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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
DIRECTORS OF Y. M. c. A.
John Muir. Lover of Men

& Hall Young, in the World Outlook.
 In my intimate companionship with
 Muir in Alaska, I saw many instances
 of his warm human sympathy One
 occurred when in 1879 we were visiting
 the tribe of Chilcats These Chilcats,
 recognized as the most war-lilSe and
 arrogant of the Thlinget tribes, vera
 nevertheless so interested in the Gospel
 messages had to bring them, that they
 crowded the house where we lodged. hll-
 ing it full, and prying off blanks from
 its side so that those without could
 hear. The woman explained that the
 roof to listen through the smoke-hole. The first night we spent in the village. after an all-days palaver, we were about to retire to our blankets, when a woman brought baby to us which was almost skeleton from lack of nourishmeut. and whose feeble cry was most pttfu to hear. The woman explained that the babys mother had died, and that they had no food for the child-none of the other women being in condition to nurse 1t. At once Muir and I sat about prepar- ing condensed milk for the baby. We diluted it with warm water until we thought it of the proper consistency, and fed 1t to the starving baby. The child was almost too weak to take this nourish- ment, and It required the utmost paft- ence and care to feed it. Muir worked with that little papoose almost all night. rocking it in his arms and soothing it's cries, and when at last it rested in a healthful, refreshing sleep, he carefully sshowed the woman how to prepare ft3 food, and insisted upon leaving all of our remaining canned milk for the baby The natives voluntarily told me when we were about to leave that if the baby lived it belonged to me, and they would bring it down to Fort Wrangel. I thought but little of this promise, knowing how easily people forget such things; but five years after this occurrence I was surprised to have some Chilcat na- tives bring me a sturdy and healthy iit- tie boy and formally give him to me, saying that this was the baby whose life we had saved, and he, therefore, be- longed to us. The child was taken into our mission at Wrangel, and baptized him with the name of ''John," after my friend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
$25O,OOO OF PUBLIC.
 IMPROVEMENT BOND.
 SELL ABOVE PAR
For First Time in History of Birmingham Such a Sale
 of Bonds is Recorded

For the first time in the history of Birmingham. the city yesterday sold
 it's public improvement bonds above par, Veil, Roth & Co.,, Cincinnati bankers, buying approximately S250,-
 coo at a price of $100.O055 and accrued interest.
 The city commission yesterday re- ceived bids for it's improvement bonds
 to be issued during the next F months.
 Representatives from many of the
 large bond and banking houses of the country were present and submitted of
 fers. All bids were for 51s per cent
 bond, with premium and accrued inter- est. except one, local house offering
 par and accrued interest for 5& per Icent bond. R, M. Grant & Co, who bought all of the public improvement bonds issued by the city for the last three or four years at par, offered a premium of 0o3S1 and accrued in- iterest for these bonds.
 The commissioners were warmly com lplimented by the unsuccessful bidders and others present on being able to sell the city's public improvement 5 F per GtHI JULIUS LoT tclilluti blN6 the present unsettled condition of the bond market.
 Following are the bids submitted Sidney Spitzer X Co.,, for a 5h per lcent bond, par and accrued interest to date of delivery. plus premium of l$2.61 on each 5000 of bonds R. M. Grant Co, for 5h per cent bond par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus premium of s3.s1 on each 5000 of bonds.
 Steiner Brothers, for 51s per cent bond par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a permium of 55 cents on each 5000 of bonds. We'll Roth Co., for a 51a per cent bond, par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a premium of s5.50 on each 5000 of bonds.
 Otto Marx Co, for 5& per cent
 bond par and accrued interest to date of delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
War Sauings Campaign
 WiU Haue Clear Field
Work of Organizing State Has Been Completed and Ev- erythng Ready for Drive-Crawford Johnson Speaks at Talladega-Good Reports
 Come From Mobile

committee. He told the commercial
 travellers that through them the com
 mittee could reach a class of people
 that could be reached in no other way
 and that they could be of great as- sistance in arousing the people to the
 urgent necessity of buying these bonds.
 He provided them with blue cards
 upon which requests for these bonds
 can be mailed to the state committee headquarters, postage free, and told
 them that upon receipt of these cards, properly signed, the committee would send by mail carriers, either city or rural route, the bonds requested, the carrier receiving the money and de- llivering the bonds,
 The Alabama council passed a resolu- tion setting aside s200 and directing
 the treasurer to invest this sum in Baby Bonds.
 The state headquarters yesterday re- ceived news of the most encouraging
 kind from Field Agent Raiford. who
 has been in Mobile several days in teresting the people of that city in these bonds and taking subscriptions for the @$1000 denomination. He re- ported having sold quite a number in the last day or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
Plea of Insanity Is Made
 in Trial of Grace Lusk

