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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
|CUTICURA HEALS SKIN TROUBLE On Shoulders, Neck and Arms.
 Very Itchy, Also Burned.

My skin was red and swollen and
 had pimplcs that ran watery corup- ton, the parts affected being the shoulders, neck and arms. The pim- pies would dry up for while, leaving the skin red and scaly and very itchy which caused great deal of scratch ing. They also burned and caused resticssness and disagreement. This trouble lasted for about three months. Then fused Cuticura and two cakes Of Cuticura Soap with one and one half boxes of Cuticura Ointment healed me-" tSigned) Frank R. Overby. Varilla. Ky, July II, 1917.
 Having cleared your skin with Cuti- cura keep it clear by using the Soap for everyday toilet purposes and the Ointment now and then as needed. Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post card: "Cuticura, Dept. H, Boston. . Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 9 and SOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
PERSONALS

Mrs. A. J. Kimmons of Kossuth, Miss, is expected to arrive Friday to be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. B. c. Gill len. on Seventh avenue. MT. and Mrs. C. !. Gray of Gadsden
 have returned to their home after visit
 to MT. and Mrs. T. R. Copeland on
 Nineteenth street
 Mrs. George Griffin and daughter, Miss
 Tolbert, are spending their vacation with relatives at Cumberland City, Tenn. MT. and Mrs. A. w. Moore of Marion have returned to their home after a visit to Mrs. T. E. Griffith on Arlington ave-
 nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
LIBRARY BOARD

The Bessemer public library board held a meeting at the library this afternoon, when routine work was transacted and futs gre work mapped out, Mrs. G. F.. Goodwin presented her resignation as secretary and treasurer of the board. which was accepted with regrets, and Mrs. L. D. McCollum was appointed to fill her place. Mrs Goodwin will re- main as member of the library board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
yaprancy Charged

Twenty-three negroes. charged with vagrancy, were arrested and placed in the county jail yesterday by Con- stable J. D. Matlock. Twenty-two of these arrests were negro women who could produce no visible means of support. They will be given prelim- mary hearings before Judge H. B. Abernethy today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Roberts & Son Name Accidentally Omitted

Inadvertently the name of Roberts & Son was omitted from the list of patri- otic citizens who donated the page adver- tisement to the War Saving campaign.
 Roberts & Son have all along been liberal contributors to all war funds, and R. w. Ewing, president of Roberts X Son, is now devoting practically all of his time without compensation to the War Savings campaign, being engaged in organization work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
NEGRO TO ANSWER
 DISSIPATION CHARGE

Jessie Nixon, negro, who was ar rested on a charge of vagrancy Wednesday afternoon at 335 o'clock by Malone and Hickman, was given a hearing before Judge Martin of the city recorders court yesterday after noon. Nixon appeared in silk shirt and other approved regalia and was apparently little moved until Judge Martin, began questioning hinf as to his age and why he was not in the army
 You see, judge. it like this; I was in the army drafted in, but they wouldn't give me a permit to come home and see my mother and couldn't get letter to her or one from her. jest got CT days pass and got on train and came here"
 Don't you know that you are a deserter when you take off the army uniform?" asked Judge Martin.
 Well. you see, judge, it's awful hard for nigger to find, out anything when he's wearin a uniform"
 Its mighty hard to dodge the nf P.'s. you mean" said the judge. We'll just let you talk to Mir. Murray about that. stand aside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

Buy War Savings Stamps --Ruy War Savings Stamps Buy War Savings Stamps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

A sudden attack at night Of some form of Bowel Complaint may come, to any one. Every family should be provided with a bottle of pr. SETH ARNoLD's BALSAM Warranted by Eugene Ja- cobs' drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
GIRL SCOUTS

The Bessemer Girl Scouts, troop No. l, reported s7oS .5S raised for the War Savings Stamp campaign, which is now in progress in this city. Ten booths have been established in the downtown section and young lady committees in charge Mrs. Eugene Honeycutt was ap- pointed chairman for today's work at these booths and as yet the total amount subscribed has not been officially an- nounced. The booths are stationed at the Pegram-Patton Drug company; Lewis Read Drug company, Fulton Drug com pany, Long-Lewis Hardware company, Brick & Lefkovits Dry Goods company, Bucks Grocery company, Bessemer Na- tional bank, United States Savings bank. Scott-Honeyeutt Dry Goods company and Schellicci Fruit company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

paign now in progress. Corporal Whitted has been granted furlough continuing until July g. during which time he ex- poets to remain in this district.
 The local exemption board received a call last night for 15 negroes to be sent to Tuskegee institute to enter mechanical training at that school. These will be called immediately and will leave on July A. Nine negroes were sent to this school on last Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
FOR TEUTON ART REPRISALS.
Mayors Committee Wants RestI-
tuition for Destruction.

