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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
RECEPTION THIS EVENING
 AT HIGHLAND METHODIST

Df and Mrs. D. c. McNoy will be rendered a reception this evening at the Highland Methodist church. where Dr McNoy has been pastor for the past four years and has endeared himself to the members of the church and their friends. These charming people will leave next week to make their home in another city
 The church will be decorated in palms and cut flowers and a musical pro gramme will be given by Mrs. Turren- tine. Mrs. James Mason and Miss Car Tie Boa,rdman. The latter will be ac- companied on the violin by her sis ter, Miss Bland Boardman. after which a social hour will be enjoyed by all present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MRS. BLUE HOSTESS FOR VISITORS

Mrs James A. Blue was a luncheon hostess yesterday in Norwood to com pliment Mrs Sidney S. Godbees visitors Miss Latye Hurston and Miss Hattie Hurston of Tuscumbia.
 A basker of dahlas graced the center of the table and cards of the same de- sign marked the following places: Miss Satye Hurston. Miss Hattie Hurston Miss Ruth Gaines. Miss Rowena Hill Mrs Godbee and Mrs. Blue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MIR. DAVIS PRESENTS
 PUPILS IN RECITAL.

MT. Grover Tilden will present four of his pupils, Miss Barnett, Miss Goldstein Mrs Embry and Miss Pearce, in a plano recital Thursday evening at s:15 o'clock at Cable Hall Miss Inez Smith. vocal- lst from the class of Miss Norma School ar, will assist.
 The programme follows:
 Prelude C major; prelude F major: prelude. c minor. tBach. Melody Can tique, (Raff)-Mrs Embry.
 To Spring, Butterfly, tGrieg) Fruh- lingsrauschen, fSinding)-Miss GolAstein.
 Eroica tetude c minor), (HenselD- Miss Pearce.
 Indian Love Lyrics" (Finden) Miss Smith.
 kowzski) Etude Revolutionary c mi nor, tChopin)-Miss Barnett
 Concerto. F minor, (Schuett)-Mrs. Elm brey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MIME. ORHMAN HONOR
 GUEST AT MUSICALE

Mrs Laurens Block invited few of her musical friends to meet her guest, Mime. Lucia Chilsom Orhman Sunday after noon, and to hear this wonderful singer.
 Mme. Orhman is a native of Chicago and has been pupil of De Reske for five years. returning to this country when the war began
 She is now touring the south, after which she will go to New York and later join the Minnesota orchestra with which she sang F weeks last season. Mme. Orhman is young, pretty, charming
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
ALPHA OMEGAS MEET
 WITH MISS GAUDIN

Miss Ruth Gaudin was hostess yes terday afternoon to the Alpha Omega club Tables were arranged in the liy- ing room and reception hall and the players enjoyed a series of auction bridge for which a dainty prize was awarded. Tempting refreshments fol- lowed the game. A few extra friends shared the hospitality with the mem bers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MIR. AND MRS. TYLER
 HONOR CHESTS

Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Tyler were hosts al luncheon at the Tutwiler Monday to honor their guests, Mr and Mrs. T. R. Ward and Miss Eleanor Ward of Greens boro Seated about the table were: MT. and Mrs. IT. R. Ward, Mrs. ]. Chapline Hodges, Miss Eleanor Ward and Mr and Mrs. TNler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

"HE final prenuptial entertainment
 experimenting Miss Eleanor
 \ Graves Matthews and MT. Charles B. Whitworth of Nashville was a buffet supper last evening with Miss Edith Bowron as hostess at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. James A. Bowron The affair took place follow mfg the rehearsal for the Whitwerth- Matthews wedding.
 The house was made lovely with pink flowers and ferns and the center or the exquisitely appointed dining table was graced with a beautiful Japanese arrangement of pink dahlias and as- paragus ferns. A delicious plate was served Those included in this delight ful hospitality were the members or the bridal party. the out -of-town guests and a few intimate friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
ANDERTON-CHEW
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

MT. and Mrs. Frederick Smith Chew
 announce the engagement and approach ing marriage of their daughter, Eliza beth Freeland to Mir. Henry Lafayette Anderton. The wedding to take place
 4ovember II, at their home Tusca- loOsa avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MRS. RIDDEN TO HONOR
 MISS DOROTHY DAVIS

