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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

 The silver medal oratorical contest at the Fountain Heights Baptist church Sunday evening was well attended and proved one of the most interesting of the series that has been given. The con test was held under the supervision Of Mrs. J. P. Moore, superintendent or the gold medal contest department, and was participated in by six young men from Dr. Carl Gregory's class in oratory at the Young Mems Christian association, who in the delivery of their orations re- flected great credit upon the ability Of Dr. Gregory who had trained them for the contest.
 The medal was awarded to George F. Ransome, whose subject was Do or Die. While the judges were trying to render decision the audience was entertained by reading from little Miss Eveline God frey, who has won a silver and gold medal in the contest department.
 Special music was rendered by the choir under the direction of Mrs. Gordon Vail.
 Tuesday afternoon only short busi- ness session was held by the Central union, after which they adjourned and went in body to the health meeting in Cable hall.
 Mrs. Myatt, secretary at headquarters. has been absent from the tea room this week on account of the illness of her little son. Her patrons and friends have missed her greatly and many have been the expressions of kindness sent her. During Mrs Myatts absence, Mrs. J. s. Reid has been in charge.
 Next Wednesday morning at 10:30 the headquarters committee will meet in the auditorium to elect officers of the com mittee for the ensuing year.
 The following ladies are members of the board: Mrs. F. M. Jackson, president;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
STATEWIDE LAW AGAINST TICKS IS PROVING SUCCESS Government Inspector Tells of Work Being Done in
 Mississippi OMMITTEES PLAN TO AISE MORE REVENUE 3slx System of State Must Be Revised. Natchez Packing House Pays
 Big Price for Hogs-Edu-
 cator Wants Pardon
 By E. E. FRANTZ Jackson, Miss, March 1O.-(Special.) pr. ]. A. Kiernan, supervising in- 
CALOMEL MAKES
 YOU SICK, UGH! "Dodson's Liver Tone" better than calomel and can
 not salivate

Calomel loses you day! You know what calomel is. It's mercury; quick silver Calomel is dangerous. It crashes into sour bile like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel attacks the bones and should never be put into your system.
 When you feel bilious. sluggish, con- stipated and all knocked out and be- lieve you need dose of dangerous calomel just remember that your drug gist sells for 50 cents a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which is en- tirely vegetable and pleasant to take and is a perfect substitute for calo- mel. It is guaranteed to start your liver without stirring you up inside, and cannot salivate.
 Don't take calomeli It makes you sick the next day; 1t loses you a days work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight ems you right up and you feel great Give it to the children because it is perfectly harmless and doesn't gripe --Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

lieve they had real friends here among the white people. Or if the better white people would take the law in their hands and punish every member or the mob that shot the young negro to death at Meigs. Ga. yesterday we would begin to have some hope. Dr Stuart does not mean that negro men and women should be shot and burned by mobs when he says the southern whites know how to handle the ne- groes. I think he means that both races are acquainted with each other.
 NOT CONTENTED HERE
 I hope none of the white friends who read the article of the good doc tor will think the negroes here are contented in the south. They are not. They may appear so, because they are jolly, singing, hopeful people and feel that it is useless and dangerous to protest, but down in their hearts they are hurt and dissatisfied with the many thrusts they receive at hands of the people they have served all their lives. This exodus proves that. hope other pastors in our large white congregations will give some time to Investigating conditions among us north and south and speak to their people from their pulpits on our be- half It was a little unfortunate that Dr. Stuart went to Coatsville, Pa, to investigate, for it was there the only lynching that ever occurred in Penn sylvania took place and wherever that awful and barbarous spirit turks the condition of the poor black man i5 unbearable. I wish he had gone to and reported from any other place in the north. I think with the good doc tor, they had better stay here where the weather will be kind to them at least.
 BUT ONE SUGGESTION
 I am able to make but one sugges- ton to Dr. Stuart. and that is this: The causes of the negroes going north are here in the south. Nothing that they may suffer there, matters not how dark it is pictured, nor by whom, they are leaving here and will continue to do so as long as they can make a living anywhere else. This is the end of the road that needs Investigating and changing.
 I hope no one will do me the injus- tice to say that I am one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

