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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Where to Find Sewing BIRDS

II notice in your colmn this morning
that a dressmaker is asking whore she
can find a sewing bird. The large de-
partment stores carry them in the silver
department and they are to be found in
some of the Japanese stores.
"A SIJRSCRIDlcr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
The Charity Ball and It's Charming
Chairman, Mrs. E. H. CdbdnisS
Beautiful Easter Season When Free Will Offering the Dis
ct Nurses Association Gives Everybody Opportunity
to Assist in This Worthy Work-Gorgeous Spec
tacuar Event is This Years Ball
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

There are other harbingers of the beau
tiful Easter season in Birmingham, be-
sides the wondrous flowers and spring
like atmosphere.
With the first saucy little crocuses,
dainty white hyacinths, regal Easter lilies
and fragrant narcissus, comes the Charity
ball-an event to which local society now
looks forward as indispensable to this
cherished season.
Each year the. good women are interest
ed in the welfare of the District Nurse
association, formulate their plans. an
nounce their chairman for the ball and
begin preparations, and the woman in
this community who Is not as much in
terested in this work as she is in the pur-
chase of her new Easter bonnet and
and almost hopeless.
One decidedly attractive feature about
the Charity ball is that there is abso-
lutely no begging"
People have come to dread the profess
sional ''beggar'' in the name of charity
and time was when it was really consid-
cred a high crime and a misdemeanor,
worthy of the laws consideration.
The Charity ball permits no house to
house canvass for funds-in fact, those
who are in charge would as soon think
of exiling their co-workers to some far
distant cline. or administering a dose of
soothing syrup to them. as to permit
them to make such an appeal.
The only possible excuse these days for
going a-begging is a "Rummage Sale for
the benefit of the Village Library fund
or Grab Bag for the church bazar.
The genteelest sort of invitations are
sent out by the Charity ball to those
whose presence is desired, and no more
restriction is put upon them than to any
other smart function to which some clever
hostess bids her guests.
Only one thing is asked of the guests,
and that is that they respond to the in
vitation.
If you are going to be present-and who
is not?-say so, and vice versa
If you don't the chances are that your
refreshments will come UP missing or
that your name won't be put in the pot
early enough for you to get one of the
beautiful souvenirs that Is coming to
you.
Could the ball this year be anything
but grand success with so charming
chairman as Mrs. Edward II. Cabaniss? +?
Mrs. Cabaniss combines probably more
Of the necessary requisites for this i'm
portant position than nearly any other of
society's favorites.
Clever to degree. graceful, tactful,
popular and always affable and agreeable
her admirers are legion-always delighted
to pay homage to her-always pleased
to render to her all the admiration and
adulation that is hers by divine right of
charming womanhood-so no doubt is left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
MRS. CARL WITTICHEN
TO BE A HOSTESS

Mrs. Carl Wittichen will give bridge
luncheon at the Country club April l in
compliment to her house guests, Miss
Minnie Saffold of Montgomery, and Miss
Margaret Bruce of Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
MISS LOUISE WEAKLEY
Photos by Stephenson

was served by Miss Flora Emonds and
Mrs. Jack Foster Those who took part in
the pleasures of the afternoon were:
Frank Turner, Hurry Porter Florence,
r. Foster, Miss Bruce. Mrs. O'Neil, Miss
Sarah Neill, Miss Martha Belle Lyman,
Miss Lucy Hart Lyman, Miss Ruth
Hughes, Miss Flora Barclay. Miss Ger
trude Mccormick, Miss Flora Emonds,
Miss Willie Scott Emonds, Miss Johnnie
Foster, Miss Blanch Matthew'S Miss Nellie
Pitts, Miss Lorraine Shook, Miss Mona
Wagner, Miss Mary Lee Bell, Miss Louise
Hibbler, Miss Henrietta Gidden, Miss
Bertha Glidden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
Recipe for Making Hard Soap

Il notice today request for recipe
FOR making hard soap out OF craekljngs.
| am sending mine, which was my
mothers before me. In 20 years It has
never failed us:
-Four pounds of cracking (or any kind
OF meat scraps), three quarts OF water
one box of I've. Put the cracklings in the
water and when boiling hard add the I've.
Stir constantly until the I've has dissolved
the efaelSlings. Then remove from the
ilre. but keep stirring until the mass has
become so hard it can't be stirred lie:
II stand few hours, cut into bars. ard
llaee them on shelves to dry. Ready to
Use immediatey,Sb but improves with time
"R. NJ d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
BY MARION HARLAND

