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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Our Big Foreign Trade
IS F Logan in Ieslie's.

Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's.
 With the German U-boats doing their worst, vessels sailing from Amer ican ports in March of this year car ried cargoes that have been surpa assed in value in but one month in the country's history. the preceding Jan uary. The March imports set a new record. The total value of exports amounted to $551 900 and the im- ports to $270,4S4,000. Of the exports, breadstuffs were valued at $41,SS3, ,103 and meat and dairy products at $39,- 590,02S, thereby withdrawing a food ration of about dollar for the month from each citizen of the United States. The exports of meats were more than double the value of the same exports in March of the previous year, bearing testimony to the growing shortage abroad. Although the cotton exports for last March were 108,740 bales be- low the shipments of the March pre- ceding, they brought within $1,717,15S of the same money returns. owing to the higher prices for the staple With suitable tariffs imposed on the inn ports the government could appre- ciably increase it's revenue from that source. At present more than two thirds of the imports come in free of duty. and the records show that the proportionate amount of goods thus entering the country has been increas- ing steadily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Mother and Daughter Are
 Executed by Germans on
 Charge of Being Spies

Geneva, May N.-(via Paris.)-La suisz today prints details of case similar to that of Miss Edith Cavell, the English nurse, who was executed by the Germans in Brussels in October, 1915. The Ger. mans, says the newspaper. recently ar rested two women, Madame Pfeister and her daughter, aged p, on the Swiss-Al- satian frontier. They were charged with acting as spies
 The women promptly admitted at the trial that they had smuggled letters with out knowing their contents from Asa tian families to relatives in Switzerland
 This was done simply as friendly act and without political or malicious pur- pose.
 Both women, says La Suissz, were shot lat Mulhausen. The mother was a horri- fled witness of the execution of her daughter before her turn came. The newspaper adds that it has re- ceived confirmation of the execution of the women from their relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Value of a "Jiner"
Electrical Merchandising.

From Electr1cal MerCndnOlSlHB.
 Some men are natural "jiners;' some are not. Some 'jine" to have another place to loaf where they can throw more bricks at Father Time; some have another reason. And it is interesting to see how many men within the last few years have swelled the latter class.
 How many times within the last five years have we read of the election of a central station general manager to be the president of the chamber of com- merce in the community he serves How many times some lighting company 's sales manager os salesman, because he has been active in civic work, has been made head of this or that committee Of the board of education. or given other work to do for the people. And what reward it brings.
 The very nature of the man who heads or represents a public utility puts a premium on friends and reputation.
 He must stand before his city as a fair and honest man. He must give con' fidence and influence by example if he would hope to be successful In the win ming of his public to the new ways of doing it electrically-his mission in the business he is in.
 The man who joins the board af trade, the neighborhood improvement associa- ton or the fraternal body made up of local business men, has found himself an opportunity to serve them four ways ito serve his town, his friends, his com pany and most of all, himself-for he is the one who will benefit the most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
MASS OF MEASURES
 AWAIT ACTION IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Some Progress. Expected This Week in Clearing Up Part of War Bill
 Congestion

Washington, May 37.-A variety of war legislation. new and nearing com pletion, comes before Congress in this, the eighth week of its extraordinary session. Calendars of both bodiess and their committees are replete with Tar bills, including food, revenue, apAro- priation, commercial and other mebs- ures.
 Passage of the first administrati4 food measure providing for stimu14 tion of production and a national foot census Is expected early in the weeH The House probably will vote tomora row and the Senate few days later3
 After disposal of the food bill to- morrow, the House programme calls for consideration of the S3,342000, 900 authorization for an American mer- chant marine. The House is expected to pass and send the measure to con- ference without much delay.
 As both branches plan to adjourn over Wednesday, Decoration Day, the impending new fight over newspaper censorship in the espionage bill is not expected before Thursday.
 In the Senate this week the finance committee continues and hopes to con clude revision of the House war ta1 bill while the Senate Is debating the initial food legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Bathing the Baby

Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson, the writer on Better Babies,'' writing in
 Pictorial Review for May, gives some good
 advice on this important subject
 Here are some little items which have
 frightened the burden of bathing junior
 (Junior is Mrs. Richardson's grandson).
 Everything is prepared in advance First
 his face is washed without soap, then the top of his head, neck, and ears. His
 little ears are not dug out with ear- cleaners or swabs, but with absorbent cotton.
 The secret of sponging a baby success fully is to pat him dry as fast as the thoroughly. A baby soon chills if allowed to lie on the lap, half-wet. Wash the upper part of the body first, dry it, pow der it, and cover 1t with a blanket or shawl; then do the lower half of the body. The buttocks are always washed with absorbent coS.on, gauge, or old soft linen, which is then thrown away When a bath is given, we wash his face first and dry it, then soap the rest of the body and rinse it off in the tub. When immersing a baby in a tub-bath. put your left hand under his back, with the middle finger crooked under his left arm. This prevents his slipping out of
 your grasp.
 We do not clean Juniors nostrils or his eyes until after he IS completely dresseu These are the two features of his bath
 which cause tears. If they are done on the finish, he is quickly soothed by his bottle The eyes are cleansed with warm boric acid, squeezed from bits of absorbent cotton
 The nostrils are cleaned with little rolls of absorbent cotton moistened with liquid albolene. Roll very tightly be- tween the thumb and third finger and be sure to have the end blunt, not pointed A pointed roll tickles the baby and makes
 him cry Never use a hairpin or any
 hard substance to clean out the nostrll. Another discovery we have made Is the effectiveness of stearate-of-zinc powder for preventing chafing. This is a com
 bination of ordinary talcum powder and powder of zinc.
 It is prepared by practically all the firms which make baby supplies and tall cum. It will ont conduct moisture and therefore prevents chafing of the but tOcks 6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
INDIANA DAMAGE

Indianapolis, May 27.-Tornadoes rico chetted across the south and western parts of Indiana Saturday night. killed two persons and did property damage es- timated at $500, GOO. The dead were claimed at Black Hawk, a hamlet 10 miles south of Terre Haute.
 Nearly every one of the 50 houses in the town was damaged and several per sons were hurt.
 Near Bloomington, in Monroe county 40 miles southeast of Black Hawk, the tornado gripped the earth, cutting a path half mile wide from Clear creek, three miles south of Bloomington, to point five miles east of Bloomington. Hundreds were made homeless and today they ob- tained tents at Bloomington for temporary shelter No loss of life occurred, but much stock was killed. The property loss in Monroe county is $300,000.
 Fifty miles further to the southeast 1T Jennings county the storm did damage es- timated at s100000. The hail that fel damaged practically every house in Nortl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
EVERY AMERICAN
 HOUSEWIFE WILL
 BE ASKED ID AID
Hoover, Head of Food Con- trOl, Says Women Will Play Part in Win
 ing War

Washington, May Establishment of the country's housewives into the service of the food administration to accomplish conservation in the home is one of the first tasks to be undertaken by Herbert c. Hoover, as food administrator. The women will be recruited, MT. Hoover an- nounced today, through the aid of state food councils, state food officials, the ex- ecutive women's national food council and civic associations.
 Ut is the idea of the food administra- ton said MT Hoover, ito ask every woman who presides over a household to come in as an actual member of the food administration, to be thus entitled to the badge of the administration and to sign a written pledge to carry out the advice and instruction of the food administra- tion as far as her circumstances per
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
CHARLESTON DEAD 3s

Charleston. H., May 27.-Charleston' s losses in Saturdays tornado, as checked up tonight, show 38 known dead, more than 100 injured some of whom will die. four missing and 8 large area of the city, including part of the business quarter laid waste with a property loss of s1, ,00o,0oo.
 Having swooped to earth at spots be- tween Mattoon and Charleston to kill live stock and level farm buildings here and there it struck the northwest section of Charleston and leveled all the houses, factories and stores in an area two miles long and three-quarters of mile wide.
 After working through the night in darkness. except for lanterns, the unin- jured citizens of Charleston today found that there were 2500 homeless persons to be cared for, and that probably half of these were in want
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
KENTUCKY TOWNS DESTROYED

