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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Birmingham was asked to raise $4,0OO,000 for liberty bonds and actually raised about S6,500,O00.
 This is the record made in this city's great campaign for aiding Uncle Sans war chest.
 Chairman W. H. Kettig is sued a statement last night setting forth the main facts in the campaign. Every one who had anything to do with the sit uation said that Birmingham has once more given evidence that the people of the city can accomplish wonders when they are really doing the teamwork of which they are capable. Chairman Kettig's form a l statement reads as follows:
 "Birmingham may we'll feel
 proud of the record made by her
 citizens in the liberty loan cam
 paiGn just ended. Subscriptions in
 this city are at least 50 per cent
 in excess of what we were asked
 to make, viz: We were asked to
 raise $4,00O,O00 and actually
 raised about S6,,500,000. The show
 ing in the number of subscribers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Canning Pamphlets

number of very interesting govern ment pamphlets have been received from Washington by the Ensley public library. These pamphlets deal with the canning Of fruits and vegetables. and are all guaranteed to show the scientifically best method The pamphlets have been placed on the regular circulation shelves, where they can be obtained by any one desiring information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
$6 ,5OO, 900 IS BLRMLNGHAM'S
 SHARE OF LIBERTY LOAN
Birmingham and is the People Birmingham Can Do
 WhenT They Work Together

attractions most efficiently. Miss Ina Sheppard. in charge of the Oi- flee work, proved herself thor OughIy competent. The services or all these were rendered without compensation. Personal cohNe" fence and personal obligations were ignored.
 "Tbe thanks of the committee are also due to Mir. John Spar row for special publicity work done in the last week of the cam pai.n. He, too, refused to accept comuensatiOn, but undoubtedly added q new note to the appeal to the public. In the opinion of c0n- potent judges, his work will com pare fayornbly in originality and forcefuincss with the best that bas been done fin this nationwide campaign.
 "The Birmingham liberty loan committee is profoundly gratefui for what her citizens have done for their country and to all who have enabled her to discharge her duty so nobly.
 "W. Fl. kETTIG, "Chairman Birmingham Liberty
 Loan committee"
 Secretary Al c. Garber of the locd committee was elated last night wit the outcome.
 q hear this evening that when At lanta learned this afternoon that Bir mirsham had beaten her she mad every effort to have the books re opened" said MT Garber. She want ed to beat Birmingham if she didn' do anything else.
 The campaign shows what Bir I bar their shoulders to the wheel 1t Wa an inspiration to have had such loyd teamwork on the part of everyone. And l want to say just wor' about the fine work of the reporters These are the boys who kept the sub iect before the people and to them due great credit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Registration Totals
 From Four States Are
 Lacking in Count

Washington, June 1o.-With the totals from four states still unreported, the nations military registration rola had almost touched 9,OOocOo tonight and off c,als still predicted the final tabulation might show more than 9.500,o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Auth Collision

An automobile, driven by Ed Johnson. negro. was damaged last night about g o o'clock at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street when struck by an Acipco street car operated by Motorman Pugh The driver was not injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theaters

Lyric: Keith vaudeville Matinee at o'clock. Night performances at 7:SO and g o'clock.
 Loew-s Bijou: Superior vaudeville and f.; tu.e pictures. cnt nl ous performance 7 to il U elOcl4 D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
WILL REGISTER PROGRESS

The buarus at the corner of the First National Bank building will be utilized as a thermometer registering the l1se Of the campaign fund day by day. 1t be- ing changed following every luncheon when the result of the days work Win be announced.
 Every person in the city not now a contributing member to the Red Cross will be urged to give something to the
 $15c.0 fund which will be raised in Bir- minghab If every person in Birming- ham gives s1, the fund will be $20oO0O instead of $150000, as set for the goa,. This could be done, or iSs equal. in larger subscriptions from those who are able to contribute more.
 c. E. Lovett, state director, is active
 in the cities and towns other than Br-
 nsngham, organizing them and getting
 campaigns under way as fast as possible.
 Tuscaloosa will raise $l5,000, Montgomery
 Sl0O,000, and other cities have not as yet
 set their goals, but it is believed that Alabama will easily raise her allotted
 S400000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Cotton Blossom from Sawyerville F. Damer of Sawyerville sends The Age Herald his first cotton blossom. The plant bloomed June II from seed planted March 30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

