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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30

honor for the Rotary clubs of Toledo. Cleveland and Detroit, travelling aboard a long special train which carried the innovation of a tango car" Dance music was furnished by an orchestra picked from members of the band
 On the way to Texas concerts were given in Chicago, Kansas City. wich- ira and Oklahoma City In Houston the band officially opened the convention with concert in the municipal audi torium. At the request of the Gal weston club 1t gave conce ,n the gulf city before an audience of more than 5000.
 Although the band is composed en- tirely of amateurs. in that none of -es ..ielnpers accept extra pay for their services, 1t Is said to be one of the most competent industrial organiza- tions of its kind in the country Under the leadership of Gustav Koehler, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30

ated all that McNew had said, stating that the party recently arrested in Chattanooga was one of the actual participants in the robbery.
 McNew still is confined In the eoun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30
Smoked Cigarettes
 For 22 Years
Habit Was Running Him, But He Conquered Ii En
 Three Days, Easily

The portrait below is that of Mir P. J. Elizagaray, well known citizen of Liv- ingston. Montana, who knew that his life was being ruined through the per- nfcious habit of cigarette smoking, yet could not find anything to stop 1t and solace the nervous craving until he got the remarkable book that can now be obtained free
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30

ty jail at Summerville, pending mo-
 tion for a new trial. The party arrested Tn chattanooga is held there to be tried Tor transporting explosives into TctN, nessee. As
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-30

ways been associated an even greater rep utation-one which is based upon charac- ter.
 If character is, after all. the real cri- terion of success, then MT. Claflin has certainly earned that greatest of guerdons.
 Mir Claflin attributes the embarrass-
The sun., 1914-09-18
NEW HOUSE FOR COLONY CLUB.
Seven story Building VIII he
Erected at 82d 50. and Park Ave.

Plans have been fled with the Manhat-
tan Bureau Of Buildings for the construc-
ton of a seven STORY club house for the
Colony Club. of which Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman is the president, on the north
west corner OF Park avenue and Sixty sec
ond street having a frontage OF 100 feet
on the avenue by 1875 feet on the street.
The cost will be about $500, 200.
The building will be freproof with a
facade of brick and limestone in the Co
lonial style OF architecture and orna-
mented with massive composite columns
at the second and third stories. In the
basement will he n swimming pool 26G
by "a feet and wine room. hot room and
dressing rooms. On the first floor will be
a ballroom, supper room. members
sitting room guests room and a draw
ing room.
on the second floor will he a board and
sitting room, private dining room. card
room and library. The third floor will
contain guests dining room, mem
bers' dining room and a ioggia- Four
teen bedrooms will be on the fourth
floor. The fifth floor will have six bed
rooms, gymnasium and a hair dressing
department. The sixth floor will have
the upper part OF tho gymnasium. and on
the seventh floor will be two squash
courts.
Delano and Aldrich arc the architects
The sun., 1914-09-18
CHICKENS TO STAY IN N. Y. CITY.
Health Department Has No Idea OF
Eliminating Them.

Chicken ralsers and fancers living In
the suburbs OF this city need not worry
over n proposed ordinance that liz be-
ing drawn by Dr. Emerson of the Health
Department. Some persons in Queens
and Richmond boroughs circulated the
report that the new Law would not per-
init OF chickens being kept within 200
feet OF dwelling house, II was said also
that roosters would he barred, but It Is
pointed out that the proposed ordinance
would do no more harm than TO compel
a breeder to get a license for his chicken
flock and keep the chickens distance
of rs feet from dwelling.
Just what will be done with the
roosters is being considered by the framer
OF the ordinance. which Is primarily In
tended to eliminate chickens from the
thlckIy populated parts of the city. Many
protests against the proposed ordinance
have been forarded to Mayor mitchell
and Health Commissioner Goldwater, but
II was said there Is no cause Tor alarm
among chicken owners.
Or. Emerson said last night that the
health OF the birds as well AZ the city
Is being considered In the new law
The sun., 1914-09-18
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

