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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
H00VER!LTH|S MAN.
EGGS FROM
8 OTTAWA HOMES
ROBBERS WITH PENCHANT FOR
"STRiCTLY FRESH EGGS" LOOT
lCE.BOxES IN SOUTH OTTAWA |
EARLY THIS MoRNlNG-NO AR.
RESTS.

lcc-box thieves with a penchant for
strictly fresh eggs the kind Of hen
fruit that sells for sixty cents doz
en- raidcd the iccbOxes of three
South Ottawa homes early this morn
ing and escaped with their plumber.
The home of Attorney II. G. Wiley.
at the corner of Van Br"en and Cath.
crime streets, The PerIGc residence at
10 East Van Buren, street, and the
home of DR. 4. Weis, at 1913 East
Prospect avenue were victims of the
egg ianciers.
In all three eases the thieves passed
up other food in the ice.boy, taking
only eggs.
A basket OF eggs was taken from
the Wiley ice-box and the basket was
later found on the rear porch of the
Perrot home. At the Pcrrot and Weis
residence the thieves obtained more
eggs.
i Fortunately however, all Of the vic
| Tins Of the theft are obeying thu
/ Hoover suggestions and there was nt
hording of eggs in any OF the ice
boxes. SO the punder was small,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
At Wiley Home First

II is believed the thieves first visit
cd the Wiley home. Mr. Wiley was
awakened about 4 o'clock this morn
ing when his dog began to bark. Up.
on arriving downstairs he saw n man
fleeing down the streets. Examina.
ticns later developed that the thief,
or thieves, had made away with .
basket of eggs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair aud
colder toni1ht. Sunday
cloudy; probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
GOOD FOOD CROPS
 INVEST ALABAMA
Agents in Field Report Progress and Larger Acre
 age Than Usual

Auburn. May 2S.-(special)-R. L. Lett, district agent for central Alabama, makes some encouraging reports on his return from recent trip 10 the western counties of his district on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Most of his time on this trip was spent in Tuscaloosa and Sumter counties.
 T noted with pleasure" said Mir. Lett, "a marked increase in the acreage planted to corn and velvet beans this spring especially in the northern part of Tuscaloosa county. That section is also fortunate in that nearly all the farmers are growing some wheat, and this crop is in good condition. Unfortu- nately the cool nights and dry weather have resulted in a poor stand of cotton, Ire acreage of which is very much re- duced.
 Sumter county, which has long been without a farm demonstrator because Of failure to provide local funds for part of the expense, is now to have one. The board of revenue has entered into CO., operation with the government and the state, and has appropriated it's share of the money required for the salary of a county demonstrator.
 J. P Quinerly, specialist in dairying, Alabama extension service and dairy division United States department of agriculture, is now in Ohio to assist in purcha sing dairy cows for several farm CTS in Alabama. This is MT. Quinerlys 8 second trip north within the last month to assist in purchasing dairy stock for Alabama farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
CHANGES ARE MADE IN FARM SCHOOL
 HEADS OF STATE
Dissatisfaction in Manage ment in Some Districts, Said to Have Caused
 Action of Trustees

Montgomery, May 2S.-(special)-Re- ports that there would be shakeup 1T the presidencies of the state agricultura schools at the annual meeting of the board of trustees today proved well found ed and when the meeting adjourned, two presidents had been transferred to other schools, one president was retired while the election of one president was post poned until a later meeting.
 H. o. Sargent, who has been president of the Sixth district agricultural school at Hamilton for many years, and is the oldest president of an agricultural schoo in the state, was transferred to the Ninth district school at Blountsville, and J. R Kimbrough, head of the Blountsville school was sent to Hamilton.
 R. o. Dykes, who has been president oi Third district school at Abbeville, was transferred to the Fifth district school at Wetumpka, while C. V. Thompson of the Fifth district school was sent to the Third district.
 Gordon Watey was elected president of the Second district school of Ever green as the successor of w. c. Wilburn retired while the selection of presl- dent of the First district school of Jack son, as Ine SucceSSOr Ol J. J. NlOOIe5 Nd1 postponed until the next meeting.
 G. H. Thigpen was reelected president of the Fourth district school of Syla- cauga; s. L. Gipson, president of Seventh district school of Albertville, and J. M Atkinson president of the Eighth dis trict school of Athens.
 Although the board gave no reason for making the changes, it has been known for sometime that much dissatisfaction had arisen in some districts over the work of agricultural schools, the claim being that they were not doing the work which was in their power. An effort was made at the last meeting to bring about seY- eral dismissals and transfers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
BUSHMAN-BAYNE
 MILITARY BALL IS
 ID BE INFORMAL
Popular Movie Stars to Be Guests of Honor at Ball at HippOdrOme-G0vernOr
 To Attend

