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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
GENERAL MEETING
OF CIVIC CHAMBER
Method of Fastening Erec-
ton of POstoffice To Be
Discussed

This afternoon at 4 o'clock the gem
eral meeting of the Chamber of Com
MERGE will be held at which the subject
of accelerating the erection of the new
postoffice will be discussed.
The meeting will probably be the most
largely attended OF any in several
months as invitations have been extended
10 all civic bodies in Birmingham to join
in the meeting. According to reports Il
secretary Radcliffe all will have repre-
sentatives present.
Senator Frank 5. White will address
the melting, and will advise with the
members of the civic chamber as to the
best methods to be pursued to secure the
erection of the postoffice building al
once.
Among other speakers win be DR. Il. NJ
Cunningham, city health officer, and
Truman IL. Aidrich, postmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
Fire Damp Indicator

From the Scientific American.
A new fire damp indicator was re-
Gently demonstrated in London. The
device is adapted to indicate the pres
ence of fire damp in coal mines. 1t is
based on the well known principle of
catalytic combustion resulting from
placing platinum black in certain ex-
plosive gases. The device is in the
shape of a torch with two differential
thermo-electric couples connected in
series with a sensitive galvanometer
Each therrno couple is embedded In q
bead of porus material. one of which
beads is impregnated with platinum
black so that in the presence of fire
damp it will become heated above tho
other and generate a termo electric cur.
rent, which will defect the galvanome-
ter. In order. to make the platinum
black as sensitive as possible, eacl
bead is heated by a resistance coil to
the required temperature. AS both oil
the beads are heated alike, there is nc
detection of the galvanometer under
normal conditions.
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FORMAL OPENING OF
DRUG STORE TODAY
Hagan-Dunlap's Handsome
New Store Located at
Sd Ave. and 10th st.

The formal opening of the nagan-Dan-
lap DRUG companys new store on the
corner of Goth. street ard Third avenue
VIII take place today from noon to 10
p. m. The store occupies the corner
formerly Occupied by the Gum Drug COM
payn, which has been remodeled and
beautified.
The company IS composed Of Claude
Hagan. who for a number of wears has
he en- prominently identified with the
leading drug stores of Birmingham and
Il, ;. Dunlap. well known business
nan especially experienced in the drug
business. They have a corps OF eompe-
tent employees in every department
The store is plate glass, mahogany ard
marble. and is beautifully arranged and
convenient for service 1t will handle
a complete line cigars. cigarettes, tohac-
COS. drugs, medicines and sundries. 1t is
announced by the management that a
feature will he the Is minute delivery
service, and that every order will leave
the store within IL minutes after received.
Souvenirs will he given away today,
end an orchestra viii render popular
selections.
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would speak to his miaister of finance
concerning the prohibition of vodka.
Disappointed at failure of my bill
| had abandoned my scat in the Duma.
il was evident the bureaucracy had OBJ
structed the measure. Minister Of
Finance Kokovsoff regarded it as a
dangerous innovation. deprivlng the
government of 1,0cG. 100000 rubles
CISCO, coo, 000) yearly.
"while l lobbied in Petrograd the
Emperor visited the country around
Moscow and saw. the havoc of vodka.
fle then dismissed kol1ovsoff and ap-
pointed the present minister of finance,
NJ. Bark.
Mobilization precipitated the anti
vodka measure. The grand duke, re-
membering the INSTRUMENTATION due to
drunkenness during the mobilization of
1904, ordered prohibition except ia
clubs and first-elass restaurants. This
order. enforced for one month. showed
the Russian authorities the value Of
abstinence. In spite of the depression
of war; the paralysis of business and
The closing of factories. the people felt
no privatlon. Savings banks showed an
increase in deposits. There was a boom
in the sale of meats. groceries, cloth
ing. dry goods and house furnishings.
1.-The 30,0O0,0O0 rubles a day that had
been paid for vodka were now being
spent for necessities. The average
working week increased from three
and four days to six, the numerous hoi-
idays of the drinlxer having been elm
mated. The working day also became
longer and the efficiency of the worker
was perhaps doubled. Women and
children who seldom We're without
marks showing the phys steal violence of
the husband and father suddenly found
themselves in an undreamed of para
| disc There were no blows, no insults
and no rough treatment. There was
bread on the table. milk for the babies
| and fire in the kitchen.
81 decided to seize this occasion fol
| press campaign, so far as this is n
possible thing in Russia. I organized
delegations to present pretitions to the
proper authorities for rrolonging this
new sobriety for the duration of thC
war. This step found favor with hG
| imperial majesty and an order was IL
sued to that effect. A similar campaign
to remove the licenses from privileged
restaurants and clubs was successful
and strong liquor no longer was avail
able anywhere in Russia.
| THE second month of abstinence
| made the manifold advantages so c1eal
| 70 everybody that when we called upor
! his majesty to thank him for his re-
| cent orders he promised that the vodka
| business OF the government would be
| given up forever"
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BESSEMER E:WS

