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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
MRS. ]. ). M'NEEL
 W0MAN'S LIBERTY
 LOAN CHAIRMAN
Succeeds Mrs. Jacobs as Head of State Committee to Handle the Fifth
 Liberty Loan

Mrs. John D. McNeel of Birmingham, who made a splendid record in Lib erty Loan and other war campaigns last year. has been appointed state chair man of the Woman's Fifth Liberty Loan committee, the appointment having been made and announced by Mrs. William G. McAdoo, chairman of the Women's Ma tional Liberty Loan organization
 Mrs McNeel has been very active in all war work during the past year ana the announcement of her appointment as state chairman was received by the other women workers of Birmingham with great satisfaction.
 Mrs McNeel announces that temporary state headquarters have been established in rooms 420-421 Jefferson County Bank building. She is now working on the selection of her committees and expects to be able to announce its personnel within q few days. She will have a state committee on publicity, speakers, equipment and other special work to as- sist her in carrying on the work.
 In the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign the women of Alabama sold about $lO,- CO., .0oO of bonds and Mrs. McNeel feels confident they will equal, if they do excel, that record in the fifth campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
COMMITTEE TO ASK
 FOR RESTORATION OF
 PRE-WAR SCHEDULES
Petition to Be Presented to Regional Director Asking Discrimination Against Birmingham Be
 Removed

The committee composed of repre- sentatives of the various retail busi- nesses held an interesting meeting yes- terday at noon in the Civic association cafe at which time a petition was pre- pared and will be presented to c. l.. Winchell, regional director of the Unit ed States railroad administration, ask ing for the restoration of the pre- war schedules on accommodation trains on the Louisville and Nashville rail- road north of Birmingham and on the Southern between Birmingham and Heflin.
 This committee will also ask that a through passenger train service on the Alabama Northern between Muscle Shoals and Birmingham be put on. Petitions will be circulated by the com mittee In the various businesses and manufacturing plant, and will be pre- sented in person to the regional direc- tor, and complaints will be made on all discriminations against Birming- ham. The committee is made up of the following: Thomas z. Tyler, chair man; E. B. Erwin, representing the Re- tail Merchants association; John De- ShaZo, representing the retail clothiers; {; T. J. Crittenden. the retail shoe men, and J. E. Maura, representing the sta- tioners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
ROUNTREE GOES TO TEXAS TO SPEAK
 BEFORE LEGISLATURE

Secretary J. A. Rountree of the United
 States Good Roads association, the Ala bama Good Roads association and the
 Bankhead National Highway association, leaves this morning for Austin, Texas. where he addresses the legislature of that state at noon next Wednesday. Follow ing the address he will hold confer ence with Governor Hobby, members of the state legislature and the state high way commission of Texas at which plans for the annual conventions of the Ma tional Good Roads association and the Bankhead National Highway associa- ton which will be held in April at Min eral Wells, Texas. will be formulated
 Representatives of the Chambers oi Commerce, automobile clubs. good roads associations and similar organizations of Texas, will attend the conference in Austin after which MT. Rountree will go to Fort Worth, Dallas, Mineral Wells and other Texas cities in the interest of the conventions and good roads While away he will establish headquar- ters in one of the Texas cities for the ! purpose of advertising the conventions and promoting attendance at them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

Rotary has some well known devo- tees of the beauty parlors, among them being Val Nesbitt, John Spar row, Solon Jacobs and Uncle Tom Reinie, but none of them have ever been able to show form with the old printers devil," J. G. -. Smith, who comes in under the classification of commercial stationery.
 Smitty is good looking, and you vii! have to admit it. He Is known as the male Venus of Rotary. and right welN does he bear the honor. He is bg enough to lick all corners, but gentle enough to talk regiment of men out of scrap. He has made a decided h.t in Rotary. he having succeeded the late beloved Bob Ewing, whom he also succeeded as head of Roberts S Son, down on Third avenue.
 Some say Val Nesbitt has him beat for handsome honers," said Clarence Lloyd, the Rote secretary, but l be- lieve the vote would be about fifty fifty if it even came to ballot. He is one of our most popular members. and he Is a worker"
 Now look at Jay GeGe. Honest now. you would never think that he had ever had great garbs of black prin-, ter's ink packed under his finger nails, would you? Well. he Is a printer. and that Is one of the first qualifications: you have got to be a "deviP' first J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
BALANCING THE
 BOOKS OF HEAVEN Free Lecture at Jefferson Theatre Preceded by
 Song Service

