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 far more prevalent, but the mafady keeps itself so well under cover that dangerous symptoms do not show themselves until too late Such ca tarrhal affections are now daily being robbed of their dangers owing to the wonderful herbal medicine, Plant Juice, which is now being introduced here at Nerton's drug store, corner Second avenue and Twentieth street. Among hundreds testifying daily to the efficiency of this purely herbal preparation is Mrs. Emma Davis, who resides at No. 2te9 Fulton street, N &, P;ttsburg Pa, who is a member oe the Union Avenue Presby tor ian church. Mrs. Davis is known and loved by a large circle of friends, who will be glad to know of her recovery to health. She recently stated:
 Not because I want to soc my name in print. but in the hope that my statement will influence some sufferer, and they may receive the benefit from this medicine that I have. caused me to permit the publication of my testi- moniaL For the past Il months have suffered from stomach. liver and kidney trouble; food fermsnted, pains in back. could not rest or sleep, and I thought I would never be well again. I had been in the hospital and
 
 received any benefit from them For 25 years l had been growing slowly very hard of hearing with head noises and buzzing in my ears. I began to take Plant Juice about two months ago upon the advice of friend. and noticed an improvement from the very first day. I am now feeling fine and am able to return to work. The most wonderful thing of all is that I can hear the clock tick for the first time in 25 years. I can hear human voices and all the noises of the street, which formerly I was unable to do. God has sent me better health from Plant Juice and I will always praise 1t, for l feel would have been dead by new were 1t not for thfs medicine"
 The Plant Juice Man is at the Nor ton Drug Store. corner Second avenue and Twentieth street. where he Is daily meeting the local public and in- troducing and explaining the merits of the remedy. Free samples given.-Adv.
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Camp Mcclellan Man Sentenced to Death
 Reprieved by Wilson

Correspondents Headquarters. Camp Mcclellan, Anniston, May 22.-The only case of assertion at Camp Mcclellan, which has drawn court-martiaI sen tence of To be shot to death with musletry, "' has been revoked by Presi- dent Wilson upon the recommendation of Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton. and Private George ;Abendschein, Company L., 18th infantry, wiA serve 20 years at hard labor instead of standing before firing squad.
 The court martial, which convened at Camp Mcclellan on February Il. 1918. and of which Lieut.. Col Henry Holman, Jr. was president. anu First Lieutenant Peter Stone. 18th infantry, judge advo- cate, arraigned and tried Private George Abendschein on two charges of absent ing himself without authority from his '-'-rnaud. escaping frcm confinement in two cases and with three eases of deser-
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try, according to the detectives, wno claim that in each instance the arrests were mace in different states. Lawrence Lockhart, brother-in-law of the Crisson brothers, is being held for investigation, It is alleged that he aided in conceahns the stolen money, which was mostly ii currency He had not been placed III either the county or city jail last nlght,
 It is stated that almost halt or the stolen money has been recovered anu q is alleged by the detectives that Sher- man II. Crowley has made confession regarding the robbery, in which he glVes for his reason that he loved his fanny and wanted to make them comLortdpiS 1t is atated that he had already bought home in Columbus, Ga, and was max ing preparation to take his family theie'
 DREW STRAINS FOR JOB
 According to the alleged confession an admittance was made that those Pa ticipating in the robbery knew at what time the money was to arrive and the usual disposition made of it untll the time to pay off the miners. It is claimea that they drew straws" to see whlch should take the big risk and crawl unuer the station to get it, and that Whlle the actual robbery was taking place, "nich was immediately after the money nal been placed in the express trunk, thas CTOWlcy 9CIQdtIN SlOOu anu the express agent about the danger o1 having such a large sum about, only 70 be met with a light laugh. II was only a very few minutes later, It IS said, that the robbers were hurrylng 10 the nearby woods to split on the spoils.
 The holes are said to have been bored in the floor and the trunk several days before, with tools borrowed from a local blacksmith shop. Detectives from the n agencies. including the Bodeker agency of Birmingham, were rushed to the scene of the robbery and all began work i'm mediately.
 TRIAL BEGAN AT JASPER
 It is said that the trail began with the Crisson brothers who left at once toi Jasper and purchased tickets for Cairo H., travelIng under the aliases Of George Edwards and Will Edwards. From nefe they were traced to Akron, o., where the trail parted. Herbert Crisson was arrested on the 18th of this month at Terre Haute, Ind, and his brother at Coal Creek Tenn, small settlement up in the mountains. They were expected in Birmingham Saturday night, put failed 10 arrive, being held secret prison- CTS until the other arrests were assurei.
 Questioning of the men proceeded all during the morning at the Bodeker Ma tlOnal DeIecIlNe Agency OiAiSCo' CiO'AS' was arrested in Columbus, Ga, where II is stated that he had gone to make ms future home and Coleman was arrested at the Bradford mines
 Detective A. Van Arsdale of the Soutn- ern Railroad company, Officer Jesse Rob- bins of Cardiff, Special Agent Peeler CT the Southern, and the Bodeker Nation Il Detective agency, have been the prlnci- pal figures in the apprehension of the alleged robbers. MT and Mrs. John Cooley of Eldora, H., are in Birming- ham to give testimony in the case. It Is alleged that the Crisson brothers stoppea there en route to Akron.
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French and Spanish
 Classes Open Soon
Board of Education Preparing for Great South American Trade
 Following the War

