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The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
Obituary.
FRANK NoRToN

died at his home in Chester, Pa. last Sat
urday, August IA, 1915, aged AZ wears.
The funeral service was held at the home
of his uncle, John Norton, on Monday
morning. Burial was in Emmanuel
Church yard. He Vas afflicted with
Tuberculosis. and leasAa-wiaaav and one
son. His fatfvrs nAmuel Nottoy3 Iaft
Penns Grove about 30B BEARS age and has
since lived in Chester.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
J Here Aug. 2Ist

y, Aug. 81, is Circus
Wheeler's Circus
heir tents and give
ices, at 2 and s pm.
Il show consists OF
performers. Capt.
kned wild and do
be seen in the big
the best and funniest
ear. Circus day is a pub
the young and old. Don,t
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
Cheaper to nove Over

Some citizens and business men OF
P~ilesgrove want tile bills west of Sharp
town cut down and a county road built
to Penns Grove, because they want oget
to Penns Grove as quickly as possible, not
only to get here, but to go back.
A State road costs $40, 900 a mile, eight
miles to Woodstown would cost $50, 900.
Would it not be cheaper to take a van
and move over and bide a while in Penns
Grove, even though it be in tents.
Salem's business men are frantic to get
to Penns Grove-but also to get back
again quickly by trolley. They must be
smelling big mice" Are they losing
trade Can it be because ~ 1AsAa
very little advertising in
papers in recent years?
Atrolley will cost $3.50, 00l
not be cheaper for Salem to
Penns Grove and bring the ]
House with them? Penns
the Jail. Penns Grove haI
court business, in fact, the
part of the County in'the pa
Now it has the most. Conset
Grove needs the Jail and Co
Gentlemen of Salem, do y
it wiser and more econom
over to Penns Grove and b
least until the wind goes on
balloon boom?
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
) Police Service

.meeting of the Mayor
keld Tuesday evening.
Aed, Councilmen Lum-
v, Homan and Naylor
E ordered paid, also
hundred feet of new
Bad street were dis
ed to have the bumps
BILLED. Five loads OF
ordered.
Id $3.50 received for
He has issued l61
les and for shows,
licenses we're issued
five years.
A. d. Porter, general
Mayor appointed 13l
TO serve as police
he Powder Works.
authorized to have
Twice, day and night
M in lis Judgment
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20

pld for the following
ian ket Oh July 18th;
% a barrel, onions
atoes 81, corn 40
l5, second early
|sket.
q two carloads of
ch he paid 80 cents
heir prime and very
near the river have
NJ from 40 to 60 cents
zig to quality. Jersey
Pin %ripening.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
knge of lime

Elizabeth Monroe Smith,
ehange her time OH Sat
III leave PENIS Grove,
i IL a. M, 5. Is p. M.
leave Philadelphia at
i'd $50 p. M. Sunday
ia $50, Penns Grove 8 p.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20

pfoVeii'eht 20. have
real estate. 1t costs
property with them.
adv.
Re men from Swedes-
II Penns Grove, making
Iitney.
every day except Sun
Ard. near Pedricktown.
8-20-2t adv
Il the census enumer-
/ two-thirds the CEN
population of Penns
4, 900.
is extending the main
mansions below the
euperlntendents will
lnpleted.
he southwest brought
hfortabfe weather last
when the temperature
at noon to IS that
EN- between IS and rs
e Italians are erecting
Point addition bought 81
d, the place will be a
Dupont addition is no
!. the Borough nor the
eross the river OH the.
now. Hundreds are
us Grove to and from
kst Saturday the Arctic
(tos and two wagons on
year for a big crop of
I'VE have a big crop
Ms year is An ex-
Rtiful and cheap.
lricktown, had
year and will
frty years, st.
lold a harvest
is too busy to
lay of ~feasting
bst persons in
lifting OH board
that they do
10 church. Times
Managed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-20
Record

%. have
lreal estate. 1t costs
4 property with them.
] adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
SHAPIRO'S ANTI-LOAN
 SHARK BILL PASSED

