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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
PATRIOTIC EXAMPLE |OF LOCAL CATERERS
 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Food Administrator Praises Class 1 Hotels and Res taurants and Puts Them
 on Honor Roll

Class 1 restaurants and cafes holding bakers licenses will not be required tc make any further weekly reports ac- cording to an announcement made yes terday by Frank E. Spain, Jefferson county food administrator. Such restau- rants and cafes should indorse on their weekly report blanks this week the fol. lowing: This is class 1 cafe It will then be unnecessary to make any fur. ther report on this form.
 The following letter was received by MT. Spain yesterday from the bakery division of the United States food ad. ministration at Montgomery:
 MT. Frank F. Spain. County Food Ad- ministrator Birmingham, Ala
 T desire to express the heartiest ap. preciation for the very patriotic exam pie set by the hotels and restaurants of Birmingham. You cannot imagine what encouragement and inspiration il was to all of us in this office when we learned few days ago of this splendid move. I congratulate you and your cit, and county on this splendid leadership
 T would thank you to send me com piete list of hotels and cafes and res taurants as I wish to place them on tn; honor roll in this office. You can ad- wise them that it will not be necessar, to continue to make weekly reports Faithfully yours.
 "UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS. TRATION FOR ALABAMA,
 RALPH D. QUISENBERRY,
 Bakery Division Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05

Aside from having the most beauti- ful voice in the army. Archie Ruggies, tba well known operatic tenor with the Twenty ninth Division Vauuevlile Troupe. is also one of the few soldiers at Camp Mcclellan to be personally commended by Major General Charles c. Morton for bravery.
 Some few weeks ago. when the Fifty-eighth Infantry brigade and mart of the Fiftyfourth Artillery brigade were on hike to Talledega' the swing team on an artillery caisson became frightened at some oo1ect in the road, took the bits in their teeth. and dashed madly down the line, carrying their drivers. who had lost complete control of them. with them.
 They tore over the side of the road into a drainage ditch, throwing tie lead and wheel drivers. and capsizing the caisson. Ruggles. riding single mount in the rear. with the sanitary detachment spurred his horse on. and caught the team. just as one of them fell on the luckless swing driver. With great difficulty he extricated the man from beneath the horse. and brought him to the waiting ambulance, narrowly escaping being kicked to death himself.
 The hike proceeded as if nothing had happened and the incident was forgotten That is. by everybody ex- cept the one officer in camp who leis nothing get by him, namely, the com manding general.
 When he received the particulars of the rescue from the officers reports he immediately sent for Ruggies, who modestly disclaimed all credit. Tlie general. however. personally cons- mended him with the much sousht after letter of commendation. signed by himself saying that it was just such quick thought and action tfa: had given the American army its repu- itotinp afficieut force
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
WOMEN PLAN SALE
 OF WAR STAMPS IN
 DOWNTOWN BOOTHS
Woman's Organization, Under Direc-
 torship of Mrs. Johnston, Plan Active Campaign for War Savings Stamps

Plans for an active campaign for the sale of War Savings Stamps are being made by the womans organization under Mrs. Richard Johnston, state director The city chairman will open booths downtown within the next few days in the various department stores banks and office buildings and contest will be waged between the various captains. A prize donated by Reid Lawson will be awarded to the captain making the best sale record.
 Mrs. Raymond Jones Is county chair IT an and she will immediately begin the work of organizing War Savings Stamps clubs throughout the county, as well as to assist in the organization of the state
 The local War Savings Stamps club is formed with the entire membership of the Volunteer Relief association and the latest war activity of this organiza ton will be this campaign for the sale of War Savings Stamps. which will be pushed by this band of energetic workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
COAL OPERATORS
 ELECT OFFICERS G. .B Mccormack President. Activities of Association Shown in Report

