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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

success of the fair, and when the com mission decided the fair was a menace to the health of the community we had no complaint to make against it be- ing closed.
 "Everybody who saw the fair agreed it was the best show ever staged in Ala bama We feel that it was a great mis- fortune that it had to be closed, pre- venting thousands of Alabama people from seeing this great exposition Of the states S resources, but we are right now beginning on our plans for the l9ls iaf, which will be even bigger and petter than this years show.
 Ut is we'll known that the State Far is operated by the merchants and pusi- ness men of the community, who eaci' year are guarantors of the expenses These men have voted unanimously to do an unusual thing. They are saHieis standing the loss, and they voted unanl- mouslv to stand it, meeting all expenses. We have no way of telling exactly what the loss will be, but our estimate. ana it is a conservative estimate, is that II will amount to about $25,OoO.
 ..The season tickets, which were soiq to several thousand persons Tor sz eacIl' contained six admission coupons, max ing these coupons worth B l-3 cents each. All unused coupons will be redeemed a' that rate by either w. J. Adams, treas urer of the Fair association, who can he found at Adams Drug store, Second avenue and Nineteenth street, or sec retarv l. l.. Dent, whose office IS al the fair grounds.
 .Don,t forget there's going to De 1e1e fair that will eclipse any similar exposition ever given south Of the ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
FAIR ASSOCIATION ID REDEEM TICKETS
 AND PAY ALL BILLS
Directors Keep Faith With Public and Exhibitors and Promise Banner Fair
 for 1919

Regardless of the legal aspects of the situation which would indicate no re- sponsibility on their part, the board of directors of the Alabama State Fair as- sociation, composed of public-spirited Birmingham merchants and business men, have voted to pay all bills of the fair in full, to redeem the unused DOT tion of season tickets and to award all prizes and exhibit premiums just as if the fair had run the entire week.
 Having thus satisfied every obliga- tion incurred and many for which they were not liable. the directors will i'm mediately begin to make plans for a still bigger fair next year The fol- lowing statement was issued by the fair association Wednesday morning:
 Every premium in the livestock and agricultural departments will be paid in full Some of the judging had already been attended to before the fair was ordered closed. That which remains will be attended to ifnrssedIately and the ribbons will be awarded and the pre- miums paid.
 notwithstanding the fact that the fair was closed by the city commission and we were under no legal obligation to do so, our directors voted unanimous ly to pay every claim. We want to say that we are submitting to the order o1 the commission without a murmur. We feel that the health of the community is of more importance than the financia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
BIRMINGHAM MUST
 REMEMBER THAT THE l. BOYS LIKE TOBACCO
Mrs. Jordan Makes State ment Showing S2650 Has Been Sent to the
 167th Fund

In the midst of all the big news com ing from France it must not be forgotten that the boys need smoking tobacco all the time and that there is scarcely any thing which they appreciate more. The contributions from Birmingham to
 the 167th regiment smoke fund have been generous, as is customary in all patriotic work. Since March the loca committee of which Mrs. Mortimer Jor- dan is chairman has sent to Mrs. w. r Screws of Montgomery, state chairman checks amounting to S2650. This sum was realized from the camou flage carnival, the Tutwiler dance IT May. the receipts from boxes place. In various stores and clubs and iron individual subscriptions.
 "Bessemer has given freely to the fund" said Mrs Jordan yesterday, 1T largest donations have come from the Jewish men of the Phoenix club. Mrs NJ. V. Joseph has been instrumental 1T getting this donation and sends to the fund each week check ranging from s1O to Sao. Mrs. Leo K. Steiner ano Mrs Mercer Barnett have each contrib uted S10 this month.
 Tn July s300 was sent to Mrs. screws in August, S200, and on October l, $loo So Birmingham will have no small share in the Christmas box sent to the Ala bama boys
 If anyone wishes to help these boys through this fund a check may be sem to Mrs. Mortimer Jordan, l449 Milnei Crescent. Any amount Will De appre cated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Home Service Rally Is Held at Cullman