Montgomery. September 10.-(Special.) The Shapiro loan shark bill. amended so IS not to require the state bank su- perintendent to make regular examina- tions of the books of money lenders, passed the house today by vote of 60 to O.
 Principal opposition to the bill was offered by Representative Copeland of Birmingham, who objected to the bill be- ing called up for consideration. Later MT. Copeland made an unsuccessful attempt to exempt from the provisions of the bill money lending concerns having a cap- ital stock of S25,000 and more.
 Several affdavits were read by MT Shapiro to the effect that certain per sons had been fleeced out of large sums of money by loan sharks One of the af- f1davits was from a negro who declared he had paid S50.40 interest on 5 loan.
 The bill as passed today differs in many respects from the original meas ure introduced by MT. Shapiro at the first session of the legislature. The orig inal measure, as will be remembered, contained the provision whereby the bank perintendent was to have Jurisdiction in the matter of examining the books of money lending establishments.
 This provision was stricken out of the substitute measure. The rate of inter- est in the substitute measure was fixed at per cent a month.
 In addition to MT. Shapiro, Represen- tatives Chamberlain, Walden and oth- CTS spoke for the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
DRAGNET SPREAD FOR MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MRS. NICHOLS DEATH
Police on Lookout for Three Men
 Described by Owney Talas, the HallbOy

New York September 10.-The police to- day finished their arrangements for a widespread dragnet for the men respon- sible for the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, the wealthy widow whose home was robbed late Wednesday night through the collision of Owney Talas, the hall boy. The names so far as known of the three men wanted together with their de- scriptions were made known. This in- formation has been sent broadcast. The descriptions follow:
 Arthur Waltonen, 25 years of age, 175 pounds, 5 feet 10 or Il inches tall has blond hair. blue eyes and light com plexion, has one gold tooth and a scar on back of one of his hands.
 Eddie. last name unknown, 23 years old, 160 pounds, feet 6 inches tall, has blue eyes and light hair
 Italian, 23 years old, 16o pounds, feet inches tall. dark eyes and hair and complexion.
 The value of the stolen jewels is placed at $17,2O0.
 Talas was taken to police headquarters today, where he was photographed, finger printed and given over to the scrutiny of 36o detectives. Talas is held on the general charge of homicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
RAID OF ZEPPELINS
 HELPS RECRUITING

London, September 10.-(11:55 a. m.) The answer of the people of London and in the London district to these exercises in frightfullness may be given in an episode. mentioned in the Manchester Guardian" says the Spec tator in commenting upon the Zeppe- lin raids Tuesday and Wednesday nights. "One recruiting agent has been addressing crowds from a platform made of debris of ruined houses. The sergeant's crowds have been excel- lent"
 The Daily Mirror says the reply of London was great army of recruits. A large number of volunteers present cd themselves at Trafalgar Square. this newspaper says, and in every part of .B- country men Hooked to the colors.
 The Evening Standard expresses the hope that the British government will announce its determination to hold the head of the German aircraft service personally responsible. The Globe and other newspapers take the view that every air raid on London or other British territory should be followed immediately by attacks on German cities.
 "It Is time this supersqueamishness IS gone" says the Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
SECRET SERVICE INVESTIGATES THE
 NEWPORT NEWS FIRE
United States Detectives Seek Cause of Destruction of Grain Elevator
 on Atlantic Seaboard

Norfolk. September 10.-The known presence here and in Newport News of United States secret service agents, as well as representatives of the intelligence bureaus of several foreign belligerents in vestigat ting the destruction by fire of the Chesapeake and Ohio grain elevator Sat- urday night. confirms the many recent suspicious that. struck here that belief exists in Washington that the fire may have been of incendiary origin. It Is said that a German registered at a local hotel who made frequent trips to Newport News during the week prior to the fire, disappeared Saturday night and has not been seen since. Efforts of gov ernment agents to locate the man have been unavailing. IL M not denied that such a person was under surveillance by the government agents while at the hotel. but no reason could be learned as to why he was being watched. K s3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
CONVENTION ADOPTS A NEW CONSTITUTION
 FOR NEW YORK STATE
Government Reorganized Into Seven teen Civil Departments-Number
 of Elected Officers Reduced

