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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
At PhOtOplay Houses

Odeon Two-Special feature.
 Princess-"Dreamy Dud Sees Charles Chaplin" good comedy.
 Odeon One-"My Lost One" Vitagraph Broadway star feature.
 Vaudette-"A Fiery Introduction" with Cleo Madison.
 Trianon-"The Spendthrift," with Irene Fenwick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
PERSONAL

Morris Berk of the Fashion left yes terday morning for New York to com- plete fall purchases for his establish ment
 pr. R H. Hagood. Jr., r. g. NJ C., now stationed in Texas City, Tex, teephoned his father in this city that he had not been injured in the recent storms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Commonwealth Dinner Earlier

The Commonwealth Life Insurance compsnys dinner to it's north Alabama felG men. which will be given at the Newspaper club Saturday. has been ad- vanced from o'clock until $ o'clock be- cause some of the guests will have to catch trains at 9:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Attempts Suicide

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 1s.-(Spe- cial )-Omer Shoffner, son of John Shoff- ner, president of the Bank of Shelbyville, Tenn, attempted to commit suicide on a Louisville and Nashville train between Nashville and Chattanooga by cutting his throat with a razor. His condition is critical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
T0DAY'S EVENTS

Cattlemen meet at s:so o'clock at Tut wiler hotel.
 Closing session of Jefferson county Masonic conference at 9:so at Mount Pin son. UAlfalfa ball at Tutwiler hotel at & O clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Incorporation

The following incorporation was yes- terday recorded in the office of the pro- bate judge:
 s29, 9,Os2-Berney Realty and Building company; S. McGaughy, president and treasurer J. H. 1olcomb, vice president and w. A. Bellenger, director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Prepare for Opening of Court

The clerks of the city and circuit courts had hard day yesterday. and will prob ably be busy for several days. The full force of each office is working hard trans fering the dockets and preparing for the coming term of the courts, which open on October 1. A heavy docket faces both courts. and it will require sometime to SC. al, of the cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
At the Theatres

Grand-"Her New Husband'' bur 'esque; matinee at p. m; night 7:So and g D. m.
 Orpheum- -'The Chinatown Trunk Mys- tery," melodrama; matinee at 2:30 p. m. ; flight at S:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19

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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
INCREASE
IN INTERNAL TAXES
SECRETARY MeADoo WOULD IN.
CREASE TAXATION ON INDIvID-
UAL AND CORPORATE INCOME.
Opposes Issuance Of Bonds to Meet
First Years Expenses Of National
Defense Program.-Would Keep
Emergency Tax and Sugar Duty.

shington.-Increases in internal
taxation rather than issuance of bonds
to meet The first years expenses Of
the administration defense program
are advocated by Secretary McAdoo of
the treasury, in a formal statement
issued Thursday night, giving an esti-
mate of the federal governments reve-
nues and expenditures up to the end
of the fiscal year beginning next July.
Assuming that congress will con-
tinue in effect the present emergency
tax law and customs duty on sugar.
the secretary estimates that $112,806,-
394 in additional revenue will be need
ed for the expenditures for 1917, in
Guiding $53.sOO.O0O for new measures
for national defense.
This amount" says the statement
can easily be raised by internal taxa
ton without appreciable burdens upon
the American people"
Mr.. McAdoo suggests a reduction in
the income tax law exemption on sin
gle persons from $4,000 to $4,000 and
on married persons from $4,000 to So,
600; changes in the surtax imposed on
incomes above a certain figure, and
new taxes on gasoline, crude and re
fined oils, horsepower of automobiles
other internal combustion engines, and
various other things.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Revival Among eypsIss.

