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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
CHAMBER SENDS GREETINGS TO THE
 BOYS OVERSEAS

The Birmingham Chamber of Com merce Is mailing to all Jefferson county boys in overseas service attractive Christmas cards expressing the love and gratitude of their home folks for the splendid record thay have made lon land, sea and in the air.'
 The cards are signed "The People q Birmingham" and Forwarded Through the Chamber of Commercer They are handsomely printed on the finest paper with Yuletide decorations in several colors around the border.
 The wording is as follows:
 Birmingham boys.
 "Our love and Christmas greetings.
 we are proud of the glorious rec ords you have made.
 "As soldiers and sailors on land. on sea and in the air, engaged in great crusade.
 "As men for the name you have made for the people of France, England and Italy, for personal honor and integrity
 God bless you ssnd give you happy Christmas.
 ''The People of Birmingham" Forwarded through the Chamber of
 Commerce. Birmingham, U. s. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Birmingham As Easing Point
 For Steel Prices Is Assured
Civic Association Joining Forces With Duluth Committee of 800 Exposes Injustice of Pittsburg Preference and
 Win Important Victory on Principle
By CHARLES l.. HAROLD, Secretary-Manager Birmingham Civic Association

of the northwest, attests the active part
 of the Civic association in the agitation,
 With the cooperation of the Civic as- sociation the Duluth committee present. ed an interesting expose of the remark
 able fiction -emvfoyed in the system of
 steel price-fixing now in force. Briefly, all prices for steel plate and other pri- mary rolling mill products, under these arbitrary rules, are fixed on the assumpz ton that such materials were made in
 Pittsburg and shipped to the point of actual manufa eture such as Birming-
 ham, Duluth, Chicago, Gary and others.
 PITTSBURG PREFERRED
 Fabricators of steel products represent ing hundreds of refinements of finished
 steel seeking a location for their plants are at the outset confronted with this
 forbidding differential against all steel
 centers other than Pittsburg. The amount of discrimination. assuming that Birmingham and Duluth can make steel
 and roll it at the same cost as the
 Pittshurg mills,s is under the system of ..pittsburg Plus measured by the very
 material item of freight on plates, etc,
 from distant Pittsburg to these cities. And Judge Gary, of the United States
 Steel corporation, is quoted as having
 Said in Duluth that steel can be made in Birmingham 2s per cent cheaper tha n
 
 The inicuity of the system is succinctlv stated in the following language of the Duluth committees:
 ..That a manufacturer in Duluth should I'be charged or have included in the price he must pay for his raw material-prod- ucts of the steel mills in Duluth--an excessive sum based upon the fiction that two tons of ore have been shipped to- Pittsburg and a ton of steel back, and freight paid, when In fact no ore was shipped east <and no steel back and no freight paida-there you have the in- l iouity of 'Pittsburg Plus.
 | The indictment under these terms, how ever, is put on the theory that economic 1 Justice to Duluth and Birmingham re- quires that these cities enjoy prices for l steel plate on the basis of the cost al 1 the respective points of making such material Therefore, when prices are | based on top of Pittsburg, it is assumed l that to the heavy freight differential is l added the tax of the extra cost of nov l ing to Pittsburg the iron ores Of the i Mesaba range of Minnesota; whereas, i'll 1 the case of competing centers the ores are at their back door.
 LETTER FROM MIR. CRAWFORD l In the investigation of the Birmingham price however 1t is but just to state l that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company, through its president, George Gordon Crawford, denies that the I full, "Pittsburg Plus price is levied upon Continued on Page EighD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
CIVIC BODIES WILL !. ACCONP ANY TRUCK - ON INITIAL TRIP Truck Route Between Bir- mingham and Montgomery to Be Opened Tomorrow OPENING CEREMONIES AT LOCAL POSTOFFICE Stops Will Be Made En Route to the Capital City, at Which
 Short Ceremonies Will
 Be Held

