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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
New Texas Party
Is Thought Bluff

FORT WORTH, Tex. Aug. ia
survey OF Texas political leaders to.
day showed little tendency 10 take
seriously the Bailey. Ferguson move.
ment TO form "A new Texas political
party with national aspirations.
IL was generally believed the
American party of Texas" would be-
unable even to rally sufficient mum.
bers to prove n determining factor
in state politics. Yesterdays con.
vontion, II was pointed out. showed
the elements dissatisfied. with the
present democratic party already dis.
agreeing among themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
by CARL ID. GROAT

BERLIN.-uy Mall )-Germany Is
preparing for the Homecoming OF
Thousands OF its prisoners. while
their return viii probably infllet on
tho labor market a great new bur
den. Germany hasn't rcckoncd tina;
IN the reckoning. and Just now Is Ju.
bilaut over the fact that they are
soon 60 be released
Their return to the fatherland VIII
b accomplished with customary Ger
man methodical plans. a complete
reception machinery has already
been created. A number OF stations
for delivery in German territory
have been erected. and there the
homecomors will be officially greet
cd. From these delivery stations the
prisoners will pass 60 transfer
camps. where they win remain
three or four days. while they re-
oeive military discharges and are ex.
aminod 10 ascertain whether they
are in need OF hospital attention.
Each man win receive so marks
cash. and an additional sum which
will permit him to have an eight
weeks vacation. From the transfer
camps the men win be distributed TO
stations nearest their own homes.
Provision has been made TO furnish
all with tobacco, cigars and cigarets.
Az for their future. the govern.
mont has devised means whereby
temporary aid can be furnished each
prisoner II he cannot at once find
work. but every effort viii be made
to assist tho men to places in the in.
dustrial structure.
Prices May Drop
rehabilitation OF what Is left OF
the German army win release Al ,000..
600 meters OF cloth. to say nothing
of hundreds of thousands OF pairs of
shoes. As n result, the government
expects that there will be material
decrease in the price OF clothes and
shoes.
IL proposes TO distribute the cloth
and shoes, which had been stored up
against further prosecution OF the
war, at low prices to deserving fami-
lies. Rates will be made according
TO the size OF the family.
Out of the sordid annals OF the
Berlin criminal courts came today
the story of BLACK Hand" persecu.
ton which had its inception in the
recent anti.Semitic agitation here.
Karl Rietzo, recently returned
from n Russian prison camp. was
accused OF trying 10 cxtort several
hundred thousand marks from two
Jewish merchants under threat OF
death.
Rietzo told the court he was at a
loss to know why he had sent the
merchants the "Black Hand" letters.
saying they must deliver packets OF
money at stipulated places or suffer
the consequences But he did plead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15


tried because Il made me we'll. and
! can now do my homework. | am
telling my friends about it."-Mrs.
J. NJ cAMUs, 726 Caroline St, Key
West Florida.
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their life suffer from ailments pecu-
liar to their sex and which In most
cases may be readily relieved by
this famous root and herb medicine,
Lydia u. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, just as Mrs. Camus found Il
helped her after suffering for years
and trying everything else in vain.
II you have any annoying symp-
toms you fail 10 understand write
Lydia r.. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Lynn. Mass The resuHs of their
forty years experience In advising
women on this subject "a at your
service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
CEN. LICCETT
PRAISES YANKS
Says America Win Never
Again Be Unprepared

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ls.--
America viii never again be caught
In the position OF unprcparedncss
with which Il entered the great war,
according 20 Lieut.. Cen. Hunter LiE
gett. who was welcomed az a banquc,
last night ~ commander OF the West.
ern department.
Responding 10 Mayor Rolph's toast.
Liggct, declared we were wholly un.
prepared at the start OF the war. bu,
that the lighting qualities dovcl.
oped by our boys In one year never
have been equhled"
Cen. Liggctt. who commanded an
army IN France. succeeds Major Gen.
John +. Morrison here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
Nurses to Demand
Increase in Paw

