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The Washington times., 1918-05-23

Baby's little woolens-how
you dread to trust them out Of
your own handsi
Try the new way-the Lux
way. It's the free alkali in or
dinary soaps that makes the
wool fibers mat and shrink. It's
the rubbing that shrinks and
stifens them.
hehot Lux suds-yes,ve
hot-will give them back to you
soft and woolly with not a
thread shrunken.
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
To wash baby's wooIens

Mix very hot suds 1.-TWO tablespoonfuls of Lux to
the gaon drop the AanneIs in, and let them soak till
the water is cool enough for hands BEAR Then
swish the hannes up and down In the suds till the dirt
has been carried Of them into the suds Rinse twice
with clear water just as hot the first water Then
third rnsing Of hot water in which you have dissolved
little Lux. This leaves them wonderfully soft and
woolly) No twisting Just squeeze the water gently
out OF the hannes then hang them dry in the shade
Wash coIored WooIens in Iukewarm suds and do
not soak) -
delight with those first little hannels and bootees that
came so soft and new from their Lux tubing.
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

Two tablespoonfuls of Lux to every gallon Of water
will give tubul of the richest lather, enough for
pair of large blankets Then rinse twice in clear water,
hot as the water in which you washed the blankets
with little Lux dissolved in third hot rinsing.
Don't twist the blankets-just pass them through
loose wrnger, then hang to dry in the shade. You'll
never believe until you try it yourself that blankets
could remain so soft and heecy, clean and new
After that, you'll hardly wait to drop your most
pensve sweater into the Lux suds sport stockings,
anything that's woolen. Lux will always be
wonder to you. You will always takoa fresh pleasure
in the newness of the things you wash in Lux (Wash
colored wooIens in IukeWarm suds and do not sOak)
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
Be spoiEed by Washin6
To wash silk bIouses

as the water in which you washed it. SqQeeze
the water out-do not wiring. Dry IN the shade.
When nearly dry press with warm iron -
never hot one. Georgstte crepe blouses should
be gently pulled into shape Is they dry and
also should be shaped ss they are irOned
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

Whisk tablespoonful of Lux into thick
lather in half a basinful of very hot water.
Add cold water to make suds lukewarm. Dip
your blouse through the foamy lather many
times. Squeeze the suds through it-d not rub
Rinse in three waters Of the same temperature
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

just gentle pure Lux ,suas and so'rabAiafi
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
To wash laces

.Whsk atablespoonfui'of Lux into thiek lleher 4
very hot water Put the lace In and let Il itan IN
suds. Do not rub. Squeeze gently and DIP ap in4
down, unless very tender, IN Which7ease simply -
stand In the suds. Rinse three. TINES n Vatsr the
it. Do not starch. ~ 49, - - "a
the lace is very fal, before washing Il should b
basted piece Of shrunken cheeSe-cloth which may
be pulled tsut and pinned for drying. Otherite Il
should be carefully pulled, every point pfnaed into
shape and feft until dry. This leaves the ee Eat and
makes ironing Unnecessary. I.
Be sure to get your package Of Lux to-day. IYouF
grocer, druggist department. store ahas Il. Lever
Bros, Co., Cambridge, Mass. 1--st % =
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

. Blankets, too.
y The miracle ofLux
Is not in cleans;
ing sheer things only.
Lux Is wonderful for
Woolens.
Think Of the luxury
Of not having to rub
blankets Just trusting
them to the hot LUX
suds-VeIy hot suds
then swishing them mp
and down till every
speck Of dirt is OUT
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
Try Washine them the Lax Wayll

CorsetS
Georgette Blouses
Washable Satin
BlouSes
Crepe de Chine
Blouses c
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

Have you q rafee pseee e
lace3 Something that yod hS3S
treasured and Iii 4 GytayS: -. =
Don't keep L hid ENaSi
Trust Il 60 the Lux sSaG 4
Euxmakes Il posifbl fer S6t
to use your finest lnceS M
table linens often. They Nta
last you long beeluSe y0EWalA
them yourself frthe modefnsV Wy
without q bit Of trouble
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
MRS. SHALER HOUSER
DIES AT TUSCALOOSA
Young Matron Succumbs to An At
tack of Grippe-Well Known
in City

