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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
FINANCIAL MEN ARE PLEASED BY CHOICE MADE BY M 'AD0O Pan-American Congress to Bring Together Great
 of All Nations MUCH GOOD WILL
 COME FROM VISIT Informal Association With South American Leaders Will Be of as Great Value as the
 Formal Session
By HOLLAND

New York, May 1s.-(Special. Ut is re- yarded in the financial district here as not. the least of several fortunate coin eidences that only few days before the meeting of the American financial conference, whose sessions begin at Wash hgton on Monday of next week. 1t was possible to report that the large loans negotiated by Argentina, s50.00o,00o in alb pf which half was taken by American bankers, have been practically absorbed. fhe understanding Is that the s2o,opVo which was placed in London have been pr are about to. be absorbed The United States has accommodated South Ameri- can nations recently with s4o000,0oo, and there is no doubt that through these loans will again be demonstrated the truth which is in the modern proverb trade follows the loan.''
 Another fortunate coincidence is the meeting at Cleveland which has for it's purpose a campaign of education and agitation which may be followed by and by by the establishment of an interna- tional court having final and supreme jur- lsdiction over commercial or financial questions in which the nations of the western continents may be interested. This Is the plan which has been earnestly and frequently advocated by John Hays Ham, mond. and there are many who agree with him that if a tribunal of that kind were created and upon it's bench sat men of real ability, t1en there would be no longer occasion for maintaining the Monroe doc trine Binding cooperation between the nations of the western hemisphere would. In the belief of those who favor the plan, De perfected.
 Probably the opening of the Panama sanal to navigation was influential in per suading Congress to authorize the Pan American conference and in the act thus authorizing the conference the Secretary pf the Treasury, Mr. McAdoo, was em- pow cred to select the delegation which would represent the United States
 In some aspects, this conference is likely 10 be most important and the most grat- flying in it's results of any of the sew eral Pan-American congresses The oth- srs, however. have not been exclusively occupied, this one is to be. with finan- rial and commercial relations betweeen she United States and the nations Of Gen. tral and South America
 There was speedy and careful scrutiny of the list or representatives of the United States which Secretary McAdoo gave out last week. . It was. of course expected that ambassadors and ministers who rep resent in Washington the Latin-Amer can countries and the federal reserve eral reserve banks who will be really
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
T. P. A. s PREPAREF FOR
 NATIONAL MEETING
Delegation of Alabama Division Exceptionally Strong-Wi Make Fight to Have R. H. Me- Caslin Elected Chaplain of National
 Body-Four Delegates From
 Birmingham

gates was a most happy selection MT. Robertson Is a bear for work and had rather work any tune than eat barbecue and dance with beautiful women on river steamhosts He has a fashion of keeping quiet about what he is doing until il is accomplished. Then he announces in the most mntter of fact manner possible that it IS dore And il IS donei Mr Robertson IS eolrg after new members for post B and by the time for the 1916 state convention rolls around this pest will be entitled 10 more than 55 delegates.
 Of the delegates outside of Birmins ham to tho national convention James A, Carney of Mobile, Is one of the most interesting. Mir. Carney is rather spare Of build. but he knows how to present his claim for anything that might he wanted. Mr. Carney has a pleasing personality. and could get a laugh out of "old Man Grump" him. self.
 McCaslin for Cchaplain
 The Rev. R. H. Mccaslin of Mont gomery. state chaplain, will he among the delegates from the Alabama oi- vision. The Alabama legation Is au- thorized by the state body to place he Rev McCaslin in nomination. for national chaplain and this nomination will be backed by the entire delega- tion, Frank Means. with his wonderful command of the English language, should prove a worthy exponent of the candidacy Of Mir. McCaslin for na- tional chaplain
 Mr McCaslin Is one of the best liked members of the T. P. A of Alabama. He was reelected state chaplain at inc recent state convention, and has the hearty and unanimous indorsement of the state body for national chaplain L. c. Cardinal chairman of the board Of directors of the Alabama division, T. P. A. is a delegate to the conven. ton and will add greatly to the strength of the delegation George T. Treadwell of Selma, also will be among the party. as will R. l. Sherrill of Hartselle-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
LOTHIAN

