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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09

last for three days. The place for the eX- animation will be announced by pr. Baker later.
 According to MT Dowell all provisional licenses granted to teachers will now be revoked and tlcsc holding them will have to take the state examination in order to qualify for the positions. number Of the licenses, good for one year., were issued by the statA owing to the short age of teachers several months ago. at which time stale examinations could not be held.
 The regular entrance fee as exists under the oil laws will be charged as follows; One dollar for third grade, sl.5o for sec ond grade. s2 for first grade and s for those taking examination for life certiti- cates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
Miss PolueHs Quick Work
 SaUes Life Of Young Man

Miss Pearl Powell is winning praises from the people of the Johns section for her quick action in rendering first aid and saving the life of David Hidgon about two miles from Johns last sat urday.
 Hidgon, who is young man about ls years old, was hunting with his two brothers. when in some way he fell on his gun and severad an artery and broke the bones of his right arm. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
State Examination
 For Teachers To Be
 Held Here Next Week
Examinations Will Be Held for First, Second and Third Grade Certifi- cates-Provisional License
 Revoked

stafe examinations for teachers vii be held in this city beginning December 10. according to Il letter received by Superin- tendent N R. Raker from Spright Dow ell state superintendent of education.
 The examination will be for first, sec ond and third grade certificates. and will
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was no doctor to be found closer than BeSsemer.
 Miss Powell was nursing a patient about mile away when she heard the news. She rushed to the patient on horseback, took the tie from her riding habit and with a handkerchief tied up the artery. After giving him first aid she made him comfortable in an auto bile and he was rushed to the South Highlands infirmary. Those present state that the young man would have bled to death if she had not arrived V hen she did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were ssued from the probate court yesterday C. M Kelly and Mary Cole.
 Shsli- Moody and Maud Ellard. R. Y. Mabry and Gustine Miner
 ' II. Stonecy pher and Daisy Hust JaraS F.. Hardy and Estelle Riddle. c. q ~" Marion Racine.
 C.. ~. Eoner anc Maggie Nichols. A sun Is anc Nola smith. Josspn Elliot ard Margaret Patterson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
Returns From Funeral

Mrs. J c. Gallagher has returned from Billingsly, where she attended the funeral of her brother. Dr. P. W. Ha- lev. Dr. Haley is survived by one brother, Dr. J. T. Haley of Marion. Ala, and two sisters. Mrs. John Bur meister of BilIingsly and Mrs. Galla- gher of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
PERSONAL

Capt. T. c. McDonald. who has been seriously ill at St. Vincent's hospital for week or more. is reported much improved and his early recovery is ex- pected by his friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
TRAFFIC ON WARRIOR RIVER IS INCREASING
Construction of Transfe-' Shed at Cordova to Be-
 gin This Week

Construction work on the transfer shed at Cordova, on the Warrior river, wili begin during the present week. it was stated yesterday. Transportation Mana ger Henry T. DeBardeleben of the War rior river section of the Nrssissipp- War rior waterways division of the United States railroad administration will have charge of the work.
 The derrick, ordered for Cordova sev- eral weeks ago was shipped from Har- rison5irg, N. r.. on December 1, ana is expected to arrive at Cordova during the week.
 It will take seS eral weeks to build the transfer shed. it is stated. but the trans- begin before the shed is entirely com pleted.
 Traffic on the Warrior river since the government began operations last Jana- ary has constantly increased and the ton mage available toi shipment by that route at present is larger than can be handled with existing equipment.
 In statement covering operations for II months it is shown that about io,Joe tons of freight have been transported on the river, the hulk of 1t going down stream, and consisting principally of coal and lumber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09

