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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
THE B1RMNeHAM AeE-HERA1D. MONDAY JUNE 17 -1g1a
Field Agents Are Speeding
 Up Action in W.S.S. DriUe
Sentiment Toward War Savings Stamps Is Rapidly Chang ing and People Are Investing Largely-Patrotic
 Mother Sells Ford to Buy Baby Bonds

armies with reference to the work neces- sary to oe done in Birmingham and Jef- ferson c1unty to put these units over.
 After the conference yesterday the field agents started out again on a tour of the state for the purpose of speeding up action and getting every community in line for War Savings day, June 2S.
 PATRIOTIC MOTHER
 An interesting War Savings Stamp story came to light in Birmingham yes terday, although the heroine of the story did not want her name made public
 The story really began last year, when she won one of the Ford automobiles of fered as a prize by a Birmingham de- pertinent store. It has been a source of great pleasure to the family and had indeed become almost a member of the family.
 Then the war came Two of her sons went ineo +a navy. and a third in the army. A fourth has been trying ever since to get in service and has now passed his physical examination and ex- poets to be called in the next draft.
 So the war became a dominating in terest in this mothers life. She joined the Red Cross and the council of defense and has been an indefatigable worker. But there was one member of the family which was still with her-the Ford auto mobile. Now she has decided that it, too. ought to be doing its bit, so she has sold it and to-day will buy s400 worth of War Savings Stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
ROBBERS SENT TO
 PENITENTIARY TO
 SERVE SENTENCES
Four Men Who Robbed Pay Roll Chest of Southern Express Co. Begin
 Serving Sentences

The four men who pleaded guilty last week in the criminal court on the charge of robbing the Southern Express com pany's pay roll chest of over 5000 at Cardiff, several weeks ago, were taken to the penitentiary yesterday by Trans fer Agent Brinsheld.
 rs4 Hoyett Crisson was sentenced to three wears; Herbert Crisson. his brother was sentenced to a year and day on one count and six years on another; James W. Coleman was sentenced to a year and a day on one count and six years on another; sherman W. Crowley was given six years.
 This was one of the most sensational daylight robberies to be pulled off in this section in sometime. The money was placed in the express box in the station at Cardiff after being taken off an early morning train. It was taken shy the yeggs through a hole bored through the floor and chest after which they made an almost complete getaway. The chase that followed, conducted by Bodekers National Detective agency of Birmingham, took the pursued and pur- suers through several states and all over the eastern part of the country. All four of the robbers were located at about the same time although all in different states and under assumed names.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
City Swelters in Sizzling Heat and High Record Is Reached
No Prosratons Recorded for Hottest Day in 20 Years. Ninety-nine Registered at Weather Bureau, With Little Relief in Sght-Great Crowds At
 tend Lakes and Pleasure Resorts
By HARRY S. FORD.

Yesterday was a sizzler One of the hottest days in the past 20 years at this season. No cases of prostration from the effects of Old Sol have been reported so far, however, and from all indica- tions most of the hottest part of the day was forgotten in the welcome waters of the several lakes near the city
 While the sun was gracing the earth with such a warm smile the mercury was busy and almost established a new record. It made fine progress and, ac- cording to the much used and some times abused weather prophet, Observer Horton, of the Fountain Heights ob- servatory, 99 of the little cross marks of the mercury tube were passed. In 1S97 on June ?, this mark was passed. the tenn perature finally reaching 10l degrees.
 Nineteen-eighteen seems however, to be a record year; and there still are many days in which to break the above record established some 20 years ago. Desk Sergeant A. Wade of the local police force declares that the seorcher made serious inroads upon his rather abundant supply of foliage, and that de spite the valiant efforts of a large cleo tric fan the heat came through.
 Chief T. J. Shirley. who has just turned from the chiefs convention in Kansas City, Kan, states that out there one is only about two inches from the place where snow seldom gets knee deep. Various other descriptions of the petrat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
DRUMMERS ID SELL
 4OOO TICKETS FOR
 BASEBALL GAME
Knights of the Grip to Stage Ball Game at Redwood Field for Benefit of
 Red Cross