At their annual meeting held in the private dining room of the Tutw Her hotel yesterday at noon the Alabama Coal Operators association reelected the following officers for another year; President. c. B. Mccormack, vice-president. Charles F. DeBardele- ben; secretary treasurer. James L. Davidson executive committee, George Gordon Crawford. chairman Walter Moore. J. B. McClary. George F. Peter and A. H. Woodward. |.
 Reports submitted by committees showed that splendid work in the Lib- erty Loan. Red Cross. Young Mems Christian association and government campaigns had been done by members of the association. and that several of the most important committees had been headed by it's members. among them Morris Bush. H. w. Coffin, J. Frank Rushton and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
 OF BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE
Diplomas Will be Presented at Graduating Exercises This Morning at College Chapel-Dr. Durham to Give
 Baccalaurate Address

Class day exercises of Birmingham col lege were drawn to a close last night with the annual alumni banquet, which was held at the Southern club. The business meeting of the association was held at the same time During the ban quet, which was largely attended, 1t was decided that for the coming year athletics would be particularly stressed in the college work A committee was also appointed looking toward a consoli- dation of the alumni associations of the two schools Birmingham college and Southern university, following the recent consolidation of the two schools. It Is expected that this work will have been completed by the fall term It was de- cided that the present alumni officers would be retained until the consolidation of the two associations should be ef- fected.
 Yesterday morning the senior class rem dered their class day exercises In the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
FINCH ID MANAGE
 K|LbY CAMPAIGN Has Assumed Charge of the County Headquarters in
 Birmingham

o. S Finch. who for 15 years was ad vertising manager of the Birmingham Ledger, will manage the campaign oi Thomas F. Kilby for governor in Jeffer- son county. He has assumed charge oi county headquarters and vigorous cam paign will be waged.
 In stating his reasons for undertaking the campaign work Mir. Finch issued a statement yesterday in which he said:
 "Regardless of numerous other points of fitness, the fact remains that Alabama at this particular time more than ever before is in need of a business man for governor. We have had lawyers we have had professional politicians; we have had officeseekers; we have had profiteers. Now. believe. is the time to place business man at the helm of the ship of state.
 Financial conditions in the state are not going as well as they might. MT. Kilby has the ability to place the state on the right road, and his proposed bud get system is the proper solution of the problem He will not place his sigma ture on any appropriation bill, unless tho legislature first shows him where the a budget of expense for his administra- money is coming from. He will prepare |tion. and suggest to the legislature means of securing the funds. This budget will be adhered to strictly, and the state, Tor the first time in it's recent history per haps. will live absolutely within it's in come.
 MT. Kilby is standing for the federal nrohibition amendment four -squaredly. He is the only gubernatorial candidate who is. He will fight for it before the legislature, and he is fighting for it in his speeches throughout the state now. Regardless of his personal fortunes in the forthcoming contest MT. Kilby will continue his fight in favor of the ratifi- ca ton of the amendment and help to eradicate the liquor question from state and county politics for all time.
 "He stands for the inspection of all public and semi-public institutions of elea mosynary nature. He will fight fol the adoption of law requiring this.
 ..His vast business experience has dem onstrated the necessity of a working ren's compensation act that will benefit the injured workman and his family th- CT than the ambulance chasing lawyer
 .The efficient business methods ane honesty and steadfastness of purpose with which he acquitted himself as An niston's Anti-Tiger Mayor Calhoun g Prohibition Senator, and Alabama able and efficient Lieutenant Governor ra ises him out of the class of office holders known as politicians and place: hin. in that class of efficient, honest and upright public servants know in histor, as statesmen.
 .With these things in mind 1t strikes me it would he hard for q patriotic citi, zen not to vote for him. These are the ma atters which I considered when think, ing over the matter of handling MT Kilbys campaign in Jefferson count, and I am convinced they are the things which will result in his victory by ar over whelming vote on August l3.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05

absence of the class president, F. M. Jackson, Jr., who left earlier in the day to join the engineering corps of the navy at Philadelphia, the presidents address was read by classnate.
 A history of the graduating class was read by H. B. Garrett, and contained some amusing "reminiscences. The class poem was read by Miss Emily Malone. Barton Morris gave an humorous and witty reading of a class prophecy. The class will was read by c. R. Wolford.
 This morning at 10 o'clock, in the col lege chapel, the graduating exercises of the class will be held and the diplomas will be presented. The baccalaureate ad- dress will be delivered by Dr. Plato H. Durham, dean of the theological depart ment of Emory university. Atlanta.
 The graduates who will receive their diplomas this morning are: H. B. Gar rett, Birmingham; F. M Jackson, Jr., Birmingham; Barton Morris, Trinity; C. R. Wolford, Cedova; Miss Emily Malone. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05