Mrs B r. Roden will entertain at a reception Tuesday afternoon, No- Vember Is. at her home on Niazuma street to introduce her granddaughter Miss Dorothy Davis, who is one of the seasons lovelest debutantes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
MIR. AND MRS. DAVIS HOSTS AT DANCE

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oracle Davis will be hosts at a dance at the South ern club Thursday evening, December 1S complimenting their charming daughter, Miss Dorothy Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
HALLOWEEN DANCE AT
 PHOENIX CLUB TONIGHT

An interesting event of this evening will be Halloween dance under the auspices of Temple Emanu-El chapter. The af fair will take place at the Phoenix club and is being eagerly awaited by large crowd of young people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Thorsby's. Reception

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 The Jackson highway pathfinders reached here Monday at 2:05. leaving here for Calera at 2:20 The Thorsby insti- tute, Baptist High school and public school were out welcome the path finders. Thorsby's band leader, Prof. J. O. Johnson. had his boys out, and gave the pathfindrrs some fine music The scouts sure got a fine reception at Thorsby and should bring the highway this way.
 flowers and went away with their oc- cupants pleased, and they say we have a chance to land the famous highway
 Here's hoping We have
 L. F. DIEFENDERFER
 Thorsby, October %, 1915
 -~~~~~~-~~-~~~~~~~ to Kingston, N. C., to make their fu- ture home.
 Mrs. W. l.. Y. Jones of Chicago is a guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs Jack Foster
 Mrs. John Daniel of Fairfield is vis- iting relatives in Huntsville.
 Little Margaret Frances Hipp cele- trated her sixth birthday Monday aft ernoon at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs A. L. Hipp, in Pratt City Mrs. R. H. Franklin and Miss Evie Phillips assisted the hostess. Black cats and pumpkin head lanterns festooned the house and the little folks enjoyed Hal loween contests, prizes being awarded to Margaret Hassles and James Wag- goner. Late in the afternoon ices and bonbons were served
 The Curiosity club will give social Friday evening at the home of Mir and Mrs. John Green. The Rev. Father Dus has returned from a visit to Cincinnati.
 Mrs. s. K. Monfee has returned from Selma, where she attended the U. C. V. reuuion.
 MT. Will Elmore is i'll at his home in Pratt City
 Dr. A. n. Wallace, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. C. w. Overstreet, has returned to Plantersville. Miss Cora Westbrook4 and Miss Florence Westbrooke entertained the members of the Epworth league of the Methodist church Monday evening at their home in Inglenook. Flowers and ferns made the rooms attractive where a number of young folks enjoyed mu- sic followed by social hour and re- treatments.
 Mr. Ernest Hubbard of Thomasville, Ga, is guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Adams.
 Mrs. J. R. Sickle has gone to Gull man to visit relatives Mrs. Will Doutaz and her daughter of Louisville are visiting Mrs. George Leonard
 Miss Kathleen Coughlin has returned from visit to friends at Sterritt Miss Olivia Fulton of Saginaw is a guest of Miss Rebecca, Bazemore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

There Is choice variety of 0x1. Royal WlItOns, Axminsters, tapestry Brussels and velvetn, now being dis- posed of at the bankrupt sale of the HOy-Rattermann stocks. No. 2OtS 2d ave. You will find here rugs of smaller sises, cay patterns, and dcsiEns, curtain goods, shades and shade cloth at uu- heard of prices. Come today. Get choice nelectf0nn. No. 2O1S 2d ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

will surround Miss Matthews at her wedding.
 Those present were. Miss Matthews, Miss Edith Bowron. Miss Evelyn Saf fold aud Mrs William C. Oates of Montgomery, Mrs. Shaler Houser of Tuscaloosa and Miss Gregg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
NORWOOD FORTY-TWO CLUB MEETS FRIDAY

Mrs. c. H. Krauss will be hostess to the Norwood Forty-two club Friday at her home instead of Wednesday as an nounced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27

