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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
HAND TOWELS ARE MUCH NEEDED BY
 BOYS AT THE FRONT
Red Cross Linen Shower to Be Con- tinued During the Week-Minis- ters Asked to Assist in
 Collection

The Red Cross linen shower which was started last week will be continued this week. according to an announce ment made yesterday by Mrs. Oscar R. Hundley, chairman of the drive. and an appeal has been made to all ministers Sunday schools and all other schools
 to assist in supplying the sheets and towels required.
 The American Red Cross issued
 call for 1000 sheets, 64x120, and 15-
 coo hand towels, fSx3o inches, for American hospita4s which are badly in need of linens, and the government will not allow the chapters to spend chap ter funds in this way.
 The response to this call has been most generous and Mrs. Thomas O'Byrne. chairman of headquarters stated that a sufficient number of bath towels had been received already and the most urgent need was for hand towels. The building on Third avenue, formerly occupied by Newsome, has been named Headquarters for the linen shower and persons having sheets and towels to give are requested to bring them in. or if the bundle is too heavy to carry it will be sent for if the central workrooms of the Red Cross on the balcony of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb are notified.
 Bulletins have been sent to all schools and all children are urged to assist in this drive by bringing in donations of linen The flying squadron will collect these gifts Tuesday and Wednesday and all Red Cross units have been asked to aid in securing Birmingham's allot- ment.
 Birmingham has never failed to do her duty when called on and we feel sure that the housewives of Birming- him will respond most generously at this time" said Mrs. Hundley. 'If any one wishes to make a cash donation in- stead of linen they are urged to send
 1t to the central workrooms of the Bir- mingham chapter and towels and sheets ;lI ha p,1rcbasad with tha dopafiorS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Dr. Byrnes to Preach
 at the Strand Theatre

Dr. Thomas P. Byrnes will begin his third year as pastor of the First Unita- rian church of this city with new de. parture by holding the regular church services in the Strand theater. begin- ming tonight at 7.45 o'clock.
 It is the purpose of Dr. Byrnes to make these services simple, human, popular and adapted to the spirit and interests of the age and time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
DIR. STUART SPEAKS
 AT KNESSETH ISRAEL
Pastor of First Methodist Church to
 Talk on Liberty Loan

The congregation of Knesseth Israel will be addressed this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Dr. George R. stuart, pastor of the First Methodist church.
 Dr. Stuart has been invited by the congregation to speak to the members on the fourth Liberty Loan, and he will make that the burden of his talk this afternoon. Every member of the congregation is urged to be in attend ance to hear Dr. Stuart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

the spark of love in the French ls~Sie' e's heart And, besides. were his name printed here it might cause lew perks at the heart-strings of some pretty and trusting Alabama girl and dispel her dreams of that happy day when this cruel war is over and our boys come marching home.
 To make a long story short The mayor receiving the letter turned it over to the Birmingham branch of the American Protective league, of which H. Key Milner is chief. with the re- quest that he ascertain and communi- cate to the French girl the informa tion she seeks. Mir. Miner accepted the mission.
 Putting his most trusted and most confidential agent on the job he soon learned all about the Alabama soldier boy; learned that he comes of a good. honest, hard-working Alabama family, not rich in this worlds goods, but rich in brawn and muscle and brains. a mar every inch of him, a soldier and a patriot free of heart on this side of the Atlantic. and worthy of the love and trust of a French-or any other lassie.
 With this information in hand Mir. M liner had it tabulated and condensed, Ia Bradstreet. and dispatched it by the first mail to Mile" in far-away La Belle France.
 "Yes, we sometimes run across re- nance in our work" said Mir. Milnef, when the reporter had spent several minutes studying the chirography of the letter-he managed to make out one or two names. and that's all the French he could read
 "rhe department of justice has called upon us to investigate many cases. -saostly deserters. slackers and alien enemies. but every now and then in our investigations in the most uneX- peeted places we come face to ia ss with romance. romance that is Just as appealing and just as sublime as if nurtured midst more fortuitous sur roundings''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

