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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
Boy Scouts Plan to
 Have All Pedestrians
 ''Walk to the Right
Commissioners Indorse Plan of Scouts to Avoid Downtown Congestion
 During Coming Celebration

Boy Scouts are to line off Birmingham'o downtown sidewalks with red, white and blue paint in the effort to keep pedes- trians walking to the right to avoid cxH- sestion during the reception for returned soldiers. The matter was presented tc he city commission yesterday afternoon and referred to Commissioners Burruss and Taylor, who adopted the plan.
 X blue line two inches wide is to Fe placed in the center of the sidewalk. White arrows pointing to the right are to be placed at intervals of 20 feet At the corners walk to the right is to be painted in red letters. Scouts are to be stationed all along the line during the day of the celebration to keep the throngs 10 the right of the sidewalks. The only expense to the city is to be the cost CT the paint and brushes It was pointss out that the paint will remain to keep pedestrians to the right after the festivi- ties
 The section to be lined off iii Andes First, Second and Third avenues between Nineteenth and Twenty first streets, Twentieth street between First and FSeth avenues and Nineteenth street between First and Third avenues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
Col. and Mrs. Flippen Celebrate Tn cir
 Golden Wedding

Surrounded by their immediate fam fly and many friends, Mir and Mrs s. A. Flippen celebrated their "Golden Wedding" anniversary Monday night at their home in West End The occa- sion was most pleasant one and many congratulations were extended the happy couple who are entering the gloaming of 50 years of married bliss
 The six children of Mir. and Mrs. Flppen, three sons and three daugh- ters, many grandchildren, brother and several nephews and nieees were present, some of them coming from other states. Among the guests was Judge Garretson, who as a friend Of the family, gave the bride away at the altar 50 years ago.
 The many gifts presented attested the high esteem in which MT. and Mrs. Flippen are held by their many friends. music added to the pleasure of tn ccasion and refreshments were served.
 Every one of the guests joined in the wish that many more years of welded happiness might be the lot of the splendid couple and that they will be spared to the family and friends for sometime to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
GROCERS ID OPEN
 VICTORY MEETING 20O0 Delegates Expected at Annual Convention in
 New Orleans Today
By Associated Press


 New Orleans, May 6.--Two thou sand delegates are expected here to- morrow for the opening session of what has been termed the Victory Conveution'' of the Southern Wholesale Grocers association. accordong to an announcement made by officials of the organiza ton tonight
 three-day programme contains names of many prominent speakers throughout the country, headed by Sec retary of the Treasury Carter Class, who will deliver an address Thursday afternoon. Other speakers include William B. Colver chairman of the federal trade commission. who will be heard tomorrow; Senator oscar w Un- derwood. Alabama; J. H. McIaurin, Jacksonville. Fla, president of the as seciation; w. c. McConaughen vice president of the National Association of Wholesale Grocers, and Frank Ger Der, president of the National Gamers association
 Important subjects will include oues- tions arising from problems of the eco homie readjustment of the country's business, reconstruction, labor con0:- tions and food prices
 ConmentirG on food prices tonight, President McLaurin expressed the be- lief they will gradually come down
 But of necessity" he said "the process will be slow. We are now not only feeding our country, but a largo portion of Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07

17 men. All these are assigned to Camp Dix
 The Huron brought altogether S265 troops. including the 120th, 135th and 2e6th aero squadrons, totaling Il officers ana 43S men and scattered casuals.
 Maj. F. J. Cooper of Knoxville, Tenn, commander of the S19th machine gun bat talion, was in charge of the returning troops. The S19th, half of whom were New York drafted men, was cited several times for bravery It fought in the Ar gonne from last September 2e to Novem- ber 3 without cessation and suffered @ casualties.
 Private Alfred Simpson of Austin, Tex. member of Company c of the Sl9th. wore a n. $. C. and Croix de Guerre, won by attacking machine gun nests and capturing a number of Germans.
 Simpson. Q member of Company R. Hst machine gun battalion and formerly a Texas ranchman, is 6 feet inches tall lie was characterized by General Petain in a citation as ''one of the most cour- ageous men in the A. E. F. and of re- polling an attack although "hopelessly and tremendously outnumbered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
In Twenty Minutes Her Stomach Pains Were Based and After Two Weeks She Is Like 8 New Woman
Now Works Flower Bed
Prominent Alabama Lady Finds Great Relief From Backache, Pains in Her Side and Somach, by Talk ing Derco, the New Remedy

