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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
WOMEN PREPARED
 ID BEGIN DRIVE All Counties, Mrs. McNeel States, Organized Except
 Lee and Colbert

Mrs. John D. AIcNeel, state chairman of the women's Victory Loan commit tee, stated yeste erday, that everything was in readiness for the opening of the campaign tomorrow. All but two counties-Lee and Colbert-are thor ough1y organized with committees al ready actively at work.
 Mrs McNeel received the following telegram from Mrs. w. G. McAdoo of the national committee yesterday:
 '"The women of the United States felt year ago that no price was too high for the winnings of the war. The gov- ernment of the United States is now asking us to help raise the $4,500 ,000,- 900 subscription that totals the Vic tory Loan. Can we do less than our best to pay the price of peace?"
 Mrs. Conrad H. Ohme, county chair man, reports Jefferson county well or ganized with AS district chairmen.
 Mrs. W. D. Smith, general of the Rainbow division, held a conference with the generals of her division yes terday on the mazZanine floor of the Jefferson County Bank building, al which final details of the campaign were discussed Field Marshal Tom O Smith of the allied armies. was pres ent and instructed the workers as tc the manner in which bonds should De sold.
 Mrs Smith announced that afternoon district teas would be held during this campaign instead of the general lunch con which featured other campaigns.
 Workers of the North Highlands Fountain Heights and Norwood dis tricts have been invited to a tea to- morrow afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. I. c. Beatty, 121s North Thirtieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
2 ARMORED TANKS COMING NEXT WEEK Will Assist Recruiting and Victory Loan Drives.
 36 to District
statement March [. 1ol
RESOURCES.

Two armored tanks will probably be sent to Birmingham next week by the government to be used in the drive for 50, 900 recruits, as well as in the Viv- tory Loan drive, according to Capt J. B. Bentley of the local army Recruit ing station.
 letter from Washington was re- ceived at the local station yesterday ats4ag that 36 tanks had been as- signed to theNSiXth federal reserve dis riot and the recruiting officers are 7aakiHg every effort to have a& least s~c sonle to Birmingham
 H4 tuits were sent to Fork Ogle- thorpe yesterday by the local btation and they will then be transferred to a train camp. The men being accepted yesterday were: Robert T. WDgglns, Haleyville; Hansel T. Wheeler Bir- mingham; Tom P. Segear, Girard Fion- zell D. Wilson, Girard, and Herrlan L.. Halbert Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20

state, and it is not likely they can he reached in time for an acceptance of the invitation mailed to them. The commit tee is seeking the presence of other note { speakers.
 Another former "buck private who re gently returned from France without al arm as a tribute to Boche activities at Chateau Thierry was pleased with the an- nouncement of ladies included in the as sociation of World War Veterans. This private James H. Elliott, is already do-
 ing great work among the returned serv- ice men by providing them with cots to sleep on when some are caught in tn. city overnight
 All of my folks fought the war with me" said Private Elliott. They, sui, fered just as much if not more in worry at what was happening to me. l am gla% they are included in the invitation to the meeting Tuesday night. And l am more than pleased at having the nurses as members for they did noble work al along the line In fact. whole bunch oi them were decorated by the allied gov ernments for their gallant conduct Nnder fire
 As far as I can see. there Is only one wN to get along with thls orSadlza- ton, and that is for everyone to get be" hind it and push Let's push the same way we did at Beleau wood when If we hadn't held the line the Boche had clear road to Paris If that had happened last July it's quite likely we wouldn't D. ouibbIing in Paris today on whether we feed the Kaiser to the sharks or merely condemn him to live with his sonI the Crown Quince. the rest of his miseraole days. We were together at Belleac woods, let's get together now Let there be no skulking. no ducking in shellhoies' Let's register and make this the strongest organization in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20

