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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
Stores May Remain Open
 Mondays Without Heat

State Fuel Administrator S. F. Kennedy wired The Age Herald from Anniston last night follows:
 Anniston, January Is, 1918. To the Editor of The AgeHerald
 Inasmuch there be misunderstanding to whether not stores remain Mondays, vided they do fue wish to advise all parties interested through the that official interpretation of section four of Dr. Gards conservation order premts First that all stores remain open; Dr. Garfields ders merely prohibiting the use of fuel
 Second that stores fuel until 12 o'clock Mondays that drug stores fuel all day Mondays and not affected by this orer and that store sufficient of fuel for the of protecting its property such the of freezing of pipes and to protect its the intent of Dr. Gards order being the preservation of the of fuel for heating in that excepted in his order Sec ton four explicitly states that fuel excepted all stores when used for the of preventing injury
 s. P. KENNEDY,
 Fuel Administrator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19

Distribution of coal will be con- tinued this morning by J. Frank Rushton and his corps of volunteer as sistants and the cars will be placed at widely separated points in the city. The cars to be distributed are those donated by the coal operators of the district. MT. Rushton announces the following point of distribution and the organizations in charge.
 On the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic spur track near RickwOod park there k about 30 tons of coal left over froB. yesterday. This will be given out by the Ro- tarian committee this morning, commencing at o'clock. At this hour the other cars will also be distributed.
 On the Belt railroad at Avenue ID and Tyenty-eighth street n car will be given out. A committee from the kiwanis club in charge.
 On the Atlanta, Birmingham and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
DAMAGE SUITS

The following damage suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday:
 s5ooo--S Sidney McKensey vs. the Ma iestic Amusement company, for alleged assault and battery committed while a patron of the defendants theatre on December 25. and false arrest and inn prisonment following.
 S10,O00--Will Arnold and Reuben Chapman, administrators of the estate of will Arnold, Jr., deceased, vs- the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron, com pany. for alleged personal injuries re- ceived on December 10. which resulted in the death of the plaintiffs intestate
 s5o0o-Max Jaffe vs. Louis Pizita Dry Goods company, for an alleged breach of contract by which the plain tiff was to occupy a portion of the store belonging to the defendant for the pur' pose of conducting a jewelry business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
H. s. Mobley to Give
 Drying Demonstration

H S. Mobley the garden expert, has received so many requests to hold q demonstration of drying fruits and vegetables that he has consented to do so and will hold this practical demonstration Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
 The dried vegetables and fruits which were on exhibition at the mass meeting held Wednesday night aroused much interest in this work and many favorable comments were heard on all sides regarding this plan of conserving food products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
Distribution of Free Coal to Be Started
 This Morning at 9

Atlantic track at First avenue and
 Twelfth street a car will he dis
 trIbuted by committee from the
 Chamber of Commerce.
 On the Frisco team track at
 Ninth avenue and Twenty-second
 street a car will be distributed by
 n committee from the Civic asso-
 citation.
 This coal is for the benefit of the poor and needy, but those without coal and able to pay for it can get d small quantity at these points. Not more than 800 pounds will be given to any one person and those applying must be prepared to haul 1t away.
 The statement was made that Gull pepper Exum had secured three more cars from the coal operators and these will be distributed as soon as re- ceived. Mir. Rushton states an effort is being made to cover every section of the city and suburbs in the coal distribution and that on Monday a car would be placed at Avondale and possibly one at North Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
SHUT DOWN ORDER
 GENERALLY 0bEYED l |NC|TY ANDD|STR|CT
Fuel Administrator FOwlkes States Co-Operation of All Local Concerns
 Was in Evidence