Monday, "Childrens Day" Gates open at a. m.
 Midway shows start a. m. Tours of exhibits in morning. Two band concerts Monday. Hippodrome attractions in front of stand; two performances. Auto polo twice Monday. Running horse race starts at o'clock.
 Government aviators in afternoon They will remain in air over an hour.
 Fireworks Monday night. All school children admitted Mon day for 15 cents.
 Tickets may be bought at principal downtown stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

Brown, chairman of Jefferson county Fourth Liberty Loan committee will ad- dress a patriotic meeting today at 3S0 p. m. at the Sixth Avenue Baptist church, corner Avenue F and Sixteenth street, South, of which Dr. John w. Goodgame is pastor. oscar W. Adams. general of the Ncolored division of the Fourth Liberty Loan, will also speak. Colored men and women of the four minute men division will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Southside Baraca Class

The Baraca class of the Southside lBap- tist Sunday school will meet at the usual hour 9;30, Sunday morning.
 Men and young men having relatives in the national service are cordially inb vited to attend the patriotic services of this class, which Is a feature of it's ex- ercises every Sunday.
 special invitation is extended those not members of other classes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
DIR. MASON TO SPEAK
 AT BAPTIST CHURCH

Dr. U. c. Mason, prominent colored physician and leader in war activities among his race. has returned from New York and Washington. where he studied cases of the Spanish influenza. He will speak on the subject today at the Six teenth Street Baptist church. Dr. A. c. Williams pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Dr. Williams Breaches at
 First Presbyterian Today

Dr. l.. G. H. Williams, now in Young Mems Christian association work at Camp Mcclellan. will occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church this morning Dr. Williams was active in the ministry before taking up army work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
MOBILES PANDORA TEMPLE

Report promptly at 2:3O D. m.. Sat- urday, October 12, at Third avenue and Eighteenth street, to take part i'm the Liberty Loan parade. Wear your fex. We head the fraternal division and must make a good turnout. Band and patrol will lead us. Our War Savings Stamps sale has been postponed from the night of October F. to the night of November 20. on account of the fourth Liberty Loan. Gather in your candidates for our ceremonial and re- ceptfon to Imperial Potentate Jacoby on November !.
 F. (. SHEPARD. JR..
 POtentate. CHARLES J. GEoHEGAN.
 Recorder,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

Age 25, died in a naval hospital in Baltimore Thursday. His remains will arrive here today. interment to take place at Rockford. He is the brother of Mrs w. R. Jennings of Boyles and Mrs w NJ. Godfrey of Muscle Shoals He had a brother in the navy, who IS his twelfth year, John T Morgan Jeff Morgan had been in the navy seYrice since 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

ALEXANDER METCALFE COBB
 The Age-Herald hustler at Sulli- gent. Alex is eleven years old, has been with The Age Herald three years and has been late only one time to re- ceive his papers at the train. He loves to deliver the latest news of what our boys are doing lover there'Sas chroni- cled in The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
PATRIOTIC MEETING
 AT NEGRO CHURCH

State Director Thomas J. Crittenden of our four-minute men, and Murray
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
S|X-CENT CAR FARE PETITION READY
 FOR SIGNATURES
Provides for Change in Price Until Six Months After Duration of
 the War

The petition requesting a six-cent street car fare, which has been in preparation for several days, was com pleted yesterday and during the next few days will be presented to the voters of Birmingham for their sigma ture. It asks. after stating a sum mary of the alleged existing conditions, that the question be put to a popular vote of the people.
 1t is claimed by the employees that they are unable to live upon the pay which they are now receiving and the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company claims that it cannot pay more at tEe present time because of the increased price of all commodities on account of the war.
 The petition stipn.ates that all of the increase in fare is to be used in pay to employees. and that the fare is to continue to be collected at this rate until six months after the conclusion of the war. The names attached to the petition at present are not the re- quired number to have the matter brought up for popular vote of the people, but it is expected that it will be only q matter of days now until it may be presented in proper form to the city commission and action de- manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
DRAFTED MEN GIVEN TECHNICAL TRAINING Exemption Board Sends A Men to Auburn and Louisi-
 ana University

