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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
No Room for Id1ers a1d Nor-Esse11tia1 Workers MqpNM CRsoWDER ISSUES NEW AND DRASTIC REGULATION
 ENTERTAINMENT 4CNlLTTEE ADOPTS PLAN FOR UNLIMITED ARMY
Secretary Baker Tells Congressmen Why There Should Be No Fixed Figures Named in Military Bill, and Explana-
 tions Were So Satisfactory That
 Draft of Measure Was Changed

Washington May 23.-Two important steps taken day toward perfecting the task putting basis
 Soon after Provost Marshal General Croder promu gated drastic amendment the selecve regulations requiring every of draft work fight Secretary Baker appeared before the House military and asked that President Wilson be authorized call the coors all of draft who be equipped and trained The committee promptly and unanimously voted the authority the appropriation bill about be the
 All Limit to Man Power Removed
 existing dion special units This limit will be going into replace those sailing for provided to the will may necessary to
The Washington times., 1918-11-26

I trucks on star routes connecting
all the important cities OF the coun-
try from Portland. Me. to Chicago
and from Chicago to New Orleans.
The system now in operation forms a
network throughout the territory
south and cast OF those general
points.
Reports submitted to Mr.. Blakeslee
show that trucks now in operation
during September earned a net profit
OF approximately $1,000 for each
route.
Mr.. BlakesIee says sections not
served BY railroads in all parts of
the country are clamoring for motor
truck postal service. The routes now
in operation keep the trucks so busy
the department is unable to handle
all the business.
Seek AYIators Also.
Officers of the Motor Transport
Corps are cooperating with the de-
partment 10 get enlisted men to man
trucks as they arc turned over to the
postal service. The same also will
be done as regards airplanes and avi-
ators released from the army.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
THE LOCAL MARKET

After two days Of exceedingly light
trading at the local Stock Exchange.
today's sales were numerous and
trading was fairly brisk. Capital
Traction failed to record a sale today.
while only twelve shares OF wash
ington Railway common stock sold.
LAnston was in greatest demand OF
any STOCK although only twenty
seven shares were sold. Three bonds
sold an being Potomac Electric Cen
eEal 0s- These were the FIRST bond
safes recorded since last Thursday.
me trading was as follows:
Fotomac Electric General 6's. three
A:OOO bonds. one at 971s, two at 97X
IWenty-seven shares of Lanston
Monotype sold as follows: Five ar
90 =, twenty-five at 65 in three deals
OF ten, ten and two.
The Washington Railway sales
were on the after call. when twelve
shares OF common stock sold at 81 in
Two deals OF ten and two.
Other sales were: Ten shares of Ma.
tionaI Metropolitan Bank stock at
40. hfteen shares of American Secur-
Ity antitrust Company stock at go
In two deals OF ten and i've, and. on
the after call, two shares of CONNER
cial National Bank at 1S5.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
Dreams He Hit Kaiser
In Face Wakes to Find
He Broke Hand on Bed

SELMA. Ala. Nov. 26.-J. L
Cash. of Lawley. near here, came
into town early today to get q
physician to dress his hand. which
was broken last night in a dream
Of the Forthcoming peace confer
ence.
Cash declared he dreamed he
had delivered an address before
the delegates to the conference,
and that the German Kaiser arose
and declared he was asking too
much OF Hunland.
II just naturally had to mash
him in the face" said Cash. "and
when I hit him 1 woke up and
discovered had broken my right
hand on the bedpost."
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
TORUN
us. WHILE ABROAD

From 5000 miles across the At
lantic, President Wilson viii retain
and exercise all his powers as Presi-
dent Of the United States. Vice Pres
Ident Marshall let this be known to-
day in announcing that he plans =
speaking tour aetoss the country that
will keep him away from washing
ton practically all the time President
Wilson is absent
Vice President Marshall disclaimed
any idea that he will be anything
but Vice President when the Presi-
dent leaves the country. A legal
opinion drawn by Attorney General
Gregory's department at the Presi-
dents request. after pointing out that
there Is no constitutional bar to his
going abroad. declares that although
abroad he will continue to be Preai-
dent. While continuing to bold o.
nee, the President cannot delegate
his powers to any other person. In
short the country cannot have two
Presidents. one in Paris and one In
Washington. the Department OF jus
tiee held.
Any bill passed by Congress while
President Wilson Is in Europe will be
sent to him BY cable for his study.
the eugrossed copy following BY
courier Immediately thereafter In or
der that he may sign OF veto Il with
in the ten-day limit. II not vetoed
or signed within ten days, any meas
ure passed by Congress automatically
becomes a law.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
P. O. HAS JOBS FOR
YANK TRUCK PILOTS

