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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
FAME SPREADING
 OVER THE WORLD 'Vitalitas Is Being Recog- nized as Natures Greatest Medicinal Gift

No claims are made of yitalitas being cure all, yet it is so wonderfully eff fective in the treatment of many forms of chronic ills that it is gaining worldwide recognition as natures best tonic. Among enlightened peo- pie there is a growing sentiment strongly favoring natural medicines, rather than those compounded by man and particularly those in which alco- hol and other injurious drugs are used. This accounts for the increased attend ance at famous springs and medicated wells Yet only a small proportion of those who are i'll have an oppor- tunity to visit such resorts. Vitalitas is proving that trips to such places are unnecessary. for it is far more eff fective than any known mineral water
 One teaspoonful of liquid Vitalitas has tonic and corrective properties that excel many gallons of any of the most highly reputed mineral waters It is pleasant to take and a dose is a tea spoonful in half glass of either hot Or cold water. It is unquestionably natures most effective treatment for ills generally of stomach, liver, kid neys, bowels and blood. Marvellous cures are constantly being reported from its use.
 For sale by Averyt's drug store. 1O9- Ill Twentieth street, also Pegram-P Pat ton Drug company. Bessemer, and all other druggists.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
Fashion in Fezes

From Youths COmpanlOn..
 That stream of people crossing the Galata bridge over the Golden Horn runs red, for every Ottoman, except the Arab, must wear the tarboosh. ''The man with a hat" means the foreigner. The way to see Constantinople without at- tracting attention to yourself is to slip on tarboosh. but the wise foreigner has been slow thus to surrender the one visible token of his special extra-terri- torial rights, for when trouble Is afoot the word goes out to spare 'the man with hat" because of the fear. of interna- tonal complications. During the reac- tonary revolution that followed on the heels of the constitution there was a ludicrous scramble on the part of the Greeks and other Christians to get be- meath hats-and the sudden crop of silk hats and derbies was wonderful to be- hold.
 Fashions in fezes pass in review across the bridge. The Alabian has white headdress-a cross between a fez and a slSullcap. The Persian wears huge black felt dome that is matched in size only by the big brown bulb that crowns the head of the dervish. The hadj whose merit in having made the hal, or pilgrimage, to Mecca is proclaimed by his huge turban, is a frequent figure or the bridge, for every Moslem man wnc has the means and the physical strength Is expected to visit the birthplace of the prophet at least once in his life. The elaborately wound ,headdress of the head
 is of white cloth. but sayid's. or de scendant of Mohammed, is of green Sometimes the mosque officials, ol imams, even when they are not of the prophets blood, wear the green turban Only the men wear any sort of head gear. The oriental woman goes hatIess A cloth or veil is as much covering as she wears on her head. As I stood there on the bridge I saw group of Turkish women stare through their thick veils al the hat of a foreign woman, as she hastened by. Since Young Turkey has come into power western fashions arc much in favor in Constantinople.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
Prize Winners in Jefferson County
 Girls Canning Clubs

Best exhibit by county club. $20.
 Best local club exhibit, SIG, Kimbrel school.
 Second best as above, SIP, Rocky Ridge school.
 Best individual exhibit to include canned, bottled or jared products. SIG, won by Naomi Creel, Indio school. Second best as above, SIP, Lucille Weed, Kimbrel school. Third as above, $4, Winnie Mahan Kimbrel school. Fourth best as above, $2.50, Eunice Cowley, Kimbrel school Fifth best as above, $1.50, Velma Higgins, McElwaine. Best individual exhibit of the tomato only, canned jared or bottled products, BIO, Lucille Weed, Kimbrel school. Second best as above, $6, Velma H1g- gins, McElwaine school.
 Third best as above, $5, Naomi Greet, Indio school
 Fourth best as above, $2, Eunice Cowley, Kimbrel school.
 Fifth best as above, $1, Lucille Wat kins, Rocky Ridge school.
 Miss Della Hutson of Kimbre1 school had very pretty exhibit and her products were all of first quality, but being an honorary member disqualified her as a contestant for the above prizes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
JAP EXPORTS ID
 RUSSIA INCREASE Furnishing Munitions in Increasingly Large
 Quantities