Twenty-four hours of heavy rainfall brought the relief that Birmingham merchants and manufacturers, dependent upon electric power, had been praying for since last week.
 The rainfall of Sunday morning. aft ernoon and night, which was the heav- jest on record for December and almost equal to the heaviest ever known here. spread up the Coosa river valley Sun day afternoon and night and continued through yesterday, and made possible the generation of hydro power at Lock 12 in quantities sufficient to meet the needs of Birmingham and all this sec ton of the state.
 When it was ascertained that the low water mark in the Coosa river had been passed and that the hydro plant at Lock 12 was equal to the demands of that companys customers the regional coal committee in Atlanta was so notified and forthwith an order came back directing that all closing regulations, in so far as they applied to illuminations. be at once rescinded.
 These advices came to Vice President Thomas w. Martin of the Alabama Power company and Ben Leader attor- ney, who has been representing the Birmingham merchants in their com munications and negotiations with the regional coal committee
 RESTRICTIONS REMOVED
 s. l.. Aerhes, the Birmingham representative on the regional coal
 committee, talked with Mir Leader and Mir. Martin over the lond dts tance telephone yesterday morning and later the removal of the light restrictions in Birmingham was au- thorized.
 MT. Martin later issued the follow ing statement relative to the hydro plant at Lock 12
 "There have been very heavy rains in the Coosa watershed dur ing the past 24 hours and the water is now flowing over the spilIway Of the dam so that the company can operate it's hydro plant at capacity.
 'Fhe company may have to oper- ate it's steam reserve plant for short time during the day, but the coal comes from mines on the conn., pany's property and the regional committee at Atlanta has just ad- vised the company that all restric-
 1ons upon the use of power from its system will he removed today, to continue so long as the company requires no coal from outside sources. It is not expected that any further coal will he required from outside sources for some days
 "Respecting the communities of Huntsville. Decatur. Albany, Gun tersviile. Selma md Marion, which are served by this company from steam plants not connected with it's dydroelectric system, the regional coal committee advise the present fuel restrictions should contiue without change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
COAL COMMITTEE ORDERS REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS
 ON LIGHTS OF CITY

Heavy Rainfall Brings Re. lief to Birmingham Mer- chants and Manufactur-
 ers-Order to Remain
 Unless Coal Used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
PATRIOTIC MEN AND
 WOMEN BRAVE THE WEATHER AND FORM NEW ORGANIZATION
Americanism Keynote of Speakers and Appeal for
 Enthusiastic Response. Loyal Citizenship Meets
 Audience TakesP Pledge

Constant and heavy down. pour of rain last night, convert ing the streets into pools and rivulets, failed to dampen the patriotism of more than 300 men and women who attend ed the initial mass meeting in the Jefferson theatre of the Association to Promote Ameri- canism.
 The ardor of the 300 was enthusi- astic to the limit. Americanism blazed and flared as the three speakers of the evening announced the purposes of the patriotic citizenship of Birming- ham and Jefferson county in banding together to battle the common menace of bolshe~sm, radicalism and the L, w. w
 It was not whirlwind of violent oratory. The appeal for organization was to loyal citizenship and for the maintenance of law and order through good government obtained by the bal lot.
 Briggs Rogers, president of the as- sociation, opened the meeting.
 In the outset 1t was announced that another date, Tuesday night, Decem- her 2S, would he set for a mass meet ing when the full programme would be carried. Last nights speeches were brief and the meeting lasted for lit- tie more than an hour due to the in- element weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
PROMOTE AMERICANISM

Col. T. o. Smith was the next speaker. He said the Association to Promote Americanism had been planned by ex-service men.
 Their cause was so noble and pat riotic" he declared, that there was no question of obtaining splendid and loyal support. and almost immediately 800 or 500 Birmingham citizens were with them in the great movement. We are not. going 10 stand idly by and see any Americans swept off their feet by any storm of bolshevik propa l. ganda We are going to bansh this menace and we don't have to do it with gun and bayonet. but by that God given privilege of the ballot. the bal lot for good government and then stand by our constituted authorities" The Rev MT Barnwell declared that Birmingham and Jefferson county must be awakened to the menace of
 bolshevism. One hears of the bolshe- vik campaign against the capitalistic
 class. he said.
 But it is the poor man who gets
 hurt" he added. Russia is horrible
 example of what bolshevik govern
 ment does for the poor man. There the
 working classes are crying for bread.
 "Rolshevism sprang from the scum
 Of the gutter. from the ghetto of Lon
 don. from the Apache of Paris, the
 slumS of Berlln ana the East olue or
 New York The only place where bol-
 sEevism can take root and grow is
 where poverty and misery exists.
 There is where the anarchist. the [
 w. w. and the radical SOW their first seed.
 "They follow up this campaign
 through strike agitation. creating un-
 rest. To make the common people un-
 happy he must create unhappiness. | Io rt1 ot it.d, cfr.- tr
 stop the flow of our prosperity and
 happiness.
 IN SHEEP CLOTHING A"I do not despise or worry over the bolshevik who stands boldly out ? .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
PLEDGE TAKEN