Bunt-kuchen is made with yeast. A
sponge is set at night with milk. sugar.
and eggs. Butter and a few raisins are
added In the morning A bunt-kuehen
ran Is round. deep scaloped pan with
q funnel like opening in the center. Ev-
crybody has seen these kuchen in ba-
keries. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-20
A German Recipe

Il think that perhaps Mrs. ]. L. Y. is
not a German. for her recipe is not a
bunt-kuehen but plain English cake.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27

ingly high role of Telramund with
ringing and ample tone. except when
the score ran down; Edith Helena was
bit hard in Elsa's exquisite part. and
Battain was woefully miscast as Lo-
hengrin. Again Miss Herbert distin-
guished herself. singing Ortrud most
dramatically and with a great deal of
tonal beauty in the upper part of her
voice; indeed. she is more of mezzo-
ccntralto. even mezzo-soprano, than n
pure contralto. And this in spite of
the free use of her voice In the after
noon.
In truth. how any of them manages
TO sing most of them do is a marvel
to me. They all average probably two
performances In every three days,
while Shields, for example. sings prac-
tically every time the curtain rings up.
Too much credit cannot be given TO
Carlo Nicosia and the excellent per-
formers in his small orchestra for the
musicianly performances given by this
organization
II the Aborns expect TO send their
grand opera productions to Richmond
again. and 1T is earnestly to be hoped
that they will. they are earnestly adj
vised to confne their presentation of
The Bohemian Girl" to towns with
less retentive memories.
N Douglas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
NOT POSSIBLE TO
ESTABLISH RATES
Committee Must Wait for Report
on Amount of Revenue
Needed.
Especial to The Times -Dlspatch.l

Especial TO The Times -Dlspa tch.1
Washington, March 26.-Chairnan
Underwood. OF the Ways and Moans
Committee. said to-day that no rate
for the income tax could be fixed by
the committee until the Treasury ex-
perts had figured out the money needs
OF the government for the next fiscal
year.
These experts have estimated that
the PaSne-Aldrich tariff law will bring
in through the customs duties this
year S503,0O0.0 900, and that the cor
poration tax. which is a part OF the
total OF 100000. This does not in
clude the receipts from the internal
revenue taxes.
Although the prohibition belt has
spread during the past year. the re-.
ceipts from the revenue taxes is en-
pected to be $4,000. 600 more than last
year.
It is estimated by Treasury officials
that there will be a Treasury deficit
this fiscal year of about s22, 600,
but Chairman Fitzgerald, OF the House
Appropriation Committee, estimated
that the deficit would be about $50
100000. Whatever the deficit it will
be added TO the necessary revenues for
next year.
Underwood says that the tariff bill
must raise 1891 900. 900. plus whatever
deficit there may be at the close of
the present fiscal year, or the shortage
will have to be made up from the in
come tax. II is impossible to decide
therefore, what this tav rate will be
until the experts have figured out the
actual needs of the government
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27

Verdi and Wagner.
With two performances yesterday
the pecuniarily disastrous but. in many
respects. art;stcally successful en-
gagement OF the Aborn English Grand
opera Company AT the Academy of
Music ended last night.
In the afternoon Nerdrs tuneful I'll
Trovatore" was sung with fine effect.
SamoloT. the Manrico; Adkins, the
Count di Luna. and Shields, the Fer
rando, were all in good voice, and re-
peated their individual triumphs of
Monday night. when they sang in The
Tales of Hoffman," Adkins. in par
ticular. sang brilliantly throughout
the opera, not only enunciating the
formal recitatives distinctly and i'm
pressively. but singing the purely can
table passages with great beauty Of
tone and infection, his Brighter Than
the Stars of Heaven being in itself
a lesson in legato work.
Miss Scott. who had been at her
best in the first performance, was evil
IDENTIFY not altogether free from some
temporary trouble with her throat
through she gave n good performance
as Leonora. On the other hand, jayne
Herbert. who had not sung with any
prodigality as Nicklausse. was an adj
mirable Azucena. not only singing, bur
playing, with much art.
In the evening 'Lohengrin" was
CHOSEN. and an unfortunate selection
1t was. For, although most OF the cast
sang well, and several superbIy, Wag-
merriam opera cannot be given satisfac-
torily with skeleton orchestra no
matter how good it's individual NOM
bers, nor how extremely competent
It's director. as Mr.. Nicosia Gndoubt-
eddy is Too much of the power of the
music lies in the effects wrought by a
full quota of instruments to permit of
a satisfactory performance by voices
even good voices-if supported and
conplemented only by purely accom-
panyinG orchestra.
AS for the singers: Shields made a
noble and sonorous King; Luckstone
played not at all, but sang the tax
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
Information Trustworthy.

