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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
WATERWAYS MEN
 OPEN CONVENTION
Henry Ford Among Dele gates to Mississippi-Atlan-
 tic Waterways Meeting
By Associated Press

Pittsburg, January 7.-AdyocatinS great internal waterway system, extend ing from the mouth of the Mississippi to the mouth of the Hudson river and to the Atlantic ocean, through 1O0- mile canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio river, several hundred delegates met here today at the opening session of the Mississippi- -to-Atlantic Internal Waterways convention. The meeting will continue tomorrow.
 Among the delegates were Henry Ford, William A. McCorkle, former governor of West Virginia. and Charles Moves Chadwick of New York. (,
 Replying to an address of welcome by Mayor F. V. Babcock. Mir. McCorkle de clared the conventions aim was to real ize a dream of the last 25 years by bring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08

l5O0 men with one shot, the lucky hit go- ing down the shaft of a rock quarry, where they were quartered.
 At St. Mihiel one of our projectiles penetrated a German dugout through Is feet of dirt and six feet of solid mason ry before it exploded.
 q was in a French hospital and had nurse who had been prisoner of war in Belgium for three years, and had finally been exchanged for German prisoners. They were fine to me in the hospital, and I don't believe I ever had as many good things to eat or drink
 On being asked if he had had any ex- citing or terrible adventures, Captain Sharpe replied:
 Possibly the most exciting adventures had were in Paris, but you could hardly call them terrible.
 Captain Sharpe sailed from Brest, France November IS, five days after the armistice was signed. He has brought back numbers of relics, and some pie lures he found in a captured German dugout.
 He has a brother. Lieut.. Samuel Merritt Sharpe, still in France, with the 334th field artillery. ! Captain Sharpe is a popular young man about town. He is employed here by the Oxwell Acetylene company.
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on the projects, the advice and approval of Congress was desired.
 After being told by Assistant Secretary Crowell that work at Columbus could be stopped immediately. the committee adopted a resolution offered by Senator McKellar of Tennessee providing that the camp be abandoned. Secretary Crowell said orders would be sent at once stopping all construction at Colum- bus
 Estimates furnished the committee showed that the loss to the government from abandonment of the camp would be less than $2000.Oo0. the total cost of construction to date being estimated at sl. 900, 900 and reimbursement to owners of the land leased making the balance. The camp was to have cost s14,000, 600.
 Heavier expenditures have been made on the other two camps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
Prisoner Taken to
 Sheffield to Testify

John Gibson, a prisoner who has been held at the Jefferson county jail for the past few weeks. charged with being connected with the lynching of three negroes. which occurred at Shef- field some weeks ago, was carried to Sheffield yesterday morning. It Is al- legee that he was taken back for the purpose of going before the grand jury. which is making further inves- tigations of the lynchings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
BROOKE TRIAL THURSDAY

Anniston, January 7.-(Special.)-The four brigadler. generals and eight colonels who are to constitute the courtmarital which hears the evidence against Lieut.. Col. William Brooke, infantry officer who will be placed on trial Thursday under charges of conduct prejudicial to the military service, preferred by Col John s. Hammond, are expected to arrive Wednesday night and Thursday morning at the cantonment. There are eight spec ifications contained in the charges against Colonel Brooke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
Wisdom Given Freedom

Montgomery, January 7.-(SpeciaD Governor Henderson Tuesday granted a parole to Peter Wisdom, convicted last fall in the circuit court of Chamb CTS county and sentenced to serve four months for violating the prohibition law. The governor found that the pris- on record of Wisdom has been good, and that he had only a short time longer to serve. The parole is condi- toned upon the future good conduct of Wisdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
ALBANY