Rev. Robert Thompson or Samokov
gives in the Orient an account of an
awakening In the gypsy communities
OF Bulgaria. The revival has taken
place at Golintsy, and has followed
the preaching of a Methodist. evangeI-
ist. Twenty families have constituted
themselves an evangelical church, ana
at the dedication of their church build
ing eight more conversions were reg
istered. This gypsy community is fer
vent in spirit and intensely interested
In the spiritual welfare Of their neigh
bors. They delight in the singing OF
hymns. They study the Bulgarian BIZ
BILE. but it may be necessary to pro-
vide them with the Scriptures and
hymns in the Romany-the Gospel of
Luke alone being now available in
their own tongue. A great exterior
reformation has gone with the spirit
ual change. Homes have been inn
mensely hnproved-girls as well as
boys are going to school-faces are
clean. daily language has been purged
Of evii-and the whole manner Of life
has koov. ali mHA
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
RAILROADS FORCED
TO PLACE EMBARGO
EXPORT FLOUR AND GRAIN FILL
CARS NEEDED FOR OTHER
COMMODITIES
Western Dealers Ship Goods for Elk
port Without Engaging Steamships
TO Handle Shipments, caus-
Ing Congestion at Terminal.
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia. - The Pennsylvania
railroad announced Monday that /,
had placed embargoes on export -four
and lumber at New York and on all
export grain at Philadelphia and Bal
timore. No other commodities are af
fected by these embargoes, according
to the announcement, which were
placed to expedite the movement OF
other freight.
Although Pennsylvania railroad Off
GERS would not add anything to their
announcement, it was said by locaI
grain dealers that the embargoes wers
necessitated by the scarcity of ships
to carry the products across the At
lantic. Many western dealers, they
declare, have shipped quantities o.
goods for export without first engag
ing steamships to handle it, causing
congestion at terminal points as wei
as temporarily locking up thousand!
Of freight cars loaded with expor
goods
Freight cars loaded with grain TO
export have been pouring into Phila
delphia for weeks, with but few yes
sells to take care of it. AS a result
the Pennsylvania elevators are file,
to their capacity and it is estimate,
that between $4,000 and 10000 loade,
cars are parked" on sidings and ii
the yards of the eastern carriers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
CANADIAN WHEAT
SEIZED BY ENGLAND
ACTION TAKEN Under SPECIAL
WAR ACT BY CANADIAN
GRAIN COMMISSION.
All High Grade Wheat Elevators
From Fort William 70 Atlantic
Coast are Communicated, EstI-
mated at 10000, 900 Bushels.

Ottawa, Ont-The Canadian gov
eminent has Communicated all high
grade wheat in elevators from Fort
Williams on Lake Superior to the At
lantic coast.
This action was taken under the
special war act by the Canadian grain
commission. The wheat seized was of
grades one hard and one, two and
three northern. 1t was the property
of grain shippers and millers. That
taken is all that which on Saturday
night was in public elevators at Fort
Fort William, Port Arthur, Midland,
Tiffin, Port McNichol, Collingwood,
Coderich, Kingston, Port Colborne,
Prescott, Quebec, St. John, Montreal
and Halifax.
A revised estimate places the
amount at about 100000 bushels A
considerable amount is the property
of American grain dealers.
The grain was taken Saturday night
so that grain exchanges should be af-
fected as little as possible. 1t is
officially stated that the price will be
fairly adjusted and the grain owners
promptly paid by the Canadian gov
eminent. 1t is estimated that there
is still in Canada in the hands Of
farmers and dealers west of Fort Will
liam, 150,000,000 bushels surplus OF
wheat available for export. 1t is err
pected that most of this will be taken
in the future for the use Of Great
Britain, France and Italy The domes-
tic supply of Russia is more than suf-
ficient to meet the needs of that coun-
try. Had the Dardanelles been forced,
the surplus Of Russian wheat would
have made the present action unnec-
essary. While the wheat just taken
was Communicated to fill an order
from the British government for a
large quantity of wheat, 1t is under
stood that most of it will be shipped
to Italy.
The Canadian government will look
after the transportation of the grain
to the Atlantic seaboard, and from
there its shipment across the ocean
will be undertaken by the British gov
eminent in the same way that ship
ments of oats and hay have been
handled for the past year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
THE. GIFTS FOR MOTHER

