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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

When the United Commercial Travellers selected W. L. Wall of Huntsville as grand councillor they seemed to strike a popular chord MT. Wall was one of the most popular men at the convention in Anniston last week. In fact he was the real Beau Brummel of the entire conven- ton. A magnetic personality combined with good conversational powers and a gift for oratory enable him to carry all most anything he wants.
 The position of grand councillor came to him solely because he deserved it. MT. Wall is one of the most loyal members of the United Commercial Travellers, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of every L. c. T. in Alabama. and they all know him.
 It was mainly through his efforts that Huntsville secured the next annual con vention for 1916 without friction with She Birmingham delegation. He is real diplomatist He can get what he wants. He can operate upon man and remove from him his most cherished possession and the loser will thank him for talk ing that which he wants.
 MT. Wall passed through Birmingham Saturday night en route home and as- sured the editor of The -Herald's page for travelling men that when he had a communication for the travelling men of Alabama he would send it to them through the columns of The Age-Herald Thus The Age Herald will become the official organ of the United Commercial Travellers in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
PERSONAL JABS IN A FRIENDLY VEIN

troduced to him and went on up and reg istered He came back toward the door. hoping tc find a sal-soda fount mean. outside. and MT. Crutehfield again intro duced himself. The usual pleasantries were passed between the two and Mir. Abrams proceeded to look for his be-soda pop He came back in about 10 minutes and MT. Crutehfield again introduced him self. Charlie was beginning to get wor- ried
 He moseyed up to his room and fresh ened himself and drifted back downstairs. The first man he met was Mir crptchfeld at the elevator, who said: My name s Crutchfield: what's yours?'
 "oi. yoy.' gureled Charlie. as he col apsed in the arms of J. D, Leslie.
 James NJ Bowman of Anniston ought to be called "simmy.. His very apnea r. ance suggests the name. and it is hard for fellow to keep the name back. Jim my came up to the hotel carly Friday morning with an ultra white suit of clothes on, white hat, white shoes and white socks-even his face was clean. He had to go around and introduce himself to the members of Anniston council before they would believe it was really "Chames.' He made the delegates feel at home and seemed to get real pleas ure from showing them about the town
 
 One of the first things that caught the attention of the Birminghamers was a white way post, decorated. In the T. c T. colors. on which was sign read ing:
 This post dedieated to Ben Heck of Birmingham council" Ben: didn't get to use his post, however II was next door to a trash can. and fbesides. he went out to the Country club and said he had something better to lear upon.
 F. Stevens. one of the publicity commit. tee, proved very popular with the out-oi town delegates to the convention Mir Stevens already is popular with mem. bers of Anniston council and every ont who knows him swears by him. He is rattling good fellow and has all avail. able information about Anniston at hi. tongues end.
 He was at the registration booth anc ! met all the delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
MRS. HARMON AND
 THE EFFUS|ON OF . THE COUNTRY POET
Blocton Lady Takes Issue With Writer in Last Mondays Age
 Herald

The Country Poet" who was quoted in last Mondays issue of The Age Herald. seems to have started something. A lady has replied to his attack upon suffra ge for women in the form of poem, and the reply also is in the form of a poem. A. F. Fancher brought to The Age Herald the poem of '"The Country Poet" Mrs. Virginia T. Harmon mails the following reply:
 ITO the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Tn todays issue of The Age Herald ap- pears Country Poet Writes Feelingly on Suffrage. Doubtless that is the way he and perhaps some other men and wom- en, too, feel about suffrage; but there are feel as the following paraphrase of the Psalm of Life expresses. With apolo- gies to MT. Longfellow l submit it as in- dicative of the feeling among many of the leading women, and also many others Of the rank and file, in Alabama.
 With your characteristic fairness and courtesy in giving both sides of ques- tion hearing. l trust you will print the Equal Suffrage Psalm of Life. as re- ply to the Country Poet" EQUAL SUFFRAGE PSALM OF LIFE. Tell me not in scornful numbers,
 Votes are but an empty dream. For justice is dead that slumbers,
 And things are still what they seem. Law is reall Law is earnest,
 And to transgress Is human; Through thee. man to God returnest
 Was spoken to the woman. Not to beg. and not borrow,
 Is ehe suffragist's will or way; But to work so each tomorrow 4 Find us stronger than today. Right is long and might is fleeting,
 And our hearts both stout and bold, Still like joyful drums are beating , Triumphal marches to the poll. In the worlds opened field of work.
 In it's broad scheme of life, Be civic toiler, not a shirk
 Be woman, not simply wife. Trust no promise. howe er pleasant
 Let chivalry bury it's dead! vote-vote in the living present!
 Begin now, go right ahead. Lives of good women remind us
 We too can make our lives count, And advancing, make behind us
 Ladders for others to mount Ladders that perhaps another
 Struggling oppression to relieve. A forlorn and downtrodden mother.
 Scaling. shall freedom achieve Let us then be up and wooing,
 With a heart free from hate; The opposing, the non-dong.
 To labor nor longer wait
 VIRGINIA TAYLOR HARMON.
 Blocton, May r. 19l5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

