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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Keeps Hair Curly In
 Most Trying Weather

You needn't worry about damp or windy weather spelling the wavy ap- T~-Tnnce of your hair if you use the slmerine curling method And you can dance all evening without having your tresses strineing all about your face
 If you've never tried this simple meth cd by all means procure a bottle of liquid silmerine from your druggist and 1t will enable you to have just the pret- tiest waves and curls. so natural look Ing no one will guess they were artifi- cially produced. The curliness is quick . ly acquired and lasts considerably longer than where the heated iron is used When the hair is combed out it will be delightfully."- soft and fluffy The life lustre and beauty of the hair are preserved by the use of this harmless product. Therefore, it is also przed as a beneficial dressing for the hair. It is quite pleasant to use and leaves no sticky or greasy trace.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19

every speech have emphasized this method of settling and finally settling this question. The recorded vote of the democrats of this state should meet the approval Of every man who believes in democracy. This is democratic; this is ialr The people can and should De trusted. And. as the ratification or re- jection of the federal amendment is purely legislative question, and can ne settled by no other way than by legisla- i've vote, and the representatives and senators being only the agents of the people, take it that these agents in or der to faithfully perform and rightfuily represent their principals ought to know how their principals desire them to act and what their instructions are and the question is of such great importance 1t seems to me that the people ought to have an opportunity to instruct their agents on this subject, and the most eX- pedient method of so doing is to allow them to do so in the primary election. Their wishes so expressed at the ballot box should be recorded by their repre- sentatlves as expressed at the ballot box failure to do this leaves it to the mere will or whim of the legislators I favor the people. that is, the voters them- selves expressing their wishes in the matter This would settle the matter in one day and then the legislature couli turn it's attention to other importa nt matters of the state
 I am heartily in favor of submission as outlined in my letter to the candidates for governor some months back, This method would eliminate all personalities from the campaign and place the amen l. ment on it's own merits. without candt- dates attempting to make themselves the issue, and thus ride into office on n issue with which they can have no pos sible connection in the exercise of their official duties. Then when the voice af the democracy has thus spoken and the will of the people carried out, we will have unbroken party with a strong and healthy sentiment for the enforce ment of law passed upor by the people themselves. Respectfully,
 WILLIAM W. BRANDON.
 Birmingham, May IT, i91S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
TEASLEY URGES VOTE
 WITH STATE AS UNIT

To the Editor of The Age-Hera1d:
 Referring to your wire of 16th, my views upon the submission of the prohibition amendment are as follows:
 The tenth amendment to the constitu- tion of the United States, adopted Sep tember 9, 17S9, provides that, "The pow are reserved to the states respectively or to the people," If the proposed amend ment is adopted by conferring upon the federal government concurrent jurisdic- tion to enforce their criminal laws, the people of Alabama not only surrender the rights reserved therein, but consent that the national government shall de- clare what these laws shall be- with the power in Congress to prescribe penalties for their violation.
 Why, citizens of Alabama convicted fo. violating the prohibition laws will be com pelled to serve in federal prison be- yond the limits of their state. These rights. when once surrendered. can only be restored by consent of 8 other states. It will change the fundamental principles of our government which have existed for more than 125 years. It deals with the habits and customs of a people who, under the protection of this form of gov ernment for this long period, have learned q death blow at the autonomy of the states by a standardization of power in Washington.
 For these reasons the matter deserves tho most serious consideration of every thinking man and a method should be nrovided for a full and free expression of the voters of the state. This can onlv be had by submitting the ques- tion to a direct vote of the people TOT their approval or rejection
 It has been suggested that vote py counties and senatorial districts would accomplish this purpose. In my opinion, s,cb action would not meet the situa- tion In ordinary matters of state leg islation the county is the unit and every voter has a voice in eleeting repre- sentative who legislates directly Tor n's county by local laws or providlng TOT . s,Ibuission to the people of the county hefore such laws become effective. rms gives every voter a voice in his govern ment. e.,
 Tn adopting an amendment 10 the leu- eral constitution the state pecoincs eho unit. This condition does not eNisl anu Inc only way each voter can give ex- rression to his individual views is by dl- rect submission to the people or the ,nho,e state as single unit. In my travels over the state I have discussed this matter with many voters and ma tba sentiment practically unanimous as above suggested. ;.
 join with you in urging the commit tee to carry out the wishes or the people bv submitting this important mat'er ~ a direct vote with the state as ullie-
 CHARLES B. TEASLE1.
 Montgomery, May +, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
BRANDON THINKS IT DUTY TO SUBMIT ISSUE

