davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
STIRRING DEVELOPMENTS

Montgomery, May 30.-Arrest of w. T. Martin, alleged deserter, at o'clock this morning and the subsequent arrest of Sheriff H. A. Harris of Chiffon county were stirring developments today in fed- eral activities looking to cleaning up Chiffon and Coosa counties, where desert- CTS and slackers are hiding Harris, as chairman of the county exemption board, is charged with nonenforcement of draft rules, negligence and inefficiency He Was carried to Birmingham this after noon for q preliminary trial.
 w. T. Martin was jailed after county officers had remained in hiding through out "Wednesday night near his home, from which he had escaped. It was upon his return that the arrest was made, and then only after H. s. Atkinson, sec retary of the county exemption board, had leaped on the running board of an automobile in which Martin was riding and fired his pistol twice.
 It developed today that the rifles with which Coosa county slackers are armed were smuggled through Clanton and car ried across the river to the waiting men in that county, who are now hiding in caves and defying arrest The rifles are the old Enfield type army gun. and 1t is understood that one of the charges against Harris is that he allowed the shipment to pass through his county.
 Adjutant General Hubbard, director of the selective service system of the state,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
EASEMENTS TO sELECTMEN

Florence, May Special )-Each Of the 10S boys who left Florence Tuesday for Camp Sevier carried with him Tes- lament, presented by Mrs. NJ. l. Hos kins of the committee having this outy in charge. They all assembled in front of the rostoffice just before taking their leave on the train.
 ". II. Mitchell, president of the Cham Der of Commerce, presented Dr. H. J. Willingham, who presided at the informal and inspiring gathering of young men who went to join the nations fighting forces. Rev D. w Holilngsworth of the Florence Presbyterian church addressed the new soldiers. It was a fighting talk, without apology or vain regrets. The minister said that he envied the young men their opportunity to serve in an ac- tive manner for cause so grand.
 committee of the Florence chapter. American Red Cross, handed to each ot the men a package containing '.eats, smokes and gum. Relatives were there to tell them good-by. They bore the part ing bravely and there were cheers from the crowd answered by the southern yell from the boys as they departed on the cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
HONOR FLAG RECEIVED

Florence, May 3o.-( Especially 1-The honor flag has just been received by Chairman P. K. Jones of the Lauderdale county Liberty Loan committee, which was given to this county as one of those that went beyond its quota in bond sub scriptions.
 The heats that exceeded their quota were Florence, Rogersville, Killen. Lex ington, Oakland and St. Florian. MT. Jones has hung the flag in the court house at Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Sheriff Harris Of Chiffon, Chairman Exemption Board,
 Is Placed Under Arrest
Charges Include Negligence nefcency and Violation of Statutes Regulating Draft-Officers Are Making Clean-Up of Slackers and Deserters-Guns
 Are Struggled Into Coosa County

30(Speca)H A. Harris sheriff of Chiffon county of board
 by United draft +
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
RIIII. SALE

A great Red Cross Shorthorn bull safe will be held in Birmingham on Tuesday July ?. At this time at least 50 choice bulls will be sold, and they will be shown ;hs day preceding the sale. Dean c. F. Curtis of the Iowa Agricultufal college, who is acknowledged the equal of any show ring judge in Amerlca, VIII make the awards.
 large premium list is being proVlaeo and will go to the Red Cross The aA- irnaIs will be sold the day following Ia the order in which they are placed III the show ring. The champion ot the show should and will bring handsoms prize, and the purchaser will get one oA tbe great bulls of the breed. The amount for wh.cn this bull is sold will go to the Birmingham chapter of the American Red Cross, while the prices paid for the other animals will go to Red Cross or ganizations in the localities of indlVlu- uals making the purchases. This oHers a splendid inducement for any indivlduai or organization to form local or neigh bohood bull club, because not only can a good bull be obtained, but the local Red Cross chapter Will receive every dollar paid for him.
 The soa.th will miss a rare opportunity to add much to it's cattle industry and at the same time aid materially the great est of ail war organizations if this is not the greatest bull sale ever held.
 The following auctioneers have donated their services free. and no equal array of auction block talent can be collected in the country: Col. Carey M. Jones, Chicago Col Fred Reppert, Decatur, Ind; Col F. M. Gross, Kansas City; Col. H. l.. Igleheart, Elizabethtown Ky; Scotty Milne, Kahoka, Mo; Col. E. F. Heriff, Apachi. Okla; Col. N' U. | Kraschel, Harlan, la; Col. Theodore Martin, Bellvue, la, and Col. r. S' Hengst, Louisville, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
PEOPLE ASSEMBLE ID HONOR. l MAR CROSS WINNER. Trench Military Decoration Awarded Homer Givens
 Presented to Father FEARS OF PRIDE SHED FOR HEROIC SOLDIER Jed Cross Representative in Thrilling ~ Address Tells How Young Man
 Distinguished Himself
 in Battle

