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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
NEGROES CONFESS TO
 ROBBING POSTOFFICE
Segusta Jones and Sidney Colvin Captured by Detective Williams.
 Robbed Office at Ralph

Detective T. G. Williams captured two youthful negroes yesterday morn- ing who confessed to the robbery of the cash drawer of the Ralph postof- lice early yesterday morning. The confessed robbers gave the names of Segusta Jones and Sidney Colvin
 The postmaster of Ralph station, which is just outside of Tuscaloosa, lost his key Sunday afternoon and tie finding of it by the negroes was their undoing. All the cash in the drawer consisted of pennies and when they arrived they were having a time sec ing the city with pennies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
ST. MARY'S PARISH
 ELECTS VESTRYMEN

The annual parish meeting of St Mary's on the Highlands Episcopal church was held last night and the fol- lowing We're elected vestrymen:
 George c. Whatley, Houston John. ston, C. J. Palmer H. S. Meade E. w. Finch. Forney Johnston, Ivey Avery l. T. McCants, A. l.. Browne. Henry H. Cobb, Ivey F. Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
At the Lyric

A young man without makeup and with an ordinary stick and rather shabby derby hat. kept the large Lyric audience in the throes of bosterous laughter last evening for upwards of 20 minutes. That young man was Bert F'itzgibbon, one of the quaintest characters the vau- devile stage and the headliner at the Lyric this week.
 Fitzgibbon is naturally funny and though several persons remarked that any fool could do easily what he does they are not doing 1t, and so 1t must be taken for granted that it Is a carefully studied art a natural gift for a young man to stand for 20 minutes in front of an audience mumbling meaningless things and yet arousing uproarous laughter. One can criticize Fitzgibbon to frazzle-yet he makes you laugh he will make you laugh until you are em- barrassed and his ability to make per- sons laugh makes him one of the noted funmakers of the American vaudeville stage. Anyone with bad case of blues should see Bert Fitzgibbon at the Lyric this week.
 Paul Gilmore, well known as leading man, Is at the Lyric this week in a rather cynical playlet entitled, "A Friend in Need.' Gilmore at the philosophical artist made the most of a difficult part and his supporting players, Miss Mary Masterson and William +. DeNere, were very good On the whole. Gilmore and his associates present an interesting 20 minutes and they were well received by the critical Monday nighters.
 Dr. Carl Herman, the electrical wizard. is an old favorite in Birmingham and his marvellous use of the electrical cur rent amazed and later amused the large audience. Dr. Herman's act Is one of the novelties of the vaudeville stage.
 Robert Carter, droll fellow. and Kath- ryn Waters. a svelte young woman with a superabundance of embonipoint created much laughter in a melange of stunts. In the hunger strike." Carter as the long suffering husband. was a scream and in "the fellow and the girl '' Miss Waters helped along in filling the evening with joy. The cabaret duo ended the act, and this burlesque on rag time singers who carry their own pet piano player was very amusing.
 Nelson and Nelson, who performed on stilts, and do several dexterous falls without apparent injury, finished a bill which will undoubtedly go down as one of the most laugh provoking aggrega- tions of vaudeville talent gathered to- gether in several moons. R. F. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. George Edward Stoyall

Mrs. George Edward Stovall. aged s2, died Sunday night at 8 o'clock in Montgomery after short Illness She is survived by her husband and little daughter. Etna Stovall also her moth CT. Mrs w. J. Kerlin. Mrs. Stovall for merly lived in Birmingham and had many friends here. She was a niece of Mrs. D. M. Dickerson of Norwood, who was at her bedside when death came. Interment will be at Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Negro Shot and Killed

Charley Lee, negro, was shot and in- stantly killed, it is alleged, by Rena Hartsfield. a negro. yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, on the corner of Second avenue and Fourteenth street, north Rena Hartsfield was arrested by Officers the shooting and placed in the Northside iail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Valuable Item
 for Men

Health and strength hitherto unknown will be felt surging in rich red blood through the ar teries and veins and life's great est am bitions may be realized as never before if the following spe- cial treatment is followed bv those men, and women, too, who are stricken with that most dreaded of all afflictions. nerv- ous exhaustion, accompanied with such symptoms as extreme nery- business. insomnia, cold extremi ties. melancholia, headaches, con- stipation and dyspepsia, kidney trouble, dreadful dreams of dire ing and general inability to act naturally at all times as other peo- pie do. Lack of boise and eoui- librium in men is constant source of embarrassment even when the public least suspects if. For the benefit of those who want restoration too full, bounding health and all the happiness ac- companying it, the following home treatment is given. It con tains no opiates or habit forming drugs whatever:
 The treatment consists of (3) three-gra cadomene tablets, packed in sealed tubes, and widely prescribed and dispensed by physicians and we'll stocked phar- macists. Full directions for self administration now accompany each tube. It Is claimed that these tablets possess the most wonder ful tonic-invigorating wers, which can soon be experienced after taking them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Bunch of kickers, Knock CTS and Insects" Is What
 He Terms Them
STRONG ARGUMENTS
 BY DIR. CUNNINGHAM
While City's Debt Has Tripled in Twelve Years the Value of Property in City Has
 Also Tripled

