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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
CHURCH LOTTERIES MUST STOP AT ONCE IS BARBER'S D|CTUM Those Conducting Such En- terprises Will Be Warned
 Then Arrested MERCHANTS BROUGHT BEFORE MIR. BARBER Told That They Must Not Sell Chances on Cigars or Candy as Has
 Been Practice During Previ-
 ous Holiday Seasons

"Churches must stop holding lot teries. If they do not those engageu III the practice will be arrested.'
 Thus spoke Commissioner of Public Justice Arlie Barber yesterday, in re- ply to complaining cigar store owners who felt they were being discriminated against.
 Recently several cigar and drug stores displayed cards with numbers and names on them and on which chances on cigars or candy for a small fee are sold. The police gathered in all guilty of this favorite holiday practice and brought them to Commis- sioner Barber's office. No arrests were made, but Mir. Barber warned the cigar and drug store men to quit the practice or else face the conse- quences.
 But how about the churches?" they said.
 The practice must stop," said Com missioner Barber, "a lottery Is bad enough and is strictly against the law. But it is even worse Tor a church to engage in this form of money mak- ing. I have instructed the police to treat them just as the cigar store men were treated. That is, warn them first and then if the practice con- tinues. to arrest those engaged in it. If it is wrong for a store, whose purpose is commercial, to engage in a lottery, it is a thousand times worse for a church to do so.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
THE HOG RA|SERS OF ALABAMA MEET AT
 TUTW|[ER TONIGHT
Duroc-Jersey Hog Raisers' Association to Be Formed. To Discuss Live Stock
 Show at Fair Next Year

Tonight at the Tutwiler the Duroc-Jer- sey hog raisers of the state will meet for the purpose of forming an Alabama Duroc-Jersey hog breeders association and the meeting gives promise of being one of much importance to the live stock industry of the state Attending the meet ing will be all the leading Duroc hog raisers as well as officials of the National association, of which the state organiza- tion will form a part
 There are also in the city many of the leading cattle raisers of the state who. in conjunction with the hog raisers will meet and formulate plans for a big live stock show at the next Alabama State Fair. The cattlemen and the hog raisers twill conduct a big sale of registered hogs and cattle at the fairgrounds tomorrow morning. The sale of the hogs, which are largely from the pens of w. II. King and F. R. Slye of Luverne, will commence at 10 o'clock and the sale of skort horn cattle from the plant of Cobb and Derby at York will be held at 1 o'clock. Col. Carey M. Jones of Chicago will auction off the stock
 In connection with the sale a turkey feast Will be held. The turkeys, which will be roasted on the grounds, are pro- vided by Cobb and Derby.
 At the meeting tonight R. A. Brown, president of the Alabama State Fair asso- ciation B. B. Burton, a former presi- dent of the association, and Sam E'owlkes, secretary, who recently made a trip to Chicago in the interest of the live stock exhibit at the fair, will take up the mat ter of the show with the cattlemen and hog raisers. F. R. Silliman of Chicago of the American Short Horn Breeders as- sociation, will also attend and make an address,
 Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce states that practically every prominent cattle and hog man of the state has accepted the invitation to be present at the meeting tonight and that it promises to be one of he most inn portant gatherings in the interest of the cattle industry that has ever been held in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
HAS NOTHING ON THE
 CITY OF TUSCALOOSA
w. F. Fitts, ,Sr., Puts in Few Good Words for the Druid City While
 at the Florence

w. r. Fitts, Sr., one ofNthe influential citizens of Tuscaloosa. was at the Flor cree yesterday. MT. Fitts is one of the most active and enthusiastic boosters for the city of Tuscaloosa who lives
 ''This Birmingham town is a great city, and it won't be long before it will be among the largest and best towns in the state of Alabama.
 'I always take notes on the improve ments inaugurated by the city of Bir- mingham on my visits nere. I can say that you are industrious in your efforts to better Birmingham, but you have noth- ing on Tuscaloosa wh~.i it comes to be- ing full of energy and ambition for the making of better and greater city. We have all our main streets paved with the best material We have shrubbery on the sidewalks which adds to the artistic effect of the city beautiful plan and we are always putting in some civic inn provement which will be of some benefit to all the people. Our waterworks light ing plant and street Car service is as good as can be found anywhere. Great is Birmingham, but some day Tuscaloosa is liable to be as great, or even greater. !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
KE|SER POTENTATE
 0F PANDORA TEMPLE Youngest Noble Ever Elect ed to That Office-Busi-
 ness Meeting in January

