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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
Asks Flood Appropriation

Washington, January I.-Protection OF
irrigation projects in the imperial valley
in California against the overflow OF
the Colorado river and for preserving the
navigabilty of the Colorado were laid be-
fore Congress today by Gen. Thomas l..
Marshall. consulting engineer to the Sec
rotary of the Interior. with a request for
an appropriation of $3.50, 600
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
Married at Girard

Girard, January 7-(Special.) miss Lila
Summergill and B. F. Parker were mar
ried at the home OF the brides parents
on summerville road yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. p. o. Sayers OF Phenix. per-
forming the ceremony. The young couple
will reside In Columbus. Ca, when they
return from their wedding tour Of num-
Der OF southern cities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
ADMISSION

Admission, January 7.-(Special AS an
evidence of better times In Alabama, both
the Alabama Presbyterian college at An
nston and the State Normal school at
Jacksonville report material increase
in the enrolment for the ensuing scholas-
tic year. The local college opened Mon
day and the Normal school began its
work for the year Tuesday. Among
the students at the college here are sew
eral who were prevented from returning
on account of the low price Of cotton.
A banquet was given at the Alabama
hotel Tuesday evening under the auspices
of the st. Lulle's Hospital association.
DR. j. b. Colvin OF Lincoln presided
as POSTMASTER. DIR. j. L. Wikle of An
niston. mayor of the city; DR.. G. c.
Williams of White Plains. a member of
the next legislature, and DIR. X. l..
Hughes, county health officer, responded
to toasts Dr. Williams discussed needed
medical legislation.
Cliff Watkins, a former resident of
Alexandria, near here. aged about 10
years, and prominently connected In this
county, was killed beneath the wheels OF
an early morning passenger train on
the Southern railway tracks here Wednes-
day. Both Of his legs were severed near
the trunk. and 1t Is presumed he bled
to death. His body was found by work
men. who notified Coroner Murphy. He
had been employed at Fitzpatrick cafe
in Montgomery and as collector for
Golfers. Letters indicated that he was
en- route to Atlanta In search OF work.
Manager J. A. Clifford of the Alabama
hotel has sent out large number of
invitations to complimentary dinner to
be given on next Monday. He states
it to be the desire of the management
to become better acquainted with the
people of the city and to afford an OPP
portunity to discuss publicly the city's
welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
Relief Shin Sails

Boston, January 1.-THE Belgian relief
ship Harpalyce started today for England
with $4,000 cargo of foodstuffs and
clothing collected by the New England
Belgian relief committee. ,7ff
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
PEACE Gel ITERATION TO
BEGIN IN NEW ORLEANS

Sailors who will take part in the chal-
mette ceremonies and a military parade
Saturday will be commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Mclean, who arrived here last night
on the battleship Rhode Island from Vera
Cruz.
Preliminary to opening the celebration
tomorrow reception for Mrs. William
Gerry Sade. president general of the
United Daughters of 1Ta6-1S12 took lace
at a hotel tonight. Other women prom.
inent in this organization and some menu
bers of the Daughters of the Confederacy
are here.
Among some of the participants in the
three-day programme who have arrived
are Andrew j. Peters. assistant secretary
Of the treasury, and President Wilson S
personal representative, John A. Stewart
of New York, chief organizer of the Amer
lean peace centenary committee and other
members of that committee, Ernest H.
Scanmell of Ottawa, organizing secretary
of the Canadian Peace Centenary associa-
ton, Chief Justice w. r. Riddell CT the
supreme court of Ontario; Lieutenant Gov
ernor George Brown of Saskatchewan, Al
derman r. Houle of the Montreal city
council, Oscar Straus and others. H. I.
CGrew-Hunt, British consul here. received
word by cable from his government to-
day that he had been designated personal
representative of King George during the
cei emonies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
Would Report Once a Year

