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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
EXCELLENT WORK OF SCHOOL SHOWN AT CRADJTATTON

The large Baptist church, Sixteenth
 street and Sixth avenue. was crowded
 to its capacity on the night of the com
 mencement exercises of this institution.
 large stage had been erected, which
 was decorated with potted plants,
 53 neatly dressed, happy and deserving
 young men and women awaited their
 diplomas. filled with the real joy of
 achievement. for here was the result of hard work, four years of actual doing, for not only were these pupils equipped for the cultural but they were prepared
 for the useful.
 We'll directed music, including clas- sic and modern but sweetest of all the old plantation ballads and chants, that only the negro can sing, touching .he heart and bringing back pictures of the days when Nanny sang in our childhood
 Essays were given and tabulations and statistics of housing conditions. occupations and the general welfare of negro families in typical blocks. These papers show the negro of Bir- mingham Is doing somethina towards making this a great and better city.
 showing the negro Is both a worker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
MARY PICKFORD TO
 BE AT ODEON NO. 2
"The Dawn of Tomorrow" Vehicle for Dainty Little
 Favorite

''The Dawn of a Tomorrow" with Mary Pickford. America's screen favorite. in the leading roe will be seen this week at the Odeon Two theatre. Miss Pickford adds new laurels to her already heavy burden of this symbol of fame in this latest release of the Famous Players Film company.
 In this celebrated play that gladdened the hearts of so many when presented on the stage with Eleanor Robson. and the screen version of which will cheer as many thousands more, Mary Pickford pcrtrays the weird and wonderful char acter of Glad. the beautiful and ragged girl of the London slums. whose undylns optimism and heroic courage even starva- ton and deadly peril are unable to quench. The delicacy of Miss Pickford' S portrayal and the threads of forceful sym bo!ism woven about the drama will make an unforgettable impression on the spec tator.
 How the ignorant little slum girl, by her beautiful faith in the mysterious power she but vaguely comprehends, Is enabled to save her lovers life from the gallows, bringing him new hope and meaning of life, and awaken his repro bate nephew to better manhood, are vividly related in this-subime drama of
 human suffering and sacrifice, that has brought to many despairing souls a new inspiration to bear the trials of today in the expectancy of tomorrows dawn. | The scenes in the mission of the slums, l in which Glad first becomes acquainted with God. are delneated in the inimitable manner that is Miss Pickford's own. and
 her acceptance of the belief in the su- prcme is typically tender and sweet in 1 its simple forcefulness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
SAVES $200,040 AND
 HANDBAG FROM THIEF
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 Appearing against Henry Miller, 24 years old. whom she accused of try ing to snatch her handbag in a de- partment store elevator. Mrs. Gertrude Rutter of Boston, made officials in Yorkville court gasp yesterday when she said she had s200,000 worth of bonds and $40 in cash In the purse at the time.
 Mrs. Rutter screamed for help wher she felt a man tugging at her hand bag as the elevator stopepd at tt' second floor of a Broadway department store. The man ran. pursued by hel and several other persons, and Miller was trapped in the subcellar of .he building
 Mrs. Rutter said she was the repr e. sentative of the Courtz Hall Radium Mines company of No. 60 Congress street Boston
 Miller, according to the police. has many aliases and recently was released from prison in Boston. They believe he followed her here. Miller was held in $250o ball for examination on Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
FEEDS TOMMY ATKINS
General Robertson, British Army
 Rose From the Ranks