Miss JULIA ]. ALBANEsI, who died on
Sept, l2 last at 132 East Ninety second
street had an estate of more than $4,000
She left no heirs at law and in her will
gave her entire estate to friends and In
stitutions She directed her executor
Charles f. Heydt. to dispose OF the residue
as he sees it. The testatrix left 81 900
to be used in caring for her cemetery
plot. $4,000 to the Little Sisters of the
Poor and 81 900 each to tho Teachers
Mutual Benefit Association, Columbus
Hospital and st. Vlncents Hospital Mrs
Santiago. with whom Miss Albanes
boarded for many years. received $500.
while other friends got bequests ranging
from 500 TO 81 900.
CLARA V. WArTESBERG, who died on
August is, gave half OF her residuary
estate to her son Alfred w. Wattenberg
and one.third To her son Richard. She
gave only one-sixth to her son f. Alex
ander Wattenberg. because. she said, he
had not been "a good and dutifui son"
after the death OF her husband.
CHARLES A. CHRISTIAN, who died on
September 2. left more than $50. 900 to his
wife, Josephine Clifton Christman.
The sun., 1914-09-18
HEAR SINGERS DIED IN BATTLEa
Three Well Known Here Reported
Among slain.

There are persistent reports that three
opera singers we'll known 10 the New
York public have been killed while hght.
ing In tho European war and that an
other is held "A prisoner of war In France.
IL was said also at the Century Opera
House last night that one Of Nine. Schu-
mann Heink's brothers had been killed
while fighting for Austria.
of the three men reported killed. Leon
Rothier, n French basso, OF the Metropoli-
tan. IL the best known here lie wen, 20
the front with the French army shortly
after mobilization had been completed
lie Joined the Metropolitan company four
years ago and met with considerable
favor. His first wife was Mariette Ma
zarin, who was enthusiastically received
In "Elektra" when that opera was pro-
duced here by Mr.. Hammerstein.
The other two men reported killed are
Armand Crabbe. Belgian. and Gustave
Huberdeau, a Frenchman. Both were
connected with the Chicago Opera Com
pany and had sung in New York under
Hammerstein> Marcel Charlier. a
Frenchman. who appeared In New York
as conductor for Hammerstein. ia
also reported killed. according to news
received at the Century Opera House.
The tenor-comedian Albert Relss, who
was with the Metropolitan Company for
more than ten years. is supposed to he
held prisoner at his summer home at
lie Raincy, n suburb OF Paris
Otto II. Kahn, chairman OF tho board
OF directors &C the Metropolitan Com
pany. said last evening that word OF the
death OF Rothier had been received. hut
had not been confirmed.
The sun., 1914-09-18
JAMES B. HAGGIN LEFT
ESTATE OF S15,O0O,OO0
Will Divides Bulk Between
Widow and Other Relatives
in One-fifth Parts.

The will OF James Ben All Haggin,
who died last Saturday at his summer
home at Newport. X. l.. was filed In
the Surrogate's Court yesterday. Ac-
cording to a statement by Allan McCul-
loh. one of the executors. the value OF
the estate Is about sl5,0OO.00O The
entire estate Is left to the widow. Mrs.
Margaret w. Haggln. and other relatives.
Mrs. Haggin receives one-tifth of the
residuary estate in lieu OF dover. The
Will left $4,000 each to Laura T. Read,
a sister. and Laura f. Amsden, a sister
in-law. and s25,O0O each to Edith $.
Hunter and Ezza S. Railey. sisters n,
law.
Louis T. HaRgin. son. receives one
NTH OF the reslduary estate and the prop
erty at AL Madison avenue. while one
fifth also goes to Mrs Edith II. Louns-
berry, a daughter, less si25, 900 as the
value OF the property at II East Fifty
second street, which he gave to his daugh-
ter during his lifetime and 100000
which Is to be divided between Mrs.
Lounsbery's children, Richard Lounsbery
and Mrs Edith l.. Perry. Another NTH is
left to Mrs. Mabel McAfee Preston. less
5000 TO be paid to her son. The other
fifth Is left In trust OF which Mrs. Lee
w. Haggin, widow of James Ben All
Haggin. his son. receives $4,000 for life
or until remarriage, and on her death
tho principal or h"r snare goes TO her
sons. James Ben All Haggin and LOUIS
Lee Haggin, who also get the residue of
the fund.
The bulk of ar. Haggn's estate CON
slsts OF his interest In the Cerro de Pasco
mines In Peru and In mining property In
South Dakota and Montana. Mr.. Haggin
owned valuable real estate in New York
and San Francisco and extensive lands
in Kern county. California. His Elmendorf
stock farm in Kentucky is also OF great
value.
The sun., 1914-09-18
SMITH PAINTINGS ON
VIEW AT ART MUSEUM
Sixty-ninc Of Seventy in COllec'
tion Found Worthy Of
Display.

