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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
TAX COLLECTIONS
 COMING IN FAST

Montgomery, January 7.-(Special) When the books of the state auditor were closed for the week Saturday afternoon they showed that total tax collections since the new fiscal year began October were s2,5O5, ,32S.13 or less than one-haf of the yearly receipts of the state treas ury Receipts are climbing each day due to the activities of the tax collectors and other agencies of the state, but as fast as the money is checked in it is being checked out to meet the states obliga- tions for the fiscal year or for years gone by No money will remain in the treas ury for any length of time.
 One of the best days the treasury has had since the fiscal year began was Sat urday Jefferson county made it's report, paying in $52O, ,045sS as state taxes. Total collections for the day were $660 4Sl. 26 Montgomery county turned in $60910.29, while the remainder of the amount came from smaller counties and miscellaneous collections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Mississippi Lawyer Suicides

Laurel, Miss, January 7--R. F. Hal sell, city attorney and former mayor of Laurel, died today from gunshot wounds which members of his family and the county coroner tonight de- clares were self-inflicted. Halsell had been in i'll health for several months and was said to have been despondent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Alabamians Registered
 At Washington Hotels

Washington, January 7.-(Special )-The following Alabamians are registered at Washington hotels:
 Raleigh Ray Rhinestone, Montgomery. Willard, J, T. Ashcraft, Florence
 National, o. S. Hargett, R. Shelton and R. B. Began, Sheffield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Deaths and Funerals
Joe O'Donnell

Joe ODonnell, aged 25 years, died last night at o'clock at the family residence. 1920 Georgia avenue, Gate City. Heart failure was the cause He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, and two brothers, all of Gate City. The remains of Mir. O'Dounell were removed to the under- taking parlors of the s. w. Woodin Undertaking company of Woodlawn. funeral arrangements will be an nounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Eleanor Lucille Waits

The remains of Eleanor Lucille Waites, the 14-month-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. M Waites, who died late yesterday afternoon at the family residence, 1516 Eleventh avenue. south will be shipped to Rockmart, Ga, at o'clock this morning by the Shaw Un- dertalSing companyy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Infant Yearwood

Funeral services over the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Year W ood, BIO North Thirty seventh street, were held yesterday afternoon from the family residence. Interment fol- lowed in Forrest Hffi cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
FEAGIN ADVOCATES AN AMENDMENT TO
 VOCATIONAL BILL
Continued from Page one)

resentatives Blackmon, Gray, Huddles- ten, Oliver and Steagall
 The resolution carried by an over whelming majority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

A lecture on woman suffrage will be delivered at the courthouse Thursday night by Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

burg, chief of the general staff, and Ludendorff first quartermaster general, and last. but not least, by my friend, zinmermann, the relations between the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
Gadsden Planning Fight
 for ArmOr Plate Plant

Gadsden, January 7.-(SpecaL)-To plan further for the fight to land the govern ment armor plate plant, the Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Printup ho- tel Tuesday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

Establishments of rest room in the courthouse has been assured by the ap- propriation of $500 made by the county commissioners, at the instance of the
 Civic league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

Tourists books containings logs of roads in this section and something about the Gadsden district probably will be issued by the Chamber of Commerce. to be placed in the hands of tourists at Florida points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

About 100, 900 persons are engaged in the meat packing industry of the Uni tee States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

Disposal of the road machinery pur- chased by the county highway commits sion to the court of county commission CTS was delayed Saturday, when the for mer body asked the latter to settle a s400O debt against the highway commis- sion in return for the machinery. This the court refused to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08

The county board of education may decide to ask an election for a 3-mill To- cal school tax, rather than 2-mill tax, as originally was planned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-08
GERARD LIKENED TO PEACE DOVE OF NOAH BRINGING
 BRANCH OF OLIVE

Continued from Page One,
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
A ACONDUC7ORO ON
DOMINION Line
James M. Shertzer, of 1864 'N'
Street, Is Feeling Like New
Since He Took Plant Juice.