Circulars announcing the programme for the summer course in French and Spanish to De conducted by the board of education in the Chamber of Com merce building, commencing June and continuing six weeks, have been sent out by Prof. c. B. Glenn. The board of education and the Chamber of Com merce are cooperating in his move ment and hope by conducting these courses to perform a patriotic duty and at the same time enable Birming- ham young men and women to equip themselves for commercial business that may bring them in contact with peoples speaking these languages.
 Accompanying the circular is let ter signed by Professor Glenn stating that Birmingham was the first south ern city to undertake this extension work and the success heretofore war rants it's continuance this year. These courses are for business men and wom- en who desire to be in a position to take advantage of the opportunities in South American trade which are cer- tain to be offered at the close of the war"
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Count" Jimmy MinottO,
 Swift's Son-in-Law, is
 Determined to Flight"

Chicago May 22.-Firty-one typewrit ten pages setting forth reasons why he should not be interned as an alien enemy were presented by counsel for Count James Minotto, son-in-law of Louis r. Swift. the packer, when he appeared before Federal Judge Carpenter today in the habeas corpus proceedings filed to prevent his internment. Argument was postponed until later in the day.
 Count Minotto said that in the event he won his fight he expected to be called into the army, as he had passed the physical examination, had been placed in class IA and had waived exemption
 Tt seems that the government was bound to fix my destiny, but I will not be afraid to serve in the army and fight for democracy" he sad.
 Count Minotto was accompanied into court by half dozen lawyers and vari- ous members of the Swift family.
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tion, and remaining absent in assertion until apprehended.
 After hearing the evidence the court martial board rendered a finding that the defendant should be shot to death with musketry, and in handling the case Maj. Gen. Charles c. Morton. the con vening authority, forwarded the case with the following remarks.
 Tn the foregoing case of Private George Abendschein Company l.. 115th infantry, the sentence is approved. but the execution thereof is suspended un- til the pleasure of the President is known and the record of trial is forwarded for action under the ffty-first article of war. It is recommended that this sentence be mitigated to confinement at hard labor for 20 years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances due or to become due"
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Birmingham, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. New York
 Allentown, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
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Civilians Will Attend
 Red Cross Luncheon

The Civitan club will join the allied armies at lunch at the Tutwiler hotel tomorrow. Generals Shropshire and She'll are urging their armies to go lover the top" and capture every foot of ground not already taken by the allies and are telling them that the sky is the limit.
 The reports of the workers will be read at the luncheon tomorrow. Every one is admonished that while giving q whole days salary is asked that q whole days work is expected. also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Negro Civic League
 Will Meet Tonight
Red Cross Work Will Be Enthusiast
 ically Pushed at Meeting

