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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
Copyright Underwood n Underwood.
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stands. and should Ice the first ohicc-
tive of ones visit. Near it stands the
Casa Blanca. or White House. the an
cient castle Of san Juan's founder.
Ponce de Leon, the oldest and most at
tractive structure here, with its walled
In garden and surrounding palms.
other fine buildings are the city Hall
the Archiepiscopal Palace, the theatre.
the Jesuit College. the Military Hospital.
the Cathedral, with its spacious navcs
and altar of exquisite marbles. the
Church of Santo Domingo, plain AMI
severe: the ProVidcnCa. which con-
talns a statue Of the special patroncss
Of Porto Rico. Nucstra Sonora de los
Remedies, with cloak and jewels val
ued at $4,000. The largest structure
here. aside from the forts. is the Quartet
de Ia Ballaja. barracks built for Span
ish troops, three stories in height. and
covering, with its patio, space of
'1,10O square meters. 1t overlouks the
great ground on the glacis and was
somewhat damaged by the shells IN the
bomhardment, as also was the Church
of Santo Domingo.
There are fifteen or twenty places of
worship in San Juan: eight Roman
Catholic churches. including the ca
thedral; three Methodist churches and
one mission each conducted by the
Presbyterian, Episcopal and Lutheran
denominations; well established
Young Mems Christian Association;
several American and native clubs. "A
casino library and spacious market
place on the Hill, which all should visit.
to observe types Of the pasanos. or
countrymen. as well as to purchase
II.
workmanship.
The city is provided with several
public schools, "A high, a night and an
art school, three hospitals and five asy-
lums for the poor. The stores are
numerous and well stocked formerly
with European goods, but lately more
with American. For fans. curios. &c.
go to the stores around the plaza, where
the American shops are well supplied,
as well as the native and Spanish.
There are, however, no bargains as the
cost OF labor and living is so high.
There are large number Of small
towns on the island ranging in popu-
lation from IA couple of hundreds to a
couple of thousands These towns are
practically like small New England vii
lagos, with two or three stores, a post
ofiic. and church. although in Porto
Rico the church il IA Roman Catholic
edihce of stone of the Spanish type
rather than the typical Protestant
church painted white with green blinds
and high steeple. In fact, there is
much about Porto Rico which has re-
minded me of trips into Spain.
Out Of population Of a million,
about 100000 are OF Spanish extrac-
ton: about 10000 are negroes and
the remainder mixed. These people
seem to have the contented. Indifferent
manner that one sees in a Spanish
town. Their principal care seems to
be eating and resting and waiting for
the sun to set
Moreover, Americans tell me that II
] went to Porto Rico to live would
soon become as lazy and Indifferent az
are these people Some lay it to the
hookworm and others to various other
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enclosing the city. some OF which are
nearly 100 feet high, there are the
outlying forts of San Antonio and San
Geronimo, which guard the inland
bridges; and on an islet In the harbor
is the small but strong fort of Canuelo,
between which and the MORO. less
than a thousand yards distant. all large
ships have to pass to make this port.
In former wars a chain was stretched
between castle and islet. and after the
bombardment Of San Juan by the Amer
lean fleet. May IL. 1898. a ship was
sunk in the channel and the harbor
mined. This wreck was found to block
he harbor very effectually by the United
States cruiser New Orleans, which ar
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man Is either to stop at Hayti or else.
II ne wishes To take a good wife with
MN, to move on To Venezuela, Colom-
b!a or some other South American
country.
This is on the assumption that a
young man desires to go To the tropics
OF course. Personally, ! feel that the
greatest opportunities are yet to be
found in the temperate zone With the
vast opportunities remaining in the
United States and Canada | cannot
imagine why any one will choose the
tropics. with their hot, humid climate.
uncongenial people and unstable gov
crnment.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR PLAYGROUND EVENT
Programme for DemOnstra- tion at Fairgrounds Aug.
 IS Nearing Completion

z. Nespor, city playground and recre- ation manager. states that indications are that the grand playground demonstration at the State Fair grounds August IS will be a complete success.
 Programmes for the event are nearing completion and are elaborate and hand some. The affair is to be financed through the programme. Seventeen playground as- sociations are expected to take part in the demonstration and large crowd is ex- pected to attend.
 MT. Nespor plans to divide the arena in front of the grandstand into F courts or plots. each playground to have a section to itself. Then when volley ball Is played, there will be r games going at once. 17 dances at once, and so on through all the contests. There will be no admission to the demonstration, it's pur- pose being merely to arouse interest in the city playground work
 Mir. Nespor states that 94,OO0 children used the city playgrounds during the month of July just ended. Avondale led the list with 19.ss0; West End next with ls,543 and<Behrans park third with n,540
 The Birmingham Athletic club is the latest organization to proffer prizes for the celebrF Ftion. To the three athletes making the best showing on this day medals will be presented by the Athletic club. The contest will be divided into three classes and the winner in each will receive a medal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
HasaCurefor Pellaera

