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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09

only little dredging a ship channel
could be made right into the island,
where a land locked harbor would al
ways protect shipping from any storms
that might come along. | am not an
engineer, but Is / looked over the prop
osition ii seemed to me that 1t would pc
cheaper for the government to develop
Dauphn Island than to attempt deep
channel into Mobile, because it could pc
much more economically done.
A railroad is in process of construc-
ton to Cedar Point. on the main land,
and with the sand dunes to catch on to
it seemed to me that railroad could ,be
built right into the island where ship
side delivery could be made to ocean GO
ing vessels. But I am dreaming-thdt's
my trouble dream too much about the
great possibilities of my native state
and what great future is before us up
in Birmingham when We get our only
port developed to a high state of eff
cheney.
WORK AT CHICASAW
| went up to Chickasaw where the
United States Steel people are putting in
a vast ship building project. l had read
a good bit about it. but | never dreamed
it was to oe such an enormous thing.
Why, they have lumber enough on the
ground now to construct houses to care
for a population of over 15,0c0. / do not
know who outlines the manner of build
ing the houses or who lays out the
streets. One thing | can say is that 1t
is the work of an artist
/ know that even on South Highlands
we cannot surpass the many beautiful
cottages, nor have we streets that will
be any prettier. 1t does my heart good
to see great corporations looking to the
welfare of their employees and surround
ing them with SO many comfortable and
desirable things. The returns from such
investments may be a long time coming
back in a monetary way, but that is an
doubtedly offset by the feeling in the
hearts of the promoters of this vast prof
ect that they are doing good to their fell
low man, and possibly unconsciously fol
lowing the Golden Rule. There will be
no labor troubles at Clhckasaw if / am
any judge. Here will be built the ships
by Alabama builders for the most part
OUT of Alabama STEEL which will sail
the seven seas and carry our commerce
to the uttermost parts of the world Tc
see that glad day is the wish Of
BILL SKIES
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CODEN IDEAL AS
FISHING RESORT
Something About Truck
Gardening Around
Mobile
$4,000 IN POTATOES
Bill Skies Pays Visit to Chickasaw
and Tells What Steel Cor
poration Is Doing
There
$4,000 IN POTATOES

Golden. April S.--(Special.l-I have seen
,ots Of fish~and fishing tackle, but this
Il the first time l ever knew man TO
use monkey wrench to land llsi'
G. Ferry and sons, with Bishop Mccoy
went out in a launch 20 try their han1'
and Perry used the wrench to lana q
ds-pound alligator gar that his l4-year-
old son had caught on his ordinary hooh
and line Strange TO say, the flsh oiu
not make a break and run so as to snap
the line, but commenced to ease on
The boy held on like grim death ana
finally managed to get him up to the side
Of the launch where his father plHed
him over the head with the MONKEY
wrench, making the gar groggy. II ap-
pears that Mrs. Perry had big torK
along, SO with the aid of this FORK stuch
In his side the gar was finally landed.
While all this was going on Bishop
Mccoy on the other side of the boat was
doing his best to land fine Spanish
mackerel 1t was a tined but happy
crowd that landed on the docks. They
had wash pot full OF fish which t'ley
shipped home to the folks in BirninS-
ham. Now, when Bishop Mccoy gets
home and tells his 46-pound fish story
everybo must believe him. because
others witnessed the gar being photo
graphed Talk about proud boys. YOU
ought TO have seen the Ferry boy.
This is the greatest fishing ground l
ever saw You can "ketch EN- a gwine
en- or coming with all the ease in the
world. They bite ana bite until youu Just
naturally get tired aud want to come
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
HEALTH CONDITIONS
OF COUNTY CONV|CTS
REPORTED AS GOOD

