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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
GRAND COUNCIL !. J. |. I. OF ALA. ID ELIMINATE FUN" Meeting Here of Knights of Grip Saturday Will Be in
 Nature of War
 Meeting

On account of the world war which is engaging the attention and all of the energies of the nation, the grand council of Alabama of the Order of United Com mercial Travellers, which meets in Bir- mingham next Saturday, will dispense with the usual social and entertainment features. The members of this order are doing their part in the war and feel that it would not be appropriate to spend any considerable part of their time in pleas ure seeking. However, sufficient atten- ton and courtesies will be shown the visiting delegates to make them realize that Birmingham has some pretty live wires.
 An informal meeting will be held to- morrow night in the palm room at the Hillnan, at which the formation of com mittees will be made and necessary plans of action for the business sessions the next day outlined.
 The business session will open at g o'clock Saturday morning in the local council headquarters. in the Fraternal building Several matters of importance to travelling salesmen will come up for consideration.
 Delegates are expected to be in at tendance from Florence, Huntsville, An niston. Mobile. Selma. Montgomery and Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Shan Henry Escapes
 From Speigner Prison

Shan Henry. who has figured promi- nently in several court trials in Jefferson county, and who has been serving a term in the Speigner prison since June 23, 1917, after being convicted on a charge of grand larceny, escaped from his impris- onment May IS, according to advices re- ceived by Chief of Police T. J. Shirley yesterday
 Henry was arrested some years ago in connection with the Seaboard Air Line wreck at Weems and also figured in a $25 900 damage suit against a newspaper. He has relatives in this city. 1t is stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Typographical Union
 Re-Elects Officers
Kellogg and Freeman are Named I. T. U. Delegates to Scranton
 Convention

The annual election of the Internation- al Typographical union, for both local and international officers including two delegates to the international union con- vention. to be held this year at Scranton, Pa, was held yesterday.
 The race for delegates resulted in the election of two printers of the old school Ed NJ. Kellogg and Samual R. Free man. by big majorities over their young- CT opponents. Messrs. c. E. Zealy and Forney Gay
 In the race for president, J. O. Powell received the largest vote in field of four candidates.
 w. M. Peterson was reelected sece- tary-treasurer by a handsome majority.
 All other officers were reelected with out opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Lieut.. BulIard Here to Escort Selectmen
 to Camp Sevier

Lieut.. E. c. Bullard of Camp Sevier, near Greenvlle S. C., arrived in Blr- mingham yesterday and will have charge of the 296 selectmen who will be sent from the six local exemption boards Saturday. The contingent will gather at Capitol park at o'clock and will entrain Saturday afternoon fer Camp Sevier. These men are all Class l men.
 Plans are going forward for regis tration of all men who have become 21 years of age since June 5, 1917 which will take place on June 5, Sec retary B. A. Pepperman requests that everyone pass this message on and especially requests that the citizens explain to their servants just what this regiStra tion means
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

plies at the Halifax explosion. Tn con clusion, MT. Leppert stated: Tt is very essential that this work be carried on and We must not be satisfied just to raise our quota, but must work to go lover the top"
 MRS. PEARSON SPEAKS
 Mrs. R. H. Pearson made a short talk. speaking of the splendid opportunity for $he women to take part in this present war, and they are in for the duration of the war, be it short or long. The wom- en of America must conserve clothes, food and save in every way possible that may help in this conflict by making sacrifices. Let us be noble and show our nobleness by doing good for others. " concluded Mrs Pearson.
 Acting Field Marshal Bush then intro duced Hugh Morrow. who made an en- thusiastic talk, declaring the war can be won by talk. but will be won by men money and material. America will win the war because she has all the things necessary for a victorious close and everyone of us must work and work until the autocracy of the Huns is wiped off the face of the earth. According to Mir. Morrow, every citizen in America should be made 100 per cent American, and the man who refuses to give one days earnings to the Red Cross, the greatest mother in the world, to min ister to the wounded men, is not 100 per cent American MT. Morrow declared that patriotism was the dominant note in Birmingham and the people of this city always responded most liberally when called on.
 Miss Harriet Smith, high school stu dent, rendered The Man Without a Country" which was greatly enjoyed.
 TOWNS "OVER THE TOP"
 oscar Wells, state chairman. made a short talk on the splendid reports com ing in from all over the state, giving the following list of towns that had all ready oversubscribed:
 tAt the close of last nights reports Alabama showed $250,oO0 raised during the first two days of the campaign.
 The following chapters in Alabama have either reached or oversubscribed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Chief Naturalization Officer En Route to
 Camp Mcclellan