Tokio, Japan, October 20.-(Special) The output of war munitions for Russia, resulting from the recent agreement be-
 tween Japan and the allies, is already showing a great increase. Russian or ders include railroad cars, a large quantity of rails, sleepers, locomotives. as well as guns, rifles ammunition, boots and general leather equipment and cloth.
 One consequence of the enlarged de-
 nand has been a rise of steel bars on the Tokio market from s32.50 per ton to $67 50 with the upward tendency con tIuing. Various shoe factories in Tokio
 and other cities received orders from Russia few days ago for a million pairs of boots.
 A contract has been signed between the representative of Russian com mercial house at vladivostok and a mer- chant of Osaka for the supply of muni- tions of war valued at 100000 ven or l $S, 500 000. the orders to be completed by April or May next
 It is understood that portion of the payment for supply by Japan of war munitions will be made by treasury bills of the Russian government. The prin- cipal banks of Tokio and Osaka will form a syndicate with the support of issue of the bills which, it is believed. will be accepted without any form of security or guarantee by third party as was at first thought necessary. The period of redemption is expected to be no shorter than two months and not longer than two years.
 Commissioners will be appointed by tho l Russian government to arrange with the | bankers here at each issue respecting | the rate of interest and the term of re- l demption It Is also understood that at l least 20 per cent of each payment by I Russia will be made in cash. gold {, species being forwarded by way q Siberia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
Mother and Child Saved

When a fire broke out the other day
 in tenement house at 313 East One
 Hundred and Thirty Fifth street. 1t
 spread rapidly through the building,
 mushrooming on each floor. making a
 furnace of the interior of the building
 Mrs. Viola Sulewsky, in her apart
 ment on the second floor, smelled
 smoke and, on opening the door. was
 met by rush of flames. She took her two children, 2 and { years old, and ran to front window.
 In the street large crowd had gath cred. Several persons stretched out their arms and Mrs. Sulewsky tossed the 4-year- old girl down to them The child was caught and escaped injury. With her little boy in her arms, Mrs. Sulewslsy climbed out on the ledge of the window sill and poised to jump. The crowd waved her back shouting that the fire engines and 1dder would soon be on hand
 | Mrs. Sulewsky hesitated a minute. Smoke began to pour out of the window to the street. The woman clasped her taby and again leaned over tho sill. Pa trolmen who saw her peril came up on a run and cautioned her how to slide off the sill. She followed their orders and presently the mother and baby were safe on the street. having been caught
 by the patrolmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
ANNISTCT
T. G. Prentiss Elected County Demon strator-FederaI Court Adjourns.

| Anniston, November 3-(Special.)-No l leniency was shown violators of the | prohibition law, in the recorders court Tuesday morning. Ed Caterton, who, &C., cording to the evidence introduced, had | sold liquor to minors, was fined $lO0 ! and costs by Judge Green, on two counts. John Dicicle, who was arrested Saturday night and on whose premises a 15-gallon
 keg of wine and some beer and whisky | was found, was also fined $10O and costs 1 More kicks about the alleged non enforcement of the traffic ordinance passed sometime ago by the city coun- cil, have been registered with the chief of police, and according to Chief Phil lips, strict orders have been given the police officers to arrest all individuals, regardless of who they may be. who per- sist ill disobeying the ordinance.
 The fact that the November term of the federal court has convened here, Judge w. I. Grubb presiding, does not seem to have instilled much fear into the hearts of those who are making pure whisky 1 in this section. Harvey l.. Willingham, a well known farmer of Clay county, was Tuesday brought before United States Commissioner Randolph on a charge of | illicit distilling and was bound over to
 the federal grand jury. His bond was
 fixed at $500
 l.. G. Prentiss was elected county dem- | onstrator for Calhoun county Tuesday | by the commissioners court. He will | hop at Ey inn ! between the commissioners the govern
 ment and the Anniston Chamber of Com merce, an appropriation of $1o0O was se- cured for this purpose.
 ] MT. Prentiss is a graduate of the Agri- cultural and Mechanical college of Mis-
 sissippi At the present time he is con nected with the A. and M. of Arkansas. Last year he took special course in rural extension work at the University 1 of Wisconsin. MT. Prentiss is married
 man, and Mrs Prentiss, like himself is
 trained agricultural worker. rendering i him able assistance in his work.
 | After two days' session. the federal court for this district adjourned tonight, 1 having completed the docket for the No
 vember term. The court was presided | over by Judge l. w.. Grubb of Birming- 1 ham Judge Grubb arrived here Monday morning, accompanied by several court attendants and the first session of the court was not convened until l o'clock
 Monday afternoon. Despite the fact that
 the jury had to be chosen nearly score l of cases were tried before court ad- 1 journed Monday night. Thirteen of those
 tried went to jail. Twelve were convicted l for illicit distiling and were sentenced l to from 30 to 90 days. One man, Jim Jack son, negro. was convicted of breaking 1 into cars and stealing interstate goods | rbr ae mo aIlOme1 n
 remain out on bond in order to gather their crops. after they had promised the court to return as soon as the crops I were gathered. and serve their sentences. These three men were charged with illicit
 distilling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
SUBSCRIPTIONS ON FOREIGN LOAN ARE BEING ASSEMBLED About S65,OOO,OOO Is to Be Paid In Under the
 First Call NEW YORK TO PAY
 LARGE PROPORTION Amos F. Enc Left Estate of More Than s10,OOO,O0O, and Yet Was An Obscure Citizen of
 New York
By HOLLAND

