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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
DAY"
 AT CIVITAN CLUB
President Shropshire Will Have as
 His Guests Brother Presidents

Civilians are today going to have as their guests the presidents of all local civic organizations, as well as Dr. N, A. Barrett, president of the city com mission.
 Secretary Akers has mailed the fol- towing inducive invitation to each member:
 "Fellow Civitan: "Right this way for the big show!
 Progress is the Civitan clubs mid dle name, and just to show you that he means to live up to the reputation for pep which he has already es- tablished, your president, Dr, Co operation W. Shropshire, has arranged a treat for the first meeting of the New Year that will be hum -dinger.
 Quests of honor will be the presiding g officers of the Chamber of Commerce, Civic association, Rotary club, Ki- wanis club, Community club, board Of revenue and the city commission.
 "As a special dish will be tabloid oration by our own silver-tongued orator. Civitan John A. MacSporran, who. sky pilots when he isn't Civit- aning.
 Make it a point to bring at least one guest, a member of one of the or ganizations to be represented by it's president
 'Its going to be rip-snorter of a luncheon, and you can't afford to miss It.
 Remember-Friday afternoon at the Southern club at l o'clock"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Chamber Wires Graves Offering CO-OperatiOn
 in Placing Soldiers
Census Formely Taken of Industries Is Available and Valuable in
 Work Planned

General Manager P. A. Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday wired Col. Bibb Graves at Camp Cor don that his organization would CO., operate in every way possible in finding jobs for the soldiers now being de- mobilized at that camp. The telegram was in response to a telegram received from Colonel Graves the day before,
 The Chamber of Commerce sometime ago made a survey of the district with the view to ascertaining the sentiment of employers of labor in this respect. Of the dozen or more large employers of labor communicated with all with out exception stated that they would re- instate their former employees upon their return home.
 Not only did they promise to do this" said MT. Fenimore, but they have given positions to every returned soldier applying for them, so far as have heard. In view of this fact. felt justified in assuring Colonel Graves that all soldiers returning to this dis trict would be taken care of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
ASK HEALTH SYSTEM IN KEEPING WITH
 WORK OF THE ARMY
Physicians Point Out That This Will Be Best Well come to Returning
 Soldiers

Some of Birmingham's well known physicians who have made B special study of the subject believe that one of tha best things Alabama can do. for her re. turning soldier boys Is to provide 8 health system in keeping with that which they have learned to appreciate In the army. Their views are stated in the fol- lowing letter:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Whatever else is done for our returning soldiers who have placed Alabama on the war maps of all Europe, health pro- lection equal to that by the army ought to be provided by the stay at homes. The army not only made great history by protecting our soldiers but 1t has trained large number of physicians for public health work, ready to our needs The legislature convenes this month in Montgomery and has the great opportunity, in the era of reconstruction, of providing a modern health system that will give these soldiers and all other citi- zens the health protection called for by modern standards.
 Twenty-three local doctors have just mailed out to all members of the incom
 ing legislature a letter carrying, among 
 just ended the allies maintained that de- mocraey would give efficiency in gov
 ernment. The Germans denied it, Ala bama maintains an old time health sys- tenn based absolutely on the German idea, the idea that the people cannot manage their own public health affairs. This German idea has found no favor in other states of the union. One after another they, years ago. adopted the allied idea, the idea that the people could manage
 their public health affairs as well as they could manage their legal or educational affairs. It Is your opportunity as legislator to remove this Prussian idea
 from the statutes of Alabama and put in it's place an American idea-a democratic responsible health system"
 A goodly number of our doctors-ahd
 these names only represent the WofN
 of two busy practitioners who sought
 signatures as they went about one day have shown themselves interested In get ting the legislature to provide for the stay-at- homes and for the returning sol diers and 1t Is to be hoped our citizens generally may wake up to the importance of the situation.
 CUNNINGHAM WILSON, F. P. RIGGS.
 THOMAS D. PARKE, Birmingham, January ?. 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03

