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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, May Special )-rhe total valuation of real property owned by the Southern railway system in Ala bama was placed at s57, ,so7. .7so by the state board of equalization following the appearance of officials of the com pany Wednesday. This is a slight in- crease over the valuation placed on tho same property for assessment purposes last year. Representatives of the com pany did not make fight against the assessment, though they contended that In certain instances the board had placed too high value on the property.
 The valuations of the various branches of the system follow: Southern railway. $17. oil. .139; Alabama Great Southern, s10. - 24, OPS; Northern Alabama, s2 79o: Ems ley Southern, s349,56o; Mobile and Ohio S. 962 114; Mobile and Birmingham. s1.S77. 242; Woodstock and Blocton, $14S, ,s2s; Mo- bile Docks company, $50000; Gulf Term inal company, $1Ss,000.
 All other eases involving valuations of corporations which were set for discus sion Wednesday were settled by agree ment.
 Montgomery. May H-(Special )-F Lloyd Tate, attorney general today ruled that operators of moving picture shows cannot obtain refund on their state Ii. cenaes as a result of the closing of the picture shows on Sunday. The state law permits the operation of picture shows on Sunday. but a special tax is collected for the privilege. Citizens of Birming- ham recently voted in referendum cleo ton against Sunday pictures. The opera tors now claim they should be granted < refund but Attorney General Tate ruled that the choice of the voters did not change the state law and that in so far as the state is concerned the picture may st.li be operated on Sunday.
 Montgomery, May 22.-(Special)-I a person employs children under the legal age after making an effort to obtain in- formation about their ages he should not he convicted of violating the child la- bor law. according to a ruling of Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
WILL NOT HURT RACING

New York, May 23.-The amendments to the selective service regulations an nounced today by Provost General Crowder will not affect the sport of horse racing, in the opinion of Assistant Sec retary Algernon Dangerfeld of tho Jockey club.
 In statement here tonight he said that the majority of trainers were over the draft age, while most of the jockeys, stable boys and other employees were either under the draft age. under weight or under height for military service. All the lockers included in the selective draft, he said, have filed their question: naireS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes Convicted on Charge Violating Espionage Act

Kansas City, Mo. May 33.-Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, charged with violation of the espionage act, was convicted by a jury in federal court tonight.
 Mrs. Stokes was convicted upon all three counts in the indictment against her.
 After conferring with Francis M. Wilson. United States district at torney, and Seymour Stedman of Chicago, Mrs. Stoves counsel, Judge Van Valkenburgh announced that he would defer sentence pending motion for new trial. He set June as the date for hearing the motion.
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 'a am sure I am speaking for the people of the United States in sending to the Italian people warm fraternaI greetings upon this, the anniversary of the en- trance of Italy into this great war in which there is being fought out once for all. the irrepressible conflict between free seif-govern- ment and the dictntion of force. The people of the United States have looked with profound interest and sympathy upon the efforts and sacrifices of the ItaliaD people, are deeply and sincerely interested in the present and future security of Italy, and are gIad to find them selves associated with a people to whom they are bound by so many personal and intimate ties fin n struggle whose object is liberation, freedom. the rights of men and nations to live their own lives and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
TRIAL OF STRENGTH ON WESTERN FRONT
 EXPECTED TO COME
 AT ANY MOMENT
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itCOnf1nued rom fAEc OneD work in raiding forays behind the allied lines. Wednesday night n determined effort was made by n German aerial squaGron to reach Paris, but the most of the ma chimes off, and dropped their bombs in the suburbs of the city. One or two machines penetrated the dcfenses, but the damage done by them was negligible.
 An attack on a large allied hOs- pitai was made Sunday night by the Germans, who dropped many bombs on the buildings and tents sheltering sufferers.
 There has been some sharp fighting on the Italian front, hut the combats have not been of significant character.
 Internal conditions in Austria, which have been extremely criti- cal for some time, show little inn provement, according to latest reports. There have been re- newed disorders at Prague, at which and-German efffges hung and cheers given for President Wilson.
 Serious fighting has broken out at kiev, between troops com manded by General SkorOpauski, the seIf-styled hetman of Ukraine, and the forces which have re- mained faithful to the Rada, which was busted by the Germans somc- time ago. General Skoropauski is reported to have been seriously wounded.
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determine their own fortunes, the
 rights of the weak as we'll as the
 strong. md the maintenance of
 justice by the irresistible force of
 free nations leaGued together in
 defense of mankind. With ever
 increasing resolution and force we
 shall continue to stand together in
 this sacred common cause.
 ~America salutes the gallant
 kingdom of Italy and bids her
 God-specd.-
 The celebration here tonight was the forerunner of many that are to be held over the country tomorrow. Ob- servance of ltaly's day was requested by President Wilson in a message to the nation last Sunday, and at his di- rection Italian flags were raised to- day on all government buildings in the United States. State governors also have ordered the flying of the red, white and green emDlems tomorrow on state buildings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
DEATHS

