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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
THRIFTY FAMILY SCORE OOPER CENT
 IN BOND CAMPA|G
Thrift Stamp and Baby Bond Campaign Meeting Big Success-RealtOrs
 to Help in Drive

"The first 100 per cent thrifty family has now made itself known. There are six members of the family, whose name is Lee, and they have not only all
 bought thrift stamps, but they have filled out the card entirely and have all
 exchanged for the baby bonds," said
 Clerk Hugh Wathall yesterday. And the best part about the matter" he con- tinued, 'tis that at the time of ex-
 change their cards for the bonds, nev cards were bought also by the Lee
 family This is the first instance of the nature that have had called to my at tention" MT. Wathall was almost food ed with work yesterday trying to sat isfy the calls of many of the subagents who lack supplies. He stated that il has been the busiest day experienced by him in this work
 Reports from headquarters in the First National Bank building say that
 the spirit of the campaign is spreading 1 in every direction. A letter was re- ceived by Headquarters yesterday from R. r. McDavid, Jr., executive secre tary of the Birmingham Real Estat. exchange. in which he states that thi, organization Is ready to help make tn,
 drive an overwhelming success. Th' letter follows:
 I January 4, 1918. J. w. Donnelly, Crawford Johnson, city Dear Sirs. Below you will find lis
 of the members of the Real Estate ex
 change who have agreed to sell wal savings certificates. Kindly supply formation.
 If I can be of further service. com
 mand me. Yours truly,
 R. P. M'DAvID. JR. Bailey Jones Real Estate and Insur-
 ance company. Birmingham Realty Realty company, Butler-Garrett Rea Estate company, Clark-Malone Realty company. Fowlkes Brothers and com pany Haskins Realty company. Jemi- son Real Estate and Insurance com pany, w. B. Leedy Real Estate and In surance company, R. F. Manly and com pany, McCary Real Estate and Insur- 1 ance company, McConnel-Anglin-W White
 Realty company. Messer Realty com pany. Meyer Goldman Moseley Henderson X Davis. Oliver-Shearer Roebuck Realty company, John c Smith and company. Smith, Mudd and ! Trock morton, J. L. Yancey and com pany Birmingham Title and Guaranty | company, Prudential Life Insurance ! company, Motion Realty company. Ala 1 bama Home Building and Loan asso- citation, Alabama Abstract company Security Savings and Loan company
 and the Birmingham Real Estate ex- 1 change.
 |
 would be taken on the offer, and 1t i: probable that within the next few day: official appointments will be made. I The treasury agencies granted to ss many of the local business firms ar, exceeding all expectations. and ar, proving to be one of the most favore i places of purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Enlist Now for better health. Don't

wait until 1t is too late to correct your food follies. It is the simple. inexpensive foods that make healthy tissue and furnish the most energy. For your meat less meals" eat Shredded Wheat Biscuit. It is 100 per cent. whole wheat, nothing added, nothing wasted or thrown away. It is made digestible by steam cooking. shredding and bak- ing. Contains more real nutriment than meat or eggs. Two of these Bis cults with milk and a little fruit make a nourishing, sat- isfying meal at a cost of . few pennies. Made in Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
DAMAGE SUITS

The following damage suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday.
 s10O0--Mary T. Williams vs. the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power company for alleged personal in- juries.
 s2500-John Wilkins vs. the Southern Railway company and E. l.. Akans and Thomas F. Gary for an alleged as- sault and battery.
 $50.000-Belle Brassell. administra- trix of the estate of Belon Brassell, deceased. vs. the Southern Bridge com- pany for personal injuries resulting in death.
 s5000-Lucy Jenkins. pro ami. Leroy Bobo, vs. George Contorupis for al- legged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
PARENTS GRATEFUL
 FOR KIND ATTENTION

To the ditor of The Age- Herald Through your paper We wish to thanl the Civic association of your city anC committee on entertainment for the kindness and good will shown our boy and comrades of the 18th Ohio field ar tilery on December 25
 Through the medium of your paper ws wish to thang MT. and Mrs. G. F. Stew art and mother, and Mir. and Mrs. F. l.. Melvin for their kinoness to him or Christmas Day, a joy that was denied us at that time
 Thanking you in advance, Mir. Editor respectfully yours.
 MIR. AND MRS. T. M. BROOKS.
 3507 Memphis avenue Cleveland. O.. January | 1917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
CIRCUIT COURT
 TO OPEN MONDAY
Grand Jury Will Be Charged b, Judge Heflin-Noncapital
 Docket Set

