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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
Patriotic Men and Women
 of Straven Raise Flag
 With Special Ceremony

Straven, June .-(Special)-The flag raising and patriotic programme at Stra- ven on the evening of June was very patriotic occasion. Several speakers par ticipated and patriotic songs were sung by aa enthusiastic company of men and women, boys and girls
 The principal address was delivered by Dr. T. w. Palmer president of the Ala bama Girls Technical Institute at Monte vallo. and stirred the hearts of all who heard with a greater desire to be loyal and true to the country and the nag.
 The toast to the flag. given by F. B.. Dunlap, and the three cheers that fol- lowed, together with the singing of the song. '"Three Cheers For the Red. White and Blue" created enthusiasm and brought forth applause
 The flag, which floats from 5o-foot pole proclaims to all around that the peo- pie of straven have their hearts in the right place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
Whole Wheat and

M1lk-the two most per- feet foods given to man. Dietetic experts may quar- rel about everything else, but they are agreed on this. The proper cornbina- ton is Shredded Wheat Biscuit with milk-the greatest amount of protein (the element that builds muscular tissue) for the least money. Two or three of, these Biscuits with milk make a nourishing breakfast on which to start the days work and they cost only a few cents. A boon sto the housewife because they arc ready-c cooked and ready-to- eat. Delicious with berries or other fruits. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
HOUSING EXPERT
 TO SPEAK TODAY
Real Estate Exchange Will Have Henry Atterbury Smith as Guest
 at Luncheon

The Birmingham Real Estate exchange at it's regular weekly luncheon at the Hillman hotel at l o'clock today will have as guest of honor Henry Atterbury Smith of New York, one of the best known housing experts in the country.
 Mir Smith will address the exchange usually interesting. MT. Smith has been engaged by Atlanta to work out sorle of the housing problems involved in rebuild ing the area recently swept by fire. He is stopping over in Birmingham on his way to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
RED CROSS WORKERS
 PLAN CAMPA|GN
S1O0,0OO,0O0 Is Americas Need for Care of us.
 Soldiers

Birmingham Red Cross workers should easily succeed, with the back ing of an executive committee that is headed by George Gordon Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and manned by men like Oscar Wells, president of the First National bank; John L. Raul, pres ident of the Raul Lumber company; R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
Condition Critical

Condition of Fl. M Robertson, president of the Alabama Home Building and Loan association, who was injured Tuesday morning when an automobile struck . telephone pole at Sarah avenue and Green street, is very critical, according to in- formation at the Birmingham. Infirmary last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
CHILDREN TO PRESENT AN INDIAN PLAYLET

The children of the Mercy Home In- dustrial school will present a charming Indian playlet "The Law of the Tribe tonight, commencing at o'clock on the lawn in front of the home. Miss Marie Henderson will take the part of the .'chief" and other parts are well cast. Everybody is cordially invited to wit ness this annual performance of the chill dren of the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
The Maia Arrives Safely

Washington, June 6.-The shipping board today announced the safe arrival of the former German steamer Maia at a French port with a cargo of grain from the United States. The Maia was the first of the vessels taken over by the United States at the outbreak of the war to make a complete voyage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
COMMUNITY SINGING
Rehearsal to Be Held Tonight at
 Capitol Park

Rehearsal for the community singing that will be held next Sunday will be held tonight at the Capitol park, com mencing at o'clock. Director Robert Lawrence and the committee in charge extend an invitation to all singing organ- izations to attend in body tonight and become identified with the movement. h. dividual singers are also invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07

A Brown of R. A. Brown 6 Co.,. also president of the Alabama State Fair association; Joseph H. Loveman of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, and Richard W. Massey, president of Massey Busi- ness college, and also president of the Birmingham chapter, American Red Cross, who is an exofficio member.
 The committee announces that s100,- 900, 900 is the goal to be reached by the workers of the American Red Cross as- sociation in the United States, and though this may seem large, following the words of General Wood on Tues day, when he spoke at the flag raising ceremony at Capitol park, i've will need a million Red Cross nurses" it is evident that America Is expected to do her part, and she must not fall down.
 The week of June 1925, poclaimed by President Wilson as National Red Cross Week, will find workers all over the United States calling on citizens of their respective cities and towns. to do their duty towards the Red Cross society, which in more simple language means taking care of the American soldiers.
 Birmingham's executive committee will form squads and place in each prominent business men who will go out and do their patriotic duty, work ing for the cause. giving their entire time to the call to service, which they feel has come to them in this manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07

