughter all the while he is on the stage Olga DeBaugh is one of the handsomest women of the stage and possesses a beautiful voice. She renders many pleasing selections and is a great favorite with the audience. Esther Walker is another principal that gets big share of the applause and she makes one of the hits of the act.
 There are other high-cless enter tainers on the new bill. Johnny Gel ger is a clever violinist and presents an attractive number. < Potter and Hartweu, gymrasts and eccentric dancers, were well received. Tne Pathe news pictures are entertain . ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, June 1,-(Special.)-O w Wilhite of New Orleans was brought down to Huntsville from Stew enson in custody of a deputy marshal and special agent of the railroad yes- terday on charge of robbng freight car on the Southern railway containing interstate shipments. Wilhite is ac cused of stealing six shirts. Commits sioner Greenleaf held him to the federal grand jury and fixed bond at 5000. which was not made.
 The members of Helion lodge No. 1 of the Masons, held their election last night Among the officers elected arc Dr. George H. Heymann, worshipful master: Wells Stanley, senior warden Dr. l. B. Wyatt, junior warden; A. F. Bean, secretary; l. Wind, treasurer; Rev. Cary Gamble, chaplain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
SUMMER HERE

Birmingham men, who go to work at daylight and quit at dark, will not notice change in the length of the day to- day, but when the world was made there also was made several natural events,' among them being the coming of summer, changes in the length of the days, time of the rising of the sun, setting of the sun and others.
 One of the natural events is occurring today. In fact. several of the natural events, not noticeable to the disinterested person who works eight or ten hours, but very noticeable to the man who works from daylight to dark.
 The man or woman who works from daylight to dark will not work as long today as yesterday. The weather prob ably will be a little hotter the sun won't rise at the same time and will be hidden in the west a little earlier to- day than yesterday.
 Yesterday was the longest day of the present year Records show that the life of spring also has been lived; that today summer begins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
EVERY PHASE OF
 CRUGER CASE ID
 BE INVESTIGATED
Mayor Authorizes Inquiry Independent of Police De- partment-Hearings to
 Be Public

New York, June 21.-A public in- quiry into all phases of the police handling of the Ruth Cruger case was ordered tonight by Leonard Wallstein, commissioner of accounts, who was directed earlier in the day by Mayor Mitchell to make a thorough investi- gation of the crime.
 The hearing will start tomorrow morning, the commissioner announced and the first witness to be called wifi be acting Captain Cooper of the de- tective bureau, Detective Sergeants Frank McGee and John La Garenne and other policemen who were de- tailed to the case from the day Miss Cruger's disappearance was reported.
 "The purpose of my investigation" Commissioner Wallstein said, Ifs to fix responsibility for the failure of the police to find the body and to pre- vent escape of the murderer together with the reasons therefor. The hear ings will be open to the public daily until the investigation Is completed
 The commissioner stated that his in- vestigation will in no way conflict with those of District Attorney Swann
 
 rather would supplement them.
 If in the course of my inVestiga- tion." he added, reason is developed for suspecting that any member of the police department has been guilty of crime, the evidence will be forthwith transmitted to the district attorneyv Mrs. Marie Cocchi, wife of Alfredo Cocchi. under whose bicycle repair shop Miss Crugers body was found will appear before Commissioner Wall stein Monday. She will be questioned by District Attorney Swann tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
NEW YORK TRIBUNE IS DENOUNCED BY
 SECRETARY M 'ADOO