Birmingham was ably represented in the grand council by J. r. Oliver, who has the distinction of having travelled Tor one firm out of Birmingham for 25 years and he's good for 90 years more. R. F. Wilkerson was another Birmingham rep resentative. than whom there is no more popular |. C. T. in all Alabama. Tom R. Epperson, who so ably filled the office of grand secretary also represented Bir- mingham, as did Charlie Abrams, who ny reason of his wise judgment and superior wisdom serves on the important grand ex- ecutive committed George M. Plaisance also is member of the executive com mittee and is without doubt one of the finest orators in the ranks of '. CT. in Alabama, He responded to the weleom- ing address of Lieutenant Governor kilby in a manner that was good to hear, S. A. Mitchell one of the most loyal mem- bers of Birmingham council was very much there' Other representatives from Birmingham were F.. P. Dunnam who served as grand treasurer for several years and demonstrated his financial abil- ity by turnng in report showing a
 balance on hand was there. There were many others from Birmingham in attendance. among them being W, R. Cole. Ed Robinson. ]. J. Laird, Grover Thaxton, Elias Watson and others.
 Mr Thaxton was in Anniston on busi- ness when the L. c. ITS arrived, and he joined the party.
 Mrs. J. P. Oliver of Birmingham proved to be great golf player by winning the out-of- town championship at the Country links. Mrs. Oliver played a con sistent game throughout and at no time was in danger of losing
 H. NJ Burt of Birmingham was in An niston working for the convention for tho Magic City next year. He proved very popular with the boys and was shown al the courtesies.
 Jack Roberts of Waukseha, Wis, 6 United Commercial Traveller, and rep resentatve of the Redpath chautauqua was in Anniston during the convention and met many of the Alabama delegates He proved to be a great fellow and made hit with the ladies. He is good dancer and poor sleeper. He did not get home until Saturday morning, and as it was so near breakfast time he decided to wait for the barbecue before going to bed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

That reception and dance at the Coun- try club at Anniston Friday night proved tc the United Commercial Travellers that there were quite enough beautiful ladies in Anniston to go round. Ben Heck was in his glory until Billie Wilkerson stepped up and walked between Heck and one of the most beautiful ladies on the floor. Billie may be a long fellow and all that, but he certainly is there with the ladies. You can't blame Ben for try ing to find nice, hard brick
 Berto H. ('.Windy"D Johnson of Mont gcmery is firm believer in the future of Montgomery. Mr. Johnson did not say anything about Montgomery. but it is gathered that he fears the future of Bir- mingham sis little more bright than is that of the Capital City Mir. Johnson says Birmingham has tried to get every thing else that it happened to see and want. and now is trying to drag the Warrior river over near the city. All this was said while the writer was in an automobile trying to see Anniston The driver of the car was an expert and the
 
 we reached the county line before Windy had told all he knew about Bir- minghams lack of numerous things
 MT. Johnson knocked Birmingham al every opportunity, completing the knock with this statement: Oh we'll there's no doubt in my mind but that Bir. mingham is the greatest city in the south today. hut-o
 c. M. Woodruff was chairman of the central committee in charge of the en- tertainment in Anniston and he knows his business from A to z. The work of the committee showed that an expert was be- hind the firing line directing things MT Woodruff is a charming fellow, too. He made himself agreeable to everyone
 W. G. Crutchfield was standing just in side the doorway of the Alabama hote when the main part of the Birmingham crowd arrived Friday morning, and hs met all of 'em. Charlie Abrams was in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

