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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
75 GIRLS ID CAMP AT KELLEY CREEK
 WEEK 0F JULY r
Ideal Spot in Mountain Ridges Along Creek Chosen for c Camp-WomenAtten--
 dants Accompany Girls

Seventy-five girls between the ages mingham on July r for Kelly creek, near Prescott, where they will attend the camp for girls conducted by the Bir- mingham Sunday School association.
 Camp Wilma Taska is an ideal spot, secluded in the mountain ridges along Kelly creek, where there will be swim ming. wading, rowing, fishing, acres and acres of woods for roaming, mountains U climb, paths to explore and a farm nejghborhood filled with kindly neigh bors
 The party will return on July 2s, and small amount will be charged for board, as this will be Hoover camp :, Willie there will be regular programme daily. there will be several interesting features, which will include stunt" night July 2; aquatic meet, July "A, and nature night, July 25.
 The campers are divided into squads of eight and there is woman in charge of each squad who will go with them wherever they go. During the camp a number of prominent Sunday school workers will be present and address the campers, among them being Miss M. ". Weaver. Mrs. F. T. Glass, Miss Myra Ratchelder, Miss Rose Strickland. Mrs. Eiwyn Ballard and Miss Zoe Black
 ne lOiOWiHE WOT1en VIII nave CndTEe of the camp: Mrs F. J. Reimel. camp director: Mrs E. T. Glass. camp mother and Bible instructor: Miss Marguerite Weaver swimming instructor; Miss Myra Betchelder, Sunday school work instruc- tor; Miss Zoe Black, playground direc- tor: Mrs. Elwyn Ballard, nature instruc- tor; Mrs. F. H. Denson, first aid work instructor Other leaders: Mrs. J. Hun ter Armstrong. Miss Julia Belle Archi- bald, Mrs E. P. Lewis and Mrs. w. T. Kemp.
 The. girls going on this camp are re- Ouested to take the following things. as they are necessary Middies and skirts, old shoes with heavy soles, underwear. two heavy blankets or quilts, as the nights will be cold; laundry bag, hose, handkerchiefs, four towels, kimona, Bible. toothbrush and paste. comb. soap. knife, fork and spoon, tin cup. a deep tin or enamel plate and deep bowl or par. for breakfast food, tdo not bring any breakable dishes) bathing suit. post cards to write home, pins of all kinds, toilet paper mirror, bathing shoes. Names should be on wearing apparel
 All the baggage for the camp must be brought to the Birmingham Sunday School association, 401 Title Guarantee building, not later than g o'clock on Wednesday. July IT. The daily camp routine will be as follows: SIS. reveille flag raising, exercises, dip: TOO. break fast 7:4o, clean camp, air bedding: S:3O Sunday school plans: 9:30, free hour: 1O:3). Bible hour: II, swimming, F, din- ner: l. rest; 8. woodcraft and nature study; 1, swimming; 5s0, supper: e:15 playground: ', lowering the flag; S:15 camp fire; 9.15, devotionals; 9:30, lights ont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
LOCAL BOYS ARE HARVESTING CROPS
 IN GREAT WEST
Professor POindexter Is Es- corting Party Through Oklahoma, Missouri
 and Kansas

A few weeks ago r. L. Poindexter left Birmingham with party of young boys from to 90 years of age for the wheat fields of the west. In the party are a number of hoys of well known fami- lies, among them being o. B. Newman Jr., Ronald Run. Oliver F. Reid and others. The Kansas City (Mo) Journal says:
 Eleven toys with a months harvest tan on their faces came into the labor office yesterday with their chief, F. L. Poindexte4- of Birmingham, to recount their experiences and find out their chances for work in the northern harvest fields
 They started from Birmingham on June s and have been working on farms ever since they struck Oklahoma. F. l.. Poin- dexter, d teacher of history in the Bir- migpham High school, and brother of Er- nest Poindexter, attorney in this city, IS at the head Of the boys, who range in age from 16 to 2j years. During the week the boys scatter out on farms wherever harveslers are needed, but they manage to come together in some central town for a weekend celebration.
 After a months work, I can vouch for my boys being equal to any harvest CTS in the country" said MT. Poindexter. we began work picking cherries in an orchard of soc trees in Oklahoma. then moved into Alfalfa county, Oklahoma, and from there to Rush county, Kansas. While VIC wait for the Dakota wheat to get ready for cutting we'll go to work here in an express office. We're not afraid of any kind of work, and so far we've more than broken even finan- cially.'
 MT Poindexter and Oliver Reid, one ot the boys, lay claim to being war veter- ans. MT Folndexter fought in the Phil ippines during the Spanish-American war with the Oregon regiment, and MT. Reid with the Alabama regiment in the Mex ican war.
 We realize how much soldiers like good food. and so we're doing all we can to help them get it," they laughed. The boys expect to follow the wheat north and hope to harvest in Canada before they have to go home for the opening of school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Candidates for Senate andLegislature Qualify
 and Lists Are Closed
Twenty-Five Candidates Announce for State Legislature and Three for Senate-Five Candidates Qualify for Sheriff and Three for Circuit Solicitor-AH Prospective Candidates for Congress From
 the Ninth District Are Qualified

