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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
BIRMINGHAM OWES
 AID ID COLLEGES
 WRITES DR. DENNY
President of University Says City Should Endow Howard and Birming-
 ham Colleges

For Birmingham to rally to the finan- cial support of Howard and Birmingham colleges would not be an act of charity. but would merely serve to increase the noblest investment of the city. accord ing to Dr. George H. Denny. president of the University of Alabama. He de- clares that this Is matter of vital imr portance not only to the city, but the en- tire state, and that Birmingham should see to it that the necessary endowments for these two institutions are raised with out delay.
 His statement. conveyed in a letter to the editor of The Age-Herald, follows: To the Editor Of The Age Herald:
 I am deeply interested in the success of the civic campaign in the interest Of Howard college and the Birmingham col lege This Is an event of vital impor- tance to the city and to the state. The raising of an adequate endowment for these two institutions of learning will mean an infinitely wider opportunity for the youth of the city and the common wealth To contribute money to such an enterprise IS an investment and not an expenditure. Therefore, express the hope that the citizens of Birmingham vii give, not in the spirit Of the man wht is dollng out charity. but in the spirit of the man who is increasing his nobles investment. GEORGE H. DENNY. t Tuscaloosa, March 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13

all the cats born and living there have become like wild animals.
 Canadian sergeant-major came marching out of the Tine" few days ago with a magpie sitting on his shoulder. A private in the same com pany had kitten curled up on the top of his knapsack. All the overseas troops bring mascots with them. The South Africans started out with a great collection of spring boks, bab- boons, duikers and variety of queer animals. but the climate of northern France in winter mood is far from friendly. and the warm weather pets have mostly been "done in"
 Probably the most amazing of all war pets, however. was the lion cub adopted by the Americans in the French aviation service. They read in Paris paper that a perfect dear of cub" was for sale and promptly sent emissaries in to buy it. They said when 1t grew up they were going to drop it in the German lines. but it was spoiled into being pampered pet instead of a man. eater and finally, because its playful howls at night became a nuis- ance, 1t was sent to zoo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
Sneezing Fatal to Ayiators

In the American Magazine is an ac- count of Katherine Stinson, the girl flyer, from whose school in San Antonio, Tex, more than 100 of Great Britains army birdmen were graduated. Miss Stinson herself has performed the most difficult feats.
 When asked if she was afraid she might fall, she replied that sneezing was the only thing she feared. She declares that nine-tenths of the accidents in the air are caused by aviators losing control of their machines while sneezing
 The aviator says Miss Stinson, passes through numerous strata of air Of different temperatures He often catches cold and sneezes violently. When you sneeze, for the moment you lose all control of yourself. If you do that while in the air, your friends are going to gather up your remains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
MAY DELAY SIGNING
 VIADUCT CONTRACT

Some slight changes in the viaduct con- tract that were suggested by the city may prevent the signing of the contract at the commission meeting this morning.
 It was hoped that the city might sign the contracts, agreeing to pay 20 per cent of the total cost, but it was feared last night that the railroads had not had time to approve the changes suggested. Commissioner Weatherly stated that it was somewhat doubtful whether or not the contracts might be signed. AS yet the railroads have not acceded to the sug- gestion of Arlfe Barber that they bear all of the expense.
 No matters of unusual import are ex- pected to be brought up before the com mission at the weekly meeting today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
The Labor Market

