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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
THE D r A NJ A
THEATRICAL BAEDECKER

ADET,PHI-"IeIp wanted" comedy drama,
bearing stop look and listen, warning to
young women venturing into the danger-
world OF modern business.
BRoAD-"Drugged," melodrama by Owen De-
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE--"Ca-
bria," one OF the most spectacular moving
picture dramas ever presented, showing n
cataclysmic volcanic eruption, the destruc-
tion Of city and the annihilation OF fleet
at sea
FoRREsT-"ziegfeld Follics." Mirth for the
masses.
GARRICK-"Adele." French operetta, charm-
ingly romantic, with enthraing music and
irresistible Peggy Wood
WALNUT-"Siberia," thrilling as II 80
years ago, depicting the ter-r-r-ibe adven-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
WEDDINGS
HOUSTON-D'AURIA.

The wedding of Miss Gemma Abkazoff
d'Auria and DR.. Percy Hazen Houston will
take place tonight at o'clock. at the home of
the bride Miss d'Auria is the daughter OF
Captain and Mrs Luigi d'Auria, of 2Os St
Marks Square and granddaughter of Brig
adler General Robert who is the author of
Roberts Rules of Order on Parliamentary
Law" Doctor Houston is professor OF ltera-
ture in the University of Texas.
Miss dAuria. who will be given in marriage
by her father, will wear gown of soft white
satin. made with hounce and oyerdress OF
duchess lace. The bodice is finished at the
neck and sleeves with duchess lace, and ia
ornamented with pearls. Her veil will be made
of tulle, edged with pearls, and will be ar
ranged on her hair under tiny cap of duchess
lace which will be fastened with diamonds
and pearls. She will carry n bouquet of lilies
of the valley and bride roses
Miss Helen Robert dAuria. a sister Of the
bride, will act maid of honor; she will wear
a stuunns frock of pale blue taffeta. heavily
embroidered in pearls. and will carry tea roses
The little flower girls will be Miss Priscilla
Alden Rcdgraye ard Miss Corinue Rest Fonnor
Fowler; they will white ret frocks and
will carry small baskets of white and pink
rosebuds, Doctor Houston will be attended by
Dewitt Clinton Redgrave. Jr as best man
The ceremony, which will be performed bv
the Rev, DR.. George Hooper Ferris pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, will be followed by
y large reception, after which the bride and
bridegroom will leave for a wcddiu- trip They
will live in Austin, Texas. The bride OF today
has achieved great merit a dancer OF the
esthetic, She appeared last winter iu several
dances at a number of charitable affairs
Guests will attend the wedding from New
York Baltimore and Boston. Notable among
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

through the Thousand Islands and the Great
Lakes.
The Y. 3. X. Sewing Circle has been post
poned until Monday, September q, when Miss
Bertha schmid, Of S4So North oath street. will
entertain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
WILL DEMONSTRATE
 PACKING OF PARCELS

Despite the fact that the postoffice authorities have from time to time giv- en out instructions in regard to prop erly wrapping packages for the parcel post many insecure and badly wrapped packages are mailed daily at the local postoffice. As many of the packages contain perishable commodities, pack ing cases and boxes suitable for parcel post service have been put on the mar ket In fact the regulation regarding perishable goods requires certain kind of package.
 The local postoffice With the consent of the department at Washington will have an exhibit at the approaching Alabama state fair where demonstra- tions of the proper methods of pack ing eggs, butter, fruit and other prod ucts will be given daily. Col T. H. Aldricb will detail a clerk from the parcel post department to have charge of the exhibit. Many of the local mer- chants carry line of boxes and pack ing cases for parcel post purposes and these will be placed on exhibition. Col onel Aldrich is giving this matter his personal attention and will endeavor to make the exhibit one of interest and of information for the patrons of the parcel post service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
CAMPA|GN STARTS
 FOR EXPOSITION To Raise Funds Here for the Exhibits at San
 Francisco