come to spend the winter with her daugh- ter, Mrs. S. B. Ewing. Miss Kate Butler has returned to Ever green after a visit to friends in East Lake.
 Mrs. C. T. Mattson is i'll at the South Highlands infirmary. Miss Bessie ONeil of Huntsville is visiting Miss Hattie Barclay Mrs. Hillary Bardenier of Montgomery, is visiting relatives in Woodlawn. MT. and Mrs. John McNei of Rags dale are guests of MT. and Mrs. c. E.. Dougherty.
 Mir P. d. Luckie is spending several days at Pleasant Hill
 The mission study class of Mount ver- non Methodist church was delightfully."- entertained Monday afternoon by Mrs J. l.. Avery at her home in North Bir- mingham The house Twas made lovely with flowers and ferns and the hours were pleasantly passed with readings asd musical selections. salad course fol- lowed the programme. Twenty seven members attended the meeting.
 Mrs Raymond Lomas has returned from Oak Grove.
 MT. and Mrs. George T. Brown have moved to Edgewater to reside.
 Mrs. A. c. Din is i'll at her home on Thirty sixth avenue. north.
 The Ladies' Aid society will give a Halloween party Friday evening at the Wylam Presbyterian church.
 The Baptist Ladies Aid society will hold meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. V. Schumacher.
 The Mothers Self Culture club win be entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. F.. W. Mcdonald.
 Mrs. A. s. Morgan has returned from a visit to friends in Morganville. Ga.
 4The Highland Circle entertained at a social at the Ensley Methodist church Monday afternoon. Ferns and fial- 1oween decorations we're used end fol- lowing the regular programme Miss Dorothy Grim savt an interesting talk on the Wesley House. Later refresh- ments were served to 4a guests.
 The new Amphion club will give sa dance Friday evening In Fairfield. < X
 The lInsley Highland Auction Bridxe' club will meet Thursday with Mrs. K. Iandgrebe.
 Mir. and Mrs. N, V. Harlan have gone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
SOCIETY IN
 GREATER BIRMINGHAM

The Fidelis class of the Ruhama Bap- tist church will give a Halloween party Friday evening at the pastorium.
 Mrs. Halle Borders of Atlanta has come to spend the winter with her daugh- ter, Mrs. S. B. Ewing.
 Miss Kate Butler has returned to Ever green after a visit to friends in East Lake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Behrens Park Playground asso- citation will give a card party at the Press club Tuesday afternoon. Novem- Der 2.
 The Womans District council of the East -Northside will hold meeting Thursday afternoon at 33O o'clock at the NorwoOd Methodist church. All members are urged to be present.
 The Wednesday morning Music club will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Clark & Jones hall. There will be full chorus practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
'orth-Manhews Bridal Attendants Honored

Miss Bwron Hostess At Buffet Perkins Bridge Luncheon For Miss SeyHaoween This EvenngMrs Roden
 EsBu
The Washington times., 1915-01-23

ing q wonderful romance, as q mu-
sician has the genius for making
llarvelous music. Conley's crude,
homely words falling from his lips
with mystic sound and meaning to
enthrall his hearers, men of charac-
ter, position, and intellect.
Conley reeled off his story OF mys-
terry with no less telling effect
though he confessed time and again
that this part or that part OF pre-
vious statements was false, though
he lost or revived his memory As 1t
pleased him, though he changed his
mind to suit his fancy-this man
Conley told his story as perhaps
never such another story was told
on the witness stand, and with an
effect upon jury and others perhaps
equAle by no other story OF the
kind ever used in a court room.
If the Frank trial, as one Of the
mystery cases Of criminal jurispru-
dence, is worth the careful study OF
all lawyers and Judges, the wonder
work Of this uneducated weaver OF
magic tales to sway mems senses
and to control their actions. Is a
picture to excite the astonishment
Of humanity.
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
MT. PLEASANT FOLK
STIR UP CIVIC PRIDE
Citizens Plan to Beautify Capt.
tai by Individual Efforts Of
Residents.