New York, November S.-(Special ) Speedily after the Anglo French loan of $5o0,000,00o was made call has been is- sued for the payment of the first install ment of that loan. Every bank in the United States which either directiy or through agents or representatives took part in the underwriting of that loan was called upon last week to send it's proportionate part of the first call to New York so that the funds might be made available to pay for purchases which France and Englard have made in the United States None but the managers of the underwriting syndicate know in detail what the proportionate part of each bank and of each individual is. But it is presumed that the first call is for between 12 and 15 per cent of the total amount.
 When it was announced that the call had been made there were some rapid computations, most of them based upon guess-work, which. however, were in sub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
PANAMA POLICE
 FORCE REDUCED Result of Fit of Economy on Part of President
 POrraS

Ps.rama, October 0.-(Correspondence of The Associated Press )-President Porras Is determined to inaugurate an era or economy in governmental affalrs. HIS first step in this direction was the dls- charge of many employees in all the de- partmental offices and a considerable reduction in the national police force. He has also recently reduced the salaries of all employees, including himself of from 10 to 15 per cent. :,
 Tn order to better the financial condi- tion of the country through the payment os it's current obligations and to lqui- date treasury deficit inherited from a previous administration, an effort IS be- ing made to obtain new loan or S1. 100000 This is to be secured by a bond issue and will become part of the national debt which already amounts to sl. 500. .OO0 through previous bond issue for railway construction purposes
 Beth the reduction in force and sal aries were ordered by the president in opposition to the adyices and wishes of his political advisers who fear that 1t will have a material influence on the presidential election next year. The president, however, pointed out that economies were urgently needed to pre- vent the country from becoming utterly bankrupt He told them that the na- tional treasury was practically empty and that many makeshifts had to be resorted to to obtain sufficient money to pay the salaries due to employees The expenses of the government have been considerable in excess of the revenue chiefly because in the past little or no attention was paid financial economies and reforms, and also to the great falling off in import duties because of the war in Europe and general busi- ness depression throughout the republic itself.
 Offers of a loan have been made py a local concern and also one in New York Negotiations are still in progress
 in hopes of obtaining better terms than N with 6 per cent interest. The pre- vicus loan was placed at 971a with per cent interest. Any loan negotiated will have to have the approval of the American government and this Is being sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
SOME THINGS THE BOARD
 OF REVENUE IS DOING