mittee to have at least 10O00 people in the parade, and under the leadership of Joseph H. Loveman member of the campaign, who. had such splendid suc- ces:s.uwith the liberty day parade, 1t is assured that the demonstration will be a great success.
 MAKE RED CROSS CONSPICUOUS
 it is the intention of the publicity Cross so conspicuous that no man, wom- ar or child residing in Birmingham will fail to have it's purpose and aims reg istered in their minds, by the time the campaign is actually under way. Every white way post in Birmingham will be utilized by painting the Red Cross em- blem upon the globes. Delivery wagons, street cars, newspapers billboards and cards. window flags and decorations will all tell of the campaign, from one end of the city to the other. From a standpoint of publicity there will be nothing left undone.
 A decided feature with the working committees which will canvass the city for subscriptions will be the Red Cross nurse in uniform, and a soldier in uni form with each committee, giving to the prospective donor the significance of the Red Cross work. There one will see the young man, ready to go to the front and fight for him, and the Red Cross nurse ready to go and take care of the soldier after he is wounded. The ques- ton will be foremost in the eye of ar who see them, What am l going to do?" and the opportunity to do your bit"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
BELGIANS SECURE REVENGE
They Have Completely Ostraciscd Ger
mans Occupying Their Country.

And so the Germans in Belgium
have been an ostraciZed people. The
Belgians on the streets look another
way as they pass the spurred, field
gray officers The German soldiers
have learned to ride on the platforms
OF the tram cars; 1t Is less chilling
there than inside. The few open hote;s
and shops have become differentiated
into places for Germans and places for
Belgians. 1t is an odd victory that
these conquered people win over their
conquerors every day. For the Ger
mans feel 1t. They have wanted
friendly civil treatment from the Bel
gians; they have tried In their uncom-
pretending, unsympathetic. stiffly pa
tronzing. semicontemptuous way to
get it, and they have expected it. In
deed. it was more than civility, 1t was
Difference that they first expected-in
parts Of occupied France the people
have to salute the German officers,
or get shot-but when the Difference
was seen to be hopeless. they expected
ciyility.
Well, they have not got it: they
have not had it, And this complete
Withholding of Belgian approval OF
the German administration and the
complete lack of any personal rap
prochement between German officers
and officials and Belgians during the
long period of enforced relationship
and companionship is. to me, vivid
evidence Of two things: Belgian spir-
II and German maladministration and
utter lack Of human consideration of
the people and persons they are rul-
Ing and processing to be trying to pla-
cate. befriend and elevate.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
BUCHNER BEFORE CITY CLUB
Speaks OF Y. VI. {. \. Campaign for
War Relief Funds.

The principal speaker at the usual
meeting Of the Tulsa City club yes
tcrdaY I'm the private dining room of
Hotel Tulsa was c. Il. Buchner. gen.
eI al secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A. cam
psign on the Campaign for Tulsa 3
War Budget" a campaign which is to
aWr Budget" n campaign which is to
he inaugurated on the morning of
Wednesday for a days WORK during
which forty team captains and their
team members will strive to secure
1000 for war activity work.
During the meeting Manager Camp
hell, OF the Hudson dairy. advised the
members of the club not to use, han
die or come in contact with any of
the milk bottles. tickets or other prop
erty of his company until the cpl
demic OF scarlet fever had been
brought under control.
Upon motion made by Rabbi
Mcnkes. the club passed II resolu-
tion commencing Mr. Campbell for
the efforts he was making to assist
In stamping ont the epidemic of fe-
Yer at the cost OF several hundreds
dollars n day to the concern OF which
he was manager.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
VERY NOVEL DINNER BELL.
Eicpalo. Made From Oak Plank. Can
bc Heard Two Miles.

A camp cook whose only means OF
calling the members OF his party was
pounding on n pan with a knife han
die was unable to make them hear
when they were fishing or hunting at
any considerable distance from the
camp. One of the party to whom he
complained thereupon made what he
called "klepalo."
The "lSlepalo" was merely a piece
of well-seasoned oak plank two inches
thick, six inches wide and four feet
long. Thru the center he bored n
hole. passed rope thru 1t and sus-
pended the plank from the branch of
tree. The cook rang" the instru-
ment by striking II with n mallet, firs.
en- one side and then on the other.
The man who made the "klepalo"
had seen similar contrivances in small
Bulgarian villages where they are
used instead OF church bells to call
the people to worship. A test OF the
instrument used by the campers
showed that in ordinary weather CON
Gitions it could be heard two miles.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
STOCK MARKET MOVES
IN CRISS-CR0SS WAYS
Star Groups Go in Opposite
Directions; War Issues
Show Strength.