For three hours yesterday several Of the big downtown office buildings were without heat. and there was anxiety for this length of time re- garding the outcome of such a condi- tion, which was caused py the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power conpany's steam plant having to be shut down, due to their coal supply being exhausted. The heat was cut off at I0:30, and relief arrived in the form of eight cars of coal at noon, and by l go o'clock the plant was sending out the necessary warmth to heat the buildings in question.
 Birmingham yesterday realized that what General Sherman said during the
 unpleasantness between the states was not profanity, but fact as following United States fuel administrator, the factories ant industrial plants of the city were closed. with the exception of those engaged in the manufacture of food products and all blast fur naccs. The plant of the American Steel and Wire company and all indus tria! plants not directly engaged in production for the government wore closed. and will continue closed for the five days designated by the na- tional fuel administrator and the 14 Mondays to follow thereafter,
 COOPERATION OF PLANTS Chairman Frank Fowlkes of the Jefferson county fuel board stated last night that the cooperation of all riants was evident, and that there seemed to be no trouble whatever in enicrcing the order If the government idany inquiries were received Ut rho
 office of the feel administrator; In
 fact Secretary Duncan could do noth-
 ing but answer the telephone all day, giving necessary information to these who wanted to abide by the ruling, but lacked the necessary details
 1 All stores may keep their doors open
 on Monday and transact business Mon day provided that they use no fuel ! iia heating their buildings. Those
 stores engaged In selling foodstuffs
 can keep their places heated until noon Monday.
 THEATRES MAY OPEN | Theatrical managers of the city will
 meet today at Il o'clock and decide upon plan of procedure to keep their
 places open Monday on account of ths people who will have a holiday on
 that day being allowed to attend the
 theatre. and it will very likely keep
 them in better spirits to see perform
 ance of some kind that will amuse
 and cheer them up. rather than have
 them spend the day looking for place 1 to set warm downtown.
 The consensus of opinion all over l Birmingham Is that there will not be an industry business that will i "hollcr, but that every one will stand l by the President to the limit. and that
 Birmingham will De just as patriotic as any other city in the land, and act
 according to instruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
EXPERTS TO SPEAK ON SPRING GARDENS
 AT MASS MEETING

The local food preparedness and mar keting bureau has invited Harry s. Arm strong, superintendent of agriculture and food conservation in New Orleans, to attend the mass meeting to be held Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Cham Der of Commerce auditorium and speak to the people of Birmingham regarding the garden campaign in this city.
 MT Armstrong is an experienced man along this line and is at the head of a tremendous work. and the Birmingham people are assured of an instructive talk
 The Southern Bell Telephone company has sent L. c. Jennings of Atlanta to Birmingham to assist in spring garden campaigning in Greater Birmingham. MT. Jennings is well known here, having been associated with the food preparedness bureau in several previous campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
EARLE COMMENDS
 CITY COMMISSION

'"The city commission is to be com mended for refusing the petition to reopen the passageway through Oak Hill cemetery said Sam l.. Earle.
 '1n the past this passageway was abused by vandals. who robbed the graces of flowers, and in other ways desecrated the spot where many of Birmingham's honored dead are A4Iried"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
An Appreciation

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I want to express my appreciation for the splendid editorial in your morning issue. Stand By the Govern ment." You are giving us the clean est, newsiest and hest paper any where. Keep it up and God bless you. Sincerely c. c. JONES.
 East Lake. January IS. 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
Ed Tripp Is Held by
 Federal Authorities

Ed Tripp was placed in the county jail yesterday by the federal investigat- ing authorities of this city, Reese Murray and Mark Hanna. It was impossible last night to learn of any specific charge which has been placed against him. as the docket only shows that he is being held for further investigation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19

ship coal where they wish, but where they are told to ship it.''
 Have the men in this district done anything to protect the district? Here is Athe answer: "The officers of the Alabama Coal Operators association
 have continuously since the railroad priority orders were issued endeavored
 to have the domestic coal released therefrom, and, although the railroads
 consented to<the same, the fuel admin istration failed to release it's order. The officers of the association have also eXerted every effort to have the domestic requirements preferred over all others and to have priority orders confined to the minimum actual re- quirements necessary for operation of
 locomotives and preferred industries,
 and sent a representative to Washing
 ton for such purpose.
 PRIORITY ORDERS REDUCED
 They are advised that the efforts of
 cessful to the extent of getting rail-
 road requirements under priority orr
 ders materially reduced, and preferen-
 tial attention for domestic needs. For
 the past six weeks the association's
 representative has been assisting the
 fuel administration in working out a
 plan of distribution and apportion-
 IHeHt, TtStflCllHS tHe ucllNciy oI codi
 on emergency and priority orders to
 the normal trade territory on each
 coal field and thereby relieve the Alabama fields from supplying terri tory which normally was supplied, and should now be supplied from other fields.
 Mir s. l.. Yerkes of this district has been appointed on the staff of the fuel administrator to pass upon the re- quirements of consumers in the south, and to advise the administration as to the territory and consumers normally supplied from the Alabama field. Mir. F.. A. Holmes has been appointed by the fuel administrator as the local | United States fuel distributor for this district He will apportion and dis | tribute among such operators such orr 1 ders for coal as may be given him by the fuel administrator, and also re- quests by the state fuel administrator | for the emergency coal, and on pri- ority orders.
 It seems to me that there has been an honest and intelligent effort made by the Alabama Coal Operators asso- citation through the adoption of the above plan to relieve great deal of the pressing needs of worthy consum- CTS, and will eliminate great deal of the confusion. cross hauling, and delay now experienced, and will release a great deal of the coal produced ir the Alabama field from territory not normally supplied from this district and in this way our natural and GUS
 tomary trade territory will be served and preserved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
Real Trouble Developed Dur ing Summer When Busi-
 ness Was at Standstill
DOMESTIC COAL WAS
 GIVEN TO RAILROADS
In Normal Times Enough Domestic Coal Is Not Produced Here Daily to Supply the
 Demand
R, FnANk WILLIS BARNETT

