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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
WHITE GIBSON ID
 HELP UNCLE SAM
Birmingham Man Becomes Special Assistant to the
 Attorney General

White E. Gibson of the law firm of Gibson x Davis. one of Blrmingham's best known young attorneys. has been appointed special assistant to the at torney general of the United States, and has assumed his new duties.
 MT. Gibson returned from Washington only yesterday after having been sum monec there to receive his appointment His duties Will embrace cases through out the country wherever he may be or dred. IIe will. however continue his home here, his family will remain here and his practic will continue in the hands of hls partners.
 MT. Gibson for number of years has made hts home on Shades mountain, and the annual feasts which he gives out there to the newsboys of Birmingham ia always an important occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
BUNN AND NESBIT TO WAGE FIGHT ON RATE
 INCREASE PROPOSAL

Q. l.. Bum, secretary of the Bir- r1ingEam Traffic association, and w. D. s,esbit, president of the Warren Warehouse company and Q director of the Traffic association, spent yester- day in Montgomery, where they met a number of other state secretaries for tho purpose of formulating plans and setting data ready to fight the peti- tion filed with the Alabama public service commission by all carriers to increase intrastate rates
 This petition will be taken up at the meeting of the Alabama public serv- ice commission the latter part of Jam uary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Camp Hardee to Meet

The first meeting of Camp Hardee rori the new year will be held this after-l noon at the Gable haii 1t 2:3o o'clock. Commander J. K. Barton has sent out a request, urging every member to attend.
 Veterans and others interested are cor-! dially Invited to attend Numerous im- portant matters are scheduled to be dis cussed. while 2 lively programme has been arranged. Several talks will he made by veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
REVIVAL SERVICES AT
 WEST END CHURCH

A series of revival services are be- ing held at the Walker Memorial church. Arlington Place. West End, by the Rev ]. o. IIanes The meeting ices despite the cold weather. Tna pastor, the Rev. A. M. Freeman, hopes to make this meeting an unusual one and services will be held for two weeks. The public Is invited TO at tend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Dr. J. A. Bryan Improving
 Rapidly at Davis Infirmary

Tho condition of Rev. J. 4. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church. is reported as improved again yesterday by authorities at the Davis infirmary. where he has been confined for the past week. Rev. Bryan will probably be back at his duties at his church soon.
 Rev. Bryan suffered breakdown last year after as years of untiring service. The rest is producing wonderful i'm provement, and his many admirers will undoubtedly be pleased to learn that he will soon be out again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
CINCINNATI ORCHESTRA Organization Cancels Date of Appearance Here

The management of the Jefferson thea. Ire received ] letter yesterday from Kline Roberts, manager of the. Cincin- nati orchestra stating that his organi zation would not appear here on Jan- uary r, as previously enno.nced. Tie said he might possibly make a southern tour in the spring. Inc orchestra car ries & players, and is, therefore, an ex- pcnsive enterprise. bur music lovers were ready to co-operare in securing a large audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
BOYS NATIONAL Y. M. C. A. Local Board Requests Payment of
 Contributions to National Fund

F. F. Robbins of the local I. M c. A.. requests contributors to the Boys Ma tional !. aI- c. A. who are behind With their monthly payments to cal. by the office and notify the local board when payment can be met. Mr. Robbins Is acting according to rns,s orders received from the national headquarters Boys who have donated to the war fund have until April to meet their obligations. it Is stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Fuel Board 10 Discuss Means of Relieving Coal
 Shortage of District

The Jefferson county fuel board will meet this morning for the purpose of devising ways and means of relieving the coal shortage in this district, which is said to be growing more acute daily.
 The western section of the city Is practically without coal, as is Ensley. Brighton and Beasemer, and Secretary J. II. Duncan of the fuel board was kept busy yesterday answering the many calls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04

from residents without coal There is but little fuel available. and all he could do was to urge the people to be patient and await the relief promised by the ma : tional fuel administrator, Dr. H. A. Gar field, through Sam F. Kennedy, state fuel administrator.
 Citizens of Bessemer and Brighton who are unable to get coal are hauling kiDdling from the woods Tn wagons. automobiles and all kinds of trucks in the attempt to relieve tho situation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04

