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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24

Plant Juice. is designed to meet Just
such contingency: it acts directly on
The stomach, causing the food to di-
gsst perfectly, thereby relieving the
suffering Immediately, and if taken
a ,.Short time the results will be per-
nAnent.
testimonials from Birmingham peo-
|brk are received daily in substantiation
bfsthis statement, all breathing thank
fulness for the relief from illness OF
. otg standing. One of the latest is that
Pfs Mr.. William Parker, an old Bir-
bingham resident. who has lived at
No: S225 First avenue, East Lake, for
The past Is years, where he is known
Rs a man of veracity and standing.
Ie gave the following:
III have suffered from stomach and
kidney trouble for the past IL years.
| had indigestion and dyspepsia and
ny food fermented in my stomach and
Hid me no good. For the past four
nSnths I had lived on toast, milk and
fFRckers and was totally unable to
PAT any solid food, for my appetite was
boor and I suffered such pain in my
SPINACH. / became so bad that I was
fdEced to sleep in a rocking chair for
| Wp weeks. for I was too nervous and
restless to lie down. 1 had been told
nat | would never get well and was
BADLY discouraged over my condition.
chad tried all kinds of medicine,
Pvt they never helped me at all.
| Tread about Plant Juice, where it
FAs helping so many Birmingham peo-
PIE, that I decided to try it. 7 havc
peHn taking Plant Juice now for the
PAst two weeks and am able to sleep
| itfe; I eat any kind of food, espe-
Tally meat, which formerly I was not
hle to do, and do not have an ache
ti.pain now. I can recommend Plant
Uice to anyone
The Plant Juice Man is at Norton's
puug Store, corner Second avenue and
Twentieth street, in 3 Birmingham,
where he is daily meeting the local
YPlic and introducing and explaining
~ merits of Plant Juice. Free sam
lsas given.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
BAKER BRINGS NO
ARMY PLANS BEFORE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
War Department Head Tells
Congressman Ultimate
Victory Is Certain
in Europe

Washington, April 23.-No plans for
increasing the army beyonS its present
authorization, nor for raising the ages
in the draft limitations, were present.
cd by Secretary Baker today in his
first appearance before the House
military committee since his return
from Europe.
Mr.. Baker indicated that the war
department was not considering the
forces beyond present equipment for
transportation and supply, but added
that he might appear later with some
recommendations.
Every responsible officer of the al
lied armies. with whom he had been
in contact. the secretary told the con-
gressmen, had only one idea of the
outcome of the war, and that was n
complete victory of the allied arms.
An optimistic view of the situation
on the western front also was taken
to the cabinet meeting today by MIR.
Bakcu 1t was the first meeting he had
attended since his return and he gave
the cabinet some impressions of his
observations on the other side.
The coming reorganization of the
aircraft production machinery was dis
cussed in connection with the see
retary's comment ON conditions abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
Association of Music
Clubs Meets in Gadsden

Gadsden, April Especial. with
Mrs. Victor IT. Hanson of Birmingham,
president, in the chair. the third an
nual convention of the Alabama organ
ization of music clubs was opened at .
o'clock this afternoon at the headquar-
ters in the Printup hotel. The address
of welcome was given by Prof w. c.
Briggs for the city, and by Mrs.
Frances Finney Allen, vice president
of the Gadsden Music Study club. who
is acting in the place of Mrs Forney
Hughes. the president, who is i'll IN
Memphis. Response was made by Mrs
Hanson. Following the reception of re-
ports and the transaction of other bus
mess, a recital was given at o'clock
by Mrs. Lucille Harrington Dole of New
York on Child Lore of Many Lands"
The concert at the opera house to-
night was participated in by
Mrs. o. L. Stephenson, Madame
De Lewandowsky and Miss Edgell
Adams, with Mrs William Gus
sen and Mrs. Earl Lay as accompan-
lists The session tomorrow morning
will be devoted to business. In the aft
ernoon a patriotic meeting will be held
at the opera house, at which Mrs. John
S. Paden will preside. At night a con-
cert will be given by group of Mont
gomery artists.
Seven thousand soldiers, composing
the Fifty-seventh brigade, under com
mand of Gen. Charles C. Barber. are
encamped tonight at Glencoe, six miles
east of Gadsden They will arrive in
Gadsden about IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. and will go into camp at
Moragne park for two days Many so
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
TWO LEADING DISTRICTS