The Postoffce Department Is ready
to take the Yank who has been pilot
ing a motor truck over shell holes in
France and give him a job at 81 a
day in his home town.
OF the plans and schemes for So
called reconstruction" in which use
of army men and equipment is pro-
posed, the Postoffice Departments
plan alone, probably. is complete
and ready to be put into immediate
operation.
Under the army appropriation bill
army motor trucks, at the discretion
OF the Secretary of War. arc TO be
turned over to the Postoffice Depart
ment to be used in broadening the
parcel post and city delivery service.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
James ]. Blakeslee today said he is
ready to take all the trucks and all
the men the War Department will
turn over to him.
Wants 400 Mt Once.
Moreover. he is asking the Secre-
tary of War TO give him approx
mately 400 trucks as soon as posi-
BILE, together with men to run them.
The postal service now employs 104
The Washington times., 1918-11-26

Police Of every largeI city in the
East today are searching for pretty,
fifteen year old Frances Olive
Vaughn. who disappeared from her
home at 906 street northwest last
Friday morning.
Circulars, bearing a picture and de-
scription of the missing girl have
been issued by the District Police
Department and sent to police head
quarters of all the Eastern cities.
No Foul Play.
The disappearance of Miss Vaughn
involves nothing of foul play. The
girl had planned to leave home. This
was learned today when her mother
ransacked the girls room and
found the closet which formerly con-
tanned the girls wardrobe empty and
practically all of the girls personal
belongings gone, including every pic
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
TO INCREASE TRAIN
SERVICE TOPUBLIC

More passenger trains soon viii
be placed in, service. officials OF the
railroad administration announced
today. Increasing traffic has placed
heavy burdens on the present service
and officials have agreed upon the
restoration of numerous trains and
through sleeping car equipment with
drawn early in the war.
Two additional trains will be placed
in service between Washington and
New York before the holiday travel
begins Both OF these. officials said.
will be on the Pennsylvania
An additional through train south
from Washington on the Southern
railway has been ordered on q per-
manent schedule. II started opera
tion recently on a temporary time
card. but. according to officials. traf-
&c has justified added service.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
LOVING CUP FOR sARUcH.

Bernard NJ Barueh. chairman OF the
War Industries Board--Eas presented
this morning with q silver loving cup
in token OF the confidence and esteem
in which he is held by the personnel
and employees of the board Each OF
the 81 a year men contributed their
annual salary and employees down to
the youngest one contributed to the
fund for the testimonial. Mr.. Barueh
was eloseted with his stan at 10
o'clock this morning, when he was
asked to step outside and be photo
graphed As he did so. he was given
a cheer and Judge Edwin 3. Parker
made the presentation.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
PRIESTS BACK IRELAND.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 26.-FtVs
hundred priests OF the San Francisco.
Sacramento. Los Angeles ana Monte
rey diocese have signed q petition to
President Wilson 10 be presented By
Senator James ID. Phelan. declaring
"that the claims Of Ireland, I'd be =
free and independent nation in the
fellowship OF nations shall be ae-
knowledged by the United States"
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

The Central Labor Union is on rec
ord today a advocating Government
ownership OF railways.
"A motion indorsfng the Lewis reso
luton In the Senate for the public
ownership Of public utilities was passed
last night and forwarded to all mem
bers OF the Senate today.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26

ture of herself and those OF many Of
her friends.
The girl evidently had been getting
rid of her own pictures and those OF
her various friends for the two weeks
prior to her disappearance. Many
times her mother would notice that
one OF the girls pictures was miss
ing from a dresser or from a frame
on the wall. When she asked her
daughter about this the girl said that
she had just taken them down and
put them away because she was
tired CT them"
Was Hello, Girl.
Little Miss Vaughn had been a stu
dent at Central High School and had
worked as a telephone operator for
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company
The mother OF the missing girl to-
day declared that her daughter had
been acting strangely for the last six
weeks and appeared to be brooding.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
-ToDAYs SALES.