Patriotic Citizens Urged To Bring in Subscriptions
 ToRed Cross Roll CaUDriUe
Headquarters Snowbound and Volunteer Workers Handi- capped by Weather Condons-Fina Drive Called Off and It Is With the People Whether lief
 ferson County Reaches Her Quota

day and practically no reports from workers were received. Many of the so- licitors live in remote parts of the coun- ty and will be unable to turn in their receipts this week, so it may be many days yet before definite knowledge can be had as to the progress of the cam paign.
 The trench luncheon scheduled for Saturday noon has been called off and no attempts will be made to get the workers on the streets. The generals at headquarters are of course very much disappointed that the snow has blocked their plans, but they feel that it is un- fair to ask anybody to sell Red Cross buttons on such a sloppy day as Sat- urday promises to be.
 Regardless of the amount collected the campaign will close tomorrow night &C., cording to Mir. Kirkpatrick. although over the rest of the Gulf division it will cons tinue until Monday.
 The call for volunteer members has gone out from the Red Cross. Have you heart and dollar?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
MERCURY TO DROP TO 20 DEGREES TO-DAY
 BUT WILL BE FAIR

Birmingham's. first taste of real winter came yesterday. and long before night those persons unfor- tunate enough to have business that took them into the streets were slipping and sliding and hoping that it would not last long.
 The blizzard reported Wednes- day night as headed for Birming- ham hesitated somewhere out west, then taking on new energy and lot of moisture, renewed it's jour- rey. The rain which began Monday night continued without interrup- tion until along towards noon yes tcrday when 1t turned to sleet, then snow, and 1t showed the bal- ance of the day and well into the night. It was a veritable snow storm, the kind the people down south read about but seldom see, with . stiff wind blowing the flakes in every direction, blinding pedes- trians and making street traffic dangerous and difficult.
 It brought delight to the hearts of the young boys and girls, many of whom spent hours snOwballing m the streets-and some of those en- gazing in this pastime were not so young at that. Late in the after noon it was reported at the weather bureau that abo:st three inches of sMoyy had fnIle:. up, to that time.
 Mr. Horton stated last night, aft- CT consulting his instruments and Goifg such other things as an up- tO-date weather man usually does when trying to fOretell the state of the weather a few hours hence, an- nounced that by morning the mer- curry would be down in the vicinity of the 20 mark, decidedly the coldest weather of the winter. And then he added that 1t would be fair and cold today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
MIGHT ON ROOF" IS PLANNED BY
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Fred EchOff Returns From Army and Will Head the Civic Association
 Night on Roof

Another Might on the Roof" eolips- ing in fun and fFolie any of the other entertainments for its members, was planned yesterday at a meeting of the special committee of the Civic associa- tion of which Fred M. Echoff, an old live wire of the organization return ing from the army, is chairman. It was decided to pull the stunts" on the night of January 10.
 The keynote of this social celebra- tion will be the reintroduction of the soldier members of the Civic associa- tion, of which Fred M. Echoff, an old turning. Not all the khaki mem> bers have returned but many of them are in the city and are invited to visit the association rooms on the occasion of this entertainment.
 Free smokes and drinks. quips. rags" and music will be among the feature of this fourth Night on the Roof" The special committee began yesterday to cast among the members of the asso- citation to find the most available talent to shape up for the "rip-roaring" af- fair.
 Echoff Returns
 'It is a great pleasure to get back in harness and help. put over some more Civic stunts" said MT. EchoR yesterday after returning from Cali fornia, where he has been doing ob- servation balloon service for the army. "I am sure that if all the old mem bers of the Civic association now back from service are as glad as I am to return, we will have one more jolly, good time next Friday night, week, I remember what genuine fun we have experienced previously on these oc- casions. You may say for the commit tee that we will not spare anything personal in the programme we are arr ranging. No mercy will be shown. It will not be possible for the commit tee to control what will be given forth in the monologues and the various stunts But we invite local talent to enroll with the committee for any creditable amusement of which they are capable"
 The committee in charge of the event is as follows: F. M, Echoff, chairman; T. J. Crittenden, R. P. McDavid, Jr., F. o. Croy, F, A. McElroy, A. c. Jen- kins, Tom Akers, J. E. Maura and r. D. Moore.
 This soldiers reunion entertainment will precede by only three days the big health meeting of the Civic forum, which is set for Monday night January 13, at which time the principal address will be delivered by Assistant United States Surgeon General B. $. Warren.
 The Night on the Roof will be the first social gathering for the mingling of the 500 new members of the associa- tion secured last fall with the older members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
GREEK-AMER|CANS VOICE ASPIRATIONS
 OF NATIVE LAND
Statement of Position of Local Greeks Is Cabled to President Wilson
 and Clemenceau

