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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
 REACHES THE HAGUE

The Hague, March 29.-(Via London, 1O:37 D. m.)-Henry Van Dyke, the American minister to The Netherlands today formally presented Clifford Pin chot special agent of the Washington state department in the European war zone, to the Dutch foreign minister. MT. and Mrs. Pinchot will leave for Brussels tomorrow and afterward pro- ceed to northeastern France, where Mir. Pinchot will help distribute food to indigent French within the German lines.
 MT. Pinchot reported today at the American legation as special attache for Holland and Luxembourg. A Ger man permit, after referring to MT. Pin chot's diplomatic mission, asks that ev- cry facility be given him in his task of distributing relief among the French people in the portions of France occu- pied by the German army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
ALL HOPE OF SAVING
 CREW OF SUBMARINE
 F-4 IS ABANDONED
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the bodies have been recovered, or any information throwing light on how the vessel went to her doom.
 It is feared however that the sub marine may prove to be the tomb of her crew. and that It never will be known what accident befell her. Naval officers say that if the boat is covered by 50 fathoms, or 300 feet of water, it Is un- likely that she can be raised.
 Reports that grapnels have brought up parts of the superstructure of the F4 have not been confirmed by official dispatches Officials think the presence of oil and the rising of bubbles to the surface must have enabled the searchers definitely to locate the submarines position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
275 New Members Secured
 In Y. M. c. A. Campaign
Automobile Parade Over Downtown Streets Will Be Given Close of Today Meeting g-Dvision in Lead-Bir-
 mingham Has Al More Than Mobile

festefdays $ campaign meeting at the Y M C. A. was an enthusiastic affair. and reports given in by captains and chairmen of each division brought the grand total of members secured in two days up to 2f5 The addresses made at the meeting were full of ginger.
 sydney J. Bowie suggested that an au- tomobile parade be held at the close of today's meeting, and his motion was im- mediately seconded and carried unani- mously. The teams have been named for different makes of cars, and the members of each team will ride in cars bearing the team name. The parade will start from the Y. M. c. A. building this afternoon promptly at 30 and will parade the principal thoroughfares of the busi- ress section of the city. 1t Is estimated that fully 60 cars will be necessary to carry the 360 odd campaigners. and each car will be decorated with special signs procaiming the team ana division which 1t carries.
 The division which shall have secured the greatest number of members at the end of today's meeting will take the lead, and the team in that division having the best standing will have the honor of heading the procession
 At the close of yesterdays meeting Di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
300 SAVED WHEN
 STEAMSHIP SINKS.
The General Frisbie Strikes Submerged Rock Off
 San Francisco

San Francisco. March e.=-With 9fo pas sengers, mostly wome- ano children, in- cluding 45 orphans on board the General Frisbie, small bay steamer, struck q submerged rock 100 yards off the Pan ama-Pacinc eNpositioh grounds tonight and began to sink. Lifeboats from United States wGrships took off all hands and brought them ashore. All, 1t was said, had been accounted for.
 The party on the General frisble was part of a country delegation to the exposi- tion. At o'clock tonight all boarded the steamer for the homeward trip. The General Frisbie. leap1pg the dock. cruised close to the shore 10 give the party a final view oi the exposition. Just in front of the Idaho state pavilion she damned Ter nose into the rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
ADJUSTMENTS
Florence Webber-"Lady Luxury

