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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
COMMITTEE ID ASK
 CITY ID ESTABLISH CITY MARKET HOUSE
Food Preparedness Con- mittee to Call on Con- mission in Interest of
 Farm Products

special committee to be appointed by W. D. Wood. chairman of the can ming committee of the food prepared ness bureau, will call on the city com. mission at an early date and ask that steps be taken at once to designate a central location for a city market for farm products. This action was taken at meeting held Tuesday afternoon at the food bureau.
 It was agreed at the meeting that Morris avenue and Twenty second street would probably be the best loca- tion for this market place.
 The plan as outlined by the commit tee contemplates a central market place where farmers will be permitted to drive in with their wagon loads of fresh vegetables and sell to the local trade. In the event all the farm prod ucts are not sold the same day, farm CTS may club together and turn their products over to the canning plant of the Alabama Marketing and Canning company, where they will be canned on a toll basis, thus permitting the farmer to carry back or sell his unsold vege- tables in the form of canned goods.
 Several canning clubs that have re- gently been organized in the district contemplate the purchase of vegeta- Dles, and in this connection it is stated by Chairman Wood that this market place will be of invaluable assistance to these clubs, as a place where fresh vegetables can always be purchased.
 Another service to be inaugurated is embodied in offer to be made by the Alabama Marketing and Canning com pany whereby anyone desirous of be- ing advised daily of the prices of fresh vegetables by telephone may put their names on this company's telephone list, who will in turn give this information as received from the city market every morning.
 Similar plans to the one contemplated by the food preparedness bureau have been successfully operated in Memphis, Nashville and other cities.
 The black-eye pea campaign recently put into operation by the food prepar- edness bureau in connection with the wholesale grocers of the city, headed by w. s. Lee, seems to have hit popu- lar chord. Applications to the club are being received in every mail, and in several of the counties local pea clubs have been organized. A movement is under way to interest the Boy Scouts in the formation of clubs to grow black eye peas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
LIBERTY LOAN AND
 CAR SERVICE CLOSE
 KIN, SAYS HUTCHENS
General Conditions on Car Service Improving All Over the
 District

Buy liberty loan bonds and rush cars" is the slogan of H. E. Hutchens. chairman of the subcommittee on car service, and from now on he expects to boost the sale of liberty loan bonds by increasing the efficiency in car ser vice in the Birmingham district.
 ''If we buy bonds we will help to end the war. If we increase the ef- f1ciency in our car service we will help to end the war. They are mighty close kin, these two propositions and do not mind the competition of lib- erty loan bonds," said MT. Hutchens.
 Generally speaking MT. Hutchens be- lieves, and he bases this belief on his records, that the car service in the Birmingham district has impoved at least 10 per cent, On Friday there will be full meeting of the railroads in Birmingham district has improved at each line will be at the meeting, when the subcommittee will get additional information on the results of their eff forts so far. The weak points will be touched and remedial measures will be applied
 The subcommittee is meeting every day from 10 to 12 a. m., and much rou- tine work is being gotten out of the way. Records of each committee meet ing. as well as the subcommittees are being kept in the chairmaps office and in this way all available information is right at hand all the time for ship per, receiver and railroads.
 There has been a revolution brought about in this work in the past three weeks by the railroads coming to an appreciation of what we are about. We are going after them the same as the shipper. and they have organized among themselves to correct minor evils, coming to us only when they have too hard nut to crack" said Mr. Hutchens.
 We have the edge on Billy Sunday, just little, for when we get a man up here and show him the goods he comes through, whereas Billy don't get as many to come across as we do. He can get more of them before him, but he can't maintain the average on con verts that we can,' laughed the genial chairman in making this illustration of the splendid cooperation that he is re- ceiving in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
FAMOUS OLD HOME
 BEING TORN DOWN