From Pearsons Weekly.
 Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, D. S. O., is the man who feeds Tommy Atkins. He is on the staff of the quar- termaster general, Sir John Cowans. his special work being to see that the men who are doing the fighting for us have plenty to eat and drink.
 He is the ideal man for the job, for he has been in the ranks himself, and therefore, knows just what Is appre- ciated and wanted by the men. He does not work on theories, but from prac- tical experience which doubtless nc- counts for the almost entire lack of grousing about the food served out in the trenches
 The story of Sir William Robert than fact. It is the story of a young man who would get to the top of tho tree.
 Born in Lincolnshire, 56 years ago he began life as a man servant. Tho prospect of being a lackey did not sat sfy him. however and so he "chucked his job," as Kipling would say, anc joined the army
 He was 19 when he enlisted in tn Sixteenth Lancers and 1t took him tc the dignity of commission in tn Third Dragoon Guards. Other men have done it---Sir Hector Macdonald and Maj. Gen. Sir Luke O'Connor, V. c. for example-but the achievement |. comparatively rare and only possible to a man of exceptional determination and ability or of very conspicuous bravery in war.
 At the time of the South African on, gaining promotion step by step. Ill, work against the Boers was the same vital work as in this war-providire Tommy's "tummy"-and the manner in which he organized the commissaria' was regarded as quite wonderful
 The appointment as commandant oi the staff college, one of the plums of the service, was the war office, reward to him for his services in SoutI Africa, but what must have beer equally gratifying to him was the on tire and whole hearted congratula tioni of the men and officers 1t had beer up to him to look after in the matte. of meals.
 General Robertson gained his D. s. o for his work in the Chitral expedition Sir John French has, in one of hi dispatches, already mentioned" hin for what he has done and Is dolni for our troops now fighting side b. side with the French and Belgiana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
LETTER TELLS OF WORK IN
 INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL

lNDO D NAL HUH OC1OOA The following letter will show some of the practical workings of the pupils of the Industrial High school: My Dear Mrs Ullman: had the pleas ure a few days ago of being a guest at luncheon of the negro Industria High school, together with pr. J. Fl. Phillips, Mir. Ben M Jacobs, Mrs. Echols, Mir lJ. B. Gibson, MT. c. B. Glenn, Mrs
 Bruce, MT. S. J. Bowie, Judge A. O. Lane and Dr. Curren of North Carolina. We were impressed with the splendid, prac- tical work done in every department oi the school, but the demonstration of the cooking class appealed to us most. for one very obvious reason, the hour was o'clock. Besides this, all persons who have made any kind of study of socia problems know that we cannot expect health, words. efficiency and happiness without food that has been properly se- lected and properly prepared
 l The fact that Al girls graduated from the Industrial High school who can dc this is both interesteing and significant The luncheon served to us was prepared by a group of girls from this class of fl lThey were selected not because of theii superior proficiency, because all were equally capable, so those were choser who had been best in attendance. From the lamb roast to the last crumt
 
 science and are were employed in the selection and preparation.
 | We were agreed that none of us had ever eaten a more perfectly prepared meal. It reflected credit on the teacher | who. besides being efficient. is very prac- l tical.
 The work of the entire institution re- fleets great credit on A. H. Parker, the principal, whose remarkable ability ant understanding eminently fit hima for tho position he holds. He is contributing 6 large share to the solution of some of oul
 social problems and deserves the interest assistance and commendation of every
 mar and woman in Birmingham. | The Industrial High school has no
 come into being in day, but has beer evolved with our entire school system
 then the wonderful personality and con secrated service of him. who, for B year. | has been at the helm.
 MRS. DUPONT THOMPsoNs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
EXPECT BIG CROWDS
 AT EAST LAKE TODAY
Concert in Afternoon and at Night by Browns Band-Many Free At
 fractions This Season

Another big Sunday is expected at East Lake today when in addition to the usual free attractions there will be two con certs by Browns band. The afternoon concert begins at o'clock and the night concert at s.
 Among the features at the park today will be the bathing and boating. the me- nagene and the free acts. A record crowd is anticipated. Tho following is the pro- gramme of the concert:
 March "Northwind'' (Chambers).
 Overture, "Willam Tell'' (VerdD.
 Grand selection, Songs of Scotland' Lampe).
 vocal solo. Dear Heart Wiiiidi diiis,, w. Myrle, sooist; Harry H. Williams, violin obligato.
 Medley overture. 'Remicks Hits. 1915'' dampe).
 Descriptive, Columbus" (Herman).
 Concert galop, Alexis (Turner).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