Albany. N. Y, September 1o-The state constitutional convention today adopted the new constitution, which provides:
 '"The reorganization of the state govern ment into F civil departments, reducing the number of elected officers and pro- viding for the appointment of all others
 Regulation of appropriations by means of an annual executive budget w
 Improved methods of contracting in- debtedness for state purposes and sub stitution of serial for sinking fund bonds.
 Reform of civil court procedure and provisions designed to prevent delays in the administration of justice, simplifying litigation and making 1t less expensive.
 Protection of natural resources under a conservation commission
 Provision for the benefit of wage earners by the establishment of labor and industry in extending the workingmen' s compensation law to include occupationaI diseases and by empowering the legisla- ture to regulate or prohibit manufactur- ing in tenement houses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
CREATES SEPARATE
 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Montgomery, Septem Der 10.-(Special.) ) By vote of 72 to IS. the house today passed the bill of Speaker Carmichael creating a separate insurance department similar measure. introduced by Sen- ator Greene of Morgan, failed of passage In the senate several weeks ago by two votes.
 The Carmichael bill provides that the insurance department shall be taken out of the office of the secretary of state under whose supervision it has been since Its establishment. The measure provides for the appointment by the governor of an insurance commissioner, who shall re- ceve 5000 annually. The insurance com missioner, with the approval of the gov ernor, selects his assistants.
 It is practically certain that the meas- ure will be reported favorably in the senate, in which event It is likely that 1t will pass that body. although the Greene measure was defeated. The bill becomes effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
Futility of Long Debate In- dulged in Was Evident
 From the Start
HILL AMENDMENT
 STIRS UP ORATORY
Senator Lusk, Contrary to Expecta. tions, Had Little to Say Either on the Report or the
 Substitute
By l.. S. BETTY

Montgomery, September 10-(Special.) ) After a long debate, the futility of which was evident from the very beginning the senate today adopted the report of the conference committee on the general license bill by a vote of 20 to Il.
 The debate occurred on a substitute or an amendment to the committee report, offered by Senator Hill of Montgomery. Principal features of the substitute pro- 'vided for the incorporation in the license bill of the franchise tax provision, by which foreign corporations, under lie revenue bill, are assessed 70 cents per $l0oo of capital stock employed, and the tax fire insurance companies for the sup port and maintenance of fire departments. Tn explaining the provision relative to franchise taxes, Senator Hill declared that the law, as contained in the reve- nue bill, would be unconstitutional un- less incorporated in the license bill He made strong appeal for the adoption of his substitute. which, after long de- bate. was declared out of order
 Senator Lewis advocated the Hill sub stitute, declaring that it's purpose was TO wipe out the possibility of corporations escaping their just burden of taxation He agreed with Senator Hin that it was wise to take every precaution whereby corporations might not escape this tax ation.
 Contrary to expectation, Senator Lusk had little to say in opposition to the com mittee report on in support of the Hill substitute. From the beginning of the discussion it was evident that the report would be adopted. hence the opponents of the measure did not make any great effort to defeat it. as evidenced by the vote in favor of its passage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
REPAIRS COMPLETED
 ON SOMMER BUILDING
Shelves Gives Ample Space for Display of Stock

The Sommer Tailoring company now is in It's remodeled building at 1914 First ave- nue, and was busy receiving callers all yesterday. The new building is a thing of beauty and is 80 fitted up as to make shopping a comfort instead of a bit of drudgery. The store now has a 62-foot glass exposure in front. Cherry and buff furnish an effective color scheme. and a fan in the yestibule keeps the store supplied with fresh air at all times.
 The tailoring department Is modern in every detail, and now Is situated on the second floor. The fitting, designing and salesrooms are on the mezzanine floor, which is furnished with green wood, in keeping with the rest of the store. The wall decorations are in green and silver gray and are very distinctive.
 Fourteen showcases and 200 feet of shelves provide room for the showing of the stocks to the best advantage Som mer's sells everything for men,. and also carry an exclusive line of ladies' hose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
TENNIS TOURNEY
 TO CLOSE TODAY

