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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Ladies Hope to Make Con- ing Event Most Success
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HAVE ALWAYS MET
 HEARTY RESPONSE
Boys Club and Children's Aid Society
 Has Now Become One of City's Most Important Institu- tiOns for Good

the selection of April 20 as Tag Day ae interest and enthusiasm of the frie and supporters of the Boys club and ildren's Aid society Is at fever heal
 fNs Ddy is enthusiastic and happy. ana iances come from all sides that the of the various ehairmen and comm is progressing nicely.
 Mrs. Haley, chairman of the pub iiclty ittee, said yesterday: My commii bas commenced active work to get ause of the Boys club and chlldfe n society before the public We ha ad that there Is some mis- apprehe )as to the many kinds of "orN ken by the organization. We iis to call attention to our name Ib and Chidren's Aid so- ele'E' ty one has fixed in his mihh oh first part of our name, ana ii'h we simply furnish piaee TOT congregate, to play and nave s' generally amidst pleas ant suri' and under proper perNisioh' irson's attention is re- speetluiiS 70 the second half of our eh''ti childrens Aid society.
 w oo n attractive home and piaysroun' number of boys so hhloiiup possess neither. and who ""ui" be loafing or play Ing OH '"e But this Is the least or Niat our children's aid department, hnile court o,,r do 'ehtioii W tur probation work eofe. child saving effort
 "n'ie county both give us mon priatlon to help r"'iS o court and pro- D't'oii oropriation bare. 'S .of the detention house "hu of the four pro- pati"h o'. IT ehildren's aid "'i n' Friendly visiting uoi'i'' Pi'' l work among
 T boys, etc, all naF' 'o but of the pro-N ceeds of T. Ia Nau, va,r dinner. whi ,,,,a, .o th., ''e of each year. "'o special fea- rosity of our 'iii se 'e' ey always con
 ',io lis dinner
 And, by ,.
 Il" receive more neai's anu t than Is ac- eoi ueu "' ress. We know | '"". Day as well | as 'i our work is | i"' crest and in- | ''uo"e. II newspapers
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
BELGIAN BLOCKS CHIEF CAUSE OF
 UNT|Dy STREETS Weatherly and Lane Think Property Owners Should
 Be Consulted CITY HAS NOT FUNDS UNDERTAKE WORK Weatherly Says the Streets Where Smooth Pavements Are Used
 Are Kept in Clean
 Condition

Commissioner James Weatherly is
 heartily in favor of replacing the Bel gian blocks in the business sections ot
 the city, provided the majority of the adjoining property holders are willing He stated yesterday that he was sat isfied the block pavement was insight ly and insanitary, and that it should be replaced with either brick, bitulithic or asphalt pavement.
 Mir. Weatherly said: T would like to see every foot of Belgian block pave ment torn up and replaced by any of the smooth pavements. The difficulty to keep the pavement clean is one of its principal objections. That the city is doing it's best to keep the streets that are paved with brick, bitulithic or asphalt. l think any fair minded per son will concede that these streets are kept clean. One of the difficulties to contend with on Twentieth street and First avenue below Twentieth street, where the Belgian block has been sub jected to possibly the heaviest traffic in the city, is the fact that it is the lowest part of the city and the con muddy This, of course, is a good argument for its removal
 q have read the various cmments that have appeared in The Age Her aid in reference to the condition of the streets of the city I want to specially commend the spirit of Mr. Chaffee's letter on the subject. While he has able suggestions, which desire to say are highly appreciated by the com missioners. Often the kicker is con- tributing cause to the thing he kicks about, but, anyway, when a man finds fault and then suggests remedy 1t tends to show he is acting in a spirit of fairness and not as merely a captious critic.
 "I hope to see this undesirable pave ment removed, but l think those who are interested financially should be con- suited as the city is not in a condition to undertake this work unless the financial end of it can be satisfactorily adjusted.
 'In this connection representative of wood pavement concern is in the city and as l understand it will offer bids should the work be decided upon.
 Tn the meantime the city will do its best to keep the pavement as clean as the circumstances permit"
 Judge Lane favors the removal of the Belgian blocks, provided the adjacent property holders are willing. He ex- pressed some doubt as to forcing the payment in the event the property holders were not in favor of the change He said, however, he would be pleased to see the Belgian block replaced by a more desirable material, but the city was not in a position financially to un- dertake the proposition. He suggested that the property holders were the ones to see in the matter, and said, with a smile, Tt is easy to talk improvements when some other fellow foots the bill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
JONES COMPANY
 GETS CONTRACTS

