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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
BRS. GLASS ENTERTAINS
WEDNESDAY, SOCIAL CLUB

The Wednesday Afternoon Social club
met with Mrs. n. c. Glass yesterday al
her home on Cotton avenue in West
End.
Azalia sand other potted plants were
used to carry out a color scheme of pink,
white and green. The dining room table
was prettily decorated and lighted py
pink shaded candles, the mints and bon
bons also carried out the same idea
The afternoon was spent in playing
forty-two, after which delicious refresh
ments We're served.
The members and guests Were: Mrs.
Clinton Tike, Mrs. Henry Barclay Mrs.
]. E. Walters, Mrs. e. w. Ellis, Mrs.
j. c. Simmons, Mrs. T. G. McGahey, Mrs.
T. o. Crorey, Mrs. Ted Hickman, Mrs.
C. w. Worrel, Mrs. Fred Orr, Mrs. Wal
lace F. Johns. Mrs. Vernon Holmes,
Mrs. w. w. johnson, Mrs. j. b. Harrell'
Mrs. f. C. Gewin, Miss Emma Mccarthy,
Mrs. NJ r. Demmet Mrs. II. II. De-
Lorne, Mrs. l.. H. Salter, Mrs. f. B.
Patterson Mrs W. A. Persing, Mrs. j.
F. Beard, Mrs. Elizabeth Black, Mrs.
Allen NJ. Holt, Mrs E. T. Glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
GREAT LOVE TRAGEDIES
DON'T MARRY A "CLoD OF EARTH"

There is no eveidenee that Mary
Powell was handsome, for undoupteuly
Milton would have sonnetized her' IKE
he did others who impressed him by
their beauty, had such been the case
She had youth and country freshhess'
and he believed IL in his power TO
mould a girl of II as he might wish.
But it turned out that he was pooi
artist in this respect.
Mary and Milton had not lived to-
gether one month when she wrote to
her parents that she desired TO come
home and spend the summer with theiu'
Such a request would appear an uh
reasonable one, and it is not likely ina
the parents would have sanctioned IL
had they not been aware that there
existed an estrang cement between nus
band and wife.
When Mary had gone Milton became
lonesome without her and desired that
she return home. He wrote to her sew
eral times to that effect, but no reply
was forthcoming. Finally he dispatched
a messenger with note to her, and ne
returned with a report that he had been
dismissed with some sort of contempt.
Milton. piqued at his wife's conduct,
sat down and wrote. his famous pamph-
let "The Doctrine and Discipline oi
Divorce" At the time he no doubt con-
Mary returned to him and threw her
self at his feet and asked his forgive
ness She died nine years later.
Four years after Mary's death Mil
ton married Catharine Woodcock. of
whom nothing more is known than can
be inferred from the beautiful sonnet
he wrote after her death. They were
only married two years.
Milton remained widower but a
short time when he married Elizabeth
Minehull. This marriage was far from
romantic but it was nevertheless the
most satisfactory of the three, SO far
as Milton was concerned. His daugh-
ters who had now grown to woman
hood. seriously objected to this third
marriage. There is no doubt but that
he made life irksome for them, as well
as for Mrs. Milton. for he grew more
and more exacting in his demands, not
only upon their time, but upon their
patience. Miltons third wife survived
him many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22

If you are about to marry be abso-
lutely sure that you are not mating
yourself to "clod of EARTH, for this
domestic unhappiness of John Milton.
Late in life the eminent author of
paradise Lost" said. regarding his
first marriage: My dream of married
happiness barely lasted out the honey
moon. 1 found that l had mated myself
to a clod of earth, who not only was
not then, but had not the capacity of
becoming a helpmeet to me-"
John Milton was unquestionably a
genius so far as his literary work is
concerned, but as TO his private life it
does not appear to have been ideal in
many ways. 1t must. however, be re-
membered that during the period in
which he lived women were considered
to be creatures of an inferior and a sub
ordinate class.
And even although Milton found Mary
Powell a "clod of earth" he was not
entirely discouraged with the sex,
which is noted in the fact that he mar
ried three times. The mistake, how
ever, he made in marrying Mary was
that with his puritanical ideas he
should not have chosen a daughter of
a cavalier house, whose home was the
rendezvous of the disolute officers Of
the oxford garrison, and to have eX-
pected her to fit into the philosophical
retirement of a recluse student. and
then to have expected sympathy and
response from the uneducated and friv-
olous girl.
Although it may be hard to go i'm
agine, yet his biographers credit Milton
with having possessed more than the
usual amount of sentiment. Once, at
20. it is said that he was 'all on flame
by the casual meeting, in one of his
walks in the suburbs of London, with a
young lady whom he never saw again.
But he wrote a sonnet on her fascina-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
RAIL BUSINESS IN
Larger VOLUME
Mills at Ensley Running on
Increased Schedule
HEAVY PIG IRON SALES
Steel Works Now Close to 60 Per
Cent Operation on the Average.
Good Business Reported
in Steel Bars