The Birminls<am boys liked MT. Zinn the Montgomery fellows liked him, that bunch from Selma liked him, Huntsville's crowd liked him and the Florence delega- tion liked him. As for Anniston, every body in the town knows him and loves him. He is hailed from one end of the city to the other as the real builder OF Anniston And not only that, Mr. Finn is as well known in New York as in Annis- ton he is as much at home in Hong Kong as in Anniston he has travelled in every part of the world and has toured every kingdom, every country on the globe, with one or two exceptions of minor na- tions
 Father of AnnistOn
 Anniston regards MT. Finn as it's father. He is looked upon as the man who put the ton" in Anniston and made the town a heavyweight His progress down Noble street is one long string of bows, of hats elevated and yourtesies An impressive appearance combined with magnetic personality and unusual conversational abilities make him an object of atten- ton.
 MT. Finn regards Anniston as the gar den spot of the earN. He says it pos sesses all the good points of ,Brming- ham; has all the resources of the Magic City and many that Birmingham hasn't got; the best people on earth, and more babies than any other town of similar population in the world. He says there is only one ching the matter with Annis- ton-that there are a few, very few, citi- zens who have died and don't know it. He says they are just walking around to to avoid funeral expenses. They are drag on the city's development. and Mr. Finn says he intends to reach an agree ment with Anniston undertakers whereby these old citizens who don't want to pay funeral expenses can be, buried without charge. He says he would cheerfully bear the expense himself just to rid An niston of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
GERMAN BIRDMEN
 LOMBARD PARIS

Paris, May 23.-German aviators flew over Paris this evening in an areorlans disguised as French machine The French air scouts allowed it to pass tho own aeroplanes
 Flying high over the city. the Ger man aviators dropped three bombs. One fell In the Seine close to the Eiffel tower, another on one of the outbuild- ings of the Bon Marche store and the third in Rue St. Charles. Virtually no damage was done. The German aero plane was driven off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
HUDSON ALUMNAE
 SOCIETIES MERGE

Marion, May es-tSpecal.)--rhe fed eration of local alumnae societies of Judson college formed this morning, elected the following officers:
 Mrs Walter Beasley of Birmingham. president. and Mrs. w II. Lovelace Of Marion, Mrs. E. H. Bixley of Mobile as vice presidents. Mrs L. n. Dopevan os Montgomery, recording secretary; Mrs. J. T. Ashcraft of Florence, correspond- ing secretary; Mrs. R. F. Fillmore nf Demopois, treasurer; Mrs. R. l.. Sut- ton of Orrville endowment supervisor. Miss Annie F. kirtley of Judson GUS todian of archives,
 The federation will endeavor to bring to the institution at the celebration of the alumnae associations fftieth anni- versary in 1918, a large endowment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
MARCONI GAN LOOK
 THROUGH WALL WITH
 HIS NEW INVENTION

New York May 2s-vnliam Marconi. inventor of the wireless telegraph. made 1t known today before sailing for Italy. says the Evening World that he has n- vented an apparatus by means of which it Is possible for a person standing beside a solid partition, such as a brick wall. 10 look through it and observe what is happening on the other side, just as if there were no obstacle to interpose the visicn.
 Mir Marconi Is quoted as saving that the device has been perfected to the point where persons in room can see others in an adjoining room. looking through the wall. if the persons viewed are close to the wall. but that at a distance from the wall they become blurred. Possibili- ties for evil involving the apparatus, it 's asserted. however. made MT. Marconi re- 1uctant to make known his invention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
WILLIAM H. FINN

Worldwide traveller builder phinthropit the ton in Anniston
 
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
EYES ON The SEA
Germans Are Making Another
Attempt to Break Through
The British Lines and Reach
the English Channel.