Col. Bertram Tracy Clayton, uncle of Will Clayton of the Birmingham Trust and Savings company, brother of Judge Henry B. Clayton of Montgomery and brother of Joseph Clayton. was killed by an erial bomb in the Nront trenches in France, according to telegram re- ceived by relatives in Clayton. last night He was serving in the quarter masters corps of the regular army. No details of Colonel Clayton's death were available last night, the telegram simply stating his death.
 Colonel Clayton was personal friend of General Pershing. having graduated in the same class with him from West Point, in 1886. He served as a Congress- man from the Fourth New York dis trict (Brooklyn). in the Firty-sixt Congress, 1S99-1901.
 Born in Clayton, Ala, October 1s, 1882. he entered the University of Ala bama in 1880, graduating two years later, after which he entered the United States Military academy, West Point. and, graduating, was appointed second lieutenant in the Eleventh infantry,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
FINANCE CYCLORAMOsCOPE
Claim Made That It Means Much to
 Moving Picture Industry

Reports received in Birmingham are to the effect that the International Mov- ing Picture and Film company, in which number of local people are interested, has completed it's financial arrangements for promoting the cycloramoscope, which is regarded as one of the big develop ments in the moving picture industry.
 It is claimed that this machine will take and project 15o- degree pictures: that it will take a baseball game which can be projected with great realism and that if offers new features in moving pie ture making which promise to revolu- tionize the industry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
Army Aviator Seeks
 Landing Field Here
President Barrett of City Commission Receives Request From the
 Aviation Corps

Dr. N. A. Barrett president of the board of city commissioners. yesterday received letter from Lieut.. and Adju- tant John M. Morris, of the signal re- serve corps aviation service. stationed at Payne Field. West Point, Miss, in- quiring If a landing field were available in Birmingham. He stated that the field must be at 800 yards in every direction, free of obstacles of every description and that it's surface must have no rough ness greater than six inches
 President Arthur C. Crowder of the Chamber of Commerce was in receipt of similar letter and during the day busted himself trying to find such q field. The fairgrounds was suggested as suitable place. but he will try to find location closer to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
YOUNG MEN TO
 REGISTER TO-DAY

Today is registration day. and all men who have become Fl years of age since June ;. 1917. must register for military service. The registration pIaces will open at o'clock n. m. and close nt o'clock D. m.
 All men must register in the dis trict in which they live and mem bers of these respective exemption boards will be at the polls to reg ister them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
Health System

At a conference betWeen pr ,. D. Bowling, city health officer, and the city commissioners yesterday afternoon. the former was authorized to proceed with the installation of the system of sani- tary dry closets on which he has been working for sometime.
 He was instructed to notify the owners to install these systems on their property and in the event they fail to do so within five days. he is authorized to have them put in at the expense of the owners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday
 J. C. Thomas of Memphis. to Miss Beatrice Moore.
 William F. Yarbrough to Miss Gwen. dclyn Keith
 Madison Ward Forman of Springville to Miss Ruby Ethel Riley. \ B. H. Culbreath of Marble Valley, te Miss Elmer Atkins.
 NJ T.. Calf of Pell City. to Miss Mauds A. Weaver.
 Fred Osborne of Ensley. to Miss Marie Hickman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
Chattanooga Sheriff Wins

