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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-03

TIC "oHidH COiHniIICee 10 ASSIST III
the following national and state pro-
grams for Americanization and sub
mits suggestions as to the nature of
this assistance:
l. Need of Ame-icanization
A unified American people back
of the fighting line is essential to
a successful prosecution of the war
There are in the United States 49,
100000 foreign born and 100000
of foreign origin. The presence eff
this number, both of aliens and
quasi aliens, presents the following
problems, the solution of which is
intimately connected with the uni
fication of America for the war:
(a) Many thousand men of for
eign birth who do not speak English
sufficiently to understand military
orders and instructions are now in
Training CAMPS.
(b) Anti-American propaganda to
convert the un-Americanized masses
into an anti-American population is
being conducted among aliens by en-
emies of the United States.
(c) Industrial difficulties have
been fomented among aliens.
(d) 1t is estimated that 5,000,-
900 foreign-born whites do not speak
the English language, but speak in
stead over 100 languages and dia-
lects.
2. The Present Situation
The United States Bureau of Edu-
cation has been intrusted by the
federal government with this task
of AUGMENTATION. In addition to
this federal government agency
there are host of organizations and
agencies, official and unofficial,
now attempting to deal with Ameri-
canization without adequate CORE
lation. The United States Bureau
of Education has correlated many of
these agencies through the medium
of an advisory council on Americana
cation known as the National Com
mittee of One Hundred. But the
efforts of the many agencies in the
several states have never been cor
related upon state basis. The
bureau of education, therefore, de-
sires the state councils of defense
(a) To assist in forwarding its
national program for Americaniza-
| ton.
| (b) To undertake the execution
of its state progl IN for Americana
cation.
(c) In eonS M, on herewith to
correlate all t, he and local agen-
cies into uF Jed state system.
3. The National Program
The national program of the
United States Bureau of Education
calls for the following work on the
part of the United States bureau to
make English the language of the
nation"
(a) A nationwide campaign of
publicity to insure the attendance of
immigrants at night schools, and the
interest of Americans in the pro-
ject.
(b) Publication and distribution
of schedules of operation for agen-
cies cooperating and bulletins for
school authorities.
(c) Publication and distribution
of a federal schedule of standards
and methods covering legislation, or
ganization, and administration, and
educational extension.
I'd Publication and distribution
of an educational guide for immi-
grants. =. .--.
(e) Distribution of the names of
incoming immigrants who are unable
to speak English to the various
school authorities.
81 Publication and distribution
of leaflets in foreign languages.
(g) The correlation of all agen-
cies upon the basis of one federal
program of Americanization.
(The schedules bulletins, circulars
and other publications mentioned
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-03
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
RATIFIES DRY BILL

HOUSTON, Tex, April 3.-The
state legislature has ratified the
proposed federal prohibition amend
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Lieut.. Leighton Wood
 Popular Naval Officer
"Broadside,'' Published by the Naval Reserves, Compliments Bir-
 mingham Boy

A very pretty tribute to Lieut.. Leigh ton Wood, son of Mir and Mrs. Ster- ling A. Wood, was published in a re- cent issue of "Broadside,. a magazine issued by the naval reserve force.
 The article is as follows:
 Monday, July 15, Lieut.. Leighton Wood. U. S. N. received orders to leave Pelham and report for duty on the T.. s. s. Stribling, where he vii act as gunnery and torpedo officer.
 His many friends throughout the camp are very sorry to lose him. but rejoice at his well-earned opportunity to get at closer quarters with the hateo U-boats.
 'Lieutenant Wood was born in Bir- mingham, Ala. December 22 1892. At the age of IS he entered the naval academy at Annapolis and was gradoa- ted four years later with a commits sion as ensign U. $. N On July 1, 1917. he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant junior grade. and the fol- lowing October Twas made full lieu tenant
 "Hc served with distinction in the campaign of Haiti and again in the, campaign of San Domlngo. Mir. W oods grandfather, Brig Gen. $. A. M Wood served with distinction in the Confed- crate army during the Civil war.
 'Iieut1nant Wood came to Pelham in April. 1918. succeeding Lieut.. B. C.. Mccullough, as commanding officer of the First regiment. where his pleasant manner and genial personality made him prime favorite both with tLe men and with the officers at the sta- .ion, and we are sorry to lose him. The entire camp joins in expressing hearty wishes for his success in his new duties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
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Mrs. Badham Holds Meeting of Emergency
 Committee on Details
Emergency Committee Arranging De- tails for State Conference to Be
 Held Here September 13