Nearly 800 residents Of Mt. Pleasant
last night inaugurated a new plan OF
promoting civic betterment at a pleas.
antry" conducted under the auspices OF
the Mt. Pleasant Citizens Association
at the Kenesaw apartments.
1t was informally agreed to cease
placing all dependence in the District
authorities and Congress for obtaining
taxpayers decided to work as indi-
viduals to do something for them.
selves and to make their section OF
the Capital beautiful at all seasons OF
the year.
In this resolve they were prompted
| by G. Grosvenor Dave, OF the South
ern Commercial Congress and Richare
A. Watrous, secretary Of the American
Civic Association.
| Instead of waiting for District work
men to clear the litter off the streets
walks. stoop down and do it your
selves" said Mr.. Watrous. In urging
! greater civic pride. while Washing,
| ton may not be the most beautiful
| capital In the world. 1t will be some
speed UP the accomplishment Of that
| fact than BY individual efforts on the
| part OF its residents"
| The session was not a cut-and dried
| Il
sion of the citizens association held tc
open the proceedings. then followed q
short musical program. This was fol
lowed ny the addresses OF Mr.. Dave
now movement. Cards and dancing
| were next in order. and a buffet supper
| concluded the program.
| 1t was pointed out that many citizens
associations instead Of confining thei
efforts to improvement Of Washington
| Iioc,ysS r,laSfinno ~ fnfaraSf~n resi-
dents Of this city. 1t is to be the OBJ
tect Of the new organization to band al
families together for the mutual bene
ft OF all Congress- will be urged L
as individuals. 1t being agreed that sucl
efforts will accomplish more good thai
formal petitions from associations.
Mr.. Watrous. in his remarks picture'
the time when public bathing pool
would be scattered all over the city
the long rows of dwellings and whel
flowers and shrubs would adorn ever,
| lawn and window boxes beautify ever
window In apartment houses.
| He said there was no reason tn
streets of Washington should not b
just as clean as streets Of Europea
cities.
In Washington we are little to
prone to fall back on Congress an
wonder why Congress doesn't do this O
that. Why can't we do something 70
ourselves now and then-keep the lit
ter off the streets and keep the side
walks clear of snow"
Continuing, Mr.. Watrous said tina
while Mt. Pleasant was clear Of a
signboards, there are many places /
the city which had been made hideou
by such decoration and they could onl
be removed by the Individual effort
Of property owners.
The 'pleasantries" will be held fror
time to time in the future and that th
first was a success was attested by tn
fact that siXty-five new application
; for membership were received las
evening.
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
CONLEY'S TESTIMONY IN
FRANK CASE

The Sunday Evening Times will
continue tomorrow the official testi-
mony in the Frank case, publication
of which has been of profound in
terest in this community and all
over the country.
There will begin tomorrow the
opening testimony of the negro Jim
Conley, the most remarkable figure
in this celebrated trial, in many re-
spects the most extraordinary wit
ness ever heard in a murder case.
Beyond a doubt it was the testi-
mony of Conley which convicted
Frank. Conley, himself at one time
under suspicion as the possible
slayer, held the jury and the crowded
court room spellbound for many
hours while he told his tale, marked
with so many lies, colored with so
many improbabilities, but neverthe-
less fascinating with it's power of
the natural born story teller. Ig-
norant, illiterate, without moral
sense, he had the genius for weav-
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
CONVICTs INTO MEN

Henry Ford caused sensation Of
the first magnitude yesterday when
he declared before the United States
Commission on Industrial Relations
that he would be willing TO take
every convict in Sing Sing, set him
to work and guarantee to make q
man of him.
Mr.. Ford was no. talking at ran
dom, for he has many such men now
working in his enormously success
full and marvelously profitable indus
trial plant, and they have proved
they are among the pest employees he
has.
II Mr.. Ford can make men out Of
convicts by the score, surely other
good-hearted employers can do as
much for at least one or two. Let
them get in touch with Mr.. Ford and
learn how to do for outcast, branded
humanity what he has been doing. 1t
would be a noble fruitage to take
every man leaving the prison gates,
his life blasted, and thus re-create
him. It would be splendid if the
salvage from such wrecks were only
one in ten.
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
FOOD FOR BE[G|ANS
LOST WITH DURWARD

LONDON. Jan. 23-The British
steamer Durward. first victim Of what
England believes to be the launching
Of the new policy of submarine warfare
advocated by Admiral Won Tirpitz in
his interview with a United Press cor
respondent, carried In part foodstuffs
consigned to starving Belgians.
The American Belgian relief commits
sion confirmed this report today The
relief supplies formed only part OF the
ships cargo. the commission said, and
were fully insured. They were shipped
by private donors. and were to have
been sent over the Belgian border from
Rotterdam.
The commission explained that the
food supplies 1t sends to non-com-
batants in Belgium are shipped only in
chartered vessels. dying the commits
sion's flag, and under guarantee by the
Germans of non-interference,
The sinking OF the Durward by n
German submarine continued a live
topic Of interest in London newspapers
today. Practically all the English
journals agree that the torpedoing 6f
the boat means the launching OF the
policy of Admiral Won Tirpitz, the Ger
man naval commander. suggested when
interviewed by Karl II. Won Wiega nd.
of the United Press. Portions of the
Won Wiegand interview. which was
widely commented upon when hrst
printed here. ware reprinted today.
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
Loss OF THE MARYLAND

