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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
EVENTS OF WEEK

Local delegates to the annual meeting of the head camp of Jurisdiction "S' of Alabama, Woodmen of the World, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Selma. will leave Birmingham tomorrow night on a special train for that point over the Southern railway. The meeting will be attended by several hundred delegates and much interest is being manifested in the election of officers and delegates to the sovereign camp convention, which meets in the early summer.
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WITH LODGES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT
MACCABEES OF THE STATE
 WILL MEET HERE TUESDAY

Tuesday morning at the Maccabee temple on Fourth avenue the annual state convention of the Knights of the Maccabees will be commenced and will conclude on Tuesday evening with a big class initiation. The meeting will be called to order at 10 o'clock by State Commander Frank o. Croy, who will be assisted in the transaction of the business of the convention by Dr. l.. E. Sisler of Michigan. who is the su- preme record keeper of the order
 representatives from all the tents or the state will attend the meeting and many matters of interest to the members of the order will be discussed
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master. It was announced that eveay
 effort would be made to bring the
 corps to a high degree of efficiency
 and to compete in the drill contest at
 the next meeting of the grand con- claye. Practice drill will be started at cnee.
 The officers elected Friday night were:
 John B. Bethea, eminent comman- der, Frank $. Barnes, generalissimo Arthur Gledhill captain gNneral Fred Wheelock senior warden; George
 Hayes, junior warden N. L. Mewhin- ny, prelate: w. w. Ransom, treasurer: Charles J. Geohegan, recorder; E. E. Matthews, standard bearer; John Bid dle, sword bearer; A. P. Wells, warder; Lee Mccall sentinel; Arthur Barton, representative on Masonic Temple asso- citation; C. R. Patterson, N. l.. New hinny. F. B. Keser, trustees.
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and acted upon. one of the features of the convention will be the discus sion of the proposed home for aged and indigent members. Another matter of interest will be the election of dele gate to the supreme review. which will be held In San Francisco commencing May IS. There are quite a number of nominees for this position and a close and spirited election is expected.
 At the close of the session a big class initiation will be held at the temple, at which the crack degree team of Luclxie tent will exemplify the second
 and third degrees. At this meeting all members of the order have been invited to attend and indications are that the record will be broken.
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bETHEA NOW HEADS
 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR New Bylaws Adopted at Meeting Friday-TO Re
 organize Drill Team

Annual meeting and election of of ficers of Cyrene commandry No. 10, Knights Templar, was held Friday night at the Masonic temple. John B. Bethea, one of the most active Masons in the city, was elected eminent com mander. New bylaws were adopted and it was decided to reorganize the drill corps with Jack Riddle as drill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
Couldn't Be Blamed

Travellers tales, which often add charm to the conversation of an agree able and interesting person, frequent ly rendered a bore more tiresome than ever. A long-winded narrator had droned on at party the other night for an hour or more about his recent trip to Switzerland.
 There I stood, gentlemen he said. '.there I stood with the abyss yawning in front of me-
 Pardon me- hastily interjected one of the unfortunates who had been obliged to listen to the story. but was that abyss yawning before you got there?"
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Treasury Statement

Washington. March 7.-The condition of the United States treasury at the close of business yesterday wan: Net balance in general fund. $44.914.s6s: to tai receipts, $1,9sT.164; total payments. $2.0SS.0S9; the deficit this fiscal year is SS0.96s 6S5 against a deficit of s26. 652,365 last year. exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
Would Cool Him Off

From the Chicago NeWs.
 Father and son went for a stroll one day. As they passed a vendor of ice cream the boy turned to his father and said. lovingly:
 'T wish you'd puy me some icel cream, fader; do feel warm.
 His father gazed at him for few seconds in mild surprise, and then ex- claimed:
 you vot I'll do I'll tell you some ghost stories vot'll make your blood nm cold"
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Knights of Pythias

The rank of knight will be conferred at the meeting of Phoenix lodge No. 25, Knights of Pythias, to be held Wednes- day night at F'raternal hall. The rank will be conferred in ampliHed form and all knights are invited. Jefferson Val ley lodge No. II has entered the contest for th> Huddleston banner to be pre- sented to the Aythian lodge that is most proficient in conferring the degrees and for efficiency of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
Grand Army of the Republic

