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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-7 passenger Buick, good me chanical condition good tires; also $75 Victrola with 25 records worth from 75c to $S each. One handy volume set Brittanica. morocco-bound encyclope- dia, Il edition. practically new, will sell for cash or trade for real property Phone MT. Leckie, Bessemer 13S.
 S-25-3t
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BUSINESS CHANGES


 CUR opportunity to buy an estab lished business in Birmingham il good running order; small invest ment, will assure buyer $50 per week clear profit. F. O. Box 54S. Birming ham. Ala. S-26 St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
LANDLORDS

LIST your property for rent with us. You
 will be satisfied. Clark Malone Realty Co.,, 210 N. Fist st. Main 6723. S-21-11t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
RoOMs-WANTED-BoARD

'WO or three rooms with private bath, furnished for housekeeping, in good locality, West End or Southside;
 would take furnished apartment or small house; monthly lease. Address P2T, care Age-Herald. S27-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
AUCTION SALE

CTION--AUCTION
 Second hand goods for store, office, home and farm, for sale cheap; we buy, sell and exchange anything. Call or write Southern Auction ie Storage Co.. 2O24 Sd ave H. c. Good man. Auctioneer 1-l7-Sot-eod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE MACHINERY FOR SALE 12x15-inch double drum host s'itel for tail rope haulage. ] 175 h. D. boiler. 100 h. D. boilers. 80 h. p. boiler 50 h. p. boilers. 90 h. D. boiler. 1 25 h. p. portable boiler. 10 h. p. D. c. motor, 220 volts new 5 h. p. motor. S-phase. 60 cycles. 20 volts. 1 half-yard Milwaukee concrete mixer. 71A H. F. 3-phase, 60-cyclye, 220-volt in- duction motor, with compensator. l new Il. p. motor, 3-phase. 50 cycles 20 volts new Aldrich 4x5-inch triplex pump dI- rect connected to 71a h. D.. 3-phase. 6O- cycle, 220-volt motor. 10x12-inch single drum mine hoisting engine, with reversing link motion. 10 h. p. gasoline engine. CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN MACHINERY CO.,, Inc.
 IS S. 20th st.. Birmingham, Ala.
 7-otf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

The largest amber mines in the world are today said to be along the Baltic, between Konigsberg and Memel on the Prussian coast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

CHEAP lands in Texas: cents per acre cash buys school lands in the state of Texas, balance in 40 years. Send 25 cents in stamps for blue print map showing locations and in-
 structions for purchasing from the state. w. G. Douglass, 709 High land ave. Houston, Tex S-26-2t
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FOR EXCHANGE

WANTED@To exchange Norm Bir- mingham lots in part payment on 5or 2o-acre farm near Roebuck Springs or on Mount Pinson road; will consider Shades mountain. Address 319 1st Natl
 Bank Bldg, Birmingham. Ala S-25-3t GOOD farm; splendid location to ex- change for modern 6 or 7-room bunga- low in South Highlands. P. o. Box 225.
 S-26-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-My patent on extension tent poles; this Is a fine opportunity for some one with smal capital and living in good lumber belt. Ray MacDon- aid, 1l5 Junction ave, Detroit, Mich.
 S-25-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-Hotel of 50 rooms in South Anniston, directly on car line; being put in excellent repair; great bargain and a big opportunity for coining money
 If you want great bargain, see me at once. w. c. LeGrande Co, Annis- ton, Ala. 8-26- ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-Assorted lot of wire frames for silk shades. S. M Bern helm Co.,, 2o23 1st ave. Main 5100.
 8-23-14t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

 night, apouI town, four keys on ring Finder phone pr. Garri- son at Main 1S5 and receive reward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-Corner lot with 8 houses, income $50 per month. Price $s000. N. B. Smith 1714is 4th av. Main S51o
 s-25-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-At less than half price;
 one revolving meat slicer, one Cham pion account register. holds POO &C., counts Phone Main 47S5. 7-10-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FTUpUTlY IHdThBu " pUSStsSIUH UdII Ut had october 1 not marked, immedi- ate possession. We have several nice apartments and a few cottages in suburbs. Furniture store, 50-foot front, now oc- cupied by Rhodes Carroll. and meat market now occupied by Legg Meat Curing Co. Both established loca- tions.
 Fine retail location, 2d ave, between 18th and 2oth sts. Subject to change without notice). Phone us for all particulars and make an engagement to see above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
APARTMENTS