total of 20,3S5 men between the Tuesday to fight for the United States, according to unofficial returns ceived from all the boxes in Greater Birmingham.
 The returns from WoodIawn and Fairfield have not been officially re- ported to Secretary Lloyd, who had charge of the registration in the city, but are expected this morning. There will be few changes, however, from the figures as reported by the registration officers.
 When the reports are in Secretary Lloyd will make a compilation showing the number of whites. blacks, aliens and others who registered. While the exact figures will not be known possibly until the latter part of the week, it is stated the number to claim exemption will be comparatively small.
 Several young men who should have registered Tuesday appeared at the city hall yesterday to explain to the secre- tary why they did not show up. These men were told to come back to the city hall during the next three days. Names and address of all were taken by the secretary.
 The reports will show that whites and blacks were about equally divided in reg istering," said Secretary Lloyd late yes- terday.
 REGISTRATION IN COUNTY
 Patriotism as shown by registration was by no means confined to the city of Bir- mingham Registration Day.
 The .,n11th of all IefferSnn county. Whit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
FIGURES WILL PROVE
 CREDIT TO BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham ..............2 2O,3S5 Total outside Birmin ghnm in
 Jefferson county ....... 13.OS3
 Total for county ... 3S, ,46S
 The estimated total for the United stntes with its 1O0,00O,000 popuia- ton is 10,O00,0O0, or one in every 10 of the population.
 With this as n basis the registra- tion figures here would indicate a population of 203,S5O for Sir ming ham and "a population of 334,6SO for Jefferson county.
 The first 5O,00O men called would be one-twentieth of the total num- Der registered, which would indi- cate Il little more than 1000 men from Birmingham on the first cnll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07

Tn Mark xiv. 3, the woman who brought 'the alabaster box of oint- ment of spikenard" is said to 'bresk the box" before pouring out the oint- ment. This probably only means breaking the seal" which kept the essence of the perfume from evapor- ating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07

Malaria Is much less widely prevalent in the United States now than formerly. The northern boundary has gradually re- ceded, leaving here and there more or less localized endemic foci It has all but disappeared from Wisconsin and Michigan, states once badly infected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville, Matinee at 4 o'clock Night performance at 7:3o and 9 o'clock.
 Loew's Bijou: Superior vaudeville and feature pictures. Continuous perform ance to Il o'clock p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
RECEPTION COMMITTEE