From ."Labors Seven Billion Dollar
 Raise by J. George Frederick, in
 the American Review of Reviews.
 Labor is today in many senses the most precious commodity in the world Not only have 25.000000 workers received S7,00o, 900 900 increase in pay during 1916, but panic prices are being paid in many industries out of all proportion or prece- dent.
 The European war drew 12,Ooo 900 men from productive labor entirely, and turned perhaps 25, O00,000 more men from normal productive labor into abnormal production for destruction. In conse- quence the great American workshop had focused upon itself fierce demand for production, while at the same time there ceased the large normal immigration of laborers and also there departed many thousands for war duty abroad The re- suit has been that the labor supply in America is utterly inadequate, and has acted upon values somewhat as the gold supply is supposed to act Because of it's basic character it has regulated prices and largely determined the speed and volume of business
 For, obviously, no matter how many manufacturers with pockets bulging with orders are ready to whirI industry's S wheels, those wheels will revolve accord ing to the labor supply; and prices and profits are fixed by what 1t costs to se- cure and hold labor in production
 Well, labor has made 1t cost a pretty penny-and still is behind in it's chase of its own tail, for living cost is still 15 per cent ahead of the increased wages and salaries paid. Nothing could be mofe extreme in contrast than the labor situation in the United States in the past eight years. In 1908, there are estimated to have been 3160,000 men and women idle; while but last winter it was esti- mated that in New York city alone 600, 900 were out of employment: a condition SD serious that the mayor started an em- ployment bureau to relieve serious suffer- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
Industrial Disease Prevention

Col. George Pope in American Industries The function and duty of employer to exercise not ordinary but supreme care to prevent occupational diseases is no longer an arguable or debatable ques- and inherent in the relation existing be- tween employer and employe. I go so far as to say 1t is a primary duty It cannot be avoided by the employer seek ing to place upon society or established medical agencies the burden of this re- sponsibility. The obligation rests upon ih- dustry. The execution of the duty is. of course, upon not only employers but also employees. But it Is the manifest duty first of employers to study the most
 approved schemes of ,hygienic proven. tlon. adopt such devices. and then see to it that the employees understand fully their part in systematic preventive CO., operation
 Health Is a factor in production, and
 healthful industry will produce whole some products An unhealthful plant has no place in our industrial state.
 regard the inquiry into the best means of preventing industrial diseases as the pressing problem of modern in dustry. We business men should be capa- ble of evolving ways and means to carry Into effect comprehensive schemes for preventive hygiene. Some of us do not favor the multiplicity of legislation with which industry is surrounded. I main tain that many measures now enforced by statute should have been made the asis of voluntary cooperation between employer and employe. Stated converses ly, the sreater industrial cooperation, the less industrial lAeislation
 To establish adequate health preven. tion in industry Involves two distinct duties on the employer. First his in- 'dividual responsibility in his particular plant. factory or industry; secondly, his cooperation with local. state and na- tional organizations whose activities arc directed towards this beneficent result. Each of these obligations. is inter-rela t3d and each absolutely necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
Thomas w. wiginton
Mrs. R. C. Cranberry

Dothan March 12.-(SpeciaI) )-Mrs. R. c. Cranberry, pioneer resident of De- than and member of one of the oldest families in southeast Alabama, died sud- denly at her home in this city at 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Cranberry had been in ill health for sometime, but had sufficiently recovered 10 be walk ing in the front yard. Complaining of being cold she entered the house and lay down on bed and asked for cover, which was given her. Another inquiry as to her needs met with no response and it was discovered that she was dead.
 Mrs. Cranberry was niece of Former Governor William Oates. She is sur- vived by two brothers and a sister, Dr.. J. B. Long, William Long and Mrs Mamie Thurman of Abbeville, her hus- band and three daughters, Misses Mae, Lois and Patty Cranberry of Dothan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Members of the Ensley club and resi- dents of the district are very much gratified over the action of the city commissioners in having the Third avenue thoroughfare repaired. This &C., tion followed a request from the Ems ley club that this work should be done as the street was in a very bad con dition. A large force of workInen IS engaged in repairing this much trav- eled road and 1t is expected that the work will be completed by April l.
 The remains of J. C. Mason, who died Sunday at a local infirmary fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis, were shipT yesterday morning to Maxwell. Tenn, by Echols & Angwin, where the interment will take place. Mir. Mason is survived by a widow. He was a member of the realty firm of Cole & Mason and leaves many friends to mourn his death
 Notwithstanding the offer of re- ward of 5000 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Loo Sam, the Chinaman who was killed Saturday in the rear of his place of business on Avenue E, no clues have so far been found. The murder is surrounded in mystery and the local authorities are working hard on the case.
 A regular meeting of the Minor School Improvement association will be held today at the school building. All members and patrons of the school are urged to attend.
 Delegations from nine of the thir- teen schools of the western district of Sunday school workers were present at the recent quarterly meeting held at the Fairfield Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
his State Takes Low Rank, According to MT. Baden
 sperger of New York
CPT. WHITE MAKES ATACK ON INTERESTS
ArlABarber Asks Question, But Dr. Nefield Puts Stop to Colloquy. Seakers Score Prison Con-
 ditions in America