During the 1916 session of the legisla- ture both houses named strong commit tees with instructions to prepare changes and make improvements in the states revenue and tax laws-changes that will put more money in the treasury than is taken out every year. Lieutenant Cover nor Russell was made chairman of the senate committee, and Speaker Conner Of the house committee. The house. commit tee has held two or three meetings here going over the situation and mapping out work for each individual This week the senate committee held it's first meeting. Later on, after both committees have done the best they can, they will hold a joint meeting and agree on a plan of ac- ton. Every thinking man in the state Is invited to make suggestions to one or the other of these committees. The fact is apparent that Mississippi must do some thing to get in more revenue. The state is running behind every year. making it necessary to borrow and issue bonds every time the legislature assemblies The man who solves the problem of how the state may make both ends meet will be crowned as a real live hero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
RUN OPEN SHOP

The two daily newspapers of Jack son. the ClarionL Ledger and the News. began running "open shops" March 6 and as was to have been expected, the Typographical union has declared war. It is understood that the news papers served notice on the union 6 few weeks ago that beginning March 6, they would run their offices under office instead of union rules Union men were not barred. however. and the offices promised to pay union wages, just as they had been paying Four of the old men on the News hele to their places, but every man on the Clarion Ledger walked out. The union men state that on Monday next they Nil1 begin the publication of daily paper, guaranteeing 500 copies per day from the first issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
w. c. T. U. ACTIVITIES
FOR GOD, HOME AND NATIVE LAND"
By MABEL F. LEAKE


 Mrs. Annie K. weisel, state president, representing the state; Mrs Chappell Corey, representing the state at large; Mrs. Jeffries, president of the County union; Mrs. Clayton of Woodlawn, Mrs, Bussey and Mrs. c. B. Spencer of the Central union; Mrs. w. B. Cannon of the North Highlands, Mrs J. P. Moore of the Stevens, and Mrs. Fitzpatrick of the Frances Willard.
 Mrs. A. J. Massey, president of the Woodlawn union, announces her union will meet next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Woodlawn Methodist church. The meeting will be in the na- ture of memorial service for Frances Willard A special programme has been prepared by the programme committee and promises to be universally interest ing.
 Mrs Brook will give reading on Frances Willard, Her Life, Her Work"
 On Wednesday morning Mrs. A. J. Mas sey delivered an address to Miss Knapp's class of negro women at the Jackson Street Methodist church on Missionary and Womans Christian Temperance Union Cooperation"
 Through Mrs. Massey's and Miss Knapps influence the members of the Jackson street church are taking un- usal interest in temperance work and in teresting their race in other parts of the city in temperance.
 Miss Clarke, president of the Steven S union, announces the regular meeting next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the auditorium of the local headquar- ters. The silver medal contest will not be held at this meeting, having been postponed until later in the spring.
 pr. Carl Gregory's class in oratory will hold their next silver medal contest at the Avondale Methodist church this afternoon at 5:30. The public is cordially invited.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
GOOD ROADS DELEGATES

Lieutenant Governor Russells first act or taking lis seat as acting governor was to name about 100 delegates to the United States Good Roads association meeting at Birmingham April r to 21, and there is every reason to believe Mississippi will be well represented. The delegates were carefully considered, scattered all over the state, and chosen for the mission because of the great interest they have been taking in road building at home. J. M McReath of Meridian, one of the delegates is president of the Mississippi Highway association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

matter from his mind. He had forgot ten to reckon with the fact that tapping telephone wire in New York city is a felony. and no sooner had the workmen begun to lay the outside connecting wires than they were stopped by the police.
 They were informed that a special per- init had to be obtained and all kinds of vouchers and guarantees given. So it was that this exciting scene was delayed for alrcost two days until Commissioner Woods and the detective bureau had been communicated with and much fred tape" disposed of. Since that time Director Cabanne has been studying the penal and other codes of New York city, and VOWS that never again will he be delayed by another mira ction of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