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IS
Eight hundred nurses OF the San
Francisco County Nurses associa-
ton will demand 81 pay for a IL.
hour day and Sc - day for ma
tornity cases after September I.
the association has announced
Two nurses viii be required in
home eases II constant attention Il
required.
The nurses now receive $50 n
week for ordinary cases and s25
for maternity cases. They give
soaring living costs as the cause
for the increase.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
$4,000 fire
HITS PORTLAND
Flames Wipe Out Box Fac.
tory and Lumber Stock

PORTLAND. Orc. Aug. b.
Starting in the plant OF the North
west BOX company on the water
front az the foot Of Lincoln street
yesterday evening. firo wiped out
that industry and destroyed SIS. o0C
worth Of lumber In the yard OF the
Portland Lumber company. The
total loss IL placed NJ 10000.
Fireman Francis Mccormick had
HIS skull fractured when he fell
from a blazing wcstle from which
he was fighting tho flames. lie
tumbled 30 feet and alightcd on
his head. He Is expected TO re-
cover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

II IL wasn't for Tony. this world
would no, laugh quite no often.
Tony Is only horse. bu, he's con.
tributlng indirectly TO the sum total
Of American mcrriment BY carrying
certain young lady out into the
open air, where shc absorbs fresh air
and sunshine. which she later dis.
penHea over the footiightr.
That young lady IL Ruth Chatter,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
DESERTERS ARE
STILL AT LARGE
Trail OF Fugitive Soldiers Is
Lost

Robert Granville. 20. and Kenneth
Rayhill. "a. dcsertcrs. who escaped
from their guard while fighting
brush fires az Fort iawton. Tues,
day night. are still M large The two
men have been traced a. far as
Kent. but. according TO post au,hori.
ties the tran ended there Police
and county officials Of Washington
have been notified and descriptions
OF the two men given. Authorities
In Tacoma have been asked 10 watch
all outgoing ships. as I, Is believed
that tho men viii make for that city
and ship out OF the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
ARTIST CHRISTY AND
HIS MODEL MARRIED

NEW YORK, Aug. 15-Howard
Chandler Christy, artist and illus.
traitor, late yesterday married Miss
Nancy Palmer, his model for eight
years. Mrs. Christy posed for the
Christy war posters. Christy was
divorced from his first wife last
May.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
WOULD HossLE CARS

METUCHEN. y. j.. Aug. is.-
Ezra y. Mundy. SO. republican
has declared his candidacy for the
Independent nomination for gov
ernor. Among the planks IN his
platform Is a speed limit Of -four
miles an hour for automobiles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
WAS QUITE LIBERAL

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. TO-
Honey, I'm going to treat you bet.
ter. You need n vacation" said Has.
well encouragingly 20 Mrs. Kent. lie
handed her ~. Mrs. Kent charges
non'support-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
Public Hearing to
Determine Paving

Decision TO hold a public hearinr.
August 81. on the resolution propos.
Ing the paving OF Goth ave. w. az a
cost OF f223.sss5s was agreed TO
Thursday afternoon BY the city
streets committee. Tho Lcary ave
paving measure win come up al the
same time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

terrible pain s
and an awful
weakness in my
back. The doc.
tor gave mo dif.
fcrent medicines
but they did me
n o go o d. A
friend asked me
10 try Lydia f..
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound
and | found II
TO be the best
At
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

When you think Of advertis-
ing, think Of The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
SHE SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West. Fla.-"For i've years
] suffered from lrregnlarlties. with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

Let's 60 eat at Boldt's--uptown.
lfft Sd Ave. downtown. si3 I'd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
ARM|ST|CE BROKE
 HEART OF BROOKS
Local Boy Wanted One Crack at the
 Huns

The ending of the war was happy dvent, but deep in the hearts of many men who were in uniform it was re- 4rettable in at least one sense, according flo Joseph Brooks, formerly connected with Bromberg Jewelry company, who was in training in France at the time the armistice was signed.
 we sailed in October" said Brooks. 1.-The submarine menace was great, so the regulations on board ship were very strict We were given several scares on the way over. One night we were aroused by the danger call. All hands hurriedly d ot into life belts Then we learned that it was only a drill. On another occa- s ion we sighted barrel in mid-ocean. thinking that it hid the periscope of a sH submarine, we waged active war on it a
 flew minutes. It was then discovered that it was a barrel and only that We landed at Brest. In the middle of October we were to be sent to the front line trenches. Then the armistice Was signed and we didn't get to fire one bullet at the Hun. But we saw much of wars bitter picture-the destruction, the r hins and the suffering people and wounded men. Twelve hundred of them cA Ame back on the ship with us. q am glad it is over, but still I wish I could have seen a little real service oh the front.
 "The poilus made good pals. The Amer i'd an and French soldiers were always Huddies' D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
H|NMAN DELIGHTS
 THE ROTARY CLUB
Insists That Experts Ex-
 anime Teeth of Local Children

