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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
NO INTENTION OF OUST|NG NESPOR Ward Makes This Plain at
 Meeting Yesterday
FAIRGROUNDS REPORT
in Discussing Situation Reese Sug- gests Money Paid Nespor Could Be Used More Advantageously and
 Idea Is lndorsed by Barnard

Enorts to deeapitate officially z Nes- DOT, city superintendent of recreation. were emphatically sidetracked yesterday afternoon by George Ward president Of the city commission. when a delegation of the Birmingham Fairgrounds assoeia. ton appeared before the commission for the purpose, 1t was said, of informing the commission of the playground sitna. tion since all city funds for that purpose have been cut off.
 Speeches were made by reprasenta- tives of different parts of the city stat ing that each community was trying as best it could to keep up the playground work on small scale with it's own re- sources. If was stated the purpose of the delegation was not to ask the com mission to reconsider its retrenchment plans, as it was fully realized the city had no money which could be given for this purpose.
 Prof. A. L. Reese, however. In the general discussion suggested that the sloo per month now being paid to Superinten- dent Nespor be converted into a fund of sl2o0 and distributed to the several play grounds in the industrial communities
 
 communities could not keep up the play ground work on their own resources. Mir Reese's ideas were ndorsed by W. H. Barnard of Pratt City
 Ward Behind Nespor 'l think it Is a good time right now said MT Ward, ito let 1t be understood that the city proposed to support, Mr. Nespor I know personally that he gave up u larger salary in order to work for the city and we owe him a moral obliga- ton if nothing else. The playground and recreation system of the city would sim- ply fall to pieces in month if we did not have MT. Nespor at the head of 1t. consider the money well spent and as long as his services are as satisfactory as they are now I will vote to keep him in the place.
 It has ben reported that there is an organized movement in certain circles to oust MT. Nespor. Both Mir. Reese and MT. Barnard denied any motives along this line. declaring they had started the matter merely in general way and had no direct reference to the recreation superintendent. letter was read at Mr. Wards di- rection giving enthusiastic indorsement of MT. Nespor and hs work, It from the executive committee of the Association of Social Workers of Bir- mingham composed of Dr. George Eaves. Dr. Morris Newfield and Judge s. D. Murphy The letter which, 1t was stated was unsolicited, is as follows:
 Letter From Social Workers City Commission, City.
 "Gentlemen At a meeting of the Social Workers association held yesterday, a de- |layed report was received from the ex- ecutive committed, and adopted. Accord ing to the terms of that report, we are instructed to lay the following statement before you affecting the problem of recreation service. The report, We may add, grew out of the wish of our assoca- tion to express it's appreciation of the work of MT. Z Nespor and to offer cer-
 tContinued on Page Ninel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Leaves for Vera Cruz

san Antonio, Tex, March 16.-Acting upon tclegrarhic instructions from Wash ngton. Duval West personal represen- tative of President Wilson. left here to- night for Vera Cruz to confer with General Carranza. MT. West refused to discuss his mission. He will board a steamer at New Orleans for Vera Cruz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
CyRENE COMMANDERY

THE SIR KNIGHTS OF CYRENE ARE REQUESTED TO MEET AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE AT IF. M., THURSDAY, THE 18th, TO AT- TEND AND CONDUCT THE FUNERAL. SERVICES OF CHARLES M. ODON. THE FULL UNIFORM IS REQUIRED. YHE MEMBERS OF MINERAL CITY CHATTER AND OF THE PANDORA TEMPLE ARE REQ EsTED TO BE PRESENT JOHN B. B1cTHEA,
 COMMANDER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
This Is Flag Day

 flag pita begin their annual appeal to the citizens fair weather
 
  ladies will be assisted this Knights Columbus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Matt;e Mcfarland Not Murphy's Wife

Hattie Mcfarland, negro, about whom George Murphy and Tom Thompson. ne- gross, had a fatal shooting affray on the sidewalk in front of 2710 Pine avenue, Monday night. was not the wife of Mur- phy, but she states that Murphy had pur- sued her and tried to keep everyone away from her house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
VISITING SOLONS ID BE SHOWN THE CITY Invitation Extended by the City Commission to Mem
 bers of Committee

