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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
GENERAL DAM BILL

Washington, December 16.-(Special) ] The Secretary of War has recommended the passage by Congress of the general dam bill, under the terms of which pri- vate capital may construct locks in streams for the development of power and improvement of navigation.
 Capt. w. P. Lay of Gadsden, president of the Coosa-Ala bama River Improve ment association, after having spent a week in Washington in the interest of the stream for the improvement of which his association is earnestly at work, returned to Alabama last night. He is greatly en- couraged regarding the outlook and Representative Burnett of the Seventh Alabama is likewise encouraged.
 That the passage of the dam act would eliminate difficulties encountered in the past by Alabamians who sought the de- velopment of the Coosa-Alabama, is be- lieved by Captain Lay to be certain. In this respect he said:
 "The fall over the rapids in the Coosa- Alabama river is so great, and therefore it's improvement for navigation so ex- pensive, that the United States engineers have always refused 10 recommend that the United States government make the expenditure If power dams can be built by private capital the greater part of the burden will be taken off the federal government, and in that way the river can be the more effectively improved for both navigation and power.
 Furthermore, if the river can be im- proved in this manner. all of the consti- tutional rights of the states, which re- serve to the states the right of regulation and control of power companies, will re- main in the states. This would be in keeping with the resolutions passed by the Coosa Alabama Eiver Improvement association in convention held at Gads- den last month";
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
GREEK POSTMASTER GENERAL IN U. s. TO
 SETTLE MANY CLAIMS
Claims Decline in Exchange Has Cost His Money Order Department $250,000, Which Should
 Be Paid

Berne. Switzerland. December Is. (Via Paris.)-The postmaster general of Greece, pr. A. R. Koussidis, has come here in an effort to arrange for arbitration of the differences between the United States and Greece regard ing settlements on international postal money orders. Switzerland has con- scented to Greeces request that the Swiss postmaster general act as arbi- trator on condition that the United States agrees.
 The American government has paid balances in favor of Greece by check on Paris, according to the procedure provided in the international postal convention.
 The Greek government contends that on account of the decline in exchange it has lost a large sum, which the United States should pay. The amount claimed by Greece is understood to be 1,250,000 francs ($250.000).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Teachers Institute
 of Walker County

Jasper, December 16.-(Special) The Walker county teachers institute opened in Jasper Wednesday morning with a full attendance of the teach CTS. Up to date POP have enrolled. It is the largest number of teachers ever enrolled in an institute in this coun- ty. It is said by the conductor that this is the second largest institute in the state.
 MT. Spirit Dowell of Montgomery and Miss Bradford of Birmingham are holding the institute. Great interest is being taken by all the teachers in the valuable work being done by these two distinguished workers. Miss Brad ford is, conducting the instructions in the primary work and her work is being pronounced by the teachers in attendance as being excellent. Mr. Dowell is paying special atten- ton to the explanation of the new educational laws and their workings. He is putting much new life into the work in Walker county.
 State Superintendent W. F. Feagin was one of the speakers yesterday and is slated for an address here tonight. He is much pleased at the progress the county is making along education- al lines. He expresses himself as ex- pecting much good to come from the newly enacted laws of the state for educational purposes.
 The citizens of Jasper held recep- tion for the teachers at the city school auditorium last night It was well at tended and some very interesting mu- sical selections were rendered by the Jasper Choral club.
 Professor Thomas of the University of Alabama will be on hand today and deliver an address upon some high school subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
MAY BE TWO YEARS BEFORE DECISION IS
 MADE IN CASE OF
 STEEL CORPORATION
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ington newspapers will not be deep ly considered.
 And there is another reason why Washington will not receive flatter- ing attention from Congress. Forty per cent of it's population is colored popu- lation. Were Washington given polit- ical entity, the negro vote would be stronger than that which would be re- quired to overthrow the balance of power. The negro problem would in stantly become, it is pointed out, the one big, vital problem of political Washington.
 Despite all the foregoing, Washing ton promises to make a desperate eff fort to acquire so-called self govern ment, to wean itself from the breast of the mother country and, bedeeked in it's political swaddling clothes, go out upon the highways and encounter the vicissitudes falling to the average political unit, too powerful to be over come.
 But it is regarded as certain that before ern itself, it will have to take steps to hold the negro voter in check. And in- asmuch as Washington cannot secure the enactment of an ordinary jim crow law, or prevent the comminglng in street cars of the white and the black, it is regarded as probable that it would prove unequal to the task of preventing the negro from throwing the balance of power to that party which for the moment more nearly measures up to his expectations.
 But the struggle promises to prove of exceptional interest, and in the end-after the lapse of many years, perhaps Washington may acquire the right to reg ulate itself irrespective of Congress and the executive head of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
CIRCUIT COURTS IN EVERY COUNTY, SAYS
 HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Test of New Consolidated Court Measure Made in Case Sent Up From
 Birmingham