Parrie Nicholas, Laurel, Miss writes Seems to me if had not obtained your remedy when I did I would not have lived much longer. I am glad you dis- covered this wonderful remedy that will cure Pellagra. When I began talk ing Baughn's Pellagra Remedy my weight was 50 odd pounds; now it Is 90 odd. I would like to have this pub lished ana sent to sufferers of Pellagra." "
 This is published at her request. II you suffer from Pellagra or know of anyone who suffers from Pellagra, 1t ts your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn, who has fought and conquered the dreaded malady right in the pellagra Belt of Alabama.
 The symptoms-hands red like sun burn. skin peeling off. sore mouth. the lins. throat and tongue flaming red, with much mucuous and choking. indi- gestion and nausea. either diarrhea or constipation.
 There Is hope if you have Pallagra. You can be cured by Baughn's Pallagra Remedy. Get big free book on Pallagra. Address American Compromising Co.,. Box 201l, Jasper, Ala, remembering money is refunded in any case where khe remedy fails to cure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
U. S. NEUTRALITY
 GIGANTIC PROBLEM

Washington, August 5.-The magnitude of the problem of American neutrality in the European, war, what it may mean to future American international relations and how great it's importance may prove to Americans at present, came sharply today to the attention of the administra- tion.
 Instructions were telegraphed to every
 collector of customs throughout the
 country to see that the Presidents neu-
 trality proclamation is observed to the
 letter and that vessels clearing from
 American ports make out the necessary papers.
 Tonight to supplement this, orders were sent to the commander of every revenue cutter to assist the customs officers to prevent violations of the proclamation. For the present the cutters officers and
 men will act in conjunction with the cus-
 toms officials in port. If there are re- ports, however, of strange expeditions in the windings of the coast where there are no collectors. and if smuggling arms is attempted the cutters will be sent out on patrol duty to search the seas Neutrality was discussed today at a long conference at the treasury. Secre- tarv McAdoo. Counsellor Lansing of the state department and Assistant Secre- taries Sweet of commerce, Roosevelt of the navy, Malburn and Newton of the
 treasury, were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
I'm Going to Colorado l Can Board There for $7.0O
 to $10.00 per Week

Did you know that board costs the same or less in Colorado than at home. s7 to $10 a week, and it's always out-of- doors weather? There are 320 days of sunshine every year and the nights are cool, sleep bringing. restful Through sleepers from Birmingham to Colorado via Memphis and Kansas City and every hour of the trip is delightfully."- interest. ing.
 The Rocky Mountain Limited' from Chicago. the colorado Flyer" from Kansas City and other fast trains daily via Rock Island Lines. from Chicago, st. Louis and Memphis.
 We maintain Travel Bureau at 1s N Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga. Our representa- lives are travel experts. who will help you plan wonderful and an economical vacation. give you full information about hotels, camps ranches. boarding places and look after every detail of your trip.
 Write. phone or drop in for our fasci- nating picture books of wonderful. Colo : rado H. H. Hunt. D. P. A. Rock Island Anes Atlanta, Ga.
 Lsw fares June { ts seStenser 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
DOUBLE TRACKING
 CONTRACT AWARDED
Part of o. & c. Work Will Be Done by F. M. EIkins
 & Brothers

The official announcement was made yesterday that the engineers for the queen and Crescent route had awarded the con tract for 26 miles of the new double track work to F. NJ. EllIins X Bros, the wide ly known contractors This is the first of the Queen and Crescent programme, and is between York and Meridian south of this city. The announcement that this contract has been let will be the source of considerable qualification in local busi- ness circles as il indicates the beginning of series of double track contracts from the Queen and Crescent route which will be of great benefit to this city while in progress, as well as after it has been placed in operation.
 It is stated that MT. Elllins will start immediately on the work and that 1t will be rushed through to completion. The statement was made yesterday that the plans for work between this city and Mo- bile Junction, which will be another strip of the double track programme. is about completed, and that a contract will be announced during the next few weeks. The company has plans for other double tracking, among the number being some mileage between Chattanooga and Rising Pawn and from a point few miles from lrondale north.
 It is the belief in the local engineering and contracting circles from the announce ments of the Queen and Crescent that the line will be engaged in double track operations for two years at least. The statement Is made that the Queen and Crescent plans to double it's lines all the way from. Chattanooga to Meridian, and that the contracts already outlined are simply the beginning of the general pro- gramme. That will mean trade for Bir mirgham of considerable duration.
 This work, it is understood, will neces- state the placing of additional rail or ders in Birmingham from the railroad, which will naturally go to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 When the work is completed and the tracks have been thoroughly settled the double track work will cause a tighten ing up of operations through this city. It will give Birmingham far better ser vice than even now afforded by the Queen and Crescent in both the freight and passenger departments.
 The official announcement that the double track had been decided upon was given here sometime ago by T. c. Pow ell, vice president of the Queen and Cres- cent lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
COUNTY REUNION ID
 BE HELD AUGUST Is
Confederate Veterans Will Meet at East
 Lake