 FOR RENT Modern housekeeping apartment (Southsde), rooms and bath; front and back porch; newly pa perod and. painted throughout; furnace heat and hot water included, for $25 month. Possession at onceS Rent from 2 October 1. Phone Main 492S-J. S-26-3t
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FOR SALE

THOSE wishing to preserve the Roto-
 eravure Section of The Age-Herald can get binders by calling at The Age-Her-
 aid office. Price only S5c 1-1S-tf
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WAN'EED-HELP

w WANTED-Public stenographer to occupy desk room in office in prominent office building new typewriter. desk, telehone. sign on door, name on directory of building and name in telephone book furnished; in return will be required to answer a few telephone calls and ques- tions of probably half a dozen callers day; give three references. Address RPS, care Age-Herald. S-25-3t WANTED-Ten colored boiler maker helpers; also structural iron helpers, local work; 10 experienced coiored coal loaders; will attend to handling house. hold goods and send family with you
 coored brick yard hands; man to cal cimine walls; also can use water color for same; other openings. Room 424 Chamber Commerce Bldg, Employment Office. Birmingham, Ala. S-25-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

REAL ESTATE loans negotiated prompt ly;S low interest rates; monthly pay- ments accepted where desired. Leonard Riley Mortgage Co. 725 Woodward
 10 <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

I, NTED-Teams by the day on Frisco Railroad between Birmingham ana Memphis. Dan c. Crane. Sprlngnelu Xt S-24-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
KODAKS

KODAK finishing by mail Films devei-
 oped free. Lollar's Kodak Parlor, Lyric Bldg. Birmingham. Ala. 1-5-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

N NNTED-To assist young men in pass. VIZ the state board of examination ol Pharmacy, also a special course gwen |, chemistry and bacterlology Tn per pn and by mall.
 WILSON SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
 e2 Jefferson County Bank Bullolhg' S-21-10t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
LAWN MOWERS GROUND

WE grind lawn mowers: we call for and
 deliver same. Robert Prowell Stove Co..
 Sl3 N. goth st. Phone 5000 4-l7-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE Mule, dray and harness in good condition. Apply Beck Candy and Grocery Co, 1911 1st ave. Phone S43
 8-26-3t u-mo-we
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MORTGAGE LOANS.

 We buy first mortgages. or negotiate new loans, on Birmingham real estate; rates reasonable; call and see us. Title Quar- antee Loan and Trust Co.,. Title Bldg, 3d and z1st st. 12-6-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR RENT-l9o81a Ave. B, 25x8o, $15. Call
 Main 5837. S-24-14t
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DRY CLEANINAl

, D1tI OLEx1INI4NO PARISIAN RUG AND CARPET CLEAN
 ING CO.,, mattresses made new, special
 prices, prompt deliveries, work guaran-
 teed. Phone 7S24 Main. Factory 2702
 Ave. F. 7-1-mo- -tu-wed-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
MONEY TO LEND

NUN E 1O LENU
 AND ' PER CENT money to loan on real estate anywhere in Greater Bir- mingham. Clark-Malone Realty Co.,. 210 N. Fist. Main 6723 5-3-tf WE negotiate loans and sell real estate. Can handle desirable farm loans. Me- Cornell. Anglin. White 2026 Sd ave.
 lt]-20-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

WANTED = 10 first-class carpenters on flasks.
 Bring tools at once. Good
 wages; government con- ernment contract. Avon dale Stove 6 Foundry Co.,, Ave A and 43d st., Avon dale. 8-27-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-Nine pedigreed Duroc-J ersey pigs two months old; beautiful red; ex- cellent indiyiduals; thrifty conditions; $l0 each; all papers with them. s. G.
 Swain Aliceville Ala S-26-yt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
LAND TITLES

LAND TITLES. Examined and guaranteed; quick service. reasonable prices. Title Guarantee Loan and Trust Go. 7-2l-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

FOR SALE-A few thousand tomato cans, solder hemmed tops; quoting. subject to peing sold Out, No, ? cans at s4. 30 per 100 and No. 3s at $5.50 per 100. F. O. B. freight here; cash with order. Address c. A. Farrow, Jackson's Gap, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
LAND WANTED

LL pay $1 an acre cash for any land \Alabama. Write J-26. care Age-Her-
 S-21-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
GUTTER AND TINWORK

CALL Main 142. Spiro-Merrell Heating and Roofing Co. Work that satisfies.
 4-20-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