Potomac Electric general 6's 1oo
G97h. 1,oO0997z, I.0oOao7x.
National Metropolitan Bank, 1od
19A =.
American Security and Trust Com
pany, 59220, 10a220.
Lanston' 5Gs54. 10a65k. 1oaes,
2d65.
After call-commsrcIaI National
Bank, 261S5.
Washington Railway common. 100
81, 2651.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
From the Business Office Viewpoint
OCTOBER CIRCULATION

District OF Columbia, SIS:
Z. C. ROGERS. Business Manag-
er of THE WASHINGTON TIMES,
does solemnly swear that the &C
tual number OF copies of the paper
named sold and distributed during
the month OF October. A. d. 1918,
was as follows:
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
MAY RETURN YANKS AS
FAST AS THEY WENT OVER

LONDON. Nov. 2G.-Edward y.
Hurley, chairman OF the National
Shipping Board of the United States,
said today that the American ton
mage which is now being completed,
combined with that on hand and
other tonnage that may be requisi-
toned in Europe will. he hopes, per.
nit the repatriation of the American
forces as rapidly as they were sent
to France.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
COTTON MARKET.

Furnished The washInzios TImss 81 y.
L. Carpenter q Co.. 1'eW YORK. BrAaeA
enies. woodward Buildiug. Herbert Il
sr Ss % %.ar p.-
The Washington times., 1918-11-26

We must keep our army equipped
and ready TO enforce peace terms.
Continue to lend Uncle sam your
mOBey-buy w. 8. s. constantly.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
TOday's Market Hints

Prices to retailers anu general marks,
Information furn sized By bureau Of Mar.
keta. u. S. Department of Agriculture
fair prices to consumers, by the District
Food Administration
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
Take your basket TO market"
Just say, Don't wrap it.
nIaasaS0

Paper saved is paper made"
ABTNDANT-Spinach,k ale. beets carrots
onions, potatoes. pumpkins. squash and
apples.
NORMAL - ParSnips. caul!fowCr, oyster
plant, grapefruit. and lemons
SCARCE-Sweet potatoes. Lima beans. let
tuce. celery. tomatoes. Cranberrfrs
grapes, oranges. and pears
VEGETABLES
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
CHICAGO MARKET.

Furnished The washIngtcn Times BY ~. L.
Carpenter Co.. New YORK. Branch offieo,
Woodward Bldg Herbert II. Brown. man
aror
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
WALL ST. MARKET


lief that there will be a modification
In money regulations caused a strong
tone at the opening of the stock
market today. and in the first fifteen
minutes there were general ad-
vances ranging from, fractions TO
over two points.
After that period heaviness again
developed, wiping out nearly all these
advances.
Marine preferred was in brisk de-
mand for a time. advancing "a TO
lOlL. but quickly reacted to 995t.
Steel common moved up = to 99S
and reacted to oSTS. Southern Pa
cihc advanced IL to 20. from which
II reacted to 9S3s. Union Pacific was
in good demand and after opening
down x at 1855 advanced to 12S.
General Motors rose 2lS TO 125ls.
Trading all through the forenoon
was active, with the tone irregular
and with a general disposition of
traders to take a more hopeful view.
Many of the room traders were buy
ers of stocks and reported that there
was less pressure than in many days.
Marine preferred. after moving up
"a. to 101h. dropped to 99&,' and
then moved up again to 1o1 y. South
ern Pacific yielded from 90 to 9T%,
and then rallied to 9Sas.
Steel common moved up q, to e9$.
dropped to 9S&. and again came back
to above 90. The copper stocks were
steady at fractional advances. Bald
win dropped ] point, to 72ss.
The market closed firm.
The Washington times., 1918-11-26
THE CURB MARKET.

