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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
JOY RIDING ON
 SUNDAY 10 STOP Fuel Administration Orders Discontinuance of Use of Pleasure Automobiles
 on Sunday

Washington. August 27-The fuel administration today called upon the public in states east of the Mississippi river to cease the using of all classes of automobiles. with few named ex- captions, motorcycles and motorboats, on Sundays until luther notice, as a
 gasoline conservation measure. Only voluntary compliance with the letter and spirit of the request will prevent the issuance of a mandatory order prohibiting the use of gasoline on Sun- days it was declared at the fuel ad-
 ministration Automobiles for hire are included in the curtailment pro- gramme.
 Motor vehicles to which the restric- tions do not apply were announced as; Tractors and motor trucks employed in actual transportation of freight. Vehicles of physicians, used in per formance of professional duties. Amb ulances. fire apparatus, police patrol wagons. undertakers wagons, and conveyances ued for funerals. Railway equipment using gasoline Repair outfits employed by telephone and public service companies. Motor vehicles on errands of neces- | sity in rural communities where trans
 portation by steam or electricity is not
 available.
 The action was taken by the fue
 Administration. it was stated, to meet 1 a threatened shortage of gasoline fol { shipment overseas created by in i creased domestic demands and exten'
 sive military operations in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
OREGON SOLDIER
 WRITES OF TOBACCO

An Oregon officer writes in apprecln as follows:
 Somewhere in France, A. F. o. 731,
 August 8, 1918. To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 "In token of appreciation and many thanks for the work you are doing in behalf of the American boys lover here in collecting and sending tobacco to ds when 1t is q very necessary article.
 '.The work ] am engaged in is receiving soldiers who have been sick or wounded and returned from the hospital to duty, and they are usually broke and out of to- bacco, so when we receive new bunch we give each one one of your boxes, and it sure plts the "pep" into them
 'In connection with this, they are. fur nished to us by the Red Cross. who sure are doing wonderful work over here, and the boys all swear by them.
 "A little incident: I was with troor train passing through regulating sta tion and W stopped at one of these Red Cross rest camps One American (angeD woman had been on duty all night aad was off at a. m., but when our troop train pulled in she stayed on the Jop and served hot coffee and sandwiches without COST 10 the poys, anu Hel 6oo" old U. s. smile was worth everything and lightened the hearts of every one who saw her. Her home is in Atlanta. Ga. but won kn ).y the south cannot be beat for its hospitality.
 Again thanking you for the great work YOU are do!rs and we are requiring thai each card in every box be answered promptly by soldier receiving same. re, main sincerely your friend and wei uisber AN OREGON BOY.
 "T TJFITT. E. A. ROBINS, Lieut.. Inf. N
 G.. tth Corps, Replacement Bat, A.
 E. F., A. F. O. 731
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
SOLICITOR J. R. TATE
 WILL INVESTIGATE
 VOTERS AFFIDAVITS
Grand Jury to Take Up All Cases of Persons Who Fail to Meet the
 Solicitor on Itinerary

For the convenience of those voters who made affidavits at the recent pri- mary election, and to save the county the expense of a grand jury investie a. . tion, Solicitor Joseph R. Tate will visit the various precincts of the county in order to take the statements of the makers of the affidavfts as to their right to vote.
 There were some 300 affidavits made on election day, and these have been filed for investigation by the grand jury In The event the affidavit is proven false indictment and criminal prosecution will follow
 Solicitor Tate is desirous that the makers of the affidavits meet him at the time and place specified below, the most convenient to them in order that the voter may be relieved from a court trial and other inconvenience. The cases of all persons who fail to meet the solicitor will be placed be- fore the grand jury for investigation.
 The itinerary Of Solicitor Tate fol- lows
 Wednesday at Pinson. at the post office, from o'clock in the afternoon until o'clock: August 2a, at Besse- mer, in Assistant Solicitor Perry'a of flee, during the afternoon and evening; August 50, :.t Tnsley. in the inferior court room. afternoon and evening September and i, in the Birmingham office September 5, at Morris, during the afternoon Ut the postoffice. and September $ at Irookside, at the drug store, during the afternoon after q o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
WHEAT PRODUCTION
 ! INCREASES BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS
Leath to Make Tour of the State to Interest Mer- chants in Movement.
 Corn Crop Short

