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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
MAXINE BRANCH OF
 SOUTHERN WILL NOT . BE BOUGHT BY CITY
Understood Negotiations Between Sevier and Com mittee Have Ended-New
 Developments Expected

Purchase of the Maxine branch of the Southern railroad by the city and county for a public owned railroad to connect Birmingham with the Warrior river will not be made, according to information se- cured yesterday
 Chairman R. A. Porter of the railroads and transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce ana L. Sevier, general agent of the Southern Railway company, declined to give out any infor- nation about the negotiations that have been going on between Mir Porter's com mittee and MT. Sevier regarding the pur- chase of the road, but it is reported that there are to be some developments of an entirely new nature and of great im- portance this week in regard to trans portation system connecting the city and water transportation on the river
 It will be recalled that MT. Sevier off,
 fered to sell the Maxine branch, or lease traekage over it, and the Chamber of Commerce committee ostensibly took ur this offer with him. After correspond- ence on the subject, however. II was dropped and it is now reported that the idea has been abandoned. Developments within the next week or so are eX- peeted to bring out new plan which will place the city in direct communica- ton with the river and thus give lower
 transportation rates for both outgoine and incoming commerce. Announcements of details of the plan are being helt
 up for the present.
 In the meantime City Engineer Ken drick and County Engineer Clark arr proceeding with their survey of route'
 between the city and the river for l public highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
.pI AVcpn|IMn MEET |ILnGU1lVUIvD IHILII
 AT FAIRGROUNDS Festival Will Be Held June 30, July 1, 2 and 3,
 Says NespOr

Announcement was made yesterday by z. Nespor, superintendent of playgrounds and recreation, of a big athletic and play ground festival to be held at the state fair grounds June 30. July l. and 3.
 July will be Saturday and the real celebration of the great national holiday, July A. will be held under the name of the Play Festival,'' a real safe and sane Fourth of July celebration. states MT. Nespor.
 The festival will be arranged as follows: June 3O city. championship meet; July l, girls athletic meet July ?. boys athletic meet; July 3, play festival.
 Rehearsals and practicing are going on now all over Birmingham in the play ground association, preparing for this get together festival day. "There will be four big days" says MT. Nespor dem onstrating from the athletic and the aesthetic side the skill, strength and grace of the younger generation of Brming ham Great emphasis is being laid on the girls athletic meet on the second day of the festival. It is going to be big time for the parents as well as the kids of Bir- mngham."
 A small admission fee will be charged the proceeds to go to the benefit of the playground and recreation department of the city, whose appropriations were en- tirely cut off this summer by the hard-ul city fathers, as follows: Children, cents ladies, 10 cents, and men, 25 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

W. J. Barrett advertising manager Porter Clothing company: Had good business today"
 Joe Saks of the Louis Saks Cloth ing company. Had tine business to- day; can't say much for the dollar saie, for We were too busy selling clothing to worry about this sale.'
 August Hirsch of the Hirsch Milln : cry company: People who purchased sl hats from us were highly delighted with the bargain. While we did not dis nose of all of them. still We think the dollar sale will be a success from the fact that the people who purchased these hats will tell. their neighbors of them. A good many bought these hats for travelling purposes"
 John F. Hill. the old reliable butcher at the city market, said; T am very well pleased with the business the ad in The Age-Herald brought me today
 r. Screws. cash grocer Avenue F and Twentv-third street: T am more than rleased with the results of my ad in The Age-Herald, and my record of sales up to 6 o'clock shows that l have taken in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
ID REMEDY OBVIOUS DEFECTS IN HEALTH
 SYSTEM OF STATE
Dr. F. I. Tarrant Says Legis- lature Will Act-Some Ad- vocates of Change Go
 Too Far, He Thinks