ferson county democratic executive committee, and whose names will go on the ballots to be used in the pri- mary election on August 1S, are:
 For Congress: M. B. Grace, Erie Pet tus, F. M Jackson, J. F. Carle, George Huddleston, A. J. Dickinson.
 For sheriff: Charles A. Jones, Rob ert E. Howard, Conrad w. Austin, Chris Hartsfeld and L. B. Vines.
 For state senator: c. R. West, John T. Glover. E w. McNeil.
 For representatives in the general as sembly: Thomas E. Huey, Samuel E. Lewis, William E. Dickson, R. l.. Will Hams, Ira F. Randall J. F. Elliott w. S. Harris, John c. Arnold, Horace F. Waters, George Ross, Charles Sanders, George M Edmonds. c. L. Dabbs, Dr. J. S. Gillespie, James H. Hard, S. w. Hawkins, Augustus H. Benners, John B. Weakley, James A. Estes, M A. Dins- more, J. D. Truss. R. H. Tilman. Felix I. Tarrant, pr. James H. Finder, James M Kidd, W. H. Wynne.
 For circuit court solicitor; Alvin NJ. Douglas, Joseph R. Tate, Clark Will Hams.
 For judge Bessemer inferior court: L. H. Ethridge. Sam T. Huey.
 For deputy solicitor Bessemer divis- ion of the circuit court: Ben G. Perry.
 For member of the county board of education: ]. ". Minor.
 For members of the state democratic executive committee: W. D. Nesbitt. w. R. Hilliard, Borden Burr, Frank W. Smith, Ben Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

''The government officials at the Birmingham office have a hard time trying to convince lot of people that they are serving the country better by staying on the job they have here at home, provided they ale doing essen tial and necessary work, than by rid ing the tra;ns ofS to some government works" said Lewis Bowen, examiner in charge of the local ofYice of tha United States employment service.
 There are many industries right in the Birmingham district that have war contrs cts and are needing labor CTS. Because of the rush of white people to some shipyards and govern ment plants at times no employment that Is at all suitable can be found.
 There are still hundreds of stout. able boiled white men, and colored men, too. in Birmingham that are do- ing nonessential work, and while tho work or fight order from General CrowJer only applies to those within the draft age, others owe a duty to the country just tho same. and the way to serve Is to get Job in essen- tial wo.lx, no matter if 1t does coma hard at first. and 1t Is not necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Lieut.. Mayes' Injuries Not So Serious. as
 at First Believed
Only Fracture of Leg Above Ankle Received--No Amputation of
 Leg and Arm

Lieut. W. M. Mayes. who was reported to have had his arm and leg ampu- tated in France, had only his leg frac- tured just above the ankle, according to letters received by Mr. and Mrs. J. z. Walker, 1426 Sixteenth avenue, south, and Mrs. Frank Grace. 3446 Highland avenue, from Mrs. Mayes, wife of Lieu tenant Mayes, who is now in Colum- .bia, g. c.
 sThe letter from Mrs. Mayes states that while she hadn't heard from the lieu tenant, she had received a letter writ ten by his nurse, who said his leg was fractured just above the ankle and he would have stiff ankle the rest of his life and would be discharged from the service.
 Lieutenant Mayes was formerly pro- prietor of the Walker Middlebrook Flee : tric company in Birmingham, and was well known here. His many friends will be pleased to learn his injuries are rot so bad as was first announced.
 Lieutenant Mayes entered the officers training camp at Furt Oglethorpe, where he received his commission and he hss been in France for several months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Arthur E. Jordan Is Arrested on Charge
 of Seditious Utterances
Candidate for Legislature has Bond Fixed at Twenty-Five Thousand
 Dollars at Gadsden