Birmingham Is asked to contribute to the fund for an Alabama building at the San Francisco exposition in 1915 in the following statement issued yester- day:
 The plans of the state exposition commission require a vigorous com paign in this, the premier section of the state, so that the committee on loca- ton and exhibits which is to visit San Francisco in few days may have something on which to act
 They will want a fairly accurate knowledge of the amount of funds that will be available so that the class of buildings, space for exhibits, etc, may be determined upon.
 In an effort to make the campaign short and decisive shall highly appre- ciate the voluntary assistance of public spirited and capable solicitors.
 Gentlemen having time 10 devote ono or more days to this work will please call at the office of MT. Cowart, corner of Twenty street and Third ave- nue. or at the headquarters of the cam paign committee at the Chamber of Commerce building.
 J. F. GILLESPIE,
 Campaign Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
CAMERON WOULD NOT SELL JAIL SITE The Board of Revenue Will Act on Jail Matter
 Today

Regarding the building of new jail for Jefferson county and the attitude of the members of the board of revenue thereto, Maj. w. J. Cameron is not in favor of selling the present site in the event that the jail is built in another section of the city or county. He would have the county build jail upon modern plans at some point removed from the heart of the city and favors the reten- ton of the present sit for county pur- poses. The plan Major Cameron sug- gests is to build jail on a new site with capacity for about $50 prisoners, the building to cost in the neighborhood of s25O, 900 and the structure to be paid for by county warrants to the amount Of about $50.O0O per annum, for which he states a tax levy has already been made.
 The matter of building the county jail will come up before the board this morn- ing when the various plans will be sub mitted to them and acted upon. The several members of the board have not changed from their positions already stated, four of the members in favor of building a jail on the present site and one against it. The board will meet with Dr. W. H. Oates, state prison inspector, on Tuesday morning when definite ac- ton in regard to the building of . new jail will be taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
RECEIVE NEW BOOKS
 AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Subjects Include Road Mak- ing, Sewerage, Teaching,
 Woman's Suffrage

| Among new books recently received at the public library are the follow ing.
 l Pumps-De Laval, "Centrifugal Pumping Machinery. 1912" Davey Principles construction and applica tion of pumping machinery. Second edition
 Quotations=Benham Book of Quotations, Proverbs and househ old Words" Walshi. "Internationa Cyclo- pedia of Prove and Practical Quota tions"
 Road making Road Making and Maintainance. 1907" Baker. Roads and Pavements, 1913" Palliser Mod ern Cement Sidewalks Construction
 1909" Smith. "Dustless Roads Tar Ma cadam, 1909."
 Sewerage-Fuller Sewerage Dispos- | al, 1912' Harcourt Sanitary Engi- neering With Respect to Water Sup ply and Sewerage Disposal, 19O7." Kershaw. Modern Methods of Sewer age Purification, 1911" Morse, ''Collec- tion and Disposal of Municipal Waste, 1909" Railxes, Design, Construction
  posal Works, 1908"
 Venable, "Methods and Devices for Bacterial Treatment of Sewerage, 1908"
 Watson, Sewerage Systems; Their Designs and Constructions eaching-colgrove. "The Teacher land the School.'' Colvin, Human Be- havior" Dresslar. School Hygiene" Eggleston, Work of the Rural School" Minevra. "Jahrbuch," last edition. Par ker. Textbook in the History of Mod ern Elementary Education" Salisbury and Beckwith, "Index to Short Stories" Bailey. "In Story telling Time"
 Travel-Dalton, 'venezuea;" Domville- Fife. Great States of South America;'' Enock, "The Andes and the Amazon Life and Travel sn Peru" Holland, ITO the River Plate and Back" Koesbel. Uruguay Mansfield. Progressive Chile;' Moses, South America on the Eve of the Emancipation:" Osborne, Pic ture Towns of Europe;'' Pepper Pan anna to Patagonia-the Isthmian Canal and the West Coast Countries of South America" Perez Canto. "Chile;" Scruggs. "Columbia and Venezuela Republic Qast edition); Singleton, Guide to Great odties;" Townsend. Asia and Europe;" Winter, Guatemala and Her People To- day.
 Woman Suffrage-Howe. Julia Ward and the Woman Suffrage Movement" Johnson. "Woman and the Republic.
 Miscellaneous-Adams, Heroines of Modern Progress;' Agar, Garden De- sign in Theory and Practice;" Allen, Tn dustrial Studies:' Blashfield. Mural Painting in America" Bourry Treatise on Ceraneic Industries d911); Clifford, Lace Dictionary Dana. Revised Text book of geology; Elves, Portuguese Eng fish and English Portuguese distionary; Fair, Practical House Framing Q9O9): Fisher, "Montesorri Manual" Hall, "Care and Operation of Automobiles;'' Hatfield, Cast Iron in the Light of Recent Re- search Q912); Hershey, ''rhe Essentials of International Public Law" Hunter, "violence and the Labor Movement;" Leo. Practical AstrOlogy;'' Living Without a Boss;' Moves. Little Play for Little People;' Rorer, "Canning and Preserving;" Thompson Things to Know About Trademarks" Q911); Who's Who in America dS14-16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24

