The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-28
A CIass Reunion

Ine cldSS OI I5lu, 0IlNtlS Sily OA Aitb~ bama," said an old graduate of the uni versity, lis preparing to hold reurfion during commencement next week. The class has printed four-page sheet termed the sl0-Spot, and it is choct full of merriment and college spirit. h. cidentally, the motto of the paper ls' Rally Round the Fountain
 Such college spirit as that displayed by the members of this class is not only most commendable but is requisite for the continued prosperity of any univer sity For an institution of learning flour ishes as much through the patriotic zeal of it's former students, as through the attendance of those yet in their swad- ding clothes of learning. The commence ment this year promises to be exception ally successful, and it's success will be primarily due to the sentimental attach ment of the old boys for the ivy-man- tied walls of their alma mater
 "Dr. Denny has extended an invitation to great many prominent men of Bir- mingham and the majority of these will peep in upon proceedings during at least one of the several days through which commencement will run"
 Holding Fast to Nautical Title
 Many persons have wondered'just how the popular baseball score dispenser and prize fight megaphoner, Commodore Or cutt received his naval title," said sportsman.
 Tt was acquired in this way: Many years ago when the tocsin of war sounded for the Spanish American conflict and men were applying for positions in the land and naval service, knowing that they were both landsmen, and that the navy would be in the forefront of active ser vice. Commodcre' Orcutt and Dr. Ded- man undertook to prepare themselves for hattleship service. Dr. Dedman had seen | service on the Alabama river padding a | canoe and going to Sunday school picnics on steamboats. Commodore Orcutt had seen the Ohio river boats. These two secured a flat-bottomed boat on the Ca haby' and began to study the naval game. l Hugh Roberts heard of Orcutt's issuing orders to Dr. Dedman in a deep Neptun- ian voice, such as 'Starboard-larboard, and hard down on the helm. Chats the paddle); thereupon he made Orcutt a | commodore of canoe service'
 | "The two land sailors still keep up their practice when an opportunity offers, such as trip to the Coosa or Lake Purdy fish, ] ing. On Tuesday they hied themselves to Purdy accompanied by John Mathews. an l ordinary fisherman with no naval record They carried "a bucket full of minnows, and when they arrived all were dead ex- cept about five. We'll, they started the fishing game and were lucky-one, two. three, four catches. 'Commodore' had 8 brand new outfit-rod (pole), reel and line
 He put on the last minnow and cast 1t out into the deeper waters (the bank shelvec from wading out to 50-foot depth). Ht stepped away to look after another line
 and looking saw his outfit being carried rapidly away. Hurrying to save it-'twai off land before he reached the spot-h'
 waded right in, following it. up to his
 neck, and to the very extreme of dan ger, but the fish beat him, and the out it-with the first fine reel Commodore ever owned-sank into deep water, born'
 away by pound bass Commodore
 says it must have been a big un to out
 run him in the water'
 t The Iron Market
 Rogers. Brown & Co.'s Cincinnati re
 port. just issued. says in part:
 "As far as general conditions go. tn
 week was largely a duplication of tn one preceding. Local business in pig iro
 during the week was fair, mostly of spo character and covering a range of differ ent grades, which shows the widesprea improvement in activity in the genera
 foundry trade. A week without some in
 teresting development in connection wit foreign business in the metal trade
 would now be an exception and recent there has been no change in this rule.
 Large orders for railroad eQuipmer received from abroad have stimulate car builders and, coming as they do O
 top of renewed activity by the railroads
 has had a very excellent effect. Event of the past few days and the delay i connee>son with foreign governments hay brought about some hesitation in genera
 business and somewhat reduced the vol 1 tune of buying in all lines. This, how