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The Washington herald., 1914-05-26

U. q. Dept d Agriculture. Weather Bureac.
Washington. Monday Nay 5-s p N.
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
Fer the District Of Colu1bia, Eastern
Pennsylvania. New jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, and girginiai Fair and con-
tfnued warn TuesAay ssd Wednesday,
D01efate sSuth and 0OutAWeaf wfnds.
Pressure remains high over the Atlantic and Gull
States and low along the Northern border from the
Great Lakes westward This pressure distribution
region Of the Great LAks. the Ohio Valley and the
The thus far prevails much Of the country
east Of the Rocky Mountains. Moderate temper,hre
are reported from the Rocky Mountain region and
the Pacific slope
During the last twenty four hours there were local
showers and thunderstorms along the Northern Dor
DIR from New England westward to the Pacific
Coaf and In Northern California. In other parts
OF the country the weather remained fair.
The indicatious are that generally fair and warm
weather will prevail Tuesday and Wednesday over
much of the country east Of the Rocky Mountains
although somewhat lower temperature is probable in
the Northwestern States
Partly cloudy weather with moderate tornperatres
will prevail Tuesday and "Wednesday over the ROCKY
Mountain and Plateau resionz-
Storm warnings were displayed Mooday- morning
On Lakes Michigan. Huron and Erie.
The winds along the North and Middle Atlantic
coasts fre>h south and southwest; the South At
lanfjc coast moderate south, except east on the
Florida coast; the East Gulf coast moderate east
and southeast: the West Gulf coast moderate
southeast; the Lower Lakes strong southwest; 90
the Uppsr Lakes strong southwest and west.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
Tide Table.
LOCAL MEEyI0E.

Low tids. AS 4. m. and s:s p. m.; high tide,
go 4 m, and s:is n N.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26

DSusuets for Brides and Grsduates.
9haffer's New Flower Store. 500 18th st.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
Local Temperaturea.

Midnight, g: a. m. g; a. m. 81: 6 a m.
g; 4 m. &: 10 m. Il: Il noon. q; .. m. 81
Z .. m. S: p. m, o.; p N. %; 10 ?. m. e.
Highest &; lowest. 81
Relative humidity-Aa. m. y; p. m. 81: 8 p
N, O. Rainfall Is p. m. to Q p nj o; hours Of
sunshine, l23; per cent Of possible sunshine 81
Temperatue same date last year-Highest, n;
lowest. 81
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26

T1ne to order Memorial Day FIewers.
sesGs.'' 1as. Ne" Flower S''ls wv ''n y
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
Temperatures in Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities. together with ne
amount of rainfall for the tventy-four hours ended
at .. m yesterday. are follows:
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26

s.r, p,etsord Bishops c.ns.s.. v.. tod.y-Aa,.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

y. Q. Dept of Agriculture. Weather Buresr.
Washington. Monday. Nay 5-s p. m.
FOR TUESDAY AND
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
Who WILL Be KING
AND QUEEN OF THE
BIG COTTON BALL?
All Arrangements Are Now
Complete for the Notable
Event at the TutWiler
Tonight

With the completion of all arrange
ments for the cotton ball at the Tutwiler
tonight, the feature probably of interest Is
the identity of the king and queen of the
ball.
The mystery was as great as ever yes
terday, and SO far as known not single
individual outside those directly con-
cerned knew who would play these i'm
portant roles.
The cotton ball tonight promises to be
one of the most notable events of the
winter season. The ball is given under
the auspices of the ladies of the Neighbour
hood House board and all the proceeds
will go to this well known charity. Thus
shasers of tickets will not only con-
ute to this cause. but will show their
ldship for the south's great staple by
sting in making the cotton ball" a
ess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
NEW BOOKLET WILL
BOOST BIRMINGHAM
Is Being Prepared By Rad
cliffe-RailrOads to Dis
tribute $4,000