Miss Clara E. Chambcredon-Aged 22
 years, died Wednesday night at
 63o o'clock at the residence, 2417
 Eighth avenue, north. Funeral
 services will be held from the resi- dence this afternoon at o'clock, ana
 interment will follow in Fraternal
 cemetery, Pratt City.
 Mrs. Alice Goddnrd--Aged A years,
 died at local infirmary yesterday
 at 12:15 D. m. The remains will be
 sent to Oneonta this morning by Lige
 Loy.
 Mrs. Josephine CabIe---Ag ged S7 years
 died at local infirmary last night
 at o'clock.> Funeral services will
 be held from the residence 1lo0
 Thirty-second street, north, this aft
 ernoon at 4;3O o'clock. Interment
 will follow in Forest Hill cemetery She is survived by her husband, two
 small children, her parents, MT. and
 Mrs Chairsell four sisters and four brothers Pallbearers: M T. Colley, Rudolph Wegelin, F. T. Herzog, c. $, Gregg, Judge John H. Miller and Charles McCauley.
 Mrs. ss.snn BoxgsEAged 72 years, died Wednesday night at o'clock. Flu neral services were held from the residence at Roebuck Springs yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. In- torment followed in East Lake cemc- tery.
 John James MitchelI--Died yesterday at the family residence. 910 Fortv- ninth street north. He is survived by one daughter, Miss Leila Mitchell. Funeral services will Dc held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. with Mineral City lodge No "A I. o. O. F., in charge. Interment l at Elmwood.
 I Mrs. Mary Allen MarShall-Died last night at o'clock at the family resi- denc. 231S Second avenue. north She 1 is survived by her husband. H. A. l Marshall one son. Jeff Marshall; l one sister. Mrs. l.. F.. Hibbs of Sell l ma: two brothers. R. w. Mabe of l Medicine Mound. Tex. and R. F. l Mabe of Trussville. Funeral serv- ! ices will be conducted from the resi- l dence at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 Interment will follow in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
COUNTS OF INDICTMENT
Altman and Lamar Are
 Elected General Counsel

John W. Altman of this city and T. J. Lamar of Bessemer were elected gem eral counsel of the Alabama State Fed
 eration of Labor at the recent conven- tion held in Tuscaloosa. They succeed Messrs. Gibson & Davis, who have rep
 resented the federation for a number of
 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
On Third Anniversary of Entrance Into War President Wilson Sends Message of Brotherly Greeting and Cour-
 age in Conflict Now Waging

Washington, May 23The third anniversary of alys en- trance the celebrated in Washington tonight at meeting under the patronage of President Wilson and at which Secretary Lansing and Count Macch d Ceere the a ian ambassador speakers Many high government of
 ca foreign diplomats and members of Congress attended
 extending fraternal bidding them Godpeed read by Secretary Lansing will through the Italy again flag the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

According to the Koran, the soil Of paradise is composed of musk and saf- frcn. sprinkied with pearls and hya- cinths The walls of the mansions are of gold and silver; the fruits are of a flavor and delicacy unknown to mortals. Numerous rivers flow through the para disc. Some are of wine, others of milk, money and water. The pebbles are ru- bics and emeralds; the banks of musk, camphor and saffron
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Want Increase

