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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11

That the organization of the federal
reserve board and the establishment of
reserve banks just at the time this was
peril and that the regional banks are
rendering a great service even at this
time is the opinion of Maj Il. NJ. Tut
wiler. chairman of the board of directors
of the First National bank of Birming-
ham. Major Tutwiler was made chair
succeeded w. p G. Harding as presi-
dent of the First National. which was
brought about by the selection of Mr..
Harding by President Wilson as a MEM
Der of the federal reserve board.
THE reserve banks. said Major Tut
wiler, were fortunately established just
about the time war spread over Eu-
rope and they have acted as a wonder
full safeguard during out recent crisis.
The banks have lowered from time to
time their discount rates and have ere
ated a firmly rooted opinion that they
are prepared to jump into any emergency
and help over any difficulty our finan-
ciers may find themselves confronted
with
THE reserve banks are capitalized with
money subscribed by the banks of the
section wherein they are located The
law required all federal or national
banks in an optional attitude 1t was
gratifying, ! have no doubt, to the Of
fc1als of the treasury department to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
RELIEF DAY" FOR
POOR TO Be HELD
Mass Meeting Called For
Tuesday at Gable Hall
at 3 O'Clock

In response to call from the Council
of Women's Clubs of this city a mass
meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock at the Gable hall for the
purpose of inaugurating Relief Day
for the poor and needy of the city.
The ladies propose a plan on the or
der of the Belgian relief committee and
donations of money, food and clothing
will be solicited. At the present time the
plans of distribution have not been COM
pleted but at the meeting Tuesday this
will be taken up.
1t is understood the ladies who worked
for the Belgian relief fund behind
the movement. Permanent organization
will be effected and committees appointed
at this meeting. While the movement was
started by the women, an invitation is
extended to men to be present at the
meeting which is open to everyone in
terested in relieving the distress in the
city and district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
|SCUL[y bEL|EVESTHE
S0L0NSWOULDCOME
States Reported Plans Of
Newspaper Club Creating
Much Interest

Joseph b. Scully, adjutant general was
here yesterday and said Montgomery was
very much interested in the plans of the
Newspaper club to entertain the members
this city during the legislative session
General Scully said that such thing had
never been attempted before, but he be-
lieved that every member of the two
houses would gladly come here as guests
of the Newspaper club and it's members.
General Scully said that he would gladly
lend whatever service he could to make
the proposed trip a success.
81 have heard quite a number of the
legislators say that If the newspaper boys
invited them to Birmingham they most
certainly would be on hand" said General
Sculiy. Il do not think that there will be
the least hesitancy If the newspaper fell
lows want the members of the two houses
to come to Birmingham
az will be a great opportunity for the
lawmakers to see this district, and 1t
insight into local conditions and local
progress. | am strongly in favor of the
plan and l sincerely trust that it will be
arranged"
General Scully was asked yesterday to
cooperate with T.. r. Norman OF the
Ledger and Hugh w. Roberts of The
Age Herald i'll Montgomery. The two
latter will represent the Newspaper club
and will very likely extend the invita- ton
to the speaker of the house and the pres
dent of the senate during the present
week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11

Mrs. A. b. Battle, for many years
known to the people OF Birmingham for
her work as a teacher of embroidery,
has fallen heir to fortune estimated at
half a million dollars.
Mrs. Battle, talking to an Age-Herald
reporter yesterday, stated that the prop
erty consisted mostly OF real estate ano
jewelry and that there was a very small
amount of cash. The property comes
from the estate of Mrs. BATTLES mother.
who was French, and who died in France
some years ago. The affairs of the es-
tate were in a more or less muddled con-
ditlon and the property was not avail
able until recently. Mrs. Battle states
II received letter from the firm Of
Jones Brothers, attorneys, some two
weeks ago said Mrs. Battle. (which
announced that | was tn receive prop
erty to the amount of about half mil
lion dollars. There is about $1,000 worth
of iewelry The real estate is located In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11