The climax of the evening came when every person in the audience stood and repeated the pledge of the association. with right hand uplifted
 ~in the name of God, and for the sake of this, my country, do soI- emnIy swear to be loyal citizen of these United States of America, in thought, word and deed.
 'I do hold the welfare of this nation as whole to be above the profit of any class therein. and will fight against nutocracy of politics or capital labor wherever it ap- pears.
 ''I believe in the constitutional right of citizens to work when and where they please. and will do all that in me Iieth to make this right secure. l believe that the way of safety for shis country k the way or industrial peace. hereby pledge my support. both moral and physical, to the constituted authorities of city. county, state and nation i'm the preservation of law and order and the safeguard Ing of life and property, and if necessary will bear arms under their supervision and nt their com mand.
 ss,ro the snferuardIp, of hi. nation from foes within and with out, I pledge my heart and hand, and I will be faithful to this trust forever, so help me God.- This pledge was read by the Rev Middleton S. Barnwell, one of the chief speakers.
 Pledge cards were signed and left with the secretary tas the audience filed out the door
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09
NO BETTER MOVEMENT


 first speaker. q know of no better movement than this at time of un- rest and bolshevik agitation' he said We in Birmingham are not feeling the effects of these disturbing radicals and |. w. w. as are the people in other sections of the country. In the far northwest. along the Pacific coast, and in the east bolshevism is in much stronger force and presenting a greater menace.
 Our nation has been called The Melting Pot.S It has been pet phrase for writers. But when the war broke put we found that hundreds of thou sands of aliens had failed to fuse into this melting pot. They had prospered under the benefits of our great land but when it came to fighting for it. ell. that was different matter And they withdrew first papers and in- sisted upon their alien rights to pre- vent going to war in defense of the country affording them protection and privileges.
 Every man of these aliens who re. turned his first papers should be de- ported immediately. We should shut off entirely the vast flow of immigra- - tion waiting upon foreign. shores to rush into our land the nopment the bars are lifted, Thousands of Rus sians who left here at the outbreak of the war now are seeking to return Reports show that only per cent of this class has taken out their first citi- zenship papers. Only per cent of the five years prior to the war had ap- of the total of all foreigners had Ia kar ont tbeir first DanprSD
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13

