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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
BIRMINGHAM MATRON TO BE
 IN MADISON WEDDING

Miss Harriet Bronaugh has completed the plans for her wedding to MT. H. Her sey Hit, to take place at g o'clock on the evering of August 24 at the Methodist church at Madison Mrs Frank Finny of Madison and Mrs. Harry Parker of Bir- mingham are to be matrons of honor
 The maids of honor are to be Miss Helen Osborne of Madison and Miss Mona Allen of Huntsville. MT. James Bonaugh, father of the bride, will give her in marriage and the flower girl is to be Miss Nancy Hum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

ID you ever hear the story abou
 the two women who met 1T
 - church and what happened7
 If not. listen:
 One of them sat all alone in a lonely pew in a great, magnificent edifice; she was a study in sartorial perfection.
 She was in deep mourning and with her grief she carried an air of elegance and distinction rarely seen, from the band of the tiny ribbon that held her web-llke veil
 In place, to the hemstitched organde cuffs, faultless dainty, ieily perfect.
 The congregation arose to sing the glad | Hosannas, and an usher appeared at the end of the great lady's pew, followed by a little frall, shabbily gowned woman, her blue serge business suit s1Q9s at any shop, being much the worse for wear, yet neat and pressed and quite in order. In all fairness, 1t wasn't the little $10.yS suit-it was Just the woman-the fact of her. stranger. an intrusion, that made the delicately yelled great lady's face wear a dsmayed expression: made her look past the usher as though he were not even there; past the woman In the s109S suit as though she never existed. to some one across the aisle, a friend of hers to whom she said
 Why not come and occupy my pew with me today?i
 The usher took the cue, touched the little woman In the s10.98 suit gently on the arm and went on down the aisle as if nothing had happened and found another place for her.
 And this is the peculiar thing about it.
 The women In the little sl098 suit wasn't in the least mad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MRS. HARRIS HOSTESS
 FOR MISS GARNET PIPER

An enjoyable affair of yesterday after noon was the informal bridge party given l-;j Mrs. Burdette Harris, complimentary 70 her guest, Miss Garnett Piper, former Birmingham girl, who is now making her home in Texas.
 Summer flowers and ferns made an att tractive setting for this pleasant after noon spent with bridge and at the con- clusion of the game a box of crepe de chine handkerchiefs and ties to match were awarded as prizes.
 Later an ice course was served to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
Hulda Maersk Is Detained

London, August S-t6:5O D. m)-The Danish steamship Hulda Maersk, which sailed from Savannah July 10 and Nor folk, July 13, for Malmo. Sweden, with d cargo of cotton seed. Is being de- tained in a port of the United Kingdom by the British authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
COX-GEOHEGAN WEDDING
 EVENT OF THIS EVENING

The marriage of Miss Helen Geohegan to MT. George Daniel Cox will be an n- teresting event of this evening. The we'd ding Is to be solemnized at S:30 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, MT and Mrs. Charles J. Geohegan, on the North Highlands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MRS. ALLEN TO HONOR GUEST

Mrs. William B. Allen has invited few friends to an informal gathering this aft ernoon al her home on Waucoma street to
 meet Miss Nina Buck of Chicago. Miss Buck formerly made Birmingham her home, and her many friends are glad to
 have this opportunity of seeing her again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

Mephisto Set Thursday evening at her home
 Anne Christian of South Alabama are visiting Mrs. H. M. Cowart
 Mrs, J. l.. Smith and children have re- turned from a visit to Tuscaloosa and BrookwoEd.
 Mrs Charles Hamilton and her daugh- ter Miss Ethel Hamilton of Raleigh, N. C., are guests of Mrs. Morrow Blackburn.
 Miss Pearl Mortimer has returned from a visit to Tupelo, Miss
 Mrs w. C. Bickell of Philadelphia Is the guest of MT. and Mrs W. G. Bckell.
 Miss Winnie Roberts has returned from Atlantic Beach, Fla.
 Mrs. John Torbert and children are spending some time nt Camp Walton, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

, ascertained by the arsenal officers. Ar
 officers said, may be able to explain the
 officers said. may beable to explain the cause. He was not in condition today to be questioned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
BIRMINGHAM MATRON
 IGNORED IN INDIANA

