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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

When the postoffiee department some years ago put the ban on chain letters little did the Postmaster General ana his subordinates dream that some day one would be put in circulation as means of raising money for the govern ment in time of great need. But it has so happened
 Sometime ago when the War SaVlngs Stamp callpaign was launched some pa triotic pcrson cortceived the idea of start ing a chain hoping thereby to turn into the war chest many thousands of dollars that might not otherwise go in that dl- rectjon. Five letters in which were in- closed five Thrift Stamps were mailed to as many persons with the request that each recipient buy four more stamps and mail tkem and the original stamp to five different persons, and so on in the familiar chain-letter way.
 The writer of the first letter, no doubt, was actiate6 by patriotic motives, and the postoffice department, hesitatlng to mt n damper on the ardor Of any patriot, stiIl could not encourage the schems which it had so often condemned when used by persons for their own enrich ment. Therefore, without making an ors der forpidding the use qf the mails TOT the transmission of these letters, the Postmaster General sent out notices to the postmasters throughout the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
BLAEHS i :, Ii;l'l ;: F l i
 CASH. sroRE D BIRMINGHAM
DR. SROLL LAID ID REST AT FOREST
 HILL CEMETERY

Funeral services for Dr. F. H. Scholi, who died in New orleans last Saturday morning were held In the Second Pres byterian church at o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, conduct- ed the services and paid a beautiful tribute to the deceased as man, a physi- clan and Christian.
 The cnurch was filled to capacity with friends of pr. Sholl and the floral of- ferings were abundant and beautiful.
 The Birmingham Medical society, the Confederate veterans. elders and deacons of all Birmin gham Presbyterian churches, Sunday school teachers, teac<ers in the public schools attended the services In body, and hundreds of the friends of the deceased among the Business and professional men of Birmingham and Jefferscn county were in attend- ance.
 The active pallbearers were the elders of the Second Presbyterian church, of which pr. Sholl had been an active mem Der since its organization, and members of the Birmingham Medical society were honorary pallbearers.
 pr. Bryan reviewed Dr. Sholfs pfo- fessional Fife since coming to Birmins- ham, told of his splendid Christian char acter. His clean pure private life, said pr. Bryan, was an open book pr. Sholl took Christ into his practice and prayed as he practiced; he was de voted church member; he had visions oI this great district and it's possibilities, and believed that | district susceptible of such wonderful Material development was also susceptible of great spiritual development"
 Burial took place in Forest Hin ceme- tery WOoGlaW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
 ARRIV ES IN KIE V

London, July 14.-Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch is reported in Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph company by way of Copenhagen to have arrived at Kiev, the Ukrainian capital.
 Grand Duke Michael is a younger brother of ex-Emperor Nicholas and was named regent of Russia when the Romanoff dynasty Was overthrown in March, 1917. The grand duke, howeyer, declined the regency and was eNiled by the bolsheyiki to Perm. Last month the grand duke was reported to have escaped and to have placed himself at the head of the new Siberian govern ment. July 3 dispatch from Amster- dam quoted the Tkrainian telegraph bureau of Kiev as saying the grand duke had been proclaimed Emperor Of, Russia and that he was marching against Moscow with a force of Czecno- SlOyakS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
Postoffiice Department
 Puts Ban on Chain Letters
By w. J. ROLES

, to discourage the idea, and wherever possible prevent persons from continuing the chain.
 the matter yesterday, said that any per son receiving such letter should return the stamp to the sender, thereby break ing the chain and putting tn end to the scheme.
 "The postoffce department is not averse to the people raising all the money they can for war purposes, whether 1t be by the sale or purchase of Thrift
 Stamps Baby Bonds or Liberty Bonds,
 he said, but the chain-letter has been
 used so often in the furtherance of sw.n-
 ding schemes, and the postoffice depart
 ment has invariably forbidden the lse
 of the mails for such schemes, that 1t could not encourage it now, even though It's originator acted from patriotic mo-
 lives, and the government was to be the
 beneficiary. No order has been made hy the Postmaster General, but he has let of the chain-letter. even tbat it be put III circula tion for the benefit of the gov ernment
 Several of the chain-letters have been received in Birmingham recitlI, and II
 is understood that the recipients, acting upon the request of the writer, forwarded i've letters and five stamps to as many persons requesting that they do not Lreak the chain
 How many of these chains were started is not known, but it is suspected that there were several of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
At the Lyric

