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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
|@Get Your ButtonNow, Is
 Slogan Red Cross Driue For Remainder of Week
Every One Expected to Be Wearing Badge Honor Be- fore End of Week When Final Drive Will Be Staged Generals of Allied Armies to Hold
 Conference Today

Get your button now" will be the slogan of the Red Cross roll call dur ing the balance of this week and, ac- cording to Chairman J. D Kirkpatrick, everybody will be wearing 'em by Sat urday night Memberships already paid for and in sight aggregated 32,000 up to the time of closing the Tutwiler headquarters last night.
 Please ask everyone to get a but ton immediately for sooner or later they are going to join the Red Cross, and its best to subscribe now and avoid the rush. said Chairman Kirkpatrick. "On Saturday afternoon every member of the allied armies. male and female will get out on the streets of Birming- ham, Ensley and Bessemer and hail every passer who is not weariiig the 1919 badge of honor. commonly known as the Red Cross button"
 The work of 1500 soldiers of the all lied armies on the streets of this city during the final day of the big drive is expected to roll the total member ship above the work of 10000, which has been set as the goal in this cam paign. Before staging the final clean up Saturday afternoon the armies will gather for rousing trench lunch con" at the Tutwiler at 11:30 o'clock
 According to Chairman Kirkpatrick many novel stunts" and care -dispen- ing entertainments are in store for those who attend. Vaudeville, songs, speeches and other diversions are on tap and the lid will be lifted soon after the soup Is served. "Covers will be laid for a 100 per cent attendance and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
T. H. Aldrich Accepts
 Management of Ore
 Company at Gadsden
Will Move His Family to Gadsden and Assume His New Duties
 Immediately

Truman H. Aldrich of Birmingham, has
 been appointed general manager of the Jirama Ore company whose mines are S1ocated on the Louisville and Nashville
 railroad in Etowah county about 10 miles south of Attalla. and goes to Gadsden today to assume the duties of his new office. He expects to move his family to Gadsden at an early date, as his work will keep him in that vicinity the greater part of the time
 MT. Aldrich is one of the best informed 5men in the Birmingham district on coal land ores and mining, he having been en- Jagged in that line of work here for 40 Iyears.
 When came to Birmingham 40 years |ago," he said yesterday, 'the city Iboasted of it's 1900 population. have lseen it grow into the greatest industrial Ecenter in the south and one of the three Tor four cities south of the Ohio river having a population in excess of 100000" The Jirama Ore company owns valu- .able red ore mines in Etowah county |and ships it's product to furnaces at |Gadsden, Anniston, Birmingham and |cther places. It has been operating it's krnines about year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
PRACTICALLY EVERY SOLDIER FINDS JOB
 UPON HIS RETURN
U. s. Employment Agency Finds Industries Respon- sive to Requests for
 Work for Men

Through the cooperation of the local agency of the United States employment
 service and the heads of industrial cor porations in this district every soldier who has been discharged from the army and returned home, with perhaps half a dozen exceptions. has found a job imme- uiately he was ready to go to work. When it became unnecessary to secure labor for the industrial plants working on government contracts the energies Of the federal employment service were ai- verted to the returning soldiers with the view to placing them in suitable positions upon their arrival home.
 During the last two or three weeks the local office has placed on an average of 20 men day, said J. E. Watts, ex- aminer in charge of the agency at 20l2 First avenue, yesterday. These men have been placed with but little difficulty or delay. Nbut when the numbers increase, as they will as the demobilization of the army progresses, the work of securing jobs for all of the boys will be quite an undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

