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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
GETTING AT CAUSE
 OF NEGRO EXODUS

To the Editor of The Age Herald: Regarding the exodus of the negroes. wish to express my appreciation of the
 remarks by MT. McWane of Acipco at ths
 realty luncheon on Thursday. l have been informed, and think correctly, that MT.
 McWane is man who applies his Chris tianity to business and actual operations of his concern.
 It is good thing for the whole district that men like MT. McWane will give a frank expression of the underlying req sons for the steady exodus of negroes northward and eastward. Mir McWanes s opinion on this subject is valuable. His company 1 understand has been doing something for it's negro employees. There fore he certainly knows whether it pays
 to treat the negro fairly.
 The real truth is that nearly all of us believe the negro ought to have fairer treatment in the way of applying the police and legal power of the state, but we are somehow disnclined to go much further than believing. It has been en- tirely too true, as Mr. McWane stated,
 that the white man has been getting
 
 into him.
 Over 50 per cent of the employees of nearly all of the important industries in l the Birmingham district are negroes. They contribute more to the wealth of the dis I trict than any other race and have less. 1 Naturally the chief reason they have less ! is because they are careless of their earn | ings and indifferent to saving. This weakness has been too much seized upon I to the advantage of his so-called white I friends. There has been too much evil dence of this in poor housing facilities, 1 high prices for negroes in stores and gen. 1 eral disregard for the welfare and proper l treatment of the negro.
 | As for the police power of the state every one conversant with Alabama politics knows sufficient to make him ] ashamed. It, is a disgrace to the manhood ! of Alabama that the fee system has had ! it's way so long and that even yet we 1 care practically nothing that negroes are l kept in jail sometimes for months be- 1 fore even having a trial to determine 1 guilt or innocence.
 | l have heard people on the street cars | in the last few days speak in wonder l of the stories of the treatment of Siberian
 exiles recently released by act of the new Russian government These same people do not knowingly mean to mis- treat the negro. but they do seem to for get that we use some of the Russian methods, too
 1 It has always been open knowledge 1 that the negro must conform more close
 ly to laws here in the south than white men. He has always been arrested for l shooting craps while white men in clubs l and elsewhere are immune
 l It is the sum of all these things that
 is making the negro leave his home in the south, together with dire necessity
 | which Mrs. Mathis is repeatedly telling
 us about Those who believe the district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
Julian Street In Fine Humor With Birmingham

I have not told about the billiard tables, bowling alleys, and game rooms of the clubs nor about the model rooms fitted
 up to show housewives how they may make their homes attractive at but slight
 expense, nor about the annual medical
 examination of the children, nor about
 the company dentists who charge their
 patients only for the cost of gold actually
 used nor about the fine company store at
 Edgewater mine, nor about the excellent
 meats supplied by the company butchers,
 nor about the low prices of supplies nor
 about the effort to discourage employees
 from buying cheap furniture at high
 prices on the installment plan, nor, above all. about the clean, decent, happy look
 of the families we chanced to see.
 Even had l the space in which to tell
 of these things, it is perhaps wiser that I refrain from doing so For l am aware that in speaking anything but ill of great corporation 1 have scandalously
 outraged precedent. Nor does it argue well for my powers of observation, or those of my companion. l feel confident Lthat where our limited visions perceived only prosperity and contentment, certain of my brother writer's and hls brother illustrators would, in our places, have rent the thin, vaporish veil of apparent corpor- ate kindliness. and found such foul shame. such hideous malignity such erasping. grubby greed. such despicable, 
 soul destroying despotism, as to shock the simple nature of a chief of the old time Russian secret police. It shames me to think what my frleno Lincoln Steffens could have done had ne but enjoyed my opportunities. It shames
 me to think what John Reed could have
 done. And should think that Wallace Morgan would writhe with shame For where Art Young would have seen heavy jowled pig-eyed Capital. in a silk hat al tyrn t1 over the broad and noble (but bent and shuddering) back of Labor; where Board- man Robinson would have found q mother her white, drawn face half hid-
 den by the shoddy shawl of black to which cling the hands of her emaciated brood
 what has Wallace Morgan seen?
 A big furnace. A company furnace A corporation furnacei A trust furnace! Yet never so much as a starving cat or a pile of garbage in the foreground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

especially in the face of increased re- quirements in production and effort that must follow the declaration of war with Germany-can afford to lose it's negro workmen by the trainload; are going to find they are wrong. Those who have had experience know that the negro IS the superior of the foreigner for the work required here in the south.
 Can't there be an awakening of the better spirit of the white people of the district with reference to the negro?
 His own best interests demand that he shall stay here where at least his nature is understood The best interests of the district demand that he be treated de- gently and fairly When this is fully done the negro will not be found unre- sponsive. He appreciates right treatment as much as you and l.
 Moreover, I believe the negro as race will be loyal to the south and America in the present emergency. Yours very truly. NtHl1lI HUTCHlNGS.
 1725 Eleventh avenue, south, Birming- ham, April T, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
ONE CENT A WORD