The reception committee is as follows:
 w. H. Kettig, chairman; John D. Mo-
 Neel. vice chairman; M. W. Bush. Tom o.
 Smith, Oscar Wells. W. w. Crawford,
 John H. Frye. Leo K. Steiner, w. J.
 Adams. w. D. Nesbitt, E. W. Barrett
 Frank P. Glass, J. J. Smith, Louis V. Clark
 Robert Jemison, ST., l. c. Beatty, H. K.
 Milner, Charles F. DeBardeleben, c. H
 Ohme, James Weatherly, F. w. Dixon
 Blanks Everett
 After automobile ride through the city
 the party will arrive at the Hotel Tut
 wiler at 12:30 to attend a luncheon in
 honor of Secretary McAdoo and MT
 Harding by the Birmingham Clearing House association. The luncheon com
 mittee is as follows: Thomas Bowron Chairman; Claude Gotten. Otto Mooney PUBLIC RECEPTION After the luncheon at the Tutwiler a public reception will be rendered the sec- retary and his party at the Jefferson theatre. At this meeting Secretary Mo- Adoo will make an address explaining in detail the governments plans for financing the war
 A merchants committee from the
 Board of Trade has been appointed to take up with the merchants of Birming- ham the question of making such ar engagements as are necessary for allowing their employees to be present at this most important meeting. This committee is as follows: w. J. Adams. chairman; Sol Caheen, B. B. Burton, J. H. Loveman, Colman Blach, Joe K. Saks, John T. Yeat-
 man, George McCleery, H. J. Porter, A. W. B. Johnson, Jacob Burger, J. N.
 Rose Abe Kaufman. F. w. Bromberg,
 John DeShazo. Harry White
 WOMEN ACTIVE
 The women of Birmingham have been very active in arousing interest in the liberty loan, and have been asked to as- sist in making the meeting at p. m. at the Jefferson a great success. The following ladies' committee has been ap- pointed Mrs. H. O. Moore, chairman Mrs, Solon Jacobs. Mrs. H. H. Shell, Mrs. R F Johnston, Miss Amelia Worthing- ton. Miss Leona Loveman, Miss Mary Parks London, Mrs. Agnes Taylor, Mrs. A. l. Bowron Miss Ina Shepard, Mrs Roy Sterne, Mrs. Give Richardson Mrs J. J. Rogers, Mrs. M Spencer, Mrs l.. J. Davids Mrs H. H. Harrison, Mrs. w. l.. Murdoch Mrs. Zac Smith, Mrs. w. D. Nesbtt
 Dr. U. G. Mason and Ed Brown have been appointed chairman and vice chair man of a committee representing the co,ored people of Birmingham. The sec ond balcony will be reserved for the use of the colored people. The colored peo- ple of Biringham made a most magnifi- cent showing in registration and in the parade on Tuesday They are expected to take a large interest in the meeting on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
PERKINS HERE IN 1913

MT Perkins was in Birmingham in 1913. At that time w. P. c. Harding was president of the Chamber of Commerce and learning that Mr Perkins was in California, invited him to stop in Bir mingham on his way east and the invi- tation was accepted. A big dinner was given in his honor and the visitor made an impressive speech.
 It will also be recalled that work on the uncompleted wire mill of the Amer ican Steel and Wire company at Fairfield had long been at standstill at that time, and no one seemed able to get any informal tion as to when it would be com pleted It is significant that within ap- proximately two weeks after Mrs@Per- kins' trip and his visit to the plant the work of installing the machinery began and was rushed to completion and the plant has been in constant operation since it was finished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
Secretary McAdoo and Party to Be Guest of
 City Saturday
PUBLIC RECEPTION AT
 JEFFERSON THEATRE
Chairman Kettig Names Committees to Handle Reception of Distin- guished Visitors-Ward Is-
 sues Proclamation

Judge E. H. Gary. chairman of the United States Steel corporation execu- tive committee, Henry C. Prick, George w Perkins and other members of the executive committee will lunch with Will liam c. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas ury, and W. P. G. Harding, governor or the federal reserve board, Saturday aft ernoon at IF: 80 o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel Other distinguished guests have been invited. including Gov. Charles Hen- derson. All of the leading bankers or Alabama have been invited to attend the luncheon and the reception at the Jeff ferson theatre.
 Secretary William G. McAdoo and W. P. G. Harding, representing the liberty loan fund, will arrive in Birmingham at 9:20 o'clock Saturday morning over the Louisville and Nashville train from New Orleans, and will be shown over the city by the reception committee, of which w. H. Kettig is chairman, rendered a luncheon at 12:30 o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel, following which a public reception will be held at the Jefferson theatre, when Secretary McAdoo will address the meeting on liberty loan bonds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
WARD NOTIFIES HUBBARD

President George B. Ward of the city commission has sent to Gen G. J. Hub bard adiutant, at Montgomery, a mes sage informing him of the registration of %, ,3S5 men on Tuesday in the city of Bir mingham, subject to correction on re- checking.
 General Hubbard has written MT. Ward a letter with regard to future registra- tions. according to instructions from Pro- vest Marshal General Crowder. The let ter, which follows, is explanatory:
 Montgomery, June 6. 1917. George B. Ward, President Commission, City of Birmingham.
 "The following telegram just received from the provost marshal general will be compiled with: Attention is invited to paragraph 40 of the regulations which who for any reason shall not have been registered Registration Day: While scrutiny should be made of each case to determine whether punitive action is required, it is desired for the next few days to pursue liberal policy in this regard in order that the registration may be made complete at the earliest possible moment
 "Nonresidents may also continue to reg ster under the provisions of paragraph 64 If it later appears that the Hberality of this policy is being abused, more strin- gent action will be taken Cards received from absentees after the 5th should be filed as prescribed in paragraph 40. Please give this the widest publicity. e. J. HUBBARD,
 'Adjutant General"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
Ls Unofficial. Total Registered
 h Greater City
County Showed 13,OS3 Outside City-Leniency is to Be Shown Those Unable to Register Tues day Who Indicate Willingness to Enroll
 Their Names

