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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
The Splendid Work Done By the Chidrens Hospital During the Influenza Epidemic Is Worthy of Recognition of All
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

| HH 11UST one incident want to cite which appealed to me more than
 anything that has ever happened in connection with the children's hospital, and the loving kindness in which it is held in the hearts of Birmingham, oc- cured few days ago when a dying mothers request to those gathered at her bedside, was, that her baby which would be motherless in a few hours, should be sent to the childrens hospital, for there she knew the little one would a victim. of the dread disease-influenza- and the baby at her breast was suffer-
 ing from it, too.
 Touched by the pathos of the incident, her gentle, kind heart responding to the
 mother heart that had begged that her little baby be sent to the institution which she loved so well, Mrs. Crawford Johnson, whose untiring work and ten- der sympathy have been such a tremen- dous factor in the upbuilding and sue cess of the cblGren's hospital, expressed herself ill the foregoing words yesterday when she was reIating the pathetic re- quest.
 The cEildren's hospital it may be men, toned is one of Birmingham strong hotds, every ready to hold out help ing hand, ever willing to open it's doors to those in need, a Rock of Ages" for the sick, the afflicted, and the needy children of this community-what would Birmlngnam he without it?
 We have increased our aceommoda- tions during the influenza epidemic" Mrs. Jchrson said, from 30 inmates to 4c; we would take care of 50 children If We had the room; some sort of annex or anything that would house the babies. rms demand nas been the largest order ever sent to the hospital Mrs Cora Sanford. our efficient nurse, is simply wonderful in all the attendant demorali- zatlon and panic caused by the epidemic; she is such a wonderful woman any way; so capable and so sweet and so human; registered Red Cross nurse, she has been commissioned by the gov- erhnient to wear her arm brassard dur ing her work here in war times, denot- ing that he is here by order of the gov erlrment. It IS the most wonderful thing that could have happened to the chill drens hospital that she has been allowed to remain, for l don't know what we would have done without her.
 Before the epidemic became prevalent" Mrs. Johnson said, Mrs Sanford had her corps of nurses to wear the gauge masks; she took every precaution for the babies a the hospital; ;>she used the ounce of prevention and saved many a critical by so doing. There is nothing of course of more importance during this great world war than the care of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
RANDOM NOTES

Friends of Mir. John E. Reid, Jr., will regret to learn that he is ill at his home on North Highland suffering from pneu- monia following an attack of influenza. Capt Henry Boxer of Camp Beaure gard, La, is in the city having been called on account of the Illness of his M. Boxer.
 Mrs. James Gribble is i'll .at St. Vim cents hospital suffering from an at tack of influenza
 MT. S. w. Hamlett is ill at the Bir- mingham infirmary with influenza
 
 pr. s. H. Mann of Ensley, who has been ill at his home suffering from an attack of influenza is reported to be improving.
 Mrs William l. Holt has returned from Montgomery after visit to her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Galloway
 Miss Bessie Similar has returned to her home in Huntsville after spending a few days in the city.
 The friends of Mrs. W. c. O'FerraII will regret to learn that she is con- fined to her home with an attack of ton sillitis.
 Mrs Kate Perry Marks and little son Frank will spend the winter in Tusca- loosa.
 Mrs. J. L. Yancey, who, has been i'll for the past few weeks at Robinson's in firmary. is improving and has been car ried to her home on Eleventh avenue, south.
 Mir Frank C. Clements is i'll at his home on Orange avenue, suffering from an attack of influenza.
 Friends of Mir. John Waters and little son will Begret to learn that they are i'll at their home at Edgewood suffering from an attack of influenza.
 Mrs D. C. Parker of Shawnee, Ohio, is the guest of MT and Mrs. Ector Smith at their home on Fifteenth avenue, south Little Harry and Adele Letaw, chil- dren of MT and Mrs. David Letaw, are improving following an illness of sev- eral %ays with influenza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
Federal Prisoners in County Jail Suffer
 With Influenza