The interesting collection OF Chinese
and Japanese paintings given by Mrs,
Charles Stewart Smith. Howard c. Smith
ard Charles Stewart In memory OF the
late Charles Stewart Smith OF this city
Is now on exhibition at the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art OF the seventy paintings
In the collection. slxty-nine were found
worthy OF display. which Is an uncom-
monty large proportion for any collection
of pictures. The paintings were acquired
by Mr. Smith in Japan and formed the
collection OF prominent art collector OF
that country. The Chinese paintings arc
only six in number but are tho work of
important artists. The Japanese paintings
consist OF forty kakemono and nine
screens. There are also albums contain
ing drawings attributed to Hokusaia and
important modern artists.
Wilhelm Valentlner. Curator OF Dec
orative Arts. has not returned to the mu-
scum. He Is serving in the German army.
He was at first refused on hysical
grounds but again applied for permission
to join the army and was finally assigned
to "A Bavarian artillery regiment lie was
last heard from when on the way to Join
the company.
Director Edward Robinson said that
the museum would feel the effects of the
war this year In two important ways IT
will be necessary to economize In OK
penditure as II may be that the museums
running expenses during the year will
have to be paid from It's funds.
In another respect also the museum
will be affected by the war. Many OF the
objects OF art which were bought abroad
will not be transported to this country
this winter. II will be necessary to wait
until the cessation OF hostlities before
they can he imported.
The sun., 1914-09-18
HOPES TO ELIMINATE
OPEN MARKET EVILS
Borough President Marks Hears
Discrimination Is Shown
to the Sellers.

Frequent complaints that there is In
sufficient care In the management Of the
free public food markets has caused Bor-
ough President Marks to take up the
question. and he hopes TO solve st. Com
plant Is made that preference has been
given to certain owners OF wagons and
that policemen have locked the hubs OF
the wagons OF common vendors, making
passage between wagons impossible.
At the Fort Lee market during the
past week hundreds OF small boys have
offered to deliver goods at the rate of
ten cents a basket. More than score
of complaints were received yesterday
that baskets entrusted TO the boys had
not been delivered.
Mr.. Marks said yesterday that he had
had "A conference with a representative
OF one of the large parcel delivery COM
panies and that n delivery service may
be started. Mr. Marks said also that n
parcel post station at each market might
be desirable.
Borough President Mccormack OF
Staten Island announced yesterday that
"a Saturday market will be opened in
Tompkinsville Square on Saturday, Sep
tember ae This market will he established
to give staten Islanders a chance to get
fresh vegetables.
GEORGE W. Perkins. as chairman of
Mayor Mltchel's committee on food supply.
had an Informal conference yesterday In
the City Hall with representatives or
the Board of Education. general
scheme to teach school children how to
buy food was discussed. Mr. Perkins
said a system of free lectures. together
with literature on the subject. was dis
cussed. A report probably will Ire made
on Monday. A meeting OF the commit
tee will be held to-day,
At tho suggestion OF Mr., Marks, Com
missioner OF Correction Dr. Katharine y.
Davis accompanied by Mrs Marks, Miss
Helen Varick Boswell, president OF the
Women's Forum. and Mrs Ralph Traut-
man, president of the Health Protective
Association, made an inspection of tho
public markets yesterday. All agreed that
the prices for fresh vegetables were lower
than those in the retail markets.
Commissioner of Weights and Meas
a trip along the Jersey coast TO look into
the Ash supply with view 10 opening
a new market.
william j. Lee, trustee OF tho New
York Commercial Tercentenary Commits
sion, wrote 10 Mr.. Hartigan indorsing his
plan to establish department OF COM
merce for the city OF New York
The market quotations yesterday
showed that legs OF lamb will retail to-
day for 22 cents, as against 1s yester-
day. Fowls also jumped from 1s cents
to &c cents. and II was announced that
the Wholesale price had gone up. Fish
remained the same and fresh vegetables
did not advance materially, although
peas and beans are getting scarce.
The sun., 1914-09-18
SIR EDWARD CARSON
MARRIES RUBY FREWEN
Bride Of Leader Of Ulster Union
ist Is Niece Of National
ist Supporter.
Special Cable Despoteh TO rrs sus


