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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Members Will Begin Arriv- ing in Birmingham Tomor-
 row by Special Trains
PRESIDENT BENTON
 AMONG THE FIRST
Today Is Anniversary of Fraternity Which Began Existence December 26, 184S-Notable Speakers
 at Banquet

Today is the anniversary of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and members of that organization are expected to be- gin pouring into Birmingham tonight and tomorrow for the annual convention.
 The fraternity which meets in session here Monday was born December 2e, 1S4s, at Miami university. Oxford, O., and it is considered a coincidence that a large delegation from that college is expected to reach Birmingham tomorrow for the convention in this city.
 The reservations made in advance and the information given out by members of the various committees indicate that the attendance at the Birmingham conven- ton will be unusually large. The most sanguine members of the local commit tee believe that at least 500 members will be present wIile the more conservative think that TO less than 700 will be here
 Among the first of the notables to ar rive will be Dr. Guy Potter Benton. presi- dent of the University of Vermont and members of his party. Dr. Benton ,s president of the Phi Delta Theta frater- nifty and is remarkably popular with the members of that organization. He left Bedford yesterday and is expected here tonight or tomorrow. Dr. Benton and members of the general council of the fraternity will have the state suite at the Tutwiler during the convention. At the banquet for the members of the fra- ternity. Dr. Benton will be presented with a presidents jewel
 The announcement was made yesterday by Robert G. Thach, chairman of the arrangements committee, that Congress- man-elect W. B. Oliver of Tuscaloosa had accepted an invitation to deliver a speech at the banquet. The list of speakers in dicates that the banquet will be brilliant from a standpoint of oratory as many eloquent men are billed for talks.
 The van guard of members of the Phi 8 will roll into the Terminal station tomor- row and the day after in several special trains. Officials of the Alabama Great Southern have information that a special will be sent from Cincinnati to this city with Phi's only as passengers while an- nouncements have been made that a spe- cial will be operated from Chicago, At lanta, Indianapolis and New York. The latter train will have mempers aboard from Philadelphia, Baltimore Washing ton and other points between New York and this city.
 ceasingly for the success of the meet ing, said yesterday that there would be a tremendous crowd here, and that the meeting, he thought, would be one of the most successful and profitable held by the fraternity in years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26

got suspicious" said Mir. cA> gan "the moment l picked up tho M q the express office. I couldn't uuA stand why anyone in Kentucky shoA be sending me a Christmas prssentN However I carried the box homo and after telling my wife my suspicious, she was sure that 1t was an lniernal machine and persuaded me to call the police. s'
 "I just want to say that 1t isn't vers pleasant to receive such christma gifts. I have children. They might . have been about my side tho tame as children will do on Christmas moInin when the folks open packages and had examined this internal mach all of us would have perished. thought of what might have happa Is awful
 Last summer my home was d. mited. The guilty persons are stiI large. Undoubtedly, the miscroa4 who sent me this gift will also re- main at liberty. However I am posi- tive that all my troubles are due to the fact that I am maintaining the open-shop in all my contracts. They will have to send me quite few more presents before I change my pollcy|
 At police headquarters 1t was stated that the internal machine was bower ful enough to have killed or malmed everyone in the carrigan residence had it exploded.
 It was also stated that the entire de- tective department was working on the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
AT CHRISTMAS COMMUNION
Throngs at All the Masses at St.
 Paul's Yesterday

There were five Christmas masses at St. Paurs church. Despite the rain the congregations were very large. The first mass was at 6:s0 o'clock. All the seats were filled and many of the faithful received communion.
 At the 7:30 o'clock mass the num- Der of communicants was unusally large. There were masses at 8:30-and s:30 o'clock and a solemn high mass at 10:30 o'clock. At the latter service the Rev. Father Benedict. o. s. B.. was celebrant. The Rev. Mccormick acted as deacon and the Rev. Father Coyle as subdeacon. William Cusick acted as master of ceremonies. and the Rev. Father Sands had charge of the altar boys. The Rev. Father Downs preached the sermon.
 His theme was Christ as the prince of peace. He deplored the war and re- ferred to 1t as a blot on Christian civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
M'ADOO TO PROBE
 SHIPPING RATES