The movement to increase wheat pro- duction in Alabama next year is meeting with greater success than its promoters expected when they first started it. From all parts of the state come reports to the effect that the farmers are preparing to plant even greater acreage than has been requested of them.
 Secretary A. S. Leath of the food pre- paredness bureau, who has been de- voting considerable time 10 this move ment for several weeks states that he is receiving every day letters of the most encouraging nature from merchants and farmers over the sta.e, and especially from the northern and central portions.
 Mir Leath will make tour of the state within the next few days during which he will visit all of the merchants in the smaller cities and towns and try to in terest them in the movement. The mer- chants will be requested to get in com munscatiorl with the farmers either per sonally as they come into the stores, or by letter and urge them to plant as much winter wheat as possible this fall.
 According to the government reports the corn crop this year is 6,OO0oOo acres short of the average, which means that there will be less corn gathered than for several years past With short corn crop there will be greater need next spring and summer for wheat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
REPUBLICANS ID
 MEET AT H|LLMAN
 BALLROOM TODAY
Between 700 and 800 Dele- gates Expected for State COnventiOn-TO NOmi-
 nate State Ticket

United States Senator James T. Watson of Indiana will not be here today to at tend the state republican convention. He wired local leaders that he would have to remain in Washington to vote on the new draft bill which did not come to a vote until late yesterday aft ernoon, and it was then too late for him to reach here in time for the conven- ton.
 Republican National Committeeman Will H. Hayes, also, has notified the To- cal committee that he will not be able to attend the convention.
 The state republican convention will convene at the Hillman hotel at noon to- day. It is expected that between i0o and 800 delegates will be present.
 A full state ticket will probably be nominated. The Ninth district conven- tion will also hold a convention follow ing the adjournment of the state conven- tion It is not likely, however, that a candidate for Confress will be nomi- mated at this time. In the event a nom- nation is made later, it is understood that former Internal Revenue Collector J. O. Thompson will be named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
THE PASSING AWAY
 OF A FAITHFUL
 COLORED FRIEND
By MRS. J. B. REID

For seventy years Aunt Fanny Fowlkes' has seen service in many Ala bama homes. On Saturday she died at her home on Fourth avenue, this city. She came to Marion, Ala, as a girl of It years, from Virginia as a slave, and nursed Capt. J. B. Reid, and the Fowlkes boys from infancy to manhood.
 Coming to Birmingham about 30 years 6ago. she had lived in many homes as , a sick nurse. Aunt Fannie" won the honor of being faithful and loyal to all who knew her, and her white friends never found her wanting in the virtue of that splendid type or the old colored friend There were few like her and her gong at the ripe old age of S6 carries away another land mark of ante bellum days. the period marked with history t Of the two races whose lives were bound . together with bonds of friendship and service. Those days are gone, but the lessons from them handed down to the follow generations will always whisper : of the love borne for the splendid labor of the colored mammies of long ago.
 sAuiit Fannie" sleeps. bur frer work lives and her name will be honored by hun dreds of families who knew and loved her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28

When he worked on newspaper you never would have thought that he would come to this, getting his mug actually in the paper, but now it is different, and he doesn't mind, Tor in the theatrical game publicity is just the same to the successful playhouse manager as gas Is to the old benzine hack, it won't go without it.
 Harry Ford blew into Birmingham a year or so ago and was signed as a re- porter on the Age-Herald He went to it-as newspaperdom would have it-and in short was grinding out copy that was printed and that's more than some re- pcrters can say after they have been al u game longer than Harry Ford.
 Cne day something happened that was unusual in theatrical circles as pertain ed to Loew's Bijou. and Harry was or the job, handling the story for the man. agement. He got away with it so well that the blooming manager began angling for the young newspaper reporter for the position of assistant manager. He used real money as bait and he lifted the reporter from his night assignment on police, fire and county jail to desk in the office of the theater. He is there now, and though he has rosy cheeks and is only about twenty years of age, he is batting 10000 in the amusement game and likes his new job.
 Harry Ford is perhaps the youngest : assistant manager in the south of a le- gitimat etheater. He is, in connectie with his duties as assistant manager treasurer of the theater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
Bessener Man Ln Nauy
 Writes Of ShipWreck