Bessemer, November 1S.-(Speclal.)--J
II. Evans. a machinist for the Woodward
Iron company, was run down and serl-
ously injured by a switch engine on the
Woodward line this afternoon about 6
o'clock at the Woodward crossing at
Brighton. Mr.. Evans who lives in Bright
on, was on his way home from work and
was walking up the track when switch
engine struck him, cutting both legs OFF
below the knees DR.. Donald of Brighton
was one of the first to reach the scene
and he attended the wounded man. ia
cobs ambulance was Immediately called
and the injured man was hurried to the
Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where he I'M
derwent an operation. Mr.. Evans is well
known in this district He is reported to
be resting well tonight.
Mrs Nancy Wells. Go years of age, died
last night at the home OF her son-in-
law, NJ w. HILL at Sloss mines. The
funeral took place this afternoon at l
o'clock from the Pleasant Valley Bap-
fist church, the Rev. j. II. Mailman Of
ficiating. Interment was at the Pleasant
Valley cemetery.
Funeral services over ethe remains OF
Gray Huffman, who committed suicide
last night at his home on Arlington ave-
nue., between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, were held this afternoon from the
family residence. the services being con-
Quoted by the Rev. George Stoves, pas
tor of the First Methodist church. The
deceased is. survived by his widow, ont
daughter, Miss Dorothy Huffman; his
mother, two brothers, Cleve and ROY
| Huffman of Birmingham, and three sis
tiers, Mrs. Cecil Cowan, Mrs. Eugene Rar'
den and Miss Dorothy Huffman of Besse-
mer. Interment was made at Cedar Hill
cemetery. The following gentlemen act
ed as pallbearers: w. P. Golson, Thomas
T. Huey, r. B. Buck, John Harris, James
b. Houston and DIR. J. s. Winters.
A postal was received this morning by
Henry F'irstbrook from his brother-in-
law, James Gillespie, who for several
years was bookkeeper for the Bessemei
Gas company in Bessemer, but who left
n short time ago for his home in Eng
land, to join the army. On reaching home
Mr. Gillespie applied for service in tho
expeditionary force to go to France, ane
as he was an old soldier he was given his
old number, 6405, and was enrolled II
1.-THE Bluffs East Kent regiment, the old
est regiment in the English army. Mr.
Gillespie served seven years in the lin'
in India, Africa and in the Boer war ant
| then five years in the reserves. The care
was mailed at Havre, France, and in
stead of a stamp had the letters 20. III
| NJ. s. Con his majesty's service). 1t carn'
| from France to New York and to Besse
mer as IL it had a stamp on it.
| A large crowd gathered at the Firs
| Presbyterian church tonight to hear tn
sermon by the Rev. J. A. Bryan, paste
of the Third Presbyterian church in Biz
| mingham. Mr.. Bryan's subject was mis-
sions in the Birmingham district" Oh
Thursday night the Rev. Robert Lee Bel
of the Handley Memorial Presbyterian
church, Birmingham, will lecture on mis-
| sionary work. The local Presbyterian
church is holding services every even
ing this week in observance of home mis-
| sion week.
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RUSSIA ABSOLUTELY
"DRY;" REMARKABLE
CHANGE IN PEOPLE

