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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
TWO MEN HELD IN CONNECTION WITH
 AK MURDER FREED
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New Orleans, March H-Joseph White
 and John B. Campbell, white men, ar
 rested at Raceland Prairies, La, several
 days ago in connection with the Cortmis
 lie ax murder at Gretna, a New Orleans
 suburb, last Sunday, were released late
 today after the police had put them
 through lengthy examination
 The attack on Charlie Cortmiglia and
 his family while they slept which re- suited in the killing of his two-yeaI old daughter and the serious wounding of his wife and self, remains mystery, police asserted tonight. Cortmiglia and wife are at a local hospital and have chance to recover, it is stated.
 Frank Jordano, 17-year-od Italian youth, was arrested by police here tonight ! following a statement, police say, Charlie i Cortmiglia and his wife made in a local hospital today to the effect that Jordano attacked the Cortmigia family last Sun day with an aX, resulting in the Hll1ne i of Mry Cortmiglia, 2 years old, and the l serious wounding of the child S parents. "Frank Jordano hit me- Cortmigha IS ! said to have told the authorities, when he gained consciousness for the first time since the tragedy. Mrs. Cortmiglia made
 the same accusation, the police declare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED


 Chattanooga, March 1.-The strike of railway clerks and truckmen the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway assumed q threatening phase here tonight, when it became known that a number of special officers had been commissioned and sent to Cravens yard in an effort to protect the men who had taken the places of strikers. Up to this time every person who has reported at these yards, where all trains are made up for both sections of the railroad. have been frightened away by machinists and switchmen sympathizers with the strlk- CTS.
 While all the places in the uptown of fees and freight depots have been filled by soldiers. sailors and women, no re- lief has been furnished by this fact be- cause of the situation at Cravens yard, which has become a barred zone" to men willing to take places of strikers. all being driven out. including call boys.
 Following news that an armed guard was to be dispatched to the Cravens yards tonight, it was reported that strike sympathizers were preparing to resent the coming of the special officers and the police were anticipating trouble. Clerks and truckmen on the Southern and Queen and Crescent railroads are meet ing tonight to take action on the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Police Searching for
 Man From Fl PasO" in
 Connection With Murder
By Associated Press

Covington. La, March b.-@Police authorities announced here tonight that they are searching this section for a man from Fl Paso, Tex" who, they believe, may know something Of the murder early today of Mrs. Edna Reeves, wife of shipbuilder, who was found in locked room in her home with her head mutilated from inc blows of a hammer. Mrs Reeves home formerly was in Las Vegas, N. Mp ac- cording to Reeves, who is being held in the parish jail here in connection with the killing.
 The El Paso man was known by his wife prior to their marraige in Las Vegas in the summer of 1917 \ Berti.- lon expert from New Orleans tonight examined finger prints found on a blood stained carpenters hammer, dis covered in the dead womans room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
EMERGENCY BOARD
 ORGANIZED To AID
 RETURNED FIGHTERS
Committee on Employment to Meet Situation Created by Curtailment Federal
 Employment Service
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Washington, March 14.-An emergency committee on employment for soldiers and sailors was organized here today by approval of the war and labor depart ments. The purpose is to meet the situa- tion created by the radical curtailment of the machinery of the federal employment service, made necessary by the failure of Congress to provide funds for the re- mainder of this fiscal year
 Support will be furnished by the con- mittee to the 200 branch bureaus for re- turning soldiers and sailors, now main tained by the war welfare organiza ton and local communities and in addition, efforts will be made to establish such bureaus in additional cities and towns through local financial aid. Cooperation of local interests also is expected to in- sure continuance of many of the 700 agencies of the federal employment ser vice ordered abandoned March p.
 Arthur Woods, special assistant to the Secretary of War in charge of employ ment of discharged soldiers, was ap- pointed chairman of the emergency com mittee. Other members are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the shipping board; Nathan A. Smyth of the labor department; G. l. Cristie, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; B. $. Cutler, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce; Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor, Elliot Goodwin, secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States $. P. Bush of the industrial board of the department of commerce; E. J. Ayers, chief clerk of the interior department; John w. Halowell of Boston, and Grosvenor B. C1arkson director of the council of national defense.
 Wherever possible the committee will supplement the work of the remaining oi ganiZation of the employment service, which will retain offices only in 56 inn portant industrial centers. Telegrams were sent today by the council of na- tional defense to all governors and the mayors of principal cities and charmen Of the state councils of national de- fense asking their cooperation in the work of the committee.
 A campaign for the stimulation of in- dustry, as a means of solving the unem- ployment problem, will be conducted and employers will be urged to use the avail able bureaus for listing their needs. Members of the committee believed that the work of finding employment for 100, 600 persons week, which has been in the hands of the employment service can be continued without interruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
NO FOOD FOR MOTHERS

