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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits filed yesterday in the city and circuit courts
 Ella Wood vs Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company; 5000 dam ages claimed for alleged personal in- juries.
 Felix Wood vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company; y20Oo damages claimed for alleged personal injuries
 Ben Marshall ys. Birmingham Raii- way, Light and Power company; s5o0O damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Rosa Marshall ys. Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company; $5000 damages claimed for alleged personal il juries.
 Miss Maggie Liddell. Bruce Jones and R. E Wells vs. Parker Taxicah company. The plaintiffs have filed separate suits in which each claima $5000 damages for alleged personal in- jnries following an automobile acci- dent
 William Edwards vs. Woodward Iron company. $3000 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 James Thompson ve. Seaboard Air Line Railroad company. The plaintiff claims s10.000 damages. alleging that the company failed to furnish him with first class accommodations while jour neying to New York.
 Jack Tunsley ys. Woodward Iron company; $30.000 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Frances Turner administrstrix of the estate of J. NJ. Turner. vs. East Pratt Coal company; $30.000 damages claimed for the death of the intestate.
 who was killed in the defendant company's mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
EXPERT AUDITORS . SUBMIT REPORT ON | PRESS CLUB BOOKS Board of Governors Highly
 Pleased by the Healthy
 Condition Shown
 
ACTUAL ASSETS ARE
 PLACED AT S35,1s6.36
J. J. Eaton Elected Member of House C0mmittee-New Associate and
 Nonresident Members Are Elected by Board

Al the monthly meeting If the board of governors of the Birmingham Newspaper club, held yesterday in the private din- ing rooms. report was formally made on the audit of the ciub's affairs re- gently made by Lehman & Mcintosh The board considered the report excer- tionaIly gratifying. as it showed the club in healthy condition and covered the er.- tire period since the clubs generalization.
 Among other subjects before the board yesterday was the resignation of Walter W. Blackman from the house committee because of inability to give sufficient time 10 the work. The resignation was accent ed by the board with vote of thanks for past services. J. J. Eaton of the ad- vertising department of The Age-Herald was elected as his successor on the house committee.
 An analysis of the report submitted by the auditors through Chairman J. K Waters of the auditing committee showed that the club will begin Co create a. sur plus on April l of next year. This means that the club will have wiped out its en- tire Indebtedness of aproximately sl0,oo3 curing the first year of it's existence.
 The trial balance of July s1 showed a debit and credit balance of S4S, 3s6. .76 The actual assets of the club on that date were S5,1S6.36 Of this amount the fix lures and equipment are given by the aud itors at s26,020.S7: stores inventory of sup plies on hand showed S22l6.07; cash assets were Sss.77; accounts receivable were s2457 PC and decorations are listed as sS75S 40 The unpaid balance on the fix lures and equipment account was $54O9. .87.
 The profit and loss statement is interest ing, and shows the cost of operations for the first five months to have been s14,- 26S.62 The gains for this period. including dues and initiation fees show total ,f ,So6. 52. making the net gain to July a, $21, ,536.sO.
 The average net gain on the volume of business in the buffet was 25.S per cent. The cafe showed good profit in March and April, but showed a loss during the midsummer months of May, June and July. The billiard room was profitable department during the entire five months. the net profits being: March, szS6. 56; April, $ls26s; May, s13s.7s; June. sl52.S s, and July, $1l5. 34.
 As an evidence of the thoroughness of the audit, the auditors point out that they checked every cafe ticket and every item of original data during the entire first five months of the clubs operation
 The board of governors elected several new associate and nonresident members at yesterdays session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
HORNADY SPEAKS
 AT AID CLUB LUNCH
Discusses "Clean Advertisings-Pro- gramme for Next Tuesday An
 nOunced as Tribute Day"

John R. Hornady was the principal speaker at the Ad club luncheon yes- terday at 1 o'clock at the Newspaper club, taking as his subject Clean Advertising" Mir. Hornady was given close attention throughout One of the remarks made by him that caused com ment was that the advertising columns of the Birmingham newspapers as a rule. were cleaner than were the news columns
 Following his talk, Mir Hornady was quizzed by some members of the club as to the methods pursued in the get ting of war news and the precautions taken to insure the authenticity of a story He answered all questions sat- isfactorily
 The programme for next week as announced by the programme commit tee yesterday will be Tribute Day" On this day every member of the ciup is expected to be present and to come prepared to pay tribute to some ad- vcrtising ulan or the work of some advertiser In Birmingham President Sparrow will put the question, going the entire length of the tables. asking for tribute from everyone present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
Girlish, Wrinkle Free
 Skin Easy to Have

