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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
BIG OPPORTUNITY
 ID GET COWS IN
 TEXAS AT BARGAIN
c. c. Clay of DemopOlis Brings 300 Head to Ala bama Bought for
 $40 Each

c. C. Clay of Demopolis has just re turned from Texas, where he purchased 5eo head of red Shorthorn cows and brought them to Alabama. Mir. Clay says Alabama men with pasture lands have a wonderful opportunity just now to ger chased on the Fort Worth market at $40 head
 For the benefit of those interested MT. Clay makes the following statement:
 The 800 head of Shorthorn cows pur. chased ol the Forth Worth marke; reached Dcmopolis Monday morning i. sunrise. They were unloaded at Alfaifa where about zoo acres of alfalfa mixed with Johnson grass were awaiting them In this large field there are several flow ing arsesan wells, which afford the very best of water. On the edges of these al falfa fields are large trees for the noon day resting time. l wish you could have seen the expression on these cows faces when they first came in view of the above. It looked like they would never fill with the artesan water 1 know tha,
 it was good to them
 we lad q wonderful ship-only lost oae
 head out of A cows. This one broke .er
 leg shortly after leaving Fort Worth,
 One of the fine cows calved the first
 night on the Arcola place. The mother and calf are both doing well, This made
 up for tie one I lost on the train.
 Just 6 word to the live stock raisess and farmers of Alabama. I have never
 seen suca an opportunity for a man :o
 purchase high class beef cows as there is now on the Fort Worth market You can buy cows there around $40 per head that are thin in flesh, but excellent qual- ity, that would have sold for as much as $90 and Sl00 a head during April. For those who have pastures, hay and a tie!i of velvet beans they should take advan' tage of this condition, and get some real beef cattle. This will put us 10 years ahead in tho beef cattle industry. Tho little scruo fat grade Jerseys that oui people own should be sold and proceeds invested in beef cattle on the Fort Worth market. The money received for the na tive Alabama scrub that is fat will buy a greater number of cattle in Fort Wor h | than sold here. Our people must act | quickly remembering that a drowning | man in inirstream cannot wait a week to be rescued, In other words, this mar ket will soon be over, and we must et | promptly. They have made a total fa!l- | ure in a big portion of the state that | rode through of pastures, hay, corn and practically everything. They have not only nothng to feed them now, put there win be no harvest to take care of them through the winter. The practical thing to do Will be for community to buy l as many as 1S cars, 33 cows to the car. and in this way the railroad will give you 1 a special tain, which will result in the
 cattle shipping in good shape. and tAe
 loss practically eliminated. A govern
 ment soecial rate of $40 a car rcducti on 1 goes in effect September 10. l '1 had the good, old reliable firm cf | Clay, Robinson & Co. buy my cattle. 1 They selected for me 800 head out of 6adp0 cattle, nd I would suggest and reco;i'
 mend this firm to our Alabama farmers | and stock rasers.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
|PERSH|NG PATR|0TB[OUNT IN LINE WITH STATIONS INSTALLED SPEED-UP CAMPAIGN
Branch of Self-Preservation League Formed at Enthu-
 siastic Meeting