Tomorrow morning the motor truck mail route. between Birmingham and Montgomery will be put into operation. Inaugural ceremonies will be held in front of the postoffice at o'clock, when short speeches will be made by Post master R. B. Smyer Bradley E. Strope, motor truck route agent; J. A. Rountree. secretary of the good roads association; Jere Gwin, president of the Jefferson county board of revenue, and Commits sioner H. P. Burruss, chairman of the street agd road department of Birming- ham H
 After these speeches the motor mail truck. in charge of MT. Strope and As slstant Postmaster E. R. Norman, will start out on it's initial trip to Mont gomery, accompanied by the following party:
 OFFICIAL CARS f> Fist ear: Jere Gwin, president of the board of revenue and pr. R. F.. Love- lady. J. B. Vines, Frank Hewitt and R. R. Bivens.
 Second car: Commissioner H. P. Bur russ chairmarr, of the street and roads department of the city of Birmingham. and Commissioners Barrett Hornady and Brown.
 Third car: j. A. Rountree. John W. O'Neill, first vice president Alabama Good Roads association and J. E. Elliott president Jefferson county branch Bank head National Highway association, and Postmaster R. B. Smyer.
 Fourth car: s. J. Willingham, Ellis Hol- lums, and Sig Bauer. accompanied by photographers.
 Fifth car: Hubert Drennen. vice presi- dent of the Birmingham Motor<-Trade association, and members of the execu- tive committee.
 Sixth car: Henry Dozier, president, and Clarence Lloyd secretary, Birmingham Motor club and members of the club.
 Seventh car: Judge W. E. Fort, pres- ident, and c. L. Harold. secretary Civic association, and members of the Civic association.
 Eighth car: A. c. Crowder, president P. A. Fenimore, secretary Chamber of Commerce. c. E. sIreland chairman, and members of the good roads committee.
 STOPS FEN ROUTE
 Following the official cars will be quite the party to Montgomery. The official truck and the official party will stop at the towns of Acton, Pelham. Calera, Jemisoff, Thorsby. Clanton. Verbena, Mountain Creek, Deatsville, Elmore then into Montgomery. At each of these stops short ceremonies including speeches, will be held and parcel post packages re ceived.
 The party expects to arrive in Mont gcmery at 5 p. na., where they twill be received at the postofffce by the post master city and county officials, and members of the Chamber of Commerce. It is expected that citizens all along the route will join the party and accompany them into Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

Birmingham, real giant as steel center, rivaling its own international im- portance as an iron center, Is freely pre- dicted-as the result of an important an nouncement of this city's ally in the great fight to make the Magic City a passing point for steel prices.
 For several months the Civic associa- tion's "Pittsburg Plus committee, com posed of James Weatherly, chairmans T. H. Motion and Capt. Frank s. White, has been constantly at work to remove the discrimination practiced against Bir- mingham by the steel manufacturing interests The above letter from Charles P. Craig, chairman of the joint committee of civic organizations of Du- luth, Minn, composed of 800 representa- tive citizens of that contemplating city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

Duluth, Minn.. November 10, 1a1S- Mir. C. l., Harold, secrctary-Mann-
 ger Birmingham Civic Assocfa-
 ton. Birminghan
 My Dear Mir. Harold; Permit me to thank you most cordially for your very exhaustive and illuni- hating letter of the tth inst. upon the subject of the ores of Alabama It is a textbook, and l shall file it away as such. I never before knew fraction as much of the Alabama deposits ns I got In read ing your letter. I also beg to nc- knowledge receipt of your favor of the 3d fnst., which has been carefully noted. Pittsburx as n sole bnsinr point is rapidly being disintegrnted and passing. Thc aEi- tation of Birmingham and Duluth has brought 1t into the light of pub lie criticism and that it will not stand because it is not just and therefore can not he classed as anything but preference, and what is preference to ono is Ter contra discrimination against nn- other. The people are not now in a humor to permit intersts, however great, to continue such practice. Furthermore, the war has sho,vn that Pfttsburg as sole bnstDn point has congcstcd industry rnd become a national weakness in the stress of war It hns been and will again DC weakness in lesser de- gree in times of peace. Whnt will replace Pittsburg base will he either f. 0. h. works at six or etEht xtrat- eRic points (Birmtnsh ham and Duluth always being two such pOints) or zoninE system, or some coInbina- tiOn of the two. Yours very truly.
 CHARLES r. CRAIG, Chnirmrn,. Joint Committee of Civic Orgahixa.
 tlons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Officers Capture Three
 Trunks Full of Whisky

Alex Ross. a negros was arrested at the Terminal station yesterday afternoon by Detectives Patton, McGill and Riley and lodged in the city jail charged with violating the prohibition laws 1t is all legged that he had 13Q- quarts of li4uor in his possession.
 The officers boarded the train at East Thomas station and upon searching the negro found grip fuil of whisky and three trunk checks hidden in the lining of his hat. When they reached the Ter minal the trunks were opened and 1t was discovered that each contained 4) quarts of whisky of various brands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Distinguished British
 Clergyman Is Coming