Washington, June 21.-Secretary Mo Adoo issued a statement tonight dc nouncing the attitude of the New York Tribune and it's business manager, Richard H. Waldo, toward the liberty loan campaign, and declaring that i'll vists of statements appearing in the Tribune the German press hardly could be blamed for claiming that the loan was failure in spite of its over- subscription. He cited statement published by the Tribune shortly be- fore the subscriptions closed that the loan was a failure in that too much of of it's burden fell upon the banks and said that in a public speec: MT. Waldo had charged that the distribution poll icy was failure and the country was not supporting the administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
WILSON PLAYING
 GAME OF POLITICS
 SAY HIS ENEMIES
Aims to Overthrow Tam many and Clark at Ex- pense of Party Control,
 Is Charge Made
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, June 21.-(Special )-Par- tisanship will not down. Nothing more completely proves that assertion than the fact that in the moment when the government prepares for war. politicians initiate very shrewd game of politics.
 In New York, friends Of the Wilson administration have organized an anti. Tammany ring for the purpose of re- electins Mayor Mitchell Tammany. it seems, does not love the mayor. and for this offense as we'll as for it's al- legged lack of loyalty to President Wilson during the 1916 campaign must be pun ished.
 It Is said. furthermore, that when the nti-Tammanyites complete the work they presently have in hand, they will move against Tammany's representation in Congress, overthrow democratic con- trol, and relegate Speaker Clark to a seat among the downs and outs" And thus the speaker would be rebuked for his anti-conscription utterances, his stand on the Panama canal issue and bis arrogance in asking for the demo- cratic nomination in 1912
 At the head of the anti-Tammanyites are Frank L. Polk, counselor of the state department; Col E. M House, the shadow of the President Gordon Auchin- closs, son-in-law to Colonel House; Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the Will son finance committee in 1916, and Mar tin w. Littleton, star attorney in sensa- tonal divorce suits and administration favorite.
 Headquarters have been established at 30 East Forty-second street, where, incl dentally, the Wilson campaign committee had it's headquarters last fall. The dem ocratic leaders seated in the old demo- cratic enclosure, engaged unselfishly in serving, it is reported in Washington, the same chaste and erudite cheftain, will unquestionably have sufficient in spiration to press and consummate their lofty purposes.
 Speaker Clark has failed to consider the plans of the Wilson politicians in New York. It is evident that he does not hold it possible that before the com pletion of the extra session, the anti Tammanyites will move against him. It is probable, however, that on account of the slender margin by which demo- crats control the House, in the ensuing regular session, these clever political manipulatorS may be able to create an interesting disturbance. It is evident, however, that no work of the adminis- tration can deprive Clark of the speaker ship without depriving at the same time democrats of control.
 It is not believed, further that the President, despite his urgent insistence that partsanship be abandoned would see his theory put into practice If by such procedure future leaders with whom he would reckon would be representatives of the republican party
 Even before the inception of the New York movement, it was currently re- ported in Washington that the Wilson administration would not weep were changes made in the leadership of the House. Clark has never been popular with those with whom Wilson is popular The speaker has a habit of expressing his opinion very freely. The New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
MILITARY BALL AT
 EAST LAKE PARK

The display of fireworks and the big, patriotic ball at East Lake park last night brought out an immense crowd and the soldiers of the Second Alabama regiment, as well as the guests, enjoyed the offering The ball. given in honor of the soldiers, began at o'clock. Music was furnished by Davidson's 10- piece orchestra and the band of the Sec ond regiment, the latter consisting of 2J pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
NORMA TALMADGE
 AT RIALTO THEATRE

Today is the last presentation of Pop py," featuring Normal Talmadge the photoplay at the Rialto which has been so genuinely pleasing and which has proven the seasons movie treat. Thou sands have seen this picture during it's presentation here and it is the general opinion that the picture is one of the best presented in Birmingham in many months. Miss Talmadge is said to do her best work in this picture and the story is interesting and gripping throughout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22

A diving machine, which may become the means of raising to the surface mill lions and millions of dollars worth of wrecked vessels, has recently been ex- hibited in New York. This invention, known as the Sisson deep sea diving ma chine. is a globe-shaped cage so designed that the operator can attach to the vessel air filled pontoons. When enough of these pontoons have been stationed, the vessel will naturally rise to the surface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
MEETING IN NEW YORK

New York, June 21.-Red Cross week and it's significance in the war was characterized by President Wilson to- night in a message read al a dinner here to stimulate the organizations work throughout the country as a rare privi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
WYOMING REPORT

