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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
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BUSINESS MEN THANKED

Chairs, desks, office furniture and other furniture used by the women at their headquarters in the Brown-Marx building were furnished free by num-
 Der of the merchants of Birmingham. Mrs w. D. Nesbitt, chairman of the committee, yesterday extend ed the thanks of the womap's fourth Liberty Loan committee for these lcourtesies to the following firms: Os- ter Brothers, Ben M. Jacobs. Loveman,
 Joseph & Loeb, Birmingham Athletic club, Wales Adding Machine company. Matthews Electric company, the Auto and Electric Supply company, Frisco rauroad. Brown Brothers Real Estate company and the Consolidated Mineral
 Water company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
From Coke Fuller to Hun Killer Is Not So Far as It
 Seems, Says Expert
OUR BOYS ARE GOING
 TO BERLIN, BUT IT TAKES COAL AND COKE
"The Miner and Coke Fuller Is Just as Essential as the Soldier Who Fights" Administration Rep
 resentative Declares

From coke butler to Hun killer
 seems a far cry, but 1t Is not so far
 as it seems. Coke Is one of the es-
 sentiaIs in making pig iron and
 steel; gums and shells and ships
 are made of steel; ships transport
 soldiers and guns and shells to
 France, and shells shot from the
 mouths of big guns by good Amer
 ican soldiers kill Huns. Therefore,
 the man who digs the coal and the
 man who pulls the coke are just
 ms essential in this great war as
 are the soldiers who man the guns.
 That is the way Warren $. Blauvelt fuel administration puts it. He says further:
 Our boys are going to Berlin. They may go with big casualty list, or they may go with d small one. That all depends upon their supply of big guns and shells and munitions of all kinds If they are given the guns and the shells they will smash the Ger man lines and march on to Berlin with few casualties. If denied the guns it will be at a terrible loss of life. They will go just like they did at Thierry and in the Argonne, and the losses in those battles will be trifling to what they will sustain in the greater break through to Der l;,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Police Force After
 Migrants in Earnest
Twenty Four Negro Men and Women ROunded-Up and Fined by
 Recorder

Nineteen negroes. one of whom was a woman. were arrested at the corner of First avenue and Eighteenth street by Officers Hickman and Malone yester- day and lodged in the city Jail, charged with vagrancy. They were tried in Re corder Martins court yesterday and most all were given sentences from six months to 90 days; some were fined $10O and the sentences of some were sus- pended. Five other negroes were arrested by Officers Crenshaw and Evans on the same charge. The officers state their intentions of continuing with increased vigor their crusade against vagrants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS UNIQUE
 PLACE IN CAMPAIGN
War Work Knows No Race, No Creed. But Seeks to Serve All
 Alike

The American Library association has a unique place In the united war work campaign, which begins on No vember II. Although it's demands in funds are the smallest, the extent and cohesiveness of it's organization is among the greatest. Its war work, like that of the war camp community serv- ice, has known no race or creed, but has from the first sought to serve and meet the need of all alike.
 The organizers of the library service first distributed books among the sol diers in Mexican border posts In ev- cry camp in the United States the Amer ican Library association has now established central library and oft entimes additional branch libraries. It's service has extended to hospitals, Y. NJ. c. A. and K. of c. huts, to mess halls, tents and barracks, to small camps and stations
 Or the way over and in France our troops receive it's books. The Ameri- can e.brary association has estab- lished dispatch officers, so that men may read on shipboard. An American Library association headquarters in Paris with numerous branches In Y. NJ c. A huts in France. Is part of the rnr1r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Negro Boy Held for
 Misappropriating Money

Joseph Bowling, a negro boy IA years of age, was arrested by Detective Pat ton charged with larceny. and was transferred to the juvenile court. It is charged that the boy, who was working for Samuel Garber, who operates fur shop at 1907 Fifth avenue had taken a set of furs out to deliver and appropri- ated the charges s7.5o. which he coll ected, to himself. The bicycle was found at Acipco. where he had sold it for S1.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
WILL SEND SEED
 UPON REQUEST

To the Editor of The AEe-Heraid' In the distribution of govern- ment seed I find that the mailing lists | have do not place the seed where they are most useful.
 will thank you to announce through the columns of your paper that 70 lonK as my supply lasts will send seed to any person in the state who desires them. If they will make the request. A postcard fs all that h necessary. Yours very truly,
 0. w. UNDERWOOD U. s. Senate. October 10, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Dr. Robert Goldthwaite
 Dies in France