That A bill which will eliminate the obvious defects in the medlcal asso- citation of the state of Alabama, and which will not disrupt or destroy that association, will be enacted by the leg islature when 1t reconvenes next mohtn, was a statement made last night by pr. F. l. Tarrant.
 pr. Tarrant Is a member of the house committee on public health. He believes that something should be done to eliIni- nate the so-ca1led bad features whic'. have developed in the association, but holds at the same time to an opinion that some of those desiring change are inclined to go a trifle too far
 q am convinced" said he last night, that there are enough men in the leg islature who recognize the need of some changes to enact a good and wise Diii, one which will wipe out defects with out destroying good features. l belieN g that those who desire these changes have no intention of destroying the or | ganization, and that as a result they 1 and all others, will be satisfied. T have not canvassed the situation | but am convinced that there are enough | legislators who feel that improvement should be made to pass a good and wise 1 bill"
 Regarding the politics which is said 1 to pervade the association to the detri
 ment of sanitation in Alabama, pr Tar rant had nothing to say. His view was
 entirely conservative, and he indicated
 that his action would be likewise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

Dollar day yesterday as promoted by The Age Herald was such a general success that if the merchants desire it Saturday will probably be set aside as permanent dollar day in Birming- ham. Some of the merchants who an nounced special dollar offerings in The Age-Herald yesterday had extraordi- nary responses. Others were not so fortunate in announcing the particular things the public wanted.
 Last night The Age Herald made m effort to get definite data on the re- turns to merchants from their dollar day advertisements with the idea of quoting those who were successful as well as those who were disappointed.
 One man who offered seven pairs of socks for a dollar said two men were waiting at the door when the store opened. I. Screws. the grocer, said up to o'clock last night he had sold over slOO worth of the dollar orders and was Literally swamped' with busi- ness all day. Here is what some of the participants in the dollar day sale said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
VETERANS RALLY TO
 BE HELD THURSDAY
Veterans, Sons and Daughters to Hear Major Fountaine and Judge
 Fort Speak

There will be grand rally of Confed- el ate veterans. Sons and Daughters of Confederate veterans given under the aus pices of Camp Henry D. Clayton, Sons of Confederate veterans, at Cable hall, ISIS Second avenue. Thursday evening. at s O clock.
 Maj. Lamar Fontaine Stonewall Jack sens chief of scouts will give a brief history of that intrepid band of south ern heroes whose fame is carved deep in the tablets of American history. In con nection with Major Fontaine's address, Judge William l.. Tort win deliver an ad- al ess to the Sons of Confederate veterans. A programme interspersed with music is being arranged for the occasion. There will be no charge for admission. l Commandant Thomas Dozier of Camp
 Henry D. Clayton extends to all Confeder- ate veterans, sons and daughters of Con- federate veterans and to the general pub ! lis cordial invitation to hear and meel
 Major Fontaine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
'SUFFRAG|STS NOT |. ID MEET UNT!LFALL Adjournment for Summer Taken at Meeting
 Yesterday

Adjournment for the summer months was announced yesterday afternoon at the regular meeting of tho Birmingham Equal Suffrage association. held at the Cable hall. While the Saturday aft ernoon meetings will be disseminated during the heated term. the executive board will meet from time to time and there will be other activities for the suffrage movement by individual mem- bers. At the meeting yesterday re- ports of the standing committee were read and other routine business trans acted Mrs. Angus Taylor was In the chair.
 Miss Alma Rittenberry read paper eiving the views of William Jennings Bryan on the suffrage question. Mrs. Solon Jacobs made a talk on her fc- cent visit to Chicago where she at tended an informal suffrage confer ence. Mrs Jacobs explained at length the status of the new Congressional union headed by Miss Alice Kaul of Washlngton and the National Equal Suffrage association. The Congressionai union is rather militant in some of it's methods. stated Mrs. Jacobs, and pro poses to oppose tue reelection or ai !, IUNSntH II or SfHHlbiS NbV oh' fa'e in favor of the feminist movement The congressional unionist proposes to in- wade the states wherein the campaiSn for equal suffrage is being waged re- | vardlesss of the wishes of the state | or local association. 1 The national association. Mrs. Ja- l cobs said believes that each state as sociation should manage its own cam l paign. contending that national equal | suffrage can be more quickly obtained by securing equal suffrage in major | ity of the states Mrs. oscar R. Hnnu- lev. who also visited the Chicago con
 ference. made q talk on the social tea-
 lures of the afihir.
 ! The evoiceless" speech will be con- tinued each Saturday during the sum
 mer in the main show window or
 Kress' store on Second avenue. Those tnl<ing part yesterday were Mrs. B. B McCaa, Mrs. R. r. Johnston, Mrs An
 gus Taylor. Miss Myrtle Miles and Miss
 Winnie Freeman.
 If was decided at the meeting yes-
 terdav to make a more extensive show
 inc at the next State Fair and the
 chair was empowered to appoint spe-
 cial committee to make the necessary
 arrangements. Adjournment was taken
 until fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
ANXIOUS TO HAVE
 ANOTHER OUTING
Chamber of Commerce Members Had Such a Good Time Thursday
 They Want to Repeat