The Fred A. Jones Construction com pany of Birmingham and Dallas has been awarded the contracts for the new Sumpter office building, to be erected in the latter city, and the Del Notre hotel, to be built at Fl Paso, Tex. The Sumpter structure is to be 10 stories in height, is being financed by the Sumpter estate, and is to cost s500,- poo. The Del Notre hotel is also a S500,000 construction and is to be one of the handsomest hostleries along the Mexican border line.
 The Fred A. Jones firm is the general contractor for the American Trust sky scraper now rapidly nearing completion in this city, and with the addition of new building contracts for Houston, Tex, will soon have four important structures under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
NEGRO INSULTS
 MRS. ECONOMU

While in search of her washerwoman at Alley B and Twenty first street yesterday, Mrs. George Economu stated to the police yesterday that she was insulted by a negro, who escaped.
 Detectives Jones and Gates were sent 70 the place where the occurrence is said to have taken place and secured a descrip- ton of the negro. Last night they stated they had made no arrests.
 Mrs. Economu resides on Twelfth street, near the Hillman hospital Her husban is a tailor, working on First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

back. It was very painful and she was so restless both day and night that neither she nor could sleep. She suffered like this for almost three years. l thought she would never get well again. Then we purchased some Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and as soon as we began using them, they seemed to ease her. Every morning and evening I bathed her with the Cuticura Soap and put the Cuticura Ointment on. They stopped the itching almost instantly and we had used them but six months until she was completely cured. Since then we have never been with out the Cuticurs Soap and Ointment" lSlgned) Mrs. s. F. Nelson, Nov. II, 1911.
 Not only are Cuticura Soap and Ointment most valuable in the treatment of eczemas and other distressing eruptions of skin and scalp. but no other emollicnts do so much for pimples, blsckheads. red. rough skins, itching, scaly scalps. dry thin and falling hair. chapped hands and shapeless nails, nor do 1t So econom- icaly. single cake of Cuticura Soap (25c) and box of Cuticura Ointment (5Oc.) are often sufficient when all else has failed Sold every- where. sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. book on the skin and hair. Address, 'Cuficura' Dept T, Boston. Tender-faced men should shave with Cuticurs Soap Shaving Stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
LICENSE GRANTED
 SIMON HOTEL co.
New Hotel Will Be Located on Twen- tieth street Opposite the
 Metropolitan

The excise commission of Birmingham met yesterday morning and in addition to transacting the usual routine of business, granted license to the Simon Hotel com pany to retail liquor.
 The simon hotel Is located in the build ing directly opposite the Metropolitan ho- tel on Twentieth street. The company has spent in the neighborhood of s2l 900 in re- modelling the hotel and putting in new fur niture and equipment. It is modern in every particular and it is thought will prove valuable addition to the cIty,s hotels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
M. H. FEES RESIGNS AS
 BANNER SUPERINTENDENT

In communication to President ]. viets, Milton H. Fies, superintendent of Banner mines. yesterday rendered his resignation effective April l for reasons stated to you personality as the letter reads.
 MT Fies, who assumed his work Jan uary 1, this year, when the state start ed operating Banner mines under con- tract with the Pratt Consolidated com pany, is one of the best known min ing engineers in this state His appoint ment as superintendent of the mine operated, by. the state was considered in industrial circles as a most happy one. His resignation, coming a it does. less than three months after taking up the work, will doubtless be heard with great interest,
 The resignation reads:
 Banner. Ala, March 12, 1912 MT. J. G. oakley, President, Montgom-
 cry. Ala:
 Dear Sir-Please accept my resigna tion, effective April l. or as soon there after as suits your convenience for the reasons stated to you personally.
 T wish to thank you for your many courtesies and kindnesses shown me and to assure you that it has been a real pleasure to have been associated with you for even so brief a time
 With high regards. I am, yours very truly, MILTON H. FEES,
 Superintendent"
 When asked a Banner mines yes terday as to his resignation, Mr. F'ies confirmed the report but did not as- sign any reason for such action. He said the report that he had resigned was accurate and that he would go into business for himself after he leaves the states service. II is probable that Mf Fies will get mine of his own and operate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
2MOUS STRIDES MADE BY
 BIRMINGHAM REAL ESTATE
THE JORDAN CORNER