The public library has several hundred
hooks and pamphlets ON agriculture II
has two encyclopedias, one on asricul-
ture in general and one on horticulture,
in which one can find at least one good
article on any farm topic. 1t receives all
the publications of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, of the Alabama
Agricultural experiment station and or
several other experiment stations. IT.
periodical list includes one poultry pa
per. one garden magazine, = country life
magazine and a general farm paper.
"A Successful Alabama Diversfication
Farm Is the title of an interesting
pamphlet known as farmers bulletin No
$40 Many of the books and pamphlets
are by southern men or are written from
/ nc southern point of view, as Dnssat >
| Southern Agriculture
In addition to those listed below which
We're chosen to show the wide range or
subjects covered, the library mas many
looks and hundreds of bulletins on ag-
rlnrlturo in general, on fertilizers. farm
management, etc.
Alfalfa-Alabama experiment station,
alfalfa in Alabama" Afford, Getting
a Start with Alfalfa in the Cotton Belt;
smith, studies in Alfalfa
Apples-W Waugh, "rhe American Apple
Orchard" also several of the books list
ed under fruits in general.
| Cattle Henry. Feeds and Feeding
Smith. profitable Stock Feeding" Uni
ted States department of agriculture.
| 'Fattening Cattle in Alabama" do You
| Keen a cow" Feeding the Farm Cow
| in the South
| Corn-Alabama experiment station. Re
ducng Insect Injury to Stored Corn
! Experiments With Corn" Shoesmith
| Study Of Corn
| Cotton - MERCER, Knapp Method of
Growing Cotton" Brooks. STORY of Cot
tom" Alabama experiment station, many
pamphlets on the subject
| Dairying-United Slater department of
agriculture, ADVANTAGES OF Dairying in
the SOUTH" Marketing Butter and
Cream in the South. Lane. business of
Dairying;" Wing, MILK and Its Prod
ucts.'
Forage Crops-United Slaves department
of asIit uture, "HaIiy Tetch for the Cot
ton Belt" Rape In the Cotton Belt"
Fruits in General-Bailey, encyclopedia
of ..or,iculture;" Alao?,fa experiment
station. Orchard Notes, Horticultural
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
BIBLE CLASSES PLAN
AN ORGANIZATION

Representatives Of senior and adult
Bible classes from the various Baptist
churches in the district will meet to-
night at the First Baptist church for the
purpose of effecting an organization
through which every class in every Bap-
list church in the district may be reached
with a definite plan for organization
A large number of the classes In the
Sunday schools of this denomination are
unorganised. and are thus more or less
inefficient. An aggressive campaign will
begin ana actively continued with the hope
that large numbers now enlisted may be
brought into the various Sunday schools.
No organization OF this kind now ex-
lists. The Rev. A. X. Wright Of Enslsy. DR..
N. A. Barrett of East Lake and H. l..
Strickland have charge Of the initial pro-
gramme which Will begin at 10 O'Clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
EXODUS TO CAPITAL
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Larges Crowd Plan To Go
!. to Inauguration of Hen
dersOn Next Week

A large delegation Of Birmingham citi-
zens will leave this morning. this after
noon and tomorrow morning for Mont
gomery to witness the opening sessions of
the legislature.
Interest in the converting of the legisia-
ture is very high as it is firmly believed
that the Lawmakers will transact some
of the most progressive and most 1mpor-
tant legislation that has ever been adopted
In this state. Local citizens interested IN
prohibition, local option, tax matters, a
new county. the abolition of the fee sys'
tenn, the creation of additional commas
sioners and all manner of laws will be
in Montgomery in large number during the
next few weeks.
On the train this morning it is probable
that former Lieutenant Governor Henry
b. Gray will go to Montgomery. Senator
Thomas J. Judge went down yesterday
afternoon with others. Jessie F. Stailings
will so to Montgomery today, as will j. F.
Staley and Representatives John ID
Weakley, DIR. E. P. Hogan and 1sadore
Shapiro. Among others will be Max
Winkler, b. III. Cooper of the railroad
commission, Fred Shireman, Eugene L.
Brown T. C. Mcdonald and others.
The largest number from Birmingham
however, will go to. Montgomery week
from today for the Inauguration of Gov
Charles Henderson and to attend the gov
ernor's ball.
The inaugural committee at Montgom-
cry having in charge the arrangements
for the Inauguration has asked Richard
V. Evans to act as chairman of JEFF
ferson county committee the purpose OF
which will be to boost the inauguration
end secure large attendance from this
county. Mr.. Evans will appoint the com
mittee at once.
The Jefferson delegation will carry 9
brass band and plenty of enthusiasm A
special train of 10 coaches has been en-
gagged. The train will leave the Louis
/ vile and Nashville depot at a. m. sharp
In tho event of an overflow crowd q
second section will be run to accommodate
the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
STANDARD HOME
CHANGES PLANS

1t was understood yesterday that Of
ficials OF the Standard Home company
had decided not to present any infor-
nation they may possess to the special
grand jury next week regarding the
alleged effort Of federal office holders
to wreck that company 1t had been
their plan, according to general infor-
nation. to give the special grand jury
Information on which 1t was the opin-
ion indictments could be secured
Since the recent grand jury hearing
however. wherein the officials were in
dicted as in the old cases, the officials
have reached the conclusion that they
will await the trial of the cases and
at that time present as evidence the al :
legged conspiracy of federal office hold
ers to wreck the company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
FORT TO ORGANIZE
THE PETIT JURIES

