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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-27
inscrIption nproit Ia Evant."

Judge advocate generals department.
a gold sword and pen crossed and
wreathed- Quartermaster' corps, gold
sword and key crossed on a wheel sur
mounted by a spread eagle. The rim
Of the wheel is blue enamel set with
stars. The medical corps wears a cad
uceus of gold. A dental surgeon, the
same, superimposed in the center of a
bronze monogram bearing the letters
ID. Co. The ordinance department. a
shell and flame Of gold. Signal corps.
two crossed signal flags with a gold
torch in the center. Cavalry. crossed
gold sabres. Field artillery. two crossed
field guns, in gold. with regimental
number in the upper angle. Coast ar
tillery. two crossed cannons with rails
ed oval center Of red enamel with gold
pro5ectile point upon st.
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to-

acs-the navy department announced to-
day.
Reports on the explosion ahsolved all
tho navy yard employees but stated
clearly that the explosion was not an
accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-27

would correspond with us. We are an
able to meet and chat with them as we
formerly did prior to our enlistment and
believe me It sure is some deprivation.
Any kindness extended to the boys
will be highly appreciated by us all.
Sincerely.
HUGO DROSIL1I, Musician.
JOSEPH FULLADf. Corporal,
EDWARD HEINER. Private.
EDWARD wINSLOw, Private.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-27

Infantry. two crossed gold rifles. Phil
ippine scouts. the same except that
replaces the regimental number
Porto Rican regiments. the same with
the letters IF. r." in the upper angle.
Aides wear the shield of the United
States, its stripes red and white enamel
on field Of blue. all bordered in gold
and surmounted by spread eagle. On
the blue field a star or stars indicate
the rank Of the general on whose staff
the aide is serving. Corps. department
and arm Of the service man is in also
are shown by the facings and stripes
of dress uniforms. but dress uniforms
have been banned for the duration Of
the war.
The grade or rank of an officer is
shown on his shoulder straps.
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CONTROL OF Nv. w.
DEFENSE PLAN
CBy United Rress.l

WASHINGTON. Adg. 25.-The coun-
ellis OF national defense is preparing ia
take action to control the I. w. w
situation IN the northwest A resolu-
tion was ordered drawn following to-
days conference to 90 70 governors OF
the affected states. Il viii urge cons
sidered efforts to control the I. ". w
elarnant-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-27
NAVY EXPLOSION
NOT ACCIDENT
CHy United r1.ess.)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Some per
son or persons unknown" were RESPONSE
BILE for the fatal explosion at the Mare
Island navy yards, July "a deliberate
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VOICE OF
anA THE g.
r e O L z
A CALL TO THE GIRLS.
IT. Mott. salenn, n. j.. AUG. "a

FIT Mott. Salem, N. J.. Aug. 20.
Editor TINES:
No doubt it is an imposition on our
part TO ask you to publish this letter
but nevertheless we are going TO depend
upon your kindheartedness to do SO.
The boys up here are rather lonesome
and as you all are aware the daily rou-
tine would be considerably lightened II
some Of the members OF the fair sex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
Second Arrest Is Made
 in Connection With the
 Killing of Vim. Matthias

Huntsville, September 27.-(Special) Another arrest has been made in connec- tion with the killing of William Matthias. for which Walter Allen was placed in jail on Monday. Joe Allen, brother or Walter, has been charged with murder in the first degree and Is now in the Madison county jail. Bert Matthias, brother of the murdered man, preferred charges against Joe Allen. The relatives of Matthias are working on the case and declare that their brother was murdered in cold blood, having been shot five times and having no weapon of defense.
 The Tennessee river up to this morning was so low that the Nashville. Chatta- nooga and St. Louis transfer boats were with difficulty navigated between Hobbs Island and Guntersville. A few more inches of fall in the water would have stopped the boats. Relief is expected i'm mediately, however, because of the heavy rains of today.
 The case against Henry Simpson, a prominent farmer of Green Grove, who was recently placed under arest on a charge of buying and concealing stolen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
.1Our Ambition is to Have Birmingham Show Biggest Sunday School Rally Day, Says Mr. B. C. Cox Chairman

