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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21
oattie Middleton.


Dobson recently cele-
ghth anniversary at
bark, inviting about
ends to enjoy an even
James. The birthday
yht candles that were
while friends made
Tor EIizabeth's long life
~. Ice cream cones
The following guests
Sadie and Frank Me-
saline Robinson. Eden
Cough, Maurine and
}1eo Spalding. Rebecca
kemble, Helen Getzen-
he Ruth Thomas. Mar
SIX
g, Elizabeth Hall. Mayo
~ Smith Herring. Dor
Han Edith Dodge, Mar
tilma Moores. Dorothy
Frances Louise Brady,
Nancy Jane Rogers,
wilson, Curtis Laughlin,
llew, Vera Goodlet, Lew
(, Maurine and Melvin
zee Metcalfe and jose
y. A number of attrae-
re given the honor guest.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

are passing the week end In Los
Angeles. With Mrs. Powell are her
son. G. ID. Powell; her daughters.
the Misses Margaret, Elizabeth and
Frances, n the Misses Mildred,
Frances and Miss Louise Green of
Amarillo, Tex.
SOCIETY PERSONAL.
Miss Clara Boyd has returned
from a visit to Jacksonville.
.
Fred Noteworthy visited his
father at Sulphur this week.
Mrs. Lula Parks of Dallas visited
Mrs. w. G.. Mcwhirter in the city
this week.
Mrs. G. c. Groce spent this week
in Corsicana with her mother, Mrs.
J. A. Halbert.
Miss Marguerite McDade has had
as her guest this week Miss Sallie
Hendley, of Ike.
Miss Edna Munden of Midlothian
will teach this year in the public
schools at Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Leigh left
Thursday night for Dallas to make
their future home.
Mrs. Cook of Baird is the guest
of her sons family, DR.. G. c..
Cooke. on Oldham avenue.
Mrs. j. M. Barcus of Hillsboro
was the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Ed DuBose. for a few days.
Mrs. Hubert Templeton and sons
Hubert and Paul visited her faith
er, G. C. Newton, and family this
week.
Miss Mary Stuart Hesser of En-
mis- has been the weeks guest of
Miss Rainey Harrison at the Rog-
ers Hotel.
Mrs. J. f. Robertson of Thur
Der, is the guest of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Fl. Templeton. III
Kaufman street.
Mrs. Otis Smith and little
daughter Dorothy of I~tasea, were
the guests If Miss Jeanette Me-
Duffie during the week.
Miss Pauline Wright, formerly of
this city, and who vas in school last
year at Columbia University, will
teach this year at Canyon City.
Mrs. f. II. Griffin and George
and Bob Griffin. will be at home the
first of the week from a months
visit TO Colorado summer resorts.
Mrs. Mary Bunkerly, accompanied
by her granddaughter. Miss Ruth
Huckabee, have gone to Sulphur
Springs, where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Bunkerly's daughter.
Mrs. Carter.
Greetings have been received
this week from Mrs. w. C.. Jen-
nings and Miss Margaret. who have
spent the summe in California.
They write that it is extremely cold
in San Francisco. and they are
wearing winter clothes.
Miss Louise Groce writes friends
in the city that she is having a de-
lightful stay in San Francisco. and
is making a more extended stay at
the fair than the rest of her party.
Miss Fannie R0seborough of Mar
shall. her cousin. is with her.
.
Miss Frnestine Alderman OF MeXia.
teaching IN the city schools there.
r. the guest, of her uncle. J $. Her
ring. Miss Alderman taught In our
own schools q few years ago. and viii
enter Peabody normal a Nashville.
Tenn. this fall for further prepare
tion IN her chosen work.
.
Mass Harlan Miller. Who has
besn in school the past two wears
az WELLESLEY College Is az home Tor
aaN Nsr~ IL Nffft.r Ia 4a.uF 4sa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Mr. anf Mrs ron Rshurn amt
huis daaehstr. accompanied ~ their
mofhef. Mrs Hsil 90 Rouh4m. sam.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Mss Harlan Miller. who has
bean in school the past two wears
az WELLESLEY College Is az home Tor
a vacation with her parents. Mr
.ana Mrs. 3 81 Miller. ou Grand ave-
nue. Miss Miller has just completed q
summer term at Columbia tnivsr.
sity She wfi return Ia september
ta Wellesley C8ilsrp and Wiii nu-
ssh there ne2f June.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Miss Ernestine Alderman IF MeXia.
teaching IN the city schools there.
r. the guest OF her uncle. j $. Her
ring Miss Alderman taught In our
own schools a few years ago, and viii
enter Peabody normal Il Nashville.
Tenn. this fall or further prepare
tion IN her chosen work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Miss Louise Groce writes friends
in the city that she is having a de-
lightful stay in San Francisco. and
is making a more extended stay At
the fair than the rest of her party.
Miss Fannie R0seborough of Mar
shall. her cousin. is with her.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Mrs. Lula Parks of Dallas visited
Mrs. w. g. McWhirter in the city
this week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Mrs. G.. c. Groce spent this week
in Corsicana with her mother, Mrs.
J. A. Halbert.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21
SOCIETY