Montgomery December 16.-(Special) On appeal from the Birmingham city court in the case of J. Q. Smith vs. J. P. Stiles, judge of probate, the case was reviewed at the November term of the supreme court of Alabama, and in an opinion given out by Chief Justice An derson today, Justices Mcclellan May field, Somerville, Gardner and Thomas concurring, Justice J. Sayre dissenting, the act of August IS, 1915, known as the consolidated court law" was declared to be constitutional.
 In other words it is said that the law provided for a circuit court in every county in the state and for wiping out all the others by merging them into the circuit court in counties which have other courts, by merely preserving the circuit court in counties having nothing but a circuit court, and by converting other courts into the circuit court in counties having no circuit court, but law and equity court, as in the case of Lee and Marengo counties.
 In this connection, it is said that the governor at the last term of the legisla- ture vetoed what was known as the ''recrcuiting bill," and that even without the provisions of the said bill the con- solidated court law provided fully for the circuit courts of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
U. s. AWAKENING TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY
 AS WORLD POWER
Japanese Statesman Gives the Glad Hand to San Francisco Audi ence in Patronizing
 Manner

San Francisco, December 16.-That America was awakening to the conscious ness of it's responsibilities and opportuni- ties as world power fin the true sense'' was the declaration here tonight of Baron Fiichi Shibusawa of Japan, in an ad- dress before the Japan Society of Amer ica.
 Tt was a pleasant surprise to me-" he said speaking of observations made dur ing a recent trip through the eastern states, ito find great financiers. manu- facturers and business men eager to learn about the needs and conditions of all foreign countries. It seemed to me that the very atmosphere was alive with a new spirit and new consciousness
 He declared that the American business man would find it to his interest to de- velop closer relations with Japan.
 T know of joint American-Japanese undertakings in Japan. which are suc- cess in every way he said
 Baron Shibusawa expects to leave for Japan soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
INTEREST SHOWN IN L|NDSEY'S PURCHASE
Former Birmingham News paper Man Buys Control
 of Quincy, III, Whig

Birmingham friends of A. O. Lindsey were interested to learn from dispatch to The Age-Herald that he had pur- chase of controlling interest in the Quincy, H., Whig,
 MT. Lindsey was for many years con nected with The Birmingham Ledger in various capacities, and is well known by practically every business man in the city. The Whig is a morning newspaper owning an Associated Press membership The paper had allowed it's former great influence to wane somewhat, and MT. Lindsey believes it offers a great op- portunity for constructive effort.
 Quincy is in western Illinois on the Mississippi river, and is one of the best cities in Illinois outside of Chicago It not only has great manufacturing and business interests, but is regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the great middle west.
 MT. Lindsey's many Birmingham friends will wish him much success in his new field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17