Birmingham is to have a distinguished guest next Saturday and Sunday when Canon Johnston of Birmingham, Eng land. will spend two days in the city.
 Canon Johnston Is attached to the An glican cathedral in Birmingham and has been one of the great leaders in the temperance movement In England He came to America to attend the world pro- hibition conference in Columbus. Ohio, which has been in session during the past week He had expressed a desire to visit the city in America which was named after his own home city in Eng
 land, and when an invitation was extend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
MORE MONEY FOR TOBACCO FUND OF
 167TH REGIMENT

The following free Will donations nave been added to the ls7th regiment smoke fund:
 Mrs. Henry E. Gray 5000 II,r. w. G. Harrison 1000 Dr. Dan H. Baker, Gadsden. ... 1000 Phoenix club, through MT. Isiah |. Cohen (this club makes week
 ly donations) .............. 1853 lL & N car department at Boy
 les, through the chairmanship |. of Frank Henderson. J. S.
 Price. A. H. York, o. c. Nich- olson and E. G. Smith. h.......,.. G6.1o
 Total ,................s. .Slll6o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

ed to him by the Rev. Brooks Lawrence and other Alabamaians who were attend-' ing the conference, he accepted enthus- astically.
 The details of the plans for his enter tainment had not been worked out fully yesterday but they will be on a scale in keeping with the prominence of the guest and the sentimental attachment that nat urally exists between the worlds two great Birminghams. The canon Is na- tive of London, but has been so long attachedNto his work in Birmingham that he is thoroughly in accord with the thoughts and aspirations of the great British misunderstanding center
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
DAMAGE SUITS

loo caterinicia vs. S. ", Shelbourne, g 0,000 damages claimed. It Is alleged that an autonobilc of the defendant struck an auto truck n which tho plaintiff was riding. resulting in the decoration of his left arm and nose and otherwise injuring him. Ben Magino. who alleges that hc WAS in the truck with Caterinicia, has entered suit against Shelbourne for th~ same amount for alleged personal injuries
 Carrie Pruitt VI. the Magic City Cotton oil company, si000 damages claimed. She alleges that while woi k iu9 for thc defendant on November 6 her foot was caught In q moving con- vesor and she was dragged some dis tance As a result her foot was Ac- erated ani she became Dc, nanently less able to work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Confederate Reunion
 Postponed Until Spring

The reunion of the AlabamS divi- sion. United Confederate veterans, which was scheduled to be held in Mo bile in October but was postponed on account of the epidemic of influenza, will not be held before spring, accord ing to an announcement made by Gen. eral Hooper. commanding the Alabama division. 9
 Notice to this effect was received by Adjutant General Edmund T. Talia- ferro of the Fourth brigade yesterday MAile will continue the invitation that the reunion be held there and the date will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
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Not Yet Demobilized

Slightly demOraIized, but not yet demobiIixed that's the present status of the Birmingham Rcd Cross on this knitting situation. But our homer is to us what the soldiers is to him. He'll never lay down arms until the order comes from headtiuarters-neith will "ur faithful Red Cross workers. There is wool on hand still for many hnn- dred pairs of seeks badly needed now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Dr. Thornton Whaling at
 South Highlands Church

The Rev. Thornton Whaling. D. D.. will occupy the pulpit at the South Highlands Presbyterian church this morning. pr. Whaling is president of the Columbia Theological seminary and Is one of the most eminent divines in the southern Presbyterian church. He was formerly pastor of the South Highlands church and has many friends in Birmingham who will be pleased to, have this oppor-' t1nity of hearing him again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate offic4 yesterday: Thomas F. Brown of Cullman, to Mas Cecrgia Frances Mooney.
 Luther Daniel .1tchison of Bcsscmer, to Miss Lillian Browning. 'N
 Marvin McEonald of Enslsy, to Mise Cora Chapman.
 Albert F.. Barrs of Jacksonville. Flaa to Miss Helen E4 Glenn.
 Jbe York of Ensley, to Miss Kath- eryr Robbins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
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Major Scale Harris
 Receives Promotion

Maj. Scale Harris, one of Birmingham's best known physicians. now serving in the army has been promoted to lieuten- ant colonel, dating from October 23, ac- cording to information received in Bir- mingham yesterday. Colonel Harris is editor of the War Medicine" the off cial journal of the army medical service in France. His headquarters are in Paris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Lieutenant Kelly in Italy