Cleveland, O., January 21.-(speeial) }
The Iron Trade Review tomorrow Will
say:
The volume of new business and OF
specifications coming to the mills Is
steadily increasing. very large tonnage
of high iron has also changed hands.
Operations of leading companies this
week have been increased to 60 per cent
of ingot capacity. A gain of 20 per cent
since January first
Many officers of the steel corporation
and Independents have been compelled
TO work nights in order to take care of
new business. The rail mills at Enslev
are running at increased schedule. Tho
American Steel and Wire company VIII
blow in next week. it's one idle stack at
the central plant. Cleveland whie,. has
been out since September The lrpson
Nut company of Cleveland came near
making record production at its steel
mills last week and throughout the eoun-
try there is moderate but very enconr-
aging Increase in active capacity. Mills
which depend upon railroad tonnage are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
HUNTSVILLE ADOPTS
PLANS FOR CITY HALL
Structure Will Go Up on
Russell Lot, Recently
Purchased by City

Huntsville. January 21-tSpecial.>
The city commissioners have adopted
2 Us for a new city hall which viii
be erected within the next few weeks
on the Russell lot, recently purchased
by the city on Franklin street. The
old city hall now in use will be de-
molished within the present month to
make room for a new hotel The new
building will partly he a reconstruc-
ton of the Russell residence. 1t will
house all of the city officials. the fire
department. city scales, etc.
According to a report in circulation
here the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis railroad will soon establish Sun
day passenger train service on the
Huntsville, Gadsden and Fayetteville
branches. No Sunday trains have been
operated on these branches in many
years and there has been much COM
plant ON that score. A short time ago
the chancery court in Etowah county
ordered the railroad to obey the or
der of the Alabama railroad commits
sion and establish Sunday trains be-
tween Gadsden and Huntsville. This
order Will be obeyed and not only will
trains be put on between Gadsden and
Huntsville but the regular week day
service will be put in effect on all
tie branch lines in this district
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Society,".
Continued on Page six)

ters of the Confederacy Tuesday after
noon at her home ON Fifth avenue.
The house was prettily decorated III
blue and white and refreshments were
enjoyed. A most interesting programme
was given, including an opening prayer
by Rev. Wells. piano duet by Miss
Lucy Wall and Miss Nettie Taylor, d
reading by Mrs. Hardeman, address on
Robert f. Lee by Prof. Mclaughlin
piano solo by Mrs r. V. Allgood, reci-
tation by Miss Jennie Lee Jones and
others
Those assisting the hostess in receiv-
ing were Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. f..
Suydham, Mrs Robert Steele, Mrs. Dan
Smith and Mrs. Dan Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
MRS. HEINZE HONOREE
AT AFTERNOON TEA

