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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
Valuable Lessons Learned by Birmingham Put Into Practice by Representa-
 lives of Churches
MRS. BEECHER HEADS THOUSAND : MEMBER
 DRIVE TO BE STARTED
Session of Conference on Race Rela- tions Interesting-Dr. Exner, Dr. Stiles, Col. Dercle and J. A.
 Whitmore Make Addresses
ToDAY's PROGRAMME

"The Solid South Working for q New Era of Prosperity and Nation al Service" Gov. Sidney J. Catts of Florida.
 "Every Southerner Producer and Conserver of Food" Dr. Brad ford Knapp, federal department of agriculture.
 sLesson from Great Britain Re- gardinE Food in War Times" Major, the Honorable Charles Lyei1, ap- pointed by Lord Reading, British ambassadOr.
 "Temperance the First Line or the Natioral Defense," Hon. William Jennings Bryan.
 Six,h general session. Tuesday. to 5:30 D. m. Meeting in charge of the board of governors. "What Is Our Task for the Year!'
 Election of officera,
 Seventh general session, Tuesday, S:f5 D. m.
 "America's Obligations in Feed- ing the World. Miss Jane Addams. federal food administration.
 "What the Church. Can Do to Conserve Human Life," Rabbi Ru- doiph I. Coffee, Ph. ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
Lieutenant Lyle Visits
 Birmingham Friends

First Lieut. R. N. Lyle. formerly an cmploye of The Age-Herald, and well known in Birmingham. is visiting trends here. .
 Lieutenant Lyle's home is in Huntsville He is stationed at Camp Jackson and is at present in command of Motor Truck company 339. He was recently promoted from second lieutenant to first leuten- ant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
A Child 2 or : Year. ola

requires something stronger than the sweet liouid laxative now on the mar ket which are prepared especially for infants.
 LAx-FOS WITH PEPSIN fills this long felt want. It acts on the liver and regulates the bowels without grip ing or disturbing the stomach. A liquid Digestive Tablet. pleasant to take soc per bottle. Good for the child. good for the Mother. good for the House. hold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16

With the determination that the valuable lessons brought to Birming- ham by the win-the-war session of the Southern Sociological congress shall be conserved and put into local appli- cation, more than seventy representa-
 tive members of churches of various denominations and social agencies met
 with the congress officers at special
 luncheon in the cafe of the Civic asso- citation last evening at 6:30 o'clock
 and organized for a membership cam
 paign of one thousand social workers
 in this city.
 With the various committees of the
 churches also met special committees of
 the Civic association and the Birming-
 ham Association of Social Workers. Rev. Dwight S. Bayley presided at the lunch con-
 pr. w. D. Weatherford, chairman of the board of governors Of the congress,
 was the speaker of the evening. MRS. BEECHER CHAIRMAN Accepting the chairmanshp of the big iAiSihDoi Siiip uIlNe MFS. Leonard T. Beecher fervently told the gathering oi the social values which should issue from the Southern Sociological congress ses- sions now being held here. Mrs. Beecher has in the organization, which go forth
 today in the 1000-member drive 20 differ- ent teams with leader for each already pledged. The campaign will last for tho next two days Another luncheon will be given at the same hour tonight in the Civic association cafe, at which reports are to be made of progress and the diff ferent team workers will be the guests of the congress as last night.
 With the membership, which will cost ISS per annum, goes free the elaborate volume of the proceedings of the '.Bir- mingham' congress, containing verbatim the splendid addresses of the 70 odd speakers. Automatically the member of the congress will become also a member of the local association of social workers. This arrangement was concluded yester- day by agreement of the board of gov ernors of the congress and the executive committee of the social workers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
THE FIRST NATIONAL RANK

OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA. STATEMENT MARCH 4, 1918
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
TO GO TO FRANCE.

Washington, d. c.. April q
Members of the National Army from
Missouri, now quartercd at Camp
Funston, will be among the first
army unit to go to France for active
service. The date of their depart
ure has not been announced, but in
formation obtained in Washington
tonight is that these soldiers will go
during the early summer months.
at is safer to be a soldier at the
front than a baby at home" The
Woman's Committee of the Council
OF National Defense is starting a
welfare campaign with the above slo-
gan. One hundred thousand lives to
save among the children is their
further slogan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
CUT OUT GERMAN
IN THE SCHOOLS.
Put Only Plain English On Guard
The ID. A. II. Doing Fine Work
Mrs. Robert Ferris Commended.