American citizens of Greek extraction have formally defined their attitude in the questions confronting the peace set tlement in so far as they pertain to Greece. A formal statement was rati- fled at meeting of Greek Americans at the Greek Orthodox church, copies Of which have been cabled to President Will son and to Premier Clemenceau of France. The statement adopted reads as follows:
 Tn this momentous period of the turn ing point of the history of the world. and of the change of the European map, in which all wrongs inflicted by the bar barians upon the civilized world will be righted, and especially upon our Greek brothers who have fought for liberty since the dawn of the human history and who have suffered for the last five centuries under the cruelest Turkish yoke. now that the allied nations triumphed over autocracy to reestabish the lost freedom of enslaved populations, we. the Greeks of the city of Birmingham and the suburbs, loyal American citizens, att tended meeting today in the Greek or thodox church of this city, in which we decided:
 q, That no Greek be allowed in the future to live under the barbarian and uncivilzed Turks.
 "2. That the state Of Thrace, With US most Greek Constantinople, Asia Minor, North Epirus, Dodecanese, Cyprus, and the Islands of Marmora which historically and ethnologically belong to Greece, be united with their mother Greece.
 "3 All Greek territories in Macedonia and Thrace, which have been robbed by the Bulgarians. be set free
 "4 That the displaced and robbed Greeks, by the Bulgarians and Turks return to their hearths.
 "5 That the above decision be wired to the President of the United States and the governments of France, Eng land and Greece The committee. \ Rev Arsenres Davies. Nick Lam- prenedes, George Pappas, George Postuo- ro3 Chris Collias, Alex. Kontos, pr. A Vafes, A. Greenwood, Louis Pappa- george
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03

inent members of the Birmingham bar, and we'll known throughout the state. For many years he has been associated in the practice of law with E. M. All len, and with him enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. For a number of years he served as chairman of the demo- cratic executive committee and had served the democratic party in other capacities. He served a short period as judge of the circuit court.
 Shortly after the election of President Wilson to his first term he received the appointment of district attorney. and at the expiration of his four-year term was reappointed, and held the position at the time of his death.
 He is survived by his, widow, two sons, Robert N Bell, Jr., and Palmer H. Bell, and three daughters. Mrs. w. A. Jen- kins, Mrs. Edgar Collins and Miss Lillie Bell The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03

All plans for big cleanup in the Christ mas Red Cross drive Saturday afternoon have been abandoned on account of the weather, according to Chairman J, D. Kirkpatrick and instead of guarding all business streets, the allied armies will be forced to sit indoors and wait for patriotic citizens to bring their member ships in.
 Booths will be located in Loveman, Joseph X Loebs store and at the Tut wiler hotel and other places to receive subscriptions, said MT. Kirkpatrick. And we desire to impress upon the puh- lie the necessity of volunteering their subscriptions, for since the heavy snow we are more handicapped than ever, Naturally the inclement weather is miti- gating against our success in this drive, but with the cooperation of everyone we will yet be able to make good show ing and reach our quata."
 The Tutwiler headquarters of the Red Cross was absolutely snowbound yester-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
SOUTH HIGHLANDS METHODIST TO HAVE
 HOMECOMING DAY
Special Cards Issued and Event Is Expected to Be Greatest Affair
 in Church's History