Food conditions, however, reached a point where nursing mothers could not even norish themselves. Their breasts offered nothing for the little ones, and recent months show a heart rending in crease in infant mortality, particularly in large cities, whose milk supply has
 been reduced to the vanishing point owing to the absence of cattle fodder, the
 slaughter of milch cows and transporta-
 tion difficulties. Specialists on children
 report that the mortality has continued to grow steadily during the months since
 the armistice, children of older years
 being equally badly off.
 'Wc have no statistics later than 1917.
 For tat year the deaths of children of
 from l to years were 49 per cent high CT than in the last peace year-1913-and the deaths of children of from to 15 years 55 per cent higher. Unless imme- diate and adequate relief in the shape of food supplies comes, our rising genera tion is condemned either to death or to weakened maturity.
 'I cannot believe that the American people wish that, or that our aged peo- pie, on whom the food shortage and semi starvation fall with equal severity, should be swept away by death as is now I the case"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
NEGRO BURGLAR
 SHOT AND KILLED
While Attempting to Break Into House Will White Is
 Shot to Death

Will White, a negro about ? years of age. of 232l Avenue c, was shot and in- stantly killed by Ed Rose, white man residing at 1911 Avenue E, while the negro was alleged to have been attempt ing to break into the house about il o'clock last night.
 Rose told the officers who went to the scene of the killing that he heard noise on the back porch and arose from his bed and went to investigate When he had opened the door in the rear of the hall, he saw someone trying to break down the door to the kitchen, and fired five shots, two of which penetrated the breast of the supposed burglar, two went through his head. while the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
ALL ROAD CLERKS IN ATLANTA JOIN
 WALKOUT OF THOSE
 OF THE N. C. X ST. l..
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the national war labor board, will con- fer here tomorrow with representatives of the f500 striking employees of the public service railway company and the corporation to pave the way for A hearing which will be given at Wash ington Monday by the full board in an effort to settle the strike which has demoralized service on the traction lines of northern New Jersey for the past three days.
 There was sporadic rioting again to- day by strikers or strike sympathizers Three car crews were dragged into the street here and attempts were made to short-circuit wires.
 Cars were withdrawn at o'clock on all divisions that were in operation dur ing the day. They will be run out again with additional cars in the morning, the company announced.
 A few recently discharged soldiers and sailors applied for jobs as motor men and conductors when they heard that S9 day was offered.
 Jitneys continued the chief means Of tranSpor ation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Woman Seriously Cut
 as Result of Quarrel

Frances Rudolph, negro woman living at 2433 Avenue D. was slashed about the neck and shoulders with a knife and probably fatally injured by Eli Gray, negro man, at the home of the woman, early this morning. According to wit nesses the cutting the result of a quarrel of a frivolous nature that had been brewing between the two for some time. Before witnesses could interfere the man had drawn knife and cut the woman. He escaped. The woman was carried to the Hillman hospital in the police patrol, where she is reported to be in a critical condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Laughter Exciting Cooties