Florence WeDOer-L LaQy Luxury
 Seldom has a new production been more enthusiastically received by a Birming- ham audience than was that of the musi- cal comedy success My Lady Luxury" presented last night at the Jefferson theatre. Mrs. Rida Johnson Young, au- thor of Naughty Mariette," and William Schroeder are responsible for the whole some, tuneful lines and score and 1t is unauestionably Mrs. Young's biggest suc- cess. It has far more plot than the aver age musical comedy which is original and cleyerely worked out
 Of the principals, too much cannot be said both as to their histrionic ability and their splendid rendition of the tuneful lyrics, for all have good voices. Miss Florence Webber is charming as ever and is ideally cast in the part of "Eloise Van Cuyler." Forrest Huff carried the honors in the masculine roles in the part of the breezy young Texan, Sam War ran," and sang his way not only into the heart of Eloise but the audience as well. Arthur Albro has really wonder full voice and his grand opera selections were exceptionally fine.
 Miss Emilei Lee as the Russian dancer is a decided feature of the performance; the Poster dance'' in the second act was executed with wonderful grace and agil- ity. Miss Gene Peltier as "Maude Draper Cowles," Miss Emile Fftzroy as Mrs. Draper Cowles, Donald Mcdonald as Jimmy and Sam Burton as Harper" were all that could be desired. The dancing numbers of MT Mcdonald are worthy of special mention, as they were remarkably well executed.
 The quality of the voices in the chorus attracted attention as did the personal charms of the girls. Altogether it Is one of the most enjoyable musical comedies that has ever appeared in the city.
 Of the song numbers, "Pick a PiclSin- ninyn and Dream on, My Princess" by Miss Webber; Written in the book of Destiny" by MT Huff, and Kiss Me Once More" by MT. Albro were among the best.
 There will be matinee and night per- formance today and large audiences are expected at both performances.
 c. H. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Zola Hicks

News was received in Birmingham yesterday of the death of Mrs. Zola Hicks, formerly of Birmingham, at the home of her brother, R. l.. Howell, Bowdon, Ga. Death came Saturday afternoon after an illness of one week of pneumonia. The deceased was 22 years of age. She is survived by a 6year-old son, Earl Leslie Hicks. and mother, brother and sister. Funeral services were conducted from the residence at Bowdon yesterday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment was in South cemetery. The Rev. U. S. White and the Rev. C. M. Cloud officiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Mrs. Stella Blair

Mrs. Stella Blair, who werit to Pisgah Home to undergo the twilight sleep treat ment for the cure of the drug habit, died there yesterday from general exhaustion. Mrs. Blair was not under treatment at the time of her death, having had no medicine for two days. pr. Charles Whe- Ian said yesterday that Mrs. Blair went to the home in very exhausted condition. She was kept at the home several days in an effort to build up her strength and was given two doses Of the medicine but Dr. Whelan saw she was not strong enough to undergo treatment and with drew the medicine. No funeral arrange ments have been made.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
NEWSPAPER CLUB
 OFFICERS ELECTED

The annual election of officers of the Newspaper club yesterday was without special incident. The following were chosen without opposition:
 B. H. Mooney, president l.. W. Friedman. vice president.
 John l.. McRae, treasurer.
 Paoli Smith, recording secretary
 Board of governors. active, Charles Fell, C. M. Stanley; associate, L. Sevier Craw- ford Johnson.
 The new officers will be installed at the annual meeting next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Miss Jennie Roberts

Moulton, March So.-(Special)-- )--Miss Jen- nie Roberts was buried here last Saturday Funeral services were conducted at the home of her brother. Mir. George Roberts where she had lived for many years. For more than 50 years of her life she had been a helpless invalid, cared for by her parents and brother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Mrs. Jimmie Kemodle

Mrs. Jimmie Kemodle, 50 years, died at her late residence, S12 St. Charles avenue. at 1:sO o'clock this morning, following lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. although in all probability the services will be from the re sidence this afternoon and nterment will follow in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
OVER 150 LIVES LOST WHEN SUBMARINES
 SINK BRITISH SHIPS
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were launched. The submarine then fired her torpedo which struck the Fa- laba and terrific explosion followed
 The ship settled down and sank very quickly. Some of the 1ifeboats were smashed and scores of people were struggling in the water when a trawlet reached the scene and rescued 150 oi them, transferring them later to de- stroyer. Thirty-five others were picked up by another fishing boat.
 Three of the persons rescued had sustained injuries from German shrap nel and some of the engineroom staff of the Falaba were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Iges. chairman; F. E. Robbins secretary.
PEABODY HEADS
 PROTECTION LEAGUE