Secretary w. c. Radcliffe of the Cham
ent time preparing a new booklet on
birmingham, the Beautiful" which Will
be presented to the public during the
Christmas holidays. The new booklet will
present the most alliring views of the
Magic City. and will be without advertis-
ing matter.
Mr.. Radcliffe is being assisted at the
present time in the preparation Of this
booklet by II. II. Persinger. of Chicago.
the advertising and finance committees OF
the Chamber of Commerce and the rail-
road lines passing through Birmingham.
1.-The new booklet" said Mr.. Radcliffe,
will come out of the publishers hands
about Christmas and will be Immediately
placed where distribution win do the most
good. The allied railroad lines. who will
pay a goodly share of the cost of publi-
cation. will undertake to distribute about
$4,000 copies of the booklets through their
tourist ticket offices throughout the north
in order to attract the winter tourist to
Birmingham.
"An arrangement has also been made
with Ward G. Foster of ASK Mr.. Foster
fame, to handle the booklets and boost
Birmingham to winter tourists. This
means that for the first time in it's his
tory. Birmingham will make a serious bid
to attract part of the flow of winter
tourists who make the southland a holiday
ground during the bleak wintry months.
1.-THE booklet will consist merely of some
exceptionally fine views of the residential
and business districts. The various clubs
and their appointments will also be pre-
sented and there will be a few pages OF
reading matter concerning the charm OF
wintering in Birmingham.
THE booklet will not only attract tour
lists to this city. but 1t will prove a SPLEEN
did advertisement of Birmingham, the
city beautiful
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
TIE IN WEST END
AS PR00FREADERS
Prize for Correct Answers
to Age-Herald's Adver-
tisements Are Divided

Again The Age-Herald Sunday adver-
tisement contest resulted yesterday in a
tie, the lucky "proofreaders" who COR
rectly found the five errors on page Is
being Edward Plummer. Vine street and
Tuscaloosa avenue, West End. and Miss
Mary Winston, S29 Tuscaloosa avenue,
West End. The s. to be awarded for the
first person sending in the corrected ads
will be divided between the two West End
citizens.
Several hundred letters were received
by the contest editor yesterday, and well
over 200 of them were opened before the
corrected advertisements were found. The
letters were assorted into piles according
and as the letter of Miss Winston and
Mr.. Plummer bore the same postmark
both had to be declared winners.
Answers came from many out-of-town
people, even from as far away as An
niston. Tuscaloosa, Huntsville and De-
catur. The awarding of the prize took
over two hours last night The majority
of mistakes made by those mailing their
letters first was an attempt to put q
correction in the finder ad In the SEN
tence, 1T is as exact science as mathe-
matics." Practically every letter opened
had the Partisan and the Broyles ads
corrected, those most frequently missed
being Salts, Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company and finder
The intentional mistakes which were
corrected by Miss Winston and Mr.. Plum
mer were as follows:
Broyles ADJ" missing from cutter"
finder Ad-"The" missing from quota
ton: Where there is no vision the peo-
pie perish"
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
Company-Last 81 missing from uses
Parisian-"L' missing from "Chal-
lenge."
Saks-"E' instead of "a in Mandarin -
The contest will be continued next Sun
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT
Invitations Will Be Sent Out
By Civic Chamber
Officials

Invitation cards will be sent out this
afternoon to the various civic organiza-
lions of the city to attend the general
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in
the auditorium of the civic chamber next
Thursday night. when a movement will
be started toward building the new post
office at once. United States Senator
Frank s. White. DIR. r. M. Cunningham,
Postmaster Truman H. Aldrich and Col
lector of Internal Revenue John McNeal
will be amongst the principal speakers.
According to a well known developer
of realty the present time is highly pro-
pitious for the construction of the new
postoffice as owing to the low cost of ma
terials sum approximating 100000 could
be saved. Labor, 1t is also stated, is
plentiful and this and various other
reasons will be urged by the speakers for
the immediate construction of the new
postoffice which Congress voted to allow
Birmingham at the last session. The con-
gressional appropriation for the new
building was upward of $1,000O00 and a
substantial sum for the site.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
zoo RESERVATIONS
BY ELECTRICAL MEN
Preparing for Meeting of
Supply Jobbers' Associa-
ton Here Next Month