Two big headline attractions are on the programme at the Lyric Tor the first half of the week, and the other acts are among the best of the Keith circuit. Mime. Cronin and company will present a spectacular electric novelty, featuring Mile. Juliette, French pro- miere dancer. Miss Fremont Benton, assisted by Richard Carroll, will pre- sent a new comedy playlet, Handler chief No. 13,' one of the pest and most entertaining on the vaudeville stase- other acts are Green and ParKer III q blackface skit At the Depot" ma- steal singing and dancing revue Will be the offering of Vardon and Perry and Le Pilarica and partner will ap- pear in classic and modern dances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
MIR. K|LbY IS MAKING AN OVER-STATE TOUR WITH TELLING EFFECT Spent Saturday and Sunday in Birmingham in Confer
 ence With Committee LIVELY SCRAP FOR WALKER COUNTY VOTE Returns to Walker County Today to Complete Organization, Thence to
 Northwest Alabama for Re-
 mainder of Week

Lieut-Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, candidate for governor on platform declaring for ratification of the prohibition amend ment and for budget system for the handling of the states fiscal affairs, who has been engaged for the last five months on one of the most thorough campaigns ever waged by any candidate for state office in Alabama, returned to Birmingham for an important conference Saturday afternoon after trip through Walker county.
 While in Walker MT. Kilby perfected a strong central organization at Jasper, visited Dora, Cordova, Carbon Hill and other towns, making a speech Friday afternoon to several hundred miners at Townley, where his declarations in favor of fair workmen's compensation act and in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines were received with ap- plause.
 He was also applauded when he told the men that he began life as a work man and that he always felt at home among the wearers of the overall. He said he has never had strike at any of his several industrial plants and that lie has been paying his men weekly for several years He cited the fact that the men at his Anniston shop have formed a large Kilby club and cited his record or cordial dealings with the labor men at Anniston. As usual he declared positively for the amendment and gave his views as to the need of better busi- ness methods at Montgomery.
 SCRAP IN WALKER
 Walker, which has the fourth largest vote of any county in the state, will be one of the political battlegrounds dur ing the last daTs of the campaign. Owing to the~proXimity of the county to Judge Brandon's home, he has been there sev- erai times and has a good following in that county, although it has always given Hobson a big majority, and MT. Kilby's friends say he will get the solid Hobson vote, as Brandon weakened him self there by his opposition to Hobson. Judge TeaSley, who has mine interests in Walker, will also get share of the vote there, having perfected an organization at Carbon Hill.
 Mir Kilby will return to Walker county today, going hence to northwest Ala bama. He hopes to get to Marion by Monday afternoon. Thus far he has made as thorough canvass of 62 counties, and has visited several others He will complete his tour of the state this week. and will then accept speaking engage ments in several of the large counties, where he twill double upon some of the territory he has already visited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
ICOLORED MINERS
 CELEBRATE THE
 FALL OF BASTILLE

Three o'clock Sunday afternoon a large concourse of colored miners, their wives and children. celebrated the fall of the Bastile. at Empire
 By invitation Dr. '. c. Mason, chaif- man War Savings Stamps for colotei for the state of Alaabma J, T. Harri- son, state manager of the Atlanta Mu- tual Insurance company; J. Q. Diffay- grand treasurer of the Colored MasolIs. Thad E. Mccray and David w. Parker made patriotic addresses. the princi- pal speech being made by Dr. Mason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
LEE BRADLEY DRAWS
 IRE' OF COLOGNE
Birmingham Mans Statement Re garding American Property in Germany Given Formal
 Denial