Mrs. Edward Love Keiser and Miss Dorsey Harris are visiting Mrs w. H. Martin in Kokomo, Ind, and have been the recipients of a number of social cour- tesies during their stay in that city. Mrs w. H, Charles entertained at a large and beautiful luncheon at the Kokomo Coun- try club Thursday for these popular visi- tors and Friday Mrs. R. C. Martin was hostess at a bridge party compimenting Miss Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MRS. STOCKARD'S PARTY
 FOR MISS JENNINGS

Complimenting her charming guest, Miss Mary Jennings of Nashville. Mrs w. D. Stockard entertained informally Monday afternoon at her home. Five tables were arranged in the living room for the play CTS and at the conclusion of the game light refreshments were served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
N. R. K. CLUB
 DANCE IN NORWOOD

The N. R. Ks. a recently organized club. will give an informal dance Friday evening at the home of MT. Walter Har- ris in Norwood This is to be the first of series of delightful entertainments to be given by the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MISS GREEN TO BE
 COMPLIMENTED FRIDAY

MT. Henry K. Miner president of the Southern School of Musical Art, will be host at an informal reception Friday evening to introduce Miss Lucille Green, director of the expression department. The event will be given at the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
Sold at Auction

Brunswick, Ga. August S.-The prop erty of the Yaryan Naval Stores com-
 pany here was sold at auction today to the Empire investment company for
 S100,000. The sale was conducted by
 R. R. Hopkins and C. H. Leavy, com
 missioners, appointed by Federal Judge Speer to dispose of the properties Of the
 company which recently was adjudged bankrupt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MRS. ABBOTT HOSTESS
 TO PHHATHEA CLASS

Mrs H. c. Abbott will be hostess to the Philathea class of the First Baptist church this afternoon from to o'clock, entertaining the members at an outing at Ayondale park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

following guests: Miss Ella Louis Ward Miss Alma Sturkey, Miss Martha Glover Miss Nettie Beall. Mrs Albert Wade. Miss Garnett Piper, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. J. J. Chamblee and Mrs. Harris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
MISS BANKS TO /. ENTERTAIN GUESTS

Miss Bessie Banks will entertain a CO.,
 terie of friends at a moonlight picnic
 Thursday evening complimentary to Miss aFnnie Mitchell and Miss Lula Mitchell of Montevallo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
Ole Miss, de Scratch dat hurts de mos is de Scratch fer CT Livin'! Yassum!

She wasn't even offended. or hurt Oh, no.
 She had two much more interesting emo- tions.
 They were humor and pity. First, she thought 1t was funny because don't you see anything that doesn't fit anything that is incongruous. is funny? That's the principle that the vaudeville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

Excursion Lock IT, Thursday. Round trip, $150. Train leaves Terminal sta
 ton 7;3O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

RANDOM NOTES

Miss Minnie Harris and Miss Myrtl Harris will leave today for a two-weeks stay in New York city.
 Mrs. B. A. Reynolds and children ex pect to go to Mentone Friday for severa weeks.
 Mrs. Tom Baine and Miss Kathryn Baint left yesterday for Chattanooga. where they will join Mr. Baine and spend sev- eral weeks at Signal Mountain inn. Mrs Burdette Harris will leave Thurs day to spend sometime with relatives in Arizona. Mrs. H. c. McNutt and her son, George McNutt, left yesterday for Kendallville. Ind. Later she will visit relatives In To- ledo and Chicago.
 MT. Henry McNutt. Jr.. will leave today Tor Tracey City Tenn, to be the guest of his sister, Mrs. S. S. Wikstrom.
 Miss Mary Sibley will leave today to attend Miss Rose Coleman's house party In Uniontown.
 Mir. William C. Greet of Fl Paso, Tex, Is visiting his aunt, Mrs. c. M. Stanley. Dr. Lola Taylor and Mrs. J. K Taylor are spending two weeks with their parents in Yadkinvlle. N c.
 Mrs. J. D. Moore will leave next weer for Newman Ga. to visit her daughter. Mrs. D. P. Jones.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estes and little son Charles Estes, Jr.. have returned from pleasant visit to relatives in At lanta and Anniston
 Miss Mildred Jaffee will return Friday after spending two months in Richmond Va
 Miss Dorothy Gayle expects to leave Thursday for her home in Pittsburg, after being the guest of Miss Mildred Badham and Miss Margaret Nelson.
 Mrs. John Turner has returned from a delightful stay with Miss Villa Holt Wakefield on Signal mountain.
 