Mobile, May 23.-Federated crafts em- ployed in the Whistler shops of the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad today wired de-
 mand to Director General McAdoo for
 wage increase from 40 to 75 per cent on hour and back pay from January 1. MT. McAdoo was asked to respond by noon Monday.
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NO ROOM FOR IDLERS
 AND NON-ESSENTIAL
 WORKERS IN AMERICA
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 hotels, stores, apartment houses, office buildings and batbhouses.
 "tc) Persons, including ushers and other attendants, engaged and occupied in, and in connection with excepting actual performance in legitimate concerns, operas CT theatrical performances.
 ~(d) Persons employed in do- mestic service.
 s<{e) Sales clerks and other clerks employed in stores and oth- CT mercantile establishments.
 @Men who are engaged as above er who are idlers will not be per mitted to seek relief because of the fact that they have drawn late order number or because they have been placed in Class 2, 3 or f on the grounds of dependents. The fact that he is not usefully employed will outweigh both of the above conditions.
 sTt is expected that the list of nonuseful occupations will be ex- tended from time to time as ne- cessify will require as to include persons fin other empIoyements.
 TEMPORARY ABSENCE Temporary absences from regular en ployment not to exceed one week, unle such temporary absences are habitual frequent. shall not be considered ; idlers. Regular vacations will not considered as absences in this connectio '4The regulation throws a further saf gard around men not usefuliy employt by providing that where there are cor polling domestic circumstances tn would not permit change of employme by the registrant without disproportio ing hardship to his dependents, or whe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

Ia change from nonuseful to useful em- ployment or occupation would necessitate a removal of the registrant or his fam fly. local boards may give considera- tioon to the circumstances. The regula- tien further provides that where such a change of employment would compel the night employment under circum- stances which a board might deem un- suitable for such employment of women, the board may take cases into consider atioa in making it's decision
 CROWDER EXPLAINS Explaining the new regulation and the necessity for it. General Crowder said:
 The war has so far disorganized the normal adjustment of industrial man power as to prevent the enormous in- dustrial output and national organiza- tion necessary to success
 There is a popular demand for or ganization of man power, but no direct draft could be imposed at present
 steps to prohibit idleness and non- effective occupation will be welcomed by our people.
 We shall give the idlers and men not effectively employed the choice be- tween military service and effective em- ployment. Every man in the draft age at least. must work or fight. This is not alone a war of military maneuver. It is deadly contest of in- dustries and mechanics.
 Tt is enough to ask what would hap | pen if every man in the nation turned his i hand to effective work. How is this tc | be done?
 1 ANSWER IS PLAIN | The answer is. plain The first ster toward the solution of the difficulty is tc prohibit engagement by able-bodied mer 1 in the field of hurtful employment idle.
 ness CT intellectual employment and thus | induce and persuade the vast, wasted ex 1 cess into useful fields.
 l One of the unanswerable criticisms oi the draft has been that it takes mer
 from the farms and from all useful em- ployments and marches them past crowd. | of idlers and loafers away from the army. The remedy is simple-to couple
 the industrial basis with other grount
 for exemption and to require that any
 man pleading exemption on any ground
 shall also show that he is contributing effectively to the industrial welfare O | the nation.
 l The regulation itself makes plain tn. l determination of the war department l The great organization of local and dis
 trct boards which have already accomp iished a notable work may be relied
 upon to catch the spirit of the movemen
 and sorely needed man power vii
 soon be flowing into floods of usefu ! endeavor or into the other direction O. military strength
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
WYckoff Released

Boston, May 23.-J. Weldon Wyckofr, a pitcher, formerly of the Philadelphia Americans, was released by the Boston Americans tonight to the Minneapolis club of the American association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
U.S SALUTES ITALY, BIDDING GODSPEED
TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, May f3-Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Gen orally fair Friday and Saturday.
 Georgia: Local thundershowers Friday; Saturday fair.
 Tennessee: Fair Friday. warmer in northwest; Saturday fair in east, show CTS in west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