The feature of the Rotary lunch yester-
 Hinman of Atlanta.
 Dr. Hinman went straight into the sub
 ject of modern dentistry, the part it is
 now playing in diagnosis, and of the im-
 portance being attached to it not merely
 by the dental but by the medical profess sion as well. His talk was intensely prac- tical and easily understood by laymen. He
 cited some of the evil effects of bad teeth on the heart and other vital or
 gans, and how frequently when the teeth had been properly cared for relief was obtained.
 But the thing of special and local in- terest was his strong plea for the Ro- tarians to get behind a movement to in- sure the children of the public schools of this city a careful examination of their
 teeth at the hands of experts. He showed that this was a matter of economy in
 dollars and cents, as had been found out on d large scale in Cleveland. His talk was so convincing that President Bush assured him that at an appropriate time the Rotary club would sponsor the move ment.
 An unusually large number of visitors were present. There were quite a number of out town Rotarians among the mum . ber A committee was appointed to se- feet delegates to the international conven- tion to be held at Salt Lake City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
COMMUNITY WORK
 | TAXES FIRST HOLD
West End Boys Organize With a Cabinet to Extend

The community boys work for West E nd announces that the Boys Com m unity cabinet was organized last night.
 This cabinet is composed of representa- tive older boys of West End, and it will bd the body that will take the initiative in pTomoting the various activities. On this cabinet there is representative from ed oh of the Sunday schools and from the dur Scout troops.
 At the organization meeting held at the Vine Street Presbyterian church, Ed ward Wilson of the Vine Street Presby- tetian Sunday school was elected presi- ddnt; Turner Jordan of the West End Baptist Sunday school, vice president, aH d Bill Ellis of the West End Methodist Sunday school, secretary.
 The various members of the cabinet VIII be chairmen of the several boys activities of West 7nd as follows: Athletics, Joht' Bdurney: Scout troops, Mike Albricht' sunday school attendance, Howard Stone public speaking, George Rogers; pup licity, Bill Ellis; mess sergeant Tur' ner Jordan.
 Director Gibson stated that the Com m,lnity Boys work is new undertaking in the south and that Birmingham is the first city to undertake to do it on a large scale West End is the first district in Birmingham to be organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
COMMITTEE SAYS
 ITS HANDS TIED Can't Locate River Termi- nals-FOrdyce Goes-Local
 Tonnage Estimated

Maj. John R. Fordyce engineer in charge of terminals on the Mississippi Warrior waterways, who came to Bir- mingham Tuesday to begin the work of surveying for river terminals in the Bir- mingham district, has gone back to New Orleans
 He left for the Crescent City Tuesday night upon receipt of telegram from NJ. J. Sanders, director of the Mississippi Warrior waterways, instructng him to report there this morning
 In the meantime, the Warrior river de- velopment committee claims it's hands are tied, that it cannot proceed with the construction of terminals or the location or building of railway until the loca- ton of the terminals is definitely deter mined, and the location of these must be determined by Major Fordyce. The committee has collected a mass of data relating to tonnage originating or coming into Birmingham which is ready to be placed in the hands of the river management just as soon as it is called for About one-fourth of the shippers i reporting to the committee state theil combined tonnage, incoming and out going, at approximately 90O0O0 tons a year
 The equipment for the Warrior river service now in use or being built vii
 have an annual capacity of about 1000, | 600 tons each way.
 Assuming that the concerns reportins to the committee represent one-fourtt of the total, shipments into and iron | Birmingham amount to about 100000 | tons year, a good percentage of whici
 could easily be diverted to the Warrior | river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
.|CE CREAM WON'T
 ESCAPE SCRUTINY
City Fathers Will Settle Milk and Then Consider
 Cream