Albany, January 7.-(Special.)- )-Mem-
 bers of the local company, federal na-
 tionaf guard, will be given physical
 examination Thursday, preparatory to
 being sworn in. The examinations will
 begin at o'clock and continue until
 o'clock, local physicians being present
 for as many hours as they can spare
 from their practice.
 All local Sunday school officials have
 been invited to a luncheon to be given
 at the Lyons hotel Thursday noon at
 which time a city superintendents' or
 ganization probably will be perfected
 Leon c. Palmer of the State Sunday
 School association will be present and
 deliver an address. He will speak also
 at a mass meeting to be held that
 night.
 Mrs. Kimball B. Jones, superintendent
 of the Albany city schools has re-
 turned from Montgomery, where she attended a conference of school heads
 of the state. The conference was called
 by State Superindent Spright Dowell to discuss legislation to be put before the January session of the legislature. Mrs. Jones was the only woman in at- tendance. She has been head of the
 Albany schools since the departure of
 Prof Ralph w. Cowart, who is with
 the American forces in France There are 16 Albanys in the United States, according to story published
 in the Albany (N. Y.) Journal, copies of which have been received here. The
 story declared all of them are hustling and growing cities Albany, Ala. was ono the cities mentioned in the story and the history of the change of name from New Decatur to Albany was re-
 counted.
 The heroism of Curtis Cover, AL bany boy, is lauded in the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune, copy of which has been received here by A. S. Grubbs from his son who is with the American expeditionary forces.s Cover attempted more than 20 times ] to get into the military service and was rejected because of bowed legs, After | joining the marines and getting as far as Paris Island training camp he was turned down on final examination. He | then went to Johns Hopkins hospital and both his legs were broken and re- set to straighten them. He is now at | his home here convalescent His de- 1 termination to join the colors has been | the subject of a number of newspaper dItiClcS OIt tlliS VI ehC "Oiiu, pu] the story just received here is the first l time is has been published abroad. Decatur is the recipient of widespread | publicity as a result of story in the Saturday Evening Post this week by 1 Octavus Roy Cohen of Bessemer It is l entitled Pool and Genuwine," and the scenes are laid in Birmingham The negro character dreams of going to Nashville and of being in a train wreck at Decatur, Ala.," from which he es- capes without injury. Consulting his dream book he finds that he should play 1 a certain combination in a lottery. He does and wins $2500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
ARMY NURSE DEAD

Anniston, January 7.-(Special.) Mrs. Meda Hertzog, reserve army nurse who has been on duty at the base hospital at Camp Mcclellan for several months, died at that institution Monday and her body has been shipped to her late home at Allentown, Pa.
 The body of the dead nurse was sent in charge of Miss Elizabeth Reamer, who will return to her station here after de- livery of the body to Mrs. o. Trexler, sis ter of the deceased.
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ing the people of g states into com mercial and personal contact by inland waterways. He advocated securing gov ernment aid in developing the project.
 We want the government to build tho waterway" he said "The government ought to do it. But if it is necessary and we have to build it locally, we'll do it. We'll pay the costs locally, but we are going to make a fight to have the govern ment pay for it "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
BREAKS.A COLD IN A FEW HOURS First dose of "Pape's Cold Com
 pound" relieves all
 grippe misery
Don.t stay stuffed-up,

Don't stay StuIIeu-up!
 Quit blowing and snuffling, A dose two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the head. chest, body or limbs.
 1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishneSS, sore throat, sneezing. soreness and stiffness.
 .'Pape's Cold Compound' is the quick est, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts with out assistance. tastes nice and causes no inconvenience. Don't accept sub- stitute.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
HARRY sILvERs ON LEAVE

Anniston, January 2. = (SpeclaI.) Corp. Harry B. Silvers, one of the best known members of the provost guard at Camp Mcclellan, has gone to Baltimore to spend a furlough pe- riod of 10 days among his relatives and old friends.
 Corporal Silvers has been at the local cantonment for several months and his present visit home is the first time he has had a furlough since arriving at Camp Mcclellan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
TIrEsDAy HOSPITAL REPORT

Anniston, January 7.-(Special)-The Tuesday morning report from the base hospital at Camp Mcclellan shows that there were seven new cases or pheu- monia, two men dead, 5S men returned to duty and 6s men admitted for treat ment. The Tuesday report shows that total of 924 men remain under treatment at this institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
L Legislators-Elect Hear Discussion on
 A Proposed Bills
(Continued from Page Five)