we expect the biggest meeting in the h.s- tory of the armies" said Gen. Joe Ros- enberger.
 Tomorrow at noon the generals of alt divisions will hold a brief conferences at the Tutwiler and map out plans Tor the remaining period of the campaigr Much optimism prevails at headquarters over the ready response of the outly- ing districts, whose reports are just beginning to come in
 Bessemer and Ensley workers have been especially active during the past two days and their receipts have ma terially boosted the memb ership total The industrial division is also bring ing in the iron men" daily and they declare that next Saturday will be busy one Tor them, as lots of pay rolls will be distributed on that day
 Gen. c. H. Ohme is putting lots of steam into the R. F. D. division and his army has made big strides since Christ mas. General Ohme was only recently promoted to his exalted position when General McLendon became i'll, but he has demonstrated his fitness to fill the shoes of his worthy predecessor.
 The Rainbow division is as usual di- recting its heavy attacks against the residential sections of the city, where over 10000 members have already signed up through it's efforts Gen (Mrs.3 w. D. Smith declares that her army will capture the business district Saturday afternoon and stop every man, woman and child who doesn't exhibit the little red button.
 Today it will be: Happy New Year, have you bought your Red Cross but ton?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Walter l.. Metcalf, one of the best known citizens of the county, passed away yesterday morning at the Johns had been for the past two weeks for treatment. MT. Metcalf has been suffer- ing for sometime from an affection of the head and has been operated on on several occasions He suffered greatly during the latter part of his illness. but he bore his affliction bravely and with resignation. His wife was at his bed side when the end came.
 MT. Metcalf came to Birmingham about 20 years ago when a mere lad, and rose to prominence in business circles. At the time of his death he was partner in the DuBose Iron Works Previously he had been manager for the Kentucky Livery company, and had been identi- fled with other business enterprises. Dur ing Sne--f McAdorys incumbency Mr. Metcalf was chief deputy.
 The deceased was active in Masonic circles and was past, master of Birming- ham fraternal lodge, was a member of the chapter, commandery and Shrine and other Masonic bodies. He was also a former commissioned officer in the Ala bama national guard
 MT. Metcalf was 42 years of age at the time of his death, and is survived by his widow, a brother, Louis Metcalf of Texas, and a half-brother, Phil Har- ris of Birmingham. The remains will be brought to Birmingham for inter ment, and while no funeral arrangements have been made 1t is probable that the Masonic fraternity will have charge of the funeral services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
NEW WAR STAMPS
 60 ON SALE TODAY. Crawford Johnson and J. w. DOnnelly Retire and Will
 Report Years Work

All records in the sale of Thrift Stamps were broken at the local post office yes- terday and three clerks were required to wait on the windows. At an early hour yesterday morning large crowds gathered to buy few Thrift Stamps and fill out their cards so they could exchange them TOT War Savings stamp, and long before noon the office was swamped
 The people were under the impression that the Thrift Stamps would not be re- deemed after yesterday according to E. R. Norman assistant postmaster, and were anxious to exchange them for War Saw ings Stamps
 There will be no change in Thrift Stamps for 1919 stated Mr. Norman. al- though the War Savings Stamps will be blue instead of green and cannot be placed on the same cards as the War Savings Stamps of 1918. The new stamps will be put on sale this morning at $412 and will increase in value one cent each month, maturing in 1924
 The War Savings Stamps campaign during 1919 will be under the direction of new heads in Alabama according to an announcement made at state head quarters yesterday. Crawford Johnson, state director during the past year and J. w. Donnelly, vice state director re- tire with the end of 1918. Mir. Crawford gave up his business connections during the past year to look after the War Saw ings Stamps cause as did MT. Donnelly.
 State Chairman J. J. Bowers of the merchants division with a corps of as- sistants will have charge of the office until MT. Johnston's and MT. Donnelly successors are appointed Both retiring officers are preparing statement of the work of the year, which will be made in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
CARS MUST BE SANITARY OR
 ARRESTS FOLLOW
Commission Takes Another Step for Better Car Serv- ice by Passing Health
 Ordinance