The city administration is bending cV- cry effort to make the bathing at East Lake park the city's municipal resort, the finest bathing beach in any inland town of the south Having decided to bring this about, the city, through its park manager, Hugh Hill, has spared no expense in equir'ing the beach and the bathing pool with all the convenienceS and water sport devices on the market.
 MT. Hill stated Saturday afternoon that he was making plans for the formal opening May 1. He stated that the new buildings and improvements were rapidly nearing completion and that by the end of the week the painters will have given the entire park new coat of paint.
 "The bathing beach will catch Bir- mingham's eye" said MT Hill Saturday afternoon. "Trainloads of beach gravel have been placed on the bed of the lake to eliminate the mud evil, the beach has been put in tp-top order, hundreds of new lockers have been installed in the mammoth bath house, and number of sport devices and slides have been placed in the bathing pool to furnish amusement and diversion for the patronage this sum- mer.
 Bob Tyson, head of the Tyson Amuse ment company, will have charge of the bathing concession this summer. Back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
J. Gregory Johnson Is General Manager of
 -WOffOrd Oil Company

J. Gregory Johnson, who has just been elected vice president and general man ager of the Wofford Oil company, is ohe of the best known and most successful oil men in the south. He has been in that business for 15 years, F years as mana ger of the Gulf Refining company, and three years with the Standard oil corn pany.
 He and c. T. Wofford. the president, form a team that is hard to beat Mr Wofford has been in the business 20 years. and since establishing his business here has built up trade that made the recent expansion necessary. Their proa- ucts, woco pep and woro lubricating oils, made in Birmingham, are shipped to all parts of the south.
 MT. Johnson is also active in all civic matters. He issa member of the Civilians, the Rotary club and the Southern club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
ACES" OUT OF FRANCE
 COMPRISE THE FLEET

In the fleet will be some of the greatest airmen who engaged in battle in France during the war, among them five aces, each of whom has five or more vanquished enemy planes to his credit.
 They will be over Birmingham from 30 to 2:15, then go to Bessemer and Ensley, where similar performances will be given for the entertainment Of the people of those communities.
 The circus fleet in command of Maj. Henry J. F. Miller, will arrive in the city early this morning, and after short rest and breakfast will go to the fairgrounds to get their machines in readiness for the flights.
 The circus fleet will be joined by five planes, which came up from Wright field, Montgomery, on army recruiting service Three of these will return to Montgomery tomorrow, the other two remaining over to make flights in the interest of the campaign during the week. The two machines remaining will be in charge of Lieutenants Nall and Steel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
SALVATION ARMY
 LEADER 10 SPEAK
 AT STRAND THEATRE

GnioHsi f@is avill of the social de- zs.E t.l.ant of the Salvation Army Of the United States, with headquarters all New York city, will be the speaker at the Y. M. c. A. meeting at the Strand theatre Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Mrs Bovill is here with the local Salvation Army in the interest of the work amonk the women and girls of this organization. and will make a number of add resses while here. The Y M. c. A. considers it. self fortunate to have the privilege of cooperating with this most splendid or. gaEization, and to be privileged to hear this most interesting address
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
THIRTY EIGHT BATTLE PLANES TO
 SIGNAL OPENING OF LOAN DRIVE
AviatOrs Include Aces With German Victims to Their Credit-Flyers to Speak Tonight-Patriotic Rally in Afternoon

The greatest aerial fleet that has ever come to Birmingham will give a circus exhibition over the city this afternoon as a starter for the. Victory Liber- ty Loan. There will be 3S planes in the fleet.
 Climbing into the air from the State Fair grounds at 1;3o this afternoon they will circle over the city, executing some of the mar velous stunts for which airmen have become famous, will engage in combat, dive, spin. Ioop-the-loop and perform other "thrillers" pos SibIe only to experfs,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
Hammond Visits Factory