On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Blanche
Avent Murrelle delightfully."- entertained
with a bridge tea in honor of Mrs. FL
mer Heinze, November bride.
The attractive bungalow was artistically
decorated in cut flowers and ferns. The
guests were received in the living room
by the hostess, Mrs. Murrelle, in black
satin with an overdress of black lace,
made en- traine, and the guest of honor. in
blue satin with an overdress of bro
caded chiffon and bead trimmings.
They We're assisted in receiving by Mrs.
H. Y. Webb and Mrs. Reynolds Lyde.
In the living room red and green color
motif was used Large vases and baskets
of poinsettas and ferns, lighted by red
shaded candles, completed the decora-
tions.
The music room was made attractive
with baskets of pink carnations and pink
shaded candles.
Bridge was played at five tables The
consolation prize, a corsage bouquet, was
drawn by Mrs. Reynolds Lyde, and the
honor guest, Mrs. Elmer Heinze, was pre-
sented with a pink crepe de chine boudoir
cap.
Following the games salad course was
served after which the guests were in
vited into the dining room, where tea was
served. Centering the table was cut
glass vase filled with ferns and pink
carnations, the flowers being prettily re-
fected by a large mirror which rested
on a lace spread. Comports and silver
bonbon dishes contained pink mints ana
salted almonds. The silver tea urn was
presided over by Mrs. H. Y. Webb.
Cards We're left by Mrs. Llewlyn Hor-
ace Salter Mrs. Emmett Armistead Jones'
Mrs. Lucius Selwyn Evins, Jr, Mrs. d.
r. Ringing, Mrs. Sidney ]. Vann, Miss
Marion Chamblee, Mrs Luke p. Hunt,
Miss Mildred Worrell. Mrs. Baxter East
burn, Miss Johnnie Chamblee, Mrs. HUI
bert Norwood, Mrs. Reynolds Lyde Mrs.
II. Y. Webb. Mrs. Rosa Ellington Armi-
stead, Mrs. John Brockman Swami Mrs.
Robert Watson Matthews, Mrs. McDuffie
and Mrs. Blake.
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New York, January 21.-(Special) The
Iron Age will say tomorrow
The change toward better sentiment has
become more marked in the steel trade
and there has been some increase in the
volume of business
The note of Cancellation in the Pres
ident's message has plainly added To the
better feeling. Our Pittsburg report gives
encouragement in several particulars
There is more disposition there to say
that the turn has been made, but with
this comes a caution against expecta-
tions of any quick recovery. One leading
steel company had a larger total Of
orders and specifications in the past week
than in any week in eight months An
other had 10000 tons more of ordears than
shipments this month up to the 1911.
Steel works are now close to = 81 per
cent operation on the average RE Chi
cago and Northwestern has given out
50 900 tons Of rails for 1914 delivery be-
sides releasing considerable amount on
The Southern railway order to the Ten
nessee company amounted TO 800 tons
In western foundry markets buying has
gone on at a good rate, at prices sti,
attractivelY low. Stove manufacturers
have taken some round lots in the Chi
Cago district. Ne foundry and malle-
able Bessemer have sold at $13 80 at iur-
mace prices. there being more Irregular
as the selling has broadened. st. Louis
reports sales of 10000 tens with q large
tonnage pending.
Some Tennessee warrant iron mas been
thrown upon the market at a price which
some Alabama sellers have met at SO. 50
Birmingham for Ne. foundry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
MISS O'DONNELL is
GLIB HOSTESS

The Boys X club of the Kennedy
school in Woodlawn We're the guests OF
the Girls X club Monday evening at the
home of Miss Alice ODonnell.
The clubs colors, red and white, We're
used in decorating and delicious refresh
ments We're served. A musical pro-
gramme was enjoyed.
Those present were: Miss Brenda Lott,
Miss Alice O'Donnell, Miss Katherine
Newsome, Miss Winnie Gerrybcrry. Miss
Katherine Weathers, Miss Mary Gerry
berry, Miss Lou Ellen Corley, Miss Selma
Stacey, Miss Blanche Green, Miss Alice
Sellers, Miss Alma Weeks Miss Ruth
| F'ultham. Miss Eunice Wright, Mr.. Joe
Fowler, Mr.. Curtis Stacey, Mr.. Patrick
O'Donnell, Mr.. Ernest Brown, Mr.. San1
Colley, Mr.. Robert Lott, Mr.. James Bar
nett, Mr.. Clyed Lovelady, Mr.. Joe Bord-
nett, Mr.. clyde Lovelady, Mr. Joe Bore-
Bryant, Mr.. Charlie Sellers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
Sold Again

For 10 long but blissful years they had
walked along the path OF love: but as
yet the lovesick youth had never men.
toned about their getting married. relates
Tid-Bits. Coutrship is very charming. but
when there does not seem to be altar
rails at the end of it. girls naturally
begin to lose interest in the game
Anyhow, Jane thought il time that the
the marriage day was fixed, so she threw
out gentle hint to her lover by way
Of encouraging him. Encoura cement. SHE
thought, was all the dear fellow wanted.
Nathaniel. she whispered, eoylg.
| They're saying we're going to be mar
ried SOON
Are they, thought" answered the
| stoid swain. What Jolly sell it'll be
for them when they find out we amt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
MRS. MOSELY SPEND
THE-DAY HOSTESS

Mrs. T. NJ. Mosely entertained a few
friends wit h "A spend-the-day party
Wednesday at her home in Ensley.
Those enjoying this beautiful affair
were: Mrs. j. NJ. Donaldson, Mrs, Hood,
Mrs F. D. Fuller, Jr., and Mrs. A. G.
Frazier of Pratt City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
MRS. HAMILTON HOSTESS
SELE CULTURE CLUB