Would Report Once Year
The council would meet once a year and
report to the President for transmission
to Congress "a general policy of national
Defense" and recommendations for nee
essary legislation.
According to General Wotherspoon, un-
til recently chief of staff, this council
'wculd give the country military and
naval establishment three times as effec-
tive as the present one, at the present
cost"
The measure has been reported favor
ably twice by the committee on naval
affairs. both times unanimously. The adj
vantages of such council. says Captain
Hobson, may be summarized thus:
"Creates definite, logical, nonpartisan
ageEcy, heretofore lacking, to consider
the whole question of national defense in
the interests of economy and efficiency.
Brings together and harmonzes all ex-
listing agencies that deal with separate
parts of national defense; the legislative
branch meets the executives; the civil
meets the military; foreign relations
meet domestic conditions.
us in harmony with the constitution.
creates no new offices and no new Of
ficers, confers no new powers upon any
existing officer. entails practically no ex-
pense, while leading toward the saving
of millions of public treasure in time
chances of victory in time of war.
rs in line with the efficiency demands
OF modern business methods and with the
practice found necessary in all the other
great nations of the world. practice
whose proper development is recognized as
the secret of success and whose neglect
the secret OF disaster In modern wars.
HAS been unanimously reported by, the
naval affairs committee of the House,
has been favorably reported by the naval
committee of the Senate, is approved and
has been repeatedly urged by the Presi-
dent by the Secretary of War and by his
predecessor; by the Secretary of the
Navy, Is urged with unanimity by the Of
flCers of rank and experience of the army
and navy has been Endorsed and urged by
more than 5000 representative citizens in
every state of the union, has the hearty
Endorsement of all military papers and
many of the leading dailies and weelSlies,
and is in the Baltimore platform of the
democratic party
Endorsed In Platform
The paragraph In the Baltimore plat
form to which Captain Hobson refers
res DIS as follows:
1--WE approve the measure reported by
the democratic leaders in the House of
Representatives for the creation of a
council of national defense, which will
with view to increased efficiency and
economy.
This would seem its face to offer
the administration an escape from the
Gardner movement for an investigation of
tne country's defenses. which appears to
be gaining the proportions of a national
ISSUE
Il. is the one point on which the repub-
licans and progressives will become re-
united" recently wrote Charles j. BONA
parte. former Secretary of War and for
meI- Attorney General, and now, next to
Roosevelt, the guide. philosopher and
friend of the bull moose party.
H0bsOn Urges Measure
In a report on the Hobson measure the
naval affairs in April. 1919, said:
''Theer can be no doubt that the lack
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08
HOBSON URGES HIS
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Offered AS Amendment To
Appropriation Bill
TO SAVE MILLIONS
Experts Would Thus Determine Upon
National Defense PrOblems-Would
Be Means of Preventing
Wars In Future

Washington. January 7.-tSpeciaLi-in
anticipation of the completion of the naval
appropriation bill late this week. Repre-
sentative Hobson today addressed 10 the
committee on naval affairs letter asking
it's support of his measure for the crea-
tion of council of national defense. which
he proposes to offer as an amendment to
the appropriation bill. This measure has
been offered as such an amendment TO
two previous appropriation bills. but on
each occasion was thrown out on a tech
meal objection In the House. 1t is in
dorsed by the democratic platform of 1872
In effect, the proposed council would
consist of the President, who would pc
ex-offieio president of the body; the Sec
rotary of State. who would preside in the
absence of the president: the Secretary
o. War, Secretary of the Navy the chair
men of the appropriations, foreign rela-
lions, military and naval affairs COM
mittees of the Senate. and the chairmen
of the foreign affairs, military affairs,
naval affairs and appropriations commit
tee of the House; the chief of staff OF
the army, an officer not below the rank
of captain in the navy, to be designated
by the Secretary of the Navy: the presi-
dent of the Army War college and the
president of the Navy War college.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-08

