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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
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 Cause Disease
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sAall nss sssa fessss ths benefits derived ess1 ths uss ef Foley Kidney Pill" \. Csalssy. Ferret crevs. Orssen.
 Too much work and too little work seem to have about the same effect on persons past middle age. Proper good health. They act as . litter and remove from the blood poisonous waste matter which if permitted to remain in the system leads to many complications.
 Many nervous. tired. rundown men and women suxer from pains in the back end aides. dizzy spells. bladder weakness. sore muscles and stin joints and fail to realize that rhsuma- tisms diabetes or even BriSnts dis- ease may Iesult.
 If you have cause to believe that your kidneys are weak, disordered or inactive you should act immedistely; Foley Kidney Pills have been used by young. middle aged and old with complete satisfaction. They act quick; . and sure ly and have given reltet Q cases of ten years standing.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03

The burning question of the hour being Are you T. A. and believing that every citizen has right know what man. of they about to employ their commissioner hereby declare that not member of the T As any other secret political organization.
 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Masonic fra tey and the Shrine the only organizations with which am affiliated
 believe that all matters pertaining the election of public officers we'll government should be subjected to the scrutiny of the public that political battles should be fought in the open and fairly and squarely.
 CHAS. K. HALL Paid political advertisement Schas. K. Hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
DECISIONS IN FOUR CASES HANDED
 DOWN BY COURT

l Montgomery, October 2.-(Special )-Tne supreme court broke a silence of three months Tuesday afternoon when it hand ed down decisions in four cases and an- nounced rulings on applications for re- hearings in six others. The most i'm portant decisions reversed former rulings l in cases from Hale and Conecuh coun- ties and held that the probate judges l in the future must perform the duties of ! clerks of county courts where such courts 1 exist or employ clerks with funds from their own personal treasuries. Before | the court recessed June 30 it held that l the clerks of the circuit courts were ex- I officio clerks of the county courts of 1 Hale and Conecuh.
 On rehearng the supreme court de cided it had committed error in it's for mer decisions and recalled them. The cases were brought by agreement to de- | termine whether local laws were repealed l by the general court laws of 1915. Through the new decisions, w. E. Torhert, pro- 1 bate judge of Hale county, will become 1 ex- -offico clerk of the Hale county court and James Armstrong, probate pudge, ex- officio clerk of the Conecuh county court A great majority of the decisions were 1 in cases which had been settled by agree l ment or the appellants had not properly submitted their appeals. D 1 Decisions of the supreme court Tues day afternoon follow: Mayfeld, J.-Bank of Mobile, ct al vs Lillie B. Powers, appeal from Mobile probate court: appeal dismissed Somerville J.-Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, vs. John w. Oaks, appeal from Chiffon circuit court: ap- peal dismissed.
 Thomas, J.--S. D. Treadwell, vs. w. L. Napier, appeal from Clay circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 w. E. Lynn, ys. Mrs. Nave Finnie, appeal from Morgan circuit court; set tied and dismissed
 Decisions on rehearing follow:
 State of Alabama ex rel Cad Gar rett vs w. E. Torbert, appeal iron, Hale circuit court; rehearing granted judgment of reversal set aside and af- firmed.
 John M Thomas, clerk, etc. vs. state of Alabama ex ,rel. James Armstrong, appeal from Conecuh circuit court; re- hearing granted; judgment of affirm ance set aside and reversed and rem dered
 Robert J. McCleery. appeal from Mobile circuit court; appeal dismissed by ap- pellant
 A. Deniaco & Bros. .vs. Mike John, ap- peal from Jefferson circuit court; cause settled. appeal dismissed by appellant.
 American Radiator company vs. J. Will Ross, appeal from Jefferson circuit court: appeal dismissed by agreement.
 w. J. Dennis vs. Melissa B. Brittan. appeal from Shelby circuit court; appeal dismissed by agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
COTTON CONFERENCE DE MANDS THIRTY
 CENTS AS MINIMUM
Resolution Is Passed in New Orleans Declaring This Price Is Justified on
 Present Basis