Amsterdam, July 14.-Formal denial is made by the Cologne Gazette of statements attributed to Lee Bradley. counsel for the American custodian for foreign property, regarding the ruth less liquidation of American property in Germany. The newspaper says;
 .It is a crying shame the way enemy aliens are permitted to go freely about their lucrative business here and not only those who personally profess good will toward us but those who brazeniy Haunt the administration.
 "President Wilson meanwhile is pocketing good Germany money. Yet people in America shed crocodile tears over the sad fate of their compatriots Is here.''
 The Cologne Gazette calls on the government to have this matter placed in proper light both here and in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

" mle the law permits the voter to vote TOT both first and second choice candi- dates, 1t is not compulsory, but discrc- .ionary with each person as to whether ne exercises that right. In order 70 make the matter clear w D. Nesbitt, chairman of the Thomas E. l<ilby state campaign committee, has prepared the Following explanation of that pacticular section of the primary election law:
 There has been considerable argument in the daily press and equally as much misunderstanding as to whether or not voters in the primary and under the pr- mary election laws are bound to vote a second choice. The primary election law hdoes not require, but permits, a voter to express his second choice The clear and conclusive evidence of this is found in section 2 of the act to regulate pri- mary elections in the state of Alabama, which reads as follows:
 Section 27 The following are declared to be samples of the tally sheets and instructions for using same in such pri- mary elections:
 "Where there is one candidate to be nominated and only two running, there will be no second choice votes and tally sheets will be of the following form, which, for convenience, will be designated as Form No |:
 Form No l.
 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
 Name of Candidate. Voted Received. For Governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
WASHBURN TAKES
 DESK AT H1LLMAN
Ceoroe Bender Becomes Cafe Mana ger-J. F. DeJarnette Goes
 to Atlanta

N I Washburn, who has been man.
 ager of the cafe at the Hotel Hlllmah
 since the Dye-Washburn Hotel company took over the management Tn March, succeeds j. F. DeJarnett as day clerk. Mr DeJarnett resigned to take re- spcnsible position with the Winecoff hoter in Atlanta, and departed for that city Saturday.
 Mr. Washburn is secretary treasurer of the Dye Washburn Hotel company, and has a host of friends among the travelling public. George H. Bender. who Is the popular and efficient steward, will hereafter combine the duties of that po- sitior with those of cafe manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
ADJUSTMENTS
At Loew's Bijou

Loew's Bijou opens another excellent bill of five all-star acts or vaudeViiie this afternoon with the matinee, Haisey Moore and May Field being the head- line act, offering splendid repertoire of song and story in rhyme.
 The other four acts of vaudeville are oddities, in that they are out or the ordinary and full of new and novel stunts. The photoplay will be one or exceptional merit Peggy Hyland Will be seen in Other Mems Daughters, and this film will be wonderfully ap- pealing to all. Miss Hyland has been a Loew favorite since she made her debut in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
BIG PRIZE FOR
 ATLANTIC FLIGHT

London, July 15.--In order to stimu- late the production of more powerful engines and more suitablei aircraft the Daily Mail announces the revival of its offer of a prize of fl0,00o to the first person who flies across the Al lantic from any point in the United States, Canada or New Foundland to Great Britain or Ireland or vice versa, in 72 consecutive hours.
 The original offer of the Daily Mail was made in April. 1918. IL was sus- pended at the outbreak of the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

You will note from the above sample tally sheets embraced in this section that there were cast for three candidates. IA, B, c, the total running for gov -ernor. 135 first choice votes, while for the same candidates there were cast 7S second choice votes. showing that !" voters who expressed their first choice for governor did not vote at all for sec ond choice.
 The law by this illustration says that vou are not bound to vote a second choice for governor, but may do so 'f you wish.
 It is important that the friends of the amendment and it's supporters should be fully informed on this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCE

..B,lt you can believe all and not have any more religion than billy goat. believe in regeneration and experience You have to have that cool breeze blow ing in your heart If you have ever 1eit the fires of the heat of conVlcton-then vor have had the experience of Chris tianity.
 .rhere are so many of these little eth ical Christians-we have been running on our creeds for so many years. A creed is not religion-it is only equipment to do the job with. Christ brought us a new system--that of service. We have lost the grip on our educational forces, there are too many non-Chrlst,an prin, cinals who have become politicalized and driven the Bible out of the schools. If vou want to find what will elevate and lift this nation, find the Christian spirit in our schools. But we have not taught the people this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
Major Hooper Names
 Two Coal Inspectors

Maj. J. DeB. Hooper, chief coal in- spector for Alabama under the fuel ad- ministration. announces the appointment of w A. George of Oakman and R. A. Dick) Statham of Lehigh as assistant coal inspectors. These appointments are effective at once. Their duties are to in spect all coal of whatever character mined in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
FRENCH NATIONAL HOLIDAY WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY Appropriate Ceremonies to Mark Anniversary of the
 Fall of the Bastille GOV. HENDERSON
 TO MAKE ADDRESS Downtown Parade and Exercises at Capitol Park Included in the Pro-
 gramme-French Consul Si-
 mon Klotz to Speak

Procession forms at Capitol park at 10:S0; march south on Twentieth street to First avenue, west on ,F'irst avenue to Nineteenth street, north on Nine- teenth street to Fifth avenue, east on Fifth avenue to Twentieth street, norh on Twentieth street to Capitol park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
Military Police Corps Formed

With the American Army in France. July 14-(By the Associated Press.)-A general order from headquarters am nounce the formation of the military uolice corps" on the basis Of one com panv of l25 men and three officers to each division, and in like proportion to other combatant troops and sections. This will insure that the personnel f the military police will i'll the future be especially trained and assigned to thaf service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY?

Dr. Stuart was preaching upon What Is Christianity?" and he took his text from Matthew 20:2S. "The Son of Man Came Not to Be Ministered Unto. But to Minister"
 There was complaint among these 10 disciples that the other two were but and Jesus saw it, and he told them: This is the way the Gentiles do, but my Kingdom is different. My kingdom is not made up of the fellow who stands up, but the fellow who lifts up not the man who is exalted. but he who exalts.' : You can't have a great organization without a basis for it, something to stand upon The apostles never wrote any creed, but they did agree upon cer- tain things that were put into writing and accepted as a creed.3
 II don't care anything about who made the world. or how God created it, the manner makes no difference to me-its the result that interests me. l don't care anything about the process of the coming along of the friers-whether the egc produces them, or whether the hen produced the egg that produced them bu. inst so the friers keep coming along is all that I am interested in. But there are two things that hold mel believe in God and I believe that l am his child; that's enough for me.
 sIf a father has hold of his child and is caring for it-why need the child worry? The same thing applies to the Heavenly ether It is great thing to have something to believe in. That ia real Christianity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
Second Choice Votes Are Not Compulsory; Voters
 Exercise OlDn Pleasure
Law Permits Voter Vote Second Choice But Does Not Make It Mandatory-Examples of First and Sec ond Choice Votes Are Given By Chairman
 Nesbitt of the Klby Committee

be that the them for both first and choice election adopted by the be the held under contained for second choice politics been other and for that it is somewhat puzzlng to large perce of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

Your sister republics are giving every thing. keeping only the imperishabie hope. that spirit of self-sacrifice for things greater than the lives of men and nations, which is the crown and glory or France through all the ages. Accept frcm America on the one hundred and twenty-iinth anniversary of your dedl- cation to self-government the tribute. not of our sentiment alone, but of ourselves. The voice of America proclaims today, with one accord: Long live, long live France'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

, number of votes will be declared nom mated and record made as now made in
 general elections where there are two
 candidates.
 Where there is one or more candidates to be nominated and three or more run
 ming the following form, called Form No. 2 will be used In this form the votes have been ta1lied out just they would be tallied in actual use. and following
 the form will be found instructions for counting the vote and for recording the same:
 Form No ?. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
NAVAL OFFICERS
 SAVE TWG HIVES Accident to French Dirigible Described in Statement
 by Daniels