DR.. w A. Burns, physician in charge
of the county convicts, has filed his
yearly report with the board of rev.
enue He states the general health OF
the convicts is excellent and that there
has been no epidemic among them. The
report follows:
It has been my custom to advise You
of general health conditions prevail
ing among the convicts working on
the roads of the county at the close
o. each fiscal year March 81.
The past year has been no exception
to the others. The general health has
been excellent. Notwithstanding the
long and severe winter there devel-
oped only three cases of pneumonia.
All recovered. The number of cases
of la grippe and common colds were
few and none serious.
There were five deaths, one acct
dental two shot attempting to eS-
cape, one from tuberculosis and one
from cerebral SYPHILIS. SO you see none
was from acute disease. There have
been no epidemics of contagious dis
ease.
Just at the close of the year few
cases of mumps contracted in Jail were
observed at one camp. For the year
just closing there were handled to-
tai of 755 convicts. April / finds 104
on hand. During the year I made 1917
visits to the various camps and trav-
eled about 1900 miles.
BY far the largest percentage Of Ill
ness we have to contend with is
syphilis and its sequelae. In proper
tion of sex and race to the number
of each handled the ratio is approxi-
mately the same. If any difference,
it is greater among the negro women.
The statements made in former re-
ports regarding the advisability OF
working convicts on the county roads
from a standpoint of health are mere
reiterated. There is no getting around
tho cold facts that show for them
selves the benefits that result Good
treatment. substantial food regular
hours and fresh air all contribute to
the success attained The county farfn
with its surroundings is about all that
could be asked of a place OF it's kind.
The general public, whose money you
spend should see for themselves VIVA
is being done out there. 1 have a sug-
gestion to offer you the second time
and that is electric lights and steam
heat for the buildings.
The power and steam are already
there and 1T viii require no great ex-
pense to install these much-ne ed
utilities. The danger OF fire from the
large number of oil lamps necessary
is of itself ample reason why the
lights should be installed
And the heating can be accom-
plished readily from a little more than
the steam now on hand I hope you
will carefully consider these sugges-
ton before calamity happens AS
surfing each of you my appreciation
of your cooperation, am. yours
truly, w. A. BURNS,
Physician in Charge
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Washington, April 9.--The
shortage Of coal cars at the
mlr.es again has become so
grave that fuel administration
officials say vigorous action
will have to be taken at once
hy the railroad administration
to maiGtain equality Of supply
at all bituminous mines if an
other coal famine next winter
is to be avoided.
With the situation more serious
than at any time since the height of
! the freight congestion of last winter,
and the coal car shortage greater
chan in February, Fuel Administrator
Garfield, Chairman Baruch of the war
industries board, and John Shelton
Williams, in charge Of the purchas-
ling division of the railroad admins
tration, have been holding almost
daily conferences to determine relief
measures.
| Confronted with the necessity of sup
| plying all government needs leo per cent,
and at the same time furnishing the
railroads 100 per cent supply, the fuel
administration also is urging that non
government consumers must be taken
care of next winter by insuring sufficient
cars at the mines now, thus assuring ca
pacty production.
| Bitumnous coal production in the Uni
| ted States fell off 3o.7 per cent the week
ending March %. according to the latest
| figures compiled by the geological survey.
due chiefly to a shortage of coal cars
at the mines of 2o.6 per cent throughout
the country.
| Several factors enter into the situa-
| ton that are pointed to as alarming.
| Without cars many mines may be com
| PEELED to close down. entaiing a great
| loss to labor besides causing a falling
| Off in production of coal that will be
| needed next winter, and with curtailed
production the operators might not be
able to maintain their present wage
scales. This it is feared. would prove
a serious source of dissatisfaction
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
Coal Shortage at Mines
Has Become Big Problem

