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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03

the splendid promise of her young sons to achieve new conquests in art, science and industry If the old France, forced into this conflict, and spending every ounce of energy and manhood in the struggle, is to give birth to a new France, worthy inheritor of her splendid achieve ments, her children must be reared into generation of strength and promise
 "Ten cents a day. continued MT. Bur- ton, will, with the small allowance of the French government, give an efficient ly trained child to the new France. Many persons throughout the United States have pledged themselves recently to con- tribute $3650 a year for the support of a. French child. The society will, upon re- quest, put contributors of this amount or more a year in personal touch with the French children helped, and the society especially recommends this form of aid as of great ultimate benefit to the child and a source of keen qualification and interest to the donor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Registration of 100000 Men Liable Under Army
 Bill to Be Quickly Made

Washington. May 2.-Registration of ap- proximately 100000 men for military service will be completed within 15 days after the war department machinery has been set in motion.
 State election systems will do the work under the federal government, the voting precincts being the units
 Registration cards have been distrib- uted by the census bureau to mayors, and the most remote sections will be supplied before the registration day, to be set by presidential proclamation.
 A period of 15 days will intervene prob ably between tho issue of the call and the opening provided for registration Five days will be allowed to complete registration and within 90 days the com pleted roll will be in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
CROSS, FEVER|SH CHILD IS BILIOUS
 0R C0NST|PATED Look, Mother! If tongue is coated give California
 Syrup of Figs

Every mother realizes, after giving her children "California Syrup of Figs that this is their idea} laxative, be- cause they love it's pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender lit tie stomach, liver and bowels without gripfng
 When cross. irritable, feversh CT breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue. mother! If coated give a teaspoonful of this harmless fruit laxative" and in a few hours all the foul. constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have well. playful child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach ache, darrhoea, indigestion, colic-remember, a good inside cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Millions of mothers keep "Ca1ifor- nia Syrup of Figs handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick. child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for 50- cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware of coun- terfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "Californfa Fig Syrcp Company,"--Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
CHAUFFEURS MAY
 GO ON A STRIKE

A union of local chauffeurs, said to number more than 100 members, may go on a strike this afternoon if their demands for recognition are not met by some of the taxicab companies. It is declared that the men have made demands on the taxicab companies for recognition and that some have thus far declined to meet this demand It is stated that o'clock this afternoon has been named as the time limit at which the chauffeurs will work unless their demands are met
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03

steel vessels to be constructed immed- lately in American yards. The govern ment continues to buy steel freely. The first order of size to be closed under the agreed price scale is TOGO tons structural to Illinois Steel company. Further lots of sheets have been placed. Tentative tcnnages of intuition steel are pending. Large structural requirements continue to be framed
 The total direct federal war needs now are estimated from 6O0,0O0 to 100000 tons or to per cent of total output. Gov ernment requirements continue to put the clamp on new selling of steel products for ordinary use.
 Tubular goods have been jumped SIP per ton, the largest single advance in many years. Light rails are s higher Domestic users have paid 800 mill for open hearth sheet bars. Progression In price of pig iron during April is em- phasized by advance of S4.90 and s545, re- spectively, in the month-valley Bessener and basic averages. These are the large advanced for single month to be known in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
WIDOW OF OFFICER KILLEDBy SPANIEL
 GOES ON STAND

Coleman. Tex. May 2-Mrs. NJ. c. But Ter of Nashville. Tenn, widow of Lieut.. Col. M C. Butler of the United States. army, testifying today in the trial Of Harry J. Spanell. who is charged with having killed the army officer, denied statements made by Spaneil that Butler had insuited his wife shortly before But Ter and Mrs. Spanell were shot and killed while riding in an automobile with Span ell near Alpine. Tex. last July.
 Mrs. Butler testified that. at the time of the alleged occurrence In a room of a hotel at Alpine, occupied by the But lers, she was present and no insult was offered Mrs. Spanen. She declared also that Butler did not go about armed and that on the night Of the killing his army pistol was in their room at the hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Negro House Robbed

The house of Isaac Hill. negro, at S21 North Eighteenth street. was en- tered and robbed last night about 8 o'clock while the members of the fam fly were away. Money to the amount of $95. three women's suits and several waists were taken. according to the report made to the police department. Officers are working on the case. The door was opened with a pass key.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03