New Orleans, January IA three-days'
celebration of the Tooth anniversary of
peace among English speaking people will
begin here tomorrow on the site of the
last armed conflict between the United
States and Great Britain. The ceremonies
viii be opened with the firing of sa-
lute .of p guns so timed that the last
gun will boom at $50 o'clock tomorrow
morning, exactly 100 years to the minute,
acco riding to historians. that General jack
son finally triumphed over the British on
the field of Chalmette near New Orleans.
Peace advocates from many parts of the
United States and Canada will witness
for NAL exchange of greetings between a
representative of the President of the
United States and an especially appointed
envoy of the King of England, watch the
unwilling of monument to General Jack
son and see the maneuvers of the Seventh
United States infantry and other regular
soldiers transported from Texas City for
the celebration. The Seventh infantry COM
posed part of Jackson's command 100
years ago.
The soldiers will be in charge of Brig.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell commanding Of
ficer of the Second division, who is here
with - other army officers and 1000 men.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

lay in tine greaJ motion picture uoy-
city spectacle Ne1mc's Daughter
a nautical drama, written especially
for this remarkable woman.
"Neptuue's Daushtct is clearly a
story OF Imagination stased in the
romantic waters of Bermuda with
mermaids Neptune. the sea witch,
and numero is otner allegorical char
acters YOU nave seen pictured SO
often.
Bright clever and attractive as
Annette Kelleiman has always been
in her resular entertainment engage.
ments she has never appeared IN
anything that created the sensation
that "Neptunes Daughter" has.
When the public realizes that a po.
tion OF This picture is filmed under
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

water. showing the sea animal life,
THAT il shows the court of Neptune i'm
his underwater cave, tile sea witch s.
grouo and above all taat il features
AN mderwate fight between Miss
KEEL erman and deep sea rover, some
conception OF the vast grandeur OF
this production can be had.
"Neptunes Daughter runs through
seven sensational, gorgeously beauu-
ul reels. bringing out the greatest
allesorical story OF the sea ever CON
ceived. and Miss Kenerman is given
ample opportunity TO display her ~
most supernatural skill as a swimmer
and diver and her persona charms,
for be it known that Annette Keller.
mans beautiful body comes nearer
the beauty measurements OF Venus de
Milo and Diana than that OF any 9TH
err living woman.
The prices for this biz special at
traction are CAildren is cents,
adults - cents Matinee and nishts,
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

Slightly damaged. finn
he'd I'M Royal quar-
tered Oak Terms 5uc
cash. soc Per Week.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14
EAGLES MINSTRELS
WILL BE BIG HIT
BEST EVER GIVEN BY LOCAL
TALENT SLATED FOR AUDI.
DRUM WEDNESDAY,.

With forty voices in the chorus.
the inst part repIete With song hi
galore and world oil good comedy
uterspersug the musical numbers,
followed by an oIo that compress
an entire vaudeville show and one vi
t4e biggest dramatic acts ever at.
tempted by home talent the Eagles
big minstrel SHOW, which is booked
ior the Auditorium theatre for next
Wednesday night promises to be the
merriest and greatest effort members
and friends of this lodg ever staged
in Hot Springs
The rehearsals are going along
with that snap and ginger that pres
ages rafting good performance At
present the company is under the di-
reCtioH OF Jack Goodirf4 and Walter
NJ. EbeI, the former having charge OF
the bIackface comedians. teaching
them lively drill and the latter
rounding the entire show into SHAPE.
This afternoon there will be a re-
nearsal on the stage of the Audito-
rium thcater. which is scheduled Tor
= o'clock
a great deal OF interest is being
manifested in the big dramatic lca-
ure of the oIio. which will close the
show, the presentation of the third
act of Paid in Fun which will tell
the complete story of this rsmarkable
play This is being put on for the
Eagles by that well known cdarac-
ter Frank Burton. who created the
part of the gruff old sea dog Cap.
tain Williams in the original produc.
ton and he will be seen in this part
Wednesday night. Mr. Burton will
be supported by Miss Dorothy Ora
ham, to whom has been given the
important part of Mrs. Emma
Brooks and Walter NJ. Ebel will
play "Jimsy' Smith 1t is predicted
that the ressntation of this sketch
will be the most pleasant surprise to
all who see it,
There Will be big street parade
Wednesday noon and if the present
large sale Of tickets can be taken as
criterion the Auditorium should be
packed on Wednesday night.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14
REMOVAL NOTICE.