The arts and decorations committee OF
the Mayors Committee on National De
fence in resolutions made public yester-
day asked President Wilson to force
Germany to make reparation for a por-
ton OF the destructive acts committed in
invaded countries by delivering to such
countries works OF art now in German
possession. The resolutions recite the
conditions produced by the Germans, call
for reparation and make this direct APP
peal:
Resolved That we do herewith petit
tIon our peoples representatives. the
President Of the United States and
others who may be vested by him with
authority, to suggest to the representa-
tives of the allied nations when they as
semble In council and consider upon
what terms Germany and Austria may
obtain peace: that an interallied COM
mission OF artists be empowered to Sc
lect such works OF art as will be de-
manded from the German and Austrian
governments. not in revenge. but in JUS
tice, as a part of our war indemnity
and as partial reparation for those beau
tiful cathedrals and other monuments
which the forces OF evil in Germany and
Austria have deliberately caused to be
desecfated and destroyed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
HIGH BUILDING COST
MAY DELAY SCHOOLS
Board Finds Plans Ready to
Proceed With Work on Six
teen Structures.

Any day the Board OF Education ex-
poets word from the War Industries
Board that II may go ahead with new
school buildings. OF which the city is so
greatly in need. The certainty that the
embargo on construction work In about
to be removed suggested a request from
the board to C. B. J. Snyder. Superin-
tendent OF School Buildings. for infor-
nation as TO what construction work
can be undertaken without delay.
Supt. Snyder reported that he Is
ready to proceed with eight new build
ings. three portable buildings and i've
large additions. Plans for two new
buildings have been completed. One
Of these will be the new Public School
90 at Henry and Harrison streets,
Brooklyn. for which a contract calling
for the expenditure OF nearly s500.0
was awarded. The award was re-
scinded. however. when construction
work was held up by the Government.
In spite OF the urgent need for more
school buildings it may he that the
Board OF Education will be swayed by
arguments already made. that II would
be poor business to build now when the
price OF labor and OF materials is abb
normal. The contention has been made
that within a few months buildings can
be put up much more cheaply than they
could be constructed now. veteran
builder. John F. Cockeril. who has been
building schoolhouses for twenty years.
said yesterday that in his judgment II
would be a mistake for the Board OF Ed
ucatlon TO go ahead now.
I'm less than six months" said Mr..
Cockeril. II believe we shall be back
substantially to the situation that ex-
listed before the war. I believe that
Congress ought to take up promptly the
problem of restoring the pre-war price
OF necessaries, and that the Govern
ment should arrange with labor unions
10 return TO the pre-war scale OF wages.
The new public school they are plan
ming at Henry and Harrison streets.
Brooklyn. will cost so cents a cubic foot
instead of 20 cents that would have been
the cubic foot cost before the war. and
| the materials used will be much cheaper
and poorer than pre-War materials"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
MUST SAVE FOOD TO
KEEP U. S. PROMISE
America Through Hoover Has
Pledged 100000 Tons
to Allies in Year.

John MITCHELL president Of the Federal
Food Board. and Arthur Williams, Fed
eral Food Administrator for this city.
hold that although the war Is over the
United States is still in honor bound TO
make good the pledge which National
Food Administrator Hoover gave TO the
Allies last August, when he assured
them that one OF Americas contribu-
lions to the winning OF the war would
be the shipment of at least 1890. 900
tons OF food during the coming year,
To do this. the Federal Food Board
points out in a statement issued yester-
day. II will be necessary to increase the
saving Of foodstufts in this country.
Sending 17.5o0.000 tons Of food
means saving-it will come no other
way" the statement reads. ut means
intensive saving of all food, as wheat
was saved in the wheat emergency. as
sugar was saved In the sugar emer-
gency. The American people had been
accustomed TO four or five pounds OF
sugar a month. Last summer they we're
informed that three pounds month
must suffice. They were hardly ad-
justed to that allowance before condi-
tons frightened again. and right in the
middle OF the preserving season It was
necessary 10 reduce consumption TO two
pounds a month.
That rule held three months and
then, largely by virtue OF windfan Of
10000 tons through the loosening of
transportation temporarily, also by viz
tue OF self-restra!nt practised by the
whole people IL was possible to return
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
LIKES WOMEN CAR WORKERS,
shonts Calls Experiment on sur.
face Lines n Success,