Miss Clara Boyd has returned
from a visit to Jacksonville.
>
Fred Noteworthy visited his
father at Sulphur this week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Miss Marguerite McDade has had
as her guest this week Miss Sallie
Hendley, of Ike.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Greetings have been received
this week from Mrs. w. c. Jen-
nings and Miss Margaret, who have
They write that il is extremely cold
in San Francisco, and they are
wearing winter clothes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-21

Nettie has a nightie
It's a niftie, natty nightie
And a wee bit naughty-yet
quite the incest thing in nightio:
Is sweet Nettie in the net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Eccentric Economy

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 People with a beer pocketbook should not have a champagne appetite. Nee essaries are all they need. One-third of the police department will be laid off and with all the arrests made for trivial causes the street department announces that for the first time in the cty's experience 1t must employ free labor to help clean the streets as there won't be enough prisoners to perform the labor. Yet in view of this We have newly created office of po- lice inspector whose principal oc- cupation will be sitting under an cleo trio fan while some clerk does the work. Judge Lane is paid 5000 for services that include all the new duties of po- lice inspector and I believe he has re- sented the act of his confreres. Per haps this Is covert move to get some Canadian. Presbyterian on the police force.
 The public school department Is cut s90000 and the library allowed SS00o, The library. like the charities, should be cut off altogether, or, if kept open, Mrs. George c. Ball. n woman of high literary attainments. could i'll the po- sition of librarian. I don't know that Mrs Ball would consider the matter or not.
 If the cut In the public school de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
England's Imposition on South

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 In reading the many articles Of the press pertaining to the European conflict. 1t IS an impossibility for one to be led to believe that the fight in Europe Is Europes fight alone.
 At the beginning of the war in Europe America as a nation could only stand by and look on. While every American citizen who has right to his or her opinion had a private one, being influ- enced by their preference. at the beginning of the bloody conflict, they had no real cause for prejudice. even though they be of German, English, French or Belgia n decent. But, due to conduct unbeeoming to the German empire in dealing with their enemies-toward our rights upon the seas-insofar as our citizens are con cerned. and England's far-reaching atti- tude toward our shipping rights, there has developed within the minds of every American a feeling for their favorite in the great slaughter of men, and we allow ourselves to night mind battles to finish, though these verbal conflicts are void of bloodshed. In view of the fact their disregard toward our actual rights on the seas, we should as nation and a people withhold our belief that too much confidence may be intrusted to these pow CTS who seek to destroy their commerce, their cities and their people, and by so do- ing work hardship, danger and discontent upon the peace-loving American people.
 Why should we seek the friendship of either waring country when they are over come by determination to win? We but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR REDUCTIONS
 ARE DECIDED UPON
Commissioners Decide to Accept Plan No. 1 of Eagan and Turner.
 To Retain Whelan