New Orleans. October 2.-A uricr of agreed upon at meeting here late today of men interested In marketing and growing of cotton in 10 southern states being justified by the nres- ent selling prices of manufactured cotton products. The price was sur- gested in an amendment to a resolu- tion adopted just previously which de- cIared against price regulation of cot- ton by Congress delegatins of this authority to any other body
 Although the amendment, introduced bv l.. B. Jackson, director of the Georpia bureau of markets, met with some t,+ tie opposition it was recognized as a compromise measure and was almost unanimously adopted. Unsuccessful ef forts to have the amendment read 35 instead of 30 cents was made by D. w. Dabbs of Mayesville, s c. w. B. Yearv of Farmersville, Tex, and Peter Rad to secure a 30-cent minimum.
 AS TO SEED PRICES
 Following the advice of John M. Park CT, state food administrator, the dele gates adopted a resolution providing eor. the appointment of committee of seven to confer in Washington with Herbert Hoover, federal food administrator, e. garding cotton seed prices
 Resolutions also were adopted indors- ing Edward $. Butler of New Orleans as a member of the federal exports boa d and indorsing the movement to have bales of cotton standardized throughout the cotton belt by making them of the uni form size of 54 inches long by 27 inches wide
 SOME WANTED FORTY-TWO
 While many delegates early today advo- cated holding of cotton for minimum prices ranging from 30 to 42 cents gen. eral sentiment during the afternoon was against such action. Addresses by Sem ator Ransdell, State Food Administrator Parker and William B. Thompson, pres- ident of the New Orleans dock board. opposed the fixing of minimum price. Growers were urged by Senator Ransdel and MT. Thompson to hold their cotton, market it judiciously and If necessary borrow money on it in storage Mr. Parker said he knew of no effort to place cotton under federal control
 MANY IN ATTENDANCE
 The sessions today were attended by cotto ngrowers, state commissioners of agriculture, directors of marketing ou- reaus, officers of farmers unions, farm CTS. merchants and bankers from 10 southern cotton growing states, all of whom assembled to consider cost of pro- ducing the 1917 cotton crop and deciding upon the advisability of setting a mini mum price for which the staple should be held by the growers.
 John A. Simpson, president of the Okla homa Farmers union of Weatherford, was chairman and James A. Wade, com missioner of agriculture of Alabama, was secretary.
 The delegates at torfight's meeting adopted a resolution creating a cot ton states official market board to be composed of commissioners of agri- culture, directors of marketing bu- reaus and presidents of farmers unions. The board will secure data relative to cotton demand at home and abroad and distribute it to farmers. An organization meeting will be held tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
Suits Filed

kCulCS llcU
 F.. G. Schoefer vs. the Cudahy Pack ing company for alleged personal in juries; 5000 damages asked.
 William Jones vs. Republic Iron and Steel company. s25Oo for alleged per. sonal injuries.
 Mrs M. c. Ashton vs Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. Asks s1oot damages. alleging that defendants agent rudely elected her from the local depot Lawrence Johnson vs. Walmore Coal company for s25Oo for alleged personal injuries.
 F. c. Johnson vs. Walmore Coal com pany for $1000. alleging that defendant placed his minor son, Lawrence, in a dangerous place to work and in conse- quence he was injured, causing plaintiff expenditure for medical services and to compensate for loss of his society
 Two suits of $10,00O each by Mrs. Co rilla Carlson and J. T. Carlson against Diminico Simonetti. The claim of the plaintiffs is that the defendant main tained stable near their home causing Mrs. Carlton to suffer an attack of typhoid fever and damaging their prop erty to great extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
PensacOla-New Orleans
 Communication Restored

New Orleans. october 2.-Wire com munication between New Orleans and Pensacola, cut off since the hurricane struck Pensacola last Friday. was re- stored this afternoon. The Postal Teie- graph company announced it had made good one wire 10 Pensacola. via Mo bile, and the American Telegraph anI Telephone company had a Morse wire working direct with the Florida city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
REVIEWS HIS RECORD

