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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
EXUM FINANCIAL DINNER
AT COUNTRY CLUB TONIGHT
GUESTS WILL OFFER SUCCESS
TIONS AS TO BEST METHOD or
CURING CITY'S FINANCIAL
'TLLNESS"

At the Country club tonight Culpepper
Exum, president of the city commission.
viii have as his guests so men of Bir-
mingham. typifying the thought and Wis
tive work. The dinner is the first of
it's kind, as never before in the history
of Birmingham has city official re-
quested advice of the people in such a
fashion The problem for those present
to solve or attempt to solve is the sick
ness of Birmingham financially. The
guests list, including some of the leaders
eral days ago. Financial data was dis
patched to them for study. They are
supposed to be conversant with tire in
side condition of the city's financial trou-
Bile and are expected, therefore. to offer
suggestions as to the best method of
curing that condition. Each guest will
be expected to outline what in his opinion
is the best method to inaugurate. Presi-
dent Exum is then expected to start the
plan in operation.
The city's financial condition is not quite
as bad as has been reported, it is said.
Although it is true deficit exists, that
is explained by the commission when
they point out that the deficit is the
ghost inherited by the commissioners
from the aldermanic regime. Mr.. Exum
thinks Birmingham is getting only
small per cent of efficiency and is anx-
ious to get something for the city in the
line of service worth while. The sug-
gestions made tonight will be used to
draft bill for presentation at the extra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Tina Lerner's Programme

Tina Lerner's piano recital pro-
gramme to be rendered at the Jeffer-
son theatre next Sunday afternoon fol-
lows:
Gluck-Saint. saens, Caprice on AL
ceste' Mozart. Adagia in B minor.
Weber, Rondo Brilliante. Chopin, Fan
TASTE in F minor. Three Etudes, c
sharp minor, op. 10. e. sharp minor,
op 20, G fiat, op /. Nocturne, L sharp
minor Waltz, op. 34 in A fiat. Ru-
bernstein, Barcarolle in A minor. Hin
ton Etude Arabesque, dedicated to
Tina Lerner) Tausig, Valse Caprice
on Strauss, ''man lebt nur einmal."
Liszt, Sonetta del Petrarca, No. 123,
Polonaise in e. minor.
The recital Will be under the aus
pices of the study concert committee,
of which ]. III. Holcombe is treasurer
and manager. Reserved seats may be
secured at the theatre box office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
EXTRA SESSION TO BE ARGUED
BEFORE CHAMBER DIRECTORS

asking them to meet in his office
in the First National Bank building at
3 o'clock this afternoon, from where
they will go to the Chamber of Conf
merce at $3.50 o'clock A short discus
sion of the question will be had in MI.
Altman's office before the committee
takes the question before the governing
board of the chamber
The extra session of the state legis-
lature is being agitated by Mr.. Alt
man and his committee. in order to
put into effect The recently adopted
amendment to the state constitution
abolishing the fee system in jefferson
county. Mr.. Altman was county man
ager of the anti-fee system campaig gn
before the election At a meeting of
some of the persons Interested a few
weeks ago Mr.. Altman was made chair
man of a committee of about 25 promI-
nent citizens to take charge of the
movement in this county and encourage
it in other parts of the state
An additional reason being advanced
for the extra session Of the leglsla-
ture is the depleted condition of the
state treasury, which 1t is stated Will
need funds soon and must have them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ANTI CIGARETTE LEAGUE
Rev. Walker Chosen Field Secretary
of Southern Division

The Anti-Cigarette League of America
has commissioned the Rev. IT. l.. Walker
of Birmingham as field secretary of the
southern division.
Local leagues will be organized with the
school districts as the unit for the pur-
pose of at least two public mass meetings
each year. one of recitation and song and
one for special address by league repre-
sentatiyes.
Efforts will be concentrated upon four
lines of work-educational persuasive. law
enforcement and better protection of the
boy by law abolishing the cigarette in
Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
P0T-LATCH
TO MEET
Will Discuss Plans Today
for Big Celebration to Be
Held in April

