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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Examination for Male and Female
 Railway Mail Clerks
Physical Examination Necessary to Applicants for Open Competitive Examination to Be Held Here

The United States civil service coM- mission announces an open competi- tive examination for railway mall clerks, for both men and women on March 15, 1919, at Birmingham, Ala. Vacancies in the railway mail service throughout the United States at the entrance salary of $1100 a year, will be filled from this examination uniess it is found in the interest of the ser vice to fill any vacancy by relnstate- ment, transfer or promotion
 Applicants must have reached their eighteenth year but not their twenty fifth birthday on the date Of the eX- animation and must be free from phys
 ical defects Mail applicants must measure at least five feet five inches
 in height, without boots or shoes, and
 will not be eligible for appointment unless they weigh at least 130 pounds in ordinary clothing without overcoa'
 or hat Female applicants must meas-
 ure five feet two inches in height
 without boots or shoes, and will not
 be eligible for appointment unless they
 weight at least 110 pounds in ordinary
 clothing, without overcoat or hat. It is contemplated that the appoint ment of women will be confined to terminal railway postoffice in Bir- mingham and other large cities in lim- ited numbers only.
 Applicants must submit to the ex- aminer on the day of examination three photographs taken within two years securely pasted in the space provided on the admission cards sent them after their applications are filed Proofs or group photographs will not be ac- cepted.
 1 This examination Is open to all citi- zens of the United States who meet the requirements. Applicants should at once apply for form 304, or for fur I ther information to the secretary. All | bert B. Guyton, postoffice. Applica- tions should be properly executed, in cluding the medical certificate, but ex- cluding the county officers certificate | and filed with the commission al ! Washington, D. C., in time to arrange ! for tho aYaminat tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
HOTEL BUSINESS IS VERY PROMISING,
 SAYS FRANK DUDLEY
Local Hotel One of the Best in United Company's Chain-Revival of
 Business Predicted

Frank A. Dudley. president of the United Hotels company. lessee and op- orators of the Tutwiler hotel. who has been in Birmingham the past two weeks looking into the business of this institution. expressed himself yester- day as being very well pleased with the outlook for business during the present year.
 He stated that hotels all over the country suffered during the last year, but since the early part of January their business has been picking up and the future now looks very bright
 Mir Dudley considers the Tutwiler, the only hotel in the south operated by his company, as one of the best in their chain of hotels and predicts a general revival of business in the near future.
 He stated yesterday that his com pany was considering proposition to operate one or more hotels in South America, one at Lima, Peru, now being under consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
WOMEN ACTIVE IN WAR SAVINGS DRIVE Mrs. R. F. Johnston Names Two New Chairmen for
 Thrift Campaign

Mrs. R. F. Johnston, state chairman of the woman's section of the War Saw
 ngs campaign, yesterday announced the appointment of Mrs. George Carpenter of Butler as chairman of Choctaw coun-
 ty and Mrs. Mabel Feagin of Union Springs as chairman of Bullock county.
 Mrs. Feagin, in accepting the appoint
 ment, wrote to Mrs. Johnston that sh, considered 'it an honor and privilege to serve in this capacity and would be glad to accept the chairmanship." Mrs. Johnston will address the home demonstrators at their annual conference at Auburn on the afternoon of F'ebru- ary p.
 Miss Rosa Strickland leaves this after
 noon for Brewton where she will deliver an address tomorrow morning at the Teachers institute on the subject of the 1919 thrift campaign and the method to be used in the schools of Alabama to 1 interest teachers and pupils in the War | Savings campaign. Miss Strickland IS | principal of Powell school and chair i man of the school committee of the
 womans War Savings campaign com.
 mittee.
 | The Metropolitan Life Insurance com | pany will take an active part in the campaign in Alabama this year. District Manager Nichols stated that allottments
 will not be made to the agents this year | as they were last, but that all agents will be urged to sell the largest amount
 of stamps possible. As an incentive to
 push these sales MT. Nichols states thai
 the agent leading in the sales this year will be given a dinner and appropri. | ate prizes that will be worth while work
 ing for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
WOUNDED WHILE | CARRYING MESSAGE
Private Bynum Calls Red Cross Mother" Salva- tion Army Dad" and
 Y. M. c. A. "Buddie"

