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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
MINERS ARE ASKED. ID FILE COMPLAINTS. WITH HEADQUARTERS.
Cases Where Operators Failed to Properly Cas- sify Labor Believed
 to Exist

United Mine Workers Of America, District 20, has mailed letter to all local unions in the district, asking complaints regarding cases where o2- orators fail to correctly classify la Dor be filed with the district headquar- ters. The letter follows:
 Birmingham. July 2. 1e1y. To All Local Unions of District No. 20,
 United Mine Workers of America.
 Greeting; The supplement to the Garfield agreement, adopted at a del- 5, 1918, provides that each operator af- fected by the agreement shall file with the umpire the scale of wages paid in March, 1918, and the scale to be paid for the same class of work under the new agreement taking effect May Is. 1918
 In submitting their scales of wages. we find that in many cases the opera tors have failed to correctly classify several classes of labor This nas created a great deal of confusion and many complaints have been received at the district office that men are not receiving the wages provided for in the new agreement. These complaints nave been submitted 10 the umpire and he has instructed the operators to make corrections in their scales. We find, however. that in many instances the scale is not being paid. and in or der that complaints may be handled promptly we ask all local unions, upon receipt of this letter, to make out new complaints, giving the names of tne men affected, wages received in March, 1918. and the wages now being received under the new agreement and the class of labor performed.
 Many complaints have reached thi., office with reference to the operators increasing the prices of powder and other mining supplies, house rent, house coal and doct,r. If these ques- tions have not been adjusted, make out your complaint in detail and mail it to this office. Some of the com plaints that YOU have foinerly made may have already been adjusted Ii this is true, you are requested to file complaints only on questions not set- tied. Respectfully submitted,
 J. R. kENNAMER, Pres J. L. CLEMO, Sec'y-Treas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
close I2 o'clock
 Thursday
Majestic Is Patriotic
 Mining Community

Monday, July 1, at so p. m. a great crowd of white and colored people as- sembled in front of the commssary at Majestic where pr, w. H. Nixon, pre- siding elder of the Birmingham district of the African Methodist Episcopal church, delivered a great patriotic ad- dress He dealt with the urgent demands of the day, calling attention to the Rel Cross movement. Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds. He urged the people to work six days in week and six nights, if necessary to win the war
 MT Collie. the superintendent, is high ly respected by all tho people. The meet- ing was arranged by II. R. Dinard and other laborers. The miners indorsed by resolution the course mapped out in Mixons speech, and every measure ad- vanced by the government to help win the war. Many people are signing the pledge cards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
GO TO ATLANTA
 TO DISCUSS PLAN
 FOR Y. M. c. A. WORK
Alabama We'll Represented at Con ference Called by George W. Perkins and Dr. John
 K. Mott

About 75 representatives. from Alabama were in Atlanta yesterday to attend the Y. M. c. A. conference called by George W. Perkins of New York and pr. John R. Mott.
 The delegation from Birmingham was headed by w. $. Stallngs, secretary of the Birmingham Y M.C A. Some Of the Birmingham party went over Sunday night and others took the night train Monday. Most of them are expected to return this morning. Among those from Birmingham who attended were: w. $. Stallings, E. H. Andrews, w M Cosby, Arthur McWane, II. R. Howell. ". C. Journey and T. l.. McGiil
 All parts of the state were represent ed by those who went from Alabama. The conference was called for the pur- pose of discussing plans for the next Y M. c. A. canvass for war funds. which will probably be conducted in the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
LAWYERS CHARGE REGISTRANTS FEES,
 STATES HUBBARD
Adjutant General Protests Against Practice of Lawyers Charging Fees in Preparing Papers
 for Selectmen

Secretary A. Pepperman of the local; exemption board, has received letter from Brig. Gen. J. G. Hubbard, in which he protests against the practice of law. yers charging fees for assisting regis. trants in preparing papers that regls- trant is required to submit in the pro- cess of the selection of citizens of this nation for military duty in the present emergency.
 Brigadier General Hubbard states that numerous complaints have been received regarding this practice. and insists law. yers shcrld consider it their duty to, as. sist selectmen in their districts whtr ever possible Attorneys of Birmingham m it is said, have all given their services free of charge to all selectmen and have volunte ,red tc help their families dur ing their absence should legal advice ): assistance Co necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
R. J. Reager to Answer
 EmbeZZlement Charge