The Negro Civic League and Educa- tonal Welfare association will meet to- night at S:30 o'clock at 1923 Fourth ave- nue, and Red Cross work will be en- thusiastically pushed. Patriotic speeches will be made by prominent negroes of the cty, as well as by some of the white leaders.
 Dr. Frank Willis Barnett, Judge Alvin Douglas and others will make talks. A committee composed of Dr. D. C. Ed mondson, Dr. E. W. Williams and E.. w. Howell, negroes, has been appointed to direct the Red Cross campaign work. The meeting will be largely attended. Dr. M. H. Freeman, Jr.. is president of the league, and pr. W, l.. Brown is sec retarF.
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Henry C. West Indorsed
 By Federation of Labor

Tuscaloosa. May 22.-The seven teenth annual convention of the State Federation of Labor, which has been in session here since Monday. came 60 close this afternoon. The following officers were elected:
 W. l.. Harrison of the United Mine Workers, president.
 l.. Bowen of the Machinists' unicn. reelected secretary treasurer without opposition.
 J. ], Russell of Mobile Typographi-
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Jackson, Mich. Battle Creek, Mich Passaic, N. J. Kalamazoo, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Flint, Mich.
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N. ]. GOVERNOR ARR|VESAT CAMP
 OF STATE TROOPS

Anniston. May -(Special)-Gov ernor Walter Evans Edge and a party of 30 mayors and prominent represent atives from that state, arrived in An- niston shortly after 9 o'clock wednes- day morning. and are spending the day among the Mcclellan soldiers from that state.
 Governor Edge and his party were met at the station by a delegation of officers headed by Brig. Gen. Charles F. Barber. the ranking New Jersey of- fieer on the csntonment and conducted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
FOUR MEN IN JAIL CHARGED WITH THE
 CARDIFF ROBBERY
Chase For Men Led Over Many States-Detectives Claim to Have Con-
 fessions

Sherman H. Crowley, Will Cole man and Robert and Hoyett Crisson, brothers, are being held at the county jail on warrants sworn out before Judge Roumaine Boyd by Officer Jesse Robbins of Cardiff, on May 15, charging each of them specifically with the robbery of the Southern Ex- press company at Cardiff, April 27, in which the $75O0 pay roll of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company was stolen.
 The chase of the four men led all over the entire central part of the coun-
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immediately to. the cantonment, where the 5Ith infantry brigade. the Jersey artillery and machine gun units were assembled. The chief executive pre- sented stand of colors to each of the Jersey organizations on the can tonment. and turned over to General Barber a fund of between s25.0Oo and sso,o00 raised by the people of that otatn
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cal union, delegate to the American Federation of Labor.
 Mobile was named as the convention city for 1919.
 At the afternoon session Wednesday Delegate Henry c. West of Birmins- ham Typographical union was in- dorsed for secretary of state by a unanimous vote of the convention.
 The 1918 convention was the largest in tho history of the state federation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
: Those Dear Girls Arain

From the Boston Transcript
 Miss Muddie-Do you know anything that is really good to preserve the com plexion?
 Miss, knox-Why. dear? Are you in terested in somebody who has one?
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NOW HEARS CLOCK
 FOR FIRST TIME, Claims Her Hearing Was. Restored by Plant Juice
 She Suffered 20 Years

When one suffers from broken limb or a fractured skull the affec-i tions are so apparent that one Is forced to take the proper treatment and precaution. Cases of catarrhal af-, factions of the mucous membrace are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
The Coming Sea Battle

During his stay on the other side with the
Allied fleet Mr.. Ralph d. Paine had in
teresting conversation with Admiral Sir Ross
lyn wemyss, Britain's new sea lord and
acting head of the navy. In his book, The
Fighting Fleets" Mr.. Paine says OF the In
terview:
when II comes to discussing naval mat
ters the first sea lord speaks straight from
the shoulder, with an abrupt and convincing
sincerity.
TELL them when you go home that your
navy In first class he said to me. We like
YOUR people immensely. i hear 1t from our
admirals and other officers There is nothing
TO be gained by fattery or empty compli-
ments. We are in II together to the finish
and our fleets must work In harmony after
this beastly war Is over, or God help the
civilization we are fighting to save. To my
mind we can't afford to misunderstand each
other. All that rubbish should be swept
aside
"'What of the chance of another great
naval battle?' ] asked. The American ships
hope to take a hand In it.
"'They may have opportunity was the
instant reply. Naval conflicts are governed
by the unexpected. They cannot be foreseen.
IL would be too bad now, wouldn't II, f you
went back to the States and missed some
thing really big? 1t Is fair to assume that
the summer will not be wholly idle"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
After Many Days

