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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Local Sugar Boards Are Established in Larger
 CenterS for Convenience

Montgomery, July 4--(Special.1 1-In or : der that there may be no inconvenience while the new sugar rules are being put into effect Richard NJ. Hobbie, state food administrators, today announced that in the larger centers of Alabama federal sugar boards have been estao- lished which have been given authority to approve orders of retail dealers for sugar on jobbers The amount obtainen by each rets iler before he has obtained sugar certificates will be deducted from his allotment by having him file sugar certificates Tor the amount of sugar already obtained.
 Administrator Hobbie stated that the sugar division is now so we'll organized that all letters are answered the same day. Thirty-fve girls have been ern- ployed to handle sugar certificates an correspondence of the sugar division alone The enormity of the task may be realized when it is said that every retailer manufacturer using sugar anu boarding house feeding 25 or more, per- sons is required to obtain certificates before purchasing sugar.
 MT. Hobbie issued a public statement today in which he said the cooperation of the people is needed. He declared the food administration was determinei I to protect all persons and see that eacn one, no ma tier how rich or poor, re ceived his pro rata of sugar and other commodities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
State Will Receive Double
 Price for Convict Labor

Montgomery. July 4.-(Special.) )-Undsf a contract between the state and Soss Shenield, Steel and Iron company, ap- proved by Governor Henderson today, the price of convict labor was doubled, the company for the five-year period be- ginning July 1 agreeing to pay the state two times as much for convict labor as
 it has paid since the making of the last contract in 1915.
 w. N Matthews. president of the state board of convict inspectors, did not make public the figures but it was stated that the state. after paying the cost of main taining the convicts, will receive approx imately $4S :. month clear for each con- vict leased to the SlossSheffield com pariy Under the contract the company will use about 275 convicts a month
 The old contract with the state will not expire until July of next year, but the company was willing to renew it now al the higher price provided the state would agree to long contract. This was a good deal for the company, as labor will become more in demand a, long as the war continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
MARSHAL OF |CE
 SHOULD BE NOTIFIED
 .OF FEDERAL ARRESTS
Skeggs Sends Letter to Off cials Advising Action to Take Soon as Arrests
 Are Made

United States Marshal H. A. Skeggs in circular letter to law enforcement officials calls the attention to the ire auent delays in notifying the govern ment authorities of the arrest and de- tension of alien enemies in jail in this city as well as others in this district.
 It is pointed out that the practice of keeping these persons in jail and failing to inform government authorities of some definite proceedings to release or intern them is costly to the government.
 One of the letters has been received by Chief Shirley of the police department which stated that alien enemies are often arrested and officers not knowing how to proceed ai.ow these prisoners to remain in jail without notifying gov ernment authorities of their arrest. Mir. Skegas states that immediately after an alien enemy Is arrested the marshal 5 office should be informed of the arrest by collect telegram. briefly giving the facts, and he will then notify them what action to take.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

MontevalIo Thursday, the Fourth, to at tend the beautiful pageant, The Hopo of the World" given by the students of the Alabama Girls Industrial institute under the able direction of Miss Eliza beth Grimball of New York.
 Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Fucker Mrs. Frederick Dove and Miss Lillian Hill left Wednesday for Montgomery, making the trip in pr. Fuckers car.
 Miss Mildred Norris, who has been the guest of Mrs J. B. Shropshire. has re- turned to her home in Gadsden.
 Miss Dora Geron of Huntsville is visit ing friends and relatives in the city. Later she will spend sometime in Mo- bile.
 Miss Mary Parker has returned from a stay with friends in Anniston.
 Mrs. Robert Zell and Miss Beatrice zell have returned from Anuiston where they visited their daughter and sister, Mrs. T. D. Donoho, and Mir Donoho,
 Miss Mary Rodgers, who spent the past few days in Anniston as the guest of Miss Sarah Little, has returned home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
In Times of Peace Is Difficult Enough to Keep the Love Light Burning Not to Speak of the Parlous Hours When