Alfred Arnold Horst. arrested several weeks ago by special agents of the department of justice on a charge of being German spy, and who has been in rhe county Jail since that time, is seriously i'll with influenza and, accord ing to Dr. A. M. Reed, is no. expected to live. Several other prisoners in the county Jail have caught the disease and the authorities are at loss as to what to do with them.
 The prisoners will not be accerted by the local hospitals. which are filled to capacity, and the authorities are fearful of spreading the disease if they send the men to an i,nprovise1 hospital Other federal prisoners in the county jail having the influenza are Clarence Stevens and Steve Robinson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
SUDDEN COLDS,
 COUGHS, GROUP
"Take Cheney's Expector- ant" Says w. E. Morrow
 and Ernest Bartlett
They Lay in a Supply Each Fall-Best Medicine for
 Whooping Cough

For sudden attacks of croup, colds, whooping cough, sore throat, pains in the chest and bronchitis, take frequent doses of Cheney's Expectorant. W. E. Morrow of this city states that every member of his family takes Cheney's Expectorant. He says: "It is my GUS tom to lay in a supply when the first cold wave comes, and when any one of us begins to cough or feel soreness i'll the lungs. dose of Cheney's Expec- torant is given, and I have never known it to fail to give relief to young or old. Ernest Barrett states that he had such a bad cough that when he would cough he could hardly get his breath q would take a dose of Cheney's Expectorant and the cough would stop at once" Cheney's EXpec- torant may be obtained at slight cost at any of our drug stores.-(Advt)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18

1 one unsatisfactory side of the picture,
 as the instability of labor apparently remains an effective deterient.
 With general production on high keel, plans nevertheless continue to be developed to better synchronize mill and furnace activities with war plant needs. Along the same line the move ment to standardize steel sections for ships has taken further form Ap- parently the ship problem at present is less one of tonnage than it is of a
 more exact adjustment of yard require
 ments to mill capacity to permit the
 most efficient operations
 | In shell steel greater care is being ex- ercised by the government to spread al | locations so that all mills shall have
 on hand constantly full 60 days order book. New demands from General | Pershing, created by the allied ad- vance, continue to flow to the mills and are being rushed with all speed. Orders | of this character just placed include 1 32, 900 tons of 90-pound Bessemer rails and 1900 locomotives. Bids have been | taken on new lot of 40,315 freight cars, which is to be given precedence
 over all other overseas equipment re- Aquirements
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
LEADERS AGREE 0NRECESS PLAN Congress to Recess on OctO-
 Der 29 Over Elections, Re
 converting November 12

Washington, October 17-Congressonal leaders at conference late today agreed upon plan whereby Congress will recess on October g over the elections, recon vening on November 12. A joint resolu- tion to carry that plan into effect will be introduced in both houses within a few days.
 As soon as the agreement was reached, Chairman Simmons of the Senate finance committee announced that the revenue bill would not come up for considera- tion in the Senate until after the cleo tion He expects the committee to com plete the measure about October 29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
A GREAT OVERSIGHT

A GhEA1 ON ERS1Ghl
 All along the thoroughfares and at
 the stands which were erected on Fifth
 avenue and at other places so that
 speaker could conveniently address
 the great crowds, almost all the pleas
 that were made by the speakers were
 based on patriotism and sentiment. But
 it was not necessary to appeal to the
 crowds in New York on patriotic or
 sentimental grounds There is no doubt
 that an unexemplified wave of patriot
 ism and lofty sentiment prevails in New York. What should have been ' done by the speakers was to explain
 to their hearers that they could go to bank and buy, say, $100 bond, paying down the first installmsnt, then the bank would carry the bond for them until after 90 days; if pay
 ments were made in full at that time they would receive their bond sub scribed for. So the idea got abroad
 that of the credit which the bank 1 would furnish was to give the needed aid it would have to be liquidated in 90 days. It was not explained to the | hearers that if anyone were unable l fully to liqudate his obligations to the ] bank then the loan would be extended | another 90 days and if at the end of l that time there still remained pay | ments to be made on the bond the bank would carry the bond and would | even do so for fourth time. In oth- 1 CT words, instead of 90 days, it was possible to pay for the bond in a I year. No systematic effort was made Ito get that idea into the heads of the 1 crowds and the failure to do that un- 1 doubtedly explains why there was an alarming falling off of small subscrfp- l tions. Then again those who pur- l chased bonds of the earlier issues upon 1 the agreement to pay dollar a week were informed that they would have
 to pay $2 and there were many who l felt that while they could spare $l a week. they could not spare two.
 1 The prevalence of the grippe un-
 doubtedly caused a part of the falling off. Then, too, the great corporations ] and those who are fortunate enough | to receive large incomes hesitated be- cause they did not know how much 1 would be expected of them in the form of taxation. If the revenue bill now before the Senate had been enacted | into law before the Liberty Loan cam I paign began. it would have been easy I for the corporations and individuals 1 who have large incomes to make | computations which would show them 1 how much in the form of taxes would | be taken from them, and show how
 much would be left which would en- able them to buy Liberty Bonds. Soma of the authorities have felt that three
 weeks was too short time to mark ct witt the American people $6,O00, 900, 900 l in bonds. 2
 l Then. too, there is the certainty that
 in the spring Secretary McAdoo will l agaln call upon the American people TOT subscriptions to a loan which may be as much perhaps as S6.00O. 900. .00O.
 If that should he done then in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18

