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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
TEASLEY ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE GOvERNORSHIP
Wants Prohibition Laws to Remain as They Are, But Is Against National
 Amendment

Montgomery, December S.-(Special) Charles B. Teasley, probate judge of Montgomery county, made formal an- nouncement c his candidacy for gov ernor of Alabama Saturday night and simultaneously informed the public that he favored the retention of the present prohibition laws, but opposed any amend ments which would prevent any citizen from ordering a reasonable quantity of liquor in legitimate way for his per sonal use, and opposed the federal amendment providing for nationwide prohibition.
 Judge Teasley's announcement created much surprise in political circles. He i'm formed the public more than a month ago that he probably would enter the race if no other candidate accepted cer- tain views which he had about state is- sues, but during the past few days it was thought he had abandoned his tentative plans and would lend his support to an other His entrance increases the mum Der of candidates to four, Thomas E. Kilby of Anniston, William W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa and John H. Wallace, Jr.. of Montgomery already being in the con- test
 Judge Teasley declared that he favored the principle of local option. but would oppose any change in the prohibition laws, because he did not believe this time to attempt to arouse the passion and prejudice of the people. However, he pronounced the belief that lat some opportune time' the issue should '.be sub mitted to vote of the people for final solution
 Referring to the states obligations, he said: Ways and means should be pro- vided to meet promptly all obligations of every character due by the state. The governor should be given authority to make temporary loan to pay the float ing debt, same to be paid out of the current revenues. This can only be done by a vote of the people, but is abso- l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

gage tax on long term mortgages to Be paid by the lender.
 He suggested that the state mining department be made self-sustaining and proposed a license tax on mine operators. He also declared that machinery should be provided for the collection of more than S200000 in delinquent franchise taxes and for the collection of more than $250,- coo on lands bid in by the state for taxes
 He proposed that all wealth should be forced to bear it's just portion of the burden of taxation and should receive equal protection of the law.
 He suggested that the convicts be placed on the public roads gradually and used to pay the states portion of the amount required by the federal government if the government is to participate in the construction of high ways in Alabama He also said con victs should be used in developing coal mines owned by the public schools, thus removing competition between convict and free labor. He proposed the enactment of just law providing for the settlement of disputes between em- ployer and employe, suggested that the authority of the state health depart ment be extended to cover mining camps, that reform schools be given liberal support and that the governor should make appointments only until the general election, thus giving the people the right to select their public servants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
REID LAWSON TO
 ENLARGE PRESENT
 BUSINESS QUARTERS

Announcement was made yesterday of the leasing by the Reid Lawson jewelry store of the rooms adjoining the present store on the fifth floor of the First Ma tional bank building.
 Business has grown to such dimen- sions," said Reid Lawson yesterday, that we are obliged to have more ca- pacious quarters. We have secured the adjoining rooms, of the same size as our present store, and propose at the earliest practicable date, probably shortly after the holidays to tear out all par titions and convert into spacious store. The store will be practically rebuilt and new fixtures will be installed. This addi- ton will exactly double the size of the prezent store.
 ITO better care for our holiday busi- ness, we have connected the stores with doors, put in temporary fixtures and in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
WASHINGTON MOODY IS FINED S5 FOR ASSAULT ON DOTY
Judge Instructs Jury There Was No Evidence of Attempt to Murder,
 as Charged