Blount county is brjuful of patriot ism. having gone way over the top on Liberty Loans, War Savings drives and other wartime campaigns A fur ther expression of it's loyal spirit was given when Lewis Bowen, assistant federal director of the United States employment service, and C. L. Spain, travelling examiner, went to OneCnta for the organization of branch of the Self Preservation Loyalty league.
 MT. Bowen states that splendid CO., F. Blackwood. who not only announced the meeting in advance from the bench, but on Wednesday afternoon deferred resumption of the regular court ses- sion, with an important murder trial pending and numerous witnesses on hand. so that the courtroom could be used for the purpose Of the meeting and organization.
 At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the courtrooBi was crowded to it's capacity, Mayor A. A. Finley. who is rresident of tho Blodnt County bank, and one of Alabama's representative citizens. acted as chairman of the meeting. The objects of the meeting and the scope of tho league were explained by Mir. Bowen, who was followed by c. E Rogers of Birmingham along a similar line A strong, patriotic address was delivered by Judge Blackwood. who emphasized the duty every able bodied person owes the government to work six days per week in order to win tine war.
 The organization of the Blount County self Preservation Loyalty league was then perfected, with Mir. Hagocd, Who is associated with Mayor Finley in the real estate business as chairman. and representative cxecu- tive committee of Is, equally propor- toned between employers, employees and farmers, and with a colorcd aux : Hilary.
 There are now about 10 of these leagues in Alabama, and Mir. Bowen states that they are doing splendid work everywhere creating public sen timent against loafing and in favor of six days per week of work at full time. The resultant stimulation of la- bor has in many cases been remark able Plants such as that of the Vre- dcnburgh Lumber company, at Nre- denburgh. which was formerly oper- ating at about 6S per cent efficiency, is now, according to recent state ment, on a 9s per cent basis. These Preservation Loyalty leagues are peculiar to the five states of the Sixth district, having been in auguratel by District Superintendent Cliff Williams The work will Iro- ceed in Alabama until every county is organized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
Julius P. May Leaves for Service Overseas
 With the Y. M. c. A.

Julius P. May. IT,. for many years connected with the Yancey Real Estate and Insurance company, leaves tomorrow for New York, where he will become as- sociated with the Y. NJ. c. A, prepara- tory to sa;Ang for overseas service
 MT. May entered the first training camp at Fort Ogiethorpe, being over the draft age as then fixed, but after severa. weeks of training was discharged because of minor phy sical defects, and afterward offered his services to the ordnance de- partmcnt, and failing this, being deter mined t" see service abroad, signed up with the "Y" for service at the front. His departure Is in answer to a telegraphic summons received yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07

After considerable wranglihg over the proposed milk pasteurizing ordi- nance yesterday afternoon, pr. Dowl- ing, city and county health officer, and MT. Matthews. representing the dairyuen who serve Birmingham GUS toners, got together, and it is now believed that an anicable agreement will be reached.
 The meeting, called by the health and sanitation committee of the Cham Der of Commerce, was held in the di- rectors' room of the Chamber of Com. merce at 3:50 o'clock yesterday after noon. Dr. Bowling stated a number of daries near Birmingham were in an insanitary condition, the milk below standard, and that pasteurization is necessary to prevent diseases among their customers.
 Mir. Matthews questioned some of the statements made by Dr. Bowling charged that the proposed rasteuriza- tion ordinance was being urged for the purpose of benefitiug certain indiyid- uals who were organizing stock com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
MARSHAL RUSHTON
 CALLS MEETING OF
 ALLIED GENERALS
Will Perfect Plans for Working With Industrial Army Under Gen.
 P. H. WOOdall

There will be meeting of the allied army commanders at the headquarters of the Liberty Loan campaign com mittee on the mezzanine floor of the Jefferson County Bank building this morning at 10 o'clock. following the call issued last night by Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton.
 It is the desire of Marshal Rushton to confer with Generals w. A. Steadman Of the British army, E. J. Rowe of the French army, c. s. Bissell of the Italian army, Samuel Earle of the Belgium army, and P. H. Woodall of the Indus trial army. Secretary Claude Estes of the Liberty Loan committee and Chair man Murray Brown will also be present.
 The object of the meeting is to per- feet an understanding regarding the plan upon which the allied armies will operate, relative to the Industrial army and the other armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
HARRIS DICKSON ID
 SPEAK HERE AT BIC LABOR CELEBRATION
Acting President of Fedora ton of Labor to Speak at "HOme Products"
 Dinner
Statement, August 31. 1918
 RES0ERCES