Jno T OBrien the practical and
experienced tailor is now located al
223 Valley street. owing to the
stringency Of the present time and
the cutting OF his expense more thaa
half he is prepared to do all kinds OF
work in bis Hale at greatly reduced
prices A good stock Of wooieas on
hand and also a full line Of samples
of all designs Does French dry
cleaning and pressing. Alterations on
mems womeb's and youths clothes
undertakes with an absolute guarau-
tee of saticfaction. 12-4-tf
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

earnest desire to see our city beauti-
fled to that degree that viii make us
what we should be-a city beautiful.
A public debt is no disgrace SO .ons
as that debt is taken care Of I'm such
a manner as TO avoid paving untold
interest ON deferred nayme9t. for
public improvements blt when yorr
debt lis represented by non-interee,
bearing warrants which have to l.
bawked around I'M tine market a. AN
unreasonable discount nen .uch ~
de5t is a DISGRACE ann i'm favor
of "a BOND ISSUE FOR PUBLIC I'M.
PROVEMENTs and j ann i'm favor o
the money derived from the Sale oil
such bonds being handed by a aou-
partisan commission OF good business
men. who will see that the cit, gats
value received for hpr money A.
mayor of the city. the ouly connection.
would want to have with such mar.
tiers are such as I in my official a.
pacity would be compelled to perfo. n,
Streets.
am nornd TO confess that our
street. are uot inst oH.t. ..,,.tl ri...
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14
THEATER GIVES MATiNEES FOR
ALSACE AND FRENCH CLASSICS

Paris. Feb 9.-The Theater Frau
co.'s has PREPARED ten Thursday matt
nses, one Of which is TO he conse-
Grated to Alsace and the others 30
French classics
The minister Of fine arts and Mon
sienr Rouche. the new director have
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14
ANNETTE KELLERMAN
COMING To LYRIC
1.-THE PERFECT WOMAN" WILL
BE m HOT SPRINGS FOR
THREE GREAT DAYS"

Annette Kellerman. kncwn as the
modern Venus and queen q aquatic
sports one Of the most beautiful. at
traetiye and accomplished women in
all the world, will BE at the Lyric the
alter Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

r T. Cook, Local agent of the New
York Life Insurance CO., having re.
covered from serious illness of over
ten weeks, can once more BE- found
at his office, CO Central avenue,
2-11-1wk.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14

We make KRYPToks-glasses to
see far and near-aII one piece. Ro.
senfield Optical Co., 6t4 Central.
2-9-tt
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SEE those ShackamaXon N.oolens.
Kirk-A Tailor-l23 Central Avenue
Telephone SIS. Cleaning and Press
ing specially. l-19tf
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Mayor MCCIendOn
Presents Platform

To the Voters Of Hot Springs:
I'm making my announcement as a
candidate for reelection to the OIL @
of mayor of this city do so relying
solely on my record for the past two
years l have served you.
did not submit my candidacy to
the Democratic primary, for the rea-
son that ! think and believe. the
sooner we eliminate partisan politics
from our municipal affairs. the soon
en- we win come into our own as the
greatest health resort in the world
Another reason why / did not submit
my candidacy TO the Democrats alone
is because of the activity of a demo
cratic officia WHO has sole iurisdic-
tion in the matter of license using his
power to coerce the voters i'm that
primary by informing them that if
Mr. Jones was not nominated for
mayor it would be very doubtful if
license would be granted here the
coming year
For the past two years ! have ad-
miuistered the affairs of this city in
srch a manner that should EMIT me
to reelection TO the office to which
aspire | had certain policies which
desired to have carried out, and
| they were such as should merit the
endorsement of all good citizens. Ii
was my earnest desire to suppress
the drumming evil as it is carried ON
in this city but for lack of proper
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-14
Ere Denartment.