The announcement that the Bushman- Bavne military ball May 30 at the Hip podrome will be informal will, no doubt, be received with a good deal of satisfac- ton by those who go in for this sort of amusement and diversion. The peo- ple of Birmingham have never been strong for strict formality, this being a democratic community, and the determi- nation of the management to make the affair what may be termed 'infor- mally formal is certain to meet with approval
 B. H. Mooney, connected with the Mudd & Colley amusement interests, whose guests Miss Bayne and MT. Bushulan will be while in the south, received the fol lowing telegram from MT. Bushman yes terday:
 ''It will give me great pleasure to meet all my Birmingham friends at the great military beauty ball, which is to be given at the Hippodrome on Wednesday evening, May 30, in honor of Miss Bayne and myself. I hope to meet each one of my friends in person.
 As the society columns have advised the grand march will be led by Mr Bush man and Mrs. o. R. Hundley, while the governor of the state is expected to at tend Miss Bayne. The popularity oi Francis x. Bushman and Beverly Baynt is greater probably than that of any other screen or stage stars. They have appeared on the screen to millions o1 people, and many clubs have been named in their honor
 Francis Bushnan is a big, red -bloodeo athlete. Before his advent on the stage he was one of the best amateur wrestlers and boxers in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
State Normal Closes

Livingston, May 2s.-(special.) )-For the school has been approaching its annual commencement.
 Festivities began Saturday evening, May 5, when the junior class entertained the seniors with costume party. On Friday. May H. at 8 D. m. occurred the regular class day exercises. The pro- gramme was well prepared and very cred itably rendered. The presidents address, the class prophecy and the class poem deserve special mention. Friday afternoon, May IS, from to o'clock, President and Mrs. Brock gave a reception to the senior class and the faculty.
 Saturday, May 19, 8 p. m. the sopho- more class entertained the seniors on the campus with Japanese party. On account of examinations this week will be a rather quiet one. There will be nothing outside of routine work ex- cept business meetings of the library sO- cieties Friday evening. The baccalaureate sermon will be de- livered May 2, Il a. m, at the Baptist church by pr. c. Ross Baker of Blr- mingham. At 8 p. m. Dr. Baker will ad- dress the Young Women's Christian as- sociation at the Normal school audito- rum.
 Monday. May 2S, to 6. there will be an exhibit of the department of house. hold arts on the first floor of the aca- demic building. Monday. p. m, will occur, perhaps, the most notable event of the season--a reading by Mrs. l.. T. Beecher of Birmingham. Tuesday at II a. m., address by Hon. orable Spright Dowell; presentation of di- plomas. The senior class is the largest In the history of the institution, num- hering 45-41 women and four men The summer school will open on Mon-
 day, June 4. with a large attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
MEMPHIS CHICKS
 LOSE OUTFIELDER

Memphis, May Special )-Out- fielder Josefson. recently secured by Memphis from New York, announced his retirement for the season and has left for his home in Pennsylvania. Jo- sefson was opefated on this spring for appendicitis and after three or four games informed Manager Donlin that he still felt the effects of the wound and did not think he would be of any service to the club.
 Cy Marshall. pitcher, with the Chicks this spring sent to San Antonio of the Texas league and turned back, has been sent to the Mobile club. Marshall left for Nashville tonight. where ne will join the Gulls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
BIRMINGHAM MEN
 DISCUSS QUESTION IF FOOD IN CALHOUN