 Miss Hattie Culom has come from her summer home near Huntsville to spend sometime with Miss Margaret Nelson
 
 Mrs. O-S. Boshwtz of New York is wis., itins Mrs. J. Jaffe on Highland avenue. Miss Mary Snyder is at home after a pleasant sojourf with friends in Knox vile.
 Miss Milie Beal will leave today for Brevard N. C., to spend several weeks MT. and Mrs. F. B. Winslow and son were leaving today for Atlantic City. where they will remain during the month of August
 Miss Helen Randall will return to Balti- more tomorrow after visiting Mrs. c. T. Randall.
 Miss Rosa Dixon of Macon, Ga, is vis- iting friends in this city.
 Miss Dorothy Allen has returned from visit to Wrightsville Beach
 Mrs. Percy Nixon of Opelika is the guest of Mrs. J. T. Nixon on Madison avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert l.. Lowery returned yesterday from 10 days visit to Mir and Mrs. R. M. Ellis and MT. and Mrs AL bert Sherror at Jasper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

\ ID you ever hear the story about
 ' the two women who met in church and what happened7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

The Senior Forty-two club members enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. A. r, Hilleke at Shady Side yesterday after noon. Garden flowers frightened the room where three tables were arranged for the club game. which was followed by a dainty refreshment course.
 Miss Ruth Clarke will entertain the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04

Missionary society of the Pratt City Bap- tlst church took place yesterday after noon with Mrs. J. E. Wood as hostess. A programme on Mission Schools" was given by Mrs. Ray Custred, Mrs. Will Lam Jenkins, Mrs. M P Holingsworth h and Miss Emily Dryman. Punch ices and cakes were served to 30 guests. MT. and Mrs. D. R. Neson are visiting In Pensacola, Fla
 MT. and Mrs. Hobart Townsend and family have come from Pulaski, Tenn to make their home in Woodlawn.
 Mrs. Edgar Van Keuren has returned from a visit to Decatur.
 Miss Bernice Conner has returned from visit to friends in Mobile
 Miss Leady Lois Townsend is visiting her aunt Mrs. J. F. Steele. in Atlanta
 MT. J. F. Steele of Atlanta is the guest of his sister. Mrs. W. P. Townsend.
 Miss Annie Murphy of Anniston will arrive today to visit Mrs. H. w. Graham
 Miss Louise Nonnemacher Is spending a few days with Miss Lucy Proctor en route from Palm Beach, Fla, to Anniston.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Terrell have named their little daughter Sarah Terrell.
 The Epworth league of the Wylam Methodist church will give picnic Friday at North Birmingham park. hidStci Jdllc5 lLdnitT UT ldlldueRa IS the guest of Dr. and Mrs w. D. Cald- well.
 Mrs. Fred Sawyer and children will re- turn this week from visit to friends in Montgomery.
 Mrs. F. J. Harris and Mrs. c. P. Smith entertained the Methodist Ladies' Aid society at the home of the latter in In- glenook yesterday afternoon. A short DrOPram piVan Mrs T Car lisle and Mrs. Ed Keith and a social hour followed during which ices were served to 8 guests.
 Mrs. c. o. Stover and son, Charles, are guests of relatives in Louisville. Ky.
 Miss Nora Rothrock of Auburn is visit ing Mrs. w. c. Hammers
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Bainbrdge of Green Pond are guests of MT. and Mrs. C. P. Smith,
 MT. w. s. Taylor of Kewanee. Miss, is guest of his brother, MT. l.. F. Taylor.
 Mrs. A. Thompson Is resting well at the McAdory infrmary.
 Little Miss Mary Elizabeth McPherson entertained party of friends at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. T. McPherson, in East Lake yesterday afternoon in honor of her guest. Hazel Holmes of Tuscum- bia. Games were played on the lawn and later delicious refreshments were served in the dining room Thirty-five little folks were included in this merry party.
 The Camp Fire Girls club left yester- day for an outing near Brown Springs
 Mrs. T. l.. Simpson and son of Pales- tine, Tex, and MT. and Mrs. Horace Peerson of Pinson are visiting MT. and Mrs. J. T. Peerson.
 Mrs. w. Kreh and children have re- trned from Talladega.
 Miss Ellen Laney of Eden is a guest of Mrs. H. E. Washington.
 The Senior Forty-two club members enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. A. r. Hilleke at Shady Side yesterday after noon. Garden flowers frightened the room where three tables were arranged for the club game. which was followed by a dainty refreshment course.
 Miss Ruth Clarke will entertain the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-04
E0ents of the Day In Fashionable Realms

