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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
GREENVILLE

Greenville, December 31 (SpecialD Rev. H. R. Arnold pastor of the Green vile Baptist church, announced from his pulpit Sunday morning that the church would hold special New Years service Wednesday evening at o'clock.
 The church has accomplished much for the cause during its long career and the programme for 1919 calls for much action on the part of all the members.
 The election of officers of, the church and Sunday school will be held on the second Sunday in January.
 The influenza epidemic has apparently passed its worst stages in Greenville and Butler county, but according to one of Greenvilles leading physicians the situa- tion is still considered very grave by members of the medical board.
 There are number of families in Greenville with nearly every member afflicted with the disease, and several cases of pneumonia caused from the disease.
 The malady prevails in every section of the county, but the number of cases is some smaller than 10 days ago.
 The canteen .kers of the Greenville branch of American Red Cross is being taxed to serve the increasing number of soldiers who pass through Greenville over the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Up to date, however. nearly every train that passes through Greenville is met by corps of the young lady canteen workers and the soldiers who are pas- sengers are served with light refresh ments and smokes.
 The workers are pleased with the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
DONORS ID GET 70
 PER CENT DIVIDEND
FOur-Minute Mems Organi- zatiOn Passes Into History.
 Headquarters Closed

The winding up of the affairs of the four-minute men of Alabama has been completed and after paying all expenses of the organization for the past eight months a dividend of 20 per cent to all donors was declared and Thomas J. Crit tenden, state director, is mailing the checks out today.
 When the four minute men were organ ized there was no money to maintain the organization and a number of firms and citizens were asked to contribute to this work This appeal was liberally answered and 1t was made possible to maintain state headquarters, which will close today.
 There are mere than 200 firms and in- dividuals who will receive checks to- morrow for various amounts from 2l cents to $50. As no announcement of this contemplated action of the state director has been made heretofore, these checks 'wiH come as a pleasant surprise to many of the recipients. The donors live in all parts of Alabama, while contributions were received from two former Bir- mngham residents now living in Chatta- nooga and Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Legislation Is Being
 Drafted to Maintain
 1919 Wheat Price

Washington, December 31.-Chair- man Lever of the House agriculture committee, announced tonight, after a conference with Secretary Houston, that legislation to insure the main- tenance of the government wheat guarantee price for the 1919 crop was being drafted by the department of agriculture and that he would in- troduce it in Congress soon
 MT. Lever said the legislation would authorize the President to continue op- eration of the food administrations grain corporation, or create a new agency for buying, selling and storing the 1919 crop. A revolving fund of $500, 000.00 for the use of the corpor- ation also would be provided
 ''The government" Mir Lever said, will buy all of the 1919 crop and sell it at the world price whatever that may be-" He aded that the govern ment might lose large sum by main- taining the price, but that it was nec- essary to keep faith with the farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Commander James G. Ware of the de stroyer Truxton, who came home te spend the Christmas holidays with his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. M. Ware, who reside a few miles north of Columbus was stricken with an attack of Spanish influenza soon after his arrivel. but is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
SHROPSHIRE WILL ENTERTAIN DOCTORS
 AT BUFFET SUPPER
Dr. Lower of Cleveland, Who Spent IS Months in France, Speaks on
 Surgery

pr. William E. Lower, associate pro-
 lessor of surgery, Western Reserve uni
 versity, Cleveland, Ohio, will address the
 Jefferson County Medical society on Jan
 uary 6, at 8 o'clock in the ballroom of
 the Tutwiler hotel on Certain Funda-
 mental Principles of Military Surgery and
 Their Application to Civilian Surgery"
 Dr. Lower has just returned from
 France where he has been for the past
 IS months with the American expedi-
 tionary forces. Dr, Courtney W. Shrop- shire, president of the society, has is- sued the following invitations to the members
 "The world war, in which we have been so engrossed, has closed. Many of our profession rendered most patriotic service, and splendid have been their achievements. The period of reconstruc- tion is here and opens even greater pos
 abilities for us in the service of hu- manity. It is only by indomitable en- ergy and intelligent cooperation that we can accomplish the great work before us. I know it is your desire that the Jefferson County Medical Society take its proper place in this work of recon struction.
 With this idea in view, it is my in- te4itioll to hdFe oohe celeprdteu out-oi- town physician or surgeon address the society at least once each month dur ing my term of office. I have arranged for Dr. William E. Lower, associate pro- lessor of surgery, Western Reserve uni- versity, Cleveland Ohio, who has just returned from IS months service with the American expedtionary forces in France, to address you on the evening of January 6, at s o'clock, ballroom, 1 Tutwiler hotel His subject will be Ger tain Fundamental Principles of Military Surgery and Their Application to Civil ian Surgery which will be illustrated | with lantern slides
 ''It will be my pleasure to entertain the society on this occasion, and a buff fet supper will be served following Dr. T,ower'c address ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Export Restrictions Removed

