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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
ATrENTION!

weodlawn Commandery No. 31. K. IT., Woodlawn Council No. 71. R. & s. M., on account of health conditions the reg ular meetings of Woodlawn Command- cry and WOOdlawn Council have been postponed.
 Notice will be mailed to all members whenever 1t is advisable to resume business.
 ERNEST MATTHEWS. Commander.
 l.. A. McCUTCHEN, T. |. M.
 J. A. MCCARTNEY. Recorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
Confiscated Whisky
 Is Sent to Hospitals

Criminal Judge J. D. DeBow of Nash vile has sent all the confiscated liquor in that town out to influenza patients at the powder plant" said Harry Me Nabb. 1.-The judge. of course, prescribed it in teaspoonful doses but even so it took some nerve to pull a stunt like that in prohibition town
 Without suggesting such thing. how many new cases would develop here in 24 hours should local jurist pursue the same course?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
By BOB M,DAvID

After questioning President J. Pevear for hours yesterday regarding and furnished by the Birmingham Railway Light and Power the city commission executive to discuss the of their investigation At the close of the announced that composed of Comms Brown City Attorney Moore Forney Johnston the atte having been secured for this special work would determine the against the ference today.
 
 prominent local citizens and who supplemented the raPid-re investigation with barrage Civic committee Frank Butler Capt Frank White Harsh Dr. F. Arle Barber Martin Lid Allen, armed with readily supplied dnt Pevea who had evidently of information
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15

, selves to employ them, but we can't eom- pete, for instance, with firms who are paying 50 cents an hour for carpenters. Up to September l, the service this year has averaged about S5 per cent. and that isn't very far below normal conditions. I doubt if the city or other industries here are operating within So per cent of normal. We are doing our
 utmost to handle the situation, and on October we added another ? cents an hour to the pay of the men, making the total increase since last September 10 cents an hour, or nearly 40 per cent. The average pay of our employees is now 3S cents an hour.
 When asked what the men earned monthly MT. Pevear stated that the amounts varied, and exhibited the follow ing table showing how the pay is based. Men in the service of the company nine years, make $11130 a month; eight years, make $105 4S a month; seven years, make
 S10255 a month; six years, SlO2O6 month; five years, $100.9S month; four years, $S9. 50 month; three years, SSlf2 a month; two years. make SS2.SO month. This is exclusive of overtime, which will average 52 minutes a day per man" said MT Pevear in conclusion We have not Intentionally hindered the service. but we have done our best" BROWN QUESTIONS PEvEAR At this point, Commissioner Brown fired questions at MT. Pevear. Commissioner Brown: How much is the bonded indebtedness of the com pany?'
 Pevear: 'Fourteen million dollars Brown: Are you paying dividends
 on stock now?' Pevear: No" Brown: When did you pay your last
 dividend?'
 Pevear: Tn 1914 Brown What is the value of the company's property?" Pevear: ''The book value was s22544,sl2 in June of this year. It will probably show an increase of several thousand dollars at this time" Brown What is the interest on the
 bonds of the company" Pevear: Seven hundred and eighty five thousand dollars at present" Brown: What rate of interest do you
 pay?"
 Pevear: That varies. Some of it is
 5 per cent some AZ per cent and some 6 per cent"
 MT. Pevear then turned over to the commission a complete statement of the (Continued on Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
As spsnish Influenza

is an exaggerated form of Grip GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC should be taken in larger doses than If prescribed for ordinary Grip. good plan is not to wait until you are sick but PREVENT IT by taking GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC in time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15