Mir. Ford stated yesterday that sev- eral workers have already been sent out over the state and that others will be sent to make swift, ener- getic campaign for new members.
 It is recognized by the officials of the Farmers union that agitation and propa ganda for increased production of farm products is helpful but greater importance is attached to the organl- zatioE of the farmers into a more compact body so that machinery can be provided to carry out the wishes of the government and protect them selves.
 MT. Ford stated yesterday that he was urging the farmers throughout the state to enroll in the one organi2a- tion that promises more to secure per- maaent marketing, distributing and storage facilities than any other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Sec. Treas. Ford maugurates DriUe For 100, 900 New
 Members Of Farmers Union
Several Workers Have Already Been Sent Out Over the State and Others Will Be Sent to Make Swift
 Energetic Campaign for New Members

 production Ford of the Farmers Cooperative and division, been by A. ambitious of 0no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
roo LITTLE VOICE GIVEN

Up to this time the farmers have had too little voice in providing ths machinery by which the goods ars stored and marketed" said NIT, Ford
 yesterday. There has been no uni form agency directly representing the growers interest which kept them in- formed up to the minute on the com petitivo market prices in the various market centers. There has been no systematic storage of the products whereby they may be placed on the market gradually and thus secure . higher level of prices. And it is only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
CENTRAL MARKETING BUREAU

When this object is attained there will be no difficulty in establishing central marketing bureau maintained for the exclusive purpose of sending daily to each of the thousands of members an exact report of the mar ket prices for their products so that the farmer win know where his goods are !n the greatest demand and there fore will bring the best prices. Also steps will be taken to establish num- erous warehouses with facilities to is. sue warehouse certificates as an ab- solute basis for bringing loans and discounts, thus enabling the grower to hold his goods for just ayt equit- able price. We have already plenty of precedence In the west for the great benefits that accrue to farmers by co. operative exchange and warehouses. They were made possible only by lay ing the groundwork of organizing'
 At second meeting of the farm er's cooperative committee of tho Civic association, which has been called by Chairman McElroy for next Monday afternoon at o'clock, fur ther plans will be considered to give the Farmers union the most effective aid in their campaign of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04

by aa organization held firmly to- gether and embracing a great major fly of the substantial growers of Ala banla, that We will obtain CO., operative storage and distributing agencies. With the help of the Civic association and other commercial bodies throughout the state and by the help of our own executive committee and leading firms we expect to assemble in our member shin naaioritVy oT 01Yr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
PERS|ANS DYING
FOR LACK OF FOOD
Mothers Sell Young Daughters to
Get Bread; the Misery Called
Irremediablc.

Petrograd, March 30. People are diving
of hunger in the streets of the large towns
of Persia, notably in Hamndan and Senne,
says a dispatch from kazvin to the Ros.
tovskaya Rech
"The spectre Of famine has become n
fearful reality" the correspondent wrote
''To pass through two or three streets in
Hamadan or Senne is enough to come
upon two or three dead bodies Here and
there may be groups OF women mourning
over their dead. Here is beggar woman
IA mother with two children one Of
them, a'baby in arms, is dead, and near
the mother, on the ground, lis another
child dying The mother herself is already
motionless with frozen, unintelligent
stare. The Persians, seeing that human
being is really diving. shove some bread
INTO the dying woman's mouth, but the
bclated help, Of course, does not save her
life. "rhe poor villagers throng from the
villages TO the towns hoping in vain to be
fed there
"Evcn in kazvin, this more or leas we'll
to-do town, 1t has more than once fallen
To the lot OF your correspondent To take
up from the streets people stripped bare,
who from exhaustion have been unable 20
move. Mothers sell their daughters, still
mere children, IN order TO secure crust
of bread, wives of poor mon are given Ia
the rich that their families may be main
tanned
In ITamadan, q few days ago, sparks
of hunger riot broke out. and II was only
the presence Of Russian troops that
stopped the movement, that WAS ready
To embrace the whole country with its
flames
There is u report that Kuchik Khan.
that frccbooters' chief. who lives in the
forests near Resht, and has, under arms,
about 50, 600 mounted men is only waiting
To raise revolt till the Russian troops
leave
While trying 10 organize among the
Pcrsians, public aid for The starving, | am
brought up against either the pcrsians'
indifference. - their government that is
made mpotent bv bribery and corruption.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
TONS OF BOMBS.
Aircraft Made Persistent Efforts to De-
stroy Crippled German Cruiser Goeben.