Washington, December 31.--Removal of 2e commodities from the list of restricted imports. effective tomorrow. was an- nounced today by the war trade board. Chief among the commodities for which licenses will be freely issued for impor- tation from overseas markets are manu- factures of cotton. lime, tobacco leaf. cement for building purposes. lead, starch and meat products and preserved meats among other food stuffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

paid in a report to the Young Mems Christian association war council and the war department of Rev. James B. Ely of Philadelphia, an evangelist of the Young Mems Christian association council. who has just completed speaking tour of 400 days at camps in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

prevailing judgment in favor of re- quiring attendance at religious servics. With some noble exceptions. the re- port says. army officers, while cour- teously recommending it. have never taken the religious programme se- riously"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

the southern states The report, made public today. says Mir. Ely found great spiritual awakening among the soldiers and that the demand for tes- taments was not limited to men of any race or creed. The evangelist says he found among the men themselves a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
TRIBUTE PAID TO
 RELIGIOUS WORKERS

Washington, December 31.-Tribute to religious workers of al denomina- tions in the army camps at home is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Greenvlle soldier boys are returning daily from the various camps through out the country Those who left posi- tions are again filling them, and others who left their business are again talk ing charge of them
 None of those who wear gold service stripes have returned yet.
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suits of the present efforts but the work will be expanded during the first part of January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Rumanian Elections During March
 Paris December 31.- Havas.) )-Elections to the Rumanian Chamber of Deputies and Senate will take place during March. Parliament will assemble April 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Heyman Feinstein, who formerly lived in Birmingham and who was in the air service in France during the war, has written a letter to his father. A. Fein-
 stein of this city, in which he states that he brought down two enemy planes while
 the war was in progress.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
CinderellaOf the Government
Ihe Patent Office Sits In the Ashes Without the Comfort and
| the ApprOVrating Committees Of Congress-
By EARL GOODWIN.

The Patent Office which is one of the most important
links in the chain Of the evolution of industrial arts is
one of the most neglected Of all the Government inst
tions.
1t is undermanned crowded, almost neglected
If it were fully developed, and fully manned with sal
aries to the important work is doing it
would possibly be large enough to be separate Govern
ment department As it is the Patent Office is starved
bureau very much in the position of Cinderella, sitting
rags by the ashes awaiting fairy godmOther to
along and clothe her with proper grandeur.
Since 1885, am told by official of the Office no
director of the bureau has made report to Congress with
out laying emphasis the fact that his force too small
Meantime other Government bureaus and departments have
forged ahead with and employees and greater
and greater appropriations doing better and better work
But the Patent Office has been neglected until today with
of industrial expansion and development ahead of
it has just about two-thrds many employees as It
should have
Congress to have developed the interests Of the
agricultural communities without having paid the same
attention to the industrial side of the nation And this
strange too for country famous for It's inventive
genius If manufacturing men took much interest in
politics the farmers do perhaps would have Patent
Office equal to the task of issuing patents to inventors
fast they produced something worth while But at
present the incentive to genius is sfed The job of issuing
patents too big for the staff at the Patent Office
It may be that the Patent Office should be placed under
the Department of Justice It to smack more of law
than anything else This suggestion is not mneit has
been put forward by in charge of the office than
once, understand 1 simply repeat it in order to give
the suggestion circulation
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
From The Public To The Editor