The local exemption boards will send 2S men to the Alabama Polytechnic in- stitute at Auburn and 16 to the state university at Louisiana at Baton Rouge on June IA, to take special training in mechanical duties. incident to many kinds of military service at the front and behind the lines.
 This offer closes today and quali- fled registrants are urged to take ad- vantage of this opportunity of enlist ing The men must have grammar school education, some experience in mechanical work and an aptitude for mechanics. Training will be given in auto mechanics. radio operating and many other mechanical duties.
 The number to go to Auburn from each of the local boards is as follows Division 1. five men; division 2, five men; division 3, five men. division 4 three men; division 5. five men; Givi- sion G. five men. To the State Uni- versity at Baton Rouge, division 1. three men: division 2 three men; divi- sion ,. three men; division 1, one man; division 5, three men; division 6, three men.
 All men wishing to enter these train ing schools are requested to present themselves to their local exemption board for voluntary induction into service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
RED, WHITE AND BLUE SOCIETY TO TEACH
 DIGNITY OF LABOR
United States Employment Agency Calls for Volunteers to Instruct Women and Girls in
 Special Work

Mrs l.. w. Pittman, who is in charge of the woman's section of the loca United States Employment agency a 26 North Nineteenth street. is organiz' ing a Red. White and Blue society which has for it's purpose the teaching of the dignity of labor to white girls and women The society will be opsi- ated in connection with the employ ment agency and there will be no sal- aries connected with 1t.
 The women and girls who are sent out under the direction of the society will receive pay for their services com mensurate with the services rendered, and will be accompanied by some ex- perienced housekeeper who will see that they are properly instructed III that kind of work. Volunteers for the work of instructing them are wanted by Mrs. Pittman.
 As the usefulness of the society ex- tends help will be furnished to pSr- sons who may be in need of cooks for special occasions. or who may want girls to serve meals at receptions and entertainments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
READING LIST ON
 RAISE OF CAR FARE
 AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Books on Street Car Operation and Street Car Rates on File, Includ- ing Articles on Women
 Conductors

Tn view of the intense local interest in the question of increased street car fares. the Birmingham public ibrary has prepared short reading list on this subject of clippings and magazine articles of recent date.
 These articles are on file in the ref erence department and will be always available to any inquirer who wishes to inform himself as to how this prob lem has been handled in other cities.
 few of the titles are listed be- low:
 Higher Fares Are Necessary" Elec- tric Railway Journal, May 19. 1877; Commission Can Increase Fare With out Municipal Consent" Electric Rail- way Journal, February B. 1917; End Iight-honr Car Fare Fight in Cleve- land,s Municipal Journal, April 15, 1917; "Six-cent Fare in Effect in Connecti- cut" Electric Railway Journal. Octo- Der 6, 1917; Springfield Company Wants Six-cent Fare,p Electric Rail- way Journal, June 2, 1917; "Why Street Railways of the Country Are Facing Wholesale Bankruptcy" Cur rent Opinion, November 1, 1917; Cities Favor Six-cent Fare for Bay Street." Electric Railway Journal June 30, l91', VI lidHu NOte.i SdSe III court, Electric Railway Journal, March 9-16, 1918; Springfield (Mass) to Have Zone Fares" Foctric Railway Journal, April 6, 1918; Los Angeles Rate Case" Electric Railway Journal Vol. 47, page S62; Trenton Fare Increase Denied,r Electric Railway Journal, Vol. 4e, page 125S.
 There is other material on women as street car conductors, and United States reports on wages and hours of street railway employees in cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
ATTORNEY CHARGED
 WITH D|SLOYALTY
T. B. Russell of Oneonta Is Charged With Discredit-
 ing Work of Red Cross