a Christmas card for the club from Mrs. Golson, the librarian. In the absence of the president, Mrs. J. A. Snider, the meet ing was presided over by Mrs. Cowan, Mrs. E. l.. Huey, who was a representa- tive from the club to the Alabama Fed eration of Clubs, made her report and stated that she has pledged for the club g 50 on the Montevallo scholarship; $2 90 or the Auburn scholarship and $5 on the Margaret r. Coleman memorial fund. Mrs. sherman read an excellent paper on Mobility of King Johns Reign" which vas greatly enjoyed, while Mrs. Cowan read a. paper on Progress of Science in the Last Seven Decades" The fifth act of King John was the lesson and Miss May McCord was the leader Those pres ent were Mrs. E. l.. Huey. Mrs, J. r. Sturdivant, Mrs, Cecil Cowan. Mrs. A. A. Persons, Mrs. Clifton Hodge, Mrs. Cora Handy, Mrs Kate Jones. Mrs Sherman and Miss May McCord.
 The Japanese baZar will be held Friday and Saturday at the Bessemer Bakery SIS Nineteenth street, for the benefit of the primary department of the First Pres byteran Sunday school. Extensive ar engagements have been made by the ladies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
CONSULT WEATHER MAN His Forecast Will Determine Exact Date of Confederate Reunion

The weather man is being consulted in reference to the exact date of holding the general Confederate reunion in Bir- mingham. and the date has not been yet decided upon. President Crawford John son of the Chamber of Commerce. and E. c. Horton of the local weather bureau have been in consultation as to the fore cast of the weather in May, 1916, in which month the reunion will be held. The ma ximum and minimum temperatures in this month are being looked up and at this time it is question whether the second or third week in May will be selected. This action is taken at the request of General Young, commander in chief of the United Confederate Vets erans. and committee of local veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
At the Lyric

The bill of vaudeville for the last half of this week at the Lyric is in keeping with the excellent bill as pre- scented the first half of the week. The acts are good and all are deserving of the generous applause they received at their initial appearance last night.
 An hour and forty-five minutes of genuine entertainment is offered by Manager Semon to his patrons this week. The opening act is probably as good as any on the bill and was en- Enthusiastically received by those who witnessed it. The three Ankers is the way it is billed. Two acrobats of won derful skill and one woman who pos sess more skill than her two fellow performers put together is the offer ing of the Anl<ers. The woman is by far the most attractive and most come ly maiden that has ever graced the Lyric stage in an acrobatic act.
 Three 'braw holland laddies and a wee lassie. with the Scotch accent, the Scotch action and the Scotch local color with all the Scotch songs and dances, describes the act of the Musical Gordon Highlanders, who entertain the audience in great style for 20 min utes. The story of a former race horse trainer who bet s5 on horse and did not win although he collected, is the sum and substance of a skit entitled "The Little Stranger" It is well acted and is deserving of the applause it re- ceives. Guy Bartlett, blackface com edian, sings and talks and makes the audience sit up and take notice of what he has to say.
 Hoey and Mozer in the Merry Maids" are good. Nothing need be said about the dead weight they carry i'll the form of six chorus girls who are nil Miss Mozer is one of the hardest working little actresses that has ap- peared on the Lyric stage in long time and deserved a better hand than she received last night. Hoey is good and also strived to p1eace. The Hees- alier cartoons are better than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
THE SUPREME COURT REVERSES DECISION
 AGAINST THE l.. & N.
Railroad Now Has Power to Force Western Union Telegraph Con- pany to Remove Poles From
 Right of Way

Montgomery, December 16.--The Ala bama supreme court in a decision today reversed a former ruling and held that the Western Union Telegraph company cannot condemn a portion of the Louis- for use in carrying on its telegraph busi- ness. The decision means that the Louis vile and Nashville may force the West ern Union to remove it's poles and wires from the railroad right-of-way through out the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17

for the bazar and the public is invited to be present.
 The regular meeting of the Eastern Star lodge will be held Friday night in the Masonic hall on Twentieth street, between Second and Third avenues. at which the annual election of officers will be held All members are urged to be present
 There will be a called meeting of the Bessemer Board of Trade Friday after- neon at 5 o'clock, at which important busi- ness will come before that body. All mem- bers are urged to be present.
 Lawrence Gardner is i'll at his homo or Third avenue.
 Miss Lenora Batiste is quite i'll at the home of her mother on Sixth avenue.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. s. Winters had as their guest today Leslie Carpenter, for merly a banker of this city, but now of New York.
 Mrs. J. E. Dillihaunty of West End is the guest of Mrs. Hugh Leopard.
 The many friends of Gardner F. Good wyn will be pleased to learn that he is able to be out after recent illness at his home on Fifth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
 OF TECH CONTAINS
 EIGHTEEN GAMES