of Methods held here last October was the largest Bible Training school ma triculation in the United States; in fact. the largest in the world. Our slogan for this years School of Methods, which meets next month, is 2222"
 Already in the Birmingham distriat we have enrolled in the Sunday schocs. 23613 members; we want to increase this attendance on Rally Day 10000 and we have prepared such interesting pro- grammes that we hope the increased att tendance on that day will be perma- nent.''
 The various Sunday school have in- augurated many new and novel methods to interest people on Rally Day." MT. Cox said. Some have sent out post cards, giving information about the ex- public to be present, amounting to some 3S, GOO; one card, which was attractive and elicited considerable attention, is that picturing man in bed; the alarm clock is sitting on nearby table ringing loudly, and sending out the message: Get up; it's time Ito go to Sunday school Some of the Sunday schools have organized an endless chain scheme, each member pledging to bring five new had all of it's members owning cars to promise the use of their automobiles to bring people to Sunday school on Rally Day."
 'The climax will be reached Saturday afternoon when over 100 prominent citi- zens will distribute cards on the street between the hours of 4:3o and 6:3o,'' MT. Cox said. We are making an especial effort to interest the Boy Scouts, and Mr. Webster, who Is at the head of this organization, is assisting materially in the work. The Sunday school of the III churches in this district are going to make Rally Day one long to be re- membered, and those who don't go to Sunday school on that day will miss one of the best days in all the year. We want everybody to come we want the cooperation and the sympathy of all de- nominations, Baptists, Methodists, Pres byterian and all evangelical churches in this district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

1TN.l EVERYBODY in the Birmingham dis iHI. trict who has a chick or child, - sister or a cousin, or an aunt, friend or even an enemy, who doesn't attend Sunday school, is asked to interest these people in Sunday school work by attending Sunday School Rally Day in some one of the Ill churches in this dis trict, which will celebrate this happy oc- casion next Sunday, September 13.
 Banners are streaming all over the city bearing the inscription, Rally Day" People are talking all over the district about Rally Day; the publicity committee for Rally Day is boosting 1t for all it's worth; announcement cards are being sent out informing people that Rally Day is set for next Sunday, and if somebody should happen to ask you anything about the celebration, you can't possibly say you didn't know anything about it. be- cause that wouldn't be true, unless you are deaf, dumb and blind, and even then there would be ways for you to know about it.
 There's not chance for anybody who calls himself a loyal, st-to-goodness Sunday school worker, who isn't devoting his energies to making Rally Day the biggest thing of the kind ever held in this district, and among those who are working with might and main to make @ success of it none is more enthusiastic, or optimistic than MT. B. c. Cox, the chairman of the publicity committee.
 "It is our ambitiony said MT. Cox yes terday" to have Birmingham show the greatest percentage increase of any city of like population on Sunday School Rally Day. In order to do this, everybody has got to work and bring new people into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
News of Society and
 Activities of Women