Nature warns you when the track Of health is not clear. Kidney and bladder troubles cause many annoying symptoms and great inconvenience both day and night.
 Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumba- go rheumatism catarrh of the bladder pain or dull ache in the back, joints or muscles, at times have headache or in- digestion, as time passes you may have a sallow complexion, puffy or dark cir cles under the eyes, sometimes feel as though you had heart trouble, may have plenty of ambition but no strength, get week and lose flesh.
 If such conditions are permitted to continue, serious results may be expect ed; Kidney Trouble in it's very worst form may steal upon you
 PrevaIency of Kidney Disease.
 Most people do not realize the alarm ing increase and remarkable prevalency
 SPECIAL NOTE-You may obtain S closing ten cents to pr. Ki1mer & Co.,, opportunity to prove the remarkable me you book of valuable information, con full letters received from men and wome just the remedy needed in kidney, live success of Swamp-Root are so well kno for a sample size bottle Address Dr. E to say you read this offer in The Birmi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
ELLIS WANTS A PARDON

Prof. J. R. Ellis, late superintendent Of education of Lauderdale county, who was charged with the misappropriation of sev- eral thousand dollars of school funds and pleaded guilty to two of the many counts in the indictment, and was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary, had not arrived at the farm before petitions were in circulation asking his pardon at the hands of the governor. The governor de- cliped to interfere, telling the friends of the old superintendent that his case must go the routine route through the state board of pardons, and that will be done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

class, the total amount paid being in ex- cess of S5000. The three carloads were made up on the cooperative plan by the farmers of this and adjoining county of Rankin and it is understood similar ship ments will be made every week two from now on. The great majority of farmers hereabouts were bankrupted try ing to produce cotton in spite of the boil weevil, but they have "come back with cattle and hogs and plenty of food crops, and great many of them are more prose porous than ever before in their lives. In a very few years Mississippi will be on2 of the greatest live stock states in the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
ROCK CRUsHERs FAIL

Several months ago the trustees of the Mississippi penitentiary established rock crushing plants at Okolona and Waynes- boro, but so far they have proven dismal and costly failures This is because the rock is damp it is said, and clogs the machinery. One ton of rock was run through at Okolona, but only after the rock had been burned and dried out. Or ders were then placed for dry kilns, but they have never arrived and the plants are worse than idle. The farmers of the state are demanding the crushed rock, but cannot get it. The legislature or dered these plants established a year or more ago, expecting that everybody would be supplied with rock by this time, and cannot understand the delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

smart" negroes who wants to insult someone. for this is written in spirit of thankfulness for such broad hearted men as the pastor of the First Meth odist church. Very sincerely
 J. H. KELLEY. Pastor Friendship Baptist Church. Birmingham. March 8. 1917. 521 South Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
SHIP CATTLE AND HOGS

Two carloads of fat hogs and one car- load of fat cattle were shipped from Jackson one day this week. They were all purchased by the Natchez Packing company, and the prices paid topped any, thing ever before heard of here, being $1o5O for first-class and $9.75 for second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
 Trouble and Never Suspect It

of kidney disease. While kidney dis orders are among the most commor dis eases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patients, who usually content themselves with doctorinE the effects while the original disease may constantly undermine the system.
 If you feel that your kidneys are the cause of your sickness or run down con- dition, try taking pr. Kilmer's swamp Root, the famous kidney, liver and blad- der remedy, because as soon as your kid- neys improve, they will help the other organs to health.
 If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one- dollar size bottles at all drug stores. Don't make any mistake but remember the name. pr. Kilmers Swamp Root. and the address Binghamton, N. Y, which you will find on every bottle.
 mple size bottle of Swamp-Root by en. N. Y. This gives you the it of this medicine. They will also send aiming many of the thousands of grate-
 who say they found Swamp Root to be
 and bladder troubles. The value and VII that our readers are advised to send liner &. Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y. Be sure Igham Sunday ge-Herald.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
SAYS NEGROES WILL CONTINUE ID MOVE Negro Pastor Tells Why People Are Dissatisfied PRAISES DIR. STUART Urges That Other Pastors Make Investigation Into the Negro's
 Condition Both North
 and South
PRAISES DIR. STUART