over 200 reservations have been made
for the meeting of the Electrical Supply
Jobbers' association, which meets here
December and at the Tutwier hotel
1t is understood that many reservations
have also been made at other hotels in
Birmingham.
Oscar Turner president of the Turner
Electric company. secured the meeting
for Birmingham. and he is bending
every energy to make It a success. The
local committee on entertainment in
cludes members of the Chamber of COM
merce, of the Newspaper club, the Bir-
mingham Railway. Light and Power
and other concerns here. The meeting,
ii is believed, will be attended by at
least 500 members or more. The men
who attend these meetings usually
spend week or so ut the meeting
place. so that while the meeting here
is officially only for two days. there
will be some of the members here prac-
tically week
One of the most notable intertain-
ments for the visitors will be at the
Newspaper club. The visitors will he
given a Bohemian smoker in the dining
room. Members of the club, assisted by
Sidney Lazarus. will provide intertain
ment for the visitors along those lines
for which the club is noted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
GOLD LION TEA ROOM
CLOSED FOR A TIME
Continued Ill Heath of Mrs. M. F.
Stevens Makes Necessary Tenn
pOrary Closing of Place

On Saturday last the Gold Lion Tea
Room closed it's doors for the present, ow-
ing to the continued i'll health of its
owner, Mrs. NJ. f. Stevens.
The news of the closing of the Gold
Lion Tea Room will be received with re-
greet by hundreds of patrons of this pop
ular place, and many expressions to that
effect were heard yesterday among the
friends of this capable woman, who has
made it such a success.
Mrs. Stevens will continue her connec-
ton with the Miles School of Dancing,
serving at the "dansants." and she hopes
that her health will permit her at no dis
tant day to reopen the Geld Lion Tea
Room.
Mrs. Stevens is very popular in Bir-
mingham, and her i'll health has been a
source of regret to her many friends, all
of whom join in the sincere wish that she
may soon be able to assume her business
interests again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Opened Yesterday Under Auspices of
Trades Council

In the effort to obtain employment
for the needy men and women of the
city, free employment bureau has
been opened by the Birmingham Trades
Council at EOS Hood building. Jack 3.
Wood will donate his services for the
first two weeks, when some other
member of the council will take his
place The business men and all other
employers of labor are asked to notify
the bureau in the event help of any
kind Is needed. There is no fee or
per cent charged for the services of
the bureau and all unemployed re-
CARELESS as to whether they are MEM
bers of a union or not. will be placed
on the registration books.
The office was furnished by dona-
lions as follows Herman Saks of the
saks Clothing company office rent. w.
o. Broyles Furniture company, office
furniture; Roberts & Son, the office
supplies; Hill Sign company, the sign
and Gibson g. Davis. the telephone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17

F. o. Pearson has entered suit 10
the city court against w. ID. Crews
and E. A. Greene. claiming $4,000
damages for an alleged false arrest
and Imprisonment. The plaintiff al
legged that he was arrested at the in
stance of the defendants on the second
day of July on an alleged charge Of
forgery. He states he was confined IN
filthy and i'll smelling Jail" for
over SO hours and that by reason of
his arrest and Imprisonment his stand
ing in the community In which he re-
sides has been greatly impaired and
that he suffered much modification
and mental anguish.
Among the other suits filed were:
Jennie Hood VS.. James A. Smith,
$1,000 damages claimed for alleged per-
sonal injuries.
Bill Baxter VS.. w. f. Nabers, $1,000
damages claimed for alleged personal
injuries.
w. A. Cutler VS.. United States Cast
Iron Pipe and Foundry company. $4,000
damages claimed for alleged personal
injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
ALIENS ASSESSMENTS OF
SOLVENT CREDITS HELD
LEGALLY REVENUE BOARD

BY decision of the board of revenue
the assessment of the solvent credits
by Capt. ]. v. Allen. back tax commits
sloner, are legal assessments, and the
motion to dismiss them on the grounds
OF insufficient description was over
ruled. The board held, however. that IL
any property owner offered objection
to the general form of the assessment
and would appear before the board and
give information regarding his ASSESS
ment the form would be changed ac-
cordingly.
The decision OF the board was rem
dered on the written opinion of Its at
torney, W. X. Terry, who held that the
form of assessment employed by Captain
Allen, which specified solvent credits
or credits of value, money loaned and
several other items mentioned in a gen
eral way was sufficient. the board con-
curing in his opinion
The attack on the present assessments
of solvent credits was made by several
prominent attorneys of the city, who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
WELTz IS SILENT
ABOUT SHOOTING
Il Am Not Revengeful" Is
His Only Comment.
Woman Is Held
II am not revengeful and though she