Florence, May 3O.-(SpeciaI. .)-The roix de suerre and citation on orders resented by the French government 10 Sergeant Homer Giyens of Company f, 16th infantry, U. $. A., was deIiv- red to Franklin Givens, father, at the joffee high school auditorium this morning by Mai. George W. Simmons,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

The charges against Sheriff Harris in- 1 clude negligence, inefficiency and violat- ing statutes pertaining to draft resula- tions It is also alleged that he did not arrest deserters from the United States army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 The Clionian club will meet with Mrs Fred J. sheppard today to sew all day for the Red Cross.
 Mrs. John McIntyre's s unit of the Bir- mingham chapter of the Red Cross Will meet today at their rooms.
 The knitting department will be open today to give out wool and receive I'm ished garments. Mrs A. NJ Throckmor- ton is lieutenant for the day and is as sisted by Mrs. M. o. Joseph. Mrs. War ner Shook and Miss Ella Hubbert. Mrs. William Walker is supervisor of this de- partmcnt, while Mrs Robert Daniels IS captain and Mrs. M. R. Hubbert smith is instructor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

T IELEUhAM FhONI J JEWIDON
 The following message lfus been re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

The students of the Ensley Community house will give their annual play festival on the grounds this evening at o'clock. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
SEEKS NEW WORLD MARK
AT RAPID FIRE At RANGE
Walter R. Stokes Scores 1877 Ont Of
Possible 200 in Shooting Contest
Of Home Defense League.

As result of his shooting last week over
tho service rife range under the Eastern
Market. Walter r. Stokes. holder Of the
small-bore regimental rife championship
Of the Home Defense League Rifles. now
leAds that organization with the military
arm. having scored 1877 out Of a possible
zoo at rapid fire.
Stokes. holder Of the outdoor District
championship and runner-up to e. r.
Chisholm in the indoor service rife cham
last year, Is desirous OF setting a
new world mark at rapid fire. When he
won the small-bore resimental champion
ship he set mark Of 1877 out Of possible
200 with the .22-caliber rifle, and is ex-
pected to do better than this on the serv-
ice rife range with the heavier arm.
In last years District service rife cham
pdonship Chisholm, the winner, shot two
successive strings Of 100. Stokes believes
he can better this mark.
Others who qualified over the Eastern
Market range last week are: ]. Markie.
Company N, 17S. and Lieut.. Alexander
McC. Ashley. Company T, 165. both quail
flying as sharpshooters D. w. Hall Of
Company N and j. NJ Hicox Of Company
T both qualified as rihemen. Those who
qualified over the small-bore ranges, with
their ratings, follow: G. v. Blakeney.
Company A, marksman, 1853; E. p. Knapp
and T. H. Mumford Of Company n, sharp
shooters, 162 and ISL, and H. c. Town,
Company H, ri1eman, 100.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
Phone Girls and Service.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your paper noticed an article in
regard to the poor telephone service of
today. young lady. who says she has
been an operator, told Dr. Mitchell the
reason for the poor service was because
the girls did tatting and fancy work
instead Of answering calls when the
head OF the Office was out of the room.
as she was for a couple of hours every
day. Now. I would like to ask that
operator what Office she ever worked
in. Every girl who ever has had a DO
sitfon in any central office knows tina
one Of the rules is that no girl shall
talk to the operator next to her during
a chief operator in charge both day and
night. That also when the chief goes
to lunch the assistant chief operator is
in charge, besides having at least eight
or ten superiors to every central ONCE
have been an operator for at least
ten years and have worked in two CEN
trail offices, besides now being an opera
tor in tho government. but perhaps the
young lady has either worked in q
small hotel or apartment house, where
she has a good many leisure minutes.
Now. II DR.. Mitchell would take a few
minutes and go to any ono Of the CEN
trail officer am sure he would soon
find out that the girls have more than
they can handle, and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company in
vites every one to come and inspect
their offices. ETHEL BABCOCK.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
Conductors Should Call Streets.
Tc the Editor Of The Star:

Tc the Editor OF The btAr:
Is there any good reason why con-
ductors cannot call out the names Of
the streets theirs cars are approaching?
Only day or SO ago, one night. I got
Off the car about seven or eight blocks
beyond my street and had to walk back
in the freezing cold. This was partly
my own carelessness. but nevertheless
was watching for nay street and
missed it. 1 may have misread the signs
(Which are hard enough to read at
night from a moving carr. II l had
been in the habit of riding on this par
ticular car every day for perhaps a
month or more 1t might be possible
to get OF at the right place by intpi-
as a stranger in the city. having been
here little over three weeks.
At another time some people behind
me on the car inquired whore We were,
with reference to a certain point. say.
ing that they were strangers in the
city. They evidently thought I knew
about where we were going.
The conductor was certainly not giving
any voluntary information as to where
Injunction, Move forward, please" but
when ones attention is divided between
hanging to strap and twisting ones
neck about to peer out the window and
try to find out where the car is, he does
not have time for much else. OF course,
we appreciate that the conductors are
very busy. but 1t would appear that
gets further from the business section
of town, and that is the time the pas
sengers begin to lose track OF the
streets. NJ. S. STROCK.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
PUTS ON EXTRA SERVICE.
Capital Traction Company Provides
fo- Office Hour Rush Some DAYS.

Additional 'off1ce hour service has
been inaugurated on the Georgetown.
Pennsylvania avenue and sth and F
streets northeast lines of the Capital
Traction Company. operating during
the morning and afternoon rush hours.
The additional cars, ten in number.
work as trippers between the George
town car barns and 36th and NJ streets
and the terminus of the line at 9th and
F streets northeast. from 7:30 to 9:3o
o'clock in the morning and from 4 to
10 80 o'clock in the afternoon. During
these hours the cars are operated on
approximately a thirty-second head
way or less.
The increased service was first put
In operation the day before Christmas.
It was operated again last Saturday
and yesterday.
Officials Of the Capital Traction Com
pany said today it is not at present
the purpose of the company to operate
the additional cars every week day.
but that the service is to be given on
special rush days until 1t has been tried
out. Lack of extra or regular men to
operate the cars and inability to OBJ
tain more men, was given as the reason
for not operating the extra cars every
day.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
Expensive LUXURY.

There's always something need
ed about a choo choo cart, the
more it's worked and speeded, the
more it breaks your heart. Itfair-
ly makes one totter, this digging
up the price, for stuff to keep the
water from freezing hard as ice
this blowing legal tender for inner
tube and tire, for axle and for
fender, and costly copper wire.
Your engine needs a blanket, to
keep the heat therein, or when you
go to crank it, it's sure to balk like
sin. There's always something
breaking, there's always something
wrong, and human hearts are ach-
ing, as they chug-chug along.
There's trouble most titanic
whene'er you 60 abroad, and then
a punk mechanic will touch you
for your wad. Sometimes when l
am sobbin' DER motor griefs and
ills, | wish / had old Dobbin, to
climb the verdant hills. / used
to have surrey and horse, for
self and frau, and had as much of
worry as l am having now. For
when we wished to frolic a para
sang or two, old Dobbin had the
collie, or he had lost shoe. There
is no fun, I'm thinking, with no
discordant note; and though my
roll keeps shrinking, I would not
lose my boat!
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
new YEAR OPENS BADLY
FOR POOR SHOPWOMAN
With No Coal and Depleted Stock,
and Sister in Hospital, Miss Nellie
Wade's Case Is Appealing.

Cold from the want of coal. the stock
Of her little store sadly in need of re-
plenishing. but goods so high that she
Is unable to buy them, and with a sis
ter in the hospital suffering from a
broken leg. is the plight OF Miss Nellie
Wade, who runs a little pie and con-
fectionery store at has 18th street
And this is not all; she is trying her
utmost to scrape up enough money to
pay the rent Of her store and the
rooms in which she lives. The rent is
$3.50 per month, and prospects are
gloomy of her being able to get this
amount to pay the months rent.
Her sister. Miss Mary Wade. has been
in Georgetown University Hospital for
nearly three weeks. having fallen down
the steps in her home: The case has
been reported to the Associated Chari-
ties.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
Federal Control Of Housing.
To fhe Editor Of Tho STIR:


Your public spirit and generosity
have characterized the columns Of your
splendid paper throughout the war.
and your readers doubtless appreciate
II far more than you anticipate. In ad-
oition to the many reforms YOU haye
urged. why not espouse tho govern
ment control OF tho vacant houses In
Washington, the taking them over ~ a
reasonable rental. during the war,
heating and furnishing them and ofYer-
ing them' nrst to government EMPLOYEES
az a rental which will sustain the row
eminent In the prices and expense il
assumes! Is not this as plausible as
eseIHmeht control of railroads, mines.
&c, e.c., Doth or which I think proper al
.nls time? Why think of providing
temporary houses when thousands Of
"eH-ouiit vacant houses shame 4 city
oI poofiy housed servants? There is a
sreat deal OF unjust speculation in
houses and apartments here. The
wrlter missed by few hours the
=. OF an apartment on 18th street,
ana few weeks later saw one-half
OK the same apartment advertised for
more than was asked for the entire
apartment. The rank and file of those
neooing homes are not financially able
20 rent the average unfurnished house,
ana the owners will not At them for
sne occupancy of more than one family.
II the vacant houses in this city were
oHeIeo upon reasonable terms, and
neated. the question of housing would
pc immediately solved. True, employees
need: and are entitled to higher wages.
put II would bankrupt the government
70 pay them enough to meet the de-
mands of proiteers, unbridIed and un-
restrained. Tho government has already
accomplished much along the line Of
controlling prices, but far more re-
mains to be done. Continue to turn on
Ine Hsht OF publicity. 1t is the surest
cure for many OF the country's Ills.
BEN A. NEAL
Evening star., 1918-01-01

Three members of the Washington
bar, men active in the Washington
Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Trade, will sit with the general assem-
bly, of Maryland when it convenes at
Annapolis tomorrow.
The men are Senators-elect Oliver
Metxerott of Prince Georges county and
j. Dawson Williams of Montgomery
county and Delegate-elect Charles w.
CIagstt OF Prince Georges county
lifelong Marylanders.
Though all three are natives and fife
long residents Of Maryland their homes
are 80 close to the District of Column
bia that Washington has become the
natural center for their business and
professional activities.
The great suburban growth of the
city has carried it's population far be-
yond the geographical lines of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties are now vi
tally interested in the problems of
the National Capital. the legislators be-
Hey0.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
TO HOUSE IT'S EMPLOYEES
Telephone Company Reported Plan
ming for Largo Building in
North 18th Street.

Plans for the erection Of .. large build
ing for the housing Of the large number
Of employees Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. who have
been brought to Warrington In connec-
ton with the big business being done as
result OF the war. are being made
It II planned to erect the building on
site Of about two and a half acres at
i4th street and Spring road. D. s.
Porter. district manager Of the tele-
phone company. stated today he could
not give details an to the plans.
1t IL premature no said
In the Supreme Court OF the District
81 Columbia yesterday, Justice Hitz
granted DR.. BENJAMIN Rhees, as trustee
OF the Rhees estate. OWNERS Of the land,
on which 1t ts proposed to erect the
building. the right to sell the property
70 tho telephone company for $4,000
Attorney George c. Shinn represented
DR.. Rhees.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
OYSTER SUPPLY ASSURED
Dealers Have Small Stock on Hand
and Will Obtain Supply at
Norfolk.

No oyster-laden craft have arrived
here for week or longer. Two ves-
sells that last arrived still have several
hundred bushels of Potomac oysters
aboard.
When these are gone. and It II ex-
pected this will be within the next day
or two. the market stiil will be sup
piled with oysters the dealers now
have on hand. and with stock that will
be brought here from Norfolk by
steamer and from other points on
Chesapeake bay. by rail.
1t is stated there is but little danger
Of an oyster famine in this city.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
SUES TO RECOVER $21, 1888.
B. H. Fitzsimmons Asks Damages
for Alleged Breach of Contract.