The city commission yesterday passed an ordinance, upon introduction by Com missioner of Public Utilities J. Ellis car company to allow to run on their line cars that have not had the floors walls and seats cleaned at least once each day; sprayed and mopped once each week with a disinfectant of standard quality and efficiency. and placed the matter of inspection and enforcement of the ordinance in the hands of the board of health with police power
 This ordinance will affect only the heads of the street railway system, in case of violation of its clauses. The ordinance follows;
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham, as folows:
 Section 1. That In order to protect the public health and prevent the spread it is hereby declared to be the duty of every person, firm or corporation oper- ating street railway cars for the carriage of passengers for hire in the city of Bir- mingham, or its police juridiction, to keep and maintain such cars in safe, comfortable and sanitary condition, ana to that end such persons, firms or cor porations are hereby required to comply with the following regulations:
 Section 2. The floor side walls and seats of each car shall be thoroughly cleaned. either by sweeping or otherwise, at least once each day.
 Section 3. Each car shall be sprayed or mopped at least once each week with a disinfectant of known and standard strength and efficiency so that every portion of the interior of the car will be thoroughly disinfected.
 "Section 4. It shall be the duty of the city health officer and of his deputies and assistants and the police officers of the city to inspect such street railway cars as often as may be necessary to re- quire the provisions of this ordinance to be enforced. and for that purpose the city health officer and his deputies ana a assistants and the police officers of the city shall at all reasonable times have access to such cars
 Section 5. Any person. firm or corpor- ation, or any executive head, officer, manager, agent or employe thereof, who shall violate any of the provisions or this ordinance shall be punished as pro vided by section 1216 of the code of Ala bama of 1907"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
SALVATION ARMY
 INDUSTRIAL HOME
 SELF-SUPPORTING
Captain Housdne Makes Report for Past Six Months-Men Sheltered
 Earn Bed and Board

Capt A. H. Housden of the Salvation Army Industrial home, 1518 Fifth avenue north, in his report for the work done at the above institution gives the fol- lowing figures for the last six months:
 Men in the home, 343; days of employ ment given, 205S; meals supplied, 72S3; beds supplied. 2311; Salvation meetings held, 35.
 The institution had been run on g self-supporting basis, not one cent cash donation having been received, and no man has been pauperised, everyone hav- ing worked for the benefits received and given every opportunity to live better life. Every corporation has been given by the city officials and other organiza- tions.
 Captain Housden thanks the people for their support in the past and makes g. special appeal for waste paper, old clothes at the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
ANOTHER WCT|M0F
 AUTO SPEEDERS
w. R. Johnson Seriously In- jured by Auto Driven by
 Unknown Party

W. R. Johnson. a mechanic, residing at 1903 Avenue c, was the victim of unknown automobile speeders last evening about 6 o'clock, when he was knocked down at tho corner of Ave nue and Twentieth street by an au tomobile and seriously injured. He was crossing the street when struck by the automobile, which, it is said, was oc- cupied by two white men, who never stopped to give aid to their victim. but speeded quickly away.
 The injured man was carried to the Hillman hospital in Loy's ambulance, where it is stated his skull is fractured and he is otherwise injured. While his injuries are very serious it is thought that he has chance of recovery.
 The police authorities were notified of the accident and it is understood have a substantial clue to the owner ship of the automobile and the arrest of the parties is expected to follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Rotary New Year
 Programme for Today
 An Elaborate Affair
New Members Announced-Testi- monial to Late Ed B. Crawford
 Published in Rotarygrams

A New Years meeting will be held by local Rotarians at their regular meeting today at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel and one of the most elaborate and interesting programmes ever presented at a meeting of the club has been arranged for this occasion. A special committee was appointed to pre- pare programme and they have been hard at work for the past few days getting things ready for the beginning Of the new year.
 The following have been elected mem- bers of the Rotary club and will be pres- ent today: Frank B. FowIkes of the Fowlkes-Se Insurance company; Pete M Smith of the Perry Supply company; E. M. Kflby of the Kilby Frog and Switch company; Alfred M. Shook of the Superior Manufacturing company and J. R. Rice of the Birmingham Coca Cola company.
 Secretary Clarence Lloyd requests all members to be present at the first meet ing of the year to establish a 100 per cent attendance record
 In the recent issue of Rotarygrams tho fellowship committee has the following to say of the late Edward B. Crawford:
 In the passing from our midst of Ro- tarian Edward B.. Crawford, the Rotary club has sustained a loss that is keen- ly felt. There was no more popular member than he, and we feel that it is due his memory that we record this tes- timonial as an expression of our regard
 He was always ready to answer any call made upon his time, and what ever he did was undertaken with a cheerful spirit, and an earnest desire to be use- fur to humanity and his country.
 He made many friends and held them. Every .lpember of the club had tender ande Affectionate regard for him. and wAs proud to class him as a friend.
 We will ever cherish his memory highly, and feel that his place in Rotary will be difficult to fill
 "FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE.
 sRntarY Cluh of Rirrr1i n nrba a m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
CHRISTMAS JOYS
 OF KIWANIANS WAS
 LUNCHEON FEATURE
Varied Pleasures Make Programme Very Interesting for Members.
 Splendid Attendance