J. W. Thorington of the court of com
 mon pleas who discharged Stuart May,
 Montgomery confectoner, after it was
 shown that he had employed persons
 under the legal age.
 MT. May offered evidence to show that
 the children represented that they were
 past the age mentioned in the law and
 that he had reason to believe that they
 were permitted to work MT. May was arrested on a warrant sworn out by the state prison and child labor inspection department.
 Montgomery, May 2.-(Special)-John Morgan of Montgomery county convicted of petit larceny, sentenced to three costs, was relieved of the hard labor Henderson today.
 months in the reform school, was paroled Montgomery, May 24.-(Special.)- cause the railroads were unable to com plete their briefs within the time allowed, | the public service commission today per- mitted the railroads to use another 30 days from May 23 in the preparation of briefs in the case asking a general re- adjustment of freight rates and post poned fral consideration from the June | term to the July session. M. Carter l Hall, council for the railroads, stated I that they would be unable to put the briefs in the proper form during the | short time allowed by the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Red Cross Fund 10 Be Largely ODersubscribed By End of Campaign

Washington May $1ooooOoo fund bringing total of $6394961 working days campaign and officials confident tonight there b a oversubscrlptlon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Negro Kills Farmer

Barnesville, Ga, May S.-John A. Will lis, a farmer, was killed today by negro
 farm hand, who fired two loads of shot into Willis breast at close range. The negro also shot at Artemus Willis, broth CT of the dead man, but missed. posse Of armed citizens is searching for the negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
SHOWED No EMOTION

Kansas City. Mo, May 23--Mrs. Stokes received the jury's verdict with out emotion. As she was leaving the courtroom, she declared to those about her that she intended going on with her work regardless of the outcome of the case.
 The offense for which Mrs. Stokes was convicted carries with it a possi- ble penalty of fine of $10,000 or i'm prisonment for 20 years. or both, on each count. The specific act upon which she was indicted was the writing to the Kansas City Star of a signed communi- cation in which she said:
 No government which is for the profiteers can also be for the people, and l am for the people while the gov ernment is for the profiteerso
 COUNTS OF INDICTMENT The first count of the indictmen mt charged her with wilfully and know ingly attempting to cause insubordi- nation, disloyalty, mutiny and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States.
 The second charged her with ob- structing the recruiting and enlistins service for the United States, and the third accused her of making and con veying "certain false reports and false statements with the intent on her part success of the military and naval forces success of the military and naval forces ] of the United States and to promote the success of the enemies of the United l States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
SHIP WORKERS PATRIOTIC

Washington, May 23.-Shipworkers in Pascagoula, Miss. have voted to donate the proceeds of one days pay each month for four months to the Red Cross Edmon J. Lane, chairman of the Red Cross fund of Pascagoula, to- day telegraphed the shipping board:
 "Pleased to advise you of heartiest support of shipworkers in Red Cross drive here. Every man gives one day s pay for four months and labor or ganizations are co-operating fully and doing the work. They are the finest bunch of generous, patriotic, true Amer ican citizens community ever boast ed, and we are proud of them. These same workers were responsible for our county making five times oversub- scription on third Liberty Bonds"
 Chairman Hurley replied:
 q rejoice to learn of hearty support of Red Cross by the shipworkers of Pascagoula I have strong admira- tion for the men who so disinterested- ly and periodically are promoting in every way open to them the interest of our country. I am proud that me- &i this type are sharing the responsibility of our ship construction programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

it's allotment of ss,o0oOoo to the second $l00, eco mercy fund, division officials announced tonight. Subscriptions and pledges from the five states in the terri tory tahulated late today, showed total of S3.oa1, ,g31, officials stated, divided as follows:
 Tennessee S779 135.
 Georgia-$153, 927.
 North Carolina-s620, 600.
 South Carolina s5J7,000.
 Flori5a-s341 ,S69.
 Twenty five of 61 of the largest cities and towns in the division have over- subscribed their quotas, headquarters here reported. Oversubscription iron: these points, it was announced, totailet $1S7O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