Anniston May -(SpeciaD-Mayor L. L. Scarborough presided at an en- thusiastic meeting Tuesday when a number of gentlemen from the Cham Der of Commerce of Birmingham met with merchants and bankers of An niston to discuss the food supply ques- ton.
 The feature of the meeting was the address of Capt. Frank $. White Of Birmingham, former United States sen- ator who pointed out forcibly and im- pressively the need of cooperation be- tween the merchants and the farmers to insure the economic handling of farm products after they are har- vested s
 J. J. Smith of Birmingham, mem ber of the party also made a brief ad- dress in the course of which he said that the Birmingham food campaign committee is going over the state in an effort to get the facts as to the quantity of food that will be raised this year and the plans that have been or are being made to market and con- serve it. Brief addresses were also made by other members of the party.
 The delegates seemed pleased with the reports of the food campaign work that has been done in Calhoun coun- ty by the merchants and bankers of Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonville and Piedmont. In conference following the meeting they learned that arrange ments had been made to take care Of all the feedstuff the farmers can raise in this county at current prices for cash and that the Woodruff Feed company will grind velvet beans and peanuts free for the farmers, while tha Po1ar Tee and Coal cO,nnanV wOu1d store fresh killed meat free of charge until the farmers could get a fair price for 1t.
 The gentlemen on the Birmingham committee were Louis Pizitz, J. J Smith, oscar Wells, Capt. Frank S White. Emmett A. Jones and R. A. Porter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
ANITA STEWART RETURNS
 IN THE GIRL PHILIPPA"

'7The Girl Philippa.' with dainty Anita stewart. returns to the Tri- angle today. This interesting play was shown here sometime ago and broke some attendance records.
 The Girl Philippa" is a story of the adventures of young and beau tiful cabaret performer in a little town on the border line of France and Belgium during the present war. As can be guessed, many of the scenes are thrilling in the extreme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
POLICE NOTES

Lula Dubose colored, was shot through the foot and slightly injured last night about 7:3o o'clock by Joe Cooper, eolored, at 314 South Fourteenth street Accord ing to the woman she was on the porch with a crowd when Cooper opened fire on them with a pistol without warming. Cooper escaped after the shooting and has not been captured.
 Roxie Peck colored, was cut In the left breast and seriously injured about ' D. m yesterday at Sixteenth street and Seventh alley north, by Mittie Crompton, colored who escaped after the cutting. and has not been captured. The injured woman was removed to the Hillman hos pital for treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
Claim Royal Arcanum Solvent

Boston, May 2S.-At the convention of the Royal Arcanum today Supreme Auditor William Hill presented the statement of actuaries on the financial condition of the order on December S1, 1916 The statement, MT Hill said, showed the society to be 100.0S per cent solvent. A petition by the supreme council asking that the recent order of the court appointing temporary receiver and issued on representations that the organization was insolvent, be vacated. is pending before the federal court of appeals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
MIME. PETROVA IN
 1.-THE ITNDYING FLAME

Mime. Petrova. celebrated emouohaI actress of both stage and screen, comes to the Strand today in her very latest picture drama, "The Undying Flame.
 This is a film story of Egypt to- day and advance criticisms declare that Mime. Petrova, playing the lead ing role, excels all her previous ef- forts No pains or expense have been spared by the producers to make the play perfect in every detail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
Parkers feature flowers for wedding
Civil War Veteran Dies

Mobile May 23.-(Special )-Michael Ca- sey, Civil war veteran and resident of Mobile for 2 years, died at his home about midnight Tuesday. He was 9( years of age. Mr Casey came to Mo- bile when he was IS years of age. He was born in the county of Galway, Ire- iand in 1927. The funeral took place on Wednesday. He is survived by two daughters Mrs H. M. Minto and Miss Nellie Casey of Mobile. He was also one of the few surviving members of the old volunteer fire department of Mobile,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
Morgan County Defeats Special School Tax By
 Very Small Majority

Decatur May 23.-(SpecialD D--Complete returns from yesterdays school tax elec- tion today show that the proposed 3-mill special school tax was defeated by S6 majority in the county. Decatur and the larger towns of the county gave a small majority in favor of the tax. Only a fis svote was boiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
BARGAN|ER HEADS LABOR FEDERATION
Tuscaloosa Selected as Next Meeting PIace-Woman
 Suffrage Approved