T iM1D-- Position by young lady; do billing, general office work, l 'tse typewriter; seven years eX- 'ie}hce; best of references. Miss J.
 Sf, 2o6 Title Guarantee Bldg. Main : 2oeaYE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

ING lady bookkeeper wants work at
 .eg good typist and notary public; am atS and reliable; salary, $15 per week start. Address M-26. care Age-Her- i S-25-2t-sa mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
INV ANTED--FEMALE HELP

INV ANTED--FEMALE HELP
 ANTED Young woman
 I position as stenog- }apher and bookkeeper; Bust have college educa- kil and successful ex- beience. Forward appli- faion and references inn hditel to the Superin- ter1@t Marion Institute, MoE{Kn A Ia 8-l9-tf
 IN TEN Mlddle-age white woman to p wth child and housework; no cook go91 home and fair wages to the Int patty. Address w. M. Mabson. sper Ala. S-25-3C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
STOVE REPAIRING

WE supply castings for all makeg of
 stoves and ranges and repair them with
 experienced help. S13 N. goth st. Robert
 Prowell Stove Co. 1-0.t1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

with eySerience and lst-class references, now employed, de-
 es change September l or sooner; not lUect to draft Address E-25, care 3etHeraid. S-26-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

woman, unencum- |reS, will be glad to help with house. |ld duties; a good home is more es- |ntiap than salary; am willing to keep buse or anything except washing. Adress O-26, care Age Herald
 S-2o-2t-Sa-m mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

DIRT work to sub on Frisco between
 Birmingham and Memphis Dan c.
 Crane, Springfield, Mo. S24-7t WANTED-Good foreman for team gangs on railroad work. Dan c. Crane, Springfield, Mo. S-24-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

w. B. LEEDY R. E. & I. co.
 Main 4776 S-2tmo-fri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

tAL office man; experienced in tMs, collections, banking and book .Na.s, not subject to conscription. ). M Box 225. 8-26-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

M by guaranteed muitl-
 aL | l LIeD graph process. aEn st q,a asssi Riaa lsas BEAUMONT AA oo 8-9-22t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

IN ED-To rent small furnished house alpartment by ramily of three' Se Fences exchanged. Main 7652-J. s-2l-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

|,-7tFO--40 acres or miles from lv for school. N. B. Smith, 17l41s f phone Ssl0 S-25-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

INTED-W Wheeler loaders, grader
 hd iskinners on railroad work at
 hllIgent, Ala. Dan c. Crane. e-z4-lt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

!c Church Employment Bureau. room Steiner Bank Bldg. furnishes help all kinds. commercial and indus Aal. Your cooperation is earnestly Wkestel. Gall Main s4l. Mrs, l.. w.
 Ii#han. manager. 4-2S-tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

En DTTN Second hand clothes.
 E4 DO l shoes. 2ll6 End Ave. ,Ec, l2-30-tf
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LANDLORDS

hN your property for rent with us' you #,\ he satisfied. Clark Malone Realty K (91o N. 21st st. Main s72S. \ s-2l-11t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

& competeat clerical. mechanical anu Smcstic help phone Main DsA. Fro. Ecers Agency. o-1e'
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WANTED-SI1UATION

&s under the head oi sttunttons
 zantcd are tree sV desersa"s sAe Rcept on Sundays
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NJ: CENT 4 WORD

GTEs--One cent a word a 6nyy 20 a@
 Haken for less than 25c for first fn.er'
 Aiop. Cash munt acccmpany oraeg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

WANTED
 HSVING lOc at 1929 4th ave. ll-ZS-u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

DFLdGHTFUL, cool rooms. 50 cents.
 17301a 4th ave. 8-5-30t
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16

and stayed four weeks but when came
home would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is a nurse asked me to
try Lydia T.. Pinkham $ Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it that very day
for was suffering great deal. 1t has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as was my advice is to stop in the first
drug store and get bottle Of lydia f.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound before
you 20 home r. Mrs. W. c. BROWN,
2S44 W. 18th St, Cleveland, Ohio.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16

| could not stand
it any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. AT times |
could hardly walk,
for If | stepped on n
little stone | would
almost faint. One
day / did faint and
IN y husband W a 5
sent for and the doc
tor came. ! was la
ken TO the hospital
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16
Baltimore. Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company.