To the Editor of The Age-Herald Replying to your inquiry asking an ex- pression Of my views as to what action the state executive committee should take with reference to the submission of the federal prohibition amendment to the people Of Alabama in the coming pri-
 mary, bes to advise:
 That ] regard it as the plain duty ot the committee to submit this question to the people, and l regard it as the duty of every legislator and senator to carry out the expressed will of the people, as recorded by their ballots, in each ot their respective counties and senatorial districts Months ago l wrote Q letter to all the then announced candidates for governor requesting them to join ine in request to the committee urging them to give the people of each counly y
 and senatorial district an opportunity
 to express themselves by vote on thu,
 question, and thereby instruct their rep
 resentatives, and senators, who are their
 sole agents in this matter
 It has been my announced policy from the start. and l have made speeches ill
 various sections If the state, and in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Worthington Advocates
 Road to the Tri-Cltles

Decatur, May 1S.-(Special)-ln ms ao- dress in the Board of Commerce audi torium last night Col. W. J. Worthlng- ton urged the building of a macadam road from Albany Decatur to the Tr'- Cities. The speaker said it was only py sacrifice and yet more sacrifice that the location of the nitrate plant was gained for Muscle Shoals, and that Tor the future there are two great obJectiVes for the Decatur Albany district. f1rst the completion of the dam; second, the building of a highway from the Twin Cities to Muscle Shoals.
 Through the good offices of Congress man E. B. Almon of this district the use of the lot on Bank street, purchased sometime ago by the government Tor the erection of Decatur's much-to- De-de- served postoffice, has been secured TOT the use of the Lincoln Chautauqua, Whlch will open very soon
 Mai Laughln Watt Maclean spoke al the Masonic theatre last night under the auspices of the council of defense Major Maclean is an Englishman. who has seen active service, and is considereJ a very eloquent speaker Mayor L. C' Payne introduced Major Maclean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
WHITE IN FAVOR OF COUNTY SUBMISSION