At 2:30 O'Clock today the general potch-
latch committee of the Chamber of Com
merce will meet to discuss definite plans
for the big Indian pot-latch celebration to
be held in Birmingham the latter part OF
April. 1t is probable that the date of the
festival will be set.
The decorations committee of the pot
latch committee met yesterday afternoon
in the reading rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce and discussed informally the
plans for the decoration of the streets and
buildings of the downtown district during
the celebration. Nothing was done that
could be announced Chairman Oscar c.
Turner of the general pot-latch commit
tee presided.
The pot-latch celebration is to be one of
the biggest things of its kind ever held in
this city or in Alabama. Thousands of
dollars will be spent on decorations, floats
and parades. The idea of the festival is
to celebrate the good times in Brming-
ham as was the custom OF the Indian
tribes when they had a good year on the
war path, the hunting grounds and In
their maize patches in the cleared spots
of the forest
u VI liiiS i'tASoi tN Ci AfiiDb dDOut Tue
festival viii be thoroughly "Indianized. "
The masquerade costume will be Indian,
the parades and tableau and other feat
ures viii be after the Indian fashion.
Instead of the king and queen as in the
New Orleans Mardi Gras. here the two
rulers of the festival will be the big chief
and the beautiful princess, and they will
dress in Indian costumes. An organiza-
ton to be known as the Universal Order
of Dot Il tob iC a ht fOrnpH aNp
person in Birmingham and in Alabama
either, is expected TO become member.
In this way the permanency Of the festi-
val will be established, and it can be
held each succeeding year.
Definite plans will be announced by the
pot-latch committee within the next few
days and in them will be many surprises
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ALTMAN AND COMMITTEE TO
SEEK ASSISTANCE OF CIVIC
BODY IN FIGHT AGAINST FEE
SYSTEM

Before the Chamber of Commerce di-
rectors this afternoon the extra ses-
sion question will be argued.
After a conference with President
w. p G. Harding. of the chamber,
John w. Altman, chairman of the COM
miitee recently appointed to take
charge of the extra session movement
in this county, stated yesterday that
several members of the committee
would accompany him before the board
of directors today and obtain their as
sistance in the movement for an extra
session of the state legislature this
spring or summer
Mr.. Altman has addressed letters to
the members of his committee who are
to appear before the chamber directors,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday at the probate Of
flee:
w. II. Turberville of Birmingham to
Miss Gussie Graham
Joe sides of Ensley to Mrs. Dora
Patton.
]. +. Salter of Locust Fork to Miss
Ocea Blaxton.
w. M. Lessmaun of Cullman to Miss
Clara Thomen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

session which is expected and which will
work to the advantage of this city.
The invited citizens are: Dr. NJ A. Bar
rett, East Lake. J. b. Gibson. Woodlawn: !:
George b. Tarrant, North Birmingham;
r. E. Chadwick, Ensey; e. w. Averyt,
Ensey; DR.. w. c. Gewin. West End; w.
A. Spencer, Wylam; w. P. G. Harding,
w. W. Crawford, George Gordon Craw-
ford, T. o. Smith, G. b. Mccormick. 7.
II. Motion, Walker Percy John l.. Kaul,
Erskine Ramsay, John l., Parker +. w.
Barrett, Frank p. Glass, j. j. Smith, J.
II. r. Moseley, Lee c. Bradley, James
Bowron, James Weatherly, A. o. Lane
NJ v. Joseph, A. II. Ford, w. II. Kettig,
R. S. Munger, r. A. Brown, Robert Jem-
ison, Jr., Charles F. Abbott, city comp
troller and Romaine Boyd, city attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Methods Might Be Improved

I'VE are satisfied that methods of house
keeping in Birmingham might be inn
proved. No subject is of more vital inn
portance than the increase in the effici-
eney of the housekeeper. Schools. col
leges and government experts are trying
TO improve conditions for women as
housekeepers and homemakers. We have
done. little for ourselves except by in
dvidual and sporadic effort
I'VE propose TO find out If there is
not something approaching to exact sci
ence In housekeeping here. No text books
are available for this course of stuoy.
We are band of explorers
"Perhaps we may, in the course of
years, furnish those text books for the
use of rising generations
.sOne of the subjects we propose to
take up is the history of gardens on our
back yards. The fact that one young
man. busy all day with his duties in a
bank made $50 on 40 square feet OF back
yard planted in sweet peas makes this
brach of research interesting.
In spite of all We know Aof the hen
that runs amuck, we having heard that
Of the billion dollars of poultry sold in
the United States during the past year
something like four-fifths of the value
mot number) was owned in cities and
towns, we feel that this subject. too
is well worth attention.
"The summit of our highest ambition
is to emphasize the necessity of the well
kept house. the dignity and worth of the
housekeeper. the love of home. and OF
the simple homey affairs of life.
I'VE believe that such an organization
will be of the greatest value to the COM
.munity for educational purposes, If we
could promise no other benefit. We be-
lieve that we can promise a reduction in
the cost Of living. MRS. G. p. ORR,
"chairman the Organization CON-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Files Petition in Bankruptcy

