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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
BANK EQUIPMENT HERE Ensleh Expects New Quarters Will Be
 Ready Within -,ix Weeks

That all of the important equipment of the Jefferson County bank had ar rived and that the bank would be in it's new home in six weeks. was a state ment yesterday of Eugene F. Enslen. president.
 The new banking rooms on the ground floor of the 25-story building are said to be the most efficient and beautifully appointed banking rooms of the south. The safes and other equipment that are now being installed are said to be the last effort in the manufacture of modern banking equip ment. MT. Enslen said that every en- ergy was being put forth to get the bank installed in its new home and that the opinion was that in six weeks thar would be accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
GIVE LUNCHEON ID
 MISSES FASHION
 AT PRESS CLUB
Affair Arranged by Busi- ness Mems League in Ap- preciatiOn of Work of
 the Young Ladies

The six young ladies who during like number of days enact the role of Miss Fashion" will be entertained Saturday at luncheon served at the Newspaper club. Arrangements for this affair were perfected yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. B. Reid in charge of the Misses ,,,rashion.' The Business Mems league mas Authorized Mrs. Reid to entertain the six ladies. It was announced by Mrs. Reid that in addition to the six young ladies only one of whom is known, that being Miss Elizabeth Bowie, there will be one of the women writers from each of the three newspapers present at the entertainment at the Press club.
 The luncheon by the Business Men s league of which Robert A. Brown is president, will be arranged to indicate the very pleasant obligations tua tare felt by the body of business men toward the young ladies that have assisted in the Fashion Week arrangements
 Mrs. Reid, who has tentative charge of the young ladies, will represent the hosts at the affair Saturday. It is stated that Secretary Dameron of the Press club will try and arrange some special fea- lures in connection with the finale of Fashion Week to take place at the press club.
 "I am well satisfied with the first day. said Mrs Reid yesterday evening. ''The interest, enthusiasm and cooperation that have marked the beginning is an in dication that the commercial interests of Birmingham are getting together on all things that are for the benefit of the city.
 There has been absolutely nothing during the first day to mar the popularity of this civic innovation, and I am in' clined to think that few affairs of such a nature have ever been handled in the south with quite the success that this ef- fort has received"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
BOY SCOUTS TEAR
 DOWN MANY SIGNS
Officials Much Pleased. City to Act on Evidence
 Submitted by Scouts

According to Boy Scout Commander Elwyn Ballard evidence has been secured to make cases against four persons for violation of the city ordinance prohibits ing the tacking of signs, advertisements and political cards to trees and telephone poles
 The letter is accompanied by photo- graphs showing the cards of the defend- ants tackled to trees or poles. The al- legged offenders names are Charles Hem derson, w. l.. Trice. z. T. Rudolph and the Kit Carson shows.
 The commissioners stated that steps would be taken at once 10 prosecute the agents of these people. who actually tackled up the cards. They stated no ac- tion would be taken against the men themselves. as they probably knew noth-
 ing of 1t.
 The local boy scouts it is reported. have torn down thousands and thousands of posters and cards from trees and poles
 in the last month or so. Some of the offenders. however kept tacking up new cards as fast as the boys tore them down, it is said. and hence the photo graphs Were taken and tho cases pre- scented to the commissioners.
 The commissioners are highly pleased with the work of the Boy Scouts in this natter It is stated that an advcitis-
 ing manager of a well nnown tobacco company few days ago sent a crew of bill posters and card taclSers to "bil' Birmingham. He himself arrived 8 few days later to inspect their work and in driving about the city found hundreds of his cards, but all were lying on the ground. He found out later that he had been following a regiment of boy scouts | about town.
 l He came to the commissioners and pro- | tested. but when he Was told that he | would have to get license and a per- init for every card he tackled up, he gave up and left town. The ordinance is being enforced as a part of the city beautiful movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
S25OO DAMAGE BY
 FIRE ON SOUTHSIDE
Mrs. Weatherlow Rescued From Sec ond Story Window and Mrs.
 Brewer Sprains Ankle