Mrs. Anna Phelan Derby received in formation yesterday of the death of her nephew, Dr. Robert Godthwaite in France. Whether his death was caused
 by injury or disease she was not advised
 pr. Goldthwaite was one of the prom
 inent physicians of Montgomery, and vol
 unteering his services he wax >Signed to the medical corps of the armA ; went
 over to France about a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

, he was canyassing. He called on Mack lin Brothers and after selling them S500O or bonds, one of them remarked that he had four sons in the army, and that his money certainly was nd better than his boys.
 Like Birmingham and Jefferson county the Birmingham zone went over the top in great form, Every one of the 10 counties exceeded it's quota by thousands of dollars Telegrams received by Chairman J. D. Moore from county chairmen yesterday all were of the same nature; My county over it's quota.
 Fayette raised $124ooo Her quota was $105,0 ,000.
 Winston's chairman wired that his county was well over the quota.
 The southern half of St Clair sold s1os. 900 of bonds; quota, s4700o.
 Cullman. with quota of s145,000, sold $2Ss.0oo.
 Walker more than doubled her quo- ta of s275,000
 Shelby exceeded her quota of S71,- 500 by 136 per cent, selling $165,00 of bonds.
 ZONE EXCEEDS QUOTA
 Chairman Moore stated yesterday that he believed the zone would eX- ceed its quota by at least 30 per cent.
 In a special order issued yesterday Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton cited Gen John Sparrow of the light artil- lery. Gen. J. D. Rosenberger of the com missary and Adj. Gen. Bert Meadow for gallantry in action and awarded them the Croix de Guerre. The order reads as follows:
 "The work of Generals Sparrow, Ro- senberger and Meadow during the fourth Liberty Loan drive deserves es- pecial commendation," declared Mar shal Rushton. They were untiring in their efforts to make easier the work of the remainder of the generals and the solicitors in the armies
 "Of course I am pleased with the result of the campaign. The allied ar mics never for moment doubted but they would get the amount asked by the government. We appreciate the support of the good people of the city and county in our efforts"
 Mrs. H. R. Sansom, classification and filing clerk, and her efficient staff of assistants, came in for much praise from Chairman Brown and all others who came in contact with them dur ing the campaign, for the excellent manner in which they performed their duties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
BeLieued Nou Jefferson County Will Go 30 Per
 Cent OUer Her Quota
Estimated Fourth Liberty Loan Will Run High as $12, 500, ,00O-Auditors Busy Checking Up Final Totas-Entire Birmingham Zone to Go
 Over With Big Average

the the the totaed it is confidently believed that Jefferson county udng oversubscbed her of Chairman Murray stated that subscriptions tabuaed that hour showed
  smaller bulated is estimated the finale he round S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
WOMEN WORKERS !. FOR STATE SELL S6,856,OOO BONDS No Expense Accounts Filed by the County Chairmen
 Though Requested RAINBOW DIVISION
 MAKES ITS REPORT Women at Headquarters Thank Busi- ness Men for Loan of Chairs,
 Office Furniture and
 Fixtures

Mrs, SoI0n Jacobs, state chairma n of the yyoman's fourth Liberty Loan committee, and members of her or- ganization were busy yesterday check ing up and getting ready for the sub mission of their final reports. The total sales made by the woman's com mittee throughout the state, with s few counties yet to. be. heard from. amounted to s6,s5S.OO In Jefferson county outside of Birminghnn Mrs. H. H. Shells committee sold bonds to the amount of s3ef.4s1.
 NO EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
 Mrs Jacobs received a telegram from Mrs. Mary Hoskins of Florence stating that Lauderdale county had gone over her quota with s23o,ooo raised.
 Mrs Jacobs a few days ago instructed the county chairmen to file their eX- pcnse accounts, and much 70 her sur prise not one of the patriotic women so far responding is asking for cent They say that they are glad to pear the httle expense incurred in their work. Commanders in the Rainbow division
 