(Continued from Page Five) @. the city and county will have to stand half the cost.
 Later in the day w. D. Nesbitt, chair man of the Warrior river development committee, brought up the question of terminals and transportation between Bir- mingham and head of navigation on the Warrior river and asked the delegation to put through legislation that would enable Birmingham and Jefferson county to build necessary terminals and either an electric or steam railway line or lines.
 Judge B. M. Allen, chairman of the leg islation committee of the Warrior devel- opment committee, followed MT. Nesbitt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
Arkansas Is Again
 Burning Natural Gas
By Associated Prsss

Shreveport, La, January 7.-Arkansa5 is again burning natural gas from the Caddo oil fields.
 The break in the main pipe line in the Stuff river Lear Fort Smith, Arkansas, which practically shut off the supply of the fuel to Little Rock and other cities was repaired today. It was stated by officials of the Arkansas Natural Gas company here that within twelve hours the supply of gas through the pipe lines would be abundant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
''OH, IF I COULD BREAK THIS COLD"
Alu.ost as soon as said with Dr.. Kings New Discovery.
 Get a bottle today!

The rapidity with which this fifty year-old family remedy relieves coughs. colds and mild bronchial attacks is what has kept it's popularity on the increase year by year.
 This standard reliever of colds and coughing spells never loses friends. It does quickly and pleasantly what it is recommended to do. One trial puts it in your medicine cabinet as absolutely indispensable. Sold by all druggists. soc and $1.20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
CAR THIRTEEN UNLUCKY

Anniston, January 7.-(special)-Camp quartermaster truck No. B, driven by Sergt. J. c. Doherty, had bad day Monday when it skidded on the brick highway about half way out, went over and buried it's nose in a cotton patch alongside the road.
 The driver and passengers escaped seri- ous injury and little damage was done to the machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
WOODMEN CEREMONY

Anniston, January -(Special)-Green Bay camp, Woodmen of the World, will hold their semi-annual installation of officers Wednesday evening, when the officers for the year are to be inductsd into office. Two candidates for the ranks are to be put through the paces in addition. The ceremonies will be under the direction of James A. Box, the counsel commander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
CHANGE IN LAND LAWS

J. K. Brockman, representing the Real Estate exchange, and E. J. Smyer, at torney, advocated a change in the land laws, shortening the limitation period of mortgage foreclosures from 20 to 10 years, requiring releases of liens to be executed separately and in the same way mortgages are executed, the recording of notice of suits to enforce mechanics liens, changing the manner of lien as- signments, and making it possible to re- cover possession of real estate in a few weeks instead of several months as at present.
 S. G. Crow of the Birmingham fire de- partment, asked the delegation to pass a law providing for two shifts of F hours each for members of the fire department. When asked if the city commissioners did not have the power to make this change he answered affirmatively, then added, "but they won't do it.''
 The members of the delegation thanked the citizens for the interest they had taken in the matters that had been dis cussed and promised to give due eonsid- eration to each subject brought before them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
MISS CASEY RECOVERS

Anniston, January 7.-(Speciall Miss Clyde Casey, who has been slightly i'll for the D. few days, has recovered. Miss Casey was threatened with inilu- enza and her friends are glad that she escaped a serious attack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
Bowels Usually Clogged?

Regulate them with safe, sure, com- fortable pr. Kings New Life Pills. Cor rect that biliousness, headache, sour stomach, tongue coat. by eliminating the bowel-clogginess. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
Cascarets Work While You Sleep No headache, biliousness, up- Set stomach or constipa-
 ton tomorrow

Spend 10 cents--feel grand! Tonight take Cascarets to liven your liver and clean your bowels. Stop the headaches bilious spells. sourness, gases. coated Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest inside cleansing you ever experienced. Wake Up feeling fine. Taste like candy. No disappointment. Thirty million boxes of this harmless. famous cathartic are sold each year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
NEWS OF ANlVLSTON
 AND CAMP MCCLELLAN

ing in the medical department at Camp Hancock, Georgia, for the past few months, is spending a few days with his family here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
DIR. BARKER AT HOME

