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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
MILITARY NOTES A ND ACTIVITIES
 ATLOCAL STATIONS

Recruiting was off at the army of-
 flee again yesterday, as only eight men
 were received from all Alabama. Men
 are coming in for the regular army
 slower than for any other branch of the service. The men who enlisted yes- terday are the following:
 Abraham Bremen, New Orleans, La; Tyre L. Landers, Hokes Bluff; Carl W.
 Chisolm Round Mountain; Hershen IStanfield, Alabama City; Thomas c. Stricklin, Birmingham; A1vah c. Parks,
 Brooksville, Miss; Harry McClane,
 Jacksonville, Fla; Ernest A. Walker,
 Birmingham Dougal J. salter, Cam den.
 | Posters were received yesterday by the army office calling on all British
 subjects in the district to enlist in the British army Free transportation to England is offered, and free transpor- tation back to the United States al the conclusion of hostilities. The terms of service are the same as those in the regular English army, and pay will be- gin when the recruit enlists here. There | are not IldHy EUS III bu6 ulo trict, but several have inquired about this matter, and it is for the benefit of these that the local office has obtained the above instructions.
 l The Second regiment of the Alabama National Guard took in five men yes- | terday. This regiment has taken in about 30 men during the last three | days largely because of the efforts of 1 Liane Carrera the daughter of Anna l Held, who has been at the Bijou. big l ball will be given for the men of this regiment at the East Lake park to- night, and a concert will be given for them tomorrow at their camp at the fairgrounds This is the regiment that | rnost of the local men who ;.rH enlist | ing are entering, and people are going | to show the boys a great time while | they are here. The men who e,'iisted l ! esterday are the following: Henry IWeatnerly, Joe Stephenson, Andy Tan ner, Joseph N. Fletcher and Lloyd Smith | The navy took in four men yester-
 day, and sent off several to begin their
 u raining at a receiving ship. The men
 who were sworn in are the following: 1 William Wallace Bowen, Atlee' Davis
 Sample, Perrin Fincher Lindsay, William l fIenry Gable.
 1 The ambulance company of the Ma I tional Guard has been recruited to it's l full strength, and has turned it's office, room APT in the Brown Marx building, ever to Capt Mortimer Jordan of the | Fourth Alabama infantry. This is the | regime mt that IS stationed in Mont e.nnery, and is badly in aeed ef more
 men.
 l CaItain Estes, in command of he en-
 e;reers regiment, was in Decatur yes 1 tn, csy to swear in 12 men who nave spIis ed there The local osdce did not eceivo any men, but two ~ ere shlpned 1 through to Atlanta to the framing camp. This regiment needs cooks buglers, track men and bridgenen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
DEATHS

Click. Joe, Jr.-Infant son of MT. and Mrs. Joe Click; funeral services were conducted from the home at West End yesterday afternoon by the Johns Undertaking company; inter- ment in Elmwood cemetery.
 Gale. sybiI Christine-Aged months; died at the home of parents. MT. and Mrs John s. Gale. 22 Pine street, West End, yesterday; funeral serv- ices will be conducted this morning at lo:3O o'clock at the home; Johns in charge interment in Elmwood cemetery.
 Mills, Walter Edged 46 years; died in local infirmary yesterday morning; body will be sent to Ope- lika this morning at 2 o'clock for funeral and interment by Johns Un- dertaking company.
 I<ilgO. J.-Found dead in wagon al Avenue B between Twenty first and Twenty-sec streets yesterday aft ernoon; the body is being held at Johns Undertaking company pend- ing funeral arrangements; death due to heart failure; deceased resides over Red mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
Condition Unchanged

Marshall Kirkland's condition is un- changed at the Birmingham infirmary but physicians now are of the opinion there is chance of recovery. MT Kirkland is now in semi iconscious condition. He was injured last Fri day night when an automobile 1T which, he was riding struck pole al Ninth avenue and Nineteenth street north.
 All other occupants of the machine who were injured, are resting com fortably at their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
TOTALS BY CITIES