O. T. Moore, chief naturalization ex- aminer, and three assistants were in Birmingham yesterday for a short while en route to Camp Mcclellan at Anniston, where nearly 100 soldiers will be naturalized
 These men enlisted in the service of the United States at the outbreak of the war and under the new law passed last week must be naturalized citizens of the United States before they may secure any promotion in the army whatever, regardless of their ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Proceeds of East Lake
 Park Go to Red Cross
Italian Societies Have Great "Ialy Day" at Ctys Mu- nicipal Park on Friday-Many Features
 Are Being Planned

of the open air stage at go where the performance of "Hadji." the horse with the human brain. will be witnessed and at Il o'clock Prof. James Moore will give his high dive act.
 big afternoon and night is being planned by the local Italian workers and MT. Hill stated that they should receive the hearty cooperation of every Bir- mingham citizen, for the proceeds will be turned over to the Red Cross to help Birmingham exceed her quota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Strauss Giuen 70 Days and
 S1OO For Assembling Scout
Atlanta Travelling Salesman Now Serving Sentence in City Jail for Disorderly Conduct, Aggravated and
 Commissioner Taylor Will Not Remit Sentence

cafe, it is stated. and attempted to slap. or slapped. the Drennen boy, but was stopped by the officer, who com manded him to remove his ear from the street. "I'll remove it." Strauss IS said to have answered, turning at the same time to re-enter the cafe, Being called back by the officer and told to remove the car or be placed unaer arrest, he climbed in and started off with a jerk and high burst of speed.
 Afterward he was placed in the city jail charged with reckless driving and disorderly conduct, aggravated M. 4, Dinsmore. an attorney, who witnessed the incident, asked to be permitte to prosecute and in the court yester- day made splendid argument and plea for conviction Commissioner Taylor stated that he would absolutely re- fuse to remit the jail sentence. Judge Martin administered a very severe lec- ture to Strauss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Committee Ceases to Solicit Men Quietly, But Begins
 Campaign for Recruits
HUT WORKERS BADLY
 NEEDED, IS REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SEC'Y.
We Appeal to Men With Necessary Qualifications to Make Apph- cation," Says Chairman
 Fort

At tonight's meeting of the district army Y. M. c. A. recruiting committee, the record is expected to be broken on the total number of applicants for over seas service The meeting is to be held in the local Y. M. C. A. office at $50 o'clock with all members present The committee is composed of Judge W. E. Fort, chairman; Dr. P. H. Woodan. C. L. Harcld, Vassar Allen and Rev. J. w. Johnson.
 Hurry-up calls continue to come to the committee from France telling of the acute short age of men in this branch of the resistance to Hun aggression. While the results from the recruiting campaign are gratifying, the committee is busy daily trying to interest men of high type and sound health to enter this important service.
 "The rapid military expansion occa- stoned by the recent German driye,'' said Judge Fort last night, compelled the T. NJ c. A. to make swift change in it's recruiting machinery. From the orig inal policy of still hunting for men, a change has been made to the plan of in- tensive advertising, energetic recruiting by thousands of committeeman and gen. eral solicitation. Just think of the tre- mendous commercial enterprise involved in the canteen and general supply divi- sion overseas.
 GLASSES DEFINED
 Business men, big executives, store managers, construction experts, motor mechanics, manufacturing executives, auto drivers who can repair their own cars, expert accountants, besides the hundreds of social, educational and physical secretaries and hut workers all these are badly needed. We appeal to the patriotic men of fine calibre and character, sound health and fitness for any of these departments, to make appli- cation to any of the committee"
 Telegrams were received yesterday from New York sent by Executive Secre- tary A. G. Knebel, telling of the special drive beinb made for ~ men of organiz- ing ability. Men of this class badly wanted for the transport service. This work consists in organizing recreational, religious and social activities among the troops and seamen in the vast transport service. These secretaries are expected to live on ships plying between Amer ica and over there" The problem of furnishing wholesome, organized recrea- ton on the transports and among the naval forces is pressing one.
 But the need for hut workers in France, wires MT. Knebel, ''is little short of cruel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
LEPPERT LUNCHEON GUEST