Jack Martin of Bessemer, who was boatswain's mate on the United Sta.' s patrol boat Montauk, which was wrecked off Cumbeland island last "Wednesday morning. when seven men lost their lives, writes interesting of his thrilling ex perience. The letter is as follows:
 No doubt hy this time you have re-
 ceived my telegram, telling of my acci-
 dent. The only i'll effects l feel at pres ent is that l am tired and sore and ner>
 vous, so nervous that have not felt Ike
 writing before. There were 19 of us in
 the boat that left the ship when she mt bottom. We went about half mile in the
 boat and had to swim for it, being about four or five miles out when we turned over, and the waves were running hign. was in the water for five hours and l
 surely had some battle with the waves and in the dark at that.
 When saw land I was about mile out, and day was breaking, and l just broke down and cried for pure joy, for that was the most wonderful sight ever
 saw. I prayed for strength to get there. and when my feet did touch the beach 1 cried again.
 We elt here last Monday night, ,Au gust 19 with a cargo bound for Charles, ton, an1 wien we got on the outside inc storm roBe and we headed for Bruns wick, Ga. Then the engine broke down and it could not be repaired, so we got
 an anchor cut and we stayed there a while and drifted in shore somewhat be- fore we could get another anchor down. That held for awhile, and then it broke,
 and when We put out big windlass for an anchor and we went on the beach with that We could not signal for help,
 for it was SC foggy that you could not see half a riile from the ship We were out there from Monday night until "Wednesday morning at o'clock. Seven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
BOOTH SYSTEM ID BE CHANGED FOR SALE OF w. s. 5. Mile. Lamic Will Visit a Number of Counties and
 Instruct Stamp
 Sellers

Mrs. R. F. Johnston, state chairman
 of the womans division of the War
 Savings committee. announces re-
 organization of the booth system m
 Birmingham. Instead of 15 or 2o booths
 in stores and on the streets, there Will
 be four in stores and SIX on the
 streets. making 10 in all.
 The six booths on the streets will
 be of a permanent character, built on a standardized pagoda pattern, and so
 made that they can be moved from
 place to place. These booths will be in
 charge of young women as hereto
 fore.
 The two booths established in the First National bank and the American Trust and Savings bank yesterday hung out placards with these words. Back up our boys over there. Invest your back pay in War Savings Stamps The receipts at these two places during the day were between S600 and $700.
 Mile. Lamic, who made such re- markable record with her booth al Caheens during the contest for the prize gold bar pin offered by felo Lawson will visit number of coun- ties during September to tell the wom- en of those counties how she did it. She will take active charge of booths at each place she goes, and dressed in her Alsatan costume, no doubt VIII make success of her trips. She is go- 1 ing at the request of the county chair men of womens committees, many oi them having written to Mrs. Johnston 1 during the last few days asking that l Mile. Lamic be loaned" to them for a while During the contest which be- gan July 15 and ended August loi Mile. Lamic sold over $24,O00 worth | of stamps.
 l Mrs. Mcintosh chairman of the Franklin county woman's committee reports that she has organized 10 War Savings societies and established two booths and that she expects to or | ganize others
 | These societies are being given the names of Alabama heroes who nave | fallen in battle in France. one Tn Limestone county, recently organized lis known as the Kelly Ingram society | in honor of the Pratt City boy by that name who was one of the first Ala
 bama soldiers to die in battle. l Vice Chairman J w. Donneliy'
 State Merchants Chairman k. w
 Ewing and Publicity Agent John Spar row are hard at work getting out the advertising matter for the Pershlne
 Patriotic Enrolment campaign which
 begins this week and continues until l October l. They are also preparing a snecial bulletin for this campaign which will be a novelty in it's way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
Ensley Marine In Good
 Hun1or Despite Wounds