Tuscaloosa December s.-(Special.) washington Moody. on trial here since yesterday morning, charged with assault Ins and attempting to murder Edward !ooty' president of the Alabama State Press association and editor of the Tus- caloosa News, was found guilty of as-
 sault and battery this afternoon after sne Jury had been out exactly 13 minutes. Moouys fine fixed by the jury, was 70 Judge Henry B. Foster, who pre- sloed over the trial, instructed the jury as to the verdict, informing them that
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|
 lutely necessary to place the state on a cash basis
 l He said all officers should be on a | salary basis and only sufficient fees for 1 the payment of these salaries should be collected.
 He proposed that gall public school terms be made uniform and declared ] that he believed appropriations out of the general fund should be made to meet this situation. He believed the univer- sity and osher schools of higher learn ing shouk be fostered but not at the expense of common schools. Referring to Confederate pensions,
 Judge Teasley declared that he did not
 believe any pensioners when entered
 on the roll should be cast off until each
 had an opportunity of being heard. He
 also charged that the legislature of 1gO, deprived the pensioners of about $500 OOO
 and declared that if he became goyer. nor, T will not only suggest but vii. urge the legislature to pass an act cor, recting this injustice"
 Because of increase in government taxation, Judge Teasley said he believed the tax laws of Alabama should be changed so as to establish the present tax values for eight years instead of four. He said this would reduce the work Of the boards of equalization and they could give more time to property which is escaping taxation. He also contended that this would prevent ex- travagant appropriations.
 He proposed a tax of 15 cents per sfOO on all transfers of property and said he favored small increase in the mort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
f Alabama Negro Selectmen Can Fight As Hard As They
 Can Eat, Germans Whipped
One Man Dodge Gets Only Two Helpngs One Mess Time Because He Was Late, and Goes Off and Trades His Clothes for Sack of Apples Though
 the Thermometer was at Zero

day, charged with trading his underwear for sack of apples, this in face of a below zero cold wave.
 Well, boss, it was this way" he ex- plained, T done only get around two trips at mess last night, and I was plum hungry and just naturally swapped that suit of underwear for something to eat.
 "Ain't no niger got any use for two suits of underwear at the same time nohow."
 His captain was summoned and asked to explain why Rastus was not getting enough to eat. He said that the negro troopers frequently filled up their mess kits four or five times at one meal, and that the man in question had evidently reached mess late and been able to make but two trips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
stalled certain departments in

stalled certain departments in ao asw rooms.
 eve have just celebrated oui gep anniversary in business and r9tu A are very grateful for the patrora se tended in such liberal measure require the doubling of store spa two years.
 We anticipate 8 large businesa nis month. Holiday buying is already 2a36a active and the trade demands the laaEe. expensive goods, which indicates q pros porous community" M 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

is well known to the newspz a featzraity throughout the south tta sodv is a young attorney, and tre sais Ton. Frank Moody, president Of sAs faes 1a- tional bank of Tuscaloosa.
 After the jury had retur its voy{lict MT. Moody shook hands st eatt TOT and thanked them for then f4i1uess He was quickly surrounded by S number of his friends, who eongrs nAltee i'm warmly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
HE WEATHER

Weather Forecast Washington, December S-Alabarna. and Mississippi: Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer.
 Tennessee: Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer Monday.
 Georgia: Fair Sunday, colder on the coast; Monday fair, continued cold.
 Local Data
 For the 24 hours ending at D. m. De- eember 8. 1917:
 Highest temperature .... B lowest temperature .............. 24 Mean temperature ................. 30 Normal temperature ........... 4S Deficiency in temperature since Jan uary ......-................... AS RalnIaH .....................-.. 0.39 Total rainfall since January ..5s.12 Excess in rainfall since January i. ..l3.O4 Relative humidity z a. m. .............. 72
 D. III. -.-.......-....-.-..,.... 64 p- III. s...-- ,..........-............. 54
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

Camp Dodge, la, December S.-(Spe- cial.) .)--Alabama negroes in training as a portion of the national army at Camp Dodge are getting their first taste of below zero weather, the thermometer last night touching fl below. It would be stretching matters considerably to say that the men are enjoying their ex- perience, but on the whole there has been far less trouble than anticipated.
 The men are eating enough to last them for the rest of their natural lives, and some companies are requisitioning twice the amount of rations ordinarily consumed by a white unit of the same number of troops.
 One negro private was summoned be- fore the division intelligence officer to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

RESORTS
 sT. AIsASs HofEl z3f W. Church St. JaeksonvIIIe Fla Modern. home like. Accommodate l00 Private bath home cuisine. s day. s1750 week and up Tennis court parlor. tea room. Close to station and all attractions Send for booklet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
.oCKINGHAM CENTENARIAN DIES
Mrs. Sybil H. P. Guild Born February
Is, 1917.