Miss Davis Hostess ding Anniversary Mrs Compliments
 Y
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

domination of private activities az
seen in this case. He mentions GER
tain earlier arbitrary postal rulings,
as he considers them, such as the
blue tag" order and the abolition Of
the parcel post stamp, and continues:
"Now comes the bald proposition
that the postmaster general, in addi-
ton to all the other powers he can
exercise over the railroads to get
something for nothing, be authorized
actually to pay such railroad rates Is
he pleases, not mill more or less.
The question now becomes a very
broad one; for while it may be q
beautiful thing that Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson shall have authority to
cut railroad compensation below the
cost of service, some other postmaster
general in the very near future may
feel impelled by motives Of equal pat
riotism and justice to make the rail-
roads present of five or ten million
dollars a year, as conceivably he
might under the law.
What the political results may be
when the chief executive of the nation
is trying to soothe and help the rail-
roads and one OF his cabinet officers
is doing his best to put them out OF
business might form a subject for in
teresting speculation Literary Di-
gest
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

and that the need has become more
acute since the advent of the parcel
post. The change he recommended to
congress proposed the substitution of
the space basis of pay for the weight
basis. The new system would be
much more simple, accurate, and eco
nomical, and the new rates would
have assured the railroads a some
what larger revenue per car-mile."
But, Mr.. Burleson continues:
Notwithstanding the equitable and
liberal character of the legislation it
was bitterly fought throughout it's
several legislative stages by the So
called Railway Mail Committee, an
organization representing certain of
the railroads. =
"A vote was not reached in the SEN
ate. The opportunity to dispose of
this vitality important subject was
foreclosed not only at the cost of the
defeat of this legislation, but of the
entire postoffice Appropriation Bill
Through the Mail-pay Committee
certain of the railroads now are saying
that the postoffice departments at
attempted railroad confiscation no,
~ "oo anu ID a uClCI Wcll-COu-
sidered effort to end a system under
which the postal authorities are COM
PEELED to stand helplessly by while the
railroads loot the postal revenue"
The postmaster general denies
statements which have been made to
the effect that the railroads are not
being paid for the increased weight
of the parcel post. And he specifies
additional lo11
ment to be made next June. He fur
Their declares that although the rail-
ways contend that they are overpaid,
and that they are receiving from the
government amounts which, for hauls
of any considerable length, exceed by
about two to one the amounts they re-
celye from express companies for like
and similar service" For instance,
whereas the roads get $2.5S per 100
pounds for carrying the mails from
New York to Chicago, they get only
$1.20 per 100 pounds as their share
OF the first-class express rate.
To this President Peters. of the
Long Island railroad, replies as chair
man of the Railway Mail-pay Commit
tee that Mr.. Burleson, Through lack
of understanding of the postal SER
ing to permit the government of the
United States to rob the railroads of
at least half what is due them for
carrying the parcel post" And "the
railroads defy the postmaster general
to point to a single act of their Railway
Mail-pay Committee, in it's efforts to
present the facts in this case to the
people, which has not been absolutely
legitimate"
1t is noticeable that several influen-
tlal papers ordinarily favorable to
the administration fail to indorse 1t
IN this dispute. Thus the New York
Evening Post, referring to the figures
showing mail-pay higher than ex-
press-pay, says that "even the ordi.
nary observer is struck by the fact
that 100 pounds of express matter
Will cost good deal over $3.50 if
mailed In twenty separate packages.
and that 100 pounds of mail repre-
sents hundreds of units occupying a
space vastly larger than one bulky
parcel"
And the Philadelphia Record a Dem
ocratic paper very friendly to the ad-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

