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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
FUEL SITUATION IN
 NEW YORK SHOWS
 B|G IMPROVEMENT
Coaling of Steamships AL most Back to Normal. People Will Observe
 Heatless Monday

New York, January N.-Steady im- provement in New York's fuel supply, with the coaling of steamships almost back to normal, was reported tonight from the offices of A. H. Smith. assistant director general of railroads. More an- thracite is moving to New Jersey tide water terminals, it was stated, and greater quantities are being dumped each day.
 Although much heavy ice still chokes the harbor and 24 railroad tugs and 62 privately owned tugs are in dry dock for repairs as result of damage from the Hoes, only 30 ocean-going vessels now re- main to have their bunkers filled.
 Freight conditions, although still far from normal, were said to be clearing now without weather handicaps. Among some railroad tracks in the east and middle west snow drifts are as high as lS feet five or six locomotives being necessary to blow through with train.
 In the Virginia and West Virginia coal region temperatures are so favor- able that 1t is possible for local power companies to operate and get coal from the mines. This was said to promise stillS greater movement of coal to New York.
 Fuel administrators said tonight they expeGted general and cheerful com pliance with the regulations covering the second heatless Monday. The emergency committee on recreation on idle Mon- days has arranged elaborate programme for the entertainment of idle workers. More than 100 settlement houses guilds, clubs and other organizations have ar ranged a variety of special activities for their heueht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
Funeral for Miss Clements

Hartselle, January N.-(Special) )-Fu- neral servicesE over the remains of Miss Ruth Clements were conducted by Rev. R. l.. Quinn alt the Baptist church here Sunday afterne'on. On Monday morning the interment VI i'll be made at Hanceville, and another shtort service being conduct ed at HancevEle. Miss Clements was the third daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. R. w. Clements and is survived by four sisters, Mrs. l.. INV. Douglass of Florence Mrs. J. M. Gibbs of Hanceville, Miss Beulah Clements and Miss Ibbie Clem- ents of this plaole, and one brother, Hugh Clements, who lis with the expedition ary forces in Flrance. and her parents. Miss Clements fl)rmerly lived in Hance- vile, but durins her residence of the past five years lived in Hancevlle, where she served as aIsistant in the postof- flee she made npany friends and her loss is keenly filt in all circles, for hers was a usefui Christian life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION IN NAVAL
 YARD WILL START
Few Survivors From the Wrecked Bombproofs Are Not Yet Able to
 Tell Story

Newport, R. l., January 27.-Naval au- thorities today started an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion that wrecked three concrete bombproofs al the naval torpedo station yesterday, causing the death of F civilian employees and injuring seven others.
 With the exception of James Mahoney, all the men at work in bombproof No. 2, where the explosion occurred, were killed. Mahoney and the survivors taken from the other two structures were ln- jured so severely that they could give no account of what happened. Capt. Edward L. Beach, commandant of the station, said that so far as he could learn the explosion was accidental.
 A few days ago the regular sailor guards about the bombproofs and other naval establishments were replaced by picked men from the United States ma rine corps. Today the guards at the bombproofs were doubled.
 The search of the ruins was continued until tonight when it was announced that all bodies apparently had been re- covered Four employees at the bomb proofs, however, still were unaccounted for
 With the exception of Timothy Fitzger- aid and man named Pelleteire, all of those killed and injured lived here.
 Most of the victims were Killed out right, but early today, several hours after the explosion, a rescue party dis covered two men buried alive in the wreckage of bombproof No. 1. A pipe was run into the debris and stimulants were sent down to the imprisoned men, but when the stones and concrete frag- ments were lifted they were dead
 Bombproof No. 2 was used for drying detonators after they had been filled with illuminate of mercury. Captain Beach said that not more than 125 pounds Of explosive was set off. The bombproofs were built into the ground, and it was due to this fact that the explosion was not widespread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
To Revive Chantey Singing