 ". D. Smith yesterday, showing the following results:
 Mrs. NJ V. Joseph, South High
 lands, east of Twentieth St d4l,eoo Mrs. J. F. Gresham, South High
 lands, west of Twentieth St. se,soo Mrs. s. F. Ransom, Graymont lo, foo Mrs. George Joseph, Syrian
 women ..........,.. sou Mrs Dan T. Smith, Avondale 92,oo0 Mrs Brame, Elyton .....,.-'.. 4.zoo ~ lands ............... 51,7oo Mrs Harry Sawyer, Vivian . 5,950 Mrs Dupont Thompson, Wood
 lawn 21,45t Mrs Fl $. Mearns, Fairfield 126, ,30u Mrs. V. Smith, East B'ham 6.seo Mrs NJ E. Moreland, North Bir-
 ninpham 25,30o Mrs Louis Mackenzie, Ensley 192,450 Mrs J. M. Hawkins, East Lake 22,600 Mrs. H. A McKinnon. West End 7,3oo Mrs C. T. Smith, Pratt City S,45o
 . :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
As Spanish Influenza

is an exaggerated form of Grip GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC should be taken in larger doses than i prescribed for ordinary Grip. A goot nlan is not to wait until you are sick hut PREVENT IT by taking GROVES 1,ASTELESS chill TONIC in time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
FOsDICK'S STATEMENT

Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman of the commission on training camp ac- tivities, who has just returned from France said of the war libraries over seas
 II found your books everywhere, from the seaport bases to the front line trenches I found them in dug outs 30 to 40 feet below ground. in cowbarns, where the shrapnel had blown parts of the roof away, as we'll as in the substantial huts back from the firing line I found them also in hospitals and dressing stations; in scattered villages in the training area where our men are billeted, and even in remote parts of France where our forestry units are carrying on their lonely but essential worK. And they were all well worn books
 that I saw. showing signs of constant
 usage. Indeed, the books are in con- tinual demand. and I am sure that it will be reading army that We shall welcome home from France when the war is over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

ganization worked hard all through the campaign, and in fact for several weeks before it began" said Chair man Brown yesterday, credit for the success of the loan in Jefferson coun- ty really belongs to the people who came forward so nobly and generously and bought bonds"
 It is estimated that e0,0o0 persons in Jefferson county bought bonds dur ing the campaign, which is approxi- mately one to every five of the total population. There are few homes eith- CT in the city or in the country where at least one bond is not now owned.
 AUDITORS VERY BUSY
 Chief Auditor F. Hopkinson Smith and his corps of assistants have worked both night and day. and all day last Sunday tabulating subscrip- tions and checking accounts. With 60.0o0 transactions ranging from $50 to d sum considerably in excess of s1, 900, 900, and reports coming in from scores of committees all during the day, this efficient staff was about the hardest worked bunch of men in Bir- mingham MT Smiths assistants are: Fred Chisolm, F. T. Maclean, H. B. Strong. Fred Larkins, Howard Bowen. J. E, Turnipseed, B. F. Ezekiel and J. D. Dabney, Jr.
 In contrast to the methods employ ed in some more pretentious cities ev- cry subscription to bond in Greater Birmingham was voluntary. In some of the cities, according to reports, men were dragged in off of the streets and practically compelled to buy bonds. In one or two cities when, near the close of last week it looked like the quota would not be raised, the bank CTS and corporate heads and rich men were called together and urged to fi- nance the loan. In this way their quo tas were raised at the last minute. Nothing of this kind occurred in Bir- mingham.
 SMALL BUYERS RESPONSIBLE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
SMALL BUYERS RESPONSIBLE

Subscriptions exceeding s100,000 handled by Chairman Brown and ais committees can be counted on the fingers of one persons hands, while there were thousands of buyers who took from one to 10 bonds.
 J. w. Donnelly of the French army tells of an incident that occurred while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
MUST STAY ON JOB

'We want the coal miner and the coke worker to stay on their jobs,' said Mr. Blauvelt. Not only do we want them to stay on their jobs, but we want them to stay there six full days every week. In this way only can we furnish the steel for the guns and the shells and the ships and the railroads to trans- port the guns and the shells to the boys in France.
 s'The coal miner and the coke worker must understand that iron and steel in constantly increasing quantities must be supplied whether the war continues or whether we have peace. If the war continues the guns and the shells are absolutely necessary to whip the Hun and save our own boys, If we have peace the iron and the steel will be needed to reconstruct the countries de- vastated and destroyed by the Hun. In any event, we in America have got to furnish the iron and the steel. And un- less the coal miner and the coke worker do their full duty we cannot save the lives of our boys in France, nor per form our task in the great tragedy now going on, nor contribute our share to the reconstruction of devastated Eu- rope"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
COKE INFERIOR GRADE