'rI SdtSl -NeW Y OlR S SuDScflptlohS totaled s16,294,5S6 against its quota of $25 0o0 Ooo, the Atlantic division of Greater New York lacked only about s1 50O,ooo of reaching it's s10,Oo0,o00. Large subscriptions reported in New York today were Carnegie Trust com pany, s1,0o0,000; American Telephone and Telegraph company $250,O00; Con colidated Gas company $1oo,ooo; and Central Trust company, s92,o0o. BANK DONATIONS Is Three hundred and forty three na- 1 tional banks reported to the comptroll- CT of the currency during the day that they had made donations to the fund, their subscriptions totaIing $5S1 ,Oo0. 'Other banks were expected to be heard from before the end of the campaign, the total contributions from this source being reckoned at several millions. 1 Memphis was the only city reporting today to go over it's quota, it's sub scriptions being s173,s93, and it's quota s125,oo0. Many other large cities are near the top.
 STANDING OF DIVISIONS l Subscriptions by divisions, as an- nounced tonight, follow:
 l Atlantic, including Greater New York, l$24,759,799; southern, $2379,S71; central, $6, 9S0,00 lake $5,56A673; gulf $1 1,47S,-
 l79; mountain, s1,122.sS6; New England, $2,734,oo0 northern. $2,362,o00; north | western, $1S69923; Pacific $2013,292 Pennsylvania, s2,S21, ,24s;- Potomac $1,- 609,525; southwestern, $7,447,255; for eign, $72S,040.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
STANDING OF DIVISIONS
SOUTHERN DIVISION

| Atlanta May 2S-The southern division I of the American Red Cross has exceeded
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Local Data

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-09
NAME ENDICOTT ON
HALIFAX COMMITTEE

Halifax. y. :. Ja,. N--The appointment
of Henry +. Enlicott. chairman Of the
Massa settsflaljfax relief COMMITTEES
7" a local con mIttee. with authority to
deal with All matters concerning the dis
tributiOn of BAY State reliet funds was
announced here today. This action was
taken, Mr. Endicott explained. in order IL
bring about the closest possible co-opera-
ton between he people of Massachusetts.
VII" haG responded So generously to the
calls f." assistance. and citizens here
charged with the work Of carrying out tn.
wishes Of the contributors.
q. Fred 'ears2fL publisher OF the Morn
ing Chronicle ana actively associated with
RECONSTRUCTION work. was named rs chair
man Of tire committees Other members
are: 4. j. MacRae secretary; Mrs 4;
Fl. Campbell Mrs. J. Norwood Dufuss.
Il. r Macbeth, H. +. Silver and W r.
Powell.
Mr. Endicott left here Tor Boston las,
night accompanied ~ A G. Hatshesky
James }. Fhelan, Robert Winsor and los
eph r. Russell. citizens of Halifax took
occasion 10 remind the delegation of the
city $ gratitude to the people OF Nassa-
chusetts for prompt relief measures after
the disaster Of Dec s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-09
entire MAN POWER
in Digging
from Snow
Engaged
Chicago
Blanket

Chicago. Jan. S. Chicago marShaled
every force At its command today -
dis itself out from under the menac-
ing blanket Of snow which mas covered
he city since Sunda..
Facing a shortage Of food. fuel and
specially Of milk because delivery wa
CONS have been unable 10 travel
through the drifts. the cntivc police
force are making house to house can
vass Of the city tonight with an urgent
appeal to rich and poor alike tn WELD
shovels in an effort 10 clear the strets.
In gcttirG houscholdels 70 orga rize to
clear the streets. was seen the only real
hope Of lifting the blockade and Mayor
Thompson issued y proclamation call
Ing upon everyone 10 do his bit
With TIE warning from the weather
bureau tnat more snow was coming,
thc county fuel administration issued
an appeal which said that only the en-
tire man-power Of the city can relieve
the situation and avert the worst fuel
famine in -eals.
The Esc If 20,GC0 "jackies" from the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
was offered 10 the city to help in clear
ing the streets. but officials found that
it would be impossible to supply then,
with silnNClS.