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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

An. barrin' his head, here is what he
 said:
 T reckon it's time to git up and git. But, Lord, I hain't had the measles yit.
 Wanted-To find a Birmingham man who hasn't a hard luck story resulting from the cold snap.
 The chief source of hard luck from the Dig freeze" is frozen water pipes, az gravated by the fact that so many Bir mlngham plumbers are at work at Camp Mcclellan and Camp Sheridan and it is practically impossible to get repairs made promptly.
 But the cold weather seems to have added a new source of discomfort to practically every man and woman in town. Hundreds of families with the money to pay for coal were out of coal If the water pipes did not freeze and burst, the furnace refused to work. Perhaps the grate bars burned out or all the ferns froze.
 And in some cases double doses were given. Take Robert Lawrence, for in stance. His water pipes froze and broke during the night and he was fortunate enough to get them fixed early in the morning. During the day they froze up again, however, and he had it all to do over again.
 Then there was the case of w. B. Hill house. with brick house, good fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
ELECTRICAL MEN IN ANNUAL SESSION Many Delegates Expected at State Convention at
 the Tutwiler

The Alabama State Association of Electrical Contractors and Dealers will convene in annual session at the Tut wiler hotel this morning at 10 o'clock.
 The convention committee anticipates a good attendance, reports being in al- ready from every large city in the state that they are sending good delegations, some cities sending every electrical con- tractor and dealer in the city. Among the distinguished visitors will be Col. R. $. Stearns of New Orleans. president of the National Association of Electrical Contractors; s. c. Barnes, president of the Barnes Electrical Construction com pany of New Orleans, and w. R, Her. shin, president of the Electrical Supply company of Memphis.
 The programme includes a two-day session, interspersed with several social i...1.4us. The Birmingham electrical men will tender the visitors lunch fin the sky'' today and also a dinner in the banquet hall of the Tutwiler hotel to- night. Tomorrow the visitors will be en- tertained with lunch at the Southern cllb an automobile ride in the after noon and a theatre party at the Jeffer- son in the evening.
 At the annual convention of the Ma tional Electrical Contractors held in New Orleans last October, steps were taken to put into effect the Goodwin plan, which is now sweeping the coun- try electrically" The movement, which Is campaign of education, will affect 60,000 electrical contractors in the United States. At the state convention the be put before the Alabama electrical dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
GARDEN CAMPAIGN ID BE LAUNCHED AT MASS MEETING Mobley to Hold Class in Conservation and Canning of Perishable Fruits
 and Vegetables

The mass meeting to be held at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to- morrow evening at s o'clock when H. S. Mobley will make a talk and will launch the spring garden campaign for Greater Birmingham under the auspices of the food preparedness bu- rcau.
 4 class in conservation of perishable fruits and vegetables will be held to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock and the housewives and all others inter- eated in the conservation of food are invited to attend this class and see MT. Mobley demonstrate the drying and canning processes.
 Prof. N. R. Baker, county superin- tendent of education, has sent letters to all teachers in the county urging them to attend this mass meeting, while the Boy Scouts, through the kindness of Scoutmaster Wester, will distribute handbills all over the busi- ness and residential sections of the city
 The members of the "one hundred' committee of the Civic association are being urged to attend the meeting in a body. Delegates from Jasper. Gar dendale, Ensley and Pleasant Hill will attend both the class and the mass meeting and it is expected that many other visitors will be on hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Temporary Darkness
 in NOrWOOd Vicinity

Residences and streets in Norwood and vicinity were in complete darkness last night from shortly after 6 o'clock until near o'clock. A main wire of the circuit was down. and linemen expe- rienced much difficulty in finding and repairing the break.
 The brisk wind broke numerous light and telephone wires all over the city. but crews of linemen had the wires in perfect condition few hours later None of the street car lines was effected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
MAN ATTACKED BY NEGRO RObbER MAY DIE FROM INJURIES
Structural Iron Worker Is Lured to Vacant Lot and Fatally Beaten and
 Robbed