Some official attributed the present car
shortage partially to the fact that the
railroads are now in the market Tor
coal. their contracts with the operators
made before the government control haV-
ing expired April 1. In pre-war days. the
coal operators sold the railroads coal
at low prices in return for guarantee
of car supply and rapid rail movement.
Under government control the railroad
administration may permit the railroads
to do their purchasing under their own
terms and so far there has been no ofder
that would prevent them from using the
car guarantee lever.
AS director Of purchases for the
railroad administration. Mr. Williams
called number of coal operators lnlo
conference recently and suggested tnat
railroads contracts as they expired
should be renewed the basis OIL
about 10 cents a ton profit above the
actual cost of producing the coal In
some cases operators complained that
the prices railroads had offered for
coal was actually below the cost OF
mining, but that the offer Of fun
supply Of cars for the mines entire
output made the offer alluring.
No definite conclusion of these ne
gotiations was reached and meanwhile
the situation was called TO the atten
lloI Dl the Iuel administrator pclll
by coal operators and by miners rep
resentatives. The miners complained
that the mines with railroad contracts
ana consequently full car supply in
the past had drawn workmen from
other mines in the community by of
fcrs of steady employment. AS re-
suit, the neighboring mines without
railroad contracts and full car supply
were forced to operate such small
propo rtion of the time that miners
left their employment for other indus
trial occupations and caused almost d
complete shutdown of the latter mines.
l was this situation which caused
the fuel administration to suggest TO
the railroad administration that in the
interest of the fullest possible produce
ton railways should abandon their
practice of giving preferential car
supplies to mines holding railroad con-
tracts.
Officials of the railroad admnistra-
ton are represented as believing that
because the railroads have passed I'M
der government operation they can
not afford to re1inquish practices
which had meant economies under pri-
waite management The railroads use
apr Ultimately 175.00O.G coo tons of coal
year and an average of 10 cents a
ton would mean an increase in operat-
ing expenses of S17,500,e00.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
Lieut.. Thompson Flies to
Montgomery From Here
IN ! Hour and | Minute

Lieut.. H. w. Thompson. who
flew from Birmingham to Mont
gomery yesterday afternoon. made
the flight in exactly one hour ana
one minute. he having left here mt
2;oO and arrived at Montgomery
at 3:51. n distance OF 90 miles.
Lieutenant Thompson was ac-
companied by Sergeant Chapman.
and when he landed at Taylor
hcid he made fauItIess descent.
"eins given nm ovation by fliers
who are attached to the school
The record was n good one, cut
ting close to 100 miles an hour.
and the trip was made without
n1shap. 1t was announced from
Montgomery last night that Lieu
tenant Thompson will leave Mont
gomery for Memphis Wednesday.
returning to Park field. from
which place he came to Birming-
ham to fly for the Liberty Loan
drive
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
AMERICAN LABOR
MEN WILL Be
WELL ENTERTAINED

London, April s.-Members OF the
delegation of the American Federation
of Labor. headed by James Wilson,
president of the Patternmakers' League
of North America, on arriving in Lon
don, will be the guests of the British
government. All avenues of informa-
tiop here and in France will be opened
to them. Every opportunity will be af-
f rded for the delegates ITO explain
the viewpoint of American labor and
to describe the immense energies all
classes in the United States are
throwing into the scale on behalf u
the entente allies.
The delegations win have discussions
particularly with the trades union
congress parliamentary COMMITTEES and
the British labor party officials
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Rotes Are Busy

Rotarians are today receiving the
following card from Clarence Lloyd
the efficient secretary of the Ro-
tary club:
Pm too busy on Liberty loan
to write Rotarygrams. You're
too busy on Liberty Loan to
ready Rotnrygrams. just re-
member this: The luncheon next
Wednesday will be merged with
the Liberty Loan luncheon, but
Rotary attendance will he
counted as usual. Don't forget
to sign attendance slips.
CLARENCE LLOYD.
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Landing of Japanese
in Russia Purely Local

London, April s.-officfaI kilograms
from Toxic say that the landing of Jap
anese and British forces at VladivostolS
was purely local affair and has no rela-
ton to any Japanese Intervention in ST.
IBERIA. The landing followed the pillag-
ing on Thursday of Japanese business
houses, during which three japanese
were Killed
The police do not maintain order in
the city, but on the contrary, local mill
tary invites trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
CALERA PATRIOTS
SUBSCRIBE $14,8OO

Calera, April Especial )-Patri-
otto response to the call for subscrip-
lions to the third Liberty Loan was
made by the citizens of Calera and on
the first day of the campaign went
s4S00 over their quota. which was s10,-
00o. Chairman r. l.. Holcombe ex-
pressed his pleasure in announcing
thar the first days work of the COM
mittee Melted s14.S00 and states the
workers declare they will go to $780,
900 before the drive is concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
A Child 2 or 5 Years Old

requires something stronger than the
sweet liquid laxative now on the mar
ket which are prepared especially for
infants.
LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN fills this
long-felt want. 1t acts on the liver
and regulates the bowels without grip
ing or disturbing the stomach. A liquid
Digestive TnA'e pleasant to take soc
per bottle. Good for the child, good
for the Mother, good for the House,
hoId
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington April s,-Forecast FOR Ala
bama- Mississippi: Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Georgia: Fair and cooler tuesday;
Wednesday, fair.
Tennessee: Fair Tuesday and wednes-
day; warmer Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
Bank Aids Farmers