The advance guard of the 1500 mer- chants which are expected to attend the Alabama Merchants convention in Birmingham Wednesday and Thursday are expected to arrive in the city today. Many of the merchants are known to be planning to come today at the be- ginDng of the week and spend the en- tire week in the city.
 Every arrangement for the entertain ment of the delegates Is practically com rlete. The printer has little material te be delivered yet this morning and that is about all that remains of the for the big convention. By tomorrow noon a couple hundred of the delegates are expected to arrive. Wednes- day morning is when they will come en masse for the first day of the conven- tion.
 The boys band of the Alabama Boys Industrial school is ready to perform during the two days of the convention. The band is one of the best known juve- nile bands in the country and furnishes excellent music. It will perform during the barbecue banquet Wednesday noon at East Lake park and will play on the streets downtown for about an hour Wednesday night before the business ses- sion of the convention will begin. The band also will be taken along probably to the baseball game Wednesday after noon at Redwood Field, between Bir- and Chattanooga.
 The visitors are to be given cards to the Birmingham Newspaper club on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
PISGAH HOME MAKES
 AN APPEAL FOR AID
Matron in Charge Tells of Work Be- ing Done and Aims of the
 Institution

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 As matron in charge of Pisgah Home I desire through the courtesy of your paper to return thanks to the many who have so generously responded to our ap- peal for clothing, shoes, etc. with which to aid the many worthy and deserving cases of Restitution with which we are constantly confronted. There are scores of men and woman of this class who through illness, lack of employment or other unavoidable causes are thrown upon the mercy of the world with barely suf- hcient clothing on their persons to es- cape the law against public indecency- men and women who are homeless and face to face with tarvation-whether from human weakness and sin or wheth- CT from misfortune. it is not our prov ince to question. We only know that they suffer that they are irrevocably bound to us by the ties of brotherhood and sis terhood established by our Master and that 1t was such as they to whom He referred when he said. .Inasmuch as ye have done 1t unto one of the least of these. ye have done 1t unto me-" Thus 1t becomes the duty of the strong to bear the burdens of the weak and Pisgah Home, in it's quiet. effective way, is striving faithfully with its limited means and resources to typify the work of the Lord while upon earth by ministering to the needy and caring for those of our fellow beings to whom the fates have been unknd.
 With the near approach of cold weather there will be increased demands upon us for clothing. food and shelter and we trust that those of your readers who are more fortunate will remember our needs in a manner that will make 1t possible for us to adequately handle each case that may come to us. We are especially in need of clothing and shoes for both sexes and upon being notified by mall or tele- phone will gladly send for donations The home would also be grateful if some of our friends would donate us young pig or two and a few chickens as a neucieus that we may as nearly as possible in the near future make the institution 
 Thanking the public again for past as- sistance. with an abiding faith in it's continued response to our pressing needs and gratefully acknowledging the cooper ation of your paper, I am. sincerely yours.
 MRS. M. J. WOODS.
 Telephone West End 211-J, Birmingham. August 23, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
ZayeIO-Weil