] MT Ward reviewed his record at this
 point, citing the accomplishments of his administration.
 ] Somebody got hold of MT. WeatherIy
 files at the city hall and photographed some Of his letters," he sad. "As soon as heard of this I called on MT. Lloyd city clerk, to see that this WIS stopped, for MT. Weatherly's letters i would be as safe in my office as they were in his own.
 Apout that automobile, I hore that whoever is elected president the com missioners will use the automobile more, TOT the heads of the city government 1 shohld know about the streets and other parts Of the city and this is the best way to learn. The upkeep and cost is nothing
 am the man who located the source or typhoid in Birmingham 1 was riding out or the city and upon reading an aft ernoon paper ! saw where people at Mlllport had eaten ice cream shipped ITO mBirmingham and that every, one who attended the ice cream supper and psrtook of the ice cream were stricken With typnoid. l called up the doctor at Millport and he told me where the cream was bought in Birmingham I had
 that place closed up and stopped typhoid
 fever i'll Birmingham"
 BY-PRODUCT GAS
 MT. Ward spoke of the opportunity
 the city had to take by-product gas from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and stated that he was right in wanting that contract put through, but when he finally out voted MT. Barber and Mr Weatherly 1t was too late, for the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company refused to furnish it at that time
 Now, what are we fighting for?p he asked. Let's get down to facts. I am fighting for freedom, to Keep s se- cret political organization from talk. ing the city. The T. As are not fight ing Catholicism; they are fighting for office
 The movie man, I understand, hns taken TOO or 800 pictures of the T A, $ and last Sunday he was very much disappointed when only 200 of the soo expected showed up. They got Wlnd or the fact that their pictures were being made and ashamed to have their friends know they are members of the T. A. society,
 MT. Ward in speaking of the patri- otic celebration in Birmingham on that Sunday For the boys who went to Camp Pike, when 200 T. As were in secret session at their hall, 1S11E Fourth avenue, said: When one of those boys comes back shot and the funeral cortege passes down the street those 200 men who were not present when they departed should not be al- lowed to be present and shed their crocodile tears; and I don't believe there is one of them who will dare do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
WARD ABANDONS
 USUAL PORTABILITY Heart-to-Heart Talk at East
 Lake Last Night REVIEWS HIS RECORD Says He Has Always Honored Dr. Barrett and Has Had High
 Regard for Him

Formalltg was taboo at the Ward meeting at East Lake last night. Mr
 ward opened the meeting himself stat ing In the beginning that he would rather be chivalrous than be mayor of Birmingham for four years or A years.
 There has been a great deal saio in this campaign that needs straightenins, out and l believe tonight is a good time lo stfaghten matters, he said. T want
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
CONGRESS FINISHES WORK ON WAR TAX
 BILL AND TT NOW
 GOES TO PRESIDENT

$70, 900, 900 on first class mail; $40,000.- 900 on automobiles; s775oO,oOO on freight transportation; $60,0O0.0oo on passenger transportation; s32,000, 900 from stamp taxes and $60, ,000, ,00O from amusement admissions.
 TAXES ELIMINATED Elimination of consumption taxes on sugar, tea, coffee and gas, electric and telephone service, together with House taxes on 1916 incomes and general I10 per cent tariff levy were features of the evolution of the bill.
 Both praise and criticism was given the conference report today in the Sen late. Senator Simmons, heading the Sem ate conferees, in two hours explana- ton of the conference work, said the bill had been decidedly improved though he was unable to defend cer- tain provisions insisted upon by the House conferees. including the secon1- class mail and munitions taxes. Senator Penrose, ranking republi- can conferee, also said many objection able features were included in confer ence compromises and that the bill might work individual injustice, but that it had been improved in many re-
 
 measure if only 80 per cent good
 SHOOT CRITICIZES
 Vigorous criticism of the bill, par ticularly the second class postage pro- vision, was made by Senator Shoot of Utah. He said the Senate bill had been harmed in conference. Many publishers, he asserted, would be driven out of business. He and other senators ex- pressed hope that before the new sec ond-class rates become effective next July, they will be repealed or modified
 LAFOLLETTE OPPOSES
 The closing speech was made by Senator LaFollette, who reiterated his opposition to the small amount of tax ton proposed compared to large bond issues and his demands for greater tax ation of wealth. He said he would de- fer until sometime later some obser- vations he had intended on the bill and matters connected with it.'
 Many members of Congress have been expecting the Wisconsin senator to make an address in answer to pe- disloyal utterances and actions titions for his expulsion for alleged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
Alcorn County, Mississippi,
 Courthouse Is Destroyed

corlnth. Miss, October 2.-Fire. of un- determined origin here early today. de- stroyed the Alcorn county courthouse. causing a loss estimated between ss0 0oO and $7oO00. The loss is partly cov- eyed by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY
STRAYED--Fron