At the outset, Hugh Morrow of the firm of Tillman, Bradley & Morrow, at torneys for the company. addressed the commission briefly, declaring that we are appearing here in an informal man act of discourtesy if we didn't. The hopes and desires of the company are the same as the hopes and desires of the city,
 At the suggestion of pr. Barrett, President J. S. Pevear then took the floor and went into details regard ing the present service given by his company, and how it was affected by war conditions. He offered testimony show ing that the wages of employees had been increased, as evidence that the company had attempted to get more employees to meet the present shortage. He stated that the service in 1917 was normal but began to decrease about the first of this year,
 PEVEAR'S TESTIMONY :.
 "On January l, 1918, the service was 93 per cent normal, on February l, 945 per cent normal, on March l, 95 per cent normal, said MT. Pevear. Then our men began to leave us and we put on q 2-cent an hour raise in addition to the 1-cent increase granted on Sept. l, l9ll We also allowed a bonus. to all men who didn't miss over two days work in a month. In April the service dropped to 90 per cent. and in May it was SIT per cent. On May 15 we put on another in- crease of cents an hour in wages, but the service fell off to S2.2 per cent for June, S5.5 per cent for July and S7.5 per cent for August.
 Due to the loss of men, the service fell off again about Sept. 1 to S2 per cent, and we added another Scent increase to men in the service over month. Dur ing this month the employees were fre- quently attending meetings and our serv- ice necessarily suffered therefrom. About Wednesday of last week, influenza hit us, 50 cases developing among the men, and as a result the service is now only 73 per cent normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
The First National Bank
of Birmingham, Alabama Statement, August 31, 1918
 xECnN1nCEG

Stdtement, August 5ls IBIS Loans and Discounts SIP. .oss. .5s1.os Overdrafts .............. l.207.12 count of Letters of Credit 1,2oO.oo U. $. Bonds (par) - 1,500,000.00 U. $. Treasury Certificates 3,236.000.00 Liberty Loan Bonds ..... SS5,5oV-V0 state of Alabama Bonds. lZbVOO.VV stock in Federal Reserve .o ooo An Other Stocks and Bonds :. 1,25S,059.92 Banking House ........... o6V,VVV.vV Other Real Estate -....... 4l.oS4.SV CASH
 In Vault ....$ 475.2Sl.1S lyith Mith Hanks 4.2sO'72S'S Tisn Treasurer re e' ss.ooo.oo " | Fed.
 Bank ....,. I,737,0s0.o5- 6,5S9.0S2,45
 s25.s37.s55.53 Capital Stock .............s 1,5OO. 900. % Surplus and Profits ...... 1,591,50y.64 Reserved for Taxes ...... 37,520.00 Circulation ........... l,aOO,0OO.VU Credit =. ............... 1.2o0.oO Individual .$1S,418,S6155 Bank ...... 2,026.364.34 U. B. 125.UU0.0V Federal Re-
 serve Bank.
 A l a nta
 a
 A g e n t ss7,50Ooo- 21.4o7.725.ss
 s25.s87.s55.5s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
Aided by Citizens and Attorneys Commissioners Lay Down Barrage Of Questions to President Peuear of B. R. [. &P Co., at Yesterday s Meeting

Executive Session Follows Interrogation of Head of Street Railway and Gas Company, and Committee Composed of Commissioner Brown, City Attorney Moore and
 Forney Johnston Named to
 Draft Further Action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
INCREASED WAGES

'As far as our resources would allow us, we have increased wages to hold men, but other industries here have placed wages so high that it's practical ly out of the question for our company to get new men. We have exerted our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15
Tobacco Fund Grows Daily; Receipts Have
 Now Reached $2233.75

The ge-Herald's tobacco fund has reached a total of s2233. 75, and the boys over there are ackniwledging receipt of the packages of tobacco daily.
 Recent contributions are herewith &C., knowledged:
 Amount previously acknowledged S2217 75
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
VAL ENCIENNES IS
CLOSELY BOTTLED
BY BRITISH BLOW

tsv MORNING Journal SPECIAL LEASED wtEei
With the British Army in France
and Belgium, Nov. / G. D. m, by the
Associated Press. -Valenciennes to-
day was bottled UP as the result of
a lightning blow by the British on
both sides of the city. only imme-
date retirement from the place. or
something in the nature Of miracle
can save the German troops. who at
noon had only narrow gateway
open to them for retreat toward the
east IS
Meantime the French and British
and Americans from the Pacific coast
and Ohio along the Deynze- Avelshem
front in Belgium continued success
fully the advance begun yesterday
morning The heavy enemy resist
ance encountered ON this sector yes
terday died out during the night
The main attack at NalencienneS
was south of the city, just above
Famars. The Canadians, who engi-
neered the drive. were supported by
one of the heaviest artillery bonn
bardments of the war. The gunfire
was terrific and this made the going
easy for the overseas infantry which
followed.
The idea of the Canadians in using
this great barrage was to crush the
resistance as quickly as possible. SO
as to save allied lives. The lombard
ment had the desired effect. for the
opposition offered by the enemy was
not strong and the Canadians pushed
rapidly through to their detectives,
which gave them the whole of the
railway line running south from
Valenciennes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02