Dothan, May Especial }--After being out .24 hours, jury yesterday acquitted Jesse Ethridge a well-known Houston county farmer. of a charge of murder in connection with the killing of J B. Kirkland at Ethridges home last fall. The case attracted unusual interest on account of the sensational circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
 j. T. Land has been appointed man. ager of the office of the Western Union Telegraph company at,this place, succeed ing R. O. Stephens who has been trans ferred to Jacksonville. MT. Land was formerly manager here but was trans- ferred to Birmingham. where he was as- caloosa, as manager of the office at that place. MT. Land has assumed charge of his new duties.
 Dick Jenlison of Atlanta. president of the Georgia State League of Baseball clubs, will visit Dothan Monday and pre- sent to the Dothan Baseball club the handsome silver loving cup won by Do- than for having the largest attendance opening day of any city Tn the league. The presentation will be made just be- fore the same with Brunswick begins in the afternoon
 Commencement exercises of the Dotha n city schools opened here this morning with services at the Foster Street Metho- dist church. The exercises will continue three days, closing with graduation exer- cises and the presentation of diplomas Wednesday evening The exercises will be held in the auditorium of the Dothan High school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
"COUNTRYPOET' WRITES
 FEELINGLY ON SUFFRAGE

A. C. Fancher brought a poem to ten by a MT. Hughes of Blountsville, who was introduced to MT. Fancher as the country poetn Fancher thought 1t worth reproducing and was kind enough to bring it to The Age-Herald If you like the sentiment expressed. overlook the possible" errors of metre in the poems construction. It is entitled "On Woman Suffrage" and is as follows: Away back there in Eden's bowers Among the trees and fruits and flowers There was a pair of people made Suppose the first and second grade. Then Adam got the sacred law. And the prettiest woman he ever saw: Then came the serpent with his lust And caused the party to distrust. Her very acts the man did win And opened up the gates of sin: And from that day to this we know That sin has took the foremost row The woman is the weaker vessel Though she had power to build trestla To send her offspring to despair And leave them all caught in snare. Would to know where suffrage started May from some wife and man who's parted
 But someone says without refute xxrin l,.6x in, h, T From north came down some women south Who did possess fluent mouth. And then their tongues began to hutter As the'~h they were greaseds with oil and butter.
 But they were after womens votes And getting all the men who floats They know full well that it was Mada m Who plucked the fruit and ruined old Adam.
 Just let the women have their way And they will lead the world astray This country never will advance As long women wear the pants. 1f von let them vote their eyes will spark. They'll make their old men toe the mark Will do their best to wear the crown And tongues will fly till the sun goes
 down.
 K The woman's place is never to roam But let her work all be at home, And there her husband to obey And serve him faithful every day.
 XI Know from the way the world now rocks They sure will try for the ballot box. They speak so fine and wear fine clothes While tears run down the old mans nose.
 XII Keep women away from the polls, Their place to card and spin the rolls, And do the housework. tend to chicks. And never bother with politics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
NATIONAL GIDEON
 DAY ObSERVEDBY LOCAL CHURCHES
Dr. Broadly Addresses Camp No. l at Tutwiler-Hil- Hard Presides Over
 Meeting

