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The Opportunity Of a Lifetime to Visit
 California

The great Panama Expeditions ct oan Francisco and San Diego, California, are now open and the attendance has far ex- ceeded any exposition for the same length of time.
 Rock Island Lines have established remarkably low rates of fare daily to November 30-only $63.50 for round trip from Birmingham--provid the best opportunity that can ever be afforded the American public to view the won- ders of the Golden West"
 You see all on Rock leland Scenic Circle Tour; the Colorado Rockies Pikes Peak. new Rocky Mountain Nat ional Park. Salt Lake. beautiful CAl- fornia, the Pacific Coast,- both expQols tions. tho historic and snchAntins csoic: ef .cSlasn ,. ,,s stas: 14na,ssf.. st| rsdo .csiifornis hxprsss and Other zsss seatS...t tssaas rhssosc Hsser.ss sas EqHipmsnt.supsrH DinIng Css eeFvlcs; Peters Bldg. Atlanta. Our. repreeenta- lives are travel experts. yhe will hslp you plan a wonderful and 9n. econcm- lcal outing, give you fuil Information about California and her wonder Ex. positions. how best to zee them. and look after every detall sx your trip.
 Write. phons or drop iA for our ntera. 1T H. Hunt. D. P. A. Rock Island LaneA Atlanta.
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MERCHANTS HEAR
 BOWIE ON BONDS
Association Adopts Resolu- ti0n Urging Members to
 Work at Polls

A rousing meeting of the Merchants Protective association, held in it's quar- ters on the sixteenth floor of the Jeffer- son County bank building. was held last night to hear Sydney J. Bowie and Com missioner George B. Ward talk on the proposed bond issue the meeting, unusu- ally well attended, closing by the adop- tion of resolutions urging the member ship of the "M. P. A to not only exert their influence in favor of the bond issue, but also urging every member to work actively at the polls on election day.
 John W. O'Neill, president presided over the meeting and prior to the arrival of Mr. Bowie and party a number or members of the association expressed their views in regard to the bond issue, reporting at the same time indications from various sections of a favorable na- ture.
 MT. Bowie's remarks were well received and numerous points pertinent to the retail mercantile interests were brought out, association members making a num- Der of questions of an interesting nature.
 The resolution which was adopted was as follows:
 Resolved, Since the passage of the pro- posed bond issue Is of such vital impor- tance not only to Birmingham, but to the retail mercantile interests especially, we hereby propose:
 Tt is incumbent upon every member of the association to actively work in favor of it's passage and to devote every possible moment on election day, April 12, to vigorous work at the polls. in their re- spective beats, for the general welfare of not alone the community, but of them- selves.
 Further, it is resolved this is the sense of this meeting. held D. in., April g. and each member is to be advised thereof by the secretary, Henry F. Beau mont, special stress to be laid on the necessity of working at the polls election day"
 This resolution was proposed by s. P. Bragg of Avondale. and seconded by J. c. Corcoran, and was adopted unanimously.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Con ment has been frequently made by the writers for the press wherever Mile. Anna Pavlowa, the marvellous Russian dancer, has appeared during the present season that she has given a much wider variety to her programme offered this year than during her earlier American tours.
 From the joyous ballet of the "Fairy Doll" with it's whimsical bits of charac- terization of the rich eountryman and his wife, the dreamy poet and the droll rep resentation of mechanical dolls to the highly modern dances that Mile Pavlowa has this season introduced under the title Of Dances of Today there is a wide step.
 Following the principal ballet numbers among the piquant single dances or di- veitisements, there has been found this season the same great variety of choice ranging from grave to gay and from in- dividual dances to those that have flood ed the stage with great numbers of poor ly questioned men and women dancers.
 The engagement of Mile. Pavlowa will be for one performance Saturday. Seats now OF sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-09
DEFENSE OPENS IN
 THE KENNY CASE