Expressions gathered last night al Ensley indicated that the sl,25G00o bond issue 10 be voted on Monday wlli receive a large majority in that see ton.
 City Commissioner James Weatherly, Dr. R. M. Cunningham, city health of ficer and former lieutenant governor, and John ". Sibley made speeches at the Ensley opera. house last night to good sized audience in behalf of the bond issue Ii was a very successful meeting and was taken as an evidence of the indorsement of the voters of Ensley for the bond issue.
 Tonight Campaign Chairman sydney ]. Bowie and Commissioner Weatherly will make speeches at North Birming- ham in the old commissary building. Tomorrow night the speakers will go To Avondale
 Dr. Cunningham made a very DOW CT ful argument in behalf of the bond is- sue at Ensley last night. "I have found by some. little investigation of the records lie said, that in 1903 the city of Birmingham owed a debt of s20000o0 and had an assessed prop erty valuation of $20. 100000. In other
  had S10.
 NOW in 1914 we have debt of S6,- eo0, GOO and we have an assessed prop erty valuation of 5000, GOO. In other words. for every dollar we owe now we have $16.
 NOW, call that pretty good busi- ness management Suppose that 12 years ago this city was a private cor poration and I was then elected man ager of it. Now you come to me and ask me what I've done. Well, 1 tell You that I've increased the corpora tions indebtedness from s2,OO0.000 to S6.000, 900 but have also increased it's value from s2o.oo0.00O to s95,O00, 900. Would you fire me? Or would yon think that the corporation had been conducted very wisely and efficiently
 Not Political Issue
 This is not a political issue. It is not a fight for or against the com mission or anyone else. We have a remedy for that. We have the recall and if you don't like the commission CTS or any one of them go after them and get rid of them, but don't try to do it through the bond issue and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Briston Whittan

Brsston Whittan, aged 14 years, died at a local infirmary yesterday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. The remains were sent to Pell City last night at 12:15 by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Carleton Marc,ls

Carleton Marcus, the s-months-old in- fant of MT. and Mrs. T. c. Marcus, died yesterday afternoon at the family resi- dence, S933 Fourth avenue, north. The body was sent to Clanton last night by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06

This building and lot cost the city nearly s6000 aside from the costly equip ment and services of the men who man the station and it is one of the things which helps to make the deficit in the city treasury for which the bond issue of s1,25o,00o to be voted on next Monday is asked.
 The city commissioners during their term of office have expended over $S2 900 in motorizing the whole system of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06

Birmingham fire department. making it what Is considered now the most modern and efficient fire department of any mu- nicipallty in the United States. In addi- tion 1t has built the East Birmingham station, station at Fairyiew one at Richmond place and one at Behren's park.
 All of these expenditures are repre- sented in the deficit for which the bonds to be voted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06

JOHNS undersak,ns co. Phone ,oaa
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
FORMER DETROIT WOMAN
DIES IN LOS ANGELES

Mrs. Martha A. Smith, widow of
George w. Smith. until year ago q
resident OF Detroit, is dead In Los
Angeles, and her daughter, Mrs. w.
T. Clifford Kingston, No. 76 Beresford.
ave-. who left Detroit few days ago
in the hope OF reaching her mothers
bedside before death came, did not
arrive In the California city In time.
Mrs. Kingston viii leave Los An
geles. Monday night, bringing the body
to this city for interment beside that
OF Mr.. Smith. In Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was an active worker In
Haven and Simpson Methodist church
es. and Is wellknown to a wide circle
OF friends and acquaintance In De-
troit. She was 70 years old and death
was due to paralytic stroke. The
surviving family includes besides Mrs.
Kingston, three sons. William r.
Smith, Los Angeles, with whom Mrs.
Smith had made her home the last
year; Simon A. Smith, Ionia, and
John Smith. Dixon Montana. Funeral
services will be held In Mrs. Kings
tons home, Monday. Feb. /.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
NEW CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH HOLDS SERVICES