The annual meeting of Zamora temple was held at the Manufacturers Perma- nent Exhibit building Wednesday with about 600 nobles of the Mystic shrine present.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Edward l.. Keiser potentate; Jack Riddle. chief rabban; F. c. Shepard, Jr., assistant rabban; J. H. Heineke high priest and prophet; M. G. Hubbard, oriental guide w. T, Lathem treasurer; c. J. Geohegan, recorder
 Representatives to the imperial coun- cil, 1916: Edward L. Keiser, Birmingham; J. U. Ray, Woodstock; H. r. Williamson, Anniston: Luther B. Davis, Tuscaloosa N. l.. Mewhinney. J. D. Mattock. w. J. Rushton, trustees
 Edward l.. Keiser is the youngest noble ever elected potentate of the Zamora temple He is thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, past master of Bir- ningham Lodge of Perfection and past commander of Cyrene commandery, No 10.
 The annual business meeting will be called for the first week In January. 1916. and Zamora temple will make an officiN1 pilgrimage to Huntsville about the mic de of January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
ID ADD PENALTY ID ALL AUTO LICENSES Must Be Paid at Once to Avoid 15 Per Cent Ad-
 ditiOnal Fee

According to tho statements of county officials, the 15 per cent penalty will be added to the automobile license as soon as Alton P. Stevens, recently appointed license collector for Jeffer- son county, qualities for the office. It is stated that a large number of these licenses are unpaid and unless paid at once will have the penalty added.
 Under the provisions of the revenue law the automobile licenses became de- linquent on November 1, but owing to the fact that the auto tags had not been received, the collection of delin- quent license was held up at the re- quest of Governor Henderson.
 The license tags were received by Judge J. P. Stiles some weeks ago, but majority of the owners have not paid their licenses as yet. There will be no escape from the payment of the IS per cent fee unless the licenses are paid within the next, few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
GEORGE H. SMITH AT
 Y. M. c. A. SUNDAY

State Senator George H. Smith of Luverne, will be the speaker at the meeting for. men at the Young Mems Christian association next Sunday aft ernoon at 3:30. His subject will. be: "A Characters Descent Into the Mael- strom." He is, no doubt, going to tell the story of his remarkable life.
 The Y. M. c. A. has been endeavoring to secure an engagement with Senator Smith since last spring, and is exceed ingly gratified to be able to announce him as next Sundays speaker. Many of those who heard him last spring at the Orpheum theatre in the prohibition rally have been urging his return for another address A great crowd, there fore, is expected. The association has also been fortunate enough to secure the services of the West End male quartet for the Sunday afternoon meet ing. All the men of the city are in- vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
PARTIAL REPORT
 BY THE GRAND JURY
Twenty-Six True Bills Are Returned Final Report of Body Ex-
 pected Soon

A partial report was made by the grand jury yesterday in which 21 true bills were returned. The return of the bills indicates that the body. has almost com pleted it's work, and that final report will be made today or tomorrow.
 No information could be obtained as to the action of the body in the investiga- ton of the cases Of Bob Alexander and c. w. Phillips, who were shot by two city detectives several weeks ago. A large number of witnesses were heard yester- day. including people from all parts of the county.
 The following are among the true bills that were returned: Vagrancy, John c. Wallace; assault with intent to murder Robert Lewis. George Toney; burglary. James Robinson; grand larceny, Archie Cowan; burglary and grand larceny, Rob- ert Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
IT'S EASY TO BE DELEGATE
 IN AID WRITER'S CONTEST

