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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
THREE ALABAMA
 BOYS SENTIMENTS
 ON MOTHERS DAY

The letters written by the boys in France on Mothers day are arriving on every mail now and some of them contain unusual sentiments. cou- pie of them. written to The Age Herald. were received yesterday.
 Here are some extracts from one from Sergt. J. T. Mason, whose home is in Huntsville. but who joined Com pany D, 167th infantry, the Bessemer company, in the Rainbow division:
 "Mr. Editor: You folks back home ought to do something with the young ladies back there. Keep them from marrying the boys back there. Their true lovers are over here, fighting for them and mother and Dixie. It is awful hard for man to go in the front trenches and fight well with the blues all over him after seeing the marriage of his best and only girl, that she is already married and beer married a month ago.
 Tn my company there have been about 15 sweethearts that have broken hearts over here because their girls have married on them after promising their fighting boys that they would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
CIVILIAN RELIEF

Ernest w. White director of civilian
 relief. has given the following instruc-
 tions to home service sections of the
 chapters of the American Red Cross in
 the Gulf division:
 Many home service sections in the Gulf
 division are in touch with men who are
 being drafted into the army and are
 offering them the services of the Red
 Cross. Quite as many more, however are still neglecting this fine opportunity
 of making better soldiers for Uncle sam Here are some of the concrete things
 that home service workers in every chap
 ter should do for the selected men be-
 fore they go into camp:
 1. Place a notice in the office Of the
 exemption boards giving the address anc
 office hours of the home service section and at the same time announcing wha'
 the Red Cross can do for soldiers fam flies.
 2, Give the men and help them to make out the government insurance blanks urging them to take the full $lo,Oo to which every soldier is entitled 3 Advise him of his rights under the war risk insurance law, especially as tc his allotment and allowance. 4. Give him the assurance that dur ing his absence the home service sections stand ready to assist his family in any way that may be necessary, be 1t the securing of the services of the doctor ir case of sickness, or lawyer. if there be need for his legal advice, or possibly the giving of financial assistance 5 The names of the men selected foi service can be secured from the OK emption board. and a letter should be written to each one outlining the serv' ices that the Red Cross can give him and his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
WARRIOR PROJECT IS
 SUBMITTED ID HEAD .OF THE GOVERNMENT

Washington. June 3-President Will son was asked today by committee of congressmen to sanction use of part of the S5Oo. .O00.oO0 appropriated for the railroad administration for the stimulation of navigation on the lower Mississippi. Black Warrior and other southern rivers by equippinS them with boats and barges. The commit tee, which called at the White House, consisted of Senators Ransdeli, Bank head, Fletcher and Nelson and Repre- sentatives Small. Oliver and Dupres.
 President Wilson was told that not more than $20.0OO.OOO0 would be re- quired which would facilitate ship ments of fuel. oil and other commodi- ties needed particularly by vessels leaving southern ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
DIRECTORS FOR
 BRANCH BANK TO
 BE LOCATED HERE

Representatives of the Birmingham Clearing House will go to Atlanta Thurs day for a conference with the directors of the reserve bank of the Sixth district and opening of the branch bank in Bir- mingham-
 The reserve bank directors appoint a majority Of the directors of the branch. and the reserve board at Washington the minority. It is probable that there will ee five directors, though the law does not fix the number.
 As soon as the directors are appointed steps will be taken toward opening the branch in Birmingham. but several weeks may be required in which to ar range all details.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

wages would be paid and the girls given free board and rooms.
 Examiner Samuels is working on the harvesting proposition. He has been in- formed that quite a number of high school boys are anxious to assist in the harvest work and arrangements will be made to place these Letters from Okla he,na state that 5000 harvesters are need ed in that state, where the pay ranges from s to $4 q day with board, and 30.1c0 are needed in Kansas, the pay in that state being from $4 to s day with board.
 The harvesting season begins in both states between June and June 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