Churches throughout the city yes
 teroay had special sermons ana took
 special collections for the Gideon Bible
 day. A tidy fund was secured and will be used to purchase Bibles for dis. tribution in hotels of the state The Gideons are raising fund to place a Bible in every guest room of Birming- ham hotels and 1t is estimated that about 1000 Bibles will be required to complete the list. Hundreds of Bibles already have been placed.
 Camp No. l of the Gideons in Ala bama held meeting yesterday after
 noon in the private dining rooms of pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
 rian church and chaplain of Post B., T. P. A. delivered an address W. X.
 Hilliard presided over the meeting and
 called for reports from various churches, which were represented in the organization.
 Dr. Broady's sermon was taken from Isaiah and dealt with the power that sustained men after they had lost the vitality of youth. He told of instances within his knowledge of how men had lost all their earthly possessions and had conquered earthly ills through | their faith in Christ. He told of an instance where man, past life's prime, who had not known Christ and who lost all his earthly possessions. The man had nothing upon which to rely
 in his hour of need. His youth was gone and that fountain of strength
 was denied him. He made no effort to rehabilitate his fortune. He grew to hate all men and denounced his Maker. His brother took him in and clothed and fed him. The man finally died at an advanced age, unhonored
 and virtually unmourned.
 Another man who lost his fortune when past the prime of life placed his | trust in God. This man was betrayed by one whom he had given a home since early childhood, an orphan boy who had been made manager of the mans lumber business. A much needed vacation was taken by the man and af- ter being away from home four months he returned. He found discrepancies in the firms books and one day shortly
  frlended disappeared The mans earth | ly possessions were taken from him. He went to his home called nis wife and daughter to his side and. getting | the family Bible, read a chapter on | the goodness of the Lord. Then he knelt and prayed for guidance and strength in his hour of need.
 l Then, with confidence renewed. the | man set about the work of regainins g | his place in the world. He wrote to | boyhood friend. explaining his cir | cumstances By return mail there came a draft for s3o00 and more money followed The man regained his for mer footing in the world of business and attributed his success to the fact that he placed his trust in God and, therefore, had more than himself alone on which to depend
 The Gideons thanked pr Broadly for his sermon and an impromptu recep- ton was formed in tho hotels pri- vate dining room with Dr. Broadly at the receiving end of the line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

ican electrical apparatus of all kinds
 S. l.. Schoonmaker. now the real ex- ecutive head of the American locomotive company, has long been associated with Henry c. Prick. MT Schoonmaker is per haps better known as a man of finance than as manufacturer, but the inn provement which has been noticed in the condition of the company of which he is now the chief executive, and which Is expected to find large market for it's products in South America, has caused men of affairs to say that MT. Schoon- makers abilities as a manufacturing er- ecutive are fully equal to the capacity he has shown in matters of finance.
 William L. Saunders, chairman of the board of the Ingersoll- Rand company. and Joseph P Grace head of the William R. Grace & Co. corporation, might be bracketed together The Ingersoll ap- paratus is found wherever mining or rail- road construction is under way It was it's apparatus which made available the working of some of the greater South African gold fields and it's machines fa- ciitated the construction of the railroads which now surmount the Andes noun tains The corporation is one in which the lat" William R. Grace became prominently associated. and it was his ability which made 1t possible to build up the company until it has become one of the great American industries Mir. Grace's son, Joseph P, now the head of the great mercantile house which was the first to establish commercial relations and fleet of steamships plying between the United States and the west coast of South Amer lea. Is familiar with industrial. transpor- tation and mining activities in western south America. MT. Grace has travelled from Peru through Bolivia, thence to Ar gentina, and he has spent considera ble pe- riods of time in Chile. where his firm has very great interests, for it controls the nitrate deposits. By mentioning these few names some idea can be obtained of the broad and comprehensive choice made by Secretary McAdoo of representatives or great business interests centered in New York to this Pan-American confer ence- In the financial district. the confer ence IS spoken of with good deal of en- thusasm. but if is thought that quite s much that Is of value may be the out come Of private. informal and neighboriy communications between members of the conference, as will result from the ad- dresses and discussions which will char acterize the conference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

m HE local body of T. r. As still
 are talking about that state con.
 \ vention held in Decatur May and s. And they also are looking for ward with much pleasure to the com ing national convention 10 be held tii Omaha the week of June l4. Bir- mingham has two or three delegates to the national convention. and these delegates will be attended by several other members of post B. who are not delegates but who like to be in attend ance at the national convention of the Travellers Protective association.
 O. P. Fontaine, H. E. Shropshire, ST. Frank Means and J. M Robertson are the authorized delegates from Br- mingham to the national convention. Mir. Fontaine has a pleasing person alty, is rattling good tallSer. and will fight to the last ditch for anything he thinks is right. He will make a good delegate
 MT. Shropshire Is Necessary
 Mr. Shropshire Is the dean of the travelling mems fraterniay and na- tional convention that was not blessed by his presence would be like a stra W berry shortcake minus straw wberries. He does not have much to say. but his word carries weight.
 Frank Means is a good parliamen- tarian and Is so chock full of ideas for things that should be done for the good of the order that it would be In. . possible for the national body to get along without him. At the state con vention in Decatur Mir. Means was one of the most active workers and it was through his well directed efforts that so much work was accomplished in the short time left for business be- tween the excellent entertainments provided by post H at Decatur. ]. NJ. Robertson Is president of post R. and his addition to the list of dele
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Gayle to Servia