The question of the education of the negro has always been one of deep con cern to the south, and is particularly in teresting with the illiteracy campaign in progress, the negro being such factor in bringing down the lteracy in this state Therefore the work of the Industrial High school of this city Is a matter of great moment.
 This splendid institution under the di- rect influence of the board of education and Dr. Phillips supervision and with the able leadership of Prof A. H. Parker has become factor in the city school life and an asset to the community.
 The principal of this school is direct product of the public schools of Birmng- ham, raised and educated in this city, a man of great brain and heart and re- garded as one of the leading negro citi- zens not only of Birmingham but of Ala bama.
 Professor Parker impresses one imme- diately with his earnestness. and you feel how serious is the undertaking of this man and in what able hands the work has been placed.
 Housed in an unattractive, old, ram shackel building with unspea kable sur roIndings. as far as comfort and equip ment for school purposes is concerned, this work goes on progressing, assisting hundreds of young negro men and women, reaching into the family life. making bet ter citizens of them and fitting each for the problem peculiar to themselves
 The Industrial High school is situated on Eighth avenue near Eleventh street. The building was originally erected by a man named Lane. for an auditorium to display and conduct his art-of medicine ouackery, for Lane was an Indian medi- cine man. How the ugly, unattractive, old building ever lasted 20 years Is almost inconceivable; however it has lasted. stood oe all these years to at last become use fui as the home of this splendid school.
 The building contains every modern idea along vocational lines in school de- volopment, some still crude almost al ways because of lack of funds, but all carried out to some degree of perfection, and serving their purpose we'll These de- 1artments are under the direction of trained teachers we'll equipped in their professions.
 The spirit and work of the school can best be judged, from the essay of Frankie Irene Davis, graduate of the school this term. This papers is not selected only as descriptive of the school, but also as a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

as beginning and told to plan their own
 means and keep their own accounts. At
 the close of the semester the results were
 as follows: Team one has made s615
 team two. S60S; team three s9.S0; team
 four, S7.6l; team five. s7,72. During the term two baseball teams have been en- tertained at our building. The emergency room was turned into dormitory and meals were cooked andtserved at the din- ing room to the complete satisfaction of all concerned
 The agriculture department directs it's energies toward a model garden which sets the standard for more than 300 home gardens. That these gardens earn money for their owners is shown by the fact
 that 1le students were depositors of some bank even before the school savings sys- tenn was begun.
 Just behind our kitchen is a small build | ing which was erected by our boys. This is the laundry and no small part does it play in helping us to realize that "Cleanliness is next to Godliness.' Emer- gency room linens. kitchen cloths, school , room curtains and bags, and uniforms of
 our girls and for baseball boys are all | kept clean by it's aid.
 l The tailoring and shoe repairing de- partments are kept running to accom- ! modate students while the boys learn the work. Clothes are cleaned and shoes mended for the bare cost of material with which to work These boys work cheer fully that the rest of the students may be helped by their skill to keep up a neat appearance.
 l Besides printing all posters for games, | exhibits, etc, the art department teaches stenciling. fooled leather, brass craft and bookmaking and binding in an ordinary ! schoolroom with homemade sewing 1 frames and a closet. as equipment Thus we have been trained in the great lesson of each working for the common good, in using the simple things at hand 1 and the saving grace of economy by 1 learning to do as much as possible with l a little. What the future holds, we know
 not, but we feel tonight that our school | has given us, along with other forces
 the spirit with which to go at things and
 we believe that this spirit is going to 1 help us to find and make a way. | SCHOOL PLANT IS
 1 INADEQUATE
 l From this description one can easily sec
 the aim of the work is service, aiding tho pupil to undertake the position in societ, our present civilization considers fit. ant elevating that position by his own ability
 In passing through the school this sgr caught the eye:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
10 OR 20 ACRES
 SHOULD BE USED