The people who are to build Con-
gregational church at Hogarth and
Linwood-aves. held the first service
Sunday afternoon. in the Evangelical
Lutheran church, Linwood and 10th
rop ayes. where afternoon and even
ing services will be held, through the
courtesy OF the Evangelical Lutheran
col gTegation, until the new Congrega-
tional church Is erected.
The services, Sunday, were attend
ed by the Congregational clergy OF
the city and a welcome was extended
by them to the pastor of the new
church, the Rev. /. w. Stuart, former
ly of the First Congregational church.
Alpena. The Rev. Mr.. Zwilling, pas
tor OF the Evangelical Lutheran
church. emphasized the pleasure II
gave him and his people TO share
their church edince with the Congre-
gatioDalists.
Hereafter the Congregationalists
will hold Sunday school In the after
noon and service In the evening onl1
with the Evangelical Lutheran congre-
CATION occupying the auditorium in
the morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
PAIR OF COOL HEADS
PREVENT BIG FIRE

Prompt action by two employees OF
the Avenue theater-Stage Manager
Otto Kirk. and Arthur Lewis, scenic
artist and member OF the Avenue
stock company--preyent a serious
fire in the block of which the the
alter is part, about, O'Clock. Mon
day afternoon. They were at work
on the stage when someone opened
fire door in the stage loft and Yell
ed fire" Kirk and Lewis at once
grabbed the hose attached TO the
house sprinkling system, turned In
an alarm from box on the stage,
and got right after the blaze, which
originated in a storereom back OF the
stage loft.
The smoke was sitting and the
flames drove them back repeatedly.
but they kept to their posts and had
the fire well under control when the
the department arrived and ADDED
the finishing touches. The damage
to the building Is nominal. The
principal loser is |. ID. Jackson, who
has a photograph gallery on the Sec
ond floor, and had $1,000 worth OF
picture frames stored in the room
where the fire was. The frames are
q total loss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
COMMITTEE OVERRULES
FENKELL ON GARAGE BID

The council committee on streets.
Monday morning. rejected Commits
sioner Fenkell's recommendation that
the contract for the city garage TO be
constructed at Sixth ami Abbott-sts..
be awarded to George A. Mutt for $32,-
754 and gave the contract to gilbert
son & Kelley on the showing that
their contract was $S4 lower. There
was wordy dispute between the con-
tractors before the committee named
the lucky bidder.
The committee refused TO allow the
construction Of a second areaway in
front Of the Penobscot building. but
granted permits for other street OBJ
structions. The Detroit Terminal Co.
was granted permission to run spur
track across Kercheval-ave., subject
to the approval OF the aldermen In
the Seventeenth ward. The commit.
tee put In up to Aid. Burton and Yer
nor to pass on two permits for gaso-
line stations on Cass-ave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25

NANCY, Jan. 25.-Others may inter
view kings and presidents. but / re
joice In being the first American 10
interview Sister Julia-"Soeur Julie
who Is more interesting than most
such celebrities,
This sturdy woman of go is heroine
OF all France, Each new story aDou'
her touches French imagination.
President Poincaire and a distin
guished companion went 10 GerpeNh
lers, little town in the Vosges. near
the front, where she has spent mel
life. TO decorate her with the Legion
OF Honor. No town In Belgium IL
such q wreck as Gerbevillers.
Sister Julia and her four sisters re-
manned In the midst of shell fire and
through the conhagration which FOL
lowed. nursing both the French ano
German wounded In one or dozen
houses remaining intact.
I found her there, her village sim
plicity unchanged by fame. looking al
ter the sick, or returning refugees
When l observed that she was mol
wearing her decoration. she said:
mo; this is my working dress.
have too much work 10 do TO put on
any uniform. So keep my decoration
In q box in my bureau drawer.
when Monsieur Poincare brought
II TO me ! could not believe such
little man could be president, until
they told me he really was"
And Sister Julia laughed heartily
at her mistake, for Sister Julia, who
won the heart OF France. Is not a sol
emn person. Through all OF her or
deal she kept cheerful.
Another man." she went on, Mon
sieur Deschanel. came with Monsieur
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
LIVESTOCK