Anniston, January 7.-(Special)- )-Cap- tain E. T. Barker, who has been serv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08

briefly setting out the legal situation. He sated that while the present constitu- tion inhibits a city or county lending financial aid to such enterprises, it con tains no provision against building and owning them or issuing bonds to pay for them.
 Judge Allen also made a plea for uni form tick eradication law for the state
 President Dinsmore of the Farmers union advocated land drainage laws, tick eradication, provision for county farm demonstration agents, a state bureau of markets and the stamping out of Hitter acy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
OPPOSES INCREASED SALARIES

w. G, Estes opposed a movement which he said had been started here for in- creased salaries for members of the county board of revenue and other off cials.N
 Charles Hall of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers stated that his organ ization would urge the adoption of laws relating to boiler inspection, to require power vehicles to come to a full stop be- fore crossing a railroad track a constitu tional convention, the repeal of the cum ulative poll tax law which requires the payment of all poll tax arrears as a requisite to voting, change in the regis tration laws a workman's compensation law, and provisions for absentees to vote MT. Nesbitt, chairman of the state dem- ocratic executive committee, stated that la subcommittee had been appointed to take up the question of change in the registration and primary election laws
The sun., 1919-10-05

DT}IIIS vi IF ART IN DRESS there is multi
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hN NI1X111|I Individual Figure.
There are no two trees exactly alike; no
two faces absolutely similar and no two
figures having identical lines. The creative
artist in Dress masters the natural line of the
figure on which he superimposes the right
artistic line, so that the individuality of the
wearer is first comprehended and then en-
HANGED.
In Dress, as in life, there is an eternal fitness
of things. A woman of modest stature is
graced by wearing straight lines, while
woman of height above the normal needs
draped lines. Similarly figure of small
waist cannot be gowned precisely as one of
ample waist; one may feature wide girdle
the other may not.
To Study Your Line Is To Master Your Figure
and the House of Collins fulfills the humble
mission of aiding every woman to- understand
her uniquely individual Line.
This identification of the Correct Line with
Art in Dress will explain the gracious distinc-
ton in our
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-22
Campaign to Make
World Dry to Be
Launched in Omaha

Friday night next in Omaha will
be fired the first gun Of the CAM
paign that has for its purpose the
sounding the death-knell of DE
mon Rum" The movement is un-
der the direction of the Anti-Saloon
league of New York. The meeting
probably will be held in the Audi
forum.
Local workers in the anti-saloon
movement will have charge of the
preliminary arrangements, but the
speakers for the occasion will be
outsiders. Among them will be
Frank B. Willis, former governor of
Ohio; John H. Bertrand, London,
and Arthur Tombs, Australia.
The annual convention of the
Anti-Saloon league, at which the
line of action will be formulated,
will be held in Washington, June
as. 1t is expected that delegates
from Nebraska will attend, At this
convention there will be delegates
from all over the United States and
from 50 or more foreign countries.
Their slogan will be to make the
world dry, so far as the manufac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquor
is concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-22
Funeral Services for
Boy Scout Killed by
Auto Are Impressive

Impressive funeral services for
their dead comrade, John M. Viii
liams, 16 years old, who died Sunday
as the result of injuries sustained
when he was run over by an automo-
bile, were conducted yesterday by
members of Boy Scout troop a., OF
which the dead boy was member.
The body was borne by scout
pallbearers from the home to St.
Cecilia's church. 1t was escorted
by the entire troop.
Deputy Scout Commissioner
Father ]. ]. McCool addressed the
assembled scouts at the cathedral.
He sketched the fine character of
the lad. "A scout is at all times
ready to meet his maker" he con-
Guided
The body was then taken to the
Holy Sepulcher cemetery. AS the
body was being lowered into the
grave the entire troop stood at at
tention while the scout bugler blew
taps.
Scout Commissioner John w.
WEIGH, together with Scoutmaster
w. c. Schopp AND Assistant Scout
master Berkely, were present at the
services.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-22
NEBRASKA HOUSE.
MEMBERS ALL FOR.
VOTING OF WOMEN.
Republicans Pledged to Issue
and, on Roll Call, Stand
Solid for Franchise
of Fair Sex.