RATES-One eknt n word dsyi m ad
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- tion. Cash must accompany ordeR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
OFFICE IS DOWNTOWN

It is characteristic of both the city and the man that he should have an office in a downtown building, and that he should keep office hours rnere, mniSterlng to the spiritually sick, as physician min isters to those whose sicknesses are phy- sical Even business troubles are taken tt him, and if it happens that he is per pleXed by them, he is able to command the advice of committee of successful business men, members of his congrega- ton, who, in more than one instance have rescued deserving applicants from imminent financial disaster
 The church has, also, an employment bureau. Dr. Edmonds' assistant breaches daily in various places: at industrial by the church to work among the poor A trained nurse is occupied in instructing poor mothers in the care of infants, or herself caring for sick infants in faml- lies unable to pay for such service. Milk IS also supplied by the church where needed.
 These are only some of the things that Dr. Edmonds does, or causes to be done Nevertheless as we have seen, he cannot qualify as good South Alabama Presby- terian But in spite of that pr. Ed monds seems contented. He loves lis work and his city. And I should not be surprise to know that e,Ten if he is a little short on dogma even if he can not qualify with the South Alabama pres bytery he carries. concealed inside him somewhere, deep convictions concerning the importance, to a man. Of qualifying with himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
LOST-STR AY ED-STOLEN

S-SScS~S~0~S~ON~-~~~s- ~cs~-~(O~~<>~-~c-e~-c LOST-Yesterday 32d degree Scottish rite pin. Reward to finder. Call Main 713. LOST-One bar pin with large diamond in center; lost between the American Trust Building and Bromberg's, or be- tween Bromberg's and Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, or in Loveman, Joseph SS Loebs store. If finder will return to Informa- tion Desk. main floor, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. suitable reward will be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
$500

Will buy six-cylinder limousine automobile, in perfect condition, which originally cost S6000 The body alone cost $500; made of aluminium and upholstered in the finest whip cord; a 7-passenger limousine; can be seen at The Age-Herald office; will be given any test purchaser desires.
 4-S-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
REAL WELFARE WORK

In 1914, 126 men were killed in the coal mines of Alabama. In 1915, though the tonnage was about the same, this num- Der was reduced to S. which is a record. This is all the result of safety work
 Aside from humane considerations, said an official of the Tennessee com pany, this concern realizes that the man is the most valuable machine it has"
 This gentleman was one of the ablest men we met in the south. While talk ing us through the companys plant. and explaining to us the various operations, he was interesting, but the real enthu- sasn of the man did not crop out until he took us to the company's villages and showed us what was being done for the benefit of operatives and their families and, of course, for the benefit of the company as well-for he was corpora ton official of the modern school. and he knew that by benefiting it's men a corporation necessarily benefits itself.
 The story of the Tennessee company's S work among its employees is too great to be more than touched on here. The work began about five years ago, sometime after the company was taken over by the United States Steel corporation. In the department of health 66 doctors. 16 nurses, and squad of sanitary inspectors are employed The department of social
 
 horticulture.
 To me the work was a revelation Each camp has a first-rate hospital, each has it's schools and guildhall, and everything is run as only an efficiently managed corporation can run things.
 The Docena Village is less like one S idea of coal ''camp'' than of pretty suburban development, or a military post. with officers houses built around a parade The grounds are we'll kept. There is tennis court with vine-clad trellises about it. a fine playground for children pretty brick walks, with splendid trees 1 to shade them. and there is a brick school house which is a better building. better !. equipped. better lighted, and above al better ventilated than the schools at l tended in my boyhood.
 l Near the school is the guildhall. which lis used for religious services meetings and entertainments. And perhaps thu best part of it all is that the houses art
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

FORD 1916 touring, in perfect condition
 and appearance; all new tires, extra equipment; today, $225, worth $50 more than any similar car. Phone Main 7751.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
tcontinued from Page Five,