Authorities at the IIillman hospital hold out little hope for the recovery of Peter Floodman, the white man who was attacked and fatally injured early Sunday night Floodman regained con sciousness yesterday morning at the hospital and gave officials his name, and some interesting facts concerning the attack. Floodman is from Helena. Ark, where he is employed as a struc- tural iron worker. He has been in Bir- mingham several days. Although sul- fering q serious fracture of the skull, Floodman is making a brave battle for life.
 According to Detectives Moser and Propst who talked to Floodman yes- terday morning, negro attacked him. He gave the location in a vacant lot between First and Morris avenues, be~ tween Twenty third and Twenty fourth streets, north.
 "Floodman told us where the attack took place." said Detective Propst. sUpon investigation, we found his hat, cut in several places and covered with blood. and part of his watch chain There were no papers near the scene. He told us that he was lured to the spot by a negro man. who promised
 
 negro struck him blow over the eye. and that was the last he remembered until he regained consciousness this morning. We found an iron bolt and a big pool of blood in the vacant lot. The attack, according to the injured man, occurred about 6;30 o'clock. He probably laid there until he was able to stagger out on First avenue. where he was found"
 The negro robbed Floodman of about s15 in cash and valuable watch. number of valuable papers were also taken Floodman could give the de- tectives little description of his as- sailant. Detectives, however. are con- fident the negro will be apprehended.
 Floodman was found Sunday night about o'clock. leaning against the Goodall- Brown building at First ave- nue and Twenty-second street, north, about two blocks from where the att tack was committed. He was uncon- scious and authorities at the Hillman hospital, where he was taken, an- nounced his condition as very serious. The robber ransacked and turned all of his pockets, and there was not the slightest clue for Identification The 1 blood from his wounds had partially dried, indicating ~the crime had been committed sometime previous. The vacant lot where the attack oc- cured is very dark, and view from the sidewalk is obstructed by piles of old machinery. It was behind one of these piles that the pool of blood, . 1 blood spattered hat, and cork to a whisky bottle was found
 | Relatives of Floodman could not be located last night at Helena by of. fcials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
"A Poor Unfortunate"
By FRANK L. STANTON

By FRANK l.. STANTON His hoss went dead. an his mule went
 lame, He lost six cows in a poker game; A hurricane come on a summer day An carried the house whar he lived
 away, Then a earthquake come. when that wuz
 gone, An swaIlered the land that the house
 stood oni An the tax collector he come roun' An charged him up fer the hole in the
 groundl An the city marshal, he come in view, An said he wanted his street tax. too! Did he moan an sigh2 Did he sit an
 cry, An cuss the hurricane sweeping by? Did he grieve that his old friend failed
 to call When earthquake come and swallered Never a word O blame he said. With all them troubles on top of his
 head. Not him! He climbed on top of a hill Whar stan'in' room wuz left him still,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
TEN NAVY RECRUITS
 IN ALABAMA'S QUOTA

Instructions were received by the local navy recruiting station yesterday morn- ing to discontinue recruiting only with the exception of the following numbers per week: Birmingham 3, Montgomery ?. Mobile 1, Tuscaloosa 1, Huntsville l. Pensacola 1 and Dothan 1, or total of 10 men per week for the entire state of Alabama. Even the men enlisted at this time will be accepted for the period of the war only Before yesterday all ap- plicants were accepted only on the four year basis
 Chief Yeoman J. A. Bone, in charge of the local station, stated yesterday that this office had accepted in the past year about 1900 men for active carvice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
THREE SMALLPOX
 CASES REPORTED

Three cases of smallpox were re- ported to the county health officer, pr. J. D. Bowling. yesterday. One case was in sayreton, another in Leeds and the remaining one in Trafford. On conditions existing, the cases at Traf- ford and Leeds could not be reached yesterday. but they will both be re- moved to the pcsthouse today. The case at Sayreton was removed yes- terday.
 At present the pesthouse has Il inc mates. but about 20 have been dis charged since the smallpox scare has threatened Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
CROWDER TO SPEAK
 AT ROTARY LUNCHEON
Programme Will Include Some inter- esting Stunts, States Secre-
 tary Lloyd