Data In hands of the fuel administra- tion show that the grade of coke now made at the great majority of ovens throughout the country is much inferior to what it was before the United States got into the war This is due to the greater quantity of dirt and ash in the coal sent to the ovens. The in- creased ratio of dirt is said to be due to less care in digging, and the greater burden placed on the washers which are inadequate to- clean it as it should be cleaned. Reports in the hands of MT. Blauvelt show that at some mines the ratio of dirt has increased in recent months from 12 per cent to 2S per cent,
 almost double, with the result that less pig iron and steel is made with the same tonnage of coke.
 BLAUVELT HERE Mir Blauvelt came to Birmingham several days ago and has been in daily tconference with Production Manager H. l c. Selheimer trying to work out a plan whereby the quantity of coke may be i increased and it's quality improved. Through the production committees at
 the mines, already organized by Judge Selheimer, they hope to accomplish both. Under the plan they have worked out at each mine where there is also a battery of coke ovens a coke worker will be added to the production com mittee, which now consists of a repre- sentative of the miners, a representative of the operator and q representative of the fuel administration.
 Quotas for each coke plant will be allotted and close tab kept on it's daily performance. Records of the coke workers, also will be kept in the same manner that records of the coal miners are now kept. The direct connection of the coke worker with the soldier in France will be brought home to the coke worker and his part in the great struggle going on over there impressed upon him.
 Judge Selheimer will be given an as- sistant who will have direct charge of this part. of the work. He will CO., operate with the production committees at the mines.
 It is planned further to bring soldiers into the district and others qualified to describe conditions abroad and the re- lation of mine workers and coke pullers to the soldiers on the battlefields, to place the matter before them in way that will convince them of the im-
 portance of their work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
PLAY FOR SECOND
PLACE TONIGHT
Hancock Meets Girard for
Runner-Up Position in
American League
AT TRAYMORE HALL

The struggle for second honors in the
American League will he resumed this
evening at the organizations headouar-
tcrS Traymore Han. when Hancock.
which quintet Is laboring under the
strain Of carrying such great honors,
meets its nearest riva for the runner
up position. Girard Alumni.
While this tilt is considered the more
important, il is likely that the other
attraction between Brotherhood of Beth
Israel aud Y. NJ, II. A, will be moro in
tcrestinG to ,he Majority OF the cage
fans and fanettes at tonights double
header,
Beth Israel aud Y. NJ. II. A. have, with
the exception of st. columbia, more fol-
lowers than tho other clubs in the cir
cult and tonight's contest has been
=, crly looked forward to for several
weeks
with the addition of Lew Sugarman,
Doc Newman and Harry F'ranckle. the
rootcrs of the h. e. |. five believe that
the Y. NJ II. \. club hasn't possible
chance to win, But the Y. NJ II. \.
team with its former scholastic stars,
Bpnin, Schncidcrman, Passon and
Black. working together in hrst-Cass
fashion. is determined to upset the wise
ones and finish on the long end of the
final score,
Hancock is leading the Girard five by
"A full game, SO a defeat for Manager
IIopkins's men will put the two clubs on
oven terms aud give the Saints much
bettcr margin in the race for the PEN
nant. Jack Lawrence. who failed to ap-
pear for the game last week, is expected
to jump center for Hancock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
ZBYSZKO BEATS
0LiN ON THE MAT
Powerful Wrestler Forces
Opponent to Quit by Pun
ishing Toe Hold
BIG CROWD SEES MATCH

NEW YORK, Jan 80.
Nt tho cnd Of one hour and fifteen min
ut"s and twenty-five seconds of fast
wrestling last night at Madison Square
Garden Wladek Xbyszio, the Polish
Hercules, forced John Olin, Of Finland.
20 resign" to" hold on the foot
which Oln could not break terminated
the m Itch The Finn withetood terrific
brfol" hc Indicated 10 Ref
croc George Bothucr that he could go
no further.
Tbyszko had carried the Finn from
the center r. the edge of the canvas
with Olin's toe locked i'm Visc-lilic
grip Previously Oliu had broken free
from a half dozen Of thcs" holds and
II seemed that hc might duplicate on
this one. XbNsZku, however. had the
dual adynujaEo of locking Dlin'S left
loot with his hands and holding his leg
stationary by sitting upon it.
His face writhcd in agony, Oin spoke
the first word he had uttered during the
match, and Referee Bothner leaned low
to the mat and asked him If he con-
Codcd victory to Xbyszho. The Finn an
sWcrcd i'm tn" affirmative aud the match
was over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30