"The Judgement, or Balancing the Books of Heaven" will be the subject of a free lecture at the Jefferson thea tre tonight by Irwin M. Martin. This will be the fourth meeting held by Mir. Martin in this city, all of which have had a large attendance. In speaking of this lecture MT. Martin said:
 "Sin is not to continue forever The eye of a God of love will not always behold iniquity. Those books with theil records covering six milleniums must be balanced The inspired statement is, But the judgment shal sit. Bible prophecy lifts the veil and gives nor tai man a glimpse of what takes place in heaven when that great tribunal con- venes which shall hand down verdict for every man from which there shah be granted no appeal These facts should cause every individual to con- template that scene and make every needed preparation necessary for that time when he must meet the Great Judge face to face"
 The song service at 7:30 o'clock will be under the direction of MT. Burl Watts, and there will be solo by MT. G. H. Curtis of Nashville. Cartoonist G. $ Vreeland will paint a picture on the judgment while the audience IS assem- bling. MT. Martin will continue these free Sunday night lectures at the Jeff ferson theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
PREPARING PLANS . FOR HIGH SCHOOL IN SHADES-CAHAbA Will Be in Form of Memorial to Young Men From
 That Section in
 Service

County Architect D. O. Whilliden, Coun- ty Superintendent of Education pr. N. R. Baker, Dr. J. S. Thomas from the state university at Tuscaloosa, super visor of secondary education, supervising principle of the Shades Cahaba school district, Prof. J. w. Ellenburg and Will F. Franke who promoted the new school visited the site Fridly and went into preliminaries leading to prepartion ot plans for the erection of the building. The site was purchased Wednesday,
 It is proposed to build a high school in the heart of Shades valley to be on serve the high school interests of the people living in the east end of the county from Irondale to below Oxmoor and from the city limits to Cahaba river or the Shelby county line.
 Mir. Franke, with the assistance of Prof. Ellenburg and the cooperation of the local school trustees, formed high school district composed of 12 or 13 community and the district is called the Shades-Cahaba School district After the district was formed a campaign was waged to vote the additional 3-mill dis trict tax for a period of five years and overwhelmingly carried. This provided the funds with which the school is to be erected. There are more than 160O children in the elementary grades in this district.
 At a suggestion from MT. Franke the county board of education and the trus- tees from the district decided to erect the building as a monument to the dls- trict's soldier boys.
 More than 200 young men from Shades valley and Shades mountain went away to war Many of them have made the supreme sacrifice end for these the vari- ous departments of the school will be named.
 In Maj. Fred Acton, now stationed at Camp Mcclellan, this district boasts of having produced the youngest major in the United States army. Reared on Shades mountain and Cahaba river, when the trouble with Mexico came on he lett his fathers farm, volunteered in the am- bulance corps as private and went to the border. When war with Germany was declared he came home and was sent to Macon, Ga. Here he was recommended .o officers training school and went in training at Leon Springs, Texas. He was given 8 second lieutenants commits sion. In few months he was sent to Kentucky and commissioned first lieu tenant Wn1cn ne nelu only one uay WHei he was made captain. Last week he was commissioned major, and he is barely 22 years old.
 Another young major is Junius Walthal, brother to Hugh P. Walthal of Edge wood in Shades valley and among the other boys from this district are Capt. Arthur Mukel, Capt. Francis Borwn, Lieutenant Dabney, Lieut.. Allie Hale, Lester, Lieut.. Edwin Duke. Lieut. Hugn ester, Lieut.. Edwin Duke, ieut. Carl Jackson and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
w. s. s. Organization
 Complete, Excepting ,
 Bank Field Agent
Crowder Adopts Definite Programme to Be Followed Through
 out Year