Private Fred Bynum, who has been
 with the headquarters company, Fifty
 first division, infantry, for the past
 year, of which he spent six months in
 France. has returned to the city. Pri-
 vate Bynum was a dispatcher and rode a motorcycle, in some instances through fire and smoke to deliver messages. It was while performing the above duties when he received a bullet ] some Huns, and he considers Novem- Der 2, 1918. the time of his misfortune, his unlucky day.
 Yes, I was punctured in the thigh" said Private Bynum, "and had the
 pleasure of spending two months in a
 Red Cross hospital. The Red Cross was a real mother to soldiers, and while | we are talking of relatives of the soldiers, will not omit our Dad the Salvation army. and our Bud the Y. M. | c. A. who, with all, was a pretty good old scout. All agree, though. that no one can take the place of mother, and I don't believe that there will ever be an organization of it's kind that will take the place of the Red Cross. 1 "The work that I was engaged in was pretty exciting at times One nlBHt l was ceriyiHB oiSpalcn ana | was riding along the edge of No Mans i Land. While riding along I heard someone talking loudly ahead of me | and when I had gotten little closer saw that i. was some Germans. l ! speeded up my machine and ran through the crowd, which was about six in number. They declined to shoo,
 at me-. suppose. for the reason that | they realized that our boys would hear the shots. I rushed the dispatch tc headquarters and returned to the spot
 with several of our men but the Huns 1 had vanished"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
REPORT OF
 COUNTY CORONER
Deaths Investigated Total 773, With 131 Homicides-High Death
 Rate in December

The annual report of the coroner of Jefferson county for the year of 1918 shows total of 773 cases investigated for the year, of which 1S1 were homi- cides, 19 suicides, PAT the result of ac- cidents, and 376 a result of natural causes.
 Of the homicide cases, 47 arrests were made at the time of investiga- tion, were accounted justifiable hom- icides, 10 reported as unknown mur- ders, of the cases were outside the county. and both parties died in two cases.
 The highest number of natural deaths occurred in December, when in- fluenza nearly doubled the average rate. The highest rate from accidents was January, with total of 27. The highest number of suicides, 3, occurred in November The greatest number of homicides 16 occurred in July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
BOYS DEPARTMENT TO STAGE FATHER
 AND SON BANQUET
| Dr. Daniel to Make Address on Rela- tions of Father and Son at Ban- quet at the Southern Club

The boys department of the Young
 Mems Christian association have every
 thing in readiness for the big banquet
 staged for tomorrow night at the South
 ern club, in celebration of the Second
 Annual Father and Son Week. The banquet will be featured by an
 address by Dr. D. W. Daniel of Charles ton, s. C., on Modern Chivalry," in
 which the relations of father and son are
 portrayed. Dr. Daniel is an educator. lec- turer and humorist of widespread fame. and his lecture is expected to draw a large crowd.
 The purposes of the father and son movement are to bring to the attention of fathers new and larger responsibility to their boys, especially during the days of reconstruction, and to challenge fathers and sons tc realize as never before the worth of their joint relationship to home, church, school, community, state, na- ton and the world for Christian democ- racy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
SUITS FILED

Seven damage suits against the Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power company aggregating total of $19,- 300, were filed in circuit court yester- day as follows: Nancy Moore, for al- legged personal injuries. 5000 claimed; Julian Hendrix, for alleged personal injuries, s20O0 claimed; Mrs. M D. Nor row, for alleged personal injuries. s50o0 claimed; Marie Dedman, for alleged personal injuries, 5000 claimed: Will liam Cooper. for alleged personal in juries. $20o0 claimed; Will Johnson, for alleged personal injuries, 5000 claimed J. D. Scott, for alleged personal in- juries, 5000 claimed.
 Suit was also filed by Arthur flag gard against the Buckeye Cotton Oil company for $10,0O0 damages for all legged personal injuries received last January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Disabled Soldiers
 to Be Instructed by Federal Board Here