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 Replying to your favor of the 18th, asking my views on the question ot
 submitting the proposed prohibition
 amendment to a direct vote of the cleo
 torate of Alabama. have to say that as
 I am a candidate for the United States
 Senate and not a candidate for the leg islature or a member of the state dem ocratic executive committee. my views
 on the subject are of little, if any, con 1 sequence; nevertheless, I am willing to give them:
 1 Congress, in accordance with the con-
 stitution. submitted to the legislatures
 of the several states. the proposed
 Amendment for ratification or rejection.
 The legislature of this state is com
 posed of members of the senate and house of representatives whose districts
 and counties are prescribed by law; whose constituencies are determined by the constitution. They are, under the constitution, made the representatives of these separate constituencies; they are not the representatives of the en- | tire people of the state and are not responsible to the whole people of the state for what they do, but are the rep lresentatives of, and responsible to, the people of their respective districts and counties. Representation is apportioned among the districts and counties in proportion to population, except that each county must have at least one rep lresentatiye. This apportionment is. now fixed.
 The only way to bind these members 1 of the legislature by constituents who have the right to instruct them, is to submi to the voters of each senatorial district and county separately, the ques- l tion of ratification or rejection. If done 1 this way, l see no legal objection to a 1 submission of the question, although 1 there may be very much labor and in- convenience incountered in the propo- | sition It would be entirely illegal and | irregular to submit the question to the voters of the state as whole and not 1 to the voters of the several districts and counties. The question should not | be decided by a majority vote of the entire state, but by a majority of the 1 representatives of the districts and counties, as required by law. The letter
 as well as the spirit of the law would ] be violated by adopting the former; for example. under the law, Jefferson coun- | ty has eight votes in the legislature, one for it's senator and one each for 1 it's seven representatives. Fifteen of ! the smaller counties have one vote for each of their three senators and one for each of their 15 representatives;
 whereas, if the question was submit 1 ted to the voters of the state as a whole,
 J Jefferson would have as much or more
 strength than all these counties com bined. This would be in conflict with the law and unsatisfactory to the
 smaller counties, however pleasing to
 Jefferson. FRANK s. WHITE.
 Birmingham May IT. 191S
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(COntinued from Page One) jcrity of the voters desire to ex- press themselves individually by the ballot on this subject. We are sending a similar message to each candidate for governor and United States senator
 Summarized the views of the candi Age-Herald. are as follows:
 Senator Bankhead favors sub mission becnuse 1t Is not only dem- ecrntic but American.
 Former Senator White sees no objection te submission by eous- ties and senatorial districts. thoush he points out the labor and ineon- venience involed in the procedure.
 Lieut.. Gov. Thomas E. KiIby is willing to leave the question to the committee members without the slightest suggestion or inter ference by candidates, though he points out that he was the author of prohibition referendum resO- lution in 1911. which was killed by local option senators.
 Gen. W. W. Brandon regards it. ms the plain duty of the commit tee to submit the question to the people.
 John H. Wallace, Jr.. urges and insists thnt the committee let the democratic voters of the state pass upon the question.
 Judge Charles B. TeasIey urges the committee to carry out the wishes of tke people by submit- ting this important matter to di- rect vote with the state as unit.
 The formal statements made by tho various candidates to The Age Herald nr fol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Farmers and School Girls Spend Day as Guests of Dixie Division
GENERAL STEINER IS
 READY FOR SELECTS
Blood Taken From Ears of Officers and Men Being Examined for Evidence of Malaria
 Germs
By GEORGE NJ. SPARKS

Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. May Is. Special Private Walter B. Gardner, Battery B, 117th field artillery, former ly of Girard, shot himself in the head with his service revolver this morning at Camp Wheeler. Gardner is in a crit ical condition at the Camp Wheeler base hospital.
 According to members of his bat tery Gardner had been given a pass by Col. Bibb Graves last week to visit his Alabama home, but failed to re- turn to the camp at the expiration of the leave of absence. He was sent for and brought back to the camp and then ordered to the stockade. After being placed in the regimental stockade he asked to go to his tent for his cot. It is thought that while in his tent he slipped his service revolver in his pocket.
 Some of the prisoners in the stock ade stated that Gardner appeared mel ancholy before he committed his rash act and seemed to resent being brought back from his Alabama home. Gardner is married and has wife living at Girard An investigation of his act has been ordered by Colonel Graves
 Gen. R. E. Steiner, the commander of the receiving camp, has been called to Alabama on account of the illness of relatives, but before going away com pleted his organization, furnished his offices and issued such instructions as would insure all tents being in place, company streets graded mess shacks repaired and plumbing in good condi- tion before the first selectimen arrive at camp.
 General Steiner's office is a model of simplicity. Over the door there is a motto, which will be adopted by the selectmen's camp: Tt can be done" Within there is a plain deal table and two or three chairs, cheap bookcase and a filing cabinet.
 Three hundred farmers visited the camp today at the invitation nf tha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19