A young saleslady in one of the large department stores wanted to know yes- terday whether she could write an adver- usement of her particular section of the emporium and in that way get in The Age-Herald's advertising convention. which will convene on December 23. The answer is decidedly in the affirmative
 Anyone can become a delegate to The Age-Herald's advertising convention. All statesmen and salesladies in the stores of the city have only to write an adver- tsement of any of the various depart ments they are employed in and submit their efforts to their advertising writer, who will in turn give the author of the advertisement the necessary credit with The Age-Herald, should Nhe advertise ment be acceptable for publication. And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

the mama now listened to gentle snore, as of the cooing of lovesck dove. which made known that tho scribe had surren- dered to that most potent of opiates--s good dinner.
 Skinny George, the waiter said: Harry. he snores again"
 Let him alone,'' replied Harry. what
 ,n filhng columns during the day and
 ug fushes at night reporters lead a hard life'
 That's the philosophy of restaurant proprietor.
 And there as the reporter slept there en- tered into his dream the Christmas story that he had been assigned to get. He heard sweet music--the sweetest ever, and his vision brought forth the boys and girls rehearsing patiently the Christmas Fes- tival," a performance of which will be given tonight at the Jefferson.
 Little Duke" said the scribe to one of the sweet little girls he recognized, what is all this about?''
 'It is lots and lots of work" replied Naomi, the charming duke. "but we children are glad to help out Miss Daisy Rowley, because. just think, she wrote the play and all the music and Is here all the time rehearsing all these other little girls"
 But what do you do it for9''
 bcSduSo WS Wdll dil tue nlCe men to buy tickets"
 Where's all that money going?'
 ITO the welfare department You know all about that, don't you. That's where Mrs. Searght lives, or used to live, for someone said she was going away. And if Mrs. Searight is going, I don't know how the bad little girls are going to get along"
 why bad little girls?"
 "Oh, this show is for the bad little girls. Mrs. Searght said if We give a good show and the men buy lots of tick cts all the money will go to give a good time to bad little girls who don't ever have good time at all.''
 And is that why all these littie girls and big folks come up here and sing every night?"
 That's why" replied Naomi, proudly. Tt costs us nothing but little work and 1t Is going to help somebody so while It's cold and sometimes I get awful sleepy when the rehearsal stays late, l don't mind it and the other little girls don't mind 1t, either. You see, maybe I'm a bad little girl sometimes and I guess it's best to help now while can. So buy a~ticket. won't you?"
 And in the dream it seemed that Naomi was shaking his arm in an endeavor to impress him with the worthiness of her cause and the reporter opened his eyes to find that skinny George. the waiter was shaking him and presenting a check for the meal.
 a Christmas story and for a good cause"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Interpretations

The following companies filed declara- tions of incorporation in the probate court yesterday:
 Portable Dispenser company, with cap ital stock of 5000. Officers: M. K. Sam mons. president; S. D. Suggs. vice presi- dent, and P. F. Sammans. secretary and treasurer.
 Boss Laundry company. with capital stock at s5000. Officers: Fred Spangel, pf esident; August Spansel. Jr., vice pres ident and general manager, and J. S. Gill lespy, Jr., secretary-treasurer
 Standard Products Company, with capi- tai stock at s2c00 Officers: w. E. Hooper, president; F. N. McBeil vice president, and John H. Bevins, ecretary-treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Camp Wilcox Meets Today

Camp Wilcox, United Confederate Veterans. will meet this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in Clark & Jones music hall. 1914 Third avenue. A full attend ance is desired of members and veter- ans, as business of importance will come before the meeting. Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Veterans are cordially invited to attend. Prior to the meeting of the Camp Wilcox chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. will hold their regular meeting. Tho president urges al members to be on hand promptly, as there Is business of importance to be attended to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

when your name is brought to The Age Herald office youre credentials as a dele gate to the convention are at once mailed to you.
 By this it is easily understood that all that is required to breaS into the con vention is to write a good advertisement, Try your hand at writing ads-it is the greatest game of the world at the pres ent time.
 The Age-Herald is rrm in it's belief that there are some great advertising writers in the city of Birmingham and proposes to find out the best one-or at least who the delegates that will attend the convention think is the best one. That is the idea of the convention The dele gates will convene and immediately be- gin debate and balloting on the relative merits of the advertisements that have appeared in The Age-Heraid since the contest began. The winner will be pre- sented with S750 player-piano
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
TODAY'S EVENTS