My husband shared his bottle of the new medicine Dreco with me. and in 2N minutes I was eased of d bad pain in my stomach writes Mrs. w. R. Morrison of Letohatchee, Ala. Both MT. and Mrs. Morrison and their sister are getting great results from this great herb medi- cine.
 T have been in bad health for long time, brought on, I'm sure, by an az gravated case of stomach trouble Seems that my food was doing me no good ct all. and I didn't get any strength from it. After eating I'd puff up with gas and cramps would strike me and I'd all most faint at times. I also had ach- ing pain in my side which extended around to my back. All of this 1 be- lieved came from stomach trouble and constipation which bothered me daily.
 My husband was doing so well by talk ing Dreco, also my sister, that I started taking it also. and after two weeks time I'm feeling better than I have in many n7Snths. The constipation is relieved, pain in my back all gone and I'm feeling so full of energy that I'm working flower bed-something I have not been able to do in long time.
 T almost forgot to say that Dreco has benefited my asthma very much
 StoYnach trouble is at the bottom of many aches and pains the average person has Get rid of stomach trouble ans watch the other things fade away. The new root and herb remedy, Dreco, has gained a wide reputation as being able to overcome stomach trouble in mans forms.
 Dr. Tharp the well known Dreco ex- pert, has headouarters at Jacobs Phar- macy to meet the local public and explain the merits of this great remedy. See him today. Dreco is also sold in Bessemer by the Fulton Drug company, in Fair field by Halls Pharmacy, in Wylam by the Central Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
DECORATIONS IN POCKET

He carried his decorations in his pock- ct and was reluctant even to show them
 Drafted, Simpson was assigned to the 350th infantry of the 90th division in April, 1918, and after going overseas was assigned to Company F, and sent to a machine gun training camp in Trance, after which he joined the S2lst.
 He fought at Chateau-Thierry and in the Argonne forest. where, in one en- agreement Company B went into an acton with 172 men and only 8 came out un- wounded
 On October II Simpson was assigned with seven men to a strategic point with orders to hold the enemy at all haz- ards Seven of his comrades were killed or wounded. and. despite a heavy ma chine gun fire maintained by the enemy Simpson, unaided, kept loading and fir ing his piece with such deadly precision that the attack was repulsed. With his machine gun tripod shot away the tAti Texan put the gun against his shoulder and continued to operate it from prone position on the ground.
 The degassing contingent was said to have been the first to put into success full operation overseas the resusciative treatment which saved the lives of thou sands of American soldiers, victims or German asphyxiating gases.
 Lieut. Harry T. Cummings, of Missis- sippi, in command of the hrst nopiie degassing unit. said it was placed in op- eration for the first time on September II with the field hospital of the 5zis-l ambulance section. He declared its lm- mediate success was ma2zed by the re- covery of 500 men of the S9th division, mustard gas victims, in the Toul sector.
 In the dega ssing ambulance, Lieutenant Cummings said,s the men were bathed Tn bicarbonate Of soda and their eyes were treated with the same solution. The clothing of the victims was then placed in a machine where the gas fumes wetE neutralized if not entirely expelled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
K|AO-CHAU DISPUTE . S|F TED BY G0TO IN NEW YORK SPEECH
Noted Japanese Declares His Country Firmly De- termined to Deliver Ter
 ritory to China
By Associated Pres.