London, March 30-More than fifteen
tons of bombs were dropped by British
aircraft at or upon the disabled former
German battle cruiser Goeben while
she lay aground at Niagara Point, in the
Dardanelles, last January after a disas-
trous sortic, says a detailed story OF the
affair which has just been received here.
Two hundred and seventy five airplane
flights were made in an attempt to COM
plete the destruction of the warship.
Eight or ten airplancs continuously har-
ried the Goeben and Breslsu during their
sortie from the Dardanelles, compel ing
them TO steer xig-zag course which
eventually brought the Breslau into a
British minefield, where she struck a
mine Shortly afterward, she was hit by
an aircraft bomb and sank.
The Goeben, heading for home, also
struck mine and developed q serious
list. Aircraft continued to bomb her
while she entered the straits and ran
aground at Niagara Point. For seven
days she remained there, subjected to
continual attacks from the British air
craft
On January %. British scout machine
sighted the Goeben in the Arsenal Dry
Docks at Constantinople.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Boards FOR GAS MASKS.
Protection Afforded Only by the Real Pa
riarchal Whiskers, Not by Rrisues.

Amsterdam, March 3l.---To he clean
shnven or bearded like the psrd is the al
trnntivc presented To the German first
line troops. The reason ~ to he sought IN
the gas mask. Some authorities hold that
the mask cannot be relied upon 10 pro-
tect any but clean shaven faces other
again hold that dense hirsiite growth
within the mask acts M an additional air
filter. But it must be real partsrohsl
beard-no mere seven or IL days brintleg,
says m article in the Deutsche TaTes-
Ditung
The writer holds that the full beard ~
a peculiarly Tcutonio httribrita and
should be cultivated as such Besides,
according TO ancient tradition II adds 10
'frightful aspect" he naiveiy adds
Gas tests at the front in air-tight ctIbi-
cles are carried out every fortnight, and
full bearded men testify TO The additional
security afforded by their boards
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
JEALOUS HUSBAND SLAYS
BRIDE AND ENDS OWN LIFE

York, Pa, April 25.-Cra,sd by jealousy
because his wife permitted other men to
pay attention to her, Norman Sylvester
Spanglcr, % years old, shot and killed
his bride ol few months, and when
Chief Of Police ButtorfT attempted TO
arrest him he ended his own life by send
ing n bullet through his heart. Before
shooting himself he fred four shots at
Chief ButtorH and patroImnn Staymsn
as they rushed into the G. Ii. Pitt cigar
factory, where the double tragedy occurred
yesterday.
Mrs. spanpIer was shot M she sat at
her bench. four bullets entering her back.
Fifty other employees of the factory
became panic stricken as Spangler stood
over his wife with the smoking revolver in
his hand. He calmly reloaded tho empty
chambers and waited for the police he
had been told were notified
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
The Horrible Handicap
of Poisoned Blood.

offers hope This remedy has been in
general use for more than fifty wears II IS
purely vegetable, and contains not n
particle Of any chemical, and acts promptly
on the blood bY routing MI traces Of he
tant and restoring II 10 absolute purity
Some Of the most distressing cases of
transmitted blood poison have Welded -
the treatment of : = s.. and no case
should he considered lnclr.bIe until tins
great remedy has been gwen a thorough
trial = : : acts ~ An antdote ~ every
impurity in the blood Yon can obtain It
at any drug store Our ohicf medical adj
wiser will take plcasuro IN giving yon with
out cost any advice that yaiIr individual
case requires Write today 10 Swift
Specific Co, 433 Swift Laboratory. Al
lanta. Ga
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
The Innocent Suffer Even Unto
the Third and Fourth Genera
tions, But Relief Is Now
in Civbt.