''To show them the town is the pur- pose of an official invitation yesterday ex- tended by the city commission to the two committees of the state legislature now in session here.
 The invitation was introduced by City Commissioner Weatherly and unanimously adopted at the commission meeting yes terday. It is as follows:
 'Be it resolved by the board of com missioners of the city of Birmingham. That each of the committees of the state legislature now in session in Birmingham and the senator and representatives of Jefferson county, be and they are hereby cordially invited, on a day or days to be named by the committees, to be the guests of the city of Birmingham for the purpose of inspecting municipal improve ments and institutions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Marriage License

The following marriage license was yes- terday recorded in the office of the pro- bate judge:
 Green D. Fargason, Birmingham. to Miss Frances M Payne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Senator Vardnmnn Here Yesterday. James K Vardaman, United States senator and former governor of Mis- sippi, who was here yesterday visiting his daughter, left last night for .Iaclsr son.
 Senator Vardaman called upon Copt. Frank s. White, former United senator, and other friends here. He indicated that he was very much pleased to get home from Washington. The sen ator visited the Press club, which he said was a most attractive place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

The McGaugheys Here for ,sood- Snowden McGaughey, president of the Jefferson County Savings bank, and Mrs. McGaughey, arrived yesterday from Gadsden and are registered at the Tutwiler They will make their home here. MT. McGaughey has taken charge of the work of reorganizing 8 the Jefferson County Savings bank. He lunched yesterday with Forney Johnston, attorney for the bank, and McLane Triton, Jr., agent for tho state banking department in the reorganiza- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Construction Is Progressin g-Harry B. Wheelock. the architect, said yester- day that the work of construction ou the new building being erected by A. A. Gambill and associates adjoining the Chamber of Commerce, was progressing splendidly and would be completed with in a few weeks. The building, it is said, will be one of the incest in the Bir- mingham retail district. R. V. LaBarre has the contract fog the construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
More Pictures for Trophy Room-The

More Pictures for Trophy RoOm-The Newspaper club trophy room will be made attractive within a few days by photographs of Judge E. H. Gary. James A. Farrell president of the Steel cor poration; Otis Skinner, the noted actor, and other notables who have been en- tertained there recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Special Menu at Press CIub-Secre- tary Dameron of the Newspaper club announced yesterday that there would be a special menu served at the club to- day in commemoration of St. Patrick g Day. There will also be special music by the orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Special Dinner at Tutwiler-At the Tutwiler hotel today there will be served a special dinner in commemo . ration of St. Patrfick's day. The serv- ice will be table d'hote, if desired, or la carte. There has been prepared very attractive souvenir menu, which guests may keep, if they wish. A special musical programme will be rendered by the orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Bank Committee Does Not Meet--No meeting was held yesterday of the re- organization committee of the Jeffer- son County Savings bank. It was stated that there would probably be a meeting in the next few days. at which time full list of the new offi- vers would be given out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Trade Paper Editor Here-E. D. Floyd, of Chicago, connected with the rews department of the Daily Trade Record was here yesterday, with Mrs. Floyd on personal business. They were shown over the Newspaper club and the Tutwiler yesterday, and were very much pleased with both institutions. MT Floyd is a member of the Chicago Press club but said the Birmingham club was far superior to any press club he had ever seen. He and Mrs
 Floyd will be here until Friday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Whitfield Building Fine HOuse-J. G Whitfield, the well known manufacture CT. is erecting home costing $25,00o on the South Highlands The building will be among the most elegant residences in this city. It is stated that MT. Whit field will save about 25 per cent on the cost of construction on account of tho excessive amount of idle labor and the low prices of materials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Andrews Passes Through-W. s. An drews general superintendent of trans portation for the Queen and Crescent route, was here yesterday en route to Cincinnati He said that his trip was of no special signifcane. He was using official car 199
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