| New York, May 6.-Prefacing an dd
 dress before the Japanese society here
 tonight with the declaration that te | was a private citizen and did not 1 speak fin behalf of the Japanese gov
 ernment," Baron Shimpei Goto, formet {, foreign minister of Japan, character l ized the Kiao- Chau Shantung situa- 1 ton as mot to be viewed in the same 1 light as the Plume question"
 l "Japan has never demanded perma- l nent occupa ton of the former German | territory of Kiao-C Chau,' he said "To | the contrary she has repeatedly pro- claimed to the world that she would re- i turn it to China after it was uncondi- l tionally given to her a the peace con- | ference.
 | "Ir the judgment of the Japanese government it was necessary for Japan | to establish an undisputed right over 1 the German territory before she was in a position to restore it to China. h returning Shantung to China, Japan s policy has been influenced by the fear that the Chinese government may not be ahle to keep the province; that it may be virtually mortgaged to a third power to the detriment not only of China but also of Japan In return ing Kiao-Chau to China. Japan will oUbtedly make it plain that she will never acouiesce in the cessation Of that territory to any third power or in arbitrary granting of concessions
 to fcreign nations in the province of
 Shantung I trust that satisfactory
 agreement will soon be made between
 China and Japan with a view to p"e- venting such an unfortunate develop ment.
 "rhe coming few years will furniahs golden opportunity for the Japanese
 government and people to translate iE-
 to deeds their professed and. believs
 sincere desire to be China's friend and
 well wishers Japan should follow the American example and waived ncr claim to the Boxer indemnity and ask
 Chine to use the fund for the same purpose as the A American fund had been
 used. to facilitate the educati of the youtl. of China,
 China must codify laws in conson-s ance with modern principles of juris-f prudence and organize courts efficient
 enough to win the confidence of for eigners. In this difficult undertakin~ upoE which China must soon embark
 Japan would consider if nrivilege to- be of some service to her. We wish to he the first nation to indorse Chinas desire to put an end to the negotiable though inevitable, institutions which has so long hurt not only the pride bat the interests of China.
 May we not hope that all the civ ilized nations and especially the gov ernment and people of America who have played a prominent part in the formati ton of the new world regime will co-operate with us in the execu- ton of the reform and rehabilitation which are most urgently needed in or der to prepare China for the restora. tion of complete sovereignty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
GERARD

Girard, May 6-(special )-The fourth sale of hogs from Pittsview, in the south side of this county. has just been made when five carloads consisting of 3S porkers. were sold to P M Metcalf of Hartford, the highest price being IS cents a pound net.
 This makes Il cars of hogs to hav1 been sold rom this little town this veal on the cooperative marketing plan. ant shows what can be done along this line when the farmers enter the business il earnest.
 The grading and weighing were dore by Demonstration Agent Turnipseed q Russell county and Assistant Mark vtilg Extension Agent Wells of Auburn. The farmers plan to sell cattle as well IS hogs another season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07

duration of the war and other men must be secured to take their place., said Lieutenant Commander J. E. Meredith, in charge of the Birmingham station. Secretary Daniels states that enlist ments all over the United States are low and we are going to make every eff fort to increase the number of recruits received at this office"
 A Harley Davidson war machine. which was used by the American ex- peditionary forces in France. has been sent to the local navy station to be used in publicity work N. J. Pauly, chief gunners mate. has been appointed to look after this phase of the work. He expects to make trips to the various parts of the state, putting up posters and distributing literature, in effort to increase enlistments in this branch of the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07

trucks and their importance The i'm portance of shipping by truck will be stressed.
 Promoters of the ship by truck day" have arranged for gala day. large and elaborate programme has been planned and is to be carried out at Woodrow Wilson park next Saturday. 1t has been announced that everything g is being held in readiness for the big day. Truck experts in large numbers will be on hand to demonstrate the trucks. An array of trucks will be placed all around the park and they will be demonstrated.
 Present indications point to big suc- cess for this ship by truck" day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
MANY SOUTHERNERS OF HE 82D DIVISION ARRIVE ON HURON
Six-Foot Texan Wears the D. s. C. and Croix de Guerre Won by Attack
 ing Hun Gun Nests
By A.sr.i,.eA Prn,.