Enthusiastic hardly describes the man ner in which the drummer boys greet ed the committee in charge of the base ball game scheduled for Redwood park on July 1s. Scores of them met George M. Plaisance and c. E. Abrams at Par ker's drug store, First avenue and Twen- tieth street. Saturday, and took 40o0 admission tickets, which they pledged themselves to sell. During the day Mir Plaisance and MT. Abrams sold s200 worth of tickets, and yesterday. notwithstand- ing it was Sunday, demands for the tickets were so consistently made that they had to break their rule and trans act business on the Sabbath.
 The committee in charge announces that three prizes will be given away at the game, and the winners will cer- tainly earn them if the conditions are strictly enforced The first prize, set of dinner dishes. will go to the man making the first home run; the second a two-pound box of candy, to the man making the second home run, and the third. a package of assorted toilet ar ticles. to the man making the most runs.
 Practice games will be held once week until the day of the game, but since it became known that prizes were to be given away. it is intimated that some of the boys are arranging to sneak out at favorable opportunities, hire professional to instruct them in batting and base-running, and in that way get hunch on their less active brothers.
 Paschal Shook of the Red Cross com mittee yesterday congratulated Mir Plaisance and MT Jacobs. and through them the members os the United Con- mercial Travellers and the Travellers Pro- tective association, for staging this game for the benefit or the Red Cross, and promised his cooperation wherever he could be most helpful to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17

he retired in December. 1912. He was special deputy of the imperial patentate in the institution of the four other Shrine temples in Indiana and also served as special deputy in the consti tuition of these temples under charter. He also presided at the initiation of the first class of noyices into each of these new temples During his time as illus trious potentate he conferred the order upon over 2600 candidates in the state.
 Illustrious Noble Jacoby was elected imperial outer guard at the session of the imperial council held in Louisville in June, 1899. and has been regularly advanced each year since. His first service as a representative of his tc<- pie to the imperial council was when the imperial coI~cil met in Atlantic City in July, l90a, and after Ii years of very active service in the order. the annual session of the imperial council is again held in Atlantic City, when Noble Jacoby is advanced to the posi- ton of imperial potentate for North America, the highest office in the gift of the order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17

At the conference with State Director Crawford Johnson yesterday the field agents reported a wonderful change as having taken place over the entire state with reference to the War Savings Stamps within the last two weeks. Things are now being done, they stated. that were considered impossible two weeks ago. Everybody seems to be awakening to the fact that these bonds are first class investments and that in buying them the purchaser is performing a two-fold duty. a duty to himself. in that he is laying up a nest egg for a rainy day. and duty to the government in that he is leaning it his money for use in the war.
 The agents brought exceptionally good reports from a number of counties in cluding Tuscaloosa, Cherokee, Etowah. Blount, Marengo, Fayette, Marshall and Marion. In all of these counties the sales are mounting up to proportions that are most encouraging to the state com mittee and the field agents, and show that the county committees are strictly on the job
 State Director Crawford Johnson, County Chairman J. Mercer Barnett, and City Chairman Joseph Loveman will hold a conference today with the allied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
ROOF GARDEN OF
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 TO BE OPEN NIGHTS
House Committee Plans to Make Gar den Recreation Place for Mem-
 bers and Visitors

During the summer months the roof garden of the Civic association on top of the Jefferson County building will be open at night to the members and their friends, is the announcement made by Chairman F. E. Butler of the house committee. Plans have been made to make this a recreation place and to give Birmingham people who cannot get out of the city a cool place to visit during the hot nights. Ferns and flow CTS have been planted in the boxes on the edge of the roof which gives it a beautiful appearance. The view from the building of the electrical display of the city and the lights from the fur naces makes an attractive scene especi- ally to visitors. Arrangements are be- ing made to have refreshments served and later some big watermelon parties will be pulled off. Tonight will be the opening night and members are invited to make use of this privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
DANGER TO AMERICA SUBJECT OF TALKS BY
 FOUR-MINUTE MEN

The assignments. of the Four-Minute Men have been made for the coming week, and the subject will be con- .tinuation of Danger to America" with an emphasis on the food situation The shortage of sugar is one of the few things which is causing the American public to give the food problem serious attention. The elimination of waste and the saving of wheat products will be touched upon by the Four Minute speakers as some of the factors in winning the war. The following speak CTS have been assigned for the coming week: Bjou. A. L. Oberdorfer: Lyric, w. P. McCrossin at 7.30 and J. Kirk oJackson at g D. m; Best, N. l.. Steele; Princess, John W. Altman: Rialto, A. l. Reese: Odeon No 1, David J. Dav.s; Alcazar. NJ. M. Ullman; Strand, Clark Williams; Colonial, J. R. Tate; Trianon. Hugh Ellis Odeon No. ?. Oscar R. Hundley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
HOT SPRINGS SENDS
 INVITATION TO ALL
Famous Health Resort Is Prepared to Entertain Thousands of Visitors
 This Summer