Bracewood, on Shades mountain, roan saddle horse, about 16 hands high; finder will< please re- turn or telephone Main 1171 or The Age-Herald office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-03
Germans Gamble Against
 Odds and Are Paying the
 Score in Toll of Deaths
(Continued from Page one)

bank of the Mouse, after an intense bombardment, reported this morning. the Germans delivered strong attack be- tween Hill 344 and Samogneux.
 The enemy assaulting attachments under the violence of our fire, was able to reach our lines only at one point north of Hill 344. After stubborn con- pat, We recaptured the greater part of the advance elements where the enemy had gained a foothold.
 Last night enemy airplanes bombed the town of Toul, causing several cas- ualties.
 Eastern Theatre, October 1-There was moderate artillery activity in the region of the Vardar and Doiran. Patrol en- counters took place near Noxes."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
British Strike Blow at a Time
While French Smash Steadily
United Press Leased Wire J


LONDON, April 20.-Offical statements showed
Gen Haig today driving his steel wall closer to the
ICambrai-St. Quentin line of communications and
thrusting more menacingy directly on the front of
Cambria.
In five days the French have conquered almost as
much land from German forces as the British have
taken in their long offensive-that is, not counting
the territory surrendered to the British in the Hind
enburg plan Of strategic retreat
The reason, according to semi-officia statements,
lis probably to be found in the variance in the French
and British strategy. The British plan is to strike
tremendous blow, acquire German positions then
consolidate It, moving up heavy guns before striking
either from the place at some other section u
the great front.
The French offensive, however, is officially decar-
ed to be continuously forward movement over q
front of more than 40 miles, etup in the pressure
no stops as far as can be avoided The smooth nature
of the ground aids the French in rapidly bringing IN
supplies. Around Arras and Cambria the British
have to fight over ridges and broken terrans
Britans two armies in Mesopotamia and Palestine
are now vigorously on the offensive again. General
Murray today reported progress toward the HOLY CITY
of Jerusalem and General Maude detailed the ront Of
the Eighteenth Turkish army corps
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
TODAY'S CLEARINGS

smoke the pipe of peace together.
Shall help the International Council to this
years Fourth Of July celebration really patriotic
fall? -.
Why not hold the community Christmas there,
huge bonfires either side and back of
and glow needed a chilly night?
We certainly need more community spirit in the more
frequent of this unexcelled field
Our city offers for indoor recreation the library
courses, moving pictures and dance halls.
The library is giving but halliday service-we full
day service and Sunday service in book distribution
the people who work all week and wish exchange
that day.
The moving picture houses under ordi-
which provides board cooperate with
tonal Board of Reviews This board 95
all pictures made and sends reports all local who
In that the shown by that board
We public dance hail. which is gloomy
such for century The
In Tacoma upto-date recreation center
who have homes DR.
and have not the where th-all to entertain
Tacoma these people centrally located,
attractive beautiful clubhouse with minimum
they their evenings should be lecture
hail. swimming reading
and all the equipment which would give
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

SEATTLE, April 20-His hands
and coat sleeves covered with
blood, the man believed to have
murdered Aaron Rehfeld, dia-
mond broker, in the Joshua Green
building here yesterday noon,
rushed into the Burnside hat store
and calmly purchased a cap, few
minutes after the crime had been
committed.
This new angle of the stabbing
was discovered by reporter to-
day and communicated to the po-
lice. The hat shop is only half a
block from the Green building.
A new theory today was that
the murderer did not make his
frantic exit from the Green build
ing by elevator, but dashed down
one or more flights of stairs and
then escaped to the alley by the
fire escape.
Clerks in the hat shop say the
hatless man came from the alley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
A Man Who
Sees It Tells
Vivid Story
United Press Correspondent.