BELLOWS FALLS, Oct. 6. - Mrs
Sybil II. 2. Guild, the oldest resident OF
the town of Rockingham, died yester
day i'll SaXtons River OF pneumonia al
the age of 100 Mrs. Guild was bora
in Unity, \. H.. Feb. -, 1917, but had
spent most of her life in Langdon ana
Alstead, \. H.
About 10 years ago She came to Bel
lows Falls where She has since lived
with her nephew. II. d. Huntoon Be
cause Of the scrious illness of Mrs
Huntoon she had been spending a few
weeks in SaXtons River She had been
sick only a few DAYS. The body viii
be brought to Bellows Falls today anC
sunday short service will be held il
the home of Perlev II. Huutoon at I
p. m. The funeral will be held in the
church at Langdon, \. H., at 'cloeE
with burial in the Lngdon cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
NORTHFIELD, MASS.


g IN ~ Mono1N VIII be the annual faIi
'i'lu ""N "' mount iieflhoR.
The public schools closed Friday to
allow the teachers to attend the con
'n,io" LOT teachers III "fethheid.
me directors of the board of trade
heia meeting Friday IN the interests
or the young men who leave on sun
DAY Tor military camps.
The Choral union will meet next week
Friday evening 50 as NOT to conflict
with the church annual meetiag and
the Red Cross entertainment.
TIL first meeting of the Fortniqbtfv
Will be held next Monday NJ AIovandcr
haH There win he lecture IN ~
Victorian Period nv Miss Nav Jo~lan
of Smith COLLEGE.
Tho W., =. ....,1,,... .-.,.-l
which Mrs. q 2TooI, ''t ~, . u.s.. -
held sociai oftornoo,' a. 4ha , ,o,,'i''i,
Mrs. C. ). Warner Thursday vitb e
present. NcedIa work mn.,o anI no
fresb,nants ,,.orc anio,-nd I'll, -
meeting win hc held next month
mo <,r+ha,13 ,,r,,a., I'm ~,
reonIar nnot;n, ,o,,+ ,r-,o,.Ia,. 10y; 4
# will no i, H. IF NJ. n NJ - -
tol 1rs y w f.. 49,, - " ., -
HoI+on n, .,J.:1t :''''' - ola
~. Al - ~, iH''I 'StlhS
RI '''' "iS'e vas
! Mr. and Mrs. ". \. Priest have been
entertaining Frank Crawford of Seat
tie. Wash, who IS a nephew of Mr.
l,rleSt While here they visited the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
ASKS HELP OF
WAR MOTHERS
Hoover Urges Their Assist
ance in Food Pledge
Campaign
AS IMPORTANT AS
THE LIBERTY LOAN
Would Be Useless to Gather Money to
Prosecute the War if We Fail to Make
Sure of Food Needed to Win War -
All Women Urged to Cooperate.

SPRINGFIELD, Oct G.-CalHng upon
the mothers, sisters, and wives Of Amer
lean soldiers and all other American wo-
men for their loyal cooperation in the
food administration campaign to secure the
signature Of every American housewife
to a card piedgng conservation OF food
stuifs. Herbert Hoover. federal food adj
minjstrttor, today through james Hart
ness, food administrator for Vermont. de-
catcd that such cooperation viii hasten
the coming of peace and viii bring the
American boys back To THEN American
home guiake. and with fewer breaks in
the ranks than would otherwise be the ease.
Mi Hoover saws that the Liberty loan
must be subscribed and will be subscribed
hut IL will lac useless to gather this money
To prosecute the war If we iafl 10 MIKE
sure OF our food which will win the war,
and the lack ot vhjea viii surely lose the
war. Mn Hoover statement follows;
WAR mothers are Organizing in every
state OF the Union 10 assist during the
week oj Oct 2l to y in house To house
canvas to obtain signatures To- the
pledge card If the United States food adj
ministratjun. Ibe plan oontemplates en-
listing the Servicce ot every woman who
has a son IN the ARMY, navy, or marine
corps, or son enrolled under the selectlve
service aw and subject ot future call The
war mothers will be welcomed in To tine
ranks of the food administration workers
Il, is peculiarly fitting that the mothers
ot the men who are to fight the nation :
battles should enlist in this vitaily essen
tIal service. They are sending their son,
off to endure the supreme test OF citizens
They want their sons To return to them
as soon as the peace of victory may bt
achieved They win hasten the coming o.
the peace by the work they have under
taken. In no war in which the nation ha'
engeged has the LOYALTY. devotion and sell
sacrifice of American women ever failed
In no war have they had greater oppor
taui,y ion sacrifice than Is offered in th'
movement of tine conservation Of tn
. nation. food supply
'Not only docs the Food ,dministm
tjou cordially welcome the war mother
INTO the ranks of its voluntary workers
hut an coal welcome viii be extended {,
the wives and sisters of our soldiers aud {,
all other loyal women who viii enlist fo
tile service which President Wilson bal
said is more essential than any othe
which American women can render
The Liberty Loan must be- subscribe,
and win be subscribed but it will he use
less to gather this money to prosecute tia
wal, ii we TAIL To make sure OF our foo,
which VIII win the wan and the lack q
which viii surely lose the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
NAMING FOUR MINUTE MEN.
Mason E. Stone Selecting Speakers 70,
Motion Picture Houses.