The Twentieth Century Self Culture
club met with Mrs. George W. Hamilton
at her home at Fairview Wednesday.
Led by Mrs. A. s. Hillike. Robin
Hood and king Arthur's Round Table"
were discussed, after which delicious re-
freshments We're served.
Those present We're: Mrs. F. G. Cutler,
Mrs. G. F. Faircloth, Mrs. T. M. Lyle,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Oliver Mrs. A. b. Kelly, Mrs.
A. L. Malone. Mrs. Il. e. Parker, Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
SOCIETY PERSONALS

| Mr.. and Mrs Leo Loeb and little
son, Leo Loeb, Jr.. and her sister,
Miss Dinklespiel. who has been her
| guest for several weeks, will leave
Thursday for Louisville. Ky. Mr.. Loeb
/, will go on to New York city.
| Mrs. r. f. Knott of Marsailles, Ill,
Is the guest of Mrs. B. L. Wuman,
Mrs. Frye of Admission is visiting Mrs
John II. Frye at Roebuck Springs.
Mrs. Solon Jacobs will leave today
for Mobile where she will make an
address on suffrage.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Simmons have
named their little son William Brown
Simmons. Jr.
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. McWhorter have
returned from their wedding trip and
are at home in West End.
| Miss Edith Pentecost of Nashville
spent a few days with Mrs. c. r. Wal
| ller in Ensley.
Mrs. Algernon Nelson and her son,
Mr.. James Nelson, are spending a week
at Bayou La Batre.
| Mr.. Joseph McDavid left Wednesday
for exington, Va. to enter the Vir-
ginia Military institute
| Miss Annie Kendriclk Walker will be
the guest of Mrs S. d. Weakley on
Ridge Park avenue for the week end.
| Mr. Alex Cecil ard Mrs Harry whee-
| lock have returned from a delightful
visit to Mrs. T. II. Miller of Selma.
!
Mrs. ]. X. Johnson of Blacl<burg is
visiting friends in Avondale
Miss Helen Burr of the Wesley House
attended the Story Hour of the Avon
GALE library accompanied by the boys.
in Avondale.
Mr. e. T. Smith and his daughter,
Eloise, are visiting in Tuscaloosa.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamilton have
as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Otis La
than of Haymarket, Va.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Cox
and family will regret to learn that
they are leaving Birmingham to make
their home in Trenton. N. j.
| Mr. Joe Hodges, who has been i'll
I d
proving and will be taken home in a
few days.
| Mr. and Mrs. Fl. r. Adams have
named their little son Claud Morton
Adams.
Mr. e. H. Nesbit has returned from
| a visit to Chicago. Mrs. Nesbit will
remain until the spring.
| Mr. and Mrs. George I. Barnes have
returned to Montgomery after a visit
to Mrs. M. M. Simpson in Woodlawn
Mr. Monroe Whaley is i'll at st. Vim
cents hospital
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. j. Wilkinson of Nor
ristown, Tenn, are spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Odum. en-
route to Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Odum and
daughter, Miss Virginia Odum, have
returned from a six weeks trip to
Chicago and the north
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Thomas have
named their little son James Cullman
Mrs. j. w. Carr is i'll at her home
in Wylam.
Mrs. r. league and children have
returned to Wylam from visit to
Connelsville.
Miss Savannah Dabbs will leave to-
day for a months visit to friends In
Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs r. c. Crumley q e max
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
Health Campaign at Dothan

Dothan, January H.-(Special)-Dr.
Thomas NJ. Barnett, recently elected
city physician and health officer I, + the
ensuing two years has announced his in
tention to make Dothan even more
healthy place than ii has ever been. He
will inaugurate a sanitary campaign at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
BAILEY STANFORD
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Bailey of Georgia
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Georgia Elizabeth. to Mr. Frank
Stanford of Ensley. The wedding will
take place in February.
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er three Min have their preliminary

ether three will have their preliminary
trial on Monday
The race for United States senator Is
the all absorbing topic in Blount. 1t is
,roattv we'll understood that Blount at
this time stands for Underwood and
..mer. Blount has no announced cam
didate as vet for representative. Two o.
three, however, are in prospect.
o. A Steel is opposing Solicitor Emory
for solicitor in this judicial circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
RECEPTION FOR GRACE
CHURCH MEMBERS

A reception will be rendered the MEM
bers of Grace Presbyterian church on
Ensley Highlands Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 27. This is to be the first social af-
fair held in the new church. The Rev.
L. e. Brubaker will give am address and
musical programme is being arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
In the Vernacular