course of year or little over the American people will have been asked by the government to buy $16,- 000, 100000 in bonds. The best authori- ties are certain that this amount is not more than the country can stand, but the magnitude of the figures has caused some hesitation which is anoth- CT way of saying that MT. Prosser wss correct when he stated that procras- tination is one of the reasons why the New York city district stood at the beginning of the third week of the loan tenth on the list of F when the district should have stood first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
THE SYMPTOMS

THE SYMPTOMS
 Grip, or influenza as it is now called, usually begins with chill followed by aching, feVerisnness and sometimes nausea and dlzzl- ness, and a general feeling or weakness and depression. The temperature is from 100 to l04, and the fever usually lasts rom three to five days. The germs at tack the mucous membrane, or lining of the air passag ges-nose, throat and bronchial tubes--there is usually a hard cough, espe- cially bad at night. often times sore throat or tonsilitis. and fre- ouently all the appearances or severe head cold.
 THE TREATMENT
 Go to bed at the first symptoms take a purgative, eat plenty of nourishing food, remain perfect ly quiet and don't worry. Nature herself is the only "cure' for in fluenza and will throw off the at strength. A little Quinine, As pirin or Dover's Powders may be given by the physicians direc- lions to allay the aching. Always call doctor, since the chlef dan ger of grip is in it's weakening effect on lIe SySttbi, tliSii oi- lows complications to develop: These are chiefly pneumonia and bronchitis, sometimes inflam- nation of the middle ear, or heart affections. For these req sons, it is very important that the patient remain in bed until his strength returns-stay in bed at least two days or more after the fever has left you, or if you are over 50 or not strong, stay in bed four days or more, according to the severity of the attack.
 EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
 Tn order to stimulate the lining of tbe air passages to throw off the grin germs, to aid in loosening fine phlegm and keeping the air passages open, thus making the breathing easier. Nick,s Vapo- Rub will be found effective; Hot. wet towels should be applied over the throat chest and back be- tween the shoulder blades to open the pores. Then Vapo- Rub should be rubbed in over the parts until the skin is red, spread on thickly and covered with two thicknesses Of hot flannel cloths. Leave the clothing loose around the neck as the heat of the body liberates the ingredients. in the form of vapors. These yapors, inhaled with each breath, carry the medi- cation directly to the parts af- fected. At the same time. Vapo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
RED CROSS BI1LLETIN

The work of the American Red Cross has grown to such proportions in it's efforts to relieve suffering hu- manity that The Age-Herald will publish Red Cross bulletin daily. Contributions to this column from worters throughout the district win be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
oLDIERS GREAT WRITERS

Much interest is centered in the work
 the Young Woman's Christian asso- ition At the blue triangle hostess
 uses it is said that the association mt get enough blue triangle paper for 2 men to write home on in the various stess houses. The director frequently IS to telegraph to headquarters for a ew supply.
 The boys often fill the house to over owing and all of them want to write one on the pretty paper the minute 1ey get in. They sometimes fill the afeteria as we'll as the regular writing ooms; every table is crowded until there g hardly elbow room, and (unavoidably
 course) considerable ink is splashed ound. But the Y. w. c. A. hostesses Ye smiling welcome as long as there
 elbow room at all and never say Ord about the ink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
WASHINGTON AUXILIARY