NEW YORK. Nov l0.-Prices I'm
todays stock market were somewhat
mixed most OF the time. star groups
moving In opposite directions. TINS
was notably the case with the auto
mobile issues, Studcbakcr and Max
well motors making gains of 5l2 to J
points respectively. while General mo.
tors broke to the new minimum OF
74lb. but closed at so AN actual gam
of 2 points. Rails and industrlalS ~
held a .iore steady course, repreSen 70
tntiye transportation going | to almost
2 points. while active st"els averaged
/ point advance. Many Of the war
issues added / to points to the
final quotations of the previous scs-
sion and coppcrs were equally strong
with Central leather, American can,
oils and utilities, shipplngs were
rather crratic, Marine preferred FOR
feiting it's early gain of IA points.
Total sales $40 shares.
The only feature OF the dull ana
irregular bond market was a decline
IN the Liberty As to the slightest frac-
tion under subscription price ~
9ggS. The 3 s. ranged between 99.S
and 9g2S. Total sales of bonds Al
par value aggregated S2,O75.OOO.
United states coupon and regis,-
cred 2's and as lost Is per cent on
the week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
GRAIN STRENGTHENED
BY NEW YORK GAINS
Buying Stiffens; Close in Corn
Strong; Provisions Given
Slight Setback.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Active buying
that was chiefly associated with
strength in the New York stock mar
ket gave lift today to prices of corn.
The close was strong | to y net
higher with December sl.l9 and May
Sl.l4 to l14ls. oats advanced | y
to ! - cents. In provisions there was
a setback OF 10 to 80 cents.
Prominent houses took the lead in
purchasing corn as soon as the mar
ket opened. Demand was persistent
thruout the session and there were no
important reactions from the upward
movement of values. The fact that
receipts of new corn were smaller
than Of late ANA foggy weather over
most Of the corn belt tended to make
prices harden.
Liberal sales of oats to the United
States government carried the oats
market up to the highest figures In
several weeks.
Absence OF support weakened pro-
visions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
TOOK S3OO.OOO FROM a WOMAN
Arrest of Two Men Has Ended a 3
Year Search by Police,

Financial wizardry, which cost Miss
Agnes Skelly hundreds of thousands
of dollars, has landed T w. Froelich
and ]. S. Level behind bars. Detec-
tives arrested them In the Great
Northern hotel rs they were prepar-
ing, it is said, to leave for St Paul
In one of their suitcascs. the police
say. were securities In Miss Skelly's
name to "A value of $4,000, 900. Officers
have been on the case for nearly two
years
According to the police. Level and
Froelich were connected with the
John w. Worthington bank In Chica-
go. which the federal authorities
closed few years ago and whose af-
fairs resulted in the filing OF criminal
proceedings by the government.
Miss S,<elly told the police that tho
two men under arrest collected money
from their customers as agents for the
purchase OF investments The money.
she declared, they turned to their own
uses.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
The Colt.
\ 30 ,yit n hAtt


Gosh. | like to Kit a-holt
OF dad burn little colt!
Soft-nosed dish faced bg-e are,
hoogcr
Eeggin' fer lump OF sugar
Or piece o. apple core
Rcglar dell he Is, for shore!
Neck too short an legs too long.
Back all wavv. short and strong,
Kinky tail-thcre, See i'm flip
That mis-cheevious upper lip.
Fairly achir' fer nip
out o. baby's tender hide
When lis daddy let's i'm ride'
You may doubt II. but. says I,
They's a twinkle in tn eve
or colt. when he sncaks up,
than pup.
Nuzzlcs off yer old straw hat.
Runs away as quick as scat!
Maxim faces at is mother
Arrays up to sumpin'-nuthcr.
orncry, but yit confound I'm.
I lest love L fool around i'm:
He's so careless an high-strung
An so--well. doggonc it-yowrC.
Gillian In Farm Life.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
WAR STOPS NOTED SERMONS
Lack Of White Paper in England Ends
GO-Ycar-Old series.