mand, you can be assured that you
will be given preference; but If you
come from a small town or country
region at distance, be even more
assured that you won't get a job ii
you go to one of these crowded CEN
ters. New York is now wondering
what it is going to do with thou
sands of strange soldiers who are
walking it's streets, "broke" and
without prospect of work. Welfare
stations give them meals. But they
can't do it forever; and no real man
wants to be sn object of charity If he
can help it.
What the soldier now in camp or
on transport should do is to get in
touch with the representative of the
United States Employment Service in
the camp in which he now is or to
which he will be sent when he reach
es this side. Let him talk over his
case with the Federal Employment
Service man. II he isn't going back
to his old job-if he has to find some
thing new, he should stay in camp un-
til he gets job. And the best way
TO connect with q Job is through the
Federal Employment Service.
For in addition to the representa-
tives and Offices In the camps the
U. S. Employment Service has 750
branch Offices and 1000 special en-
ployment Bureaus for Returning Sol
diers and Sailors throughouk the
country. At these ofices and bureaus
all information as to Jobs is listed and
the welfare organizations are pooling
their efforts and canvassing local en-
ployers for openings for soldiers
through these bureaus and Offices.
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The War Department Is uniting
with the United States Employment
Service and it's cooperating welfare
organizations to urge the discharged
soldier and sailor to go home and to
take employment in his home town.
Enlisted men in the demobilization
camps are also urged not to leave the
army until they are sure of employ
mentor the man who does Is pretty
certain to find himself on the rocks.
An acute unemployment situation
is developing in many parts Of the
United States and in many large cit
les large numbers Of returned fight
ers are ION the street." their fun
had, their money spent and unable
to find work. Almost invariably
their homes are In smaller towns and
cities at a distance where employ
ment opportunities are awaiting
them. They failed to spend the
transportation money given them up
on discharge for . ticket home: blew
it and their pay in in some large,
strange city and are now dependent
on free meals and lodging furnished
by welfare organizations-a situation
that has little appeal to your red
blooded, Independent American SOL
der.
These cities-such as New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago. Boston, etc.
to which so many men from other Sec
tions have been hocking. are "bad
medicine" to the man who wants to
stand on his own feet. They not
only have to take care Of their own
soldiers flrst, but they have thou
sands of idle civilian workers who
have been thrown out Of work by the
closing of war industries. And every
day more war work Is ending, more
war workers are out Of employment
and more of the soldiers whose homes
are in those cities are returning.
It will be disastrous for the soldier
in q camp ON this side, on Q home
bound transport or at an embarka-
tion point overseas, who reads this,
to refuse to go to his home town. II
you live in one Of these big cities
twhere jobs already are In great de-
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You can get your application for .
job at home before you leave camp.
Simply have talk with the camp
representative of the Employment
Service. He will take your applica-
ton and send it in advance of your
leaving for your home town. So that
when you leave, the chances are 100
to one that your job will be ready
and waiting when you hit home.
Following is the text of a recent
order of the Adjutant General, War
Department, which permits the sole
Of work. At first glance, soldier
may say that he wants to leave when
he can regardless Of whether he has
work in sight.
But think it over, old man! There
are too many thousands of your fell
lows who left the army and went to
a strange place-sOmetimes even at
home-on the chance that work
would be a cinch to get after q little
period of loaing, only to find that
when their money was spent aaiOb
was the hardest thing In the rid
to find. Play safe!
The order follows:
"All commanding 0mcers Will take
steps to insure that every enlisted
man in their command understands
thoroughly that the War Department.
does not desire to discharge any s0l-
der who cannot secure civil employ
|ment.
''It will be made clear to every sol
der that where he would normally be
discharged under orders for demobf-
lixa&ion, he may remain temporarily
IN the military service at his own.
written request, until such time as he
can secure employment. sr
"The fact that he requests to re-
main in the army temporarily does
not in any way operate to compel
him to remain in the army for long
period of time against his will.
ANY man who would normally
have been discharged If he had not
expressed his desire in writing to
remain in the service, may thereafter
be discharged from the service at his
own request, whenever he thinks he
may secure employment.
"All such men as are retained tenn
porarily under the. above authORitv
will be attached to the NEST con-
venient unit and where their services
will be most useful"
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EMBLEM OF LIBERTY
By CYRIL NEE

The Pobbies RED. they grocc im France,
Amomg the fields of dead,
1 dream it all, and IN trance
/ see the 0rowMd blood red.
IW ne'ey forget the crosses WHITE
AZ dotted DER the Iamd.
/ see thens in the pale moonlight,
Mute seNttreIs they stand.
l ac0tck the PoilMs IN their BLUE
Along the fyimg IWe
An. ViVe La Fr0nee,-Gnd MozU It's true,
They're sUotchiH0 DER the Rhine.
These eOlors stand for LibVrty.
For France and England, too.
S0IMte the flag, then, three fines three,
The RED, the WHITE, the BLUE.
Copyrighted by Cyril Nee. 1918.
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THE SAME LANGUAGE, THE SAME FIGHT THE SAME ENEMY
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ALL THIS TALK IN THE
PAPERS ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS?