One of the most successful tennis tournaments that have ever been pulled off in the city of Birmingham will be finished Saturday afternoon at o'clock when Lee Allen Brooks and w. V. Bartlett meet Meredith Roberts and w. T. Warren on the Birming ham Athletic club courts at Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street for the doubles championship of the club.
 The Birmingham Athletic club will present the winners of this match two standard s racQuets. large gallery is expected to be on hand and the Athletic club has made arrangements to handle full gallery.
 This will be good chance for the younger players in Birmingham to wit ness the four best tennis players in the city In action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
REDUCES FEES FOR
 FEEDING PRISONERS

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special.) The house today by vote of 4S to 31 pessed a substitute to the Grady bill reducing sheriffs fees for feeding pris- oners The new schedule of fees, as provided in the bill, is one-third less than the old rate.
 The new schedule fixes fees on the following basis: For feeding 10 prison CTS or less, 40 cents each; 10 to 20, S cents each; 20 to 40, 26 cents each; 40 and over, 20 cents.
 Representative -Grayscn of Mobile at- tempted to have the smallest charge made--2o cents-but his amendment was tabled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
 UNIVERSITY COAL LANDS

Montgomery. September 10--(Special., :, Representative Rogers bill permitting the employment of state convicts in the coal mines owned by the University of Ala bama has been reported favorably by the senate committee on finance and tax ation The bill provides an appropria- tion for carrying the plan into effect
 The committee also reported favorably the bill appropriating $10000 for the Daphne normal school
 Among the bills adversed were the fol lowing: f
 To appropriate $loo.0oo annually for the four Class A normal schools
 For the maintenance of an Alabama de- pertment in the Confederate museum al Washington.
 The Laverty bill creating an industrial school for the blind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
ELBERTA CITIZENS FOR
 SALE OF WINE AND BEER

Montgomery, September 10.-(SpeciaL) German citizens of Elberta, Baldwin coun- ty, today presented 8 petition to the Ala bama legislature for the enactment of a law permitting the sale of wine and beer. The petition, written In German, was pre- sented to the senate by Senator Holmes of Baldwin county. who was called upon to read the request from his constit- uents.
 The petition set out the facts that the Germans of Baldwin county are being deprived of their native beverage, and that, as consequence, they are running their health by drinking whisky. They asked for the establishment of grog shops where they can purchase wine and beer.
 The petition was referred to tho con- mittee on temperance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
PROVIDES FOR COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS

Montgomery. September 10-(Special.) Representative Davis of Walker in the house today secured the passage of his bill providing all time health officers for the various counties of the state. The bill provides that the health officers shall be elected by the county boards of health and paid by the county boards of com missioners. The bill was passed by the house with little opposition and Is now before the senate committee on public health.
 The bill imposes upon the health off Gers the duty of inspecting school build ings and school children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
TO PAY EXPENSES
 ON WASHINGTON TRIP

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special) ) The senate tonight passed the bill ap- propriating s33o.90 to pay the expenses of the governors staff to Washington in March, 1913 to attend the inaugura- tion of President Wilson
 The bill provides that those who have refunded their expense to the state shall be reimbursed and that those who have not yet paid back their expenses shall be relieved of all obligations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
SENATE COMMITTEE
 ADVERSES LUSK BILL

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special) The senate committee on finance and taxation has adversed the Lusk bill des- ignating what corporations and indus tries shall be exempt from taxation The bill was introduced by Senator Lusk sev- eral weeks ago. following the unsucces- full fight against exemptions in the sen- ate. Senator Lusk has indicated his in- tention of moving to take the bill from the adverse calendar l U.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
CITIZENS APPEAR
 IN COPIES BEHALF