LONDON. Sept 17.-Sir Edward Carson
was married to-day to Ruby. the elder
daughter OF Col. Onward Frewen and
niece OF Moreton Frewen. The marriage
was celebrated in tho Charlton Musgrovs
parish church. the only persons present
being the parents, brother and sister of
The bride, the Marquis OF Londonderry.
Andrew Bonar Law, Mrs. Hall Walker
and Mrs. Chesterman, daughter OF Sir
Edward Carson.
Sir Edward Carson denied in February
report that he was to marry Miss
Frewen. The report OF his engagement
created sensation In social and politi-
cal circles then. as Sir Edward is so
years old and his wife had only died In
April OF the year before
Sir Edward is the leader of the Ulster
Unionists and of the anti-home rule fight
In Ireland. Moreton Frewen. who mar
ried Clare jerome OF New York, is a sup
porter OF the Irish Natonalsts and rep
resented northern Cork IN Parliament for
two years as an independent Nationalist.
The sun., 1914-09-18
ED.

CALEF.--Suddeniy, September Ia. 1914.
Amos Howard Calef at his home at
Seabright y. J.
Funeral services at his late residence satur-
day, September 10, upon arrival OF the
1880 A. NJ Jersey Central train from
New York, due at seabright at i::6
=. NJ. Special parlor car attached. Train
will stop at Laldlaw crossing. near
residence.
HALL Edw. } Hall, suddenly, At wat-
kins. y. Y. sge ~ years
Notice Of funeral hereafter
HEGNER,--on Tuesday September -. 1914,
d Werner Hegner in his 6ith year.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited
TO attend funeral service on Friday. Sep
tember Is, at s Z. NJ, at the residence ~
his sister Mrs. Albert, us sherman
place, Jersey city. Burial private.
MILI.S.--At Loeb Arbour. y. j., September
i6. 1914, Sidney H. Mills. age 3d. hus-
band of Mabel Leake Mills.
Funeral Friday, September IS, E NJ, at
West l3Oth street New York city.
pAYAN-Lous aEed ~. Funeral from
THE FUNERAL CHURCH" eil West
Twenty-third street Drank T.. Camp-
bell Buildng), Saturday, 1880 o'clock
PUTNEY.-At Breton Woods, y. II. h
Elizabeth Putney, wife of the late Will
lam X. Putney Of New York
Funeral notice later.
SPEARs.--At his late residence 10 East
sixty ninth street on September II.
l9ii. Harry u. Spears, aged 81 years
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
SULLIVAN
At special meeting of the Board OF
Governors OF the New York Athletic
club OF the city Of New York. held on
September the seventeenth. 1914, reso-
lutions we're adopted lamenting the
death OF the late James L.. sullivan
Tho Board OF Governors were appointed
committee to attend the funeral, and
all members OF the club are invited 10
be present at the Church of 81. Aloysius
i32d street and Seventh avenue. on
Saturday, september the nineteenth,
1914. at ten o'clock A ~
WILLIAM II. PAGE, President
FRED Il. FORTMEYER, Secretary.
The sun., 1914-09-18
NORTH-WEIR.
Granddaughter OF the Late John r.
Pirie Becomes . Bride.