Fire of unknown origin caused about s25O0 damages on the two-story house Weatherlow and M. w. Brewer, at 1216 Weatherloi wand M w. Brewer. at 1916 Thirteenth street, south. about 7:f5 o'clock yesterday morning, The blaze was mainly confined to the attic and following the arrival of the hremen was soon under control.
 According to the firemen, some of the occupants were rather slow about leav 1. ing the burning house and Mrs. Weath erlow was rescued from a second-story window Mrs. Brewer. one of the occu- pants of the house, suffered a sprafned ankle in falling down flight of stairs. It Is stated that the fire loss is partly covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Ideal Weather Marks the
 Opening of Fashion Week
Early Morning Trains Bring Hundreds of vstorsMss Eliza beth Bowie First Miss Fashion, is Discovered by w E. Wilkinson of Tuscaloosa-Unusual Street
 Decorations Cause Much Comment

The bands began playing about 10 o'clock signor Nappi paraded along ali the shopping thoroughfares, beginning his march at the Chamber of Commerce building.
 Miss Fashion was abroad and everyone was the lookout for her Miss Eliza beth Bowie, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Sydney Bowie, was yesterdays Miss Fashion, and she was well adapted % the part. Rather tall and slender, dressed in the height of the spring fashions. carrying with her one of the newest par asols, she made d striking picture as she moved down Nineteenth street toward Loveman, Joseph X Loebs,
 Here she paused, and after looking into the beautifully decorated windows for a moment, passed inside the doors and was almost immediately discovered by w. D.. Wilkinson, law student of Tuscaloosa. MT Wilkinson received an envelope from Miss Fashion, which entitled him 70 Slo from the Business Mems league. Out-of- town visitors who discover the lady of fashion receive x5 more than does a resi- dent of Birmingham. Clerks and salesla- dies in the various stores are not permit ted to participate in the detecting of Miss Fashion and should one discover that she is near they are required to keep silent. Only visitors to the shops may search for her.
 A new Miss Fashion will be abroad to- day She. too, will be dressed in fash ions latest decree and in a manner en- tirely different from that of Miss Bowie. The new styles offer a wide range of pos abilities and there could be new Miss Fashion every day for a month and none of them wear the same style of dress. It is expected that many more visitors x.rsr l1.< 1fr t,Ia in evidence yesterday. It is believed that before the week has passed more than 60 GOO visitors will have been to BirminS- ham. The event is being conducted under the auspices of the Business Men s league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits filed yesterday in the city and cir cults:
 Andrew Smith vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company; s2000 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Ora Nix vs. Central of Georgia, S200o damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Ernest Lewis, pro ami. vs. H. B. Hodges; $10,000 damages claimed for alleged personal. injuries received in an automobile accident.
 zeSe Agnew vs. Atlanta. Birming- ham and Atlantic Railroad company: s2soo damages claimed for alleged per sonal injuries. es
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17

With bright sunshine, cooling preezes. beautifully decorated streets and hun dreds of visitors Birminghams brst Fashion Week had a most suspicious opening, and the showing of the springs fashions in the downtown shops is at once the bewilderment and delight of thousands of people. The streets yestor- day morning had much the appearance of the first day of the state fair. By 9 o clock there were hundreds moving along the shopping districta slowly moving procession that stopped with exclama- tions of wonder at almost every step as they gazed upon some new fantasy of the window trimmer, or caught a glimpse of some one of Dame Fashions latest col orful styles.
 There were hundreds of out-of-town vis- itors, the early morning trains bringing most of them. Hundreds came in Sat urday to see the opening and hundreds more are expected today.
 The decorations of the streets came in for a large share of the praise of the visitors. The novelty of the greenery in decorations was provocative of many ex- clamations of delight and many were the visitors who stopped to gaze upon the beautiful figures that adorn the inter sections of the downtown streets. Smilax hanging in festoons from the white way lamps held high above the crowd in the baskets above the plaster figures and sus- pended between each post on the white way made setting for the ushering in of spring such as never before was seen in Birmingham. Visitors to Birmingham who come every year remarked the change from the conventional flags and bunting and the innovation seemed to be decidedly popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
VERDICT FOR $500
Mrs. c. C. Jordan Awarded Damages
 Against Pullman Company