A plot of ground in closef fproximity to the city. covering abouf 10 or 20 acres, should be purchased For this in- stitution. with a modern wi equipped school on it. Such scS pol in the hands of the present facult8 who have done 50 we'll so badly n ndicappcd, would accomplish wondersy for the negro population of Birmind nam.
 Dr. Phillips remarks at tie gradua- ton exercises are quoted: fin this in- stitution is found the contao ion of in- dustry: no institution in The south, handicapped as this one is tqiay is do- ing what these teachers ale doil,g.' Let us hope. with the knolvledge we |shave, that education 10 a ned essity for each human being, and that the state must protect itself from ignorance. be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
IItID us IO 1IIIU dIIU m SCHOOL PLANT IS
 INADEQUATE
SHOE SHOP

Professor Parker said the shoe shop grew out of an accident; several girls were absent from school and when ques- tioned why, gave as an excuse their shoes had to be repaired The idea occurred to Professor Parker such work might be done in the building cheaper and better and the pupil not miss a day Since then the work has been done in the school and in one year 800 pairs of shoes have been repaired. at an actual cost of the | rubber and leather only.
 l No book is allowed to be lost, the book
 binding department does the work here
 neatly and carefully and the book is
 made usahle for the school library or the 1 student.
 1 An old set of encyclopedias given to I the school by the city has been rebound and are as valuable and every bit as good new
 Iii the art reesi .ti.icl, .s nicely at. {
 with pictures showing excellent taste. are
 architectural designs and reproductions of old masters.
 The following appropriate text was writ ten on the board:
 Six reasons for the study of art: l. It greatest interest. 9 It prevents disorder. 8. It commands respect and confidence. 4. It secures and holds attention.
 B. It inspires faithful study. G. It sets up ideals. The top floor of the building holds an
 auditorium, used on Fridays during the year for meetings and literary pro- grammes. The place is ugly. unattractive and dangerous: a make-shift stage is ar ranged for plays, some scenery having been obtained from the old O Brien opera house.
 In speaking to Professor Parker of the housing conditions of the school plant he said ..The influence of surroundings cannot be overestimated I dare not let l myself dwell upon this building; we have to live over and above it.. Why should not the state and city lend every effort toward making some preparations to better house this splen- i did work. It is duty we owe these in- l telligent self-respecting citizens Quot l ing from one of the essays delivered at the graduation exercises Is the fol- 1 lowing pertinent question: "The mothers l of the children have appealed for a
 chance for their children to go to sani-
 tary and comfortable school buildings Will that appeal be made to the great | heart of Birmingham in vain?" Professor Parker said he is constant l ly uneasy about his school in case of l fire, although a fairly good amount oi 1 stair cases are in the main building
 the fire escape is too dangerous to be usable as the building is so old and
 poorly constructed it cannot hold the iron stairway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
Mighty Useful

From the New York Times.
 The following conversation between two small colored boys was overheard at the Washington navy yard:
 What foh dey want dem big guns? thought we wouldn't hab no moh wah. II
 Well, we has to hab dem to sass 'em back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
Odeon Two Programme

Monday-"Her Shattered Idol" with Mae Marsh.
 Tuesday and Wednesday--The Dawn oe a Tomorrow, with Mary Pickford.
 Friday and Saturday-'Brother Offi- cers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for September 10, 1915
The First Woman Plumber

gone, but never let them know. didn't
want them to know thought I'd ever
have to do it. But my husband was never
very strong, and l didn't know but
might have to help some day, so wanted
to be ready.
"Well, that day came too soon for me,
and found it was either take hold of the
business or let the whole thing go. l had
five children then, so concluded to take
hold.
How we'll Mrs. Tallman has taken hold
all Rutherford knows. She holds q
license to practise plumbing in half a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19