"Abama is allowing northern
 and reign capital to go down
 into le bowels of the earth and
 carrylut it's immense wealth to
 New H-k and Chicago"
 "Alama has the poorest health
 systenin the country"
 "Alahma has the, poorest roads
 in Ameca."
 "Alabna has no system of reg
 istratiofpf vital statistics and so
 far as VI Birmingham people are
 concerne> the United States gov
 ernment pes not officially know
 that you xist."
 These ar, some of the utterances Of H. l.. Bsaensperger of New York, Who addressl the meeting of the Ala bama Socioltical congress at the Tutwiler hotl last night.
 Mir. Baldenserger smoke on canital punlshment clefly, but other things were woven irb his address.
 That the tato of the sex question IS responsible fr much crime and that homlcldes and kindred offenses will continue to prehil until the sex ques- tlon IS more iielligently handled, is his belief
 MT. Baldenspeger dwelt unon the lutiilty or capltalpunishment as a de- terrent or crimehnd cited figures to show that the ablition of the death penalty decreased rather than in creases or1enses. EThe indeterminate sentence and parde must he invok aa and the prisoner leturned to socierv oiiiy when ne IS III for society, he de- clared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
Important Conference Coming

London. March 12.-Great important Is attached in Vienna to an audienc given by Emperor Charles to coun Andrassy, leader of the opposition the Hungarian Parliament, accordir to the telegrams from Vienna trans mitted by the Exchange Telegrapls j correspondent at The Hague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13

ries, aged B, who died yesterday at local infirmary, will be shipped to Gull man this morning by the Shaw Under taking company. She is survived by her husband and two children; five broth- CTS, o. B., F. H., w. w, E. D., and H. F. Holmes.
 Wilma F. Sansign
 The remains of Wilma F. Sansign, aged 3 years, who died yesterday in Acton, will be shipped to Blocton this morn ing by the Shaw Undertaking company
 Thomas w. Wiginton
 Hamilton, March 12.-(Special.) )--Thomas W. Wiginton, one of the oldest citizens in this community, died at his home yes- terday morning. He was 80 years old and was born in Blount county, Alabama, but had resided in Marion county most of his life. He was at one time county com missioner of this county and was one of the first members of the board of con- trol of the West Alabama Agricultural school, located at Hamilton. He was the father of IS children, 12 of whom are now living. He has five brothers and one sis ter living. His wife survives him. He was a successful farmer and Twas held In high esteem by his neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
James Y. Hill

The remains of James Y. Hill, aged IT,, who died yesterday at local infirm- ary, will be shipped to Tuscumbia this morning by the Shaw Undertaking com pany. He is survived by his mother Mrs. F. Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Maggie Powers

The remains of Mrs. Maggie Powers, aged 40, who died yesterday at the fam lily residence PIP Fifth avenue, north,
 are being held at the Shaw Undertak- ing company pending funeral arrange ments. She is survived by her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
OPPOSE DEAtH PENALTY

The death penaly serves no pur- pose. It could hale a nurpose-the elimination of the unfit. But under the present system l does not accom- plish this eliminatih. The incurabiy insane might logicall be put to death or the incurably diminal. But as a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13

Mrs. Dora Humphries The remains of Mrs. Dora Humph-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13

NOtlce Og StOckhOlders' Meeting
 To whom it may concern Notice is here by given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Interstate Casualty company will be held Tuesday morning, April 10. 1917, 10 a. m.. at the home office of the company. Clark building. Birming- ham, Ala. HENRY B GRAY,
 Attest: President. D. B. LIGHTNER. Secretary.
 S-l3-lt-tu ss'
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03
administer the department during his
administration. We congratulate both
the Governor elect and Mr.. johnson.