Witnesses for the defense are being heard in the s50.0O0 damage suit on trial in the second division of the city court before Judge Charles W. Ferguson, in which Thomas Kenny is seeking to re- cover the above amount from the Loyal Order of Moose for the death Of his son, Donald A. Kenny, who died while being initiated into the order In July, 1913. The defense is attempting to show that the deaths were rather the result or natural causes than by the electric branding stunt alleged to have been used during tho ceremony. The evidence will prob ablv he concluded this morning.
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 seriously and replied that in his opinion women voters should be required to pay a poll tax just as men are.
 AS matter of fact, he said, the necessity of paying the poll tax is our bull wark of strength in our effort to prevent indiscriminate voting of negroes. The il- literacy feature alone would be ineffec- tive Therefore, were women permitted to vote without paying the poll tax, We would be overrun by negro women at the polls. This would, of course, never do. Therefore. the necessity for the tax. Ne gro women, as negro men in the pres ent, would not pay that tax. It is my understanding that the leaders of the sui fragettes entertain the views that I have just expressed"
 MT Bowie expressed the opinion. how ever, that he did not think the cumulative poll tax feature should be applied for period longer than two years
 Would Separate Taxes
 MT. Smyer. in his testimony, declared in favor of divorcement in state, county and city taxes. He thought, he said, that each unit shuld collect s>own taxes. Mir Bowie, on this subject, stated that the thought deserved the most serious consid- eration. Mir. Smyer and MT. Brown testi- fled that in their opinion the state should not be required to contribute to the sup port of local schools. MT. Smyer de- clared that the state should be given all taxes accruing from railroads running through the state It was his opinion that from this and other available sources, on which to operate. He expressed the opinion that a county should not receive (Centinued on Page seven)
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Willis and Allison Back

Capt G. c. Willis, chief deputy United States marshall and Maj. Charles J. AL lison clerk of the United States court, returned yesterday from Huntsville, where they have been in attendance on the court at that point. Judge w. l. Grubb will return tomorrow.
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McCrossin Appointed Receiver

Judge w P. McCrossin has been ap- pointed receiver of the Reinhart Ice Cream company. which went into bank ruptcy several days ago. He is author iZed to operate the plant as going con- cern until further orders of the court and has placed P. N. Miller in charge as general manager.
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At the Lyric

Bert Fitzgibbons is good for the blues, the spring fever or whatever else it may be called. His laugh and his unusual comedy are features that will create laughter with anyone. Paul Gilmore and his associate players in 'The Intruder offer a strong little drama in one act that proved most acceptable to the audi ences yesterday. Dr. Herman, the cleo tricsl wizard. never fails to capture his al,dience
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---------------------se - -- PERSONAL

B. G. Eaves has resigned his position as supervisor of agents for the Massa- chusetts Mutual for northern Alabama to become district manager for the New England Mutual, offices Ills American Trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-09
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 s2520-Alabama- Penny-Prudential Saw ings bank to C. w. Hadnott, lot and the west 4s feet of lot ', block 26l. survey of Eiytoit Land company.
 oo-Congregation Emanu-El body corporate to A. L. Fulenwider. lots l. and 3, in block 63. fronting Fifth avenue north adjoining Seventeenth street.
 $s900-H. S. McKewin to N. ]. Catan- zano lot Il. in block 1, Magnolia Heights survey
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Marriage License

Tue following marriage license was yes- terday recorded in the office of the pro- bate judge:
 F. R Melee. Ensley. to Miss Maggie Mae Adams.
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Carr to Be Given Hearing

Luther F. Carr of Jacksonville, Fla, act, will be given a preliminary hearing this morning at 10 o'clock before Judge R. B. Watts, United States commissioner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-09
SWAPPERS EXCHANGE
 WILL BE OPENED TODAY