In report for the last year Of ,be
welfare department OF the New YORK
Railways Company made public YES
terday the employment OF women is
discussed and the statement is author
lied by its president Theodore p
Shonts, that the experiment is proving
satisfactory from the viewpoint of both
employer and employee. The renort
says in part:
MANY of the wives and female man
hers OF families of employees with tho
colorS are now in our service. Tho
women employees are satisfied with
their employment and are successful ir
this new field OF endeavor, as is evi.
denced by the hundreds of women in the
service.
The management is making eyer,.
effort TO make their working conditions
as attractive as possible. Rest. comfort
and locker rooms. well lighted and yen-
tilatcd and containing tables chairs
and toilet facilities in charge OF a ma
iron, have been provided AT the various
terminals, They also can Join the as
sociation and enjoy the benefits Tnr
sickness and Insurance"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Lord Charnwood lectures or An T. Slish
mans View of the American Revolution.
Havemeyer Hall. Columbia tniyers,'y.
p. NJ.
Lecture on Early History Of New Yo-,
by Mr.. Miner, American Museum Of Ma ~
History. $50 p. NJ.
Victory dinner and entert srmcrt fo- ''s
employees of Marks Arnhelm. Inc. Ce"'rs
Opera House sixty seventh street anu f1.-
avenue. c 80 P. NJ
stratton Building Broadway and SlN'lsi
s'f lecture Si' X by NJ Ma. Eastman on r..
Psychology of Poetry" East Ftitoon
street, sis p NJ.
col. John II Finley and Lieut. col c e
Union, Hotel Aston, l., NJ.
Dr. Arthur y Davis VII speak - T'
Kaiser as | Knew HIM 20 American Irs'.' ~.
meeting in Engineering Societies Ru'iu-
West Thirty ninth street, sl5 p. VI
DR. Charles G.. Nook and Prof
and mneralogy of tho Academy OF Science
Museum Of Natural History, SIS =. "
Presentation OF Liberty Loan Mslss p
Naval and Marine Scouts by Gov
smith City Hall I, NJ.
National American Woman Suffrage Ns,r
citation meeting, Hotel McAlpin p "
Meeting OF section OF onhtha.m. .-'
street. i NJ
tinted war Work Campaign diarr- S..
Soross mr"uns and luncheon w
Brooklyn Institute Mise Alice r,r.'rv
p. VI nr. ;. G.. S,,hmuoker 'cr,u-.- -r
HUMAN WrecksgC, or JUfulhllc,l Hn-s
ties SIC y. NJ; loan exhibition ~ ''
by Department OF Photography. cvcu.nE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
WILLIAMSA WITNESS
IN BRIT. CASE TO-DAY
Valves Immunity - Blamcs
City's Subway Construction
Delay for Bad Service.

Mayor Hylan's maRisterial investiga-
ton into the recent wreck on the r. r
l. will be continued to-day in the Kings
County Court House. II is expected
that Col. Timothy S, Williams will be
the chief witness and that District At
torney Lewis OF Kings county will at
tempt 10 show that he is the real and
responsible head OF the b r. T system
and with the titular heads OF the sub
sidlary companies mere dummies.
Col. Williams has agreed to testify
and also to waive immunity from prose-
cution, as have the other witnesses who
have been called.
In a long letter addressed to the Pub
lie Service Commission given out yes
terday Col. Williams, as president OF
the New York Municipal Railway Cor
poration, the title OF the Brooklyn COM
pany operating the rapid transit lines,
urges that steps be taken without delay
to expedite the completion of the con-
Meeting tunnels and track laying under
the East river, Delay in the compile
tlon Of this work. Col. Williams says,
stands in the way of providing satisfac-
tory service on the y. r. T. Col Will
liams's letter concludes:
I'VE have at all times been ready
with the equipment TO be provided by
our company under the contract
promptly upon the completion OF the
respective portions Of the subway. On
account OF the city's failure to complete
the subway within the times indicated
by the commission we undoubtedly will
have more and more difficulty in get
ting our contractors to complete
promptly the equipment work. because
they claim that we have repeatedly
urged them to get ready within specified
dates and each time they have been
compelled to change their plans. This
relates particularly TO signals.
Cannot something he done TO ex-
petite some OF the more important items
above referred to?
"Ail oi these matters have repeatedly
been brought to your attention, but
without substantial result. OF course
the initial mistake was that the COM
mission did not properly synchronize its
construction work and delayed too long
the letting of important contracts. The
resultant embarrassment TO transporta-
ton, with its adverse effects on both
surface and rapid transit lines. has
been sadly manifest and emphasizes
still more forcibly the necessity OF in
creased energy in completing the un-
finished work."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
ALDERMEN TO CURB
TICKET SPECULATION
SUann Reveals Enormous
Business of Agencies.