am not revengeful and though she
shot me | have nothing to saw"
This statement is alleged IN bava
Deen made yesterday by Robert
Weltz. assistant traffic chief of the
Postal Telegraph company, as he lay
fatally wounded in a ward at the 81
Vincent's hospital. An attorney for Miss
Mary Allie Cole, the young woman who
shot Mr.. Weltz about z o'clock Sun.
lay night at the entrance to the Cant
tol Park Inn. also attempted to get g
statement from the wounded man hut
failed.
At 10 o'clock last night Mr. weltz
was still breathing slightly but his
respiration was so feeble that 1t was
stated that the life spark might be
quenched at any moment His relatives
IN Baltimore have been notified of his
impending death.
Miss Cole, who stated that she had
been residing in Birmingham for tho
past 16 months. was removed from tho
southside Jail yesterday at noon TO tba
county Jail on warrant charging as
sault with intent to inurder. The wom-
ans only statement to the renorters
regarding the tragedy was a confused
reference to Kipling's poem, Mary,
Pi1y. Women" and also that In affairs
OF this kind the woman was always
blamed She admitted the shooting and
said that She did it just because,
At the Young Mems Christian asso
citation where Mr.. Weltz roomed, 1t was
stated that he had lived at the ASSOC
citation for years and was we'll known
for his quiet and gentlemanly de-
meanor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
.SCHWAB IS SAID TO.
Be THE PURCHASING.
AGENT FOR ALLIES.
Is Understood He Will
Pass On All Purchases.
Mysterious Trip
Abroad

That Charles NJ. Sehwab, president of
the Bethlehem Steel company, Is the
American purchasing agent for the
allied European armies, and in that ca
pacity is engaged In buying all of the
supplies that go from this country to
the armies, is reported here and was
the talk of practically all well known
industrial men yesterday
Mr.. schwab did not attend the re-
cent meeting of the American Iron and
Steel institute in Birmingham for the
reason that he was called to England
on mysterious mission. He sailed I'M
der an assumed name and was the only
man allowed to leave the Olympic in
England after that ship rescued the
survivors of the Inflated Audaclous.
which was sunk. His permission to
leave, ii is believed. was given on ac-
count of his being the United States
representative of the allies, and be-
cause he was summoned to England
Mr. Sohwab. 1t Is stated. received in
structions about orders in this coun-
try for coal iron. products, armament
and supplies of all kinds, including
horses and mules.
The request that Birmingham supply
$4,000 horses and mules which was
made of j. Flies & Sons of this city.
was said yesterday to be a direct
result of Mr.. Schwab's trip to England.
Mr.. Schwab. 1t is said, will not be per-
sonally in charge of purchases made in
this country by the allies, but it Is said
that he will pass upon all payments
and prices. He is known to be close
friend of not only the English govern
ment but the governments of Russia
and France.
In connection with the reported re-
quest for mules and horses from this
section made of J. Flies & Sons 1t was
reported yesterday when Eugene Fies
and Moxie Flies returned from New
York that while the firm had been
asked to get some stock for the allies,
it was not regarded as certain that 1t
would handle the entire order, because
of Its MAGNITUDE and the practical inn
possibility of securing the entire or
der in the territory covered by Flies Il
Sons. The statement was made that the
local dealers would at least fill half
of the order, which would mean the dis
tribution here of an immense amount
of money in sale proceeds and commits
sion.
Flies & Sons yesterday afternoon had
no comment to make.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
SHRAPNEL SHELLS
MAY Be MADE HERE
Inquiries Made AS to Posi-
bility of Manufacturing
Shells in Birmingham
Fps of Birmingham may

The machine shops of Birmingham may
soon be turning out shrapnel shells.
In the last few days inquiries have come
from Raleigh. N. c., machine company
to certain Birmingham machine shops to
aid them in turning out an order for a
large quantity of shrapnel shells, and 1t
is highly probable that they will soon be
made in large quantities here.
The inquiry Is for three-inch shells.
These are made from steel billets
three inches in diameter. which are bored
out and threaded for the cap. Any well
equipped rolling mill can turn out the
form 1t is then with the machine shop
to properly bore 1t and thread 1t for the
cap.
These shells when complete are circled
with one or two copper bands and are
filed with bullets and an explosive. The
Inquiries to Birmingham, however, are
only for the bored shells.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
MASS MEETING TO PLAN
BELGIAN RELIEF WORK TO
BE HELD HERE THIS WEEK

