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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

That college girls will not hesitate b roll up their sleeves and turn wash erwomen if the occasion demands, is illustrated by the story of the Mount Holyoke College unit of the American Red Cross, now serving at the port of St. Nazaire, France Members of this unit, casting all dignity to the winds, worked for days-frosty winter days in the open over washtubs, and as a result salyaged a fire -b1ackened and primes soaked cargo of socks, bath robes, pajamas, hospital shirts, waists, women's and children's winter cloth ing and numerous other articles. The heroines of the story are Miss Grace Bacon and Miss Belle Meade.
 It happened that shortly before the unit arrived at St. Nazaire, a cargo of Red Cross hospital supplies and refu- gees garments had been landed there bearing the marks of terrible struG- gle with fire in the hold of the ves- sel. The cases were blaclSened and charred, their contents soaked with salt water and burned fragments of clothing, black and grimy, protruded through great holes. The task of res cuing as much of the priceless freight as possible devolved upon Miss. Harris head of the refugee work in the west ern zone.- The men offered the use of trucks and the work of salvage began.
 Empty school buildings, Vocated De- cause of ian epidemic, were requisitlon- ed, strong women were loaned by a foundry for the heavier work. a group of German prisoners were utilized and a wholesale washing and asserting of damaged wearing apparel very val uable lot of goods, continued for days. Twenty-three cases of garments were distributed among the civilian resi- dents who were willing to help salvage them.
 Imagine then, on a series of cold days white the young women, "a group of wash erwomen leaning over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Present Day club willy meet this morning at II o'clock with Mrs. r. C. Obear.
 The Sahala club meets with Mrs. katzenstine. 939 Twentieth street south. tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Areme chapter 1T3, Order Eastern Star, that was to have had spend the day party today at the home of Mrs. Mary McGowan, has postponed the party indefinitely on account of the Illness of Mrs. McGowan's daugh- ter.
 Mrs. J. D. Moore. Jr, will give her second talk on dietetics and hygiene this afternoon at o'clock in studio ,. Cable building. Mrs. Moore's subject will be standard Foods
 The Norwood Delphian Study circle will meet this morning at 10:S0 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ehrhart, 1112 Thirty-first street, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

more in out of the way places than in the towns. The< rumbr has gone forth here tonight that the canteen workers have been telegraphed for to go to Cob lenz tomorrow to go to a dance for the Prince of Wales. l wish I could go but l suppose we will be in our new home by then.
 ''WeN are not allowed to talk to the Germans except strictly on business ana not allow ed to eat in any hotel, only at the officers club. This is very nice town but I can't get over the strange feeling of being a conqueror in con quered city before peace is signed. 1 would give a great deal to know what IS really in the minds of the people. They treat us very nicely. in fact. in some in" stances in the stores they seem to fawn on us. I don't think the people know whether are English or Ameri- can and half of them think the Americans are here to protect them.'
 In the third letter received by Mir. ana Mrs. McCrossin from Miss McCrossin, dated January 12, Prum, Germany, she says: Have you been able to locate me on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
FOR TIGHTNESS
 IN THE CHEST
Thedford's Black Draught, Says Kentucky Lady, Is Excellent for Break
 ing Up a Cold

v Elgin, Ky.-Mrs. Albert Albright, who has lived here many years, says T use Black -Draught as laxative. It is splendid for breaking up colds. have used 1t for a bad cold and tightness in the chest. One cup of good warm tea made from Black Draught I found mt ost helpful It makes the liver act and gives almost instant relief.
 This spring my little daughter began having chills, the hard, shaking kind. After the chills her fever would rise and her head would ache. We are a good ways from the doctor. so I just began giving her good doses of Black Draught and it cured her. She is in good health, has a good color. and her appetite is all right. So of course we consider Black-Draught as unsurpassed for a family medicine"
 Don't wait until you have headac che, sick stomach, indigestion or other dis agreeable symptoms. but take an occa. sional dose of Black -Draught to help keep your system free from poison. your body in good health.
 Made from purely vegetable ingredi- ents, Black-Draught acts in a gentle. natural way and has no bad after effects. It may be safely taken by young and old.
 Try Thedford's Black-Drausht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
RED CROSS BULLETIN

tubs on the ground; German prisoners wheeling clothes in wheelbarrows from garden to courts and preaus, oth- CTS on ladders catching the clothes as tossed up to them and hanging them on lines 10 feet from the ground, and a swarm of merry school children. al-, ways present and always helpful, not only with the washing but with their French. for by speaking slowly and only occasionally laughing at our mis- takes they taught us a wash day vo- cabulary that will be more useful to us in our future work with refugees than our literary and philosophical one"
 At the end of the labor, there have been washed, dried and repacked for transportation all of the wooden things and heavy winter garments, including 00S- pairs of hand knitted socks, hum dreds of pairs of bed socks, 2115 warm hospital shirts, 304 woolen waists. $40 heavy serge shirts, 800 winter dresses, ,125 blanket bathrobes and 565 sets of pajamas, all of the last having to be matched out of g. great heap
 