Mrs Henry l.. Badham, emergency chairman of tEe woman's Liberty Loan committee, met with her committee yesterday morning for the purpose of arranging for the state conference of Liberty Loan county charmen, which will be held in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel on Friday, Septem- Der 13.
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs, state chairman, will preside. and it is expected that county chairmen from all over the state will be present. An attractive feature of the conference will be a Liberty Loan trench luncheon in the basement dining room of the Tutwiler.
 All workers of the Rainbox division are invited to attend the conference where they will gain much Inspiration in the, work of selling Liberty Loan bonds
 Tho emergency committee has eEtfre charge of the arrangements for this conference, and for the entertainment of the visitors Mrs. Tadham has ap- pointed subcommittens as follows: Pro- gramme committed Mrs John D. Me Neel Mrs. w. D. Neshitt, Mrs John Turner and Mrs. A. l.. Eulenwider. Luncheon committee, Mrs. Campbell Maeen and Mrs. Jonn Caldwell, Tickets and reservations. Mrs. Charles O. Locke and Mrs Leo K. Steiner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
UNCLE SAM GIVES REALTORS b|G JOb Local Exchange Members to Discuss Government Work
 at Meeting

The Real Estate exchange is just about to tackle q big job for Uncle Sam and the meeting at the Southern club today will be devoted to discussion of this undertaking, the nature of which has not yet been disclosed by President Montgom- cry The following extract from the secretary's bulletin gives. some hint as to the size of the job:
 Straight from Washington comes an official letter containing a direct order to the Birmingham Real Estate exchange for work covering five states and many hours of expert labor. Now is your op- portunity to help -out. Uncle Sam has Jad the word and naturally we will come
 cross to the best of our ability.
 'r1he nature of our service will be dis closed at the meeting Thursday. It will require several hours from every req! estate man in Birmingham. We know you are busy and up to your neck in detail work but what is mere money making compared to the satislleton re- ceived from d task well done. job that will aid the boys over wonder, d service to our country!
 This is the biggest single undertaking ever tackled by any real estate associa- tion in-this country and 1t must have the united efforts of all patriotic Realtors to make it a success.
 Don't fail to be present Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Annual Report Of y. M. C. A. Shows Wonderful Work Done h the Army and Cantonn1ents
Various Activities of Army and Navy Y M. C. A. Big Fac tor in Uphoding Morale of Fighting Forces on Land
 and Sea-Colossal Activities to Be Doubled

Encouraging reports are coming in from all over the state regarding the organiza- ton of workers for the joint Y M. C. A.. Y. w C. A, war camp community serv ice and the library campaign which will be conducted one week beginning No vember Il. County chairmen are being appointed and they will organize their forces for this drive, as will the various city and district chairmen.
 This Y. NJ. (. A. drive is considered most important as it is doing a wonder ful work in keeping Up the morale of the soldiers and sailors The report for the year ending July l, 1918, of the army and navy Y. M. CNA. of the southeast which takes in the cantonments and na- val stations of Georgia. Alabama, Ten nessee,s North and South Carolina. Mis- sssippi and Florida. states the attend ance in the e'Y' huts for the year reached 3S, ,S66, ,9So men. It is estimated that B. : SS9.002 letters were written by soldiers ia' the Y. M. c. A. huts and in almost every case upon the "" stationery furnished free to the men. The reports from all camps in this division show that s2,4Ss, "A worth of money orders were written by workers in the huts for soldiers PraG-s tically this entire amount was sent home to relatives
 The educational activities covered a wide field, and included everything from classes in English for for eigners to university French courses. Four thousand and five lectures of an educational vein were given by the Y. M. c. A. with an attendance of 1.2el, ,24S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
NOTAbLES INVITED ID B|G LABOR RALLY
 AT CAPITOL PARK Governors of Five States and Director Densmore Asked to Participate |.
 in Celebration