Nashville, May 27.-ShortIy after mid night word came by long distance tee phone from Hickman, Ky, that storm struck that section at 4;S0 this afternoon killing many people in Hickman, Bondu- rant. Ledford, Clinton and Bardweli, and injuring scores of others. It is reported that Clinton and Bardwell have been vir- tually destroyed.
 It is stated that 1t will be morning before the dead will be brought to Hick- man. Several injured from Bondurant and Ledford have been brought into the city. In these two places the number ot dead is estimated at 35 or more. The number of dead in Clinton and Bardwell cannot be estimated. Thirteen persons mostly negroes, were killed on the Dodd farm, near Bondurant. The power house at Hickman was severely damaged. and the city is in darkness. The informant said that in one place in Bondurant Is dead hodies have been collected. wire service to the stricken Kentucky towns is so damaged that it is impossible to get detailed accounts of the storm, but it is certain that widespread disaster has resulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
NASHVILLE REPORT

Nashville. Tenn, May 27.-In terrific storm which hit Davidson county at g o'clock tonight. scores of persons are re- ported to have been injured in the rural communities, and thousands of dollars of damage suffered. The village of Una is reported to be practically wiped out. No deaths are reported.
 Lightning struck the First Baptist church here and demolished one tower while the congregation inside was at prayer Plate glass windows were blown out all over the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Where to Economize

Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's.
 A sensible and timely word of warn- ing has been given out by the coun- ell of national defense on the subject of war economy. The first exhortations to saving brought a clamping down on many lines of expenditure that did more harm than good Now that prop CT attention has been brought to the evil results of hysteria, the we'll meaning will know better what to do. In the garment industry, especially, the sudden decrease in purchases threatened for the moment to disrupt the entire business. Women curtailed their buying to such an extent that the trade was badly disorganized. An idea of the unsettling effects of un- foreseen economy in this line may be gained from the statistics of manufac- ture in New York city alone, where strictly classified labor in the manu- featuring plants includes 562.690 labor CTS at an annual wage of $342.979,O0o Of the 53 classes of industry pursued in New York city, having annual out puts in value exceeding $5,000,000. the greatest is that of women's clothing amounting annually to $339,843, 900 Those who have studied the situation advise economy in foodstuffs and lib eral spending in other ways They also encourage the well-to-do to buy free ly of the more expensive articles o: diet This, they claim, will lift tha burden of cost to that measure from the less wealthy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Huntsville Man Claims to Have Invented Gun
 Which Will Use Gasoline

Huntsville, May 7.-(Special. )-A machine gun that will shoot from six to eight hundred shots a minute and use liquid explosive instead of powder, has been invented by Robert McLain loads of ammunition to keep 1t sup piled. It will shoot round or long bullets of .45 calibre and it's range is three miles. McLain has gone to Washington to demonstrate his inven- ton before the ordnance experts and he expects to build complete model of his gun at the national arsenal
 V. L. Posey, recruiting officer for the United States navy, has so far en- listed 7S men for the navy. The na- val recruiting station here has re- ceived nearly 150 applicants since it opened.
 Relatives In Huntsville were noti- fled last night of the death of Mrs. John J. O'Fallon in St. Louis. = She was formerly Miss Carrie Mastin of Huntsville and is survived by her hus- band. son and daughter.
 The Alabama Power company has presented the Huntsville High school with a beautiful electrical flag, which Is erected high above the school build ing. At the presentation ceremonies speeches were made by Hon. Lawrence Cooper, ex-Mayor Milton Lanier and M. U. Griffin.
 The largest class in the history of the Huntsville High school will re- ceive diplomas Monday night at the final exercises of the year. Thirty seniors out of a class of S5 will re ceive graduation certificates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Those Who Attempt to Prevent Registration
 Must Stand Prosecution