A wedding of interest to their many friends was that of Miss Rosa zaveIo of West Blocton and Mr. William Well of Birmingham. which occurred yester- day afternoon. The wedding was sol- emnized at the synagogue at West Bloc ton by Dr. Morris Newfield of Birming- ham. The bride was attended by Miss Essie Kroneberg. Mir. Ike Ableson was the best man. The temple was crowded with the relatives and friends of the contracting parties and was beautifully decorated for the occasion. After the wedding ceremony wedding supper was given the wedding party and invited guests. The young couple left last night on a wedding trip and on their return win make their homo in West Blocton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24

the top floor of the 25-story office build ing, which Is the highest in the south. and will be at liberty to visit the club at any time they desire during their stay in the city. The club has become one of the show places of the city and every visitor makes it point to see it and enjoy it.
 Information which has been received from the out-of-town sections of the state are to the effect that much interest is being taken in the war matinee" to be held at the Tutwiler hotel Thursday night after the crowd comes back from its tour of the industrial sections of the city on a special train. This war matinee will be in the nature of smoker. Other refreshments will be served and the topic under discussion will be the European war. the idea being to find out just what effect the war will have on the merchants of Alabama
 Much interest is being manifested in tho election of officers. The nomna- tion committee will be named at the barbecue at East Lake park at noon Wednesday and the election will follow at the Biiou theatre Wednesday night after the ball game.
 Thursday morning is when the larger part of the delegates will visit the local wholesale houses, as this is the specific time set aside for the wholesale con- cerns to have open house to the conven- tion. Of course, the rebate books will be used by the delegates who make pur- chases for their fall stocks while here there being some 60 firms which will re- bate railroad fares for those living with in radius of l25 miles who buy S25O worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
Governor Win Probably Name Members of Excise
 Commission This Week
Understood That General Scuy After Observing Conditions in Birmingham for Several Days, Will Report Governor Tomorrow in Tate Sprngs-Dr. Gewin is Said to Have
 the Best Chance to Land the Chairmanship

Joseph B. Scully, adiutant general of the state troops. will leave this morning for Montgomery and from there will move directly to Tate Springs where the governor is spending few days in rest
 It is generally known that while In Bir- mngham, General Scully did some con- fidential work for the governor and 1t is believed that on his report will hang the fates of several gentlemen who would like to serve as chairman or associate member of the excise commission The terms of w. C. Agee, chairman, and E. Wilkerson, associate member of the com mission win expire September 9. II is believed the governor before the explra
 tion of the current week, will announce either their reappointment or the appoint ment of their successors. Several men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
TuscaIoosa Growing

Dr. George II. Denny. president of the University of Alabama returned to Tus- caloosa yesterday. He came here prin- cipally as an escort of his 12-year-old daughter. who is visiting friends in Birmingham. and who will remain here for a few days Dr. Denny while here also conferred with the management of a local furniture supply house on some furniture for the dormitory at Tuscaloosa which has been seriously delayed.
 Tt is remarkable" said Dr. Denny. "how real estate values have advanced in Tuscaloosa. We really are paying no attention to the war but are con- tinuing on our way towards a greater University of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
NEGROES DIG FOR HIDDEN TREASURE" OF OLD HAWKINS
By HAROLD MANDY

The story of Fred Hawkins, an old negro who died about two years ago, is known to every man, woman and child in Pratt City and vicinity He lived for many years on a small plot of land adjoining the pike road between Pratt City and East Thomas He had about been forgotten when recent happenings revived his memory and the story of his life is being again discussed.
 The cid negro lived alone in a seme- what tumble-down shack and while os- tensibly he followed the trade of cob bier his place was so much out of the way that he had plenty of leisure to cultivate the little patch of land adjoining his domicie. While he lived simply he never lacked money to purchase his corn meal and side meat and tobacco and an occasional jug of gin. Then the report got out that old Hawkins was wealthy and that somewhere on the little plot of land was hidden or buried golden treas ure.
 The story goes that Hawkins was the at the outbreak of the war between the states was given a large sum of money by his master with the instructions to hide 1t until the war was over The mas ter was killed in the early part of the war and his family not knowing about the money in the hands of the negro left for another state. It is said that at the close of the war Hawkins made every effort to find the family of his dead mas ter but without success.
 If Hawkins knew the secret of the hidden treasure he kept it locked up in his breast and when he died the secret died with him. For the many years he was known to the people of Pratt City and vicinity he was regarded as a quiet, industrious negro who attended strictly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
IDENTIFIES MEN
 AS H|GHWAYMEN Negroes Claimed to Have Robbed w. ID. Taylor
 of $65