3p. m. prices furnished by W. B. Hibbs
Co.. members OF New York Stock EI-
chance Bid. Asked
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
BOB CHURCH TAKES HIS SEAT.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 27-When
Robert r. Church, Jr., of Memphis
took his seat as a member of the Re
publican state committee last Tues
day, the hand of time turned a page
in history Mr.. Church, who is leader
of the political aspirations of the
lace in the South, got an ovation
that strong men only give to a strong
man. The only member of the state
committee, the public is informed on
the game fight he has kept up for
half a dozen years to gain recognition
for the Race in the inner circles of
the party.
Mr.. Church halls from the famous
Tenth" which embraces immortal
Memphis and Shelby county, where
only man will be heard. He was
certified to the state committee be-
cause the lillywhites were afraid to
go to the mat with him. Founder of
the famous Lincoln League, the only
Republican organization south of Gin
cinnati. he threw his hat into the
ring. and for spite and to show the
world how little he cared about the
nffes, white or not white, he threw
his shoes in, too. Then he got over
in the ring himself.
The state committee welcomed him
with open arms, treated him like the
bopaSttoGod man he is and then
saddled a speech on him. Mr.. Church
is no orator-nothing like that-but
he isn't tongue skeered," and he
waded in. After mis- speech he was
given a seat further toward the front.
All the big guns took his hand-Lit-
tleton, Will Taylor, Lindsay, Hal
Clements, the new chairman, and ev-
erybody else who could get to him.
Rich, educated, intelligent, inde-
pendent, son of great house and
name, let Bob Church saddles the
burden of his people on his back and
then looks for the riding path. If Mr..
Hays-he of the Republicans-wants
to do something to head off the
brethren who are nosing for the
Democratic pasture, he couldn't do
better than to name Robert Church to
membership on the national advisory
committee. Everybody would ap-
plaud the act, except, possibly, the
old mossbacks, has-beens and double
dealers.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
AFRICA CONTAINS ONE-ElGHTH
OF WORLDS POPULATION.

No one who realizes what a large
continent Africa is can doubt the i'm
portant part it is destined to play in
the future. Here are some suggestive
facts:
Nearly one-fourth of the earth's
land surface is comprised within the
continent of Africa and it is as far
around the world. Every eighth per-
son of the worlds population lives in
the dark continent. The blacks
double their number every forty
years and the whites every eighty.
There are S43 languages and dialects
spoken among the blacks of Africa
but only few of them are written
One area in Africa unoccupied bv
missionaries is three times the size
of Ohio Throughout Africa there is
one missionary for every $4,000 souls.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
PHYSICIANS PROTEST
TO ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ISSUES MANLY APPEAL
FOR REMOVAL LIMITATIONS TO MILITARY SERV
IcE-DEMAND MORE COMMISSIONS

of officers in the army. At the same
time we feel that it is only fair and
Just to us as a race, that if we are to
be drafted as Negroes, and kept in
separate regiments as Negroes, we
should have our proportionate share
of Negro officers assigned to such
regiments. We feel that at this crit
ical hour, loyalty should dominate race
prejudice; and that the brave black
soldier and the patriotic citizen should
not be prodded in the back with the
fangs of race prejudice while he is
facing the brutal Hun in the defense
of this country. We appeal to the
war department to give us fair pro-
portion of Negro officers for our Ne
gro regiments. to the end that loyalty
and faithful service may be the test
and not the color of our skin.
5. The Negro physicians constitute
leans and one of the most potent fac
tors in our racial development. We
are using this great influence to pro-
mote patriotism for and confidence in
our government. However, as we
travel from place to place in our pro-
fessional duties, and to propagate pa
triotism we are inconvenienced, hu-
inflated and abused by the passenger
car system known as the Jim Grow
cars 1t is out of keeping with the
tenets of American government for
which the world is not bathed in blood,
that the government itself should op-
crate such passenger traffic system.
1t not only debases patriotic class
of citizens, but breeds discomfort and
deprives a citizen of fair compensa-
ton for his money invested in rail
road ticket We therefore appeal TO
the director-general of the railroads to
abolish the Jim Crow car system as
war measure to the end that twelve
millions of faithful citizens may be
given justice for their devotion.
G. We give unstinted praise to our
great president, Woodrow Wilson, for
the great service he has rendered our
race. the nation and mankind by his
official denunciation of mobs and
lynchings. We rejoice that public SEN
timent is being crystalized against
lynching and we pray for the day
when the majesty of the law will
reign supreme.
Z. We reaffirm our consecration
and devotion to the American govern
ment and our high resolve to do all
in our power to help achieve victory
in the war with Germany. But in
fighting 'to make the world safe for
democracy" we want to make America
safe for ourselves. We have invested
millions in War Stamps, Liberty
Bonds, the Red Cross, the Y. M. c. A.,
and other kindred organizations; we
are enduring the sacrifices incident to
war without complaint; we weep
when America weeps; we bleed when
America bleeds; our brave soldiers
are dying in the most cruel war ever
waged by man; to keep government
of the people for the people" from
perishing from the earth; and it seems
to us that as a reward for this unpar-
alleled devotion white America ought
TO be willing to lay aside its antagon-
istic race prejudice as a means to help
win this war.
s. A committee of three is hereby
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
AT IA HE WINS A NATIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZE.