1 answer to the call of their country. For more than were expected presented them | selves. During the day a total of 1S0S3 registered in the different precincts of the county. Of these 1915 were white. s059 colored, 1Os were alien and one registered himself as an alien enemy.
 This is considered by the registration officials to be q very excellent showing. About 5000 were, expected to register and accommoda tions for handling only that number were made. When the crowds continued to pour in, hasty increases in registering facilities had to be made at practically all the registration points
 Absolutely no trouble was experienced at any place. The crowds everywhere were orderly and quiet. Difficulty had been anticipa ted in some of the more re- mote parts of the county but all signs of any trouble failed to materialize.
 The way in which the negroes came forward was a feature of the day. There had been some agitation among them against. registration and it had been feared that numbers of them would refuse to register. When the count was fin
 shed, however. it was found that they exceeded the whites by large number, and, indeed, that the number of negroes who had registered was larger than the total number which had been prepared for.
 It was also a surprise to the registra ton officers that only one man in the county registered himself as an alien enemy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
COMING OF STEEL CORPORATION PARTY AROUSES INTENSE INTEREST IN THE CITY Trip Apparently Will Be De- voted to Business and
 Inspection of the
 Property
 PRICK HAS NEVER
 BEFORE PAID VISIT
 TO THIS DISTRICT Perkins Was Here in 1913 and Was Instrumental in Getting Work Resumed
 on Wire Mill

No news in many months has
 aroused more intense interest in
 Birmingham than the announce
 ment in yesterdays Age-Hcrald
 that three members of the United
 States Steel corporation finance
 committee will arrive in Birmin-
 ham this evening for visit
 through Saturday.
 In the party will be Chairman
 George W. Perkins.
 The finance committee of the corpora ton is the body which attends to it's ex- ecutive affairs. It consists of seven mem Baker, president; James A. Farrell, MT. Prick, J. P. Morgan, MT. Perkins and Percival Roberts, Jr.
 CHIEFLY FOR BUSINESS
 The visit is expected to be devoted chiefly to business and is looked forward pression received of the properties and the manner in which prior appropria tions have been spent here will probably have much to do with future appropriations.
 Judge Gary has been to Birming ham twice since the Steel corporation acquired the Tennessee company in 1917 His first trip was in 1908, with a large party of officials, who came to look over the newly acquired property and to decide what eX- tensions were necessary here. More than $25, ,OOO, ,o00 has been invested in the dis trict since that visit.
 His second visit was in 1914, when he attended the sessions of the American Iron and Steel institute in Birmingham. At that time he and Mrs Gary were guests of honor at notable banquet given at the Newspaper club. which at that time had been only recently com pleted.
 TRICKS FIRST VISIT
 Mr. Prick has never been in Birming- ham. lie is chairman of the board of the H. c. Prick Coke company, the largest coke producer in the world. His company operates nearly 40,000 acres of coal and 12,0O0 coke ovens, with daily capacity of 25,000 tons He first came into public notice by his vigorous manage ment of the Homestead strike in 1892, when he was several times shot and stabbed by one of the strikers. MT. Prick has long been an intimate friend of Erskine Ramsay of Birmingham, their acquaintance dating from years ago when both were in the Pennsylvania field
 Mir Prick, in addition to being man with very large railroad and corpora ton interests, is noted for his benefac- tions He has the largest private art col lection in the world, and while no an nouncement has ever been made on the subject, it has been understood that it will ultimately be willed to the nation. He has also from time to time made very large gifts to Princeton college
 PERKINS HERE IN 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
COMMITTEES NAMED