Cullman, October 9.--(Special. )--"W Watch
 us' was the slogan adopted at
 big home service rally of the Gull
 man county chapter A. R. C., in the
 courthouse yesterday. Henry S. Stable,
 associate field director, A. R. C., in
 charge of home service at Camp Me- Clellan, addressed the meeting, present. ing phases of camp life calling for home service. Mrs. c. NJ. Eustis, of New Or leans, who has been in Birmingham for several days, representing division head quarters, presented the work of the home service section in chapter.
 Cullman has organized for service in every one of its 25 precincts, and had q gathering of fully 100 interested workers 1 ]. NJ. Fitzpatrick is chairman of home I service for the county and the secretary 1 is training at 8 home service institute ! in Jackson, Miss, in order to render the best of service to the families of men enlisted from Cullman county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
The Classification of
 Registrants Progresses

The Jefferson county board No. is progressing with the classification of the registrants and up to the present time 1SS men have failed to file exemption claims and were placed in Class 1. Of this number 100 were white men and the remaining SS were negroes The reason the percentage of white men placed in Class l is much larger than that of the negroes is due largely to the claims for exemption for negroes filed by the industrial plants for which they work, stated Secretary J. r. Elliott. The board exrects to complete the work of classi- flying the registrants within short time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Bessemer. October 9.-Cspecial.)-Con- siderable alarm is felt by the people of Bessemer over the prevalence of Spanish influenza in the city, and al- though the disease has not reached the stage of an epidemic, there are number of cases in the city. Every precaution is being taken to prevent a wide spread of the disease, and ev- cry case of colds and grippe is be- ing reported to the physicians of the city. The physicians are overworked and the druggists are rushed in fill ing prescriptions, but most of the cases of illness are grippe and under ordinary conditions would produce no alarm. There has been only one death from influenza reported at the pres- ent, Dr. NJ c. Ragedale, the city phy- sician, states. The city officials are desrous of allaying whatever alarm that may be felt in regard to the seri- ousness of the situation, and state that the number of cases here is consid- cred very small in comparison to the large number of cases in surrounding cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
LoyEMAN ROSENFELD

The wedding of Miss Esther Rosenfeld and MT. Emile Loveman at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs
 Adolph Rosenfeld. 22ls Avenue r, at o'clock Tuesday evening, was a pretty event of the week. The rooms were dec orated for the occasion with ferns and cut flowers, and the altar before which the ceremony was performed was formed with growing plants with silver tapers with large American flag as back ground. The nuptial music was played by Miss Grace Hillhousse. piano, and Ber- tram Keller. violin. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Newfield of Bir- mingham The personnel of the we'd
 ding party included Max and Davld Rosenfeld, brothers of the bride, ana Miss Rena Rosenfeld was her sister s maid of honor. The groom was attend ed by MT. Mason Marlow as best man, and little Louise Rosenfeld was flower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN

The auditor at the office of the
 fourth Liberty Loan headquarters Is kept busy checking up reports that are coming in daily from the various committees. and it is though that the subscriptions would reach s4o0,0o0 by Thursday. As a result of the speeches. music and tableaux presented at Giles Tuesday evening by Bessemer loan workers. s4500 was subscribed in 8 tarrItorv that had been thoroughly can vassed. The four booths in the busi- ness section have been made very att traetfye by the merchants at whose places of business they have been nlaced. A substantial and attractive new booth has been built by Lewis Read Drug company. to replace the old enc on the corner of Nineteenth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Neus of Bessen1er
MRS. H. L. BANS, Correspondent

who have been assigned to Class I, have been summoned for examination on october 15.
 Joseph Gilbert. aged 5 years, died Monday as a reuslt of influenza and complications at sicard. where he had recently made his home. The repaAins were shipped to Bessemer, and funeral services were conducted Tuesday aft ernoon from Huey & McConnelrs chapel. interment following at sad dlers cemetery MT. Gilbert is sur vived by his widow and several chil- dren and one brother, John Gilbert, l33C Hall avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
FIRST WOMAN TRUCK DRIVER

Anniston, October 9.-(SpecialO Miss Mitchell Elizabeth Graves Is the first woman truck driver to volunteer her services in the work heretofore done by man, and she handles biz three and a half ton truck between Anniston and Camp Mcclellan with the skill of a veteran.
 The truck which Miss Graves handles is used for the delivery of provisions to the soldiers at Camp Mcclellan and every morning she steers the destinies of the big truck and it's freight along the Jacksonville pike and brings it to a stop at the places where the goods are needed for the monday meal for the khaki-clad soldiers of the local camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
EPISCOPAL RECTOR
 CALLED TO VIRGINIA
Son of Rev. W. N. Claybrook I' Stricken With Influenza at
 Lynchburg