Monday afternoon on advices from au- thorities in Pensacola, Fla, was carried back to Pensacola last night. The charge against Reager is embezzlement.
 Reager, who was formerly connected with the Mobile-N New Orleans Steamship line at Pensacola, was accused of be- ing short several thousand dollars in his accounts.
 Before leaving Birmingham last night Reager told the authorities that he would be able to pay back the money when he reached Pensacola.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
PLEDGE REPORTS OF
 WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
 SLOW IN COMING IN
Committee States That the Fight Has Just Begun and Will Continue Until the
 Quota Is Reached

County War Savings chairmcn con- tinue to lombard state headquarters for more pledge cards, which would in dicate that, like the illustrious Paul Jones of sea fame, they have just be- gun to fight"
 Reports from the counties as to the results of Fridays meetings are still slow coming in. It is known, how ever, that in Tuscaloosa county s600,- 900 in pledges have been secued, and that a number of other counties have done proportionately as we'll It is ex- pected that before the end of the week .AlabanIas record for the drive will have been determined with reasonable ccttroot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY

State headuarters is expecting sub stantial results from the activities of committees on the Fouth of July, as it is believed that the patriotic fervor aroused by the celebration of the ma tions natal day will be turned to good account.
 The allied armies are cleaning up their respective territories and get ting in readiness for the big comb out next week.
 W. A. Currie. assistant city chair man of the War Savings committee, said yesterday afternoon:
 One thing in connection with the sale of War Savings Stamps Saturday night was the great number of ne- eroes who purchased these stamps on the streets.
 T was all over the business district many times. and it was very notice able to me. Since that time I have had it brought to my attention by different persons selling. Saturday night The negoes are entitled to r.uch praise for their manifestation of patriotism.''
 x, w. Ewing, chairman of the mer- chants division of the War Savings committee. has again buckled down to hard work since his return from the Rotary convention in Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
MASONIC NOTICE

Attention, Members of Birmingha1 Lodge, No. 757, A. F. IS A. M. You are requested to meet at the Masonic Temple mt 0:3O Wednesday morning to attend the funeral of Brother Jack 1T. StailinEs. CeremO- nics at the residence. 1920 South Twen- ty-eighth street. Interinent at Elm wood cemetery. A. NJ. REEVES,
 wOrshipful Master. C. P. CALDWELL,
 Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

On account of the change in the method of distributing sugar to what is known as the certificate plan there is much congestion in the offices of the state food administrator at Montgomery.
 The situation, however, in the territory served by the jobbers of Birmingham has been simplified.
 At the request of State Food Adminis- trator Hobbie the committee of Brming- ham jobbers originally appointed by County Food Administrator Spain to CO., operate with him. will attend to the dis tribution of sugar in the Birmingham territory until the state food administra- tor catches up with his work.
 This committee, which is composed of R. A. Porter, chairman: R. L. Sumner and Sam l.. Earle, is sending out the following form to all retail dealers who trade with Birmingham jobbers
 I hereby apply to the federal sugar committee of Birmingham, Ala, for - pounds of sugar to be shipped through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
Bar Association

The Birmingham Bar association will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Judge Pugh's courtroom. All members are requested to be present. as matters of interest to the association will be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
Candidates Qualify

Horace r. Waters and George Ross candidates for representative in the legislature. and Conrad w. Austin. can didate for sheriff, qualified yesterday for entrance in the primary election by signing the requisite pledge before Secretary Nesbit Hambaugh of the county democratic campaign commit tee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
SITUATION THE SAME

The situat ton is practically the same in Jefferson county as in the remain der of the state. Returns so far have been virtually confined to the work done by her allied armies in the city. District No s of the mining division, however, has sent in the following re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
eaG0 12,0e0 s60,S

