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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
g Complaint That the
 hting Men Treat Them Too Contemptuously
AFT DODGERS" IS
 HE PET NAME GIVEN
Washington Resents Seeing so my Able Bodied Young Men in Uniform Serving in
 Clerkships
' HuGH w. RoBERrs

By HUGH W. ROBERTS
 hington, March 1S.-(SpeciaI) )
 ar department, through Gen. Mo will investigate the charge that Is in France treat with marked rtesy the field clerks.
 field clerks, as rule, are men
 in stenography, who are serving puntry effectively, though not in
 mediate vicinity of danger. They he uniform, but are not Of rank. \ invariably they are within the |age, and it Is probably true that Bpplied for and received their po-
 because such service would re- ehem of the necessity of facing Ia shot and shell and gas and bay
 perhaps natural that the man in Enches should hold the field clerks ind of contempt. One might sup bat the field clerks, secure in the Pdge that no one> will ever say, natural he looks," would suffer in K the taunts or the man perpetu- objected to danger. But such is
 @ case. He has made complaint, |s a result of congressional inter- \, is about to receive hearing. |charges are that the soldiers de-
 he field clerks to be D. D.'s-not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Prof. Nelson Instructs the FOur-Minute Men
 in Speech Making
Organization of Small and Country Districts Urged by Speakers to Fight Propaganda of
 Enemies

One of the most interesting meetings among the war activties held yester- day was that of the Four-Minute Men at a lunch in the Tutwiler hotel. They were addressed by two speakers or na- tional prominence, J. J. Nicholson, who has the work of organizing the Four Minute Men in the south, and Prof. w.. c. Nelson of the University of Chicago, who is travelling over the nation teach ing the men how to make speech in four minutes.
 MT. Nicholson dwelt upon the neces- sity of organizing the smaller towns and country districts in order to fight igr orance and the propaganda of the enemies in our country. He compli- mented the work of the Four-Minute Men in Birmingham, saying that 1t was the best in the state Professor Nelson brought out several striking illustra- tions of the art of making four-min- ute speech Short talks also were made by Chairman T. J. Crittenden. Rev. Frank Willis Barnett, Judge Hugh A. Locke and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
CAL MINISTERS
 ID ACT AS JUDGES
Decision to Be Made h.
 e of Two Weeks-All Clergy Are Eligible

lore forcefully illustrate to the the wonderful value of Plant Juice onic and remedial agent a novel as been decided upon. This will be ition to the introductory work in ss daily at Norton's drug store,
 Second avenue and Twentieth ! It is proposed to submit the rem a most convincing test. The plan have number of public men of tioned repute pass Judgment upon le clergy of Birmingham and in srritory immediately surrounding gham are, to this end. requested
 as judges of Plant Juice.
 believe Plant Juice is the great medy ever sold," said the Plant man at Norton's. Drug store, cor cond avenue and Twentieth street, lay.
 new and no tonic, has ever taken | ok and lasting hold as it has Ter introduced. We have submitted
 similar to the one we now pro- ind If we do not get verdict favorable to Plant Juice from the of this district we will be greatly shed.
 h minister in Birmingham, or the immediate vicinity of the city iially invited to call on the Plant man at the Norton's drug store,
 Second avenue and Twentieth and secure any quantity of Plant free of charge. The only require is that at the end of two weeks l make a frank statement of the
 he has had from the use of Plant and his opinion regarding it.
 hy of this exalted profession are rs from nervous debility and stom- sorders and we assure those that such symptoms as indigestion. ssness. depression of spirits, lack ality, headache. dull pains in the Ir sides, cold feet, poor circulation, before the eyes, constipation or rundown feeling, that they will Immediate and lasting relief in Juice. It is the greatest of all ,s for general debility. stomach bs, kidney. liver and blood ailments,
 manufactured from medicinal
 herbs. bark and berries. It re- organic weakness and stimulates IIilds up the entire system. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Cook With Acetylene Gas