Report of the Booker Washington aux Hilary, from September 23 to october IS, 1918: Office of secretary, employed Sep tember 2S, 1918. Units organized, 9; mem- bership fees turned in to Birmingham chapter, $l71; donations for sheets for linen shower, $49; towels donated, 5 doz- en; garments on hand, shirts, 24; house dresses 40. operating gowns l. donation of fruit for camps, $S.
 Respectfully submitted,
 (MRS) w. T. POOLE, Secretary
 (MRS.) A. H. PARKER, Chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be no meeting of the Fene- lon club this week. There will be no meeting of the l. Etude
 d'Art club today. The date of the next
 meeting will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18

Rub is absorbed through and stimulates the skin, attracting the blood to the surface. and thus aids in relieving the congestion within.
 NO OCCASION FOR PANIC
 There is no occasion for panic influenza or grip has very over one death out of every four hundred cases, according. to the N. c. Board of Health The chief danger lies in complications aris- ing, attacking principally, pa- tients in a rundown condition enough. or those who get up too early.
 HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
 Evidence seems to prove that this is a germ disease, spread principally by human contact. chiefly through coughing, sneez- ing or spitting.. So avoid persons having colds, which means avoid- ing crowds-common drinking cups, roller towels, etc. Keep up your bodily strength by plenty of exercise in the open air, and good food.
 KEEP FREE FROM COLDS
 Above. all. avoid colds. as colds irritate the lining of the air pas Sages and render them much bet ter breeding places for the germs.
 Use Vick's Vapo- Rub at the very first sign of cold For a head cold, melt a little Vapo-Rub in spoon and inhale the yapors. or better still, use Vapo-Rub in a benzoin steam kettle. If this is not available. use an ordinary tea-kettle. Fill half-full of boil ing water, put in half a teaspoon of Vapo-Rub from time to time keep the kettle just slowly boil ing and inhalee the steam arising.
 NOTE: Vick's Vapo- Rub is the discovery of North Carolina druggist, who found how to com pine, in salve form, Menthol and Camphor with such volatile oils as Eucalyptus. Thyme. Cubebs, etc, so that when the salve is applied to the body heat. these in- gredients are liberated in the form of vapors. Vapo-Rub can be had in three sizes at all drug gists. While comparatively new in certain parts of the North. it ia the standard home remedy in the South and West for all forms of cold troubles--over six million jars were sold last year. Napo- Rub is particularly recommended for children's crOup or colds. as it is externally applied an1 cru, !. therefore, be used freely and often without the slightest harm full effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
GADsDEN

Gadsden, October 17.-( -(SpeciaD-Eto- wah county has passed her Liberty Loan quota of $61S,350 by more than $100,00O. Gadsden, with quota of $300,Oo0, has subscribed close to $5O0,- 900, of which employees of the Gulf States Steel company took s143,000 or more. Attalla's quota of S60,00O was exceeded by more than 50 per cent, as was Alabama City's quota of $40,000. The country beats have returned larger subscriptions than for any other loan, and still are working, a number of them having reached their quota
 According to Dr. E. T. Camp, county health officer 1642 cases of influenza have been reported in Etowah. This, however, includes all the cases, many of which have been discharged as cured. Another death was reported to- day, child off MT. and Mrs. Mathews of North Gadsden having succumbed.
 Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friends for the many floral offerings and the kindness shown during the. illness and death of Mrs. Mary Mancin, FWho was il only short time with pneumonia.
 JOHN MANCIN,
 MIR. AND MRS. N. H. FANCHER.
 ED FANCHER
 EARL FANCHER
 LONNIE FANCHER.
 GENOA FANCHER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
RED CROSS BULLETIN