 The spring reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons continues to grow in interest and many members Of the order are attend- ing the ceremonies at the Masonic temple. Last night the Council of Kadosh was opened by Dr. w. P. McAdory sfor the purpose of conferring the philosophic and chivalrc degrees with the following of fieers in charge:
 w. P. McAdory. 3Sd honorary, comman- der; first lieutenant commander Arthur Barton, 32d degree, K. C.. C. H.; second lieutenant commander, J. B. Bethea, ST., 32d degree; chancellor, Ernest Matthews, 32d degree; orator, J. B. Bethea, Jr., 32d degree; almoner, w. J. Rushton, 33d de- gree honorary; treasurer, Simon Klotz,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
MANY ATTENDING
 SPRING REUNION
 OF SCOTTISH RTE Degrees in the Various Branches of Masonry Be ing Conferred at Ses-
 sions Held in Temple
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

S:S0 a. m.-Council of Kadosh con- venes. Conferring of degrees from 22d to 18th.
 F, Noon-Luneh.
 1:45 p. m.-Ceuneil reconvenes and degrees from 2Gth to 18th conferred. 300 D. Knight Kadosh conferred. 600 D. Dinner.
 7:30 p. m Opening of Alabama Con- sistory No. l. Thirtyfirst degree con- ferred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Mrs. Mathis Says Credit for Small Farmer Necessary

Gadsden. May 2.-(special.) Credit for the small farmer is one of the greatest needs of this section in the present food crisis. according to Mrs. G. H. Mathis of this city, who stopped here last night on her tour of north Alabama. She told of taking poll of those who attended her meetings who had enough corn and meat for the season, and that few re- sponded in the affirmative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Spanish War Veterans Meet

A meeting of the United Spanish American War Veterans was held last night at the city hall. A number of re- ports were made and letters were read to the members from Senator Bank head and Senator Underwood. About 40 members of the local camp were present last night. A new camp is be- ing formed here and it is expected that there will be no less than 200 at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
GULLs GET PITCHER

Manager Matty Mcintyre of the Mo bile Gulls announced last night before leaving Birmingham for Memphis that he had purchased Pitcher Bentley from the Minneapolis club of the American association. Bentley will report to the Gulls in Memphis to- day. Mcintyre has only four pitchers on his club at the present and the ad- Hilton of Bentley will materially strengthen the staff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Army Department Changes

Washington, May 2.-Geographcal lim- it's of the military departments as now revised move West Virginia from the eastern to the central department, Ar kansas and Louisiana from the southern to the new southeastern, and Wyoming from the Central to the western depart ment. Needs of the transportation and communication systems made the trans- fers necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WOODEN VESSELS WILL SOON BE READY

Washington. May 2.--To al1ay uncer- tainty among shipbuilders who expect to take contracts for vessels of the great wooden ship fleet the shipping board announced late today that speci- fications for a standard ship would be ready in the very near future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Another High Record Is
 Made for Army Recruiting

Washington, May 2.-Another high rec ord for regular army recruiting was es- tablished yesterday when 2s17 men were accepted.
 Illinois, already holding a record eclipsed her previous figure by enrolling ssO men. Indiana came second with 292 and Pennsylvania third with 210
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
TENNESSEE VICTOR
 OVER CRIMSON NINE

Tuscaloosa, May 2.--Tennessee defeated Alabama in weird game here today 9 to 8 Roman held the visitors to six hits but similar number of errors be- hind him spelled defeat. It was Ala bama's second defeat of the season. The score R.H.E. Tennessee ..........+.... .240 coo 3o0-9 6 1 Alabama ..................0O GOO 230 12o-S B 8
 Batteries: Turner and Luck; Roman and Styles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
VAWTER DEFENSE IS
 SURPRISED BY THREE. SUBMITTED.
Man on Trial for Life Said to Have Condoned Im- proper Conduct of Wife
 Many Months

Christiansburg, Va, May "A story of how Charles E. Vawter, Virginia Poly technic institute professor on trial here for killing Stockton Heth, Jr, had strug- gled against craving for drink, had dis covered and condoned improper relations between his wife and Heth and had asked the latter to pay a whisky debt for him. was revealed in letters introduced today by the state They were written by Vawter to Heth last year, the prose- cution asserted, and were discovered by the dead mans sister after he had been shot in the vawter home, where he was a guest
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
TO Remove First
Signs Of Old Age

The infallible first sign Of age is
the sagging cheek muscles" sage Nine.
Cavalieri. whose fame as a beauty cul-
turist is scarcely less than that of a
sOngstress. These are more difficult
and serious to treat than wrinkles" she
continues. The sagging muscles indi-
cate they have grown too weak to re-
main in place; they must be assisted,
strengthened"
The best way to strengthen them Is
by bathing the face in a lotion made
by dissolving an ounce of powdered
saXolite in q half pint of witch hazel.
This creates a freer circulation to the
parts. besides causing muscles and
skin to contract. Saxolite. prOcurable
at every drug store. has long been
known by complexion specialists to
possess remarkable tonic and astrin-
gent properties. valuable in treating
flabby tissue and wrinkles.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Fatal Shooting Results
Withdrawal Negro Troops

Washington. Oct. 12.-Negro SOL
diers on guard duty at Camp Ordway
here were ordered withdrawn tonight
after the killing of Andrew ]. Cooper,
an aged carpenter by Private Jerry
Ward and resulting strike of about
700 workmen. Cooper was shot while
going into the camp on his way to
work. Ward. who Immediately was
arrested by the military, said the car
penter was not using the proper en-
trance and failed to obey his COM
mand to halt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Cheapest Foods Often Seem
Most Expensive on Market
Chemists Prepare for American Food Journal Table Of
Real Values of All Cor,mon Foodstuffs.