EAST BUFFALO. n. " Jan. 25.--
Cattle Receipts. 100 cars; market.
$3.50 d s,s5; fair to good. s775 &s25;
ssG y heavy ;s S.aSS i fsiT sSSS
mon TO good. ss.s5 81. 20; yeariinss.
I7tas7s: cows and heifefs. prime
w.lshty hsifs1 ps,feIs t egaisi o best
mon TO good, Ss0e.15: best heavy fat
cows. }s.s56S7E; good butehsring
05.S6: cutters. st25045o! Gamers.
r rim.. q sHsass.s5; bulls. best heavy. .ss.9i
sage, ss.soGs: light bulls. si7So5.s5,
Hogs: Receipts. 80 cars strong;
heavy; ssseS7.se; workers. T.sp07.so;
Sheep and lambs: Receipts. 80 cars:
market. strong: top lambs. sssoG s.16;
8. so: ewes, ss.15Gs.
Calves. sbH1 1880. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25

relief work. / left Antwerp, Aug.
81, and after a brief stay in Lon
don, came TO this country to start
on my tour OF the cities. ! had never
spoken in public before and was
naturally nervous, and am still, for
that matter. but once started / for
get about everything except the
great work in which | am engaged.
and IL gives me courage"
Mr.. Warren is in receipt OF reports
showing that up to Dec. Fl gift ships
had carried TO the stricken Belgians
cargoes totaling 19s.490 tons and val
red at $6,O00.000. Up to that time the
Belgian government had contributed
50 OOO. 900 and the English govern
ment 100000 to provide ships and
transportation, and America Is now
supplying the food and clothing. The
Rockefeller Foundation has donated
whole cargoes to the relief work. UP
to Dec 81 the committee had spent
nearly $S,0O0.000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
'Soeur julie" Who Nursed Wounded
Friend and Foe Under Shell
Fire. Wins Cross of Legion

I, Poincaire. He isSpresident OF some
thing or other In Paris, and Monsieur
Du-du-ah, yes. that Is IL. Dubost,
who is also president OF something In
Paris"
Sister Julia was referring to the
president OF the senate and the cham
Der OF deputies.
IL anyone suggests to Sister Julia
that they Will make great ado about
her when She goes TO Paris, she
shakes her head and says:
my place Is not making tours In
uniform, but here In my beloved Ger
bevillers, which all has to be rebuilt
looking after the. women and chill
dren."
! AS those who have. received her
kindly ministration extol her conduct,
her simple reply Is:
81 only did the Lords work when II
came to me to do IL. Why should
presidents made an ado over that?"
| All are welcome to chair In Sister
Julia's sitting room. and she In glad
to talk to them II they do not take
her from her work too long.
Frederick Palmer, who was selected
by all American press ASSOCIATIONS 70
represent America with the British
army. was the second American news
paper man to be allowed at the front
I'm France by the French government.
William Phillip Simms. United Press
stan correspondent, was appointed BY
the French government last fall to 60
to the front as the Official representa-
tive OF American newspapers. Simms
travelled over the entire front. inter
viewed Gen. Joffre, and has written
numerous stories detailing his expe-
riences for United Press papers.
Although formally selected, Palmer
was never permitted by the British
government to go to the front. Lord
Kitchener kept him in London. He
left London last Tuesday with creden-
tails from the French war ONCE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Jan. 25.-close: Liverpool
quoted higher cash prices on MonuaN
and the early tone was firm on this
Statistical news favored strength
Liverpool stocks had a heavy decrease
and so had the quantity on passaSe
Worlds exports were not large anc
the news from Argentina is that the
exportable surplus will be reduced a.
To the number OF bushels and lowered
In quality as a result OF the recen,
bad weather. Ii was still raining al
last accounts and both threshing and
mar keting were at standstill Ins
estimate of early exports from the
new Argentine crop is now very snai
and European buyers are again turn
ing their attention TO the American
markets. Liverpool reported hard win
ter wheat Sd higher since saturday
and an advance was noted In Argen-
tine prices.
minneapolis continues to have large
receipts OF wheat. made up or ootn
spring and winter, but stocks OF wheat
In the milling city are decreasing. ne
ceipts at other points are small: Mil
ing demand is moderate. Fresh sales
Of Hour are not large and buying on
the part OF large hackers Is restricted
TO actual needs. They are not contract
ing for future supplies at those pilces
and mills are not anxious TO make
sales far ahead and take the chance
OF having their contracts thrown over
on a declining market. Foreigners
are buying wheat on breaks and not
following the market on advances
Wheat held strong all day and clos ed
with cash lAc and the futures ID &c
higher
&c and the other coarse grains ana
seeds We're unchanged
Receipts in the Detroit market Mon
day Included 1000 bills OF -four, 10
cars OF wheat. as of corn, "a OF oats, !
OF rye and Of hay wi n,,S Sv ~
wheat $4,000 bu OF corn and 1900 bu
of oats Stocks are 100000 bu OF
wheat. 1884 blu of corn. s2.10o bu OF
oats. 1900 bu OF barley and 2s,4oo ou
Wheat stocks at Minneapolis de-
creased 10000 bu for two days.
Liverpool wheat stocks decreased
Wheat on passage decreased 5000, :
600 bu last week. The total now -
33.72s.o00 bu. against 33.s64oeo bu
Worlds wheat exports last week
Were l0.o3o,000 bu. against 1o,o11,o00
bu a week ago and ls,4sa.ooo ou
Receipts OF wheat Monday: winni-
peg. lao cars against 134- year ago.
Duluth. es cars, against rs; Minneap-
oils. s56 cars, against 4e3; Chicago. 20
cars. against 81: southwest. $4,000 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were 1.235.-
600 bu against 1.1ff.000 bu a year ago.
Exports OF wheat and -four Monday,
1,2T20 600 bu.
The visible supply OF wheat de-
creased 2,ss1. 900 bu last week. Corn
Increased 4.301.0o0 blu and oats $4,000
bu.
Wheat quotations: Cash No . red.
t1.45&; May opened with an advance
OF lc at s1.4s and advanced to s1,ts:
July opened at lS1h ana ruled
Coarse grain quotations: Corn. cash No.
8. 74isc; No 8 yellow. 2 cars At % hc;
No. yellow. T4hc. Oats: standard.
cars at 55hc 1 at SEC, 2 at Do G..
closing at sec bid: No. white, car
at 551c; No. 4 white. 54hc. Rye: Cash
No. 2, S12l Beans: Immediate and
prompt shipments. s2.ss; February. ~;
$3.50: March. 1915; sample red, 90 bags
at 1926. Is at 80. Is at $3.50. az IS
prime alsike, $3.50: sample alsiks,
bags at So. s at s7.25. Timothy: Sfime
spot $40.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
MAY WHEAT SETS
ANOTHER RECORD
Futures Quoted at $1.45A Per
Bushel--Highest Price in
Years