New Orleans, April 3.-Dfrectors of the
Land bank of New Orleans at meet
ing tonight made arrangements for
farmers to obtain Liberty Loan Bonds
on deferred weekly payments at coupon
rate of interest.
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tors addressed the CROW d that the po-
ice reserves had TO Ec summoned and
atAbulaEres were held at the fringe of
the crowd as precautionary measure.
several women tainted and were treat
ed by the surgeons.
Acting on orders received from
Washington the loan committee for the
New York federal district withheld
official total subscriptions received to
date, but it was reported unofficial
ly that applications for s105,394, 900
worth of bonds had been filed at the
FEDERAL reserve bank UP to IL o'clock
this morning.
The loan committee announced that
lrvlnston y. Y, the home town of
secretary McAdoo had more than
doubled its quota of $12s0OU.
Nineteen regiments Of the New York
troops. supported by a host of loan
speakers, paraded here tonight and
5000 school children marched this aft.
ernoon in Brooklyn
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DETROIT

Detroit, April SIN less than five
hours of the first day of the local
canpaign for Liberty Loan Bonds of
the third issue. Detroit today sub-
scribed for nearly half its full quota.
The exact figures. announced at fine
meeting at which Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels was the principal speak
err we're $15.354.65O. This total was
made up of AZ subscriptions. the big
gest one being for $4,000, 900 by Henry
Ford
Secretary Daniels made two cd
dresses in behalf of the loan here. At
big public mass meeting in a down
town square he told of some of the
1hihgs the navy has done since war
was declared, dwelling particularly on
measures taken to combat the subma :
rine.
White speaking later at the meet
ing or bond statesmen, the secretary
LOOK occasion to condemn mob law.
HahPing he said, was the proper pm
ishment for spies and traitors. bnt
| there must be no mob violence
MIR. Daniels spent the late afternoon
inspecting local automobiie factoriea
including the plant of the Ford Motor
company, which is to build the new
submarine destroyers
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Man Who Contributed
100000 to Prohibition
Cause Visits Birmingham

> > kressge, Detroit millionaire and
io-cent store proprietor. was Birming-
nam visitor for a few hours. Mr.. kressge
IS one of the wealthiest men in Detroit.
and recently gained notoriety by sub
scrlbing 100000 to the National Anti
saloon league campaign for the ratifica-
tion of the federal prohibitidh amendment
TO the constitution Of the United States.
Mr.. kressge >was en- route to Detroit
from Florida, where he and his wife
nave been spending the winter. He called
on DR.. George r. Stuart while here, DIR.
stuart having taken the collection last
december when the prohibitionists had
their big rally in Washington at which
time Mr.. Kressge made his liberal con-
trbution to the fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09
ATLANTA

ATLANTA
Atlanta, April S.-Officials here in
charge of the third Liberty Loan cam
paign In the Sixth federal reserve dis
tuct received instructions from Wash
inyton late today barring further an
nauncements giving amounts secured i'll
the drive. No explanation of the in
structions We're made. 1t was under
stood, however, that in the future all
such announcements will be made
through headquarters at Washington.
Reports received and announced prior
to The receipt of the instructions from
Washington, however. indicated that
gratifying progress had been made III
the drive Tor the Sixth district. Ad-
vices today brought the information that
at least al towns in the district had al.
ready oyersubscribed their quotas and
many sclegrams reported the probability
that nunbers of places would double the
! assessments. spirit of unusual pa
triotic enthusiasm was noted in advices
| from rural communities.
| From all reports which have been re
ceived up to this time" said Chairman
| ~ c. Wardlaw OF the district executive
commitee today, prior TO receipt of the
| message from Washington, Il feel safe
| in SAYING that considerably more than
| $4,000 worth of bonds already have
/ be.n sold" He added that practically ali
reports so far received have come from
towns and counties. The actual cam
paign to secure subscriptions has not yet
started in the Cities he said. Hence
the subscriptions so far reported are just
| a beginning of what the Sixth district is
| going to do. But the fact that the loan
| is going strong in the rural communities
! is the very finest encouragement We
could possibly receive. as it insures it's
success beyond any question"
Reco.ts from the two war-relic trains
/, sent out by the committee told of re-
markabie demonstrations along the
routes covered. At WATERFOWL, Tenn.
n town not down on the schedule for a
stop. several hundred persons gathered
! at the station and held up the train
| 81 they might get view Of the relics
| from the European battle fields,
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GREAT GARDEN SECTION