MONTPELIER, Oct 6. IN Mason f
Stone, director Of publicity of the Yer
mont committee Of public safety, j,
busily engaged in recruiting a force
of Four Minute Men, Mr.. Stone having
been designated by the Washington an
thorities to conduct this work in Yer
mont
The Four Minute Men will be locat-
ed in practically every town and city
in the state, and by addressing movie
audiences Will be able to place before
a great number of people such messages
as the government may desire to have
delivered.
Mr.. Stone expects to have the OF
ganization completed within a few days
and in time for the Four Minute MeI
to be used in connection with the fooC
conservation pledge card campaign
which will open in Vermont Oct. p t,
continue for a week, when every house
wife will be asked to enroll in the con
servation army by signing the pledg,
card.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
GREEN RIVER.

Rev. Lewis Spooner of Old Dccrfeld,
will hold services in the church here
Sunday, Oct. l. at 2:30 i. m. All are
welcome
A. G. Gallup transported the products
of the local Vermont Home Guards gar
den to Brattleboro Thursday. They are
on exhibition at the board Of trade
rooms.
The prizes given in the vegetable contest
at the village school were awarded as
follows: LIST prize -to.ElYa- Gallup, ID prizes
were awarded, one TO Miner Thompson
and one to Kenneth Howard; ed prize to
Bert Knights
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
ESCAPES FROM JAIL CELL.
Eugene Allen Makes Getaway From
Bennington by Using File.

BENNINGTON, Oct. G. Eugene Al
len, who has been in the county jail
here since he was arrested late in Au-
gust, in Iubbardton, ON the charge OF
stealing a horse from a lumber company
i'm Peru, escaped during last night.
Allen filed the heads from bolts which
held the hinge on a trap door leading
into steel vcntilator shaft running
through his cell With the leg Of D
chair he pried back the door Sufficient
ly to permit squeezing his body into
the shaft and escaped through the eel
lar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
HOOVER PLEASED
AT RESOLUTIONS
Congratulates Vermonters OH Attitude
as Expressed at Recent Rutland
War Convention

SPRINGFIELD. Oct. &. - Federal
Food Administrator James HartueSS has
received from Herbert Hoover, national
head Of the Food Administration. a let
ter of thanks for the resolution adopted
a the Rutland war convention when
Ferucuters assembled from all parts
of the State pledged thci, loyal support
to the Food Administration. Mr.. Hoo
Yer writes to Mr. lIartnass as follows:
Permit me to thank YOU and the
people of Vermont for the resolution
adopted by the Vermont war conference.
II is indeed encouraging to such appre-
citation OF the Problems OF food con
scry"tioa ana such patriotic. desire to
cooperate incvery way possible to their
successful conclusion.
II. J. Hin. national director of the
food conservation enrolment campaign
which viii open in Vermont and else
where Oct. y, when every housewife
vii! hc asked to sign card rledging
herself to conservation Of food, i, high
lv pleased ut Vermont 5 activities in the
Iprcliminaries of the campaign, writ
/ ing as follows on receiving newspaper
/ clippings about the Vermont war con-
4 NeltiOU:
THANKS for copy of your publicity.
! 1t is the best thing of its kind that we
! nave had come 10 cur hand, except the
matter which comes from Indiana. We
will use both that and yours in kicking
out suggestions to the field through
ou- publicity department .
The Vermont food administration Off
Gals are naturally pleased that the
Green Mountain state is helping to set
the pace for the union, and they realize
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
DEATH OF MRS. c. E. ROBERTSON
Bellows Falls Woman succumbs to Sur
steal Operation.