Washington, May 21.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The house delegation
from Nebraska helped to swell the
large majority for the woman suf-
frage amendment today by voting
solidly for the resolution submitting
the question to a vote of the states.
Representative yefferis was the sub
ject of prayerful consideration at
the hands of the suffragets. a num-
Der OF Nebraska women, par
ticufarly the advocates of suffrage
residing in Omaha, knowing that
the congressman had an open mind
on the question, with leanings
probably against women having the
right to vote. They sought the
Herculean congressman to get into
the band wagon and help roll up
smashing majority for the amend
inent. Their prayers were answered
for Jefferis, when his name was
called, made the delegation from
the antelope state unit for suffrage
as it affects women.
I'VE have pretty nearly complete
woman suffrage in our state now, "
said Mr.. Jefferis, "and as the re-
publicans seem pledged to give the
women the vote, ! decided to cast
my vote with the great majority of
ny republican colleagues"
Other States In Line.
States bordering on Nebraska
east solid votes for the amendment,
the only discordant note in the
western group of commonwealth
coming from Iowa, when Hull of
The Second district voted mo-" all
he others Of the Iowa delegation
voting yea"
Mondell of Wyoming and John
son of South Dakota voted for the
resolution, Candy of South Dakota
Tot being recorded as voting.
Tonight the entire house delega-
lion from Nebraska left for New
York to join in welcoming the boys
from the home state from European
service.
The Leviathan is due to arrive in
New York tomorrow morning, and
is bringing large contingent of Ne
braska sons, brothers and fathers to
home shores, and the welcome
planned for them promises to be a
red letter occasion in their lives.
Senator Norris did not accompany
the house members, neither did Sen
ator Hitchcock, although both had
planned to 60 when the suggestion
was first brought up.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-22
CHURCH BLAMED
FOR ALL TROUBLE
AMONG RUSSIANS
Raymond Robins, Head Of Red
Cross in Russia, Tells OF
Corrupt Practices of
Greek Catholics.

Power, leisure and resources ART
useful only when there is also self
control and social-serving purpose
behind the exercise of leisure ant
wealth." said Raymond Robins ii
the Auditorium last night when he
addressed a meeting held under the
auspices of the Interchurch World
Movement of America. Other Wis.
iting speakers were Fred B. Smith
| New York. and J. Campbell White
Wooster, @.
Relating his experiences of year
in Russia, as head of an American
Red Cross mission, Mr.. Robins at.
tributed the troubles of that coun.
try to the corruptspractices of the
! Greek Catholic church, and while he
characterized the soviet government
as economically wrong, he declared
that it was the answer to the false
and great who had betrayed their
trusts.
81 can see 1sO,0OO,00O people in
Russia take the bit in their teeth
and run wild. l saw a corrupt
| church turned over and economic
order turned out. went into
Russia with a free mind, willing to
deal in outdoor facts as ! found
them. ! did not sit at tea tables. |
was among the starving, the be-
trayed, and the suffering. I was
with Kerensky three months, and
when the bolshevik regime took
hold I was with Lenine and Trotz-
ky. l worked for II months in
Russia and l never found an ounce
of power in the Greek Catholic
church used for the real benefit of
the people. I went to the kremlin,
that holy of holes, with a red guard
at my side. I asked the guard if
he believed in God and he said,
Yes and when l asked him if he
believed in the church, he said No
This church had been the spy sys-
tenn for autocracy for 200 years"
Fred P. Smith, speaking on "The
New Emphasis in Religion" said
"President Wilson gave us a jolt
when he sent his message to defeat
prohibition. Every blackleg in the
country met last night to take up
the fight to defeat prohibition. We
have fight on our hands"
J. Campbell White, executive Sec
rotary of the movement, declared
that there is something imperative
and necessary for the church to do
to measure up to the real standards
of Christianity. He predicted with
in few years there will be great
development Of the latent forces of
the church.
"The inhabitants of the world"
he said, "have been learning the
fundamentals of righteousness, and
now we must have a program for
outstanding our country" He
urged sending German-speaking
Americans as missionaries to Ger
many, because an informed German
professor told him that there are
not more than 100000 Christians
in GERMANY"