1t is always interesting to listen
to the statements of our friends, es-
pecially when we know that they are
honest and sincere in what they say
Added interest is created in a state
ment coming from wellknown Wash
lngton man. Mr.. James NJ. Shertzer. of
No. 1864 M Street, n. w, who has
been conductor on the Old Dominion
Line for years. Mr.. Shertzer, recently
gave the following:
Il have suffered with stomach
trouble for years and everything that
ate would ferment in my stomach
and form gas; 1 was badly bloated and
in the worst kind of misery; l had
headaches, was very dizzy at times,
and had terrible pains in my back, due
to deranged kidneys; 1 was so run
down. 1 had been operated on some
time ago and had been in a very weak
condition; my liver was also affected
which caused the bad dizzy spells
had at times. l had taken so many
different medicines that l had little
faith in anything, but 1 finally decided
to try Plant Juice, as a last resort. l
seemed to get relief almost from the
hrst dose, and my appetite returned
to me; l sleep well and am able to
enjoy all of my meals; l have no more
dizzy spells or headaches, and am feel
ing like new man. / am boosting
Plant Juice whenever I can"
Such words as these and those of
many others which. have been printed
have wide influence. for they come
from men of standing and integrity.
who have given Plant Juice fair trial
and have been greatly benefited there
by.
Plant Juice acts like magic in
stomach trouble, gas, fermentation.
heavy, distressed feeling after meals
and on retiring. 1t attacks and de-
stroys all poisons in the blood. cor
rects diseased conditions of the liver
and kidneys and restores them to nor
NAL condition.
The Plant Juice Man is at The
Peoples Drug Store, corner of Seventh
and "E" Street, n. W., where he is
daily meeting the local public, and in
Producing and explaining the merits of
this remsdy.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
PATIENT STILL NEEDS
S1l.25 FOR RECOVERY

Employees Of the main Offices of the
Munsey Building have contributed 81 for
the relief of IT W. Gibson, former resi-
dent of Washington. now a patient at
. tuberculosis sanatarium at Albuquerque.
New Mex.
This brings the amount needed down
to tt125 for Gibson to stay out the bal
ance Of the month. when be can be dis
charged as cured and then begin sup-
porting himself.
OF the s15 required. S1f375 has been re-
oeived by The Washington Herald and
transmitted to Mr. Gibson.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
D, c. PROHIBITION BILL
| HEARINGS this week
Public Will Be Heard on Effect of
Sheppard Measure-Veto Unlikely.

Chairman Ben johnson, of the House
Committee on Affairs of the District of
Columbia, announced yesterday that his
committee will take up the Sheppard pro-
hibition bill for Washington the latter
part of this week and at the latest the
early part Of next week. He said the
committee would hold public hearings II
necessary or desired. He did not intimate
his own views on the bill or the probable
fate Of the committee.
1t is understood that at the same time
Congressman Cary. of Wisconsin. will
seek to bring about a discussion of his
resolution providing for referendum to
the residents of the District OF the Shep-
pard bill and a half dozen other Ques-
tions Of vital interest to the city.
The hope of the "wets" that President
Wilson will veto the Sheppard bill were
dampened yesterday. when the intimation
came from the White House that the
President was not likely to do 30.
1t was also suggested that the Presi-
dent. while he has positive views on
local self-government, nevertheless feels
the same way as some Senators do that
the District of Columbia is not on all
fours with the several States and that
the right of suffrage here is one that
cannot be decided out of hand.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
" AMERICA UNPREPARED"
FAULT OF ITS PEOPLE

Every American citizen is personally
responsible for the degree of preparedness
or unpreparedness of America" said WILL
lam Mathers Lewis, field secretary for the
Middle West Navy League, at the smoker
of the Phi Delta Pheta last night at
the Cosmos Club.
I'VE must not blame the President or
Congress" said Mr.. Lewis, but we
should look to ourselves to find the rea
son of America unprepared II we want
real preparedness. we, ourselves, are the
ones to get it. and if we do not we have
no right to lay the blame on the Of
fcials of the government or our repre-
sentatives in Congress"
Senator Fletcher. of Florida, president
of the society, presided. committee
was appointed to draw up resolutions
relating to the deaths of two former
members of the society, James Gray and
Joseph 1. Webster
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
HEADACHE FROM
A COLD? LISTEN
"Pape's Cold Compound" Ends Sc
we're Colds or Grippe in
Few Hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking dose Of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose running,
relieves sick headache, dullness, few
erishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up. Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only rs cents
at any drug store. 1t acts without as
sistance, tastes nice and causes no in
convenience. Accept no substitute
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
GOVERNMENT BUILDERS
HOLD CONVENTION HERE
McAdoo Expected to Address
Meeting at Today's Session.