Since It's remarkable astringent and tonic properties became known, clever women all over the world have been up" their faces. remove wrinkles >and draw flabby checks and neck back to normal After using the solution. the face immediately feels much firmer. The skin tightens evenly all over the face. thus reducing lines and sagginess. The formula Is: Powdered saxolite. oz, dis solved fin witch hazel, X pint.
 Another wonderful facial beautifier and rejuvenator that has become quite a rage in the United States as in report a great demand The wax liter ally absorbs a sallow, freckled,. blotchy fresh, vigorous, healthy-hu young skin underneath a chance to "breathe" and to show itself. Applying the. wax at night like cold cream, washing 1t off mornings, will completely renovate a 6ns ounce usuaiiy is sufficisnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorued in the office of the probate judge;
 William H. Carson, Birmingham. u Miss Grace Ada Schimmel.
 Will Pentecost. Gadsden. to Miss Myrtle Ferguson.
 Edward G. Longman. Brooklyn, N Y.. to Miss Florence Harris.
 Paul Tibbetts, Brighton. to Miss Can nie Holland. nie Johns.
 A. J. Daly Birmingham, to Miss Charlotte Graham.
 E. W. McCrary. Sr.; Birmingham, to Miss Eula C. Mackey
 Hugh Merrill. Ensley. to Miss Ruth Parker
 Wailes Moseley, Virginia Mines to Miss Irene Eleta Ritch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
WARD WILL BORROW
 S3O0,0OO FOR CITY
Step Authorized at Commis. sion Meeting-ROutine
 Business Transacted

The open meeting of the board of city commissioners held yesterday afternoon was very brief, being merely the rati- fication of the matters of routine bust ness that had been agreed upon at the missioners. George Ward, as president of the board, was authorized to borrow $s00.O00 for the use of the city at a rate of interest not exceeding per cent and payable January 10, 1915. Resolutions were adopted that the board permit no more split improve ment assessments. This action was taken at the suggestion of the city comptroller. who pointed out that fact that splitting .-up these assessments caused delay in the payment of tie same to the city
 The following is summary of the transactions of the board yesterday:
 Destroyed by burning certain public improvement bonds which had been re- deemed at their regular interest price.
 Destroyed by burning public improve ment bonds issued under ordinance No. 227-C. said bonds having been cancelled on account of typographical error and another issue authorized in lieu thereof.
 Denied petition of Patrolman J. s. Carpenter for salary for time lost on account of injury.
 Denied petition of International Gum Vending company to operate slot ma chimes.
 Accepted right way deed for sani- tary sewer across property of T. M Cross in East Birmingham.
 Granted revocable permit to the Southern railway to construct and maintain and operate spur track from Its main line in Woodlawn to the plant of the Shelby Coal company.
 Accepted proposition of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to relinquish their franchise for one track on Thirty fourth avenue between Twenty seventh and Twenty ninth streets
 Ordered the following strect lights installed: Tungsten Sixtieth street and Fourth avenue, tungsten Sixtieth street and Fifth avenue, tungsten Sixty-sec- ond street and Fourth avenue. tunes- ten Avenue D and Forty-ftrst street to be maintained by Birmingham, Ems ley and Bessemer railroad. arc Seven ty-ninth street and Walker avenue
 Authorized the president of the board to execute lease for five years from March 31. 1915. to Letaw's pharmacy for corner store in city hall.
 Adopted resolution that the board permit no more split improvement as- easements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
Music Study Chorus to Meet

There will be meeting of the Music Study club chorus at Cable hall tomorrow morning at 1920 o'clock The chairman of the committee states that all women of chorus experience are invited to be Eres- ent and enroll themselyeG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16

JAMES wEATHERLY AND OTHER PROMINENT SPEAKERS WILL AD- DRESS THE VOTERS OF PRATT CITY TONIGHT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19
Charles Perry Peters.