The new term of the circuit court opens Monday, but owing to the lawyers being so busily engaged in the service upon the legal advisory boards. there will be no cases tried in the civil divisions. The cases set for the first week of the court were passed some time ago by the judges.
 The criminal division of the circuit court will be open as usual and docket of non- capital cases will be taken up. new grand jury will be organized and charged at this time by Judge H. P. Heflin. It is understood that the grand jury has a docket of 20 cases set, and a total of 80 witnesses summoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
KENTUCKY MILITARY INSTITUTE BOYS ARE BIRMINGHAM VISITORS

Two hundred and fifty students or the Kentucky Military institute passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to Florida under the supervision of Major Garden, who escorts these young students to that balmy cline for the winter months every season.
 The party marched to the Hillman no tel, where they were served With a luncheon before continuing tner Journey for Florida over the Louisville and Nash vile under J. H. Settle, division pas senger agent of Birmingham. who went to Louisville to escort them through 10 Florida. ,..
 They remained in Birmingham only about two hours, but made splendid showing as they lined up in front or me Hillman for formation ana marcheo away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
French Classes at the
 Central High School

The board of education in establishing
 night classes at the Central High school
 inaugurated classes in two modern lan-
 guages-French and Spanish-for the
 benefit of those desiring to profit them selves by the conditions which the pres
 ent war has placed our way in respect
 to trade and closer relations with for
 eign countries Though the Spanish
 classes have been largely attended. the
 few attending the French classes have caused much disappointment, consider ing the great necessity which exists today to learn the language of France.
 The French night class is being taught by Summerfeld McCarteney of Washing ton. D. C.. who not only speaks the lam guage fluently. but has had consider able experience in teaching it.
 "Crudely stated, the war has resulted in .tv.uJ people Sn kln~elo'n being married between August, 1914. and June, 1917, who in the ordinary course would not have married. says Sir Bernard Mallet, president of the
 Statistical society
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
INCREASED TONNAGE
 CARRIED IN FEWER
 CARS IN NOVEMBER

The loading of merchandise freight from the local freight houses of the va rous rail lines in Birmingham for No vember. 1917, shows a total of 90,123, ,079 pounds in 55o2 cars, average loading per car 16, 3S0 pounds, while for the corre- spending month in 1916 there were 73.07o, T4t pounds loaded in 6469 cars, average loading per car 11,295 pounds. This shows an increased tonnage this year of IT, 052, ssS pounds or 23s3 per cent. and a decrease in cars used of 967, or 14.94 per cent.
 This intensive loading by the railroads was simply putting into practice what they preached and it meant for Novem- Der saving of 2477 cars by the local agents to be applied to other loading In this district, according to information frcm H. E. Hutchens, chairman of the subcommittee on car service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
COMMUNITY SING
Coroncr's Report

The coroners report to the board of revenue for December shows total of 7s deaths investigated by the office. Of this number 13 were re- corded as homicides. one suicide. 31 accidental and 34 natural
 A note in comment attached to the report states that three of the homi- cides and one of the accidental deaths were brought here from other counties and should not. be figured in Jefferson county's statistics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
APPOINTMENTS IN
 HEALTH OFFICE

The following appointments have been made by County Health Superintendent J. D. Bowling:
 Sanitary inspectors, county division. w. w. Bradberry and s. A. Tarrant; city di- vision. A. J. Batson.
 c. H. Ohne was appointed draftsman. This action follows the decision of the beard of revenue to grant the health de- partment additional men and equipment in order that more thorough health programme could be carried out during the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05