Tentative plans of reducing the several departments of the city were discussed at a meeting of the city commissioners held yesterday afternoon. The meeting was of an informal nature, but 1t Is un- derstood that at the regular meeting to be held Tuesday that the city commits sioners have decided to accept plan No 1, submitted by Inspector Perry Turner and Chief Martin Eagan, which will reduce the police force about ono-sixth instead of one-third as first suggested.
 The office of city physician Is to be retained, Dr. Charles whelan having vol unteered his services to the city at $50 month. pr. Whelan has inaugurated many reforms In the administration of his office and particularly with dope" fends. He is anxious to carry out hls policy in this particular, and to do SO is willing to serve the city at $50 a month In position that competent authority stated isoworth $500.
 The other officers and offices will bs reduced as planned by the city commits sioners, but some of the officials wfil possibly be retained as offers or assistance from private individuals have been re- cetved by the commissioners. particularly In reference to the milk inspector. Tha full plan of retrenchment will be adopted at the meeting next Tuesday.
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to run trucks to other mining towns ir the vicinity of Ensley in the near future
 All citizens of Ensley are requested to attend the meeting of the Ensley club which Will be held Tuesday night at s o'clock in the inferior courtroom to dis cuss the proposal that Ensley secede from Birmingham. Besides this matter the re- port of the committee, which was ap- pointed to arrange an excursion to the warrior river to be given by the Ensley club, will be heard. M. H. Mcdowell is chairman of the committee, and states that arrangements have been made to charter an excursion boat and barges for this trip. The date will probably be decided upon Tuesday night. Relighting Ensley's white way will also be taken up, All members are requested to be present.
 Services will be held in the Sunday school rooms of the new Enslev Christian church today. All church services will be held in the rooms until about September l, when the main auditorium will be completed owing to mistake in the contract for the new pews. they will not arrive until about September 1. The morn ing and evening services will be con ducted by the pastor, the Rev. Thomas Lennox. who has just returned from Roanoke. where he has been conduct ing series of revival meetings.
 The new church Is located on the corner of Avenue F>and Twenty-sec- ond street and is built of pressed brick and will have especially designed win doWs of art glass. The edifice when completed will represent an expendi- ture of over $1b,000 and will be one of the most attractive churches in this district.
 Final arrangements will be made for the building of the new Elks' home at the regular meeting of the Ensley lodge No. 987, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks. tomorrow night in the hall on Avenue E. All the plans will be gone oyer and the date set for starting work on the building. The building committee Is composed of the officers of the lodge with several mem- bers and has made elaborate prepar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Opposes One-sided Neutrality


 To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Having noted criticisms of my letter in the issue of last Wednesday, and realizing that your space is too valuable to be used in controversy of this kind, please allow me to say to those gentlemen that deep- ly regret that I shall be unable 10 tur- nish them with additional facts, without tresspassing upon the kindness ana courtesy of The Age Herald, and possibly the patience of its readers. However will state briefly that I do not wish to champion the cause of either side in tnis
 war What l desire to see Is a perfect system of neutrality. and not one-sided proposition as the case now stands. II
 either belligerent injures an American outside of the prescribed war zone they
 should be dealt with according 10 the
 gravity of the case. But to continually harass. and covertly threaten Germany
 for every infraction, or supposed infrac- ton of international law, while only mild protest and sometimes not even that
 is handed England, even for the very
 grave offense of hiding behind the Amer ican flag to protect herself from her ehe-
 mics, and openly boast they would oo so whenever they saw fit, as did the cap tain of the Lusitania and of a large Ley land liner. who acted under instructions from the British navy. On board the Ieyland line vessel were some go Amer jeans and to their eternal credit De IL said some of them remained up all nignt trying to get chance to haul down the disgraced Stars and Stripes, ashamed or
 such cowardly behavior upon the part or the captain and crew, and mind you, they were acting under instructions from their
 own naval authorities. Has anything been
 said or done about 1t?
 No graver ofrense could have been com
 mitted, for unless the American hag
 stands for America, how can the ter
 manic allies keep from damaging ana
 destroying the lives and property or our people, with no means of Identification! In every case wherein Germany mas done wrong, she has promptly apoio- gized. and offered to do more than Was | asked
 Today's dispatches contain the cheer l full news that Great Britain intenos | tightening the embargo upon cotton, and as in all other acts she has coni- mitted will get away with it.
 1 But I must desist however much would like to go on. So in conclusion will say, There are none so blind as those who will not sec" While in a sense I am championing the cause or Germany, 1t is because of the rank in- justice that Is being heaped upon her. because she will not and cannot con l form to the utterly absurd demands made upon her, while England Is using 1 every means, fair and unfair, to starve
 German people. Modern methods of war have changed with the advent of areo- planes and submarines. These cannot | conform to old. obsolete methods of search and seizure, and 1t is this old
 method our government Is trying to enforce and will necessarily fail. I am giving my address, should these gentlemen wish to ask anything more. R. r. LACKEY. Birmingham, July Is, 1915. No. 3Sl0 Avenue F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