George A. Custer Post No. l. Grand Army of the Republic, and George H. Thomas Camp No. 1. Sons of Veterans, will meet at Fraternal hall Thursday aft ernoon for the purpose of completing the arrangements for the annual camp fire of all the division of the Grand Army of tle state. which will be held this month in Birmingham. At the camp fire talks will be made by several Confederate vet eranS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
The News Editors Swear-Off

From the Philadelphia Ledger
 1 will not allow the death of the old est survivor of the Mexican war to be printed more than once.
 will not chronicle romances be- tween pretty trained nurses and thei1 patients.
 Ditto, poor persons who inherited S3,755,642 from an unknown aunt il England. P Also fair defendants will no longe. be referred to as beautiful"
 And l will slaughter the reporter who writes that prison gates yawn'
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gather from cablnct ministers and ambas- sadors, from military and naval oficers, from its own trained correspondents standing far back in the deep shadows of European politics, clear and accurate in- formation as to what was actually happen ing and what it really meant. The result is the great illustrated war history of The London Times in accuracy and information, stands head and shouI- ders above any other book yet written about the great conflict.
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Ladies of the Maccabees

The meetings of the several hives dur ing the week are as follows: Wylam hive No. F on Monday at 1:30 o'clock.
 Lady Croy hive No. g, on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Harmony hive No. 25 will hold a short review at ? o'clock and from 3 to will hold birthday party in honor of the third anniversary of the lodge. Thursday afternoon Woodlawn hive No. 10 will have an initiation and will be assisted by the guards of Lady Croy hive under direction of Capt Lizzie Yeargin.
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Birmingham Lodge of Perfection

At the regular meeting of Birmingham Lodge of Perfection No ?, to be held at the Masonic temple Wednesday. March 10. commencing at 8 o'clock. the fourth and fifth degrees will be conferred. In addition ballot will be had on large list of names and there will be other business
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Mineral City Chapter

Regular convocation of Mineral City chapter, Royal Arch Masons. will be held Thursday, March H. A matter of interest to come before the chapter will be a
 vote on the proposed amendment to the bylaws in reference to applications for the capitular degrees. Ballots will be had on several petitions for membership.
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Tribe of Ben Hur

Several candidates will receive the in itiatory degree at the next meeting of Birmingham court No. l, Tribe of Ben Hur, to be held Thursday evening. There is other business to be transacted and at the close a social session will be had at which refreshments will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08

Not written, ordinary histories nrsy records and dasdust documents but from the testimony who have lived through the battles they describe from experts who have studied the armies first hand diponsts who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08

want to grasp the meaning of the opers
 t'sab big. handsome book = 37B pages. hundreds of interesting illustrations attractivoly bound in blue cloth.
 We are distributing this grcat book regular price s. = among our readen for S6c and one War Book Coupon. " By special arrangement with The Lon- don. Times we have secured limited number of copies. When they arc gone the price will De $500. Look for the coupon today on another page, and take advantage of this great book bargain.
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The Greatest War Book Ever Written

work moving armies of living here and there plotting scheminR, and making over the map of the world.
 Atthe beginning the he London Times laid plans to get at the real facts through its special methodo
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human ntsreN thx other histories lack. You along without this important book you the you want to know what has actually happened you want to the meaning of the operations day
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Protected Home Circle

At the regular meeting of Birmingham Circle No. 660, held March 5, a large class was initiated, after the 1nitiatory work and the regular order of business the meeting was turned over to the guardian. Sister Anna M. Gibson, who, with the help of the entertainment committee, had an excellent programme arranged. the fea- lures of which was Scotch reading by J. K. Stewart and solo by Sister Sad le-.
 An open meeting is being planned for the near future. to which the public will be invited. This circle meets every Friday evening at 8 o'clock on the second floor of Fraternal hall.
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The in the history the world being fought secret Behind the brief reports and confusing tclegrams the great tragedy of civilization going Ten million men are locked in death app and the existence nations hangs
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Alton Lodge No. 13O