thsrancs OF that ideal. which will be
InlmicaI to the British empire as now
constituted.
Surely this 10 q great injustice to
Mr.. Wilson, especially as the latter's
hand held not a single card indicat-
ing any such intention on his part.
Bernard Shaw VisuallZes the United
States playing a role such as would
cause her to succeed to the political
headship OF the world" II the au-
thor OF these words possessed a prop
er perspective OF the disinterested
motives which prompted this coun-
try to enter the world death-gPaPple
and fully appreciated the incalculable
debt owed to America for stepping in
and proving the deciding factor in
turning impending defeat into vic
tory at q crucial time, when the Brit
ish legions, in the words OF their IL
lustrious leader in the field, were
fighting with their backs to the
WALL" after 100000 English troops
had been rendered hors de combat"
as charged by the eT-Kaiser, and, so
far as / could determine, not denied
in the British press, he would have
refrained from any such expressions.
Shaw is genius and wields a
caustic pen. 1t 10 pity that he does
not better employ that divine spark,
vouchsafed to few, than by such per-
tOrmances in the American press.
BERNARD EDWARD GRADY.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07

Those that most earnestly appreciate the Importance
Of the RIGHT KIND of peace agreement among the ma
tons the kind that would suit America will read with
attention Senator Johnson's statement.
This country wants peace, would like to have it with
out fighting, but is willing to fight for it if necessary
has just been shown.
This nation does intend however, to give up any
part Of its rights including its powers under the
Monroe doctrine to prevent European nations from extend
ing their quarres to this continent The United States
does not intend to be put position to be ordered about
the globe by other nations majority Of other nations
The citizens of this country do not intend that any
body their behalf shall agree in France, England
and Italy order it. to conScpt American citizens and send
them to fight in Armenia, Russia Kamchatka to
straghten out the problems of the Hedjaz of Arabia
The people of the United States peace will enter
into any agreement that promises to establish peace The
United States will NOT into any agreement that
would make this country ONE state in group Of states
be ordered about by majority resident the other
side of the Atlantic ocean.
The United States will help and back up every effort
for peace It will not tolerate any suggestion that out
sders should be allowed to decide WHEN American SOL
ders shall be conscpted without their consent WHERE
they shall be sent to fight the water in WHAT
quarrels they shall be set to fighting.
There is enough here for the people attend to-
II should be sufficient for the United States say 1--WE
approve peace want it. We intend have proved,
to make any reasonable sacrifice in behalf of peace But
we do not intend to exchange American sovereignty for
European partnership We intend that only AMERICANS
shall have the power to conscipt AMERICANS And that
settles it.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
What's Doing; Where; When

camp Community Club No. 2. i3fl MassA-
Snusetts avenue northwest 4 10 o. n
Au1ca program at o'clock
, Aodre9S-Dr. Charles McCartv a. An
Ihohys Parish Hall, D. m, on The Re-
IAuon OF Literature to the National Life
1s E 6xemplihed in the History OF Great
BRYAN ana the United Statea'
RehearsaI-Victory Loan ChoFua AEceB-
ION Chureh. Twelfth street and Masaa-
ShuSetts avenue northwest, D. m
Tomorrow
Aeeting-HouseksepeFs Alliance. Mason
house, 1905 Twentieth street northwest,
z:SO .. m W @. Carter and DR. Morris
" ooden VIII speak on local milk situation.
. Drafna--'Ths winning Of Bernice.'
three-aet comedy drama. presented By
Home Club OF Interior DspaFtment audi
Ms George Barnett will speak
Aeeting-Sons OF Confederate Vsterana
washington Camp. No. sos. Confederate
Memorial Home, l322 Vermont avsnuS
northwest, p. m.
Aeettng-Columb women OF George
Warrington University. College womsn'B
club, 1879 l street northwest D. m
Novelty dance-Young Mems Hebrew
Association, Arcade ballrr IN D. N
Proceeds OF dance will so Soeiation'B
athletic fund
Meeting-WashinRton Chamber Of Com
meree New Ebbitt Hotel. ,. m. Ad-
dresses by Charles A. Douglas and Leslie
Willis Spragua.
Adtrsss-Ths Rev. J. HsnnInE Nslrns.
An Evening In Dtxieland," War Camp
Community Club, No. :. i3ll MasSaehB~
Pstts avenue northWoat. ,. m
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
viii +. Thomas
Denies He Is Dead
Invites Us to Orchard


