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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
ADJUSTMENTS
THEATRES

Lyric-Keith vaudeville and photo weekly.
 Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville. photodrama and weekly.
 PHOTOPLAYS RIALTO-Geraldine Farrar in "The Hell Cat
 Odeon Two-J. Warren Kerrigan :u 'Facing Danger" and "The Brass Bullet Episode.''
 Alcazar-Bessie Lowe in How Could You, Caroline and official war news Trianon-Mme Petrova in The Pan ther Woman.'
 strand-D w. Griffith's "The Great est Thing in Life"
 Colonial-Douglas Fairbanks in Bound in Morrocco.''
 Odeon One-Fatty Arbuckle and Mable Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift'' Princess-Edith Roberts in 'The Love Swindle'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
PAsTEIR PATIENTs RETURN

Anniston, December 11.--(Special. )-John P. Weaver, former treasurer of Calhoun county, and Henry A. Young, Jr., who have been under treatment at the Pasteur institute in Montgomery for the past three weeks, have returned to their homes here.
 MT Weaver and the Young boy are both believed to be out of danger. They were bitten by the same dog, which belonged to MT. Weaver. three weeks ago, and as soon as the Pasteur officials pronounced the dog which bit them afflicted with rabies they went to the state capital for treatment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
U. D. c. RECEPTION SATURDAY

Annlston, December II.--tSpeclaI.J J-Ih6
 reception to be rendered the state his
 tcrian, Mrs. J. H. Hicks of Talladega.
 and Mrs. J. c. Moore (Betsy Hamilton)
 at the palatial home of Colonel and Mrs.
 John B. Knox on Saturday will be one of the most brilliant events of the week. Mrs Moore and Mrs. Hicks will De accompanied by Miss Bonnie, a gifted singer from the Talladega school for tho blind. who will take prominent part In the programme.
 The members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are making arrange meits for the staging of an event long to be remembered by all who come with in it's influence. Alabama Day exercises will feature the holding of the celebra- ton at the Knox home and the distin- guished officials and visitors will be
 distinct feature of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12

New York has five lip reading classes in her night schools. attended by many wage earning women, whose deafness has made their work difficult.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
UNDERWOOD,S POSITION

Senator Underwood has not concluded positively for what he will stand. He Is opposed to government ownership. It Is believed he is opposed to permanent control by the government as actual di- recting authority At the same time he would be unwilling for the government to turn back the railroads without ,nec- essary remedial legislation.
 Were that action to be taken,' he said today, "unquestionably there would be danger of a panic."
 The senator has not authorized an in- terview regarding this subject. It is known, however, that he would favor a return of the properties at the proper moment to private ownership under sane government supervision, and after the enactment of legislation constituting some government authority under which rail- roads could make joint use of important terminals, and transfer equipment from one to another for the alleviation of distress in the event of emergencies. It is indicated strongly that such ~legisla- tion will be enacted by Congress before the conclusion of another year
 M'ADOO'S SUCCESSOR
 Ii is learned that Director General Me Adoo is having difficulty in securing a successor as head of the railroad ad- ministration. The job is big one, and despite it's importance, it carries no sal ary. And furthermore, on account of the uncertainty involved in the situation, the new head would necessarily score a fail- ure. In this connection, 1t is understood that railroad employees, uncertain as to tkeir ultimate fate, are torn between their allegiance to the government and former officials under whom In all prob ability, they will soon be called upon again to serve. In consequence, their morale has suffered serious impairment But this is the one big question since the war has ended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
FLICK AS FLIES
ccnixville Machine Cum
t.er Tells of Shooting
Boches Down
LIQUID FIR + FAILED
Nothing Could Stop the Amer
leans at Fismctte, He
Writes Home
FIRE FAILED