T. E. Russell, one of the most promi- nent attorneys of Oneonta, was brought to Birmingham yesterday afternoon to face charges of attempting to cause insubordination and disloyalty." The warrant was issued yesterday by Ken meth c. Charlton, United States com missioner of the northern district of Alabama.
 Officers from the department of jus tice and members of the vigilance com mittee made the trip to Oneonta yes terday for Russell. It is stated that he made remarks about the Red Cross, discrediting that organization. The exact nature of these utterances was not disclosed last night
 It is probable that hearing will be given Russell before Judge Charlton today. He is large property owner in Oneonta and prominent attorney. The vigilance committe is said to have first brought Russell under observation
 Russell was released from the county jail last night after making the $5U00 bond under which he was held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
COMMITTEES MAKE
 PLANS FOR COMING
 W. s. s. CAMPAIGN
Woman's Committee Under Direction of Mrs. R. F. Johnston Plans to Have
 100 Booths

Mrs. R. F. Johnston. chairman of the woman's committee of the state war savings committee, Is rapidly perfect ing drive. Under the care of this com mittee there will be 100 booths in Bir- mingham at which Savings Stamps will be sold by young women. At each booth there will be a captain and two or three girls. and gold medal will be given to the captains at the end of the campaign.
 Mrs. Johnston stated yesterday that they would try to impress upon the people the advantage of buying the bonds, as they would provide nucleus for the returning husbands. sons and brothers who may come home frsm France crippled and disabled, and in need of money to carry them along until they get back into commercial harness.
 State Director Crawford Johnson re- ported great activity all over the sta-e, with field agents, county directors and local committees buckling down 10 work in earnest.
 Postal cards containing the gov ernor's proclamation, President Will sons appeal and Secretary McAdo"'s call, are being sent to county directors for distribution. and great quantities of other advertising matter is ready for distribution
 The workers in this drive are stress ing the fact that these savings bonds are government bonds. and in fact, bet ter than the ordinary bond in that they increase in value from month to month, and that they can be cashed at par and accrued interest at any time the holder may ask it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
REGISTRATION NOT
 YET COMPLETED
Approximately 1900 Have Registered-Many Regis
 trants in Service

Approximately 1900 men will have registered in Birmingham when the renort is completed today at noon and forwarded to Washington, according to a statement given out at headquarters of the local exemption boards yester- day. These men have become q years of age since June 5, 1917. number of stragglers who were unable to be in the city 10 register Wednesday,. came in yesterday and were registered by the various boards and a number of Birmingham men who are out of the city will send in their registration cards by nail According to an esti- mate of B. A Pepperman, secretary of the six local boards, 2000 men should have registered, but taking into con- sideration the fact that almost 700 who became of age this year have en- listed in the various branches of the service. The number of men becom- ing 21 years of age since June, 1917. was more than was estimated. The report will close today at noon and Secretary Pepperman will forward it to Washington immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
PATRIOTIC MEETING AT THE JEFFERSON
 THEATRE TONIGHT
Meeting to Solidify Patriot ism of People,. Mercer Barnett to Make Open
 ing Address

A record breaking crowd is anticipated at the patriotic mass meeting tonight at the Jefferson theatre, which has been called for the purpose of soidifying the patriotic sentiment of the people of this district. During the week the meeting has been much discussed and great deal of interest in the matter shown.
 The comrnittee in charge state that the meeting is not called in the interest of any candidate but that the friends of each are cordially invited to be pres ent It will be called to order at S:3o o clock, and it Is understood that all the patriotic organizations of the city will be present.
 The programme will include patriotic addresses and the singing of patriotic songs, and issues of vital importance will be discussed. The Rev. T. 0. Jones, who has two sons in the army, will offer the invocation. J. Mercer Barnett will preside and make the opening address. Prof. Robert Lawrence will lead the sing ing.
 number of brief talks will be made by prominent citizens, and it is under stood 100 per cent Americanism will be the keynote of the addresses. Those in charge of the meeting predict great outpouring of patriotic citizens at the meeting from every section of the city and county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
LOCAL PHYSICIANS
 CALLED TO SERVICE
Two Hundred Physicians Called for in State-City's Quota Is
 Twenty