no lorger has confidence in the tlnal
victory of its troops.
Bernhard shows the Germans are
stil binding themselves. however py
. Al ,.-I.n4 OF he lombarung OF the
,...i. ,.,,. .a4.-r tht Submarine war
fare, and auUut ever continuing TO ~
uutv the alr attacks upon London ana
Paris.
Thcodor Wolff, in the Berlin Tase-
blatt admits that Germany must ac-
cept quarter, and says mat even II
Germany should answer the dictatorlal
attitude he expects from President
Wilson by making last desperate
stand, he says it would be usets IS lie
ungraCiously suspects PreSidcht vi
son Of hope to SOW discord III GER
many, ANA reluctantly mentions what
he admits is the centre of the proolem
by saving: president Wilson tneS 10
give to the note a milder ihterpretalo
When he says he will not deal WIN the
military and monarChisIc autoCratS
but is not the wish fulfilled when now
h. is dealing with the peoples rule
and the reichs,ag2"
He saks President Wilson TO be
satisfied by the introduction OF 14lls
in the reithstag demanding the SUI
premacv ofEJhc Civil over The mill
tary authorities, but himself admits
that it is not sufficiently saustae-
tory He complains that President
Wilson's tactics are brutal, but no.
whore does he say they are unaecept-
able.
While with had grace throughout
Wolff makes it clear that Germany
must accept President wilson's terms,
he shows a lurking fear Of Bolshe-
vism If Germany refuses, 10y saying
democracy must show il will have
nothing To do with BolshoNism, we
shall await what may come. Every
one must feel the seriousness of the
dUy."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
PIMPly? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice Tt. Drive Them Off
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and theliver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue.
cessful substitute for calomel; there'sneyer
any sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calcmel does, and just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
bad breath, dull, listless, mo good
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or piinply face. y
DR.. Edwards olive Tablets are
a purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you vii! know them
by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years cmong pa.
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result. y
Take one or two nightly for week
See how much better you feel and look
l0c and Csc per box. All druggists.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
GOODBY,
WOMEN'S
TROUBLES

The tortures and diseomfnr,s of weak
lame and aching back. swollen and bloat
ed feet and limbs, weakness, lassitude, di2-
2inesS nausea. that tired WORKOUT feeling
nervousness as rule have their origin in
kidney trouble not female complaints,
These general symptoms of kidney and
bladder disease are wen known-so Is The
remedy
Next time you feel twinRe Of pain IN
the back or are troubled with headache,
indigestion, insomnia, irritation in the bad
der or pain in the loius and lower abd"-
men. YOU will find quick ann sure relic, In
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OH Capsules, This
old and tried remedy gor kidney disease
and allied arrangements has stood the
test for hundreds " years, II does the
work Pains ana troubles vanish and new
life and health viii come as you continue
their use. when completely restored to
Your usual vtgur continue taking cap
sule on two each day; they will keep YOU
feeling fine and prevent return cf your
trouble.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil 'apsuirs arc
imported direct from the laboratories at
Haarlem Holland. Get them from your
druggist Do not take substitute, IN
sealed boxes, three sizes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
CE RMAN REFORM
BILL CAUSED BY
FEAR Of REVOLT
BoIShevik Element Represent
ed by Left Socialists, It
Was Feared, Might At
tempt to Upset Government
BY Arno Dosch-tlcurot.
! Especial Gable Despatch to the World
and Albuquerque Journal)