am. and YOU should be. proud Of
our fire department for it is nearly
the equal of any iu the state and un
der the supervision of our able chief
Lloyd Tate, and his sober and RE-
liable assistants. body assert that
our department is as efficient as
most of them i'm the state.
At the beginning of my admiuistra-
ton ! was severely, and / claim NM
justly, criticised because did not aD-
point Roy Redding as chief of the de-
parmeut ! have no apologies to
make for my action in that matter.
and it is to the discredit OF any cor
roratiou. trim or employer to say
That they cannot get along without
the services of some certain man, for
there is always just as good fish in
the sea as ever came out and when
any man gets TO { linking that his
services are Indispensable. then it is
high time for him TO get a guardian
Our present chief is a sober steady
man and at all times on his job and
so with his able assistants You can
retire to your beds at anight safe in
the assurance that your homes are
protected by the watchful care Of a
sober, reliable fire department
My officia berth has not been a
bed Of roses by any means ] have
been made to feel the prick OF the
tbons on many occasions, but ] have
stood mp TO the rack, fodder or no
fodder have endeavored to protect
the interests of the law-abiding citi-
zens in this city and it is my inten-
ton to continue in that same line of
duty Now 1 my esteemed opponent
can show any good reason why |
should not receive an endorsement OF
my administration ! would be glad
ii he would do so. He will not give
as much time and attention to the
office as | have done and if he should
happen to be elected. the first thing
he viii ask for is a secretary. and
that viii be ar your expense.
Public Debt.
Within few months we wi be
virtually clear Of debt and will be in
a good position to market bonds Tor
ottf t4uhlic tmnrovpment and h is my
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-17
NUMBER %

wood was later placed under ar
rest by Officer Finney, but was
later released.
Hay was arrested at his place Of
business by Officer Hurley. A
preliminary trial for Hay was set
for 2 o'clock before Esquire Ed
Baker, but by request Of attorneys
the trial was continued till some
day next week and bond fixed at
$500. In default Of bond he was
placed in Jail. Yearwood was then
arrested and placed in Jail. The
negroes are held as witnesses. At
torneys S. w. S. Draper and R.
G. Cochran have been retained to
defend Hay. Yearwood has en-
ployed Coover and Ward.
Mr.. Hay is a married man, with
a family, and has stood we'll in the
business community of Dyersburg
since coming here from Humboldt
less than a year ago. He was in
the insurance business at Hum
boldt and has always been consid-
cred a successful man. He was
reared in Crockett county and his
father, who lives there, is a man
Of means. His father iq expected
here to assist in his sons defense.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-17
Corn Club Exhibits.

A larger quantity Of fine speci-
mems of corn was on exhibition at
the Enterprise office last Tuesday
than, perhaps, was ever seen in
Dresden before. This was the
corn sent in by the corn club boys
Of the county to be sent by Demon.
strator Ellis to the state fair at
Nashville. Owing to the fact that
a great number Of the boys plots
were Of late planting many men,
bers Of the club could not exhibit
on account Of the corn not being
dry enough to gather. However,
twenty-nine sent in ten ears each
for the Nashville fair. Saturday
OF this week is the time set to ship
another lot from this county to the
Tri-State fair at Memphis.
Following are the names Of those
who sent corn from Weakley
county to Nashville: Thurston
Brnndige. Van Brann, Jack
Powers, Herbert Boyle, Maurice
Smith, Claude Bowers, Harry
Bartee, Melburn Bynum, Bobo
Montgomery, Kirk Smith, Lytle
Dunlap, Brown Simmons, Jesse
Lee Dudley, Boyd Caudle, Rode
Abney, Raymond 0verton, Her.
bert Coats, Robert Caudle, Willard
Drewry, RAYMOND Alternately Otis
Darling, Kemp Kennedy, Hoyte
Crittendon, Basil Brooks, Dennis
Collier, John Kennedy, Robert
Jenkins, Charley and Eugene
Braun.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-17
The Methodist Revival.

The intensely hot weather pre-
vailing this week has served to re-
duce the size of the congregations
attending the revival at the aaetho-
dist church, through the small
audiences have not kept Rev. ]. J.
Thomas from delivering some very
able sermons. His sermon on Mon
day night has been literally COM
mended, both for the sound truths
it contained and for the able man
ner in which presented. Others
deljyehed by this powerful expo
nent Of the word have been just as
profound, and it is sincerely re-
GREETED that the excessively warm
weather continues to prevail, since,
there are many who can't enjoy
even good sermon and fight bugs
and mop presperation all at the,
same time. However, the truly
faithful have brushed aside these
hindrances and have enjoyed the
excellent services held twice daily.
morning and evening.