A. c. Crowder, the new president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, will address the Rotarians at the lunch con tomorrow at the Tutwiler hotel. MT. Crowder was billed to speak several weeks ago, but withdrew in honor of Milton w, Harrison of the war savings committee. who was in Birmingham at that time.
 There will be some very interesting stunts, according to Secretary Clarence Lloyd, and when asked the nature of these stunts he smiled Knowingly but would say nothing. It is an evident fact that he has something mp his sleeve for this occasion.
 The Rotarygram is just off the press and contains pictures of J. H. Eddy and Fred Shireman when boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
MURRAY BROWN IS
 ELECTED PRESIDENT
 DRY GOODS COMPANY
Officers Elected at Annual Meeting of Goodall- Brown Dry Goods Co.
 Mrs. GoOdall Director

At the annual meeting of the Goodall- Brown Dry Goods company, held yester- day. Murray Brown was elected presi- dent, vice R. M. Goodall, deceased.
 Erskine Ramsay and George McCor- mack were reelected vice presidents. F. c. Wilson. secretary of the company, was promoted to a vice presidency, but he retains the office of secretary W. L. Wilson. credit manager, was elected treasurer in the place of Murray Brown He will still have charge of the credit department.
 Mrs. R. M. Goodall was added to the board of directors The six persons named are the only stockholders of the company. This is the eighteenth year o1 tho concerns career in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Coal Situation m City
 Temporarily ReHeUed
Dealers Using Every Effort Secure Adequate Supply of Coal-City Schools Are We'll Heated and Coal Supply Sufficient-Example of Exum Fol-
 lowed and Free Coal Is Distributed

comfortable. and anticipate no smut down of schools under ordinary CIT cumstances, but we cannot tell what might happen if extreme cold weath- CT continued. The city seems to be getting coal from somewhere adequate to meet our demands, and we are grateful and working right along. The trouble at 21 of the schools to- day with water pipes has handicapped the work considerably, but in a cou- pie of days this wilS nave been rem edied"
 The moderation in the weather yes- terday brought joy to many, their coal supply being exhausted or very low, and the hope was universally enter tained the sunshine would dispel all gloom of winter. but this was soon vanished when the rain set in yes- terday afternoon,
 Every operator and every dealer in Birmingham seems to be bending ev- cry effort to meet the acute situation in Birmingham, and 1t is believed that with a change In the weather for warmer that the situation could be met very nicely.
 EXUM'S EXAMPLE FOLLOWED
 The example set by Culpepper Exum Sunday. when he gave away car of coal to the suffering people of Bir- gham has been emulated by sew eral others, and still they continue to announce that they will make sim liar donations. F. P Rosamond an- nounced yesterday that he was per- sonally dispensing free a car of coal on the Southern tracks to those need ing it.
 Frisco officials yssterdav started a stream of coal cars into Birmingham and to some extent cleared up the con- gestion between this city and Car bon Hill. The report asked as to how much coal each dealer had on hand and this was due to the fact that all dealers were busy filling orders or explaining why they could not to their many customers.
 There will be a meeting of the fuel board this morning at 10 o'clock in their offices in the Brown-Marx build ing, at which time a report of coal mined on Sunday at the request of the fuel board will be considered.
 The western section of the city is practically without coal and numer- ous complaints were received at the office of the fuel board yesterday. Every effort is being made by coal operators, retail dealers and the fuel board to remedy this present short age and with coal continually comin 2 in for the next 10 days this condi- ton will be settled Several complaints that coal dealers ignored orders and did not deliver coal were made but Secretary Duncan urged the residents to secure vehicles and go after the fuel. as many of the dealers have not sufficient teams to deliver all orders taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Increase in the Coal Tonnage for Month
 of December Stated