| Know what to do, but would soon find out, and then put on her best togs, join her chums and maybe meet another sol- dier man and here she'd have d per- fectly good triangle on her hands which she wouldn't know how to handle This sort of girl shouldn't marry at the first sound of wars bugle call it takes stefner stuff than what butterfly girls are made of to stand the strain and the anxiety and the heartaches of having & soldier husband over there The heroic spirit of our Pilgrim mothers who crossed the high seas into an unknown land and raced hardships and discomfort all for the sake of the men they loved, is the spirit that the war bride of today needs
 To the type of girl whose stoicism and heroism are part and parcel Sof her makeup, the woman said, .'I'd say, Ger tainly; marry your soldier sweetheart and God bless you both. But to the butterfly girl I'd say, it seems to me it would be better for her not to let a uniform and a good-looking soldier induce her to JumI. into matrimony suddenly.
 There's story I heard not long ago. the woman said, fin fact it was in the newspapers everywhere, about woman who had kept Nthe lovelight buring for 50 years; her hnsband-the husband of her youth--was reported missing during the days of the Civil war, but all the long while since then this brave hearted, true hearted, loving wife had kept a little light burning in the window, hop
 ing that her soldier husband would come back and that he was not irrevocably lost to her That's the sort to enter into q war marriage. Of course this is just an individual opinion, however. I dare say that, human nature is the same through all generations and young people will follow the promptngs of their own hearts, whether it be in times of peace or in the parlous hour when wars bugles call; it's a serious matter any way you look at it, and the people who are in terested when the question Is put squarely before them. are probably the best ones to solve the problem, each irGividual case having it's extenuating ci, crmstances."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
ADJUSTMENTS
 At fha Lyric


 "ziz Zag Revue made a hit at the Lyric yesterday afternoon and night performances, this headliner ushering 1, in the new bill at the Lyric for the last half of the week. Charles Leland Harsh
 and Mabel Kirke star in tins cast, wherein they are ably assisted by a bevy of pretty femininty The songs are clever and appealing, the comedy fast and furious, and there is no chance for even q cat nap during the
 entire act. The audience liked the off, fering immensely, as demonstrated by their applause.
 1 Billy Schoen and Buddy Walton ex- l tracted every atom of humor from | their skit, "Ain't She Nice?" to the de- 1 oided appreciation of the large au- 1 dience. These boys are clever and have a knack of knowing when they have ! located their audience, and they do not 1 fail to put the comedy right over the plate once they land.
 Jennings and Mack, pair of burnt l cork artists are funsters of the laugh getting variety. They essay forth in
 q farcial surprise act that is billed as The Camoufiage Taxi" There is no taking it easy when they are on the boards, for they turn giggles into up- roars and make merry all who are for | lorn. Their work met with the hearty l approval of the Fourth of July crowd. 1 Applause was given in no unstinted manner,
 l An unusual act was that of Mile. Lincarde woman of rare beauty and form, who presented a posing novelty 1 that was a pleasing variation from the
 intense comedy and vocal efforts of the other numbers on the programme. l Myrle and Delmar pleased the au- l dience with lover the Garden Gate" a skit that was we'll executed They worked to a decided advantage togeth- l CT, and their efforts were worthy of | special mention.
 1 Lyric screen telegrams were, as usual, a feature of the splendid bill. These photoplay offerings depicted by the camera and pen are always a feas I ture of the Lyric programme, and yes l terday, as at all performances, the au- l dience waited for them even after the Irregular bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
STEP ARD. .BouCHELLE