The federal board for vocational edu- cation has been located in Birmingham at the courthouse in the office of pr. N. R. Baker, county superintendent of education, and Dr. J. S. Robinson. dis trict placement officer of the federal board, is in Birmingham for the purpose of completing arrangements for the place. ment, preparing work of the board. whose efforts will be directed toward disabled soldiers and sailors for vacations.
 Henry F. Holtzclaw, who has charge of the placement work in Alabama, is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. and a Ph D. of the Johns Hopkins uni versity of Baltimore in economies and political science He is also an authority On labor conditions throughout the south, especially the lumber industries, having made an exhaustive study of them for his book, The Lumber Industry and Trade He was reared in the south and is very enthusiastic regarding his work in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
MILL MEN REPORT GENERAL INACTIVITY
 IN HEADING LINE

At their monthly meeting held at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday the pine head ing group of the Association of the Heading Industries of America discussed prices, cost systems and market condi- tions in general
 w. G. Nichols of Calera, president of this group, presided over the meeting at which about 20 leading concerns vera represented. V. w. Kraft of St. Louis, secretary of the Association of Heading Industries, acter as secretary.
 The representatives present reported very little activity in their line at pres- ent, their mills either being closed down or running on short time. Like all other businesses there is general inactivity at present in the pine heading trade." said Secretary Kraft, after the meeting had adjourned, though everyone present ap- peared to be hopeful of an early revival. We are just now in the midst of tho transition period from war to peace tima conditions, and everybody is waiting to see what will happen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
LOCAL PARCEL POST FACILITIES TO BE
 MUCH ENLARGED

Following a conference attended py D. NJ Gaines of Fort Worth, Ruooip" Rrauer of St. Paul, R. J. Harris or At lanta. District Superintendent Leahoer poo,o of Birmingham and others, and an inspection of conditions here the p"- .o' post facilities at the local postorIice VIII be enlarged Business at the Birmingham postoffice has grown to such an extent during the past few years that not oniy will the working space be enlarged but the force will be increased from 70 10 :" men. Between 1000 and 15oo sacks or par eel post matter is handled at the local office daily coming in ana ieaVins iers ar nassing through Birmingham, and while there is only force of 6o employed in handling this class of matter, although the necessity calls for much larger force of men to handle this mall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
GOAL PRODUCTION SKOWSADECREASE Reports Made by Operators Indicate Nearly 50 Per
 Cent Reduction

If the coal production reports made by operators to the Alabama Coal Operators association for the week ended February s were complete they would show an alarming condition in that industry, as the figures compiled by Frank V. Evans of that association show an output or only l966O9 tons, or but little more than % per cent of the weekly average for the past month
 Prior to February 1 these reports were made to the district representative of the
 United States fuel administration and are approximately correct Since the fuel ad-
 ministration relinquished all control over distribution and prices, and no longer
 required production reports some of the operators have failed to fill out the
 blanks and mail them to the Alabama Coal Operators association, as requested by the government.
 These reports are forwarded by the
 Coal Operators association to the United
 States geological survey and made part of the records of that branch of the gov ernment In order that close tab may be kept on production and market condl- tions throughout the country the gov ernment delegated to the geological sur. vey the duty of collecting and taoulatins mineral production figures.
 | Some of the larger corporations oper' ating coal mines in the Birmingham dis | trict failed to make any reports whateve | to the Coal Operators association fo last week. while in one or two instances the reports sent in contained only tho | road initials, numbers and capacities o the cars loaded.
 l From the office of Terminal Manager H E, Hutchens of the United States railroad administration it was learned that the number of coal cars loaded dur | ing the week ended February was great CT than in the preceding week, whici | would indicate a greater output, the pro duction figures for the former week, a: reported to the fuel administration rep resentive, being 359,0S1 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
WHITE MAN INJURED IN AUTO COLLISION J. l.. Bennefield Badly Hurt When Auto COllides With
 Tidewater Car

J. l.. Bennefield, who resides at S2l Avenue E, was seriously injured when the automobile in which he was riding
 collided with a Tidewater street car at the corner of Fifty ninth street and Second avenue about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The negro driver, whose name was not given, had started across the car track, according to witnesses, when the street car struck the automobile, throwing both the driver and Bennefield to the ground, and dragging the machine approximately 50 feet before coming to a standstill. The automobile was practically demol- ished Bennefield sustained an ugly gash on the head, besides being badly bruised, but it is reported that he will recover if not internally injured The negro, with the exception of a few minor bruises, escaped unhurt.
 The injured man was carried to local infirmary, where he received medical attention and was later removed to his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
New Corporations