Washington, December 25.-Secretary McAdoo tonight issued a statement calling on shippers who have been hit by high ocean freight rates and scar city of vessels to send facts to the treasury or commerce departments Letters already received. the secretary said, show that the scarcity OF vess sels is so great and freight charges gu high that American freight trade is be- ing seriously handicapped
 The treasury and commerce depart ments are Investigating ocean freight rates under Senate resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26

fered generously out of her abundance yesterday.
 The Salvation Army distributed it's scores of baskets filled with food as usual; the Salvation Army industrial home served dinner; Pisgah Home served a big dinner to scores of ap- plicants for this institution never turns away anyone who comes; the Assoc lated Charities served their first Christ mas dinner in the new quarters on First avenue and other organizations displayed an equally generous spirit.
 Practically all churches in the city observed the day by special services and in many of them the children had Christmas trees and provided gifts for the needy.
 Men who have lived in Birmingham many years did not hesitate to say that they believed Birmingham showed more generosity and more of tho tr, "a Christian spirit yesterday than ever be- fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
COLD WAVE CAME 1
 ON SCHEDULE TIME
Observer Horton Said Ther- mometer Would Probably
 Reach 20 During Night

The mercury began to fall in Birmins- he m yesterday afternon, following tNe steady rain all morning and last nigih. Weather Observer Horton said the ter1- perature would probably be as low as 20 degrees above zero this morning.
 The cold wave forecast from the Wash ington office materialized on schedule time, and the weather observer said 4t would probably clear up today and would remain cold today and tomorrow.
 The cold wave came so rapidly last night that it was thought the thermome- ter might drop as low as 10 above zero by this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Body Identified

Philadelphia, December 25.--The body of the youth who committed suicide in a hotel here yesterday was identified today as that of Richard Parody. Jr., 19 years old, of Philadelphia. He had sent his photograph to a newspaper and written that he was a Spanish multimillionaire and a bull fighter. The boy had been act ing queerly recently. according to his father
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
BADGE FOR SHIRLEY Handsome Token Presented to Assist ant Chief By Rank and File

peremptorily summoned in the roll call room of the police department yester- day afternoon at o'clock and before the gathering of the evening shift was presented with a handsome gold badge by Captain P. J. Newman as a Christ mas present from the rank and file.
 The affair was a complete surprise to Chief Shirley, who. however, was vol uble in his thanks for the valuable gift. The badge is of the finest gold and in excellent setting are the words: Thomas J. Shirley, assistant chief of police, Blr- mingham, Ala"
 Chief Shirley was recently promoted from a captaincy to his new post as assistant to Chief Martin Eagan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Sunday Afternoon Musicale

Thuel Burnham. one of the greater ol the young pianists, will be heard in this at the Tutwiler tomorrow al 3:30 p. m.:
 Toccato and Fuga, D Minor (Bach). Pastorale variee (MoxarD. Impromptu (SchuberD.
 Erl King (Schubert- -LiszU. Papillons (5chumann).
 Romanza (Schumann). Grillen (Schumann).
 Prelude, Op. 20 (Chopin)
 Nocturne. Op. s7. No. ? Chopin. valse GA. No. ? Chopin.
 Polonaise, Op. 6S Chopin. From an Indian Lodge (MacDowelD. Improvisation (MacDowelD. Shadow Dance (MacDowelD. Polauaiso QNscDaWelll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
FOOD PRICES IN E
 LONDON ADVANCE

London. December 15.-(Correspond ence of the Associated Press. )--~Foos prices in London advanced IT pey cen between August 1 and December ac the Board of Trade. In Berlin, acc0fuI Ing to the Prussian official Statiscis correspondence. the advance for tlF same period was 16.4 per cent.
 Sugar and eggs now average aboiA 65 per cent above the level of Auguf l. Potatoes alone among the article included in the Board of Trades Its are cheaper than in July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
TINNEY DIES OF WOUNDS
Miner Was Shot in Affray at Seloca Early Thursday Morning