Saturday night. at his home near
Mashulaville, the spirit of this good
man was waited to his Maker, his NOR
tai remains being inferred in the Bap-
tist cemetery by the Woodmen of the
World after appropriate services, con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. Mr.. Coke,
assisted by Revs. McElroy and Lips
comb.
The deceased was a native of this
county, being born 45 years ago, his
parents being Geo. Peters and Mary
Ann Russell. He was married in 1890
to Miss Pauline Glenn, of Winston a
noble woman who has been true help
meet. Five children were born of this
union. Two noble sons and two sweet
daughters survive.
He had been member of the Bap-
tist church for many years. being a
deacon and Sunday school superiutend-
ent the last ten years. He was a good
citizen, standing for the right at all
times His influence was always ex-
erted for good. He was as gentle as a
woman, bnt as brave as lion. He
will be missed in his church In his COM
nudity; but most of all. in his home.
His family have the heartfelt sympa-
thy of the entire community.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

Editor of the Beacon:
was greatly amused at what you
had to say about me telling Mr.. Austin
,, that it seems like he would make it
Hot for Cool Also about the color
blindness and rabbit hunt. Now that
have told brother in Meridian that
get SO absent-minded, this is one of
my good Brother L. F. Holberg's make
ups and he has told it so often that he
honestly believes it is the truth.
And now comes my good friend For
rest Allgood telling about rabbit hunt.
Well Forrest am surprised. That was
no rabbit; that was wild turkey, and
if you want to get the facts about that
turkey, that stick and a hand full of
salt you had better see Charley Hardin
about it. Chas. Hardin, Will King and
myself were out on the high water when
the turkey incident occurred. But that
was long, long time age, in the good old
days, and it seems that these good old
times will never come again.
Truly yours,
UNCLE CHARLEY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

tie next time l goes to Vest Point
when don't know vhare I lifs, stays
at home"
am glad to know my friend Charley
is still in the land of the living. He is
OF the salt of the earth, one whom
every one respects and all who know
him loves him. An honest, sincere
man, with heart as big as han,
with decided opinions on matters of
principles, but without prejudices. and
one who never obtrudeslhis opinions, no
matter how strong, on those who differ
with him. May he live long and pros
per.
And in this connection / will relate
another laughable happening in which
Joe Almon, now with the Memphis
CommerciaLAppeal, helped to make.
John E. Madison, a young college boy.
had just returned from school full
1edged lawyer, and handing in his law
card to go in the professional column
of the Sun, reading: ~. E. Madison,
attorney-at-law, Macon, Miss" The
modification and utter undoing of the
writer can be imagined. to find, when
the paper was all run off, that claw
had been printed "jaw" Madison was
a proud, sensitive young fellow and l |
feared he would view it as put up
job. and that there would be trouble /
when he saw it; 50 hunted him up to
make proper explanation and assure
him that it was wholly unintentioAal and
ask his psrdotf; but this didn't seem
necessary, for when he saw me coming
and discerning the object of my mis-
sion, he hailed me thus: 81 know what
you are coming for. | have seen it.
You didn't miss it far, for attorney at
jaw is about the size of it; so just let
them people laugh at it this week; it
will certainly put them wise to the fact
that l am in the law, for it seems every
body have met has read it. so don't
worry about it, for after all, it seems
that | am the gamer as the result of
,he error"
do not remember any burden that
was ever lifted from me that gave me
more relief and ease of mind, for the
,once, than the gentlemanly manner in
which Mr.. Madison forgave me for the
error.
...- Very truly
j. J. HAYNIE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

dragged, as they were on the ad,
joining cotton which had not been
touched. This, it seems to me,
was d very conclusive test. With
plenty of cotton on either side
that had not been treated the wee
vii would have left this strip of
cotton which had been treated if
there was any efficacy in the treat
ment at all.
| shall be very glad to have you
note carefully during the season
and make final reports as to the
results of these experiments.
Yours very truly,
J. A. EVANS,
General Assistant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19
LETTER FROM MR.. MAXWELL.

