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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17

the war from 1s.131.3s0 to 1o.s46.2s0
and hogs from 7.035.S6O to 4.361.SO0.
These comparisons are made with 1913,
which was d record year for livestock
in France.
The number Of horses at the end of
1915 was 2.245,630 as compared with
3.222.0s0 at the end of 1913. A million
horses were lost in the first year Of
the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
Al Jolson---There's Enough
Praise for Mondays Show
Great Comedian Here Tomorrow With Part That Suits His
WellKnown Talents-Then There Are Girls and Girls

nibals and cannibalincs, for as Jolson
says, where there are wild mon there
must he wild women
Special mention should be made Of
the whirlwind work of Kitty Doner.
the singing of Mabel Withee and the
dancing of Frank Grace, Johnnie
Derkes. Isabel Rodriguez and Adolf
Blome.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17

When a man has nothing to lose he
delights in making other people take
chances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
COLLINS BIG SHOE STORE HAS ITS
 SPRING OPENING
By FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

Yesterday afternoon I went to the spring opening of Collins, the big shoe store, one of the landmarks of Birming- ham, for Mr.. Collins has been engaged in the shoe business at 1910 First avenue for nearly a quarter of century. He has been selling shoes for two-score years
 and in that time has seen many changes in the shoe business. He said;
 MT Barnett, when I first opened here could go east twice a year and buy stocks for my trade, but now styles change almost monthly and it's mighty hard to know just what will sell Music, flowers and souvenirs made the opening a gala occasion The store was tastily decorated with ferns. A large American flag made a patriotic centerpiece. Someone asked the orchestra to play America" but the leader, not knowing whether it would be the right thing to play, turned and asked Mr. Col line what to do.
 Play it and the 'Star-Spangled Ban- ner' and Dixie And so patriotic airs came floating out to let passersby know that MT. Collins was caring more about his county than he was about whether it might hurt business.
 The big modern windows, recently in stalled at heavy expense, have already proved their worth They are not only
 most attractively dressed, but they flood the store with daylight. was bewildered by the dainty new slippers and beautiful high shoes in the women's department.
 The mems department carries the best and latest makes and shapes and the
 childrens department has everything for
 the kiddies. Most openings are fuss and
 feathers and sales are light but Collins
 was because hIs prices are right
 was because his prices are right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
MANY ALAbAM|ANS
 WOULD BE OFFICERS
 IN RESERVE ARMY
Hundreds of Letters Are Being Received in Mont gomery Offering Serv-
 ices for War

Montgomery. April 3.-(Speclal )-Per- sons desiring to enter the army as second lieutenants under the reserve corps rule of the war department flooded the mails here Tuesday as result of the proposed declaration of a state of war with Ger many. Many stated that they were ready for any capacity, even though they were not given commissions.
 Medical officers on duty with the Ala bama brigade Tuesday began school of instruction for physicians and surgeons of Montgomery county, with the intention of giving them preliminary training for service in the army. The first school was organized Tuesday night and will be con- tinued as long as the brigade is stationed here.
 No work except routine is being done at the mobilization camp. Officers are awaiting instructions from the govern ment. General Steiner has ordered the resumption of practice on the rifle range and a battalion of infantry or squadron of artillery will be sent to the range each day. Commanding officers of the regi- ments have prepared a programme oi company drills, which will be extended tc battalion and squadron drills and later tc regimental drills. Reports have been re- ceived that the war department will de- cline to consider any resignation of off, cers which have been forwarded recently and that all will be forced to remain with their commands during the war Major O'Connell. head of the hospital corps, has received a complimentary re- port from the war department, commend ing the work of his organization here and on the border. More than 20O0 cases have been handled since the brigade was mo- biliZed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
BRANCH LEAGUE IS
 FORMED AT WILLIAM
James BrOdie Elected Secretary by Jeffersonian Democrats at Last
 Nights Meeting