The Daughters of the American
Revolution held a very interesting
meeting Monday at the Library Club
Room
The Chapter will>buy a $500 bond
in the Third Liberty Loan.
1t was announced that 50 of the
100 members had subscribed a dol
lar to the National Liberty Bond OF
the d. A. r.
Reports of war activities consum-
ed much of the business session.
Twelve members are giving their
time TO Red Cross sewing Nine, to
surgical dressings; three sweaters, 8
pairs Of socks and one trench cap
have been knitted during March
Mrs. r. NJ. White told of the patriot
ic work of a former st. Louis woman
who has villa near Paris, and this
woman entertains the Missouri sol
dier3 when they have a furlough at
no expense to them. The Chapter
donated $500 toward this very hui
name work.
The most important item of the
meeting was indorsing the action OF
the Cape Girardeau Chapter. THAT
no language but English be taught in
the elementary schools, either public
or private, denominational OF secu-
lar, for the unity and safety of our
nation, and that foreign children
born in this country may be Ameri-
canized by being taught only English
in school,"
Miss Frances Cunningham an
nounced that she has a Red Cross
men sitting and she expects to give
al! the increase, both eggs and poul-
tr., during the period of the war, to
the Red Cross. This is fine plan
ana should be adopted by others. The
CHAPTER commended the fine work OF
Mrs. Robert Ferris, another mem
her. who was chairman of War Say
ings Stamp Sales in Laddonia, and
who sold $1,000 worth of stamps in
one day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Notice is hereby given that at the
November Term of the County Court
of AudTain County, Missouri, held at
Mexico, Missouri, on the twenty
fourth day of December, 1917, being
the fourth day of said Term, a petit
ton of r. Lee Afford and more than
one hundred others of the qualified
electors of said Audrain County pray-
ing for a special election to authorize
the levy of an annual tax of not more
than one-half of a mill on the dollar
Tor the purpose of purchasing req /
estate for hospital purposes and for
the construction of hospital buildings
and for the maintenance of same. or
for either or all of such purposes
was taken up and considered and tho
following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
Order calling a special election
to authorize the levying OF a tax of
not more than one-half of a mill on
the dollar for the purpose of pur-
chasing real estate and for the con-
struction of hospital buildings and
the maintenance of the same, or for
either or all of such purposes.
IN THE MATTER OF A PETIT
TON OF RESIDENT FREEHOLD
ERS FOR ESTABLISHING OF HOS
PITAL IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.
Now at this day, December "a,
1917, the petition of r. Lee Afford
and others for the establishment of
a hospital in the City of Mexico, in
Audrain County, Missouri, coming on
for further consideration, the Court
finds that on the 3Td day of Deem
her, 1917, there was filed in the Of
flee of the Clerk of this Court a pc
tition of r. Lee Alfkrd and more
than one hundred other resident free
holders of said County, the text of
which ptetiion Is as follows:
Petition For Hospital.
To the Honorable County Court of
Audrain County, Missouri:
We, the undersigned one hundred
and more petitioners, state that We,
each and all are resident free-holders
of Audrain County, Missouri, and
that fifty of the signers of this pc
tition are not residents of the City
of Mexico in said County, in which
said City II is proposed to locate a
public hospital hereinafter mention
ed, ask and petition said Honorable
Court tbf' ~ annual tax may be lev
led for thu "T ablishment and main
tenance of public hospital in the
said City of Mexico in said Audrain
County; and we specify in this, our
petition, the sum of $4,000 as the
maximum amount of money propos-
ed to be expended in purchasing or
building said Hospital.
We further petition and ask that
said Honorable Court submit the
question to the qualified voters of
Audrain County at a special election
TO be by said Court called for that
purpose; first, giving ninety days
notice OF said election in one or more
newspapers published in Audrain
County. including in said notice the
text of this petition and stating in
said notice the amount OF taxes to
be levied upon the assessed property
of Audrain County, which taxes your
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
Notice of Special Election