Mrs Shaler Houser was suddenly taken
i'll with an attack of la grippe at Tus-
caloosa and died from the effects yes
terday long distance telephone call
yesterday morning notified Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Cruikshank of their daugh-
ter's death. Mrs. Houser was only %
years of age, and her death was entirely
unexpected.
Her parents were In receipt of a letter
last Monday telling of an entertainment
held the previous Saturday and in no
way was an illness Of any kind init
mated. Mr.. and Mrs. Cruikshank have
gone to Tuscaloosa. Funeral this afteri
noon.
She was married to Shaler Houser six
years ago and removed to Guantanamo
Cuba, where Mr.. Houser was at that
time engineer in charge of construction
work for large sugar interests there.
Two years lated Mr.. Houser accepted the
chair of engineering in the state uni
versity and the position of treasurer.
both of which he still retains. She is
survived by a son. Shaler, Jr., aged 8
years, her husband and parents, and a
brother, Marcus Cruikshank, stationed at
Camp Gordon, Atlanta.
Mrs. Houser was born and reared in
Birmingham and had hosts of friends
here and in Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Col. T. L. Bulger Is
Birmingham Visitor
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Has No Announced
Opponent

Col Thomas l.. Bulger of Dadeville,
candidate for lieutenant governor OF
Alabama. and president pro tenn. OF
the senate in the last session of tho
leg islature, is a Birmingham visitor
mingling with friends here and at
the same time participating In the
arrangements for the conference that
will be held here on March IS and
10 in the interest of the state coun-
ell Of national defense.
Colonel Bulger is rampant sup
porter of President Wilson in all of
his war measures and the day fol-
lowing the Presidents proclamation
declaring war he wrote President Will
son a letter in which he offered his
services to the country in any way
he might be needed. The President re-
piled and thanked him for his game
letter and stated that he would be
called upon If needed. regardless OF
his age.
Colonel Bulger has no opposition
for the place he seeks. and there
seems no likelihood of a new Rich
mcnd in the field. political prognosti-
Gators having seemingly conceded the
promotion Colonel Bulger asks to be
| deserved. and left the field to him. Col
| onel Bulger will return to his home
| in Dadeville today or tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
CIVILIANS HEAR DR..
BARRETT ON SCHOOL
BOND PROPOSAL
Woodruff and Scott
Chestnut Also Addressed
Club, Making a Pro-
gramme of Variety

The Civitan club enjoyed variety
of speeches yesterday that has never
been their privilege before DR.. n. A.
Barrett, president of the city commits
sion spoke on the 3-mill tax. which has
been proposed to take care of the is
suance of 81 100000 in bonds to re-
build the Central High school and the
eastern section high school in Wood
lawn, as we'll as make other needed
improvements in school buildings over
the city.
His address was clear. concise and
straight to the point. He made it plain
that under the plan that the commits
sion had under advisement that there
would be no increase in taxes. just a
change in the levy and the distribu-
ton of the taxes now paid. His speech
was heard with unusual interest. and
several questions were asked him when
he concluded.
A committee was named to look into
DIR. Barrett's proposition with a view
of the club indorsing the plan ade
vocated by Or. Barrett and the other
commissioners.
Scott Chestnut, Southern league UNI
pire, was the guest of DIR. c. w. Shrop
shire, and he made a splendid talk on
organization cooperation and unity
of effort of all members, which was
at once hit.
Fuzzy Woodruff, than whom there IA
no better known newspaper man In
Dixie, made a very happy speech ana
stated that he hardly knew where
home was. he had travelled so much.
but that he had a Palm beach suit in
New Orleans and an overcoat In Chi
cago, and that he had seen more real
genuine pep" in Birmingham in the
last six days, since his arrival here,
than he had ever seen in any city in
the south before
Three new members made applica-
ton for membership. and on motion of
DR.. c. w. Shropshire a committee was
named to ascertain from Camp Shert-
dan authorities at Montgomery why
Birmingham had been Disseminated
against in an order that barred all en-
listed men from visiting Birmingham
unless on business and with the prop
err pass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
RESERVE
BOARD APPROVES
LOCAL BOND ISSUE
DIR. Barrett and Other Mem
bers of Local Committee
Present Matter in At
lanta Successfully