The gladdest hour of Christmas day,
The time the hearts are Slightest
An every care Is chased away
An all the smiles are brightest.
Is when the family, young an old,
From dad to little brother,
With all the love that hearts can hold
Come bringing gifts to mother. 4a-.~,
1917.
We keep her presents till the last 't.i
An then when she sits rocking.
An all the other gifts are passed,
We go an get her stocking X
We gather round her easy chair,
First one an then the other
Steps up an says: well, 1 declared
Here's something else for motherI" E
An with each present goes a kiss.
An all is still an quiet
When mother murmurs: What is this =
An hastens to unite IL. -l.a, -
Then everybody wildly cheers Ss ~
An shouts for perfect gladness,
An mothers eyes are moist with tears.
But not the tears Of aadness
Oh. here's a scene that gold can't buy.
Or stage in imitation, /,
The smiling face. the gIistenins eye
OF loves own celebration.
And with each jolly Christmas day
We pray to know another
When we shall meet the self-same way
And bring our gifts to mother.
Detroit Free Pres
slAA2
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
ITALIANS FIERCELY
ATTACK AUSTR|ANS
ARE DRAWING NET AROUND AUS
TRIM sTRoNGHoLDS AFTER
WEEKS OF FIGHTING.
Made Necessary TO Continually Bring
up Reinforcements That Could
Have Been Used Against Monte
nearins and Ssrbians.

London. With the retreat of the
greater part of the Serbian army
across the Albanian frontier, and the
announcement of the capture of Mona
stir by the Bulgarians; the slowness OF
the operations against Montenegro
and in southern Serbia, owing to the
wintry weather and the absence of
any major operations on the western
and eastern fronts, interest in the
military side of the war is now trans
eerred to the Austro-ltalian frontier,
where King Victor EmmanuePs troops
are carrying on an enegetic offensive
against the Austrians.
The fighting on this front has been
Ghe most sustained and fircest of the
whole war. For weeks the Italians
have been attacking the Austrian
bridgeheads and mountain positions
along the Isonzo river, and are slow
Iy, but surely, drawing their nets
around Tolmino, Gorilla and Doberdo.
This, for the time being, is Italys
contribution to the Balkan operations
of the allies, for it keeps large force
OF Austrians busy and makes 1t neces.
sary for them continually to bring up
achievements which could be use
fully employed against the Montene-
zrins and Serbians The Serbians,
unless followed into Albania, will in
time probably reappear as rejuven-
ated army, for it is said that 200
of them, including soldiers and civil
ians, have taken refuge there and
that they have saved all their noun
tain batteries and portion of their
held guns. Also included In this
number are all the youths who can
I'LL the gaps when equipment reaches
them from the Adriatic.
German papers state that Field Mar.
shall Won Mackensen's army, with Bull
garians and Turks, is to be directed
against the Anglo-French forces in
the south, but doubtless many OF
them are going down the Danube tc
meet the Russian menace. The pub
lie Is expecting every day to hear Of
the movement of the Russian army
which the emperor recently reviewed
IN Bessarabia, but apparently the ne
gotiations with Roumania for the ust
of the Danube have not been com
pleted. "A Budapest report goes sC
far as to say that Roumania has re
fused permission to the Russians tx
nse the river through Roumanian ter
Titory, which would be the more con
venient route for an attack ON western
Bulgaria.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
GARRISON ARRAloNs TAFT.
Former President Resents Attack AZ
Unjust and Unmeasured.

FORMER PRESIDENT heSentS attack as
Unjust and Unmeasured.
Washington.-Secr Garrison of
the war department issued formal
statement Monday sharply arraigning
former President William H. Taft for
having lent his name to what are
termed Statements mendacious in
character and mischievous in intent"
with relation to conditions in the
Philippine islands, under the present
administration. Mr.. Garrison charges,
show plainly that the Republican pol
iticians are attempting to lay the foun-
dalton for campaign material with re-
spect to the Philippine islands"
Former President Taft, in a stare
ment made public at New Haven,
Conn, characterizes Secretary Garri-
sons arraignment Of him for his at
titude on Philippine affairs as "un.
just. vehement and unmeasured." Mr..
Taft says that there has not been the
slightest tinge Of partisan feeling in
his interest In the Philippine problem.
cit seems to meS' he says, that
lave not been unmindful of the ne.
cessity for standing by this Demo
cratic administration in a national
crisis, without regard to party consid-
eration."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
PLANS FOR PEACE
ARE BEING DRAFTED
TWO NEUTRAL EUROPEAN coUN-
TRIES CONSIDERING CALLING
OF FORMAL CONVENTION.
European Neutrals Believe United
States Should Take the Initiative
Because OF its Neutral Power and
Distance From Scene.