The Rev. Dr. P. B. Wells, pastor of the Highland Methodist church, announc- es that Sunday. January 5. will be cele- 9srated as home coming day at that church. Special cards of invitation have been issued and there is every indication that the event will be one of great inn portance in the history of this well known congregation.
 The Sunday school will have an inter- esting programme, including music by the orchestra.
 The pastor will preach at Il a. m. and at 7:S0 D. m. The music at each of these services will be in charge of a select quartet
 All who have ever in any way been connected with Highlands are cordially invited.
 There will be some striking features of interest to the entire membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
MARINE ARCHITECTS
 ID ASK FOR BIDS
 ON WARRIOR SHIPS
Mobile, New Orleans and Gulf Coast Towns Will Be Asked to Bid on
 Construction

Floats for the Warrior river may be huilt on the Gulf coast. At least ship builders nt Mobile, New Orleans and other coast cities will be given the op- portunity to put in bids for them.
 Representatives of Cox & Stevens, ma. rine architects of New York, who de- signed the six steel ships to be built for the Warrior river under authorization of Director General McAdoo of the United States railroad administration, will be in New Orleans next week with the blue prints, plans and specifications, and after a conference with Director M. J. Sanders of the Mississippi Warrior waterways and Henry T. DeBardeleben, manager ot transportation on the Warrior, offers for building the ships will be asked for
 It is probable that the heads of ship building companies whose plants are To- cated along the Gulf coast will be called into conference at New Orleans before they are asked to bid on the work
 In an interview in Washington with Representative Oliver of Tuscaloosa a day or two ago, G. A. Tomlnson, director of inland waterways, stated that he ex- pcCteQ lO IStiIe liuil lht ldihOhu ministration soon after the first of the month, but before severing his connec- ton with government railroad body he would let the contracts for building the six steel boats for the Warrior river ser vice already authorized, and get all plans foi the Warrior development well under way.
 MT. Tomlinson stated to MT. Oliver, ac- oording to a dispatch from Washington, hat ha obal, tn Rirp,ip n o. ham and Mobile next week to look over the situation. MT. DeBardeleben stated yesterday, when asked about the mat ter, that he had heard nothing of Mr. Tomlinson's proposed trip to Alabama, but that he had received telegram stat ing that representatives of Cox & Stew ems would be in New Orleans next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Alabama to Respond to Cry for Help
 From the Bible Lands
Practically Every Council of Defense Chairman in State Responds and
 Will Head Drive

Alabama will respond to the cry for help coming from the starving Bible lands. according to reports being received the campaign to be inaugurated during the week of January 12-19, under tho auspices of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East
 Out of 67 county chairmen of the coun- ell of defense, only four or five have de- clined to serve and these were based upon sickness" says Mr. Hooper
 The following parties have written en- Enthusiastically of their acceptances: J. c. Weaver. Lineville; c. P. Deming Ever green; Cad Jones, Ozark; Julian Smith, Selma; John Starke. Abbevlle Leopold Strauss. Montgomery; E. c. Payne, AL bany; A. H. Dabbs, Carrollton; and a number of others.
 It is pointed out also by the leaders in
 this movement that the drive for the e.
 lief fund for the destitute and starving Armenians and Syrians, is one in which
 the women of the state should take a very large interest and to which they are peculiarly related.
 A large majority of the 100000 surviv- ors of Turkish cruelties and atrocities are women, children and aged men, and there is every reason to believe that the good women of Ala bama will not fail to respond to this call to Help the Starv- ing in Bible Lands.'
 "The greatest single horror perpetrated in the history of humanity" this tragedy was termed by former United States Am bassador to Turkey, Henry Morgenthau, on his recent visit to Birmingham and Alabama, and this statement has been amply corroborated from many sources, all of whom now join their voices in the mighty appeal for the quick relief of the | thousands of innocents who are perishins daily for the wan. of the simplest neces-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Chief Justice Recalls
 Order to Judge Fort