Petit juries will be organized In the
first division Of the criminal court this
morning by Judge w. e. Fort, after which
he will sound the docket set for the day.
Judge II. p. Heflin will preside in the
second division. A heavy docket has been
set in each division.
In the circuit court, Judge c. b. Smith
will take up a criminal docket Of state
appeal cases. both jury and nonjury. Cir
cult Solicitor Joseph r. Tate will repre-
sent the state in these cases. The ma
jority of these cases are misdemeanors
Judge f. c. Crow will organize the jury
and take up the regular docket set in his
division. 'te-t.' s.'.t'
Judge John C. Pugh will organize the
juries for the week In the first division
of the city court. The other Judges will
take up the regular docket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
LITERATURE IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Sneg>stions. .'Fumig i.in on Nur5esy
Stock alley. sPrth'rg nook; caro-.
Bush Frcits;" Interhsio.sl Correspond
ence Schools; "Frul. Gdi,are," waugh
Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Market
lag
Garden Crops-Alpaush, the Garden
cite ~ ~ Backyard eiar.!tn." Bailey
Garden Making" Baraas Suburban
ca,den Guide" .Henl ,rssh. Gardening
ftr 'o'it;" Hendersf., hardening fcf
p'rasurc;" Selden, "t.vefylpar's Garucl
Every Week"
Il"gs-t oburn, Swine 1ir.ihaadry:" In
ternat't raj Corres2on icace Schools
'syno Houses and f.1uipmsnt." United
Ssates department o. agriculture How
So' 'i"ii Farmers Mdy CIT Start H.
Zig fi,isilg"
| Horses and Mules--united States de-
partment of agriculture. Horse and
Mule Raising in the south" Breeds
of Draft Horses Bunum. The Horse.
His Breeding, Care and Use;' Harper
Training and Breaking of Horses
Observation-Disclosures Mushrooms"
Nuts--Fuller Nut Culturist."
Oats-united states department of ag-
| ficulture. winter Oats in the Cotton
Belt" Alabama experiment station.
oats" Experiments With Oates;' In
terantional corresponding schools.
Wheat. Oats" etc.
| Peaches--lnternation correspond
| ence schools. Peaches and Piums
| Potatoes-United States department
of agriculture, Potato Culture" Potato
wilt Leaf Roll and Similar Diseases
| Poultry-united states department
of agriculture. Poultry Raising for the
Southern Farmer" international cor
| respondence schools. Poultry Farms
Poultry Houses, standard Bred Poul-
| try" Johnson, "Chiekens;" Valentine.
| How to Keep Hens for Profit" Wat
son, Farm Poultry Weir, "The Poul-
| try Book.
| Sheep---United State department OF
| agriculture. Producing Sheep on South
! ern Farms" Breeds of Sheep for the
Farm" Domestic Breeds of Sheep In
America"
Tobacco--United States department OF
agriculture, Tobacco Culture" Culture
of F'lue Cured Tobacco"
| Tomatoes--Tracy. Tomato Culture.
| Vegetables In General--Bennetl
Vegetable Gardens" Corbett, Garden
Farming" Rawson, Success in Market
Gardening" Watts, Vegetable Garden
ing" Alabama experiment station,
Vegetable Growing in Alabama"
Wheat-United States department OF
| agriculture, Winter Wheat In the Cot
ton Belt International correspond
ence schools, Wheat, Oats, Barley. Rye
and Buckwheat."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
HOGUE RESIDENCE BURNS
"A Loss of About Six Thousand Dollars
Suffered Yesterday

A loss of almost $4,000 was suffered
yesterday afternoon at o'clock when the
residence of Charles f. Hogue of the firm
of Hogue & Friedman, coal operators, was
totally destroyed by fire at Edgewood, a
residential suburb, four miles south Of
the city. The fire loss is only partly COW
cred by insurance Accounts of the blaze
are that there were no persons in the
Hogue residence at the time of the fire.
Mrs. Hogue and her two children have
been in Sheffield and Md. Hogue had left
the residence in the morning to come to
Birmingham to take a train for Shelf
field to visit his family. No fire had been
built in the furnace and the origin of the
blaze remains a mystery. Mrs. Hogue
was notified of the fire by long distance
telephone. When the fire was discovered
It was beyond control and when fire COM
pany No. arrived on the scene the
house was Quilted. The firemen, however.
were in time to save the servants house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
LARGE ORCHESTRA TO
BE ORGANIZED HERE
Local Union Invites All Interested to
Attend Adjourned Meeting
Next Sunday

The Birmingham Musical association,
union, at meeting held yesterday voted
unanimously in favor of organizing a
large concert orchestra under the title
of the Birmingham Orchestral association.
A form of charter was read and adopted.
An adjourned meeting will be held next
Sunday afternoon at the Clark & Jones
hal for the purpose of electing officers
and completing the orchestral organza-
ton. 1t was decided to extend an invita-
ton to all persons who can play on some
orchestral instrument to attend and enroll
themselves. Amateurs as well as union
musicians will be received,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
To-day" Prices l5c to $50
Matinee 25c to 81