According to a statement made yes- terday by H. E. Hutchins. chairman of the subcommittee on car service, the coal loaded by Alabama mines for De- cember, 1917, shows a total of 19,046 cars as against l7. iT5 cars for the same month of 1916, or an increase of 6.9 per cent The heavier loading of equipment this year as compared with last year will result in an increase in tonnage in coal from 10 to l2 per cent. This does not include the loading of the Birming- ham Southern railway, which is princi- pally for furnaces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
 Meets This Afternoon

The first meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce since the installation Of President A. c. Crowder will be held this afternoon at 3.3O o'clock in the directors room and the six newly elected directors will be installed.
 The matter of the local chamber be- ing represented at the fourth national of chemical industries to be held in New York city next fall will be taken up, as will the matter of the reconstruction hospital and training school. The government has asked for additional information on the latter question and this will be forwarded to Washington at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

The Birmingham Ice and Coal com pany will have on their yards today approximately seven cars of coal If the cars. which they say are in their yards. There are about 10 cars in the yards somewhere belonging to the above company, but seven is all that could be found.
 The city has been temporarily re- lieved, but they are depending ab- solutely upon the operators, having no contracts whatever. They hope to continue to receive enough coal to keep the schools running, but they have no assurance of this. only their belief in the men who live in Bir- mingham and who are interested in coal production. What they have se- begging for it, and Commissioner J. Ellis Brown stated last night that the city would be in a precarious con dition if the operators refused to make further shipments to Birmingham
 '.We will have seven cars of coal on our yards tomorrow If the rail- roads make delivery of that many cars which they claim to have located in the local yards billed to us out of nine cars which we should have" said J. Frank Rushton yesterday. "We sold two cars Sunday at cost and I be- lieve that we served between 500 and 600 people.
 'We will be able to take care of our customers for two days if we get the supply that we anticipate tomorrow, and we are declining to book any or ders until we have the coal on the wards. This Is our policy, and some do not understand it, but we are get ting any grade of coal that we can get hold of now and to take man order for one kind of coal and get another is unsatisfactory. We answer every call that comes in, though. and keep several people busy on the tele- phone all the time."
 Twenty-one of the city schools were greatly hampered in their work yes terday, and will very likely go through the same experience today on account of the frozen water pipes that have bursted and flooded some oe the buildings, and in some cases the out side pipes have frozen and bursted cutting off the water supply to the building. Two schools were suspend ed entirely yesterday until plumbers could remedy the pipe trouble
 NO SCHOOL SHUT DOWN
 "As to heat, we are getting along all right so far.' said Dr. J. H. Phil lins last night. we have been very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
KIWANIS CLUB
T. H. Joy to Speak at Luncheon on
 "Muscle Shoals"

T. II. Joy will address the members of the Kiwanis club at their luncheon today at 1 o'clock at the Southern club on What the Government Is Doing at Sheffield and Muscle Shoals" A num- ber of new members will be initiated. but there will be no riding of the goat" The date of the smoker to be given by the club will be announced at this meeting and a full attendance is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
The First Line of Defense Your first

line of defense in any under taking is a sound. we'll nourished body. Real pre- paredness for the work of the day calls for a we'll balanced ration. The whole wheat is the most perfect food given toman. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is 100 per cent. whole wheat. nothing added to it, nothing wasted or thrown away. Two of these crisp little loaves of baked whole wheat, eaten with milk make a complete. nourishing, satisfying breakfast, lunch or dinner at a cost of a few pennies. Made in Niagara Falls, NY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday:
 Lee E. Roe of Birmingham to Miss Bessie F. Sullivan
 David IT. Cronheim of Birmingham to Miss Lecna K Lovcman.
 Clifford H. Boyison of Birmingham to Miss Eva Johnson.
 Fred Shoemaker of Piper to Miss Le- nora Clay. W. A. Pliss of Majestic to Miss Ola Dell Higgins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Committee to Aid in Relieving Coal
 Situation in City