Official returns corroporateu WIN
the claim of the st. Louis district 10
have gone over the top of its quota
but the Minneapolis district commit
tee insisted that it had passed the
100 per cent mark yesterday, perhaps
earlier than the st. Louis district.
Both district committees were asked
to submit detailed reports showing the
time of their subscription re-
ports, to enable headquarters TO as
etain which is entitled to stand at
the head of the districts honor roll
Wisconsin was reported to have ex-
ceeded it's quota today and the city Oh
Milwaukee has over subscribed IL per
cent Detroit has a percentage or 49,
and Des Moines 40. Among the larger
cities that have obtained their quotas
today were Cedar Rapids, Ia; Adrian
and Huron, Mich.
Utah's claims of having gone over
the top have been officially recog-
nzed.
The Chicago district leads all sec
lions in honor flags actually awarded
with a total of 164S, but the Mime
apolis district reports that it viii
have demands for more than 5000. 9th
err districts have awarded flags as fol-
lows: Cleveland, $50; Kansas City, $40;
New York, $50; San Francisco, 545'
Boston, 413; and Philadelphia, 15l.
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GREAT OUTPOUR|NG
OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO LIBERTY BONDS
EXPECTED THIS WEEK
Question Now Is Not of
Raising Minimum, But
How Far Above
COMMITTEES WHICH
HAVE SECURED QUOTA
KEEPING AT WORK
Enthusiastic Messages Are
Coming in From All
Parts of Country as
to Results

Washington, April c3.-Messagcs
reaching the treasury tonight indicated
that in the remainder of the week
the country will witness the biggest
|outpouring of Liberty Loan pledges
seen since the nation went to war.
Months of preparation and the past
two weeks of campaigning now seem
to be bearing full fruit in the form
|of subscriptions and many reports TO
headquarters tonight predicted that
whole federal reserve districts. states
md cities would reach their minimum
|goals by the end of the week and
spend next week in gathering over
subscriptions.
The first evidence of the new phase was
|the announcement tonight that s167 IL, 900
|had been reported tonight, making the
total obtained in the entire country up to
the present s1657, $4,000, or So per cent
|of the s3,0oO0OO,000 minimum. This is
|the largest sum ever reported in one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The campaign to raise funds for owen
ton college in behalf of obtaining the
Southern university for Birmingham was
begun Monday night at the First Meth
odist church with DR.. George r.. Stuart
and J.. B. Cumming of Birmingham as
the speakers. Following the talks the
organization of workers was completed
with Mrs. w. B. Bridges general chair
man for the Greater Ensley district, with
the following committee chairmen: Ems
ley, J. H. Perkins and Robert E. Chad
wick; Ensley Highlands, ]. B. Stokes );
Pratt City, w. r. Mcclure; Wylam, J..
c. Nolan; Fairfield, DR.. c. N. Glasgow.
At meeting at the church last night a
report of first days work was given, the
amount subscribed being $1,000. A talk
was made by Mr.. Bridges, commencing
the workers for the excellent beginning.
At the close Of the meeting a luncheon
was served by Mrs. H. G. Russell. The
committee will meet each night this week
and make a daily report.
The programme of the Progressive
Study club was given at the conclusion
of the Red Cross work yesterday after
noon at the Ensley Highlands Presby-
CeT1dn CHuTCl. luc SuDJGCl W toO-
cial Conditions and responses to roll
call were names of prominent social
workers. Mrs. George Boyd talked on
THE Relation of Public Opinion to So
cial Betterment;'' paper on "Commun-
ity Problems-Parks and Fairgrounds"
was read by Mrs J. 7. Lowery, and a
discussion of MY Mamie Rose" (Owen
Kildare). was given by the members.
Mrs.
j. Adele, has entered the government
health department at Camp Mcclellan.
He accompanied his brother. Arthur
Adele, back to Admission Monday, he hav-
ing spent the weekend with his parents.
The latter is connected with the depart
ment of sanitation at the camp.
Karl w. Neece of the Si0th aerial squad
ron, stationed at Indianapolis. is the
guest of r. L. Neece and family on Oak
avenue.
Mrs Claude Orear is spending the week
in Sylacauga.
A Hoover cooking class will be con-
Quoted at the Ensley High school Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs. j.
G. Bryant instructing. Potato bread will
be made and all the housewives of the
community are invited to attend.
Members of Mary Echols chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will give a
linen shower for the Masonic home at
Blakemore hall. Fairview, Thursday aft
ernoon at 2:3O clock The chapter will
provide bed linens for the home. Friends
of the members are invited.
The full extent of the law was given
Luke Gillen, negro, in Ensley police court
Yesterday morning for violating code 544
of city ordinance. Gillen was found
guilty Of persuading negroes not to en-
list in the service of their country or
do anything to help the cause of the war.
He halls from Ashville, Ala. and the
source of his pro-German ideas was not
ascertained at the trial He was given
a fine of s1OO and $50 days in Jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
IRELAND OBSERVES
voorhees, DAY IN
PROTEST OF LAW