William Tinney, a miner, who was shot in an affray at seloca, in the upper part of the county, early Thursday morning, died at 7:50 o'clock last night at the South Highlands infirmary. The remains are at Shaw & Sons awaiting the funeral arrangements of relatives.
 Tinney was shot in the breast It is alleged that the shooting was done by l.. M Wright. his son, Lonnie Wright, and Bill Bailey, a friend of the Wrights. The trio are now inmates of the county jail on charges of murder.
 Solicitor Hugo Black has taken per- sonal charge of the investigation of this killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Walsh Entcrtains Homeless

Kansas City, December 25.--One hun dred and fifty homeless men were guests of Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the United States commission on Industrial relations. at Christmas dinner here to- night The men had refused to stand in line at municipal and charitable dinners and word of their plight went to MT. Walsh. He immediately ordered a ca- terer to serve them meal in down. town hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
Johnston Home Burglarized

The residence of MT. and Mrs Richard F. Johnston was burglarized shortly after dark last night and a number of tho days Christmas remembrances were taken. The family had gone out for short time to make some calls. Upon their return they found things strewn about and a number of things missing. Miss Myrtle Miles, sister of Mrs. Johnston, was the principal loser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT
Newspaper Club Orchestra to Play at
 St. Vincent's Hospital Today

The Newspaper club orchestra will give a complimentary concert at St. Vincent g hospital this afternoon beginning at 8 o'clock.
 The concert will be for the nurses and sisters, as well as the convalescents at the hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-26
MERRY CHRISTMAS. SAYS
 NOTE BY DEAD MANS BODY

Little Rock, December zH' The dead body of J. I4 Hurst, aged 35 years, railroad con- ductor. was found today in shallow pool in an abandoned rock quarry near this city Hurst was married two days ago. A note beside the body i read.
 Merry Christmas, good-by,l everybody, new wife and all. 1 have disgraced the whole world and I'm not fit to live, but I'm crazy now"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17
FIVE THOUSAND
TO ATTEND MEET
OF American Road Congress at
Atlanta and Big Things
Are Being Planned.

/ WASHINGTON, d. c., June IT
Entire streets are to be repaved and
rooted and thus turned into adjunots
to the large auditorium; accommoda-
tons are to be provided for more
than Ave thousand guests; arrange
ments are completed for the greatest
government exhibit that has ever
been made; and the city itself is to
be turned over to the visitors from
all parts of the country with view
to making the fourth American Road
Congress to be held in Atlanta, Ca,
November to II, the most success
fui and striking road convention
ever held in this country.
I This is the report brought back by
l. S. Pennybacker, executive assist
ant Of the American Highway Asso-
citation. which, with the American
Automobile Association and allied
orER nisations, Is in charge OF the
congress. The movement for better
roads in the United States is expected
to reach its climax at Atlanta and
the new government maintained high
way from Washington to Atlanta
will be ready for the tourists who
I wilt attend the convention. In q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

statement given out upon his return
to Washington. Mr.. Pennybacker
said:
There is no doubt that the com
ing convention will be the largest
and certainly one of the most sue
cessful ever held in the history or
the road movement in the United
States. Highway engineers and leg
islators from every state in the
Union have already announced their
intention of being present. There
will be representatives from foreign
countries and the exhibits will be
the most striking ever shown at a
road congress.
Already the exhibits indicate a
tendency to overflow the auditorium
and while l was in Atlanta arrange
ments were being made to remove
the cobble stone pavement of Gilmer
street and replace 1t with more mod
ern materials. The street is to be
rooted so that 1t can be used for the
overflow exhibits. The city itself is
going to give organ recltals for the
pleasure Of the guests, and is also
to give municipal tea to the ladies
who accompany the delegates. The
whole city is working together to
make the convention the biggest and
most successful ever held in this
country. An entertainment fund OF
$4,000 has been provided and there
| is no doubt about the comfort of the
guests. The program, with its
speeches and its papers on the roac
movement, read by the most eminent
authors in the United States, VIII be
the most interesting we have ever ar.
ranged"
/ Charles P. Light, business manager
OF the American Road Congress. viii
leave for Atlanta within the next few
days and win take charge Of the ar
arrangements q exhibits fol the com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

