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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
STORY OF EARLY
 COAL LAND DAYS
 IN BIBB COUNTY

To the Editor of The Age-H Herald:
 Seeing the account of the funeral or Capt John B. Reid in your Fridays pa per calls to mind an incident in his life which occurred when I was a lad, III my lathers home, in Bibb county,
 Fer many months my father had pceh negotiatins a sale of several thousand acres of valuable mineral lands to Ine Blair Interests of the north, Whten
 ss represented by two snarpers W.o had accepted my fathers hospitaii.s during these negotiations ana eNahi'Aa tioas of these lands and the uues.
 After so lone A time, however, every thing Was wound up except the pas w which was offered by these represents tiyes !n the shape of an uncertitiea eheeh on New York for many thousahus oA dollars. These men pocketed the aeeus and laid the uncertified check Qn .us table and announced the trade-Was I'm ished. My father demurred, He s''iu' sThis check for this amount shoula pe at least certified before you depart With nv deeds They said. No, We have the deedsA 1cu have the check. The deal IS closed My father, who was an old a,an d inc time. and had great respect Tor the st,arasr in fis home did not know eN- actly wLat to do.
 A yol.ng man from Marion, who had happened in to spend the msht, ah3 who had been quiet observer of the whole proceedings left his, seat and closed and locked both the library doors then wheeled quick as flash and with drawn revalver commanded: Lay Col onel Smith's~ deeds on the table and do it quick. else I will let a streak of daylight through both you seoundre's.' Z Needless ta say they did as ordered and were sent to the train and away for good. That quiet young man was the late Capt. John E. Reid This thing happened & or 40 years ago, but l have never forgotten it, and have always re : tained a mighty good feeling in my heart for Captain Reid-thoush l do not think ever saw hin, again from that day
 Soon afterwards we heard that one ef these Representatives waS caught in some of his fascaiity and was serving term of many wears in Sing $ ns. r-The flourishin2 eoar mines of Retse Ellen and Piner are now operating on "a part of the lands above referred to-, and have been adding the output to the eoal needs of the cauntry for the last 20 years Very truly yours,
 |. GAsMITH.
 Rrisraeld, Bibb county. september so. 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02

Consolidated Coal company, through Vice President Erskine Ramsay, had subscribed for $250 900 worth of bonds, which $50,000 was to be credited to Walker county and s20o GOO to Jefferson county. The woman's committee was given credit for this subscription,
 Mrs. Soion Jacobs, state chairman of the Womans committee, stated that the first subscription coming to the wom- ans committee was from Miss Ellen Quilty, a trained nurse, who bought $500 worth of bonds and paid for them with money saved out of her salary.
 RAISED HIS HAND
 General Sparrow related the experi enee of P. H. Andrews. when he called on Chris Colias for ta subscription.
 How many do you want me to take?" asked MT Colias. S
 One thousand dollars worth,s sug gested MT Andrews
 Not enough"
 Two thousand"
 Not enough"
 Five thousand" haltingly suggested MT. Andrews.
 Shaking his head Mir. Colias repeated: "Nots enough"
 Then I will leave it to you to name the figure, said MT. Andrews.
 Ten thousand" and MT. Colas made out his check for that sum and took a receipt for a $10.000 government bond,
 pr John Bloomfield of Fairmont w. Va, introduced by Field Marshal Rush ton as a Scotch Methodist, who ought to be Presbyterian, made very in teresting talk, in which he entrusted now and during the third loan drive, Then, be said, the Ameri- can army was in preparation: now it is I, the headlines in the Newspapers were depressing; now they are all that could be desired
 Field Marshal Rushton stated that another diyision-the musieians-had been added to the allied armies, and that they are furnishing the music for the luncheons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
News of Society and
 Activities of Wonnem

church, All members are asked to att tend and bring 3 box lunch.
 
 The Fortnightly Shakespeare club will meet tomorrow morning at 1030 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. GA. Hendricks.
 