Meeting of Alabama Duroc-Jersey hog raisers tonight at Tutwiler to form association.
 Dr. Newfield lectures on Buddha at Temple Emanu-EI at s o'clock.
 Birmingham Motor ana Country club lunch at the Tutwiler at 1 o'clock.
 Camp Wilcox meets at 2:S0 o'clock at Clark & Jones hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
NEVER TOO EARLY FOR A
 REAL CHRISTMAS STORY
By RICHARD F. LUssrER

q want Christmas storyl" Thus spake the city editor. So the reporter ambled eff to a picture show to think.
 It wasn't much of picture. so the re-
 porter ambled out again and decided after giving his meal book the careful once over that T-bone steak would provide suf- ficient entertainment for the next hour. Thus he meandered to Greenwood s--No. two, and at the little corner table pre- pared to dine A simple soul, this re- porter.
 George" said the scribe to the. young Greek waiter. "a T-bone steak, meejum -waffled potatoes, celery, coffee-and l guess that's enough."" [" Did The Age-Herald pay off tonight?' asked the waiter, a flippant youth. Cease thy levity base menial," loftly from the reporter, and get thee gone to yon kitchen where you may direct those scullions to prepare my repast. Avaunt, slave"
 Now, of course, the reporter did not speak that way-but it reads well. What he did say was; Beat it, you German spy, or I'll crown you with a sugar bowl"
 InaI reporter Iellels coIiluSo lho waiter to Harry Greenwood, the opulent proprietor, who took in everything from
 his high stool behind the cash register,
 Ines a fine srouch.
 Since when is it you should talk of my restaurant patrons?" asked Harry
 with fine scorn. That hurried the steak somewhat
 Sizzling on platter the steak came. It's crust was as brown and brittle as a macaroon. It was a dreadnaught in a
 navigable sea of gravy, and it was set majestically before the whistling scrive- ner by Skinny George-Greenwood s war expert. The waffled delights and the ct cetera followed in quick succession, even
 to the brimming goblet of streaming Java.
 But to the steak. The reporter like a stealthy assassin, at once stabbed it to the heart and cut it rapidly into thick and
 savory ribbons and in trice 1t seemed he had turned a perfect steak into a per
 feet memory.
 "Mince pie," imperiously demanded the reporter, spreading his legs heath the
 table and looking at the coffee. It was real Java--Harry's own little pet coffee
 It was black as the depths of a houri's $ eyes, hot as the breath of her loyer's vows
 and 1t was--nectar for the gods. (This Is an unpaid advertisement.
 And then in the lethargic languor in- duced by puffing at lenthy Panatela, the
 clouds rose thick. deep, dull and gray. Methinks, the scribe was expending into sleep. The reporters head listed to one side and George, the waiter. who had eyed with justitiable pride the disposal of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
At the PhOtoplay Houses

Strand-"Mr Grex of Monte Carlo" with Theodore Roberts.
 Trianon-"The Master of the House, !" with Julius Steger.
 Cdeon Two-"The Blackhole of Glen rahad.'
 Princess-"The Ogre and the Girl.'' vaudette-''The New Adventures of Ter ence O'Rourke.'' odeon one-''The Army and Navy Game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
BIackleg in Perry County

Marion, December 9.--(special.) )--Black- leg has developed in half dozen herds of cattle in Perry county, and almost 100 have died from the disease in the last few days. Local cattlemen are mak- ing an effort to check the disease with out further serious loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
At the Theatres

Jefferson-"The Christmas Festival" a musical cantata, given under the aus pices of the Girls Social Service club for the benefit of the welfare department. Evening performance at SIS o'clock.
 Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at 2:30 p. m Evenings at 7:30 and o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were recorded in the probate court yesterday: Birmingham Realty company to NJ B. McGhee, lot 32 in block 8.
 S1500-R. c. Norris to l. w. Miller. lot 3 and part of lot in block 24.
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27
FOR WHAT OTHER PuRPosE7

''The moving picture show has be-
come powerful factor in arousing the
prejudice Of thoughtless and weak
minded people against the liquor in
terests, and particularly against the
saloon" says the Liberal Advocate. a
liquor dealers organ.
''In virtually every blood and thun.
der and crime film produced there is
sure to be scene depicting bunch
Of lowbrows plotting some villainy
from burglary to murder while lick
ing up liberal libations of liquor to
give them the proper amount of cour-
age to accomplish their deed.
Each day thousands of these films
are portrayed to millions of men,
women and children in every part Of
the country, and those who know no
better, and many who ought to know
better, soon become imbued with the
belief that liquor is only manufactured
and saloons established for the pur.
pose Of increasing lawlessness and
crime"
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27
KEPT COFFEE HOT 9 YEARS
For Being a Patient Husband, Aba.
doIla Saad Undoubtedly Holds
Record Hard to Beat.