Dublin. April 2S.-Ireland's worthless
day, decided upon by the labor bodies
MS protest against conscription, is
proceeding today, according to sac
leaders, plans. The stoppagc of work
in Dublin was virtually complete. 1t
appears to be nobody's private interest
to oppose the demonstration. The rail-
ways did not attempt to operate. Tram
cars disappeared from the streets and
with rare exceptions there was no
means of transportation.
The newspapers failed to appear to-
day and none of the stores opened
their doors. The moving picture houses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24

day, and does not include a new report
from the Dallas district, which celebrated
holiday yesterday.
Enthusiastic messag es from all over the
country tonight told of house-to-house
canvassing by committees in the evening,
of street sales, of soliciting in Office
buildings, of comparison of SUBSCRIPTION
lists with city directories to ascertain
who had failed to buy and other inten-
sive methods intended to press everyone
to doing his utmost to finance the war.
Little of the "hurrah spirit of past
weeks was apparent in these messages,
they told rather of cool, systematic plans
for eombing communities for individ-
uals who are financially able to subscribe
but who have not done SO,
AT headquarters there was a tendency
to believe that by the end of the week
the total reported would be near 81
500, 000, 900, and that the $1,000, 10000 mark
would be reached early in the final week.
Fewer reports of COMMITTEES quitting work
in towns which have passed their goals
came in today, and several message told
specifically of the re-entrance of these
campaign workers into new oversubscrip-
ton campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
CHAIRMAN KLINCK
WANTS MEN FOR
ORDNANCE CORPS

]. H. Klinck. chairman off the Bir-
mingham section of the Alabama So
ciety of mechanical engineers, who has
engaged in securing men for the
ordnance department of the army,
stated there is great need of civilians
in this branch of the service.
An examination is necessary and the
appointments are made by the civil
service board. Infirmation and blanks
may be secured from the local service
examiner at the postofioe Among the
men needed are:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
Three Men Fatally Burned

Terre Haute Ind, April 23.-Three
men, fatally burned by an explosion
of gas today in the mine of the Deep
Vein Coal company, have been re-
moved. Searchers are unable to pese-
trate far owing to the accumulate
of smoke. and it may be several hours
before the fate of other men in the
mine is determined. The property loss
will not be heavy. but the mines pros
duction of coal will be halted several
days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
ITltimatum to Holland

London, April 2s-The German ulti-
matum to Holland. according to advices
received in London, demands the right
of transit not only for civilian supplies
and of sand and gravel through Holland,
but also for war materials. The privi-
lege Of transit is asked not only on the
Dutch canals, but also on the railways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
Annual Fellowship Sumner

The annual business meeting and fell
lowship supper of the First Unitarian
church will be held at the home OF
the pastor, DR.. Thomas P Byrnes.
1881 North Thirtieth street (Norwood)
tonight
Dinner will be served at Z o'clock.
Business meeting at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
Sabotage. Bill Signed

Washington, April 23.-President
Wilson today signed the sabotage bill.
carrying penalties of $4,000 and 30
years Imprisonment for destruction OF
war materials or interference with
war industries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
WAS TOLD WOULD
NEVER Be WELL
B Birmingham Man, Claims
That Plant Juice Has Now
y Restored Him to
II Health