 L,Allegro club will meet tomorrow af- ternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. ". Cochran, 1925 North Twenty-foprth street.
 Mrs. James Erie Gemse will entertain the members of the Chatworth club at her home on North Thirteenth street this afternoon at 2;3e o'clock.
 The Birmingham Graded union will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church. Rev. R. N. Simpson, pastor of the First Christian church, will give the first of series of lectures.
 Those who have purchased tickets of the Paul AIthouse concerts, under the auspices of the Music Study club, may have their seats reserved today at the Jefferson theatre
 There will be a meeting of the General Surnpter chapter, D. A. R., this after noon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs Joseph Estes, 4l0o South Fourteenth ave. nue.
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 The regular monthly meeting of the Humane society will be held this after noon at 3;30 o'clock at the city hall. Re ports for the past four months will be given and all members are asked to be present.
 The hoar I'd of control of the State Train ing school for girls will meet this morn ing at the public library at 10 Q clock. The Volunteer Relief association will meet this morning at 1O.30 o'clock at the South Highland Presbyterian church cot- tage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
REPORTS MANY
 CASES OF RHEU-
 MATISM CURED
Stop Paying Big Bills, Talk ing or Planning Expen-
 sive Trips or Baths
Our Home Druggists Say That Prescription C-2223 Stops the Pains and
 Don't Cost Much, Either

At slight expense tour readers who suffer from rheumatism in any form, aching joints. shooting pains or bone pains can get Prescription C-2223 of any of our prescription druggists. Take daily doses as indicated on prescription pasted on the bottle 1t is also we'll to drink plenty of water and refrain from too much meat Those terrible aches and pains. swollen muscles aching back and every form of rheuma tism can be easily cured by following these few simple directions. So many re- marlsable cures have been made by this wonderful prescription that any of our readers who suffer are urged and ad- vised 10 ask our home druggists for Prescription c-222s. In this way you save lot of money. worry and get we'll at home.
 A physicians large bottle sent to any one, preISid, for I5 cents Address, C-2223 Laboratories, Memphis, Tenh.z-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
RANDOM NOTES

Relatives in the city have received nos tice Of the safe arrival overseas of Sell den H. Bickley.
 Miss Ruth and Miss Carolyne Brooks have returned from Gadsden, where they visited Mrs. Fred Greenhill and Mrs Howard Rall.
 Mrs. J. H. Eddy has returned from Grand Rapids, Mich, where she attended the funeral of her brother, who was killed in, the government service.
 Mrs. James H. Howe has returned from a two months stay with Lieutenant Howes relatives in kenosha, Wis, and Chicago and Evansville, III. She will remain in the city with her mother, Mrs. Horace Shropshire, during her husband s stay in France.
 Mrs. A. R. Minnis of Mobile is the guest of Mrs James Howe at the home of her mother. Mrs Horace Shropshire. She will remain for several weeks. Lieutenant Minnis and Lieutenant Howe are mem bers of the same company, both being now in France.
 The little daughter of MT. and Mrs. Felton Wimberly is suffering from an at- lack or ulpnlneFla.
 
 Miss Cynthia Fowikes is i'll at the homo of her parents, Mir and Mrs. Walter Fowikes. on Beach street, threatened with an attack of pneumonia.
 Little Miss Mary Frances Hughes, who has been the guest Of her grandmother, Mrs. James Hughes, for the summer, has returned to her home in Montgomerys. where she will spend the winter with her mother, Mrs Cal1ie Richardson Hughes. %
 MT. E. NJ Duncan, who has been the city bacteriologist, left d few days ago for Mobile, where he will be member of the faculty of the medical department of the University of Alabama. He will be in charge of the bacteriology depart ment. He will be joined lateAby Mrs. Duncan.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Dominick have named their little daughter sarah Esther.
 Mrs. S B. Gibson is the guest of rela- tives in Oxford.
 Mrs Charles Northington. who has been the guest of friends in the city, has re- turned to her home in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs Hattie Sheppard has received no- fice of the safe arrival oversea of her son, Lieut. Everett Sheppard,
 Friends of Mrs. Otho ". Humnhries will regret to learn that she is quite i'll with pneumonia at the South Highlands in- firmary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
 PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEGRO DELEGATION

Washington, October 1.-Presidert Wilson today received delegation Of negro men and women delegates to the Natlonal Race congress, now meeting hers. The Rev w. II. Jernagin, presi- dent of the congress, assured the Presi- dent Of the loyalty of the 2,000.000 ne- gro citizens of the country and called his attention to the discrimination "alch he said Was practiced agains, them hy public officials in government departments, file asked that the psin- eipies Of demoeraoy be applied to mem < bers of his race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
DoN"Fs FOR GUNNERs
If Those Who Go Hunting Will Read These Tips There Will Be Few
 Accidents in the Field