LETTER FROM MR.. MAXWELL.
Mr.. j. w. HADDoN,
Macon, Miss.
Dear Sir:-In reply to yours Of
the 14th: ! have not yet tried the
concoction in question and / havn't
much faith in it.
We have been'very successful by
picking the weevil and squares re-
liglonsly. You have to make this
picking a business by itself. Do
not let the hands try to pick wee
vii and hoe at the same time.
Pick abOut'twice each week thor,
oughly every week and every
square and you will make a crop
1t is very importont to get all
the weevil at this time, as they
have nearly all emerged from their
winter quarters. Then it is i'm
portant to get all punctured
squares and let none hatch out
and you have the fight won. We
are having ;the hardest fight we
have ever made but have them
pretty well under control and hope
to make a crop.
Yours very truly,
+. L, MAXWELL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19
Anent the Hot for Cool" Article

Quitman, Miss, June 8, 1914.
To the Beacon:
enjoyed very much in your last is
sue the reference you make to isevera
fmy good old friend Charlie Heinrich
and his naive comments on certain mat.
! ! ter7, aFsa I feef4rure fis~win NOT ob1ec,
to my giving here several short sketches
OF Incidents in which he figured way
back in the '7Os, when he chad not
been long in this country" from the
Vaterland, to use his own expression.
AT that time Glenn MARI, a fellow
countrypan of Charley's, owned bak-
cry and beer saloon in Macon and Helm
rich came down from Norfolk, Va. to
take charge of the bakery, and will
say, incidentally, that he was an ex-
pert in that line. 1t is needless to say
that Marz's beer, billiard hall and
bakery were the busiest places in Ma.
con.
But more to the point: The writer
at that time was publishing the old
Mississippi Sun at Macon, with J. K.
Almon as foreman and Joe Sboenaker,
John Johnson and Jim Dunlap printers.
Much business in those days was done
with Mobile, and as publisher, it be-
came necessary to visit that point often
for business, leaving the foreman to
get up the locals and get out the paper
for the week. On returning from one
OF these trips imagine my surprise and
dlsmay in looking over the paper to see
a paragraph reading thus:
Charlie Bologna Sausage spent Sun
day In West Point visiting his friend,
the German baker"
Hardly had finished reading the item
when in rushed Charlie with a COPY of
the paper in his hand, exclaiming as he
neared the editorial table:
"Vhat fur you put dat tam ting in
the paper fur? Eff you don't put it in
the paper nopStty sees it; eff you put it
IN de paper everypotty sees it; so what
fur you put it in de paper fur?"
And the very next Sunday Charlie
again spent the day with his friend in
West Point, and in the evening he went
to the depot to take the train but for
got the name of the town he came from
and the following conversation occur
red with the ticket agent:
"Gif me er ticket" said Charlie to
he agent.
Where to?" asked the agent.
by chiminy. said Charlie, II dun
orgot the name of the tam town al
eady."
well, | can't sell you ticket un-
ess you tell me where you want to go. +"
Charlie came bac6 at him: "vell, l
ellis you What dol chust pay de con-
uctor to the next stashun, and ven
'ets tar, II 1t ish not de place, l pays
o de udder stashuns."
And this, it is said, he did all the way
own until the brakeman called out:
Macon; all off for Macon" when
;harlie jumped up in his seat in the
moker and exultingly exclaimed.
OATS de tam town! Why didn't | !
nows it already before?" And as he
topped off the train where the usual
ig Sunday contingent had gathered at E
1e depot, he was heard to remark;l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

We express our heartfelt thanks to
the physicians and friends who were 50
kind and thoughtful during the illness
and death of our husband and father.
May God bless each of you is our pray
er.
MRS. G. P. PETERS AND CHILDREN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19
JUNE AND JULY
BARGAINS
Specials That Are Seasonable !
TERMS: CASH

Beginning Saturday June 10th second offerings
and These specials
de merchandise -eanabe c opportunity to
save purchases
two weeks.
JUNE 10Th TO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-19