The Rev. wnloughby \. ClaybroolS, rector of St. Mary s-on-t the -HighlandA Episcopal church. left last night for Lynchburg. Va, upon telegraphic ad. vices that his son. Willoughby Claybrook, Jr., had been taken with the influenza yesterday morning.
 The son has been in Lynchburg in the Virginia Episcopal school and was to have come home today because of the announcement that the school would have to close as a result of the epidemic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
MRS. CAMPERS FUNERAL

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs J w. Carter were conducted from the residence on Fourth avenue this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and a large gathering of friends assembled to pay their last respects to her. The floral offerings were numerous and hand some. Many relatives and friends from Birmingham were among those pres ent. An incident in connection with Mrs. Carter's death was the grief of Mollie, faithful servant, who has served as cook for more than 25 years. As mark of respect. the city bell tolled as the funeral procession moved down Fourth avenue toward the cem- etery.
 Mrs. T. T. Huey leaves Thursday for a visit to relatives in Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
|INFLIJENZA SPREAD REPORTED

Anniston, October 9.-(Special) There was 1900 well defined cases of Spanish influenza under treatment by medical officers at Camp Mcclellan, with a total of 12 deaths reported at the cantonment since the epidemic struck the local camp.
 The situation is not alarming to the medical officers and the fact that there are now 35,0o0 men stationed at the cantonment, many of them fresh from civil life makes the extremely small number of cases and deaths seem ie- markably low.
 SiXty-two new cases were reported Tuesday among the civilian popula- ton of the city. with total of four deaths since the first case was report ed last week.
 Physicians of the city are working overtime in treating the new cases as they develop in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CHEMICAL WARFARE DETAIL

Anniston, October 9.--(Special )-Pur- suant to authority contained in a letter from the adjutant generals department Private Frank Manley, fortieth company, 157th depot brigade at Camp Mcclellan, and Private Reuben D. Wright of the nineteenth company, have been trans ferred to the chemical warfare service of the United States army, and will pro- ceed at once to Edgewood. Md. report ing upon arrival to the commanding of ficer of the EdGewood arsenal for duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
SOLDIERS WIFE DEAD

Anniston, October 9.-(Special) l)-Mrs.
 Leonidas Pointer, wife of Private Point
 CT. Battery F, Twenty fifth artillery, at Camp Mcclellan, died at her room on Noble street Wednesday morning oi Spanish influenza and pneumonia. The dead woman's home was at Glas eaw. Ky, and she had come to Annis- Ion a few weeks ago to be near her husband who was drawn into the serv- lice from Kentucky about two months lago. Mrs. Pointers body will be sent to her former home at Glasgow for in tar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CALL FOR DRAFTEES

The Bessemer exemption board has received a call for four Class 1 white men to leave for Camp Wheeler Oc- tober 21. Another call for 10 limited service negroes has been received and they will be sent to Charleston, where they will be assigned to the navy. A number of registrants of September l2,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
BESSEMER BUREAU PHONE BESSEMER 612-J

and Third avenue A committee of women are selling bonds at the booths this week. and Chairman J. B Morton is enthusiastics in his praise of the work done by the woman's committee in Bessemer.
 Or account of the prevailing rules in regard to gatherings as q preventive of the spread of influenza, there will be no meeting of the Bessemer Gull ture club Thursday afternoon, as an nounced Samuel Stein, secretary. an nounces that there will be DO meet ings of the Masonic bodies or other fraternal orders until further notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Mrs. G. F. Ransom was hostess to the meeting of the Twentieth Century Moth CTS club at her home at Terrace Park yesterday afternoon. Most of the after noon was spent in completing garments for the Red Cross Mrs. Cloud contrib uted a paper on 'The War of Secession and Its Effects" in continuation of the study of Alabama. The hostess served refreshments during the social hour
 Alternate Wednesdays are spent in all- day Red Cross meetings by the members of this club and much work is being ac- complished by the club.
 The women's Liberty Loan commit tee at Central park is doing won derful work under the direction of Mrs. A. F. McAfee, who is colonel for the district. For the past 10 days work s4050 has been turned in to Mrs. Louis Mackenzie. who is general for the Ems ley district. The Central Park terri tory is comparatively small. and there is yet much to be worked. Mrs. McAfee is ably assisted by Mrs. E. w. Young, Mrs. J. II. Heard, Mrs. H. A. Frohart and Mrs. H. A. Lockhartt
 Funeral services over James Herman Bingham, who died at Camp Pike as the result of influenza last Saturday. wcss held from the Pratt City Methodist church yesterday afternoon at o'clock The deceased was 2S years of age. He is survived by his parents, MT and Mrs H. J. Bingham; sister, Mrs Jaspel Dunn of Pratt City, and brother, Cas- ton Bingham, in overseas duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
EXHIBITORS ASKED TO CALL FOR EXHIBITS