In re your item stating that had
started the first moving picture,
vaudeville, ETC., will plead guilty.
After a few years OF blazing the
trail for the other fellow, ] found It
paid better to be an imitator.
l want to enter a denial, however,
that | am dead. Have been seriously
i'll for many months, from nervous
breakdown, from trying to make a
thousand acres feed the allies, and
at one time 1t was reported could
not recover, and from that then came
the news that / did die.
The Times must have an enormous
circulation (which I viii remember
when l advertise again. for the tele-
phone has been going necessarily
since The Times came out yesterday
seems as IL all my friends in Wash
1ngton land they are many read the
item.
l have given some good shows IN
Washington, but IL you and your fol-
lowers want to see the most beau
titul sight Of your lives run out and
take look at my thousands OF ap-
pie trees In blossom around the hrst
of May. WILL F. THOMAS.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
GIRLS WHO DO NOT ATTRACT MEN,

And IL I like her enough to as
sociate her with a big easy chair, an
open fire, and the usual appur-
tenances that go with the ideal pic
ture OF connubial bliss, ] want her
to show that she is thinking OF
reciprocity. The moment she does
that, / am prepared to go through
hell and high water for her.
On the other hand, IL she tries to
rab me by making me believe that
as far as she Is concerned l am non
existent she only convinces me
am bucking a brick wall and leave
the camoufiaged man-hunter to seek
other quarry. And while l agree
that the gushy girl is nauseating
at times, and undesirable always,
adhere to my original contention
that the marble statue Is not for me.
N. c. o.
P. SD write more, but a dash
ing corporal is studying Spanish out
loud in the same room.
We are always glad to get the
point Of view Of soldier boys which
Is invariably marked by a whole
some directness that 10 as refresh
Ing as good spring water. Some Of
the best letters written to this
column have, like this one, come
from the Walter Reed Hospital.
And we cordially invite more
words Of wisdom from GONZALES
cent soldiers on this highly inter-
esting topic: Girls Who Do Not
Attract Men," or anything else
about which they have interesting
opinions.
Wants To HGve "steady Company"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a girl Of seventeen, and my
parents do not allow mo to keep
steady company About two
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
To-day.

TCdnys
Free addFsss-By Congressman Mohdeli
Of wyoming, Republican hoor leader, at
0eorKs Warrington University chapel ex-
srcisea, 7073 @ street northwest. l2:lb p.
M Public II invited.
MeatinE-NorthWest Citizens ABSoeia-
tion at 3llg First street northwest > ,. n
I.ecture-By Mrs Mitchell Carroll on
Among the Pueblo Indians" At Mason
House, 1880 Twentieth street. northwest,
> MsetIpe-A. c. W. A. Club. At Calvert
Club. II Dupont Circle, D. m.
Lobby CsneeFt-Y. n. O. A, lobby, p.
m Miss Emma Redell. dramatic soprano,
feature.
MestIRR-Ths PstWoFth Wemen'S Club,
siubFooms. Eighth and shsphsrd streets.
Iseturs-"Msnu PIannlaE." MiHs ThsO-
dora Miller, Department OF Agriculture eK-
pert Wilson Normal Community Center,
Wilson Normal School, p. m,
MsatihE-DistPiet Of Columbia Optomst-
rical Society, Raleigh Hotel, . ,. m Ad-
dress By Dr. Nathan BheROFman,
Addrsas-AIiee HutehinB Drake, before
MothsFH' Club Sf the JohhBon-PsWell
Sehssl, s D. IN. Her subject will be
'Rumanian Children In War Time"
Address-MlsB A. Q. LSavitt, The Pas
sion Play" before 7, ". c. a. BookioVsrs
7. ". &, A. FouTtSOnth and streets
northwest. p. m
Meetihg-Ths Maine state Association.
Park View School, Newton and WardsF
streets northwest, N. Dr.. J. stanley
TSS-FAo CSlloBs wsASa'G ouS. Wa.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07
Does Not Agree With Mr.. Shaw.
April 8, 1919.