Alton lodge No. 130. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, met on Saturday night. March G. at which time they were visited by number of prominent Odd Fellows from some of the Birmingham lodges. Past Grand Master A. E. Meadow, Dep uty Grand Master George Huddleston, Palmer P Daugette. J.. R. Matthews. R. c. Potts, D. G. Ewing. and others being among the visitors. These members, with the assistance of Alton lodge, conferred the initiatory degree on candidate, the manner.
 Alton lodge is steadily growing, and is now one of the most active and prosper ous in the county. pr. J. F. Huey is district deputy grand master of this lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-08
Odd Fellows Visiting Committee

The general visiting committee from among the various lodges of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows in this dis trict, met on Friday night, March 5, with Birmingham lodge No. 112, in Fraternal hall with a record-breaking attendance from 20 different lodges. more than 100 visitors being present. The first degree was conferred by the degree team of Bir- mingham lodge No. 112, and the work was excellent. The following lodges were rep resented: Birmingham lodge No. 112, hay ing the largest number present, with Ems ley lodge No. 165 with the second largest number present; Eureka, Mineral City. Jefferson Valley, Avondale, Bessemer, Birmingham. Samson. Magnolia, Ffdelia, Triple Link, Ensley, Irondale, Pratt City. East Lake, Star, Huffman, Sandusky, West End, Docena.
 The next meeting of the committee will be held with Fidelia lodge No. 125 in the ledge hall at Woodlawn on Wednesday night, March 10, at which time the initia- tory degree will be conferred. It is ex- pected that all the lodges in the district will be represented at this meeting as interest in the meetingA of the visiting committee is growing each week.
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actually conducted the nego- tiations that were broken oil by war; the book has the freshness and the vivid
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
ANOTHER BRITISH
STEAMSHIP SUM

Liverpool, june ~, $40 D. NJ
The British steamer LeuctFn was tor
pedoed and sunk on Yarmouth today.
The crew was rescued
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
TWO STEAMERS
ARE Due TODAY
THE BRTTisH LINER HISTORIAN
AND TIE AMERICAN STEAM.
SNIP HONDURAS WILL COME
FOR CARGO HERE.

I've steamers are due In port to-
haurTuw maFning early enough 10
start cargo. These are the British
steamer HISTORIAN, OF the Ieviand
hnes and the American steamer Hem
aaras, the latter % come from New
Orleans, whlla re larger vessel "a
coming frpm Galveston, and cargo
WI consist az . dockload. for de-
livery q Belfast, Ireland.
Tie Honduras win load out for tha
River Platte ard is h an cut with
lameeF alone, 4 was stated yester-
aAy.
ateaHer southsFner Comlng.
Ihe British Steamship southamsr
elIea ne early part of this month
ahould be n port The latter part ~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
NEW BATTING
LEADERS HAVE
TO FRONT
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Chicago. June 12.-New batting
leaders have appeared in the National
and Federal leagues this week bat
Cobb, still the only 800 hitter In the
major circuits. continues IL front Ia
the American. Averages published
here today, including the games Of
last Wednesday and only those play
ers who have participated IN ten or
more contests, show that Manager
Tinker despite the illness which has
kept him much On the side lines. L.
setting the pace in the Federal and
that Schneider, the Cincinnati pitcher.
is leading the National, though Dau-
bert of Brooklyn, is croWding him
closely.
The Federal leagues best hitters
with games played and averages are;
Tinker. Chicago. 18, 1885, Mage,
Brooklyn, a., .874i Watson, Buffalo,
| 10, .364; Campbell, Newark, So, .35s,
and II. Myers, Brooklyn, IS, .a4S.
Brooklyn with .292 and Newark
with .268, lead in team hitting.
The Federal pitchers credited with
100 averages who have played IN ten
or more games are; Allen, Pittshurg,
won eight and lost twoi Cullop, Kan
sas City, and 3; Main, Kansas City,
and 81 LATTE, Brooklyn, z and 8.
With 81 stolen bases 60 his credit
already, Cobb has q chance % break
the base running records this year
he leads the league In thefts and con-
tinues IN front also in total bases
with 90, and n runs scored, 56. His
batting average IL as for 81 games
/. The best American league batters
after Tyrus, are; DAILY, Chicago, IS
/ .8T6; Cicotte, Chicago, fl, -sG4; Jack,
son, Cleveland, 30, .856, and Thomp.
son, Philadelphia, "a. .S45.
Detroit lead In club batting viii
.2e4 and Chicago is next with Eel.
The leading American league pitch
ers are: Faber. Chicago, won 70 anl
lost q; Benz, Chicago, 3 and 4 Dauss
Detroit, 10 and 5, Foster, Boston,
and 2; Covalsskie, Detroit, and 8.
The leading hatters Of the Nationa
league are Schneider, Cincinnati, "
.8sI; Daubert. Brooklyn, a, .s74; "
Zimmerman. Brooklyn, "a. .aeA, an
Luderus. Philadelphia, 20, SEA
The Giants, through their hard hit
ting in Chicago On Tuesday and s.
Louis On Wednesday have taken thI
lead In club batting with 30. Gin
einnad Is next with .262.
Among the leagues pitchers
Pierce, Chicago. has won and los
o; Mamaux, PittsburR, 8 and Il Mea
dows. Sc. Louis, Z En- Il Mayer, Phil
adelphia, 10 and q Schneider, Gin
einnati, and /; RaRan, Boston, ( an
i; S. Smith. Brooklyn, and / Alex
ander, Philadelphia. 10 and s; Mar
guard, New York, and 2.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
THE MAYOR is
PLANNING FOR
PARKS FUTURE
MAYOR GREENHUT Is DEEPLY
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING
CITY's PARKS, ESPECIALLY
BAY VIEW.