Duluth, Minn.-Abadolla Saad.
most patient husband in La Crosse,
has been granted a divorce by Judge
Highbee. One day in 1906 the wife
stepped over to a neighbor's. She
told her husband to keep the coffee
hot Abadolla was faithful husband
He kept the coffee hot nine years.
He went about his work as usual and
said nothing. Then it, came to him
that he had been deserted, and he made
application for divorce.
The court heard his story. The
woman had not written since leaving
home. Neighbors had seen her take
train. The husband cid not know
where she went. The Judge granted
an interlocutory decree of divorce un.
der which Saad will have to wait at
least another year befors he remar-
ries. wait only one year? Oh. one
year is nothing. nothing at ALL" hs
said.
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27

the civil population is joining in the
defense and among these are found
women and even children willing to
undergo the hardships even Of sentry
and outpost duty.
These women and children are most
effective, the dispatch says. They
bring In many German prisoners to
headquarters. The prisoners are usu-
ally safely bound and for greater se-
curity their guns, though taken away
from them, have the triggers tied. with
cord.
The devotion of the peasant popula.
ton to the cause Of defense is notice
able particularly in the Grodno dis
trict. where the volunteer guard has
rendered valiant service.
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27
LEGLEss BOY WINS PONY
Born Without Lower Limbs. Youth
PropeIs Himself on Roller Skates
Bright and Healthy.

Glenwood City, Wis.-Little Louie
Won Ruden, Glenwood City's noted lap
sus natura. has just received word
that he has won pony for securing
the largest number of votes in farm
journals subscription contest.
What he will do with the animal
when he gets it is matter OF specu-
lation. as he is entirely without lower
limbs, having been born that way
about ten years ago. Notwithstanding
his lack of natural propellers, he gets
about with more than the average
speed of boys by means of roller
skate strapped to stump where one
of his legs ought to be. He is an un-
usually bright boy for his-years, goes
to school, enjoys uniformly good
health. and shows no lack of cheer
fulness because Of his unique physical
makeup.
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27

Just by way of making sure his
nerves were steady, Dare Devil john
ny Reynolds went to the roof of q
five-story building in the heart Of the
business section OF New York city
and performed balancing stunts on q
cornice extending two feet from the
front Of the building, which took the
breath out of thousands of spectators
who anxiously watched him from the
street below. He obtained three or
dinary. kitchen tablec of which the
legs were not at all secure. placed
one upon the other, put chair on the
top table. placed the hind legs of
another chair on the outer edge of the
seat and with one foot on the back of
the first chair and the other on the
seat Of the second, he iuggled the
balls without the least concern or
worry. To the amazed street audience
it looked an evident attempt at sui
eide, but Johnny Reynolds came down
as fresh and /: ,und as ever.
Cheyenne record., 1915-05-27
PAYS NOTHING BACK.
This from Billy Sunday:

"The saloon comes as near being q
rat hole for q wage Garner to dump
his wages in as anything you can find.
The only interest it pays is red eyes
and foul breath and the loss of health
You go in with money and you come
out with empty poskets. You go in
with character and ou come out ru-
ined. You go in with good position
tand you lose it. You lose your posi-
ton in the bank, or In the cab Of the
locomotive. And the saloon pays notE-
ing back but disease and damnation
and gives an extra dividend in delir-
ium tremens and a free pass to per-
.dition. And then it will let your wife
be buried in the potter's field, and
your children go to the asylum, and
yet you walk out and cay that the
saloon is a good institution, when 1t
is the dirtiest thing on earth. 1t
hasn't one leg to stand on and has
nothing to commend it to decent
man, not one thing"