Corn meal, hominy. broken rice and
oatmeal purchased in bulk.
And. according to the Food Journal
Investigation the most expensive foods
are:
Celery. peaches, lettuce and canned
tomatoes.
Food Table Prepared.
The American Food Journal has
just made public an interesting high
cost of living table of food prices. It
obtained average September food
prices of "a American cities. scattered
all over the country including Chi
cage, Columbus, o.: Des Moines. Ia;
Denver. Col. Portland. Ore; San Fran
cisco. Cal; Boston, Mass: New Or
leans. La; Madison. Wis; Austin.
Tex; Washington, d. c.; Nashville,
Tenn. With these statistics are COM
bined a most comprehensive tabula-
ton of retail prices and cost per cal
orie recently prepared by F. c. Gep-
hart, chemist of the Russell Sage in
stitute of pathology.
It was learned that while a can of
sardines cost six times as much as a
can Of tomatoes. the sardines cost
less than three fourths what the to-
matoes cost when the food value is
reckoned.
The cheapest vegetables. again
speaking in food value terms and not
market figures, are turnips. potatoes
beets, onions and beans. The most ex.
pensive are peas. beans. cauliflower
squash, lettuce and spinach. The price
| Of turnips per 100 calories Good valued
| was only cents as against 21.4 cents
! for celery.
Crackers Highest ersadstuffs.
+, Crackers are the most expensive o.
breadstuffs. White bread is cheaper
than rye bread, and a trifle higher
than graham. The cheapest of al
breads-This is fine news for the kid
dies in every home!-are ginge
snaps.
| The highest priced meat you cal
cat, and that includes fish, too. is :
chicken Of the broiler age. Its cos
per calorie is double that Of cod. thre'
times greater than round steak. lam
or. mutton, and twice as much as tn
most expensive of the finny tribe
| whitefish.
that is the food value to the body, tn
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13

The American chemist has come to
the aid Of the American housewife in
her struggle to feed her family In
these high cost Of living war days.
He has told her what foods are
cheapest.
Probably you may think any person
can tell which foods are cheapest by
merely learning the market price. But
that isn't all that Is necessary. One
must know which foods have the
cheapest food value price. For in
stance, there is 60 times more food
value at present market prices in a
pound Of cornmeal than in a pound
Of celery. To put It differently, II
costs the housewife 60 cents to gel
as much food value out of celery that
she could get out of one cents worth
Of cornmeal-or hominy. oatmeal OF
broken rice!
Galleries Count in Food.
Chemists and other learned folh
speak of food values in terms Of
calories. Every person needs SO many
calories Of food each day. Every.
thing you eat has calories-that Is
food value. fats. carbohydrates. ant
proteins. While the body needs some
Of each. It couldn't exist on all fats
Mrs. Jack Sprat to the contrary, or OF
all carbohydrates or all proteins.
But the problem to the average
American housewife is to get enough
of each into her market basket with
out bankrupting her husband.
In this effort the American Foo
Journal has come to her assistance. l
has investigated and found the an
swer.
And the remarkable thing is tina
the foods having the greatest foo
value are the cheapest in the marke
and those having the least food valu
are the ones which take the creates
toll from the pocketbook.
The same amount of money will sup
ply the body with twice as much o
the needed fats if spent on cottonsee'
oil, oleomargerin or peanut butter thai
if extra heavy cream or bacon |
purchased.
The cheapest foods man can eat
taking into consideration their foo
values as compared with marke
prices--are:
According to the calorie measure
cheapest and most expensive meals
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
British Munitions Mission
to Confer at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh. Oct. 12.-Members of the
mission from the ministry of NUM-
tons of Great Britain now in this
country. will come to Pittsburgh next
Monday to hold conferences with the
heads Of large manufacturing concerns
and labor union officials of the Pitts
burgh district. Members of the mis-
sion have been comforting with the
council Of national defense and ad-
visory commission since coming to
this country about a month ago.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Protest Sending Negro
Troops to Camp Funston

junction City. kas., Oct. IA pros
test against the sending of 10000 ne
groes to Camp Funston. was made to-
day by w. II. Thompson of Junction
City, and six other city officials in a
telegram to Secretary Baker. Other
kilograms Of like nature were sent
to Kansas senators and representa-.
tives.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Saturday afternoon.-The Missoula
Womans club holds its opening ses-
sion of the year at the Masonic
temple, with reception by the ex-
ecutivc board.
Saturday evenine.-The regular
monthly informal dance of the Mis-
soula Country club will be held at the
clubhouse.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13