Copenhagen. Nov. berlin pa
pers of Saturday show that the new
government of Germany feared an
attempted coup d'etat by the reaction
airy generals at headquarters led, by
Hindenburg and I.udendorff This at
tempt was expected to fail, but 1t was
feared that it would shake the new
government so seriously that the Boil
shevik elements represented by the
Left Socialists would try to upset the
government from their side. exposing
Germany to the dangers of a prolet-
ariat revolution.
With this in mind the reichstag is
pushing a new constitutional amend
ment concentrating all power of con-
troll in the reiChstag itself, so that
the general staff will be unable to
make a announcement breaking off
peace negotiations and throwing the
country into chaos.
Vouwaerts Gives Warning
Vorwaerts says: The very latest
events make a constitutional amend
ment especially urgent 1t adds:
"Minorities, whether they consist OF
noble generals or of Bolsheviki. are
not entitled to terrorize the public
will"
A new storm was caused by an eff
fort of Marshal Won Hindenburg to
interfere with peace negotiations by
wiring to the Berlin press conference;
Wilson expects capitulation from
Germany. but the army and navy
would rather fight to the last man.
This caused indignation in the
reichstag Government papers now
openly state that the demand for a
nh 1l, aGlf Wilson
for peace originally came from gem
eral headquarters.
Count Westarp, Conservative lead
er sometimes called the uncroWned
King of Prussia" added to the ten
sion of the eve of the receipt of
President Wilson'S last note by say
ing in the reichstag; The German
army cannot wait twenty-four or for
ty-eight hours to learn whether Will
son demands capitulation."
The indications apparently were
sufficient to cause the Tageblatt to
say THE supreme army command
has decidedly changed its attitude
since it asked the government to ar
range an armistice' That paper adds:
The question which Wilson calls the
kernel of the situation has developed
to a point which cannot last much
longer
The Conservatives tried on Friday
to make capital of recent events and
attempted from the tribute to make
propaganda and a pronunciamenta
The Tagcblatt points out that such ac-
ton is all the BolshevM have been
waiting for to turn loose with their
revolution, saying: This playing with
fire must be prevented by decisive
gction."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
Watch the Little Pimples;;
They are Natures Warming

dcrs And tho one remedy which has
no equal as q purifier is S. S. s., the
purely vegetable blood medicine,
which has been on the market for
more than fifty years. Ii is sold by
druggists everywhere
If you are afflicted with any form
Of skin disease do not expect to be
cured by lotions. oiutments, salves and
other local reIncdies as they can nor
possibly reach the source OF the
trouble, which is in the blood. Begin
taking S. S. s, to-day, and write
complete history of your case to our
chief medical advisor who will give
you special Instructions without
charge. Write at once to Swift Spe-
cific Co, AL Swift Laboratory, At
lanta. Ga.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02

COPYRIGHT 1919 nv The Press Pub
fishing Co.. (Thc New York World)
Especial cable to the World and Al
budItpls1rlp Inn,.,ai
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
VOTE FOR
Jesus
Romero
FOR
Sheriff
of Bernalillo County

During many years of service to the
people of this county in many capac-
tiles, his most bitter political oppon-
ents have never been able to point to
single wrongful policy or act not
consistent with his official duty.
Elect Jesus Romero Sheriff and there
will be no bootlegging in Bernalillo
County.
political ADVERTISEMENT
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
Cusighuy and Disfigurng Signals oI
Bad Blood.

Don't close your eyes to the warming
which nature gives. when unsighuy
pimpIes appear on your face and
other parts OF the BODY.
Not only are these pimples and
splotches disfiguring, but they lead
to serious skin diseases that spread
and cause the most discomforting ir-
ritatiou and pain. Sometimes they
foretell Eczema, boils. blisters, scaly
eruptions and other annoyances that
burn like flames of fire, and make
you feel that your skin is ablaze.
When these symptoms appear on
any part of the body, take prompt
steps to rid the body of these disord-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
Backache and
Strain
VS..
Comfort and
Gain

Wash day needn't
m e a n drudgery
for you. No, we're
not suggesting that
you hire a wom-
an" when there's
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-20
Buy LIBERTY BONDS
ALFRED EDWIN
IN TOUGH LUCK
[Cincinnati Times-Star. !