Annistcn May 23.-(Special )-The next
 meeting of the Alabama State Federa-
 ton of Labor will be held at Tuscaloosa
 After adopting resolutions favorlng votes
 for women the convention this after
 noon elected the following officers: M F..
 Bargainer, Montgomery, president; Lotus
 Bowen, Birmingham, secretary-treas-
 urer and unanimously reelected Arthur Goillng of Anniston, J. A. Lipscomb or
 Bessemer, Max Hamburger of Moblle' legislative committee; Arthur Golling of Anniston. J. A. Lipscomb of Bessemer, Max Hamburger of Mobile, s. A. Eubanks of Sheffield, x. S. Williams of Mont gcnnery R. P. Bernhardt of Birmingham E. w. Gray of Tuscaloosa, vice presi- dents: D. w. King, delegate, and B. H. Tillman of Bessemer alternate delegate to American Federation of Labor.
 LABOR AGAINST MAKING BOOZE The feature of the meeting of the | Alabama State Federation of Labor. In session here. at the morning session | Wednesday was the adoption of reso- lution putting the federation on rec l ord as opposed to the use of grain Tn ! the manufacture of intoxicating ! liquors.
 | resolution favoring the purchase
 of liberty bonds by labor was defeat- I ed, it being the opinion of the ma | iority that the funds of labor are too | often needed. to meet immediate de-
 mands to justify the organization In | tying up their money in bonds as much
 as the members of the federation | would like to do so.
 The reports of all officers were re- | ceived when reported by committees 1 Wednesday and the meetings were en- livened by general debate among the 1 delegates present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
TN TTJ5[JE, ,PICTURESANDOU

Features for today;
 Colonial. The Great Atlanta Fire.
 Strand. Mme. Petrova in The Cn- dying Flame ,
 Triangle. Anita stewart in The Girl Philippa.'
 Rialto: William Courtenay in The Recoil'
 Trianon: Aubrey Smith in The Witching Hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
THE RECOIL"
 AT THE RIAITO

"The Recoil" with William Courte- nay, showing at the Rialto. is a sort of an up-to-date Enoch Arden. with all the modern angles added. It is grip ping story of crime and mystery. love and separation and all of the at tributes which go to make up mod ern drama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
AUBREY SMITH IN
 THE WEIGHING HOUR"

"The Witching Hour." featuring Au- brey Smith. continues to draw appre- ciative audiences to the Trianon.
 The story of The Witching Hour is based upon the power of telepathy The story is interesting throughout and is replete with thrills and sus- pense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
special ; Bargains
 by Merchants in
 Today's Age-HeraId

Poter's feature Boyden oxfords for men at $7 and SIC
 Lovenlan, Joseph & Loeb present full page of Store News for today's shoppers, Piziaz features La Camille corsets.
 M. Well & Bro. feature Hart schaffner & Marx suits
 Parker's feature flowers for weddings.
 Cable Shelby Burton Piano company are reproducing the voices of Reed Miller and Frederick Wheeler, the two great chautauqua artists, on the Victrola this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
To Admit Mexicans

Washington. May 23.-With the view to providing against a probable shortage in farm labof,- Secretary of Labor Will son today issued orders for the adminis- sion to the United States of aliens from Mexico, otherwise barred by the literacy test. or the contract labor clause of the immigration law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
B1iRONS REGISTER FOR MILITARY
 SER VICE UNDER RECENT LAW

23-(5peca- Manager Carlton Moesworth led his hall this morning and registered them if they wanted by their country
 oey old By registering today the requiring all between The registration blanks filled their Albany N Y Six of the 5 registered All the others are liable to service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
Regular Army Recruiting
 TOtaled 1542 Tuesday

Washington, May 23.-Regular army re- cruiting yesterday totalled 1542 men, making 79,290 already recruited of the 1S3 S9S necessary to raise the army to full war strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
THOMAS W. LAMONT'S VIEW