Since the Alabama state fair was or dered c,osed by health officials the wonl- ar's building has been practically eieareo of all exhibits and Mrs. John B. Reid, who has charge of the womans work. requests all those who have not called | for their things, which were displayed
 in this building, to do so today. She
 will be at the fairgrounds after s:S0 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
NEWS OF ANlVISTON z |. AND CAMP MCCLELLAN

fantry, Seventh training battalion.
 Second Lieut.. Merle c. Thomas, in- fantry, First training battalion.
 Capt. J. R. Van Kirk infantry. Ninth training battalion, 157th depot brigade. Is the judge advocate. and Second Lieut.. Milton II. Gage infantry, 157th depot brigade, is assistant judge advocate.
 The order specifies that a greater number of officers cannot be assembled without manifest injury to the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
ALLIED ARMIES TO CONTINUE FIGHT
 FOR LIBERTY LOAN
 DESPITE OBSTACLES
tContinued From Page Five,

(Continued From Page Five) ca rds accordingly, making the subscrip- tions as above stated. Very truly yours,
 CRANE co.
 w. H. kettie, Manager" This has been double-up day" said Gen. John Sparrow of the light artil- lery. and everywhere the soldiers and workers went they met with hearty re- sponses from the people, who readily doubled the subscriptions they had for merly made. The people of Jefferson count, s e'-r sighting trim and do not rasstat t i'd their dollars after the GfaE
 pISG0N UE MEETINGS Cst a 9t the spread of Spanish ipiinenz aic made it necessary to q lie meetings and assem- riaaes Kinds. the task of rais- |lH& county's quota is made fao4. auit, but this has only de- i.s workers to fight that much
 They have their hearts set ar over the top and epidemic 0. a anllemic they will do it. The hrys an the battle front do not halt u4 they have the enemy on the run, aa neither will the boys at home per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
[SCARRROUGH SUCCEEDS WHITE

Anniston, October 9--(Special)-L. L. Scarbrough, who completed his term as mayor of Anniston Monday, has been appointed United States employment agent here, succeeding Prof. w. A. White, who has been in charge of the office since it's establishment short time ago.
 MT. Scarborough makes the announce ment that record of every kind of la bor will be handled through this office, and that all people who want help of any kind, as well as those who desire em- pIoyment, should record their wants and names with him or his secretary.
 The ex-mayor will devote his personal attention to the affairs of the United States employment agency at the Cal houn county courthouse, and will have as his assistant Miss Roberta Rooers of Oxford,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Cyrene COmmandery No. 10. h. Y. Mineral City Chapter No. IoI. II. \. M.' S.,,, Thompson Council No. 43, R. A. S.M. Because of the present health condi- tions. the warnings and requests of our health officers, the members of our or.auixations are notified that no meetings which have been called, nor regular meetings of these orders, will he held until change has come from nresent health conditions. When 1t fs nra,p deemed safe to assemble for our meetings, due notice will he given.
 GEORGE F. WHEELOCK. Commander.
 H. C. CREI.LY,
 High Priest.
 IT. C. GREELEY,
 Thrice ILL Master.
 CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN.
 Recorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CAR FARE RAISED

Anniston, October 9.--(Special )--After October F the street car fare in Annis- ton will be cents instead of 5, and people from Anniston, Oxanna and Ox- ford will pay 10 cents each way every time they make trip to Oxford Lake.
 This was announced in a decision by the public service commission Tuesday. The order permitting the Alabama Power company to raise it's rates to cents where .5-cent rates have applied hereto fore is in the nature of a victory both for Judge s. w. Tate. city attorney, who fought the application before the public service commission and the Ala bama Power company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
PRIVATE THOMAS DEAD