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special) ) A large delegation of Bullock county at torneys appeared before Governor Hen derson today and asked that R. F.. L. Cope of Union Springs be appointed judge of the Third judicial circuit, to succeed Judge Mike Solie, resigned. Mir. Cope Is successful lawyer of many years experience and was an ardent supporter of Governor Henderson.
 Other applicants for the position are Judge Williams of Clayton, also a loyal Henderson man; George Peach of Clay ton, G. l.. Conner of Eufaula and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF DAYS EVENTS
 AMONG SOLONS AT CAPITAL

vote of 16 to 15. The biI was applicable only to public service corporations.
 Consideration of the bill consumed most of the afternoon session of the senate, and was debated at length by several members of that body. Senators Kline, Hartwell and Hill advocated the bill, while Senators Bell, Milner and others opposed 1t.
 The bill with the substitute was final ly postponed by the senate, the vote of Mr. Winkler of Butler, whose name Is the last on the roll call, defeating the meas ure.
 Few measures have been before the legislature at this session that has cre- corporations than the semi-monthly pay bill. The bill was introduced at the first session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
ALLOW MONEY FOR
 TROOPS TO REFRIGERATION

Montgomery, September 10.-(Special ] Although the senate committee on finance and taxation at a meeting Thursday night voted to report adversely the bill appropriating $7400 for the transportation of troops to the inauguration of Governor Henderson and for other military ex- penses extending over a period of several
 years. that measure was not reported in the senate today. and will not be unti.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11

the committee has again considered It's merits. .a
 As is known, this bill passed the house several days ago, Speaker Carmichael making an earnest appeal in its behalf It is likely that on reconsideration the committee on finance and taxation will reach the determination to give the bill a favorable report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
LOCAL SCHOOL TAX
 BILL IS SIGNED

Montgomery. September 10.-(Special) The bill permitting counties and school districts to levy special tax for the support of public schools in the event the amendment to the constitution per- hitting local taxation carries was. ap- proved by the governor today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
PROVIDES FUNDS FOR
 DENTAL DEPARTMENT

Montgomery, September 10-(Special) The house tonight passed Representative Tarrants bill appropriating $750O annual ly for the establishment of a dental de- partment of the state medical college at Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
U. s. SECOND AMONG Y MARITIME NATIONS

Washington. September 10.-The Eu- fopean war has plnced the United States second among the maritime na- tions of the world, Acting Secretary Sweet of the department of commerce announced today. The total of Amer ican merchant Shipping on June 30, according to today's announcement, vas 26.677 vessels of s,31s,4s6 tons, an increase of 3s0,7S9 gross tons dur ing the year.
 "The total merchant tonnage of inc United States" said Secretary Sweet, Ifs txNecded only bv the merchant shipping under the British flag, which Is approximately 21,275, 900 tons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11

awarded yesterday to the Mccain Tail oring company of Twenty-first street ar1 First avenue. There were a dozen d
 more competitive bids. and the aboj company being the lowest bidder w@ awarded the contract by Inspector Perr| Turner and Chief of Police Martin Eagaj The members of the department are r@ quested to call at the tailoring establisl} ment and be measured for the uniform@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL BILL PASSED

Montgomery, September 10-(Specal.)
 The attorney general bill, introduced by Senator Denson as a substitute measure to the bill vetoed by the governor sev eral weeks ago, passed the senate to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
The Lax Manager

From the. Washington Star.
 In an address on efficiency in Scranto Thomas J., Foster said.
 The efficient manager gets a fu quantum of work a full 100 per cent ( work, out of his, stan.
 Some managersf are like Blanc, { whom I once said:
 How. many man work for you her in this factory" Mir. 'Blanc?'
 Well, at a rough guess Blanc ar swered. II should say about three-fifth of, them.'" sssF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
$150,000 PER YEAR
 FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS

Montgomery. September 10.-(Special) )
 The senate tonight passed a bill at the instance of Senator Kline appropriating
 Sl60,O00 per annum for normal colleges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
INFERIOR COURT FOR PRECINCT 27

Montgomery. September 10.-(Special.) Governor Henderson today signed the bil! creating an inferior court for pre- cinct 27 of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11
SEMI-MONTHLY PAY
 BILL IS POSTPONED

Montgomery. September 10.-(Special.) The Kline semi-monthly pay bill. together with substitute. was indefinitely post poned in the senate this afternoon hx a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11

ROTOGRAvURE: ROTOGRAVURE! ROT0GRAvUREl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-11

Il 1s CIHle tH1E superSquedniIsH1l IS gone," says the Globe.