Will the New Year bring Us day
electric current for Smyrna? Will
it bring US paved or permanent road
bed for Commerce street? Will it
bring us a better railroad station that
will comport with the size and i'm
portance of the town? Will it bring
US better enforcement of the town
ordinances for the good Of the people? ?
Will the New Year bring US more home
industries, factories that will give
employemnt to men (heads of families)
as we'll as women? Will the New
Year bring US material growth and
prosperity? Let US hope the year
1917 will have all of these and more
too for Smyrna. To get them, our
citizens must not only be in the posi-
tion to receive them but to work fol
them.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

The attempted robbery of the
Smyrna postoffice shows the need of
having and encouraging a nightwatch-
man and making the position as inn
portant as any other town officer.
We favor a night watchman being a
part of the town police department
and that the town be policed all night
with some system. Private regula-
tion is all right as far as it goes but
it needs the full and complete author
ity of the town.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

it arrived on Christmas day. il was
soon disposed of. and he was dispatched
to Wilmington to replenish the supply.
He arrived in the latter city with $50
in money, and new suit of clothing,
new overcoat and a new pair of shoes.
After shopping" aroGnd "the coast"
for a few hours he was induced to go
to the home of a friend" to rest,
and woke up several hours later strip
ped of all of his original possessions,
and dressed in a ragged suit and a
pair of torn shoes and minus an over
coat. He spent the next night at the
Sunday Breakfast Mission, on Shipley
street, and was told by some one that
he could catch a freight to his home
from the New Castle cutoff. He
walked to that place and stood from
9 o'clock, a. M, to 6 o'clock p. M, +,
and caught the passenger train and
was taken from it at Middletown and
locked up. At his hearing Magistrate
Stevens gave the aged man a severe
lecture and told him that she did not
care about starting an old man in on
the New Year in the workhouse. y
During the hearing Mellor cried con.
tinually. After a fine was levied,
it was remitted, and Chief of Police
Hillyard, Constable Dickinson and the
maistrate "chipped i'm for the mans
fare to his home, near Greenwood.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

We fully agree with our contem-
porary the Milford Chronicle, that
Governor-elect John e. Townsend in
appointing Everett Johnson, of New
ark, as Secretary of State under his
administration, has made a very ex-
cellent choice. Mr.. johnson is a Young
man familiar with state affairs and
the business which will come under
his attention. He has had training
as a legislator and his business of
publishing and editing a newspaper
will be of great advantage to him and
the state in the administration of the
office of Secretary of State. From
the point of political expediercy, Gov
ernor-elect Townsend has made wise
move in his first appointment, and if
those to follow are along the same
line as his choice for Secretary Of
State, he will surround himself with
capable and efficient public servants to
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