Or. N. A. Barrett. president of the
city commission has no doubt but that
the approval placed upon Birmingham
proposed bond issue for 100000 for
school buildings by the members Of tho
federal reserve board in Atlanta Will
stand when it reaches Washington.
The committee consisting of DR.. Bar
rett, City Attorney Ullman, Commits
sloner Hornady and Superintendent of
City Schools DR.. j. II. Phillips. re-
turned to Birmingham yesterday
morning and reported that they had re-
ceived the unanimous vote of approval
of the entire membership of the federal
reserve board in Atlanta and that all
they were waiting for now to cause
them to rest at ease, so far as the
federal government was concerned, was
a reiteration of this approval from
Washington.
The members or the federal bank
will recommend to the securities COM
mittee of the federal reserve board at
Washington the issuance of the Bir-
mingham bonds. and 1t Is safe to be-
lieve that this body Will accept the
approval of the Atlanta board mem
bers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
FEATURES
FOR SING AT bU0U
Postal Clerks and Mail Car
riers to Turn Out in
Full Force

AS Postmaster Smyer is a firm be-
lever in community singing, he is much
interested in "Postoffice Day. which
will be celebrated tomorrow afterno IN
at Loews Bijou at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. and
Mrs Smyer will occupy box seats tomor-
row afternoon together with many Off
cials and employees of the Birmingham
office
glad to welcome him home and delighted
to know that be is to be the soloist fea-
ture tomorrow.
Conductor Memoli feels certain that
every one will be pleased with the over
ture he is to present for the first time
under his baton. 1t is from THE Calf
OF Bagdad." and is both tuneful and
brilliant.
The ..Tea Kettle stunt" promises to he
| the greatest surprise that has ever been
sprung at any of the Sings" Just what
| it is no one knows but Director Law
renee, and two or three of his assistants.
Whether it is happy or sad. classical or
popular is not revealed, but 1t is sure
| to prove the most helpful bit ever at
tempted as a surprise feature. 1t is not
] a round" such as Three Blind Mice
nor is it symphony, a song, or a solo
poem.
The doors will open at o'clock as
usual, and the programme will commence
| just as soon as the theatre is filled to
| capacity
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
CULLEN APPOINTED
ASSISTANT MANAGER
OF CIVIC CHAMBER
Chamber of Commerce Plan Enter
tainment of State Teachers and
Sunday School Workers

II. D. Cullen has been appointed as
sistant to the general manager, Blanks
Everett, of the Chamber of Commerce
and assumed his new duties yesterday.
Mr.. Cullen is well known in Birming-
ham, being formerly secretary of the
Birmingham AID club. and has long been
connected with the advertising business
in this city. He was also Dixie cam
paign manager of the Salvation Army
war service fund.
The appointment Of Mr. Cullen as as
sistant to the general manager will en-
able the Chamber of Commerce to direct
its service to the members, and will al
low a closer cooperation with the mer-
chants Of the city.
The first work to be taken up will be
entertaining the visitors during the Ala
bama Educational association and the
Alabama Sunday School association.
While many visitors are expected in Sir
mingham from all over the state to at
tend the former at least 1000 visitors and
delegates will visit Birmingham during
the Sunday School association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
BOY SCOUTS TO AID
IN BABY BOND SALE
Tank Designed by Scout
Will Feature Downtown
Parade Today

The Boy Scouts will announce their
readiness to take part In the baby bond
campaign by the appearance Of an exact
duplication of an English tank on the
streets of Birmingham today. The tank
was made by the Birmingham Minute
Scouts being planned and engineered
by Scout Ned Coleman. The tank is
"a feet in length, eight feet high and IA
feet wide The scouts have worked on
the tank in wagon shop on Sixteenth
street north and they kept the whole af-
fair secret.
The parade will begin at II o'clock,
when the large tank will appear on the
streets, propelled by a hidden force and
will make it's way downtown, conducted
by Boy Scouts, who will sell thrift stamps
and baby bonds during the parade.
The Boy Scouts will take an active part
in the baby bond campaign, beginning to-
day and following the parade the tank
will be kept for further patriotic parades.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by Scout
Executive Wester for the Boy Scouts to
visit the residential and the business sec
lions of the city in the interest of the
campaign. A red card will be hung in
the door by the scouts where a sale is
made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
THE WAR CONFERENCE
HERE MARCH Is AND 10
Chairman L. M. Hooper Anxious to
Have All Committeeman and
County Chairmen Present
at the Conference
Statement, December 81, 1917
RESOURCES