Boston, March 29.-Prof. Francis G. Peabody of Harvard university was elect ed president of the National League For the Protection of the Family at the an- nual meeting of the organization today. Harmonization and reformation of divorce laws are objects of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Mrs. NJ. H. SnedecOr

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. M. H. Snedecor, who died Sunday afternoon in local infirmary, were con- ducted from the residence of her son, pr. F. F. Snedecor, 3311 Cliff Road, yes terday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Inter- ment followed in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Mrs. Maggie PeltOn

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Maggie Pelton, aged 32 years who
 died Saturday morning. were conducted yesterday afternoon from the private chapel of Lige Loy's. Tnterment followed 1 in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
Mrs. Cordelia Stewart

The remains of Mrs. Cordelia Stewart, aged 37 years. who died Sunday morning at the residence, SIP Twenty-fifth street, south, will be sent to Guntersville this morning by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30
At the Lyric

Judging by the receptiOn gwen every act by the large audience at the Lyrfc last night, the bill this week is more than usually pleasing. Three of the acts are decidedly headliners and the other two very acceptable. In reviewing the acts the Hast shall be first for George Felix and the clever Barry girls, who close the show, are headliners any place where vaudeville is shown. While George is known to the Birmingham audiences he is as funny as ever and brings many laughs with his countless eccentricities. He is one of the few comedians who can ccnvulse an audience without speaking. The Barry girls are charming entertain- CTS and their singing and dancing added much pleasure to the act.
 Keller Mack and Frank Orth scored heavily with their quaint and original humor and songs. Widely known as the their fame and popularity by the very novel and original offering, ''The Wrong Hero" introducing number of their own latest compositions, of which the audi ence never seemed to tire.
 A genuine surprise comes in the clever act "The Turn of the Tide" by Lewis B. Madden and James Fitzpatrick. which presents splendid vehicle for their re- spectiye talents. Patnvs and comedy mingle throughout that act and there are unexpected climaxes. MT. Madden'e specialties were very good.
 Alberta Moore and Myrtle Young. two xooding looking and talented girls, m songs and dances, proved very clever ana scored hit.
 The opening number. Ruby Raymond and Fred Heider, in songs and dances . Motion pictures opened and closed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. M. A. R. Milan, who died yesterday morning about o'clock following lengthy illness, will be conducted from the family resident, 4l2 Delta avenue, Fairview, at 10 o'clock this morning. h. terment will be at Oakland She Is sur vved by her husband and several chill dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-30

A lawn party for men only will be held in front of the Ensley Highland Presby- terian church this evening at 7:30 O oclock. All male members of the parish are re- quested to bring a pick, or garden fork for the purpose of fixing the lawn in front of the church. No ladies are allowed to attend this 'social function.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
SOME LOGIC FROM SENATOR MCLEAN

66T Alaskan Railroad bl soealed
 1 not afraid Of the two words Government owner ship, single socialism Irealize that perform service better than be individual the performance of that will compete discourage private enterprise may occasion to fear the results In Alaska there other which could be developed gov railroad Speech of Senator Mclean, against the national merchant marine
 another way which the Alaska railroad might built The could have granted sub private persons Mr. Meean's style government Then the property would paid public funds but would be owned by private persons
 merchant marine From the dulcet oratory O this truth
 There three of getting merchant marine. It capital it could be built public donated to private could built public and owned by the public.
 private capital has failed to provide During these capital through Mclean type has camored for subsidies American people has refused No marine exists
 precisely with the Alaskan railroad, the pub
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22

rniuna. If they can reduce unem- pIoynent so that the income of the fund will prove more than is needed they have a good case for demanding that the premium be made smaller. Second, if they pay premiums for the same ernploye for fifty weeks in the year they are entitled under the plan to a refund of one-third of their con- tributton. This gives them a motive for trying to employ continuously as many of their employees as possible.
 The United Kingdom has success fully established unemployment insur- ance for s,ooo.0O0 of her wage-earn- CTS. It requires only persistent, de- terrnined and intelligent effort to adapt the British system to American conditions and to secure for our wage earners and our industries the great benef1ts it is capable of comforting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22