NEW YORK-1'housand Of persons
in this country. in the Australian bush'
and among African pioneers. have Just
received with much regret the news
that the sermons of Charles lIaddon
Spurgeon have ceased 10 be published.
1t Is another effect Of the war The
supply OF white paper has given out IN
England and publication was COM
PEELED to stop. However. II Is stated
that the end was inevitable, for hardly
hundred sermons remained unpub-
lished Ii will be recalled that Spur
gcon was pastor of the TIA abernacle'
London, coming to IL from the country
as a youth, and making the great MP
podrbmo near the Elephant and Castle
the greatest preaching center in the
world. S!Xty-two years ago Spurgeons
sermons began to be published, and
they found their way everywhere.
Twenty-Five years ago Spurgeon
died. but publication of his sermons,
out of the great stock left by him, has
gone on week after week without a
break. The sermons have numbered
bered more than thirty-five hundred,
and altho everybody who read them
knew how Sturgeon himself was dead
interest is said never to have tagged,
and the stoppagc of their publication,
thru lack of white paper, and the prac-
teal end of the supply, is regarded as
u calamity by hundreds OF thousands
of people The famous Tabernacle,
seating 5000 persons. built up by
Spurgeon, has remained great
preaching place. Today it has as pas
tor the Rev. A. G. Dixon, member of
the famous Dixon family of American
Enptistq
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
SIGNATURES ARE PROVOKING
They Are the Kind That Do Not De-
note Sex OF Writer.

Anyone who handles a large mis-
cellaneous correspondence stops TO
puzzle several times day over
whether a given letter is from a man
or woman, as many persons merely
sign their names with their initials,
Courtesy bids him try to address the
writer in the proper sex, but this
effort speedily becomes n highly un-
scientific guessing contest based on a
few sleuthing rules of handwriting
experts.
Not long ago a letter was received
In certain office (Which shall be
nameless) signed "a. j. Smith" No
further clue to sex or estate of we'd
ded bliss or single blessedness. After
carefully weighing the evidence, the
writer was addressed as Dear Sir"
BY return mail came n letter saying:
"A. ]. Smith happens to be woman.
He! he!" This was an interesting
scientific fact. but that the lady
should eXult over the mlsfortunes of
her correspondent was as IT, having
blinded herself, she had suddenly
ripped off the bandage and exclaimed.
Now l can see you quite plainly"
Once there was clever man who
proposed issuing postage stamps with
gum. stichum OF different flavors;
One-cent, wintergreen; 2-cent, sassa-
fras; Accent, peppermint and so on
in order that people might be sure
which kind of stamp they were past
ing on letter IL obliged to do so in
the dark
without infringement of this gem
tleman's patent we would like to sug-
gest that people who like to be ad-
dressed in propria persona as Mr.,
Mrs or MISS might adopt some special
style of handwriting. as thus:
"Mr." to be denoted by horizontal; ;
Mrs" by vertical and Miss by
"slantindicular."
Or perhaps we are mistaken and
women do not really object to being
addressed as Dear Sir"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
THE MAGIC LEAF OF ARABIA
Tasks Become Light With the Stimu-
lus of Khat,

The world knows almost nothing
about khat. There are even Euro
peans in the Yemen, whose servants
have chewed khat every day of their
lives, with so little knowledge OF ma
tive life and customs that after years
of residence they ask. why, what is
khat? We never heard OF It," Yet no
Yemen event Is complete without Its
presence, and no Yemen Arab-man,
woman or child-passes day II he
can help II without the aid OF at least
a few leaves OF the precious khat.
When the European is weary he
calls for alcohol to revive him: when
he Is joyful ne takes wine. that he
may have more Joy. In like manner
the Chinese woos his white lady" the
poppy flower: the Indian chews bhang
and the West African seeks surcease
In kola. Khat is more to the Yemen
Arab than any of these devotees. 1t
is no narcotic, wooing sleep, but a
stimulant. like alcohol. Unlike alco-
hol II conceals no demon, but a fairy
The khat eater will tell you that when
he follows his fairy 1t takes him into
regions overlooking paradise. He calls
the plant the "Flower Of Paradise"
In the morning your Arab servant
is surly and taciturn, your friend the
coffee merchant sharp at bargain
and acrid OF manner. In the after
noon your servant. with wad OF the
vivifying leaves In his cheek, does
your commands with smiles and a
light foot, and the punkah- wallah
who slept thru the morning, now
keeps your-officc fans moving brlskly.
Your friend bestows compliments
and presents upon you; by Allah, he
will buy your horse for the price of an
elephant and find no favor too great
to give you The bale the coolie could
not lift this morning is now but a
feather on his back. without khat.
your Arab laborer or gentleman, is
evasivc. apathetic. dull; with 1t he
performs prodisies of strength and
energy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
t1attcry.