Sofa, Bulgaria, March 26.-It was an
nounced by a trustworthy private
source this morning that the Bulga-
rian cavalry had succeeded in entering
the besieged Turkish fortress of Ad-
rianople
Al early hour this morning fires
were raging in various sections OF the
belea gucred city. The maddened pop
ulation. whose nerves had been shat
tered by the almost inccssant bonn
bardment for period OF over FIVE
months. WAS fleeing about the streets
from one point to another. not know
ing where to find shelter
The great artillery arsenal in the
city was burning. and the barracks
lying between the hospital and the
northern forts also were in flames.
The Bulgarians in strong force grad
uslly advanced their lines. cncircling
the city and by short rushes the in
fsntrymen approached near enough 10
prepare for the final dash.
On all sides the combined movement
Of the attackers on the ever-reaisting
city was continued.
The Bulgarian infantry reached
within 300 yards OF the main forts.
and then they intrcnched themselves
there while ammunition and provisions
were brought up from the rear and
preparations were made for the final
assault
The entire line OF fortrcsses defend
ing the eastern side of the city was
captured by the Bulgatians after a
most spectacular assault at the point
of the bayonet BY long lines Of in
fantry. which were strengthened rap
idly by the second or reserve lines
The eastern forts soon fell into their
hands. and Bulgarian batteries were
Immediately placed in position 10 con-
centrate their FIRE on the other works.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
PROTEST AGAINST
HIGH COST OF MEAT
Trades Council Goes to Court
and Secures an
Injunction.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

Wilmington, y. c., March 26.-Com-
ing as climax of agitation as to the
high cost OF meat in this city, pubic
claims being vigorously made that the
meat dealers here were selling ut
higher figures than those of other
cities. and that certain dealers had a
monopoly. the Mayor OF the city was
restrained by injunction to-day from
signing lease of number of stalls
in the public market for Hopkins &
Davis we'll known firm.
The Injunction was gotten OUT before
the Superior Court judge by the Trades
Council of the city. the labor unions
having fought the alleged monopoly,
claSSling that the city had no right
10 lease stalls for long period, but
that the stalls should be rented for the
benefit of all consumers, regardless Of
the amount of rent obtained.
The injunction was made returnable
in court next month. when the ques-
ton. which has proven live one, Will
be threshed out.
1t has been stated that meat is sold
cheaper In Norfolk. Richmond and
other places than in Wilmington.
where the minimum price for round
steak is about is cents. and the mini
30 cents per pound. with corresponding
high prices for other meats.
The labor unions have been especial
ly energetic and vigorous in their agi-
tation, and its main body, the Trades
Council. has employed counsel to fight
the case, and threatens to make il an
Issue In the coming municipar> election
If the matter cannot lie adjusted 9TH
e.r SO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
SAY SMOKE FUMES
DAMAGED HOME
Supreme Court Grants Writ to
Alexandria Property
Owners.

The Supreme Court OF Appeals yes
terday granted a writ of error and
supersedcas to Alice McNlenamn and
Richard Nc Menamin, her husband, In
their suit for $500 damages from the
Southern Railway for destruction and
injury TO their property alleged to
have been wrought by smoke from the
companys roundhouse. power plant,
railway yards and coal chutes in Alex
andria. Va.
The case was brought up from the
Circuit Court of the city OF Alexandria,
where ii was tried on January 6. 1913
After hearing the evidence, the Jury
awarded the McAlenamlns damages of
$1,000. subject to the demurrer OF the
defendant The court afterward sus-
tained the demurrer, and ordered the
suit dismissed at the cost OF the plain
lifts.
According to the contention of the
railway company, proceeding for dam
ages should have been thrown out of
court under the statute Of limitations.
The McMenamins allege that the In
furious effects OF the smoke and coal
dust did not become noticeable until
1907; the railway attorneys declare
that as the yards and adjunct build
inGs were erected In 1904 the alleged
damages must have begun at that
time. Under the latter ruling. the pro-
ceedings would be invalidated by
limitation.
The McMenamins, In their petition,
declare that they erected a handsome
brick residence at Duke Street and
West Lane at a fair estimate of $500:
that. beginning in 1907, smoke fumes
and coal dust from the coaling chutes
of the Southern Railway adjoining
their residence began to permeatc the
whole grounds, running the linen and
curtains OF the house killing vegeta-
ton In the yard; that this obnoxious
condition had ruined the site as res
idence. and that as the home had been
bought as an investment with the saw
inSs of years. severe monetary loss
was sustained by the smoke and coal
dust.
Edmund Burke and j. K. NJ. Norton
presented tho petition for the ap-
pcllants, while Francis l.. Smith and
Robert B. Tunstall are attorneys for
the appellees. The case has been upon
appeal before.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
AFAYETTE IS
AGAIN LOSER