With the exception of the appoint ment of field representative to work among the banks, State Director Arthur c. Crowder of the War Savings cam paign has his organization complete. He is exercising great care in the se- lection of a bank representative, reaeliz- ing that this is one of the most impor- tant positions he has had to fill.
 The conferences here the past week between Silas D. Davis, assistant to the governor of the sixth district reserve bank, and State Director Arthur c Crowder, and his assistants and field agents, resulted in adoption of a defin ite programme to be followed in the campaign. They now have definite objective toward which they will work throughout the campaign.
 One of the interesting features of the War Savings campaigns in Jefferson county is a joint debate between the schools at Docena and Winona, in whicl several prominent Birmingham and Ressemer men will be requested to act as judges. Miss Willimina Greene of the T. C. l. teaching corps, calling at state headquarters yesterday. told Mrs. R. F. Johnston, state chairman of the wom- cE's section, of the arrangements for the debate, whereupon Mrs. Johnsto, stated that the blue ribbon of the wom en's organization would be awarded to the winner Thrift will be the subject of the debate
 Mrs. Johnston yesterday announced the appointment of Miss Jennie May Rosser as chairman of the women'' cc mmittee in Jefferson county outside of Birmingham and Bessemer; also the appointment of Mrs. John Bishop O Rutherford as chairman of Russell county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
OFFICERS DESTROY ILLICIT STILLS AND
 QUANTITY OF WHISKY

{. lllApt . A L. A. Moorer and Horace Glass were arrested yesterday morning by Deputy Collectors Hampton and L. A. Ellison, Marshall Smith and Deputy Sherihs Smith and Moon of Shelby county charged with illicit distilling and were brought to Birmingham, where they were placed under $500 and 5000 bonds. respectively, by Kenneth Charl- ton, United States commissioner.
 The local officers left Birmingham about 3 o'clock yesterday morning for the wilds of Shelby county and succeed ed in locating four stills and destroy ing 5000 gallons of mash and large quantity of white lightning.
 Several weeks ago the government seized MT. Moorer's automobile in which it Is stated between 10 and 15 gallons of corn whisky was found. Both men were released on bond and will be given a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Charlton on February 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
ARCHITECTS TRY
 FOR PARIS PRIZE Winner to Receive $2500 for Best Solution of Architec-
 tural Problem

Society of Beaux Arts Architects O. New York city will award the Paris prize this year, amounting>to $25O0, for the best solution of an architectural problem Any American citizen under the age of 27 may compete
 Prize money is to be used for two and one-half years travels and study in Eu- rope.
 Competition will be held under the su- pervision of Eugene H. Knight, local architect, who has been appointed onu of the three supervisors for the state of Alabama
 The two preliminary competitions will be held simultaneously on February 22 and March 20, in every state in the union, the five winners in these com petitions will enter the final competition which will be held in New York city, the winner receiving the Paris prize and the four unsuccessful competitors s100 each.
 For further information apply to the ' local supervisor, 16O1-11 Empire build ing, Birmingham, Ala.
 This prize has not been awarded for the past four years on account of the war in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL
 HEADS ATTENDED
 FIRM ANNIVERSARY
James BOwrOn Reviews Iron Industry at Celebration of Matthew, Addy & Go.
 in Cincinnati