Returns received yesterday by the woinan's Division of the county War Savings committee were as follows:
 North Birmingham pledges, s11S5; East Lake pledges, s4o55; postoffice booth sales, sS53.25: postoffice booth pledges $650; Vineville station nledpes s3l0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

from the battlefelds of France by First class Private Roland w. Vim of this city. now of the 167th infantry, liaison section, as q souvenir to his father, w. H. Vim. Note the cancelled German postage stamp in the upper corner, which probably conveyed the last letter from home ever to be received by this par ticuar devotee Of frightfulness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

an epoch in the states history that would long live in the memories of the people, and he said that Prank Derby should be elected governor for the work he had done to make the sale a success.
 Robert l.. Scales, Shorthorn breeder, who has been leader in the cattle n- dustry in the state, said he advised MT. Derby not to try to get up this sale saying that it was too big thing to undertake but that MT. Derby would not listen to him, and now has run 1t over him.
 Dr. Curtis said the people here were about to witness the greatest Shorthorn sale ever h~ld and that he had never seen bulls look so well as these with their Red Cross robes on and with r al 1,rrcr xxnrl1 ers leading them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

Here's visible evidence that the boys Of the old Fighting Fourth Alabama-the frs: of the American expeditionary forces to land in France--have gone up against Fritzie and got him. The above chevron and service stripe, once worn by Ger man sergeant whose whereabouts at present may easily be surmised, was sent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

The retailer receiving this blank is requested to fill it out and mail it to the jobber in Birmingham with whom he does business. The jobber in turn sends 1t to the sugar committee for action.
 This committee meets twice day, at 10 a. m. and 5 D. m, for the purpose of making allotments of sugar as equit- ably and promptly as possible This service is without compensation and in line with other work done by the jobbers of Birmingham in assisting the state and county food administrations.
 The committee wishes it understood that this arrangement is temporary and that retailers are expected to obey the instructions allowing not more than two pounds of sugar fin any one purchase for table use and 10 pounds for preserv- ing purposes, and to enforce the re- quirement limiting the monthly allowance Of sugar to three pounds per person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

I promise to replace the amount all loted with United States food administra- ton certificates for a like, amount within three days after certificates are received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
25 PER CENT INCOME

Colonel Gross, who is giving 2o per cent of his income to the Red Cross and mas collected at sales he has held thls year and turned over to the Red Cross sums in excess of sl22.O00. made one or the most patriotic speeches ever heard hefe He appeaIsd to the people to give the Rea Cross just as much as they possibly conia. and predicted that before the snow Ialis our boys in khaki will march into Ser lin. ~
 Mrs. I. " Legg of Athens acted as clerk of the sale and Miss Neil Mai shall of Union City Tenn, gave Vaiua- ble help as her assistant.
 Miss Mary Derby, daughter oi r. Y Derby promoter of the sale lea tns grand champion into the ring ana ,,s hela him while Colonel Gross called TOT u,us , Starting at 5000 the bids mounted rap'uis, , $500 at jump, to ss0oo then hesita,ea lol a while. Finally the Birmingham eoi,i 9 mittee. headed by Robert Jemisoh' pr, raised it to s10,0OO and the bull was so'u to them at that figure,
 Birmingham corporations, ma, ihuis'a uals and clubs purchased 2l puls .. an aggregate cost of $2s,4fo, wnisn sn,,, sum is augmented by the receipts iioA'
 Continued on Page seveno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
subcommittee to Take Charge Sugar Situation
Jobbers to Assist Committee in Proper Distribu- ton of Sugar in Birmingham District-Re- tail Dealers Must Fill Out Special
 Blanks to Secure Sugar

I have not applied for or bought sugar elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

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Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
FROM PALACE OF PHARAOH
University of Pennsylvania to Have
Pillar That Once Adorned
Rulers Throneroom.