produce the tonnage that they
 should in those mines where they
 are not at present working. There
 are many of them who are not at
 work, and many more who are just
 working short period each day
 and only few days each week.
 If they would work few nights
 and occasionally H Sunday there
 would be no coal shortage here.
 We would have an the coal we
 need to use and be able to sup
 ply the demand abroad.
 q want to make this appeal 10
 the coal miners of this district
 to work, and work hard, and in-
 crease the production of this dis
 trict In order that the present crit-
 icaI situation might be met.
 "The city commission will help the fuel board by putting into effect any order that they may issue to confis- cate coal for the schools and suffer ing humanity all over the city"
 Commissioner Brown spent the whole day yesterday looking for coal. He went at nlS task dt CLOCK III eus morning and wound up at o'clock last night. And fact that few people know-he once mined coal, not as ar operator but as coal digger" ant he is not letting anybody put any thing over on him. He knows the coa game When he went into office, 1T justice to him it might be stated that he failed to find any coal contract for the city for the coming winter Hence the city was left without coa and the best he could do was to get g contract with a wagon mine nearby for IS tons per day. It takes some thing like 70 tons per day to run the city's institutions in severe cold weath- CT and approximately Is or 20 tons less when the weather is milder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce will hold it's the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. at which time Arthur c. Crowder, president elect. will be installed and will also make an address. It is expected there will be large attendance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
RED CROSS CHAPTER
Members Requested to Turn in Com pleted Knitted Garments at Once

The hospital supply department and the knitting department of the Birmingham chapter of the American Red Cross. with headquarters on the balcony of the Love man. Joseph & Loeb store. will be open to receive completed garments every day from 9:30 a. n to p. m,
 Everyone is urged to rush to comple- tion all garments started and turn them in as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
HOSPITALITY OF {. CITY MOb|L|zEDB BY CIVIC ASSOCIATION Bureau to Provide Enter tainment for Visiting Sol-
 diers-Citizens Asked
 to Co-Operate

The citizens of Birmingham are being appealed to by Chairman o. H. Martin- sen of the soldiers entertainment com- known their desires to invite visiting soldiers from Camp Mcclellan or other camps to take Sunday dinner in their homes. On account of the royal enter tainment offered to the uniformed men. especially from Camp Mcclellan and already given by Birmingham citizens, the movement of soldiers to Birmingham is growing weekly.
 It has reached such proportions that General Secretary w. s. s. Graham of the Army Y. M. c. A. at Camp Mcclellan has taken official cognizance of the fact and has offered to cooperate with tho Civic association and other organizations in establishing a community recreation service locally. The Civic association, through Chairman Martinsen, is now enl gagged In organizing group of commit-N tees for the special purpose of receiving and entertaining the hundreds of soldiers who visit here weekly.
 REGISTRATION BUREAU A registration bureau has been opened at the Civic association, where the sol diers come and make themselves known, and where they will be steered by mem bers of the street committee. It is de- sired to enlarge the list of citizens who will open their homes to the soldiers and those who are so disposed win be urged by Chairman Martinsen to make known their names and addresses and the number of soldiers that they will en- certain the coming Sunday dinner or any other time or iii any manner whatsoever. The bureau Is to perform the function of clearing house. by which the hospital ity will be systematically mpbilized COMMUNITY SING
 A committee on community singing is being organized for the purpose of pro- noting attendance on the community sing every Sunday by the soldiers and until this committee begins work and even in aid of 1t. all good citizens are requested to invite every soldier they come in contact with to attend the com munity sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
New Incorporation

The Eureka Broom Manufacturing company filed papers of incorpora- tion in the probate court yesterday. The capital stock of the company is $1o,o00, of which s7500 is paid in. The officers are: s. o. Ginsberg. president. M. Letaw, vice president; and H. H. Letaw, secretary treasurer. All of the above are of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Cold Wave in East and South Is Slowly Passing;
 Normal Weather by Sunday

Washington, January 4-Slightiy hish- CT temperatures were noted over the southeastern and eastern part or the country today. the weather bureau an nounced tonight, and the mercury will continue to rise until there IS a return to nearly the seasonal normal sunday.
 In the middle west today the temper ature was nearly at the normal level, but in the east generally it still was from 15 to 20 degrees below the seasonal aver ages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Passenger Trains Running as Usual and There Is No
 Order for Curtailment
FREIGHT CREWS RUN
 EXTRA EVERY DAY;
 LOCOMOTIVES BUSY
Abolishment of City Ticket Offices on Consolidation of All Into One Is "Spoofed" by Local
 Passenger Men