District Attorney Swami has sum-
moned thirty-seven managers or heads
o. ticket selling agencies. controlling
most OF the sale of theatre tickets In
New York. to meet him to-day at Il
o'clock IN his ONCE. At the session of
the Board OF Aldermen which follows
Alderman williams will present an
amendment to the Code of Ordinances
designed to shut of street ticket sellers
and to limit regular agencies to profit
OF so cents on each ticket sold.
The crusade OF the District Attorney
was prompted by the exorbltant prices
charged by spectators for seats to
Zip! Zip! Yaphank!" the Camp
Upton production staged by the soldiers
at the Century and Lexington theatres.
Mr. Swami told last night what his in
vestigation of the ticket business re-
vealed.
He said that Spectators dispose OF
so ptr cent of the theatrical tickets
sold In New York. underwrte plays and
practically guarantee their success be-
fore the opening curtain. Tyson & Co,
largest Of the regular agencies. he said.
once guaranteed to buy 400 tickets a
night. six nights a week for twenty
four weeks. The transaction involved
$500 tickets. worth about $500, 900. and
a commission Of % per cent. was made
by the agency. Another concern bought
out in advance eighteen shows.
Tyson & Co., said Mr.. Swami, have
nineteen stands In hotels for which they
pay from $4,000 to $4,000 a year and
from which they sell 1900, 900 tickets in
the same period. Six other agencies
were reported to sell 1886. 900 tickets
a year. and the various hotels made
from rentals for this class of business
approximately s25O.ooO a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
WAR SAVINGS WILL GO ON
Sale of Thrift stamps to ne
Pressed Actively.

The cessation OF hostlitles will not
mean letup in the sale OF Thrift and
War Savings Stamps. On the contrary
the sale OF these convenient little trca :.
ures will be pushed harder than ever.
The necessity for continuing the sale
Of stamps has become !mperatiye " soit
Frederic w. Allen, War savings me-,
tor for New York. yesterday. "Nvi,h
the tremendous obligation OF demobIizo.
ton and reconstruction. II is urgo,,
that every American citizen prartiso
conservation TO the utmost and mako
permanent the thrift habit which bas
been developed BY the stamp Campaign .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
SEEKING TO END A. VIC. L. EVIL
Army General stan ohicer Says II
often Causes Desertion.

The morale branch OF the General
Stan of the United States Army has
been working energetically In this city
to stop or curtail the absent without
leave evil. Soldiers have grown so care
less In overstaying leave that the army
authorities are deeply concerned.
Among the measures taken is re-
quirement by the fifty-one units OF the
War Camp Community Service that
every soldier and sailor before register
ing for bed must display a pass which
,justifies his being on leave. The Board
OF Aldermen, IT Is anticipated, Will
adopt an ordinance TO the same effect
In connection with hotels.
Too much importance cannot be
placed on the, elimination of this A. w.
o. l.. abuse" said an officer yesterday.
ut means that many men will become
deserters and cannot leave the army
except with a dishonorable discharge.
This will make It hard to find employ
ment when they return home"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
BARTLETT REVEALS
POLE FLIGHT PLANS
Aero Experts Say They Be-
lievc Explorers Project
Will Succeed.

To fly over the top O. the world. cast
and continue on into Asia. an unin-
;errupted hight OF 1.iO0 miles, is now
the plan OF Capt. Robert A. Bartlett
who will start from Etah. Greenland, in
July
There's no use stopping at the pole, IS
Capt. Bartlett said last night, for Ad-
miral Peary has already found IT. He
was there, l intend to fly over IT, I'll
go straight across the pole and con-
tinue on TO Cape Choluskin, Asia"
Members OF the Aero Club of America
are convinced that he Will accomplish
the feat.
at is not extremely difficult though
admit the danger" Henry Woodhouse
said.
Probably the principal danger is that
the plane might descend and be wrecked
Then the crew would be marooned on
the ice or possibly in the water, but we
are making plans 10 forestall any such
condition
We don't intend to overlook a sim
gle consideration for the safety OF the
nonstop flight. Capt. Bartlett has been
so kind as to ask for an advisory COM
mittee from the club. They are Rear
Admiral Bradley A. Fiske. Henry A.
Wise Wood. Alan r. Hawley and my
self, who will act for him and with
him"
The plane will mount a wireless out
NJ. Its carrying capacity will he some
thing over two tons. AS a safeguard
against forced landing II will carry a
dog team OF ten huslIies, a sledge pro-
visions for a month for dogs and men
and guns for hunting in case the party
should run out OF food.
Very little trouble, IL any, will he
experienced by atmospheric conditions
more than is experienced in flying in
any part Of North America, Capt Bart
lett said. His average altitude over the
Ice helds WILL DO approximately 800 feet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
CLEAR WIRE TO PARIS
FOR WILSON IN u. S.
viii Be Kept in Constant
Touch With Peace Farley.