RocIxyeIIs Go East-Frederick w. Rockwell vice president of the United Hotels company operating the Tutwiler, with Mrs Rockwell, left last night over the Louisville and Nashville for New York, after a visit of 10 days to Bir- mingham. They were both charmed with the courtesies extended to them while in Birmingham This was the first trip south of Mrs. Rockwell, and she was delighted with this section of the coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Marx fin New YOrk--Otto Marx of Otto Marx & Co. is in New York on business. It is understood that Mir Marx has negotiations in New York of unusual importance to local interests. He will be home in about 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-06
Health Talks
/ urbenfne
BY WILLIAM BRADY MD.

must be Just a wee bit more than the
patient thinks lie can stand if it is
10 be effective. over the stupe a dry
flannel may be placed to keep the
clothing dry.
Sometimes few drops Of turpen-
tine may be added to a soap and wa
ter, or glycerin and water or Epson
salts and water enema just before it
is giyen-for adults only But the
local influence of turpentine, in the
hot stupe, is by all odds the most
favorable in all eases of abdominal
collie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-12-06

Farmers are advised TO raise live.
toek for the market There has
been an extraordinary demard NOR
meats in recent years But the GOV
6rnment experts point ont that on
Nov. il the index finger OF prices
OF meat animals was about per cent
lower than a year ago, 7 per cent
lower than two years ago the same
a. three years ago and SIG per
cert higher than four years ago.
rae~e are ten million more mouths -
reed than ten years ago aud no i'm.
crease in the number of meat animals
d8riug the ten years. Then WaJ
Should meat prices decrease for the
producers of meat animals?
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The Washington herald., 1915-06-13

with which it exhibits the enormity
of German practices. 1t seems to i'm
ply nothing further than its predeces-
sor. Consequently American opinion
is naturally puzzled tosunderstand why
Mr.. Bryan, after endorsing the former
messags. declined to associate his name
with the present one. President Will
son places in merciiesSly explicit
light the moral quality of those prac-
tees which drowned n thousand people
having no part in the conduct OF the
war. The President insists upon know
ing whether Germany does not identi-
fy herself with this massacre. 1t is
upon her treatment of this Eusitania)
dilemma that her future relations with
the United States hinge
The Globe declares that by the res
ignation of Mr.. Bryan. the United
States is rid of official influence which
.'jeopardized its power and authority
as a great nation"
The Globe. which has been noted for
its anti-American attitude. approves
the note very warmly.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
U. S. Is WINNING MEDALS.
Exhibits at Exposition from Local
Offices Take. Leadersbfp.

Secretary Lane yesterday received
the following telegram from James c
Boykin. assistant TO the chairman OF
the government exhibit board at San
Francisco:
preliminary list of awards by Pan
anna Pacific international Exposition
shows Interior Department collective
exhibit. one grand prize Land Office.
three gold medals Indian office. one
medal of honor and one. gold medal
Bureau OF Education. three medals of
honor, six gold medals. nine silver
medals. one bronze medal. two honora
BILE mentions. Geological survey. one
grand prize, four medals of honor. nve
gold medals, six silver medals. two
bronze medals. Reclamation service
two grand prizes, two gold medals
one silver medal. TWO honorable mem
tions. Bureau of Mines. one grand
prize. six medals of honors, three
gold medals, thre silver medals
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
CAMPAIGN STILL TURNSON
OFFENSIVE IN GALICIA
Pressure Of Italian Numbers Expected to Be Felt Shortly
Likely to Interfere Seriously with AusroG German Drive
Teuton Forces Still Concentrating.