D. R. Hammond. with the Southern Equipment company, distributors for the Cleveland tractors, left Birming- ham yesterday to visit the factory at Cleveland He will try to get larger allotments for tractor shipments to supply the big demand that is expect ed within the next few months. The recent Cleveland tractor demonstration that was conducted at the fairgrounds has created much interest among the farmers of the state. who indorse the Cleveland tractor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
WILKINSON TO SELL
 KEYSTONE TIRES
Will Represent Large Firm in Jeffer-
 son County as Distributor

C. L. Wilkerson of 517 South Twentieth street, has just been ap- pointed distributor for the Keystone tires and will begin to get automobile owners more familiar with the hish quality of these popular tires. Mr. Wilkerson is well known among hun dreds of automobile owners of Bir- mingna being esta blished in his pres ent location for years and conducting first-class vulcanizing business in connection. Large shipments of tires have been received and many auto owners have been pleased to know that they can buy Keystones in Brming- ham now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
BURNETT TO SPEAK UNDER AUSPICES OF
 LOCAL JUNIOR ORDER

Con gressman John L. Burnett, who for number of years has been chair man of the congressional committee on immi grafton, will make public ad- dress on the immigration question at Starr Piano company's hall on Third avenue Monday night at o'clock
 Mir. Burnett comes under the aus pices of Birmingham Council No. 21, Junior Order United American Me- chanics and invitation is givon every man and woman interested in the sub ject to hear him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
Two "Dry" Sermons

Dr. Madsion Swadener and Dr. George w. Young will deliver lectures in Bir- mir gham today on the subject of enforce ing the prohibition laws. These are part of the series of lectures that are now being delivered in all parts of the state by number of prominent prohibition advocates.
 Dr. Swadener will deliver his lecture at the Methodist Protestant church at Il o clock this morning and Dr. Young will be at the East Birmingham Baptist church at II o'clock and at the Twenty Seventh Street Baptist church at 7:4S o'clock this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
GENERAL SIBERT STAR
 ATTRACTION WEDNESDAY

"The county organization is com plete and full of enthusiasm" said Chairman John L. Raul. The pros poets are bright for a successful cam paign. Short time notes will be of fered with the same guartantees given the Liberty Bonds. and with higher rate of interest. They will mature in four years and should be popular as savings for the people"
 Mai Gen. William L. Sibert will speak at the Jefferson theatre Wednes- day night in the interest of the cam naign. He will have with him 100 slides and 1000 feet of moving pictures with which to illustrate his talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
JUBILEE SINGERS
 AT ENSLEY CHURCH

The Sixteenth street Zion Jubilee singers will go to Ensley Tuesday night, April 22, to render a musicale to thee Ensley people at. the Eighteenth Street c. NJ. E. church, There will be an address by Rev. W. A. Tut. pastor of Pratt City Baptist church. and pres ident of the Negro Betterment asso- citation. on the subject Some Laws of Race Development" John Suttles of Ensley will urge fifth Liberty Loan subscriptions by the negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20

ing used in connection with the illicit manufacture and traffic in liquors, even if without knowledge of owners, is subject to the confiscatory la WIS of the state.
 Friday afternoon, in support of the effort of the state to confiscate an automobile in which liquor was found, the liquor being there without the knowledge of the owner of the ma chine, MT. Wilkinson filed a brief in the local courts. It is understood that he has brief in a similar case now pending before the supreme court.
 MT Wilkinson affirmed yesterday afternoon that the attorney general did not intend making fish of one citizen and fowl of another"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20

leader.
 This prodeedings,' said MT Wii- kinson. was put in the charge Of the solicitor of the district in which Lowndes county iS-that county being the home county of pr. Baker. We do not expect action before October. The property, as | understand it, is owned by a land company, in which Dr. Baker is finar cially interested
 It is taken for granted by the state that pr. Baker was not aware that the illicit distillery was being opera ted on his plantation. In all similar proceedings, however, the state has taken the position that property be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
New Optical Company