The Kiwanis luncheon yesterday at the Tutwiler proved one of the most en- ioyable yet held, every member present being allowed to make a speech of one minute, telling just what made him hap piest Christmas
 The list of joys was varied and where one man touched upon home joy, his brother sitting next to him rang the bell with a humorous tale of what hap pened to him. For instance Col T. O.. Smith found his greatest pleasure in be- ing ridden about the house by his young grandson. whose father is in France. Parson Barnwell got most pleasure out of Christmas tree on Christmas Day at settlement house, where he played Santa Claus to some 30 children, and c. P. Loranz was happiest when he got to his office for a few hours Christmas afternoon after cooking and washing and scrubbing and nursing for four flu cases at his home for the three weeks, after he had recovered from the disease himself
 And of course one of the boys told about egg-nog and everybody knew he was fabricating or was very prosperous one, for with eggs at 90 cents dozen and the nog about 50 cents a tablespoon ful, his remarks brought forth suspi- cion, admiration and envy. Alex Walker said that he had no teeth this Christ mas to enjoy anything to eat, and that he had nothing to drink.
 The fun was fast and furious, and every member was delighted with the committee was named by President Mercer Barnett to draft reso- lutions upon the death of Kiwanian Robert Anderson, who died in St. Louis last week. The new officers and direc- tors were introduced and sat at the speakers table.
 Henry J. Porter, Jr., and Dr. N. R. Baker were introduced as new members and given a royal welcome by the large number of members present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
LOCAL RAILROAD
 MEN PROMOTED
Joseph Sims and J. P. Russell Made Foremen of Engines

Two local railroad men received mo- |tice yesterday of promotions which |their long and efficient service well |merited. The appointments take eff kect at once. ~
 Joseph Sims has been made foreman |bf engines on the Southern railway with Jurisdiction over the Southern kvom North Birmingham to Columbu Miss and the Northern Alabama line J. F. Russell is made road foreman
 bf engines of the Southern between
 Birmingham and Atlanta. the Birming-
 nam terminals and the Short Creek
 branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
The New Years Escapade of a Young Society Blade
By BOB M,DAvID

Being brief and rythmic chron- icle of the adventures of Birmins- ham tango fiend who, while lub- ricating for the New Years hop, encountered the clutches of the law.
 With all kinds of apologies to s'The Lady of the Lake.' and to ' Sir Walter. The "staR" at eve had drunk his i'll Where the moonshine danced In Henry's
 still,
 And deep his midniKht plans had made For New Year's ballroom escapade. Hut when the son. his ''beak" all red. Had aaillied forth some joy to spread The deep-mouthed blOodhounds'' heavy
 hay
 up tho great white way. JaiIward our hero was rudely borno To await the coming of . wiser morn.
 s(CollOquial.) Used In the early part of the seventeenth century. probably to designate purity" sauad.o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
INDUSTRIES RESPONSIVE