London, April 24.-The new battle
in Belgium, which has developed sud-
denly into one of the most important
encounters in the west since the pres
ent battle line was formed, is being
carried on by a relentless German at
tack and a determined resistance on
the part of the British. 1t is now APP
parent the Germans have brought up
heavy reinforcements for this attack
and 1t is suggested in London that
their immediate objective is the cap
ture of Ypres, preliminary to another
attempt to break through to the Eng
Hsh channel In an official statement
the British war office today says the
British troops are still fighting for the
ground which they were compelled
to yield to the Germans
The loss of these positions exposed
the Canadian division which was COM
PEELED to fall back. The Canadians
lost four pieces of artillery but later
recaptured them in a counter attack
which, although occasioning heavy
losses, is described a successful Ber-
lin is elated at the German victory and
newspapers there say that it evens
the score for the British capture of
Neuve Chapelle last month.
The Finnish steamer Track has
been sunk in the Baltic sea by a Ger
man submarine. The crew is be-
lieved to have been saved.
Aviators of the allies operating over
Smyrna report that the Turks are
defending the city with $4,000 troops,
established in trenches.
German steamer was sunk and
two men in Turkish fort were killed
by bombs dropped from the aero
planes. The sailing vessel Aysha,
manned by Germans, who escaped
when the famous cruiser Emden was
sunk in the Indian ocean last Novem-
Der, is said to have reached the Ara
bian harbor of Lidd from Hodeida
The Germans made their way inland
and succeeded in reaching the railroad
although attacked by Arabs and suf-
fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
FIND PRIZE TOWN
Judges in Stubbs-Horner Con-
test Start on Trip.
Visit Fourteen Towns on Trip
Winfield Is First.

Judges in the model town contest
will leave Topeka tonight on their in
spection trip to fourteen second class
Kansas cities contesting for the
Stubbs-Horner prizes. Two weeks will
be spent by Prof. d. A. Ellsworth. and
Miss Lima Bressette, the judges, in
their trip to the contesting towns.
Every town in the contest has been
active the last two weeks in prepar-
ing for the visit of the judges Two
prizes will be awarded The first prize
is an award of $1,000, given by w. r.
Stubs of Lawrence Charles Horner
of Kansas City, Kan, gave the sec
ond prize, a $500 cash award.
score of points will be considered
by the judges. These points deal with
sanitary and health conditions, play
ground facilities, educational advan-
tages, Sunday school work, literary So
cieties, reading clubs, boy scout or
ganizations and kindred subjects. In
many of the towns, schools will be dis
missed, business houses decorated, and
holiday declared. A general cleanup
campaign has been in progress in the
towns in anticipation of the arrival of
the judges.
The first visit of the judges will be
at Winfield Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
WANTS MONEY BACK.
Santa Fe Files a Suit Under Corpora
ton Tax Law.

Alleging that chapter 135 of the
session laws of 1913, which compels
corporations to pay a corporation Ii
cense fee to the state, is illegal, I'M
constitutional and discriminatory, suit
to recover a $4,000 fee paid to Charles
Sessions, former secretary of state, has
been filed in the Shawnee county dis
trict court with Charles Bowers by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e railroad
against j. T. Botkin, as present secre
tary of state.
The petitions states that the capital
stock of the entire railway system is
$30S,730,530, but the amount of this
used in Kansas is only $S,242, 1914.
The plaintiff claims that the state col
1ected fee on the entire ca pita1 stock
and it was at the time it was paid
to the secretary of state given under
protest. The railway company also
states that the law discriminates be-
tween foreign and domestic corpora
x
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
HIS CLOSE CALL
Oklahoma Man Lost Sleep Over
Matrimonial Affairs.
But Woman Suspected of Big.
amy Had Double.