What is expected to be the last churn- ing of the milk ordinance before final action is taken by the commission, oc- cured before the members of the city commission yesterday.
 It was agreed by the commissioners that the ice cream clauses of the ordinance be eliminated. It was only on condition. commissioners said, that the ice cream end of the discussion be brought up, in- vestigated and acted on later. They de- clared that ice cream will not escape the scrutiny of the commission and that reg ulations safeguarding the public agains; dangerous ice cream will certainly De made.
 Sidney Bowie, legal representative of the dairymen, presented to the commission letters from 40 local physicians express ing favor of the amendment proposed by MT. Bowie providing that the minimum bacteria of raw milk be placed at lOo,oU per cubic centlmeter, instead of 5000, a' the ordinance provides. Mr. Bowie made lengthy argument 1T ! behalf of his proposed amendment anf regarding the pasteurization of milk. 1 Final action on the ordinance is ex pected at the next regular meeting of th' ! ommission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
N EW FORD SERVICE
 STATION AT WORK
|Ahrens- Rich Motor Company Already Serving Many Ford Owners in Their New Place of Business

Hundreds of Ford owners in Bir- mi ngham have already taken advan- tad e of the announcement made last wdek by the Ahrens-Rich Motor coi inpany, the new authorized Ford sefvice station, at 200 to 2O6 Seven- teanth street. A full supply of Fora parts will be carried and expert Fora mdchanics will always be available.
 kn error was contained in the for mall announcement It should nave red "authorized Ford service station nstead of Ford repair station" The pld lee is not quite finished as it was ori ginally designed, but it is expected that within few days Birmingham will see one of the most attractive service stations in the south.
 Mir. Ahrens and MT. Rich are fac tor ry mechanics who are capable of doing the best work on all motors and will not only be satisfactory but will giYe the Ford owners the benefit Of thd expert knowledge on Ford cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
BIRMINGHAM WILL BE BED OF ROSES Decorations for Returning Heroes May Be Paper
 Flowers

A meeting of the committee on decora- tions for the reception and entertainment of the famous 167th infantry regiment, ~phen it comes to Birmingham, will hold a meeting Friday afternoon at 330 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
 Joe Saks is chairman of this committee and has some matters of importance to discuss with the members regarding the decoration of the city.
 Several suggestions have been made, one of the most favorable being the use of paper flowers of various colors which would give the city the appearance of a veritable flower garden.
 The members of the committee are Joe Saks, chairman; E. c. Barnard, Sam Friedman, A. w. B. Johnson, $. S. Ribble. Henry Porter, Jr., Robert Clarke, Mrs Walker Percy, Mrs. w. M. Walker. Mrs, Leo K. Steiner, Mrs. A. C. Crowder, Mrs. Frank w. Smith, Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux and Mrs Borden Burr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
COMRADE TELLS IF RUTSTE|N'S DEATH Local Boy, After Writing Mother, Died a
 Hero

The story of the death or Private Ben
 jamin Rutstein of Birmingham and a
 tribute of honor to him has been writ
 ten by his comrade, John c. Frye. The
 two men fought side by side on the
 Champagne front, where Rutstein was
 mortally wounded on July 15,
 "The men of the company were grieved
 at the loss of Rutstein," said Frye ''Iie
 was one of the best marksmen in tho
 company He realized that we had lost
 a man of many graces and achievements
 when he fell He was one of the 50 men killed and wounded in Company K, 167th regiment when the Germans hurled the greatest bombardment thaE was eXperi- enced on that sector, and probably the greatest that Americans met, upon us. "A few minutes before Rutstein was shot he was with me in the trenches When we reached the firft aid station with him he asked for wa ter, which we gave him. few minutes after that he ra ised himself upon his stretcher and told
 us all good-by. I could not help crying, which is a thing a soldier never does. Just before his death he wrote these words to his mother My dPrling mother, | don't worry 1 died heHo. Your son, | Benj.'
 "He was held in high hsteem by all I the company. He saw hi$ first service | in Company M of the national guard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
CARS NEEDEDFOR
 ALABAMA HEROES
Cars Must Be Equipped With Drivers and
 Girls