face anrer and lack of reason when we
 seek fricndliness from England and Ger many. Our chances to be imposed upon
 are great Yet. We must prove ourselves equal to the occasion by asserting our
 rights to the seas and protection to our citizens and commerce. mainly commerce.
 for our citizens may curb their desires to
 board a hostile ship, that they may sail
 tho seas for plea sure during such con-
 fiict while the sea Is network Of mines and torpedoes There could be no pressure
 so great as to plunge our country into
 war There could be no reason so good as
 to compel our people to make possible
 complications that may lead to the death of thousands of American souls.
 But there Is a real cause for complaint i from citizens of the United States when we face a ragid embargo upon our com merce with neutral nations. If more
 fighting by England was in evidence, less signs of depreciation of our right to ship To
 neutrals would be in evidence. Germany
 may have violated international agree
 ments by sinking the Lusitania, yet Eng land Is violating promise to not interfere with ships bound for neutral ports. The loss of the lives of a few daring Amer
 ican citizens is doubtless hard to forget but not by any means as serious as n blockade on products upon which mil lions of American citizens depend for ex- istence.
 But a few days remain before new cot
 ton will be ready for market. Are we to
 remain still and for the love of England
 allow the now serious situation to be- come rreparabe and beyond endurance? Our influential law makers. our democrats of note, should immediately come forward and propose to withhold cotton, the
 south's money crop, from the clutches of the English mill owner and the New England speculators, who are scheming to hold cotton down to a ridiculous price. Other products from the north, west and
 northwest may not suffer to the extent that cotton is bound to suffer, unless our government at once arranges to back
 her people in this precarous plight
 Can we not devise some plan by which England may be afraid to be deprived Of
 our munitions of war and food supplies Are we so in love with this friend that even though we are slapped in the face and spat upon we smile and turn the
 other check? Fen though the majority of Americans are now secretly in sympa- | thy with the allies, the time will soon be at hand when our confidence shall cease, and American fighting spirit is much to the front. We shall wonder not why sen-
 timent has changed and our friendship
 with a blood thirsty. territory seeking na- | ton was a myth and lacking In sincerity | from a nation who has determined to rule the seas regardless of Amerca's rights. Wake up! Yours truly.
 w. J. HARMON. Birmingham, 1905 S. 2sth st. July F, 1915,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
NOTICE. MAsONS