Chattanooga, June 4.-Chancellor Garvin today dismissed the second ous- ter proceedings against Sherin Nick Bush. The charges were based on col letion of alleged illegal fees. The chancellor held that the collection of these fees was custom recognized by the legislature and followed by all sheriffA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
PHARMACY BOARD
 TO MEET JUNE 19

President w E. Bingham of Tuscaloo- sa, of the state board of pharmacy. re- quests The Age-Herald to announce that the next meeting of the board will be held in Montgomery June 19 and nos June IT. as previously announced. This meeting will be held for the examine tion of applicants for registration as Ii. censed pharmacists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
ARCHIE RUGGLES COMMENDED FOR
 ACT OF BRAVERY Operatic Tenor Will Appear Tomorrow at the Jeffer son in the Soldiers
 Vaudeville
PARADE TODAY

The soldier vaudeville troupe VIII parade the downtown streets this afternoon between and 5 o'clock.
 A large truck will carry piano and concert will be given at sew araI of the downtown corners. The entire troupe will participate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
COMMENTED WITH. ! ECZEMA 6 YEARS
 itching Awful. One Box Cuticura
 Ointment, One Cake Soap Heal.

II had eczema that tormented me for six years. A rash appea.ed at first. with dry scaly surface. The skin became red. thick, and swollen, and in a short time pimples appeared that began to form water. Then scales began to come which. in few days. would come of, and could net sieep- could not stand warm clothes. The itching was awful, so that l sezssched and my skin was badly dis6ewed.
 Then tried CuticuEa. snd k just took one box of Cuicua Oiu<nent and one cake of Cuticura Soap to heal me- tSigned) w. D. PEkhurss. Red Boiling Springs. Tenn.
 Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purity. and Ointment to soothe and sseeen are ideal for evay-day toilet puPoses. Sample Each Free by Mail. Addreas pot card 'Cuticura. Dept. H. Boseon- Scld everywhere Soap 25c. Ointment $ and 50r.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
THE EVENING
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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
Taxpayers Pay

The taxpayers of Boston and vicin-
ity are facing the probability of hav-
ing to pay a 100000 deficit of the
Boston Elevated Railway Co. created
by its public management during the
past four months. That is one of the
pleasant features of public owner
ship; if the patrons of the road cannot
pay the expenses of the road the
taxpayers must whether they ride or
not. The government has run the
railroads at a loss of $200,000,000 in
the past few months and soon the US
ers of tobacco, purchasers of postage
stamps, importer of goods, and cor
porations will be paying this great de-
felt. They will not know when they
are doing it but they will do it just
the same. And Postmaster-G General
Burleson wants government owner
ship of the telephone lines of the
country and more deficits for taxpay
ers to meet. The taxpayers do not
want it, however, and if given the OPP
portunity will defeat it at the ballot
Reformer.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
PRESS COMMENT
Town Tax Collections

Although every town is familiar
with the problem of uncollected taxes,
reported at the close of each years
business by the collector, it comes as
a surprise that for the years 1916,
1917 and 1918, the aggregate Of I'M
collected taxes of all the towns in the
state, averaged as for a single year,
amounted to $230,000. Charles A.
Plumley, state commissioner of taxes,
makes this announcement. He points
out that towns affected have to bor-
row money and eventually lose heav-
lily by this default.
Commissioner Plumley proposes
through his department to attempt a
reduction of this amount by CO.
operating with the collectors much as
the tax department now co-operates
with listers, advising them as to their
duties and upholding them in their
work, delinquent taxes to be reported
periodically with reasons therefor
If it develops that there is neglect on
the part of the collector, the COM
missioner should have authority to
apply for the legal collection thereof
if there is any defect in the grand
list, steps could be pointed out to le-
galize it. In general the commits
sioner believes the fact that there
was central supervision and authority
would of itself have beneficial mora
effect. Mr.. Plumley's suggestions
seem well received and should receive
Legislative attention. Here is state
official who wants more to do-give il
to him!
In this connection we wonder how
it would work, in these days of "casf
and carry" to collect taxes as the
funds are needed. At present mos
of the public money in the severa
towns and municipalities is spent be
fore it is paid in. The fiscal yea
begins Feb. LIST. From then unit
late in the summer or fall the town
have it so arranged that at the clos
ing interest. Why not pay tn
years taxes earlier in the year, O
have it so arranger that at the clos
of business one year there shall b
on hand collected taxes sufficient t.
run the following year, as needed
Two or more installments might b
provided for, so as to ease it up to tn
taxpayer.
Another benefit would flow fror
this plan. Most of the uncollecte
taxes are those imposed on person
listed in the spring, but who befor
the tax paying limit ends, have drift
ed away and cannot be reached
The sooner they can be reached afte
being listed, the better. Taxes los
in this way are dead loss, increa,
ing the burden Of other taxpayer
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14