The first word in a long time from
the Eckley r. Coke expedition to Egypt
has been received at the University
of Pennsylvania museum from DR..
Clarence S. Fisher. its leader. Doctor
Fisher reported excellent success dur
Ing the winter explorations at Den
dereh the ancient capital of Egypt, up
the Nile.
In April he returned to Memphis and
continued his work of uncoyering the
fled by many Biblical scholars as the
Pharaoh of the Oppression, whose
stubbornness brought on the plaques.
If this is correct, the great hall and
throneroom of the palace, which has
now been completely uncovered, was
the scene of the appearance of Moses
and Aaron before Pharaoh, and where
the signs and wonders were performed.
The throne is said to be in good con-
dition, but Egypt will not permit it to
come TO this country.
Fortunately, Doctor Fisher has
worked over the pieces OF the II colos-
sal pillars which upheld the roof and
has recovered enough 10 make one
complete pillar, which viii be brought
TO the university museum and set up.
It. will be the most notable specimen
Of Egyptian architecture in this coun-
try The pillars were six feet in diam
eter, so feet high, covered with in
scriptions and pictures inlaid with
gold. Much of the paneling Of the
room and the lintels Of the doors also
were inlaid with gold, and these will
be brought here.
The natives of Egypt, it is said, call
the palace 'The Temple Of Noses as
they have an idea that is where he was
reared
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
Powerful Enaines.

Maj. kt \. Bishop, an English flyer.
says in' london Answers: "The mod
ern fighting scout-and to my mind
the single-seater is the only real air.
plane for offensive work-may have
the power of 200 horses throbbing in
its wonderful engine. Some of the
machines gre very slender of waist
and almost transparent of wing. Air
planes do not thrust their warlike ma
ture upon the casual observer. One
has TO look twice before definitely To-
eating the gun or guns attached 50
unobstructively to the framework and
synchronized, where necessary, TO
shoot through the whirrlng propeller
in front"
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
ALL BECAUSE JUDGE SMOKED
County Of New York Is Threatened
With Action Which May Cost
the People Money.

Three lawyers have declined to'bring
suit for prominent New York bust
ness man upon the ground that it
would be ''unefhical." yet each admits
that the injury in the ease cannot be
disputed and that there ought to be
some way IN which the business man
could secure just relief Should a
lawyer be found willing to bring the
suit. some extraordinary precedent
rulings may be expected
Recs lily, SAYS the New York CORE
spondent Of the Cincinnati Times
Star. the business man bought ''re-
built motorear. He found. first. that
it wouldn't rnn; second, That 1t dif.
fered, mechanically, from specific
promise in the bill Of sale, and, third.
that the car delivered 10 him was not
the one shown him BY the salesman.
He sued TO recover the money he had
paid and The jury in the case, after
being out one minute. returned IA
judgment in full fer the amount
claimed. The firm which had sold the
car appealed for a new trial solely
upon The ground that the Judge had
left The bench for q few minutes while
the lawyers were summing up After
the usual deiaF. the court of appeals
passed ON the appeal and granted a
ncae trial Meanwhile. the Witnesses
necessary for the proof OF the plain.
tfas case bad disappeared, the most
important having gone into lie army
For years II bad been Che custom Of
New York iHdsas to - out into their
pril te office to smoke during the
summing up of nuitu9oriant ciYii cnses.
Ne one had Thought ol making HAT "A
ground for an appeal uutli about two
months before the trial of the auto
mobile case. al which Time an appeal
had been based ON that ground and
had been granted The judge in the
automobile case hadn't read about
this other ease in the newspapers and
no ono had happened 10 mention It 10
him. Therefore. hn went out 10 smoke
as usual.
The business man now proposes TO
sue the county OF New York for duin-
ages sustained through the ineompe-
tence and carelessness of one Of its
serYants-the Judge
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
Sparta

Our 5. 5 was opened at 9:3o
a. m. with Supt. Macklin a. his
post The school was reviewed
by the pastor
At 1889 Rev r. B. French
the pastor delivered a strong SER
mon from Matt 1877
AT $3.50 p IN the pastor deliv-
cred another strong sermon from
Luke 4:2I.
The Il Y. z. u met at $50
with Eugene Wallace presiding in
in the absence Oh Miss Amanda
Haynes who is in a ST. Louis hos
pilal and is somewhat improved
at this writing The meeting was
a grand one and good attendance.
Many good thoughts we're
brought ont OF the lesson An
excellent program was rendered
The Golden Leaf clGb will meet
at the resinence OF Mrs Frank
Clark this week
There Will be banquet given
at the home OF Mrs Matte Pear
son, in honor OF the Order OF
Twelve under the auspices OF the
l3dies.
VIII Epson OF Humboldt, Ten
nessee is the guest OF Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Nance his sister. He
will return via the M. and o.
Tuesday. His father Mr.. Lewis
will accompany him as far as Muir
physboro where he will visit rela-
tives and return home.
Mrs. George Ann Wisely OF
Tennessee is visiting her brother
Henry Shoers.
J J Taylor.
Reporter.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
ITALY HAD FIRST PAWNSH0P
ally Spread Over the Rest of the
Civilized World.