Greensboro. May 16s-tS Special )-E,d- e ward Gayle, nephew of pr. w. c. Cor gas. surgeon general of the United States army. and son of the late Gov ernor Gayle, who has been a visit to his sister. Mrs. Helen Locke In Greensboro, is leaving today for servia where he will be engaged in the work to stamp out typhus fever. MT. Gayle has had some years experience in Pan anna with sanitary work. being sanitary officer for Panama City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

XIII. look down through the vista of time And make my poetry always rhyme. Woman is a noble treasure; Gives to man a heap of pleasure.
 XIV. We do hope that all the good men Will oppose snffrage-nlne out of ten. Now I'm going to close this chapter: No womens votes now, nor none here after.
 KY. As sure as buttermik turns to whey The women will vote as their old mer say And if they don't come to that rule Away from here. you durned old fool! The 'fcountry poet writes feellngly anc inspires this writer to inquire if he |, married; if so. why?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Students Present Play

Auburn, May 16.-tspecial. )--Au- burns Dramatic club. The FootIights,'' presented the play, David Garrick," to a large and appreciative audience here last night The usual high standard of excellence was shown by the students in their presentation of the different parts, their imitation of the feminine character being especially notable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Odd Fellows fn Meet

at Odd Fellows hall in this city next week. The Encampment meets Tuesday and the Odd Fellows Wednesday. May lei the Rebecea assembly meeting at the same time, but in tho Masonic hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
The New York Merchants

For instance. Secretary McAdoo has in- vited as representative of the trade and commerce which distinguishes New York city Judge Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, and with him James A. Farrell who is president of that corporation. He has also named Charles A Coffin. president of the Gen eral Electric company and Waldo H.
 Marshall, president of the American Lo- comotive company. He has made choice of Daniel Guggenhem of tbs American Smelling and Refining company. whose corporati ton has great copper interests in Chile. and S. l.. Shoonmaker who is now the real executive head of the American Locomotive company. Then. too Presi- dent E. M. Herr of the Westinghouse Electric company and William l.. Saun- ders, chairman of the Ingersoll- Rand com pany, and Joseph P. Grace. the head of the house of William R. Grace lS Co.,
 are to sit in the conference. Taken com prehensively these men represent great trade advances in South America and the probability of still greater gains of this
 kind. There is probably to be in the con- ference no man who represents greater interests in South America and who speaks Spanish, and no citizen of the United States who has a more profound and wonderfully detailed knowledge of trade conditions in South America and of the manner in which these can be en- larged than James A. Farrell. who is now frequently spoken of as the greatest of
 American salesmen of his or at any earlier time. From South America will come. if the men of finance act in sympathy with the men of business, heavy demands for
 American electric apparatus. Theodore N Vail, who is not numbered among those invited by Secretary McAdoo was the first citizen of the United States to introduce upon large scale American electrical ap. paratus and the American trolley sys- tems in South America. President Vail has been reported by his friends to have said that he has long been confident tha t south America would prove to he the greatest market in the future for Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