It is stIn the most elegant mode Of
the season to have white taffets
frock. The model shown here Is car
ried out in pussy willow tafreta, trim
med with its own material OF course
with the ruffies on the skirt and the
sash one has ample chance to ring in
many novel color schemes. The RULES
may be hemmed with black or some
other dark color, preference, however.
being given TO black.
Directions are given for the con-
struction of the waist because 1t serves
acceptably as a separate model. Five
yards Of 4o-inch taffeta will be re.
CURED to make the dress, and a good
quality costs about S1.5o per yard. one
yard Of s6-inch lining win be sufficIent
for the waist. Two or three yards OF
ribbon win be needed for the belt, ac-
cording to the size OF the bow and
length Of the streamers.
First make the lining. by closing
shoulder and underarm seams. Hem
backs and 1T. For the outside close
under-arm and sleeve seams as notch.
ed. Turn hem In back at notches
Gather lower edge between doubts
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17
|A|(S||| 7
Is the Most Popular Crime in
Germany and 1t is Clear
Iy Defined.
nx braee,ArEp .arr,,

BERLIN, June 17-InsuIt, or
beleidgung. as 1t is called In Ger
many. is easily the most popular
crime in the Fatherland. This is
strikingly shown by statistics of such
cases for 1913 just issued. The re-
port is that of the so-called Schied-
shichter, official peacemakers before
whom such cases must be brought In
an effort to effect a compromise be-
fore recourse to the courts is had.
The report shows total of more
than $4,000 cases for the year,
Thousands Of these cases were un-
doubtedly due to most trivial causes
Newspaper reports Of insult proceed
ings show cases like the following:
Man fined because, when police
man in citizens clothing declared
himself to be an officer, the culprit
replied: You look like It,"
Woman. wife of striker, limpris-
oned because, as group Of strike
breakers was passing, she "spat con-
temptuously.
Striker fined for says pew" as
strikebreakers were passing.
Police lieutenant fined for saying
TO young man in the station
house: Keep stilh green youth"
Socialist fined 10 sending Social.
istic literature to Prussian police.
man.
Landrat, "a local official Of great
power in Prussia), fined for insulting
a young magistrate by declaring that
he would not give his testimony "tc
such youth"
Socialist editor fine dior insulting
the public authorities by referring Il
a many time convicted pander and
petty thief as 'the crown witness, .
an allusion to the fact that a brother
editor had been convicted IN another
case upon this mans testimony.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17
? RUSSIA
viii Have Catholic Majority in
Few Generations, Accord
inc to Figures.

BERLIN, June 17-That Prussia
Will have Catholic majority in two
or three generations is the conclu-
sion of two writer's, who separately
have been studying the statistics OF
population. In 115 ont of every L.
600 children born in wedlock sos
had Protestant parents, but by 1911
this number had sunk to SIC. On
the other hand the number of chill
dren OF pure Catholic parentage rose
in the same year from 500 to 408
The conclusion is drawn that If the
movement of the last thirty-six years
continues unchanged for another
period of equal length, the purely
Catholic births will then be 478, as
compared With only 435 Protestant
These figures leaves out of account
the children of mixed marriages and
those Of Jewish parentage. 1t is in
teresting to note that the percentage
Of Jewish births has fallen off more
sharply than that Of the Protestants;
where there were Ill Jewish births
per 1000 in 1875 there are only So
in 1911. The school statistics OF
Prussia strikingly confirm the move
inert described above. From 1886
to 1911 the gain of Protestant pupils
in the common schools was 500, 900,
whereas the Catholic pupils gained
100000. In explaining the cause OF
this movement it is pointed out that
Protestant population of Prussia is
much Weather than the Catholic,
and 1t Is also much more largely rep
resented in the big cities-and II is
precisely among the weather.
classes and in the urban population
that the birth rate has declined most
sharply.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

ing congress and especially for the
allotment of space for the exhibitors.
Hon. A. B. Fletcher, president of
the congress and state highway en-
glneer Of California. and the Hon. L.
w. Page, president of the American
Highway Association and director Of
the United States Office OF Public
Roads, are taking deep and active
interest in the success of the con-
gress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17
Mrs. Philip Hichborn and son.