Hhe Moss-Laird Optical company has opened its office and parlors on the ground floor of the Hllman hotel, and will do an exclusive optical business. Dr.. Moss was formerly located on Second avenue, while pr. Laird is newcomer from Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
MRS. CAMBRIDGE IS
 STILL WITHOUT BAIL

Mrs George Bainbridge, who was bound over to the grand jury under $5000 bond Thursday afternoon on charge of talk ing s4O00 worth of bonds and other val uables from a room at a local hotel. is still in the, county jail. Her attorneys state they expect to have bond made within 24 hours and have her released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
TARRANT IN APPEAL

State Director George B. Tarrant of the. United States employment service las sent out an appeal to all newspaper esii tors, pastors and religious workers throughout the state to lend their aid lin this campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
EXPECTS ALABAMA
 ID RAISE MILLION
 FOR SOLDIER FUND
Pizitz Thinks Tuberculosis Hospital Will Grow Out of Present Memorial Fund
 Movement

Louis Pizitz. one of Birmingha"s mem bers of the state memorial commits sion, thinks Alabama will raise as much as sI,OOO, 900 for the memorial fund' aud that a grat tuberculosis hospii"' in addition to the memorial building will grow out of the present movement
 He said yesterday;
 Lots of persons think that the tuoer- culosis hospital project has been apah- doned, but that is not the case. some of us went to Montgomery determined to make the memorial tuberculosis hospital and nothing else. but after d long session in which every phase or the subject was canvassed, we decided that the provisions of the law were such that memorial building, such as agreed on, was the only means Of tul- filling the letter of the law. However, we are determined that while So0o, ,ooo should be devoted to such a building, all contributions above that amount should go into the erection Of d me morial tuberculosis hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
Judge Hugo Black to
 Address Baraca Glass

Judge Hugo l.. Black will address the Baraca class of the First Baptist church Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock. All members are urged to be present, and cordial invitation is extended to visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
ASSOCIATION MAY ASK LEGISLATURE
 DIFFERENTIATION
Safety First" Discusses "Employes' Liability" Bill With View of Making It
 Safer All Round

The question of requiring em-
 ployes of industrial plants to sub
 nit to n physical examination m
 the event the emplOyes' liability
 act is passed by the legislature at
 the summer session was discussed
 at the monthly meeting of the Ala
 bama Safety association, held in the
 Chamber of Commerce auditorium
 yesterday afternoon.
 It was suggested that physical ex- aminations of the employees would ma teriauy lower the number of accidents and thereby work to the advantage or both employer and employe. This sub- feet will be discussed further at the next meeting of the association.
 w. B. Plank, district engineer Unit ed States bureau of mines, spoke on '~rhe Importance of Safety in the Min ing an Metallurgical Industries,'
 At the next meeting c. II. Nesbitt, state mine inspector, will read paper on "Efficient Inspection of Mines AS a Means of Reducing Accidents
 A social feature was added to the meeting yesterday by A. $. Tubb, who rendered several violin selections &C., companied by Mir. Jones with 3>guitar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
State e to Proceed Against
 Property of'Prohi' Leader,
 According to Mr. Wilkinson

the
 proceedings against the the ant-sa league
 Som. found the plantation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
ALLIED ARMIES TO
 SERVE DINNER TOMORROW

The formal opening of the campaign will take place tomorrow night at a dinner at the Tutwiler hotel given by the allied armies. Following the dia- ner a number of short talks will be made, and to enliven matters a band will dispense music and few comic stunts will be staged. The dinner be- gins promptly at 80 o'clock, and will end as promptly at S:15. The "gener- als'' of the various divisions state that their armies will be out in full force and that means that the Tutwiler ball room will be filled to capacity.
 As the opening day of the campaign draws nigh. Chairman Raul and his as- sociates become more confident of put ting Birmingham and Jefferson county "oyerD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
SEQ. .oOO FROM STATE