II has long been accepted rs a matter Of
course that the sins Of the fathers must be
suffered by innocent posterity, yet IL is
dition. The heritage of physical in6rmity
Is handicap under which thousands must
face the battle Of life.
Scrofula is probably the most noticeable
Of the Transmitted blood disorders. though
there are other more severe diseases Of the
blood that pass from one generation to
another No matter what inherited blood
taint you may be laborlng under, ). 5. s.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S
BROTHER RESIGNS

London, April 25.-Lord Rothcmcre,
brother of Lord Northcliffc, has resigned
from the office of secretary of state for
the air forces, IL is announced YESTERDAY.
Lord Rothemere. said his resignation
was due To increasing ill-health AS the
result Of insomnia and the burden of re-
sponsibility in his work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

saw. Of all the family furniture ruined
or stolen by the Germans, it is the only
piece of which she knows the whereabouts
IL was taken by the project of police to his
home in Cologne and the countess gave
them the address with explicit directions
rs to how to find il. With mighty shout
the soldiers promised to get that old clock
if fortunes of war ever take them near
cnloopc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Hungary Picks New Premier.

Zurich, Switzerland, April 26-Joseph
Syyerenyi, minister Of commerce in there
firing cabinet headed by DR.. WekcrIe,
is To be the new Hungarian premier
according TO advices received here today
from Vienna.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Alaska Sending 700 More 10 War.

Washington, ID G., April 2G Alaska
will be called on IN May and June for COG
draft registrants, Provost Marshal General
CroNdcr announced today. They will
be trained Mt Fort William Seward,
Hainos Alaska
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
Otter Skins at x45 Apiece.

St. Louis, April PA collection Of
10000 otter skins brought slSO,O00 Mt
the annual April fur sale here TODAY.
high price of $40 each was paid for
some of the skins.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26

Of truly Oriental character. The misery
ia almost irreme dablc"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
SAND MEN ORGANIZE
NEW ASSOCIATION
FORMUTUAL BENEFIT
o T A w A.U T A.WEDRON TRI.
ANGLE FORMED-TO EMPLOY
HIGH PRICED SECRETARY TO
RUN ORGANIZATION.
BALTIMORE AMERICAN

The Illinois Silica Sand association
was organized at the chamber of
commerce last evening with repre-.
sentatives present from practically
all the crude sand plants and dry
sand plant between Ottawa and La
Sale. The following officers were
elected
Presldent-J. II. Beardsley, Utica.
Vice President--Ole Benson, OF,
tawa.
The selection of a secretary was
deferred to a future meeting. This
is the important Office of the associa
tlon 'and will command a salary from
between $4,000 and $4,000 a year It
Us proposed to secure for this bosi.
ton a man well known in railroad
circles and well informed on tariffs
and railroad routings
The prime object of this position Is
to equalize the car situation SO that
there will be an average distribution
OF empties daily Instead of having
them punched into one or two davs
a week. The association will con.
sist of all producers Of crude and
silica sands ana their products in
the state Of Illinois The member.
ship will be largely represented in
the Ottawa, Utica, Wedron triangle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
CLASS ONE MEN ARE
GIVEN FOUNDATION
FOR ARMY TRAINING
MEN WHO WILL ENTER SERVICE
ARE TAUGHT RUDiMENTS OF
MILITARY WORK BY OTTAWA
BOARD OF INSTRUCTION,