Lieut. Richard B. ueIIy. Ir., or ths .67th infantry. son of Chancellor Is. B. Kelly, Is in Italy and Nice in southern E,rance on short furlough, according Eo a card received by Judge Kelly yes- Eerday. Lieut.. Kelly was gassed in the kecond battle of the Marne. but 1t IS Lssumed that he has returned to his ieompany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
The First, National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala Statement November l, 1918

5ans and Discounts. ... $14, ,055, ,533.0S gverdrafts ..A. .--......... 2,769.5S 5U. $. Bands (Par) ...... 1.50O, 00O.O0 U. 5. Treasury Certificates 4.2S4,000.U0 Liberty Loan Bonds. .... 3,S22.4Jo DO State of Ala oonds.. 12s ,0uO. VU Bank ..............., 9b,00O.o0 Other Stocks ana Bonds. 1,125, f2L4T Banking House .........- 36U,0uO.00 Other Real Estate ...... 41.534.9U count sf Letters-of Credit 1.2OO.oO
 Cash. Tn VauIt .. .Sl.1S6,191.33 With Banks. 4,156,46U.4u With U. $. IT, 7t .VVG.UU With Federal
 Reserve bank .... 2.06Ss034.S0
 7.4lu,6S6.03 
 ss2.s2O.Sy5.o1 Capital Stock ............s 1,5Oo. .oooNo Surplus and Profits ........ l.599,6S2.l2 Reserved for Taxes ....s.. 4y.9ou-uv Circulation ............. 1,4Ou,UUU.U0 Bills Payable ..........- a.60e,U0O. .0g Credit .......'.r......... 1.2oo.oe Deposits. gudividual ..S19,213.971.76 Sank ...... 2,729.oy1.l7 y. $. ...... l25,0o0.00 Eederal Re-
 serve Blk. Atlanta, 26.67O.162.s9
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
BABY WOULD LIE I l AWAKE NIGHT
 Scratching and Crying With BIistersa Cuticura Heals.

My grandson's head was mass of
 sore eruptions that started in bl;sters and burst. His head was scale all over. and underneathwas festered. He would scratch and lie awake all night crying. He was terrible-looking boy, and could not send him to school. II wrote for sample of Cuticura. The first day used it his head was get |ting better so bought cake of cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Oint- ment. and his head was healed. Signed, Mrs. R. Thomas, 2l27 Di- vision St., Baltimore. Md. You may rely on Cuticurs to care for your skin, scalp. hair and hands. Nothing better to clear the skin of pirn- l ples and blotches. the scalp of daadruff and the handsof chapping. 3esid' sthe Soau has no superior Tor alltc,,es rs es-
 ss~als Eseh Ere. hy Nr''. Addr-ts post l:
 "cRteusa, D pt H, Hosten." Sold ery>. sA. s Sox~ S~s Ointment yS r-$ 5Vc. Trsum q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
PERSONAL

James F. Armstrong Jr.. of tt~ U. s. s. New Jersey. Ia spending few, days as the guest of hia parents, Mr, and Mrs. James r, Armstrong,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-06-29
Kitchen ollce' Is Liked
Negro Soldiers In Camp

Camp Zachary Taylor, June 29-Com-
pany officers IN charge Of negro recruits
who have been received here recently are
wondering what sort of a punishment they
should evolve for petty Officers To take
the place Of the time honored "kitchen po-
lice
Kitchen pdice" l. an assignment a.
assistant To the company cook. 1t means
peelIng potatoes. securing Of pots, and
swinging heay mops. The average white
soldier thoroughly hates the job
Much 10 Their surprise, officers have
found that Kitchen police" j. no punish
ment To most of the negro recruits. In
deed, most of them consider it a treat 10
be able to keep close to the source Of food
supply. One captain has quit giving sen
tences TO "kitchen police as punishment
since one of MS men came 10 him and
asked to be allowed To keep the assign
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-06-29
ALLIED SUCCESSES may SPUR
GERMANS INTO ANEW drive
Recent Allied Successes May Force
Hun Into Offensive In Order To
Retain TeyyitOyy-PIanesA Active