Mrs.M C. NJ Giles of 2439 Eighteenth Court, Paisley, has received notice that her youngest son, Sergt. s. E. Giles, has been wounded in France.
 The following letters written to his mother and his aunt, Mrs Bessie Dietz, will be G. interest to Sergeant 'Ed's' many Birmingham friends:
 "A. E. F., France. July 2S. 1915. Mrs c. M. Giles, 2439 Eighteenth Court.
 Ensley, Ala:
 My Dear Mother: I was in little fight the other day and managed to get hit: am In the hospital, an American hospital, and am getting along very wei, indeed. l could write this myself, but it is so hard to write in bed, so am having the nurse do it for me. My wound is in my right thIgh, but does not give me much pain in fact, l sleep well every night q
 T shall write soon again and ssupect shall be almost well by the time you re- ceiye this
 Good night, dear Much love to you and Bess. Your loving son. ED "67th Co.,, 5,h Regiment, 1st Bat, U. >. Marines, A. P. O., No 71o.'
 "A. E. F., France, August 4, 191s
 My Dear Bess: Well. sis, old Fritz finally eoc me and, believe me, he got me good ani proper, too. could not duck quick enough, and an aeroplane dropped a bomb under me and shot me With q machine gun, and while I was being ear red to the dressing station l was hie again. put through good treatment or ,he doctors here I am faring pretty we'll have met several doctors from Birming : ham who know Dr. Wynn, and nearly all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
WALKERS ADDRESS GREATLY ENJOYED BY
 KIWANIS MEMBERS
Interesting Film of Burroughs Add ing Machine Shown by Manager
 R. H. Trick of Local Office

The address to the Kiwanis club yes terday by Alex M. Walker, manager oI the Birmingham branch of the fedora. reserve bank, was one of the best talk that has been made to the club In many days, from the standpoint CT finances.
 MT. Walker was not all praise Tor Birmingham, for while he stated tnat he wanted to become citizen Of BIT mingham and that he was happy since he had succeeded, he also referred to the fact that Birmingham should stop her domestic scrapping and take the fight to her sister cities territory, showing the same determination that they showed when fighting each other.
 In explaining the federal reserve sys- tenn, Mr. Walker stated that he could not more than touch upon the details of the system. but he gave some very clear points upon the benerlts that would accrue to Birmingham and the territory covered by the branch bank, as well as all over the entire country.
 Roderick H. Trick, manager of the local Burroughs Adding Machine ol- flee in Birmingham, was responsible for the showing of film that IS sol- ten out by the Burroughs people, ln which the conception and perfection of this wonderful machine ls sho"n. The film was intensely interesting and was presented by J. s. Peete, district advertising manager of the Burrough5 company. An interesting fact was de- veloped in the lecture accompanying the film, it being stated that Wlliiam Seward Burroughs died at CltroneIlep Ala, being buried in St. Louis, MO.
 The attendance prizes awarded were 10 Thrift cards with the first and last space filled with a Thrift Stamp, do- mated by Horace c. Adams. member of the club.
 O. L. Bum will deliver his address at later day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CALLS CONFERENCE HERE
Matters Pertaining to Joint Financial Campaign Will Be Discussed-Wam-
 bOldt to Be Here

The American Library association, through Frank P. Hill, chairman li- brary war finance committee is call ing regional conference in BirmiEg- ham at 10 a. m Friday, August 80, in the Tutwiler ballroom. The con ference will be attended by delegates from the surrounding states, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and Mis- sissippi.
 A joint financial campaign of the Y. M. c. A the Y. w. c. A. and the war camp community service, and the American Library association war service is announced to be conducted all over the United States during the week beginning November Il.
 The present conference of library workers will be addressed by Wickes Wamboldt, national campaign direc- tor and Dr. M. l.. Raney, now in charge of the overseas distribution of books to American soldiers
 The object of the conference will be to explain in detail the campaign plans, and to prepare the way for the merger with the other organizations. This is the second library war, fund campaign entered into by the Ameri- can Library association. Among the things already accomplished by library war service up to August l, 1918, the following salient facts and figures may be mentioned:
 Forty-one large camp library build ings have been erected in the United States 43 large camp libraries have been established; PAS librarians have been placed in service; 2S4 small mili- tary camps and posts have been equipped with book collections; go naval stations and IS marine stations
 have been supplied with libraries, as well as 2S2 vessels; 1d60 library branches and stations have been opened in Y. M. c. A. huts, barracks and mess halls; S2S,ooo books have been shipped overseas; 54o.00o books
 have been purchased largely technical l 2,663,550 gift books have been placed in the service.
 With the expansion of the United | States army to 4O00,000 men, it will re.
 quire about 35ooOOo in the present | joint campaign to supply the neces- :, sary additional library buildings ap- | books for our men both in camp ant
 at home and in the service overseas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 1 ORDINANCE WILL BE VOTED UPON LATER
Mrs. Broughden Confirmed as Assist. ant City Bacteriologist-Screen-
 ing Ordinance Passed