G. w. Papot filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the federal court yesterday.
His liabilities are placed at about $5,-
500 with no assets. ISs is a real es-
tate dealer and building contractor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Three Days Campaign
Melted Grand Total
of $32,034.50
OVER $4,000 IN
CASH RECEIVED
Sydney ]. Bowie, General Chairman
of Campaign, and Mrs. Cecil Are
Much Pleased-Girls Raised
$692 in Membership Fees

In three days the recent whirlwind cam
paign for the local Young Women's Chris
tian association netted the grand total of
$32, 3450.
Over $4,000 of this was given in cash.
The 10 committees composed of promi-
nent business and professional men OF
the city, and a few womens committees.
under the leadership of General Campaign
Chairman Sydney J. Bowie, raised s3l,3i2.,
The girls of the association, with the
aid of some of the officials and other
women interested in the association work,
raised S692 in membership fees. This MEM
bership campaign was conducted in con-
junction with the financial campaign. The
two together makes the grand total one
of the most successful campaigns for a
similar purpose ever held in Birmingham
or the south.
The official list of subscribers to this
fund, both the financial and the member
ship fees, was given out yesterday by Mr.
Bowie and Mrs. Mabelle S. Cecil, local Sec
retary of the association. Both expressed
great pleasure over what they termed the
wonderful success of the campaign, not
only financially but in many other ways
as many new friends had been made for
the association. The list as given out is
as follows:
BUILDING FUND RAISED BY 10
xrrtIrr,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11
To Visit Every CapitoIinu 6.

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G.. A. Hasseler,
who are on five-year honeymoon walk
ing tour arrived here Tuesday evening
from Vergennes and registered at the
Sargent house where they spent the
night The couple were married Feb
ruary 26 at New Brunswick, N. j., and
started from New York city February
%, hence their travelling is called a
honeymoon trip. They are engaged by
the Majestic Athletic association of
Jackson, Miss, for wager of 5000
each if they succeed in visiting the cap
itol of each state in the Union within
five years. They started from New
York without money and are to earn
their way by selling post cards with
their pictures on them, lecturing and
receiving donations from the people.
A report is sent every week to the as
ISOLATION engaging them by the filling
out of blanks. Thus far they have
visited six capitols, Hartford, Ct,
Providence, R. l., Boston, Mass, Con-
cord, N. H., Augusta, Me-, and Mont
pelier, VT. At each capitol they re-
ceive certificate from the governor or
secretary of state to prove their visit
and have an allowance for three days
halt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11
MIODLEBURY LOCALS.

Mrs. Necy Dorion and Miss Bordeau
visited friends in Burlington Thursday.
Mrs Matilda Baker is spending few
days in Bristol.
Miss Lena Tyrrell is spending two
weeks vacation at her home in Shore
ham.
P. Liberty has returned to Rutland
after spending a few days in town.
Mrs. E. E. Rich, who has spent the
past winter with her son, Harry
Williams, and family in Washington,
d. c., has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gordon have
moved from South street to the Wales
house on Seymour street.
Mrs. j. P. Mccormack has returned
to her home in Tarrytewn, N. Y, after
visiting at the home of her father.
Miss Mamie Euber is ill at her home
in Ripton.
Miss Goldie Monroe is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Tabor.
Mira. Wesley McKerryher visited
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith of Washing
ton street during the week
Miss Alice Hopkins of Burlington
spent Tuesday with friends in town.
Miss Myrtle Hill has returned to her
school in Harrisville, N. Y, after
spending the Easter vacation with
her parents in town.
Mrs. Mable Cottrell is visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Mrs. Stiles, who has been visiting at
the home of her son, John Z. Stiles, has
returned to her home in Morrisville.
Miss Genevieve Elmer, a teacher ir
the Johnson High school, is visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Elmer
in the East part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Cashmer OF
Florence are visiting relatives in town
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farrell visited al
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Patrick Mcmahon, this week.
Monday, market day. butter brought
30 and "a cents per pound and eggs II
cents per dozen.
Mrs. Mary Slason of Brandon is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. f. w. Bacon, OF
High street.
Miss Martin, who has been in towr
the past week demonstrating Pos
products, will be at the store of r. S
Benedict today and tomorrow where she
will give free demonstration of these
products
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11
Business l1otices.