First reports indicate that in the
burning of the steamer Maryland a
catastrophe was escaped almost by
a hair. The natural demand is for
an investigation. But the fact stands
out, first and foremost, that, appar-
emily, not a life was lost. There
were lifeboats and RATS enough
They were launched. The passen-
gers and crew got away in them.
This is not the usual story. One
has come to look, not for adequacy
and discipline in the equipment and
crews of these inland-water vessels,
but for looseness. When they do ap-
pear, the fact affords ground for the
thought that perhaps some Of the
numberless Investigations that have
gone before were not without effect.
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
Strike Shooting
Inquiry Ordered
Supreme Court Justice to Direct
Work of New Jersey
Grand Jury.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. JAM 2S.-.
The Middlesex county grand jury wila
probe the shooting case at the Rooss-
welt, N. j.. plants. at special called
session, beginning Tuesday morning
Prosecutor Edwin Florence so an
nounced today. He added that Supreme
Court Justice Bergen would take the
almost unprec edented step of personally
charging the jury before their consider
alton of the case.
Sheriff Houghton today issued a
lengthy formal statement charging that
the Roosevelt police authorities and
Mayor Joseph Hermann could have pre-
vented all trouble at the plant If they
had taken proper precaution.
lie claimed the city authorities should
have dispersed the crowd Of strikers,
and alleged that the first shots came
from the strikers. The deputies, he al
legged, only fired in self-defense.
tioughton said he anticipated trouble
from the start. and called on Jerry
o Brien, of Newark. for deputies. ask
ing that they be reliable men of cool
judgment"
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
WHAT WORLD-LAW is

The layman has heard more about
international law since the war in
Europe began than in all the rest of
his life, but his idea of it is vague
the more so because, with the excen.
tion of rules adopted in conventions
such as The Hague Conference Il
means merely the practices to which
nations have become accustomed
The great center of intercourse and
communication in the early Middle
Ages was the Mediterranean, and
In time usages developed, which
grew into laws consecrated by Gus.
tom. That was the faint beginning
of international law, and it's first ex.
ponent, Hugo Grotius, who lived in
the seventeenth century, has beer
called its founder.
International law is a system OF
The Washington times., 1915-01-23
TAMP|C0 JOBLESS
PRESENT PROBLEM

State and War Department officials
today are considering what steps to
take in bringing back to the United
States unemployed Americans involved
In labor riots at Tampico.
Practically no means are now avail
able for their transportation immedi-
ately. Hence. the Government faces
the possibility of having to dispatch a
transport for them.
The State Department.. meantime. was
trying to get additional Information
concerning these men. particularly as
to the number who desire to return.
Official dispatches indicated that the
general Mexican situation Is somewhat
more tranquil than for few days
past. although villa is stu vigorously
pressing his campaign for mastery OF
the entire repuoIc.
The situation at Tampico. which has
been serious owing to the fact that
more than 1000 workers. many of them
Americans. are without jobs and facir &
famine. is aggravated by the campaign
of the Villa faction to wrest the town
from the Carranzistas. Gen. Felipe
Angeles, who has driven the Carranza
forces from saltillo and Monterey. Is
reported moving from Monterey on
mobolizing forces to resist the attack
He has ordered the gunboats Zaragoza
and Bravo up to the narbor Of Tampi-
CO to aid in the defense Of the town.
Secretary Bryan has asked Consul
Revan at Tampico for full details OF
the situation at Tampico.
Reports reaching Washington declared
that Villista troops had driven the Car.
ranzistas out Of Puebla. which was cap
tured by General Obregons forces 4
few weeks ago A report from Calves
ton says that Gonzalez Cara, q
brother of the new provisional presi
| dent, Is coming to Washington to sue.
| ceed Enrique c. Lorente as confidential
| agent here.
Say Capital Is In Tumult.
A statement given out by the Car.
rama agency here today declares that
reign Of terror exists In Mexico CT,
as a result of the outrages OF Villa and
Zapata soldiery. General Obregon. com.
mandjng the Carranzista forces outside
the capital. has reported. statement
says. that the Zapatista regime has
dismissed the police force and all en-
ployes of the ministry.
Anarchy. panic. and disorder re-
suited" the statement says, "while in
| dignities by the wholesale are reported
| to have been heaped upon women Of al
classes in the city, The CarranZists
statement denies that Puebla. recently
captured by Obregon, has been retaker
by the Villistas.