Much discussion was heard yesterday among members of the Chamber of Com merce in regard to a repeater picnic and outing. The annual outing of the club last Thursday at the Birmingham Motor and Country club at Edgewood was such a success that many members have sug- gested that a second outing be held in a few weeks and it is understood the suggestion will be taken up officially by the organization this week.
 Suggestions have been made that the Board of Trade division of the chamber take charge of the second outing if it Is decided to hold one and a meetins of the Board of Trade is to be called for one day this week to talk over the proposition. pr. J. H. Finder is one Of the leaders in the movement for a sec ond outing, but stated yesterday that he could not say anything now as 1t had only been discussed about town and nc official action of any kind taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
ANNUAL REPORT OF GULF STATES STEEL
 C0. IS MADE PUBLIC
BOwrOn Urges Improvement on Properties Calling
 for Expenditure of $200,0O0

James Bowron, president, has issued the first annual report of the Gulf States Steel company, covering the calendar year of 1914. and showing that the ret earnings of the company during that time were S115623.6s
 MT. Bowron shows that during and
 since the time of receivership of the
 Southern Iron and Steel company, the former name of the corporation, prohts or the concern were made as follows: SIX months from August 1, 1912, to January Sl, 1913 during which time MT. Bowron acted as receiver S54ss9sS: ten months under the Standard Steel company Ga tenn porary holding company, and one month under the Gulf States Steel company thus completing the year 1913, making the total net earnings of the com pany since the beginning of the receiver | ship s279.005.oS.
 l Assets on December 3l, 1914. were S.- | 752, ,g71. .l3 The capital stock is g, ST 36 issued out of a total of $l5.5o0 900, con- | sisting of s. 000,000 preferred of which Sl,-
 2eO GOO is issued; s. GOO 900 second preferred
 of which $3 107,069. .3S is issued, and s7,6oo'' COG common of which $3,2S4 3O7B is IS
 sued.
 | President Bowron recommends the Tn | stallation of automatic stokers to th' | rod mill boilers as the most urgent I'm | movement needed. Among other improve ments he suggests the expenditure O $250O0 to complete mill to manufacture hoops bands and cotton ties. He advise warehouse construction, new machin shop repairs to machinery. locomotive and other improvements. totaling an ex lpenditure of $20o.o00 The properties O | the company are located at Virgini; Mines and Alabama City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
FNE-YEAR SENTENCE
 IS GIVEN LEE bEYERS
Convicted of Stealing GasO- line-PrisOners Convicted
 During Week Sentenced

Lee Beyers white, who was convicted in the criminal court on a charge of grand larceny last week, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Judge H. P. Heflin yesterday morning. It is under stood that by agreement with the solicitor another case against him was nolle pressed, and he agreed not to take an ap- peal He will begin his sentence at once. Beyers was convicted on a charge of steal ing gasoline from the garage at the Hill
 man hospital
 J. S. Brown was sentenced to pay fine
 of s6oo or de5 days. and an additional sem tence of 12 months at hard labor. The de- fendant was recently convicted by a jury on a charge of blackmail Notice of appeal to the supreme court was filed, and the sentence was suspended.
 | Joe Jones' negro, plead guilty to a charge of assault with intent to murder
 and was sentenced to 20 years in the peni- tentiary When arrested the negro had | in his possession a hand bag containing enough junk to start museum. Among the articles in the bag were large bunch | of keys, a revolver dozen or more
 knives, several pairs of spectacles, a lady's hand bag, a vanity box, a razor
 dirk, several pocketbooks, a hymnal, g note book, shoestrings, beeswax and num- erous other articles.
 | Other prisoners sentenced yesterday were: Leslie Lea, manslaughter, foul years Mack Jones, assault With intent tt
 murder three years Homer Anderson murder in the second degree, 20 years George Bennett. concealing stolen prop. erty, two years: Lee Byrd, assault witl
 intent to murder, 10 years; Clarence Rag
 land, grand larceny, two years Johr
 Thomas, larceny from person. five years
 Rowland Bailey, receiving stolen property [ four years; George Bates, burglary ant
 grand larceny 10 months at hard labor
 Ed Johnson. burglary and grand larceny
 12 months at hard labor; C. A. Nail. receiv
 ing stolen property, IF months at har(
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