Totals by cities reported to headquar- ters tonight included the following:
 New York city, s19,500,O00; Chicago, s2,- 594, GOO; Cleveland, $2,42600O Pittsb urg s1 157 GOO; Buffalo, $1, COS O00 Cincinnati, S1, ooo, 900; Philadelphia SS93, ,O0o; St. Louis s872 GOO; Rochester, s767,GO0; Detroit, se56, 900; Wilmington, s63O,0o Minneapolis s45o, GOO; San Francisco, s437 900; Kansas City s4OO. GOO; Milwaukee, s352,0o Worcester S345 GOO; St. Paul, $341, 900; Richmond, $3l7, 000; Indianapolis, $2S2, 900; New Orleans s271 ,00O Hartford, $194, coo; Providence sl900OO; Montclair, N J., s177,ooo; Wheel. ing, $13o,000 Springfield, Mass, $12S000 Denver, s120,oO0; Toledo, s12o,o00; New Ha' ven, s114,OOO; Dayton, s101,00O; Columbus s1O1 900, and Youngstown, $lo0,0oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
WARNING ISSUED

Eliot Wadsworth, acting chairman of the American Red Cross, today issued a warning to chapters against solicitation of funds by unauthorized persons.
 Outside of New York, Cleveland was the banner city in today's reports, gain ing nearly a million, and making the city's total 2,426,000. The Cleveland cam- paign committee voluntarily changed it's apportionment from $2500.000 to $5,0O0,O00 Wilmington, Del, voluntarily increased its goal from $500,000 to $1,00O0o0. First reports of the week came tonight from Pittsburg and San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
"GO GET THE KAISER

patriotic song. makes hit wherever it's heard. National colored title page: regular piano copies. words and music mailed anywhere in the U. S. A. Single copies 25c; per dozen 40; fifty copies hundred copies $l7.oo. All mail orders given prompt attention. Address
 B. L. HUMAN
 so4 Logan St., SteubenyiIle, Ohio
 Don't Send Stamps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
Negro, Crazed By Drink,
 Kills Two and Wounds
 Four Before Shot Down

Natchitoches, La, June 20-Leo Rusca, former chief of police here, and two ne groes, George Pikes and Ernest Prud- homme, are dead and L. E. Hudson, su- perintendent of education, a negro wom- an and two negro boys are seriously wounded, as the result of efforts of a posse to capture Pikes, who started trou- ble on his farm, near here, late last night.
 Pikes according to the officers while under the influence of liquor, drove his wife and mother from their home and later shot his mother in a cornfield with a shotgun.
 He later shot two negroes who were taking the wounded woman home. Pikes then set his brothers home on fire, burn ing it to the ground.
 Deputy sheriffs and citizens, notified of the trouble, rushed to the scene, and sur rounded Pikes in cornfield. While searching for Pikes, Rusca and Prud- homme were killed, and Superintendent Hudson wounded by the negro. Pikes escaped from the cornfield, but later was discovered on a road by Sheriff J. w.. Payne and in the fight which ensued Pikes was killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
NATION IS GIVING
 HUMANITY DOLLARS QUICKLY AND FREELY
(Continued from Page one)

to get the largest possible number of ef- fective troops at the front at the earliest possible moment. Second only in i'm portance to this is to further the work Of the Red Cross in providing for the care of these troops. The Red Cross is doing this in masterly fashion under a great nia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
General Rixhv Named

Washington. June 2O.-Brig. Gen. W.
 H. Bixby, retired, was nominated by Der of the Mississippi river commis- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
SOCIAL EVENTS

Circle No. of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church entertained a number of their friends yesterday aft ernoon at a penny age social at the home of Mrs. M. B. Purdy on Eighth avenue The reception rooms were at- tractively arranged in spring flowers and ferns, sweet peas, roses and nasturtiums being used in profusion. The guests were met by Mrs. M. B. Purdy and her mother, Mrs. J. N. Purdy of Woodlawn. Refresh ing punch was served on the veranda from a flower banked bowl by Miss Beryl Pinner and Mrs. A. D. Sturdivant. Mrs Ernest Ford rendered several musical se- lections, while Miss Lucille Hill of West End gave a number of readings. A penny contest was enjoyed, the prize being won by Miss Rexie Hubbard, while the booby prize fell to Mrs. c. A. Gillet. An ice course was then served by Mrs. Jerome Karr, Mrs. J N. Curl and Miss Rexie Hubbard. Mints in the pink and white tones were also served and about & guests enjoyed this hospitality $1o17 be- ing cleared by the circle.
 Miss Frances and Miss Bessie Williams entertained a number of friends at their home at farewell party for Eugene Will Hams and Manning Dandridge, who have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-21
ID BUILD JASPER DEPOT IS
 CAUSE OF SUIT
Attorney General Asks Big Penalty From Frisco and Also Mandamus Writ to
 Compel Compliance