Atlanta, December 16.-The Georgia Tech Athletic authorities tonight an- nounced the baseball schedule of that institution for the 1916 season. The schedule which contains IS games, fol- lows:
 March 31-April West Virginia Wes- leyan at Atlanta.
 April 14-15-Auburn at Atlanta
 April 21-22-Alabama at Atlanta.
 April 26-27-Sewanee at Sewanee
 April 2S-29-Vanderbilt at Nashville. May 1-2-Vanderbilt at Atlanta.
 May 12-13-Georgia at Athens.
 May 19-2O-Georgia at Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
The Nail
Erom tha Washington Star.

From the Washington star.
 George Ade was talking at the Chicago Athletic club about poor but beautiful working girl who had eloped with an cctogenarian banker.
 ''There is nothing remarkable about it, though" said MT. Ade. Winnie. you frow, was a manicure. We'll many manicure nails a multimillionaire."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
FIELDER JONES WILL
 MANAGE ST. LOUIS
 IF PEACE IS MADE

St Louis. December 16.-Phil Ball, chief owner of the St. Louis Federals, said to- day that if he enters organized baseball Fielder Jones would manage his team.
 Interest was given to this statement by rerorts that under the peace agree ryent Ball is to obtain the St Louis Nationals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
GERMANS ATTEMPT
 TO MAKE SWISS LOAN

Geneva. December 16.-(Via Berlin.) Germany is reported to be attempting to raise loan in Switzerland to relieve ex- change as the marekt has fallen to franc, the lowest figure since the war began, while exchange with Austria is fixed at 100 francs for 40 crowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Bar Association Meets Today

The annual meeting of the Birmingham Bar association will be held this after noon at the associa tion's office, HOO First National bank building. The meeting will start at o'clock. The most important issue to come before the meeting is the election officers for the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
Has Wood to Sell

The Alabama Great Southern railroad has donated to the local Associated Chari- ties about 150 loads of good pine wood, which the association is anxious to sell The wood is at Powell avenue and Twen- ty-eighth street and will be sold from the cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
"High Jinks"

High Jinks"
 High links" which Arthur Hammer stein will present at the Jefferson Wednesday matinee and night, is all about a perfume, which once inhaled, makes those who have sniffed of it not only good natured, but remarkably hilarious. The secret of the perfume is communicated by the discoverer to an American nerve specialist in Paris The doctor decides to try it in his practice, and experiments on young female, pat tent She becomes so joyous under it's influence that she throws her arms around the doctors neck and kisses him to her hearts content. Her husband, a quarrelsome Frenchman, is witness of the incident, and at once seeks satisfac- ton from the doctor. How the physician sought to outwit the Frenchman, and a tangled maze of femininity form the substance matter of the remainder of the plot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
New Link in German
 Canal System Begun

Berlin, December f6.-(By wireless to Salville.)-Another link in the German canal system has besn begun. The new canal is to connect the Rhen and Ruhr rivers in Westphalia. It will run from Herne to Muelheim-A Ruhr and will be of sufficient depth to accommodate large ShnS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17

cidedly one of the most pretentious of ferings of the current season and one that no playgoer can afford to miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17

Alex Williams, a negro, was tried this morning in recorders court before Judge I. A. Lewis on a charge of arson, it be- ing alleged that he set fire to his house, the same being extingushed by his sis ters, who appeared in court against him. He was arrested last night by Detectives Ross and Goodwin and after hearing the evidence in the case the man was fined $1O0, including costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17

for the bazar and the public is invited to be present.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.