The French call them monts-de-piete,
but no satisfactory explanation for this
nomenclature is Forthcoming. The es-
tablishment of municipal pawnshops in
France was attended with more diff
Guilty than was the case in other coun-
tries
1t Is from Italy that the idea of mu-
nicipal pawnshops spread over the rest
Of Europe. A municipal pawnshop was
set up in Madrid in the year 1903,
when priest with very little capital
opened up as an 'uncle." The system
was tried at Avignon In 1877, but ii
was not until the year 1777 that Paris
itself was provided with mont-de-
plete. The national assembly upset the
monopoly and the business passed into
private hands. The extortions of the
pawnbrokers in time led, however, TO
q demand for the re-establishment of
the governmental institutions. In 1S06
Napoleon re-established the monopoly,
regulating ii by laws that are still In
force. The interest charged amounts
to about per cent.
In Paris the mont-de-picte is in effect
n department of the administration,
but In the provinces ii is a municipal
monopoly.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
"Ground in Hamburu.u

One of the curious news outcrop-
pings of the war comes from Shelf
field, the home of English cutlery. A
hollowground razor blade was ex-
hibited, and stamped on the shoulder
was the mark "Ground in Hamburg"
rhs explanation was that the Brit
ish public believed the Germans did
better work and demanded the Ger
man product, so the altrustic British
workman gave the Germans the benefit
of his own unrivaled skill. apparently
unruffled by the attitude of his owD
countrymen. ......... :.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
Use an Ingenious Code.

Two persons having "A copy of die
tionary of the same edition make up
the message which they send by the
number of the page and the number of
the words counted down the column OF
the page, for example. Ihe word ship"
might be 30-l7. thirty being the num-
ber Of the page and II the number Of
the line IN which the word "shipn ap-
pears in the book used as cipher.
In the opening of the waH when the
English were treating the captured
German officers as courteous enemies.
one of these devices. II Is said, was
made use of for getting information
out OF England. with respect to Eng
iish destroyers, their number and
equipment. An officer pretended to be
interested in the English game of
golf. He endeayored 10 learn II and
appeared To be exceedingly enthusi-
astic. The letters Nhichshe was per-
mItted to send ont 10 his wife in Dres-
den were filled with details of the
game. which permitted an abundance
OF figures on strokes and distances
Important information with respect TO
the English admiralty was conveyed to
the German staff through the medium
of the apparently harmless letters of
this convert 10 the English game. The
book used for the cipher was certain
English edition of Shakespeare, OF
which there was copy in the Dres-
den public library.-Eyerybody's.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1918-08-16
Notice.

To the District missionary
Rev, J. II. Hilly:
Dear Sir. several inquiries ard
complaints have come into th
Office Tor and against the mission
airy as they feel they are being
neglected. The field is large ond
since you have two churches ia
charge you really cannot do JUS
tice by the field especially the
smaller churches OF the district
and since we have a number of
young ministers that GUILD be us
ed and would be glad OF the op-
ortunity to Sub under you.
suggest if you are not going to be
bale to get over the district by
the associat ton to select some one
OF the young ministers and senA
him or them into the work. II
you do not take care OF the
churches they cannot be expected
to take care OF the financial end
OF our work There are Revs. J.
II. Stamps, General Grim, OF Jop
pa, Edgar McCrary, of Metropo-
lis, and others whom ] do not
know am sure could be used
would to see you shortly on
matters OF importance as you
promised to be in our city soon |
will await your arrival
Yours for the prosecution OF
the work,
J. b McCrary.
Moderator ofMt. Olive
Baptist Association,