Mrs. Philip Hichborn and Horace
Wylie, the Washington clubman who
deserted his family to elope with her,
are reported to have separated in
Paris. The previous reports were
that they were living happily near
Paris under the name Of Mr.. and
Mrs: Wilborn and that they had one
child.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17

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creasing on slot perforations. lap to
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to position (small 70" perforation in.
dicates front OF collar); stitch upper
edge along indicating double 100" per-
forations.
!, Turn hem in back Of pepium at
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er edge of waist, centers even.
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The Washington times., 1914-07-07
Curiosity Drives
Wife AWav
q UNDERWOOD a UNDERWOOD.

NEW YORK. July IA wife's
curiosity has driven her from her
husband.
Albert Richards. a chemist, was
burned about the face by nitric acid
and must always wear a mask when
in public.
He has been undergoing treatment
at the Roosevelt Hospital, and as
physicians proceeded with the work
of replacing his features, making
nose out of an ear. an eyelid out of
a fragment Of skin, and so on, Rich
ards had allowed himself to grow
confident that in time the repulsiNe-
ness of his appearance would be
overcome.
1t was, therefore. a surprise to
the hospital physicians when he re-
ceived their solemn announcement
by saying simply. well, I don't
care. My wife has seen my face
now. anyway"
One day recently, Richards said.
he fell asleep on a chair in the
kitchen. shrek from his wife
awoke him. to find her holding up
the mask. and peering into his
msrred. patched features.
He has not seen his wife since
that time. She ran from the
house, and never returned.
The woman had said that she
WAS so thankful to have h"r nus
bands life spared she would never
complain about the mask, and
would never look at his face. Rut
curiosity overcame her
The Washington times., 1914-07-07
AR|STOCRATS AVOID
JONAHS IN SOCIETY
Superstition Causes Some Per-
sons to Be UnweIcome Due
to Odd Happenings.

LONDON. July There never was
a time when the British aristocrats suf-
fered so much from superstition as
they do at present. For instance, a GER
tain ambassador here will never will
ingly sit next to or converse with a
social failure II is most amusing 10
watch his ill-cOncealed discomfort il
he happens to be adroitly cornered by
one or another of the members of the
unpopular set
Again. Lord Berners. having heard Of
the unenviable prOclivities OF a man
whcm he met at his club and took
rather a fame" to. determined to test
the hstories I'D of this particular
human opal. -.fter a long and inter
estinG talk, the two left the club to-
gether. Lord r. Slipped on the step
and broke his kneecap.
After it had healed he h-pooh ed
the idea of any sinister influence, and
proposed a theater party and supper to
Jonah" That evening a piece of glass
penetrated his evening shoe and gave
him a very bad foot, while a woman
OF the party accidentally swallowed two
of her false teeth and nearly died.
From that evening the human opal was
left alone.
The Washington times., 1914-07-07
Sons-in-Law Give Cause
Impetus, Says Duchess

NEWPORT. July 7.-Titled and spend
thrift sons-in-law do not appeal to the
Duchess of Marlborough. The former
Consuelo Vanderbilt. who.is visiting her
mother, Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont. at
Marble House. in an. interview here
offered the sons-in-law as one reason
why she advocated woman suffrage.
We wealthy people are often asked
why we want the ballot said the
duchess, but few realize the position
occupied by mothers-in-law to certain
titled youths. --s
Women of wealth whose daughters
have married spendthrifts sorely need
the opportunity to make laws to pro-
tect their fortunes from the soris-fn- law
whose chief aim is to spend aimlessly
the money Of mothers-in-law.'' -
Militant tactics will never bring the
ballot to England. 1t will be won by
the so-called constitutionalist suffrage
organization. of whose triumphs the
papers never speak