Under the orders recently issued by the surgeon generals office for 200 men from the state of Alabama, Birmingham will be expected to furnish 25 doctors for army service. according to pr. Mack Rogers. former secretary of the Jer- ferson County Medical society, who was in Birmingham yesterday
 It is stated that details for this call have not yet been worked out, and doc tors have not been fully advised follow ing the filing of their questionnaires This call will, in all probability, affect men over 3l years of age, as practically all physicians of draft age are already in the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
People Are Urged to Aid in Eradicating Certain In-
 sanitary Conditions
WORK WILL BEGIN AT
 ONCE, SAYS BOWLING
Health Department Given Power to Enforce Preventive Measures Which Will Be Ruth
 lessly Applied

An organized campaign for the eradi- cation of typhoid fever in the city has been planned by the health department and will be started at once, according to the statement of Dr. J. w. Rowling, county health officer. He states that the action of the city commission in approving recommendations to better certain sanitary conditions, marks a new era in the history of the city. He also states that for the protection ot public health, the department is clothed with arbitrary power and that these measures will be ruthlessly applied to sweep aside obstacles to the campaign The statement of Dr. Bowling follows
 The recent action Of the city com mission in approving recommendations from the health officer covering opera tions looking to the eradication of certain insanitary conditions known to be prevalent and largely responsible for the heavy burden of typhoid fever in Birmingham. marks new era in the history of the city, and its depart ment of health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
HIGH TYPHOID RATE

These conditions are for the most part of long standing as is shown by tho fact that the city has had a high typhoid rate for twenty years or more The facts concerning certain phases of with special reference to the preven- ton of typhoid fever. have been force fully presented to successive former administrations by former health offi- cers, together with urgent appeals for action, but for some reason failed to touch a responsive chord. and were, therefore, fruitless The conditions present time may therefore, be said to be the cumulative result of years of indifference on the part of those re- sponsible for the destinies of the city
 Tn the meantime, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of typhoid fever from year to year vith occasional unusual outbreaks such as that of 1916. The source and mode of transmission of this disease are too well known to merit discussion at this time. It is sufficient to say that it is essentially a problem involving the proper disposal of human excreta, and this we know has never been ade- auatelv done in Birmingham. To make the necessary Improvements. and place into operation the machinery necessary to maintain such n system of disposal is an undertaking of considerable pro- portions. involving the expenditure of a large sum of money
 There are many delays, both avoid able and unavoidable incident to work of this nature, and to expect or under take to place into operation forces that would be calculated to at once render the city sanitary and stamp out ty- phoid fever during the next two or three summer months as suggested in scme quarters would bring nothing but confusion and confront the department with difficulties and here and there direct opposition, which would post ponc if not entirely defeat the accom- plishincnt of the desired end.
 The plans as outlined and approyed by the commission involve the organiza ton of forces on scale that can be efficiently supervised with the view of going about in systematic way the eradication of insanitary dry closets.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
Military Police Effective

Montgomery. June 6-(Special.)-T ef- fectiveness of the military police in en- forcing federal, state and city laws has been illustrated in telling manner this week in the United States court here. where more than score of prohibition cases, made by the military authori- ties have been tried and convictions obtained. The military police from Ohio, on duty here since last August, are be- ing relieved by a regular army outfit which recently arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-07
ORGANIZATION COMMITrEE
Headuuarters Moved

The headquarters of the second Red Cross war fund drive in the old coffee room on the ground floor of the Tut wiler hotel were closed yesterday and the business of the drive will be con- ducted from the office of Bert Meadow assistant to Acting Field Marshal Nor ris Bush, 739 Brown-Marx building.