New York, May 6.--Approximately 27oC drafted men of Georgia. Alabama and Florida arrived here today on the steam ship Huron from Bordeaux.
 These troops of the Sgd division com prised the So7th sanitary train, com plete; 8s officers and 792 men, S07th supply train complete, 15 officers and AT men: 5l9th machine gun battalion complete. ID officers and All men; 32Oth machine gun battalion complete. ? officers and 800 men; S21st machine gun battalion's Com pany E, one officer and 79 men: the di- visions medical supply unit, one officer and eight men; 317th mobile ordnance re. paif shop complete, two officers and $ men, and the divisions first and second mobile degassing units, one officer s-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07

A patent has been issued for Jn- cushion that resembles a cactus plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
100000 Mink Pelts
 Big Fur Offering
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 St. Louis. May 6.-One hundred thou sand mink belts constituted the largest offering on the international fur ex- change here today Prices at the morn ing session on mink ranged from g Otter for when manufactur fur riers Tredicted d strong demand this year, sold up to $50.50 a ret. This fur is Used for mems overpoat collars and trimmin., womens apparel The total lot of f % otter brought over s91 ,O00 Aovant es concerned were northern ot- ter 20 1T cent and southern otter 10 per cen,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07

Shipping by truck produces, for it be wasted is the keynote of the ex- ercises arranged by Truman Morris, chairman of the committee on arrange ments for the ship by truck day, Which will be held here Saturday, May 10.
 Senator John H. Bankhead will be here to deliver speech on good roads and the relation the truck holds to them J, Ellis Brown, city commissioners Jere Gwin, president of the Jefferson county board of revenue, and Wylie West of the Firestone Tire and Rubber company also will make speeches on automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
Connecticut to Have 8
 Round Boxing Bouts

Hartford, Conn, May GA boxing bill pervise boxing bouts in this state, was adopted by the lower house of the general assembly today. It would allow eight round contests with eight-ounce gloves. It had previously been adopted by the Senate and now goes to the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-07
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN FOR NAVY RECRUITS
 WILL BE LAUNCHED
More Men Needed for Navy Service, According to Secretary Daniels. War Machine at Local
 Station

An intensive campaign for recruits will be launched by the local United States navy station following the re- ceipt of message from Secretary Daniels stating that more recruits must be enlisted. Many of the men in the navy at present only volunteered for the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-22
Five Members OF
Big Airplane Crew
Are Burned To Death

Andover, england, April a.
Five members Of tho crew Of .
big Handley, Page air1,lane wore
burned to death today when the
machine Oaehed. TO the earth I'm
an accident At Neyhill near haa
Two others I'm the mAca,ane were
injured.
All the occupants o1 the ma.
chime Were army officers fnclud-
Ing a major, q captain and two
leutenAnts. an
The machine on starting
struck = telegraph pole. The un.
der cariage broke on and the
machine fell on the roof OF . hut
used for sleeping purposes. The
gasoline tank caught fire and the
machine burned 80 quickly that
1t was impossible to roach the
Imprisoned crew. A lieutenant
and sergeant managed to extxi.
cate themselves but Were burned
severely.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-22
Dissatisfaction With The Lalu That
! Requires Naturalization of Women
= OF Russia; Suspended in One Section