When the somewhat bewilderng propo- sition was made over two years ago that England and France Jointly borrow in the United States S500.000, 900, pledging in security only national honor and credit. J. P Morgan spoke briefly to a com pany of bankers who, it was thought, would cooperate in floating this loan. Mir. Morgan was almost as laconic as his father was accustomed to be when speak ing of great affairs, and he had all of his fathers confidence and power of impart- ing confidence when he earnestly advised the bankers that they should cooperate in this heretofore unsurpassed proposi- tion. The bankers took him at his word and the loan was made.
 When MT. Vanderlip was speaking for publication upon the business aspect of the loan and Secretary McAdoo was speaking in the west upon certain other aspects of the loan, one of MT. Morgan s partners, Thomas w. Lamont, was CO., operating with them by addressing a banking association in New Jersey, MT. Lamont upon that occasion made the ini- tia address of a good many which, in cooperation with all American bankers, he purposes making in a campaign or education and persuasion. He is to ap- peal especially to the small investor, to the man who may be able to subscribe for one bond, even though the denomi- nation be as small as $50. In presenting this view, Mir. Lamont is to speak pub lcly the thought which he has frequently expressed in private since. Secretary Mc- Adoo offered the liberty loan to the American people. MT. Lamont has said that, in his view, 1t is expedient, even vital, that small investors, as well as large, should become thoroughly aroused so that they will share with the men and institutions of wealth in perfecting this loan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24

patriotic feature which subscriptions to this loan suggest. But he did not con. fine himself to that view For he made 1t also clear to the people who heard him or who read his addresses that from the investment point of view the offering of the treasury department is beyond criti- cism
 Frank A. vanderlip, president of the National City bank is cooperating with the Secretary of the Treasury and with bar kers in the east, in the Mississippi valley and upon the Pacific slope, to the end that the subscriptions to the liberty
 loan may be made with enthusiasm as he believes they will be when the people un- derstand the proposition. He, however, supplements Secretary McAdoos ad- dresses by speaking with great confidence of the business prosperity which awaits the United States. He admits that there must be some readjustments, that the currents will run in different channels at least some of them will-from those which in two years have brought pros- perty to the American people. But he
 insists that these channels will be as deep, as broad and as sufficient as those have been which have since the turn in the tide early in 1915 been followed by a fleod of prosperity unexampled in the his- tory of the world. President Vanderlip undoubtedly is anxious to persuade the people that he desires to create and in crease confidence, presumably believing that confidence alone is all that is needed to secure full subscriptions immediately for the present offering and for those that may be made in the future. He be- lieves that not so much out of past earn ings as out of those which are to come will flow the funds which are to be in vested in United States bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
City's Policemen
To Serve at Front
PatroImen Likely to Man Am
bulance Purchased by
Honor Legion

/ new uniform may soon appear
among the many and various fighting
costumes now in use in France. II will
be strange to the khaki-clad Belgian3
and British. TO the French in their
"horizon blue" TO the turbanned Indian
troops.
The uniform will be dark blue, coat,
trousers and cap On the coat collar
will be a brass precinct number, and
upon its breast there will be shield
bearing the coat of arms of New York
and the words. Police Department,
City of New York
For the department. If Commissioner
Woods has his way, is gcing to send
uniformed patrolmen to France TO
drive the ambulance which has just
been purchased by the police honor
legion
This purchase was decided upon at a
recent meeting of the legion, and $1,000
was set aside for the purpose. In a
few days the machine will be presented
10 A. p. Andrew, inspector general of
the American Field Ambulance Service.
Commissioner Woods proposes that
uniformed patrolman shall drive the
legion's gift and will call for volunteers
for the service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
u. s. Seeks German
Ships Seized by Brazil
For Use as Transports

Washington. June G. Desiring 20 get
the fortv-sIx German owned vessels
in Brazilian ports. aggregating 100000
tons into the task Of supplying Great
britain and France with food and mu-
nitions. the Administration. II was de-
clared to-day. has opened negotiations
with Brazil. These ships were recent
tx seized by the Brazilian government,
following the breaking of OF dlp!o-
matte relations with Germany. While
confirmation Of the report that these
negotiations were under way could not
be obtained tonight. It is credited IN
a high quarter.
In addition 20 carrying supplies 20
Europc. j. was stated that the ships
might possibly be converted into troop
and animal transports. Brazil, 10 was
asserted. has no immediate need Tor
the vessels. and use use Of them was
made possible by the action OF the
Brazilian Congress.
The action Of the Brazilian govern
ment in resembling its decree OF neu-
tralitv i'm favor Of the United states
authorizes the authorities AT Rlo dc
Jsneiro 10 transfer the vessels 20 the
limited States either with or without
monetary consideration. The United
states however. would be expected TO
pay literally for the use OF the shlpS;
America in turn would be recompensed
financially by the British. French. ltal-
ian. Russion and other Allied govern
ments in whose national interests the
steamers might be employed.