The old haunted house. that has stood on the corner of Sixty-eighth street and Third avenue for the last % years is being torn away to make room for newer building.
 This old structure, which has wealth cred the gales of the last century, and seen Birmingham grow from a farming district to one of the great cities of the south, is at last about to be dis meInbered. It is ever the fate of the old to be ruthlessly swept aside to make room for the new. In this material. world the emphasis is always placed on utility, and so the old house, with all it's traditions and memories. must go.
 In the good year 1920 a large part of what is now East Lake was owned by a certain Andrew Latham. Feeling pros- porous MT. Latham decided to build him self, what at that time was a real lux ury, a brick house. He began work and made all the necessary bricks for him. self only about one block from where the house now stands. This was undoubt- edly the first brick kiln in Birmingham The timbers were all hewed out of the solid trees by hand labor. The house was completed in 1920.
 After the death of Andrew Latham the owners of the house are not known until it reappears as an item in the will of Alfred Walker. Robert Jemison then bought the house and it has remained in his possession ever since.
 During the Civil war the owner of the house operated tannery at the spring nearby The old tanning vats may still be seen. A large negro cemetery 10 just behind the house, and probably for this reason the house has had the rep- utation of being haunted" since the Civil war. For the last seven or eight years the house has been unoccupied.
 The house Is only one block from the Tidewater car line. and is familiar land- mark to many people. Some proT14ent Birmingham people were born in the house. and all the old inhabitants are familiar with it. It was a splendid relic os the days that are gone, and it will ha missed by many people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
b|G DECREASE IN WHISKY RECEIPTS Injunction Prohibits Use of Fictitious Names in Get
  ting Shipments

July 1-when the "bone-dry" Nav be- scores of men 'liquorless" and beer less all because of the injunction which prohibits the delivery of intoxicants to persons who cannot be identified prop erly To come unier the proper identi- fication" clause | person must be able to prove to the express authorities that his name is John Jones'. and that such 8 name is not fictitious.
 There are no more paid identifers" in Birmingham No longer can a person walk into one of the whisky booths" at the express office and demand pack age of booze, using paid identifiers to aid them. Them were happy days in Birmingham, said one negro. but now the cruel hand of the law comes in with little injunction which has played havoc and there remains at the office of the express company scores of packages, which probably will be unclaimed when the clock tolls the hour of midnight of June 30. One second after F o'clock it will be too late, because Alabama will have a 'bone-dry' law-and Alabama will be dry. according to the officials.
 "A Sloit lil1c dSOb dllGI lllS bOUc-dIy law became well advertised, there was a rush at the express office. Orders were out when the injunction was issued against the Southern Express company And the injunction came at very inop- perfume ume for many persons. John Jones" had seen the hand writing on the wall, and had ordered under several names, but that little injunction caused turmoil in the ranks.
 lntOrma tlOn at the 'WhiS<V OeDart- ment' of the Southern Express company yesterday afternoon was that there is a decrease in the number of packages Had not the injunction been issued, the au- thorities think there would have been a big increase When July 1 comes it is be- lieved there will be hundreds of pack ages at the office, owners being unable to get proper Identification.
 Where once stood scores of negroes and whites at the entrance of the whisky de- partment, yesterday there was not a "corporals guard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
MUCH INTEREST
 IN CANNING WORK

The number attending the canning dem onstrations and garden meetings is larger this week than last On Monday the num- Der reported attending was twice that of any day last week.
 A feature of the work beginning now Is the showing of garden slides from cities elsewhere that are doing the garden work as we are here in Birmingham These will be shown from two to six times q day this week. A set of slides for Birmingham is being made. Engagements for the week include:
 Wednesday: Ensley High school at 10 a. m.; Barker school at 10 a. m.; Fair view school at p. m.; Kennedy school at p. m.; negroes at Thomas furnace, East Thomas and Avondale
 Thursday: South Highland school at 10 a. m.; Minor school at Il a. m.; Gen. tral Park at p. m.; Gate City school at p. m.; negroes at Cameron school, Lane school and Enon Ridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
BIRMINGHAM ASKED ID RAISE $15O,OOO FOR RED CROSS FUND
Publicity Committee Named Yesterday-Big Banquet for Monday Night
 Planned