Mir. McAdoo would net each year, ac- cording to shippers estimates, s1,000,- 900. or five per cent on the total prop erty of all railroads of the United States. Of the billion, s7o0. 0.0O0,0oo would be derived from freight in- Icreases. and $3000o0000 from passen- ger rate increases This burden would fall in it's entirety on the shoulders of the people. for shippers. in increas- ing prices, would easily shift the bur den. Despite this fact, and despite the nation wide protest by the ship pers of the country. it is a noticeable fact that many newspapers of the country, formerly heartily engaged in what is termed politics railroad bait ing have declared it necessay for the shippers and the people to accept new conditions not only willingly. but gladly. It is estimated that the in creased rates of Mir. McAdoo would in- crease intrastate rates on certain com modities from 50 to 150 per cent.
 TWO SCHOOLS WATCH
 The situation is bearing the close scrutiny of two economical schools the one standing for government own ership, and the other for private own ion of more than casual variety. The former declares that despite the neces- sity of increasing rates in time of war, the system of governmental control will prove so much more efficacious that the people will never permit the restoration of. property they will have equipped with their money to those who formerly owned and permitted them to break down. The latter, becoming cynical declares that governmental ownership would result in continual rate increases to be borne by the peo- ple-that the old "captains." had they had the power to increase rate when ever they desired would have kept the railroad treasuries overflowing with money.
 In the meantime, the interstate com merce commission faces a bigger job than ever before in it's existence. Here tofore. it was concerned with increases prayed for by railroads, as individuals. or grouped in sections. Now, how ever, the commission must adjust tech nical differences effecting every rail- road of the county, and every article which requires railroad transporta- ton. The task is prodigious. But without the commission, the country. it is now generally recognized, would be strictly "up against it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
UNDERWOOD WISE IN HIS CONTENTION FOR RATE CONTROL Now Recognized by Ship pers as We'll as By Ad.
 ministration Itself REGENT INCREASE
 TO MEAN BILLION Every Important to Have Provision Whereby Revision of Rates
 Can Be Made Where
 Necessary
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, June B. -Spe- cial. 1.-The wisdom of Senator Underwood of Alabama in amending the legislation which |gave the government temper ary control of railroads by re- |taining the interstate con- merce commission as a body empowered to revise railroad rates, Is now recognized not only by shippers of the nation, but by the administration Itself.
 There is no question but that Di- Rctor General McAdoo, in announc- g freight increase of 25 per cent, Affective in June, anticipated the dis covery by shippers of palpable inequal- ities which he would not willingly im- pose. It is indicated that without a technical knowledge of rate making and the effect of a general rate in- crease, the director general made his Announcement in knowledge that ex- perts of the interstate commerce com- mission would, in the long run, be forced to work out an increased rate scale without blunders of an obvious or ruinous character.
 COOL BILLION INCREASE
 And yet but for the action of Sena- tor Underwood, there would now be no board of rate review, and the shippers would be compelled to accept the Nc Adoo scale. or McAdoo would be com pelled to employ experts to perform the work equitably and in business ike manner. In this connection, 1t might be stated with authority, that when Senator Underwood stood deter mined against the railroad control bill hs originally written by the adminis- ration, he was criticized by some who thought that he should accept without grimance whatever medicine the ad- Administration extended.
 The increased rates as proposed by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
American Airmen Are
 Active on Picardy Line

Air raids in which one enemy machine was brought down and one American plane failed to return were reported in tonight's communique from the American expeditionary headquarters in France.
 The statement, dated today. follows;
 .'Patrolling was active in Picardy and in Lorraine. Artillery fighting occurred in Lorraine and in the Woevre. At a numher of points there were air raids. In these combats our aviators shot down a hostile machine. One of our planes is missing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

for various reasons were not suitable to ship into Belgium and France, or strong enough to bear the Immigration, were sent 10 Madame Carton De Wiart. appointed py the Belgium government in charge or retugee work at Havre. These will be distributed to that much to be pitied
 class once prosperous. now poor, and to the refuge of the Queen of Belgium, sc poehcally called by her The Garden of the Princess Jose" for her little daugh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

to this fund. Of this amount $4o6 was cash
 A large parade was held there and sew eral hundred people participated in this demonstration. The Indian Head Textile club band led the parade and no slackers were found by the Red Cross "orNers III Cordova
 The women of this unit are being con- gratulated on their splendid success dur ing this campaign. Mrs. Lula Martin is chairman of this unit and Mrs. Wh- liam Stokes is secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American Red Cross has grown to such proportions in it's efforts to relieve suffering humanity that The Age Herald will publish Red Cross bulletin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throughout the district will be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TO GATHER HARVEST