Under the present plan, the state will give S5O,000 toward the memorial while the remaining $45O,0O0 will De raised by popular substription rms money will provide a building that Will be a source of pride to every AlaDaln- ian in the coming years It will De architecturally harmonious with the capitol and will house the department of archives and history and the de partment of education. There will be kept treasured battleflags, captured guns and other interesting relics, as well as regimental muster rolls ana other things that will be treasures or glory for the coming generations.
 This is a magnificent project that will arouse the pride of every ture- hearted Alabamian. There is not a man who has spark of patriotism Tn his veins who will not want to feel that he owns some part of that building however small his part may be- Ihe men who gave their lives to make the world a better place to live in, the men who were wounded and gassed, the men who returned safe and sound, but who stood ready to give their all to thelr country, deserve this noble trloute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
IOWA STATESMAN TO
 SPEAK IN AFTERNOON

At the conclusion of the aerial cir GUS patriotic meeting will be held ii Capitol park, where former Congress man Maurice Connolly of Iowa, said to be a brilliant speaker, will make ar address on the subject of the Victory Loan. MT. Connolly will speak at Bes- semer tonight on the same subject.
 In addition to MT Connolly there vii! be a number of other short speeches by local men.
 Two of the "aces', and Mai. Henry J. F. Miller, commander of the cir
 cus fleet, will make speeches in Bir- mingham tonight in tn interest of the loan campaign. Major Maxwell, British "ace,'' will speak at the In- dependent Presbyterian church ser vices, mt the Lyric theatre; Lieu- tenant Contani, Italian "ace,@ will speak at the First Methodist church, and Major Miller will speak at the First Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
PRESIDENT WILSON: ES0bSERVANCE
 EMPLOYMENT DAY
Sunday, May 4, Day Set for Preachers to Urge Nece$- sity of Caring for Sol
 diers Out of Work

Sunday, May 4. has been desigE
 mated as Employment Sundayf
 throughout the United States, and
 on that day the pastors of all
 churches will be requested tb
 preach sermons on the subject of
 finding employment for the return-
 ing soldiers and sailors.
 President Wilson has cabled from Paris the following message relative to the ob- servance of this daya
 THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
 The church organizations of the co1in- try having generously united in an ef- fort to assist the employment service of the United States in finding work for returning soldiers and sailors and War workers. and having designated SundhJ /, May f. as Employment Sunday and 1 am happy to add my voice to others in an appeal to our fellow countrymen to give their earnest and united support to this and every similar movement I hdpe that the people of the country will hi versaly observe Employment Suiday' as a day of fresh dedication to the mutual helpfulness which will serve to work tu. in the months to come the difficult prop- lens of employment and industrial, rebr- ganization. In these days of victory i've can make no better offering than that of service to the men and women who won the victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

There will be no trouble anout rais- ing the money. Why l believe the school children alone could raise the s45O, 900 necessary to erect this oulld- ing. and as a matter of fact, we be- lieve the school children are going to be great factors in it's erection. But we are not going to be satisfied with half million dollars. Other states are going to raise many times that sum- and | know Alabama will raise mll- lion dollars or more, and With the sur plus over the original $450,0OO to be raised by popular subscription, we are going to erect a wonderful tuberculosis hospital
 The campaign is going to be con ducted from June 27 to July 4. what more fitting way of celebrating the natal day of American independence than with the announcement that mil- lion dollars has been given for me morial to our states splendid young heroes? Robert Jemison, Jr, will be Tn charge of the campaign for funds Tn Jefferson county, and strong men m each county of the state will be In charge in their respective communities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
ALABAMA IS APPRECIATIVE

"As a lover of Alabama and our sior- ious country I cannot speak my reel ings in terms that are too strong. The idea If failure deos not enter my mind We must do it and do 1t in big way Those boys who died in France and on the sea must receive all honor that IS due them. Alabama will rally to this call as the state never rallied before
 Our people appreciate the sacrlhces of our heroic soldiers, sailors and ma rines, and they are going 10 prove It on this the fir st real opportunity they have had to show it.'