Washington, June e1.-The governor of Wyoming reports the states total revistration at 22.SfS, divided as fol- lows:
 }, nte 1882. colored 234. alien Ss5s alien enemy S29, indicated possible eX- emptions, 9697. States estimated eli- gibles, 27,320
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
T. P. A. Meet Saturday

The Travellers Protective association will hold meeting Saturday, June 2S
 for the dispatch of important business. The change in the night of meeting was made on account of. the natioal conven- tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
Representative AlmOn
 Is Stricken With Acute
 Appendicitis Thursday

Washington, June 21.-Representative
 Elward B. Almon of Alabama was strick- en today with acute appendicitis. He was removed to hospital and will be oper- ated upon tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
RECOGNIZE NEED

The newspapers recognize the need of special war taxes and they will pay any rate of taxes that Congress finds | it necessary to impose on all other l legitimate and necessary businesses AS for the postal rates, they have been based for generations upon a public pol icy that the diffusion of knowledge and information in newspapers and periodi- calls was necessary to the unity and vel fare of the nation and, therefore. ought to be encouraged by moderate postage rates If this policy is now, after more than half a century, to be reversed, it should be done only after full consid- eration and investiga tion: it should he done only in the public interest and not in the guise of a war tax upon busi- ness which is neither a profiteer, a lux ury or one properly subject to punitive taxation
 The publishers committee Is comprised of K. H. Baker of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Norman E. Mack of the Buffalo Times, Urey Woodson of the Owensboro, Ky, Democrat Fleming Newbold of the Washington Star, H. T. Brown of the | Indianapolis News, M. F. Hanson of the ] Philadelphia Record, E. Lansing Ray of l the St. Louis Globe Democrat and L. B.
 Palmer, general manager of the Ameri- | can Newspaper Publishers association. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION | In the discussion of the federal trade commissions recommendations for gov ernment control of news print manufac- ture and distribution, difference of opin- | ion developed. Frank P. Glass. vice pres ident of the association, supported the trade commissions recommendations, but others declared action in that direction would set a dangerous precedent. MT | Glass pointed out that the government l is about to take a hand in food dis trbution and perhaps will supervise dis | ltribution of fuel.
 | The association probably will recom- mend changes in the present waterpower <, laws to guarantee longer tenure by les l sees of waterpoTer sites. The assoeia- 1 ton plans to put up news print mills
 of its own. Members said today capital was reluctant to invest in the project un- | less a long tenure was guaranteed. l The news prnt situation it was brought
 out is still far from satisfactory Can- ada's high excess profits tax on news print mills it was said. was discourag-
 ling production and threatens to create
 a new shortage. Agents of South Ameri- | can and Australian publishers are in this
 country to buy 100000 tons of news print.
 which, it is said, may have a decided
 effect on the market. Members of the
 association are for prohibiting the ex-
 port of news print under provisions of
 the export control act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
PERSONAL

N. H. Burt of Gadsden, who will head the delegation from the Gadsden Rotary club, which will join the local club m the entertainment of the visiting Rota. rians. is at the Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
PHONE HEARING RECESSED

After the cross-examinaton of q M B. Hoxey, vice president and treasHfer of the Southern Bell Telephone company, which continued throughout the morning, the public service commission this after noon recessed the Birmingham telephone case until 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. AS TO SCHEDULES E. H. Coapman, vice president of the Southern railway, notified the Alabama public service commission this afternoon that the present passenger train service on the Mobile-Selma division will not be
 changed until demands of the government
 make reductions imperative and that re- gardless of demands, the schedules will
 not be changed until August 1. The decision was announced at the ur- gent request of the public service com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, June 21-Forecast for Ala bama, Florida and Mississippi: Probably fair Friday and Saturday.
 South Carolina and Georgia: Probably local showers Friday and Saturday.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Probably fair Friday and Saturday, not much change in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
DAMAGES AWARDED