Rev. J. H. Kelley, pastor of the ne- gro Friendship Baptist church at 521 South Nineteenth street. says the white people of Birmingham have no con- ception of the rate at which the ne- groes of the city and district are leav- ing for the north.
 He says that the recent article by pr. George R. Stuart in The Her aid aroused the most intense interest among his people, but that it has in no way discouraged them in proceed ing with their plans to move north ward. He believes. furthermore, that the movement will increase as the weather gets warmer. He does not hesitate to say in the following let ter to The Age Herald that he believes the white people are to blame for much of the. trouble and adds; T hope no one will do me the injus- tice to say that r. am one of the smart negroes who wants to insult someone" His letter reads:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I have read your paper number of years and have not during that time read anything on the negro race that interested me as much as the re- port made by Dr. Stdart on his trip to Coatsville Pa. I am glad the min isters of the white race have so much interest in the well-being of the ne- groes. I am told by the older people that they once preached to the negroes regularly, but I have not known or heard of them doing just what Dr. Stuart has done.
 Now, if some other of these good and influential men who preach Christ crucified would do as this good pastor has done things would change all over the country. They need not go to Coatsville to see how we are housed, suffering and degraded. They need not go far to see us shivering and needy In sight of where I am writ ing negroes live in insanitary shacl1s and filthy alleys, so if the white min- isters are going to condemn these con- ditions both in north and south, cer tainly the exodus of the negroes will stop if other wrongs that we suffer daily will be stopped proportionately.
 SHOULD DO ALL POSSIBLE
 It will take more than cold weather or cheap houses to stop the negroes from going north, but as Dr. Stuart says, everything possible should be done to make them contented here. I am sure the best Wnlte people VIII do all they can; that is. it looks req sonable that they would, but alas! we have almost lost hope, for just now I hear group of negro women read ing and discussing the report of poor colored woman being hung by a mob of white men in Hammond, La, March 1. Now. if some of our leading white pastors would follow the plan of pr. Stuart and go to that town, look into the conditions and expose them, the negroes would begin to be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
FAIRBANKS
 ATHLETIC RULES

Dug Fairbanks, the new Aircraft star, was asked last week to reveal some of his athletic rules, inasmuch as he has become famous for his athletic ability.
 ITO be athletic,' replied the actor producer. people should sleep at least eight hours a day. I, myself, seldom re- qure four or five. When first awaken ing, you should drink a glass of hot water--I don't do this myself, but it's in the rules. Meats should be eaten in moderation; I should suggest Hunga- rian gouiash for lunch, and a boiled Irish stew for dinner. One of the principal things about athletics is exercising; with out it one cannot become an athlete Those who strive for physical prowess often neglect the mental and spiritual. A half-hour each day should be devoted to serious reading-psychology and meta physics But the best rule of all is don't worry; always smile"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