Marriage" said Dr. Edmonds, "is God s most daring experiment."
 Dr. Edmonds congregation contains persons of many religious denomina tions, and his influence reaches all corners of hn eff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
AUTOMOBILES

AUTO OW WNERS-Wh pay $9 or $l0 for S0x3 tire when you can get our double treads for So complete? Other sizes sold accordingly; 34x4. S9 33x31a, s7;
 36x412. $12 Free service to our patrons.
 Phone Main sos. Blacklock- -Posner Tire Repair Co. 1-T-tf-thu-sll-tu tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

not the rows of sad. unpainted cabins one remembers having seen in western mn ing camps. but are pretty little cottages touched with a slight architectural va riety, and with little variations ot eolor so that each home has individuality
 The schools are financed partly by the company and partly by the parents or the 5000 scholars. The teachers are, for the most part, graduates of leading col leges-Smith. Wellesley, Vassar, the Uni- versity of Chicago, the University of Wis consin, etc.-and educational work of great variety is carried on, Including in- struction for foreign employees and domestic science classes for women- separate establishments, of course. for whites and blacks, for the color line is drawn in southern mining camps else where. Negroes are, however, better pro- vided for by the corporation than by most southern municipalities, both in the way of living conditions and of education.
 On the whole, I believe that child who grows up in the Docena camp, and is ed- ucated there, has actually better chance than one who grows up in most Alabama towns. or for the matter of that. in towns in any other state which has not compul- sorry education. Moreover, I doubt that there is in all Alabama another kinder garten as truly charming as the one we visited at Docena, CT that there is, in the state, a scholhouse of the same size which is as perfect as the one we saw in that camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
ONE GENT A WORDONE GENT 4 WORD

ISpLO Euudmoo0u lsnm qSBO 'uOEl -IssuI asIIg IOy 0c5 uHuFl sESI Loy usEsP
 na 0u tEsp piOA u luS1 suO-SI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
Explained

From the Baltimore American.
 My daughter, don't use powder on your face so much. It is so loud.'
 But Pa, this is noiseless powder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
WHERE PAINT COUNTS

In another camp old houses have been remodeled, giving practical demonstt ton of what be done in the way of mak- ing a hovel into pretty home by the in telligent use of a little lattice work, B little paint. and few vines and flowers. Old boarding houses in this neighbofhood have been converted into community houses, with entertainment halls shower baths and other conveniences for the men and their families. Thus tests are being made to discover whether it is possible to encourage among certain classes of for eign laborers, whose habits of life have not, to put it mildly, been of the tidiest, some appreciation of the standard of civilization represented by clean. pretty cottages, pleasant meeting houses, and shower baths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
anlrs s1o00 REWARnI gs.iy.,, . 7. :s..;; ::;

successfu Monthly Compound Ssfely relievec scnne 5avs' No harm pain or lnterferencc with work. Mall b0 Double Strength i200 bsQET fsts Write today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
BUSINESS CHANGES

RAIES-One cent a word a dcy;no nd.
 ts'ken Tor less than 26c for fir~s insrr-
 Il0n. (nsb must arcOysl pnny order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

WE sell improved gasoline lighting sys-
 tems lamps. lanterns, mantles and all
 kinds of supplies. Armstrong Reliable Light Co.,, 3O6 N. 17th st. 4-4-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
FOUND
ANNUUNLc A caiENIo
NOTICE AUCTION SALE

STOCK OF STAPLE GROCERIES. WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, AT F O'CLOCK, NOON, AT STOREROOM, 2319 SECOND AVENUE, ALL STOCK AND FIXTURES OF TYLER MFR CANTILE COMPANY WILL BE SOLD TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH. WE ARE GOING OUT OF RETAIL GROCERY BUSINESS AND OFFER EVERYTHING IN THIS SALE FOR CASH IN ORDER TO LIQUIDATE THE AFFAIRS OF SAID COMPANY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
FOR RENT
PERSONAL

&VTDTSH massage; Maynard's, l5C0 5tn orn Phone Main 6i36 for appointments.
 f z-4-30t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