Birmingham will raise Red
 Cross war fund of S150,O00, accord-
 ing to the decision of the execu-
 tive committee, which met in the
 office Of Chairman George Gordon
 Crawford yesterday morning. The
 members present were K. ". Mas
 sey, Joseph H. Loveman, John l..
 kauI and Oscar Wells, R. A. Brown
 being out of the city.
 After a consideration of all condi- tions, the above amount was named and unanimously adopted by the committee. Other matters were discussed by the committee, preparatory to the cam paign to be launched next Monday, when Birmingham will launch right in to do her part to raise the S1U0- cO0,00O war fund for the Red Cross
 A publicity committee was named yesterday also, B. Ii. Mooney of the B. il. Mooney Advertising agency, being named chairman. Associated with him will be John Sparrow of the Sparrow agency; Mortimer Simpson of Loveman. Joseph Ss Loeb, Fred J. Holberg of Saks Clothing company, Baxter East- born of J. Blach & Sons, John Ander- son of Louis Pizitz, S Stewart Riddle of the Drennen company, MT. Lewis of Caheen Brothers, MT Speer of Steele smith Dry Goods company, Arthur Phillips of the Burger Dry Goods com pany, Leroy Jacobs, Ellis c. Hollums and Jeff Bailey.
 The publicity work will be appor toned as soon as the committee can meet very probably today, and each kind of publicity will be given to men who will handle that one feature.
 Campaign director C. G. AIoorman is buy with the details of the campaign, and each committeeman is engaged in selecting his two team capralns and the 10 men to work with him. These announcements will be made as soon as acceptances are received.
 On Monday night the big opening banquet will be held at the Hillman hotel, and distinguished speaker from Nashville has been asked to speak on this occasion, and his acceptance is ex- pected today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
POLICE NOTES

Hattie Robinson, negro, is being held at the Northside city jail by Detectives Brown and Cartright on charges of lar ceny and forfeiture of bond, the offense having been committed in Chattanooga. She was arrested at McAnally's quarters on advice from authorities in Chatta- nooga. Officers are expected to arrive this morning to take charge of the woman.
 Hence Foyer, negro, night watchman at No. ? camp of the Robinson Mining company as Red mountain. was found dead yesterday morning, and after an investigation it was decided the man was killed by an engine of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Officers Lee. Eandefer, Jones and Propst, who inves- tigated the death, reported the negro was probably killed between and g o'clock Monday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
BUSINESS SHOW
 VERY INTERESTING
Efficiency Methods Shown in Fine Display at Roberts & Sons
 Store

Heads of large businesses, general buy CTS, architects, contractors, advertising men and accountants will no doubt be keenly interested in the exhibits of mod ern systems, methods and office devices shown at 'The Business Show" this week at Roberts & Son.
 ent are M l.. Wentworth of the Direx- All Addressing and Mailing Machine com pany MT. Aromston of the General Fire proofing company, makers of office filing devices, and Mir McPike of the Wabash Cabinet company.
 'The Business Show will continue this week and will be open at o'clock even ings for the convenience of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
HANDsOMEST CLUE HOME

The Newspaper club was recognized to be the handsomest club home in the south and it's untimely end came as a surprise to the hundreds and hundreds who have enjoyed so many splendid en- tertainments and social evenings there. Time rolled on, and the general public became aware of the fact that there was a vacancy in the social life of the city, which has since then not been filled. The club rooms occupying the three top floors of the magnificent Jefferson County Bank building, the twenty-t third twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth floors, giving one of the most enrapturng views of the city to and traveller, when visiting Birmingham, stated that it was the greatest view that he had ever seen from the heart of any city. and he has seen thousands and thousands
 The Civic association. Birmingham S youngest organization for the promotion of a Greater and Bigger Birmingham, y began in this city in December, 1916, in a very humble way, and was organized. per manently on January 15 1917. Since that time the organization, aside from increas- ing its membership to over thousand members has fostered several undertak- ings with undaunted energy and courage. accomplishing it's goals right along.
 The Civic association in it's new quar- ters will have the finest home of any civic organization in the country. It has been dilligent since it's organization in it's efforts to serve the smaller inter- ests of Birmingham, taking up the eudgel in behalf of the middle-sized citizen, the most conspicuous of which has heen their fight for lower freight rates to the War rior river and the establishment of transportation on the Warrior This as- sociation was the first to agitate the es- tabishment of canneries in Jefferson county in anticipation of the present crisis. Recently they placed an order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
RETAIL GROCERS AND
 BUTCHERS MEET