Every year the hunting season brings with it it's spoi1s in the form of hu- man sacrifices. For the benefit of gum ners who are going, after game this fall the following listtof dont's is given.
 Don't take any chances. The function of shotgun is to scatter shot, but be very careful where you scatter it.
 Don't blaze away in haste and don't get excited Many q shooter has filled his favorite dog full of lead just be- cause he was overanxious
 Don't point 2 gun at any person in jest It is always the gun that Eve and does the damage. The only time to point gun is when you intend to kill,
 Don't take every srustle of a bush or bough to he d sure indication Of game. Remember sometimes an in auisftive person has a penchant for heinz in strange places.
 Don't carry a loaded gun through the street or on cars, trains, automobiles or any other kind of vehicle, or leave it around farm houses to have some child playfully blow head off.
 Don't get excited and shoot without naklnS sure your DDJecl IS game. Don't shoot until you see the rabbit, and then be sure that he is clear of both man and dog.
 Don't drag a gun under fence with the muzzle pointed toward you
 Don't climb over fences with your gun or lean 1t against tree until you get over. Put it through the fence and on the ground, business end Be- fore.
 Don't hunt with anyone that you know to be careless Carelessness with three and quarter drams of powder behind and oAe and one eighth ounces of shot is inviting sure death.''
 Don't load your gun until you are actually ready for business At all other times it should be empty Keep your finger off the trigger until you are look : ing down the barrel at your game.
 Don't use cheap gun. as it is apt to explode when heavy charge is used.
 Don't borrow dog or gun or loan either.
 DS,'t rest on the muzzle of your gun
 Dou't hog" all the game. Leave Isome for the next fellow
 Don't violate the game laws. It is not only criminal but sometimes very costly.
 Don't rest the muzzle of your gun on the ground. 4 gun muzzle clogged with dirt or mud is dangerous propo sition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
IA MUcH interest is centered In the Iiv. l\Vll ing pictures which are to be giv- SNS en each afternoon this week it

MI ]: .s:s :.s'.:, are: 's s ':' ,: " S0S en each afternoon this week it the downtown stores demonstrating the necessity of buying Liberty Bonds
 The tableaux yesterday afternoon at Drennen's was arranged by Mrs. l.. W. Jones and Mrs. George Reynolds as sister by Mrs Bert Tanner.
 My Country, Iris For Thee, was posed by Mrs Harold Stansbury and + little girls dressed in patriotic costumes, and were: Blanch Tanner, Psttie Ireland. Mildred Turner. Marion Riddle, Elizabeth Cabaniss. Caroline Tanner, Catherine Turner. Priscilla Caldwell, Sarah ,Pugh Coker, Henrietta Joseph and Jennie Leh- man.
 Another tableaux represented Tive Soldiers Saluting Columbia" Today Mrs Jones and Mrs Reynolds will be as sisted by Mrs. Jackson Caldwell and the tableaux will be T Love You More As You Are" A wounded soldier and the sw weetheart will be represented by Mrs. Walter Coachman.
 Three Canteen Girls,'' Beverly Leake, Mrs. Kirkman O'Neal and Miss Gillian Goodall.
 Red Cross Nurse" Miss Hattie Gull lom.
 The tableaux at Loveman, Joseph X Loebs was in charge of Mrs. Dan Greene yesterday, assisted by Mrs F. W. Dixon. Miss Hannah Elliott and Miss Elizabeth smith. Mrs. Henry Badham, who has given four sons to the war. took tho leading part in the picture What l Have Given. Won't You Give Liberty Bonds?.
 Help Poor Belgium by Buying Lb~- erty Bonds and another, What Hap. pens If You Don't Buy Liberty Bonds,s added to the attractive afternoou.
 Today Mrs. Green, Miss Smith and Miss Elliott will be assisted by Mrs John Yeatman, and the pictures vii. represent Keep Them Going With Lib erty Bonds Help Him Over the Top over There"
 At Saks yesterday Mrs. T. z. Tyler and Mrs. William Connell were assisted by Mrs. Charles Marks The tableaux rep reeented the rainbow division and an other HLaFayette, We Have Come, was posed by Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell. To-day the pictures will represent Joan of Arc, posed by Julia Mae Drennen, Josephine Cennors and Ida Englehart s0n to Victory" posed by Mrs William Hood and a soldier. Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Connell will be assisted by Mrs. Walker Percy and Mrs Victor Hanson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