Two of the expected prominent guests for Birmingham big labor cell ebration next Thursday have been def initely heard from.
 Harris Dickson, the south's noted writer and creator of the inimitable character of "Ole Reliable" has wired acceptance of the invitat tion rendered him He will be one of the speakers at the Alabama home products" din- ner at the Tutwiler on the 18th, and will also be one of those who will speak to the big crowd at Capitol park at S.15.
 An invitation was extended by the committee to Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, but knowing that MT. Gomper5 is now in Europe on an important gov crnment mission, his office was asked to designate representative of the president. Yesterday John R. Alpine, acting president, wired from Washing ton that Jerome Jones of Atlanta. the weli-known southern organizer of the federation, had been designated in this capacity.
 A M. Shook, acting chairman Of the committee on programme and invita- ton, has completed the list of employ CTS engaged in essential war indus tries, to the number of about 75, to whom will be issued tickets in propor- tion to the size of their respective plants. These employers will invite employees to be their guests for the home products" dinner, at which will be emphasized "the get-together spirit for winning the war" The number at tending this dinner will be $50, incluJ- ing special guests from out of the city, this being the Tutwiler's maximum diningroom capacity.
 Assistant District Superintendent James A. Metcalf, who is cooperating with the various local committees in making arrangements for the next Thursday event, left for his home in Meridian, Miss. last night but will return this evening.
 "Got to get some winter clothes, and also must register in advance of the 12th," was his explanation for the trip. MT. Metcalf is to speak at the patriotic rally at the Sixth Avenue Baptist church, colored, Sunday eve- ming. At this meeting the combined colored choirs of the city, mobilxed for their first practice at D. m. Sum day, will sing. This aggregation of Birmingham's best colored singers. un- der the direction of Rev. J. c. Olden, will sing at Capitol park Thursday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
STATE COMMITTEE
 ID HEAR CONTESTS

The two contests growing out of the recent democratic primary election. and which were to have come up at the meeting of the state democratic ex- ecutive committee in this city last Tues day, will be heard in a short time, prob ably at Montgomery.
 State Chairman J. Kelly Dixon of Tal- ladega, in Birmingham yesterday att tending the meeting of the fourth Lib- erty Loan zone and county chairmen, stated that he had received notice of the Russell county contest and the re- quired deposit of 5000. and that he understood the Clarke county case would be applied.
 Appeals may be made at any time within 10 days after result of the elec- ton is officially declared. Both con- tests involved the nomination for sheriff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
ID
 HANDLE BIC JOINT
 CAMPAIGN FORMED
Secretary Stallings An nounces He Feels Sure Alabama Will Do Her
 Part as in Past

pr. John R. Mott head of the wad work council Of the Y. NJ. c, A., has been appointed general chairman of the joint campaign of the Y. M. C. A., Y. w. C. A., War Camp Community Serv- ice. American Libraries Association, Knights of Columbus. Jewish Relief Board and the Salvation Army, winch will be held the week beginning No vember II, when the people of the United States will be asked to sub- scribe $170.500,00o.
 A message was received yesterday by w. s. Stallings. secretary of tine local r. M c, A, notifying him of tho decision of the heads of the various organizations to combine the drives and stating that Dr. Martin had been made general chairman.
 "The forces to conduct this drive will be composed of Y. M. c. A. machin- cry and representatives of the other organizations" stated Mir. StallinSs. "and we feel sure that Alabama will do her part in this drive, just as st.c has in the others. The workers for this campaign in Alabama have been thoroughly organized and this is eX' pected to be one of the most success full campaigns yet conducted."s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
GOVERNMENT TO LET CONTRACT FOR MAKING
 MILLIMETER s ELLIS
Director Aldrich Advised That Wa, Department Is in the Market for
 Shells for All Kinds

T. H. Aldrich. regional adviser of th resources and conversions section of th war industries board. returned yester day from Knoxville, Tenn. where h held conference with manufacturer and operators of east Tennessee.
 On his return he found a letter frop the war department asking for offer to make shells of various kinds. Tn letter stated that the war departmen would need at an early date large quan Itities of 155 and 75 millimeter shalls an lkigh explosive and 12-inch shells. Fac tories in position to make 5000 155 mil llimeter shells. 35.0o0 high explosive, o | so, 900 75 millimeter shells day are re quested to submit propositions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
LIEUT.. BROWN IS
 SAFELY OVERSEAS
Mir. and Mrs. Eugene L. Brown Re-
 ceive Cablegram From Their Son, Atwell J. Brow

Lieut.. Atwell J. Brown yesterday ca bled his parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene L. Brown. of his safe arrival overseas
 Lieutenant Brown is in the infantry and in the Seventh division. His arrival will be of general interest over the state because there are quite number of Alabama boys in the various units of this division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
Condition of Lenine
 Is Reported Weaker