Nearly every form of disease be-
gins in the stomach and this has been
proven in thousands of cases. 1t is the
h eglect of the first symptoms of
Rundown" system causing these trou-
bles. The new herbal stomach remedy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24

and saloons also remained closed.
In halls and other meeting places
people continued to sign anti-conscrip-
tion pledges.
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cial functions are being arranged for
the visitors. Dances will be given to-
morrow night, both for afficers and
for enlisted men, Features of their stay
here will be ball games at League
park.
Hon. Seaborn Wright of Rome, Ga,
will be one of the principal speakers
at the patriotic rally at the opera
house Friday night. Lieut. ]. d. Shar-
man also is expected as one of the
features of the meeting.
special meeting of the council late
this evening or tomorrow is being
discussed for the purpose of consider
irg an ordinance aimed at VACANCY
and lettering.
w. C. Pike, 70 years old, a Confed-
crate veteran, died yesterday at his
home at Hoke's Bluff. He was one of
the pioneers of Etowah county The
funeral was conducted at IL o'clock
this morning and burial was at Bethel
cemetery.
Gordon Daniel, 10 years old, a we'll
known young man of Alfalfa, died of
pneumonia at 6 o'clock this morning
at a local hospital. Burial will be at
Alfalfa at 1880 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
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All of Tennessee, with the exception
of Memphis has subscribed 100 per cent
of it's quota, and every effort is peins
made to bring Memphis over the marx.
Three hundred business men today began
an active campaign there.
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DISTRICT TOTALS

The following table shows the totals
reported up to the opening of business
today by federal reserve districts, with
the percentages of quotas subscribed:
cubeorinfinns Pet
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Let's show America what Birmingham can do

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to the
month
md mgu
IS
AIyOu % oanyo rmoneyt obyIb liberty
padnn eres;d do it now, today.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
RECORD CARGO OF
COTTON MAKES PORT

What Is said to have been the most
valuable cargo OF cotton ever handed
by a Mississippi river packet came into
Memphis Thursday on board the steam
er Princess, OF the Lee line,
It was 500. bales, valued at 800 900.
all shipped by Walter Driver, owner Of
8 600 acres OF fine land at OsCeola, ARK.
The cotton was consigned to the FG
Barton company, Of Memphis. and rs
now safely stored In the firms ware
house in South Memphis,
According to Barton, there has never
been such a valuable cargo OF cotton
handled on one trip by any river packet
in the recollection or the heydays Of
river traffic. MANY boats nave been
loaded with more bales Of cotton, but
zone OF the cargoes have been valued
at half the amount OF Driver s snip
ment,' said Barton,
a few days prior to loading the cot
ton a~telcgTam came to the f q, Bar
ton company asking that q steamer be
sent to Drivers plantation at ,osceoIa
for IAN accumulation Of cotton.
The Princess wns ready for an up
river trip and officers Of the Lee line
ordered her to make Drivers and pick
up the freight,
No member Of tho Barton Cotton
company or the Ice line had any Idea
the shipment consisted OF so macy
bales.
When all the cotton wal on board the
boat there was no room for anything
else, 40 she made port loaded with one
| mans cotton, which, say shippers, Is
another recOrd,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
To CONSIDER OATS
GRADES AT MEETING

on Thursday. Oct. 81. at 10 o'clock
q an, at the Merchants exchange. public
hearings on new grades for oats viii
begin before representatives Of the bu-
teau Of markets. department of agricul-
ture All persons inter ested are urged
to be present al the hearing, and each
VIII be given an opportunity TO Offer
suggestions or CritiAtge the tentative
grades which have been pt epared for
consideration.
The meeting here is one Of the three
held in the South, the other two being
at Oklahoma City and Atlanta. Ii is
expected that representatives from the
trade at Nashville, New Orleans and
other cities in the central part OF the
South will be present, Little Rock al
ready having advised that the board of
trade there will rave several here. The
local trade has a committee which is
preparing to speak for il. 1t now max
ing a study Of the tentative grades.
The desire Of the department. is that
not only dealers IN oats, but consumers
as well. he present and have a voice IN
the hearing. as under the new grades
to be formulated there will be Consid-
cradle change in methods of buying
and selling oats. Under the new sys-
tenn they will he sold on n grade basis
and each sale will carry an inspectors
certificate. This is designed to protect
ed important that all elements In tho
trade he considered In determining what
the grades are to be.
Leaflets giving full details Of the ten
tatiye grades have beeu prepared and
already distributed to the trade. but IL
is announced at the Memphis office Of
the federal grain supervisor, 403 Ex,
change building. that anybody wanting
a copy may obtain it free by applying
for il.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
MEXICANS ARE DULY
IMPRESSED WITH u. S.