Der is all very well, she declares; "but it
takes woman to know the exact angle at
which another woman's back should bend
over sink"
Mrs. Tallman does not believe that
women should be in business. "All honor
to the woman who has to be-" she says,
"but business is too hard for woman.
Besides, it takes the spirit out of man
to watch woman succeed where he has
failed At least, that is my experience
would give up this work gladly, now that
l have succeeded.
ayes, suppose l have prospered.
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dozen towns in New Jersey, and is the
only woman plumber in the world to hold
a water license, which means that she is
entitled to tap the mains of the Hack
ensack Water Company whenever she
pleases. There isn't joint, pipe, or plug
in the plumbing business that she isn't
familiar with; and she makes her own es-
Inmates, draws her own plans, and pur-
chases her own supplies, to say nothing
of keeping set of books and managing
her five or six men.
1t was Mrs. Tallman who finally sue
ceeded in inducing master plumbers to
make their kitchen sinks higher, so that
the average woman need not break her
back leaning over them. "A master plum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19

own several houses, nice country place
in Atlantic Highlands. with garage
and several motor-cars, and my children
are all married and settled except two.
work pretty hard, but l enjoy it. l call
myself house surgeon now, since so
many women call me in consultation.
what do do for amusement? Oh, I
go down to the shop when the children
are out, and take an engine to pieces, or
try to invent new heating system, just
to see what can develop. One of the gas
logs in house l own burns red flame in
stead of blue; so I'm looking into that
just now to find out the reason There's
plenty of work in the plumbing business;
but there's a lot of pleasure, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19

TTOW did come to be plumber"
| laughs Mrs. S. G. Tallman, of
Rutherford, New Jersey, when
asked the secret of her unusual trade.
why it was just plumb fate drove me
to it, l never wanted to be plumber
| meant to be teacher. Queer, how
things get twisted, isn't it, now?
| at started, l suppose, when l was a
very little girl, because | was always very
observant and curious to know the reason
of things. My grandfather was ship
builder, and, seeing how interested l was,
he used to explain things to mellow to
caulk boat, what the tar piles were for,
and things like that. Then, as | grew
older had the same curiosity about more
scientific things; and so, when l married
at twenty-three,-m husband was tin
smith, was all ready to look into that
trade and see how it was done.
"My husband opened a little shop of
his own the second year we were mar
ried, and used to sit and watch him
at work, because | always wanted to be
where he was and took an interest in every
| thing he did. We weren't doing so very
we'll, until one day, when was sitting in
the house, rocking the baby, suddenly the
sky seemed to grow dark in queer sort
of way. 1t kept getting darker and darker.
l knew something was going to happen.
IL ran to the stairs and called to my hus-
band, Bob, come quick and shut the front
door. Something awfuls going to happen
The Providential Cyclone
"HE hurried up, and almost before we
knewit the cyclone was on us. 1t hit a
house across the street, a two-story build
ing, and laid it fiat. Then it took off the
roof of house not twenty feet from us,
jumped clean over our shop, and unroofed
some buildings block away.
"After it was all over and we had time
to think, we saw that nearly every house
in town had been unroofed, and we knew
we should be kept busy And we were.
"That was where l began, for we
couldn't get enough men to do the work
that kept coming in, and had to take
hand. l used to go down in the shop and
watch the men, and soon learned to edge
tin. The men would notch the sheets of
tin, and would edge them. must have
edged thousands of pieces. 1t is done by
a machine, of course, but it is hard, firing
work. l used to hold the baby for while,
and then go down and edge more tin.
"Then, liked to see what the men were
doing; so, little by little, learned how
| to do the larger things. used to 20 down
and practise at night when the men were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19
Dinner-Time ON Pelican Island

nELICAN ISLAND, in the Indian
River, Florida, has been set aside
by the government as a reservation
where pelicans can rear their young in
complete safety from molestation by
man.
This thrilling dinner scene was wit
messed by bird explorer who watched
developments from an artfully con-
structed "blind." The mother, after
having engulfed and swallowed many
fish whole out on the lake, returned
home.
Several fluffy young pelicans were wait
ing for her, croaking with impatience.
The mother opened her vast beak, point
ing it downward. The greediest of the
children poked its head into the gaping
leathery pouch.
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No Harm Done

FARTHER and farther went the young
= ster until it had pushed its way beyond
the beak and down the neck, and actually
disappeared from sight. 1t seemed inev-'
liable that some damage to either mother
or child must result; but presently the
nesting reappeared, quite happy after
its bountiful repast of fish.