Washington, May 27.-CriminaI attempt to prevent registration under the war army bill by prop aganda or otherwise. Attorney General Gregory announced to- night that his attention had been called to the circulation of prOpa- ganda designed to discourage reg istration and that the government would deal vigorously with such cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
EDUCATIONAL ADVICE

GA comprehensive series of studies of food values and of advantageous buying and preparation of food is to be placed before our women by the agencies now available. Stimulation of the preserva- ton of perishable foods for subsequent household use will be encouraged in every way.
 Tt may we'll be that the women of America will play a deciding part in the great war if the legislation now pending in regard to the food administration be- comes lawf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28

London, May 27.-Forty- eight pas sengers and five members of the crew of the Spanish steamer Ci De Eliza guirre, 437s tons, are reported to have perished as result of the sinking of the vessel. A Reuters dispatch. the date or the origin of which has not been made public, reports the loss of the Ci De Eizaguirre. The dispa tch ficer, the seamer sank in five min utes. He was awakened by great noise and rushed on the deck and tried to get passengers into his boat, but the boat was swept away and almost simultaneously the steamer broke in half He saw no other boats afloau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Spanish Steamer Sunk and
 133 Passengers and CreU
 Reported to Haue Perished

except that in which he and the other survivors made their escape.
 Those in the boat had miraculous escape, rowing for many hours In heavy seas during foul feather. They were dressed in the scantiest of at tire and were compelled ceaselessly to ball the boat. Among the AS pas sengers missing is the Spanish consul at Colombo. Ceylon.
 The Ct De Eizaguirre was reported as leaving Barcelona in April for Ma nila by way of Cape Town.
 ANOTHER SHIP SUNK
 Madrid, May 27-(Via Paris) )-Marquis Prieto, the Spanish premier, today an- nounced that the Spanish steamship Be- yona, 2662 tons, had been sunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
DEATHS

Rlcketts, Mrs. William McAfee.- Aged 75; died at residence. 107 Cedar street, West End yesterday at 12:40 a. m.; survived by one son, w. E. Ricketts of Danville. Ky; two daughters, Mrs, B. T. Cowherd ar-- Mrs. G. N. Fortenberry, both of Bir- mingham: short funeral services were conducted from residence yes terday at 4 p. m., after which re- mains were sent to Lebanon, Ky.. for interment by s. w. Woodin Un- dertakfng company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
STATE DIVISIONS

'Tt is proposed to divide this vast army into states, and direct its activities through the state organizations and state officials. Advice and instruction of na- tional character will be added to those of the state and local organizations.
 ''Instruetions will thus be handed down to each individual member from time to time. It is proposed that such advice and instruction should be direct and ab- solutely specific and to be embraced in the following general lines, all based on the fact that we can eat plenty if we V.,ica1xy and without wasta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
KENTUCKY TORNADO

Cairo, H., May 27.-Three persons were killed and 17 hurt in tornado that struck Dublin, in Graves county, Kentucky this afternoon. according to meagre reports received here tonight. Doctors and nurses from Mayf1eld have been ordered to Dub lin. Wire service is badly crippled and it is next to impossible to get in com munica ton with any point south of here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
BIG PROPERTY LOSS

Estimates of the property damage place the amount at s2,0O0Ooo or more.
 The towns of Lowell, Crownpoint, Shell by. Cedar Lake and the adjoining ter ritory near the Kankakee river also were visited by the tornado The property damage is extensive. Communication in most directions is cut off, but enough ia known to make an estimate of 40 injured and no fatalities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
MANY INJURED WILL DIE

It is considered probable that a num- Der of those injured will die. According to survivors the cyclonic cloud seemed to strike the ground a short distance west of Hebron and swept
 away the buildings on several farms,
 after destroying the entire west side of Hebron. The tornado shattered a big grain elevator, unroofed the hotel Gordon and then swept due east to Kouts, where 30 buildings were wrecked including sev-
 eral churches and big elevator and a
 creamery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
ORDER ESTABLISHED