1889 and resided there for long number Of years. The residence erected in 1882 served as the "old home place" until sold. as business property. The site was pur- ehasd in 1909 by the Fifth Avenue Hotel company for sl60.Ooo the principal owner Of which company was the late ". II. Woodward. The site has been turned In to the new hotel company for ssoo.ooo, d fancy figure for Birmingham real estate The Woodward estate will be the trans fierce of the lot.
 When the site was sold in 1909 sso,- 00 that was the record price for Ns- tate in this city of such a charaete4 that time the amount paid was eonsid- cred exceptionally high.
 The old Jordan home place was moved to a rear lot facing Fifth avenue, and may be seen at that place at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
STRANGE LIGHT SEEN IN
 THE HEAVENS YESTERDAY

phenomenal occurrence took place in Birmingham yesterday afternoon about 2:s0 o'clock which startled many of the inhabitants Of Alabama's me tropolis. Just whether il happened at other points or not Is not known. IL Is expected that Associated Press dis patches will tell the tale later.
 People who were out in the open noticed that 8 strange light from the skies was flooding the earth and in stantly everybody stopped to look at 1t. But when they turned their gaze to the Armament 1t hurt their eyes, for the light was indeed too bright to look at
 Many ideas were advanced as to what was the meaning of the strange Many thought that judg-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Interpretations

Articles of incorporation were filed with the probate judge as follows yesterday:
 The F. w. Mark Construction Company The new firm is organized with an au- thorized capital stock of $5O,001, and starts business with $20,000 of that amount paid in. The incorporators and officers for the first year are F. w. Mark, president and treasurer; Joseph H. Loveman, vice pres adent, and Max J. Winkler, secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

pers feel especially close to the Boys club and Children's Aid society"
 Mrs. Barnes Morgan, general chair man for Tag Day. who will be the commander in chief and have charge of all the corners and workers on April
 20, says her work is getting along nicely.
 Just as soon as Tag Day was an- nounced,' said Mrs. Morgan, those who have worked ever since Tag Day was inaugurated expressed their willingness and desire to serve again; and others who were asked to serve for the first time accepted readily and gladly. Every one seemed delighted to help in any way, and 1t speaks well for the popu- larity of the Boys Club and Children's Aid society that many good women and lovely girls are willing 10 give their entire time on April 20 to further the work done by this organization
 The full list of chaperones and workers will be announced later, and the corners occupied by each set and group given l feel we will have more workers and will make more money than ever before.p
 The committee Tor securing merchants of which Mrs. NJ ". Searight is chairman, is buslly and at work
 We are working on splendid advertising scheme said Mrs. Searight.
 something that will surpass all pre- Vious advertising efforts. Until we get this plan in shape we are keeping quiet"
 Mrs. w. D. Nesbitt, the chairman of headquarters, tags. badges, etc. Is out of the city. but Mrs. J. E. Reid, a member of that committee, said We have ordered the tags, and they will be prettier than ever before We ordered 50,00O and the only thing that is now worrying us about the tags is the fear that we have not ordered enough; for 50.000 will allow only one tag to every three men in Greater Birmingham, and we have visions of those three men fighting for that one tag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Medical Freedom League

The Alabama branch of the League of Medical Freedom held meeting at their in the Clark building Tues day afternoon The principal business of the meeting was the appointment of publicity committee. of which J. Holberg was made chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