Several days ago Miss Alma Kitten berry went with some members of the board of revenue to see the new county roads that run from Warrior to Mount Pinson. In speaking of the trip she said that the Jefferson county board of rev. enue was doing very creditable work along the roads and that this particular piece of work. running along Turkey creek. was a credit to any county in the state or country,
 All along one side is the lovely. pie turesque little creek with it's over-hang- ing trees. Imagine on a warm summer day the delight of riding along the pretty little stream, calling in rippling music at every turn.
 Alabama, with it's wonderful natural scenery. should be ever mindful of the effect of a road. not only in its practi- cability but it's environment. Bordered with trees and roadside flowers, it should wind like ribbon over the country side.
 As the party went along this new road. narrow, it is true, but full of beauty and promise of the possibilities of survey and accommoda tions possible in Alabama, the spokesman of the party pointed over the country and said: "over there is the county work farm-keytona-and splen- did work is being done there, too" The work is especially fine for the colored women EOT u lbUS tlllle tue WOtitSu Ntl c hired out to the farmers or any persons willing to use them for the ridicuiously small sum of $3.50 per month. However, this was found unsatisfactory and the women were given employment on the farm. They now make the supply of over alls used by the prisoners; cultivate, with the help of some of the men. 1oO acres in etables-enough to supply all con- vict camps-and the county is equipping n lalI tlnf will do all the laundry work for the Hillrnan hospital, which is now costing the county s40o each month. The idea-though no doubt crude, as yet is to make the colored woman who has been arrested a better product. fitting her through training to be able to hold q more responsible position when she is re leased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

of his fortune was the inheritance of the extraordinary Judgment of his father re- specting real estate and the lurking or in- herent value that was In it. Amos R. Enc, the father, long before any of the Astors, the Goelets or the Wendels per ceived that real property in New York city was certain vastly to appreciate in value. mace investments which within a few years fully vindcated his judgment. Amos r. Enc. who died recently, was one of those who made great fortunes In New York without association with any partner. He did not care to be associated as a director in any corporation because he wished to be free to act upon his own judgment If he succeeded in his ven- lures he was entitled to all the gratifica- tion that success gave him, if he failed he had no one to criticize but himself. The chief beneficiary of his estate outside those who were of kin is Columbia ulver- sity, and 1t was characteristic of MT. Enc that the bequest, which will abount to about $2.000,000, is not tied up to any spe- cific purpose, but is to be used as the trustees of Columbia university deem best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

dertaking work of this kind. The social
 service department is at the service of such bodies. If you are clubwoman, give us a resume of your work. Give other people the benefit of your ideas:
 and by all means let the social service department of this paper have the CO., operation of every social agent and pub | lic-spirited man in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

1 writer's Then there is considerable cler- l ical work in handling the deposits and 1 the movement of a good deal Of bank | ing machinery entailed in passing these de- posits over to J. F. Morgan & Co.,, through 1 whom payments are to be made to Amer | ican industries from whom Great Britain
 an.! France have purchased commodities.
 There are good reasons for surmising 1 that the managers of the underwriting | syndicate are now persuaded that the | making of this loan and the manner in which it is to be utilized are to be a most
 valuable object lesson for the United
 States, notwithstanding the fact that now and then from many parts of the country q e reports that the loan is not re-
 led with favor because there is said
 to be no security behind it. Curiousy enough, soino of this sentiment prevails
 In New England. where criticism of, this
 kind has been made by those who be- | lieve that Great Britain and France
 should have put up collateral security.
 The success. of the loan. however, is likely | to teach the people that there is no | finer security in the world than the faith, credit and resources of two of the great est nations in the world. How rapidly
 we arc becoming world bankers is spoken of in the financial district as being well demonstrated by the fact that we are now | banking for Italy, selling an issue of s25,
 Giy,000 of 1otes. banking for Russia, or 1 about to 60 that, and very likeiy will be { called upon within few months to make loans to some of the South Amer | icaE nations.
 I The Enc Estate
 | The late Amos F. Enc left. according l to the probate of his will, an estate es- tsmated to be in excess of $10,0O0000 in value. almost all of which is real es- tate Mir. Enc lived so modestly. was so l inconspicuous, never making any ostenta- l tious display, that he was, excepting in
 a certain circle, almost an obscure citi-
 zen of New York. Yet he was one of the
 multimiUonaires. A part of his fortune
 was inherited from his father, Amos R. l Enc. But pi esumably the greater part
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
The Same Ones,
HHC 2<< <HtHE OHC the New. York Sun.