Notices under this head ten cents per line
first insertion: five cents per line succeeding in
sertions. Count seven short words to line or six
long ones.l
Go to Rocchi's for lunch.
Flower seeds at Shedon's.
Mileage Books at Marshall's.
Rocchi's is open at all hours
For choice meats. Phone 102.
Mileages to rent. c. F. Rich.
Triple in kegs at Piper's Market.
Up-to-date millinery at Gee Sisters.
Rocchi's is the place for cool drinks
Poultry wanted at Gorham's market.
Salt salmon in pals at Piper's Market
Fresh ground Buckwheat at Benedict's
Home made pies a speciality at Rocchi's.
Choice Gamma bulbs for sale j. X. Dyer. 15t4
The very best oranges at low prices at Calvi's.
Fresh Strawberries and tomatoes at Calvi's.
For RENT-A barn. c. |. Button. 4ltf
Three mackerel for % cents at Piper's Market
Home cured ham and bacon at Piper's Market.
Florida oranges and grape fruit at Benedicts,
Eyeglasses correctly fitted and repaired.
Brough. The Jeweler. AZ Main Street.
Engraved or printed calling cards at the Regis
ter office.
Sweet pea seed ten cents an ounce at Sheldon $.
All colors
Childrens Billy Burke caps at Miss Bruya s.,
Dyer Block litf
All kinds of flower seeds for sale at Hunts
Greenhouse. l4t4
Carpets cleaned at the Middebury Steam
Laundry. Phone 1875. 14tf
For good printing of all description call at Reg
lister office.
Orwell cheeses are cutting fine now rich and
mellow. r. S. Benedict
Large boater Mackerel 25c per pound at Piper 5
Market
For sale-l5 gals. light straw colored paint G.
d. Miner. 15t4
Fruit and vegetables. fresh line. Gorham &
Son.
Wanted-Stock to pasture. George E. Adams.
Middiebury VT. l5t3
Cows for sale. L. A. Sparks. Middlebury. R
ID. Nc. 5. 15t2p
For Sale-Seed oats and seed barley NJ
Morse. Middlebury. Vt. 15t2p
For sale-Two top buggies and runabouts. at
cost 7. Kidder. Middebury 15tf
Found sum of money. Inquire at Sargent
House. 15t3
Premium Langshan eggs or Matching. Sl.OO pei
setting. G. ID. Miner 15t5
Crisco for shortening 25c. SOC and Sl.OO per car
at Benedcts.
Locust posts for sale. feet and over. 70 cts
+. A. Burt. l5tf
Six large salt hearings for 25c at
Piper's Market.
Fresh fish every day during the Lenten season
at Pliers Market.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11

Highest 40 Lowest 49,
Thursday, rain; Friday, rain; Saturday. cloudy;
Sunday, fair Monday, fair; Tuesday, fair;
Wednesday, clear.
Record kept by II. A. PECK.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11
Cedar LAVENDER
COMPOUND

One of the most effective
and economical insecticides
now in use. Far more ehec-
tive than Camphor, Carbolic
Acid or Tarred Paper to pre-
vent the ravages of moths or
insects.
This preparation has been
used with entire success in eX-
terminating Carpet or Buffalo
Bugs.
Used in drains or cesspools
it forms an efficient disinfec-
tant.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-11
Price 15c Per Box

THE WEATHER IN MIDDLEBURY.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING APR. 9, 1913.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-25

be worth a mans love. It's got away
from us now. It's all too late. Every
things too late. When he-Mr. Rawn
comes back, we've got to tell him.
I've done what I was set to do-but
not the way he thought, not the way
any of us thought"
"Yes, he must know" Halsey nod
ded. He held her hand now in his
own. They swept on, as upon some
vast wave, helpless, clinging to each
other, he doing what he could to save
her.
Il don't know how to tell him." she
walled. There was something Pagan
in me and l didn't know it. l thought
was in hand, but wasn't! started
low, and 1 wanted to climb up-and
up-and up! Oh, Charley, look!" She
leaned toward him across the table,
pleading. 81 was just ambitious, just
like any American girl-like every
woman in the world, suppose. If I
sold out, l didn't know it. l didn't
want you to care for me. But you did,
you do! kept away from you, so that
you wouldn't, so that we couldn't-so
that I'd always feel that you, at
least"
Where can it end?" he asked quiet
ly.
81 don't care where it ends, that's
the worst of it; I don't care! One
thing only is to my credit. I've kept
my bargain-with him. I've paid the
price l agreed to give. There is no
scandal about me-yet. And there
might have been!"
Eyes"
"But some way, when he sent me
out for you, talked to me as he did,
treated me like a piece Of merchan-
disc as he did-for once I wavered.
For once, Charley, it seemed to me
that I was released from all obliga-
tions to him, that was where ought
to have chance for my own hand, to
see life as life could be for itself, to
have the love that's life for woman.
l wanted to be wooed and won by
some one who loved me, just as any
woman wants to be, Charley, some
time! And l wasn't wasn't.
" was horrible. IL was nor
rible. I wanted to give love
for love. I wanted what l couldn't get,
and saw it was too late to get it fair.
e1G when ! cow +'0' vr wen
you'd sell out for Newly, where was
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-25