Beginning today The Age Herald will open a Swappers' Exchange at H0s Fifth avenue. opposite The Age-Herald building, where any article advertised in the Swap pers' Column can be put on exhibition for exchange.
 Every one knows about the now famous Swappers' Column. The Swappers Ex-
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change will be an adjunct to this column. A lady will be in charge who will take good care of articles left in her keeping. The exchange will be open from 4:sO D. m. to T D. m. daily.
 This may be just the opportunity you have been seeking to get your wares be- fore a prospective trader. It Is well worth trying anyway.
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properties. MT. Garusey. who lives in Memphis said that the business of tho Galloway company was better. and that in Memphis the indication pointed to more hopeful situation. Mir Garnsey said that his trip here was simply Tor the purpose of inspecting the proper ties of the company near this city He will return to Memphis today at noon
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Meyer In the City-Robert Meyer, one of the well known hotel managers of the south, passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to Nashville He is said to be figuring on a hotel in Blr- mingham. Mr. Meyer has nearly 10 hotels in the south and is accredited with being one of the most successful operators in the United States. He said yesterday that business was showing a decided improvement at all or hls houses and that he expected further betterment within a short time
 Lieutenant smith Here-Lieut Edwin Smith of the United States army Is reg istered at the Tutwiler with Mrs Smith. He is making a trip through the south and stopped over here to visit
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Cyrus Garnsey Here-Cyrus Garnsey
 company and one of the best known coal mon in this section. was hsre yes. tsrday on an inspsotien of the company
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Beatty and chill
dren, OF Warrington, have been the
guests OF Mrs. Beatty's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Deveny.
Mrs. A. G.. Clayton, of Warrington,
has been h guest of her mother,
Mrs. John r. Cook, for several days.
Mrs. c. w. Evans spent yesterday
in Wheeling.
Mrs. w. w. WEIGH. of Morgantown,
was here yesterday attending the fu-
neral OF Aubrey Meredith. She was
the guest OF Mrs. W.. F. McCafferty.
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Snyder, of Pittsburgh avenue, a
daughter.
Mr.. n. C. Dickerson is recovering
slowly from a severe attack OF grippe
and complications at his home on
Walnut avenu
Mrs. Jane Ingram Is recovering
from an attack of grippe at her home
on Main street.
L. NJ. Albright. of Kingwood, was
here yesterday the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Google.
Miss Lulu Bishop, h had spent
the Easter vacation with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. E. T. Bishop, has re-
turned to Birmingham, Ala, to re-
sumo her studies in the Birmingham
Music Conservatory.
Prof. w. A. Hustead and daughter.
Miss Iva, were at Boothsville yeSter-
day to attend the funeral of the for
mer's mother, Mrs. j. C. Hustead. Mr..
Hustead has just recovered from a
severe attack OF grippe.
Miss Lillian Marshall, who had been
tn guest of Miss Matte Bentel for
several weeks, left this morning for her
home at Freedom, Pa.
Miss Kathaleen Bishop, who recent
Ily underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis at Cook Hospital, is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Frank A. Gump, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs Ed Walker. is
spending a few days in Pittsburgh.
Miss Gypsy Taught, of Warrington,
is leaving for Chenille, w. Va,
where she will enter school. Her sis
ter. Miss Beulah, accompanied her as
far as Fairmont.
Dir. L.. Kismet Rosa and his wife,
DR.. NJ. V. McCune Rosa, OF Martins
burg, are ip the city for the Suffrage
Conference.
Miss Grace D. Cole. OF Charleston,
is in the city for the State Conference
of the Suffrage League.
Miss Zeta Lively, of Weston, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Lively
in this city.
Mrs. Joseph G.. Cochran, of Parkers-
burg, is here for the Suffrage Confer.
ence.
Mrs. Ellis Yost. of Morgantown. ar
rived here this morning for the Con-
ference of the State Suffrage League.
Mr.. n Mrs. M. II. King. of Elkins,
are here for h State Conference of
the West Virginia Suffrage League.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
CUSTOM OF TEA DRINKING
Love 6rewed the First Cup, According
to a Legend Believed
In China.