Waukesha, Wis. May 25-Grace Lusk completed telling the story of her life today at her trial for staying Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts. and the defense im- mediately began the introduction of ex- pert testimony to prove her insane.
 Dr. H, w. Powers of Milwaukee. in answering hypothetical question near ly 5000 words in length, declared that in his opinion the defendant was not of suf- ficient capacity at the time of the trag- edy to distinguish between right and wrong. and that she was suffering from paranoia.
 After Miss Lusk left the stand her aged father, A. P. Lusk, was called by the defense and testified that when he was on his honeymoon his wife attempt ed to commit suicide because of some trivial remark he had made
 More alienists will be called to testify for both the prosecution and defense when court opens Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
Houston eBgins Probe of
 Certain Phases of Cotton
 Exchange Future Dealing

Washington. May 25.-Acting on in- formation laid before him by Senator Smith of South Carolina. Secretary Houston or the department of agriculture nas begun investigation of certain phases q the cotton exchange operations. Sen ator smith told the secretary that unless the department of agriculture investi- gated the subject he would introduce a rssoictioh III the Senate to that purpose.
 Secretary Houston today declined to confirm "a statement circulated on the cotton exchanges that he intends to in vestigate the cotton futures market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
Distinguished Minister at
 S0uthside Church

Dr. George Green of Atlanta, who rep resents the Southern Baptist convention in it's war camp work. will preach this morning at II o'clock at the South side Baptist church. Dr. Green is re- membered with pleasure by the congre- gation, having filled the pulpit several tirnes recently.
 At the evening service at 7:45 Dr. M. E. Dodd, pastor of the First Baptist church of Shreveport, La, will preach. pr. Dodd is enjoying six months leave of absence from his church and is preaching at Camp Beauregard. La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
Elmore County Man Takes Place of His Friend in
 Draft for Army Service

Montgomery, May 25-A' modern Damon and Pythias were revealed in the celebration held at Wetumpka when s4 of the county's young mon started to army training camps. Frank Haynie, not in the present draft, ap- peared before the exemption board and asked that, he be sent forward in place of John Holbrooke He ex- plained his request by stating that Holbrooke had crop maturing and this would be lost if the young man ieft The two men are close friends and neighbors, and the request of Haynie to take the young farmers place was granted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
Workmen's Circle to
 Celebrate Anniversary

This afternoon at 2:30 ?. m.. at the Young Mems Hebrew association club rooms, the Workmens Circle of Birming ham is going to celebrate the ninth an- niversary of it's founding. The members of the organization have done great deal to relieve their suffering brothers in Russia by raising handsome sum of money recently. They have also ar- ranged lectures for the benefit of their members as well as the public at large
 This organization is maintaining the only Jewish library in Birmingham. A very elaborate programme has been ar ranged for today. Everybody is in- vted. Admission free
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
BURLEsON MAKES REJOINDER

Washington. May a5.-Postmaster General Burleson, in statement to- night replying to Colonel Roosevelt's $ charges. said the former President had failed to make good his accusa ions, but lacks the manly courage to ac- knowledge it."
 'sMr. Roosevelt" said MT. Burleson, ~affects to disregard the incontesta ole facts contained in my statement pub lished in the papers of the 20th, Tn which his charges were fully met. The extended remarks in the Congressional Record as a whole are merely re- hash of partisan matter. which has appeared from time to time in certain newspap pers.
 .srhe postoffice department Is charged with the execution of the laws. at the administration of which MT. Roosevelt's criticism was aimed. He has failed to make good his accu- sationa but lacks the manly courage Q acknowledge 1t"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
The Simple Menu