100 aoes and is ed fractions OF cents
American Food
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Wonderful Overcoats at $40

models all the fabrics and Ex
the making and will that better
had $1,000 when wool down lie pound
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Young Mems Overcoats

for their Particularly
able Mars and french models military effect and entirely dill
than The run Prices, SIS to S35.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
MOST EXPENSIVE

the body thu
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13
Home of theIOvercoat

Because knew last winter that would buying ocoat " hence ana
for ralo prepared for
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13

Any man who wants to do the
best thing possible for himself
and his pocketbook will buy
M. M. Co. Clothes this season,
because in them he will find more
style, more service, more value
than in any other clothes. We've
anticipated conditions for our
customers benefit, as you will
readily see when you compare
our qualities and prices with any
others hereabouts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-13

Probably it is the military tendency, but what
ever it is there is no denying that styles this
season are smarter and more spirited than ever
before.
They are such as will appeal especially to
young men and to older men who are very much
alive. That means every man, because We are
all thoroughly awake these stirring times
There are styles here to please all tastes and
to fit all builds
Suits SIS to $780,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-09
PETS CARRY DISEASE

Dogs. cats, rats :sid uice- are the
mediums through which much disease
is scattered" writes the Texas Medical
Journal "Peopie are constantly max
ing war on rats. and mice from eco
nOmic necessity, but they seldom think
of them as disease carriers aud germ
spreaders. There is no possible good
that can come from rats and mice. 1t
is more expensive to maintain a few
of them about place than to feed an
other person, aside from the harm they
do In spreading sickness. The time will
come when a city will be ashamed to
admit that it has rats or mice in 1t.
But what about the dogs and cats?
They are even worse than the rats and
mice, for they are the favorite house
hold pets of the country. They not only
have free access to many homes, but
are taken into the arms of the women
and children of the family and fondled
and caressed, often when they are
loaded with disease germs. Dogs and
cats are Unfortunately filthy. Nothing
is too dirty for them to get into; no
place terrifies them because of the
diseases that may be lurking there.
They are expensive to feed and dam
gerous to have around. Why will SEN
sible people keep them?
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-09
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS OPERETTA

The operetta THE Contest of the
Nations" given last evening at the
high school auditorium by the combin.
ed glee clubs of the high school, was
we'll received by large audience Of
students, patrons and other friends oil
the schools.
Each nation in the contest" was
represented by individuals or groups
in characteristic costumes, and pre-
sented its typical dance or its folk
song, the accompanying choruses
harmonizing with the spirit of the Sc
lection
The presiding genius, The Spirit of
Fair Play, was impersonated by Helen
Johnston, who gave a most fitting inter-
probation of the graciousness, dignity
and tact of the mistress of ceremon-
les.
The brilliance of coloring in the cos
tunes, as well as their truth to type,
added much to the attractiveness of
the operetta. The makeup of Carey
Smith, as Thaddy O'Brien, and his
clever execution of the Irish jig, called
forth enthusiastic applause. In con-
trast to this burlesque was the stately
gracefully done by Alice Han
kinson, Malcolm Nicely, Violet Seely
and Gordon Staples.
The Scandinavian group was inter-.
esting for picturesqueness of costume
and spirit and grace in folk dancing.
Hazel Draper and De Moin Gilchrist
effectively characteristic
.
Dutch dance. Among the individual
dancers, Dorothy Parsons, as Lenorita
Espana, and Agnes Mae Brown as
Miss Scotia, were particularly pleas
Y,p
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-03-09

The prize was won by Miss Column
bia, who was represented by Neva
Drury, and the several episodes in the
action led to the singing by the chorus
of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" as
the finale, while our national colors
were displayed at the back of the
stage, and the curtain fell on a pref
ty tableau, as the performers posed
in hailing the flag.
Much credit is due to Miss Martha
Kendrick, director of music in the
Moscow schools, for the splendid
work of the chorus, and to Miss Mary
Duggan, who directed the dances.
The operetta was preceded by a
short program jof special musical
consisting of vocal solos by
Nettie Erickson and Marjorie Adair,
two violin selections by C. N. John
son, and two selection by the high
school orchestra.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be used to purchase Victrola or
an Edison instrument for the high
school.