Arthur E. Jordan. a candidate for the legislature from Cherokee county, was arrested yesterday by special agents of the department of justice on charge of making seditioua ut-erances and placed in the Gadsden jail His bond was fixed al $N,o00
 According to Information given out at the lccal office of yhe department of justice. Mir Jordan was arrested in July, 1917, just after he had held an anti-con- scriptio,i meeting at Center. In his ad. dress on this occasion he is alleged to have said My sentiments are with Emma Goldman Of New York, who said: TO hell with the conscription law"
 At the last term of the federal court held in Gadsden his case was passed until the next term and will, in all prob ability, be disposed of when the federal court next meets in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Fathers Day" Celebrated at SOuthside Baptist Church
Statement June 20, IBIS
 RESATRCES

Fathers Bay" will be celebrated by the Soutaside Baptist Sunday school this morning and all fathers connected with the Sunday school or congregation are urged to he present. All fathers are asked to wear small American flags Ill their buttonholes.
 splendid programme is being ar ranged for the occasion by the commit tee composed of Mrs. George H. Estes, Miss Anne Williams and Mrs Hugh F. Latimer. This promises to be one of the most impressive services held in some- time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Marriage, Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday: c. NJ. Dorrnap of Pinson to Miss Maud Bolton.
 R. Edward Jordan of Nashville, Tenn. to Miss Martha Conner.
 Thomas Lewis of Republic to Miss Ethel Burrei
 Robert Dletz of Vivian to Miss Caro- line Frederich.
 Marion Higganbotham of Mount Pinson to Miss ..ucy May Taylor.
 Charles ETooks to Miss Mae Gallagher. w. L. Travis of Pratt City to Miss Theresa O'Hare.
 c. c. Iover of Gadsden to Miss Ruby McClendon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Big Downtown Parade and Patriotic Exercises to Be
 Held at Fairgrounds
MILITARY BAND TO
 GIVE FINE CONCERT
at Fairgrounds Will In clude Athletic Sports, Games and Contests Proceeds for the
 Red Cross Fund
ORDER OF PARADE

The parade will form at Capito park and the line of march will be south on Twentieth street to First avenue, west on First avenue to Nineteenth street. north on Nine teenth street to Sixth avenue, east on Sixth avenue, to Twentieth street and north on Twentienth street to Capitol park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Lieut.. M. w. Crenshaw
 Arrives Overesas

Mrs. Sadie Crenshaw of 300 Tuscaloosa avenue mas received information that her son. Lieut.. Moffat w. Crenshaw. has Ar- rived safely at French port.
 Lieutenant Crenshaw is Auburn graduate, and has many friends and classmates here who will be interested to learn Of his safe voyage overseas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
THOMAS QUARTET TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE

The Thomas quartet. . we'll known and popular local Organixa- ton, composed of Arthur Thomas. first tenor; Athanasius Thomas, second tenor; Jack Thomas, first bass, and Rienxi Thomas. second bass and director, h preparing to leave for France to join the Y. M. C. A. forces there.
 It is . curious fact that. aI- though all four of the singers have the same surname, they are not related to each other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Abe Strickland Bound
 Over to the Grand Jury

Abe Strickland was bound over to tho grand jury under Ho0 bond by Judge Kenneth Charlton, United States com missioner. following preliminary hear ing yesterday on a charge of making se- ditious utterances.
 Strickland fs alleged to have said War Savings Stamps were worthless and ne wouldn't bay any. He Is further alleged to have said he would make as good d-m President as MT. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Tuskegee Club Will Meet

This evening at 6 o'clock. the Tus- keege club will meet at the home of Seneska Bidding, corner Fourth ave- nuc and Joseph street
 Every graduate and student of 1us- kegee in the city Is asked to be pres enr The president of the club will talk on social welfare work with tho T. C. I. for the summer. Important business to be transacted. S. Fl. Lee, president; Charles T. Mabry, secre- tary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
AbLe-Bodied Men Should
 Get Essential Jobs and Work

to so long way from home to do this.
 The government office in the Chamber of Commerce building is ready to help men to get jobs that will enable them to aid in winning the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Special Service at Negro Church

At Sixteenth Street Baptist church today Dean L. B. Moore Of Howard university, Washington, D. C., will preach at II q. m. At 8 D. m. Dr. A. ( Williams, the pastor, will preach a special sermon 10 the T. c. I. off, ctals and their employees on the sub feet, .The Basis oe True Greatness Music by a choir of 40 voices will be feature. Special seats for white friends will bc reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
from Nebraska.
Riverton, Dec. 3Ist, IL