From the Washington Star
 You don't appear to object to these food restrictions"
 T don't see any restrictions worth mentioning" replied MT, Cumrox. T have been for years wishing could sit down in the best restaurant and or der cornbread and cabbage and potatoes right out loud,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26

cases treated in the medical depart ment was 2s.942. and the number of visits by the field secretary to the homes of the employees was 3940.
 DIRECTORS OF Y. M. c. A.
 The directors of the Birmingham as- sociation are: W, F. Tyler, R. s. Nun ger, w. M. Cosby, R. w Ewing, James Bailey. c. Fl. Estes. Fulton B. Clark. Borden Burr, J. c. Hodges. Ed. s. Moore. F. B. wins1ow. A T. Mcwane. Donald Conner. E. J. Rowe. R. [. Ezelle, 4. c. Montgomery, D. B. Dimick. George W. Connors and E. E. Linthi- cum.
 The year from financial standpoint was an encouraging one, as the asso- citation was able to meet the years ex- penses and have a small balance on the right side of the ledger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
sayreton Wins

disease new to science and provision ally called "X has broken out in the west and northwest of New South Wales and has already caused a number of deaths, says the Scientific American. The symptoms somewhat resemble those of cerebro- spinal meningitis. but it differs pathologicaly from that disease and in some respects is somewhat akin to pneu- monia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26

Girl workers in the danger buildings of Woolwich arsenal. London, are not allowed to wear jewelry. so they indulge their love of personal adornment by wearing bright-colored ribbons as shoe 1aces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26

Mrs. w. IsraeI-Aged SO years, died Thursday. She is survived by the following children and their fam flies: Mrs T. A. Kronenberg, Mrs. Joseph Sachs. Mrs. L. Karp, s. R. Js- rael. Julius Isreal, Mrs. T. I. Seltz. Mrs Ike Mathews, and one single son. oscar Israel Mrs. w. Israel was an old resident of West Bloc ton.1 having resided there for 25 years. She recently moved to Bir- mingham where she lived with her daughter Mrs I. A. Kronenberg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26

John MitcbeiI-Aged S1 years. died Thursday at the residence. BIO Forty ninth street north. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-26
DEATHS

Mrs. R, KeIsO-Aged AZ years, died at a local infirmary yesterday morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence at Vivian tomor- row afternoon at o'clock. Inter- ment will follow in Pratt City cem- etery.
 James J. Haskins-Aged 1 year. died Friday at the residence of his par ents, 2423 Eighth avenue, north. The remains will be shipped to Sweet water Tenn. this morning.
The sun., 1918-11-24

and some sailors and they have not all
got unaforms yet but they have some ex-
ccllent material and some who look like
they could play football. But rs you
know the Marines for me. | saw in tho
paper they cannot marry, is that rightly
IL it is | shall never have wife which,
in some ways is better. Il is cheaper.
I was very sweet you may remember
on Betty NARROW, the little girl that lives
next door, but rs her mother came in the
other day and said she would not let Mr..
NARROW 20 to Washington TO work rs
boss in u munitions factory for he is a
chemist, and she was not gong to have
him blown up, l said it was better to
take a chance on having your husband
lost while serving his country than Huns
marching up the street, and she SAID l
was rude little boy. But what do care
for it was the truth and am NOT little!
So after that of course | cannot care
any more for Betty and it is rather hard.
but surely she does not come of very
good family when her mother is a
STACKER. And 50 there Is one more
good reason to be marine. Could You
put me liz line for Commission about
1926.
And Sammy Jones says slackers will
not be abolished, even when We have
peace.
1t is good deal of d tryall 10 be the
Oldest of 50 many boys but the eNperri-
ence is good for me and, l am doing my
best as 1 hope you will do to hand it to
tho huns.
When YOU write be sure to tell me how
Nou discipline your men as Harry and
Tom are sometimes quite insubOrdauit
and | want to do the right thing.
Your ever affectionate Nephew
S. c. JONES, Je.
The sun., 1918-11-24
Your Affect. Neph. Samuel G. Jones Junior