The annual reunion of the Jefferson
 county Confederate Veterans will be
 held at East Lake August IS, beginning
 at 8 o'clock in the morning and con
 tinuing throughout the day. The follow
 ing announcement has been issued by
 Dr. O. T. Dozier, chairman of the county
 associations
 The Jefferson County Confederate Veterans association is composed of all
 Confederate Veterans who wish to af- fiiate, whether such veterans belong
 to any organized camp or not Every
 veterans living, or temporarily so- journing in the county. may become d member of the association by giving his company. No membership or dues are required.
 'The next annual reunion of the as- sociation will be held at East Lake park, August IS, beginning at 8 o'clock and holding all day.
 There will be no barbecue, but it is expected to have an abundant spread dinner.
 All veterans who can do so are ex- pected to bring well filled baskets. And an especial invitation is extended to the ladies of the city and county to send in at least 10 baskets, as there will be several hundred old veterans to be fed that day.
 Liberal, enterprising men may send out watermelons and fruits, if so dis posed, and due credit and thanks will be given.
 "The Daughters of the Confectionery are especially requested to send or bring baskets. Baskets may be deliv- cred before g o'clock on the morning of the 18th to Cormade C. H. Reese at the cigar stand at the courthouse, or anytime before 12 o'clock to the com mittee on table at the skating rink in the park.
 "The following is the programme: "All veterans to meet at the pavil- ion in the park at g o'clock At 9So they will form in line and march with music to the casino. Music.
 The Rev M. H. Wells will open the
 meeting with prayer. "Dr. L. C. Branscomb will deliver the
 main oration of the day in behalf of the veterans
 Prof. Allen G. Loehr will speak for the Sons of Veterans. Mrs j. Asa Rountree will read an ori iginal poem for the Daughters of the Confederacy
 All commanders of Confederate camps, presidents of chapters United Daughters of the Confectionery, com handlers of camps of Sons of Confed- crate Veterans, are invited to occupy seats on the platform with the orators and members of the Jefferson County Confederate Veterans executive com mittee. After dinner is over the Con federate Veterans and attending vis- itors will reassemble at the casino at 2 o'clock, where two hours or more will be spent In impromptu addresses, per sonal "reminiscences, music recitations, etc, and the days meeting will con clude with the election of the executive committee for the next ensuing year. "All Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans Daughters of the Confederacy their friends, their cousins, their sis ters and their aunts,' are invited to at tend this grand reunion. 70. T. DOzIER, Chairman Jefferson County Confeder- ate Veterans Association"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
WAR WILL AFFECT
 MOVING PICTURES
Says Foreign Output Will Be Stopped. Increased Demand for American
 Made Films

A. Alex Wall, well known moving picture exhibitor of Birmingham, believes that the European war will have direct effect upon the movie" theatres in America. MT. Wall says:
 q received a wire yesterday from J. T. Fucker of the Universal Film Manufac- turing company, telling me to get busy, as the foreign countries are being para lyzed as far as making moving pictures.
 This will cause much greater demand in this country, as many of the moving picture shows used foreign pictures to complete their programmes. And while Italy and France have over 17,000 picture shows, they will have to depend on American-made films.
 This Is great news for the film com panies and the stock of our company, the Great Southern Film Manufacturing company, will pay more dividends than We expected. Everything is coming our way. There Is one feature that should com mend itself to Birmingham citizens, to stamp the films which we will release Made in Birmingham will mean an im- mense advertisement for the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
Co. c, 18th Ala. Reunion
 at Mt. PinsOn August 12