Boston, January 27.-Cnatey singing among sailors of the American mer- chant marine is to be revived. It was learned today that Stanton H. King
 founder of the Sailors Haven, here, has been appointed official chautey man. by the government. He will teach chantey singing to merchant sailors who join the country's cargo ships, through the United States shipping board re- cruiting service. Chantey singing has declined on the seas in recent years with the change from sailing vessels to steamers. Its revival Is considered im- portant because it will insure team work whe,. the crews are hauling on ropes, whether on sailing ships or steamers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

sipie. There are laws against prostitu-
 ton, too, and they are disregarded here
 Again you are getting next to the darling
 of their hearts, their patriotism and the
 Confederacy. states rights and all-for
 this goes hand in hand with liquor Everyone who Ebes around knows
 that men high up in office will go to a
 place and rent room and gamble and
 trampie the laws of the state under foot, and then after they have gambled and drank until they have burnt out their flews physically, and their character morally, they come to a patriotic rally and are put up to speak. and show their patriotism in a frenzied address, and I want to tell you right now 1t makes me sick to hear of these old buzzards get ting up and spewing and scattering their filth before our decent womanhood. Our city commission will stack up, as | a whole with any commission of any l city l know of, as Christian gentlemen | And there are lot of slanderers going
 around talking just to get the other fel- lows job.
 GIVE OFFICIALS TIME When you stop to think that there are
 about 5000 or more gamblers, thugs. bad
 men and toughs, as well as bad women in this city, the commission has job on | its hands and there should be more sym l pathy and cooperation than criticism So be careful that you don't misjudge any one. The authorities may be trying to | do what is right, but bad men are mighty slick and hard to keep up with. as we'll as bad women. The blind tiger fellows are also awfully sharp. The commission has only been in the saddle for a little over 60 days-give them a chance. a little time. and I believe that they will make Birmingham clean enough for our boys. I am not wholesaling
 abuse against the city or county of. ficiary.
 Blind tigers, gambling hells and drunkards can be busted by sober of- ficials heads of departments and editors who are sober and sober thinkers Give us sober fathers, sons, bothers. officers and editors. When a mob arises, a fuss starts, or a difficulty in the city of any kind, and there Is no liquor to fire 1t. IL soon subsidies. But that Is touching the darling and when you dig up their ! real buck ager you will find 1t under a quart bottle of liquor.
 Now, I have said my say, and I will stand by it until the world burns down."
 The church was packed, every avail ! able space being filled with eager spec | tatrs who wanted to know what the minister had to say about Birmingham | officially. If they wanted sensatlonalisn. they were disappointed. If they wanted what the minister listed as cold facts, straight from the shoulder, free from personalities. they got 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
License Rexoked

Washington, January 27.-The food ad- ministration today revoked the license of Louis Hoffman, a New York whole- sale grocer. after Investigating charges that Hoffman had sold sugar at exor- bitant rrices. He will not be permitted to deal in staple foods which may be sold only under license. If on May l, he can show that he has done nothing further to violate the food act, he will be permitted to apply for new license.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

All items of interest about the Red Cross and news concerning the local units should be sent to Mrs. Morris Marx, chairman publicity committee, TIPS Twenty first ave- nue, south; telephone Main 1867; or Miss Jeanne Adler, vice chairman Of publicity committee, 2625 High land avenue; telephone Main 5937.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
SENSATIONALISM
 MINUS IN SERMON
 BY DIR. STUART AT @si,I FIRST METHODIST
fcontinued from Page Five)