 The city council of Montreal, Canada has passed an order to prevent strikes of all kinds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
RANDOM NOTES

Dr. Malcolm Bethea has returned to Birmin gham after receiving his honor- able discharge from the army and he and Mrs. Bethea. are spending few days with his parentss Mir. and Mrs. Sumter Bethea, before going to house keeping.
 Mrs. Murray Howard. who has spen. the past few days in the city as the guest of her brother, MT. John R. Hor- nady, and Mrs. .Hornady. left yester- day for Atlanta. MT. and Mrs. Howx ard have recently. gone to MontgomN cry from Atlanta to make their home, where he will assume the management of the Montgomery Times.
 Mir. and Mrs, l.. S. Selman have as their guests, Mir. Selmans brother, Dr. w. A Selman of Atlanta and MT. J. A. Alexander of staunton. Va.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sam Earle are sepnd- ing a few weeks in Florida,
 Mir and Mrs. Claud Gotten and chill dren are spending a few weeks in Florida
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Hiden are spending few days in Florida.
 Miss Elizabeth Wyman has returned from New York, where she spent the past few months
 Miss Margaret Ellbash of Selma is visiting friends in the city for few days. / Miss Ruby Bailey and Miss Kate Fur ner. who visited friends in the city, have returned to their home in Tusca- loosa.
 The many friends of Mrs. W. NJ Walmsley will regret to learn that she is ill at her apartment at Terrace Court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
News of Society and.
 Activities of W0mn@n|

I1f1HE many friends of Prof. Hudson
 Strode, of the University of Ala
 bama, who is now serving as d Young Mans Christian association secre- tary will be interested to learn that he is doing some fine work along those lines. A recent copy of the Gulfport Miss, Daily Herald contained notice of per fornance which he has arranged with only the officers appearing on the stage, which is as follows:
 So pleasing was the impression made upon those civilians who were able to to attend that the officers are being urged to repeat the performance at soms future date. It is very probable that this will be done and also that the show will be presented in New Orleans within, the next two weeks.
 For the first time in history naval officers entertained the enlisted men rn- der the direction of Hudson Strode, short . story writer, dramatic coach and Young Mems Christian association secretary. the officers of the Naval Training camp at Gulfport entertained the men by perform ing for them as vaudeville actors.
 Admiral and apprentice seaman, so- cial matron and sailors lasse shook their sides in uproars of laughter at the ne- gro comedy and dialect Representations while storms of applause, stamping and whistlng proclaimed the pleasure and approval of the audience of the one-a comedy and one-act drama, violin, voca, and ballet performance
 MIR. AND MRS. DUMONT RETURN The following from the Mobile Register will be read with much interest by the many friends of Mrs. DuMont, who will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
MORNING CONCERT AT
 HOWARD COLLEGE

Mrs Alfred H. Olive announces the following programme for the concert to be given at Howard college tomorrow morning at 1O:30 o'clock when a group of among the best musicians of the city will appear:
 Quartet--"Watchman, What of the Night?' (Shelley): Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Crowder, MT. Gillespy and MT Cole. , solo-"Beloved It Is Morn," (Aylward) {; Mrs. l.. B. Crowder.
 Solo-"Selections from Eileaud," Von Felitz): nIr. Owen Gillespy.
 Solo-"By the Waters of Minnetonka," I" Uieurance); Mrs. E. G. Chandler.
 Violin solo-"Romance," (Dedla); Mrs. John Turner
 Duo-Serenade, (Schubert); Mrs. Crowd CT and MT. dillespy
 Quartet-"Lord God Almighty" (Ver- dD; Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Crowder, Mr. Gillespy and MT. Leon Cole.
 Emile Levy, director and accompanist
 The public is cordially invited to be present and seated at 10:S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
THANKS FOR QUILTS