Birmingham was we'll represented at of the founding of the business of Mat thew Addy and company of Cincinnati N few days ago, and one of them, James Bowron, president of the Gulf States Steel company, made very interesting talk in which he reveiwed the development of the iron industry in the United States and particularly in Alabama and the south
 Among the Birmingham iron masters attending the banquet were James Bow ron. president of the Gulf States Steel company; J. w. Mcqueen, president, and l.. Sevier, vice president of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company; NJ. w. Bush, president of the Shelby Iron com pany; Frank II. Crockard, president of the Woodward Iron company and A. H. Woodward, chairman of the board of di- rectors of the Woodward Iron company.
 In reviewing the development of the iron industry since the foundation Of the Matthew Addy company, President James A. Green, referring to the Bir mingham district. said:
 Birmingham had not even been start ed. At that time it was a quiet planta- ton. where a southern gentleman of the 
 to feed his large household (and he had some 40 slaves), and the surplus that was left over was used in sending his chil- dren to France for their education or to New Orleans for an outing. The po- tentialities of Alabama were hidden in the womb of time.
 There were a few charcoal furnaces in Tennessee which made blooms; that is. when they made the iron they hammered it into kind of refined iron using water power for the purpose of running their hammers When the civil war came along the output of these scattered furnaces kept the Confederacy alive; but pig iron in the south before the war was over was worth almost it's weight in gold
 The Cincinnati Enquirer say of MT, Bowron and his speech;
 He, (Mr. Green), was followed by James Bowron, president of the Cur State Steel company, Birmingham Ala. Bowron is the Nestor of the iron business in America, but. in spite of the fact that he celebrated his sixtieth business anniversary in physique and spirit he is one of the youngest of men.
 His speech was review of the iron industry in the south. Mir. Bowron is an optiinist, and he predicts that the iron business, tremendous as were It's present achievements, was only at the threshold of it's development
 His eloquence, in making forecasts of wonderful possibilities of the iron business, was applauded enthusiastic ally"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Ciuic Association Would Commemorate Dead Heroes
 With Liberty Building
Special Committee Named, With T. J. Crittenden Chair man, to Consider Most Feasible Plan-Popular Subscription to Defray Half the Cost
 Is Thought of Favorably

To commemorate the living and the dead who were heroes In the great world war. from Jefferson county, the directors of the Civic association yes- terday went on record in a ringing res- olution in favor of erecting a Libetry building in Birmingham in which the names of all men in the service shall be engraved on its walls and in which the greatest of community gatherings will take place. The funds for such purpose will probably be raised in part by popu- lar subscription as a sort of thanks of fering, rather than solely by taxation. Preliminary consideration of the plans for the campaign will be under taken by special committee yesterday appointed by Judge William E. Fort president of the association, as follows; Thomas J. Crittenden, chairman; w. w Clayton, Judge Hugh A. Locke. c. H Ohme, William Piez, Senator F. S. White, Sr., H. Reeves Howell, Dr. c. B Glenn James Weatherly, Frank E. But Ter. Dr. P. B. Wells. H. H. Shell. J. H. Hard, David J. Davis, Joseph Beitman, Dr. H. A. Elkourie, J. A. Yates, G. R. Harsh and J. H. McCary.
 A rousing publicity campaign will be inaugurated at the outset which, be- sides the press, will include the person pel of the old four-minute organization, who will be reconstructed as a speakers corps under a national plan.
 It was the sense of the directors at yesterdays meeting that the old idea of a towering shaft or monument in com memorating the heroes of the war should be replaced by great com munity building or auditorium which would primarily perpetuate their mem ories but would at the same time serve enduring and useful purposes.
 The committee, if it follows the idea S prevailing with similar campaigns i' Kansas City and other points, would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
INDUSTRIAL "Y" AT STOCKHAM PIPE CO.
 TO BE INSTALLED
Company to Break Ground Immedi- ately for Building, Which Will
 Be Properly Equipped