London. September 6.-The condition of Nikoia Lenine, the bolshevik pre- mier. against whose life an attempt was made last week, is weaker. according to here tonight from Moscow. His temper ature is higher as the result of ef- fusion of blood in the pleura and shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
W0man's Committee
 Mailing Literature

Mrs. Rhodes Boykin and her distri- button committee were busy at the woman's Liberty Loan headquarters yesterday packing and mailing lftera- tnre to county chairmen over the state. The committee is composed of the fol- lowing enthusiastic young women: Mrs. s. R. Benedict. Mrs. T. A. Mui. phree, Mrs. A. II. Witt and Miss Eliz- abeth Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
TANK CORPS BOYS
 ARRIVE OVERSEAS
Sergt. c. c. Holcombe Ca:les Father, i J. H. Holcombe, Announcing Safe Arrival

J. H. Holcombe received cablegFam from his son. .Sergt. c. c. Holcom5e. announcing his safe arrival in Eng land.
 Sergeant Holcombe is a member os Company A. tank corps. At least IS to 25 Birmingham boys are members of this company. They trained at Get tysburg. Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
PATRIOTIC SONGS AT
 HOWARD COLLEGE

An elaborate musical programme IS ,larned for the students of How ard college for the coming session by Mrs. Alfred H Oliver, in charge of the musical department. Mrs. Oliver thinks the students should be able to sing with understanding, as well as feeling. the national airs and the songs of the war between the states
 Each week some time will be de- voted to patriotic song and drill until this is accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
MASONIC NOTICE

special communication of king Solomon Lodge No. AGO. A. r.. X A M.. Is called for D. m. Saturday, Sep- tesnber .. for work in Master Mason degree. F. n. LATADY, w. M.
 J. $. WHITE. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
ZONE CHA|RMEN DISCUSS PLANS FOR LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE Bankers Tell of Burden on Them by Failure of Sub- scribers to Take Bonds CARD INDEX SYSTEM URGED BY WARDLAW Manager Alex E. Walker of Branch Reserve Bank Tells of Advan-
 tages of the Reserve
 System

Plans for putting north Alabama over in the fourth Liberty Loan campaign were discussed at a meeting of zone and county ehairmen at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday. The meeting began at 10 o'clock and with the exception of an hour for luncheon continued until f o'clock in the afternoon.
 The chairman from each of the seyea zones and from all but two or three pf the S5 counties<were present.
 W. C. Wardlaw, chairman of the sixth district committee; Earl Lay of Gadsdei'. sixth district reserve agent; Mrs. Solon Jacobs, state chairman of the women 5 fourth Liberty Loan committee, and q number of bankers from the zones rep resented were also present and partici- hated in the discussions
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-25
TO BUILD SHIPS
ON VAST SCALE
Five Great Yards in the United
States Are Rapidly Ap-
preaching Completion.
MEANS MUCH TO THE WORLD
Steady Output Of Vessels the Only
Thing That Can Restore Trade Equ-
Ilbrlum - Threatened Strike of
Chicago Teamsters Is Off.

Those who are watching the interna-
tional trade situation will find relief
in the statement that five great yards
for building standardized steel ships
are approaching completion and soon
will be turning out a vessel every day.
SlIipbuilding on the great scale that
America alone can conduct is needed
to save the world from a commercial
relapse to the conditions that pre-
vailed before the days Of the great
Portuguese navigator, Vasco da Cana,
who discovered the sea route via the
Cape Of Good Hope that united Eu-
rope and America with the East Indies
in 1897. Without the ships that we
are building, the world commercially
must for time be cut in two, Orient
and Occident each being thrown back
upon it's own resources for the great
bulk of necessities.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-25
BIC HERDS CONE
World War Wastes Europe's
Meat Supply.
American Stock Raisers Cooperate
With Food Administration in Con-
serVation Measures.