could not settle it and during the argu-
mant which ensewed DIR. Wickham who
kindly had concentcd we should use his
field said he had not figured it would
sound quite SO much like hard day on
the Front and would we kindly move on.
Or would he have to send his man to put
us out. Then we went as, things seemed
quite unfavorable It is really quite
disaster as growing boys should have
plenty exercise or how, are they to be-
come useful citizens. Dad says that's eer-
tainly so but the greatest difficulties al
ways meet the greatest prOjecks. Sammy
Jones says it, is not very satisfactory to
have great projeck if it fails.
But there is more important matters
coming on. The schools are now closed
which, dipprives us of the opportunity
of persuing our education because, OF the
Influenza. Us boys are making good use
Of our time and sunday school also IS
closed. What is more serious the ice
cream places have been Forbidden to sell
ice cream by the plate it can only be sold,
in boxes and, | should think it would
make it very diffacut for the dealers to
make n living and, how are they going
to buy Liberty Bonds if they arc not max
ing any money. Sometimes | think we
might Just about as well have Kaiser
but, we must all be Loyal at whatever
the cost and, l shall not be the one to
speak treason against my Country. We
must endure TO the end | think Of YOU
and the boys over there and, if you, can
stand it guess us kids can.
Well Uncle Bill have kept my prin-
supple news for the last and, 1t Is very
sad news Betty NARROW is sick and, l
fear it is the grip. Oh God Uncle Bill
how could | have ever turned my back
on her Just before her hour of trail. Can
I ever be forgiven sufficiently. / think
hell would be to good for me Sinner.
If she should die would think that Earth
had no room for me II is tcrrable when
a man feels that way, try to CONTROL my
self in greif but all l could eat for sup
per tonight was Chops 3 Potatoes 2
pieces bread ! glass milk and no desert
il was bum mixture anyhow, prunes
and Tappioco You know how much
that IL for . growing boy but, old folks
are not very noticing Of children l think
when they are in sorrow and, no one even
asked didn't [ feel well. But | do feel
very very bad and if Betty does not go
west will surely appoIogize to her and,
what more ear / say, If tried week.
Have you ever gone through such a Try
all and, if 50 tell me how You got through
it, your heartbroken neph
SaM'L CARRUrHERs JONES JUH.
The sun., 1918-11-24


DEAn UNCLE BILL: ought to Of
~ written to you yesterday which
was saturday but | thought you would
rather have me serve my country than
write letters. Our garden teacher called
up and said farmer wanted boys TO pick
apples and it would help win the war.
We had a date to play football but
Mother said if President Wilson knew
he would much rather have us pick apples
and as | thought perhaps a Dbl we
picked might be sent TO France and you
would get some of them we decided no
Football for us 1t is hard 10 make these
sacrafces, is that spelled rightf but
when Uncle Sam needs us / am sure no
American boy will be a Stacker.
We get % cts Dbl and for potatoes
Bets basket. saw II good thing in
story, where it called a boy in that oc-
cupation a potatriot. They call it pick
ing polatos which seems as il potatoes
grew OIL trees the same as apples. 1t Is
short I suppose for picking them up. 1t
is very tircing 10 the back but it ought
to be very good for the muscles you use
in swapping up groundcrs. l picked
three and Z, barrel of apples and ten bkt
potatos total SLIP. Harry fooled so
much he made 9S cts only bat 1t made
2.l0 altogether And We bought eight
thrift stamps some jawhrcakers and a
water pistol, rs the Government says We
must not give up everything but live as
normal as possible.
Tho pigs run under the appleirer, and
We lad large amount of tan. Harry
went to ride pig and It N,:d through
his legs and upset him.
Wen We certainly are working for what
do You think, Harry has taken Il news
paper roat. H. goes up each morning
at : on the bycic'e you gave us when you
went away which Muddy bought II new
tire for. 1875. and he gets back about
s. lie brings our paper and tells us All
the news before WI can rCad Il word. He
is very important if You take II from hun.
but he SAYS most every body OH has rout
has a savage dog. Ii pays sixty Il week
and two more stamps ~ N thc book.
the 10 he blows.
lie made n good deal of nose IN, Se;jrs
up and starting out So, | sand 10 mother
Nou must feed him first, Sammy Jones
says the way to stop, cocllra's from crow
ing IN the morning is. to start the corn
gong. down their necls about sunrise.
| suppose you know We have not the
Ii. q. T. (. as last year but the s \.
I. {. which IS Students Army Training
Corpse The Il. .. rs used TO give las
d dune or - uirhle or { c's or whatever
they had to 90 and ct i,r cream for
them whcn they were working III the
trenches but row they cannot do that and
We have host Tot of money. -
The present students ere some soldiers
The sun., 1918-11-24
The Letters of an American Boy to His Ur