Lucldn SWlft klrtland in Leslie S.
 But that word cootie. Even to an ear untrained to the subtletes of soft allitera- tion, or to the value of those harsh hiss
 inss or chugging gutterals appreciated by
 the poets, there is a tang of sam Welers
 humor in the iteration of "cootie.
 There is freedom implied that one
 may laugh in Anglo Saxon naturalness,
 Perhaps the rousher world of the log,
 eng camps and the mining towns has
 laughed ere now, but to this new world
 m. S. f. q. there has now come a more
 equitable distribution of the literature ot
 anecdotes somewhat modified and trans
 mogritied upon occasion. 'ts true) created
 by unknown Mark Twains and unpub- lished Bret iartes. At most dignified dinner given in Paris to visitor from the American universities the white
 haired president of the club offered a welcome wrapped in a cootie story. A Scotsman was standing in a rifle rit, Suddenly he clapped his hand to his neck. throwing forward his head. An instant later Hun sniper's bullet sanT | through the air just over the bent head. l In his fingers Jock held the victim of his sudden grab. "Ah," he said. eying | the coote I've saved me life. Well, 1 canna gie ye the V. C. [ canna cen gie ye the D. O. $. But I can gie ye an honest welcome and hame for life, aid Jock, he replaced the cootie in his shirt.
 Arriving at the front one day, to visi. a certain fighting regiment the chaplaL called to me to come into his dugout Say" he announced in decidely tr
 umphal proclaim i've had my first
 coote. Got it sleeping in this German
 dugout. I've carefully wrapped it up and I'm mailing it home as a souvenir. Well
 l guess I'm a regular fellow now, eh.
 what?" He was far more proud, appa.-
 ently. of this alliance with the brother
 hood of sufferers tha- he was of his
 coloners praise for his having taken care
 of his men regardless Of any amount Of
 shel! fire through the thick of the ween 8
 sanguinary fighting.
 Perhaps because our army is so youth
 ful is the why of it that it takes any rigor or discomfort with some kind of Yankee joke. If you really wish to see the high spirits of the army-to appre- ciate the rollickng humor and the ever good-fellowship of the doughboys-turn up on some warm day when the sun is shining and great delousing machine together with it's wagon load of sup plies of clean underwear and clean cloth, ing, rolls into rest billet. The men have just come out of the lines. Porta-
 ble shower baths are rigged up which generously steam forth hot and cold water Soap is abundantly free. The ielousng squad can care for 1900 men day, which means theoretically that a month +
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
EFFECT LAMENTABLE

'"The Americans continued the min ister, do not realize the lamentable eff feet of this utterly inadequate and un- suitable diet upon our babes in arms and the aged, to say nothing of the population of more vigorous ages. I am unable to give you compelte statistics for Germany covering the present lamentable situation. but I have succeeded in getting for you figures showing the great increase in mortality among infants under year old for the last three months of 1918 in 20 of the largest cities of Germany. The deaths during this quarter amounted to 6142, as compared with 4176 in the preced-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
LAST PATIENT AT
 SHERIDAN HOSPITAL
 IS NOW DISCHARGED
By Associated Preu

Montgomery, March 14.-The last patient at Camp Sheridan base hospital was dis charged today, preliminary to the aoan ] donment of the hospital by the medtca officers, who are now engaged in mak- ing their arrangements to meet orders with regard to their future services.
 number of convalescents at the hos pital were sent to the hospital at Camp Gordon after receipt Of the abandonment order. while others were placed in local hospitals. Several officers have already received orders sending them to other cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
SEATTLE STRIKE RENEWED
 Pv Aesa

Seattle, Wash, March 14-Nearly 1000 Seattle shipyard workers who have re- turned to work since Tuesday, when the strike was called off, left their posts today because of dissatisfaction with the terms of reinstatement
 One of the chief causes of the new walk-out, the men said, was the fact that the bonus system was abolished when the men returned to work. Dis criminations also are alleged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
One Dead and Others
 Injured by Cyclone
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Wahoo, Neb March Hone person is known to be dead, several were in- jured and considerable property dam age was caused today by tornado in Sunders county, 45 miles north of Lin coln Wire communication with the devastated section is crippled,
 Mrs. Alvin Rockweller, wife of a farmer. was killed, crushed in the debris of the home. Her husband, with their baby in his arms, was found un- conscious in a cornfield, where he was carried by the wind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
S5, 100000 DAMAGE TO CROPS FROM RAIN
 IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Ry Asseelsted Prett