Montgomery, June (Special.)-Charg- Ing that the Kansas City, Memphis and
 Birmingham railroad has deliberately re- fused to construct sation at Jasper
 after being ordered to do so by the pub lie service commission, William L. Mar tin attorney general, has entered suit
 against 1t for penalties totaling $120,GOo The attorney general also asks for writ of mandamus requiring the railroad forthwith to comply with the order. The railroad was instructed to do the work four years ago. The case was fought through the courts to a final vic- tory for the state. Many excuses have
 been offered for failure to comply with
 the order according to the attorney gen. eral Under the law the state may col feet S10O0O for each six months period which the railroad allows to pass with
 out complying with the order. The two
 cases will come up for trial in the cir
 cult court of Walker county in July.
 TELEPHONE HEARING
 Further testimony in support of the testimony of George E. Yundt, .engi- neer of the Southern Bell Telephone company, was given to the pubic service commission Wednesday by J.. NJ B. HoXey of Atlanta, vice presl- dent and treasurer of the company in the trial which will determine wheth- l CT or not telephone charges in the Birmingham district shall be reduced | Mr. Hoxey was on the witness stand l practically throughout the day. He was | carried through all contracts between | his company and the American Tele- , phone and Telegraph company to show | the expenses whitN the Southern Is forced to meet in the operation of the | l. ait,fn ina6 hat he
 charges in Birmingham are not too great.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
FERGUSON SUSPENDED WHEN
SENATE TAKES UP CHARGES
Texas House Presents ~ Articles Of
impeachment, Alleging o.
fetal Misconduct.

Austin, Tex.--James r. Ferguson
was suspended from the office OF gov
ernor Of Texas when the board of
nine managers named by the house Of
representatives presented to the sei.
ate q articles of impeachment alleg.
ing official misconduct.
w. p. Hobby, acknowledgement,
automatically succeeded to the gov
ernorship, pending disposition Of the
charges in the senate. The senate
formally designated next Wednesday
as the time for beginning the trial.
The 81 articles OF impeachment IN.
clude the following:
That Ferguson persistently refused
to reveal the source Of question
able" loans aggregating $156.500. thus
placing himself in contempt OF the
house: that he misappropriated $500
of state money and converted It to
his own use; that he abused the power
Of veto and violated the constitution
when he vetoed practically the entire
appropriations for maintenance Of
Texas university for the next two
years. Other charges concerned al.
legged placing Of large sums Of state
money without security and without
interest in a bank In which Ferguson
Is a stakeholder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
TO END SHEPARD TROUBLE
UNITED STATES AND LABOR
REACH AGREEM EMIT.
Commission Of Three viii Regulate
Wages, Hours and Work.
inc Conditions.

Washington.-The first peace treaty
between organized labor and the Unit
ed States government was signed. 1t
provided for a commission Of three to
adjust wages. hours and conditions of
labor in all private shipbuilding plants
in the country.
President Wilson has named V. Ev-
erett Macy as representative Of tine
public on the board. The men to be
named by the government shipping
board and President Gompers Of ths
American Federation of Labor have
not yet been announced.
Macy Is a New York capitalist, d.
rector OF several banks and treasurer
Of the national child labor commits
sion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
OBSERVERS FROM AIRPLANES
ARE SOUGHT BY GOVERNMENT
Accepted Applicants VIII BE Given
Course IN photography, Radio
Work and Bomb Throwing.

Observation-Disclosures for com.
missions as observers from airplancs
are being sought by the chief signal
office from among graduates OF the
artillery instruction course at Fort
Monroe, Va, or the machine gun
course at Fort Sill, Ok, and enlisted
men or civilians who are expert pho
tographers, radio operators or ma.
chine gun operators.
Accepted applicants will be given a
two months curse Of instruction in
fire from airlanes, reconnaissance.
photography. radio and bomb drop.
ping and commissioned on successful
completion Of the studies.
A good education. fine physical con.
dltion, keen eyesight and ability to
Judge distances accurately are essen
tial, said an announcement. Previous
military experience is very desirable"
Applications should be sent to he
aero, personnel division. army chief
signal officer, Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
WILL GUARD PEACE TAKERS
Socialist Mayor Of Minneapolis Prom.
Ises Protection to People
Council.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Van Lear,
Socialist mayor. has issued a state
ment promising police protection to
the Peoples Council Of America,
which will hold a conference here be-
ginning Sept. 1 for the announced
purpose of discussing peace. The
mayors statement was telegraphed to
Washington officials and to various
branches Of the council throughout
the country.
Il assume that n constitutional de.
mocracy 10 still the form Of govern
ment and that the people may. with
all propriety. peaceably discuss sub
jects Of vital Importance to them.
Selves" the statement says.
Van Lear has been a speaker at
several alleged anti-war meetings in
Minnesota recently.
The co1nctl has been unable to OBJ.
tain a large hall for its meeting and
plans nov are under way for pitch
ing a tent at the city's outskirts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
M'M|lLAN BACK
FROM ARCTIC
DECLARES CROKER LAND % A
MIRAGE. euT PEARY WAS
DECEIVED.
GLAD TO SEE HIS REscuERs
Made important Discoveries In the
Frozen North but Will Only
Report Facts to the
New York Museum.