Mrs l.. M Pittman, in charge of t1s wonnans branch of the local United States employment agency. in the Cham ber of Commerce building yesterday. re- ceived an inquiry from Anniston for sev- eral white girl waitresses. The person making the inquiry stated that good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

berg, vice president; Henry F. Beau mont, secretary treasurer, and Herbert U. Baum. c. F. Bixby. Robert E. Mur- phy. Charlie Miller, c. P. Loranz and
 Phil Painter, as directors.
 The new organization had as their guest A. G. Newmeyer, vice president for the Fourth district of the Advertise ing Clubs of the World. who, in brief talk. pointed out the necessity for such la club in Birmingham, and the unlim- ited amount of good that will be ac- lcomplished through it's efforts In war time work through an utilization with the Advertising Clubs of the World The attendance was good and the meeting full of pep from the very start. The membership will be enlarged im- imediately, those who were not able to attend the luncheon yesterday being invited to become affiliated with the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
TWO GOOD PURPOSES

The approximately small amount of clothes that were too worn or too flimsy to bear transportation. were sold by the Salvation Army on half shares, and the money used for the French and Bel gians. This benefited our allies as the donors wished and put these things which they could not use into circula- ton among the poor. thus serving two good purposes. This campaign was an exceptional emergency measure of the American Red Cross in aid of the Bel gian relief commission. In their regu- lar work the Red Cross does not accept second hand clothes, but I have made an arrangement by which they can be sent to me individually at any time by freight or express, prepaid, addressed to Mrs. George Denegre, S105 Prytania street, New Orleans, La.
 Notify me of the shipment and they will be sent promptly to the refugees, care of Madame De Wiart and the Queen.
 Again thanking you in the name of the gulf division of the American Red Cross and the Belgian relief commission for your generous cooperation, very sin cerely yours,
 MRS. GEORGE DENEGRE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

A new arctic meteorological station equipped with wireless outfit, has been established at the mouth of the Yenese and is sending out daily reports to sta lions to the south of it A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
MORTON SIMPSON PRESIDENT OF NEW ADVERTISING LUB A. c. Newmeyer of New Orleans Addresses Organ izatiOn Meeting Held at
 Civic Association
 Yesterday

The Advertising club of Birmingham meeting held in the Civic association cafes private dining room, with Nor ton Simpson as president; Fred J. Hol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Mrs. Denegre Tells of Cam. paign for Clothes for French and Belgian
 Refugees

The following letter has been received by the Birmingham chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross from Mrs. George Dene- gre of New Orleans, which will be of interest to the members of the local chapter, who so ably assisted in the col lection of clothes for refugees during the recent cannaicn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
NIcKIEs AND DIMES


 letter has been received from MISS Nell Macey and Miss Saddle Tharin or the war department office of construction quartermaster, Camp Mcclellan, in which they state they had S2So.S2 subscribed to the second Red Cross war fund the tlrst week of the campaign, as result or small drive made by these two former Birmingham girls. This contribution came entirely from that office and s65 of this amount was subscribed by the labor ing men. who gave in nickels and dimes. This money. with list of subscribers. has been forwarded to Acting Field Mar shal Morris Bush.
 The citizens of New Castle are being congratulated on the splendid success of the second Red Cross war fund drive, when s2600 was subscribed to this war fund There are approximately 5o men on the pay roll there and each gave more than one days wages. The com mittee in charge of the drive did excel lent work during this recent campaign, as the grand total from New Castle shows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