branch of the Jeffersonian Demo- cratic league was organized at Wylam Tuesday night, with James Brodie as temporary vice president and secretary. Capt J. D. Dickson. president of the central organiza ton, called the meeting to order, and after briefly stating the principles and purposes of the league asked for those who indorsed the senti- ments to enroll. All present signed up. w. H. Bernard of Pratt City spoke of the splendid growth of the league and Dave Kelso of Vivian told of the interest man. ifest in his home town. Captain Dick son the n encouraged the ne worganiza. tion by telling them that the league had the earnest support ana indorsement of United States Senator Oscar w. Under. wood, Ed D. Smith, national committee man from Alabama: Robert N. Bell United States district attorney; Forney Johnston, Sol Caheen, Frank P. Glass V Hugo Marx, Ex-Gov. w. D. Jelks, Dr. E P. Riggs Judge J. H. Miller, Judge H
 B. Abernethy, simon Klots Henry Bailey Ex-Gov. Emmett O'Neal, John H. Wal lace, Jr., of Montgomery w. B. Rey holds of Montevallo and hundreds o others of like character.
 "The people of Vivian. as far as could ascertain. and I talked to many ii various walks of life, were outspoken ir their denunciation of Arlie Barber's treas enable utterances,' said Captain Dick son on his return to the city last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
COURT HOLDS THAT
 COWART MUST GO
 ID STATE PRISON
Former State Commissioner of Immigration Loses Ap- peal on Conviction for
 EmbezZlement

Montgomery. April S-(specaL)- Cowart of Birmingham. former state com missioner of immigration. must go to the penitentary for two years for the ebez- clement of $50 from the state under decision of the court of appeals Tuesday afternoon, which affirmed the verdict Of a jury in the city court of Montgomery. Cowart was convicted during the early part of last year, the jury disregarding all counts in the indictment except one.
 Cowart's attorneys are expected to make an application for a rehearing and if it is refused by the court of appeals to ask the supreme court for writ of certiorari directing the court of appeals to change the decision. Since he retired from office, Cowart has practiced law in Birmingham. He was appointed im- migration commissioner by Governor O'Neal and served from 1911 to 191J and 1t was charged in the indictment that he embedded money which he collected from persons whose advertisements appeared in bulletin of his department.
 The court of appeals reversed and re- manded the case of Joseph H. Kramer, former assistant cashier of the German bank of Cullman, who was convicted of embedding funds of the bank. After the conviction Kramer appealed, but began his sentence in prison and has completed two years of a. 10-year sentence. The court of appeals reversed the case on the ground that the indictment charged that Kramer embedded the money while hold ing the office of assistant cashier while no such office had been legally con- sttuted by the stockholders of the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS
At The Lyric

Marshall Montgomery and Dunbar's singing bell ringers are the big at fractions on the bill, and they are en- tertainers extraordinary. Marshall Montgomery is the peer of all ven- triloquists and he is receiving big welcome by local theatregoers.
 Dunbar's singing bell ringers Is one of the classiest acts ever presented in Birmingham.
 Al Shayne is good funmaker and he keeps the audience in convulsions the entire time he is on the stage As a com edian he ranks with the best. The Thomas trio in their bar and bouncing act is one of the hits of the bill 'The Love Silence" is n~e- tentious musical act featured with good comedy. catchy songs and pretty girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
w. c. T. U. ACTIVITIES
 FOR GOD, HOME AND NATIVE LAND"
By MABEL F. LEAKE