4 wedding of interest to many friends throughout the state was that of Miss Jessie Chotard Bouchelle of Boligee and Lieut.. Francis Minor Shepard of the Forty-ninth engineers, Fort Meyer, Va The wedding was solemniZed in Besse- ner Wednesday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock the home of the brides brother and ister, Judge and Mrs. Ben G. Perry, thom she was visiting. The ceremony
 as performed in the living room, which
 as decorated with cut flowers and
 merican flags, the latter adding much
 the impressiveness of the ceremony.
 he Rev. pr. Henehel of Birmingham l ficiated- The bride was given away Ay her brother-in-law, MT. Philip B. Minor of Eutaw. The groom had as his pest man Judge B. G. Perry. The bride night blue with accessories to match. Her flowers were a corsage bouquet of Killarney roses
 The bride, who is the daughter of Mrs. E. F. Bouchelie of Boligee is lovely young woman, and will be greatly missed in the community life as well as in all soatriotic activities at her home. The room is the son of MT. and Mrs. R. B. ;hepard of Mount Vernon, near Mobile, where he has many friends
 $ Immediately after the ceremony Lieu enant and Mrs. Shepard left for Fort Ieyer, where they will make their home ntil Lieutenant Shepard sails for serv- ee overseas
 Private Edwin B. Weaver of the ambn-
 nee company, Camp Wheeler, is the
 rest of his aunt, Miss Daisy Rowley,
 Twentieth street, south. MT. Weaver ! being cordially greeted by his many
 fends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Great Government Powder Plant Near Nashville, Tenn, Begins to Turn Out Product

Nashville, July 4.-True to predictions that the Old Hickory powder plant would be making powder by July 4 the frs. finished product was turned out at the plant Wednesday The making of finished powder by the plant is three months ahead of the scheduled time.
 The record breaking pace in construct ing the plant was first evidenced when the DuPont Engineering company star tied government officials and the country at large when the plant was formally chrstened and the process of making snl- phuric acid was started June 1, three months ahead of schedule time
 From now on the Old Hickory plant will furnish ammunition to the army and navy The first unit which has just start ed operation will make 100000 pounds of smokeless powder daily. There are eight more units to be completed and all Of the units will turn out 9OO,O0 pounds daily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
6T1 THOSE who have committed

6N o THOSE who have committed II matrimony and know that all IS men and women united in the holy bonds of wedlock do not live hap oily ever after" as the story books say, the abandon and utter nonchalance with which war marriages are made in this parlous hour, are almost unspeakable. Of course many war marriages are nad de with the same discretion that would characterize such unions in times Of peace but there are others which are entered into with the carelessness and suddenness Of moving picture affair. Somebody asked a woman the other day, and she is woman of fine char acter and splendid foresight, what she thought Of the average war marriage" and she said something quite worth while, which l shall tell you:
 I'm just old-fashioned enough" she began, Ito believe in long courtship and a practical, sane view of matrimony; these trumped up war weddings, to my
 mind, are pathetic in many cases; in others-well. I'll say this, 1t all depends upon the temperament of the girl yes,
 far more than upon the man; there are
 two distinct types, l should say, al
 " which we must look. First, there is the
 girl whose temperament is such that her
 love for her soldier sweetheart is so
 great. so real so genuine, that many
 waters cannot Quench,' nor many
 floods dfown,' and who has the charac-
 ter to face the poetic situation of sus-
 pense from day to day, picking up the
 n orhing paper and reading the honor
 rolP with her heart i'll her mouth yet
 never fiinching-willin to do anything,
 brave anything for the sake of the man
 she loves. This sturdy, fine type, the
 old-fashoned girl, could probably be re-
 lied upon and in marrying her soldier
 sw e theart keep the love light burning
 while he was facing death every hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Public Service Commission Will Grant 10 Per Cent
 Express Rate Increase

Mont gomery, July 4.-(Special.) ) An increase of 10 per cent on all in- trastate business of the new American Express company, which has succeed : ed the Southern Express company in Alabama, will be granted by the public service commission when the company makes formal application for it. The commission this week instructed the office automatically to approve the tariff when filed.
 C. A. Prouty of the federal railroad administration requested the commits sion to approve the proposed tariffs in order that the same intrastate rates when compared to interstate rates may be maintained. The commission reached the conclusion that it had no alterna- tive but to approve the rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Viscount Rhondda, British
 Food Controller, Is Dead