Fire followed a rear-end collision oi
autos on Gilbert avenue, near Sixth
streeS, Wednesday at midnight. Alfred
f. Querinjean, 81, 1921 Gilbert avenue,
was cut about the face. He was cited by
Patrolmen Baldwin and Turner on the
charge of reckless driving. Norman
Schacht, 18, 322l6 Zumstein avenue,
was driving his car up the avenue and
was going slowly because of engine trou-
BILE. In the car With him were Misses
Haven Jewett, of Wyoming, Burdette
Maue, of Ingleside Place, and Miss Mar
garet Duttenhofer, of 293O Fairfield ave-
nue.. Querinjean's auto come up behind
them at rapid rate of speed, it is al
legged, and struck the Schacht auto, al
most overturning it. The gas tank of
the Querinjean machine exploded, set
ting both autos on fire. The occupants
leaped out. Firemen extinguished the
flames. The damage to Ouerinjean's s
is estimated at $500 and the loss
on Schacht' s auto at 81, 000
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-20
QUITS
B.P.A. SERVICE

Geo. A. Petrie has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk of the Board of Public AT
fairs Of this city to take a position with
the Third Savings and Loan Company, a
branch of the Piqua National Bank, at
Piqua, was among the announcements of
interest here this week. o. V. Runyon,
who moved to this city year or more
ago from Washington township, has
been appointed to the office which for
more than dozen years has b EN- ably
filled by Mr.. Petrie.
Mr.. Petrie succeed the late w. +. Rey-
uolds, and took hold of the clerkship of
the Board of Public Affairs when the
business of the water works and electric
light plant was yet IN a primitive state,
so to speak, and the smooth-running of
the fiscal affairs of the board are in no
small degree due to his energy and busi-
ness qualifications.
Mr.. Petrie's splendid grasp of modern
business methods will no doubt soon win
him recognition in his new field. The
limited sphere of the work here has been
rather monotonous to a man of his am
bition and temperament, and now that
he will have a little more room to ex-
pand, his friends believe that he will
more than make good.
The Democrrt is sorry to see him and
his wife leave the old town, but is glad
to know that the opportunity that he
has so long sought to put his talents TO
greater use has presented itself.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-20
Local Briefs

County Recorder Wolfe has appointed
ex-Mayor Joseph Passman, of Ft. Re-
covery, as his deputy. Mr.. Wolfe is in
the service of Uncle Sam.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. .VanDeusen, of Fos-
toria, announce the arrival of little
daughter at their home. Mrs. VauDeu-
sen was Miss Louise Brune.
Marriage bans were reld Sunday at
the Immaculate Conception church for
Miss Tress Durbin and Robert Beiers-
dorfer
Lewis Fickert, of Liberty township,
had his nose broken and his left wrist
fractured last Tuesday when he fell out
of haymow at his home.
Abe Gallihugh, of Coldwater, who has
been suffering the past year or more
with an afflicted leg, had to have the
member amputated between the knee
and hip last Tuesday, the operation
being performed at the Otis hospital
The condition of his leg had become
such as to demand heroic treatment.
The sixty-seventh anniversary of the
order of the Daughters of Rebekah was
celebrated by the local order at their hall
last Tuesday evening by "a large atten-
dance an address by Rev. Horn reci-
tation by May Evans and fine musical
program.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-20
TRAPS USED BY
WHITE SLAVERS

A remarkable expose of unsuspected
traps used by white slavers is given in
lecture by Ca oline Richards, who will
address the people of this CITY at the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday after
noon at 2;30 o'clock. The meeting is
open to the public and admission free,
although there will be voluntary offer
ing taken. Children under IA wears of
age will be excluded.
OF Miss Richards address the Minerva
(O.) News has the following to say:
One of the plainest and most sensi-
Bile addresses ever heard in Minerva on
the white slave traffic was delivered last
Sunday afternoon at the high school
auditorium by Miss Caroline Richards,
a representative of the American Civic
Reform Union Now working in this
community.
Her address was we'll calculated to
awaken parents and girls to the white
slave peril that has extended its evil
doings into every section of the Union.
In this country alone 500 girls are lost
every week, disappear and remain un-
known to family and friends and this is
happening not only in the cities but in
villages and country places.
Out of an extended experience Miss
Richards told about the methods and
doings of white slave-s in plain but per.
fectly proper language. The impression
left with the audience was that the ad-
dress was of inestimable value