The Society of Constructors of Federal
Buildings commenced its annual conven-
ton yesterday at the Ebbitt Hotel by
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Those elected follow: Benson A. Apple
yard, of Pittsburgh. Pa, president;
Ernest c. Shurig, OF New Haven, Conn,
first vice president; Fremont o. Ward, of
Detroit. Mich. second vice president; ;
Frederic A. Hills. Rumford. Me, secre-
tary-editor and Neal A. Melick. OF Mid
dletown, Ohio, treasurer.
THE Treasury Department completed
plans and contracts for a public building
every four days and each building has
averaged a cost of s50,O0O." declared Act
ing Supervisor Architect James Wetmore,
of the Treasury. "Of these nearly 30
per cent are postofflces." he said.
1t is expected that Secretary McAdoo
will address the convention at today's
a fternoon session.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For ths District o Columbia, Eastern Penn
sylvanaA New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland
Overcast Tuesday. Wednesday probably fair; con-
tnusd cold; fresh northsrly winds
For VhH1ma-Overcsst Tuesday prsosdsd b. ratn
or no~ In Uuth portion wsdnssday overcast;
fresh north and northeast winda
The indications are that there VIII b rains
and SHOWS Tuesday In the South Atlantic States.
except the Florida Peninsula, followed by overcast
weather In these States On wednesday Elsewhere
east Of the Mississippi River the weather will be
gensralb fair Tuesday and Wednesday Odd weather
during ths next two days
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
LOCAL MENTION,

lbs: layer raisins, 25c; "a lbs. Old
Time flour. $1.00; IL lbs. white meal,
!Oc lb.; Wonder tea, 29c: Wonder cof-
fee, zoe; large jars olives, zoe; peanut
butter, l2c: cans peas, csc; cans
corn, 26c; cans tomatoes, Csc: large
cans asparagus. SOC: large cans beans,
1oc; Gold Medal wheat food, I24c
Gold Medal oats, ~; lbs. head rice
Csc; lbs: hominy. 1Oc; pure pepper.
25c: 3 10-lb. bags salt, Csc: lbs evap
peaches, Csc; Go 70. 7hc: Puddine
7hc: 1vin's war cake. 6Oc S3ss NJ st
N. w. and all the J. T. d. PyIes stores
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
Crawls to Phone; Calls Doctor.

Lancaster, Pa, Jan. N-Alone In her
home. Mrs. George H Shreiner fell in de-
scending the cellar stairs and broke a leg
She dragged herself upstairs to a tele-
phone and summoned a physician who
found the doors locked.
Mrs. Shreiner crawled to a door and
admitted the physician. She was removed
to st. Joseph's Hospital in a serious con-
dition through nervous shock
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
STEALS FOR HUNGRY ONES.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Frank Wilson turned
thief today to succor a starving couple
and stole eleven eggs and a pound of
cofee from the restaurant where he is
employed. He was arrested
Those people were hungry and didn't
have the money to help them, So / took
the food" said Wilson. If that is wrong.
am willing to go to jail
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
THIEF RETURNS TICKET.

ST Louis. Mo. Jan. 15.-Burke Sheridan
received through the mail a pawn ticket
for his overcoat. which had been stolen
from a local billiard parlor.
A note written by the thief accompan-
led the ticket. 1t read: Sorry, old man.
but / was hungry" Sheridan redeemed
his coat for sl50.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
THESE FLIvvERS NEED NO TAGS.