To the Editor Of Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Every true American will adopt a
kindlier attitude toward those outside her
racial and geographical boundaries because
of that little episode of seventy-seven years
ago. recently recalled by the japanese am
bassador, when Captain Whitfield rescued a
little group of miserable fishermen from
rock on which they stranded in the
midst of the Pacific, II for no other reason
than kindness is veritable bread cast upon
the waters and is the forerunner of union
strength and tranquility.
Today Japan is our ally at heart Doctor
Nakahama, the once forlorn fisher lad, Is
the champion of our holy democracy cement
ing Japan with civilization and progress
Neither England nor America finds it neces-
sary TO call on Japan to help win the war,
for our powerful thrusts at Kaiserism will
knock Germany's war lord off his feet for
ever once our machinery is in full operation
But the point is this The kindness that
had it's inception somewhere in New England
in 1899, when John Howland put to sea With
the captain that was instrumental in pre-
serving for Japan a son OF illustrious achieve
ments, is the means of making Japan immune
from the virus of hate artfully concea ed
in German propaganda and so renders Ger
many poweress 10 victimize another great
nation. Kindness is Americas backbone Il
is her salVation-may we all be everlastingly
kind. LORlNG h CULMER
Philadelphia, July is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
CARFARES AND WAR TAXES

TIME point at issue in the tax dispute
= between the p. r. T. and the underlying
companies is whether a contract by which
the p. r. T. agreed to pay all taxes on the
leased lines is binding under unexpected
and unforeseen war conditions which have
Increased the taxes beyond any sum that
the p. r. T. could reasopably have
expected it would be required TO pay.
The underlying companies insist on the
enforcement of the contract. The p. R. 7
says that if it has to pay the war taxes
on income it will be bankrupted The
suits that have been filed by the underlying
companies to compel the enforcement of
the terms of the agreement will give the
courts an opportunity to decide whether
II is equitable to force one party to
contract to live up to it when unforeseen
conditions arise. incidentally, the courts
will also have an opportunity to decide
whether the creation of conditions which
might force new transit deal all around
Is one of the most disastrous things that
could happen to the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
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WATSON PUTS 1T UP TO THE DEMO
Gratis

ID REPRESENTATIVE WATSON, of Lang
~ horne, sitting in Congress for Bucks
and Montgomery Counties, has made Il bid
for fame as the Aristotle of modern logic.
He has drafted an amendment to the Con-
stitution which applies the principles of
logic to economic subjects He has the
courage of his syllogisms. and challenges
the party in power in Congress to follow
their reasoning to its legitimate end
Mr.. watson's amendment is intended to
give to Congress the power to fiX all wages
and salaries and professional fees received
by any one. At first thought one might
say that this would involve an unwar-
ranted Interference by Government in the
private affairs of the citizens.
But we have been told in effect that the
citizens have no private affairs. Every
thing is affected by it's relation TO the
Government. We have priCe-fiXinE COM
missions in Washington which are telling
us how much we must pay for wheat and
cotton and gasoline and meat and clothing.
Mr.. Watson, with the wisdom of phloso-
pher, instead of denouncing price fixing.
sets out to alleviate the suffering which
Is certain to arise under T.
II the cost is doubled on all the COM
modities which a man getting $500 a year
has to buy, the man will have to go into
debt unless something is done to help him.
What happens in such case is we'll illus
trated by the starved condition OF the rail-
roads in recent years when they were pre-.
vented by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission from increasing their charges
while they We're compelled by the labor
unions and the manufacturers of the
materials they used to pay higher prices
for materials and labor.
II The Langhorne statesman wishes to
protect the people from the hardshps
which overlook the railroads under the
Illogical system in vogue, He says that if
the Government is to raise prices of food
1t must also raise the rate of income OF the
food consumers, in order to be fair.
If the logic of the situation is not sufi-
cient to persuade the Democrats the pros.
pect of the creation of a wage-fxing bureau
in every community, with staff of clerks,
ought to be sufficient to convert them.
Patronage is an argument that is usually
convincing.
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THIS IS RECRUITING WEEK
FOR THE MARINE CORPS