Certificates of incorporation for the fol- lowing companies were issued yesterday: Fairfield Garage company, to do business in Fairfield. with capital stock of $10,- 600, divided into POO $50 shares. The con- cern was formed by w. A. Hicks, W. M. and J. N Carmichael.
 Birmingham Gas and Electric company. with $S0OO capital stock, divided into S0o $l00 shares. The company was formed by H. B. Strong. H. M. Watson and C.. C. Lamar, and will do business in Bir- mingham-
 Moro Land company, with capital stock of $500 00O, divided into 800 shares The company was formed by Frank Nelson, Jr., Leo K. Steiner. and Herbert E. Steiner, and will do business in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
VOCATIONAL WORKS l AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
 New Department Popular. Many New Books Received

Back to the job! This slogan has brought many new friends to the public library since the appearance of the big canvas banner on Twentieth street. The new vocational department is gaining apidly in popularity and soldiers, ex- soldiers and ordinary civilians are it's daily visitors. Placards advertising the vocational books have been posted in many of the big plants of the district, the Tennessee company alone having asked for 60 copies.
 Slips listing some of the new books on 20 or more occupations. are being dis tributed at the employment offices, the Civic asSociation, the Chamber of Com merce, Y. M. c. A., etc, as well as at all library branches. Some of the titles recently added to the library are listed below, more are being added almost daily: Hayward, Automobile Ignition. Start ing and Lighting" Russell, Motor Truck and Automobile Motors and Mechanism - Williams, Automobile Reparman' Helper" Chamot. Elementary Chemical Microscopy;" Childs, "By-products Recov- cred in the Manufacture of Coke;' Find lay, Treasures of Coal-tar;" Holley. Analysis of Paint and Varnish Prod ucts;" Mathews, Physiological Chemls- | try" Owen and Standage, "Dyeing and Cleaning of Textile Fabrics;' Estep "How Wooden Ships Are Built:' Van Gaasbeek, Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building" Jones, Pocket
 Edition of Diagrams and Complete In formation for Telegraph Engineers and
 Students;" Hayward. How to Become
 Wireless Operator" Griffith, "Carpen
 try" Harris, Compressed Air" Hart
 man, Machine Shop Practice;" Herring
 ton, Powdered Coal As Fuel;" Johnson 'Principles, Operation and Products Of Blast Furnace;" Stephenson, Traction Farming" U s. Steel corporation, Meth ods For the Commercial Sampling and
 Analysis of Coal, Coke and By-products;'
 Williams, "New Tinsmith's Helper ant 1 Pattern Book"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
|21 .22S.5 Tons of Coal
 Delivered in County
 During Last Month

In his final report A. W. Nelson' sec retarv of the Jefferson county fuel ad- ninistration. yesterday forwarded to the state fuel administrator A. w. Nelson, data showing that domestic coal deliveries in Jefferson county in January totaled 21,2285 tons. distrlb- uted as follows: By retail dealers, 20,- e48.5 tons; by wagon mines, 181 tons; bv industrial establishments to their employees, 99 tons.
 The county fuel committee was de- mobilized February 1 and the filing of it's report for January completes the work for which it was brought into existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Civilians Will Take
 Their Own Wives Out
 to Lunch Today

The Civilians have pulled new stunt in the programme line by inviting their own wives to eat lunch with them at a Valentine meeting at the South ern club today. According to Presi- dent Shropshire the novelty of the thing has made n big hit with the mem mbership who promise to attend in full force. Fly special dispensatfon Of the programme committee those Civi- tans who have not yet entered the yoke, will he allowed to convoy some other fellows xpouse.-B. McD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Howard College Student
 Is Killed While Making
 Electrical Experiment
Accident Sends Over 3OO0o Volts of Electricity Through Body of Young Faulkner and Death Follows-Last Words Warning Fellow Students to Be
 Careful of Current-Was Popular