London, July 4.-viscount~ Rhonda David Alfred Thomas). the British food controller, died this morning at o'clock. Since the recent operations of disper- sion of the fluid consequent to a severe attack of pleurisy, Lord Rhondda had weakened gradually. There were few ral- lies and the bulletins from his bedside in the last few days had held out little hope of his recovery. Yesterdays an- nouncement recorded that the patient had lost strength and that his heart showed sigIs of falling to respond to treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Raleigh Springs Woman Helped
 Greatly By Yin Hepatica
Hospital Weeks From Breakdown and But the Great Nature Win Hepatca Prescription Made
 Her Much Better in Every Way

Mrs. Vivian Moore, Raleigh Springs, Tenn, is very enthusiastic in her praises for the great Yin Hepatica pre- Scrlption. She said.
 1T had been extremely nervous, .suf- fered from pain in my side, caused from my liver Was greatly run down as re- suit of broken arm. which caused me to have to spend several weeks In the hospital
 ri was told needed real tonic, and noticed in the paper what the Yin He- patica prescription had been doing for others. | got some of it for both my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

fly girl" the woman continued who looks upon marriage merely as big cer- emory, with lots of flowers and a bridal gown and a bunch of bridesmaids and all that sort of thing, as spelling the whole of matrmony; if she married her soldier sweetheart she'd probably cry her heart out when the orders came for him to go over there. She would take to her bed for two or three days and then suddenly, when a lot of her chums came around and she heard how they'd been dancing and lunching and dining with a crowd of good-looking young off cers from some training camp, shed feel so sorry for herself she wouldn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Young Soldier, Disappointed lin Love, Commits Suicide

Montgomery, July 4.-(Special) Despondent because a young woman residing on Mildred street had refused to marry him. Moe Levine, soldier ot
 Camp Sheridan, took his own life by drinking poison Wednesday afternoon. ilc died in q few minutes, never leaving the gallery of the young woman's home. Levine came to Montgomery from Cleveland, O., and after holding a civil position for a short time, joined the duartermasters crops of the Ohio division so he might be near his brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Offering of Second Block
 of Certificates Announced

Washington, July 4-Offering of a sec ond block of s750,o0o.0o0 treasury certifi- cates of indebtedness at 4is per cent was announced last night by the treasury de- partment in preparation for the fourth Liberty Loan which will be floated in October. At the same time it was an- nounced the first block of $50, ,0o0, ,O00, subscription books on which closed yes terday, was oversubscribed to the extent of sSS, 55S,5oO
 The second issue of certificates, the treasury announced, will be offered on the same conditions as the first, will be dated July g, and payable Novem- Der [ Subscriptions will be accepted to July 16
 The oversubscription of the first is- sue was characterized by the treasury department as the greatest transaction, both in offering and oversubscription. of any in the American war finance rec ord.
 The New York, Chicago, Clevelant' St. Louis and Dallas districts oversub- scribed thei" quotas. Subscriptions by districts and the | i In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Children Cry FOR FLETcHER'S c A s IT O RIA

self and my mother. It helped her now feel like a different person myself. My liver is all right; the pain in my side entirely relieved: my nerves are settled. and feel much better in every way"
 This great nature prescription can be had at Greene Drug Co, Birmingham, mer. Ala; Mitchell Drug Go. Warrior, Ala; Berney's Pharmacy. Ensley, Ala; c. J. Donald Drug Co.,. Fairfield. Ala Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
T0rpedo-Boat Destroyer
 Is Named in Honor of
 the Memory of Tillman