since been heard Of by the village
folk. p8 NJ
This, says the Gazeta, was done in
the name Of the naturalization Of
women.
Many other instances of the fan
tastic operation OF the law, not to
speak Of its inhumanities, are cited by
the Gazeta. Enthusiasts for national
ization, naturally all males, raid
whole villages, seize young girls and
demand proof that they are not over
1S. Az. this proof is dimcult to give
many Of the girls are carried on and
there have been suicides and murders
a. q result.
In the town OF Kovrov campaign
Without parallel since the Trojan war
was waged between the vengeful
relatives Of an abducted nationalixed
girl and her prosecutors.
In this town the Register Of na-
ttcnali1od women was opened on
Decsmber, l. but up to February 1,
fase, only tW0 women, both over 10
and neither Of whom Had ever been
married, registered themselves as
willing to aocops the Idrst husband the
state sent along
On the committees 70 revise the ma
itionaliSation decree Of to Aecommend
It, complete abre3at ation, sits Nine.
Vera Arka4ie2. asBolshevik who COM
nandedaa detachment Of women sol
Atae1 during the recent operations
AGAINST Admiral 0olchak's army 1t
Perm. shs iha0A bson tW1Oe vosn6sd.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-22

,Iondon, ;, April 1E.-(Correspond-
ence Of The Associated Press. )-Ths
law providing for the naturalization
Of women in northeast Russia. has
been suspended in one province fol-
lowing . popular outcTy according to
information reaching London from
etockholm: The commissary Of
Vladimir has by decree, appointed q
committee Of women who are to in
quire into the operations Of the law
pnd make Q report. His action has
been approved By the local soviet. :
The KfASn9yA 0ASetA publishes an
ioeount aof tho results ef natipnaliza-
tion. The system provides thht every,
girl on reaching the ,age OF Is, must
register. her name, in the bureau 81
tree love. after which she is COM
.pelled to select Z partner from among
men between ~ and 20 years old. Tho
. .hwslsd to lA1aentables snen&usSen, says
lhs S0ebeta, In Judicial Actions q to
,pewonal sanv3eAahl1fty. . !, 558s
A 4Gw days after thS aovtet's de-
oIgAs,s Nhich women voFy sgsnsrally
ignored, two men known To nobody in
HE tSMn. 'arrived, and setaed the two
daughters Of . '.wsll known nom
p9uf1eoise comradA'' DECLARING they
had chosen them a. wiyes ana that
he girls, without fufthsr SSrenony
must submit u they had not obos9ved
10 rsetstsation ruls. T.ve yass de-
DIdAd n favor Of the lnen Sll the
Iiris wsrs carried OF 4hv hays not
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-22
NAVAL AVIATORS ARE /.
!. HASTENING WORK TO 4
! FLY OVER ATLANTIC

New. York, April 22.-Naval sAvi-
alton officers at the Rockaway station
are taking advantage Of the excellent
weather and hutTying plans for the
navy's proposed transatlantic hight.
The giant seaplane N. ca was given
= short trial flight this morning, the
boat rising into the air after skiIhming
few hundred yards over the: surface
Of the water; circling around, handing
on the water and then repeating the
performance.- The result Of the tests
was not disclosed.
.'s. The. assembling Of the N. C.-3 ID
virtually completed and she probably
will receive her 6rst flight soon.. The
N. C.-1 which was, damaged BY the
gale several weeks ago, is being over
hauled and should be ready when the
start Is made. Parts .of the N. Ca
have been delivered to the Rockaway
station but it is considered doubtful
whether she will participate in the
overseas trip. - III
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-22
TEACHERS SHOULD
BE RE-ENGAGED,
SAYS CRABTREE

Chicago. April 22.-when the an
nual meeting of the National Educa-
ton association meets at Milwaukee,
Wis, June 29-July 5. J. w. Crabtree.
the secretary, will call for reports ITO
show how promptly educators who
enlisted In the army or! navy were re-
turned to their former positions when
they came back to civil life.
Mr.. Crabtree has sent q circular to
ali members urging that teachers
should be taken back into the teach
Ing corps and their names placed on
the payroll not as soon as q vacancy
occurs nor at the opening Of an
other school year but Immediately on
their return home"
AZ Where there D. delay. Mr.. Crabtree
aDerts that publicity and pressure
must be brought to bear. ssss