Washington.-Two neutral Euro
pean countries already are consider
ing calling formal convention OF
the European war, and three others
have given assurances that they will
participate In such convention, ac-
cording to Nine. Resia Schwimmer of
Hungary, one of the women who
called at the White House on Satur-
day to urge President Wilson to take
the initiative for peace.
Nine. Schwimmer visited the Swiss,
Norwegian, Swedish and Netherlands
ministers Saturday and laid before
them the information given the presi-
dent as to the feeling of European
neutral governments toward the pro-
iect. She left Saturday night for
New York preparatory to taking pas
sage on the peace ship Oscar II early
next month.
Nine. Schwimmer would not give
the names of the European neutral
countries she referred to, but she said
all of the foreign ministers abroad
upon whom she had called had been
very anxious to learn what the Amer.
lean position would be. 1t had been
indicated. she said, that various pre-
vious peace plans had been rejected
because OF the fear that partisan in
tiuence might be. suspected. She
thought the present movement urged
by the women of the world would be
free of that suspicion and indicated
that the European neutrals believed
the United States should take the
initiative both as the most importan
neutral power and because of its grea
distance from the scene OF the strug
gle made for impartial action.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
NICE Present Any Girl Can Make.

er with a bit of muslin is sewed all
around the white covered sole and
then to the smaller sole, silk upward.
When this is sewed together you have
a sole half an inch in thickness turn.
ing up at the toe as the Chinaman'a
shoe does. Fiji this with cotton.
The one thing to remember is to
take time in making this pretty box.
1t costs next to nothing, but it will not
be a success If carelessly done.
The writer saw an exquisite model
of this work case that is to be given
to bride. 1t is carried out in white
satin embroidered in silk and silver
thread in a. wistaria design, the lin
ing being of wistaria-colored silk to
match.
This should be q hint to girls who
have friends marrying during the holi.
day season. If embroidery is beyond
the donors skill, a tiny spray of
orange blossom tied with silver cord
might decorate the top, or the initial
of the bride could be placed there.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
RouMANlANs HOPE FOR PEACE
But King Hopes That Army VIII Be
In Readiness.

In Readiness.
London. king Ferdinand opened
the session of the Roumanian par
lament in the presence OF the crown
prince and the ministers.
The speech from the throne referred
to the continuance of "the war which
is drenching the world with blood
and called attention to the fact that
since the previous session other bel.
ligerents had been added to the ma.
tons engaged.
This situation" the king contin.
ued, imposes upon us increasingly
the duty of uniting our efforts for the
defense Of Roumania. You will be
called upon to decide various meas
ures and credits to face the present
difficult condition, and l am convinced
that you will continue to supply the
needs of our beloved army, which has
always shown itself worthy of the love
and confidence of the country
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
CHINESE SHOE WoRKBox
Perhaps This May Provide Work for
Some Small ChiId's Nimble
Fingers.

The small girl who would like to
make mother or elder sister gift,
but whose pocket money is limited;
should try her hand at the little Chi
nese shoe workbo1 shown here. She
will surely succeed If she can sew at
all, and II she will be very careful
about the cutting and sewing. The
beauty of it is the piece bag will
probably supply the materials for max.
ing. while 25 cents will buy the fur
nishings.
One must cut two pieces of card
board. each seven inches long. then
shape it into a sole and take of one
quarter inch from the toe of one piece
The larger piece is covered on one
side with white muslin and the small
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Lost Jemsla Reoouersd

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Jewelry and SIT
g6T valued at $500 and thought to
nave bs6A stolen from Mrs. Jane Nc
Clurg Hamilton of Chicago on d Union
Pacific train was found in possession
Of school children near GFaRft6 can
yon. eighteen miles west. The valu-
ables were in suitcase the children
found beside the track.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Atones With His Life.

London.-A message from Brussels
forwarded from The Hague by the Elk.
change Telegraph correspondent, says
that the French soldier, whose confes
sion to the German authorities re-
suited IN the arrest and execution Of
Miss Edith Cavell has committed sui
eide by hanging, in the military prison
there.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Moffat ROAD offlclals Chosen.

Denver, Coio-Chartas Boettcher of
Denver was elected president of the
Denver & Salt Lake City railroGd
(Moffat line) at a meeting of the d.
rectors held here Friday. He sue
ceeds Newman Erb of New York City,
who became president at the organiza-
ton of the road two years ago. Law
renee C. Phipps, also of Denver, ives
elected chairman OF the board OF d.
rectors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
NINETEEN DIE IN NINE.
seventy-Hve Men at Work When Elk
piosion Occurs.