There is a man down in a little Ok
lahoma town who is certainly having
his share of grief. This man married
a Topeka girl seven years ago, in
1908, and after the wedding she told
him that she was already married and
had not yet obtained divorce. II
made it hot for her after that" said
the unfortunate Benedict, land she
left me three years ago."
Then the man married again. But
he became worried and decided to
look up the past of wife No. /. So
he wrote to the clerk of the district
court here, Charles Bower, and asked
him when the young woman was first
married. She had later denied the
first marriage and he was going to
prove that she did marry before she
welded him. So Bower looked up the
records and found that the young lady
in question, or one with the same
name, had married a we'll known To-
pekan in 1903.
So the Oklahoma Nat Goodwin
wrote to this man and the letter was
received last night. He informed the
latter that his wife had lived with him
for four years, despite the fact that
the Topeka woman had never left the
city for more than week at a time.
1t was just a matter of two people
having the same name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
STOCKS GO DOWN
Last Weeks Boom Prices Are
Greatly Reduced.
The Rock Island ReceiyerShip
Has Depressing Effect.

New York, April 24.-Indications
of a reaction from the recent activity
in the stock market obtruded them
selves with irregular intervals during
the week. Heavy profit taking and
some diminution of public interest
left their impress upon quoted values
standard shares declining two to al
most five points from their recent
best.
The numerous industrials and
equipments which made such striking
gains earlier in the month were rela-
lively quiet, their place being taken
by United States Steel and the cop
pers The latter group made general
advances, their rise being accompa-
MED by succession of advances in
the selling price of the metal to high
est prices in several years. Steel
failed to hold any considerable part
of it's rise, the stock being sold in
large amounts a result of Chair
man Gary's cautious trade statement.
Foreigners were among the heavi-
est sellers of the week, London and
the continent unloading large amounts
of investment issues, as well as low
grade railers.F The Rock Island re-
ceivership was one of the chief factors
in arreSting the upward movement.
Heavy selling of Missouri, Kansas &
Texas and Missouri Pacific issues, was
a logical outcome.
General trade reports and railroad
earnings were of an encoura ging
tenor, likewise bank clearings. None
tary conditions show continued ease
and interior banks are increasing
their purchases of commercial PAPER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
RULES FOR new VOTERS
Subject of Secretary Bryan'S Address
Before Baltimore City Club.

Baltimore, April 24.-Publicity is as
essential to honest administration or
the government as freedom or speech
is to representative government, Sec.
rotary of State Bryan told members or
the City club today.
THE government being the people S
business, he says, lit necessarily 1oi-
lows that it's operations should be at
Governments approach perfection,
the secretary declared, insofar rs
they are cooperative ''in proportion
as they adjust with justice the joint
burdens which it is necessary to i'm
pose and distribute with equity the
incidental benefits which come from
the disbursement of the money raised
by taxation
Secretary Bryan spoke on rules for
the new voter" but he also discussed
the duty of every citizen which, he
said, was ito exert himself to the ut
most to reform every abuse OF govern
ment and to eradicate every evil in
government, remembering that abuses
their beginning than when they have
become fully established
Secretary Bryan referred to Lin
coins Gettysburg speech appealing to
selves to the unfinished task that lay
before them that government of
the people by the people and for the
people might not perish from the
earth.
THAT task" the secretary said "is
still unfinished and it is the duty of
every citizen to carefully study the
principles of government as they arise
and then give his country the beneht
of his judgment and conscience To
this end he should not only express
himself at elections but faithfully at
tend primaries and conventions where
candidates are chosen and policies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
GIVE PLAY
Club Plays Were Given at " w. c. A.
This Afternoon.

The Pollyanna club of the Y. w. c..
A. presented two playlets this after
noon. They were in charge of Miss
Florence Dice. The first play was
TOO Much Bobbie," with the follow
ing cast: Fay Blevins, as Miss Kent:
Wilma Evans, as Rita; Edith Austin
as Alice; Ardie Wolverton, as Mrs
Griffin; Clara Eggleston, as Nancy,
and Gertrude Sandeffer, as Sophia
That will be followed by a duet by
Clara Eggleston and Gertrude Sandef-
fer.
The second playlet Miss Deborah's
Pocketbook," had the following char
acters: Mary Owen. as Miss Deborah
Hollis. the elder; Nettie Dixon, as Mrs
Horner; Daisy Johnson, as Miss
Phoebe Gray; Gladys Hatten as An
ME; Marguerite Peterson, as Deborah
Hollis, the younger, and Hattie Jacob
son, as Phoebe Hollis
The entertainment closed with
"Gavotto," by the club girls, and a
solo dance by Ards Wo1verton