In trying to get at the bottom ot the coal situation, l began with the railroad end of it. It may have been a wrong approach, but it opened up other avenues.
 had heard the operators blamed for sending coal out of the district, which many thought ought to have been kept at home, so I started on a tour among the operators, big and small. for l wanted to get their side
 If 1t was true that they were wii- fully diverting coal that ought to have been given to Birmingham l wanted to make it known. Frequently thing looks mighty simple until you begin to look into 1t and then it gets bit complex I was out after facts.
 | had heard it stated that in spite of increased production the unusual demands more than absorbed it. I had heard that some of the big corpora tions which, in years past. had been sellers of coal were now buyers of 1t. On investigation I found both to be tr.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
Payne, Decatur: Columbus Crotwe Bessemcr

H. E. Wood. Birmingham, Brook5 Flowers, Montgomery: w. B, Patterson. Mobile; J. Albert Massa. Tuscaloosa.
 H. l.. Gwinn. Gadsden.
 i. T. Horne, Tuscaloosa; S. +. Cor nelius Birmingham; ]. H. Sheip. Mo bile.
 TREASURY AGENTS
 The additional treasury agents were anuointed in Birmingham yesterday: Massey's Business college. the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company and the Traders National bank. Craw- ford Johnson made talk at each of the above mentioned places in behalf of the movement.
 Mir. Johnson returned yesterday from a convention at Tuskegee institute. While there he addressed three sepa- rate audiences The first composed of over 2000 negro farmers, the sec ond composed of 500 teachers. and the third made up of the 1900 pupils in att tendance at Tuskegee. He stated yes- terday afternoon that the negroes of the entire country would be reached as the meetings held at the institute were of more than local importance. and that every delegate present left sthe convention an active supporter of the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-19
RETAILERS DIVISION

Caspar Arnold, Cullman; J. F. Arr mold. Ensley; A. E. Swanson. Gadsden: H. F. Horn. Greensboro; A. M Booth. Huntsville; C. w. Griffin, Lafayette
 R. F.. Christenberry. Marion: w. A. An drews, Opelika; F. M. Byrne, Selma R. l.. Rumsey, Sylacauea: $. G. Cark- huff. Tuscaloosa; W. B. Dozier, Union Springs w. T. Estes. Birmingham; H. J. Wallace, York; F. E Miller. Athens: David Whetstone. Montgomery; w. M. Richardson. Florence: Albert Dilworth. Jasper; c. J. Houser. Anniston; P. c.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
FRIDAY
FUNERAL OF DAVID
SCOlLICk, JR-, THURSDAY.

The funeral of David Scoliick. Jr..
who died at his home in Coal Creek,
Wednesday morning. took place from
the family residence there at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The SER
vice was conducted by Rev. James r.
Burchf, eld of Florence. Burial was
as Highland cemetery at Florence. In
terment was under the auspices of the
Masonic lodge. OF which the deceased
had been a member for many years.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
CANON 5oY GOES TO
CAMP FEMONT, CALF.