Birmingham has not
 felt the effect of the gov
 ernment control of rail
 roads as yet, so far as the
 cutting off of any trains
 or the curtailment of the
 passenger service or
 schedule.
 There is a desire on the part
 of the freight departments of
 all roads entering Birmingham
 to not only strive against any
 decrease in their freight service,
 but to increase it 100 per cent
 if possible. Extras are being
 run wherever possible, every
 pound of freight moved that it
 is possible to get steam power to
 move it with, and every bit of in-
 coming freight that it is possible
 to get into Birmingham is com
 ing in.
 No railroad official will talk to you that is very long-if you persist in talk ing about railroad business. It seem no matter whether he is in the passenge or freight departments he puts on tn soft pedal when it come. 10 making an, remarks for publication.
 It has been suggested that there wa a vague possibility taht the uptown pas senger stations would be abolished am those persons using railroads as a mean of transportation would have to bu, their mileage and railroad tickets a the Terminal or union station, which ever place their train happened to de part, at a very early date. Bu this is seemingly not even being antici pated by local passenger men. The, "spoof the idea and it seems reason able that they would, TOT this idea i hardly practicable.
 PASSENGER MEN CONFER
 It is understood that passenger head of all departments of all of the rail roads entering Birmingham are ii Washington to confer with Secretary Nc Adoo, director general of the railroads or his representatives, to ascertain where they are att and what they cal tell their subordinates This informa tion will be made public by these of ficials following the conclusion of thei conference with the director general o the United States railroads, and thei local passenger men will know who il to command their efforts and not be fore
 However, it is said that a majorit, of the local passenger officials are sit ting steady in the boat--just marking just as before, taking orders from thei superiors just as befot-. and so far a, they can see there has been no chang, in the management of the railroads. The, are making their reports and conduct ing their business just as heretofore
 No passenger trains have been cut of in this section at all. Sone of the South ern trains in the Knoxville division ha' been annulled, and the schedule ther, curtailed to certain extent but n, order affecting Birmingham, with the ex ception of the discontinuance of tn Mobile slees,rr through Bir Southern here This train leaves Bir mingham at Il :15 D. m. for Mobile ant arrives from Mobile at 6:25 a. m.
 The talk of the consolidation of the To cal passenger offices for the duration of the war seems to be a mere rumor no authenticity for such a statemen having been located.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Operators Come to Rescue Of Commissioner BroWn
 and Schools Will Continue
Enough Coal Secured to Supply City For Few Days--Miners Appealed to Go to Work and
 Increase Production to Relieve Situation

I coal, all of the for the few days, and coal with headquarters that they could help and which they have shown their will
 
 of public utl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Birmingham
Statement November 70, Isls
 pESOTTRCES.

 ro., and d,scnDts .s14,2ss,757.ss 1rs"5tts 5S3.41 TI bonds inarl .. 1,5oo. .oo0.O0 State of Alabama bonds. 1zd'ovo'oO Liberty bonds .......-.,- 1'Aio'eto'-0 s'toe !" so,oooo0 o.t sans s+ocl.s and bonds... 2,6e6, 52s.24 Banking house ..-....--. 41o'ooe'og Other real estate ..-'' tV'VoA-o' Tn vault .s 62s.46747 With banks. L003,6l1-Sl With U.s.Tr. eo,5ooeo With Fed
 al Reserve Bank ..... 1.6os.ss6.o7--S o'Szs'4oo.4l
 s2s,55o,s72.75
 LIABILITIES Capital stock ...........S 1,ouo,ooe.Oo Surulus and profits 1,602,SzS.z , Reserved for taxes .. S9,So4.zs Circulation .............. 1,4ou,OVV.Vo DEPOSITS War Loan De-
 DC sit ac-
 count ...s 2,o00,0O0.0o Individual 16.62S,S25.46 Bank ...... s.255.514T U- s. ...... 125, ,ooo. oo-s22, ,ooo, ,s4o.2s
 s26,550.972.75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
Norfolk Fire Victim Dies