.< home idea Of the terrible toll the Penn
nylvania machine gunners have taken OF
M German ranks is given by Albert L..
4 Batxil, OF Phoenixville. a member OF
Y company ID. 111th Infantry Batzil was
4 machine gunner in the Iron Division
Z ~ Fismette. and one paragraph in mis-
letter TO his mother says:
n killed my first German at a. m.
and got my second at $50. After that
4 took my machine gun and | would
|,have had to have half-dozen fellows
Z to count them, as they were going over
like flies would rather do that work
{ than any ever did, IL II were not Tor
the big shells.
IA "Every man in our battalion was
4 scarcd to death, but we held our nerve y
N< The Germans used liquid fire, poison
oas, bombs and hand grenades, but they
were useless against the Americans, ne
nsyx
Walter Kerbaugh, a Nesquehon'ng sol
dier, has been commissioned a lieutenant
IN France for bravery in battle. Harry
3. Hcbensack, of Southampton, Bucks
County, rescued two comrades, carrying
them through heavy shellfire while
wounded himself. For this performance
he has been recommended for dis
: ttinkuished service medal
Charles II. Carroll, of West Fairview,
was killed at Chateau-Thierry. Ten
days ago his parents learned that an
other son, owen NJ Carroll, was killed
Eugust 81.
Lieutenant Charles Pat O'Brien,
football coach and well-known athlete
% Wilkes-Barre. was killed in action
September 8. lie was graduate of
three officers training schools, but was
twice rejected. He served with the
< S06th Infantry and was killed while
Z leading his men against enemy trenches
BY rifle bullet. which pierced his brain.
He was an assistant football coach at
Bucknell University.
Girardville's first hero to he invalided
! home ls Herman Ahrensfeld. lie was
wounded in the face and neck his right
shoulder paralyzed and his left leg made
useless by shrapnel while he was serv-
ing machine gun near Chateau
Thierry.
Keep the good work up and get a
few of them for me- were the last
words of Provisional Lieutenant George
u Strawbridge, of Reading who was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

killed leading machine sun company
between Rheims and Soissons straw
bridges men, seeing him die. followed
MS orders and got moro than "a few"
Another Reading machine gunner
Killed Is Private Walter Briel of the
Rainbow Division, who died of wounds.
Daniel !. Lerch. OF Reading. is severely
wounded
The i49th Machine Gun Battalion. at
tached TO the Rainbow division. took
500 Huns in fighting near Luneville
and buried 1854 more. according to a let
ter from Harry r. Axe, Of Lancaster
who Is serving with that unit
The ioeth Machine Gun Battalion had
so per cent of it's men killed. gassed
or wounded during the lighting In July.
according to Sergeant Dan Kitch. of
Lancaster. Corporal Luther d. Long.
another Lancaster machine gunner. fell
a victim Of Hun machine guns.
Wayne Bennett. one of four sons of
Dr. and Mrs. n. c. Bennett. of Towan-
da, who are fighting with the American
forces. lost leg in the recent fighting
in France. according to letter received
by his parents. Private Isham Cox, of
the same town, who arrived in France
less than two months ago, was severely
wounded September Z.
George D. Young and W. II. Barr. two
summit Hin soldiers, were severely
wounded in the recent fighting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

man was twenty-four years old when
the trouble with Mexico broke out he
enlisted In Schwab's company at the
bethlehem steel Works. where he was
employed. lie saw service on the border
SchWab's company was later transferred
to Battery A. l07th Light Field Artillery
ana was trained at Camp Hancock, Ga
Tor overseas service, Private Coleman
sailed FOR France on May Z. 1918. and
served as first class cook until his
death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

The Millinery sections will be crowded
all day tomorrow with these wonderful
new millinery creations at these popular
prices.
Every hat Is brand new, developed of
Lyons or panne silk velvet in Fashions
Every hat Is worth much more than
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

While running across the street at the
intersection of BCdine and Dauphin
streets last night Francis Frank three
years old. was run down and fatally hurt
by a brewery wagon owned by Bergner
& Engel and driven by Carl Heeser The
boys skull was fractured and he died
later at the Episcopal Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