When the crowds are touneying
hither and thither most men are
searching enjoyment In and around
Pensacola at her unexcelled water
ing places on Friday afternoons
Mayor Greenhut Is 70 be found e. .
rule at the City Hall.
The mayor ia a day dreamer and
the relief from the visits q - many
who usually visit q mayor during the
ordinary afternoon make Friday .
day when his dreams can be allowed
full sway and can even be brought
forth into actual plans for the bet
terment Of our city.
Among the dreams Of the mayor
that have materialixed into actual
works was his latast--the bonding Of
the city 20 build a central fro sta
ton, which be says viii save the city
a large expense every year.
The mayor has another plan about
which he has been dreaming Of its
fulhllment for a long time viz, the
full development Of pensaeola'a Park
system. Right now the mayor has n
mind the special development Of Bay
view Park, since that win, In time,
be the representative park IF the city
and win be the sumner resort q the
entire city.
The mayors dreams have outlined
for him and he plans that in the fu-
ture the city viii have q splendidly
arranged park, with drives, lawns and
shrubs and a large. eommodioua bath
ing pavilion 10 accommodate thou
sands. The mayor thinks Pensacola
viii be called upon 70 accommodate
all West Florida and his plans for
the future embrace the developing
Bayview especially 20 that end.
There WIN be no immediate work
Of any great consequence. A con-
crete bulkhead IA now being built "a
protect the hillside from washing and
the driveways are being improved
bat the big improvements viii o.
course come gradually. 10 is planned
now 10 spend about q thousand dol.
lars next Gall and winter IN layiuA
out dFiveways, planting shrubs and
generally improving the park 20 add
% its beauties and eonvenienees be.
fore tie opening az the bathing sea
son Of the next spring.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13

IL is Only a waste q time and money
% take strong medicines for chrnnic or
muscular rheumatism. Chamberlain .
Ldnimenf freely applied viii relieve
the palm and soreness and the rheurna-
tlzm gradually disappears. Obtainaaie
everywhere. (Adyl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
this week. The vessel comes FOR


this week. The vessel comes FOR
pitch pine cargo.
Schooner Arrives,
The American schooner Thomas
Garland arrived ID port yesterday,
coming from Tampa. The Garland
viii load here, and viii probably
start cargo about Tuesday.
Cleared Cor Genoa.
With . cargo 81 timber and ium-
Der valued a. $500, the Italian bark
Aiine cleared yesterday for Genoa,
and viii probably sail about Tuesday
for her destination. The arrival 81
this vessel was out o. the ordinary.
Running ashore on the outside beach,
the bark was rescued after some
trouble, and upon coming into port
and anehorinE a leak was discovered,
which mecessitated che veHsel going
% Mobile for docking. Returning
here she received cargo, and while
loading one night lately, a sneak
thief crep1 aboard and stole the ships
papers. the captains larger portion
of wardrobe and other articles az
value. Luckily anotSeF garment,
which was evidently sought By the
thief, was not taken. IL contained
the sum es several hundred dollars
In an inside pocket.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13

Ital bark Aline. Solar, for Genoa,
with 28S 600 8 r pp. lumber, $4,000
S fl np saWn timber, al valued nc
S. 500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13

Arrived.
Thomas p. Garland, Am sch, 346,
Thompson, Tampa, % Master
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
UNCLE SAM is
RETRENCHING
ONE MAN WAS LET OUT or La
Dor FORCE n GOVERNMENT
BUILDING-As sIsTANT To
CUSTODIAN Is APPOINTED.