Owners of houses where there IS any evidence of communicable diseases will be compelled to screen the same. ac- cording to an ordinance adopted by the city commission yesterday.
 The ordinance hearing upon the reg ulation oe employment agencies was discussed,s many of the agency heads being in attendance upon the session, and it was finally decided that con ference will be held between the agency operators and the city commission Thursday The ordinance was referred to Commissioner of Public Safety John H. Taylor for report to the commits sion two weeks hence.
 The commission agreed upon an ex- penditure of practically $500 for re- pairs upon city schools.
 Mrs. Eroughdcn was confirmed as assistant city tacteriologist at a sal ary of $40 per month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
WOman's Home Guard
 Increases Membership
Minstrel Will Be Given on Septem- ber 12 to Raise Funds for
 Equipment

The woman's home guard, recently organized in Birmingham, is being trained and is increasing in member. ship This organization will be ir- structed in the art of drilling and signal work while long hikes will be madc occasionally. The regulation uni form will be made of khaki military stlye with short skirts.
 Mrs. H. l.. Bumstead has charge of this organization and the women mem bers are manifesting much interest in the work of this company Plans are being made to have the women learn to handle gun and rifle prac- tice will be given them on the rifle range.
 at the Civic association. The organi- zation will give minstrel on Septem Der IF, the proceeds to be used to buy equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
Alex Walker to Speak
 at Rotary Luncheon

Alex Walker. manager of the federal reserve bank. will address Rotarians at their regular luncheon today at l o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel. In addition to MT. Walkers talk Vincent Kelley will sing 'We'll Lick the Kaiser If It Takes Us Twenty Years" and a four minute talk
 He is member of the same four minute organization that claimed the membership of Ralph s. Grovsner the volunteer who wrote the song Well Lick the Kaiser If It Takes Us Twenty Years,' and donated it to the four minute men of New York
 There will in all probability be another stunt on the programme. but Secretary Clarence Lloyd was not at liberty to state just what it would be. President E. H. Andrews requests all members of the Rotary club to be on hand today. as there issa real treat h Store for them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
CONFERENCE HERE TO ARRANGE FOX
 MASS M E B TIN G
Furtherance of Speedily Programme Will Be Fostered at Gathering
 Next Wednesday Night

At conference here today arrange
 ments will be made for the mass meet
 ing announced for Capitol park on
 Wednesday night of next week Irs-
 trict Director cliff Williams of Me-
 ridian, Miss. Assistant Director James
 A. Metcalf. State Director George
 Tarrant and other officials Of the uni ted States employment service ana rep resentatives of employers and work ing people will attend the conference The mass meeting to be heid nex. Wednesday night, it is announced. will
 have for its purpose the furtherance of the speed-up programme for the maximum production in all essential industries Representatives or en- ployers and of labor wno at.cno .ne conference today will be urged to give the widest publicity to the mass meet ing in order that the largest possiple crowd may be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-28
IPEPPERMAN READY TO REGISTER 30,000 MEN UNDER NEW DRAFT
Registration Will Be Held at Local Polling Places and Equal Suf-
 frage Association to Aid

Arrangements have been completed by Secretary B. A. Pepperman of the local exemption board for the registration of men IS to 2 and 31 to 45 years of age on September 5 The registration will be held at the various polling places in the city and every man between the ages mentioned above will be required to register.
 All equipment for holding the registra- tion has been purchased, even pens and
 ink, and a large number of women will assist at the registration p-aces, the Birmingham Suffrage association having volunteered their services for this work
 Plans are being made for the registra- ton of at least 5000 men on this oc- ca sion as it is estimated there will be one and one-third times as many reg istrants as there was in the first reg istra tion, which was 22 900.