The Business Mems league of Hot Springs, Ark, is extending an invitation to all to visit this famous health and pleasure resort this summer. where there is never a night you can't sleep under blankets"
 Four hundred hotels and boarding houses are cited as ample to meet the demands of thousands and at prices of such range as to suit every purse.
 The great attraction at this resort is the A hot, active radio springs which are owned by the government and oper- ated under government supervision. so that everyone is treated alike in using them. But iE addition to this Hot Springs has fishing, golfing. mountain climb ing, automobiling over the Ozarks and numerous other attractions.
 The Business Mems league of Hot Springs will furnish all necessary infor- nation to inquirers who are interested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
h77periaZ Potentate of
 Mystic Shrine Is We'll
 Knouun in nBirn1inghana

Members of Zamora temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. were much pleased at the election of Elias J. Jacoby to the office of imperial potentate at the recent meeting of the imperial council held at Atlantic City. Mir Jacoby is prominent attorney of Indianapolis, Ind, and identified with several of the large manufacturing interests of that state.
 He has long been a thirty second de- gree Ancient Accepted Scottish Rlte Mason and Knight 'Templar. lie served through the chairs Of various York Rite bodies and has been high priest of Keystone chapter No 6. R. A, M, T. l. master of Indianapolis council No 3, R. and $. M, commander of Raper commandery No. 1, K. T. of Indianapolis, and. for a number of years he did some ritual work in the Scottish Rite bodies He was grand high priest of the grand chapter Royal Arch Masons of Indiana, in the Masonic year 1910-19fl. He is now the representative of the grand lodge of Canada in the province of On tario, residing near the grand 1urisdic- tion of the grand lodge of the state or Indiana, and has served in that ca pacity continuously since November, 1909 He was a charter member or St. James cOnclaVe NO. 10 bl the orueT ol Knights of the Red Cross of Constan- tine and for the first five years of the existence of that conclave served as E. Viceroy, or second officer, and for four years was the M P Sovereign, or pre- siding officer, from which he requested to be retired and was retired in De cember, 1917. For the past three years he has held an office in the grand im- perial council of this body in the United States and now holds the office Of grand almoner in that grand body.
 He was instrumental in organizing the Indianapolis Masonic Temple asSo- citation, composed of eleven York Rite Masonic bodies. He drafted the law that was passed by the legislature of Indiana, authorizing the organization of such 8 corporation. He served as chair man of the building committee of that associat tion, which, with the grand lodge of Indiana, erected the Masonic temple in Indianapolis at a tot1l cost of some- thing over s600,000. and during the building of the temple gave very active service in connection with the building operations and the raising of money for the purpose. For two years he served as president of the temple association and was such at the time of the dedica- ton of the temple in May. 1909.
 In Murat temple, A. A. o. N. M. S., he served as assistant rabban three years. as chief rabban ose year and was for six years it's illusyious potentate, from which office, upon his own insistence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
WEIGHING STATIONS
 FOR BABIES WILL BE
 KEPT OPEN THIS WEEK
Free Clinic at Children's Hospital to Be Discontinued, States Chair
 man of Committee

Announcement is made that the weigh ing and measuring test for the babies of Birmingham will be continued during the week, but the free clinic that has been maintained at the Children's hospital will be discontinued. Mrs Charles Caldwell, chairman of the committee in charge, expects that at least 1000 babies will be weighed and tested this week. The fol- lowing stations will be kept open: Blach's annex, Jacobs furniture store, Martin school, Lanes store at Norwood and one at East Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
Chief Shirley Returns
 From Convention

Chief of Police T. J. Shirley returned yesterday afternoon from the annual con- vention of the chiefs of police. held at Kansas City, Kan, where he has been for about week. MT. Shirley states that many matters of importance were discussed during this session as the war has made unusual demands upon the po- Ice departments and special steps must be made to cope with the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
PERSONAL

The many friends of F. G. Law,ey will be pained to learn that he is con fined to his bed with severe attack of heart trouble.
 William Kohn is paying his annual visit to his son and daughter-in-law, MT. and Mrs. H. M. Kohn. on South Twenty eighth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17

in locating the spreader of the disease and how to prevent it.
 Our church is doing it's part by having a splendid nurse to visit our people to help them in preventing diseases and in teaching families how to diet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
Howard Shirley Joins
 United States Navy

Howard Shirley. son of Chief of Police T.. J. Shirley, leaves this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock to take his place with the boys of Uncle Sam's navy. He grad uated from Central High school this past term at the age of 20 years, and since that time has been employed in Acipco. His acceptance into the navy follows several weeks waiting, as only four men from Birmingham are accepted each month and the list is already well filled with applicants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
DOSE OF RELIGION CURE FOR MANY ILLS,
 SAYS DR. EDM0NDS
Pastor Independent ChurcL Speaks on Health aSl Re ligion at Lyric-Patent
 Medicine TlOo0ed