camp commander. They were shown all the ins and outs of camp life. In addi- ton to the farmers were 25O girls from the Georgia Normal and Industrial col lege of Milledgeville. The girls took dinner with the artillerymen, while the farmers were later given barbecue at Central City park as the guests of the Macon Chamber of Commerce.
 Officers and enlisted men at Camr Wheeler are literally giving drops of blood for their country. Everyone is be- ing stuck in one of his ears Four doc tors, each accompanied by two enlisted men, are going through the cam2, prick1ng the ears of every man they come to, from Major General Lyon to the greenest of the buck privates.
 Colonel Bliss, commander of the bass hospital, wants to find the malaria car rers of the camp, and in order to find them it is necessary to examine their blood in search of plasmodiae. Plas- modiae are the micro organisms, or ma laria parasites, that have power to make a man as useless as a stacker and feel like a condemned criminal
 From the first 700 drops of blood ex- amined in the base hospital during the campaign it was found that IA of the men were malaria carriers. That is, they have malaria in their systems, or plas- modiae in their blood. Fifteen hundred drops of blood will be examined each day. Each drop of blood taken from the ears of the men is labeled with his name. rank and organization of owner from which it was extracted and the time of extraction.
 Colonel Bliss has stated that there is no malaria at the camp at the present time, but the mosquitoes have begun to fly around and it will probably make it's that malaria can be eradicated as thor oughly as yellow fever and he expects to have the camp free from 1t.
 The following Alabama officers have been detailed for duty with the receiv- ing camp:
 Capts. Heath L. Means, Martin c. Pitt man and Eugene F.. Reese of 123d in- fantry; First Lieuts. George c. Hall, James c. Murphy, Hugh N. Starnes, Dana Blackmar of 123d infantry; Second Lieuts. Will R. Burns, G. s. Harris. William A. Hewes, Norwin E. Eubanks, Donald McMahon, Leonard M. Price, Randolph T. Marshall of 123d infantry; Second Lieuts. H. T. Arthur of 18th field artil- lery, R. K. Jeter of 117th field artillery; J. B. Wilkerson and F. W. Fowler of 106th ammunition train, Wrightman M. Rayburn of 123d infantry, Capt. $. C. Townsend of 117th field artillery, Second Lieut.. N C. Rogers of 117th field ar tillery, First Lieut.. John A. Cameron of 117th field artillery; First Lieut.. R. L- Anderson of 116th field artillery and J. A. Davis of 106th ammunition train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Candidates For Highest Offices Glue NeUs On Amendment Submission

of the prohibition amendment to the
 people of Alabama for their approval or
 rejection. I cannot conceive any req son why the qualified white voters Of
 the state should not be permitted to pass on this question. I have always
 been willing to accept their deliberate judgment on any matters of public con- l cern. Such a method of ascertaining
 their views is not only democratic but American. J. H. BANKHEAD. | Washington, May IS, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
kILBY TRUSTS IN THE
 COMMITTEES WISDOM

To the Editor of The Herald.
 Your letter of the 18th instant is re- ceived. In answer to your inquiry, wish to say that my position as to a referendum of the national prohibition amendment has undergone no change It is now exactly what it was on Fe5- ruary ?, last. when I published a statement, from which I quote as fol- lows:
 T have never held any other opinion than that this matter should, and would. be decided by the people voting directly on the question, speaking through representatives chosen with par ticular regard to their views on the question. = Without de- string to raise the question of pri- ority of record in the matter of subm mission to the voters, I may be pardoned for recalling that I in- troduced in the senate of 1911. resolution providing that the peo- pie of the state be given an op portunity to decide by direct vote between local option and state wide prohibition, as the fixed poll icy of the state. The resolution was promptly killed by the votes of the local option senators. Whether the committee, in whose wisdom and patriotism I have all confidence. submits the question or allows 1t to be decided by the people through their selection of senators and representatives, ac- cording to the constitutional meth cd, it is my purpose to answer to the responsibility l feel. by using every proper and legitimate means can command to assist in the rat ification of the amendment"
 l deeply regret the existence of con ditions that afford ground for contro versy over the method of submission However, I still think the whole mat ter is one for the determination of tn committee without interference iron candidat tes. Very truly yours.
 THOMAS F. KILBY. Anniston. May IS. 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19

and all will cheerfully acquiesce in the verdict of the majority upon the one vital and paramount issue of the present state campaign, namely, the ratification or re- jection of the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution.
 JOHN H. WALLACE, JR. Montgomery, May Is, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Ships Carrying Food to
 Swiss Cross Ocean Safely