be held next Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the local headquarters at 5 o'clock at which the medical temper ance programme, which was planned for the last meeting and postponed on ac- count of the inclement weather, will be carried out.
 Dr. Wyman will lecture on the "Heredi- tary Effects of Alcoholism," and a cordial invitation is extended by the president, Mrs. Jeffries, to the members of other unions to be present.
 The headquarters board met Wednes- day morning and elected officers for the year. Mrs. w. w. Bussey was elected
 president to succeed Mrs. F. M. Jackson,
 who had served so efficiently as presi- dent during the past year; Mrs. w. c. Lloyd, secretary; Mrs. R. A. Clayton, Woodlawn, secretary Mrs. W. H. Jeff l fries and Mrs. F. M. Jackson, house com mittee, and Mrs. J. NJ. Myatt, managing secretary.
 l The report of the treasurer was most l satisfactory, showing the headquarters while meeting a need in the way of a | rest room and tea room for business wom- | en was financial success.
 1 Mrs. Hall, president of the North High
 lands union, reports a membership of 36, l with interest in this, Birmingham's s young l est union, still growing.
 | The Epworth League of the West End l Methodist church held a silver medal
 contest last 'fHnday evening. The speak
 CTS were: Miss Lena Kellogg, Miss Elise | Sparrow Miss Annie Merle Haggard, | Miss Norma Kellogg, Miss Grace Norrell,
 and Miss Edith Caller. Miss Elise Spar
 row, who recited Ugly Sam," was award
 ed the medal.
 | Wednesday evening at the Woodlawn Baptist church, pr. Carl Gregory's Young
 Mems Christian association class. in ora
 tory, held the last of the silver medal
 contest series. MT. s. V. Harrell, whose paper was the Young Men of Today received the medal, pr. Phillips present. l ing it in a most pleasing way
 The members of the East Lake Wom- | ans Christian Temperance union met | with Mrs. J. A. Ellard Tuesday after noon, who was assisted in receiving her
 guests by her lovely laughter, Miss Vera l A very instructive and interesting
 paper was read by Mrs. F. M. Jackson,
 superintendent of the department of sci | entific temperance instruction, on the phase of temperance work. Master Frank Best sang a solo with Mrs. Grant at the piano, while the programme was
 closed by very beautiful piano selec- ton by Mrs. Embry after which de- licious refreshments were served.
 | At the meeting the members voted tc change the time of meeting from the fourth to the third Tuesday afternoon in each month. The names of several
 new members were added to the mem bership list.
 l Stevens memorial meeting was hel6 by the Woodlawn union Friday after noon at o'clock in the Woodlawn Meth odist church. The meeting was well at tended and an interesting programme was carried out.
 The many friends of Mrs. A. J. Mas sey, president of the Woodlawn union are sympathizing with her during hei illness and hoping for rapid recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

The National Woman's Christian Temperance union is offering the fol- lowing prizes for posters suitable for educational or campaign purposes: For the best poster submitted, SIS; for the second best. s1O. and for the next five in order of excellence. s2 each.
 The following are the rules govern ing the contest:
 l. Illustration may form part of the poster but it is not essential.
 2. Striking sentences or words are preferable to crowded lines.
 3. Posters may be in two sizes, 19x25 inches or 2Sx42 inches. Copy need nor be presented in actual size of poster.
 f. In submitting copy for contest, place your name in a sealed envelope and pin to the copy.
 D. All copy submitted will become the property of the National Woman S Christian Temperance union.
 G. The committee on publications of the National Woman's Christian Tenn perance union publishing house. with two others to be chosen by the gen. eral officers, will comprise the com mittee on awards.
 [. All copy should be addressed to the National Woman's Christian Tenn perance union poster competition Evanston. Ill.,. and must be received not later than April 15 1917. In the last cartoon contest by the National Woman's Christian Temper ance union, the first prize, $25, was awarded to Miss Ruth Poynter, this city. Can't some talented Birming
 ham girl win the first prize in the poster contest?
 At the meting of the Stevens union Tuesday afternoon. Miss Clarke pre- sided and the devotional exercise was led by Dr. Bryan, who spoke on "Tem- perance in All Things"
 Mrs. W. c. Lloyd read paper or "The Consistency of the White Rib bon and Mrs Robert Ezell on "The Consistency of Total Abstinence" Miss Corinne Chisolm, always a pleasant welcome visitor made a short talk ir which she congratulated the members of the Stevens union on the excellent work they were doing.
 After the speeches. Mrs. J. F Moore's class of 10 little girls iron, West End, took part in the double silver medal contest in which unusual enthusiasm was manifested and while all the contestants reflected credit or their teacher, the judges awarded the medals to Miss Carlotta Johnson, wnc recited. "One Standard and Miss Lena Dewitt, who rendered "Tommie's Logic" The medal was presented by Mrs. J. NJ. Nyatt, secretary of the local headquarters.
 Mrs. Myatt desires to express her ap. preciation to the loyal friend of the local headquarters for 8 donation o. beautiful pot plants, new books and magazines for the rest room. The plants add decidedly to the attractive ness of this already attractive place while the young ladies enjoy the books during the noon hour
 A meeting of the Central union will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