lar circumstances Of embarra ssment sev.
eral times by the enemy in this war
Then not only ten. but twenty. army
corps at least will he demanded Bu,
ten is the very least number now.
Ii is impossible TO create this force
without calling a halt to the great Of
fensive in Galicia. The offensive NAV re-
tain the territory 1t has Won and may
fall back on the defensive successfully
but IL cannot indefinitely continue the for
ward movement
Three military questions to ask in CON-
nection with this great offensive in Cali
cia are:
i. What has been its effect on the eco
nomic situation and internal cohesion
OF the Austro-German alliance:
:. What has it cost in men ana
munitions to either party?
3. How near is II to its main OBJ
2ective. which is the piercing of the
Russian line?
o"sery saved from Invasion.
Inc answer to these three questions
would seem to be as follows: The
austro-German offensive has been
entirely successful in saving Hungary
from invasion. 1t therefore has con-
the Austro-German alliance.
1t has reserved its Resources IN
Petrol and saved the threatened wheat
supply Its effect in this sphere,
therefore. has ben great The ex
penditure in men probably has been
greater upon the Austro- German side
than upon the Russian. although the
latter have lost enormously more IN
prisoners because during the retire
ment many of our wounded fell into
the enemy's hands.
II Is true that the lack Of ammunition
upon the Russian side caused the Austro-
Germans to lose less from heavy gun fire
than the Russians have lost, but on the
other hand there have been succession
OF continued direct attacks for six weeks
on the part Of the Austro-Germans This
should be more costly in men than de-
fensive warfare
The main object of the Austro- Germans
for which all this sacrifice has been made
and for which this great expenditure IN
irreplaceable men also has been made is
of course. the piercing of the Russian
line. In this main policy the Austro-
Germans would seem to have failed
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
FACES CHARGE OF TORTURE.
DIR. Robinson Said to Have Bra d ed
Dixtrict's Horses.

The trial of DR.. Barnwel G. Robinson
veterinarian for the District, charged
with torturing horses belonging to the
District, will he resumed tomorrow morn
ing before Judge PuSh in the United
states branch of the Police Court. This
information. sworn to by James E.
Thomas. an agent of the Humane Soci-
ETY.. charges Robinson with burning the
necks of horses belonging to the Dis
triCt with a hot iron.
DIR. Robinson, who is being defended
by Assistant Corporation Counsel Will
Jams. contends he was instructed to
brand the horses by the Commissioners.
and that it was not torture The HUI
name Society holds that the branding of
horses in such a manner was unncces-
sary in the present case
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
Independence Fete Planned.

\ meeting of the joint committee on
the Fourth of July celebration to Ice held
on Fort Bunker Hill. Brookland. ID. G..
was held at the home of Chairman NJ.
NJ. Mclean last night. 1t was decided
to invite all of the civil war and Spanish
war veterans of the community to take
part in the celebration. The chairman
on athletics. T. l.. Curran. reported that
there will he fifteen races for boys and
girls and forty-five prizes of gold, sill
YER and bronze The Naval Gun Fac
tory Band will furnish music through
out the evening. There also will be dane
ing IN the afternoon and evening, toEeth-
er with fireworks. Those present Were
Chairman NJ. NJ. Mclean. Secretary f.
y. Stocking. Capt. Joseph Banner, Lee
r. Wilson. B. Washington. z. Tansil,
F. T. Howe. 3rd: T. l.. Curran. n. VI. Nc
Lean ir., c. P. Judge. B. F.. Hutchin-
son, Frank Roach. +. T. Howe, NJ. Nc
Closkey. and {. Turner.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
British Dream of Glorious
Spring Campaign Has Van
ished, but There Is No
Feeling of Fear as to the
Final Outcome.
BY T.. RICHARD sCHAYER.