SEA CLIFF. l.. J.. Sept. 1.-THE mar
riage OF Miss Sarah Evelyn Weir, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. J. u. Weir and granddaughter
of the late John I. Pirie, and Nelson
Luther North, Jr.. OF Brooklyn took place
this afternoon at $50 o'clock at tho
residence of the brides grandmother,
Craig Narra. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. p. Ingerson Schoneld
OF New York About 400 invited guests
attended. Special trains conveyed the out
or town guests TO and from sea Cun
The wedding was an exact duplicate
place in the same house twenty-five years
ago. The ceremony was performed under
floral bower in the drawing room
The bride, who was glvan away by
her uncle. Samuel Pirie. wore gown OF
white charmeuse, with real old point lace
which had ornansnted her mothers we'd
ding dress. The skirt was full court train.
tulle veil fastened to "a point lace cap
with orange blossoms completed the cos
tune. The bride carried a shower bouauet
OF white orchids. She wore diamond
lavalliere, the gift of the bridegroom She
was attended by her sister. Miss Jessie
Weir. an maid OF honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Jane North. tho bridegroom's y
cousin: Miss Anita Ruckgaber and Miss
Ruth Geery OF Brooklyn. Miss May weisel
OF Birmingham. Ala. Tho ribbon bearers
were Miss Marion North. a sister of the
bridegroom. and Miss Isabelle Piric, a
cousin of the bride.
The bridegroom, a son OF Or. and Mrs
y. L. North. was attended by Norman
Weir brother Of the bride. as best man.
The sun., 1914-09-18
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
ORGANISM FOUND
DR.. Flcxner Expects Important
Results From Animal
Experiments.

SARATOGA. Sept. t7.-Dr Simon t'lexner.
director OF the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research. told of progress made
ir combating infantle paralysis through
animal experimentation at the convention
to-day of State health officers in session
here. The mIcro-organism OF this terri
bic disease, he said. had been grown in
test tubes and became visible through
powerful microscopes when viewed in
masses. He intmated that the exporl-
ments will soon produce important results
DR.. Flexner who spoke on the Influence
OF Scientific Research on Public Health"
said that the most modern facts of medi-
cine had been discovered through the use
of animals for experimental purposes.
The sun., 1914-09-18
FAVORS SOPTIMISM
AS AID TO BUSINESS
Isadorc Saks Says Those Who
Cry Hard Times Bring
Hard Times.
SEES PROSPERITY COMING
Merchant Declares L. s. Should
Make What 1t Now
Imports.