Be careful, boys, the current has not been turned off"
 Professor KugelmaSs heard the excite ment and rushed downstairs and gave him first aid and at the same time Dr. Hankins was summoned who brought the lung motor owned by the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company, but all efforts to save the young man s life were of no avail, he having died al most immediately after receiving the shock.
 POPULAR STUDENT
 William Faulkner was one of the most popular students of Howard. He was a member of the junior class, having en- tered the college three years ago, and was member of the S. A. T. c. He was prominent in religious circles, being a member of the Baptist church, and ire quently took the lead at Sunday school. He was also a member of the Psi Delta fraternity, and was well known as an athlete. He has many friends through out the city, to whom his death comes as d great shock.
 His father, R. T. Faulkner. reached the city last night at 11:15 o'clock. and was met at the station by scores of Howard students, who accompanied him to Loy $ undertaking establishment, where the re- mains were held. The body will be sent to Oxford this morning for funeral serv- ices and interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
s2s,s2s.53s.Ss
On the "Chicken Run," or Seen Around the
 "Race Track" Yesterday
By BOB M'DAvH


 ~Josephus. ROsenberger. the behind a fat Portina, "makeso the block.
 sDoug" Kirkpatrick, rakishly att tired in one of Hauger's form-fit- ting Scotch tweeds, plunges into a soda dispensary for his morning Nskot.n
 ssMonk" Morning, the lightning dirt vendor, trolls his owno with 3 ono paw while gesticulnting to a prospect about the merits of . va cant corner with the other. Frank Anderson and Lewis Un- e serwood finish their third lap in zsO0 fiat and stop for wind at a prominent haberdashery.
 Lonnie Munger, the millionaire's son, rides to work on,a bicycle with his lunch basket dangling on the handlebars.
 Hunter Smith, the tailorss model, parks his "benzine hack" in front of . popular ..hash-house.o
 Dixie Walker, Baron hurler and ~prOhibitiOnist" of note, delivers . curbstone "eulOgys on a local dry leader.
 Oscar Underwood, Jr, Henry Badham, Jr., and Brad Saunders, Jr., returned soldiers, meet on the boulevard and discuss the relative attractions of Paris and BirminE- ham.
 George Watkins, the jury shyp- notixer,o with handful of legal papers dashes past BrOmberg's as though assiduOusly engaged. -f
 Ted BrownwelI sDodges" down the race track in a 1919 model
 Tom O,Byrne emerges from Num- nal1y's with a box of s'chicken feed" and . hopeful expression. -, GA pair of silk stockings" and a high wind block the traffic at 1. Third avenue.
 Heavily conveyed by part of the United States army, n couple of sspullets" with gay-cOlOred pin feathers, saunted by Crooks cor ner," creating disturbance among the "inspectOrs" thereon stationed.
 Commissioner Hornady ambIes out of Plumlee's sCabbnge Patch." leaving trail of smoke behind him that would do credit to a switch engine.
 A certain "newshOund" breezes into Hardin's wiener palace to i'm hale his evening nourishment be- fore pounding the Remington In his nightly bout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Negro Charged With
 Transporting Liquor

The preliminary hearing of Alex Ross, a negro. charged with transport ing whisky. was taken up yesterday morning before Kenneth Charlton, United States commissioner. and after hearing the testimony introduced by the government the hearing was con tinued until this morning at the re- quest of the defendants attorney. The defendant is alleged to have brought a large quantity of whisky from Shreveport. La. to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
CRIMINAL COURT

At late hour yesterday evening the jury was still out on the case of H. w. Cole, charged with second degree mur- der. verdict of not guilty was rem dered in the case of Cassie Myrick, charged with grand larceny.
 The following cases are on docket for today: James Stallworth, murder. France Groggins. Sam Johnson. second degree murder: Harrison Eubanks. Ben Davis, grand larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-14
Women Bound Over

Lily Johnson and Kitty May Wyche were arrested yesterday on warrants sworn out before Kenneth Charlton, United States commissioner. chargin z them with receiving property stolen from shipments of interstate commerce. Bonds were fixed at goo They will be given a preliminary hearing on Februa-' a6.