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 The country housewife need no longer use an old-fashioned range, even if her home knows not gas or electricity. The home acetylene heating apparatus can be used, with excellent results, for cook ing There is no odor from the flame Tho food is just as untainted as if 1t were cooked over wood or coal.
 Since the acetylene stove need be lit only when in actual use, there need be no superfluous heat in the kitchen during the greater part of the day. Burners are so constructed that any desired amount of heat is obtained without de- lay.
 Some accessories for the household are instantaneous water heaters, flame spreaders for heating flat irons, broilers and a gas-heated flat iron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19

"caused increases in prices of substi- tutes which the consumer was made to buy by the food administration. So. for the sake of getting lower wheat prices for the allies we raised the prices of everything else to the American peo- ple.'
 He added that wheat must be produced regardless of cost.
 Conservation of wheat substitutes was urged by Senator sherman of Illinois. republican. He read the Bible story of the loaves and fishes, observing that the bread was of barley and asserting that 2.Oo0. 0.ooO.OoO gallons of beer were made from barley last year. Use as food cereals now being made into beer and it's limitations was urged by the Illinois senator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
ROOSEVELT AND BOWERS

MT Bowers came into national proni- hence when he defended Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt in the suit brought against him for libel by William Barnes of Albany.
 MT. Bowers took delight in speaking of his experience while that suit was in progress. He was accustomed to say that he as counsellor for, the defense did not triumph because it was Theodore Roosevelt alone who gained the victory. Roosevelts marvellous memory, his swift appreciation of the latent purpose which was behind the questions put to him upon cross examination, his insistence upon having his own way upon the Wit ness stand. and his absolute mastery Of every detail. MT. Bowers used to say, made Theodore Roosevelt the chief and triumphant counsellor for himself in that case.
 But it was not exclusively in the con- duct of this trial that MT. Bowers found himself interested. He was perhaps more deeply interested in the personality of Roosevelt than he had ever been in that of any other man. After adjourn ment of the court for the day MT. Bow CTS had opportunity to learn something of Roosevelt's vast stores of infornia- tion, detailed and accurate, upon many subjects not associated with public life. Furthermore. MT. Bowers discovered that aOOSeVelt pOSSeSSeu an aDunOant fund of humor and his description ot some of the scenes and personalities which he witnessed in the courtroom were told with vividness, with quaint and accurate delineation of the humorous features, so graphically that MT. Bowers was persuaded that Roosevelt, had ne chosen to take up description writing tinged with humor, would have been as successful as he has been in other lines of literature. Mir. Bowers was demo- crat of the old school. In politics or at least the partisan phase of politics he had nothing in common with Roosevelt But warm, personal attachment be- tween these two men developed at the time of the trial. Furthermore, Mir. Bowers often spjoke of MT. Roosevelt in terms which were expressive of his wonder at the many sided characteris- tics of the man.
 When Mir. Gerard completely recovers from the operation. as he has now all most done. then presumably the question will remain for him to answer what is to be the future of the law firm of Bow CTS & Sands. Mir. Sands died two years ago. MT. Bowers is now gone. and if the firm is to remain in practice, Mir. Gerard will undoubtedly become the head of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
CaIomeI Users! Listen To Me!
 l Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
-Four druggist gives back your money if it doesn't liven your liver and bowels and straighten
 you up without making you sick.

and if it doesn't straighten you right I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because etable, therefore. it can not saiivate or make you sick.
 guarantee that one spoonful of Dod- liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and paf's that bottle u s of ~ Dodson's Liver Tone .ee will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It Is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like it's pleasant taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
GARDEN DAY MARCH Fl

c. l.. Isbeli. garden specialist. To- cated at Auburn, while in Birming- ham yesterday, was pushing in every way possible garden day in north Alabama, which is next Thursday. MT. Isbell Is the federal agent io- cated at Auburn. and is cooperating with state officials in. pushing agri- cultural work. 'If you have al- ready planted garden stated Mr.. IsbelL plant some more. It will help win the war and save foodstu& for the Soldier boys in France-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
A rh,Ia 9 or 3 Yenrs old