The Chinese claim to be the first
users of tea as a drink. and how it
originated Is told in a pretty little leg
end that dates from 1000 years before
the coming Of Christ, says Ireland's
Own.
A daughter of a then reigning sover-
.eign fell in love with a young noble
mar whose humble birth excluded him
from marrying her. They managed to
exchange glances and he occasionally
gathered a few blossoms and had them
conveyed to her.
One day in the palace garden the
lovers met and the young mar endeav-
ored to give her a few flowers, but
so keen was the watchfulness OF her
attendants hat all she could grasp
was a little twig with green leaves.
On leaving her room she put the
twig in water and toward evening she
drank the water in which the twtg
had been kept. So agreeable was the
taste that she even ate the leaves and
stalks. Every day afterward she had
punches OF the tea tree brought to her.
which she treated in the same way.
Imitation being the s~incerest form of
dattery, the ladies OF the court tried
the experiment, and with such pleas.
ing results that the custom spread
throughout the kingdom the
great Chinese tea industry became one
of the greatest businesses in the
world.
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be ugly. He used to scowl at the lit.
tie doc when he met him. But on a
certain night Dutchy, having had
the mood for trouble.
Jim Mofat and Phil Duggan, who
were seeing him back, at the request
of the town marshal. tried to pull him
past the stoop. but Dutchy shook
them away and stood facing the lit
tie doc, who was tanning himself at
Miss Lida's side.
II you're a man you'll come down
from behind a woman's skirts and
talk face to facet" screamed Dutchy.
The little doc came down. Miss
Ida let out a cry, but there wasn't
anything to be done, for Dutchy was
a big man and he could have smashed
Phil and Jim with a blow of his fist,
to say nothing OF the little doc.
The doc came up to Dutchy and
looked keenly into his eyes.
"Ha, the Juror Teutonicus, I seei"
he said to himself, as though sum-
ming. up the condition of a patient.
And then, while Dutchy was still
'showering him with, insults. he caught
hold OF his hand and felt his pulse,
quite in a professional way.
You'd best go home to bed,
Dutchy," said the little doc.
Dutchy stared at the doc in speech
less anger for a few moments. Then
he shot out his big fist and caught the
doc on the mouth, knocking hin down
and cutting his lip open.
Have you spunk enough to fight.
o little shrimp" he reared.
The little doc, very pale. stood be-
fore Dutchy, not attempting to defend
himself.
"Ho!" roared Dutchy. Mice sort
of man you're going to get. Miss Ida.
Why. I'd fight the little whippersnap-
per with one hand tied behind me-"
Then. being somewhat pleased with
his work. Dutchy permitted Duggan
and Moffat to lead him home, still
breathing out threats of what he was
going to do to the doc next time
he caught him on Miss Lida's porch. =
What Miss Ida said to him is un-
known, for she sat in a sort of daze
while the little doc was being knocked
down However. it was noticed that
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OOpyr4sh. lg1A Dy " G. cnspman)


Nearly all the boys liked the little
doc when he came to Sapphire. He
wasn't much of a man to look at, but
his big head was chock full of learn
ing, and he was as ,affable and friend
ly as anyone. The only man who
didn't take to the doc was Dutchy,
the bully Of the camp.
Dutchy was sullen enough and mind
ed his own business in general, but
when he had two or three drinks in
him he would start out to find trouble.
He generally found it, and, being the
kind who picks upon q smaller man
by preference. he usually gave better
than hs got.
The doc was a young fellow, and
pretty Miss Ida, old man Pearce's
daughter. who had been East to school,
seemed to like him we'll enough. It
made most OF the boys rather sore to
e a pretty, clever girl like that take
up with such a little runt. However,
that was her business and nobody
thought any the less OF the little doc
for succeeding where SO many OF the
rest had failed. Besides, there was
an epidemic of typhoid hat fall, and
everybody was pretty much scared.
Nobody knew who was going to be
the next victim, and the doc was
working with might and main to shut
OF the spread OF the disease.
However, he found time to sit for
a half hour on Miss Lida's stoop oc-
casionally, and fan himself with a
palm leaf. The boys who used to go
there and weren't invited SO much
now used to grit their teeth and go
around a block SO as TO avoid seeing
him. But still, it wasn't a case for
a personal grudge.
At least. except with Dutchy, who,
being naturally a boor, and never hav-
ing succeeded in making any impress
sion on Miss Lida's heart, set out o
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
Toothman-Riehards.

PearI Toothman nj Miss Mary
richards, both of Marion county,
were united in marriage Wednesday
evening at the residence of the Off
chatting minister, DR.. ]. c. Broomfield,
of the NJ. p. Temple.
Mr.. Toothman IS employed in the
Marion county coal fields. Miss Rich
ardS is a resident of the city.
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Gave Dance.

Miss Helen Swisher and Miss Sara
Swisher entertained with an informal
dance Tuesday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ohley in Ka-
nawha street, in honor of their
guests, Miss Laura Kennedy, OF
youngstown, o.. and Miss Nell DAILY,
of Chicago, The guests numbered
itwenty.-Charleston Gazette.
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M. p. Missionary Society

The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. p. Temple will meet
on Friday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Frank Kelley, on Locust avenue.
Mrs. Kelley and Mrs. Ernest Sher-
wood will be the h~ostesses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
G TORN DOWN.