Tho order sent Judge William E. Fort by Judge John c. Anderson, chief justice of the supreme court, to go to Tuscumbia to hold court in which the trial of the negro who killed an off cer at Sheffield was to be held, was recalled yesterday afternoon owing to the illness of Judge Hefin. judge of the second division of criminal court Judge Fort received the order yester- day morning but when it was learned that Judge Heflin was absent from his division, the order was recalled, both judges being unable to leave at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Bill to Enforce
 Prohibition Introduced

Washington, January "A bill for tho enforcement of war prohibition was n- troduced in the House today by Repre- sentative Barkley of Kentucky. It pro- vides for appointment of an officer in the internal revenue bureau to investigate and prosecute violations of the law and appropriates sl,5Ho,t00 for this work.
 Houses where liquor Is gold in viola ton of law would be declared nui- aance. to be abated by court injunction. Persons operating such houses would be subject to fine and imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Mrs. Hammond Injured
 in Auto Accident

Mrs. Jamie Hammond, who resides at 127h Twentieth street south, was struck by an automobile driven by Arthur Brookins at Avenue B and Twentieth street and seriously in- jured. Mrs. Hammond was crossing the street when knocked down. She was picked up and rushed to the Hillman hospital where it is stated that while seriously injured she will probably re- cover. Brookins was arrested and charged with reckless driving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Grocers and Butchers
 to Meet on January IA

The Retail Butchers and Grocers' asso- citation will hold an important meeting on January fl at the Civic association at which time plans for the meat and gro- cery situation for the year will be dis cussed This will be most important meeting and there will be various mat ters to be discussed since the govern ment has removed many of the restric- tions regarding the substitutions and al- lotments sold.
 The report of the national secretary of the Grocers and Butchers of America will be read and the members of the local organization expect to secure much valuable information therefrom. Secre- tary A. A. Jones invites all nonmembers who are in the retail butcher or grocery business to attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Preliminary Hearing of
 w. M. Hill Is Continued

The preliminary hearing of w. M. Hill, a railroad conductor who shot and killed A. B. Suddeth, which was set for yes- terday, has been passed over until Tues day, January T. The ease has been post poned owing to the continued illness Of Judge H. B. Abernathy. It was stated yesterday that Judge Abernathy's condi- tion was improved and he is expected at his division of the municipal court today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Proctor & Gamble
 Men Confer Here

Salesmen for the Proctor & Gamben company of Cipcnnati. who make the southern states, will meet at the Tut wiler hotel tomorrow for one of their periodical conferences.
 There will. be IS salesmen in the meeting and they will discuss trade conditions and lay plans for the present years campaign among the merchants in their territory.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
RObT. N. BELL DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS
 COUNTRY HOME
United States District At torney Succumbs to Heart Failure After Short
 Illness

R. N. Bell, United States district at torney for the Northern district of Ala bama, died suddenly late last night from heart failure at his country home at Fulton Springs, Judge Bell had been ailing for a few days, but nothing se- rious was anticipated and his sudden death came as shock to his family,
 Judge Bell was one of the most prom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
Conductor Charged With
 Assaulting Negro Woman

R. w. Barrett, a conductor on an East Lake street car, was arrested and placed under bond by Officers Matlock and Daty yesterday morning and charged with as sault with intent to murder. It is alleged that Barrett struck Mary Henderson. q. regro woman, passenger on the car pain fully injuring her. The difficulty started when the woman claimed the conductor had stepped on her feet. The car was crowded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
CAMP HARDEE
Memorial Exercises to Be Held Today
 at Cable Hall

The first meeting of the new year of Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet erans, will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the Cable hall, Second ave- nue. On account of the great toll that death has taken from the members of the camp during the past few months, memorial exercises will be held. All members of the camp as well as those of other camps, the Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Veterans, and the public generally are invited to attend.