CHICAGO. Jan. ga marked rush
to buy. with offerings light and re
ports that heavy rains may shorten
the Argentine wheat crop, today
caused May wheat TO Jump TO
SI.45 "a per bushei This Is new
record for The crop and the highest
price reached on the local board oil
trade in many years. II represented
an advance over Saturdays closing
price of l IA cents per bushel. IL
was an advance OF lucent per bushel
over the opening price in the local pit
Steady advances all morning boost
ed the price on May wheat TO Sl.46 Il
per hnshel at noon. July options ad'
yanced TO Sl.27 Ia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
QUINN JURY VISITS
SCENE OF ROBBERY

Judge Connolly and the jury which
Is hearing the case OF Carlyle Gum,
charged with completely In the rob-
berry OF Wesbrook's restaurant, Wis
tied the scene OF the robbery, Monday
morning. tramping around In the snow
and inspecting the restaurant; the
place where the auto was stopped by
Gum while Alpheus Moore went In to
commit the robbery. and the subse-
quent route OF the machine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
.BEMIS SUBMITS
FRANCHISE FIGURES

Prof. Bemis submitted his appraisal
of the franchises held BY the ID. U.
r., to the board OF railway commits
sioners, Monday afternoon. These
figures, added to the valuation OF the
ID. U. r. physical properties which the
board already has. make the boards
ID. u. h. valuation figures complete.
and the city is now ready to negoti.
ate with the railway company for the
purchase Of its system within the one.
fare zone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Flour: Quiet
and firm. Pork: Steady; mess S1e.75 q
rs. Lard: Quiet: middle west spot. 5000
61o.s0. sugar: Raw: firm: centrifugal.
SO test, S3.gsq4.0I: muscovade, SO test.
sS.25 4s.36; refined. frm; cut loaf. 1926;
crushed. 1886; powdered, ss.o5@5.15;
granuiated. s4soa5.Io Coffee: Rio
No. on spot. sqShc. Tallow: Quiet.
city. sac; special. sac: country, sH %
sac. Hay: Steady; prime. 81. 10: No.
3, s0492hc; clover. s0c 6S1.02is.
Dressed poultry: Quiet. turkeys. l29
age; chickens. 12a25c; fowls. isalsc:
ducks. 10qf5c Live poultry: Quiet;
geese. 1871 G14c; ducks, 166f7c; fowls.
IS lse; turkeys. isgl.e: rooster. este :,
l13Hc. Cheese; Strong; state milk.
common to specials. 13Q1ebc; skins.
common TO special. sq14kc; full
skins, 2H7c.
Butter: Firm: receipts, 5000: cream
cry, extra. s2432hc; state dairy. tubs.
90 n sac; imitation creamery firsts. ~ n
@251c EGGS: Firm; receipts, e,6S7;
nearby white fancy. 41042c; nearby
mixed fancy. 37Q3sc: fresh frsts. 3s