standing and see what was wrong there flor anybody could tell that it was not the right kind of a place if he stood on the corner and kept his eyes open a few minutes, and he replied: Inat ainst on my beat and when asked nim whose beat it was, he said; Am no one on that beat Now if the head men Of cur city do not want the city cleaned up, you can't get it cleaned, but if they do, they can clean 1t up in short order
 1T had just as soon put birddog, with his nose stopped up with wax, into the field to hunt birds. as to put policeman out to clean up the city when be has been told not to. Tell me the policeman do not know the character Of a woman when they look at her and see her every day? If they don't the haven't got sense enough to be policeman.
 Here we have a lot of trunks seized with liquor in them-the officers got the liquor all right-but they never got the owners. Now now simple 1t would be t. just wait around while until these fellows come In and lay down their checks and start out with their trunks then say, wait, old fellow, just min ute, while we look into these trunks and then take him along and look into him. too, while you are looking. Get both of them and stop the thing for good. l contend that detectives can find the man they want. They are doing 1t every day everywhere. why not here?
 COMMISSIONERS CHASED
 If a commissioner is a gambler com missioner, he'll shoot craps with his employees on the third floor and he will visit places of disorder. If he is a drinker he will divide up confiscated liquor, pass out quart bottles in the basement among his friends and make out like 1t was stolen. If sheriff IS a weak man, he will close his eyes to the violation of law all around him; his courthouse will become a distributing point for blind tiger liquor and the center of gambling and dissipation. Tell me a sheriff cannot find out what Is going on at the courthouse? Gambling in the offices and hundred empty quart bot ties in the janitors rooms? I won't say that this has happened. but if 1t ever did. he certainly ought to know 1t.
 T went to the jail the other day to see man. I go to jail often-lots of you fellows ought to go to jail-it would do you good-and I was impressed by this janitor's enterprise. He spends his time nt night gathering up these bottles and brings them to the court house for safe Keeping so that he can sell them and make little money-he could carry them to his home. but he does not want to be under suspicion, he says Now what do you think of that?
 "Now. am not blackguarding anyone,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
WHEN OFFICIALS TREMBLE

''The authorities never tremble about the government-only at one place. Touch the state liquor law and they shiver They care not how much it Is being vio- lated. nor how much gambling is going on-that causes no fear and trembling
 but (taking up the empty quart bottle
 and huging 1t close to him and batting 1t affectionately) you must not touch our
 darling. This is states right, and when you lay your hands on this even the chief executive of our state trembles through he knows that it is being seized every day. and that there is gambling going on in every city in the state Let the battle start to put it out and he trembes. We never tear the constitu- ton down until we touch liquor to hear them tell 1t. The governor of Alabama
 knows that gambling hells exist all over Birmingham but he has never trembled about that I know you honest people
 know what I am saying Is true. If you l don't. then God won't hold you respon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
Taft Speaks at Hampton

Hampton. Va. January T.--Former President Taft who Is in the south on speaking tour of army cantonments,
 delivered an address here today at Ham, tnn Institute, paying tribute to the :n- stitution's work in educating the negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

or abusing any man. but I stand In my place to tell you whether God or the devil shall reign in your city. (At this stage of his discourse, Dr. Stuart reached under his pulpit and drew forth an empty quart bottle. from which he read an inscription, written on the bot tie in red ink. in the nature of defy to the officers)
 Now this bottle came from a business office-for 1t has a red ink inscription on it-and they have two kind of ink only in business offices. I wonder if anarchy has got Birmingham conuuered :?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

hospital supplies, and comfort bags. Full directions for making these articles are
 included. Due attention Is given to the
 working opportunities for older boys. The manual is published ARC 602. It
 will be distributed to chapters through the division offices. School authorities
 may obtain copies from local Red Cross Chapters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
U. s. Food Board Prices
 FOR MONDAY,

SUGAR WHOLESALE.
 Granulated 7.SS1aQ37. .aS14c (bulk basis)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-27

Kinnear. Chas. A.
kinnear. @. Co.
kristoferson. a. Inc.
Lang Manufacturing C.
Leonard. A. W.
Iindenbrrger Packing c.
1ippy, 7. y.
lowman. j. n.
acknowledgements c..
Marine Pipe and Machine Works
Martin. r. D.
MearhAm q Dabcoek Hhipbuildlns C.
Mchlhon. August. u.
Metropolitan Building c.
Aiitsui 3 CO.
Murphy. John.
National Bank Of Csmm0ca
National City Bank. Tha
National Shlpbuiiding O..
Nettlefon-B Bruce Eschbach.
Nippon Yuseu ksisha
Northern Life Insurance Co.
Northwest Trust q Savings Bank.
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Northwestern Mutual Fire Ash
Nut House, The.
Oldham. Robert r.
Olympic Foundry C.
Oriental Trading Co.
Overland Pacific, Inc.
Pariflc Car . Foundry O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-27