Judge L. y, Nm, OF Sparta, Tenn,
member OF the Mexican boundary COM
mission and formerly chairman or the
Democratic state committee, spent u
few hours in Memphis Friday on his
way to Nashville from the Mexican
border, where he has been on official
business,
Judge Hin says that, IN his opinion,
ou troubles with Mexico are over. Ehe
trouble In the beginning, the Judge said,
was because the Mexlcans, as the Ger
mans, underestimatcd the strength Of
the United states,
During his work on the border he
made frequent visits into Mexico and
made the acquaintance Of many intelli-
gent Mexicans who assured him that
the revolutionary spirit Of Mexico Is
dormant aud that the great mass OF the
people are content now that they have
secured a democratic government.
Judge Hill has four sons In the army.
They are Capt, H. ~, Jr, and Lieut.,
Frank. both Of tho S0th division; Nal
colin. private In the hith infantry, all
In France, and Lieut.. Paul, stationed
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville,
Ky Judge Tin Ia much disturbed by a
cRbleRram received several days ago,
stating that Lieut.. Frank hin was Sc
verely wounded. This Is the only in
formation he has been able TO secure,
He is q member of Company G, tlTth
infantry. which comprises the old Third
Tennessee regiment. Frank was not a
member Of the national guard, hut re-
cctved his training in the first officers
training camp at Fort Oelethorpe and
was assigned to the regiment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
Total Subscription
For Liberty Bonds
Here $1,000, 900

Memphis and Shelby county SUB
scribed Sl2. 3OO,NOo to the fourth Liberty
loan, according to an announcement ny
" w. Mallory, chairman OF the county
Liberty loan organization. Chairman
Mallory added that there might ne a
slight addition to these figures, since
there are a few subscriptions that came
into banks of the county without an
initial cash payment attached. these
subscriptions will he\added to the tothl
when cash payments are made nus
amount. however. will be in~conseduential
and viii make but a slight cnanEe Ia the
total as announced Friday.
Memphis and Shelby county '
made another remarkable record, De.
clared S. Nj. Williamson, director, OF
sales for the loan organization. wv heni
II ls considered that the three principal
lines Of business IN the county were
practically at n standstIll, the figure
OF the quota exceptionally high and the
Influenza epidemic striking, at both
workers and subscribers, 1t is tpnly re-
markahle that the county rolled up an
oyersubscription Of $500, 900. E~mbargoes
have practically tied ny cotton and lum-
Der and congested conditions have GRIP
pled the cottonseed industry, but Mem
phis and Shelby county went over WIN
Il rush. Nothing better could he asked
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
CHARGE DAIRYMAN
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY

Charged with attempted bribery and
resisting an officer, T. J. Briggs, aged
daIryman, Vollentine avenue and May
street, has been arrested by Milk In
spector G. i. Hicks and docketed at
the police station. The alleged bribery
occurred at Gayoso ven and Main
street Thursday afternoon, according to
Hicks. .
4 sample Of milk from one Of Briggs
wagons showed 20 per cent under me
standard. according to Chemist Man
tel, and while Hicks, who takes sam
pies for the chemist, was in CONVERSE
ton with Briggs the latter Is said to
have offered to pay him 500 instead OF
a similar fine to the court.
Hicks also charges Briggs with maxi
ing an apparent move toward his peck.
ct during the argument, and when
Hicks went for his pistol Briggs told
him not to shoot. Briggs dairy has
been prosecuted several times recently
for selling milk below the standard. lie
made bond under the last charge with
the city court clerk.