Verdict and judgment for $500 was rendered by jury In the federal court yesterday, Judge w. I. Grubb, presid- ing. in favor of Mrs. C. C. Jordan against the Pullman company. The plaintiff sued for 5000 for alleged per sonal injuries caused by water cooler falling and injnring her foot while she of the defendant company's coaches. In a previous suit her husband, C. C. Jor- dan, recovered $2500 from the same company for the alleged injuries to his wife. Judge c. C. Nesmith associated with Howard. Sinnott X Keene, were attorneys for the plaintiff.
 The case of Leonard Metcalf who is suing the Southern Railway company for $10.000 damages for alleged per- sonal injuries. is on trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
OFFICIAL BALLOT
 FOR ELECTION WILL BE OVER 5 FEET LONG

Copy for the official ballot for tho primary election April has been pre- pared by Judge ]. P. Stiles of the pro- bate court and was given to the print CT yesterday afternoon. 1t is estimated that the ballot will be between three and four feet long and will contain the names of the 115 qualified candidates.
 There are 27 offices to be filled and In nearly every instance two or moro candidates are seeking election. Thefs are 32 candidates for the seven places HIS representative to The legislatufe. Twice the number of ballots as there are voters will be printed as required by law, and will total 36,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge: mond Jenet.
 J. R. Lewis. Ensley, to Miss Lizzie Hen drix.
 Frank W. ONeal, Piper, to Miss Eloise l.. Huffstutler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
JURIES FOR WEEK
 ARE ORGANIZED

Juries for the week were organized yesterday morning by Judge Samuel E. Greene in the first division of the criminal court A mixed docket Is set this week in the first division of non capital felonies and misdemeanors Therc are few specially set cases in the second division which were dis posed of. Judge w. E. Fort then took up some of the cases in the first divl- sion.
 Yesterday was bad" day for those placed on trial. Seven negroes charged with grand larceny were tried by tlie two judges and the jury brought in a verdict in each case Those convicted were Israel Dean. Ed Garrett, Charity Harris, Stokley Harris. Samuel Hunter, Willie Jones, two cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
LODGE MEN HAVE
 NOT CALLED ON LANE

City Commissioner A. O. Lane said yes terday that the committee of lodge men who had objected to the alleged state ment of Chief of Detective Wiggins that all fraternal lodges were guilty of run ming blind tigers and gambling houses had not yet called upon him.
 Judge Lane stated that he was sure the reported statement of Chief Wig gins was incorrect and had done an injustice and that he intended to ask the detective chief for an explanation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Verdict for Baker

After few minutes deliberation the Jury in the suit of Waffle Hamberger vs. ". E. Baker returned a verdict for the defendant The plaintiff sued in the city court for $1o,000 damages. alleging that the defendant wrongfully caused hel arrest. The case was tried before Judge c. W. Ferguson of the second division of the city court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Commission Meets Today

Nothing of unusual importance has so far been scheduled for the commis- sion meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The market ordinance and the Birming- ham, Railway. Light and Power com pany payras-you-enter matters are pending, but 1t Is said to be doubtful If either one will be definitely acted upon. From present indications 1t is probaS'- the meeting will be routine sessi~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Neiu Will Probated

The will of the late Oda z. Neill was probated yesterday by Judge J. B. Stiles. The estate, valued at about $10.- Goo, was bequeathed to the widow. Ma rie U Neill, who was named executrix without bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
The Man Who Knows

able information on business operations is hard to secure
 This bank is securing reports on each import ant factor entering into the business situation from leading statstcians, and from these fig ures is deduced the monthly trade report issued to the business men of this city.
 You may already be receiving these reports maining on the mailing list, we suggest that you inform us if the reports are interesting to you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17