From the New, York Sun. Army Surgeon-Y oung man, am sorry. but I cant pass you. Your teeth are too bad
 Youth Well, I'll be hangedi You passed these same teeth yesterday on Tim Smith. We both borrowed them for the occa- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

stantial agreement The estimate was
 that about s65, ,OoO,Oo0 would be paid in,
 this money being deposited in the cen
 tral depository. It was assumed, there
 fore, that the banks of the country and
 individuals or corporations would be
 compelled to send to New York as large
 an amount of money as that.
 An assumption of this kind, however, is made on an incorrect basis. Probably
 not far from 70 per cent of the total
 amount will be represented by checks
 from New York banks. deposited with
 the National City bank, which is the
 central depository, for the common un-
 derstanding is that the total $5o00oo.0Oo
 New Yorks corporations and individ- uals represent about 70 per cent. De- casionally there come disclosures of the amount which individuals or industrial corporations subscribed to the loan. One publisher is known to have subscribed S500.O00 to the loan, not in the name of the corporation of which he is president but as an individual subscription. One of the industries which is greatly occupied with manufacturing war munitions sub scribed through a broker, the amount being s400000. There are all sorts of ru-
 rnors respecting the share in this under writing which is identified by CnarIes M. , Schwab and his company. Nearly all of lHeSe cOfpOrdtlOHS anu liiuiNiuudi Sup- scriptions are paid through New York banks, although in the case of many corporations they have been chartered in other states than New York. Grad
 ually, but surely, the belief entertained when the loan was purported to have been successfully negotiated is confirmed namely, that the syndicate managers were anxious to secure nationwide CO.,
 operation, looking upon that as far more important than the amounts which these
 underwriters all over the United States had subscribed
 There must be vast amount of labor entailed in making the call, since it is understood that about 1000 corporations or individuals are the number of the under-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
WINNERS IN GIRLS CANNING CLUBS OF
 COUNTY ANNOUNCED
Three Girls Get Short SchOl- arships At Auburn for Excellence of Their
 Work

Three Jefferson county girls are win
 at Auburn for excellent records made in
 the Jefferson County Girls Canning clubs
 Others have been awarded handsome pre- miums by merchants and individuals who wish to encourage the work the clubs are doing under the supervision of Miss Mary Femnear
 The awards follow: l. For best general record Scholarship to short course at Auburn, Eunice Cow ley, McCalla, Ala No 1, kimbrel school, 2 Prize for above: Scholarship to short course at Auburn; Mary Waldrop, Adger. Ala, No. 1. Oak Grove school g. Prize for above: Scholarship to short course at Auburn, Jennie Lee Riddle, East
 Lake, No. 2 Huffman school f. Prize for above: One rocker donated by Hood & Wheeler Furniture Co, Stel-
 la Bankston, Warrior. No ?, Corner school
 g. Prize for above: One canner donated by W. s. Brown Mercantile company, Myrla and Ora Golden, Adger, No. 1, Oak Grove school. g. Prize for above. One rocker donated by Tidwel & Bacon Furniture Co., Gladys Marian. Bessemer No. 5, Concord school. [. Prize for above: One kitchen carving set, eight pieces, given by Household Sup Ply CotiiptuN' ifttiit NtNtf -hN(etiids ANo- 1 l. Kimbrel school. & Prize for above: One pair shoes, Yielding Bros., Second avenue, Naomi Creel Morris, No. 3, Indio school 2. Prize for above: One umbrella, Ca heen Bros, Alma Huey, Bessemer, No. 1 5, Hueytown school. 10. Prize for above; Complete toilet | set (Rogers silver), Louis Plzitz, Winnie Mahan, McCalla No. 1, Nimbrel school 
 Honorary Members ! First prize for above s5-Awarded by 1 Mrs Frank s. White, Miss Della Hutson McCalla, No. 1, Kimbrel school l Second prize for above-One years sub- 1 scription to The Birmingham Ledger, Miss | Thelma Hassel, MeCalla, No. 1, Kimbre school.
 For Neatest and Best Record Book
 First Prize-One skirt donated by Loveman. Joseph X Loeb, Mae Poe
 Leeds, Ala, Leeds school. l Second Prize for Above-Aluminum I double boiler, Drennen Hardware | company, Lucile Weed, Kimbrel school | Third Prize for Above-One years
 subscription to semi-weelSly paper pub l lished by the Birmingham Ledger, Eu-
 nice Cowley, Kimbrel school McCalla, I No. 1.
 l Fourth Prize for Above-One set of silver plates. knives and forks by F. 1 w. Woolworth & Co.,, Bessie Cope | land, Bessemer No. 1,