Al meeting of the Ensley Higk 1 school Improvement Parent Teachers association yesterday afternoon, the the election having been postponed from the May meeting. Those elected were: President, Mrs. N. B. Menden- hall; vice president. Mrs. George Mill lar; secretary, Mrs. Laurence Penning- ton; treasurer, Prof. E. E. smith; re- porter. Mrs. R. L, Hassler. Miss Capi- tola Neal wiH be in charge of the rest room Ensley High has a record- breaking attendance in spite of the fact that number of boys who would have heen students there have entered colleges for government training and others are at work awaiting the call to colors. Different departments have been Improved and everything is in Il ilourisliing condition.
 Friends of ,Dr.A1A b Cowan, for merly O. Ensley. but now stationed at Camp Greenleaf, with the medical re-. servo corps, will be glad to hear that he las received a captains commis- ! sion in his department. Captain Cowin entered tle service as lieutenant.
 In police court yesterday morning Vincent Mirada of New Orleans, who, came to Fnsley to visit sick brother.S was fined $50 by Judge Lowery fo. violatins the state prohibitions. law Miada was charged with having brought into the state five gallons of whisky in two suit cases, He claimed to Lave brought it for medical purposes
 The first meeting of the lNltrurian 94iteralY club will be held with Mrs. Ghassail M'illis, at the home of Mics Louis Petavin, on Twenty sixth street.
 On account of Illness in the home sesame t-iterary club will be held wifh Mrs Conrad Boterwea. 1S15 Twensy-' ninth street, october II.
 The Midwcek Social club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Thomas Wat son
 The choir of the Ensley Highland Iresbyter;an church will practice on Friday evening of this week instead of Thursday.
 Nr' arc Mrs Royden Carter have returned from their wedding trip ard are at nome with Mrs. c +. Foster. Valley road, Fairfield 1 The nations roll Of honor pf vest 1 fefday ioAcrted the wonndina of Ser-t. I Walter K. Chiles of Avenue Fl Ems ! ley Ills mother Mrs Fannie Chi'es received the officiar notice last weele saNtAT he was wounded July 20. In i '2s ppst feM davs a letter has been re ] oeNed rom Sergeant Chiles stating taat fe WAs wounded in three places, the ieg, cheek and head. but is, do- ms as we,l as could be experted under tnese conditions in a base hospital in fFanee This letter was written Sep-. teriter {, and his friends hope he Is
 eh'lfely recovered by now. He is well known in this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
RELIEF SOCIETY

General Pershing, commander fn-chief of the American expeditionary force. has designated the American Red Cross as the only relief society authorized to un-
 dertake the work of locating and admin istering to the American wounded who have been removed to the various hos pitals in France. This order was issued following the receipt of many applica . tions from militarized civilians asking permission to visit wounded Americans who are undergoing treatment in French hospitals. It is designed to conform to the policy adopted to centralize the ac- tivities of relief organizations overseas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
JUNIOR RED CROSS ACTIVITIES

Juniors of the American Red Cross i'll Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi are to make equipment for Red Cross camps and hospitals
 The manual training quota for the three states, just announced by the gull division, A, R. C., here, calls for 5Oo bedside tables, 26 dressing tables, S5 cos tuners, 50 ink wells, 9 wood screens, 74 tabourettes, 2o,000 packages of wood ve- neerl splints, 200 chests for tableware and P rugs.
 The articles are to be sent to the Red Cross houses in Camps Shelby, Beaure- gard and Mcclellan Schools possessing manual training workshops are to be used for the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
RED CROSS BULLETIN

The work of the American Red cross has grown to such proportions n its efforts to relieve suffering hu- manity that The AgesHeyaid will publish a Red Cross bulletin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throughout the district will be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
Stock Increased

Montgomery, October 1.yfSpecia) Capital stock of the Noma Naval stores conpany, organized under the laws ot Flcrida and doing business in Alabama, has been increased from s50Ge0 to sSa.0p. according to ? notice filed with the secs- retarN of state Monday. The company orerates a plant in Geneva county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
woMAN,s DEPARTMENT READY