W. J. Leppert, executive secretary of the gulf division of Red Cross, was a
 guest at the luncheon and made a brief talk on the splendid work of the Bir- mingham people in all previous cam paigns. expressing a belief that Birming- ham would again go over the top in the present drive. In speaking of the work of the women in making surgical dressings and hospital supplies, he stated it was most essential that this work be kept up as there was an urgent need for surgical dressings for not only our own boys but for the men of our allies. He called the attention to the loss of s250, 900 worth of surgical dressings when a Red Cross ship was recently sunk and the loss of s500,0O0 worth of hospital sup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

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  at of hte and orders bank of Birmingham of fcashtu afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
SIR JOHN FOSTER FRASER

Then, too, there is the knighted Sir John Foster Fraser. r. R. c. S., chair man of the war lectures committee of Great Britain and most celebrated newspaper correspondent of the war class. He will address Birmingham audiences in his usual eloquent style.
 The Birmingham Rotarians are eo- operating actively with the Civic as- sociation in putting over the Chau- tauqua this year principally because of Frank P. Mulholland. the ex-presi- dent of the International Association of Rotary Clubs of the World MT. MTi- holland. commissioned for the task visited the war fronts recently and has his special message to deliver with most practical appeal of business man and lawyer of distinction
 Plans will be made at this evenings luncheon of the executive committee to arouse the entire city to the unusual excellence of this years programme.
 Secretary Manager C. l.. Harold of the Civic association appeared before the city commission Tuesday and se- cured the hearty cooperation of these officials not only on account of the educational values coming with the Chautauqua, but because 1t was shown that the Chautauqua platform general ly has the emphatic endorsement of President Wilson. Secretary of War Baker and other cabinet officials, as well as the Red Cross of America, tc which more than 200 Chautauqua speakers donated weeks of their tina in their various campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Involuntary Bankruptcy

Orr dS Roberts Grocery company, 1SD Fourth avenue, north, were thrown into involuntary bankruptcy through petition filed in the federal court by Earle Brothers, Tyler Grocery company, F. F. Norton, and the Beck Candy company, creditors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday;
 Wilson Gordon Hubet of Ensley to Miss Lucille M. Adams
 w G. Hewitt to Miss Allie Massey. s. M Carl of Bessemer to Miss Mamie Cox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

To Relieve Gns in the Stomach which disturbs your sleep. just try ono soc bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative for Indi- gestion or Constipation. Pleasant to take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23


 during the first three days of the campaien in the state is s330 800
 OTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS It was reported that the South High land school was 100 per cent, and the Lyric theatre, through Manager Semon had given $500, while the Tennessee company had given s53,75o, Birming-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
$5O,OOO Donation to Red Cross Made by Mcqueen
 For SZoss- Sheffield Co.
Birming hams Quota Has Been Reached But Drive Con- tinues in Effort to Double Apportionment-
 Montgomery to Speak at the Luncheon Today
sLOss COMPANY GIVES s5o,OOO
By ETHEL GILLEN

J. w. McOueen president of the Sloss-Shefed Steel and company announced last night that the board G his company had authorized him subscribe $50 900 to the Red Cross through the committees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23