Alta Deavors of Walker county can not recover s3000 from the Southern Express company on the ground that the company brought the corpse of her brother. Charley Deavors, to a small station in Walker county where there was no agent, unloaded it and per- mitted it to remain in the rain for several hours. jury in the Walk CT circuit court declined to award dam. ages and the supreme court affirmed the lower court Thursday.
 The woman contended that she suf- fered deep humiliation, embarrassme ent and grief as a result of the company $ failure properly to care for the corpse, for the transportation of which d
 charge of more than $200 had been
 paid. It was alleged that the cask t and flowers were soaked with water. BANK DECISION
 Judge Gaston Gunter has granted a temporary injunction preventing w. L.
 Lancaster, state treasurer, from dispos- ing of certain securities of the Alabama Fidelity Mortgage and Bond company for the satisfaction of a judgment ob- tained against its predecessor. the Ala bama Fidelity and Casualty company, in favor of the Jefferson County Savings bank until the courts can determine whether or not the present company is responsible for the obligations of the for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
PUBLISHERS ARE
 WILLING ID BEAR
 SHARE OF TAXES
But They Go on Record Pro- testing Against Levy of Any Discriminating
 War Burdens

Washington, June 21.-Representative members of the American Newspaper Publishers association met here today and unanimously adopted a statement de- claring their willingness to pay any rate of taxes Congress finds it neces- sary to impose upon legitimate an& necessary business, but protesting eni- phatically against the levy of any spe- cial, discriminat ating war tax against newspapers.
 While the publishers were in ses- sion the Senate finance committee by vote of 8 to wrote into it's re- vision of the House war tax bill a section increasing second-class mail rates to 1A cents a pound and levy ing a tax of 5 per cent upon publish CTS net profits over $40oo a year. Half an hour later a committee from the newspaper men presented their pro- test to Chairman Simmons and went away without definite assurances, but confident that there will be recon sideration tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
REPORTS FROM SOUTH

Southern cities late tonight had re- ported to Red Cross headquarters $1,S21.- 900 pledges~of the souths $5,O0O, GOO appor- tionment Committees in a number of communities sent word that local condi- tions necessitated delay in the opening of campaigns until today or tomorrow. An etenxsion of time into next week will be allowed in these cases.
 The committee at Winston-Salem, N. C., reported that although the active canvass would not start until tomorrow $20000 in pledges had been obtained al- already. Jacksonville reported it's total would reach $10000O tomorrow. Roanoke Va. with s6o,00O collected and $50,O O0o goal, was placed on the honor roll of cities exceeding their anportionments. Other new honor cities are Valdosta, Ga., with $13000 and goal of $10,000; La Grange, Ga, with s1S,O00 and goal of $l0,000, and Tallahassee, Fla, with $500 more than it's goal of s10,000.
 Virginia maintained It's Iced among southern cities but South Carolina, with it's extensive campaign organization in nearly every county, is likely to pro- duce the largest proportion of its allot- ment it was said at headquarters
 w. R. Lunk of Charleston, s. C., di- rector of the southern campaign, tele- graphed local committees tonight urging them to report by wire promptly the totals collected, with amounts of large gifts and names of donors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22

lege of the people to prove thsir un- selfishness and the spirit of sacrifice.
 T am interested to learn of the din- ner which the Red Cross committee has planned for tonight" the President said, During this week the American people will have a unique privilege of mani festing Americas unselfishness as well as the real spirit of sacrifice which ami mates our people. l am sure the people of New York will do their part, but l hope they will measure the generosity of their gifts by the urgency of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-22
LETTER FROM NORTHCLIFFE

Lord Northcliffe, head of the British departmental missions in the United States, had to leave the dinner to at tend a reception to the Italian commits sion, but letter from him was read In it he said:
 American Red Cross workers have established for themselves a unique repu- tation on the battlefelds of France and Belgium. 1 am confident that those who are now setting out across the sea will maintain the American reputation for valor and self-sacrifice which has already been gained for our nation by the pion- ger Red Cross workers who fell in 1914, 1915 and 1916"
 After toast to President Wilson had been drunk, Charles E. Hughes, the toastmaster, emphasized the necessity for great auxiliary army of relief since a great army and navy is being equipped
 Mai Gen. j. Franklin Bell command ing the department of the east, de- clafed
 "A nation that is not willing to fight for it's rights soon will have no rights to fight for"