VI ~ f'f'
Clyde. on the field
of battle. The
Government mes-
sage was follow
ed by "A letter
from Claude New
hart, a friend of
Coleman. W h G h
stated that he was
standing b e 5 idc
the young man
when a German
shell explo Il @ d
nearby and killed
him. Newhats was
uninjured.
Private Colp-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

The adjutant generals office today
announced the following appointments oi
philadelphians for commissions in the
army
To be second lieutenants. engineers
(cnlisted) Harold Lawson MacCarter
5sti Angora avenue.
To he first lieutenant. quartermaster r
department--Boyd Mcdonald Bell. 921l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
FEW TRY FOR PATROLMAN
Four Applicants Establishes New Low
Record in Police Bureau

Four applicants took "A civil service
examination today for patrolmen.
In normal times such tests were taker
by scores and sometimes hundreds of
applicants The small number taking
the examination today establisbes !.
new low record
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
TOLD OF HERO SONS DEAlH
Parents Notified After Clyde
CoIeman Ia Slain

Mr.. and Mrs. a, v. Coleman, of Po-
como. formerly Of West Pittston, Pa,
have been officially notified of the death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

New fall models in
serges, silk taffetas,
S a t n S, crepe de
chimes and georgette
rrepes. Dozens of new
styles and trimming
effects for choice. All
sizes.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
MILLION PEOPLE
FOR COLORADO
PLANS BEING MADE TO
DOUBLE POPULATION.
Great Drive Will Be Started by the
Agricultural and Live Stock Bureau
of the Civic and Commercial AS
sociation to Get New Settlers.

The agricultural and Live stock bu-
reau of the Denver Civic and CONNER
cial Association is making plans to
undertake a systematic and extensive
campaign to bring million more pop
ulation to Colorado. 1t is the history
of every war that following hostilities
there has been an enormous turning
of the population of the conflicting
countries to the land. 1t is believed
that this war will prove no exception
and already there has commenced a
demand for agricultural lands thruout
the West. In addition to this, Secre-
tary Lane of the department of the
interior, is pushing plans to dispose of
the remaining public lands; suitable
for agriculture or live stock, to the
returning soldiers from the war
1t is planned to unite the Colorado
Agricultural College extension service,
all of the commercial bodies of the
state, county agents and the state
board of immigration, together with
the Denver Civic and Commercial As
sociation's agricultural and live stock
bureau in a great combined effort, con-
Quoted along systematic lines, to set
tie all the vacant areas in Colorado.
The plan will be financed thru the
Denver association and the state board
of immigration and has every pros
pect of success. Meetings will be held
during the Farmers Congress at Fort
Collins the week of December 9, and
at the big stock show in Denver dur
ing the week of January IS.
1t is believed that the opportunity
is now. Other states are considering
similar campaigns and with the pres
ent bright outlook for live stock and
agriculture in this state and there is
no reason why many. thousands of new
settlers cannot be brought into this
state. Denver is enthusiastic over the
proposition, believing that building up
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYEES
ASK FOR MORE PAY

A demand that will also affect the
packing house employees of Denver was
made recently in Chicago by the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butchers
Union.
The organized meat cutters and
butcher workmen have secured Fran
els ]. Heney to plead their case before
an arbitrator, who will pass upon wage
demands of these workers.
This wage movement is backed by
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen and allied trades.
In a plea for thoro organization the
packing house employees call attention
to their remarkable progress during
the last twelve months, but the work
ers are urged to be awake that n
higher standard may be reached.
1t is stated that this desirable goal
can be attained only by greater or
ganization.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
DOLLAR WORTH LESS;
WAGES ARE NOT HIGH.