Geneva. May 1S-Three large vessels loaded with cereals destined Tor oWieA' erland and escorted by an American war ship have arrived safely at an Atlantic port, according to the Tagblatt Of pBerne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Two Alabama Soldiers
 Die at Fort Oglethorpe

Chattanooga, Tenn, May IS. = The deaths of Privates Julius H. Jenes of Garden City, Ala; Sam E. Fears, Hunts vile, Ala. and Harlow Posey, home ad- dress not given, are announced at Fort OglethOrpe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Airman Falls to Death

Wichita Falls, Tex, May 1S.-His ma chine bursting into flames while 1000 feet in the air, flying as one of a formation of five. Jerome T. Auken, cadet, P years old. met death at Call field today when the plane crashed to earth on the flying field Auken was an advanced student in the flying class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Recognize Lisbon Government

Washington, May 1S.-The new Portu- guese government, with Dr. Paes as pres- ident, has been officially recognized by the entant allies and the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19

Three hundred farmers visited the camp today at the invitation of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-19
Ask the first hundred strong, healthy look ing people you meet to what they owe their strength and energy and see how many reply "Nuxnted IrOn.o

formerly Physician Of Bellevue Hospital Outdoor Dept !. of New York and the Westchestsr County Hospital, says; Thousands of nervous. run down. anacmic peo- ple suffer from iron deficiency but do not know what to take. There is nothing like organic iron-Nuxated Irm---to quickly
 snrich the blood, and thereby put
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-11
THEY WON'T FIGHT?

Perhaps the kaiser after reading the following re-
port of American soldiers cited for galantry in action
would still insist that Germany need have fear of
army from the United States:
Private Brooks c. Bowes-He crept several hundred
yards in daylight under terrific machnegu fire to
wounded comrade lying in the Open
Private George Purcell-Cted for similar action to
that of Bowles
Private Willard Felty-EXposed to enemy machine
guns, he senced with his automatic German machine
gun and reduced the fire Of others until his weapon
useless.
Private Fred NJ Meyer-He shielded an automatic
rifle trer with his body, enabling the reman to silence
German machine gum Meyer killed as the result
of his action.
Private William L. Proup, machine gunneI-He car
RED wounded officer to safety through terrific shell fire
Private Walter Stewart, machine gunner-He was
wounded while helping to wounded officer who
was lying on open ground swept by artillery and machine
gun fire.
Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr-Athough gassed in
the lungs and gassed in the eyes blindness he refused
to be removed and retained the command of his battalion
under heavy bombarment throughout the engagement
Private Andrew Charles, machine gunner-EIis cor
poral and another cOmradG killed, he manned machine
gun for three days without relief while constantly under
artillery and machne-gun fire
Captain Emil Frey-Mortally wounded by shell he
led ms company to the front line; wounded twice more by
machine guns but continued to direct the operation Died
Lieutenant Wesley Freml, Jr.-Thrice wounded by
artillery fire. he refused to quit and led his in three
successful counter attacks.
Corporal William Robbins-With shrapnel wound in
lungs ne remained busy under heavy fire. walked Kill
wounded. Died
Corporal Winslow Corbett, machine gunner-His en-
tire gun crew wiped out he severely wounded by
large SHE'LL he crawled to the company commander and
asked Tor two men cooperate the crawed 200 yards
to the trenches to turn in parts of guns in his pockets
Private Frank D. Ward-He asked permission to 90
INTO acton and advanced sixty yards and killed German
sniper who had caused great casualties He was buried
twice by shell fire, but not wounded
incidentally we might remark that those who argued
against the SeectiVe service act because at would make
machines not fighting men, of our soldiers seem to have
made somewhat of a mistake in judgment.