1t Is probable that Europe for many
years after the war will look to a
great extent to America for it's meat
supply.
Europe's herds are dwindling under
wars demands faster than they can be
replenished
When the German armies retired
from occupied portions of France and
Belgium approximately 100000 head
of cattle were appropriated. This ad-
ditiOn virtually safeguarded Germany
from cattle shortage other nations now
suffer.
In England some 100000 acres of
grass lands have by compulsory meas
ures been forced into grain production,
thus reducing pasturage and hay lands.
A declining scale of maximum meat
prices for live cattle was ordained in
England, as follows: For September,
$1776 per hundred pounds; October,
$1728; November and December,
$1608, and for January, $14.40 The
evident intent of this measure was to
drive the beef animals into market as
soon as possible.
According to official French figures,
the cattle of France have decreased to
a total of 12,341, 900 as compared with
14,8O7,O 900 in 1913. Today, due to lack
of forage principally, France Is pro-
ducing only one gallon of milk where
before the war two and one-half gal
Ions were produced.
Meantime the United States food ad-
ministration has taken steps to con-
serve our flocks and herds and to in
crease their numbers The stock breed
ers of this country show disposition
to cooperate with the government in
his.
For many years 1t has been a prac-
tice among many of the dairy people
Of this country to kill male calves at
birth and in many instances the fe-
Inales if not needed to replenish their
herds rather than go to the expense of
maturing them into veal. The high
prices of meat caused the virtual dis
continuance Of this killing. Another
encouraging fact is rs per cent. of
calves killed for veal this year were
males.
Somebody has very aptly said that
the wars Of the world have been won
with grease meaning that bacon and
lard have been as essential to success
in war as powder, which is true.
The hogs of Europe have been very
greatly sacrificed to present day needs.
This makes the American burden all
the more heavy and makes doubly es-
Eential an increased pork production
IN this nation. In Italy grain is now
forbidden to be fed to hogs. In Den
mark under a recent order one-fOurth
of the hogs were ordered to, be killed.
1t Is estimated that one-half have now
been killed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-25

The American House Manager Is
today a member of the army that
Is fighting to save democracy in
the world. More than 100000
managers of American homes
have enlisted for the duration Of
the war and pledged themselves to
support the fighting men by the
way they buy, cook and serve food.
Food will win the war, and these
women will help to win it. Amer
lea must send food to Europe.
The armies cannot hold out if we
fail to send it. Only certain foods
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-25

The business men whose ads appear
in the Leader are entitled to your
support.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-19
not in the interest of the railroads

not in the interest of the railroads,
but in the interest of the public
not competitively, as before, and as
is inevitable under conditions Of
private control, but in a cooperative
manner. Tracks, cars, locomotives
and terminals which formerly were
employed to conduct improbable
traffic are now turned to profitable
traffic. Labor which was employed
to move traffic as traffic, whether it
were profitable or not, is being di-
verted to the most profitable uses.
Duplicate facilities are pooled. The
railroad machine for the first time
since it was built is being operated
as one great organism, where before
it was operated as number Of sep
arate and fighting units.
This conservation Of energy and
equipment will go further and
further as the necessity for it in
crcaaes; instead OF spending money
for new facilities, we shall first see
what The full capacity of the exist
ing facilities may be. That is yet
an unknown quantity. Obviously, if
we really do advance in results along
these lines the country simply could
not afford to have the transportation
system restored to conditions of pr-
vate competition, because that would
just as elimination of competition
now increases it.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-19
Close Mexican Smelter
American Company Suspends
Rather Than Paw Tax

Officials of the American Smelling
D. Refining Company confirmed yes
terday the adyices from Ell Paso
Texas, to the effect that the corpora
ton had closed its smelling plants at
Aguasca'icntes, the largest in Mexico,
after refusing to submit to an arbi-
trary tax levied by the State of
Aguascalicntes on the output of the
smelters.
According to information obtained
from the company's Offices here, the
step taken in closing down the smelt-
ing plant was in the interest ,of self
preservation. The state government
had levied a tax of one-half cent a
pound on bullion, which would have
meant the operation of the plant at
less. More than 1000 workers are
affected by the shut down In the
meantime the smelling company has
carried the case to The Mexican
supreme Court c. IA Baker, division
manager OF the American Smelling g.
Refining Company, has arrived in New
York and will confer with the eAecu-
tves Of the corporation on the tax
controversy