In a recent Photographic contest by
a Rochester ~ Y, Photographic man
ufacturing concern, the first prize of
$500 was awarded to Arthur Winston
of Appalachicola, Fla. The firm sent
a representative to that city to deliver
the prize money and found the win
ner to be 14-year-old Negro school
boy. He had practiced photography
during his idle hours until he had be-
come an expert in the use OF the cam
era and the pictures he had sent to
the prize competition, when judged
with others sent from all portions of
the United States. Canada, Mexico
and far away Australia. proved to be
the best. The pictures were pastoral
scenes. The boy will use the prize
money educating himself.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
RACE NEWS Tst;sss Sssisss' s,srsss rssn

Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 26.-The re-
fusal of W. l.. Bigelow to serve the
Rev. T. Allen Harvey and the Rev. Mr..
Holmes, both colored, at his restaur-
ant at 3OO3 Thirty-fifth street, will
cost him $50. Harvey brought suit.
alleging discrimination against him
because of his color, after Bigelow had
declined to serve himself and COM
panion.
In court the ministers testified that
Bigelow had been offensive in his de-
meanor in ordering them out of his
place.
Bigelow testified that the reason he
did not serve them was that his stock
of provisions was low and he was act
ing under orders of his son, owner of
the business. The son is in the Unit
ed States army. 1t was shown, how
ever. that he had moved the location
of the restaurant and that he had re.
fused to serve other colored men.
Justice Frank ]. O'Brien, who tried
the case, gave the Rev. Mr.. Harvey
Judgment for $50 damages.
This is said to be the first case of
the kind ever tried in Sacramento.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
AN UNUSUAL VERDICT IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Durham, N. c., Sept 6-For the
first time in the history OF Durham
county verdict of not guilty was rem
dered in favor of a Colored man,
Charlie Thompson, who was charged
with the murder of Louis Heflin,
foreman of the Keith sawmills, in the
eastern part of the county. Self-de-
tense was the plea entered by the
counsel for Thompson.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
THE NEGRO IN WAR WORK.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 3.-War De-
partment officials state that since the
Officers Reserve Training Camp at
Fort Des Moines. out of which came
G39 colored commissioned officers, and
prior to the establishment of the train
ing schools at Camps Taylor and Pike,
ia colored men were commissioned
as officers in infantry, II in cavalry
and So in Field artillery. One hun
dred and seven officers in infantry
came out of the recent class at Camp
Pike and SO in Field artillery came out
of Camp Taylor last month. The fore
going summary gave a total of 941
colored officers graduating from the
Officers Training Schools, and these
figures are exclusive of those commits
stoned in the Medical Reserve Corps
and in special branches of the service.
both over here and abroad, and the
count does not embrace the officers of
the National Guard and those in the
original regular army.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05

Columbus, Ca, Sept. 21.-Julius
Hart, colored, chauffeur for DR.. w. L.
Bullard, has invented three aerial
bombs which promise to net him a
fortune. Two have already been ac-
cepted by the government. one of
them at a price of $4,000, while the
price for the other has not yet been
announced.
The bombs shoot in different direc-
tions, one fifty times before the chief
explosion comes, another sixty times
and a third 1000 times before the
final discharge.
Hart, who is % years old, is for
mer resident of Union Point, Ga. He
got some of his ideas from Lieut..
Bentley Chappell, who told him of
various ingenious bombs used on the
battle front.