The large electric sign on the side of
the Hall building, occupied by Mar
tins Drug Company on Main street,
which has advertised many business
houses of Fairmont for several years.
was taken down this morning. It is
not known. where the sign will be
placed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
A QUILTING Party.

Mrs. Sim Bright vas hostess at an
all day quilting party yesterday at
her home at Bell Run, the guests in.
GLIDING the members of the Near
Nefghbors Sewing Circle and a few
other friends. A dinner was served
at noon, cover being laid for Mrs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
Entertalned n. M. ".

Mrs. Earl Amos was hostess yester-
day TO the Young Married Women's
Club at her home on Walnut avenue.
Mrs. Rose La Febre will entertain the
club on April 21st at her home on Gas
ton venue. During the next two
months the club will meet every two
weeks.
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The Way to clean Lamp ala.asa.

Here is an excellent way to clean
lamp glasses: Hold them over q Jug
of boiling water until they are wen
steamed; then polish with a soft dry
rag. b is a much easier way than
washing them. and the glasses very
rarely break
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-08
BLASTING FoR JAIL.

Much blasting is being done for the
building of the new city Jail on Parks
avenue this week. The weather is IA
voring the work and it will be rush
ed to completion.
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BUILDING

Stephen Vangilder is building an
eight-room frame house on Columbia
street on the East Side. The house
is one of the most modern and will
be Occupied by the middle of May.
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MissIonarY societv.


The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the First Pres-
byterian Church will meet on Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Della Shinn, on Pierpont ave-
nue.. The program is as follows:
Observation-Disclosures. H. G.. Stoetzer.
Business.
Golden Jubilee-Mrs. James Van
'dervort.
Plantation Melodies-Mrs. c. c.
Robb.
ERECT of the War on Foreign Mis-
sions."
(a) India-Mrs. Frank Evan.
tbJ Syria-Mrs. Alex Odbert.
(c) Persia-Mrs. M. l.. Sturm.
(d) South America-Mrs. Ambrose.
(e) Africa-Mrs. A. E. Marshall.
Social hour. Due tea.
Worcestershire. Della Shinn and
Mrs. Karl Miller.
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-ntertain T. A. S,

ar =. Cross and Mrs. Cora Nor
~ .a!Eod the 4. A. s. Club this
gtfte4 \ aIS tho home of the former
s519ny is East Side. The club was to
have ret with Mrs. H. E.. Hawkins,
but was changed on account of the
Illness of members of the family.
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Entertained Eriends.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hamilton enter.
tanned a number of friends last even
ing at thcir home on Grafton and
Spence streets. Games we're a diver.
sion OF tk.e evening and tempting re,
freshG3 TT. were srved.
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Return from FIorIda.

pr. and Mrs. James K. Dowden, ST.,
and daughter, Miss Florence, and
granddaughter, Miss Sue Dowden,
who are spending the winter in Flor
ida, are expected home within the
next two weeks.
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D0CN a@.e
-ENENTS ::7RH4

James E. Boor, Mrs. L. E. Peters, Mrs.
Wayne Kelley. Mrs. Elvira Hawkins,
Mrs. Upton, Mrs. Cecil Davis, Mrs!
John Hall, Mrs. j. o. Prickett and
daughters, the Misses Jessie and
Mary Prickett; Mrs. Wallace, Mrs.
Swiger. Mrs. Kate Fletcher. Mrs. An
drom. Mrs. Bonham, Mrs. R. T. Man
ley. Mrs. Adams. Misses Lena Faw-
cett and Grace Jones.
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Missionary claaa MeetIn

Missionary cIass Meeting.
The Adult Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. Church., South, will meet
tonight at s o'clock at the home OF
Miss Daisy Prichard on Fifth street.
Miss Prichard and Miss Ice will be
the hostesses.
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oaeeta 81 Mira. Rltehle.

Mrs. c. NJ. Richie has as her guests
during the Suffrage Conference Mrs.
g. +. Shoeder, OF Grafton, recording
secretary of the State League, and
Miss Florence Hogue, of Wheeling.