Seattle Hotel.
Seattle Machine Wsris.
Seattle National Baak
Seattle Rainier Valley Railway O.
Sloan Shipbuilden Cerporatioa-
smith. Q J. 3
standard Furniture c..
STATE Bank Of Seattle.
6tetsou-R0ss Machine WerkA
Stinssn. c. d.
Strive. r. X.
Stuart, Elbridgs A.
Suusllo. DIR. Hangy.
Takiguchl, r.
Thonrseu. Merits.
Uaioa eaviags q TFust O.
United Coal Sales Co.
Wakefield. Lee n.
Wakefield, Lee H, CO.
Walworth Manufacturing 70
Washington-Annex. Tha
Washington Hotel. The
W~atrrhouse. Frank.
Wstcvhcuse. Fraak. . O.. Astsms
bile Dept.
wellington Cssl @.
Watesman Iron Worka.
Western 6meatng . r--r O.
White CO.
Wilton Hardware O.
Yskehasus oVsdas bsnk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-27

Pacific Coast Coal Co.
Pacific Construction . EAsinesFiAs
Co.
Pacific Coast Engine werkA
Pacific Coast Steel Co.
Pacific Crcosoting Co.
Pacific Motors. Inc.
Pacific Shipping 4 Fuel Co
Pacific Steamship Company.
Parrons. Reginald.
Patterson MeDoasld Shipbullding c.
rerine Machine Co.
Pigott william.
Portland Cement Associates.
Puget Mill Co.
Puget Sound Bridge . Dredging O.
Puget Sound TrActioa. Light -
Power Co.
Puget Sound Navigation C.
Pure Milk Dairy.
Rhodes Co. The.
Roslyn Fuel Co.
Rothweiler 4 Co.
Observation-Disclosures hank. IA
Schwabscher Broa. . c..
Schwagcr-N cttlcton. Inc.
BchwaxerNettlctou Mills.
6eaboard National Baak.
Seattle Automobile @.
Seattle Baking Co.
esnttle C~onstructaen q Dry Dech O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-27

Cooper. Frank b.
Cor, A. H.. &c.
Crime Co.
Crescent Manufacturing Ca
Davis. John, q Go.
Dexter Horton National Bank. rbA
Duthie. j. r. Co.
Eidridge Buick 20.
Elliott Bay S~hipbuilding Co.
First National Bank.
Fraser-Paterso Co.
Fredcrick 4 Nelson
Galbraith, Bacon d Co.. Inc.
Gottstein. NJ. A., Co.
Great Western Smelling . Rcfinin0
Co.
Green. Joshua
Griffin q Co.
Groceteria Stores C..
Grot~ Rankin Co. ThA
Hanson. Ole.
Ueffernsa Engine Works.
Hendricks Manufacturing Co.
Henry. u. c.
Hofius Steel q Equipment Co.
Hoge. J. ID.
Hughes, II. c.
JapsncseAmerican Commisssa c.
Keenan,. 8. A.
kelley.C Clarke Company.
kiIbourno-C1arko C..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-27

EmpJQyneMfS 01V1ce
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LAWRENCE WOOD, Federal Director for the State of Washington
First Avenue at Union Street. Seattle
This pace contributed to the winnm of the war
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
WINDING UP ITS AFFAIRS.