poCoMoKE & ocCoHANNoCK RIVER LINE
Schedule in Effect Dec 3. 1916
Pocomoke River Line leaves Baltimore
SPIN. Fridays for Crisfield. Onancock.
Finney's. Popular Cove. Saxis and land
ings on the Pocomoke River to Snow
Hill
Leave Snow Hill Sundays g a. m. stop
ping at above landings.
Subject to change without notice
WILLARD THOMSON T. MURDOCH.
General Manager General Pass. Agt
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16
-FOUR WEEKS
m HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin
ally Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio. =" For years I suf-
fered so sometimes itsseemed as though
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-06-16

lie uitlu shy no Nhle hnhut ~,
but | noticed that hc was sprucin up
He'd been wcariu' flannel shirt, ana
fust thing knowcd he had put on u
boiled one Then he went to the bar
her and got shave After supper
seen him loobin' at himself IN glass
that hung beside the roller towel at
tho tavern Next he headed Tor the
cabin where Miss Riggs was Staviu
The Young woman was perfectly
aware that the manager understood
the situation. Furthermore. she Ind
brought with her some bceomin COS.
tunes and had put one ~ them on for
his reception When Mr. rarkhurst
saw her 10 have her for a companion
didn't seem 10 him such hardship
after ali, II had been more than u
year since he had seen renucd WON
an. He passed the cvcuin' with her In
general conversation aud found her IN.
;elli.cut. He might spend years in Il
mlniu country. and II occurred TO him
that Miss Riggs would take away from
his loneliness He thought the matter
over that night and the next cvenin
made another visit. durin' which he
surrendered
The visit OF the girls TO the mimi
camp was lottery with one prize
Miss Riggs got It. But IN her case there
was moro management than luck"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Here Is Amazing Story
of Russia S NelU "Liberty''

demand comrades. that you pass a
resolution confirming the lawfulness Of
my acts. 1 hope that you understand
that it is better to deprive one danger
GUS individual Of his life rather than
sacrifice thousands of useful lives"
Il move to discontinue your speech,
Comrade Hangman," broke in the con-
demned man.
And by what right, Comrade Exploder
of Powder Magazines, do you consti-
A very eloqu Pit speech followed by
che secretary of the garrison commit
tute yourself the chairman replied the
executioner vehemently
Chairman Chairman! Lets elect a
chairman" came from several parts of
the audience. The election proceeded
fast 1t took only hair an hour. and
the condemned man had the office thrust
upon him of secretary Of the meeting.
At this point an unfortunate diver
gency arose among three of the sol
diers' and workmens delegates. One
of them a Minimalist, demanded
the instant execution of the prisoner;
another. a social-revolutionary
nationalist, suggested getting exrian-
ations from the government; the third.
Maximalist, proposed that they
should release the prisoner and in his
stead execute the executor as ser
want and agent of the counter reyo-
luton.
TIE drummer got up to declaim
| er his first sentence he began talk
| ing, not to the point. but to demand
the transfer of all the land without
| purchase to the masses A vote of
| closure was invoked to cut his speech
| off.
! tee, although it was not much to the
| point. He said that the revolutionary
| government was now organized, that
| there was no reason now to fear Ger
man spies or explosions at powder
magazines, and therefore, in the name
of the garrison he called for the
| disclosure of all secret treaties!
| The chairman here turned the dis
cussion to the actual subject, putting
| two questions to vote: First the fate
! In store for the condemned prisoner:
second, the fate IN store for the exc
| cutioner.
! The voting showed two thirds ma
| 1ority in favor of executing the san
| tence, whereupon the condemned man
expressed dissatisfaction as to the ac-
curacy of the voting and demanded
| a formal division of the house. Thus
the matter was carried to the prison
| courtyard, and the ayes and noes were
requested to line up on opposite sides
| or the gates. The result was still the
| Same, out Wnen they looked around
for the secretary, who was also the
| condemned prisoner, he was nowhere
| to be seen.
1t was explained that he had voted
by marching out at the gate and had
| tailed to return subsequently.
After some discussion the meeting
decided that the disappearance Of the
/ prisoner had disposed of any neces-
| sity of further discussing question No
l, and that there remained before the
meeting only question two, namely,
the fate in store for the executioner.
This time the vote was unanimous
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
PILL BOX" ATTACK
REDUCED TO SCIENCE
BY BRITISH ARMY
New Method of German De-
Tense in the West Is
Solved by General
Haig's Men
By Associated Press