Using the twelfth verse of the four teenth chapter of St. John as his text, Dr. Henry NJ Edmonds, of the Indepen- dent Presbyterian church, in his sermon at the Lyric theatre last night spoke on the subject of health and religion. Among other things, he said:
 Jesus said if we become disciples of His we could do even greater things than He did. A good, old fashioned dose of religion does all that Christian Sci- ence. New Thought and all the other things combined claims to do. If man accepts Christ he will do away with lack of health and happiness arising from uncleanliness," said Dr. Edmonds T wish surgeon could stand here and show you your insides and tell you how you are ruine& by whisky and sin, and tell you about the children. Another thing; great many nervous diseases are stopped in their beginning by the calmness derived from a hold on Christ There are some people who can never be we'll physically, but all can be spir- itually well. If you really feel sick, go see some happy Christian invalid and the visit will do you good.
 MOTHER OF KNOWLEDGE
 Christianity is the very mother of knowledge. of education. If a man is good Christian he learns self-denial and self-control. What then does a man need to know if he is to keep we'll as a Christian? Right thinking, determna- ton to be well; right breathing, use your lungs and don't have tuberculosis; right drinking; right eating; right cleansing, in- side and out; right resting, learn to re- lax Learning these things through the church is one of the things Jesus would have you do.
 We have the privilege of being spirit ually well. therefore, it is our obligation to be spiritually well. Also of being physically well, and therefore, it is our obligation to be physically well. It is our obligation to spread the cheer of radiant good health wherever we go-
 Don't spend another cent on patent medicines. Nearly every day you can see man on Twenty-second street selling stuff to ignorant whites and negroes, while the seller looks in miserable health himself. Doctors are cutting out medi- cine and prescribing trips to seashore or a proper diet. The tendency in the practice of medicine is to keep people well rather than to make them well. To prevent disease. instead of curing 1t.
 BANGS ARE DRAWN
 Smallpox was one of the scourges of the world. Read of it in the middle ages. Now it's fangs are drawn. Typhoid is a dreadful thing, but it is now prevent able. If cities would clean up, there would be no such things.
 Yellow fever was the dread of the south until the mosquito was discovered to be the carrier of the germs. For the last 13 years there has not been case of yellow fever in Havana. Dr. Carroll and the others did the work of Jesus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
RETURNED INTO FOLD

Ills father and mother reioiced that the lost had returned to the fold The sheep had strayed but was found again. This Is the attitude of the Lord .Jesus Christ toward a sinner. He is the lost sheep and he is the one that Jesus is trying to save. The angels rejoice in heaven when one sinner is saved Jesus looks for the lost sinners that he may bring them home for the same reason that the shepherd looks for hir strayed sheep; that widow looks for her lost coin; that the father looks for his prodral son
 What would your mother say if she could read every line of the record of the things that you have done in tho past week? Would tou want her to see it? Is it fit to look at? Ask vour self these questions and then decide whether or not you are a strayed sheep"
 Dr. Stuart next launched headlons
 into such a realistic description Of human nature that 1t brought smiles from every part of the great congre- ration. Take boys nature now and ~1ok at it closely. They are all the same throughout the ages. When the little chap is about two years old and growing up. he wants to go every where that daddy goes. to do every thing that he does: ride horse; and the thousand and one other things that only child's mind can coniecture But you mothers and fathers have to face the stern truth that if is also his nature in after years. when he has reached the advanced age of 16 or over. that he wants to single out to himself more to be more independent. When he comes to church with you he no more wants to sit right by you or in your lap, but selects some seat in an entirely distant part of the house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-17
GO INTO THE WORLD

Later. like the prodigal son. he wants to go out into the world and have his fling. Of course not all turn out to be prodigals. But it is boy na- ture that he must leave be dependent upon himself. When he Is flourishins he seems to have no end of friends But did you ever notice that when q man is hard up that everybody else is hard up also? It just seems that a fellow and his friends all get strapped at the same time. This is the humor- ous part of Jesus statement when he said and when he had spent all Of his money a great famine came over the land
 When you have lot of money, my how your friends flock to you; but remember that when you lose it, 1t will not take them very much longer to flock from you II is just human na- ture
 Sinners. turn your back on sin and turn your face toward God" pleaded Dr. Stuart. and he will forgive you for straying and will make you clean again. Yes. even if one sinner is brought back into the fold here to- night the angels in heaven will sing and rejoice.''