decided to take every opportunity to dis
cover more about the use of vodka.
AT the end of the eighties there came
famine in Russia followed by agrarian
troubles. I saw a crowd of peasants de-
mand from n landlord all the grain and
focodstuffs in his granary, and I noted
that every man who was taking part in
this incident was drinking man, while
their abstemious fellow villagers had sur
f1cient provisions in their homes.
AT Samara I decided to do more than
passively disapprove of vodka. At this
time was an alderman. Many tenants In
my houses were workingmen. One night
a drunken father in one of my houses
killed his wife, Then / decided to fight
vodka with all my strength.
ION the superstition that the government
was selling vodka for revenue, / calcu-
lated the revenue received from its con-
sumption In Samara. then introduced a
bill in the city council providing that the
city give this sum to the imperial treas
ury with a request that the sale &c vodka
be prohibited. This bill passed. The
money was offered to the government
but the government refused 1t.
ut dawned upon me that Russian bu-
reaucracy did not want the people sober
! because it was easier to rule automatically
| drunken mob than a sober people.
"TnaL was seven years ago. Later
was chosen mayor of Samara and sub
senuently elected to the Duma on an
| antivodka platform. In the Duma I pro-
posed a bill permitting the inhabitants
OF a town to close tho local vodku
shops and providing also that every
| bottle of vodka should bear label
| with the word poison At my request
the wording of this label, in which the
evils of vodka were set forth, wat
done by Leo Tolstoi This bill passed
| the Du1na, but in the imperial council
was amended and finally tabled
Emperor Impressed
! Il then begged an audience of En-
perors Nicholas. He received ME witt
/ great kindness and listened to me pa
tiently. He was impressed with my re-
cital that most of the revoiutionar,
and socialist excuses were committed
by drunkards. He promised that h
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19

TO. SPEAK ON VITAL
NEEDS OF THE AGE"

"The Vital Needs of the Age" will be
the subject of DR.. Yutal<a MnaSuehi's
lecture to men at the jefferson theatre
next Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. In
this lecture he will deal with many of
the great world problems and suggest
a solution
DIR. Minakuchi has made a deep liz
PRESTON on the men of the city and
has spoken at Howard college, Bir-
nlingham college and the city college.
HIS address Sunday afternoon viii be
his last In the city of Birmingham.
The Young Mems Christian assooia-
ton orchestra will furnish the music
and this meeting Is free TO the men of
Birmin CHAM
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NEWS OF ENSLEY

The condition of George Guthrie. who
was kicked on the head by a mule on
Tuesday morning at No. mines of the
Tonnessee company, is still very Sc
rious but hopes are entertained for his
recovery. Young Guthrie is about Is
years of age and was mail boy at No.
mines. Tuesday morning he entered
the stock yard to get a mule to ride
to Wylam and while there was Kick cd
in the forehead by a mule. His skull
was fractured in three places
A lecture will be delivered by the
Rev. S. ]. Winchester this evening at
o'clock at the Ensley city hall Mr.
Winchester will use as his subject
Give the Girl a Square Deal" The
meeting will be for men only.
The F. s. c. club. composed of the
young people of Fairview, has been
organized with 20 charter members In
addition to the social feature of the
club a study circle will be arranged
1t was decided to hold the meetings on
each Tuesday evening" The following
officers We're elected: Miss Louise
tftUAittf MISS Itllf ACTON,
vice president; Miss Nellie Bentlet.
secretary. and Miss Mamie Little,
| Il easurer
| The Ensley High school football
team defeated the University High
school football team of Birmingham
| yesterday afternoon at the Ensley park
| by a score of Il to 0. The game was
fast and hard fought Ensley made first
touchdown In the first quarter after
several end FUNDS and line bucks Gin
! gerry carried the ball over 1nsloy
failed to kick goal. In the second hall
| Ensley made another touchdown BY
line plunges, Ponder carrying the ball
over. Ensley again failed to kick goal
Neither team scored in the third quar-
ter Ensley carried the ball to its OPP
ponents' five-yard line but lost on q
tumble. In the fourth quarter the Bir-
iningham boys came back strong and
| carried the ball to Ensley's 15-yard
line. They attempted a forward pass
which was incomplete.
| For Ensley. Ponder. Gingery and
Lewis did fine work. while Crews, Jaf-
icy and Drennen did good work for the
University High.
The lineup was as follows:
/ Ensley--Albert. left guard; Wagner
left tackle: Mandy. left end: Propst
center; Bennitt. right guard; Hickman
right tackle; Phillips. right end; Free.
man, quarter; Ponder. left half; Gin
gerry, right half Lewiss, full.
University-Smith. left guard; IL
Ullmer left tackle; Fox and Jaffey
left end; Hulsey, center; 10y, RICH
! guard; Orr, right tackle; Riser, righ
end N. Ullmer, quarter; III. Drennen
left half; G. Drennen, right half; Crews
full. Cook (Auburn). referee.
Yesterday afternoon about 2:3,
| o'clock the Wylam fire department was
i called to Seventh avenue and Thirty.
second street to the residence of Free
Sawyer, which had couSht fire from o
l spark on the roof. The roof was bad
Is burned, several hundred dollars
damage being done.
! 4 social Will be given by the Baracs
class of the Ensley Presbyterian
/ church tomorrow evening at o'clock
at the home of w j. Adele. 3005 Ave
nue. e. An interesting programme has
been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
NEGRO BAPTIST
CONVENTION MEETS