Boomer, w. Va.-Nineteen men are
known to have been killed by an ex.
plosion in mine No. of the Boomer
Coal & Coke company here Tuesday.
Thirty miners were brought to the
surface. and rescuers have hopes that
Others will be found alive.
Ten miners were rescued from a
Bub-entrance TO the mine in semi
conscious condition. When revived
they said they had seen many men
apparently dead, short distance from
the point where the explosion oc
Cured.
John Bertaile. one Of the rescued
miners, said that seventy-five men
were working near the place where
the explosion occurred. He was bad
y bruised by flying debris, but was
able to make his way to a sub-en
trance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Wave of Prosperity.

New York.-Merchant here say
Americans have more money to spend
for Christmas this year than In any
holiday season since 1906 The big
stDres are preparing for a record
trade ana wholesale houses are unable
to all orders in many lines.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Engllshman convieted as spv..

Geneya.--Peter Wright, an English.
man, was sentenced by a court.mar
tiai at Lausanne to Imprisonment for
three months, expulsion from SwEtzer-
land for five years and to pay a fine
OF 1.5oO francs. on the charge OF
espionage.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Skinner Returns ID Pos.

New York.-Robert P. Skinner. con-
sui general for the American govern
ment at London, has sailed for Lon
don. Mr.. Skinner is returning to his
post after having spent two weeks in
the United States on leave.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Upholds Antl-Allen Labor Law.

washington@The New York anti
alien labor law OF 1909, under which 1t
was made compulsory to employ only
citizens in the construction of public
works, Monday was held constit6
ti6a8I By the supreme court.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
AmsrIeans kIIIea by rarks.

Basel, Switzerland.-Mr. Leslie, an
American citizen, and several other
foreigners were killed by Turks at
Urfa, Mesopotamia. while trying to de-
fend Armenians from the Turks, &C
cording to a story printed here,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
The Bran Pie.

This is an English custom The
gifts are hidden in large pan OF bran.
A string is tied to each package, and
on the end of the string Is the name
CT the one for whom the package il
intended. When all have their strings
they all pull. Then comes the fun Of
getting the bran OF and opening the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
EXPORTERS FEAR FOR BUSINESS
Believe That England Will Take Al
Wheat In Dominion.

New York.-The communicating OF
Canadian wheat by the Canadian gov
eminent was interpreted here Monday
by grain exporters as possibly the first
step by England not merely to take
over all Canadian grain, but to smash
ocean freight rates by requisitioning
the Atlantic freighters. Exporters re
garded the situation as undoubtedly
serious from their point of view.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
British Lnsses for November.

London.--Brftish casualty lists pub.
1shed during November total 1,232 of.
@rers, 45,IS4 nun-commissioned Off
GERS andimen IN all fields of war. bring
ing the total since the beginning of
hoztilities mp to approximately SOC 600
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
POWDER PLANT BLOWN UP.
Thirty-one WorlSmen Killed as Result
of Mysterious Explosion.

of Mysterious Explosion.
Wilmington, Del.-Thirty-one work
men were killed and seven fatally in
jured Tuesday in a terrific explosion
of about four tons of black powder at
zhe Upper Hagley yard of the Du Point
Powder company. 1t was the werst
accident that has occurred in any Of
the company's plants in a quarter of a
century.
The cause OF the blast is not known.
According to > statement issued by
the company, the, origin will probably
always remain mystery" Neverthe-
less. most severe Investigation has
been instituted by the officials of the
company and every employee who was
near the building that was blown to
pieces will be put through a thorough
examination, in the hope that some
cine as to the cause may be learned
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Woman Msysteriously Murderea.

Dallas, Texas.-The body of Mrs.
Hugh Parry. wife of a well to do
Dallas business man. was found in a
ravine a short distance outside az
COAX Cliff, a suburb The throat bore
evidence of stranERfatfon
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-03
Copper In HeIpIna,

Phoenix, Ariz.-High prices for COP.
per and increased production in the
agricultural districts of Arizona have
given merchants reason to anticipate
tie Richest holiday season in the his
tory Of the state.