Norfolk. Va. January 4.--John F. West. one of the men caught in the ruins of the Lenox building by falling walls Tues day night. died at the St. Vincent hospi- tai today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
OTHERS ABSENT

Sam P. Kennedy, state fuel adminis- trator, had been urged to attend this meeting of the board, so as to familiar ize himself with the local situation at first hand, but he sent a message to Chairman Fowlkes, stating that the con- ditions all over the state were such that 1t would be impossible for him to leave his office. but he promised all aid possible to relieve the Birmingham sit uation.
 The officers of the fuel board pointed out that up to the present time they had hesitated to exercise the authority given them, but they will Ill thef uture compel the attendance of anyone who shows disposition to overlook the re-
 quest of the board to appear at any meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
REGISTRARS BOOKS
 TO CLOSE TONIGHT
 FOR 2-YEAR PERIOD

Today at p. m. the registra- tion books of Registrar M. E. Morris will be closed for two years. He will remain at the courthouse all during today for the purpose of registering all men who are legally entitled to vote. or who will become entitled to within the next two years.
 For the past few days MT. Nor ris has been kept unusually busy with the men coming in. and a very much larger number is ex- pected today. Those who fail to perform this duty and exercise this privilege. will be disfran- chised for period of two years. according to the laws of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
FowLKEs' STATEMENT

Following the failure of the board oi revenue to meet with the fuel adminis- tration board, Chairman Fowlkes made
 the following statement:
 T want to say that the board of reve- nue has shown a total lack of desire to cooperate with us in the serious coal situation now confronting the people oi the Birmingham district,' and other
 members of the board expressed similar sentiments.
 An adjourned meeting of the board will be held this morning at 10 o'clock in the office of the board 334 Brown Marx building.
 The fuel board state they requested the presence of members of the board of revenue for the purpose of consider ing ways and means of making use of the county convicts, about 70 in num-
 ber who are said not to be engaged in useful labor at present. to assist in the output of coal mines in the district at regular day wages The fuel board believes this would be a great help in relieving the present coal a mine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05

Marriage Licenses The following marriage license was issued yesterday: G. T. Davis of Docena to Miss Ada Bushby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
NO INTENTION ID IGNORE FUEL BOARD STATES LOVELADY Board of Revenue Rebuked for Failure to Attend Fuel
 Board Meeting MEMBERS WORKING ON INFRINGEMENT PLAN. Plan Suggested to Work County Convicts at Several Mining
 Plants of County to Aid
 Coal Situation

Frank Fowlkes, chairman of the Jeff
 ferson county fuel board, severely ar
 raigned the members of the board of
 revenue yesterday for their failure 10
 attend called meeting of the fuel board.
 He declared that they had shown to-
 tai lack of cooperation with the fuel
 board in dealing with the present serious
 coal situation now existing in Birming-
 ham.
 It is stated the fuel board desired to consult with the board of revenue as to the advisabiity of hiring a part of the county convicts to do outside work al there is labor shortage in order to in crease the coal production.
 Dr. R. F. Lovelady. member of the board of revenue, stated last night that there was no intention on the part oi the board to be disrespectful to the fuel board and that he wished personally tc apologize to Mir Fowlkes and the mem bers of the fuel committee for his ab-
 sence. He stated also that if MT Fowlkes had taken the time to learn the important work the board was engaged in yesterday he poSSlpiy miSnt nave modified his statement.
 PLAN OF INFRINGEMENT ..The board of revenue has been working for some time on plan oi retrenchment and was in conference al day yesterday working on the matter having in mind that we might also hell the government and the several con servation boards by cutting off. wherever
 possible, supplies that are being con
 serious financial problem and it was on these matters that the board was en- gagged yesterday when the fuel board met So far as the proposition to work the county convicts at the mines, will say this matter has never been sug- gested to me or to the board, so far as | know, and | know nothing of it. 'I feel that I am as patriotic as any man in the county and am ready at all times to do what can for my coun- try; incidentally l have two sons who volunteered in the United States army, and I have done my bit in contributing to the various appeals for the further
 ance of the government in prosecuting the war. 1 would not Intentionally fail to cooperate with anypody that is aid ing the government in it's war work, and I again repeat l regret being absent from the meeting of the fuel board yes- terday."