Ernest S.scoe enlisted in the army
here as volunteer last week and
left shortly afterwards for Denver en-
where he will go into military train
ing as a member or Battery C. of the
Second Field Artillery. Ernest ia only
eighteen years OF age. and being un-
able to get into the army under the
selectiye draft. decided TO volunteer.
His patriotism would not let him stay
out OF Uncle Sans service.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16

cabins or lodges on the streams for
the convenience of their members and
at the expiration of ten years. If the
association so elects, the lease may
be extended for ten years more. The
association agrees to pay 800 year
for the privileges granted under the
terms of the lease.-Cripple Greek
Times.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
SlFi})lf

MR.. JOHN BURGESS GONE
TO CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA.
Mr.. John Burgess. who has been at
Camp Funston In the Quartermastsr's
Corp. has now gone to Camp Lee Ca.
In the Engineers Officers Training
camp.
MISS eURoEss VISITED eRorHGR
MSS Elizabeth Burgess spent tho
week end with her brother John Bur.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
News Notes
THURSDAY
MoToREC DOWN FROM
VICTOR. TUESDAY. .

VICTOR, TUESDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Millington mo-
tored down to Canon City Tuesday
afternoon to. visit their daughter who
is at Mt. st. Scholastica's academy
Victor Record. fts 1rHi-st
MoToRED HERE THE
FIRST OF THE WEEK.
F. l.. Bateman and a party of Sa-
Ida friends motored. to Canon City
the first of the week. In the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. u. Randol, Mr..
and Mrs. A c. Twitchell and Frank
Stevens.-Salidit Mail.
REV. AND MRS. FENN .
CALLED TO DENVER. f-lsa
Rev. and Mrs. Don Frank Fem of
the Episcopal rectory at 422 Macon
Avenue, were called to Denver a day
or two ago by the death of the form
eds mother. They made the trip by
automobile and will return to Canon
City at the end of the week.
SMALL FIRE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The fire department was called out
At o'clock wednesday evening to
extinguish burning fence at the
rear of the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry w. Combs On College Avenue.
The fire is supposed to have origin
ated in the ash pit. which Ia located
near the fence. The damage was
trivial -
VERY FINE FRUIT
RANCH SOLD
Mr.. Geo. L.sAnderson has sold his
very fine ,8froom modern house and
five-acre fruit ranch on Grand Ave,
Lincoln Park. to j.. S. Loutzenheiser
Sr.. of Oklahoma. The same party
also bot a five acre unimproved bear
ing orchard joining the Anderson
place on the west. 1t 1t understood
that Mr.. Loutzenheiser paid little |
over $4,000 for the ten acres. which |
is undoubtedly the largest sale OF
fruit land TO one party for past sew
eral years. The improvements on the
Anderson five-acres cost over $4,000. |
He bhie VI tie ten aCTeS WAS uaQe
by T. A. Haynes Real Estate Agency
ENJOYED PICNIC AT CITY PARK.
The members o, Miss Blanche
sherwood's Sunday school class of
the Presbyterian church enjoyed a
picnic at the City park. Wednesday
evening. The affair was in honor of
Misses Maxine Smith. Sarah Tommy
sand Genevive Pig. who expect to
leave Canon shortly. Those present
were: Irene Bradbury. Mary Somer-
Vile, Emma Ritzman. Ethel Wilson,
Helen Hampton. Irvy Casebeer, Max
inc Smith. Sarah Tommy, Geneyive
Pig, Miss Blanche Sherwood, Robert
McCiintock and Mr.. and Mrs. McClin-
took.
FREMONT sPoRTsMEN OBTAIN
FISHING PRIVILEGES.
A ten years lease was filed ir the
office Of Orrin L. Fuller, county clerk
and recorder on Tuesday wherein the
Pueblo 8. T.. 6 L. company lease the
fishing privileges OF the Beaver creek
in Teller county. to the Fremont
County Sportsmen's association. The
sportsmen's association 10 granted the
right to contruct NOT more than five
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
MONDAY

MRS. WALTER NELSON
RETURNS HOME.
Mrs. Walter Nelson or Garden Park
who was operated upon for appen.
dicitis about ten days ago. at the
Holmes hospital. left for Arr home
this morning
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
MRS. MEANS OPERATED ON
FOR APPENDICITIS.

Mr.. and Mrs siilo Means were all
packed up. ready to leave for Sa-
gauche. Colo. today, where Mr.
Means Will take charge Of an So07acre
ranch. Mrs. Means took suddenly III
with severe attack of appendicitis
and was operated on at Dr. Graves
hospital at midnight last night Mrs.
Means is resting easier today and as
soon az she is able To be moved they
will 80 to Saguache to make their
home.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
MRS. SOM6HVIlIE
MUCH IMPROVED.