All members of Bessemer lodge No 45S,. A. K. md A. M., and visiting brethren are requested to meet at Mn sonic temple Sunday morning. July IS at 9 o'clock for the purpose of attend bacher. By order of the worshipfuI master. w. ID. LANIER, sec'y.
 HENRY z. OZLEY, w. II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

atlons for the new building which will De located at 2010 Avenue D. The pres ent structure will be remodeled in ev- cry way and will be made into one of the most attractive lodge halls in this uistrlct. Several other matters will be taken up and all members are request = ed to be present.
 Funeral services over the remains of Claude Thompson, who died Tbnrss oay evening following an operation were conducted from the family resi oence on Eighteenth street and Ave nue yesterday afternoon Interment was at Oakland cemetery The Rev. b T. Waits, pastor of the EnsIev Metnoolst church, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Fulford, officiated. Deceased ia survived by his mother. one brother and one sister.
 Funeral services over the remains or Robert J. Mays, who died early rriday morning as result of beinc overcome by heat while working at the by-product plant Thursday after noon, Will be held this morning at 9 ociook. lnterment will be at Oakland cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow and five children The death Is one of the most pathetic that mas ever occurred In this city. The family had been in Ensley for about year and for some months Mr. Mays had been unable to secure work. He nnally succeeded in getting employ ment at the by-product plant last thursday morning and is said to have been working in the sun about I o'clock Thursday afternoon when he Tainted. He was given medical atten ton and was removed to his home at Hilltop, where he died several hours later. The family is practically desti tute. Funds for the funeral expenses have been donated by the business men of Ensley and the family at pres ent is being cared for by the neigh borhood. The eldest child is years of age.
 Everything Is in readiness for tbe city beautiful contest, which is bein g conducted by the Ensley Land com. pany and prizes will award ed Wednesday afternoon. Over 30 res iaents Of this city have taken an ac- tive interest in the contest and have made much improvement in tbeir homes and yards. Commissioner George Ward Is chairman of the LIdp- ing committee and will award tba prizes The prizes will be as follows. First prize, $100; second prize. $50. and four $25 prizes.
 The members of the Epworth lea apue or the Ensley Highland Methodist church will have charge of the serv- ices this evening beginning at s o'clock. An interesting programme has been arranged which includes an ad- dress by Hugh Locke and music bv tho Ramsey Glee club of the First Methodist church of Birmingham m der the directions of Prof. Stephen AL sop.
 The members of Phoenix lodge No 57. Knights of Pythias of Pratt City will run an excursion to the Warrjoy river on August 5. The excursion win run to Barneys Mills and then a boat ride of about 24 miles throurh fhe locks. A large crowd is expected to attend.
 Yesterday morning In the Ensley po- lice court Henry Porter, a negro. was fined $50 by Judge J. T. Lowery on n charge of violating the prohibition law. Porter was arrested by the blind tiger squad of the Ensley police department who found five gallons of whisky buried under his coalhouse on Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Diamonds in a Waste Basket


 To safeguard her jewelry during her absence Mrs, Mabel Nelson put rings md other jewels valued at nearly 5000 ih small chamois bag and placed the bas in a waste paper basket before she started downtown on a shopping trip. She forgot about the hiding place of the jewelry when she returned.
 Early tho next morning the rubbish collector appeared and Mrs. Nelson dumped the contents of the basket into the rubbish box. She did not discover her loss until some hours later when she went to put on some of the jewels. Then she remembered where she had placed them. The police were asked to help find the missing jewelry.
 Included In the list are two diamond rings, one valued at s150 and the oth- CT nt $IS0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

partment will bring the schools back to their original purpose-which has been lost sight of for a number of years-then it will be a blessing In dls- guise. Yours truly,
 GEORGE H. ROGERS Birmingham, July r, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY

TWO large, connecting. unfurnished rooms, S10 per month including light and water 717h N. 18th st.
 FOR RENT-T.arge, cool room with all modern conveniences, private home: good boarding house near, also street car; Southside. Phone Main 22t7-J
 7-1S-5t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

There will be a lawn party Thursday evening from 7:30 to 11:3O o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs M. J. Sullivan at East Brighton at which time there will be dancing, cards and other amusements. The entertainment will be given for the benefit of the East Lake Orphanage. The public Is invited.