Definite arrangements have been COM
pleted for a great war conference for
Alabaam citizens at Birmingham Monday
and Tuesday, March IS and 10. The con-
vention will convene at 8 o'clock Monday
afternoon, and will be addressed by Ar
thur E. Bestor, director speaking division,
committee on public information; also
DR.. James A. B. Scherer of the United
States shipping board, and member of
the Council of National Defense.
That evening at s o'clock formal adj
dresses will be delivered by Secretary
of Agriculture David Franklin Houston
and Lieut.. Paul Perigord of the French
army. Lieutenant Perigord entered as an
the infantry, and was rapidly promoted
to captaincy in the French army, has
been wounded three times, fought for
5three years, and has been loaned by the
French high commission to the speaking
division, because of his great ability as
an orator. These four addresses will be
well worth journey to Birmingham, but
they will constitute the least of the pro-
sramme.
March 10. at $50 o'clock there will be a
conference arranged for the 81 chairmen
of the county councils of defense, which
will be presided over by Governor Hen
derson, and will be addressed by several
mel who are experts in county and COM
nlunity work. Chairman L. M. Hooper is
exceedingly DESTROYS of having the
county chairman from each county pres
ent and members of all committees
The Council of National Defense has
appealed to the state council of defense
to conduct a number of different fea-
lures of war work and there is nc
greater service apart from actual military
service than to give of time and sub
stance in carrying on the work of the
committees.
Other divisions of war work will hold
group conferences on Tuesday morning
at the same hour, and the attendance
of the farm extension workers has been
assured by DIR. Duggar, who will preside,
of the state representatives of the food
administration, Mr.. Hobbie presiding; OF
the fuel administration, Mr.. Kennedy
presiding; of the Gulf Division American
Red Cross, E. M. White presiding, and
others. This will mark an epoch in the
history of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
CHAIRMAN broadly
OF PASTORS UNION
STATES POSITION
Ministers Favor Voting on
Bond Issue and Movie
Referendum on Same
Date, He Says

The Rev. J. M. Broadly. chairman of
the Pastors union, announces that this
organization favors holding the referen-
dun on Sunday movies on the same date
as the high school bond and school tax
election. He made the following state
ment yesterday:
''Inasmuch as some of the newspapers
have advocated the holding of the two
proposed city elections, namely, the ref
erendum on the Sunday moving picture
question, and the school bond election
at the same time, / feel. as chairman OF
the Pastors union, that our position as
to this matter ought to be known.
1--WE are heartily in favor of holding
these two elections at the same time and
sincerely trust that the election board
will see that they are called on the same
day.
After we had prepared our petition
two years ago. and were enjoined by one
of the moving picture operators from
holding such an election. the court att
erward deciding in our favor. we dropped
the matter partly because OF the ex-
pense on the city while it was in finan-
cial difficulties. j. M. broadly,
chairman for the Pastors Union"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
HUGH SPARROW JOINS
u. S. AIR FIGHTERS
Local Newspaperman Enlists in the
Signal Corps and Is Ordered
in Training

Hugh Sparrow, son OF John sparrow.
local advertising expert. and formerly
sporting editor of the Ledger, but later
of the Nashville Banner, has enlisted
in the United States signal corps ana
has been assigned to the aviation
branch of the service and sent to Ur-
ban, Ill. for training at the Univer-
sity Of Illinois.
Hugh made good In Nashville on the
Banner as sporting editor, though hav-
ing just reached his majority. He 10
full of grit and ought to make good
in the aviation service. He was held
in high esteem by the members of the
Banner editorial staff as evidenced by
the presentation of g wrist watch by
members Of the Banner force.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
DIR. IRA LANDRITH
HERE TOMORROW
Will Fill Pulpit of First Presbyterian
Church at the Morning
Services

DR.. Ira l.. Landrith, formerly of Nash
vile, but now engaged in the work of
the National Anti-Saloon league, will fill
the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church at the morning service tomorrow
at II. o'clock.
This church is at present without a
pastor and it was only yesterday that the
final arrangements were completed to
have DR. Landrith present tomorrow. In
recent years DR.. Landrith has been TAX
ing leading part in the cause of prohi-
bition, and he is regarded as one of the
most effective advocates of the cause
now working under the auspices of the
National Anti-Saloon league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Manager Booth Busy With
Plans of the Presbyterian
So, 900, 600 Campaign
Alabamas Quota to Be 100000, and Not Church Has
Turned Down the Campaign-Sunday Assignments
Are Announced by Chairman Loranz