Durham. y. c.. March zs.-Lafayette this
afternoon met her second defeat ct tho
hands OF Trinity College by the score OF 5
TO g. Maddox. a catcher for the Mcthodists,
made the biggest feature play az the r,nle
when he hit to deep left for home run in
the third inning. the Arst that has neen
knocked rrinity's diamond this season
The visitors were unable TO find Kanipe IN
I'll the NTH when with out and two
bases. Lambach singled to right. scoring
TroNell and Sherren. The entire Trinity
team played excellent bali throughout. and
with the exception of yesterdays rally IN
ninth and tenth Innings. did perhaps best
hitting OF the season thus far.
MaddoX's hitting was responsible for Trim
itys victory. getting. besides his homo rum
single TO right. scoring Adams and White.
Score by innings: r. II. f.
La fayette ...............o 0 OF > 0 1-3 :
Batteries-Tr!nity. Kanipe and Maddox;
Lafayette Eager, Hammer and Sherren.
Summary: Home run-MaddoX. Two-bas
hits-Spence. Myers Altschuler. Hits-Or
Eager. 8: off Hammer. l. OFF Kanipe. s..
Struck out-By Kanipe. {: by Eager, 3; by
Hammer. !. First base on balls-On kanipe
/; off Eager. :off Hammer. /. Double play
Aitschuler to Eager to Helfr!ch. Time. 30.
Umpire, wild Bill" Donovan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
WEBSTER WINS MEDAL.
He Is Successful Contestant In Orn-
tOrtcni Contest.

ISpcCldI 10 TIC IITNtS-I SpdtCn.
Chapel Hill, n. c.. March 26.--Feiix
H. Webster. of Wilkesboro, was the
successful contestant in the Junior
oratorical contest here tonight In
competing for the annual medal Of
fered by Julian S Carr, of Durham.
member of the Nunior class of the
university His subject was "Educa-
ton for Social Reform" The three
other contestants for the medal and
their subjects were: C. V. Strong, Of
Raleigh. "Education and Future In
dustry": D.. II. Carlton, OF kerners-
Vile, christian Citizenship: j. +.
Rugh. of Old Trap. Some Now Forces
in American PNltics." The judges of
the contest We're Professor NJ. Hestay,
-. w. Walker and DR.. It. Fl. Manning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
EXPERTS FIGURES
ARE QUESTIONED
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I

Especial to The Times Dispatch ]
New York. March 26.-T'he value OF
the statistics OF conditions under
which railroad fremen are working,
as compiled by some OF the witnesses
for the railroads. was questioned to-
day by w. S. Carter. head OF the
on the wage differences. He declared
that j. G. Walker. assistant to tho
third vice-president of the Baltimore
and Ohio. who was on the witness
stand. had failed u distinguish be-
tween slow and fast trains. Walker
admitted the figures were complied
hastily, and did not cover all the
roads and all conditions in the con-
troVersy.
When Carter showed by the figures
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
BOWLING

The Cook Printing Company team played
in fine form last night and took all three
games from the strong Remington Type
writer FIVE. The Cook boys seemed from the
start to have the Remingtons' number. Wade
the high score and also high total for
Printing Company aggregation.
The Monotypes defeated the Engravers
three straights last night In pretty eX-
hibltion. Hclfert led for high score in the
series Hayes also played good, consistent
game.
Secretary Goe:z. of the Richmond Bowling
Tournament, was busy last night giving out
the prizes to the winners OF the tournament,
and all OF the boys We're happy over the re-
suits.
All bowlers who are prize winners and
who have not already received their money
can get same by calling at the Newport
Alleys tonight. Last nights scores:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
BAPTIST UNION IN
ANNUAL SESSION
An Interesting Program Is Rene
dered at Missionary Meet
ing in Raleigh. II
tspecial to The Times Dispatch.]