Before dawn order had been established A temporary operating rooN was set ur in a hotel. Beds for the injured were placed in the public library, the Odd Eel lows Home and in various churches and schoolhouses.
 The storm swept a path four blocks wide and S5 blocks long in north Mat toon. causing an estimated loss of s2,00o,- GOO Levelling nearly all the modest homes of those living in the wind-swept zone, the tornado rushed through Dodge Grove cemetery, turned over hundreds of tomb stones and demolished the public stone mausoleum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
Alabamian to Be Named
 to Supreme Bench in
 the Philippine Islands

Washington, May 27.-(SpeciaL )-Thomas A. Street. it Is learned tonight, will very soon in all probability, be appointed to the supreme court of the Philippines. Mir Street was born in Guntersville, is a brother of o. D. Street, former United States district attorney and a brother in-law of Judge Milo Abercrombie of Tuskegee. MT. Street is engaged at pres ent in codifying the Philippine laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS IN DECATUR WITH
 FREE LECT URES
Big Religious Services Are Held in Afternoon and Night-Officials Ready
 for Registration

Decatur, May 27-(special )-Decatur' s cnautauqua was thrown open to the pub lie this afternoon and tonight without charge. The afternoon and night pro- grammes were both devoted to music and lectures fitting for the Sabbath day and as result the tent was packed on both occasions.
 The afternoon service consisted of mu- sic by the Emerson Winters company and lecture by Mrs. A. c. Zehner on Popular Reform"
 Tonight vesper service was held.
 The local pastors union was opposed to a paid chautauqua given on the Sab bath day, so the ministers of the city and the managers of the chautauqua got together and arranged for free relig ious service to be held under the big tent this afternoon and tonight These serv- ices no doubt did much good, as many people were in attendance who never so to church.
 Sheriff James A. Foreman has completed all arrangements for the registration of men within the army age, and when June comes 1t Is expected that there will be no trouble in the registration of all men in the county within the age limits.
 The citizens here are realizing more fully every day the gravity of the war situation and as a result many are vol unteering and patriotism has reached a high pitch in Decatur and throughout the county.
 Many women are raising gardens and chickens who have never done this kind of work before Many business men who are tool old to serve in the army are do- ing their bit by raising at least small garden.
 The Red Cross society which was or ganized here few days ago is active and meetings are being held regularly. These women say they are willing to go to the front if need be. Many of them are leading church and society women.
 News of the death of lobe K. Edmund son, which took place in Birmingham a few days ago, was received here With much regret. MT. Edmundson was a brother of w. B. Edmundson, large planter living near Decatur.
 Camp Horace King, United Confederate Veterans, of Decatur, has named George F. Buchheit and J. w. Johnson as dele gates to attend the annual reunion at Washington as representatives of the De- catur camp.
 A number of veterans and ladies and others from Decatur and this part of the state will attend the reunion at Washington.
 Virgil Cowan and Miss Maggie Wood- ruff, both of the Twin Cities, were mar ried yesterday afternoon at the home of the Rev J. l. Stockton, who officiated at the wedding. Both bride and groom are well known young people,
 The engagement and approaching mar riage of the Rev. William L. Darby of this city, to Miss Florence Hugh Wilber of Washington, D. G., has been an- nounced. The marriage will take place early in June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
VALPARAISO SUFFERS

Valparaiso, Ind. May 27.-Seven persons are known to be dead, several hundred are injured and many houses demolished as the result of yesterdays strom, per haps the most destructive ever known in this section of the state. Great numbers of live stock lie strewn about the fields of the various farms devastated by the tornado
 The towns of Hebron and Kouts were directly in the path of the tornado, and the extent of the ravages there is not known as the towns are cut off from direct conmunica tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28

Blytheville, Ark, May 27.-Eight per sons are reported to have been killed in tornado which swept through the farm ing settlement of Tims Point, near here, late today. One man was reported killed and four persons seriously injured at Clear Lake, in the same vicinity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-28
WILLIsvILLE DESTROYED

St. Louis, May 27.-The village of Will lisville, in Perry county Illinois, virtu- ally was destroyed by a tornado today, according to advices coming over the wire of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company. No loss of life was reported Willisville has population of about TOO