 Sergt- H. c Montgomery of the Twen- ty-seventh battalion of Winnipeg, Can ada, who has just returned from the battlefields of Europe, where he lost ms right leg, will be the principal speaker at the luncheon today. Sergeant Mont gomery has some very interesting things to tell the people of Birmingham re- garding the life of a soldier over there" things the American people who have always lived in a land of prosper ity, know nothing of.
 Tomorrow Private William Charles Mallin of the Fourth battalion, Canadian infantry, will speak at the luncheon. Private Mallin was seriously wounde1 in the hattie of Ypres, it being necessary to amputate his right leg. Both of these Canadian heroes are assisting in the second Red Cross war fund drive while in America recuperating from thelr wounds.
 HILL FERGUSON JR.
 Acting Field Marshal Morris Bush pre- sided over the luncheon and on his ln- vitation Hill Ferguson, Jr., the 4-year- old son of MT. and Mrs. Hill Ferguson. led the armies in My Country 'Tis Of Thee" a la Robert Lawrence, after which he sang Keep the Home Fires Burning"
 Gen. John Sparrow of the very light artillery, on request of the Rainbow d. vision. asked Gen. Mrs. W. D. Smith, Tn charge of the Rainbow division to pin the Red Cross badge on Acting Fiei1 Marshal Bush. who wanted to know if this would be presented as the French crosses of honor. This created much amusement. as did the reading of the general order by General Sparrow, which were as follows:
 GENERAL ORDER NO. 3
 Whereas, complaint is being made that the soldiers of the Rainbow di- vision will not stay in their sector,
 And, Whereas, discipline is imper- atively essential;
 Therefore it is hereby ordered by the general staff:
 l. That all soldiers of the said Rainbow division caught outside their sectors will be shot at sunrise.
 2. If this punishment does not stop them, said offenders will be deprived of their comfort kits and cold cream. and their allowance of chewing gum will be cut off,
 3. In case these stern disciplinary measures do not prove effective, the general staff will be forced to adopt extreme measures, and an order will be issued lengthening all skirts until they touch the ground. It is earnestly hoped that this final decree will not be necessary. MORRIS BUSH,
 Acting Field Marshal LEPPERT LUNCHEON GUEST w. ]. Leppert executive secretary of the gulf division of Red Cross, was a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
War Atmosphere Makes it Very Important That Largest Atteidance
 Be Secured
CHAIRMAN M. E. MORRIS CALLS COM MT T B EI
 MEETING TONIC H T
Sir John Foster Fraser and Frank P. Mulholland to Be Distinguished Speakers-Many Other Big
 Entertainment Features

Chairman NJ E. Morris and the exec utive committee of fifty who expect to run up a record attendance on this years Redpath Chautauqua, which opens here Wednesday, May 20. will meet at the preliminary luncheon this evening at 6:30 o'clock in the Civic as- sociation cafe. Short addresses will be made by Dr. George R. Stuart and Erie Pettus, and something of the qual- ity of the programme will be told the committee by o. Q. Bottorff who is advancing for the Chautauqua.
 Two features are being emphasized in this years Chautauqua on account of the war atmosphere that they bring. They are Capt. George Campbell. the British airman who brought down IS German airplanes that were definitely tabulated. Captain Campbell was se- verely wounded in the last of his flights, running over two years in the Somme sector, and 1t is only because this wound makes it impossible for the exercise of his lungs at a certain height that Captain Campbell is al- lowed to bring his wonderful story to American audiences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

strauss came running out of the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-02-07
SENDS ONLY SON TO WAR
Widow in strsitened circumstances,
Sacrifices Her Sole Support in
Cause of humanity.

Denver, Colo.--Although widowed
and in straitened circumstances, Mrs.
Clara Doss Burrows one Of the few
living descendants of the famous
Adams family. urged her only son, Earl
Gardner Doss, to enlist for service in
Uncle Sans fighting forces.
The young man is now at the Mare
Island Marine corps training station,
Young Doss' great-grandfather Eli
jah Adams. was among the leaders of
the Mohawks, who staged the historic
"tea party in Boston Harbor just
prior to the Revolutionary war, His
grandfather, Gardner Adams. was a
cousin of President John Quincy
Adams, and fought in the United
States navy throughout the war of
1912. The boys uncle, another John
Quincy Adams, brother of Mrs. Bur
rows, was with the Union forces in
the Civil war.
Mrs. Burrows sacrificed her sole sup
port when young Doss enlisted, but,
although she is aged she declared she
would manage to survive and was
proud that her son had voluntarily Of
fered his services in the cause OF hui
manity. "An Adams couldn't do less, -
she said
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-02-07
HERMAN FRANK,
PAINTING and DECORATING
1918 Wall Paper Samples.
R. E. D. 6. 6.Freehold.
PARROT scARES BURGLAR OFF
Aauccus Voice From an Adjoining
Room Causes Negro 70 Take 20
Hie Heels,