excellent. One of the largest convict set dement's was in YakuDa, in northeast Si- beria, where about 15,Oo0 exiles and con viets lived in semi liberty. In the mining district of Nertchinsk. loo eXiles, exclud- ing seven women, convicted of conspiring against the Emperor. have been released. The first to be freed was the famous Marie Spiridonoya. who killed a colonel of gendarmes for torturing prisoners.
 At Tyumen, the correspondent met d second train load Of exiles from the lrkutsll prison and penal settlements o; Tobolsk and Tomsk. The crowds at the station cheered the famous terrorist Nico- l lai Anuikhin, who shot and killed the chief of the Petrograd-Warsaw railway in 1906. His victim, General Fuchtoff, was about to kidnap 400 railroad strikers anu send them to Siberia.
 Anuikhin introduced himself IS "a re- 1 lea sed iailhird v He said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
Negroes Are Patriotic

Nashville, Tenn, April 3-J. c. Napier a Nashville negro who was formerly registrar of the treasury, today called upon Governor Rye pledging the support of the race in Tennessee to the govern ment in the present situation.
 .'The negroes.'' he said, stood ready to do any service the government might re- quire them.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

(Continued from Page One) Nine of the members are outspoken in their purpose.
 Representative Huddleston has made no statement for publication, but the con sensus of opinion is that he has perma- nently broken with William J. Bryan and other extreme pacifists and will through his vote express the conviction that 1t is the duty of Americans to stand for America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
COUNTY AGREED ID : CONTINUE WORK OF ERADICATING TICK To Stop Now Would Result in Quarantine for En-
 tire County OPPONENTS OF WORK TO APPEAL TO BOARD To Stop Dipping Now Means Bigger and Better Ticks" Instead of
 Bigger and Better Cattle,
 Says Dr. Jackson

A number of Jefferson county citizens have announced that they will appear be- fore the county board of revenue Satur- day to enter their protest against the antitick work of the county.
 This has moved Dr. R. F. Jackson to allude to these men as those who pre- fer Digger and better ticks rather than bigger and better cattle. Dr. Jackson is the government inspector in charge of the tick eradication work in the county and he makes the following statement
 "A few citizens of Jefferson county who object to the extemination of the remain ing cattle ticks in the county have ar ranged to meet the board of revenue on Saturday. April :, to protest against the matter.
 AGREED TO CONTINUE WORK
 When Jefferson county, Alabama. was released from quarantine in December, 1916 by the United States department o1 agriculture, there were a few small sec tions in the county where cattle ticks had not been entirely eradicated. The state live stock sanitary board and the board of county revenue were required by the United States department of agri- culture to agree that in consideration of the release of the county from quarantine the remaining tick infection in the coun- ty would be kept under strict control and speedily eradicated, and that the guar antne laws regarding the introduction of cattle into the county from adjoining quarantine counties would be enforced An effort is now being made by some of these quarantined cattle owners to get tIsfg board of revenue to abrogate their .9agreement
 WOULD MEAN QUARANTINE
 The cattle owners who still have tick infested cattle or whose cattle are quar- antined because of being ticky during the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
WORTH s1o PER HEAD MORE

"Jefferson county cattle are worth about $10 per head more today than cat tie from the adjoining quarantined coun- ties of Shelby, Blount and St. Clair. The citizens of Birmingham today are using milk from tick free cattle. If the few unprogressive cattle owners who prefer to raise bigger and better ticks in- stead of bigger and better cattle are all lowed to have their way the wheels of progress would soon be stopped. Jefferson county cattle which can today be shipped to any part of this or any other state, would soon become menace to these areas and their shipment stopped. This county would then cease to be num- bered as among the most progressive counties of the state and take it's place among those unprogressive counties who prefer to use their resources to feed cat
 tie ticks and continue to feed to the world products from tick infested cattle."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
BARBER VITRIOLIC IN DENOUNCING ALL
 EFFORTS TO DRAG
 AMERICA INTO WAR
tcontinued from Page Five,

visage had a tint of color in it when he reached the climax of his denunciation
 But finally, he avowed that The did not intend to say so much" and sat down, hraa thino heavily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

late fall in 1916 now ask what, in effect, would be to allow cattle ticks to be again distributed to all parts of the county. To fail to require such cattle to be dipped and kept closely inspected until these remaining ticky herds had been cleaned up would virtually mean that the results accomplished last year would be lost. In the end it would probably mean that the county would again become quarantined on account of ticks and have to do all over again the task now so nearly com Dleted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
NEWS OF REVOLT COMES