Mrs. Charles Denegre has, just re- ceived the following letter from Mrs. George Depegre of New orleans, who has charge of the government Belgium refugee york:
 My dear Mrs. Denegre:
 l received some quilts yesterday from Birmingham. 1 shall be sending g some cases soon direct from this port by a French ship. and they will go on their errand of mercy to bring com- fort and aid. Yours very sincerely,
 MRS. GEORqmsDENEGRE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
REQUEST TO KNITTERS Q

All knitters who are making socks for the Red Cross are requested to use any bits of colored wool they may have on hand to stripe their socks If a small amount of colored wool is used for this purpose, pair of socks can be made from one hank of wool.
 It is necessary to use every scrap of the gray wool sent to the chapter to complete it's allotment of socks, so ev- cry knitter who has even a small amount left over from the socks she has knitted is requested to return 1t to headnnarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
A GROUP MEETING

The Women's Missionary society of the Methodist church. south, Bessemer dis trict, will hold the third of series or group meeting this afternoon at Tarrant City at the home of Mrs. Springfield from to 4 o clock. All interested are invite1 and a special invitation is extended to the ministers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
NATIONAL w. C. T. U.
 PRESIDENT

Miss Annie A. Gordon, the national presiden. of the &N V. T. '. will arrive in this city on Saturday at noon and the Birmingham w. c. T. U. will entertain at an informal reception on Saturday af- ternoon from to 5 o'clock in her honor,
 All members of the association in the district are invited and any others in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
SEWING UNITS

All sewing units that still have mems shirts on hand are requested 10 finish and return them. if possible, to- morrow, as it is important to send them at once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

Among those who composed matinee party yesterday afternoon at the Jeffer- son were Mrs. Robley Munger. Mrs. Flu gene Munger, Mrs. Roy Knight. Mrs James Wilcox, Jr, Mrs. Mat Murphy. Mrs. Joseph Norman and Mrs. Margaret Mccormack Gillespie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
Only One "BnoMO QuINuNE,,

To get the genuine call for full name LAXATIVE PROMO QUtNINE Tablets. Took for signature oi F. w GROVE Cures Cold in One Day 30c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
RED CROSS NOTES
COLLEGE GIRLS WASH

There will be no meeting of the Ida Ramsey Red Cross unit today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
MATINEE PARTY

terested are invited to be present to mee; the distinguished visitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
DIR. CROTTY TO SPEAK

i Dr. Julia Crotty of the United States
 health service will speak today at Tenn 1 pie Emanu-El at o'clock under the aus pices of the council of Jewish women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

All members and their friends are in vited to attend Her subject will be: How To Tell Children of the Origin of Life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

The city council of Montreal, Canada has passed an order to prevent strikes of all kinds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

The many friends of Mrs w NJ Walmsley will regret to learn that she is i'll at her apartment at Terrace Court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06
MR AND MRS. DUMONT RETURN

The following from the Mobile Register will be read with much interest by the many friends of Mrs DuMont, who will
The labor world., 1919-11-15
STEEL STRIKERS GIVEN
AID BY Snip BUILDERS

"A donation Of $50 for the aid Of the
striking steel workers was votct. at
the regular meeting of Local ia, IN
ternational Brotherhood OF Boiler
makers and Iron Shipbuilders and
Helpers of America. at it's regular
meeting Monday night This action
was prompted by communica ton
from the Shipbuilders' international
union, informing the local of the con-
ditions in the strike zone and asking
assistance.
The communication stated that
newspaper reports to the effect that
! the men are returning to work are un-
true, and that the men are sticking
! and sorely in need of assistance. Com
missary depots for the relief of the
men are to be established and an
appeal has been sent to organized men
everywhere asking donations.
Local ia has witnessed a steady
exodus of men for months, due to the
! diminished activities in the Superior
shipyards. The old yard has closed
down fOr the season. and Whitney
Brothers are practically through with
their contracts.
Now the activity has virtually SIM
; mered down to the Globe yard, which
still employs LOO men. Conditions
are being stabilized and it is expected
that from now on the men will remain
| in Superior, as the demand for trans
fer cards has practically ceased.
At the meeting Monday night noni-
natoins were made for shop commit
tees and the elections will be held
! in the near future.
The labor world., 1919-11-15
0vercoats! 0vercoats!
Rest values at The Big Duluth.
RAILROAD MANAGERS
FRAME AGAINST PUBLIC