The Federal government has the right
to operate automobiles anywhere in the
country without securing licenses for its
chauffeurs, and without buying licenses
for the machines, according to a ruling
made yesterday by Comptroller Of tho
Treasury Warwick.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
EXPLOSION PROBE GOES ON.

New York, Jan. l5-Jeremish ODonneII
arrested by the Pompton Lakes CI. -
police, after he said he expected another
portion OF the Du Pont Powder Works AT
Haskell to be blown up. was released
early today. The police admitted a
deputy overstepped himself when he tried
TO unravel a war plot No further ar
rests are now contemplated.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16
TO PLAN FOR INAUGURAL.
WiIson and Marshall Democratic As
.ociatfon to BE Made Permanent.

The Wilson and Marshall Democratic
Association of the District will meet in
the Ebbitt House this evening at
o'clock. Plans for Inauguration cere-
monies will be discussed.
Immediately after the inaugure ton it
is planned to place the association upon
a permanent basis. The Woodrow VIII
son Democratic Association probably will
be its designation.
Residents Of Washington in the civil
service may Join the association.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-16

The association will arrange 10 take
part in the Inauguration OF the Presi-
dent and subsequent TO that event. So
cisl and educational features will be the
general work OF the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24

set priceNoAcoal and food and raise money to equM1 an army, 1t is able to say to the American laborer, You must work
 "we will agree the world must be made safe for democracy. The labor ing men, and especially the miners, must me made to realize that they must produce coal to whip the kai- ser. President Wilson and MT. Garfield nave hesitated to conscript labor They do it in other countries. The majority of the American miners are ready to do their bit but about 15 per cent of the men engaged in that line of in- dustry do not have any respect for citizenship or trade unions They treat agreements like the Kaiser treated the sacred interna tional treaties. We must reach that body of men who are rais- ing hell in the mining country. Wild cat strikes must be eliminated and 1t is up to Mir Garfield and his de- partment to do it, even if the govern ment has to resort to labor conscrip- tion.'
 A resolution asking that the associa- ton forward to President Wilson a pro- test against the sale of intoxicat ting liquor within radius of five miles of @ coal mine. was adopted unanimously.
 The transportation situation is vital 2 eiooSi tCo Al tiiuI odlcy pFGSiucTL or a large West Virginia coal company land we should put forth every effort to bring 1t to 2 successful conclusion. There Is too much steel going over our railroads and not enough coal. It is no use to haul
 ood # you don't have coal with which to cook it."
 Following the report of the transporta- ton committee of the association, a res- olution was adopted urging the national fuel administration. the interstate com merce commission, the priority shipment board and railroad war board to co-op- crate in issuing an order giving coal shipments preference over all other car
 n *reight with the exception of food and government supplies and that open topped cars be furnished to coal mines and coke ovens so they may be oper- ated continually up to their full capacity.
 Before adjourning the operators adopt ed resolution affirming their confidence in Administrator Garfield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
GOAL MEN WANT
 ID STOP SALE OF
 LIQUOR NEAR MINES
More Than 1000 Operators Meet and Discuss Problem of Fuel Shortage in
 Country

Pittsburg, October 23.-Eliminate the labor agitators from the coal fields, prohibit by presidential decree the sell ing of liquor within five miles of any coal mine, give coal shipments pref erence on the railroads over all other kinds of freight with the exception of food and government supplies and let every operator co operate with Fed- eral Fuel Administrator H. A. Garfield and the shortage of coal will be end ed, declared more than 1000 operators, representing practically every field of consequence in the country, in ad- dresses and in resolutions adopted at a meeting here today under the aus pfces of the National Coal association.
 Fuel Administrator Garfield, in an address before the operators, pleaded for leaders of the industry to lay aside all differences and get behind Presi- dent Wilson in the fight against Ger many. He made no reference to any possible increases in coal prices by the government or to the demands of tho miners in the Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois fields for increased wages.
 Unless the coal problem is solved, and solved speedily, the operators agreed, the United States will be greatly hampered in the war.
 While no action was taken on the labor question, it was considered by the meeting anl treated in a number of addresses. Conscription of labor, if the emergency demands 1t, was urged by John P. Reese of Gillespie, H., general manager of the coal proper ties of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, who declared:
 If the government has the right to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
TWO S|NN FEN PLOTTERS ARE NOW
 HELD IN NEW YORK