chapter, who so ably assisted in the col lection of clothes for refugees during the recent campaign:
 REFUGEE CLOTHING
 Dear Friends;
 The campaign for clothes for the French and Belgian refugees is over. The gulf division has gone lover the top and the authorities of Washington have expressed their entire satisfaction with our great success, in which your chapter has had so large a share. There has been some confusion and many dif- faculties which may have delayed the acknowledgment of your shipment, and I feel that you will be interested in knowing just how the work was done. We expected to pack at the mint. with every facility, but the surgical dressings and hospital garment departments were not ready to move into their new head quarters, as had been planned, so we could not pack there. Not finding suit able place, it was necessary to have as many cases and barrels as we could handle, moved each day to my garage. Slo5 Prytania street. where we inspected and repacked ready for transmission across the water, many thousand pounds a day.
 It was touching and inspiring, as the cases were opened. to see the generous response to the appeal of the American Red Cross for our suffering allies, sent with a sympathy which will give them new courage and help to win the war. The poor made great sacrifices the more prosperous were most generous.
 JEALOUS WORKERS
 Jealous workers unpacked, selected and repacked the things which were to bring such aid and comfort. Because 1aree portions of the south are sparsely set tied and light clothes are used in our climate. and of the fact that New Or leans, and the surrounding country. have been sending clothes to the French and Belgians since 1914, the Belgian relief with the consent of the American Red Cross, reduced our quota to 100 ooo pounds. Each ship of the Southern Pa cific line took it's load until we had sent 140,00o pounds, 4o.0o0 more than our quota The contributions were especially good Merchants responded generously. and in the cases are many new clothes and much raw material Each chapter yied with the other in. generosity from pity ing hearts and the value of our contri- buttons doubled their worth
 Things such as boys uniforms, rub Der things and handsome clothes, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

Cordova went lover the top in the second Red Cross war fund drive, the Cordova Red Cross unit securing sloS2. r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

CORDOvA CAMPAIGN
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05
,t Be- W1%&a 1; EvenAs YouAndr* sup" No&ales Theatre

Commission and as revised and accepted made the
report of the Highway Commission
You will note that estimates cost amounts to the
of S17606000 and it is the recommendation of the
Highway Commission that the Board Of Supervisors call
bond election for the purpose of issuing bonds in the
of S175000O0 the funds derived from said bonds to
be used for the purpose of constructing and improving
all proposed roads herein mentioned in this report
Report of the Commissioners to the Board of Super
yisors of Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
Preliminary estimate of funds necessary for the per-
nanent construction and completion of County roads in
Santa Cruz County, Arizona to the standard width of IL
feet fils 19 feet side hills CUTS and 20 feet on
crOugllcuts alnnended and approved by the High
way Commissioners and the Board of Supervisors,
described as follOws:-
NOTE:-Whenever the word Drainage is used, it
the cost of bitches drain pipes and cement for
of same.
ROAD NO.1
The road from Nogales to the Borderland
State Highway in Rain Valley, distance of 48
and u miles, via Patagonia, Crittenden So
1oita and Elgin. The road from the Santa
Cruz River to Patagonia, distance Of 16 miles
has been constructed but not satisfactorily
trained. The sum of $3,5OOOO has been san
ctioned by the Board of Supervisors and the
Road Commissioners, for general drainage for
this 16 miles, S35OOOO
Also the following improvements on this Is miles
has been approved:
Lille z (where the road parallels Santa Cruz
Rlver) curbngs on the lower side
OF the present passovers, $175.00 each $4,000
For handling flood waters in Paomas
Canyon, Raising Fill $4,000
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05
Nogales, Arizona,
December 1st., 1917.