Trenton, n. J.-Rebecca Girnnan was
reading comfortably In the parlor. She
heard shambling, heavy footsteps on
the icy porch, and the bell jIngled per-
'emptorily.
As the woman opened the door IN
response to the ring. q negro roughly
pushed her aside, flung pepper into
her eyes, and leYeled an automatic
gun at her.
"Just one yen and ] shootl" ne
warned her.
.'What languagel What IanguageI 2
Leave the room, leave the room in
stantly ;" yelled a raucous voice in the
next room.
The negro obeyed ia all haste and
has not been seen since, although the
police have been hunting for him. The
voice which frightened him away was
a parrots.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-02-07

SHERIFF'S SALE-By virtue OF
y writ Of q. ta 10 me directed, issued our o.
lie Court of chancery OF the state OF Kew
Jersey, viii be exposed to sale al public Veneee'
N
sgoNDAy. the n TIL day of FEBRUARY 1913.
between the hours of ~ O'Clock aud O'Clock
tat I. o'clockl in the afternoon Of said day. az
the court House, Freehold, 10 the TownsnlP
OF Freehold. County Of Monmouth, New Jersey
All that tract or parcel ol Land ana
premises hereinafter particularly de-
scrioed. situate, lying and being ~ the
Town ship OF Howell IN me. Sounty M ,,ss %
westerly SIDE OF the public road lsaalng rom
Farmiugdale to HendriclSsons switch.
Beginning at stake or stone oeing aiso ~
the southerly line Of a tract OF ten acres con-
veved by Levi WOolley aud wife 10 Edward
Barnes By deed dated a, D 1856 also the said
stake or stone being also the uorthwesteriy
corner Of A lot Of ave and City three hSn.
dredths acres conveyed by Levi Wooiley and
wife 10 G gorge Z. Sniil h; thence running from
said stake ard stone ~ north sixty seven de-
grees west along the southeriy iine OF the
at orrsaid ten acre tract, three chsins uity
links 10 The southwest corner OF the aforesaid
ten acre tact; thence ~ north hve degrees
aasf along the westerly lire of the same ten
chains TO the northwest corner oil the afore-
said ten acre tract (5l north sixty seven degrees
west aiong the uortherly line OF the thirty
or and one hundred acre tracr conveyed by
Thomas Woolley and wife 70 Lew Weolley by
deed dated June J.. ID, Is5o ana recorded ia
the clerks Office Of Monmouth County at Free.
hold ia Book SIS Of deeds page 2oN and OF
which this IL part. nine chains loWle north
west corner OF the aforesaid tract Of which this
is a paTi; thence ~ along the westerly hne
thereof south seven degrees west sixteen chains
to the southwesteriy corner OF aforesaid thirty
one and. one hundredths acres tract; thence tS)
sonth fifty nine degrees east along the souber-
~ line thereo Of twelve ch3ins slNty-tWo INKS 10
) sake or stone in the middle OF the aiore-
said public road. the same being the southwest.
erlv corner OF the aforesaid hve and hfty-three
huidte tbs acre tract thence e6l along the
westerly Ii e thereof and the middle of the
Aforesaid public read north seven degrees thir-
4 minutes asst eight ch aims three links to the
b initre Containing hfteensacres,
Thi. heIn4 part Of the same premises con;
veVedn, Thomas Woolley and wiie TO Levi
WoolIey bv deed dated june 1, is5o. and re-
corded in BOOK SIS page 2s5, 2s4 Being the
same pr rniSes descrii ed ina deed from Levi
r. Woofley aduiinisirator oi Lew Woohey,
Gtctd. to1he said Francis Woolley be airing
date the 2ist day of April. 1905 and recorded
in Book 7ao of Deeds, page 70, etc, in Mon
mouth County Clerks Office. Being the same
premises convey ed to James g. Johnson, by
deed fr IN Francis B. Woolley aud Annie e.,
his wife Nov q, 1910. recorded at Freehold,
in Book So4 OF Deeds, page 25S.
Seized as the property OF Jennie Es
Johnson ct al, taken in execution at the
suit OF George w. ? atterson, Jr and to be
sold by
Joseph McDermott, Solr
Dal ed January "a, 1913, t25.st