BELLOWS FALLS, Oct. Is. ~ Mrs
Charles I. Robertson died very sudden
ly Thursday night at a hospital Ia
Brookliue, Mass, where she went tive
weeks ago for surgical operation Mrs.
Robertson was born in Weston 6j year.
ago. Her maiden name was Flora \
Ward. She leaves a husband. who is a
retired paper manufacturer, and a son.
Louis j. Robertson, connected with the
firm of Wyman, Flint Sons company.
manufacturers of paper, also a grand
daughter, Freda Robertson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06
Your Country Calls g!
Buy q Liberty Bond!
DEACON JOHN HOLBROOK
SECOND ARTICLE)

As Bratteboro it became
population
the
a a
than country partnership Porter
importing large
tanned slaughter
living the house which pres
en site Of THE VERMONT NATIONAL.
In 1871 lie sold his
the death Of his daughter
him back Brateboro
publishers he
proved great and
the Hobook
the town with yearly forty
The VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Series No. 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-06

that to finish the campaign as it ha.
been started will require maximum
enrolment if the expectations Of the
national officials are to be realized.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-06
HOW LoNo w,AL TINS LAST,

| The telephone strike stands where
1t stood last night and the night be-
fore. This IL the fourth day with no
progress toward settling the contro.
versy and no effort on the part OF
the company for resumption Of service
save that Of discussion. Yesterday there
arrived Division General Manager Nc.
| Afee who was presumably clothed
with authority to settle the strike In
stead Of that however. Mr.. McAfee
| passed the job to the Missoula Bus
mess Mems association. His explana-
ton that this action should be taken
because the company belongs to the
association is not at all convincing.
Meanwhile the city is without te,e-
phone service. The company instead
Of going In a straight line for a settle.
ment or fight is twisting the situa-
ton into a mass Of red tape.
II the people were not so seriously
inconvenienced by the strike, the
ludicrous side would be apparent.
Eighteen girls carried away by the
fcrvor of cunning propagnndist de-
cided to strike. They wanted better
wages to which they were entitled but
the novelty and excitement appealed
to them strongly and besides. they
wanted to see the Stampede. SO they
struck and have successfully tied up
telephone communication for four
days. The company has made no at
tempt to fill the places of the strikers
It's policy has been of the do nothing
order.
The dear. old, long. suffering public
is. as usual. the goat. The policy Of
the company. apparently. Is to permit
the strike to go on until the people
become sick and force a settlement.
If the company refuses to get into
action its charter should be given to a
company that will think Of the pub
lie first and It's own interests after
ward
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-06
GETTING. THEM At LAST.

The l. W. w. agitators who arc
working for Germany will soon be
gathered in Uncle Sans big net. Ono
OF them was caught Tuesday ut
Scranton and the others will follow.
Their time Is short. The hour will
strike relief when they are lined up
to be shot as vipers too poisonous TO
be classified as traitors.
The spy GRADER. who was caught
working in the coal fields OF Penn.
sylvania Is an organizer Of the !. w.
W. The district attorney in charge of
the investigation says officially that
connection between the organizers and
leaders Of the !. ". w. and the Ger.
man government has been clearly es-
tabliShed: that the federal authorities
are convinced that the recent strikes
and agitators OF the /. W. w. in the
anthracite coal regions have been
started by paid agents Of the German
government.
With that evidence. It Is quite GER
tain that the trouble in Montana is
from the same source.
Fancy the situation. Some high Of.
fetal In the ttiihclmstrasse at Berlin
touches a button. At that instant
starts a movement to close the copper
mines Of Montana to paralyzc our
lumber industry, to destroy our har-
vests and starve all nations that refuse
10 kneel at the kaiser's dictum.
We have not a doubt that walking
the streets of Missoula are these
treacherous hirclings of the imperial
German government. We feel assured
that this work began almost three
years ago when the Germans became
responsible for labor troubles, blow
ing up of munition factories and scut-
thing and burning Of our ships in har-
Dor. 1t has been steadily continued
until the corrupt agents of Germany
slipped easily into their places as spies
when our country came to war with
the Kaiser.
Let them be cleaned out to the last
one and let their poor deluded followers
be cautious lest they are caught by a
pctard that was made for others.