An editor, apropos of William Dean
Howell's eightieth birth lay. said:
"Mr llowells is us modest as he
is gifted. His publisher once showed
him sketch for prospectus that
praised him warmly. Mr.. Howells
drew his pencil thru certain over
warm adjectives. and said that they
made him feel like the young widow.
"a young widow he explained,
had carved on her husbands tomb
stone when he died the inscriptions
sacred to the memory OF John
Doe. who departed this life in the
fifty-scventh year of his age. bitterly
regretting he must leave the most
beautiful and best Of wives'"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
COVERING BY SHORTS
B0LSTERS UP COTTON
Market Moves Within Narrow
Limits; Near Months
Strongest.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1o.-Prlces

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10.-Prices
moved irrcgularly within narrow
hounds on tho cotton market here
today. covering by shorts being re-
sponsible for the upturns and liquid
alton by longs. causing the recesslons.
At the lowest trading months were II
to 20 points under yesterdays close
and at the highest the strongest
months were TO 10 points over. Last
prices showed net loss of / to II
points. Thruout the session the near
months were stronger than the dis
Az;
The tone was steadied by the ab-
Genco OF any disturbing features In
political news and by the fact that
the week END statistics were more ia =
vorall lie than expected.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
New York Stock Exchange.
MIDNIGHT FUNERAL SERVICE
1Eirt, second Degree Masons 10 Hold
Rites for Fred l.. Bates.

Scottish Rite midnight funeral serv-
ices viii be held tonight at the First
Presbyterian over the remains OF fred
L. Bates, thirty second degree Mason
Of the Oklahoma consistory, who died
in n local hospital Friday afternoon.
" lsomaster Peck from Guthrie Is
bringing the various costumes to be
used in the ceremonies.
Mr. Bates was AZ years old and was
with the Independent Torpedo COM
pany. lie Is survived by wife.
All thirty-second degree Masons are
requested to meet in the lodge rooms
this morning 10 make arrangements
for the midnight service. The rites
used bv the thirty second degree Ma
sons are very impressive ana are open
to the public.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Davidson Strength Surprise.

ATLANTA, Nov. 10.-The light Ea-
wilson college football eleven. using
array OF forward passes,
sprang n surprise on the Auburn team
here this afternoon, defeating the
heavier team, 81 to 7. Supplemented
by brilliant end runs of Flowers, the
Davidson team relied upon the over
head attack almost entirely. Auburn s
lone touchdown was made by Rev
ington In the third quarter Davidson
scored one touchdown In each OF the
last three periods.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
unr,nrd Inform.ls Drnw.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. lO.-The
Camp Devens and Harvard infornal
football clevens played scoreleSS
game in the stadium today. II was
the third time "A contest without Il
PLAYED in three weeks Harvard car
ried the ball to the Soldiers l5-yard
line only to lose il on downs and iIor-
ween. Harvard's fullback failed when
.de ATTEMPTED to score field goal for
Harvard from the twenty yard line.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

SEWANEE, Tenn, Nov 10 Sewa-
nee easily defeated UniNersity of Mis-
sissippi here this afternoon In their
football game. the finnl score being
50 to I. Captain Bridges OF Mls5ls-
sippi scored the lone touchdown for
the visitors In the third period after
second string men had been sent in
for Scwanec. Captain Wortham for
Sewance made three touchdowns and
kicked six goals
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
MOI Vanity.

you men are just as vain as we
women"
"Huh?"
Look a; the big mirror in that
barbc: shop"
"Well?"
Ard the men are all watching
themselves"
"rhey are watching their hats and
coats"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
WSiIrylynl of fliC LIifcsi y

"Survival Of the Fittcst."
The longest known survival Of any
seed Is that OF certain Egyptian lily,
a dried seed-pod kept in. the South
kensington museum In Lbndon con-