Wilmington High team This should
ho a match worth going to see. as the
local squad i, one Of the hest in Tin,
CITY In Captain Dcsscn. Ward and
bl"rk Tia" future professors are rcprc-
S"hicd hN three Of the leading basket
haI m"n IN the city. not only in scho.
I'Si'' ranks but M club circles as web
While Ia" majority Of the local prep
school teams playing saturday will be
guests. the Germantown Academy Will
Hrl as IN" host {" tho representatives of
III" W"SttpWu school The game will he
p'aNcd on III" Academy floor and the
lo"al boys are confident of securing re-
vongc for last years defeat at West
Town
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30

WITH UNCLE SANS BALL DRAFT
! WORKING OVERTIME, NEXT YEAR
is CERTAIN TO BE UNCERTAIN
Big Stars Are Falling, Trading Is More
Hazardous Than Stock Dabbling and No
Manager Knows Where He Stands

'ItiEi'E is not chance
= TO be the situation
o'd pastnne indeed in for its weird peculiar
nut ono iilng
can tell what's coming
prophet and baseball
In phony
Ihe draft of the diamond tho ms6m
uoh rev players failed
went and went cheeuy tcioy the
hiShe Another
oah draft has forced
gallery The hsher-up
Whisper while Uncle
uncy detected by the naked
the and who used to shine
Uncle Sans draft
notice whatever $j0Oo
Of the
month
figure
sniash-up calculated
Alexander the n
Alex has
trench Anybody to
what
his dream
WITHOUT Alex and his thirty the Cubs would be
w lucky
team made without Alexander in the
but ordinary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
READING CLUB
TO STAGE SHOOT
Great Eastern Handicap
Big Event at Hercules
Club Tomorrow
CITY'S GUNNERS ENTERED

Ouc Of th" biggest trapshootipg
matches or the year is scheduled to-
morrow at Reading at the Spring Val
Icy shooting grounds The event viii
attract all the well known Gunucrs ois
this State.
It Is the Great Eastern Handicap
liNc-bird shout. The Hercules Gun
club has charge Of il and from reports
more than 100 famous pigeon shots viii
try for the prize. The cyout will be
staged regardless Of weather conditions.
seven PhilIy gunncrs win attend tho
big shoot. Billy Clcgg, present Pcuu-
syIyania state champion; Earl Mclrath,
Ike Knowles, Harry Hoffman George
I:ilbcr Sam Shields aud Charles Bid
die are the local wing shots who are
going to the prct2"l town for try at
the big prizes
The shoot is at twenty birds. II will
cost the gunner $lJ TO enter If lac Is
among the high guns hcll take away
with. him more than four times th"
amount invested. Tho money win Ice
divided. 40, 30, - aud ~ per cent
with 100 shooting, there will be fair
distribution Cf cash prizes.
one Of the features Of the Great
Eastern Handicap is its general fairness
TO all gunners. The noted crack shots
and 20 and 80 per cent marksncn All
start to bang away at their birds with
the twclve-gaugc gun from twenty -cight
Yards The sliding handicap system viii
/ 10 i'm vogue, and the men killing ten
J straight birds must step back tn the
J thirty-yard rise. The gunncrs missing
/ two of their first ten flyers are moved
forward to the twenty-siN yard mark, 50
the system worts cut to the better
meut Of All the participants
Two sets Of traps viii br in opera
tion to keep things running smoothly
and TO eliminate the delay that generally
/ charactcrizes big feathered target tour
ncys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
PhilIy Recruit Is Champion Strike-Out Artist

CTATGsTICs
~ Of
" leagues for the
o Arm"
in
at
"A 5Oj.l
n
mark perform
= o he
it the minor leagues
n
Nar His
of o. in
dozen
: OF so
1918 lie
by in
\
NIALrtIs JOHNSON generally held
eOutp rsteda
presented That Walt has been a time
when the tesm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
COWLER FOULS WEINERT:
THROWN OUT OF RING

BOSTON, Mass, Jan 30.--Tom Cow
Ter, the English heavyweight, was dis
qualified and thrown out of the ring
here last night in the second round
by Referee Flahcrty for roulimg Charley
Wcincr. 'Owlcr having been warned on
three previous occasions. After the
FIRST foul Wcincrt took n short rest aud
insisted on r"sun,ing the contest The
men started fighting again and CoWlcr
after receiving a terrific lacing and i'm a
helpless condition. deliberately rouIcd
again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
S0uthpaU Should PrOUe to Be Great Sniper

DlTCHER stIERRoD SMITH, rne
ought he
all National League boXmen picking
in
n
r Iayes
a
according Fielder
off
of
books it,