Jessie Breedlove and will Dolby. ne- groes, who were arrested late Saturday night on the charge of highway robbery by Detectives Jones and Garner and Of- ficers Coleman and Cartwright were posi- lively identified yesterday afternoon by w. D. Taylor as the negroes who robbed him of $65 at the point of a pistol near Vanderbilt furnace. The money was found on the negroes.
 Taylor was held up and robbed about 10 o'clock Saturday night and immedi ately reported the matter to the police. The North Birmingham precinct was at once notified and detectives who hastened to the scene soon picked up Breedove and Dolby, who were Flashing roll" The negroes will be removed to the coun- ty jail on warrants this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24

to his own business. The story of the hidden treasure became known and flaw kins became the victim of sharps and schemers who tried by ''arts, wiles and f1attery'' to worm the secret from him. but remained obdurste apd refused to discuss the subject. He was put to a much severer test when one night trio of negro thugs entered his house and threatened to kill him if he did not dis close the place where the supposed treas ure was buried. They went so far as to put a rope around his neck and begin stringing him up. but the old negro stood pat and the thugs left him without having learned of the treasure.
 When he died two years ago there was a rush for his place by the negroes, who dug around under the trees and in his garden and in other places on the little plot of land but not so much as q copper cent in the way of treasure was found and the search was abandoned
 Recently for some reason or other the search for the buried treasure was again commenced. Holes in the little plot of land are being dug nightly as a mound of fresh earth yesterday morning tes- tified.
 There are those who knew Hawkins dur ing his life who doubt the story of the treasure trove. 1t Is known fact that sometime before his death Hawkins deed- ed his little plot of land to the Tennes- see company and it is said for a small consideration and the agreement that the company should provide food and raiment for him during his life and that at his death he should be buried in a steel cas- ket in spot near his old homestead. The company carried out it's contract and the old negro was always we'll supplied with 'rations' which probably accounts for the story of the hidden treasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-24
IS NOT MUCH CHANCE
 .OF SELLING COAL ID SOUTH AMERICA NOW
Can't Be Done Until Banks Establish Branches and There Are Some
 Ships

The government of the United States through it's insular representatives has referred many South American coal in- quiries to this district in the hope that the southern section could profit by the situation in Europe to the extent of pro- vidine South American ports with coal. In local coal circles nothing yet has been done looking ts participating in that busi- ness.
 T see no way whereby we can profit by South American business at this time" sald K. A Convlle. sales manager for the Pratt Consolidated Coal company.
 As l understand 1t there are few if any ships at New Orleans, or any gulf port, for this business. Again our medium of exchange will not take care of South American business. Our company during the English strike shipped a quantity of coal to South America but every pound of it was bought in England The boats were chartered in England and every ceal was from England. It appears to me that we will be unable to transact much business in South America until we have banks in that country issuing New York exchange and uptil we have a mer- chants marine to handle the export business.
 "At this time I believe it is idle and misleading to say that we will sell thou- sands ol tons of coal to South America It is practically impossible. I believe this district will profit by this war later on when New York bankers establish branches in South America and when we have all efficient merchants marine l do not place a great deal of confidence in the reports that South America is so had up for coal. Those people are rather bright and my personal opinion is they have a supply of coal on hand to last at least one year or longer. There can be no question in my mind about that. They usually have d big supply for the reason that it requires six weeks to nine weeks to get a cargo of coal to the larger South American ports"
 So far as known no large orders have been placed here for coal to be exported