The industrial establishments are re- spending very generally to the requests of the employment service to make their needs known in the labor line. but mer- cantile firms have not indicated any de- sire to employ these men.
 T know the failure of the merchants to make use of our agency is not due to any disposition on their part to antago- nize us,' said Mir. Watts, but I assume it is because they do not understand just what we are doing. I know they are willing to employ discharged soldiers whenever possible. as some of them have already done, but they would be confer ring a favor on us if they would let us know what help and the kind they want. We are not getting anything out of it; neither the employer nor the applicant for job pays anything for the service. the government is maintaining the service for the benefit of the soldiers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
JUDGE MARTINS OPINION

would take the same course that the street railway service alleged violation cases had followed
 JUDGE MARTINS OPINION
 The opinion of Judge Martin, due to it's wide interest, is printed in full and follows:
 Taking up the question of the demur- rers first:
 The defendant filed 2S grounds of de- murrer to each of the If complaints, sep arately and severally. The majority of the grounds of demurrer alleged that the ordinance is void. in that, it is uncon- stitutional, discriminatory, violative of franchise right. ultra wires, etc, but principally that it is unreasonable.
 It has been repeatedly held that where the subject matter of an ordinance is within the police power of a municipal ity, and the ordinance is adopted by the proper legislative body in the municipal ity, the presumption is. until contrarily shown. that the ordinance is reasonable. and that the question of the unreason- ableness of an ordinance is a question of fact. and the burden of proof is upon those who attack it.
 Upon the face of the present ordinance it's unreasonableness is not demonstrated and, therefore, it would necessarily re- quire looking to the evidence to certain that question vel non.
 It has further been held that the over crowding of street cars with the troubles which naturally ensue, the providing for clean, sanitary and comfortable ears and the requiring of a reasonably efficient service. are matters that the city may properly regulate under the police power
 It was held in the case of People of the State of Michigan vs. Detroit United company. reported in 63 l.. A. R. page 746. which was an ordinance by the City of Detroit requiring all street cars to be equipped with air brakes, and the defendant company attacked the ordi- nance on the grounds that 1t was un- and confiscatory, Chief Justice Hooper rendering the opinion stated as follows:
 Many regulations are permissible, al
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Recorder Henry l.. Martin yesterday found MT. Pevear, who had been tried, as president of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, guilty in 10 of the IA counts for failure to provide adequate and satisfactory service on the lines of the street railway company. The fine assessed was sl0c in each count, and Hugh Morrow, attorney for the street railway company, assured the recorder that the necessary bond of s20o in each case would be made within the required time, when an appeal would be taken to higher court. MT. Pevear was not in the courtroom at the time of the rendering of the opinion.
 FOUR CASES DISMISSED
 In four Of the counts Judge Martin ruled that the street railway company had shown sufficient evidence as to war rant the dismissal of the cases, as the evidence was of such a nature as to place the blame on agencies over which the defendant company had no control.
 The four cases thrown out were those wherein the street railway president was arrested for failure to provide proper schedule on the Lakeview line, two cases; North Highlands, one case and the Fountain Heights line. one case.
 ARRESTED ON GAS SERVICE
 Yesterday afternoon President Pevear was served with a warrant sworn out by Commissioner of Public Utilities J. Ellis Brown, served by Detective Pitt man, charging violation of the city ordi- the number of British thermal units that the company must furnish to consumers. The warrant charged that the company had allowed the gas to go below $50 British thermal units, and for such an offense the ordi- nance provides for arrest upon the first while for anything between G50 and b75. the tests must show such low ering of the heating power of the gas for three consecutive days.
 stated that as this was the first arrest for the offense that he would await de- before he made any statement but that he was of the opinion that 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
New Year Masses at
 St. Paul's Church

In the Catholic church New Years day is celebrated as the feast of the Circumcision It is a day of obligation. when all the faithful are required to attend mass.
 At St. Paups there will be masses at 6, '. and 9 o'clock and at noon. The latter will be a missa solemnis coram sanctisso. After that mass the bene diction of the blessed sacrament will he eixen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
SOLDIER JOBS IMPORTANT

This work of finding work for the soldiers is Just as important as raising money for war purposes or for other war activities" continued MT. Watts. Unless the soldiers have something to do they will become restless and dis couraged, and an undesirable situation might result. They have been serving their country for small pay and very few of them return home with enough money to support them for any great length of time. They must have work and our people, industrial and commercial, should cooperate in the movement to place them in the best jobs available.