The Retail Grocers and Butchers as- sociation held largely attended meet. ing at the rooms of the Civic associa- tion last night, presided over by Presi- dent J. B. Roberts. Lunch and refresh ments were served to the members and some especially interesting talks were made.
 c. M. Lane and Mir. Osborne, who at- tended the convention of the national association at Toledo. reported on the proceedings of the convention. J. B. Shropshire also spoke to the members on the negro exodus and made sugges- tions for improving the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13

the mission at the Tutwiler at o'clock, following which public re- ception will be given in the Tutwiler ballroom at 80 o'clock The Chamber of Commerce is giving the dinner and the plates are $2 each, tickets being secured from Manager Blanks Everett at the Chamber of Commerce.
 Everyone is invited to the reception at S:30 o'clock, and the city is urged to turn out and pay due respect to the visitors from Italy Intense inter- est is manifested here in the visit of Guglilmo Marconi, the inventor of the wireless telegraph.
 It is a source of deep regret among Birmingham citizens and local Ital- ians of all societies that the Prince of Udine is i'll and will be unable to ac- company the mission to Birmingham. The prince is the head of the party, but continued illness will make it i'm possible for him to join the party be- fore it reaches New York
 ITALIANS TO MEET
 The Italian colony of the district held a meeting last night to make final arrangements for the reception of their distinguished cOuntrymen this afternoon and Chairman Frank Arrico in response to formal resolution has called upon the entire Italian colony to meet at Fraternal hall this after noon at o'clock.
 At the request of the general chair man, B. M. Allen, the following were named as a reception committee from the Italian colony to greet the visitors
 M. Canzoneri, P. Schilleci, T. A. Thom- asino, Bessener.
 S Gagliano, E. Louno. c. Ragusa, T. Giattina, Ensley.
 schilleei. J. Geamalva. J. schilleci, Pratt City
 P. Toscano, S. Digesu, J. F. Barnnco, J. B. Paradise J. F'erlise Birmingham.
 S. Giamone, C. Veranno, c. Bonicatia, Alabama City.
 The Italian colony will have more than 2000 in the parade this afternoon and more than 200 of their number will be present at the banquet to be given at the Tutwiler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13

The Italian mission, composed of
 mingham this evening mt 5;4J
 o'clock at the Terminal station and
 will be met by municipal com
 mittee, a parade being immediate
 ly formed, headed by Grand Mar
 shal E. J. McCrossin and staff
 with band; Chairman B. M. AL
 len and the municipal committee
 and city commission, headed by
 President George B. Ward. The
 mission will leave Birmingham at
 II D. m. on a special train for
 New Orleans.
 President Ward yesterday named B. NJ Allen as chairman of the commit tee named to represent the city gov ernment on the occasion of the visit of the royal Italian mission and other of the committee are: Frank Ross C. Smith, w. H. Ket- tig, J. D. Kirkpatrick, Blanks Ev- erett, Frank Arrlc0 ana MOTHS w. Bush. This committee is charged with the proper entertainment of the dis visitors, who are, in order of precedence:>
 His excellency, the Honorable En- rico Arlotta, minister of transporta tion.
 His excellency. Marquis Luigi Bor- sarelli di Fifreddo, under secretary of state for foreign affairs.
 Honorable Guglilmo Marconi, sena- tor of the kingdom
 Honorable Augusta Cinfelll. member of the Chamber of Deputies.
 Honorable Francesca Saverio Nitti, of the Chamber of Deputies.
 CaValiere de Parente. of the Italian foreign office, honorary secretary of the mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
RICK WOODWARD IS
 LARGE SUBSCRIBER:
 WILL BUY '$25O,OOO
Garber Says Enthusiasm Is Running High and Today Is Expected to See Big
 Subscriptions
MEETING CALLED FOR TODAY