Continued from Page l)
private ownership, but they are so
incenscd with indignities which they
have suffered that they are ready to
take almost any desperate chance to
change conditions.
Excessive Tas!lks Imposed.
Conductors have been burdened
with a great deal of unnecessary cler-
ical work and have been unable to
Give proper attention to their more
important duties. When complaint is
made, blame is transferred to the
Governm cnt. il is the policy Of the
! managers to impose excessive tasks
upon certain classes Of employees and
encourage idlencss on the part Of
other classes. The effect of this deV-
ilish scheme has been to cause gen.
eral dissatisfaction and resentment.
Unable to differentiate between the
government and the private managers.
; they haVve accepted the situation as
! resulting from federal control, and
join in the Wall street chorus for an
early return of the roads.
On several western roads the en-
ployees frequently are short in their
! pay, and when they seek an adjust
ment they are told that the, govern
! ment does not permit the railroads to
employ sufficient help. Yet it is an
admitted fact that there are today
more employees on the rolls than
! ever BEFORE
The labor world., 1919-11-15
WORKERS POLITICAL
LEAGUE M0ST ACTIVE

Reports from organizers for the
Minnesota Working Peoples Non-Par-
tisan League show. increased interest
in the orga nization. One organizer
enrolled 125 new members within
week during a short tour. Dates have
been made for Is meetings in Wa
COMA, Arlington, Winthrop, Fairfax,
Franklin, Morton and other towns
along the western route of the Mime
apOlis & St. Louis railroad.
e. &. Hall, president of the Minne-
sofa State Federation of Labor, has
made arrangements for league speak,
ers to spend two weeks addressing
meetings in Hibbing, Evcleth Grand
Rapids Virginia and other iron range
towns.
Mr.. Hall reports wide interest
shown throughout the range district
i'll the new political movement. BY
the time the meetings now scheduled
are over practically all labor organi-
cations the range will be affiliated
with the league.
The labor world., 1919-11-15
LABOR Cannot.
HELPTEACHERS
Educators Must Learn Value Of
Organization and htti|iation,
Assembly Says.

| Superior teachers, who have been
conducting & campaign for puEl;: en-
| dorsenlert or their efforts to obtain =;
flat raise Of $500 per year in wages
were given an important lesser; in
anioH;sm at ihe meetings of. the Su
perior Trades and Labor Assembly
TUESDAY night. In communicable I
the Teachers club requested the moral
and material support of the labor
un;:,23, a support which they expected
20 s'e lying around waiting for them,
hccacse organized labor of the state
had on sev:r>:l occasions gone cr acc
! or; i, ;a>o: o. better pay for he cdu-
ca:;oia! forces CT the state.
~ the :nca;in2 Tuesday night theY
were confronted b; an obstacle which
vii! be insurmountable uncl, The
teachers themselves remove l.. Union
uie1 have worked with and aided the
,eacncrs showing them the wa? not
only 10 bc:.at economic condition, Eu.
/ to aain for themselves standing in
society cl::,mensurate with the nature
of thci:: work. 1t was generally UNDER
stood that they contemplated organ
:zing under the American Federation
OF Labor and shoulder their v>,Spunsi-
billties in the movement which alone
can better their conditions.
But they failed to make good. Ger
tain elements in the teaching forces
conceived the idea that they are
moulded of different clay than the
men and women who work both with
their brains and with their hands, and
Sc they are opposing an effective and
affiliated organization. This idea was
further emphasized at the annual con-
vention of the Wisconsin Teachers
association in Milwaukee a week ago,
when a resolution was adopted dis
couraging organization under the
American Federation of Labor, for the
reason that they are public and not
private employees.
The request caused a lively discus
SION in the assembly which finally went
on record to the effect that in prn-
clple union labor is in sympathy with
the teachers struggle for better eco
nomic and working conditions but that
in the present organized condition the
educational forces are outside of the
jurisdiction Of the assembly.
The assembly extended a cordial in
vitation to the teachers association to
join the labor movement in it's fight
for better economic conditions.
The labor world., 1919-11-15

The Federated Trades Assembly
meets Friday evening at Owls hail.
Business of the utmost Importance to
WOrkingmen will come before the
meeting and every delegate is urged
to be present.
The labor world., 1919-11-15
LozAR ROGERS, UNION
CARPENTER, SUMMONED