Behind British Lines in France, De-
cember Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press.)-The business of attack
ing the German pill boxes" has been
reduced almost to mathematical science
by the British army. Pillboxes which are
not done in" by the big guns in the
preliminary bombardment are rushed by
the infantry and grenade is dropped
through one of the loopholes.
An attack on little section of German
line a few days ago illustrated the anti
pillbox technique. The attack was made
under desperate weather conditions. A
cold wind cut through the men S
drenched clothing and heavy rain drops
stung their numbed faces. The line of
craters and shell holes which the ad-
vanced British troops held was thigh
deep in water and mud, while sections of
the hastily raised sand-bag parapet kept
slipping down as the sodden earth gave
way. The waiting men were almost deaf
ened by the overhead blast of the art:l-
lery drl1 lfire. The orders of the off
GERS could harly be heard a few feet
away, and had to be shouted down from
crater to crater along the irregular line.
The men had been ready for a long
time, but in, these modern battles all
depends upon the guns, and everything
must wait for them to finish off their
work. At last the moment came, whis-
ties blew family, inarticulate voices
sounded and the fire curtain lifted so
that the earth of the first detectives lay
quiescent and smoking-no longer spout
the sky.
There was no instant leaping from the
trench. Men clambered cumbrously Up
the slippery stacis of the craters. falling
on hands and knees in the mud. Here
and there a soldier helped falling COM
rade to regain his balance. Voices
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cursed, laughed, or complained; non
commissioned officers herded on their
sections and the attack was launched.
Right and left TIE ploughed and cratered
surface of the barren earth seemed to
disgorge men who moved slowly, some
at wide intervals. sonis&grouped together
circling the edge of some quagmire.
Noises were all confused and indistinct;
enemy shells burst overhead, but their
report was drowned by the thunder of
the British barrage, Somewhere up-wind
smoke bombs had been lighted and the
wind carried down protecting veil of
mist and the acrid scent of chemicals.
An occasional man fell face downward in
the mud; others, not SO badly hit, rolled
into the deceptive cover of water-filled
cIatets 10 founder there till stretcher-
bearers could recover them. Unwounded
men who had been engulfed by mud
holes to the thighs appealed to comrades
to pull them clear, but the wind bore
their voices away and the ranks plodded
on unheeding to the assault.
Gradually the men struggled Zip the
crest of the ridge, painting and out of
breath. concrete pllDo& gun eIlplace-
ments bulged shattered and exposed
among the craters.
One pillbox atop the crest was still in
action. From it's mound of earth came
the familiar rat-rat-tat, and the air
seemed full of the whip-lash of bullets.
Someone shouted and gesticulated. The
men broke into a shambling run. A
hand grenade burst in the mud a yard or
two short of the embrasure Then, like
a pack of hounds, men crowded forward
to the quarry A section circled the rear
and rifle firing broke out at close quar-
ters. Bullets were aimed at the Sits,
and the bullets that went true ricochetted
inside the pillbox in search of their tar
get. Suddenly wild figure in khaki
appeared, gesticulating on the doomed
concrete top, knelt down and threw
something through the embrasure. A
moment and the narrow slip spouted
flame and smoke wreathed the group
Then all was quiet.
Three minutes later two wounded
British soldiers were keeping watch ovei
the three remaining live members of the
captured garrison. The wave of attack
had passed on over the defenses and the
pillbox had fallen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Fair Play for Kitchin

From Leslie's.
Fair playi Several leading ncwspa-
pers have charged Chairman Claud
Kitchin Of the House ways and means
committee with having favored progi-
sions in the war revenue bill that
Disseminated against the north and
in. favor of the south. and have even
accused him of having boasted that
such was his intention. We have not
always agreed with Mr.. Kitchin, but
partisan democrat as he is, it is only
fair to say that he mas never in any
public utterance that we have heard
of appealed to sectional prejudice or
sought to rekindle sectional animos-
ity. On che contrary, he has always
DEPRECATED and condemned the attempt
~n the part of anyone to create sec
tional discord. Mr. Kitchin has been
popular target for the press. one
of the accusations being that he
threatened to defeat the entire war
revenue bill If the zone system, with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
THREE

It's increased rate for second-class mail
matter. was not adopted. What he did
say was that the House conferees
could not yield to the Senate amend
ment striking out the entire provi-
sion without taking the matter back
to the House for instructions, and
that, unless some reasonable increase
were made in second-class postage.
the House conferees would have to
report disagreement as to that fea-
ture of the bill and ask for further
instructions from the House. Mr.
Kitchin's demand for a "reasonab
increase is quite different from the de-
structlve zone system adopted in the
bill. which should be repealed at the
earliest opportunity.