All articles to pc entered in the wom ans department, Alabama state fair, may be sent in at once The building is ready and the women in charge are there each day to receive them. It is asked that all articles be entered at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
Opening Skirminsh of Allied Armies Nets Over
 Million and Half Dollars
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 of men and women passing that cor CT.
 For the information of the people who have been calling up over the tefe phone to ascertain the quota for their communities I will say that they can easily ascertain this for themselves. : said County Chairman Murray Brown, .All they will have to do is multiply the third nfi quota by two and one Fhalf a's will have it. Jefferson Ieoun's ota is approximately two and & if times as great as it was
 ird loap and the same ratio . to each and every community
 A big bulletin board has been in-
 stalled in the heaaauarters of the woman's committee in the Brown-Marx building, and reports from every county in the state will sbe posted on these as they are received by Mrs Jacobs, state chairman. Daily reports will be made by Birmingham, the balance of Jefferson county and the other counties reporting every Saturday.
 WOMEN WORKING
 The Italian women are doing great work,p said Mrs. Angus Taylor, county chairman of the womans committed. They are well organized and making a systematic canvass of the territory assigned to them
 Mrs. Taylor was enthusiastic about the work of the colored women say ing they had perfected an organiza- tion that was bringing in splendid re- suits already After a canvass of only few hours they reported subscriptions amounting to 5000 yesterday afternoon
 BordenvBurr will speak at the lunch con in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel at l o'clock today
 Over 300 officers and members of the allied armies and workers in the fourth Liberty Loan campaign attended the luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel yester- day, It was the first day of actual Icanvassing and while no official figures were known at that time it was known that the most flattering results had been obtained during the few hours that had been given over to The work, QUALIFICATION PARADE
 'Prhe parade on the 12th. will be a 1ollifcation instead of an effort to try to sell bonds" said County Chairman Murray Brown. when Field Marshal lJ. Frank Rushton called, upon him for a few remarks. We wfll have raised our quota before that date. I am sure. This statement was greeted with ap- iplause. Everybody seemed to entertain the same idea. A spirit of loyalty and determination pervaded the entire as sembly. Birmit gham and Jefferson county will certainly "go over the top" long before the end of the period set aside for the campaign, was the gem erally expressed belief
 COUNTY'S QUOTA
 Jefferson county's quota is about 1 two and one-half times her quota jn the third loan,' said Field Mags nal Rushton Il make this suggestion to the soldiers When yeu call your prospect tell him to subscribe two and one-half times as much $ he subscribe Id in the third loan. If you do that I believe we Will raise our quota with little. diffieulty.N
 It was understood that the Pratt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Woman's Missionary society of the First Baptist church will celebrate Home Missions Day. tomorrow at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
RED CROSS BULLETIN

ana tq facilitate the most necessary work ot the American Red Cross with the army in France
 In the Sa departments of France there IS an average of 50 hospitals to a depart ment, totalling about 45OO French hospi- tals. To cover these hospitals system aticaily in order to find and keep in touch with the American wounded as signed thereto. the American Red Cross IS perfecting a complete and thorough method of organizing France into nine zones. Each zone will embrace certain departme nts and the full responsibility for the work will be decentralized to the American Red Cross official in charge ot the zone. The plan provides, in part, for the enlistment of the American wom- en residing in France with a view to appointing them local agents~~fer the American Red Cross, that they may carry on whatever work it may have taken in hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02

Ole Miss, sum Folks dat AIMS ter Tell de Truth is po' SHOTS! Yas= sum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
ALABAMA RED CROSS NURSES

It will be of interest to learn that Ala bama is .furnishing her share of Red Cross nurses. The arrival in France of the Mobile operating unit with Miss Nina Gordon Smnott and other well known nurses as members, bring to notice that Miss Mamie Myrtle Oliver of this city has be<a notified that sRe make ready to sail.
 Miss Sinnott formerly was superintend- ent of the Teuro infirmary, New Orleans She lived in Mobile prior to her departure for France.
 Ten young Birmingham student nurses are about 7to be enrolled in the Hed Cross. Their applications have been re- ceived by, Miss l., Agnes Daspit, director Of the bureau of nursing, gulf division, American Red Cross. The entire gulf di- tision has furnished 57 of these student nurses, who are to be admitted to Red Cross service at once instead of having to wait until after their graduation in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02

The choir of the Ensley Highland IresbNter;an church will practice on Friday evening of this week instead of Thursday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02

Mrs. A. R. Minnis of Mobile is the guest of Mrs James Howe at the home of her mother. Mrs. Horace Shropshire. She will remain for several weeks. Lieutenant Minnis and Lieutenant Howe are mem bers of the same company, both being now in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02

On account of Illness in the home Of Mrs shehee, the first meeting af' sesame t4iterary club will be held wifh Mrs, Conrad Boterwep. 1915 Tweny ninth street, October II.