requires something stronger than the sweet iauid laxative now on the mar ket which are prepared especially for infants.
 LAx-FOS WITH PEPSIN fills this long-felt want. It acts on the liver and regulates the bowels without grip ing or disturbing the stomach. liquid Digestive Tablet. pleasant to take. soc per bottle. Good for the child. good for the Mother, good for the House. hold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19

time, or, in fact, of any time. The sale may be overmatched by that of Brand Whitlock's new book, for he has already received for the serial rights alone s1O0, GOO
 MT. Gerard having finished the book, resumed his former association with the law firm of Bowers & Sands. He cid not retire from that firm in order to ac- cept appointment as ambassador to Ger many, but because he was elected some years ago justice of the supreme court of New York.
 Now, having only few weeks ago ie stunned his partnership relation with John M Bowers. he finds himself sud- denly deprived of an association he val ued highly and an experience which was for him, as lawyer, of much impor- tance. MT. Bowers died suddenly a few days ago, his death having been has tened by service which he performed for the government without remuneration. One of the chief reasons for the success of MT. Bowers as a lawyer, in addition to inborn ability for the science of iur- isprudence and an unusually keen power of critical analysis. was his capacity for great industry. As a worker when em- p1oyed upon a cause he did not spare himself He labored as diligently and as far into the night as the late James c. Garter. who was esteemed the leader of the New York bar, was accustomed to do Labor of this kind MT. Bowers for some months devoted to the service of the government. It proved to be too great strain upon his vitality and he died while still in youth of old age, as truly martyr to the cause as was the case with his longtime personal friend. Joseph H. Choaote.
 MT. Bowers was esteemed one of the wealthiest lawyers in New York. i1e gained large fees and always earned his recompense. Like his longtime friend William D. Guthrie, one of the leading lawyers of New York, he began his ca reer in law office as stenographer and clerk. Probably his estate will be found to be in the neighborhood of s, GOO .o00,. and if that proves to be the case, he will be numbered among the comparatively few lawyers of New York who, by exclusive devotion. to the prac- tice of the profession, accumulated more than S10OOOo0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Hard lin for Names

From the Popular Science Monthly
 Finding names for newly discovered asteroids, or minor planets, is getting to be as difficult a problem as naming the Pullman cars. The names of heather divinities were all used up long ago. Among the more outlandish names now found on the list are: Ottegebe, Dudu, Juewa Abnoba, Libussa. Ilmatar, Aaitje and Siegena
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
"Shortest Road in the World"

From the Popular science Mon.hly.
 You have heard of shortest railroads before. Always they're the most ab- breviated ever. But off-hand one wodsd grant the prize to Mssoula. Mont. It has a railroad only 100 feet long. It con aects the Northern Pacific with the C. M & St. F. and is used as a transfer. It has no equipment, no employees and no stations, yet the company that owls it gets 50 cents for every car that passes over it's rails. Sixteen thousand have done so thus far. Think of 1t!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19

l! Calomel makes you sick. It's Slei Take a dose of the dangerous : days work.
 Sn1el is mercury or quicksilver causes necrosis of the bones. | ell, when it comes into contact tour bile, crashes into it. breaking
 This is when you feel that awful land "all knocked out" if your lis torpid and bowels constipatad
 i have headache, dizziness, coated
 e, if breath Is bad or stomach
 just try spoonful of harmless
 n,s Liver Tone tonight.
 e's my guarantee-f1o to any drug hnd get a bottle of Dodson's Liver For few cents. Take spoonful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
His AIibi

From Everybody's Magazine.
 An old negro went to the office Of the commissioner of registration in Mis- souri town and applied for registration papers.
 'what is your name?" asked the of- ficial
 eGeorge Washington" was the reply.
 Well George, are you the man who cut down the cherry tree7"
 No suh, ain't de man. l aint done no work for nigh onto a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Thought Herself Qualified