Light Co.,, 3O6 N 17th st. 4-4-7t WANTED-An educated, energetic southern woman to form Mildred Rutherford Historical circle; must be over 30 and free to travel give ref erences. Address, E-6O, care Age- Herald 2-15-tf tn tn MAN or lady with $500 to $500 as silent or active partner in paying business; prefer lady with office experience or man with advertising or sales experiences quick returns on money. Address H-79, care Age-Herald. 4-10-Gt W WANTED-A party as sales manager Tn Blrmingham to handle The Royal Blue Co.'S products, making light and neat Tor entire home or place of busi ness. Gas generated from common coal oil; took gold medal and blue ribbon at the fair. This is a chance to make big income. We appoint one sales manager in each county. It Will take four hundred to handle this deal. Address N-79, care Age- Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10

MONEY--We have y50oO0o to lend on Bir- nlingham high class business and resi- dence property at per cent. D. F.
 Allen 6 Co.,, S32 Hood Bldg. 4-10-7t AND per cent money now on hand to lend in Greater Birmingham. Clark Malone Realty Co.,, 210 N. Fist st. Main 6723 410-6t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
ONE CENT 4 WORD
NAMED

RATEs-One cent a word n bHys m as. Y taken for less than 25r for first inner-
 tion. CaRh Inrkt RccnrnnatH nrder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06
RAVENSWOOD BANK
CASE CONTINUED
Assistant Attorney General Motto Ro-
turns From Ripley, Where Case
Was to Have Gone on Trial.

Assistant Attorney General Henry A.
NOltG spent a few hours in Wheeling
yesterday. He arrived during the fore
noon from Ripley. Jackson county,
where lie appeared In the interests Of
the state in the case against officials Of
the Ravcusword bank, charged with
making false entries and causing the
failure Of the institution. The case w.,>
called Wednesday. but was continued
because OF the absence Of Il material
witness. Captain. MCGOWAN. captain Of
the Eavenswood company Of West Vir-
GINA National Guard which was called
into federal service. Captain MCGOWAN
and his company left RavenswoOd for
the mobilization camp the day the trial
was to have started. The case was re-
set for August ., Mr.. Noltc said.
- air. Noltc Is to appear for the state
In the case against John T. McGraw and
Charles r. Durhin, both Of Grafton, who
are charged with being responsible for
the failure OF n Grafton bank Two year,
ago. Mr.. McGraw's trial will be heard
at the May term Of court at Elkins, and
Mr.. Durbln will he tried in July. In the
circuit court OF Upshur county. at Buck
harmon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06

80. 2:05 p. m. Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
Leave Superior Saturday. iune 20,
2:10 p. M. chicago & Northwestern rail
Way.
Arrive DnGuth Saturday. June 80. ESQ
y. IN, chicago < Northwestern railway.
leav, Duluth Saturday. June 50, | |
D. ~, Great Lakes TRANSIT. COMPANY.
aboard S;eainer Tioncst;i. caroutc To De
t:nif.
Arrive nj Detroit Tuesday. July ;. 2
p H. Great Lakes Transit COmpan%.
Fourth at Detroit.
Leave Detroit Thursday. July .. lt:lJ
:; M. Detroit and Cleveland Navigation
company.
Arrive Cleveland FrIdny. July s. 4.
nj Detroit and Cl.evland Naviga ton
company.
Leave Cleveland Friday. July &c. p.
H.. Wheeling e Lake Eric railroad.
Arrive Wheeling Saturday. Juiy :. -
p NJ. Wheeling x Lake Erie railroad.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06
SHIPMENTS
ARE MUCH LIGHTER
f. DUNBAR CARRIED ONLY 3,0oI
CASES OF EGGS, A LARGE
DECREASE.
Produce Cargoes Are Unusually smai'
Other Freghtage Maintains
Hiqh Standard.

The high cost Of feed has caused
a decrease In the number OF chickens
this year, and this in turn has caused
a great decrease in the number OF
eggs. at this Easter time. AS result
there is scarcity and the price IS
higher than usual.
Last night al s o'clock the steamer.
r. Dunbar locked al the local wharl
from Charleston with Pittsburgh
trade. II was the Easter trip for the
packet and Captain Charles Arthur
said last night that while the cargo
was heavy, there was a noticeable de:
crease in the shipment OF eggs and
chickens compared with the Easter
trip OF 1916. Three hundred coups or
chickens containing about forty each
were slowed away on the packet;
Several hundred cases of eggs ana
other freight was unloaded at the
local wharf last night.
The steamer Tell City on her
Easter trip the first part Of the week
carried about 1000 cases Of eggs lor
the Pittsburgh markets. This is a
decrease Of about 5000 under last
year.
One thing that has favored river
men is the good boating stage that
has been maintained since the heavy
ice of the headwaters flowed out
The stage at the local wharf last
night was II feet and stationary.
Owing 10 the general rains OF yester-
day and the preceding night slight
rise is predicted in the Ohio by Fore
caster Henry Pcnnywitt, Of Pitts
burgh.
The steamer Liberty was the only
other departure from the local wharf
Yesterday. 1t left at 1870 o'clock for
Marietta The r. Dunbar will reach
Wheeling from Pittsburgh some time
Saturday and. the steamer Liberty is
expected 10 return Friday night. de-
parting for Matamoras on Saturday
evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06
SHR|NER5' ITINERARY To
MINNEAPOLIS IS ANNOUNCED