L June II, 1914.
1r. J. W. Haddon,
\ Macon, Miss.
! Dear Mr.. Haddon: Your very
'fteresting letter of June s re,
lived and noted.
1--WE have requested various
ents to note carefully and report
} effect Of dragging sacks satur.
ed with the mixture referred to
lyour letter over the cotton, and
far all have reported as you do;
bt it apparently has no effect
Iatever.
We had a letter from Mr.. Viii
Estating that a very carefnl ex-
EBiment had been carried on un-
his supervision, in which a
he number of rows in the mid
kof the field were dragged with
sack saturated with this solu-
IN, the cotton on either side be-
4 untouched. The solution was
/ strong that some of the first
ION stalks over which the sack
dragged were killed; yet it
no effect whatever, tor on the
owing day the weevil we're just
|, thick on the strip that was
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-18

after one of the most spectacular
river crossings evcr made by an at
lacking force under fire.
For the past two days there have
been sparodic attacks from both
sides slong this | ne, but according
to admissions from rival headquart-
ers today have not produced any
definate results. Both sides have
suffered enormously, and the pres
Mt dause undoubtedly is being used
to bring up reinforcements and sup
plies.
Petrogad reports that the flower
Of the German corps detached for
service in east Prussia, is again hur-
rying back to the western front.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-18
INGERSOLLS VISlOY OF WAR.

Extracts From Speech Delivered
in 1875.
The past rises before me like a
dream. Again we are in the great
struggle for national life. We hear
the sounds of preparation; the music
Of boisterous drums, the silver
voices of heroic bugles. We see
thousands of assemblages and hear
the appeals of orators. We see pale
cheeks of women and flushed faces
of men, and in those assemblages
we see all the dead whose dust we
we have covered with flowers. We
lose sight of them no more. We
are with them when they enlist in
the great army of freedom. We see
them part with those they love.
Some are walking for their last
time in quiet, woody places with
the maidens they adore. We hear
the whisperings and the sweet VOWS
Of eternal love as they lingeringly
part for ever. Others are bending
over cradles, kissing babies that are
asleep. Some are receiving the
blessings at old men. Some are
parting with mothers who hold
them and press them to their hearts
again and again and say nothing
Kisses and tears, tears and kisses
divine mingling of agony and love!
And some are talking with wives
and endeavoring with brave words,
spoken in the old tones, to drive
from their hearts the awful fear.
We see them part. We see the
wife standing in the door with the
babe in her arms standing in the
sunlight sobbing. At the turn in
the road a hand waves she answers
by holding high in her arms the
child. He is gone, AMI forever!
We see them as they march
proudly away under the Haunting
flags, keeping time to the grand
wild music of war-marching down
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-18
jackson Co.
unity Fair
Sept. 1880 Oct. IL
Reduced Railroad rates from Hot
Springs. Hendersonville, Old Fort.
Murphy, and all intermediate points
to jackson County Fair.

fighting in all his life. Those dogs
fought them so that they all climb
ed one big tree. C. w. Wood and
W. L. Parker went to them, shot
and killed them. The writer had
the opportunity of seeing seven fine
bear skins, those men have.
Messrs. J. B. and Will Smith of
Wolf Mountain were at Balsam
Grove last Saturday and Sunday.
Holmes Plot of Waynesville is
in town this week.
Quite number of people of this
place are anticipating attending the
our dear old Jackson County Fair
Suppose we all 90 and see what the
farmers of other parts of the county
are doing. [ am wishing for this
Fair to be the best that has ever
been in Jackson.
MOUNTAIN TIMES.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-09-18
BALsAM GROVE

Tie people of this place are GER
tainly working in their fodder dur
ing these beautiful sunshiny days.
Rev. NJ. S. Warlick. of AsheviLle
has just closed a two weeks reviv-
al meeting at this place. Much
good has been accomplished in this
revival Those who joined the
church at the close of this meeting
meeting will be baptized the fourth
Sunday of this month.
Prof. G. H. Gilreath went to Gull
lowhe last week on business.
John E. Hooper came in last
week from Alaska. He has been
there for three years. Mr.. Hooper's
many friends are pleased to csc
him back at Caney Fork again.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Parker are
here from Hamilton, WASH, visiting
friends on Caney Fork.
Messrs. Joe Davis and Sam Hen
con were in town Monday buying
cattle
M. S. Warlick went to Tuckasei-
gee the first of the the week.
G. T. Wood of Sunburst was in
town last week on business.
Last week some of our success
full bear hunters went out in the
Balsam mountains hunting. They
got on the rack of and old bear
and three cubs near the Piney
mountain field. They turned nine
dogs loose on their tracks; very
soon the fun began. One of those
men told me he never heard such