The Jordan corner, situated at Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street, which is to be the site for hotel costing $1000oo0. has life of 32 years as a city block. Dur- ing that time it has changed hands but twice, but within few days the last fig ure named above will be paid for the site when the Fifth Avenue Hotel company buys the site for the new hotel
 The lot was purchased by the late pr. Jordan for sG00 in 1880 from the Elyton Land company IL was iO0 feet by 1j0 feet, but to 1t has been lately added an addi- tional lo feet rendering it's present di- mensions li0 feet by 150 feet
 Dr. Jordan erected on the lot a home in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Building Permits

Building Inspector ". O. Mathews is- Oued the following permits yesterday morning:
 S5OO-To NJ W. Lott for a two story frame building at West End at Cotton avenue and Canal street.
 sl1JO-To w. A. Brown for one story frame building at Pratt City on Third street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is- sued at the probate office yesterday:
 Lon Kenerly of Sandusky to Miss Cora Burlson.
 J. c. Gray of Colta to Miss Matte B. Davis
 S E. .Edmiston of Birmingham to Miss boyie Nash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

Since working at Banner he has strengthened out things there until ev- cry feature of the operations has been smooth and pleasant. The tonnage has been run up considerably and the plans of Superintendent Fies have brought results.
 Before going with the state he was with the Birmingham Coal and Iron company as general superintendent in charge of Mulga and Short Creek. At those two operations he wonIhis spurs as one of the best informed mining engineers in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

It came out on her hands and arms in pimples more like blisters or small sores which would burst and develop into large sores. It gradually became worse. and itched and burned her so that ws could not stop her from scratching until we tied her handa behind her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

ment was near a hand. So popular was this theory that many negroes betook themselves to their homes and sent up their prayers for early saliva ton. Others merely thought that It was just an atmospheric mirage.
 An old inhabitant. who refused to give hls name. stated that when he was but a little child he saw the same thing and that the people then said 1t was the sun However, there was no one 10 corroborate his theory, and il was abandoned.
 There is an old mythological tale which carries the word sun and 1t is rumored that certain antique diction- aries give as a definition of the word, "a heavenly body which gives light to The world" All this, however, 1t Is be- leved, Is merely speculation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Free Light in City Hall

Instead of the payment of Slo00 cash for franchise, the substitute also provides for free lights in city hall and city jail during life of franchise; provides that work shall be commenced in good faith in 1912 and not less then eight miles of service wire shall be constructed within three years from date Of beginning. The Tidewater company to give SO00 as a quarantee that work will be carried on in good faith, provides that wires in thickly settled sections of the city be underground.
 Judge Lane said yesterday the city Franchises were valuable and the time had come when the city should get some return from them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
OFFERS SUBSTITUTE
 LIGHT ORDINANCE
Action Deferred on the Tide
 water Franchise
FREE CITY HALL LIGHT
Judge Lane Submits Substitute Ordi- nance for One Submitted by the Tidewater Company Seeking
 Lighting Privileges

The presentation of a substitute or dinance by Judge Lahe yesterday morn Ing in lieu of the one presented by the Tidewater company, seeking fran chse for electric lighting, caused ac- ton to be deferred until next Friday in order that tho attorneys for the Tidewater company may investigate the terms and conditions of the substitute ordinance
 The application of the Tidewater Power company seeking the grant of franchise giving II "the right to construct, maintain and operate sys- tenn for distributing electric current over, under and along the public ways and places of the city of Birmingham, Ala," which was drawn up by MT. Dewberry and his associates and had been filed with the city commissioners some time ago, was taken up at the regular meeting of the commissioners held yesterday morning.
 Mr. Dewberry and counsel for the company, Forney Johnston, were pres ent in the interest of the proposed fran chise. Action was deferred, however, bv the presentation of the substitute ordinance by Judge Lane in which many material changes were made from the franchise as originally submitted. MT Johnston asked for time to look over the substitute and the matter was passed until Friday, March IS.
 The substitute ordinance presented by Judge Lane eliminates the following con tract features: Maximum rates and dis counts omitted and in lieu thereof notes 10 be regulated by the board, subject, however, to public utilities commission, if one be created by the state legislature, instead of allowing unlimited right in the company to make contracts, prohibits 1t from making special rates during the nerlod of six months next preceding any city election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
POLICE SHARE IN
 CLEANING STREETS Should Compel Citizens to
 Use Garbage Cans BERT JACOBS OPINION Cleaner Streets for Birmingham Would Accomplish Much if Such
 Slogan Was Adopted by
 Every Citizen