Does Not Agree With MIR. Shaw.
April 8. 1919.
Editor. The Times:
As ono who Cleaned some enter
tainment and also some enlighten-
ment from the series OF articles pub
lished a short time ago in the col
umns of The Times from the pen Of
George Bernard Shaw Anent the war
with Germany, desire to take issue
with the installment in the edition
OF February 8, 1919. In this article
Shaw breathes a deadly and almost
despicable fear that President Wilson
will lend some moral aid to Ireland's
aspirations for q national existence
separate and apart from the British
Crown BY way OF ApPeasing these
craven fears II may be asserted and
vindicAtsd that IL has not been the
policy OF the United States in the
past. and 1t may be safely claimed
that II IL fuTtheFest from the mind
OF her supeFman of today to inter
fere in any way with BritaiR'S gov
ernment of her colonies, including
Ireland. Nevertheless, this same
maEnRmiHeus Wilson, striving for
the attainment Of an ideal IndoTsed
by the whole civilized world, has sent
chill coursinE down the spine of
George Bernard Shaw and set him
to ihVsighiAE against acts he visions
the President performing In the fur
The Washington times., 1919-04-07

A PPARENTLY there is still
"A much to be said on this
fruitful topic, and the dis
cussion Is by no means confined to
girls who claim this unfiattering
distinction. Several men have
written and begged that the tables
be turned and some space devoted
to Men Who Do Not Attract
Girls"
While we have touched on the
sorrows of this melancholy frac-
ton from time to time, the discus
sion has never seemed to me quite
equal. No one takes their plant
quite seriously, there are too few
of them, and these by taking
thought very little Of it-can
turn their unpopularity into a posi-
tive craze for their society. Here
is one of their" letters:
A Good Conductor OF MatFimOny.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
As usual. the girls seem to have
IL all their own way. Why don't
you turn the tables and talk about
men VINO QOn
Take me, for instance. I never
had a girl that some other mutt"
didn't walk of with her at the last
minute, after ! had done all the
hard work Of courting her and her
family and their fads for q year
or two.
Just as would think everything
was cut and dried, and 1 had posi-
lively decided on the scarfpins
("groom's gifts to ushers"). I'd say
to aforementioned mutt, Come
round and call on Miss ;
we've about fixed things up" Then
the cutting out would begin. I've
decided I am too good q conductor
OF Neutrality-suspicious. one else's
Never again!
MAN WHO DON'T ATTRACT
GIRLS"
A Walter Reed Point OF View.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
For the second time the spirit
moves me to reply to another efful-
gence OF genius that appeared in
your column, this one a week or so
ago. The letter was signed Bach
eIor"-and after reading his COM
ments on the eternal puzzle OF "How
to get EN-" / am not surprised he
ia still a bachelor.
He seems TO believe the best way
to get 'em is to sIdle up behind 'em
and sandbag 'em when they are
not looking. The simple way OF
letting 'em know how you feel and
getting a similar straight-frOm-the
shoulder reply is too Antiquated for
this highly sophisticated gentle
man. From the general tone OF his
letter I gather he Is q fair sample
OF the amaIl-town heart-breaker
whose mind IL saturated with the
idea that when q girl IL friendly
abe IL necessarily bad. He cannot
realize that q woman may show her
regard for a man without losing
either her seIf-respect or his un-
qualified dsVotion-if he 10 the right
sort Of man,
Please understand me, don't
mean the girl who unheBitatingIy,
at the nrst opportunity, plays heavy
on the love note will appeal to any
man but some pGrStio individual
who Immediately wsarieG OF her. I
am just as shy OF the easy kissing
kind as anyone. But / do maintain
when / meet q girl whom I like real
well, I want her to show that / am
just q little mere Welcome than
anyone SiRs.
The Washington times., 1919-04-07

months ago. I met a young fellow
who is eighteen. I like him very
much. but my parents do not: they
always tease me about him. so do
not dare bring him to my house on
that account. But l would love to
keep steady company with him.
When ] want to see him, l always
meet him outside. / am invited to
a party with him. but my mother
will not let me go II she knows il.
So will you please give me your ad-
vice about the above question.
AL.
At seventeen years OF age the
safest thing for a girl to do is to
obey her mother. And If you do
not and contract the habit Of de-
ceiving her and meeting young
men away from home you are like
ly to store up enough trouble to
last you till you are twice seven
teen-and then some.
Why not try and make some
thing Of yourself first, you have
plenty Of time, and stop these love
affairs till you have acquired an
education, and a little more ma
turity of thought
We're Lovers and QuaFreIed.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Five years ago 1 met = young
man. and for three years We were
friends, pals and lovers. We were
very much in love with each other,
and he often told me how we'll no
loved me and asked me to remain
true to him. Once he limited about
marriage. but never proposed. He
is very desirable and the supposed
match was looked on faVorably by
both families. Two years ago we
duarreled and brOka our fPiendship