Bethune France. May 5.-These
notes are being written in the shade
of the old apple tree. My back is
against its snarly old trunk and my
dusty army shoes are grinding their
steel-shod heels into a little bed of
daisies. Overhead the massed white
blossoms flutter in the soft breeze
and still higher a sky-lark chortles
with glee ami performs marvels in
down the orchard a small flock of
goats bleat and nibble at the rich
turf.
The goats seem to fit in the pic
ture, but the goat-herd jars the eye.
He is a black man-very black. with
sharply cut features and straggly
beard He wears a grimy khaki uni
form of Oriental cut and greasy tur-
ban. His name, as nearly as | could
get it. is Mohammcd Umphf. He is a
cook with a battalion of Paythans. but
so far. l imagine. the goats don
realize it.
Earring the goat herd, there is moth
ing in sight at the moment TO disturb
the serenity of nature in her best spring
raiment The little orchard rims curve
in the highway and the outlook on every
side is calmly beautiful. At such mo-
ments out here one almost wishes he
were deaf. For il is by the sense OF
hearing alone that one is chained 10 the
grim realization of things.
The roar of the guns only a few kilos
away beats heavily on the eardrums In
a ponderous sort of syncopated rhythm.
with a treble part. played by the Max
inns. that sounds at this distance exactly
hike a coal wagon emptyins itself into
your cellar on sheet-iron chute.
The Great Dream Smashed.
With this concert as inspiration, l am
trying to jot down the major impressions
| have received during the past five
DAYS. Those days have been spent here.
close to and. at times. in the thick of
things a hundred miles away from my
base camp. from which my party of A.
S G. men started with a trainload OF
horses and munitions for this particu-
lar point on the British line.
AS l write l am waiting until it is
time to drop down the road to Bethune
and join my comrades on a train of
empty freight cars for return trip TO
our base, or some other, and reload for
the front again.
As | think it all over. one startling.
terrific fact keeps popping its head up
and GrinninE at me derisively. You sim
ply can't get away from it. Even the
guns lildI nave betn away just
as they are pounding now for days
with hardly an hours let-up. seem by
the desperate. grim note in their bel
low TO realize it.
The great British dream OF the winter
has gone to smash. The one consoling
thought of all us thousands through the
bitter hardships of that killing winter
Campo gn-that when spring came and
the sun made the earths surface nego-
table and kitchener's new army was in
The Washington herald., 1915-06-13

Tommy's habit He meets you. asks you
how you're getting on. what you would
give to be home again and winds up with
the cheering comment: well, the nrst
two years will be the worst
And that. too. holds something of the
Psychology OF the British army in North
ern France today. The first two years
that II 1t takes a dozen years they are
going to stick it, and stick 1t, until they
win
Son.e0ne Has Blundered.
And through it all comes the under
currents of gossip and rumor and sus-
picion that indicates things are not quite
what they should be at general head
quarters. that somewhere. somehow.
someone has Numbered. Where are the
big guns to match the German Howitzers?
All winter we have heard about these
new. huge guns that were to tear the
German trenches to pieces and open the
road to Berlin. Where, too. are the hign
power explosive shells. SO necessary at
this stage of the game before any gen.
eral advance can be made!
a wounded artilleryman told me yes
terday that before the British charges
the only shells his battery had to fire
to prepare the way to the German lines
were shrapnel
''Wot bleedin' good is shrapnel.' he
complained ''w'en them blokes is hidin'
in them dug-outs? You might as well
sprinkle 'em with "A garden 'Ose."
This same r. II. a. chap told me what
| had heard from other. and less au-
thoritative sources. and had hardly
credited. 1t was that batteries of French
artillery had been pressed into service
around Ypdes to aid in beating back the
German attacks on the British lines.
IF it hadn't been for them French
seventy-hves," said the artilleryman,
gawd knows wot would ave 'appened.
saw four batteries of 'em workin' on
the hill next to us and we card there
was more than ten more of 'em in that
section. From wot our officers said,
it was the French guns that saved Wi
pers' for us last week. Wot our genrals
is thinkln' Of l don't know. But some
thin's gone wrong an if they don't
straiShten it out them Germans will get
Calais yet"
Perhaps his complaint will be answer
ed long before this reaches the States
My attention was just called to a
commotion among the goats Two tur-
banned gentlemen have joined the goat
herd and the trio are doing something
to those goats. ! didn't realize Just
what it was until one bleating little ami
NAL, with budding horns, came gall
Looping in my direction with the goat
herd in close pursuit. He caught the
little creature up by the horns. held
it in mid-air and then | saw the knife
in his other hand-and looked away
1t seems TO me this little incident
in this blossomy setting-typifies this
war in general Certainly my friends,
the soldiers, are the goats.