Wages are not high, when the pur-
chasing power of the dollar is con-
sidered, said G. H. Sines, United States
railroad administration, at recon-
struction conference held in Philadel-
phia under the auspices of the Acad-
emy of Political Science.
The present wages of railroad work
ers, he said, while so per cent higher
than heretofore, will not buy as much
as former wages because prices have
increased 65 per cent.
The forces of true democracy will
resent any tendency to lower the
standard of living, declared William
F. Coburn, connected with the cost
cf living department of the national
war labor board.
Democracy, in the last analysis,
means the right to choose ones stand
ard of living" he said, ''and high
or low standard of living means on
the one hand death, destitution and a
broken spirit, and on the other health,
comfort, courage and a spirit of inde-
pendence."
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
VICIOUS SPEED-UP SYSTEM.

At meeting Of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor one delegate called
attention to vicious speed-up system
employed by the Pullman Car Com
pany.
"They put the check and watch sys-
tenn on every employe in their great
works." said the trade unionist. "They
put the stop watch on the most able
bodied man in their employ, set him
up as an example and then expect all
the others to keep step with him. In
this way they destroy the very life and
soul Of the weaker members. They
have a checker over every action of
the hand. They have pension system
SO that after you have worked in the
Pullman shops twenty years you are
given $40 to s12 month when you
reach your 65th year. So as not to
lose out on this pension old and de-
crepit persons stand for all sorts Of
indignities."
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
DENVER TRADES ASSEMBLY DOES NOT
OPPOSE THE TRAMWAY RAISE IN FARE
The Legislative Committee Recommends That Further Action Be
Taken Bring About Municipal Ownership of the Trans
portation Lines in This City and Campaign of
Publicity Will Shortly Be Started.

Sustaining the the Tramway Company
granted by national labor board the
employees could obtain unless the
raised Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
avorng the raise handed down by the Colorado public utilities
commission The legislative Assembly
report this effect unanimously
of New Orleans and Kansas City
In New Orleans
The central body there record opposed
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
CHESTER WRIGHT
GOES TO FRANCE
SAILED ON WHITE STAR
LINER LAPLAND.
He VIII Report Peace Conference at
Versailles from Labor Point Of
View for New York Tribune
and Labor Press.
Especial corre.pondenoeJ


NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Chester NJ.
Wright, news editor for the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy,
White Star liner Lapland.
He is commissioned by the New
York Tribune to report the peace con-
ference at Versailles from a labor
point Of view. He will also send a
limited number of articles for the la
Dor press Of America.
Chester NJ. Wright has made name
for himself in American journalism
and in the labor movement for his
timely and virile articles on labor. He
likes to be considered as "labor's
press agent II is his pet theory
that labor needs a press agent, and he
has made il his life work to scrape
beneath the surface of the workers
mind and tell the American reading
public what labor is doing and what
il thinks and what il wants.
As news editor of the American AL
lance for Labor and Democracy Mr.
Wright is known thruout the length
and breadth Of the land. He has n
facile. interesting style, full Of snap
and terse, crisp words. His language
is never obscure and he is fearless.
Mr.. Wright was appointed as MEM
Der of the American Federation of La
Dor mission to England and France
last March, spending more than two
months in all the allied countries. He
has attended every convention of the
Federation for the past six years, and
his news articles and editorial COM
ment and analyses have been printed
in hundreds of newspapers.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
RETURNING TO PEACE BASIS.

Reorganization Of the department
of labor from war to n peace basis
has been undertaken by Secretary of
Labor Wilson by his appointment of
an advisory committee to work out
the details of the readjustment.
Louis f. Post, assistant secretary CT
labor, is chairman Of this committee.
The other members are: A. w. Parker,
chief law officer, bureau Of immigra-
tion; Roger w. Babson, director Of the
information and education service;
Miss Mary Van Kleeck, director of the
woman in industry service, and Grant
Hamilton, director of the working
conditions service.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
LABOR COMMISSIONER MORRISSEY
SETTLES STRIKE OF UNORGANIZED
Ending Leadville and Walsenburg
Districts Reflect the State Labor Com
missioner and Office; Men In
Returned to Work

settling week the state labor department
Offices in capitol building.
State Morrissey used the long distance
good dealing with the contendng
the strike Yak Mining and Milling Company property
local officers of the and
menosty eephonehe commissioner able help
adjust the difficulty.
OF the settlement the who had been
work Monday morning The
the mouth of
of and to be back surface
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
NEW YORK WAGE GAINS.