From Judge.
Bubbs-Wel. how are your New Years
resolutions wearng2
Dubbs-Finel Had one little puncture.
but nothing like a regular blowout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22

still operating only a small percentage
Of their capacity.
Although the attitude of the aglicul-
tural implement trade and the railroad
in regard to buying steel bars have not
been determined, all makers report good
business, and one leading company Is
asking S1.SO Pittsburg for second quarter.
The usual asking price is 81. 20 FOR first
quarter and sl.25 for second quarter.
Decided improvement has at last ap-
peared in the old material market. In
the Philadelphia district there is d
change for the better in both volume and
prices. Heavy melting steel sold 81 a
ton higher and is now quoted at s11 de-
| liVered A Coatesyille buyer took about
1000 tons at this price. In nearly all the
other centers there is Improvement in
heavy melting steel and some other
grades of old material.
Pig iron sales for the past few days
have included about 1000 tcBs IN
Chicago. $4,000 tons in Cleveland, .5,900
tons in Buffalo, and a considerable
tonnage scattered throughout the eastern
territory. Much of the iron sold in Cleve-
land was for delivery at far distant
points. Prices are still very low and
$l2 so can be done on No 2X at Buffalo.
purchase of southern foundry iron was
made on basis of j$10.1 Is Birmingham
for No. ?. A St. Louis melter is inquir-
| ing for 10000 tons of basic
The extremely low prices which have
been made by the furnaces have en-
couraged buying and there is some evil
dence of a speculative tendency, vspeei-
ally in eastern territory. How much of
the buying is due to speculation and
how much to aeutual increase in the
melt is impossible to determine.
That recent purchase by the leading
cast iron pipe interest amounted to 100000
tons. North and south is well estab-
lished. Rail business has appeared in
larger volume. The Illinois Steel COM
pany has taken 25,oo0 tons of open hearth
rails from the Chicago and Northwestern
and 10000 tons from an affiliated line.
This system has also released suspended
specifications for 10000 tons A Texas
railroad is in the market for 1900 tons
of rails.
The Southern railroad has ordered 10000
tons of open hearth rails from the Ten
nessee company. Car orders and in
quiries also show some Improvement
Two car orders, one n 1900 and the other
for 800 have just been placed at Chicago
Railway bridge orders include 5000 tons
for the Chicago and Northwestern.
awarded TO the American Bridge com
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
PHI DELTA PSI CLUB
WITH MISS LEWIS

The Phi Delta Psi club will meet with
Miss Florence Lewis at her home in Fair
field Tuesday evening, January q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
sATURDAY-DoNT FORCE YOUR A FRIEND

Ernestine Sanders, Mrs. Roy Dimmett,
Mrs 7. c. Mitchell, Mrs. II. NJ Cowart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-22
HARTLEY HEARING AT
0NEONTA TUESDAY
Young Man Bound Over to Grand
Jury Charged With Staying
Peddler at Chepultepec

oneonta, January 21.-(special )-One Of
the largest crowds the Blount county
courthouse has had to accommodate for
a long time gathered yesterday and dav
before to hear the preliminary trial of
young Weber Hartly, connected with
the killing of the peddler near Chenulte-
pee over a year ago. Only three or four
witnesses were put on the stand.
After hearing the evidence and argu-
ments by the solicitor and counsel Pro
bate Judge Keton bound him over 10
the grand jury under 5000 bond. The
ing their home at Cottage Hill, in
Wylam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Beddow are keen
ing house at their new home in wy
lam.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox are the
guests of Mrs. Dabbs in Wylam
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Mrs r. league and children have
returned to Wylam from visit to
Connelsville.
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ing their home at Cottage Hill, il

Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox are the
guests of Mrs. Dabbs in Wylam.
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Miss Savannah Dabbs will leave to-
day for months visit to friends In
Georgia.
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Mr.. E. H. Nesbit has returned from
a visit to Chicago. Mrs. Nesbit will
remain until the spring.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Odum and
daughter, Miss Virginia Odum, have
returned from six weeks trip to
Chicago and the north.
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Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. crumiey a'e max
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Mr. and Mrs. Fl. r. Adams have
named their little son Claud Morton
Adams.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Barnes have
returned to Montgomery after a visit
to Mrs. nj. NJ Simpson in Woodlawn
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Cleveland, o, January 21.-(Speeial)
The Iron Trade Review tomorrow Will