Admission. November 1s.-tSpecial)
Strong pleas for peace and harmony
by Rev. John w. M. Goodgame of Bir-
bingham and Rev. I. L. Simpson fen
TIRED the opening session of the forty
seventh annual session of the Alabama
Baptist state convention. which began
here this morning at the Mt. Zion Bap-
fist church, of which the Rev. ]. M
Coleman is pastor. More than 1000 nc.
gro ministers and delegates from I'll
portions of the state are present at III,
meeting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
TENK|LLEDWHEN
REFORM SCHOOL IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
With Doors to Fire Escapes
Locked Ten Inmates Per-
ish In Flames-One
Hundred Escape

Mariana. Fla. November Is.-Tcn
persons were burned to death here
early today when IRE destroyed the
main building of the Florida Reform
school, an Institution maintained ny
tte state for the training of youths.
Approximately 100 students escaped by
climbing through a slSylight to the roof
and then making their way down the
sides of the three-story building on fire
escapes.
The dead include two officers Of the
institution and eight students. All of the
latter were under l. years of age. The
list follows;
Bennett Evans. instructor in carpentry
Charles Evans. guard.
Eor Norris. Joseph Neatherbee elf
ford Glffords. Louis Haffin. Louis Fernan-
dez Walter Fisher. Waldro Drew and
Clarence PARROT. all students.
According TO statement telegraphed
Governor Park Trammell of Florida by
Acting superintendent William Bell. all
the fire escape doors in the section Of
the building where tile deaths occurred
were locked and the keys were on the
| first floor when the fire was discovered
I Governor Trammel has telegraphed
| President W. II. Milton of the board OF
directors OF the school. asking for an in
vestigation. 1t was understood tonight
that the call for the meeting would be
| issued tomorrow. The fire Is thought to
have been caused by the explosion OF an
! oil lamp left burning at the foot of the
stairway leading to the second floor.
When discovered IL had made great head
| way and had cut of all means of es-
| cape for the occupants, who slept on the
second and third floors. except by the fire
essences
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u. S. TOLD OF THE
CLOSURE OF SEA

Asquith's statement to the British Par
lament yesterday regarding the clos
Ure of the North sea has not been cont
municated formally to the American
government. 1t is understood here to
have been merely a repetition OF facts
communicated to the state department
n fortnight ago regarding danger OF
navigation in the North sea and a fur
Their notice is deemed improbable.
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Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. ]. T. Collins. Jr.

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. J. T. Collins, Jr., aged 26 years. who
died Tuesday morning at the family resi-
dence, 2G21 Madison avenue, were con-
Quoted yesterday morning at II o'clock.
Internment followed in Oak Hill cemetary
The deceased is survived by her husband.
Joseph T. Collins. an attorney, her
mother q sister and brother.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
HACK. HACK! HACK.