The Stockham Pipe and Fittings com pany has recently moved into their new plant, which is one of the most com pIete in the south. This company has al- ways been interested in the welfare of their men, and at a meeting of the em- ployes of the company 1t. was unanimous ly agreed by the employees and the com pany to establish an Industrial Young Mems Christian association at this plant to serve the company and its employees.
 At this meeting the president of the company, W. H. Stockham, spoke of the friendly relationship existing among the men and the company, and of the company's effort to always provide a plant with modern equipment and every facility for the betterment of the men. He introduced Secretary Stallings of the Young Mems Christian association, who explained the object of the Welfare as- sociation and gave the men an oppor- unity to express their wishes relative to the establishment of branch of the Young Mems Christian association at the plant.
 The men voted unanmiously for a branch of the association, and the com pany will break ground immediately and begin the erection of a building. which will be equipped with every facility for the comfort and betterment of the men in this plant. J. Maury Candy has been secured as secretary of this branch and will begin his work immediately Mir Candy is well and favorably known in Birmingham, where he has lived all his life. MT. Candy holds several records In athletics, and has been for IS months one of the army secretaries of the Young Mems Christian association.
 Industries throughout the country arc calling for the Industrial Young Men CT ristian associtian. the demand lncreas- inc to such an extent as to require the international committee to add several supervisory secretaries to its staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Of BirminEham, Ala. Statement December 31, 1918 s ln L ! 4

Nement company
 Nope, he has as many friends among the barbers as Mercer Barnett has, but he has acquired the habit of wearin' lem long, and don't care at all for razors. for social purposes or the safe- 5 ty variety. and the best you can do for him in the tonsorial line is to shingle his hair and run the clippers over his face.
 Mister Kirk" as the boys all call "Jay Dee." is plumb good 'un. He is an Indian for fair, and though he has been in the wigwam for only few months, he is getting on to the war dances right niftily. He has mack of a taking sand and cement and lime and all. that kind of stuff and mixing it into oe'buildings that are making Bir- mingham. He is president of the Kirk patrick Sand and Cement company, as well as half dozen or so other worthy to be found cavorting around the golf course at one of the country clubs
 MT. Kirkpatrick has hankering for associating with young men, and one naturally would judge from that that he is young himself. He is one of the boys all the time, and one of the most noticeable things about him is his companionship with "J. D., Jr" who has just returned from the aviation E service of the United States army with tho rank of first lieutenant.
 A iKiwanians arc proud of their be- whiskered member, and he has only ono competitor in this line in the club. and he Is Horace Adams, who wears a perfectly well groomed vandye.- J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Miss Mary Jones Tells How Cuticura
 Healed letter

II had been troubled with letter for twelve months. It was in pirnples and my face was very badly dishgured. The skin was sore and red and my clothing would stick to my arms at nigh, so that l had to grease them. The breaking out itched and burned SO that could not rest, and it caused me to irritate the affected parts by scratching. Then used Cuticura. They afforded relief in twenty-four hours and used one cake of Cuticura Soap and box and half of Cuticura Oint- ment when l was healed" (Signed) Miss Mary Lizzie Jones. R. 5, Box 30, Buena Vista. Ga. Dec. 2, 1917.
 Use Cuticura Soap fof toilet pur- poses, assist ed, now and then, by touches of Cuticurs Ointment to
 soothe and heal any tendency to irri- tation, redness or roughness of the skin or scalp. By using these deli cate, fragrant, super creamy enollients for all toilet purposes you may pre- vent many skin and scalp troubles.
 sAnyls I.eA Hrss sy Msn. Addres post card: ''0uasusA, Dept. \, Destea" Sold everywhere. Sep 2Se Ointment 2 and 6oe- Talcun Sc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Kiwanians to Hear
 Dan Dimick Tuesday
Rotarian Will Address Club at Regu-
 lar Weekly Luncheon

Kiwanians are going to- hear Ro- tarian on Tuesday night, and he is no less parsonage than that 100 per cent citizen, Dan B. Dimick, who will tell the British army how the French army is licking them in this drive for the Armenians and Syrians. as we'll as the local charities.
 The intensity of the work the club members have been doing the past week, and the duties put upon the sec retary incident to the drive, his office having been the general headquarters and he having been acting adjutant of the allied armies, has made it possi- ble for him to prepare one of the unusual programmes for the luncheons. But there will be something doing if big Lew Salter and Jim Patterson have to start it, and Parson Barnwell has to stop it.
 There will be some surprises sprung at the meeting all right, and the usual Baby Bond will be donated as an att tendance prize. Charlie Terry of Terry, Millen & O., furnishing the Baby Bond.