Ninmi. Fla, March It.-Damage estimated at between SJ.000,ooO and SC .oO0. .O0O was caused by heavy rains in Dadc and Broward coun- ties today which practically wiped out the entire winter tomato crop. At the Miami weather bureau eight inches Of rain had been recorded up to IO;I5 P. m.
 The rainfall shattered all local and state records. During the 2f hours ending at 1g;15 o'clock to- night eight and two-tenths inches fell. The precipitation between a;S0 and 10 o'clock was 2.25 inches. The business district of Miami was converted into ' lake and many floors and bascments of stores were flooded. The wood block pave ment unbuckicd and fIoated away.
 Sailors and soldiers stationed here were called to hail water out of placements and otherwise pre- vented damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

ing year. or an increase of Al per cent. Our medical experts attributed the in crease entirely to the inability of the mothers to nurse children on their scanty diet. or to keep them alive on the quart of milk of poor quality to which the milk ration of infants was reduced.
 This alraming increase in infant nor tality is a development of recent date. Infant mortality during the first three years of the war had even decreased as compared with peace years. This was due to the increasing tendency of moth CTS to nurse their children during the years of war privation. A slight improve ment was even registered for the whole year of 1918, but this was attributed only to the extremely cool summer, which kept down the usual summer mortality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
George Hodges Dead
By AssocmreJ P~.

Washington, March 14.-George Hodges of Chicago, widely known railroad man who directed the movement of troops in the United States for the railroad admin istration during the war, died here to- day from pneumonia Before the rail. roads were taken over by the government. he was a member of the old railroad war board and directed the movement of troops of the Mexican border in 1916. He also was chairman of the American rail road administration committee on rela- tons between the roads,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Owners of Hun Ships
 Object to Agreement
By Associated Press

Santiago, Chile March 14.-The own CTS of the German vessels in Chilean harbors, having been notified by the foreign minister that their vessels would be turned over to the United States under an agreement between Chile and the supreme allied council at Paris, asserted Chile had no right to give up the ships. The minister re- piled the government had fully decided to turn the ships over to the United States when demand was made for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Convicted of Counterfeiting


 Meridian, Mss. March I4.--Z. w. Irby of Wayne county, an aged white man. today was fined 5000 and sentenced to serve one day in jail for counterfeiting Irby confessed and was sentenced in the federal court here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

shot went wild. The officers turned the body over to negro undertakers. No ar rest was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

A cat has been in the habit Of sleep ing on a rubber mat under a dynamo in Cleyeland's power house. Somebody re- moved the mat and the cat slept on an iron plate. It didn't seem to hurt the cat, but her fur became so charged with electricity that ever since it has stood stiff on end like the britles of hair brush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Allison Vance Stewart Dead
 Rv Asxneiatra Prrya

Miami Fla. March l4.-Ailtson Vance stewart of Boston. well known as pub fisher and connected with the Christian Science movement died here today at the age of S years. He was born at McElvays Fort. Pa. and for tune was in the publishing business in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

only one child in every 10 in China zoe; to school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

Managers and owners of hiehclass hotels throughout the country are making THE LITERARY DIGEST necessary part of the equipment of their reading rooms The average family of guests in big hotel
 selecting the Digest as the favorte magazine shrewd judgment is exercised because THE LITERARY DIGEST all the magazines in one is real econo- my and being neither local nor sectional in its appeal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
WHERE MEN Do
NOT STRIKE

Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-The ma
tion-wide strike of steel workers
had little effect in Philadelphia to-
day.
Po.tsville. Pa. Sept 22.-The
Eastern Steel company, employing
about a thousand men, was not ar
fected by the strike order. All the
men reported for work as usual
Beaver, Pa. Sept. 22.-According
to reports the steel strike did not
greatly affect plants in Beaver
county.
Harrisburgh, Pa, Sept 22.-No
sign Of steel strike was apparent
anywhere in the Harrisburg dis
trict today.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept 22.-There
is no strike at the Minnesota Steel
company's plant here, according 10
officials of the company this morn
ing.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept 22.-Ev-
cry steel plant in the Birmingham
district was operating today. most
of them practically at full capacity.
Hammond, Ind, Sept. 22.-Alr
the steel plants in Hammond were
in operation apparently about as
usual this forenoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
PERSHING GIVES
TO WAR VICTIMS
BEFORE SAILING

Washington, Sept. 22.-General
Pershing's last days in France con-
tanned an incident which is dis
closed in a report Just reaching ma
tional headquarters of the American
Red Cross from Paris. II was a
gift of 94.625.40 francs, over $10,-
600, from General Pershing and the
officers of his staff to the Red Cross
TO be devoted to some deserving
work among the mothers and chill
Ldren of France who suffered in the
Asr.
Several weeks ago, it now is re-
vealed, a chaplain attached to Cen
eral Pershing's headquarters visit
ing American Red, Cross headquar-
ters in Paris, asked to be shown the
various phases of the work being
carried on. The check, bearing
Pershing's signature, was the re-
suit, reaching the Red Cross the
day the general bade farewell to
France. A letter accompanied the
donation stipulating that the money
be placed in the stars and Stripes
War Orphans fund" which assist
ed by the eRd Cross, has adopted"
thousands of French children
whose fathers were killed in bat
tie, insuring for them support and
the means of educating them
selves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
WHERE MEN ARE
ON STRIKE

Milwaukee, Sept. %. - Union
steel workers claim that the plant
of the Illinois Steel company here.
a subsidiary of the United States
Steel corporation, is closed down.
At 9:30 o'clock union officials
claimed that 1900 men were out,
Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 22-Union
leaders claimed that at least 15,-
900 steel workers are on strike this
morning and that plants of some
of the Independent mills were
closed. The 16 mills of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company. en-
ploying 5000 men, were complete
ly closed down. The Mckinney
Steel company also shut down. The
Bourne Fuller company plant,
employing $500 men, was reported
idle.
Youngstown, Ohio. Sept 22.-
Early reports from the various
steel mill centers this morning in
dicated that men had obeyed the
strike orders generally and that
practically all mills in the Ma
honing valley either were badly
crippled or may be forced to sus-
pend operation altogether
Steubenville, Ohio Sept. 22.-
Following the lead of the La Belle
Iron works Saturday evening, the
Mingo works and Steubenyille
blast furnaces of the Carnegie
Steel company, closed down tight
at midnight, Sunday.
Canton. Ohio Sept. 22.-Reports
from Canton Mills today are that
all plants. except the United Alloy,
are operating, although many
workmen are absent.
Johnstown. Pa, Sept. 22-Twelve
thousand iron and steel workers
are on strike in the Johnstown dis
trict, union officials estimated to-
day.
Buffalo. y. Y, Sept. 22.-Union
men claimed that 20 per cent of
the workmen in the plants of the
Lackawara Steel company. the
Brown Steel company, and
the Bonner Steel company, obeyed
the strike call today. No state
ment was forthcoming from the
companies.
Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22.-Many en-
ployes of the Illinois Steel com
pany plant here failed to go to
work today. ID. r. Matthias, super
announced that the mill
would operate as long as there
were men to work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
HEAD OF MORMON
CHURCH DENIES
LEAGUE OPPOSED

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 22.--
President Heber J. Grant of the
Mormon church today took issue
with statements made recently by
United States Senator Smoot OF
Utah to the effect that the book oi
Mormon is opposed to the League
of Nations.
The position of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
is that the standard works of the
church are not opposed to the
League of Nations" he said. Presi-
dent Grant announced that he has
signed a manifesto issued by For
mer President Taft, ex-Attorney
General Wickersham and other not
able figures asking for the i'm
mediate ratification of the peace
treaty and the covenant of the
League of Nations without amend
mentS