GREAT GARDEN SECIlON
If you want to see cabbage enough to
feed the world, all you have to DO is 10
ride over the Mobile and Bay Shore from
Mobile down here. / never saw sucn
fine crops-stands are good and the cab
bage looks fine They do not seem to
have the usual acreage in potatoes. l
learned that the problem of seed was a
hard one to solve, and that this. ac-
counts for the light acreage. One com
mission man in Mobile has beautiful
field of potatoes. Judging by present
prices he ought to clean up about SS9Np
on his crop. I found all this territory
with plows running so fast that it wont
be necessary for Frank Willis Barnett
TO come down here to urge them to make
more edible crops.
Strawberries are beginning to ripen and
saw good many pichers in the fields.
Berries are bringing a high price in Mo-
bile at retail. still 25c per small box. 1t
does not take millionaires TO eat berries
now. because ] found a great many wage
earners that could afford them. This
country is destined to be the great gar
den spot OF the south, for it is now rap
idly coming into its own. A few years
back an uncle of mine was offered a sec
ton Of this land if he would pay the
taxes but declined. II he had accepted
the generous offer of one OF his good
church members he would not now have
to be in Methodist harness and working
for a moderate compensation.
DAUPHIN ISLAND FUTURE
Not far from here is Dauhin Island.
wonder how many who read this Will re-
call that after the battle of New Or
leans, where Jackson won signal &c
tory, the British made Daphin Island a
vast camp for their defeated army. And
| wonder how many recall that most OF
our differences with England came about
as result of mad German prince fail
ing to listen to reason. The camp lasted
ment and the longest occupancy oi
American soil ever made by Great Br,
tain. During the French period Daupnnn
Island was the only harbor of Mobile
Iberville makes the first definite men
ton of it far back as 1895 although the
Spanish must have discovered Mobile
Bay as far back as 1919. The island was
inhabited by the Choctaws, one of the
| hardest tribes of the Muscogee strain
! We have a county in Alabama now
! named for these same Choctaws. Who
+. were above the average Indian in intelli
| eence. In 1850 the government built g
! fort on the island and since that dNy
! Il has been known as Fort Gaines.
! As | stood today and looked over the
| bay it occurred to me that there mus
come a time when a great coaling sta
| tion will be located on the island. II
| adjoins the main ship channel. which
! carries over 40 feet of water and will
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The records OF 10000 Americans passed
for military service and then rejected BY
camp surgeons show that nearly % per
cent of the final reflections resulted from
defective eyes. Teeth were responsible
for $50 per cent; hernia. TAI per cent;
ear, 5.94 per cent, heart disease, 5.S7
per cent; tuberculosis. >5.37 per cent.
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FIGURES ON LOAN
WILL NOT BE GIVEN
OUT. is DECISION OF
MONEY DEPARTMENT
CONTINUED from Page one,

ganization. The copyright was obtained
by ]. II. Burton. a New York man. who
originated the honor flag idea. and inn
mediatolv assigned the copyright privi-
leges to the government.
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NEW YORK

New York. April s,---The second
actual working day IN the third Lib
erty Loan oainta;en was marked ins
this city ~ iutcnse enthusiasm in
the financial district
1T was movie day on Wall street
and so dense was the throng at q meet
Ing held at the subtrcasury this after
noon when noted motion picture ac-
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The Aetna Ins. Co.,
Hartford, Ct. writesa
The DALTON has
soipsd our problem.
because Of its simple
l0-key keyboard.
practically NO tinss 10
REQUIRED to learn to
operate The psachins.