When news of the revolution spread through Siberia those exiles. who could, started for the nearest railway, travel ing day and night in the arctic cold on peasant sledges. or government post sledges. Five days after the triumph of the revolution, 5000 exiles entered Irlxu- tusk, but the vast majority were unabl to proceed west, owing to the lack of rolling stock. These encamped about the town and at least a month will be needed before they can be sent home.
 The president of the exile reception committee in Ekaterinburg gave the cor respondent general picture of the pres- ent conditions, and prospects of the ex- iles. He said that there were probably altogether 100000 persons in Siberia who had been released under the amnesty measure. This number comprises politi- cal offenders, including territorists con- victed after trial; persons suspected of fLrthering revolutionary propaganda and exiled without trial by order of the se- cret police, gen de armie, one minister of the interior and some tens of thousands of peasants exiled without trial by de- crees of the village communeal councils
 MANY WILL REMAIN
 Many will remain in Siberia voluntarily, where conditions of life and work are now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
WEATHERLY EXPLAINS

While the atmphosphere had hardly cooled, James Weatherly spoke. 'T have only one purpose in presenting this reso- lution,'' he said, and that is to con centrate pulc sentiment upon the great need of the hour. The time for argument has passed. We are confronted by con- dition. If one result is secured from this war-world- wide democracy-the war will not have been fought in vain. We have been brought into this thing. not of our own will, and we must back the Presi- dent"
 Commissioner J. D. Truss declared that he was glad to live in country where honor was valued higher than life. He avowed that Germany must be ''de- thorned;" that this could not be done by sociological ideas, and that he was glad to support such resolution.
 John R. Horilady, who seconded the resolution, stated that President Wilson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

had exerted every effort to avoid war, but that since it had become necessary to enter to protect the rights of the United States, he thought all should sup port the President
 George B. Ward, the president, ex- pressed his sentiments by repeating: My country, may she always be right. But right, or wrong, my country He re- ferred to the truism of Napoleon that 'an army fights on it's belly,'' and urged the cultivation of the lands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
l RUSSIAN REVOLT BRINGS FREEDOM
 TO SIBERIAN SERFS
(Continued from Page One)

Asatic tribesmen, and they are espe-
 cially directed to instruct voters in re- gard to the coming constituent assem- bly, to decide the form of Russia's new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
START MADE HURRIEDLY

The exies had started west so hur- riedly that they arrived in an extraordi- nary variety of incongrugious garbs Some wore new costumes supplied by sympathizers, and some had handsome fur overcoats covering their hideous jail uniform. Among the latter was young millionaire aristocrat from Odessa, sen- fenced to life 10 years ago for fomenting a revolutionary mutiny in the Black sea fleet. Others wore shaggy sheep ant. wolf skins as a protection against the bitter Siberian blasts. One man from the Irkutsk city jail wore the gold braided uniform tunic of the dismissed governor of Irkutsk under a ragged and greasy overcoat.
 All Ekaterinburg gathered to do honor to the exiles and reception and dinner was hastily improvised at which a speech was delivered by Sophia Vasneff, vho spent seven years in Siberian penal villages for possessing revolutionary lit erature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
LIBERATION BARELY BEGUN

IHe IIDtTdIIOH or SID6Tld s pTISOn6TS mas barely begun West of the Urals. the Associated Press correspondent only en- countered a handful of exiles. The largest party of any size was encountered when the Siberia express reached Ekaterinburg in the Urals. It consisted of 510 -..ical convicts and administrative exiles includ- ing 20 members of the Jewish revolu- tionary band, mostly from the verkho- ensk district west of Lake Bailxal. The first exiles were travelling in special cars and had been on the road since March "A
 The cars were met by vast crowd at the station, which cheered them tumul- tuousy. The returning exiles emphasized the cheers but they were in a deplorable physical condition, shaggy, uncouth, un- washed and extremely emaciated. Many were crippled with rheumatism; two had lost hands and feet from frostbites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
AGREED TO CONTINUE WORK
WOULD MEAN QUARANTINE

"The cattle owners who still have tick infested cattle or whose cattle are quar- antined because of being ticky during the