1t 0 job
THERE YOUR
CAMP TN camp see him today
o n
O read
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ON BOTH FEET

Soldier Ito civilianl : Say, Harold,
how did you stand in the draftl
Harold: FlatfoOted.-Judge.
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OVER THERE
by 1st OAmss PVT. CHET SHAFER
American Nxpe0ft3OnaTy Force,
somewhere In France
AMd
The
Next
S1eR McRR
The fsf
Great
AmericdM
Desert.
SeIGhi
THE DAY THAT DRY MEMS
SOULS ARE UPON US, AS 1T
"THE NEXT TTME I GO TO
WAR I'M GOING TO CALL FOR
SEALED BIDS FOR MY SER
VLCES, SAID PRIVATE MIS-
KIE.
Another private said he had been
to war so long he wouldn't know he
was married If 1t wasn't for his
allotment,
IN
IKE ts.
of
ExbeditioA
You
Don't
YoW
Sdlv0ge
One gang stole . couple of
stoves from o French fort, in
stalled them tn q billet, and
then, when the French discover.
ed 1t, returned them. They
were all awarded tho ID. s. g.
-Distinguished Stove Carriers.
Were yo~ e;tedf
Yep.
So?
YEP. BY MPs.
"I'm glad to ret this" remarked
the Private as he gased tenderly at
his gold service stripe for six months
overseas. previous to this time the
only stripes awarded to me were
black and blue"
When yo1 get back and the clerk in
the shoe store begins to measure yow W
fov MeV bGir of civ;lion kicks, he'H
toke look at tie NseGswying stick, shake
his head and yewh0rk
You're in the right stable but the
wrong stall, boy. Take the elevator
at the left for the Grating depart
ment.
The eternal triangle-the front of
the shelter tent as viewed from a re-
clining position on the inside.
One of Jerry's shells screeched
over and Private Rankin took refuge
under tiny boxcar, the only refuge
in sight.
Come out from In under there"
commanded his buddy. "Stand up
and die like man for your country"
Pvt. Rankin shiveringly obeyed.
Now what'l we do?" he asked.
AT this juncture another shell
heralded its coming.
Well" said the buddy. "I think
we'd better take turns at that shelter.
And you have your outs"
THEY TOOK p. G.'s IN THE
STATES AND IN FRANCE AS WE'LL
POST GRADUATE BACK HOME
AND PRISONERS DES GUERRE
OVER HERE.
After q hard trudge the two Yanks
reached the summit Of a hill some
where in France. Az they surveyed
the landscape one said, with a dra-
matte flourish Of his arms:
"Just think John we are standing
on ground that was once trod upon
by the mighty Caesar"
Prosaic John looked around and
with no display of emotion, an
swered:
eyes, but what has that got to do
with the buckwheat cakes and maple
syrup that I'm missing this winter?"
No matter hOsV wonderful the n;okt
may be irS of no broctic0I Volwe 1vjser
20" cost speak the l0HgMGge and bot
tIe-m0~thed bMSler bl0sUs "CGH to OMoy-
ters" at &45.
Just about the time you think you
are mastering q swell phrase and Vou
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One gang stole . couple of
stoves from o French fort, i'm
stalled them tn q billet, and
then, when the French discover
ed 1t, returned them. They
were all awarded tho ID. s. @.
-Distinguished Stove Carriers.
w~
Were y0W eitsdf
Yep.
So?
Yep. BY M.Ps.
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"Tm glad to get this" remarked
the Private as he gased tenderly at
his gold service stripe for six months
overseas. Previous to this time the
only stripes awarded to me were
black and blue"
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When yo1 get back and the clerk in
the shoe store begins to nseossys 70. W
for q MeaV boir of eiwlion kicks, he'lI
toke look at TIE nse0ssring stick, shake
his head and yenso~k
You're in the right stable but the
wrong stall, boy. Take the elevator
at the left for the Grating depart
ment.
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When You decide TO take q little
chance, and yOa drive back about 2S
O'Clock, and your buddy tells you that
. check rcH cau was taken, and 1t be-
gins to look like tho Old G. H. ON one
third pay for three months, and then
you learn that the corporal reported
Boy! Oh, BOyl
That's q life saver!
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The eternal triangle-the front of
the shelter tent as viewed from a re-
Ginning position on the inside.
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Just about the time you think you
are mastering swell phrase and you
get the situation well in hand, it's
time to return and pass In review
before your squad leader.
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No matter kOsV sOondeyf~l the n;ghl
may be irs of 40 broctic0I V0lse 1vset
yo~ cost speak the l0mo~Gge and a bot.
tIe-mOwthed bwgler blosUs "CGN to Oxoy.
ters" at &45.