The Board of Supervisors,
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Nogales Arizona.
t1entlemen:-
Pursuant to resolution passed by the Highway
Commission of Santa Cruz County, Arizona at regular
meeting held by them at Nogales Arizona on the 22nd
day OF November 1917 and pursuant to the provisions
# Section Chapter 81 Session Laws of Arizona 1917
herewith submit to your body detailed report of our
investigation of construction and improvements of all
proposed roads with funds derived from the proposed
bond issue to be held in this county, together with the
estimated cost of said proposed construction and i'm
pfovements, and copy of map of said proposed roads,
The Highway Commission, together with Mr.. J. W.
llarmore, County Engineer made personal tour over
and investigation Of all these proposed roads to be
tructed and improved and have gone very carefully
INTO the estimated cost Of the same. The county en-
gneer was directed by the Commission to prepare de-
tailed estimated cost of the construction and improve
ments of all these proposed roads, which was done and
submitted by him to the Commission which said report
0 Az po4doooe pure pes!A9I $500 pe4gu13se Gun 4o
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05

Yesterday Mrs. Louise Snel-
by, was appointed secretary OF
the One Hundred Per Cent
American Club, and the lady will
enter at once upon the active
duties Of her position. The ma
chinery of the Club is getting
into working order, and it is
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05

A 1910 Model Cadillac, Mex
duty paid. This splendid light
truck to give way to a 4-ton
ruck. Three hundred dollars
takes it. Address F. A. Krupp,
Iogales, Arizona. adv.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05

ciliatory spirit, then the more
revelations we have the better.
We have tried the velvet glove
and it only gets half grip.
The time has come for the
naked fist.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-05
The Daily Morning Oasis
Saturday, January 5, 1918.
Profiteering
CIV. D. H.

the coal and 1000 SlCuaClOn is
the growing recognition that the
effort to keep prices down by
agreement has broken down
and that the Government must
drive its teeth into the pro-
fiteers if the people at large are
to be protected. Congress will
have to go further in it's grant
of powers to food and fuel di-
rectors and those directors will
be compelled to grow ugly to-
ward dealers to whom they have
tried to be reasonable and ac-
comodating, if the food and fuel
problems are to be satiSfac-
torily solved.
The Investigation of the beef
trust by the Federal Trade Com
mission is one admission of the
necessity of a sterner policy If
profiteering is to be subdued.
That seems likely to reveal the
line where legitimate business
methods shade into an effort to
grab by suberfuge profits
which the law forbids, and to
exhibit business men of high re-
putation as passing back and
forth from one side of that line
to the other under the protec-
ton of secrecy.
There is no occasion to be
alarmed OF even surprised at
such revelations. In peace our
business methods were directed
toward the increase of profits.
and, SO long as there was money
enough to support such policy
without any very general hard
ship, the system had justifica-
tions; the total of our national
wealth increased enormously
under it, for one thing. But the
moment that it became more i'm
portant to win the war than to
make money a challenge was is
sued, not merely to profiteers
in coal OF wheat OF sugar. but
to the whole system under which
our business had been con-
Quoted. A great many heads OF
large business enterprises re.
cognized the necessity fairly,
surrendered the bulk of their
own profits and many of them
gave their own energies without
pay to the work of helping win
the war. The record of patriotic
devotion to their country's need
by men Of wealth and of high
standing in business is one of
the glories of this war, but in
the nature of things that spirit
could not be- universal; this is
not the Kingdom of Heaven, but
a world of selfish competitive
methods in which enterprise in
applying those methods has
long been rewarded with honors
as well as with wealth.
A great deal has been done by
private agreement and patriotic
suasion. We have coal short
age and sugar shortage, but few
people are paying eXorbitant
prices for those necessities. The
Government check upon high
grades is probably also checking
energy in the delivery of those
goods, and is thus increasing
the scarcity. That is one point
at which more power is needed
to compel dealers to handle
goods from which their profit
is small. That cannot be done
by proclamation or appeal. 1t
must be done by a more
thorough organization, backed
by powers Of confiscation and
drastic punishment, if suffering
is to be prevented. If revela-
tions like those of the methods
of the bee trust are needed to
secure such laws or to force the
various ad illustrators to use
the powers they have in a
drastic rather than a con-