The proposal for North and South
railway made by Governor, if not the
usual political press buncombe spread
to tickle the ears of the people, sounds
mighty good 1t is to be hoped that
Governor Alexander will push the
matter and thus aid in binding the two
isolated sections into united state.
The fact that North Idaho is separated
from this portion of the state by ever
a thousand mics of railways running
through three states, ma H. Els,t,
as the main 1'rson for the diversah -
of interests il me welfare of each aDd
III tic lack Of knowledge of the r'>-
lens of each IS the lack of harm my
which is today operating to the detri-
ment of the entire state Three hum
dred miles of direct line will put
the Northern part in closer touch with
this section. 1t will mean great
amount of interchange of the products
so widely varying which will build
up real home industry for both Sec
tons.
1t is true that there are many diff
culties in the way of the project which
will take the united efforts of both sec
lions of the state to solve. Funds for
railroad building are not usually
available and if in this case, the matter
is nearly solved as stated by the gov
ernor, it is long stride toward its
successful promotion. Those who are
most familiar with railroad building
claim that the proposed route is al
most ideal from the matter of easy
grades and with some exceptions not
difficult nor expensive. The proposed
calling of special session of the leg
islature does not look necessary, ow-
ing to the fact that much of the pre-
liminary work and preparation must
be completed before the legislature
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

ministration, remarks in the same con-
nection:
"Letter-mail transportation ought to
be paid for at much higher rates than
the express-package transportation.
The government itself makes this dis
tinction in its rates Of postage The
postage on a letter weighing 100
pounds would be SIG; package of the
same weight would be carried 200
miles by parcel post for $2.04. OF the
$51 ,466,030 received by the railroads
in 1913 for railway mail-pay, $40, OOO,-
600 may have been earned in the
transportation Of first and Sec
ond class mail matter, leaving only
$11 ,466,030 as the carriers reward for
the enormous increase OF merchandise
sent by mail after the advent Of the
parcel post. On conservative esti-
mate the pay earned by the railroads
last year for the transportation of
parcel post calculated on the basis Of
ton-mile express-rates amounted to
about $25,000,000; and they probably
received only one-half of this sum
for their service"
Turning now to Republican COM
ment, the Boston transcripts Wash
ington correspondent, after some un-
complimentary remarks about the
postoffice department statistics, calls
attention to the danger of bureaucratic
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
RAILROADS ACCUSED OF LOOT
ING"

1t would seem that if the railroads
are not paid enough for carrying the
mails, they are paid either more than
enough or less than enough. If this is
a question of fact that can be settled
by diligent and disinterested experts,
why, then, ask several newspaper
writer's, should there be any violent
dispute between the railroads of the
country and the postoffice department
of the government over the question?
Here, remarks the New York Journal
of Commerce, for instance, sis a simple
business proposition of rendering a
certain service in transportation for
the benefit of the public and being
properly paid for it." But we find
Postmaster General Burleson making
the grave charge that 1.-The railroads
are looting the postal revenues" and a
responsible railroad spokesman re-
torting that Mr.. Burleson is letting the
United States government rob the
railroads of at least half what is due
them for carrying the parcel post" In
short, as the Brooklyn Eagle puts
sums it up, each party is accusing the
other of robbery. And this is evil
IDENTIFY just the beginning, not the end,
of the controversy. For Mr.. Burleson
pledges himself to renew his prior
recommendations on the subject when
congress convenes, and the railroads
announce that in the meanwhile they
will present their case as aggressively
as they know how in every congress
sional district of the United States.
1t will be recalled that the postoffice
Appropriation Bill was one of the
measures which failed of enactment
in the crowded closing hours Of the
last congress. Clauses in this bill
provided for certain changes in the
manner of estimating railroad mailpay
and also gave the postmaster general
discretionary power to reduce it. When
the measure was under consideration,
so a New York Sun correspondent re-
members, "the railroads charged that
it was the plan of Mr.. Burleson
through the exercise of this power to
saddle about $10,000,000 of the postal
deficit on the railroads of the coun-
try" And it is the railroads share
in the defeat of the Appropriation Bill
that apparently moved Mr.. Burleson
to the manifesto of March 21st In his
statement, the postmaster general
says that the desirability of revising
the laws governing railway mail-pay
has been recognized for two decades,