All the white committees in charge ficiency rally to be held at Capitol park on September 12 have been sum moned by General Chairman Percy H. Woodall to meet at 1 o'clock luncheon at the Tutwiler this noon to discuss plans He urges every member of each of the four committees to be present.
 "In my opinion this event is going to be big thing for Birmingham, and we must get busy and make it fine success said Dr. Woodall.
 Yesterday the general charmen sent formal invitations to about 30 men of prominence. both in and out of the United States employment service. and including the governors of five states, giving them a cordial invitation, in the name of the city authorities and vari- ous civic organizations of the city, to be the guests of the city on Septem Der 12.
 Delay in hearing from governors is doubtless due to the fact, as stated in dispatches, that they are in Washing ton to interview President Wilson in regard to the St Mary's, Ga, canal pro- ject, an adjunct of the Warrior river system of transportation. Governor
 
 engagement would peryent his attend ance. The private secretary of Governor Bilbo of Mississippi wired that his chief will be busily engaged on his congress sional campaign until the 10th, but will be here if possible.
 Senators Underwood and Bankhead. in conjunction with Senator John Sharp Williams and Congressman Pat Har rison. senator-elec of Mississippi have been asked to exercise their good of fees to secure the attendance of Direc tor General John B. Densmore of the United States employment service, and a favorable reply from MT Densmore is hourly expected. The federal director of the other four states of the Sixth dis trict have also been invited.
 The committees named by the celored people to take care of their part of the rally are none the less busy They have selected the colored Elks Rest. as the place for their Alabama home products" dinner, which will be served by Pauline Jackson of the Colored Hoover kitchen. Three hunderd printed invitations, largely to colored laborers. have been sent out for this feature of the celebration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
NEGROES TO HOLD PATRIOTIC MEETING
 SUNDAY NIGHT
Frank Willis Barnett Will Preside. Many White Speakers at Sixth
 Avenue Church


 The members of the Sixth Ase churcli. south, of which Rev. Julun Goodgame is pastor, have decidea have a big patriotic meetingl SuAis-y night, at which time several whi.s speakers will he present and part.ri- pate in the programme. Dr. Frank Willis Barnett has been asked to take charge of tho service, and Murray Brown, charn,an of the Fourth Lib erty Loan drive for Jefferson county; Mrs. II. IT. Smell, chairman of the wom- ans committed; Forney Johnston ot the state council of defense, John T. Yeatnan and James A. Metcalf will speak.
 The meeting will be one of the great est negro rallies ever held in Birning- ham, and with music. to fit the occa- sion. If possible to secure the chorus of the four-minute women, the colored people hope to do so, and they are sulc the gathering will tax the church to capacity.
 w B. Driver. one of the hard work Ing members of his race. is right Tn behind the movement. and everything is being done to make the meeting great success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
NEW HEADQUARTERS AT THE TUTWILER
 FOR LOCAL CLUBS
Rotary and Automobile Clubs Have Attractive Office on the Ground Floor-Membership Drive
 to Be Started

The Birmingham Automobile club and the Rotary club have leased the old cof fee room on the ground floor of the Tut wilerthotel. recently used as headquar ters for tlie Fed Cross. Liberty Loan and various ether patriotic campaigns, aad will move into their new offices Satrr day.
 The old fixtures have been removed and the office remodeled and renovated, making it one of the most commodious offices in the city. It is Centrally locat I'd and an ideal location for the Autoino bile clun Clarence Lloyd secretary Of the R otary club. is also secretary. of ttc Automobile club, and he will have an ex : pert steno2rapher as an assistant.
 New fursiture has been purchased ard the new nome of both organiza tions will be well furnished and ready for business next week, when campaign to secure 1900 new members to the Automobile cl.ih will be started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Executive Committee of 4 Good Roads Association
 Will Meet Here Monday