In the Probate Court of Idaho
County, Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of CYRUS
Oyerman, deceased.
Pursuant to an Order of said Court.
made on 18th day of June, 1918, notice
is hereby given that Thursday the 18th
day of July 1915, at 10 clock a. m. of
said day, at the Court Room of said
Court, in the City of Grangeviile,
County of Idaho, State of Idaho has
been appointed as the time and place
for proving the viii of said Cyrus
Overman, deceased, and for hearing the
application of r. w. Overman and C.
0. Oyerman for the issuance to them
of Letters Testamentary thereon when
and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same
Dated the 10th day of June, 1915.
(SeaD Basil Harris, Clerk.
H. Taylor, attorney for petition
ers. A
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24

Idaho County, State of Idaho, and par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
VIZ of the SEA and SEA of the SEA
of Section 10, and the NEA of the NE
Il OF Section 80, 4. 80 N, Range / W..
B. Nj. Standing on the records of the
Recorders lffice in the name of H. F.
Price. one of said defendants. And the
NJ of the NWH and the NWA of the
NEA of Section 90, T. 80 N, Range !
W., B. NJ. Standing on the records in
the Recorders Office in the name of
c. W salee.
Public notice is hereby given. that
on Monday the 18th day of July, 1915
at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. m. of said
day, in front of the Court House Door.
in the City of Grangeville, Idaho
County, Idaho, / will in obedience to
said general execution sell the above
described property or as much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said
judgment, with interest costs, etc. to
the highest and best bidder for lawful
money of the United States.
Dated June II, 1915.
L. r. Yates, Sheriff.
A By 7. E. Quinlan, Deputy
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
10. 1915.

~, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas
ID. Martin, whose post-o office address is
Lucille, Idaho, did, on the 21st day OF
September, 1914, file in this office
Sworn Statement and Application, No.
05146 to purchase the SEA NEA and
NEh SEA, Section IS, township rs
North, Range / East, Boise Meridian,
and the timber thereon, under the pro
visions of the act of June 3, 1878, and
acts amendatory, known as the "Tim-
Der and Stone Law at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application, the
land and timber Their have been ap.
praised, the timber estimated 100 NJ
board feet at $1.00 per M, and the land
800; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of his application
and sworn statement on the 14th day of
July, 1915, before G. j. Wright, U. s.
Commissioner, at White Bird, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initiate
contest at any time before patent
issues, by filing a eorroborated affida-
Wit in this office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
5l-9 Henry Heitfeld, Register
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24

attachment was issued out of the above
entitled court on the 18th day of June,
1915, against the property of the above
named defendants, and under said writ,
a copy of said writ and notice that said
property of said defendants in Idaho
county, state of Idaho, was attached
was filed with and recorded by the re-
corder of Idaho county, state of Idaho,
on the 18th day of June, 1915.
(SeaD John p. Eimers,
Clerk of the District Court,
Idaho county, Idaho.
- By Harold Harris, Deputy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE UN.
DER A GENERAL EXECUTION.

drangeyille Saving and Trust Co., a
corporation, plaintiff vs.. Charles salee
and H. Il, Price, defendants.
Under and by virtue of General
Execution, issued out of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District
of the State of Idaho, in and for the
County of Idaho, on the 10th day of
June, 1915, in the above entitled action
wherein Grnngeville Savings and trust
Co., corporation, the above named
PLAINTIFF obtained a judgment in the
Justice Court Of drangeville precinct,
against Charles Salee and III. e. Price,
defendants, on the 18th day of Septem.
Der, 1914 and an abstract Of said judg-
ment was entered and Is filed in the
Clerk office of said District Court, in
the County of Idaho, Idaho, on the 18th
day of September, 1914 for the sum of
$311.90 with interest thereon at the
rate of per cent from date of said
judgment, $1,000 costs of execution, be-
sides costs and accruing costs | am eea-
manded to sell all the right, title, claim
and interest of the said defendants,
Charles Salee and I'll. E. Price, of, in
and TO the following described real
estate situated, lying and being in