cities, and the United Kingdom for several of it's most important indus tries, have systems of unemployment insurance in successful operation.
 The insurance method of providing against unemployment began with the oht-of-Work benefits paid by trade unions. These benefits were so pop ular that in the United Kingdom be- fore the national insurance act of I1911 was passed eighty-one of the one hundred principal unions had them and expended on them about one-third of their total incomes.
 With it's national system Of free public employment exchanges, estab- 1ished in 1909. in successful operation, the United Kingdom introduced in 1911 it's system of compulsory unem- ployknent insurance for employees in building and construction work.
 Paying Insurance. Costs.
 Employers in these trades are re- quired. to see to it that their employees secure from the government insurance offices, of which 1000 odd were open ed in addition to those equipped in the l430 employment bureaus, unemp1oy- ment insurance cards. On these they are required to paste each week five pennies worth of insurance stamps which they buy like ordinary postage stamps from the post offices. They 1 are required to pay one half the price
 of these stamps, or five cents a weel for each emp1oye themselvs. and per 1nitted to deduct the other one-haE | from wages.
 l To the sums secured by the sale O the stamps the government adds ou l of the public treasury one-third more or three and a third cents a week fo each insured emp1oye. Though s, small in amount these payments az
 gregated in 1913 about 2.3o0,0o bounds or $11, 500, 900, out of Whicl I benefits could be provided.
 The benefit paid is not large, onl
 seven shi1lings a week, but enougl
 under English conditions to preserv a family from outright destttution l This may be increased by trade un
 ions in organized trades on conditio,
 that the union pays at least one
 fourth of the total, so the usual beneh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
TASK FOR sEXPERTS'' IN
 INTERNATIONAL DOCTRINE

TX TO READER Farmer be of his authorities law International law hat which Edward has referred in rine.a
 This doctrine of customs most of which the observance which simple, and application Compared with the skill to master the ordinary civil law of ate by which the relations of it's citizens
 Indeed these experts called often are less expert than
 of fixed principles instead of regarding it the actions based the necessities of particular All changes changing conditions though slowly called international law, alters with every which powerful nations participate It is any combatants best their self pre-
 would convenient nations could agree upon rules put necessary make effective. They not The United States my mission at this time to amend the omission.
 inopportune time that could be imagined Ter any nation engage making by the of neuals Too much force employed in making it
 Now engaged in conflict are Germany Austria Turkey, France Russia Britain Belgium Serva total organized military strength at the beginning Of g7,461 600
 Exclusive of China, but including the tire organized military strength of all the rest Of the world is non 410O0 O00 men, have 100000.
 Speaking of naval strength terms of modern batleship the matter stood when began there but 45 including States, engaged, the firing line More than twice and twice law at the point military of the world excepting that of China
 international law and the qualified nnenorizing the various methods of kill ing pursued by they alive stop find ing President diplomacy eondescend law and then how they whip 270O0000 armed batant law but necessity they will their stu pendous intellects some needed exercise.
 The duty of the United States is to avoid If the ships for the sake of making profit in trade weapons devised proclaimed danger they it at Those profits will protected diplomacy will this experts , national law the contrary notwithstanding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
The D. M. Read Company.
in sueh trades IS tweIve ahilIings 2