The legislative committee of the Ala- bama Good Roads associationswifl hold a meeting at the rutwilcr hotel at noon Monday, according to call from J. E. Rylarce, chairman.
 Sid w l1ec of Birmingham. J. E. Ryhrce of Dadeville and John w Craft of Mobile who compose the highway transport committee, of which Mir Craft is chairman. will also hold a conference in the private dining room of the Tutwiler at 3 o'clock. At this meeting A. c. Crowder, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will be present with a committee from the Chamber of Comr.erce and Henry Dozicr. president of tho Automobile club. with com mittee from that organization, and all others who are interested in motor truck or rural express routes will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

while the educational classes of various kinds aggregated 64Sl2 and the attend ance was 95S.045. Books circulated by the ~ to soldiers numbered 76471O and 649 educational clubs were formed among the men with an attendance of 25,179. .
 It is estimated that S,6SS,S5o participated
 in the various physical activities, suca as baseball. track and field meets. voliey ball and other games. and the spectators at these activities, the majority of whom were Soldiers. are estimated at 5646,31S.
 Not cii.;' Goes the yearly report prove that the " has not neglected to look after the religious side of the mems lives, but conoiusively shows that religious ia, fluences have been exerted with a telling effect that might not have been achieved in civilian life.
 The .esnme of religious activities show that 3,4644d persons attended 16,46S rel, gious meetings under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association in the soiphAast, that 2f,2SS Bible classes were formed among the soldiers with att tendance ranging af 3e5,34S; that 22S ssss Scriptures were distributed; that " workers had 157,533 personal Christian interyiews with soldiers: that the boys made s4S 09s Christian decisions and z, ,t95 signed the religious war roll.
 All school activities given at the huts are always largely attended. while it is esti- mated that i,67s.530 persons attended the s222 moving picture shows given at ths |. NJ. '. A.
 The past year has been most success ful one for the Y. M c. A., and with ths continuous growing in size of both tht army and tho navy indications are thai the colossal activities will be more than doubled this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
.B|G INCREASE IN THE SALE OF WAR SAVING STAMPS AND BONDS
Pershing Patriot Badges Give Impetus to Sales. Mrs. Johnston Makes
 Appeal for Workers


 The distribution of Pershing patriot pins yesterday added much impetus to the sale of War Savings Stamps and according to reports made to headquar- ters. sales are going to be much heavier than ever before.s
 State Director Crawford Johnson and his co-workers have set 100000 as the mark to be attained in Alabama in the enrolment of Pershing patriots, and if the first days business is any indication of what is to follow that number will be reached long before the end of the year.
 Managers of local moving picture houses have agreed to run slides advertis- ing the Pershing patriot enrolment, and in a day or two this will be a part of the regular programme at every picture theatre in Birmingham. Those that have already agreed to run these slides are: The Trianon. Rialto, Princess, Strand, Colonial, Odeon One and Two, Alcazar and the Lyric and Loew's Bijou theatres in Birmingham, and the Bell and the Franklin in Ensley.
 N. H. Price and F. H. Jackson, field agents, are cooperating with City Chair man Joseph H. Loveman in arranging additional enrollment stations in Bir- mingham, and in seeing to it that every station is provided with enrolment blanks, posters and pins. Mir. Price stated that the merchants are respond ing most generously to the request that enrolment stations be installed in their places of business.
 City Chairman Joseph H. Loveman has appointed a chairman for each block in the city to cooperate with the commit tee in enlisting the aid and support of the merchants. The committee decided yesterday to handle enrollments only through stores and booths, and not to distribute pins or have enrollments made at the banks, as had been previously an- nouEced would be done
 Headquarters of the womans division of the war savings committee has been moved again and it is said the present will be permanent. The telephone mum. Der is Main 7793. Mile. Lamic. who had charge of the French booth in front of Caheens during the recent contest for the Reid Lawson pin, will go to Annis- tor on September 10 and Il to assist in booth sales there. She will wear the Alsatian costume worn by her during the tn.paign here.
 Mrs. R. F. Johnston, state chairman of the woman's division, states that she has organized all but eight counties. She has issued artother appeal for women to take the places in the booths vacated by young girls who will have to return to school duties during the present month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
NEW YEAR
 CELEbRATEDH HERE ON SATURDAY MORNING
Special New Year Musical Services Will Be Held on Friday Evening at the
 Temple Emanu-El