In ordinary commercial transac- tions, as in everything else, it is usually the man who knows who wins. Exact knowledge is the scarcest of articles 4nd depend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

Business in the United States has
made further progress during the last
week in coming back" This is evil
denced by an increase in bank earn
ings, a larger percentage of labor en-
ployed. resumption of construction
work by railroads and other large cor
porations, easier money and increased
sales of goods, especially in the larger
centers. The effect of intelligent leg
islation and confidence in the general
levelheadedness of the national ad-
ministration are having weight, as well
as the heavy European demand for
foodstuffs. war munitions and manu-
featured goods which is now being felt
because of the war.
The United States has weathered the
supreme shock of the disruption of
the worlds commercial and financial
systems, and while the greatest hard
ships, as always happens, fell upon
those least able to bear them. we have
been spared participation II the actual
horrors of warfare and we are not pill
ing up a vast national debt to be paid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
ENORMOUS RAINFALL IN
HAWAII

The rainfall on the island of Hawaii
varies greatly, ranging from the enor-
nous downpour of 353 inches a year
in the upper Waipio Valley to 20 in
ches on some of the slopes of Huala-
lai. The only surface stream on the
island are found along the northeast
coast between Hilo and Kohala. Wal
pic river. according to the United
States geological survey, is the larg-
est stream on the island and has been
partly developed for irrigation. At
Kapoho. on the east point of the is
land, warm water flows from seams in
the rocks. These warm springs" flow
into a pool about 100 feet long. 25
feet wide, and 20 feet deep. The pool
is entirely surrounded by rocks and
its color varies in shade from a beauti-
ful blue to violet. Waiapele. or Green
lake. is a body Of fresh water in the
pit of an old crater near Kapoho. This
lake covers an area OF about acres
and is fed by springs below the sur
face. A pumping plant takes water
from this lake for domestic use and
for frrigatiOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

The reams OF paper that are used up
each month i'm articles in the daily
papers-and weekly and monthly pa
person beauty culture are conclus-
i've evidence that IL is as natural for
man to desire to beautify the person
as il is Ito indulge in the Illusions of
hope" sound mind in sound body
suffices the seriousminded minority,
but apparently the innumerable major
ity. if they had their way, would have
a comely body and take their chances
on any old kind of mind on the prin-
ciple that IL is better TO be good look
ing than wise. because more People
have sight than understanding. To
decorate and beautify the body is an
Unborn passion: the savage does il diff
ferently from us, but when it comes
TO the many manipulations and rem
edies that are recommended for avoid
ing wrinkles. giving the eyebrows an
aristocratic arch, coaXing the lashes
to be long and dangerous, making the
ears pink and small or the nose
straight and thin, removing a double
chin or taking the core out of the
Adams apple, we have nothing on our
uncivilized and supposedly more ignor-
ant brothers. The hair in particular
is the object OF all mankind's cosmetic
endeavors. When 1t comes TO civilized
man he is universally engaged in try
ing to save what he has left or regrow
what he has lost. Women, with few
exceptions, do not become bald, but
all women. in their opinions, are
threatened with that unspeakable
calamity; men not only may get bald.
but a large number of them are al
ready so. And thus the popular rem
edies for the hair need almost a sur
geon-general's catalog. Migratory and
electrical treatments, hair tonics that
feed the hair roots. as though they
grew out of the scale like broom
sedge out OF an old field, neat's-foot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