lSpeCldl TO Inc 1lmeS- DlSpaLCn.J
Raleigh, y. c.. March 26.-The openI
Ing devotional exercises for tho
Woman's Baptist Missionary Union.
in twenty-third annual session
session here. were conducted this
morning by Mrs. Fred Battle OF Dur
ham. Mrs. Il. *. Briggs, for the First
Baptist, and Mrs. j. II. Weathers, for
the Tabernacle Baptist. and Mrs. A.
V. Joyner for the Fayetteville Street
Baptist Church. delivered S-ief adj
dresses of welcome The response was
by Mrs. A F. Ashcraft. OF Monroe.
There followed the annual address by
the president, Miss Fannie e. S. Heck:
a survey of the Statewide field, by
Miss Blanche Barrus. corresponding
secretary; the financial statement by
Mrs. w. n. Jones, trea surer, showing
$4,000 raised during the year, and q.
presentation of the work among the
Junior societies by Miss Elizabeth
Briggs. The noon day prayer service
was conducted by Mrs. Clyde Turner.
Greensboro. y stirring address was
delivered by MISC Matte Morris, OF At
lanta, the Judson Memorial represent
alive. Other visitors introduced to the
convention were Mrs. r. L. Bryan.
Shanghai. China: Miss Mallory, COR
responding secretary of the Woman's
Missionary Union. BALTIMORE; Mrs. j.
y. Thomas. corresponding secretarys
Virginia Woman's Missionary Union,
Richmond.
There were brief reports from
various divisions OF the State: Mrs.
w X. Woodall, OF Clyde. for the Ashe-
vile division; Mrs John Freeman, OF
Ahoshe. for the Elizabeth City divi-
sion; Mrs. George Leftwich, of Will
mington. for the Wilmington division;
Mrs. +. d. Lethco. of Charlotte. for the
Charlotte division. Mrs. Hight c..
Moore. of Raleigh, told of the progress
for the Training School. The after
noon session closed with the address
of Miss Mallory, of Baltimore, on North
Carolina's place in the general union.
Thereafter there was a social hour ir.
the Sunday school room.
Tonight the convention heard an
address on Opportunity and Vision
by DR. r. 7. Bryan, of Shanghai. China.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
PLATT TO RETIRE
He Will No Longer Serve AN General
Manager of Express Co.

II IT.. ]
New York, March 26.-Niuch com
inent will be caused by the official an
nouncement tomorrow that Edward T.
Plat is retiring as vice-president and
general manager of the United States
Express Company. Mr.. Plat has been
actively associated with the United
States Express Company for twenty
five years. his father. the late United
States Senator Plat. having been one
of the leading interests in the concern
for many years.
Mr.. Plat said tonight that while
he was resigning from the r-:cc- presi-
dency and general management, he
would remain director of the com
pany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
ncccirer Annointed.

Especial to The Times Dspatch.l
Salisbury. n. c., March 26.-At Ash
boro to-day. Judge b. F. Long ap-
pointed Frank Lloyd. OF this city. re-
ceiver of tho Salisbury Supply and
Commission Company. He was direct
ed To wind UP the affairs OF <he cor
poration. For years the concern has
been doing a large electric contracting
and supply business. j. e. Randle-
man, of Salisbury, appeared for the
creditors and L. g. Furr for the com
pany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
WARRANTS ISSUED
Richmond Firms to BE Prosecuted by Labor
CnD,nfsSiOner

Warrants have been sworn out by State
Commissioner of Lanor Doherty against two
Richmond concerns. charging them with vio-
lation OF recent acts of legislation pertain
Ing to labor The will probably be
tried this morning in Police Court
y warrant issued against Bernard.
FRANCES d Co., OF 43l East Broad Street, a
Dany with having employed females over
time during the rush OF Easter week In vio-
lution of tho terms or the tcn-holr law.
The second warrant WAS against the Old
Dominion Building Corporation. alleging
failure to provide fire escapes, according to
legal requirements. on the building at 3l5
East Main Street. tcnanted by the Virginia
Stationery Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
.BULGARS REDUCE
FAMOUS FORTRESS
City of Adrianople Falls Before
Allies After Long
Resistance.
FIGHTING IS DESPERATE
Flames Devastate Historic Place
FIGHTING is DESPERATE
Flames Devastate Historic Place
as Besiegers Triumph
antly Enter.

Mustapha Pasha. March 26.-The
fortress OF Adrianople was taken by
storm by the Bulgarians this morning.
after fghting OF the most terrible char
acter since Monday Flames were
devastating the city
After the outlying fortifications had
been captured the Turkish troops set
fire TO all their depots and stores. as
we'll as to the arsenal and the artil-
lery park. They also blew up the bar
racks and a number OF powder maya
zines.
Most OF the population fed
Shukri Pasha. the Turkish command
erin chief Of Adrianople. had not been
captured up to late hour in the af-
tcrnoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27

motive power of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines, West. another witness that one
fremen had shovelled about nineteen
Crawford blandly replied that this
only showed that onS fireman on an
engine was sufficient. Crawford said
equipped with automatic stokers, and
thnt 90 more We're to be inatalled.