deed, even as she spoke she saw the
livery of the butler disappearing at
the tall glass doors letting out to the
gallery. She did not know that the
butler had seen much and heard some
what; that being a butler he was wise.
'But it's got to be-we've got to go
through now!" he went on savagely.
"Why did you start this, then? Why
did you let me know?"
'It was he who started it in me
ambition! No, l always had it. From
the day was born wanted to climb,
to win, to be rich, to have things in
my nds. All girls want that, l sup
pose, till they know how little it is.
So married him tried to, and did.
l knew he had money. But
then there was more l wanted, after
all. l only wanted that something else,
too, that any woman wants-what
she's got to have, once in her life, rich
or door, because she's woman-some
one who truly loves her for herself as
she IS, because sne IS Wnat sue Is
because she's a woman!
ooh, looked all around me here, a
long time after l came here, for what
I'd missed. I've never been happy
here. l didn't have it. wanted it. At
last saw it. l wanted it. It's price IS
ruin-for two, you and me. I'm like
you. If it's wrong, don't know where
the wrong began! l didn't mind. so
far as | was concerned. Let a woman
love you, and she'll do anything, no
matter how it hurts-herself. But not
you-not the man she loves and wants
to respect, Charley"
''But-me? 1 am not good enough
for you!"
ooh, boy! How sweet that sounds
to me! Say it over again to ne!
You make me- think l might some Gay
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-25

She nodded her head, including the
splendors Of the mansion house, it's
view of the lake, all the gracious,
delicate ministries of wealth.
Good Cod" Halsey broke out "The
man who would do that is not worth
a woman's second thought"
''Of course not. And the woman
who would do that-?"
Don't ask me about that; I can't
think All know is that if you had
asked me to do anything in the world,
think I'd have said yes"
For me?"
Eyes, for you. It's the truth. It's
all out, at last! There's the whole
story now Of John Rawn-all Of 1t, In
black and white! Here's all my story
to you. You must have known"
"Yes," she nodded; "of course. That
was why, said, that I've evaded you
80 long. It was very hard to do,
Charley; a hundred times I've been
on the point of sending for you. But
I didn't"
"I'm glad, too," he said simply, see-
ing it was 10 be soul facing soul, be-
tween them now 1--WE missed you.
I've never passed such days in my life
as I have here. There's Grace hating
me, you ought to hate me-I ought to
hate you! Oh, Rawn, man! Where
would you have stopped, to get money,
to get power? Oh, excellent-to set
your wife as a trap for another man!
But it worked! It could have been
done!" He looked her frankly in the
face as he finished. II love you, Vir-
ginia," he said simply. Il suppose l
have all along. It's cheap, after all
at THIS price. But for all this, neV-
er could have told you.
"But one thing will say,"-the un-
happy young man added, after a long
time; "it's the one thing can claim
for an excuse My price was love for
you, and good love. It was the whole
love of man for woman never knew
before what tha@ meant! 1t wasn't for
money, but for you. That great, mys-
terious second current-what you
Yourself said was the one vast power
Of all the universe-that belonged to
dy-love-Iove-I thought that
belonged to me, too. I can't see even
now where that is wrong. l can't
think, I don't know. If it is wrong,
then I've been wrong. We're down in
the mire together! ! dragged you
there. And once l dreamed of doing
something to lift people up-that was
why I mutinied and tore up the mo-
tors. And 1 had my own selfish price.
can never lift up my head
again. But love you!"
She looked at him, her lips parted,
her bosom agitated now, her eyes
large, her color slowly increasing.
you must not-Stop, we must think!
Charley"
"But why didn't you?" he demanded
Aercely. "Why didn't you finish your
work as you promised?"
II never promised. l didn't finish it
because l knew 1 could. l told you
it was-Charley-yes-it was
love!"
"For me?"
He half started up now, but she
raised a hand to restrain him.
"The servants!" she whispered. In