Mrs. N. L. Badgley president of the State Council of Mothers clubs and Mrs. l. W. Broughton, president of the Birmingham Council Of Mothers clubs and also vice president of the state or ganization, have recently returned from a meeting of the executive board of that organization which met in Mont gomery this week. Mrs. Broughton talks most interestingly of the visit and re- ports a most enthusiastic as well as important meeting was held Mrs. J. F. Levvy of Washington. who has recently been appointed chairman of activities for the soldier boys in this work, was among the distinguished guests present as well as pr. Kate Waller Barrett, one of the most noted women of this coun- try, who Is the representative of the National Congress of Mothers, and who represents this organization and visits the different cantonments in the United States. Mrs. Broughton and Mrs. Levvy were the guests of Dr. Barrett at lunch- con during their stay in Montgomery and spoke of a very beautiful quartet of sailor boys who sank for them, who were also the guests of pr. Barrett at this time
 The following from the Washington Times will be of interest to many in this city:
 Ham Gibbs McAdoo. Secretary of the Treasury, will be married to Lawrence Otis Wilson of Chicago next Tuesday at Idtchfield, Conn, where her parents, MT. and Mrs. Malcolm Ross McAdoo of New York have a country home. Miss McAdoo was one of the brides maids at the marriage of her cousin, Miss Mona McAdoo, daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury. to Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt, second secretary of the Russian embassy, at Washington hast May, and 1t was on that occasion that President Wilson. one of the guests said Of the Secretarys niece: Miss Mary McAdoo is the most beautiful young woman have seen in 8 long time The engagement of Miss McAdoo to MT. Will son was announced last spring. Her wedding, in St. Michael's church at Litchfield. will be simple. Secretary Mo Adoo has informed her parents that he hopes official duties will permit him to be present The ceremony will be per formed by the Rev. Dr. Brewster, the rector Miss Anne Brooks McAdoo will be the only attendant of her sister. MT. Wilson is a son of Walter H. Wilson or Chicago"
 The following invitation has been sent to friends and relatives through out the state: s'Mr. and Mrs. William Gylmer Jones request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daugh- ter, Annie Gylmer to MT. Henry Will Hams Perry, IT., on Wednesday evening. october 10 1917. at S:30 o'clock, Court Street Methodist church, Montgomery" Inclosed card said: At home after November i, Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

This is no more nor less than a birthday cake containing tiny favors each pro- phetic of the fate in store Of its re- cipient
 To begin with make a layer cake and prepare to put it together with some good filling and ice It with thick white icing in which tiny sugar roses contain ing birthday candles may be placed. In the batter of the bottom layer after It is spread in the cake tin to bake place the favors, each wrapped about With tiny strip of paper on which It's mean ing Is written and then wrapped in small square of wax paper. This, if 1t folded securely, need not be tied with thread as the cake batter quickly cooks around it and keeps 1t in place. It is almost impossible to unite the thread with fork
 You yourself can doubtless think of many little favors to place in the cake and can then write appropriate jingles to go with them. Here is list of fa- vors that have been successfully used, with the little couplets that accompany them.
 The ring, which indicates marriage, may be bought for 10 cents, either a plain band or a ring with a large imita- tion diamond is appropriate. Here is the verse to go with it: Cupid himself is sure to bring, A message to you if you get this ring" A 1-cent piece, secured clean and bright, Is accompanied by this verse: "If this bright coin should come to thee, A millionaire some day you'll be-
 There should be tiny key to indicate the attachment of happiness with this couplet;
 "A sign you'll always happy be,
 If you should find this little key"
 J1lHv For the thimble there is this: Your living for yourself you'll make If the thimble comes in your piece of
 cake"
 An ordinary button Is used with this verse;
 ''If this button comes your way,
 Then unmarried you will stay" A tiny flag or patriotic button is uset with this couplet:
 If this flag should come to you,
 Some patriotic work you'll do.'
 A dried bean of any kind Is used witt this:
 "I hope that you will get this bean, For plenty it is sure to mean"
 With pen point use this verse: "The pen point means I'm glad to say That as a writer you'll make your way. If you can find tiny boat use it witt this verse:
 This little boat reveals to me That you'll journey much at sea-" Use little bell such as kittens veal about their necks with this jingle: Wedding bells will ring for thee If in your cake this bell you sec" Copyright. by the Mcclure Newspapel Syndicate)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The Thread of the Story Literary club held its initial meeting of the club year with Mrs. L. R. Vines yes terday afternoon. Mrs. A. K. Wright, president of the club. made force full address, taking as her subject. 'Iet Every Man Do His Best" in which she urged the members to rally to the calls of the day, especially the national and patriotic causes.
 Mrs. Edith Edwards gave dialect reading and Mrs. W. E. Turnipseed gave survey of the years work.
 In response to roll call the members gave quotations from Jacob Riss. Ro- treatments were served.
 The members will make convalescent robes as part of the work for the base hospital to be established by the Alabama Federated clubs in France. i Walter Duncan. a negro man, was | knocked in the head bX Sandy Adams, 1 negro woman. near Osceola station 1 Wednesday night. The weapon used | was an ax. The man was taken to the Hillman hospital and the woman es- | capped.
 In the police court yesterday morn ing Tom Baldwin and Lillie Johnson. I negroes, were fined $100 and 180 days | for shoplifting from the stores of | Goodwin & Cowart and w. R. McClures | The Progressive Study club met with Mrs. Hubert DeBardeleben Thursday afternoon. The following programme l was given: "Pan-Americanism Up-to- Date" Mrs. Henry Moore; "Is Pan- Americanism in Harmony With the Monroe Doctrine? History of Monroe Doctrine" Mrs. Hurlbert; Uncle Sam's Latest Possession. the Danish West
 Indies," Mrs. Lowery Roll call was answered with interesting facts about
 South and Central America. Refresh ments were, served. Mrs w. o. Gar
 rett was the guest of the club.
 The final report of the assistants ol the key" women of the Ensley- Fair field district will be made this morn
 ing. The Ensley meeting will be helt at the Ensley library at 10 o'clocl when the women assisting will be Mrs. M. H. Mcdowell. Mrs. D. M. Lewis Mrs. J. w. Minor and Mrs. Conrad Bot erweg will report and the Fairfield women assisting Mrs. C. J. Donal,
 will meet at her home on Forty-sec ond street at 9 o'clock.
 With reports to come in from Prat
 City. Wylam and the Steel plant ant ESemet-Sovay, which have pledged thei l support, the committee believes tha
 the $500 mark will be reached
 