Uncle Sam is retronching these
days, ana the effect Of q recently is
sued retrenchment order was felt IN
the federal building here when one
81 the laborers, John Dieckman, who
had been in the government service
for upward of six years, was Lee out.
Postmaster b. s. Hancock, who Is
also the custodian Of the government
building, has named an assistant in
the work 81 the custodian, IN the per-
son Of George Crearys who has taken
I'D the work and who has been max
ing some changes In the building Of
late. Dir. Ireary has q big job be-
fore him IN checking up things gem
orally, taking an inventory Of every
thing IN the way Of government prop
erty, supplies, etc, and has taken an
Office On the first floor, IN the SOUTH
east corner of the said building.
Work 20 Start.
Work Of improvements In the
building, which were authorized some
months ago, and which contract has
been secured through competitive
bids By Algernon Blair, a Montgom-
cry contractor, viii be started about
the middle Of the week, or IS soon as
the force can be organized and neees-
sary material may be assembled. Dir,
Blair himself has been on the ground
for the past week, and either The
contractor or the latter's assistant,
IN company with Custodian Hancock
have been making quite a survey Of
the work % be done, and other mat
tiers IN connection with the job IL
i understood ii viii start on Wednes-
day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-26
JOHNh ! VERS Tells ABOUT II|E,
Cl)BINFIELD and MERKLE 5 PLAl

when IL u understood that Tinker ana
myself played through one entire
season without one giving each other
q signal, even as 70 who would take
the threw It second We understood
each others movements 90 that We
did not need signals With some clubs.
Hcf course. It Is absolutely necessary
TO have very complete signals This
Is because the players are not as quick
TO grasp situations and evolve plays as
they should be.
Il was ID this way that We planned
the play that was made at the Polo
grounds In New York on September
%, 1908 the famous MerkIe play that
virtually cost the Giants the pennant
and gave US q chance to play Oh the
tie for the champiCnship on October
s OF that year. which we won.
Il had been the custom for runners
when On first. with another runner On
third and only one run needed to win
the game. to run straight to the club.
house without touching second when,
ever the batter made 4 hit This was
. yiolation Of the playing rules and |
decided to pull II Ii game.
Just ten days before the Merkle IN
cident we had tried Il IN Pittsburg
and made the play. but o,Day, who
happened to umpire that game as well
as the one n New York. disallowed
Il because he did not see Il.
In the ninth inning OF the game at
the Polo grounds Il WIZ be recalled
that Merkle was on first with I run.
ner On third. The Giants needed 5
run to win. and n remember cor.
rectly BirdwelI was Ct the bat The
word was PASSED to watch for IN OBJ
portunity to pull the play. sHridWeII
slgnaled to center and. sure enough.
Merkle dtlcked for the clrbhonSe'
Artie Hoffman tas playing center iIeld
for ne then IN his haste to throw
the ball 70 me for the force out he
threw 4 over ny. head 1IcGinnitg.
who had beef, coaching 1t first base.
ran over and grabbed the bali. Tinker
er1bted him and While 4 was trying
To- set the BAN away from him he
1ipped Il into the crowd.
i WIS recovered By b fellow Who
tried % run away with. 4. hut Floyd
Froh gave sacc6ss.s:l chase and there
by hangs : tale hat has never before
been printed
We were n the habit q putting oor
Yat1able8 and money into SalcfeI
that vas similar to physician's med.
IcIQe ease On that d1v Froh Uas
taking care of Z It : on Ne GSI4|
~ be ran after the fellow with iIie
bail be was 80 anxiDds 70 recover the
ball that be dropped the 16fc1t| Hun
Qreds Of persons were around sc the
time. but none Of them touched & and
4 WAS subsequently taken into Gus.
tody BY another member Of the team,