The Scout Master brought it around last
evening and the folks gave me call
after he went because, / only said thank
you, they said he must think I'm wooden
kid and, say Uncle Bill, | guess that's
lust about what | was for few minutes,
l couldn't say a word My heart was up
in my mouth and now l know just Row
you felt when you got your war cross.
Uncle Sam can count on me for, Us
loan that's coming and, Ill go over the
top and then some.
Well we been trying to get up a foot
ball team but its tizzle, you see the
Clark boys moved away and, that loses
us an end and a quarter, we could play
with only one end or stick Tom in there
but, what could we do with ont a quarter.
We got up signals AS follows hereafter.
Holes in line even numbers on left >,
4, 6.
Holes in line odd numbers on right l,
3,
aropnd left end 8
around right end 7
right half 4
left half 3
full back 9
Signals are given in three figures that
is all in the hundreds second figure in
no. is the signal.
Signal begins in third number called
Next number is man TO run
Y after third no. forward pass
Y after third no. kick
Formation A right + right A left B
left
Tins you will readily see 3l9-72S-
249- 6S3 is right half round left end and,
764-532-666 is left half round
right end but Il takes n little time TO think
it all out and If ther is a double pass
it gets quite complicated and just when
you are all set some guy boilers out sig
nal. and You have to give ii all over
again and perhaps the other team gets
wise to how you are giving the plays. so
when we had our practice the plays did
not succeed satisfactorily and, If We cant
hardly work them on an empty field
what, would we do in a game Ha lia.
However it will never, be put to the
test as Harry and | could not decide
which should he captain though the other
fellows said it should be one Of Us sinse
YOU are higher in rank than any of them
have got relatives in the war. But We,
having only ten men, that left eight SINCE
We could not vote for our own selves or,
at least OF course we would, hut then 1t
would not make any difference as it made
the same on each side, 80 there were
which voted besides u and 1 were for
me and 4 for him, thus being tycd We
The sun., 1918-11-24

DEAE UNCLE BILL: Well what do You
think, there is Soldier at Kings.
He is veteran Of Pershing's army. In
valIided home. He had both his arms
broken and his left leg had to be ampa-
taLed at the knee. They needed amIrdni
ton and he said he would - bacl, for
some. He crcpt through iclld Of shell
fire and was almost back when a she'll
caught him. He viii not say 50 for. he
Is very modest but, ! nm certain he Is n
Hero. lie looks Fix. one very brave and
determined. I should not Ike to get in
front of Bayuett with HIM pushing the
but end.
tie did not wait Ia be drafted ht en-
listed. He has bluc eyes and, his chm
looks ike that great ha'fbacL who made
the touchdown aga'rs, Na'" yJ~s hony,
in its appearance Tie Is a Fighter cd
he could not wait for. he said he must
got square with the huns Who murdered
women and children and they ought, {"
y, treated lac snakes .h..h, ia,. Urc.
He was just getting started in buaslncsr
on little Lcgi~sy he had received
hut, he said to he'll ~i.h IL wi,at'S BUSH
ness when the world. n on fire and s."
N he went.
Now he has come uut, or rather part
of him has and, Il must be WY h'-i iHc
HIM. II i very friendly 10 rs kidz and.
he tells Us a great deal that Is good for
US to know about the war. Il We did
not know these things We would no: be
prepared when ii comes time for Us to
b, the men aud run this country. Hr
saws we can never trust 4 German Tor,
they will cry Kamerad and shoot Nnu
when Won put your gun down ard, the
boys Over There are Treating En- HouSh
which, is the only way you can do with
such disgrace to the name Of human
naty.
Al The boys in the uci.hhorhood are
crazy about him his name *, MarmaiGEr
Kent he preffers plain Mr.. kgUi and.
his friends call hiro Duke Md the KID,
try TO make friends with h.m but, since
he has SO much sense he pretto-s not t"
have the rest of the kids bothsrlu- around
however. he is ou Harry's newspaper
rout and so they sot acquainted. And
Arnt Mary sent over SON, eat, NN,..
b. sd were Just rs good a> - mother
used 70 make and. 50, she was very happy.
Now she Is knitting something tor hum.
She takes care of hum As though a baby
Your afTectionate Nephew S,MCEt.
VI.
The sun., 1918-11-24

N2,e UNCLE BuL: NeH ct *,
- Medal and gce its y beugty.
ts,icy, Ia rather have i than Grey
&c Gcrre It keeps Tie warm 60 wear Il,
even Il l didn't have anything else On.
The sun., 1918-11-24
BY EDWARD N. TEALL.

Copyright 1918. AH rights reserved.