 An open meeting of the Junior Knit
 ting Volunteer league of the Fairfiel district will be held with Mrs. Woo Perkins. 3301 Avenue E, this afternoo
 at o'clock. Mrs. Perkins has been mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

, chairman for this district and has al- ready secured 2S members for the league and wishes to make 1t 50 strong. Lessons will be given to those desiring to learn to knit and wool to those who already know how. There is no age limit for membership and no dues will be required The work is done under the auspices Of the Red Cross and wool is furnished by that organization.
 The Christian Endeavor society of Plum
 kett Memorial church will have a social at the church tonight, beginning at 8
 o'clock. This is the first get-together
 meeting of the fall and good attend ance of the members as well as their | friends is urged.
 The reception plans for the high school l faculty have been completed and the hours are from to 10:30 o'clock, the place for the entertaining being the mu- | sic room at the high school. The seniors as well as the patrons and friends are in- vited to meet the teachers tonight. l At an unusually weu attended dis 1 trict missionary conference of the Bes- semer district at the Central Park Meth
 odist church yesterday. the children of the Junior Missionary society of the Ens- Hey Methodist church, carried on honors
 in demonstration before the meeting thclr
 various offices. Tho ages of the children were from Il to 14 years. They were:
 Lucille Clark. president; Gertrude Holmes.
 first vice president; John Keenon, second
 vice president; Kathleen Brigman, cor
 responding secretary; Eloise Harris, su- lperintendent of study and publicity: Joe Alard, treasurer; Eloise Sanders, chair
 man of local work The telling of 'The
 Children's City" by Eloise Harris was especially commended.
 Miss Hay a returned missionary from
 China, presented each child with Chi nese coin and sang Jesus, Lover o1 I My Soul, in Chinese for them.
 All sections of the conference gave ex- cellent reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
Strike of Switchmen
 Curtails Steel Production

Gary, Ind September 2.-Operations of the big United States Steel corpora tion's mills at Gary, Ind, and South Chicago, H., largely on war contracts, were curtailed today by an unheralded strike for higher wages of approximately $50 switchmen employed by the Elgin. Joliet and Eastern railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
Li'l Honey, it ain't so much de WORDS dat can't be Recalled, but de--DEEDS. Yassum!
Y aSSuIn !!