State Manager Russell C. Booth has
been kept busy with the details of the
100000 campaign now being conducted
by the Presbyterians in the southland
Reports are coming in from all sections
of the state, and many churches which
have not been active in the benevolent
causes of the church have gone "over
the top in this campaign and subscribed
their quota
The central committee is composed of
Wade C. Smith. formerly of Birming-
ham, as director; J. B. Spillman of Char
lotte, N c., chairman; Henry IL.
Sweets, Louisville. Ky; r. L. Walkup,
Montreal, N. c.; Homer Mcmillan, At
lanta Ga, and Charles A. Rowland.
Athens, Ga.
ALABAMA QUOTA
At time when it seemed that re-
trenchment was necessary because of
war conditions, an appeal to the heroic
has had the opposite effect, and if the
plan is lived up to all over the south, 1t
will mean greatly augmenting the work
of the Southern Presbyterians in mis-
sionary activity.
The Alabama quota is 100000. and
Manager Booth reports that not church
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
TEN NEW CASES OF
SMALLPOX REPORTED
Health Officers to Keep Up Vac
cination Campaign in
District

Ten new cases of smallpox were re-
ported to the health department yester-
day. an increase over the average
for the last several days Health oiii-
Gals attribute this to the cool weather
during the last two or three days The
vaccination campaign is being prose-
cuted vigorously with the determination
to bring this epidemic under control,
weather conditions regardless.
There are fewer patients in the pest
house now than since the spread OF this
malady, and health officials are now
more hopeful than ever OF being able
to report conditions as being normal
within short while
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09

has turned the campaign down. But all
have responded when the plan was prop
erly presented. Rev. David Park gives
as an example how country church
which was asked for $34 readily sub
scribed $3.50 and a town church from $l7
to SIPS Mr.. Park will complete his tim
erary with presentation Of the plan to
the First and Second churches OF Annis-
ton on tomorrow and at Talladega
March II.
SUNDAY ASSIGNMENTS
The Birmingham pulpits will have the
plan presented on tomorrow where pos
sIble at the morning hour. C. p. Loranz
who is pulpit supply chairman, an
nounces the following assignments:
Birmingham First, DR.. Ira Landreth OF
Chicago; Second, Rev. A. G. Harris
Third, Rev. j. A. Bryan; South High
lands, Rev. A. $. Johnson; Handley
Memorial Rev J. e. Hirson; Vine
Street, Rev. J. w. Hickman; Ensley, Or
w. c.. Clark; Pratt City. morning, Rev
John Miner; evening, Rev. j. w. Hick-
man; Thomas, II. r. Todd East Lake.
T. r. Hay, Woodlawn: Rev. l. f. Swal-
low; Avondale, William McDougall;
North Birmingham, Rev. ]. NJ. Spencer
Wylam, r. ID. Johnson, Jr.; Plunkett
Memorial, Rev. e. f. Griffith; Fairview,
Rev. j. C. Mcqueen; Bessemer, r. G..
Booth, and Brighton, Rev j. C. Nc
Queen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
CLASS DIRECTORY OF
SOUTHSIDE CHURCH

The Baraca class of the Southside Bap-
fist Sunday school has gotten out class
directory which Is being distributed to
its members.
172 on January /. and the OFFICERS are as
follows: B. H. Hartsfield, teacher; w. J.
Wynn, assistant teacher: w. A. Watts,
president. II. L.. Bumpstead. vice presi-
dent; W. F. Bridges. secretary; George
Johnston. treasurer: ]. L. Jordan. press
reporter: r. w. Harris, librarian; ]. l.:
Baskin, director Of music.
The class is in a splendid condition
and each service is largely attended. An
Invitation is extended to all men, espe-
cially visitors travelling men and
strangers to attend the class.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
LIEUT.. BERKOWITZ
is RESTING WELL AT
M'ADORY INFIRMARY

improve at the McAdory inflrmary,
where he was carried Immediately after
taking strychnine and shooting himself
early Tuesday morning at the TutwiIar
hotel Attending physicians now feel
confident that no complications will set
in and expect the young officer to be
able to be removed to his home within
few days. He was allowed to see a few
friends yesterday and appeared to be in
excellent spirits
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
T. P. A. MEETING
Post B Will Meet Tonight at Chamber
of Commerce Auditorium

Post of the Travelling Passenger as
sociation will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium of the Chamber of
Commerce The meeting promises to be
a lively affair, and among the other fea-
lures will be speeches by prominent men
and women on the third liberty loan
drive. All the members of the organiza-
ton are urged to attend and everyone
is invited Col. F. o. Harvey is in
charge Of the arrangements.