Among tho big New York merchants
-ho soc unusual opportunities for Ameri-
can homo development and are ready
@, ,-tb those opportunities Is Isadore
s,L- president OF the Saks store, AT
rB.rty-four,h street and Broadway Mir
...s belongs 10 that school of influential
merchants that Is taking advantage OF
'fg present situation to do all In Its
t,V,r O, make this country stronger aud
.ph,r .nJUstrtlly than 1t has ever been.
~ Saks secs "A period of great pros
p,r,g coming and coming quickly. lie
believe, thli many things which in the
pact hlS, been produced In Europe should
and VIII be produced at home as a result
of tho war. And In his own way he
Is doing what he can TO hll others with
o. belief In the present chances--in a
word, he Is preaching opportunism: ac-
tou. tal not retrenChment.
Il hope and expect" he said yesterday.
20 sea dyestuns made In this country
instead OF I'm Europe and then brought
here Prominent chemists have told us
that they can bee made here The great
textile Industry of the country depends
just now on their production here. Ger
iaiuy the country will be richer for
this change both producer and consumer
In my own business, for instance, there
are many things which we have to pur.
chase abroad that ought to be made AT
nome and probably will be az a result
OF the war In Europe Most OF our nov.
city jewelry and our novelty leather and
novelties in general have had to be i'm
port-i These things can be made in
the United States quite as well AZ they
can be on the Continent. Heretofore the
American manufacturers OF such goods
have not displayed tho taste in their
articles that the foreigner displays. Now
is his opportunity TO do II. Saks & Co
would much sooner buy these things %;
home than abroad and will buy them al
home as soon as they are turned out.
81 have no fear OF a financial or indus.
trial crisis. \ great change for the better
ls comlng--not over night. perhaps. bu;
SON. one can be too optimistic. you
know. There Is absolutely no doubt but
that This country Is bound to benefit by
N. unfortunate condlt ons in Europe.
"Pcssimlsm and myself are strangers
There Is going 10 he a manufacturing
boom all over the country. Already
have heard from friends In the West tina,
business Is splendid there II is good
here We are going ahead just as we
always DO. despite the fact that Wall
street is closed. a condition which. OF
course has rs effect for the time being.
"The people who cry hard times bring
lard times. This Is a period when we
should think OF prosperity There is
bound 20 he shortage Of all manufac-
tured wares In Europe. Americans can
supply that shortage with rs demands
and at the same time establish a market
lt home for their own goods that will
make this country even more self-support-
ns and prosperous than II has been In
he past"
The sun., 1914-09-18
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Nj and Mrs Arthur Scott Burden
are az lIcksviile. l.. l., for the autumn.
Mr ana Mrs Francis X. Appleton, who
nave been AZ their country place In Ips-
"i'h Mass, since the early part OF the
summer VIII remain there until Novem-
her
Nr and Mrs NJ Orme Wilson will leave
no Plaza tomorrow for White Sulphur
SPRING W, Va, where they will pass
th" autumn.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael NJ Van Beuren,
r7n passed tho season in Newport are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hollister
Tease i1 LrnoX, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ludlow Fowler
I., n'N" finished a motor trip through
Ia H"rfshIrcs and are guests OF Miss
|'H Cram AT her place in Stockbridge
Ma,
Mrs Hermann Oelrichq will remain a,
h'-r '.H in Newport until tho latter part
o. o.'ohcr
IpouIri Stewart after spending sew
''| 'H.s IN Ncw York. left last nigh,
t"'H panied hy Dudley Gautcr for Whit
Io|s' His Newport villa, where he will
''I.D1 for Nh" latter part Of this month
VI. 'nd Mrs. Carl \. de Gersdorf and
o. -.'s Josephine and Alma de Gers,
t".' have returned to town and are al
... Gotham for brief visit.
Nr t.I Mrs. George q. Bourne, who
.t been passing some time at thei,
't place In Oakdalc, L. l.. are al
W, rl7a
''NAHl $ Davis, who will marry Mis-,
.N.l Livingston, only daughter ol
N"' Robert r. Livingston. will have hi,
""'''r W Shippen Davis, as his bes
I'1 Nh" ushcrs will be Edward Blag
H.H. havmond Ives Roland l.. Redmond
'i-'~ King, Edward Shppen "a anC
I"Nr"or" Howe,
Among N" women who will recciv,
MWe lAl'n NandcrVelde, wife of the Bel
gan Minister ot State. who will arriv,
l.e to-day ON the Cretic to ask America.
ah 'or the women and children of he,
country. will he the daughter-in-law o
,.' \unISsddor to England, Mrs. Arthu
i'i' Ambassador Page sent cabl,
n''sag" To his daughter-in-law yester
d. 'tHlus hrr To- entertain Hmo Wander
NII' during the lattcr's stay here. Mrs
,'f" will attend the reception to Nine
,dni'rveldo at the homo of Mrs. Elme
lack. ll@ Fifth avenue. this afternoon
N" Rrlgian Consul Pierre Mall. an,
anne Mali viii be at the reception.