Committees have been named to handle the reception and entertainment of the distinguished visitors Thomas Bowron is chairman of the luncheon committee; w. J. Adams is chairman of commit tee to induce the merchants to close from to o'clock Saturday afternoon and to get all offices to allow their men to come to hear MT. McAdoo.
 Chairman Adams has called a meeting of his committee in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce at 9:SO o'clock this morning.
 The ladies' committee, which will have to do with getting a good attendance at thee meeting at the Jefferson theatre Saturday afternoon, is headed by Mrs. u. O. Moore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-07
CITY PROCLAMATION

President Ward of the city commis- sion has declared Saturday, June g, as Liberty Loan Day. His proclamation to the people of Birmingham follows:
 AS president of the commission of the city of Birmingham 1 have the honor to proclaim Saturday, June 9, as Liberty Loan Day. in Birmingham to exhort all our people to join in the reception to these distinguished visitors by attending a public mass meeting at the Jefferson theatre at 2 o'clock p. m. of that day. l urge that the whole strength of this com munity be placed behind the laudable enterprise of making the liberty bond issue the great success which it must be, and express the hope that the response to this bond issue here will be an ade- quate manifestation of Birmingham's pa triotic interest In the great task which now confronts our national government.
 GEORGE B. WARD,
The Washington herald., 1917-03-22
Purely Personal

Bruno Brauner, instrument maker in
the Coast and Geodetic Survey has re-
signed.
John P. Sanner has received an appoint
ment as testing machine operator in the
Bureau of Standards.
Herbert p. Grumman, deck oficer In
the Coast and Geodetic Survey has been
promoted.
Roy s. Corwin has received a proba-
tional appointment in thu Bureau of
Fisheries. .
Roger Z. Simmons, special agent of
the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce has resigned.
WarnIe v. Mcintosh has been trans
ferred from the Interior Department to
the Census Bureau.
E. A. Hamacher, Of the Postofice De-
partment, has returned to work after o
long illness.
Richard E W.. Corbey has been ap-
pointed substitute letter carrier.
Angus N. Lamont has been transferred
from the Patent once to the War De-
partment
e. R. Sutton. Of the Postoffice. Is away
on a vacation.
r. W. Lewis has been temporarily ap-
pointed assistant in the laboratory Of the
Department Of Commerce.
G. A. Rapp Of the Department Of La
Dor. has been granted leave of absence.
A. II. Borgmann and Harry Rocket.
we'll known here as entertainers, will
leave Saturday to Join the Billy Arling-
ton Theatrical Company in New York
city.
Theodore Brent, secretary of the Fed
eral Shipping Board. left Washington yes
terday for Pacific Coast points on an in
spection tour of the shipping industry
there.
William T. Mortimer and john Brom-
ing, Of the Bureau OF Immigration Of the
Department Of Labor. have returned to
their work after service on the border
with the District Guard
Matthew I. Haderman, clerk in the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics of the De-
partment Of Labor. who has been Ill for
several weeks. has just returned to work.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-22

MY first time in Washington" said Mr
Howe. was about twenty-eight years
ago. Ny pony and put up at the old
Ivy City race track and a few days later
took second money. I did the riding my
self. and this is the excuse for the scene
in this show in which bring the horses
on the stage The Ivy City winning was
about my last. Shortly after that meet
went over into New Jersey and got a
summer engagement with a small troupe
playing at one of the resorts. Then Scott
and formed an act known as Howe and
Scott. This was the first double Hebrew
act to go on the road
II have owned and produced six bur-
lesque shows. and in making up this show
I have attempted to combine the best of
each OF the other productions. 1 call this
my masterpiece.
This sounds odd. but It is Just the way
1t appears to me when I sit down and
think OF the many places I have been.
hope you get me. To me the United
States seems just like one great big city.
I have Travelled continuously for twenty
nine years, and in that time have been in
every city of any consequence in the
United States many times. They all seem
close together, therefore like only one.
People laughed at me when I said I
was going to produce a burlesque show
with ten elaborate scenes, sixty people,
and requiring two baggage cars to trans
fer the equipment but I've done 1t all
with this show"