Sydney, Nova Scotia.-Donald Il.
MaeMillan's Arctic exploration expe-
dition arrived here ON the relief
steamer Neptune after four years
spent in the polar regions.
Macmillan. who was one Of Rear
Admiral peaxy's lieutenants on his
successful dash for the north pole,
confirmed previous dispatches from
him that there was no Croker Land,
such as had been reported by Peary.
Peary's mistake was due to a mi
rage SO real that the Macmillan party
had been deceived by 1t for four days,
he said.
The first objective of the MacMi,-
Ian expedition, which was organized
under the auspices of the American
Museum OF Natural History and the
American Geographical society. with
the cooperation of the University Of
Illinois, was TO prove or disprove the
existence Of Peary's Croker Land,
which has been a prolific source Of
dispute among g%eographers and scien.
lists. The next purpose Of the expe.
dition was to conduct a survey OF the
Greenland Ice cap.
While Macmillan did not deny that
he had made some discoveries. he
was reticent concerning them, saying
he was under orders to report to the
Museum Of Natural History in New
York.
Touching on Croker Land, MacMil-
Ian said: "Peary was deceived by a
mirage, due to layers of air at differ.
ent densities suspended close to the
ice. Peary sighted this supposed land
from a cliff 400 feet high. W.
mounted the same cliff and for foar
days were deceived.
FINALLY, when the sun shifted, il
was no longer there. 1t was but a
mirage, but so clear you could sec
green hills covered with vegetation
rising high above the water. 1t was
supposed to be 120 miles northwes,
from Cape Thomas Hubbard, but We
sailed ISL miles northwest. passing
over the supposed Croker Land"
The expedition was carried through
without the loss Of a man and not
w~ithstanding disaster at the very
start the explorers left North Sydney
in July. 1918. on the steamer Diana
but were wrecked on Borges Point, on
the Labrador coast. Nothing dauntei
the explorers returned to st. Johns
Newfoundland. and were transferred
tcShe steamer Eric, which landed .lt
party at their base, Etah, Aug. 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
Garfield Will
FORCE CHEAPER
COAL For HOMES
NJ pleUoGe HIMSELF TO FIGHT
FoN NE0UeGo PRICES FoR
PRIVATE CONSUMERS.
.'eenes system May De Adopted for
Oes'sr whe Do Not Accept Plan,
says President Wilson's Coal
Administrator.

washington. d. C.-Harry A. Gar.
HELD. the coal administrators. pledged
himself to fight for a reduction in
the cost of anthracite coal to the
consumer. Replying to dealers who
predicted the action of the president
In fixing prices at the mine ana reg.
uiating jobbers would not bring about
any %appreciable benefit to the pub
lie. he said:
III there Is anyone who thinks the
effort for reduction in prices is to
De limited to the operator and job
e he Is very much mistaken. be-
iieve . considerable reduction to the
consumer can be made without undue
hardship to the industry. and l shall
feel very much disappointed in my
work II that end Is not accomplished.
Il am talking to you as l would talk
to the operators and distributors II
they we're here. We must adjust our.
selves to the conditions faced and re.
auctions effected must extend all the
way from the mine to the household.
Il believe this can be done without
too great hardship to any operator,
jobber q dealer. with the possible
exception Of those who are ineffi-
cient. In an emergency like this in.
efficiency cannot hope to stand in the
way Of the country's welfare.
'The coal administration as the
agent Of the government will not
hesitate to take drastic action il that
ts considered necessary. One thing
is certain: there will be no weakening
OF policy In the general campaign to
accomplish the general relief de-
manded. Every possible remedy in
the food control bill will be studied
carefully and We will be ready to
put any one of them which is appli-
cable to the situation in force"
Mr.. Garfield added that a licensing
system which might extend to the re-
tail dealers probably would be one
Of the csres adopted. The federal
trade commission, he said. was at
work on q schedule Of profits which
the government believed would be
fair Tor the retail dealers, and that
once they we're announced after the
approval BY the coal administration
and the president they would be en-.
forced with . firm hand. VI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
PRESIDENT WANTS SINGLE
MEN IN FIRST DRAFT ARMY
Exceptions viii Be Married Men
Whose Families Have inde-
pendent MeAns.