petitioners ask shall not exceed one
half mill on the dollar, for a period
of time not exceeding twenty years,
and be for the issue of bonds to pro-
vide funds for the purchase OF a site
and the erection thereon of a public
hospital and hospital buildings and
for the support of the same, which
said election your petitioners ask to
be held at the usual voting places in
said County of Audrain for voting
upon county officers and that the
vote thereat be canvassed in the same
manner as the vote for the county
officers is canvassed.
The Court, after further consid-
ering the said petition and after
having been fully advised of and con-
corning the premises, doth find that
said petition is signed by more than
one hundred of the resident free
holders of Audrain County, and that
more than fifty of said petitioners
are not residents of the said City of
Mexico.
1t is therefore considered and or
dered by the Court that q special
election be held in Audrain County
Missouri, at the usual voting places
in said County for voting for State
and County officers, on the
Fifth Day of April, 1918,
and that there shall be submitted
thereat to the qualified electors of
said County of Audrain the question
whether there shall be levied upon
the assessed property of Audrain
County a tax OF one-half of one mill
on the One Dollar for the purchase of
real estate for hospital purposes and
for the construction of hospital
buildings, and for maintenance of
same; and that the Clerk of this
Court cause to be given ninety 600
days notice of said election by publ
cation in the Mexico Missouri Mes
sage a certified copy of this or
der of Court as and for the said no.
tire
Now therefore in pursuance to said
above order the Court does hereby
order that on April nth, 1913, an
election be held at the usual voting
places in Audrain County, Missouri,
for County officers. to vote on the
proposition tolevy a tax of onehalf mill
on the one dllar for purchasing real
estate for hospital purposes and for
The construction of hospital build
ings and for the maintenance of
same, or for either or all of such
purposes.
ALEX CARTER, P. ].
STATE OF MISSOURI, County of
Audrain. SIS. l, Ross b. eau
thorn. Clerk OF the County Court in
and for said County, hereby certify
the above and foregoing to be a true
copy of the proceedings of our said
County Court, on the day and year
above written, as the same appears
OF record in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court, at office in
this the oath day of Deem
Der, 1917.
(SEAL)
r. B. CAUTHORN,
Clerk County Court.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

The Message is for the County
Hospital proposition heart and soul.
We think it one of the most benefi-
cent propositions ever put before the
voters of this county. Neighbors,
friends, come up to the help of the
Hospital proposition tomrrow. Arise
an hour earlier tomorrow morning
and take time to go to the polls and
vote. Take your reason and con-
science with you, and be sure that
you vote right. .--.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
ORPHEUS RUTTER WRITES
HOME FROM CAMP JOHNS

HOME FROM CAMP JOHNSON
Orpheus Rutter, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs j. W. Rutter, of this city, who
is in the u S. Quartermaster's schoo:
Camp Johnson, Fla, writes the fol
lowing interesting letter home:
: Jacksonville, Fla, March "a
My Dear Mother
Just arrived home from town and
found yours and sisters good letter
on my bed, also the paper. Tell
father ! certainly appreciate his hav
ing the paper sent to me, for news
from home sure does help.
am feeling fine and dandy, and
have had a wonderful time today
Went to town about nine O'Clock Thu
morning, then to my friends home
She took me to church, and to her
home for dinner, and talk about good
eats l certainly did have them. After
dinner we went car riding from sever
until eight-thirty, back to her home
for lunch, then she brought me out
to camp, so the day has been com
plete.
In regard to furlough, I don't
think / will be able to get one. In
fact | don't think will be here Ions
as there aren't half as many boys
here now that were here two weeks
ago. OF course no one knows what
we are going to do, as they are trans
ferring out of my company all the
time. But don't worry about me be.
ing in the trenches, for this branch
of the service doesn't get to the front
line.
We had an exam last Monday The
highest grade made was "a. 1 made
81, SO you get an idea of what I am
doing.
Well mother, dear, l have told yon
about all I know at present. am
looking forward to Easter for that
box Now write to me soon. Hone
you and Sis will be all o. X. and
come back soon.
1t is bedtime. so. 1 will say good
night.
Love to all
oRPHEUS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
Food Administration Rules
RN ]. c. STROCK
Audrain County Food Administrator.