spector in this section of country foT the bureau of animal industry, has re- gently made a tour of some of the Mississippi counties where tick eradi- cation work has just been inugurated and on his return to his headquarters at Birmingham reported to his chief at Washington, giving some interest ing data about the statewide tick eradication law in Mississippi as fol- lows;
 Birmingham March 3, 1917. Chief Bureau of Animal Industry,
 Washington. D. C..
 "Sir-The statewide tick eradica- tion law in Mississippi became ef- fective January l, 1317 If the coun- ties in quarantine had waited until the date when the law became effect i've it would have precluded the pos sibility of cleaning up any consider able number of counties this year.
 soon after the passage of the law by the legislature in 1916 plans were laid by the state and federal authori- ties for the preparation of the coun- ties so that systematic dipping could be inaugurated March 1. 1917
 ''The work of organizing 2S coun. ties was a tremendous task and you can appreciate the industry practiced by the bureau and state employees
 Systematic dipping was begun in ii of the 2S quarantined counties in Mississippi March 1. In 13 additional counties it will begin on or about March 15 and in the balance of the quarantine counties systematic dipping will start on or before April 1.
 There are two important points I desire to bring out with reference to the work in Mississippi: First, 75 per cent of these counties would not have undertaken the work this year unless coerced to do so by the statewide law. Second. from 60 to 100 per cent of the herds inspected at the vats above mentioned in Simpson county March 1 were infested with ticks of all sizes.
 This is extremely significant be- cause it manifests the great value of getting started with systematic dip- ping early in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
POLICE SANCTION NECESSARY
 WIRE-TAPPING SCENE

In the ninth chapter. of ''The Great Secret" Metros serial in which Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Payne are CO., stars, there is a scene in which one of the gangsters of the secret seven has to tap" telephone wire from outside mansion in New York city and listen to a conversation. It seemed like an easy matter to arrange, and Director Caban9e, after giving instructionA dismissed tne
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-05

0CAREEl FENER DON =
From Chicago Health Dept
. = . . .
Don't ignore vomiting, sore throat,
fever. They are signs Of danger and
generally mean scarlet fever.
Don't let any one tell you that scar
latina and scarlet rash, so-called, are
q Dot scarlet fever. They are only mild
forms of scarlet fever.
Don't forget either that from these
mild forms Of scarlet rash or scarla-
tina may come the most malignant
case of scarlet fever that will kill
your child.
Don't be deceived by so-called
stomach rash. Most such cases are
simply mild forms of scarlet fever.
When rash of any kind appears on
your child, the safe thing to do is to
call your doctor and keep your child
away from other children.
Don't forget that scarlet fever
costs money, hardship and suffering;
by following carefully the advice
given you can save these and protect
your own and your neighbours chill
dren.
Don't ignore the fact that scarlet
fever is being spread and children
are being killed every day in Chicago
because parents fail to call their doc
tor and have their children examined
when they are ''just little sick" De-
lay in such cases is always danger
GUS and sometimes fatal
COCHRAN WILL DISCUSS CALI
FoRNIA JUSTICE
Things uncomplimentary to courts
and court methods in San Francisco
are expected to be said when W.
Bourke Cochran, New York, speaks
-in Chicago, Sunday, March rs, Oh
he Mooney trial.
Thos. J. Mooney was found guilty
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-05

Senator-elect Kendrick is the first
Democrat to represent Wyoming in
the upper house of congress. Since
admission to statehood the state has
had only two Democrats in the lower
house. Kendrick was governor and
resigned to make the race for U. S.
senator against Senator Clark.
Razors are most frequently pawn
ed by men, with watches and UNI
bTelas nearly tied for second place.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-05
to rent the Coliseum or the Audito-
rum for the meeting.
COMMENT OVER FAILURE OF
REV. WARREN TO APPEAR

Considerable comment was aroUs-
ed yesterday when the Rev. H. G..
Warren failed to appear in the pull
pit of the Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church at Halsted and Belden.
The Rev. Warren was arrested in
Grant Park week ago when en-
ployes of the Art institute complain
ed Of his actions. He denied wrong
doing at the time. The girl, he said,
was a former member of his parish
whom he had just met by chance.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-02
At the Biiou Today.

Enid Bennett makes her first ap-
pearance as a Triangle star, bearing
a remarkable endorsement from Thos.
H. Ince, who engaged her very soon
after being introduced to her during
a visit to New York Ince declares
that this young acrtess, who halls
from Australia. is bound to rank with
the greatest of screen stars. She is
starring in "The Princess of the
Dark" A two-reel Keystone comedy
will also be shown.