One hundred land ninety selects
from Class /, in both the 1917 ant
The 1918 classes. gathered at the ar
mory last evening to receive instruc
tions in the rudiments of militar,
training The training was given by
members OF the board of instruction
composed of Rev. G. W. Chessman
Attorney Robert Carr and Capt. {. l.
Gapen.
On account OF the intense heat the
meeting was moved from the armory
to the high school campus, south o.
the school building. This was the
first gathering ever held BY the board
OF instruction for the training of Sc
leets. District | has been divided
INTO two sections, With headquarters
at Ottawa and Mendoza, and the men
viii he trained in these Two towns.
A meeting win be held in Mendoza
this evening for the s. selects in that
sub district. and a meeting will be
held again on next Monday evening
In Ottawa for the men in this dis.
trict.
Rev. q w Chessman delivered a
very excellent address, outlining the
cause why the United States had been
forced into The war, and telling OF
the duty Of every loyal citizen, ana
the' privileges of the younger ma,
who are TO be permitted to fight for
their country.
Following Rev CHEESEMAN'S talk. At.
torney Robert Carr made a fine talk,
explaining the governments insur.
ance proposition, and the method OF
making the government allotments u
the dependents of the soldiers. The
soldiers taking out insurance pay -
cents per $1,000 each mouth for their
insurance and in case of disability
or death the beneficiary of the policy
will receive $J.75 per 81 900 each
month for period of twenty years
The government has arranged an al
lotment system whereby each soldier
having a dependent relative can have
Sl5 Of their monthly pay sent to this
relative, and in addition to this mon
ey, the government will pay SIS a
month to the dependent wife of
soldier and s. month to each de
pendent child of the soldier.
Al the close of the talks last even.
ing, the men were lined mp and given
a short military drill by Capt. Gapen
All the selects were enthusiastic
over the Instruction. and are anxious
to give the movement their hearty
cooperation in every way.
At Mendoza this evening the same
program given last evening in o.
tawa will be carried out, and in add.
ton to this Misses Oledne Wood
and Helen Hoff will sing vocal solos.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
COWS milk BE s t
FOOD FOR BABIES
DR.. CLUNE TELLS OTTAWA MOTH.
ERS TO SEE THAT BOVINE is
HEALTHY BEFORE USING ITS
PRODUCT.

A fair sized audience was on hand
yesterday afternoon IN Ahe county
court room to hear Dr. P. J. Clune
deliver an address on the care of ba
Dies to all mothers of the city Dr.
olune told the mothers )the best
nourishment for babies and the best
means of preparing their foods.
He advised the mothers to feed
their babies cows milk only, or the
various prepared infant foods in
cases where it was absolutely neces-
sary. When substitutes must be used
the best thing is 10 use cows milk
slightly adulterated, in all cases where
1t was possible to obtain the milk
from a heakhy COW
This milk should be tested and
brought up to the standard by adding
as much sugar as is needed Where
1t Is necessary to use substitutes and
1t is impossible to obtain the milk
of a healthy COW the baby should be
fed on prepared infant foods.
The talk of Miss Helen Glotfelter,
the county home advisor, which vas
to have been given on the. preparation
OF food for children was postponed un.
til later date.
The child welfare station on the
second floor of the College building
VIII be opened again on Friday after.
noon, at $3.50 O'Clock, for inspection
All mothers OF the city are requested
TO take their babies to the station for
free medical inspection and examina.
'ion.
Many mothers have already recejv.
ed much practical benefit from this
station, but there are also great
many other mothers who have nor
taken their children to the station 'as
yet.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
FORT TERRY BOYS ON
WAY T0GET HUN

/ Private Arthur katz, a member of
the 6Sth Regiment, Cost Artillery
VINO left here with the increment OF
l2S men on April 2, for Ft. Terry. n
l., Is home for a few days furlough.
Prlvate katz reports that practically
all the men who went to the eastern
tort, are now enroute to France. He
taid that II relatives did not hear from
the boys, not to worry, as word would
soon come that they were over"
The 6Sth Is made up entirely of llli.
nols men and is rated as one OF the
best regiments in Uncle Sans service
On August New London held open
house and a Godspeed for the tSth
The entire regiment turning out to
take part in the festivities.
A New London paper in speaking
of the boys says: Patriotic New Lon.
don gave an enthusiastic send.on TO-.
day TO the sixty-eight regiment, e. A.
C., which Is soon to so overseas TO
hight for freedom against the Huns.
rhe men l,sO0 OF them, who but a
short time ago were engaged in peace
ful pursuits in the state OF Illinois,
APPEARED in the tull eQuipmtDlt OF war
and their spCndid physical conuiion
accuracy OF movement and soldiery
appearance, indicated most empnati
oally the value OF the instructions
they have received and shows that
they are ready to bring honor to the
hag, IN the cefense of " len they are
TO offer their lives If ne pssar}."