"The policemen of Birmingham could be one of the most effective aides in keeping the streets of the city clean by insisting upon the people placing papers, fruit peelings and other loose trash in the gar bage cans at the various street corners in the business sections. = Bert Jacobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
ECZEMA FROM BIRTH SUFFERED 3 YEARS
Itched and Burned. Could Not Stop Her Scratching. Neither Child Nor Mother Could Sleep. ThoughtShe Would Never Get We'll. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured.

2ll2 Washburn St.. Scranton. Pa. My daughter was afflicted ct birth with eczema.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-05-30
British Museum Dome.

The reading room OF the British mu-
seum is CROWNED by u spacious dome,
which is about thirty feet wider than
that Of St Paul's cathedral. 1t is 40
feet in diameter and. with its 6o.001
superficial feet Of glass. springs more
than 100 feet in height. Neither St Pc.
tets at Rome nor Santa Maria at Flor.
ence IS a match to it. 1t is larger by
forty-fye feet than the dome of the
capitol at Washington. by thirty-fvs
feet than that of Darmstadt cathedral.
By thirty-three feet than that of st
Sophia. Constantinople. and spreads
sixteen feet further than the concave
FOOT OF tie tomb OF Muhammed Adj
Shah ut Bijapur.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-05-30
Origin of the 6snjs.

In the early part of tile nineteentA
century in the town OF Banjoemas. on
the island of Java, q negro native de-
termined 10 construct a musical instru.
ment for his own use. Taking a cheese
box and heading it with Il goatskin, he
ran handle through It. and. adapting
violin strings tuned to the first, third,
fifth and eighth notes of an octave, he
christened it a banjo. from the first
two sylia bcs of his native town Grad
ual improvements on this rough aud
ready instrument were made. and aboot
the.middle of the century 1t crossed the
Atlantic and though unpopular II Lon
don at first. soon became we'll liked
London Chronicle
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-05-30
Whistler. White Feather.

One Of Mr.. Whistlers many peculiar
ties was n lock Of white hair gleaming
from among the black tresses on his
forehead. At one honse to Which he
had been invited to dinner the butler
came into the drawing room aud wis
pered:
There's a gent dowrstairs says e as
come to dinner wot's forgot is netktie
and stuck a fewer In Els air
For at this period Whistler never
wore necktie Wish In evening dress.
The white lock bewildered others
On one OCCASION VIXEN in a box at the
opera tie attendant leaned over and
said. BEG your parton. sir. but there's
a white feathtr in yoit hair. Just on
TOP"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-05-30
The Perspective of liast.

Velasquez recognized that light Is
elastic and Eliminates the air; hence
he was the first to discover new kind
Of perspective. Men long ago had learn
ed to make lines vanish from the eye.
to make the figures diminish in size
and shape as they recede from the front
and TO explain the distance by contrasts
OK light and shade. But he discovered
the perspective of light. By the most
delicate rendering of the quantity of
light reflected from each and every
fart 81 the room and the figures and
objects In 1t he has given TO the latter
the reality OF form and TO the room its
appearance OF hollowness and distance.
st. Nicholas.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-05-30
Gray lesved Plants.

Next to green. gray is the restfulest
and most satisfactory color to be had
In foliage. We now have so many
hardy plants with gray foliage that we
can choose enc for each month Of
bloom abd color OF flower. Among
them are the silrery milfoil. gold dust.
the white and purple rockcress. the
woolly leaved chickweed. many hardy
pinks. Siebold's day lily. Fischer's
horned poppy. lavender cotton. wound
wort and woolly thyme. Some of these
are decidedly sllvery. Others incline
to a blue cast. which is most pro.
nounced in the globe thistles and sea
hollies. Such colors are so unusual in
nature that 1t Is easy to overdo them
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