Washington, July 14.-Coolness and courage of two American naval of- ficers Lieut.. Com. Louis H. Maxfield of Norfolk, Va, and Lieut.. Frederick P. Culbert of Orange, N. J., saved the lives of two American sailors when an ac- cident happened to a French dirigible balloon the Americans were operating in the war zone recently. The story was revealed today in an announce ment that Secretary Daniels had com mended the officers and recommended Lieutenant Commander Maxfield for a life saving medal.
 After the dirigible had fallen to the surface of the water, the officers went overb oard and assisted Chief Gunner s Mate Lee Alleby and Quartermaster ii. A. Elliott to keep afloat until a launch from shore could rescue thenL When the dirigible plunged headdown to- ward the water, the two men leaped overheard, as they feared the car Of the airship would be wrecked. Their heavy flying clothes prevented them from swimming ana rorn were ex- them from the dirigible, which was be- ing swept shoreward. preventing the crew from picking up the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
Sleeping Car Service

Effective July daily through sleep- ing car Is operated between Birming- ham and Asheville, N C., by way of Chattanooga, Tenn, on the following schedule.
 Leaves Birmingham, A. G. S. train No 4, p. m.; arrives Asheville, train No 36, 9:25 a. m.
 Returning, leaves Asheville. train No. 35, g p. m.; arrives Birmingham, A. q. $. train No. 3, Il a. m.
 Sn11tharn Railway System
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement June 20. 1918 RESOURCES

roans and niecounts .s1O,759,111.45 overdrsf+s 431.6S U. $. Bonds (par) ......-. iioVV'VOV'VV U. $. Treasury Certificates l.9S4'et l-9o Liberty Loan Bonds ..-.'. l'lv4'4oo.oV State of Alabama Bonds Azi'oVV.VV Stock in Federal Reserve oo ooa oo Bank .....---.-. ..-.-'s oV'eoV'VS Other Stocks and Bonds. l'5Ss' oo1 1.ls Banking House .........- Ss1'oou.uv Other Real Estate ....... 4A'4Vo'su CASH
 In Vault ....s 914.959.34 With Banks 6.325.S45.S9 With U. $. IT. lo2,oO0.0o With Fed. Re- oa o-. o- serve Bank 1,SS7,511.02- s'zSO'Sfo.zS
 s27.166. 3s7.9
 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ........s 1,5Oo. .ooO.oo Surplus and Profits ..... 1,56S,2f3.01 Reserved for Taxes ...... 2o,l4OsVO Circulation ,..,,.... 1,40O, 000.00 Dividends Unpaid ........ 45,0U0.O0 DEPOSITS
 Individual .s1T75s,261.53 Bank ...... 2,350,275.04 U. $. ...... l25.000.00 Fed. Reserve
 Fiscal Nst. 2.ss9,5oS.s9- 22.S2s.O44.9s
 s27 ,166. .ss7,97
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15

"The candidate receiving the highest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-15
REAL CHRISTIAN, THINGS

AeA<%h1 NeAAeAA1A AfhANf AAtlANNo
 These things are the things that the Christian should think about, for when you take care of the health of the men, women and children of the city, then you are doing real Christian work If you let that woman's husband die and bury him in the potters field on account ot such q thing, and then think that you can do a Christian thing by getting d ticket for her and the children to some town in Tennessee where her people are, you ought to feel guilty of murder in- stead.
 Another thing, there are gambling houses, assignption houses, blind tigers, right here in this city, and they are run ming all the time, and vet people come to the preacher and tell him that nc ought to clean up the town. fish that we had some men here who would do 1t: it's their duty.
 You may not like what I am saying, and you may think that I ought to have continued upon the line l have just been discussing, for 1 had some of you folks almost shouting, but it is not always SC much of the sweet by-and-by that you need as it is q little of the dirty now and-now. The New Jerusalem is alright but what we need is the present Bir- min gham"