Suit to recover $21,s3333 damages
from the ]. E. Hanger Co. Inc, man.
ufacturers of artificial limbs. has been
hled in the District Supreme Court by
Ralph H. Fitzsimmons. Through At
torneys Wilton J. Lambert and r. X.
Yeatman. the plaintifr says the corpora
ton agreed to employ him to represent
them in Russia and to pay him a salary
and commission on the sale of artificial
the war. He declares the companv de-
clined to carry out the terms Of the
contract. and asks damage of s2o.5o
for the alleged breach of contract. He
seeks an additional $1.33s3a for his
depart for Russia as representatiye ~
the defendant. Va
Evening star., 1918-01-01
WILL RAISE PILOT.
Divers Begin Work on Station Shin
Sunk in Collision

Active work is to be started at ono.
on raising the steamer Pilot, the boat
used by the Maryland pilots as the sta
tion ship at Cape Henry, which was
sunk two weeks ago in collision w,th
the steamer Berkshire of the Mer-
chants and Miners line, in HAMPTON
roads.
The vessel has been located by divers
OF the Merritt Chapman Wreckine
company. That concern has the con-
Until she Is again ready for servic.
the Maryland pilots Will make their
headquarters with the Virginia piIots
on the steamer Relief. off Cape Henry
Evening star., 1918-01-01
IN WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.
Local Four-Minute Men to Begin
Speech Making Wednesday.

Director D. ]. Callahan of the District
war savings committee announces that
starting tomorrow the local four
minute men will begin speaking
campaign for the war savings move
msnt. This organization, which is of
national scope. has become well known
throughout the United States in the
campaigns Of the two liberty loans and
the latest Red Cross campaign
The local four-minute committee will
place speakers In all the theaters in
Warrington. covering the period from
january Q to 10.
Immediately following the holidays
the committee will be aided again Ia
the work Of distribution Of posters and
literature by volunteer boys from the
Mckinley High School Since tho COM
mittee has ready for distribution some
new material which will greatly aid
the work of the campaign, the services
Of these boys 10 OF great value.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
GIVE DREDGEs ovERHAULMG.
Owners Take Advantage Of Season Of
Inactivity.

Advantage is being taken by the
local sand and gravel companies of the
enforced 1dleness of their dredges to
give the machine an oyerhauling in
order ID put them back to work taking
sand and gravel from the bottom Of
the river as soon as conditions will
allow.
Many hundred thousand cubic yards
of sand and gravel are used in this
city yearly in building operations and
practically all Of It is obtained from
beds in the bottom of the Potomac.
Only when ice comes and forces the
digging machines to stop operations,
the tugs not being able to tow the
sand and gravel laden scows through
the ice. are the big diggers idle.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
PUT ON RETIRED LIST.
Col. Frank B. Jones Application
Granted-Effective February 1.

Col Frank B. Jones Of the 7th United
states Infantry. at Camp Greene. N. c.,
has been transferred to the retired list
of the Army. to take effect February 1
next, on his own application. and is
granted leave of absence to that date.
Col. Jones is from mississippi. and
was graduated from the United States
Military Academy in 5une. 1879. His
service of more than forty-two years
has been almost entirely in the infan-
try arm, in which he reached the grade
Of colonel in June, 1911. He served q
three-year detail in the adjutant gen.
erals department. beginning in October,
1908.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
DC. aiyes $1,000 to Poor.

The District Commissioners have sent
to the Citizens Relief Association q
check for $1,000 to be expended for
food and clothing for Washington's
needy poor. The money represents the
interest on the centennial inaugural
fund. which 10 now approximately
SSs, 900. This interest annually 10 ex-
pended for charity.
Evening star., 1918-01-01

ter Of sanitation It is proposed to
give to the Washington suburban san
itary commission "a body already in
existence) authority over all water and
drainage problems in the territory sur
rounding Washington. including the
taking over and operating of existing
municipal or private plants, and the
building Of trunk line sewers and water
mains to connect with those Of the
District Of Columbia
Authority for the building of new
roads and highways in this territory
il another question of interest to
washinEtonians, as Is also the regula-
tion Of the public utilities, with Wash
ington as q source of supply.
Evening star., 1918-01-01
To Stabilize Potato Industry.
PLATE PRINTERS ELECT.
John ]. Deviny of Civil Service As
sociation Heads Committee.

John J. Deviny, secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Civil Service EN-
ployes. was elected chairman of the
executive committee of Local No. 2,
Plate Printers Union, at a meeting
held Sunday at the Typographical Temple.
Other members Of the committee elected
are: Louis Nichols, James H Beck,
Daniel F. Quigley, George Herman. Ell
mer Jordan and P. J. Ryan, who Is a
member by virtue Of his position as
editor of the Plate Printer, the official
organ of the Plate Printers Union.
The officers were installed immedt-
ately after the election.