Washington, Dec. lS.-Paid EN-
ployes OF all state, county and loca'
food administrators will be dis.
charged January and all activities
requiring paid stafts, including the
work of sugar equalization board
will be discontinued on that date
it was announced today by the food
administration. Voluntary workers
and the various food administrators
will remain until the national food
administration is dissolved as a gov
ernmental agency by President Will
son.
The work at the food administra-
ton Office here is gradually being
brought to an end.
The boards administering the mill
ing regulations and for coordination
of purchases for the allies for en-
forcement and for distribution. it
was announced today will be con-
tinued pending instructions from
Administrator Hoover. following
his conference with President Will
son in Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
Governor-EIeCt of Nebraska
Delivers Address Before
Conference in BaIti-
more, Md.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. lS.-Speak-
ing before tb: conference of gov
ernors here today, Governor-elect
Samuel r. McKelvie of Nebraska
urged farmers to form cooperative
organizations for purchasing and
marketing and for solicitation Of
loans at low interest rates.
Cooperation among farmers, he
said, is the safest solution of most
of the rural economic ills.
Mr.. Mckelvie advocated a gradu-
ated tax on land and strict land
lease laws providing for proper cul-
tivation and rotation of crops and
shelter for live stock and grain as
the best means of dealing with the
absentee landlord situation.
prevention of land monopoly,
adequate land lease laws, rural
school development, proper farm
marketing facilities, formation of
rural credit societies and efficient
administration are the main factors
for consideration in state agricul-
tural policy" said Governor-elect
McKelvie.
Better Control Of Land.
agriculture is the basis of in
dustry in Nebraska and factors
which promote agricultural develop
ment radiate for the common good.
Nebraska's remarkable development
in her young life has come about
in spite of lack of any well-dehned
state policy. To correct the mis-
takes made in the past and to guide
us in future development are the
two most important needs to he met
by law" the speaker asserted.
"Of the various factors mentioned
for consideration, the ownership and
control of land" MIR, McKelvie said,
is the foremost corrective question.
Land policies have been abused. In
order to encourage rapid settlement
in the past, land policies were
shaped which made it easy for all
to obtain title to land. The home
stead laws, and land grants to rail-
roads are examples Of the system
followed. Today the most serious
abuse of land is its use for selfish,
speculative or private interests.
Nonresident Ownership an Evil.
an Nebraska there are large
tracts owned and controlled by non
residentS. nrartica11v 80 Der cent of
the farmers in the state are tenants.
Mr.. McKelvie believes that land
ownership should contemplate home
building, but tenantry discourages
it, Therefore nonresident land
ownership is an evil. Although the
speaker thought it would be mis-
take to apply fully the revolution
ary processes of the single tax as a
solution of the land problem, he
suggested that this problem can be
Continued on Page Two, Column One,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
Senate Votes for 10
Per Cent Tax on Profits
Made from Child Labor

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Adoption
of committee amendment i'm
posing a 10 per cent tax on profits
from child labor products enter
ing interstate commerce was the
only action by the senate today on
the war revenue bill. The vote on
the amendment was so to IL with
democrats casting all the negative
votes.
Debate on this contested pro-
vision and two hours unexpected
discussion of other subjects de-
layed progress on the bill, but
leaders still hope for its passage
before next Monday with a view to
securing an extended recess over
the holidays.
The child labor amendment,
drafted jointly by Senators Pom
creme of Ohio, Lenroot of Wis
consin and Kenyon of Iowa, is
designed to replace the child labor
law declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court. Senators
Hardwick Of Georgia and Over
man of North Carolina led the
fight on it.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
RATION PUBLIC
FUNDST0 WORLD,
PRESENT plan
Federal Reserve Board An
nounces System by Which
ItHopes to Preserve Sta.
biIitay Following War.

Washington, Dec. ia new era
in American finance "replete with
new and momentous problems de-
manding no less serious considera-
tion than those of war is predict
ed in the December bulletin of the
federal reserve board, made public
today.
Rationing of the financial resourc-
es of the country during the transi-
tion period not widely differing from
that required when the nation was
at war; aid to foreign governments
through the medium of the banks,
in addition to that which may be re-
quired from the American govern
ment; prevention of imitation: limita-
ton of industry to those lines
which may properly be called es-
sential," and methods for absorp-
ton of war loans were some of the
suggestions made for securing a
sound economic basis for the fu-
ture,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
Casualties in Air Raids
at Paris During Last 10
Months Of War, 1,2ll

Paris. Dec. lS.-Figures are nov
made public for the first time re.
garding the number of persons
killed during German air raids and
by the long-range cannon. These
statistics relate to the city of Paris
only and not to the suburbs.
In 1914, As bombs were dropped.
In 1915, 20 bombs, 62 of them on
March 20, fell on the city. In 1916
the enemy employed 81 bombs
against Paris and in 1917, II.
During the last 10 months of the
war there were LII casualties from
396 bombs.
Airplanes and Zeppelins dropped
228 bombs August 6, killing, two
persons and injuring 1872. The long
range cannon fired l6S shells in
Paris, killing 100 and wounding All.
On last Good Friday more than -
persons were killed.