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 ''Whaever induced you to think you were an aotress?"
 'sThe reporters alluded to me as one, replied the lady stiffy, throughout the murder trial in which I testified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Sensibilities

From the Washinton Star.
 Aren't you slightly mixed on your European geography?''
 'T'm afraid so," replied the highly elegant person. "I try to study the maps but the color scheme gets on my nerves terribly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Heard in a Conservatory

She-You've been to Palm Beach? Isn't it lovely there? A perfect Garden of Eden. don't you think?
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02

base hospital with slight injury the past four weeks
good ever. Since my last missve the Yanks have
Engineering Corps have been seeping with boots
have address and had the pleasure CD of visit
eresting for time until the Yank birds chased them
0nus Ritter are likely candidates his fall hope In
ee Watson candidate for Senator. personally know
to vote in the coming election they will cast solid vote
again must consider his business ability and his
hour. No able to represent the interests of
by the people of home State hope that am able to
Signed) PERRY.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02

lighting in France. Corporal Perry B.
With the American Expeditionary Forces
written letter to his brother Andrew
in the Register of that city on July 2Sth.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12
MEAT PRODUCERS
DID FULL DUTY
Increase in American Hogs VIII
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION
Government Justified In Stlmulstisn
81 Pork PreSuetisn-0evenf
Increase over Pre-
War Experts.

Through Increased production aHd
Conservation We will be able this year
to export seven times eur prevar
average exports of psrk produetA
With the heavy demands addea In car.
ing for the millions who have been
freed from German oppression, the
Department of Agriculture and the
Food Adjudication are justified to
day In our every action Of stimulation
Of hog production. In the coming ysar
the greatest world shortage win be In
fats, and pork will help 10 save this
situation. The efficacy OF the psiicy
Of stimulated production has built mp
In this country suppli~- which win 60
able US to supply very large part Of
the fat deficiency Of the world. In
beef there must be a shortage in Eu-
rope, due largely to limited refrigera-
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
available, however, will be filed by
America, Argentine and Australia.
The contribution made by the pro
ducers of this country to the war pro-
gram as applying particularly to AMI
NAL food products is illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the U. S. De-
partmcnt Of Agriculture indicate an
Increase in cattle of 10,23S, 600 head
and 12,441 900 hogs. These figures
were compiled to January ! last.
In this period there was decrease
in sheep of $4,000 head. The indica-
tons are that this decrease will show
an increase, according to recent re-
ports.
Since January l unofficial informa-
ton indicates an increase in hogs of
not less than s per cent. and not
more than Is per cent. as compared
with one year ago, with an increase in
the average weight.
Following the request OF the q. 8.
Food Administration for an increase
in hog production for marketing in the
fall of 1918 and the spring OF 1919 the
increase may yield not less than 1,600,-
100000 pounds more Of pork products
than were available last year. With
out this increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr.. Hoover regarding an
imal food products would have been
impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 80,
1917, amounted to 903, 172,0 pounds,
while for the corresponding months Of
1918 the dressed hog products totaled
1,277, $685. 900, an increase of over 374,-
100000 pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records OF inspected slaughter Of
dressed beef showed 1903, 100000
pounds as against 1.454, 100000 pounds
for the three month period ending
September l, this year.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12
American Nation Maintained Al.
He'd Loaf Through Sell
Denial at Home Table.
AvERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military psmanas Upon Ocean
shipping Relieved, Wsrld 10 Able
10 Return 70 Normal White
Wheat nread.