Secretary Al c. Garber of the lib- erty loan committee has called an inn portant meeting at the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce at 4 O o'clock this afternoon of all the liberty loan working committees of the fol- lowing organizations:
 Rotary club. Kiwanis club, Civic association, Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate exchange, Wholesale Grocers' association, Italian commit tee, Greek committee, and Young Mems Hebrew association.
 MT. Garber urges upon all the im- portance of being present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
Postal Guide Nearly Ready

The postoffice department announces that the annual edition of the United States postal guide. cloth bound, will ba ready for distribution the last of July at the cost of production-40c for the volume and S5c additional for monthly supplements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
MISSION GUARANTEED SAFETY

The royal Italian mission is travel ing in special train provided by the department of state at Washington and the city of Birmingham is charged with the safety of the visitors by Sec retary of State Lansing in a letter to President Ward of the city commits 1 sion
 The parade as formed at the Terminal station will be as follows: Grand Mar shal E. J. McCrossin and staff leading followed by Chairman B. M. Allen and the entertainment committee; Presi- dent George B. Ward, Commissioners Weatherly, Truss, Hornady and Bar Der, royal Italian mission, Col Allen Crenshaw and staff, Second Regimen Industrial School band, Boys Indus- trial school students commanded by Col. Robert Morris and staff, Boy Scouts commanded by pr. Ballard, Italian societies headed by the U S. P. P. society, Joseph Maggie, presi- dent; all other organizations or bodies participating to follow Those who wish to participate in organized bodies or as individuals are requested by the grand marshal to meet at the Terminal station at o'clock to form in line for march
 The parade will traverse Fifth ave- nue to Twentieth street thence up Twentieth street to Morris avenue on the east side. turning and doubling back Twentieth street on the west side to the Tutwiler hotel, where the parade will disband
 An informal dinner will be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
MAs0NIC NOTICE

Birmingham Fraternal lodge No. 3Sl, A. F. and A. M.. members are request ed to meet at Masonic temple at 0:3O this (Wednesday) morning to accom- pany remains of Brother J. s. Johnson to Terminal station. All Master Masons invited. J. J. RUSH, w. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
SPREADS TO SUBURBS

As the days pass enthusiasm is spreading into the suburbs, and all over the business district The cam paign will have been successful when the government hears from the Bir- mingham people in their final report of activities to sell the bonds. When the records are in this committee feels that Birmingham will be repre- scented among the very best of the liberty loan bond buyers, but Birming- ham people must do more Wednesday than Tuesday and more Thursday than they will do Wednesday--the last day, according to plans at this time"
 The office of the committee will be open tomorrow night from o'clock to II o'clock M H. Sterne assistant announced yesterday. The office will be closed at 6 o'clock but will open again at o'clock. The same hours will be observed Thursday night and citizens who have not then purchased bonds will have the last opportunity probably at II o'clock. The commit- tee at this time feels that the office may be kept oper until noon Friday, the report of the work being forward : ed to Washington by telegraph. This, however. should not keep citizens from subscribing before Thursday night because the exact time of closing has not been announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

At the IHedCIVS
 Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 8 o'clock. Night performances at 7:50 and g o'clock. Loew's Bfjou: Superior vaudeville and feature pictures Continuous per formance, to Il o'clock p. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-13

Birmingham will greet with much en- thusiasm and pardonable pride, especially the press, and those 1000 and more mem bers who compose the Civic association. the announcement of Secretary-Manage ger Joseph B. Babb that the Civic associa- ton yesterday afternoon signed a lease for the entire three floors formerly oc- cupied by the Newspaper club, and that the quarters will be reopened on the night of June 2S, when the Civic association will give house warming to all mem bers and friends of the association.
 Since those days when the Newspaper club ceased to exist as a press and so- cial club sincere regret has existed in Birmingham that it was necessary to have the handsome home of the News paper club it's magnificent furniture and fixtures with every convenience and comfort, closed and covered in dust but it seemed that there was no immediate hope for the reopenng of the handsome quarters until the Civic association be- came active in the premises.
 It has been the intention of Secretary Manager Babb to occupy the three floors ever since he became connected with the Civic association as it's executive head, and congratulations will be showered upon him and President James Weatherly for having accomplished what was said xuo