morning. June %. whore the sh1lacrs
viii remain until Saturday. june 80.
Leaving Minneapolis at o'clock on
the morning of June SO over the Chicago
n Northwestern railroad. the Shriners
will have the pleasure OF seeing Sit
perior. Wis. and Duluth. At the latter
city they will board the paIatial s,"am-
er "Ttones;a." OF the Great Lakes Tran-
Sit company. on which they Will cross
rhn lakes To Detroit and Cleveland. bur
ing their water trip III" Shriners viii
visit tiauEhlon. Sault' ste. Mario and
Mackiuac island The special train Will
n; } O'clock. reaching Wheeling a. 10
0 clock on the following morning.
Best Ever Planned.
This trip. Shriner5 who have cSem-
out douh, the bssl ever planned for
Osiris temple. E.rrry car. has been
taken 20 So" thnt. win personal escorts.
tho trip is. absolutely devoid OF cares in
equipped for absolute comfort and tho
points IL interest - Dc visited are
alr"uc tho prcttic&t in the United States.
The itinerary has been arranged by a
minneapolis committee OF Osiris ,cm-
pic The committee is composed OF H..
l. Byron. chairman; Z. q. cameron. sec
rotary: /. 4. Evans. treasurer; y. G. Hal
loci;. K. e. iIraahear {. ". Henry, Chas.
ii. Ahr"ns and ". r. smith
Going to Minneapolis.
The thoroughnesS with which they
!ay.. planned The coming summers trip
may b" soon by Il glance a. the following
itinerary:
= .. M. eastern time. Wheeling & Lake
Erie railway.
Arrive chicago Surday. Junc -. : y.
M. central tirie. New (oCt: central rail-
road Remain III Chicago until the fol-
lowing ;ourning.
Leave Chicago Monday. Juno %. gro
y m Chicago & Northwestern all
Arrive Milwaukee Monday. Jun" -.
;lI:l0 n. m. Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
p. m. Chicago y Northwestern rail-
way.
Arrira Minneapolis Tuesday. June 2h,
g. n. Chicago & Northwestern rail-
Way Remain in Minneapolis until Sat-
urday. June so.
The Return Trip.
Leave Minneapolis Saturday. June so.
9 n. m. Chicago & Northwestern railway.
Arrive Superior. Wis. Saturday. June
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06
TRIP TO IMPERIAL SHRINE COUF
GIL REQUIRES FIFTEEN
DAYS.
Special Train with osi-is Temple. osiris
Band and Arab Patrol LeoveS
Evening Of June 80.

The itinerary Q: the escorted pilgrim
age Of Osiris temples Spec.a: train from
. Whe.lin.. to the torty-thrtl imperial
council session. Ancient Arabic order
Mobiles: ~ the Mystic Shrine. AZ Mime
apolis. MIMI. has been anncuaced I"
members of tho Shrine II attractive
booklets just issued H. the minneapolis
committee.
The Imperial council session Will be
held in Minneapolis Jun" 81 30 Jun" 80.
TIC escorted pilgrimage OF Osiris t";n
Piles special tram Will ""calTl.: nj o.
The days from June ." to .fuiE =.
Accompanied h" tho Osiris temple
band and The Arah patrol o. osiris tenn
ple The Shrirers Will le"r" Wheeling ~
their special train on saturday evening,
June %. az "'cln"h. Th. :t7st SSaG
Of the trip will b. OVER III" Wheeling "
Lake Erie .aiiroad. f:nr"St'H to MIMI
apoiis. stops viii! ic mad" ut Chicago
and Milwaukee,. AMI The SiIri0"rS %ill
havr the upp"rtuni,. OF; visiting ,hr
finest bits OF scen"rr ami historic p"intS
on tn" WAY to TIA" tmT""inj SEriI.e city.
The escorted special train VII reacn
Minneapolis at O'Clock o. Tuesday