Dwight r. Miller, a we'll known
resident of Dummerston, was in Brat
tleboro municipal court Monday
charged with failing to report the
the legal shooting of deer in the last
open season. He pleaded guilty
and Judge A. E. Cudworth fined him
the statutory fine of $100 and costs
but RENTED all but $40 of the fine
on recommendation of States Attor-
ney w. R. Daley, and County Warden
E. H. Metcalf. The fine and costs
were S17.65 Mr. Miller made no
attempt to conceal the fact that he
shot a deer, which was the reason
for the recommendation of leniency
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
Be Kind and Patient.

There is more special grace requi-
site and manifest in Watchful perse-
verance in little kindnesses and habit
ual patience at home, in abstinence
from conversational disparagement of
others, and in resistance to habits of
Sloth and undue self-indulgence in
private life th9n in the performance
of great public duties under the OBJ
servatiOn of multjtudcs.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14

Billiard and pool tables are cleaned
by means of an electric brush.
Part of the organization of The
Chinese court in the days of the en-
pirc was staff OF five astrologPrs.
Sir Charles Wyndham, the famous
English actor, served as Il surgeon in
the American Civil war.
The Sugar ration in Zurich, SWitzer-
land. for recent month was IL
pounds, ami Of bread j halC-pound a
day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
THE STATE GRANGE
Resolutions Passed at the State
Gathering
Especial to The Caledonian)

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Dec. 12-Resolutions
were passed today by the Vermont
State Grange asking that railroads be
returned to their owners, under gov
eminent supervision, endorsing legis-
lation for increase in sheep breeding
in Vermont and throughout the coun-
try, urging adequate protection fol
the products of the American farmer.
These resolutions were the features
of the final session of the Grange.
The Grange went on record as be-
ing against the eight-hour working
day for the farmer, placed itself in
accord with the University of Yer
mont Extension Service and the Boys
and Girls club work, favored good
roads, but the pay-as-you-go method
instead of bonding.
Taxes, the Grange urged, should be
levied as to encourage land owner
ship and discourage tenantry and
speculation.
The officers elected yesterday were
istalled with impressive ceremony
St. Johnsbury, ST. Adams, and Bur
lington gave the Grange invitations
to hold it's convention in their cities
next year.
Officers of the Grange say that ii
is in better shape to do effective CO.
operation work than ever before.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
Time to Speed Up

The government assures the public
that it is speeding up on distributing
the allotment and allowance checks
to the families of soldiers and sail
ors, and intends to get them all
mailed by Christmas. The clerks are
turning them out at the rate of 140,-
900 day. Many families will feel
very grateful for the extra speed that
is turned on, for they have been kept
waiting long overtime for the funds
upon which they partially depend for
their Observation-Disclosures Ban
ner
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-14
POsTsCRlPTs

According TO a\hnsSian scientist eN-
c2S:iyc talking is y dangerous disease.
Az Individual coffee percolator has
etn invcn;ed 10 he clamped on a cup.
l'roug"d grips that fit the palm of
u. i'.,a9 have been Invented for hand
i. ~,..>; of ice.
= ,yjat:nu school has been estab-
- '.'la under subsidy of the
-t,r.tllnNNt.