Riverton, Dec. 3Ist, III.
Editor News
As the New Year draws near
it reminds me to keep the dear
old home paper coming. | must
write to the Editor and enclose
S1.00. In the 10 years | have
been in Nebraska | have never
missed a copy of the News. |
see by the News that the good
people of Columbia are doing a
great work for the Red Cross. |
want to say in behalf of our
town, we have a Red Cross Of
one hundred and thirty members
and are doing all We can, sewing
and knitting. Last Sunday night
the Sunday schools gave Xmas
program for the Belgian chill
dren and raised $4,000. So you
see Nebraska is doing her part.
Every thing is very high here.
Coal $1,000 per ton, wood $500
per cord, Alfalfa hay $1,000 per
ton, corn $500 per bu., flour
$500 per hundred and every
thing else in proportion
Will say for the benefit of our
many friends in Kentucky that
my mother, Mrs. James Dice,
now 81 years old, is quite well
and has knit fifteen pairs Of
socks, one sweater and a pair of
wristlets for the soldier boys
and is still knitting. We sure
have had some winter here. 20
below Zsr0. with a wind from
the north going al the rate of so
miles an hour.
Wishing the News and it's
many readers happy and pros
porous New Year, | shall say
good bye for this time.
Mrs. Ella Farlee.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Montpelier.

Measles have broken out in
this vicinity. We have several
cases on hand now.
Measles and foul weather have
seriously impaired the attendance
at some of the schools in this
section.
Messrs. Oral Helm and Henry
Conover, who have been in Ohio,
for several months. spent the
Christmas holidays at home.
On the account of the severe
cold weather only a small crowd
attended Lucian Blair's sale.
Rev. r. B. Order of Bowling
Green, recently spent a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C.. Order.
Miss Mali Clayton who has
been visiting at the home of her
uncle, Ruel Jones, of Cincinnati,
for several weeks has returned
home.
Born, to the wife of Willis
Blair, a son. The mother and
child are doing well.
Mr.. Luther Williams sold his
farm to E!dridge Montgomery
for $500. He has also sold his
stock of goods to EIdridge Mont.
gomery and Osborn Lawless,
the purchasers will take poses
sion about Jan. LIST.
Mr.. Lucian Blair who sold hi.
farm to Everett Petty, of Petit.
Fork, and has moved with hi
family to Columbia where h,
will temporary locate. Mr.. Blail
is a good citizen and has a excel
lent family.
John Calhoun who has been il
Cleveland Ohio. for the pas
year is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. Calhoun.
A large crowd attended Luthe
Williams sale. Everything sol
well up to its full value.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09

his Average was 73 bushels. The
average production of oats per
acre in that state is something
like 81 bushels TO the acre, so
you can see that intelligent farm
ing will bring results. t. is fact
has come to tie farmers all
through the West, and where
once you would find the farmers
doing their planting, cultivating
and harvesting according to
their own methods, now they are
adopting the advice of the De-
Dartment of Agriculture as laid
down in its reports.
Il venture to say that next
year this country will raise more
food than ever before or more
than even the most optimistic
expect. We shall be able to sup
ply not only our own needs at
reasonable prices. but shall have
sufficient to feed our allies over
there. 1t took the farmers a
long time TO come 10 a realiza-
ton that we are in this war, but
| believe most of them fully IN
derstand it now, and they are
going to bear their part.
| don't think have seen in
the cities any boys more anxious
to go into the trenches than the
farmer boys of the Western
states"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Farmers Doing Their Biz

Farmers of the great agricul-
tural states have responded to
the pleading of government
officials to plow and plant in a
manner that only the future can
make understandable" remark
ed F. o. Holt. a farmer and
stockman Of Iowa, who was in
Washington this week. In my
state the acreage under cultiva-
ton this year was far greater
than ever, and the farmers gave
more attention to their planting
than in any other year, because
they were anxious to do their
part toward winning the war by
making two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before, if
it were possible to do so The
yield of corn per acre and of
wheat in some sections of the
West has been remarkable. AS.
sistant Secretary of Agriculture
Vrooman set the pace for the
farmers when he produced on
one of his farms inIllinois &c
J bushels of oats to the acre, while
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Form Ofeg n.
EdIior News:

Edlior News:
l. mas been qIi;e a =! ~ SINCE
| have written iette, ehe,
News. so decided az cur suuscrip-
ton expires the Am If Jan, AM
sending S1.0O for it another : ear
We like the News as l. Is 40
lished near our Cd h1me - Is
like letter from home. see
in the paper that so man, ,UT
boys there have gole e." wax.
Ga! we would be SO glad t. n.,W-
that peace could De decIar i anC.
war over for all time and . ne
boys come back home without
the loss of one. But some moth
er's son vii! fai! to come Il .ue.-
So far the war hasn't ,aade-
as much difference mere y here
so far as thinning ouI the Young
men, but several have enlisted
and lots more to go. The ynunE,
men in our neighoorhC.. are
scarce, only two eniistei AND
were accepted near Us and olA=rs
were rejected for one eau md
another, some have de. ectiye
sight others bad teeth ard varj--
Gus other defects.
This has been an u-asuaI'
year ali around, an abundance Of
rain in the spring and none from
May until the last OF September
The summer was so dry that
there was very little of any -IinE-
raised. The hay crop VAS al
most a failure in some part, and !
many are selling off their stock
at prices that would aslJDishI
one. Good milk cows for 81
and some times lower, good
young horses from SIS up. The,
man that hasn't much stock Is,
the lucky one this time.
So far we have had a good fail 7
The grass is still green and We
have had very little ice snd no
snow on the ground, only We
could see it on the mountains
and on the tree tops on the hign
hills. We had an awful pad
winter last year. Every thing
that We have TO buy IS clear ont
of reason here as at other places T.
Mrs. C. S. Mooney
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Denmark,

The health of this community
is very bad at this writing,
there being several cases OF
measles and pneumonia.
Mrs. Williams Akers died Lass
week with measles and p2eu~
monia.
Xmas was very dull at this
place.
Mr.. J. H. Cain bought Mr. A
G. COffey's farm near here.
Messrs. Doweli and Mann ship
ped a boat load of cattle and
hogs last week.
John Helm is moving u his
mother farm.
Rev. Oscar Capshaw and Mr.
]. N. Meadows of Jamestown
came out to MoOres School house,
one night last week and organiz~-
ed Red Cross. Almost the en-
tire crowd took membership.
The Sunday School at MOores
school house is progressing nie;s--
", with a large attendance,
Miss Nina Acre who has been
visiting her mother at TerrE
Haute, Ind, has returned honss.-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09

Miss Nina Acre who has been
her mother at TerrE
Haute, Ind, has returned honss
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09
Uncle SANS Deb!S
Reach Great Total.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The Unit
ed States enters the new year
with a national debt of 6,6l5. 900,
600, more than five times great
err than when it entered the war
nine months ago, but only one
third of the debt which promises
to develop by the first next year.
The debt per capita is about S51,
and the percentage of debt to es-
timated national wealth is % per
cent.
The Treasury financial sum-
mary statement, issued TO day
for the first time since last June
30, shows that actual disburse-
ments during the first half of
the fiscal year have fallen below
the estimates. particularly for
the military establishment. An
enormOur prospective increase in
War Department expenses, for
munitions and materials con-
tracts 20 be filled in the spring,
will raise the Government out
lays at that time but officials fee!
some doubt that ordinary dis
bursements will reach the SI2,-
100000 estimated for the
fiscal year ending next June 80
The actual outlaw for the mil
itary establishment up to Deem
Der l was 81, 100000; the es-
timated outlay for the whole
fiscal year is So. 100000, 900 The
Navy spent $426, 900, and the
estimate for the year is 81, 300,-
100000. Shipping Board ex-
penditures were 5000, 900
while the years estim ate is
$9O1,O OO,O0
Each of these three principal
departments has outstanding
contracts for which big eXpendi-
lures will have to be made with
in the remaining half of the
fiscal year. however, and the ag-
gregate of these is tue uncertain
element which make it impossi-
BILE to determine at this time pre-
cisely how many additional Lib
erty bonds must be issued be-
tween now and next June 80.
Great as the national debt
seems TO this country, whose
debt before the war was only a
little past the billioD-dollar mark
it is only about one-fourth that
of either Great Britain, France,
Russia or Germany. The debt Of
all Americas co belIigerents is
about $84, 100000, or IA per
cent. of the estimated wealth of
those nations, and the Teutonic
Allies debt is about $40. 900 GOO
600 or e per cent of their esti-
mated wealth.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-09

A bill providing for national
rohibition during the war wash
pintroduced by Senator Shafrot
and referred to the Agricultural
Committee. 1t also would per-
NIT communicating OF distilled
liquors for Government purposes.