Audrain County Food Administrator.
INCREASED SUBSTITUTE RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR BAKERS.-Be-
ginning April IA, bakers must use rs
Aor cont of Substitutes in Victory
Bread instead of 20 per cent as now
required. This means one pound of
substitutes to three of wheat flour
The Washington Office states the
situation may demand a still further
increase later on.
BACK ORDERING SUBSTITUTES.
Wholesalers who sell wheat flour
and substitutes but who have not
substitutes hand ay not ship the
flour. They must withhold shipment
Of flour until they receive substi-
tutes.
The practice of shipping flour and
back ordering substitutes has result
ed in abuse and wholesalers should
be advised of this ruling.
NEW FLOUR SACK.-The Milling
Division has authorized a one-six-
teenth barrel sack for flour in addi-
ton to tho present eighth, four and a
half barrel sacks. This will enable
mills to put up their flour in smaller
packages and enable dealers to sell
conveniently in smaller packages.
MIXED FLOURS. - Mixed flour
containing SO per cent or more sub
'tituie5 can be sold. No substitute
need 10 be sold with such mixed
flour. Il however the mixed flour
contains smaller per centage than
so per cent of substitutes the differ
ence must be made up by the sale OF
substitutes. For instance, II pack
age of mixed flour contains five
pounds of substitute such mixed can
be sold alone without substitutes. If
however, tie mhixed flour contains
five pounds of wheat flour and three
pounds of substitutes then two
pounds of substitutes must be sold
with such mixed flour.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Judge j. w. Renner of the east
part of the county was able to at
tend the meeting of the County
Court this week He had a wrestle
this winter with a virulent form of
smallpox. He says they put the re-
port out on him that he had died and
then was buried late at night. But
he is yet very much alive. He says
the voters down his way are practi-
caliy solil for the Hospital PROPOSE
ton. He thinks there is no doubt
OF the proposition carrying heavily
IL the men will get out to the polls
and vote. All, go to it, men; don't let
this good proposition fail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04
OFF FOR CAMP.
The Last Contingent OF Audrain
COunty's Drafted Men Left Tues
day.

The last contingent of Audrain's
soldiers departed for Camp Funston
: over the Wabash Tuesday at noon.
A large number of citizens as
sembled to show them honor. Over
100 workers from the Shoe Factory
were present to bid Thomas l.. How
deshell and Monte Brooks goodbye.
The two men were also workers at
the factory.
The other boys were: Raymond
Houck, Joseph Murray, Arthur E.
Angert, Joseph Armistead, and Chas.
Silver.
Mrs. Oceola Lane, on behalf of the
Mexico Womans Christian Temper
ance Union, presented each of the
men with q comfort bag.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Major j. c. Strock, County Food
Administrator, warned "a persons
that they were boarding -four and
that they were liable to prosecution.
The parties returned the -four to
dealers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Prof. l.. y. Hawthorne and f. A.
Morris addressed an audience at
Skinner Saturday night and sold
STATS in War Savings Stamps. That
was fine indeed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

The Hospital is a most beneficent
idea. 1t is for you, your neighbor
and humanity, besides it can be
shown that it will save the county
money. Take your reason and CON
science with you into the booth to-
morrow and vote for the County
Hospital
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Our warmest congratulations eX-
tended Judge E. s. CAN'T and his new
wife. Judge Ganttis a very fine man,
one of the most magnanimous fell
lows of this Judicial Circuit, and Mrs.
CAN'T IS no less distinguished. May
haDpiEe73 and prosperity ever attend
tEcm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Lieutenant Shields Moore, son
of DR.. and Mrs. ]. G. Moore of Mex
leo, who has been in training in the
aviation school at Atlanta, Georgia
has been transferred to Kelly Field,
San Antonio, Texas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Our boys are soon going into bat
tie over in France. They'll make IL
interesting for the Kaiser's men.
Wait and see.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Did one Of the Kaisers agents
try to get the lives of MeXico's
school children by poisoned water
last week? Anyway, the matter is
being loked into.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

The Crown Laundry Co. has In,
stalled a $4,000 water softenerA
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

The County Hospital is the "In-
contestable right thing" You do the
right thing by voting for it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

Vote for the County Hospital.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-04-04

ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Message ig authorized: g. an
nouRce the following as card. Ia. es
for County Office, subject TO t..c
Democratic Primary, August, 1918.
For Collector
T.. j. SIMS.
JOE ID. BEATTY.
OMER DICKERSON.
For Probate Judge
II. T.. WARDEN.
For Recorder
ID. f. WOODWORTH. Thompson,
II. T.. ID. I.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-31

bership in the White Earth band
of Chippewas cannot be taken as
an Endorsement of the theory of
military. exemption, he did not so
intend, nor did the APPELLANT so re-
gard it.
The Chippewas of Minnesota
stand in q peculiar relation. They
became in 1889 parties to a con-
tract with the United States, coded
certain territory to the United
States virtually in trust. They
accepted the atlotting OF land in
severaIty.. The Act of 1889. COM
monty called the Nelson Act, in
one feature follows the Dawes Act.
In this Act when allotment of
land to an individual was made,
with this allotment came federal
citizenship. 1t is \ loug story,
but Our opinion is that IF all the
Chippewas of Minnesota those CT
Red Lake alone may legally claim
exemption, for no allotmen:s in
severalty have been made to them
owing to the fact that the Govern
ment has never taken the steps to
do 50. The status quo an5e of the
Act of 1880 venaens as TO individ-
ual ownership of land; they are
communists. While it is true that
all Chippewas do maintain form
Of tribal relation, this relation we
believe is not such that the Nelson
allotting clause, and General
Crowder's ruling contemplate.
There can be no releasing of an
allottee from the duties of citizen
ship, citizenship acquired by the
obtainance of land in severalty.
Furthermore, the Clapp amend
ment made the mixed blood H.
dian still more clearly a citizen,
and as Defoe is a mixec blood, our
opinion IS that he has no right to
exemption. =.
We have not heard that the dis.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-31
Have You a Trade?

If you have Uncle Sam needs
YOU and has a place for you.
Every man no matter what his
previous occupation can find his
niche in the army. Majnr John
y. Yost, recruiting officer OF the
Minnesota District recently named
over 200 trades, occupations and
professions, in the United States
army which is in need Of men.
The highly specialized gas en-
cine mar is more in demand at the
present time than ever before. The
rapid development of airplanes,
tractors, the Land Dreadnanghts
or Tanks, with the increasing
use to which the automobile is be-
ing put, brought about the de
msnd. The 5. O. S. has been sent
to recruiting officers of the various
districts in the country, and they
are exerting themselves to the ut
most to meet the emergency.
1.-The United States Army to-
day.. said Major Yost, is the
biggest vocational training school
in the world. 1t offers the aver
.pe young American with . meager
knowledge of mechanics . chance
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-31

the members of the Legislative
Cnmmittee in cancelling the $685.
900 appropriation from the Indian
bill; later reports state that the
Round Lake bands also Endorsed
their White Earth and Waubun
kindred in the mltter.
We had hoped to have been en-
abled to publish some very inter
esting iutell igence in connection
with pending Chippewa Indian
legislation in this weeks issue, out
unfortunately the copy failed to
reach US and we will have to delay
publication until next week. In
the meantime we beg our friends
and kindreds to be patient and
await a full and concise explana:
ton, by members of the Legisla-
tive Committee, of the pending
Indian measures now before Con-
gress.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-31

trict and local Boards have granted
exemptions to the applicants whom
we have already mentioned, and
We are inclined now to believe that
nothing more will be beard of the
theory under which some White
Earth Chippewas claimed exemp.
ton.
Our advice to Mr.. Defoe is TO
stand by his enlistment and serve
his country loyalty as a good citi
zen, for citizen ne is.
All tribes who have not coded
their reservations and whose mem.
bers have not received allotments
of land in severalty come within
the purview of Gen. Crow6er's
ruling.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-31
Smi|eage Book Cam
paign Success.

THE America First Association
County Vic-President with the
cooperation of the Knights of
Columbus, Y. M. G. A., Chautau-
qua and Lyceum organizations are
going to send the Smileage Books
lover the top'' to the boys who
are preparing to fight the country's
battles:"
This is the opinion oftRobert w.
Hargadine, secretary of tho Amer
lea First Association.
A. f. Doggett, field director Of
the War department, who repre-.
sents the committee on training
camp activities also expressed
qualification of the manner in
which the various organizations
throughout Minnesota unselfshly
laid aside their own particular war
work TO assist il this campaign.