HAt the New Year musical services at Temple Emanu-El on Friday evening and Saturday morning at 10:so o'clock, on ac- count of many soldiers being present and in keeping with the times. Emile Levy, organist, has arranged partly pa triotic programme in connection with the recital composed by Edward J Stark
 Miss Lucille Roberts will sing Hear Ye Israeli by Mendelssohn. The services will open with America. to be sung by the choir and congregation, followed by an anthem, 'I Lift Mine Eyes" by Stark The services will close with patriotic anthem. Honor Cali" by Met calf. The choir will also sing a new anthem, Blow Ye the Trumpet in Zon,' by Woodman.
 On Saturday morning at 10:3o Mrs. J. J. Strickland will Sing. "A Song of Praise by Goublier and after the ritual, the services will close with patriotic an- them s%The Battle Cry of Alliance,' by DeK oven.
 The public is invited
 The choir consists of Mrs. E. c. Chan der, soprano; Mrs. l.. B. Crowder, con tralto; Owen Gillespy. tenor; R C. Kaufman. bass; Emile Levy, organist and director
 JEWISH NEW TEAR
 The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashaua) which will. be observed on Saturday, marks the beginning of the principal holy day season of the Jewish year. Wbile the day is really the new moon of the seventh month (TishrD-the caleu- dar beginning with the spring month, Nisan-yet the religious importance of the month so emphasized this particular new moon observance that it gradually as- stunned the importance of the New Year day. It is the beginning of the cycle known as the TO days of repentance" erding with the hoiest day of the year the day of atonement In contrast with the rest of the period, which are days of sadress and penitence, the New Year day has always been observed among the Jews as a day of solemn joy and happi- ness. It is called in the Bible the Day of Memorial" and to the Jew it marks the recording of the deeds of the past year for judgment-a judgment which is, however suspended until after the day of atonemeut, when through true re- pertance and sincere contrition the sins Of the past may be blotted out and new opre rtunity afforded to live a life of purity and usefulness,
 It is also called the 'Day of the Blow ing of the Trumpet" and around this cercmony-the blowing of the Shofar or rams horn-the servive of the day re- wolves. The ram's horn is supposed to refer to the salvation of Isaac and the substitution of ram in his place when Abraham was about to slay him in his wrong understanding of Gods demand for sacrifice Genesis xxiD.
 As Is the case with all Jewish holidays, the observance begins at the preceding sundown, Friday. and in the orthodox synagogue lasts until sundown Sunday, two days being observed in place of one as is the custom in the reform syna- gogue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
FARMERS NEED HELP ID GATHER. COTTON
U. s. Employment Agency Calls for Men for Farm
 Work at Good Wages

Farmers are begioning to call for help 10 gather theirN Ncrops, and Ex- aminer B. s. Samuels, in charge of farm labor at the federal employment office in the Chamber of Commerce building, is anxious to secure all the men pos sible for that kind of work. He stated yesterday he had calls for 15 mar ried men 10 work on farms near Sir mingham where the pay is good and living conditions better than the average.
 The high cost of living and the un- usually high price of cotton will, in the opinion of MT. Samuels, Recessitate the payment of higher wages by the farmers. In other days, when cotton sold around ID cents a pound, farmers paid from 50 to 60 cents per 100 for picking cotton, and last fall. when it sold at prices ranging from 15 cents to 20 cents a pound, the pickcrs got from 75 cents to $1 per 100.
 On the strength of the government estimates showing this years crop to be one of the smallest in a decade or more, quotations on the cotton ex- changes jumped up to 3. cents and higher Tuesday. This is about double the prices that prevailed last year, and farm help is demanding wages in keep ing with the advanced prices.
 MT. Samuels states that he has the names of a considerable number of men who have had experience in farm work, and especially in picking cotton, MhV want to return to the farms, and he is hopeful of placing all of them with in the next few days. In the mean time, more calls from farmers are ex- pecteG. and he requests all who have had experience on farms, or who want to work on farms, to call and give him their names, so that he will be pre- pared for the farmers when they call for help.