intendent of Division l. with headquar- ters at Atlanta, has been in Birmir6
 ham many times since. He was. one or
 tine most popular Southern Bell men who has ever been in charge of the local offices and has an exceptionally large number of friends and acquaintances here.
 MT. Turnbull began service in the auditors office of the Southern Bel company In 1899, and served as man ager. district manager and district su- perintendent at Birmingham before So- | ing to Atlanta as commercial superin- 1 tendent.
 F, l.. Woodruff, who goes to Atlanta
 as general manager. is one of the best l known telephone men in the south ana for many years was prominently iden- | tlfed with the affairs of the Southern | Bell in Alabama. He served as manager | at Charleston, S. C. and Montgomery l and was superintendent of the Alabama l division. Later he was on the staff of l the general commercial, superintendent and superintendent at Memphis, going l from there to Louisville, Ky, as general
 manager.
 First Vice President Brown announces | the transfers and promotions as foi- l lows
 ] F. l.. Woodruff general manager, Di- vision 6, Louisville, Ky to be general manager Division l. Atlanta. Ga, sue | ceeding M o. Jackson, who becomes | special agent to the president.
 D. F. Turnbull, commercial super intendent, Division l, Atlanta, Ga, to
 be general manager, Division 6, Louis l vile, Ky
 Macon Martin, special agent to the first vice president Atlanta. Ga to be
 commercial superintendent, Division l Atlanta, Ga, succeeding Mir. TurnbuL T. R. Gentry, manager. Atlanta, Ga.
 to be district manager, Atlanta, Ga.
 Stanley E. Mathewson, assistant man ager, Atlanta. Ga, to be manager At
 lanta, Ga, succeeding T. R. Gentry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
 TO LOCK 17 NO MORE
Church People Objected Says Captain Pickey of the Mar tha Hennen,' and Southern Railway Informed Me It Had Been Decided to Abandon Them-May
 Try It By Way of Cordova

The proverbial goodness of Birming- ham has again come to the front, and Sunday excursions to Lock IT. on the Warrior river. will be no more. "The church people said 1t was bad9'
 Capt. E. P. Pickley yesterday stated that this was the reason further excur- sions to the river had been called off. Captain Pickley owns the river steamer Martha Hennen and the barge "Birming- ham," which has been plying between Salters bluff and Lock IT with Sunday excursions.
 "The Southern railway officials have informed me- said Captain Piekley yes terday, that the church people of tho city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
DRENNEN ID HEAD
 WHITNEY HOSP|1A[
Is Located at Juilly, France, and Has 250 Beds.
 Sail July 10

pr. Earl Drennen of Birmingham has been designated to take entire charge of Mrs Harry Payne Whitney's new hos pital at Juilly, France. succeeding Dr. George Brewer of New York. Dr. and Mrs. Drennen will sail for France July 10 and will probably be gone SIX months.
 Dr. Drennen was given the appointment in recognition of his services at the Amer can ambulance hospital last fall, though at that time he assisted in the establish ment of Mrs. Whitneys hospital which has 250 beds. Dr. Drennen has been given six months leave of absence by the Alabama Great Southern railroad, for which he is surgeon. He is now in San Francisco, attending the American Medical association, where he Is to read a paper on war surgery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

objected to the excursions being held on Sunday. and that therefore they had de- cided to abandon them. Of course, I can not haul the crowds If have no way to get them from Birmingham to Salter's bluff, and therefore tho excursions which have been so popular are no more.
 "I am Investigating a plan, however, to operate the excursion from Cordova over the Mulberry branch of the Warrior. The Southern operates regular schedule trains to Cordova. which would give about the proper schedule for an all-day trip to the locks from there and 1t may be will undertake this plan The church people and reformers could not prohibit excur- sionsts from taking the regular trains out of Birmingham for Cordova. 1 guess. At least I may try 1t and find out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
PEOPLE EAGER FOR DOLLAR DA VI
 MERCHANTS TELL OF RESPONSES
l was literally swamped