In order to formulate plans for the
best methods of securing funds for the
relief of the war-stricken people of Bel
gium, mass meetings will be held in Bir-
mingham Saturday and Sunday after
noon under the auspices of the Council of
Women's Clubs of this city. The meet
ing Saturday will be held for the women
of Greater Birmingham and that on SUM-
day for the men. Governor-elect Charles
Henderson will be invited to address the
latter meeting.
The matter of the sufferings of the Bel
gian people was presented before the
council at its meeting yesterday by Mrs
c. P. Orr. member of the central COM
mittee OF the Belgian relief fund. The
council Joined in the movement and VOL
unteer committees will commence at once
collecting donations for the fund Nom
perishable foodstuffs. clothing and other
necessities will be solicited.
Mrs. Orr will also present the matter
before the Federation of Womehs Clubs,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17

which meets this morning at Montgomery,
and will present the invitation from the
Birmingham council to Governor-elect
Henderson to make an address, Governor
Henderson is vice chairman of the CEN
trail Belgian relief committee.
James Bowron, chairman of the CEN
trail committee, yesterday expressed much
pleasure at the prompt action of the
women OF the city. He says the move
ment is spreading over the state with as
tonishing rapidly. He states it is more
time for action than words, for the
approaching winter will make the needs
Of the Belgians the more urgent
The central committee will send letters
to every probate judge, mayor, superin-
tendent of education. banker and editor
in the state. requesting that they take
up the movement in their respective locali-
ties, so that on Thanksgiving Day a
shipload of supplies can leave the port of
Mobile as Alabama's offering to the suf-
fering people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
MURDER AND SUICIDE IN
PART OF COUNTY

about 1890 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Miss Dean is said TO have been walk
ing several PAGES in the rear of her
father and just as her parent was en-
tcring the yard of his home Dorman
Is alleged to have stepped out of i
tnicket and faced Miss Dean with q
double barrel shotgun In his hands.
Dorman coolly announced that he was
going to kill Miss Dean and despite
the despairing entreaties of his vic
tim and the frantic blows of an UNI
hrella from a younger sister, the
maniac fired both barrels. Miss Dean
fell dead in the road.
Immediately following the shooting
Dorman drew razor from his pocket
and siashed violently at his throat.
He fell bleeding profusely by the side
of his victim and expired in few min
utes. Both young people were mem
bers of we'll known families about
Bradford mines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
STATE TAX LEAGUE
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Will Decide Upon Course of Action
to Recommend to State Con-
ventiOn December 8

At II o'clock this morning in the direc-
4ors' room of the Chamber of Co.'S
merce, the committee of 10 of the Tax
Reform league of Alabama will meet.
Chairman Stewart Brooks of Mobile, who
is also president of the Tax Reform
league, will preside.
1t is understood that the object of the
meeting is for the purpose of recommend
ing come course of action to the state
convention of the Tax Reform league,
when it convenes at Montgomery on De-
cember 3. The Birmingham members of
the special committee of 10 of the Tax
Reform league are Eugene L. Brown and
B. A. Thompson. The other members
are from various parts of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-17
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
" ere yesterday recorded In the office
of the probate Judge:
s1700-Iighland Park company to
Lucy S, Bowers. lot Z in block "a.
survey of the northeast half of sec
ton II. township rs, range west
s1000--George f. Riddle to e. H.
West, lot in block T. survey Of Avon
dale Land company.
S500O-R. NJ jenkins to 4. C. Nc
Donald, lot 5. block 81 survey of Ely
ton Land company.
S10.000-T g. Mcdonald to Equitable
Mortgage corporation. lot 5 in block
los. survey of Elyton Land company
S1500-R. p. Duffey to Woodlawn
Realty and Development company, lots
81 and % In block 6. Woodlawn Realty
ccmpany's fourth addition to Wood
lawn.