Washington.-President Wilson de-.
clared the first draft Of $4,000 citizen
soldiers should be made up Of men
who are not heads Of families.
In q letter to Secretary OF War
Baker he said the only exceptions TO
this rule should be men having de-
pendents with sufficient income to
supply their own needs.
The presidents action IL expected
to result in 4 modification Of the rules
recently promulgated by Provost Mar.
shall eneral Crowder on the subject.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
BUREAU
ON THE ROCKS
NO MONEY 70 Paw INSPECTORS
AND THE WHOLE FORCE
Is LAID OFF.
SHORTAGE DUE TO NEW LAW
Deputies Not Allowed to Collect Fees
and eonifaees Are Slow in Max.
ing Returns-To Take
Legal Action.
Jefferson City, Mo.


There is gloom among the deputies
and other attaches of the state hotel
inspection department. There is NO
money available for the maintenance
OF the department outside of the sal.
airy OF Inspector J. H. Dickbrader, nor
Is there likely to be sufficient funds
until next May or June.
So acute has become the situation
that Inspector Dickbrader has laid off
the entire force, and the outlook for
a resumption of the inspection Of no.
tells and boarding houses at an early
date is not reassuring.
Prior to the enactment of the change
in the hotel inspection law by the
last legislature, the deputy inspector,
when he inspected a hotel or board.
ing-house. collected on the spot for
the work done and the license.
Under the new la wdeputies make
no collection. They merely inspect
and give the proprietor a clean bill
Of health, and the license fee is sent
direct to the state inspector. That
is supposed to be the way the new
law is to operate. The license year
begins on May 81. This Is the first
year under the new law.
Inspector Dickbrader has written
them to come across and has also mott.
fed prosecuting attorneys throughout
the state of the delinquents: yet the
returns for the month Of August 80
far have only been $5S.
Under the lev law the annual IL
cense for boarding houses and hotels
is as follows: Less than Is roms, 50;
between Is and 20, IS; 20 to 80 rooms
$40: 40 to SO, $40; so to IS, SIS; 70
to 100. $50; and up in the same pro
portion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
HEAVY TAXES ARE PLANNED
SENATE GETS DATA ON uNplviD-
Eo PROFITS.
Jonas Of New Mexico Would Levy 70
Per Cent on Corporations
$45o,o0o,ooo.

Washington.-A roundup Of "sla IL
or" dollars and hidden wealth began
in the senate.
Jones Of New Mexico Would Levy 10
Jones, New Mexico, started a fight
to force corporations to pay sur taxes
on undistributed profits amounting,
he said. to $780, 900, 900.
simultaneously. provisions were
launched to stop loopholes through
which ta%x-dodgers slip. This would
be done by widening the scope of the
income tax law.
Jones would subject undistributed
profits to a 10 per cent tax, raising
$3.50, 900 1000.
1--WE want no Stacker men in this
country" he said, land We want no
Stacker dollars. II those great corpora
tons had a soul they would let loose
these dollars they no whoard."
Amendments pressed to ferret oar
hidden wealth provide:
THAT brokers and boards Of trade
must make worn statements OF
transactions. setting forth gains 0,
losses, to the internal revenue depart
ment. They also must furnish such
information as may determine 'whelh
er all income tax due or profits OF
gains Of customers has been paid"
"That banks. trust companies. real
estate dealers, insurance companies
administrators, receivers and employ
ers who make to another person any
payment OF interest, salary. premium
or other fixed and daterminable gain
exceeding $500 in any year. mus
make return setting out the sum pait
and to whom. That any person or con
Germ which agrees to rebate to a eli
ent any portion Of income tax AS
sessed by reason Of the other two
amendments shall be fined $1,000
These amendments already have
been tentatively agreed to, but the!
ma be further expanded.