Since the advent 81 the latest wheat
crop the only Limitation spon Amer
can experts to Europe has been the
shortage Of shipping. Between July
and October 10 We shipped eo.eso. sO5
bushels. II this rate should continue
until the end Of the fiscal year We will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237. SOC. 900 bushels Of wheat and
Hour In terms OF wheat
The result of Increased production
and conservation efforts In the United
States has been that with the cessa-
ton Of hostilities we are able to re-
turn to q normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia,
Argentine and other hitherto inacces
sible markets may BIO tapped by chips
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There Is wheat enough avail
able to have q white loaf at the com.
mon table.
But last year the tale was different.
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice were we able to keep
steady stream OF wheat and -four NOV.
Ing across the sea. We found our.
selves at the beginning Of the harvest
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured that we had a bare surplus OF
20,OO0,000 bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famlne-and in Europe bread is by far
the most important article In the diet.
All Of this surplus had left the
country early in the fall. BY the first
of the year we had managed to ship
little more than 100000 bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
home-by wheatless days, wheatless
meals, heavy substitution of other
cereals and by sacrifice at almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cabled
thai only If we sent an additional To-
600 900 bushels before July l could he
take the responsibility of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
The response of the American PEG
pie was S5,000,O00 bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January l and
July l. Out OF harvest which gave
us only 20,000,000 bushels surplus we
actually shipped 141, 100000 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience, last
years figures will be bettered.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE.
FOLLOWDOCTORsADV|CE.

Ask any physician or druggist and
ne will tell you that the first step in
the treatment of cold, cough, infiu-
enza or grippe should invariably be
"a brisk purgative, preferably the
nausealess calomel, called Calotabs. "
This alone is often sufficient to break
up a severe cold over night, or cut
short an attack Of grippe and possibly
prevent pneumonia.
One Cslotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water,-that' s
all. No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing, pleasures or work. Next morn
ing your cold has vanished and your
entire system is purified and re-
freshed. Calotabs are sold only in
original sealed packages; price thirty
FIVE cents. Recommended and guar
anteed by druggists everywhere. Price
refunded if you are not satisfactorily
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12
"A SPLENDID TONIC "
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Doc
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is New Well.

Hi1son. Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
I was. -" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, OF
this place. 81 suffered with q pain In
my left side, could not sleep ut night
with this pain. always in the left
side...
My doctor told ne TO use Cardui. I
took one bottle. which helped me and
after my baby came, was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there.
l at first let 1t 60, but began to get
weak and in q rundown condition.
20 decided TO try some more Cardui.
which l did.
This last Cardui which I took made
me much better, in fact, cured me. 1t
has been a number of years, still
have no return OF this trouble.
feel 1t was Cardui that cured me,
and / recommend 1t as q splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself TO become
weak and rundown from womAnly
troubles. Take Cardui. 1t should sure
~ help you, as II has so many thou
sands of other women in the past 40
years. Headache, backache, sides che.
nervousness, sleeplessness, tired-out
feeling are all signs OF womanly trou-
bic. Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why not your All druggists.
NC1S1
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12

r +
+ Our exports since lis country +
r entered the war have justified a +
r statement made by the Food Ad- !.
+ minlstratlon shortly after It's con- !.
+ ception, outlining the principles +
r and policies that would govern +
+ the solution of this country's +
+ food problems. !.
= THE whole foundation of de- r
T. mocracy," declared the Food Ad- +
+ ministration, 'lies In the indi- r
4 vidual initiative OF its people i.
+ and their willingness to serve the !.
+ interests of the nation with COM i.
i p)cte self cffacement in the time 4.
r Of emergency. Democracy can !.
r yield to discipline, and we can 1.
r solve this food problem for our i.
+ own people and for the Allies in I.
+ this way. To have done so will !.
+ have been a greater service than !.
+ our immediate objective, for we i.
r have demonstrated the rightful- I.
i. ness OF our faith and our ability i.
+ to defend ourselves without be- i.
+ Ing Prusslanized." I.
+ !.
+ + + i. !. + i. r ]. + + + + Il !. - i. j. +
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-12
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.

II was given to the women of this
country to perform the greatest serv.
Ice In the winning OF the war vouch
safed TO any women in the history OF
the wars OF the world-to feed the
warriors and the war sufferers. BY
the arts Of peace. the practice of sim.
pie, homely virtues the womanhood OF
a whole nation served humanity In it's
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.