12 towels and 25 cents in money yester day. making total of 54 sheets. 1l6 towels and SIPS in money to the shower. Mrs. J. w. Lewis. Jr., is secretary of this unit, which is doing splendid work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18

posed to buy bonds but who could not see clearly their way to paying for them upon the installment plan. That was due to misconception which should not have been possible, for the idea prevailed among this class that if they borrowed the money at the bank with which to pay for the bonds after having made a first payment they would be obliged to make full payment in 90 days. Figure as best they could, they were unable td make any computation which would show
 them how they could pay up the loan
 at the bank and get the bond in 9i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Upon applying to the Gulf division for permission to make 5000 gauge masks for troops at Camp Mcclellan, which of course would necessitate the laying aside Of the army order for five-yard rolls and pads required to be finished by Novem- Der l, we were informed that the local chapter in New Orleans was allotted the making of all needed in three states of the division. We must not stop our work. MRS. LONDON, Chairman.
 Please return all knitted articles, fin- ished or unfinished, by next Saturday, October 19, so all old work will be cleared up before the new allotment arrives
 MRS VIM. WALKER, Chairman
 Will the Thursday and Saturday cap- tains of surgical dressings come to the teaching center, Title Guarantee build ing, Friday morning at 10 o'clock to be instructed in making the army pads?
 MRS. WALTER BEASLEY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18

be wrapped up warm and comfortable in
 order to get any benefit from the fresh
 air.
 'It is not easonable to expect con- tinuance of the favors we have had dur ing this crisis,' said Mrs. Johnson, and If our people only knew the great amount Of good work that the childrens hospital is doing now when people are begging for nurses and medical attention and nourishing food and warm clothing, feel sure that their hearts would respond cheerfully to any request that Is within their power to grant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-18
News of Society and
 Activities iGi of Women


I0TlHE following appeared in the Sat
 urday New York Herald and will
 q be read with interest throughout Alabama, where Mr. Pike and his lovely wife have many friends. Mrs. Pike was Miss Mamie Pearson of this city. daugh- ter of Mrs. R. H. Pearson:
 President Wilson, who came to New l York yesterday to take part in the cele- t bration here of Columbus Liberty Day < today. played an important part last night in an impromptu Liberty Loan \ rally at the New Amsterdam theatre, where he saw the musical comedy, "The Girl Behind the Gun" At the second intcrnission of the performance an ap- peal was made for subscriptions and no enc in the house seemed more inter- ested in the response than did MT. Vii son
 After more than s125OOO had been pledged E. Bertram Pike of Pike, N. H., announced that he would buy slOooOo worth of bonds for cash if one hundred other persons would buy 5000 worth each understanding that the bonds were to be autographed by the President MT. Wilson readily assented to the proposal, and the sale began with a rush. Act resses and chorus girls volunteered to take the bonds to the Presidents box and for nearly an hour he was kept busy autographing them.
 Mir. Wilson himself subscribed for $2oO Aworth, but not for cash. James K. Ge- rard, former ambassador to Germany, took S15,000 worth, and then George Con- roy of Pueblo, Col, a youthful marine who lost part of his right hand at Cha teau Thierry, announced that he would ply cash for three $50 bonds. He was greeted with tremendous applause, and the President invited the marine to his box and congratulated him, besides au- togrs. .phing the bonds Both MT. Wilson and MT. Gerard shook hands with Con- roy
 President Wilson received a vociferous welcome when he was recognized upon hiS arrival and again at the end of the first act. He bowed his acknowledge . inents, but merely smiled at the calls for ! q speech.
 E"Pres;dent Wilson arrived in New York yesterday afternoon. He is here pri- ma-i,y to sttend the Liberty Say con cert in the Metropolitan opera house to- night. Whether he will take part in or review the great Liberty Day parade to- day Is problematical but the loan cam paign n.al agers are hoping that he will.
 "The concert tonight is for the bene- fit of Queen Margherita's fund for the Tbiinded soldiers of Italy. Mrs Wilson mad promised the Queen mother, her patronage for the affair The invitation fas sent formally by Robert Underwood ohnson, actins chairman of the concert ommittee, and MT. Wilson forwarded his
 cceptance to MT. Johnson few days
 yo Enrico Caruso, Mischa Elman and lter noted singers will take part"