united Press correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH AR
MES IN THE FIELD
succeeded in following today
the French advance in this
battle of the SHOWS on one
nameless hill southwest of
Moronvilliers. Trenches, dug
outs, shelters everywhere
were filled with German
dead.
Dazed Germans were be-
ing hauled from dugouts
where they had hidden, bur-
rowed deep in the piles of
their own dead.
Farther back where
French troops were clean
ing the horrors of the
ground taken by the first
forward movement, had
seen daZed, starving Ger
mans staggering out of
dugouts chOked with their
dead comrades 36 hours
after those dugouts had
been taken by the French.
Beyond the nameless hill
the new French and German
lines were visible. Between
them was an abandoned Ger
man battery, stark and bare
on the snow. AS | watched
! saw one of those marvel
Gus bits of French strategy
executed.
The French established
lines to the rear from this
abandoned battery. They
we're plainly put there to en-
tice the enemy to seek a re-
capture of the abandoned
guns. The ruse was success
full. AS | watched, out the
Germans dashed. Their
horses were hurriedly hitch
ed to the abandoned guns.
Then the French ma
chine guns suddenly spat
death. HOrses-men-all
except 30 Germans were
wiped out i'm a twinkling.
From another nameless
hill today l saw across the
Champagne plains an endless
maze of German trenches. 1t
represented three years
work of millions of men.
Countless tons of barbed
wire; numberless carloads OF
steel plates; miles of con-
crete Notifications marked
It. There were thousands Of
bomb-proofs.
These the French captured
complete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20

81 costs so much to live in the
city nowadays that it's back to the
country for most of us poor peo-
ple."
This expression by Mrs. E. Pet
erson, 1916 East 2Sth street,
seemed to fit the cases of 20 men
and women who gathered at The
Times office Thursday afternoon
to interview the man who wanted
to give a farm away for two years.
And the offer of the eccentric
rancher, who loves his ranch so
much that he will not sell it, yet
wants someone to live on it rent
free il they will keep 1t in condi-
ton, made direct appeal to every
applicant.
The first four applicants went
by automobile to the ranch Fri
day. II none of them is suitable
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
SEAMEN GET NEWS
BY UNITED PRESS

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 20.
American seamen hereafter
will get their news "by United
Press.
Each night at 10 o'clock the
big Arlington radio flashes out
to sea the news of the day-war
stories, domestic news, baseball
scores "boiled down" by the
navy censor from the United
Press leased wire report.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
Small Chance
For Increase

Although the high cost of liv-
ing is hitting them hard, there is
little likelihood that city en-
ployes can get any raise in salar-
les this year.
Although Mayor Fawcett and
the city commissioners are heart
lily in favor of raising the wages,
there are no funds in the city
treasury which can be used for
this purpose. The emergency
fund, which is the only money
available for a raise, under the
budget system of municipal gov
eminent, has been less than
$4,000. A raise of 10 per cent in
salaries of police and firemen
alone would cost $24,000 a year.
Two city firemen quit their
jobs yesterday because of made
quate salaries. Several other
firemen and police officers are
threatening to take up other work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
MAY BE IN TACOMA

Believing that the man who
and almost instantly kill
ed Abraham Rehfeld, a Seattle
broker, in his offices in the Joshua
Green building Thursday after
noon, had come to Tacoma to hide,
city detectives were working Fri
day on clues furnished by the Sc
attic police.
Just before he died, Rehfeld
said that IN. l.. Bailey" was the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20
MEXICAN DENIES
GERMAN INFLUENCE
United Press Leased wire.p

Omitted Press Leased wire.p
MEXICO CITY, April 20.-Gen-
eral Quay, president of the Next
can congress, declared today he
knew of no German influence that
was being brought to bear on
members of congress to oppose
General Carranza's policies or
plans of neutrality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20

Greetings, have you seen
the Mother Goose film and
thereby insured some Belgian
youngster q meal?
Edgar Wheeler's twins are
about q week old, and he hasn't
had them down to the office yeti
Plant every acre, no matter
how smaIli
when Bryan said q million men
would spring to arms over night,
he, Of course, must have meant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20

RECAPTURE rs SQUARE
MILES in 5-DAY DRIVE

UNITED Wire.)
WITH FRENCH 20-The five
Niveles
forces of rs miles of
At whole
nearly three the advancing
vancng and triumphant Frenchmen.
Nivee's
depth of from three quarters a full miles
villages
offensive
Two complete divisions which
literally
among the Germans among officers.
Great reinforcemen
in stopping advance.