Automobiles are needed for the pleasure of the boys of the Rainbow division.
 The Birmingham Automobile club has assumed the work of soliciting the use of cars for tke day the soldiers are to be here. One thousand cars will be needed. Already a large number of automobiles have been promised, but more are re- quired, it was announced yesterday py Clarence Lloyd secretary of the club.
 Anyone who will donate ride for some of '.Alabama's own" are requested by the club to call Main 29l1.
 The automobiles will be needed TOT about three hours. Each car is to accom- modate three soldiers. It should De equipped with good driver and at least one pretty girl, according to MT. Lloyd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
DAUGHTERS MOVE
 ID INVITE "VETS'
 ID REUN|TE HERE
Two Chapters Act Tester. day Patriotic Women Aroused Over City's Ap-
 parent Indifference
Statement. March 4. 1919
 RESOURCES

The members of the United Daugh- ters of the Confectionery are becoming very much aroused over the apparent indifference of the various Organiza- tions of this city towards the COnfed- crate veterans who desire to hold their reunion in Birmingham this year.
 Two chapters held meetings yester- day afternoon and indorsed the move- ment to bring the reunion to Birming- ham.
 Mrs. J. Jaffe, president of Pelham chapter said, 'sThe question of inviting the Confederate veterans to hold their reunion in Birmingham was presented to the chapter and members were heartily in favor of bringing the reun- ion here. Pelham chapter wants it and will do whatever it can for it.' YANCEY CHAPTER ACTS
 Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter stated the mat ter was also presented to Yancey chapter at it's meeting yesterday and the chapter endorsed the movement to have the, reunion in Birmingham.
 Mrs. J. A. Rountree, state president of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy, said she did not care to be quoted, as it was not a state matter, but one to be decided by the city and the local chapters.
 Mrs Charles G. Brown, president of Pettus-Roden chapter, stated this mat ter would be present ted to her organi- zation at it's meeting next Tuesday.
 INACTIVITY OF CLUBS
 Last week letter from General Barton was published in The Age-Her- aid, in which he stated the veterans would come to Birmingham if they were invited, but since that time no action had been taken by the local organization with this end in view However the Civic association voted to bring the reunidon to this city if the other civic organizations would join, and will further discuss the mat ter Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
CHILEANS FAIL TO
 MAKE APPEARANCE

One more change in their plans was made yesterday by the Chilean trade and com mercial commission. three members of which were to have been in Birming- ham today. Instead of coming the entire mission goes to Washington.
 All prepa Ations had been made for the entert ament of the members who. it was 2 nounced Tuesday, would be herd toS ay and much surprise was ex- pressed when telegram came statins that the trip to Birmingham was OH Tor the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

BIRDMEN WILL BOMB BIRMINGHAM,
 INTEREST OF OVERSEA ENLISTMENT

ranged within the next few yads.
 Ten recruits enlisted yesterday and this was the largest number to be re- ceived in one day since the station was reopened several weeks ago. Those volunteering were: Culver J. DeLoach, Montgomery; Clarence b. Robinson, Anniston: George r. Thorn ton, Birmin gham; Charles Avery Bir- mingham; Joseph E. Moody, Mobile; Vera A. Graves, Anniston; Kenneth W. Owsley. Birminghama Reginald J. Williams, Montgomery; Reuben l.. Morgan. Birmingham; Linus NJ. Bry- ant, Birmingham.
 These men were sent to the receiving station as Fort Oglethorpe and will later be transferred to Camp Meade and then overseas to replace the men who are coming home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

ganda regarding the drive for re- cruits.
 Major Meyer, of the local station, stated. While Alabama has not been assigned a quota in this drive. every effort will be made 10 secure as many recruits as any other state in the union. With this idea in view, it was decided to ask to have the flying circus sent up from Montgomery to heip arouse interest and enthusiasm.
 Some members of the local recruiting station will go up with one of the brfdmen. according to Captain Bennett. who stated he had been Up several times and would probably take the flight here.
 Just where the visiting birdmen will land has not yet been definitely de- cided but all particulars will be ar