Materially speaking the past year
has been very prosperous for our peo-
pie, says the Wilmington Morning
News. The country has gone forward
by leaps and bounds. Work has been
plentiful. Everyone has been busy.
The United States has been converted
from debtor to creditor nation and
this change will profoundly influence
future legislation and economic life.
Americans have profited by the war in
Europe, but it is a war not of their
own making and they would welcome
peace if secured on honorable terms.
During the year while Europe has been
huge carnival of the destruction of
wealth and lives, America has been
gaining wealth at tremendous rate.
Our trade has expanded in an astonish-
ing manner. ALI records have been
broken. Our volume of trade with
foreign nations has reached the as
founding figure of eight billions and
the excess in exports has been three
billions. The judgment of expert
finsnciers is that American prosperity
is on a solid foundation, and that even
with the close of the war the Ameri-
can march forward, materially speak
ing, will not halt. In the end, Of
course, we shall feel the effects of
the reaction, for so great & destruex
tion Of life and property and wealth
cannot occ lr in any part of the world
without acting and reacting to a
greater or lesser extent on every other
paIt.
''The year has been marked by some
Industrial disturbances, the threatened
strike of railway men being the chief
of these, and the high cost of living
has bulked largely in our general life.
But such things in our complex in
dustrial system are to be expected.
In all industrial life there will always
be disputes over the division of the
products of enterprise. There can be
no escape from them. The task of
statesmen and of Industrial leaders
and of leaders of labor is to minimize
the i'll effects of such disputes and to
make as equitable distribution as
the wisdom of man can devise. Hap
PLY in the year just closed there was
substantial recognition of this princi
pie. 1t found practical application in
the distribution of bonuses and the
like.
Politically speaking the natior
enters the new year amid the perplex.
tiles due to the great war in Europe.
Uncertainty spells the future as it die
at the beginning of the present year
The future cannot be charted. The
administration faces difficulties which
as had been said by Mr.. Wilson, max,
more and more intolerable the lot Of
the neutral, but the generally expires.
sed hope is that the United States
may steer free from the rocks.
Wilmington and Delaware hav
more than kept pace with the marcl
of progress during the year. Busi
ness has been sound. The commercia
agencies report is, Every good.
There have been fewer commercis
failures than last year, the farmer
have been generally prosperous. ]
anything has held the city and stat
back it has been a lacb of labor, some
thing that could not be avoided. Al
together Delawareans may contemplat
the New Year with confidence"
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03
MONEY AND CLOTHES STOLEN
Then Victim Took Railroad Ride Thai
Left Him Almost Frozen

u6U biCtltn OOK ndliTOdO niue Hdf
Left Him Almost Frozen
John Mellor, of Nanticoke, Va,
who was arrested by Officer Fitzgerald
of the railroad police, for illegal train
riding had a hearing before Magis-
trate Stevens in MiddletOwn, Satur-
day. MelIor. who is nearly 70 ye*rs
old, was taken from train No. Al, due
there at 7.50, Saturday evening. in q
halffrozen condition, having ridden
"blind baggage" from Wilmington.
After being thswed out and given q
warm meal, he told narrowing story
of mistreatment at the hands of Will
mingtOn "crooks. - He and friend,
he said, had purchased a gallon OF
whisky for home consumption, and as
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper,
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of which it is a part. 1t
also gives the items of importance Of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03

We wish our readers a bright and
prosperous New Year.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-03
The SMYRNA TIMES
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER. Proprietor
Founded by Robert D. HOffecker July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-17
ALENIEFF COMMANDS ARMY.
Restores Discipline. Is Report TO Wash
ington Embassy

Washington. sept. 17-General Alex
iea7s appointment TO supreme command
OF the Russian armies will be followed
by general reorganization in which old
generals will give place To new ones.
First definite news of the reorganiza-
tion was received at the Russian em-
bassy today. Confidence OF the troops is
being restored by the removal of the
former generals, the dispatches said,
and the situation is rapidly clearing.
The Kornilom uprising seems TO have
been quelied without hloodshed and Rus
sian officials here say that the govern
meut now is stronger than ever The
original trouble might have been avoid.
ed. Russians here feel IL the emissaries
from Kuruilun had been able 90 explain
the situation clearly 90 the government.
and it is believed that "a mistake was
made Boz selecting the men 90 act as go.
hetweou- between korniou and the gov
erumCnt.
The Cossack movement is not con.
sidcred serious any longer although it
is NOT over with. Strong discipline is
said to have been established in the
army hy General AeNief and the spirit
of the troops is said to Doe excellent.