New York, october 23.-Liam Mellowes,
 one of the recognized leaders in the Sinn
 Fein rebellion in Ireland on Easter Mon
 day, 1916, and an associate, Baron Max
 won Reckiinghausen, a German subject,
 are under arrest in this city, it was an-
 nounced today by William J. Fynnn,
 chief of the United States secret service.
 The arrests were made on the eve of m
 announcement by Premier Lloyd George
 in the House of Commons that the Brit
 ish government had knowledge of an
 other plot to land arms in Ireland
 Mellowes is charged with obtaining
 false papers to enable him to leave the United States as an American seaman Won Recklinghausen, styled by Flnnn as patent engineer with no little abil- ity," has been turned over to federal au- thorities for interment during the war He is declared to have been an intimate associate of Sim Feiners. A statement issued by Flynn said papers found in Von Recklinghausens rooms and on his person show definitely that large sums of money had gone forward to France for ultimate German purposes.
 Mellowes was arrested Monday night in possession of a seamans passport ! made out in the name of Patrick Don nelly,' and which, it is declared, he i1- tended to use in returning to Ireland Tt the earliest opportunity.
 | After the failure of the Irish reyolu- | ton last year, Mellowes made his way to the United States by shipping as a coal heaver. according to Flynns state ment. Secret service agents had him un- der surveillance shortly after his arrival and learned of his association with pr. Patrick McCarton, known to his Sim Fein associates in this country as "the first ambassador to the United States of the Irish republic" the statement said. They plotted to return to Ireland and McCarton shipped on an American steamship leaving New York last Wednes- day On advices from New York se- cret service men, McCaron was arrested at Halifax and now is being held there pending prosecution for his complicity in the Dublin riots and his activities in
 this country since early last year, ac- cordng to Flynn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24

vacancies at Orrville. HartseIle and Roanoke. The postonices of the country are divided into two grades, those pay ing more than s240o being in the first grade and those below that sum in the second grade, and only the latter grade are to be filled now. peculiar feature of the announcement is the statement that the results of the examinations are
 0 only serve as a guide to the commls- sion in making recommendations to the President and the persons who pass will have no civil service status since nom-
 } tions must be confirmed by the Presi- dent.
 C. A. Beasley, secretary to Senator Bankhead, is back in Washington after l brief stay in Alabama
 Senator Bankhead today had long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
Three Postmasterships in Alabama Must Be
 Filled by Examination

Washington, October 2s.-(special) The civil service commission today an nounced the first rules that are to gov. ern examination for postmaster for tbc first. second and third-class who were recently placed under the civil service by an executive order of the President A general examination will he bo,d throughout the United States Noven,bs
 2S and that for Alabama will ba =, Jasper, New Decatur and opelika to a,l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
Bank Cashier Held on
 ImbeZzlement Charge

Philadelphia, October 2s.-William r. Horn, cashier of the First National bank of Easton, Pa, was arrested here to- day by federal authorities charged with the embezziement of more than s39, 900 of the banks funds. Tn an alleged confes-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
At Loew's Bijou

Patriotism is always a feature of the performances at Loew's Bijou and to- days bill Is no exception to the rule. In addition to the five acts of superior vaudeville are the picture features and nowhere are more inspiring or thrill : ing war pictures shown than those de- picted in Loew's current events, and the worlds most striking patriotic cartoons are reproduced on the screen by the artists themselves. The head liner act Is Ward and Curran, two of vaudeville's greatest comedians In their originality, 'The Terrible Judge" Other acts are Alexandria, master of the xylophone; May and Will Rodgers, in clever comedy and chatter and song; Leonard and Ward. in char acter comedy; and the Four Delgardos in high~class aerial novelty Ruth Clifford. favorite movie star, in her great success, "The Desire of the Moth." is the picture feature.