in such trades is twelve shillings a week.
 Moreover, to encourage trade un- ions to provide out-of-work benefits grants a subsidy of two shillfngs per unemployed member. to every union which pays a benefit of twelve shiI- lings a week provided that in adrnini-- tering the system the union conforms to regulations applying to the com to the 2,40o.o0O compulsorily insured. 6o0,0eO were voluntarily insured through their unions.
 How the Plan Succeeds.
 There is every evidence that the plan was working quite successfully up to the time of the war. Also it seems to have met the severe test
 of war conditions without drawing very heavily on the reserve fund that had been accumulated and now seems to be operating as well as in the pre- cedtng period Of peace. In the first year the income exceeded the expen- allure by about 1 60O, 900 pounds, or $8. GOO. 900. and though a considerable reserve is needed it looks as though the government had been unduly cautious in it's estimates and could afford to pay a higher beneht than 1 thes even shi1Iings week it now 1 provides.
 | This success has been due to the care with which it's operation was safeguarded so as to prevent fraud, on | the one hand, and to induce employ l CTS to exert themselves to exert them
 selves to lessen the amount Of unem- | pIoyrnent, on the other
 | The only sure way of testing the 1 good faith of a man who says he | wants work is to offer it to him. It I is right here that the British publicc 1 ernployrnent bureaus render an indis- 1 pensable service. Of the 406,00 in- I sured persons who were unemployed during the first six months that the British law was in full operation, 30 | per cent were found jobs before the l end of the first week. Sixty-two per
 cent were found jobs before the expi- Eration of the fourteen weeks during
 which unemployment benefits were l.paid to them. per cent. were for some reason disqualified from receiv- ing benefits and only 1 per cent. 1re-
 mained unemployed after the period
 when their, benefits ceased.
 | In practice the system thus served in large measure it's purpose of pass ing unemployment around-one-third | of the total number of insured being
 unemployed at some time in the year i-and of giving some income to the unemployed during their involuntary
 holiday.
 | Employers are given a strong mo.
 tive for trying to regularize employ.
 ment by two circumstances: First
 they have to pay one-haIf of the pre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
Best Outside of Boston
 Say Exhibitors At the
 Final Automobile Show

The fifth and most successful au- tonobiIe show ever held in this city closed at the State Armory, Saturday night. In point of attendance and of exhibits the show was the biggest and the best ever held here. Tine average attndance was 500 daily and on Thursday 3,2OO persons visit ed the show. The exhibitors report 76 sales at the show which is also a record over all previous shows.
 Corps are highly pleased at the out come and Manager Benjamin B. Steiber has been highly eomplinented for the able manner in which he handled all the details connected with the exposition. Except for the eBos- ton show, automobile statesmen agree that the Bridgeport show was the best held in New England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
MIR. BRANDEGEEs LOGIC

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 Afr. Burton He SO state. a 8
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 election Brandegee maio It did not but plurality. majority than plurality is And is twothrds of the total than either majority plurality H.is. Since Brandegee obtained plurality must not have obtained by of the necessary to make it? Yes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
GUNBOAT BOMBARDS
 COAST OF MEXICO

Ell Paso. Feb. 22.--General Villas secretary, in a telegram from Guadala- jara, reported today a bo1nbardment oE progress on the south heast coast Of Mexico by the gunboat Michor OcaTn- = DO. Carranza troops held the town, whichswas defended successfully.
 General Bue1na, operating in Sin alba state, has reported to Villa the capture of the important town of Ros- ario.
 Rumors from the Villa base above Mexico City persist that the Carranza troops have evacuated the national
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22

lie could foot the bills and the to private but will
 Under the existing private capital will not provide the ships. It must be government marine, marine.
 But ship controlled by Americans, though operating under foreign flags opposed the Alaska railroad this fact there instruction than in all the abord utter of Senator Mclean, which space the Congres essional Record
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
PASTOR BEARD TAKES
 FLING AIT EvANGELIsr

Rev. Gerald H. Beard scored "Isil- ly'' Sunday, last night in a sermon at the Park street CongregationaI church. tHe is either a. literary thief or a man of conscience so dull that Christian men should heaits.bs to ac- cept him as an evangel Of Christ, he declared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22
MORE LOGIC

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 If is good can't kill him If 8 law is good la can't repealed These facts perfectly Rorabaok boys, who read The Gourant every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22


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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-22

capital. villas location was not stat
 ed in the ortcial reports.