over 100 orders. l was literally swampsd with business
 Bob Murphy. advertising manager for Collins shoe store, says, says: They Ve been coming all day, and all thought they cot more than their money worth,
 Nelson Hin, who writes the ads for hill Grocery Co., said: "Today's business has zen exceptionally good. We've got the goods and know that when we tell the naenle about them they are going to buy"
 Abe Goldstein was very much pleased v.h the results of his advertisement in The Age Herald. Mir. Goldstein said; ! Dollar Day is good proposition and my ad in this mornings Age-Herald was sat- ] isfactory.'
 L. Wooddell. grocer. expressed himself as pleased with the results of the Dollar Day advertising. My ad in The Age- | Herald produced results" said MT Wood dell. ..and I am well pleased with It,
 MT. Smith, of Smith-Taylor Grocery
 tContinued on Page Nfne)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
ANOTHER STEP UP
 FOR MR. TURNBU[L
Becomes General Manager of Division 6 With Head
 quarters in Louisville

Announcement was made here yester- dav by George Knox, Jr district man aper of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. of promotions made by Vice President J. Epps Brown of the southern group of the Bell sys- tenn to become effective July l.
 Especial interest in Birmingham will be felt in the promotion of D. F. Turn bull to the general manaBership or Division of the Southern Bell sys- tenn. with headauarters at Louisville, Ky. Mir. Turnbull. who was succeened here by MT. Knox. as commercial super
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
FACE COVERED
 WITH P|MPLES
Red, Then festered. Would Itch and Burn. Sore and Dishgured. Used Cuticura Soap and 0int- ment. Completely Healed.

Clearwater, S. G." Until three months aeo my face was SD covered with pimples that I was ashamed of it. l was told had eczema. First the pimples were red, then they festered and they would itch and burn all tho time They kept my face sore all the time and it was all disilgured. was almost ashamed to see my friends.
 "I found no cure until used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. In six weeks my iace became smooth and soft and now look different person. The pimples have all van ished and am completely healed. tSigned) Miss Katie Richardson, July 3l, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
Dr. Palmer Here Yesterday

Dr. T. W. Palmer of MontevaIIO, presi- dent of the Alabama Girls Industrial col lege at that place, Is in the city on busl- ness. Dr. Palmer states affairs with the girls college are progressing as well as could be expected, and that it has become one of the most influential educational factors in the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
PERSONAL

Friends of Mrs. s. o. Clements will be glad to learn that she is improving after a recent operation. and will be able to go to her home on North Highlands in few days.
 MT. Philip St. George Cooke of New York Is the guest of his brother Dr. Paul Cooke MT. Cooke has number of warm friends in Birmingham who will be glad
 to know he Is to be here for several days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
AWnRD 10 MOTHERS

Are your little ones suffering from tor turing skin troubles? Are you. yourself worn out with long. sieepless nights and ceaseless anxiety in caring for themy Then vou should know that a warm bath with cutlcura Soap and gentle application of t,uticura Ointment viii soothe and heal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-21

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-21
Sunny Dell Items.

Hello to every one on the flats.
Mr.. p. D. Preuett was in this
neighborhood Sunday.
Miss Eta Payton called on Mrs.
L. T. Gum Friday.
Mrs. Bertha Meade, from Plains
spent Sunday with home folk.
Mrs. VIM. Foote returned from a
visit to Bucklin Kansas last Monday
Mrs. l.. +. Gum visited Mrs.
Cloudy and Miss Patton Wednesday
There was quite number out to
Sunday school but no Gospel team.
Next Sunday Rev. c. J. Spiers will
be with US again. Everyone well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Gum and
family, Mr.. and Mrs Richard Boyd
and family, and Miss Eta Payton
took Sunday dinner with MIR. and
Mrs. Taylor Boyd and family.
Miss Julia Hickey entertained
several of the young folk of this
neighborhood Saturday night. Every
one present enjoyed themselves and
wish Miss Julia many more such
parties.
There will be Harvest Home ex-
ercise given at Sunny Dell school
house October 81. Agood program
is being planned and big basket
dinner, Sunday school in the morn
ing. Everybody come and bring
well filled baskets and also someone
with you.
PICKLES.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-21


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