The Germans have shown no intention
of resuming their offensive, but i may be
that the French and British successes will
spur them into action before the Allies re-
gain other important positions between
ypres and Rh@ims.
Except in flanders and south of the
Aisne the western front has been quiet al
though intensive aerial activity continues
without letup. AfEed planes accounted
for So enemy machines while Berlin re
ports the downing of % allied planes.
The British troops in Flanders and the
French forces further south apparently
hav, anticipated the proposed German
! drive toward the English channel ports or
Paris and struck first.
Although slight detafs of the maneuv-
ers thus far have been revealed, the Al
lied troops caught the enemy unawareS at
salient points, and, driving swiftly forward
took terrain which would have been OF
considerable value as the starting points
of enemy attacks.
In addition, prisoners and machine
guns were taken.
The attack of the British was delivered
about midway between lIazebrouck and
Bethune on a front of nearly three and a
half miles over territory which the Ger
mans recently have been deluging with
shells. Altogether, the attack was pro-
ductive of an average gain 10 a depth Of
nearly mile, and included the taking of
several small hamJets. 1t is not improbable
that the Germans in a proposed offensive
in this region had set their hearts on the
capture of St Omer and the railway line
running thence 10 Calais and Dunkirk.
The stroke of the French troops was
oter still greater front--four and a
half mies-and they at points, also pene
trated enemy positions TO a goodly depth.
at some points mAe and quarter. The
evident intention was further to block the
gateway to Paris through the Nillers-Cot
terets RECON-.
From Amblcmy TO the east Of Montgo-
bert the French carried out their offensive
and overwhelmed strongly fortified posi-
tions. More than 1000 Germans fell into
the hands of the attacking force.
Although the attacks were separated by
about 100 miles, the maneuvers seemingly
had been wei considered BY General Foch
as they were carried out synchonou,ly.
The strategy is apparent when it is real
lied successful German thrust whore the
British struck would have menaccd the
channel ports or similar move IN the
south would have placed the French cap
ital in jeopardy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-06-29

Washington, ID. c., June 29.-A careful
Investigation by the Federal Trades Com
m;ss;o leads To the conclusion that prof
;teer;n exists in American industries at
the pesent time, according to n report
made oday. The report says: III Is due IN
mart b the war pressure for heavy pro
ductio." That there Is a heavy profit
madeoy low cost concerns under the gov
ernpnt fixed price for the whole country.
y,econd-That there i heavy profit
Made by the meat packers, the allied m
drstr.es and flour mSlers. Third-That
there is a trade tendency to increase and
maintain prices against cost competition.
The report says that the average cost
under the government fixed price at one
mill for six months was two dollars a
barrel.
The report says that the average cost
.ad saws they have preyed upon the peo-
,,le unconscionably during the last three
,,ears. Ii i said that enormous profits
had been made in the oil and gasoline in
dustry due to spreading fase reports
about supplies The steel concerns also
how an unusual profit. Abnormal sal
res we're also paid to executive officers
of some concerns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-06-29
More Crops, | ess Trouble
In Northern Mexico Now

Juarez, Mexico, June -.sMexicans Ia
the north are raising less devntrv and
more wheat" was the way an American
mining man who reached here recently
from 4 tour of the interior of chihuahua
state characterized the conditions in nor
thern Mexio- In the fertile Laguna basin
near Torreon, wheat has been planted in
stead Of cotton this year, because Of the
ravages of the pink boil weevil in that dis
trict last year which destroyed the cotton
crop.
In the little valleys near Santa Rosalia.
Jlmenez and Pillar de Concho the native
farmers have been harvesting their wheat
crops and have found the yield much heav-
Ter than in former seasons. Along the Rio
Grande and Concho rivers in the Ojinaga
district. wheat harvests have been boun-
teous and the farmers IN that district are
AT Jiminez the old Hacienda
Dolores mill. which was used as a fort
reSs during the revolutions, has been
started to grinding grain and the water
power mills near Santa Rosaia are again
operating after five years of idleness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-06-29
US, TROOPERS.
POLICE CANAL.
PROTEST MADE.

Panama, June 29.-Up0n orders from
Washington American troops are policing
Panama and Colon under a treaty giving
the United States the right to assume pO-
lice duty when ii is necessary. The Pana-
ma government has protested to Washing
ton against the measure.
The police order resulted from ~ an
nounccment by the new administration that
the Panama government would postpone
the elections for six months while they
cleaned up the cities. The opposition pro
tested To Washington against the defer
ment of elections.
The Panama officials did not resist the
American assumption Of authority Pres
ident Urrola protested 10 President VIII
son that the order Is an uniustiiied inter
ference and claims that Panama i able
to maintain public order