The national war labor board has
ordered these wage increases for
printing industry unions in New York:
Job Press Feeders Union No. l, 50
a week over rates in effect September
Is: Bindery Women's Union No. 43,
$3.50 a week over rates in effect Oc-
tober 21; Paper Cutters Union No. 119.
$S week over rates in effect Octo-
Der 81; Paper Handlers and Sheet
Straighteners Union, 81 a week over
rates in effect October 81.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
.REFUsE TO ARBITRATE." i"

The familiar nothing to- -arbitrate"
attitude was assumed by the Employ
ers' Association of Newark. ". j., at
a hearing conducted by the national
war labor board in the case of the
machinists and their employers who
have been engaged in government
work
The employers informed the govern
ment's representative that they would
not submit to arbitration. The ma
chinists have agreed to abide by any
decision the war labor board may
make.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21

employees a substantial increase IN
wages. After that action the war
board informed the central body there
that unless they would rescind their
action the award for the men could
not stand, as the company was unable
to pay this awarded increase without
a raise in the street car fare. Their
former action was then rescinded and
the opposition to the car fare raise
withdrawn.
Another case was cited from Kan
sas City. There the car men had to
go on a strike to obtain the award
made by the war board. The COM
pany made the plea that they were
unable TO comply with the award and
the matter is still pending.
However, the legislative committee
recommended also that the Assem-
bly, go on record as favoring munich
pal ownership of all transportation
lines.
The matter of the political labor
party will be further investigated be-
fore any definite action is taken.
The Mooney committee reported
that they have elected a delegate to
go to Chicago and represent Denver
at the labor congress to be called ON
January IA, 1919. This labor congress
will devise ways and means for fur
ther action in the Mooney case and
either procure a pardon or a new trial
for Tom Mooney.
A communication of the A. F. Of
l. was received calling attention to
the Italian labor mission which will
be in Denver on December 20 and re-
main here for three days. A COM
mittee was appointed to welcome this
delegation of laboring men from Italy
and arrange FOR a meeting.
The national Duhlic health Sorrv;co
asks for the cooperation of all central
bodies in their work to eliminate con-
tagious diseases.
The Denver Musical Association has
placed fine of 50 on any member
patronizing non-union barber shop.
Division No. 662 of the Amalga-
mated Street Railway Employees of
Pueblo asks for the support of the
Assembly in the election of Earl nj.
ton. He is running for vice-presi-
dent OF the Colorado State Fedora
ton.
A communication from the Interna-
tional Brewery Workers calling atten-
tion that they have extended their
jurisdiction over the Cereal Workers
was received.
Several communications from the
national labor department were re-
SSANSo anu IeleEreu 70 business Agent
Vessel
The International Printing Trades
Council notified the Assembly that the
American Book Company of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, is notoriously unfair and
asked the Assembly to help in their
fight against this firm. This firm is
supplying school books in this city.
The Assembly declared this firm un-
fair and referred the matter to the
label committee for suitable action.
A resolution on the death of former
Vice-President Genevieve Miles was
adopted and ordered engrossed.
The different locals belonging to the
National Federation of Postal En-
ployes of this city requested the As
sembly to endorse the Madden re-
classification bill in Congress. The
request was granted.
The Denver Labor Bulletin was en-
dorsed as the official organ of the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
and the motion carried unanimous. In
the discussion on this subject The
Bulletin received a good many compli-
ments.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21

1t takes a lot Of switching to get
some boys on the right track.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-21
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