With raw tickIinR throat. ught
chest. sore lungs. You need Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound, and quick
ly. The first dose helps. il leaves q
soothing, healing coating as 1t glides
down your throat, you feel better at
once. S. Martin. Bassett. Neb., writes:
Il had a severe cough and cold and
was almost past going. | got q bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar and am glad
to say 1t cured my cough entirely ana
my cold soon disappeared" Every user
Is a friend. Sold by all dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19

SENATOR WHITE is
GUEST OF ROTARIANS

L. 5. Senator Frank $. White was the
guest of honor at the monthly meeting
and dinner of the Birmingham Rotary
club at the Tutwiler last night at $50
o clock. The senator made short nd
dress. Among the other speakers of the
evening were Tom Anderson and Pas
chal @. Shook.
Considerable routine business was
disposed Of including the election %
several new members, among them w.
W. Crawford.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
low 10 give Quinine to Children

Febriline is the trademark name given
to an improved Quinlne. II is a Taste
less Syrup. pleasant to take and does not
disturb the stomach, Children take 1t and
never know II Is Quinine. Also especially
adapted to ADULTS who cannot take ordi-
nary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing IN the
head. Try Il the next time YOU need
ouinine for any purpose. Ask for two
ounce original package. The name Feb-
rhine is blown in bottle. % cents.
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Mrs. Annie B. Hartung

Decatur, November 1s.--(Special AFTER
a long illness. Mrs. Annie b. Hartung died
yesterday at the family residence in New
Decatur. She was the wife Of Henry
Hartung, city clerk of New Decatur. Her
husband and three daughters survive her.
Mrs. Hartung had resided in New De-
catur about 20 years. having moved here
from shelbyville, Tenn. The funeral SER
vices were held this evening at 1880 o'clock
at the Westminster Presbyterian church,
New Decatur. and the remains we're taken
to Nashville tonight where they Will be
Inferred in Mt. Olive cemetery.
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PERSONAL

II. l.. Bailey, manager of the Hotel
Hlllman, received the sad tidings of
the death of a maiden sister, whose
home was at Plattsburg n. y.
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Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. l.. e. lanyard, who died at her
residence. 1903 South Twelfth street. will
be conducted this morning at 1880 from
the residence. Interment will follow In
Elmwood cemetary. The deceased Is sur
yived by her husband and two children.
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Daniel T. Tucker

Funeral services over the~ remains OF
Daniel T. Tucker, aged SO years. who died
yesterday morning in Jasper at the resi-
dence of his son will be conducted this
morning from the private chapel of Lige
10y. Interment will follow in East
Lake cemetary
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1905
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4 social Will be given by the Baraca
class of the Ensley Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening at s o'clock
at the home of w. ]. Adele. 3005 Ave-
nue. E. An interesting programme has
been arranged.
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Yesterday afternoon about 2:3,
o'clock the Wylam fire department was
called to Seventh avenue and Thirty.
second street to the residence of Free
Sawyer. which had cousht fire from o
spark on the roof. The roof was bad
~ burned, several hundred dollars
damage being done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-10

But you mustn't gor' he exclaimed
In panic rs she turned away. "oh
say. please. You wouldn't do n thing
like that
Il cannot speak to you this way.
sir The young lady blushed prettlIy.
Why not. I'D like to know
oh. She raised her hand and
shook her head TO express the abso
lutte impossibiiity OF such II thing.
Already have been terrible What
will Stephanie say:"
you've been nothing OF the sort.
and who IS Stephanie?-
'she is big black woman-very
fierce. Ii Is because or Stephanie that
the fairies have gone away from here"
I'm so tired that must sit down
] thought these country places were
unoccupied ut this season"
so they are. But. you see am do
Ing penance. I arm bad girl. am
disobedlent- Otherwise I would not
allow YOU 10 speak to me alone like
this. You are the first gentleman j
have ever been so long I'm the com
p:Tny with. Senior Antonio. For six
months l must wear these garments
no pretty ones. ! must not go out In
public also. and have been sent here
away from the city for a time to cure
my rebelliouS spirit
Those dresses must he hot
"Oh. very uncomfortable. But. yoL.
gee. was bad"
Not very bad:"
Indeed. ! disobeyed my father. my
uncle. everybody" For the first time
her eyes grew bright with anger. But
I did not wish 10 he married"