The meeting of the committee of 100. which is held every Monday night at the Civic association. was presided over last night by T. A. McElroy in the ab- sence of the regular chairman, F. E.. Butler
 T. P. Hay made a talk in behalf of the food advice movement. and a general discussion of the coal situation was en- tered into. It was decided to appo.nt :. .Asin,tsee to attend to this end of the work. and in any way possible CO operate with any and all who are en- eaged in the relief of the sufferers caused by the shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Food Preparedness Bureau

The executive committee of the food preparedness and marketing bureau will hold q meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of electing a chairman and treasurer Plans will be discussed re- garding the work of the bureau for 1918 at this meeting and full attendance of the committee is requested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

To Curs . Cold in One Day
 Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets. Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma ture Is on each box. 50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
METHOD OF AMENDMENT

'.The original constitution of the United States contained seven articles. Article five provided the method of amendment which we are not using. Since then IT articles. dealing with property. life and liberty. have been adopted by amendment, but when We propose to add another one which deals with liquor. prescribed by the supreme court of the United States and practi- cally all other courts as outlaw and it means the beginning of the end, the death of democracy and the establishment by treason of Ger man imperialism How thoroughly rediculous!
 "Why this sudden terror, this pa triotic, violent rush to the colors of states rights? It can be proven by the record that, in Congress after Con- gress. laws upon laws have been passed affecting so-called rights of the states without these present cham pions losing their temper or seeing visions Years agoa the Dick bill fed eralized our state militia. but no com plaint was heard in reference to giv- ing the national government authority to take our state militia beyond it's borders; the white slave law deprived
 tContinued on Page six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

Grip Follows the snow
 LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tab lets taken in time will prevent Grip. E. w. GROVES signature on box. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
ALABAMA FIGHT A PITY

''It is a great pity that Alabama faces d fight on this proposition. It is a matter of overwhelming humiliation to those who have fought so long for statewide prohibition and who be- lieve that the adoption of the national amendment is the only way to per manently settle the liquor question, to find that they, in company with the great party leaders, four-ffths of the south's representatives in the national Congress- the legislatures and leading men and newspapers of the other southern states are. all wrong. Col. Marcus Well. certain daily papers and Hon. Forney Johnston have unani- mously said so.
 Not only are we wrong in principle but MT. Johnston in his pre-campaign interview refers to Legislative wolves committed to the reasonable doctrine of the federal amendment,' and he says that any candidate for office who OK presses his personal opposition to that amendment but proposes to run his own race and let the federal amend ment take care of itself (meaning plain Bill Brandon) should be classed with citizen who Is personally opposed to the German invasion but is willing to let 1t defeat itself
 "'This is no time for treason. says Mr Johnston. What is this treason? A proposed amendment to the constitu- ton of the United States submitted by more than | two-thirds vote of the House and Senate and before it be. comes effective to be ratified by three- fourths or more of the states of the Union The procedure is entirely legal and usual,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
BORDEN BURR GIVES ARGUMENT IN FAVOR |OF DRY AMENDMENT Replies to Recent Statement
 of Forney Johnston in Op-
 position to Its Adoption IPRECEDENTS GIVEN FOR FEDERAL ACTION Contends Three-fourths of the States Should Not Be at Mercy of One-fourth on Liquor Question

Borden Burr yesterday issued a for nal statement in reply to that of For ney Johnston. in which MT. Johnston had expressed opposition to the federal prohibition amendment.
 MT. Burr maintains that national prohibition is the only effective means of solving the problem and permitting states which want to be dry to remain dry He also contends there are many precedents for the method proposed by constitutional amendment. His state- ment reads:
 "one hundred and forty-one demo- crats in the House of Representatives only e4 voted against 1t; a1 democratic senators from the south voted for it and only seven democratic senators voted against it.
 "In the south 113 democratic con gressmen voted for it and only 26 voted against it. President Wilson. the great leader of the party, has approved the principle. Mississippi, the state of Davis and Lamar, without discussion and almost without division promptly ratified it, Virginia, the mother of presidents, the native soil of Jeffer- son, Lee and of Jackson. was second in ratification only because the legis- lature of Mississippi was the first to assemble. Other southern states are known to favor ratification as mat ta,. of co,rSa