The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE ] Four-SIinute Men Needed T shall be very glad when the govern ment gets a few four-minute men in the Tri-Cities,' said William Osborne Sell.
 There are many sniceties in food con servation, coal conservation, shipbui1ding and kindred topics with which the people engaged in developing Muscle Shoals are not at all familiar.
 "For instance. only the hotels and res taurants observe the meatless- -wheatless days.
 They are rot unpatriotic. They sim ply do not realize that they can help win the war in their daily life.
 Thrift stamps have not been suffi- ciently pushed there. either. One reason, of course, is that eevryone is working in feverish excitement, and their lives and minds are so full of their daily duties that the more or less indefinite things are crowded out.
 There are at least three theatres in Sheffield, and one each in Tuscumbia and Florence, where four-minute men could do noble work"
 Shelby Back Home
 T get back to my home base every few weeks" said John F. Shelby, who is opening up a new business in New Or leans
 T have been surprised to see the num- Der of secret orders in the Crescent City. belong to so many things that I am in good position to know the strength Of many of the leading fraternal organ izations."
 Age-Herald's stand Commended
 T want to congratulate The f Age. Herald on it's recent stand upon the Garfield fuel order. and the patriotic stand that 1t has shown since the war began, backing the President to the limit on every move for the good of the government said c. M. Lane, Norwood groceryman, and former president of the Birmingham Retail Merchants and Butchers association.
 "We should lineup with Ned Brace to man of his proposal to eliminate politics from state affairs until 90 or 40 days prior to the state election on August 13, in order that we may have more time and energy to put into the government propaganda that is calcu lated to win the war. heartily indorse Ned Braces idea along this line, and feel that every sensible business man could hardly take any other view"
 Congratulates Press Club
 T want to congratulate the Birming- ham Press club in starting the ball to Training school at East Lake" said J. Mercer Barnett, president of the Xii wanis club.
 Tt was the plan of the Kiwanis club to get into this campaign and do just what the Press club boys have done, but we are glad that they did it first. and gave us the opportunity to back them, and go down the pike With them until the money is raised and the shame that is on the state is removed.
 T do not know of more worthy cause in the whole land, and it takes Cross or what not have. subscribed in the name of the Kiwanis club s1o0, and I know that our membership will respond with their personal subscrip- ticns when they know the needs of that worthy institution.
 There is only one question that need be asked. Can the institution continue to run on the present basis? AThe an- swer is no-then where would these girls go if the school were to close? The answer is liberal subscription, for they must be kept where they are.'
 Traffic Laws Must Be Observed
 "There is nothing like good, sound common sense to keep you out of trou- ble," said Captain Morgan. the popular traffic patrolman, whom everybody knows and likes to meet on his beat at Third avenue and Twentieth street.
 Tt can't be excelled; if people will just
  be half as many accidents in Birming- ham. And pedestrians should be mind fhl of their shortcomings as we'll as those who ride in vehicles; the new zones which are marked off will help a great deal if the. people only observe them-people who get off of the cars and who get on the cars; it is not alone the driver who must heed the traffic laws. but pedestrians. One thing we are try ing to enforce with the owners of auto mobiles is to get their lights on the rear of machines in working order; in fact, they've got to do it: a great many accidents occur from this important matter not being attended to and the sooner 1t is done. the sooner automo- bile owners will be free from arrest for carelessness in complying with the law.
 Tt is mighty hard for a patrolman to look four ways at once-north, east, south and west-when he hasn't got but one pair of eyes, and the only way he can do his duty faithfully is to have some cooperation from pedestrians and drivers"
 Apples Recall BoyhOod "It's curious how little things will call up old memories" said Morris Ad- Ter.