The annual reunion and picnic of mem- bers of Company c, Nineteenth Alabama infantry, Confederate States of America, will be held at Mount Pinson on August 12 and elaborate preparations are being made for the occasion. Several thousand people are expected to attend, as the reunions of this company are noted among Confederate Veterans all over the state.
 The reunions are held on the same date and at the same place every year, August 12, at Mount Pinson. On that day in 1862 the full company left Mount Pinson for the front; but 15 members remain today to rally at the old meeting lpace. How ever, they will not feel lonely, as people from all over Jefferson county flock to the reunion.
 R. H. Hagood of Birmingham, first lieu tenant of Company c, the only surviving officer, will act as master of ceremonies. There will be a number of speeches, among those addressing the veterans be- ing Maj. w. J. Milner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
OFFERS OF SCHOOL
 SITES ARE WANTED
Commission Desires Opportunity of Choosing Between Several at
 WOOdlawn

The city commissioners desire offers of sites in Woodlawn for the erection of a proposed high school They state that only one site in that section has been offered for the proposed school, and they desire the opportunity of choosing between several.
 conference between the commissioners and the board of education was held yes terday afternoon regarding the high school site for the Southside. but it was stated that nothing was decided upon, the differ ent offers merely being discussed.
 The commissioners intend to purchase sites for high schools in both Woodlawn and the South Highlands, but the build ings will not be erected until the Guy secures more money, 1t Is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
TWO MORE CHARGES 0F ENTERTAINMENT
 AGAINST SEARCY
Cullman Sheriff Comes for Prisoner = McAdory De- clines to Act Until Con-
 ference With Judge

J. D. Searcy, alleged absconding
 treasurer of Cullman county, will
 rave to face two additional charges
 ot dedication in Cullman county. sher- 1 iff Yearwood of Cullman was in Bir-
 nlingham last night with two warrants
 one charging Searcy with the embez-
 clement of s1000 of the good roads
 bond issue of Cullman and the other charging the embezzlement of s129 of the funds of the county. Sheriff Me Adory refused to turn Searcy over to the Cullman sheriff without first con- sulting Judge Abernethy
 In an interview given out yesterday Searcy states that he will make good the entire shortage In his accounts and that Scott Leath. one of his bonds
 men, had agreed to drop the prosecu- tion when he did so.
 'The total amount involved in the
 shortage was about s19.000," stated Searcy yesterday. 'I have turned over
 part of this to my bondsmen. and will turn over more of the funds to them, which leaves Just about S5000. I will
 make arrangements to pay this and will
 make up all the shortage
 MT. Bodeker was accompanied by MT. beath, one of my official bondsmen, when I was arrested m Illinois. He states he will not prosecute if the short age is made up. An affair of this kind is entirely against my nature and was the result of a 'jamboree'"
 Sheriff Yearwood of Cullman said last night that the money Searcy is alleged to have taken was part of a S200- DOC bond issue for good roads in Gull man. According to the wording of the law, said Sheriff Yearwood. "the coun- ty treasurer was permitted to with draw S25,000 every three months to-be used solely for the purpose of building roaos. The money was placed in Birmingham bank and Searcy came down here to get the quarterly install ment got into some kind of a 'scrape' and tk9 funds were found to be short.
 "I understand that Searcy says he will make good the shortage and that prosecution will be dropped. In one of the warrants I have here Searcy Is charged with taking S129 of the reg ular funds of cullman county. This is aside from the good roads bonds is- sue. I have another warrant charging the embezzlement of 5000 of the bond
 issue. The latter charge may be dropped but I don't see how the first named can be nolle pressed Searcy's bond in Cullman will be placed at s40,- 0OO"
 The Cullman sheriff will be in Bir- mingham again today. having gone to Cullman last night to confer with the authorities there as to what procedure to follow in the event Sheriff McAdory refuses to surrender his prisoner. Sher- if McAdory says he can't place Searcy in the hands Of the Cnllman sheriff without an order from the court in which the warrants for his arrest were made.
 Searcy is being held at the county jail under a s25,000 bond The prelim- mary hearing will be set for day this week. probably Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-06
FIRST ENTRANT IS !
 FAIR BABY SH0I Mrs. Reid Receives Name Making Elaborate Prepar-
 atiOns for Event

The annual rush to enter babies in tha baby show of the Alabama State fair ha s| begun about two months before the faiH opens. The first entries were received yesterday and Mrs. John B. Reid, who' has charge of the baby show in tho woman's department, says indications ard that there will be a bigger baby show. this year than last.
 The first entrant in this contest was lit- tie Miss Anna Belle Hancock. the three year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. T. Hancock, IS North Forty-iirst street sev- eral other entries were made during the day, but this was the first one.
 Mrs. Reid is making elaborate prepara- tions this year for the baby show and says there is no doubt but that the con-| gestion of last year will be eliminated this| year.
 All parents have to do to enter their babies is to write the name of the child.l name of the parents, address. sex and age on postal card and mail 1t to Mrs Ried care the Alabaina State fair, 5l4 Chamber of Conlmcree-- building