Mrs C. A. SomervIile who has
been at Or. Graves hospital for the
past week. il much improved and a
rapid convaiesencs is expected.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
WILL ORGANIZE comMuniry
SINGING HERE.

Mrs. T. NJ. Harding. who returned
from Roanoke. Va. few days ago.
brot with her lot of new patriotic
SONGS. SOME of which will be sung by
a chorus of young women at the Red
Cross meeting at the First Methodist
church this evening under the direc.
tion OF Miss Miliieent Steaey. Mrs.
Harding says community singing has
been very popular In the east, since
the beginning of the war and that il
is doing much to arouse n patriotic
feryor among the people In that sec
ton Of the country. 1; Il hoped that
the girls chorus being formed BY Miss
Steacy will be the bass OF an organi-
zat,on fo- community singing In Can
on City. In the chorus this evening
will be about 20 ynices
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
MRS. Z. ~. HARDING 'zsIi
HOME FROM VIRGINIA

Mrs.. +. M Harding returned to
Canon City last Saturday from Roam
pike. Va. where she spent the greater
part OF the winter as the guest of
DIR. and Mrs. 8. S. Gale and family.
Mrs. Gale will be best remembered
here as Miss Gretchen Harding. a
former very popular young woman of
this community. Mrs. Harding re-
ports a very pleasant visit in the
east and says Mrs. Gale and children
are very we'll. The patriotic spirit,
according 10 Mrs. Hard ng. is run
ming high in the "Oids DomInion.
Mrs. Harding came back to Colo
rado by way OF Hot Springs. -Arkan-
sas. where she attended the. liih BIZ
ennial convention of the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs. as dele
gate from this state. The gathering
was one of great interest and nearly
a thousand delegates were enrolled.
MRS. J. e. GARWooD se
FEELING POORLY. ear .nr
Mrs. J. +, Garwocd OF South First
street. South Canon. has been telling
very poorly of late and has been
obliged to stay in bed most OF the
time. s.-,, F..f, ss.ss
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
Y. N. C. A. oFFERs GREAT
CHANCE FOR SERVICE

y. c. Carter who has charge OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. in France. cabies that
the leadership of hut in France has
greater possibilities OF national earv
ice than most Of tho bank and college
presidents in America and urges that
only red-blooded men Of bich moral
character be sent abroad 10 do war
work for the Y. NJ. e. A.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-16
EXPRESS PACKAGES MUST
BE PLAINLY MARKED

Or0erB we're bbucu OJ all OF tne TX
press companies TO their agents In
the United States and Canada, Oh
May I. - require patrons 10 be more
careful In addressing their packages
for shipment. Last year 5000 ex-
press shipments were found In cars.
on railroad platforms or In wagons
without mark. or with their marks no
'obliterated that IT was impossibio to
forward thcm 10 their proper dBti-
nation. Hereafter the consignor Will
be required TO place two plainly I'D
dressed tags on each package FOR
Identification purposes. All sack
ages must be legibly and durabiy
marked, showing only one couaignse.
and of only one station. city or town
to which they are destlled.
HERE FROM RANCH.
Mrs. w. A. Smart 0me down from
the ranch this morning and will re-
tern this evening.
SMALL FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.
TIE fire department was called out
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
to extinguish a blaze In the Denver
& Rio Grande ice house. near the
coal chutee. In the lower railroad
yards. which was threateaed with de-
struction. Tho department made 0
u,ck run and succeeded In putting
out the fire before any serious dam.
age vas done. The cause of the trou
BILE Ia unknown.
DR.. FuLKERsoN HOME
Or. Il. r. Fuikerson returned to
Canon City on Sunday from a several
weeks iecturing and speaking tour In
northern Colorado. In the interest OF
tho General Foreign Missionary 80
ciety OF the Methodist church. OF
which he Ia q field agent He will
leave Tuesday morning on a similar
mission for a month or six weeks
work In Nebraska and Ohio.
MRS. eoYsoN HOME TODAY
FROM PUEBLO.
Mrs. ]. A. Boyson of Orchard Park
returned to Canon City today from
Pueblo where she went last Friday
for a weekend visit with her son,
John Boyson. head bookkeeper for the
wholesale grocery firm OF Baker. Rid
enour and company. Mrs. Geo. Webb
OF East Canon il spending the week
on Orchard Park as the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Boysen.
IN PUEBlo FRIDAY.
Mrs w. H Newcomb spent Friday
Of last wsek In Pueblo. =