Lozar Rogers. age 40, of 212 South
Twenty avenue West, died Mon
day after one months illness. He
had been a resident of Duluth for II
years, was a carpenter by trade and
a member of the Duluth Carpenters
local. He was also a member of the
Woodmen Of the World, French camp;
member of the Independent Order of
f'oresters and belonged to the St. Jean
Baptiste society.
He is survived by his wife and seven
children, four daughters, Eugene.
Margaret, Janet and Germaine, and
three sons, Gerard, Albert and Louis
and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Rouleau, all
residing in Duluth.
The funeral was held Wednesday
at $3.50 a. m. from the residence and
at 9 a. IN. from st. Jean Baptiste
church, where a mass was said by
Rev. Onner Robillard. Burial was at
Calvary cemeterV
The labor world., 1919-11-15

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The labor world., 1919-11-15
-SUPERIOR-
CUMM|NS BILL
HELD VICIOUS
Trades and Labor Assembly
Urges Lawmakers 10 Fight It
and Support Sims Bill.

The Cummins bill designed to max!
it a crime for railroad employees tc
strike or take any steps to hampe;
train schedules, even if forced % suci1
step in order to obtain justice, was
severely scored by the Superior Trades
and Labor Assem- bly, at its 1rtcet:n e
! Tuesday night, when the assembly
went on record as considering. the
measure a most vicious piece II leg
islation. The secretary was instructed d
to write Senators Irvine L. J.enrOot
and Robert M. La Toilette and Con
gresham A. P. Nelson, urging them
to vigorously oppose the Cummi,ls bill
and to give the Sims bill, which en-
bodies the Plumb plan for public own
ership and operation of the railroads
their unqualified support.
In spirited debate, which preceded
the decision, a numberrof the 13 dele
gates present maintained chat the
enactment of the Cummins bill into
law would reduce the railroad workers
from employees to chattel of the cor
porations; that it would abrogate their
constitutional rights and deny them
the privileges of free American citi-
zenship.
It was contendcd that the conditions
of the railroad employees under the
Cummins law, if enacted would be-
come identical with those of the black
race before the passage Of Lincoln s
famous emancipation act.
At the meeting communication
was read informing the assembly that
the building trades of Flint, Mich, ia d
declared strike against the Dupont
Engineering company. This notice is
OF especial interest to Superior, as the
company has obtained a cOnside:a bl ,
number of men from that city, promis-
ing; high wages and good working
conditions.
The following trades are affected:
Bricklayers, carpenters, electricians
hosting engineers, lathers. plasterers,
plumbers, steamfitters painters. sheet
metal workers teamsters and cha uf-
feurs.
At the meeting the following dele
gates presented their credentials and
were duly obligated members Of the
assembly:
Local S43, International Association
Of Machinists, John Wehring.
Typogra phical union: O. H. Olson.
Local 1O0G, International Long
sloremcn's association: Charles
Weichman, Victor Fink X. F. Adams.
George Backstrom and J. A. Camp
bell.
Local ia, International Brother
hood Of Boilcrmakers and Iron Ship-
builders and Helpers of America: Joe
Deshane.
The labor world., 1919-11-15
0RPHEUM

Nat Nazarro Jr., assisted by the At
lantic Fleet Jazz band is the joint
headliner with Arnaut Brothers at
the Orpheum for the coming week,
starting Sunday afternoon.
Nat Navarro Jr. Is an artist and his
work is composed principally of dan>:-
ing and singing with here and there
a feat of unusual daring and ability;
he is assisted by the Atlantic Fleet
Jazz band. a syncopated orchestra
composed Of former Jackets.
Don't miss these big shows. Every
afternoon at 2:15 and every night at
Sis.
The labor world., 1919-11-15
Qyercoats! 0vercoats!
Best values at The Big Duluth.
COAL MEN OFFICERS
ORDER STRIKERS BACK
(COn tlnued from Page 1.

80, 1918, to Sept. 80, 1919, the average
earnings of the Iowa miners were
$3.50 a year. The period on which
this calculation is made contains one
month and eleven days Of war produce
ton, in which the rate of production
ran higher than now.
Top wages for miners during the
peak production year of war time
were $1,000 a year. This is the aver
age wage Of the Illinois miners during
the time when production was stimu-
lated by war demands. 1t is true some
men earned much more than this
average, but that only emphasizes the
fact that som earned much less. In
Iowa the average yearly earnings dur
ing the war time peaq was $780,"
The miners demand for a shorter
workday, said Mr.. Wallace. was made
lin order that the possible working
time mad be divided evenly through
out all districts and mincs."