There will be large delegation to the convention from Birmingham. The dele gates will go in body leaving hers Friday morning at 5:30 o'clock.
 U. c. T. Baseball Team
 A baseball team, better than any anna .teur team known tso they say) will rep resent Birmingham council on the field of battle Saturday afternoon in Anniston. The Anniston crowd are making exten- sive preparations for the baseball game and are entrenching themselves firmly on all sides of the diamond. Accorong to national custom, the use of barbed wire entanglements is prohibited, but the Anniston council has dug trenches along the outermost confines of the outfield, and Is prepared to intercept any kind of 6 ball the Birmingham delegates bat out.
 Walker Reynolds. formerly star of the Auburn baseball team, heads the |. c. T. team of Anniston He has been training his men for more than two weeks and 1t is claimed has them rounded into fine shape. MT. Reynolds probably will pitch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Fl0e Hundred Expected to Attend U.C.T. Meeting
 In AnniStOn This Week
Birmingham Delegation to Carry Baseball Team to Oppose Annston Council Team-Annis- ton to Give Royal Welcome to the Travellers Streets and Stores
 to be Decorated

Travel nnextF and  of
  
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

for the Anniston team and 1t is said he can put everything but B. " D's. on a baseball.
 According to information received by U C. T's. here Chivers M. Woodruff is chair man of the arrangements committee al Anniston. Associated with him are w Pitt Robertson, Henry C. Moore, H. Clay Fulton and W. G. Crutchfield.
 Entertainment Committee
 The entertainment committee Is com posed of c. B. Wells. chairman: Walker Reynolds, Walker Stickney, Edwin Oar den, Will A. Darden. H. c. Barclift. c. M Noble. Jr.. Joseph Stevens, T. V Ordway, French Bell W. T. Edmondson, C. II. Brunson, George Mansfield, D. K Miller, A. B. Woodruff, Will Norton, ]. C. Cox, T. l. Landers. E w. Ledbetter Alexander Sutherland, Stokeley Caudle S. R. Thompson, E. D. Ray and Gus Hil- ton.
 If that entertainment committee. con sidering it's personnel can't make the II C. Ts enjoy their stay in Anniston, il will be Annistons fault. The committes is all right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

ex-offcio should be invited to partic- ipate In these meetings. Selections of this kind were looked on here d matter of course. But there has been a good deal of conjecture respecting the personnel of those who will represent New York city, there being unnecessary apprehen- sion that the secretary might be disposed to discriminate. But when the list was published 1t was read with much satis- faction. since the representatives invited by Secretary McAdoo as a whole fairly and fully represent the financial. com mercial and trade characteristics of New Vor ait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

Keep women away from the polls Their place to card and spin the rolls, And do the housework. tend to chicks. And never bother with politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

Know from the way the world now rocks They sure will try for the ballot box.
 They speak so fine and wear fine clothes
 While tears run down the old mans nose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17

The womans place is never to roam
 But let her work all be at home, And there her husband to obey And serve him faithful every day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-15
DRAKE SEEKS PLACE
ON JUDICIAL TICKET
Attacks Constitutionality of
Nonpartisan Act-Huselton
Contests Attorney Cen
erals Ruling

A test case affecting many election re-
suits was brought into the Dauphin
County Court. at Harrisburg, today. BY
FREDERICK s. Drake, an attorney of this
city, candidate In the recent primary
election for Judge in Common Pleas Dis
trict, No. 2. He attacked the constitu-
tonality of the nonpartisan judicial act
which governs the election of candidates
for judge in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Brake, did not receive so per cent.
OF the votes necessary and, under At
torney General Browns Interpretation of
the law, he is eliminated from the cleo
tion. The ruling made by the Attorney
General is attacked by Stephen II. Husel-
ton, OF Pittsburgh, a Superior Court
Judge candidate, who maintains Mr.
Browns opinion is not IN accord With
that of former Attorney General Bell and
the late Judge Elkin.
Mr., Huselton wants all six candidates
voted for at the primaries printed on the
ticket for Superior Court Judge at the
November elections.
Deputy Attorney Generals largest and
Kellar looked after the States side, and
on motion of Mr.. Hargest the court
struck from the Huselton petition the
names of the Attorney General and the
commonwealth, as they were used with
out consent. and attacked the Attorney
Generals own construction of the law.
In court also we're Jesse e. B. Cunning
ham, representing Judge Orlady. and
John G. Johnson, representing ]. Henry
Williams. @. W. Carr looked after Mr..
brakes interests. Mr.. Huselton was also
present. decision is expected within
the next few days.