Anniston, October 9.-{Special.)-Un Under the provisions of paragraph s7, army reg ulations, Andy Thomas has been des- ignated to accompany the remains or his son. Private Willie Thomas, who died at the base hospital, to his late home at Scottsvi1le, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

init themselves to lag when the boys
 lover there need their money.
 There will be no parade next Satur-
 day. but the people of Birmingham will
 have the opportunity of seeing mag nificent aerial performance instead The comma andant at Payne Field, West Point, Miss has promised to send F airplanes here to perform stunts" over the city that day, and while it is the desire of Chairman Brown and his committee that
 the people do not gather in large crowds on the streets, he invites them all to see the wonderful sight from their homes and their places of business. The com manding officer himself will lead the suuadron of planes and he promises a splendid exhibition of acrobatc flying The letter advising Chairman Brown of the coming of the ships states: ssHea dquarters Air Service Flying School, Payne Field, West Point. Miss "Mr. Murray Brown, Chairman Jefferson k county Fourth Liberty Loan committee. Birmingham, Ala
 .,rhe commanding officer directs me to advise you that he will lead a squadron of 12 ships in flight to Birmingham | on october F, weather permitting. "The squadron is due over Birming- ham at about g a. m. An exhibition of acroba tic flying will be given. which it is hoped may be of material assistance in I furtherlng the success of the fourth Lib erty Loan
 "J. S. Schlussel, oFirst Lieutenant, A. S., s. e. Immediately upon receipt of the letter Chairman Brown wrote to the command ant that under the health regulations the neople of Birmingham would not be | nern1itted to congregate in great num- hers but that he could promise well i come from every nome ana every Dusi- ..1ae ba,1sa in the city.
 Chairman Brown then issued a request 1 that everybody in the city remain at their homes or places of business during l the exhibition, assuring them that they would be able to get just as good a vtew of it, and perhaps better view, trsn if they assembled in crowds in I th. streets or elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CENERAL COURT ORDERED

Anniston, October 9.-(Special) )--A general court-martial board has been appointed to meet at Camp Mcclellan
 from time to time at the call or the
 president of the board for the trial or
 such cases as may be properly brought
 before it.
 The detail for the court is as follows; Maj. Benjamin r. Hardaway. lnfan- try, Tenth training battalion Of the I157th depot brigade.
 Maj Woodward Allen, Fourth train- ling battalion. Maj. William l.. Kennedy, infantry. Eleventh training battalion. Capt William J. Robertson, infantry, First training battalion. Capt. R. S. Oliver, infantry, Third training battalion. First Lieut.. James c. Baskin, infan- 1 try Eighth training battalion. 1 First Lieut.. Joseph W. Smith, infan- try, Fifth training battalion. l First Lieut.. John C. Stillman. infan- I try, sixth training battalion. l First Lieut.. Perry C.. Foddrill. in fantry, Sixth training battalion. l Second Lieut.. Roy k. Chapman, infan- try, Seventh training battalion. l Second Lieut. Benjamin F. Stearns, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Members of the Shadyside Red Cross unit are requested to meet at the home of Mrs F. T. Myrick this morning at 10 o'clock.
 The meeting of the Sesame Literary club has been postponed until Geo. Der 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Those who have not turned in sheets and towels to the Red Cross in response to the call from national headauarters, can do so by noon today at the Sap list pastorium on Avenue G, or carry them into Newsome's on Third avenue. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

girl The bride was given in marriage by her father She was girlishly lovely in white georgette- Land veil and carried a shower bouquet of roses and lilies. During the informal reception which fol- lowed, Miss Fannie Newman served punch on the porch and ices were served in the dining room. MT. and Mrs. Love- man left for wedding trip to New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

K Mrs. R. M Culver is improving ct her home at Shadyside after recent operation at St Vincent's hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Rowello Bonnell is i'll at the home oi his sister, Mrs. Will Reed, at Ivanhoe station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Mrs. T. T. Huey leaves Thursday for a visit to relatives in Tuscaloosa.