Through a system OF land wires and
submarine cables connecting the State
Department at Warrington with the
American Embassy In Paris, President
Wilson win be kept in constant touch
with the developments at the peace con-
ference. At the request OF the State
Department the system was arranged
three weeks ago by Clarence H. Mackhy.
president Of the Commercial Cable
Postal Telegraph lines, in anticipation
Of the signing of the armistice. II pro-
vides a clear wire by which President
Wilson may speak as freely and rapidly
to his representatives in France as II he
were present in person at the peace
negotiations
The circuit consists Of a land wire
from the State Departments offices in
Washington direct into the Commercial
Cable Company's offices III this city.
From here the messages will be relayed
over the Commercial company's Atlantic
cable to Waterville. Ireland. where they
will again be relayed by the company
cable to Havre, France. thence by
special wire into the American Embassy
In Paris. total distance of unbroken
telegraphic Communication of 3,9s2
miles
When Washington or Paris wishes 10
speak with each other a call is made
for the circuit. which is instantly placed
at the disposal OF the officials. A few
hours after the system was perfected
the Paris Embassy was in touch with
the State Department.
The submarine cable at the disposal
of the Government Is the best Of the
Commercial Cable Company's undersea
lines and will be manned by the COM
pany's most efficient operators.
The preparation OF the circuit, I'M
Questionably the most important ever
established in the history of cable COM
munication. recalls a similar system ar
ranged in 1902 upon the completion OF
the Commercial Pacific cable between
San Francisco and Manila, when a mes
sage was sent around the world by Mr.
Mackay to President Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay. The transmission OF this mes
sage over a distance OF 25,s53 miles and
passing through fifteen different relay
stations consumed Just nine minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT
MANHATTAN

Mexico the Egypt of the New Wor
Harry c, Ostrander, Washington Iruug
France, the Land, the People the Cove
ment IN the War" by A. FrAuA1r H &c
IN. D, OF Stuyve>ant High Schoo. "
Hudson and Grove streets S'crf..r
Idle With tho L Mite, STATE. Im...-..
Officers" by Francis Rolt.Whreisr 'r
7. :. -. Forty second street east "a, 81.
avenue S0Teupticon views.
Colorado and the Old So"t.v
Robert G. Weyh. Jr.. p. :. g. i,ra
and ST. Nicholas avenue Sterron'ro. .' =
New ioundland Labrador am '., r.
North. by Henry Northrop T.
East Flily seventh street, Stcreopr"'" "
=, Barrie" the Man and the Arts
and Norfolk streets Motion ptru~a,
The Bagdsd Railway ann The 'C,y . r.-
dad. by q. j. Austin. T. : ~, - y.
avenue and eth street. Stcrcopu. '.'.
p. s l61, 225 West lOSth street S.rr,... -
views.
America. the Fulhlmen, Of propHe,,
Mrs Mary Z. Lease, Institute Hl. 80 ''
loS,h street stereonticon views
rh' .I Dr. OF e E' e 4 y by r Gs.2' VA, w.
sixth street and BROADWAY
Burke. the Friend ~ tho N,~s
Colonies by Thomas Molt"m7u ."
De witt Clinton HtEh Scho| ~ -. .
and puWc," 10y by P t-p' W%.u.,,9n' rs ..
Pm. n, Of G, {, y. Y. Morris a., e.
l6sth street end Boston road
Canadian Wonders nv F-rH,. "
johnson, =. $, a. ls6th street tr,Nr.~
bridge ana Briggs. avenues Morton n.'
a Trip Through Mexico hv Tr7
Bent. 20. Bryant aud ". a..0 20
north OF l7sd street. stereoptiooI i!sss,