The extraction of gasoline from cas-
ing head gas natural gas from oil
wellsJ has become one of the impor-
tant adjuncts OF the natural gas indus
Try in the United States. The produc-
tion is increasing rapidly. the quantity
produced in 1919 having almost dou-
bled that OF 1912, owing to the instalIa-
non Of greater number OF plants and
10 the advance in the price OF gaso-
line. The uses OF natural-gas gasoline
are many and varied. II is principally
used for raising the standard OF
naphthas or low-grade distiIlates con-
sumed in motors; II is also used for
lighting; and il can be used like
regular gasoline in all the arts. There
is an everincreasing demand for this
gas 20 be used in automobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
FUTILITY OF sINGEING THE HAIR

oil and crude kerosene, massage and
/ mango cures. all have their futile
trials Among these our particular
topic now is smuggling the hair This
| is recommended to overcome splitting
at the ends and to prevent falling or
the hair. the reason for the latter be-
ing that II CLOSES the pores and keeps
! the fluid in the hair" With the long
hair CT woman which has tendency
! to split at the ends, il is possible that
smuggling the tips may be of some use;
! il substitutes a charred blunt end Of
fused horn for one tapering to E. point
or cut clean across. But even in cases
of this sort it is less useful than
| greasing lightly the hair and thus
! supplying the fat which is lacking in
such hair. For the hair of men, which
| is kept short, smuggling is not of any
use in preventing splitting; hair which
| is not allowed to grow to its natural
| length does not split, unless it has
deep-seated disturbance for which
there is no such simple remedy. OF
course. smuggling the hair-ends in order
to prevent the fluid in the hair from
escaping. like sap from a tree, is based
on an entire misconception of the
hairs structure and nutrition. The
hair does not contain any more sap
than buggy whip; it is not nourished
by any fluid in it, but by the blood
plasma that reaches only the hair
root. The hair above the skin surface
is a spine of horn, which is even oiled
from without, and singeing its tips has
no effect whatever on either its nour-
ishment or its growth. 1t is certain.
says The Journal of the American
Medical Association that smuggling the
hair is of no value in preventing its
fall; in fact, the only value the pro-
cedure has is TO the Jealous hairdress-
er who gets his little fee for doing it
unless it is worth quarter to the
seeker after hair to think he is doing
something even If he is not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
Infectious, of Course.

lIICCIlOGSt " SONi &C.
Always caused by a germ which
you have picked up from some one
else with q sore throat, a simple cold
in the head, or even a mere chronic
catarrh. The germs of the much toe
common cold" are Indifferent as &c
which part of the respiratory tract
they shall operate on. Nose, throat
bronchial tubes or lungs-they're all
the same to the pneumococcus.
It is idle to go into predisposing con
ditions. These are much the same for
all respiratory diseases, from head
cold" to diphtheria, from pneumonia
to consumption. Crowding. poor venti-
lation, dust. absence of sunlight, IA
tigue, alcoholism. neglected teeth, cod
ding with excessive clothing.
The signs of a simple sore throat.
or phGryngitis, as il is technically
called, are % dryness of the throat,
(2) slight pain or rawness on swal-
lowing, 90 frequent desire to clear
the throat by hacking, ca a sense OF
tightness and pain extending along
the course of the Eustachian tubes. and
90 slight chilliness, feverishness and
general aches and pains, as in any
acute bacterial infection. The aches
and pains are not rheumatic"
The Sore Throat Habit.
In every sore throat the tonsils par
ticipate. Even when not appreciably
enlarged the tonsils may become in
fected and remain infected perman-
emily. This accounts, in part, for the
fact that one in every five adults har-
bors dangerous pneumOcocci in his
mouth cavity habitually. Chronic mas
al catarrh or obstruction also contrib
utes its share toward perpetuating the
epidemicity of colds"
IL our saliva contained indigo our
fingers, books, newspapers, magazines.
streetcar straps. store
counters. transfer slips, and a thou
sand and one other things we touch
would be stained blue-to remind ms
how we spread saliva around. OF
course you can't spread saliva with
out spreading germs. Hence a sore
throat is an easy thing to catch.
Plain. But Not Always Simple.
We call il plain sore throat to dis
tinguish It from diptheria, tonsilitis
and quinsy. But plain sore throat is
often followed by serious involvement
IF the heart valves or of the Joints. |
Many OF most attacks of multiple ar
hritis (acute rheumatic fever or in !
rheumatism or articular !,
are due 10 infection gain /
ng entrance via the sore throat route |
Hence the treatment Of a simple sore !