in the Birmingham district celebrated a Sunday School Rally Day, but this is the first time that a concentrated, amalga- mated effort has been attempted and we want to make it the greatest day in the history of Birmingham Sunday school work"
 Birmingham already has a fine rec ord in Sunday school work" MT. Cox continued, flor Miss Myra Bachelder of the Birmingham Sunday School associa- ton brought back the good word this summer from Lake Geneva that the 1850 members who matriculated at the School
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Fountain Heights Red Cross Unit No. 1 will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Edward J. McCafferty.
 Miss De Piano will give a dance this evening at o'clock at Concordia hall for the benefit of the American-Italian Red Cross society.
 The Outlook club will meet this morn ing at 1o:3o o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. B. Rowe.
 The Cambrian society will meet on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

cattle, has been dismissed by Solicitor Douglas Taylor. All the evidence against MT. Simpson was submitted by negroes, who are in jail on charges of grand lar ceny.
 Mrs. Horner has resigned the position of superintendent d' the Huntsville City infirmary, and will go to Rocky Mount, N. C. She wifi be succeeded as super intendent here by Miss Mamie Mastin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
Oil Rate Increase Suspended

Washington, September 27.-Increases of from to II cents per 100 pounds on petroleum and its products from Oklahoma oil fields to interstate des- tination on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which were to have become effective tomorrow, were sus- pended today by the interstate com merce commission until January 26, next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

First aid for Ptomaine poisoning Dr. Seth Arnolds Balsam is quick to relieve pain. Warranted by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
ENGAGEMENTS

Mir w A. Bell announces the engage ment of his daughter, Neva Pauline, to MT James Davis Oliver, the wedding to take place October "A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28
THE HOUSEHOLD EDITED By ANNE RITTENHOUSE

THE FAITHFUL BIRTHDAY CAKE
 One of the most acceptable gifts you could possibly make for the birthday of young friend Is a fateful birthday cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

Tuesday at Il o'clock at the home or Mrs. William Herbert, 1850 Sixth avenue Ressemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

Keep your growing girls free from coids and weakening coughs and you are help ing them to healthy vigorous womanhood. Thousands of mothers have written let- ters of thanks, telling what
 Fo1ey's Honey and Tar has done for their daughten in riddin9 them of coughs that "hune on and weakened them just at the ase when the young girls required all the physical strength they could command.
 Foley's Honey and Tar is noted for its quick effect on coufhs, colds and croup. Mrs. Ada Sandese, Cottentcwu, Tenn. writes-''We use Foley's Honey and Tar e our best snd only coulh remedy: It neyer aeale
 Sold aXAfYWhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
BASEBALL MUST BE CONTINUED, BELIEF
 NATIONAL OWNERS

New York, December 1s.-Professional baseball is anudote and corrective to spiritual depression incident to the war and should be continued, but at the same time ball players should offer themselves "unreservedly and enthusias- tieally to the service of the great league of allied nations''-this is the view of the management of the National Baseball league. Resolutions to this effect, adopted at the recent meeting of the Ma tional league here, were announced to- day as follows:
 Resolved. That the stress of mind and lody, incident to a war of the mag nitude of this, with it's resultant spir- itual depression, requires as an antidote and corrective, the continuance of all sane and normal forms of recreation and diversions and
 Believing that, Of all such. baseball is the most important and beneficial, it is our pose to continue and foster 1t, so long, at least as the walfare of our country shall admit of it's continuance, and
 Resolved, That at the same time we have solemnly in mind the primary and paramount demands of the hour; and, indeed, it is our wish that the young and viri.e manhood of the profession of base ball shall offer itself unreservedly and enthusiastically to the service of the great league of allied nations in this hour of it's need"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-19
'sPay Me" Wonderful Picture Feature at
 the Alcazar Theatre

Pay Me- with Dorothy Phillips in the stellar role, which is being shown at the Alcazar theatre this week, is drawing large crowds and is being pro- nounced by movie fans of Birmingham as one of the best films seen here in sometime.
 Its story is one of gripping intensity, with complicated plot, and it is a tre- mendous production, with beautiful eX- terors and some of the biggest sets evei built for any picture. An unusual feature of the film is the showing of the ceiling in The Nugget" dance hall, where many of the exciting incidents of the picture take place.
 The story concerns the fortunes of two children, who grow up in ignorance of their identity, amid scenes of the early days in the development of the mining country The picture is full of thrills and is proving very delightful to the large audiences attending each perform ance at the Alcazar theatre.