Washington. July 4.-In honor of the late Senator >Benjamn R. Tillman Of South Carolina, member of the naval affairs committee for nearly "A years. and chairman Of the committee for hve years, rev torpedo-boat destroyer was named she Tillman today by Secretary Daniels.
 Speaking of Senator Tillman, In making the announcement today Secretary Dan telS 6aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Names Are Submitted to
 the Governor for Position
 of Superintendent of Banks

Montgomery. July 4.-(Special)-A delegation of citizens of Pickens anu Tuscaloosa counties today urged Gov ernor Henderson to name E. II. Dabbs of Carrollton, superintendent of the state banking department as the suc- cessor of Alex E. Walker, resigned.
 R. A. Mitchell of Birmingham, an at- torney, also conferred with Governor Henderson iIl reference to the vacancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
RANDOM NOTES

dr. and Mrs Carey Baker Dorothy bbins) and Mrs. Minnie Johnson Gill fsie of Atlanta motored over for the ek-end to be the guests of Mir. and s. Whit Collier. They returned home onday.
 frs. Barnes Morgan of New York E , guest of friends in the city for a few IS en route to her home from Florida
  ITS. Charles Terry and children are nj loxi.
 -.s Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Baker have taken house in Anniston which they will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
FRECKLES
Now h the Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots
 There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othine-double strength--is guar anteed to remove these homely spots
 Simply get an ounce of Othine- double strength--from any druggist and apply little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to com |pletely clear the skin and gain beau Ftiful. clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the double strength othine as this is sold under guarantee of money back If 1t fails to removs frcckles.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Big Textile Company, Owned by Alien Enemies
 Is Seized by Government

Washington, July 4-Despite an al legged attemp. to conceal enemy owner ship of tt.r property under an Amerl- can corpSra tion name, the government has ascertained the real ownership Of the, International Textile, Inc, Of Bridgeport. Conn, and seizure of the property valued at si,50o0oo was an- noiinced tonight by Alien Property Gus todian Palmer. The concern has large spinning mill in Pennsylvania anu maintained branch in Italy, which has been sequestered by the Italian gov ernment.
 The taking over of the property of NJ. Welte & Sons. Inc, of Poughkeepsie. N. Y, manufacturers of reproducing pianos and philharmonic organs, also was announced today by MT. Palmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
N. w. Coran Injured

N. W. Coran, 1908 Berney avenue, East Lake, was slightly injured at , o'clock yesterday afternoon when an automobile struck a motorcycle upon which he was riding, throwing him to the ground The accident occurred at the west entrance of the Norwood bou.e- yard.
 MT. Coran was carried to St. Vin- cents hospital in an ambulance of the Johns Undertaking company, where he received medical attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
MISS HALL SUPPLEMENTED

Mrs John ". Tomlinson entertained sAa few friends at luncheon yesterday at the Country club in honor of Miss Helyn Hall of New Jersey, who is the guest of Mir and Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider The guests included Miss Hall, Mrs Fulenwider, Miss Katherine Mccormack, Miss Willie Mae Brandon and Miss Mar garet Nelson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
lDurYSnArrfr.sd
 IPHnOSOPrnl

Ole Miss, CT Pessermis' is one uv desc heah fools dat thinks everybody is as nasty as he is an hates 'em fer hit ! Yassum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
7TlHE following from the Montgomery
 If Journal will be read with inter-

7fIHE following from the Montgomery X Journal will be read with inter-
 est by Birmingham friends:
 Mrs. Emmet O'Neal, wife of Alabama $
 ormer governor, is president of the
 parliamentary Law club of Birmingham,
 hich organization has adjourned for
 le summer.
 This is a branch of study very neces- lry for women in these days, when the progress of the sex has almost reached the goal upon which Susan B. Anthony set her heart nearly 50 years ago. It is well for women to prepare for the work for which she has struggled and almost attained Mrs. ONeal is a woman well krained for leadership in such an organi- zation. Montgomerians are always spec ciRily interested in the charming woman who held so prominent place in the social world while she resided here as mistress of the governors mansion.