GERMANY heard that this was to be
~ recruiting week for the marines
And she launched her last grim assault,
with the fury of despair.
EVIDENTLY Germany would rather
- frighten the Americans than any of
her other enemies. She knows that
Americas staying power is unlimited.
that unless America can be tricked or
daunted into accepting peace, the end
of Prussiansm is sure.
TNHAT is why she lied to her people
l. at home about the American armies,
that is why she fights with the ferocity
of a terrified beast. But the chief result
of her present onslaught. as far as
America is concerned, will be to spur
us to every effort.
GO THE Marines Recruiting Week
~ will be even more successful than we
dreamed. The Kaiser is a fine publicity
man.
Men wanted, eighteen to thirty.six
Contributed by the Electric Chair
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
BLOCKING THE PRICE.FIXERS

THE President by his veto of the Agri-
cultural Department bill with its arbi-
trary price of s2.4O bushel for spring
wheat, has taken his stand squareiy upon
sound economic principles.
Price.fxing by law has never succeeded
and it never will. The conditions which
regulate prices change faster than laws
can be made to meet them 1t is doubtful
IL any sort of Government price fixing can
be wholly successful. The attempts at it
which have thus far been made in Wash
ington have not been satisfactory; but If
we are going to interfere by administrative
decree with the operation of the law of
supply and demand as it affects prices 1t
is much better that the authority over
prices should be in the hands of a group
of men who can act overnight, if need be,
than that an infiexible minimum should
be fixed by statute.
The significance of the Presidents action
will not be lost upon those western and
southern Congressman who have been
plotting after the war to enter upon an
orgy Of price-flXing for the benefit of the
farmers and cotton growers. They have
seen the prosperity that has come to the
wheat growers through n price fixed by
commission. and they have concluded If
Congress can be persuaded to take over
the functions of the commission that that
prosperity can be made permanent They
are men of the same kind as those who
in the last decade of the last century be.
lieved that the United States could arb-
trarily fix a price for silver regardless of
its price in the markets of the world. and
bni c as NJ
the Populists, who damned the Government
in Washington because it did not do some.
thing to prevent the price of grain from
being fixed in the great world grain mar
kets.
Mr.. Wilson deserves the highest COM
mendation for blocking this game OF
making ducks and brakes Of fundamental
principles of economics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. John Mitshel was List leader OF the 40
movement. colleague e. THOMAS o, pavis.
He was transported to Van Demsn's Land.
but made bis escape to the United States.
where he became prominent In Irish and
rpblie affairs. We wcas the father Of Major
John Purr0y Mitchell.
2. Camn Grart, Is the army cantonment near
Galena. Ill.
Catholic Church. Before his election he
was Cardinal Della Chiesa. Archbishop Of
Bologna.
4. "snerenna,; nom de c,nme ct, Lady Wilde.
mother Of Oscar wilde and one OF the
cal movement of 1870.
5. springfe,d Is the caGtui and Chicago the
largest city OF Illinois
a. wilhelm Won MuehlOn: a former director Of
- the KruDp munit nns plant at Essen Ger
many. now cn exile In Switzerland for his
'opnosition to the Prussian war OF ruthless
Z. "Night Thoughts; didactic and phiIosophi-
I6s3-176b).
8. MaisrIty Il the prenopderance OF, Votes. etc..
combined. Plurality Is the preponder RI nee ~
the highest over the next, All muloritis
likewise pluralities, hut nil DluraIi-
ties are not necessarily majorities.
o. KiIometer; a measure Of length in the metric
system, about three-ffthi OF an EnsisH
10. Living Vice Presidents CT the United stat..
are Lew T.. Marion. elected with Be enjan,ln
Harrison, 1888, and Theodore KoossveIt
elected with william Mckinley (the second
terml. 1850. S-~