The price Of night tickets to To-day
at the Jefferson theatre Friday matinee
and night is Csc to $1.50. and matinee
prices are Csc to 81. Because Of typo
graphical error yesterday morning the
advertisement read 81 for night tickets
instead Of $3.50. This Is the same cast
and company which played to large au'
diences at the Jefferson In October.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
THE MEMOLIS RETURN
Mrs. Memoli and Joseph MemOli Were
Under Surgical Treatment

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Menoli and their
Oldest son, Joseph Memoli, returned yes
terday from Baltimore, after an absence
of many weeks.
Mrs Memoli and her son were under
surgical treatment at Johns Hopkins hos
pital-the latter for an eye. Mr.. Memoli
said last night that while his wife was
now out of danger she would not be able
to leave her room for sometime yet.
Joseph Memoli has entirely recovered
the use of his affected eye.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11


union in the state, enlisted personally
the support of hundreds of farmers.
The State College of Agriculture not
only aided In the work of organization
but gave some of its best men for the
campaign itself. So did the four dis
trict agricultural schools. G. W. Wat
son, head of the farm demonstration
work in Arkansas, went into the cam
paign with all of the 81 farm demon
strators under his direction. George
b. Cook, state superintendent OF edu-
cation, put all the forces of his depart
ment into the work. The Iron Mountain
Rock Island, Cotton Belt and the Mis-
souri, and North Arkansas railroads
gave strong and active support. The
State Bankers association, the jobbers
association and the Travelling Men $
association went into the work enthusi-
astically.
Two Months Campaign
All of these forces invited p. G. Hold
en-, director of the agricultural extern
sion department of the international Har-
vester company, to come to Arkansas
with his entire staff of advance men,
organizers and farm experts to aid in
making the campaign of greatest pos
sible benefit to the entire state. Holden
and all the men in the department came
and gave their services for nearly two
months. The campaign started with two
crews of 20 men each going out In diff
ferent directions over the state. In these
crews were some Of the most success
| full farmers and live stock men in the
| United States. Before the work ended
more than 1900 meetings had been held
on farms, at schools and in towns In y
counties. The attendance at these meet.
ings was more than 5000
| Reports from Arkansas indicate tina
the results of the campaign already arr
| being felt all over the state. The cot
| ton acreage, 1t Is estimated, will be cu
| in half and many bankers have arranged
| to lend the farmers money on live stock
and on other crops besides cotton. Tbs
real estate men of Little Rock. in CO.
operation with the railroads, have
| worked out plan for bringing thou
sands of immigrants Into the state
buying up large tracts of land and sell
ing off portions to immigrants at low
prices and on easy terms. The bankers
and merchants of FIT. Smith are goine
to finance all the boys and girls in the
surrounding territory in raising chick
ems and pigs The real estate mon oil
| Fl Smith have made plans for making
| gardens OF all the vacant lots in END
around the city There are about 100
of these lots. Many Of the leading mer
| of Arkansas say that the campaigT
marked the beginning new era Of
progress and prosperity for the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
B'Nai Birth Day

Much interest is being displayed in
the celebration of B'Nai BIRTH Day.
which is to take place at Temple
Emanuel at o'clock Sunday, January
II. This celebration Is an annual affair,
which has become established as an in
stitution in B'Nai Birth work. 1t serves
to commemorate the accomplishments
achieved by the order, to bring its mem
bers in closer touch with one another,
ard to instigate propaganda work
among nonmembers. The meeting Is
open to the public, as well as members
and their friends. A. Leo Oberdorfer
one of the most active and prominent
workers in the order, will deliver the
address, and there will also be an at
tractive musical programme.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-11
GERR|SH INQUEST TO
Be HELD THURSDAY
Detective PrOpst Scouts The
Suicide Theory
GIVES HIS REASONS
States His Belief That MIR. Gerrish
Probably Was Shot By Sneak
Thief Hiding in the
Bathroom

There will be a coroners jury in
quest Thursday morning into the death
of Harry II. Gerrish. aged 81 years, the
local manager of the National Cash
Register company. who was shot through
the heart at his home at 1920 Fourteenth
avenue, south, stated Coroner Charles
l.. Spain last night.
''The relatives of the dead man. said
Coroner Spain, ARE going to Montgom-
cry in the morning with the body of the
deceased and also the body of DIR. b.. r..
McGlanathan, the father-in-law, who
died Christmas eve, where funeral serv-
ices over the remains of both men will
take place. The trip to Montgomery and
funerals will take sometime and there
fore I will not impanel a jury to go
into the true facts regarding the shoot
ing until the relatives return The jury
inquest will in all probability start
Thursday morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
RECIPES AGAINST LOVE
ARE ISSUED TO STUDENTS
University OF Wisconsin Frowns Upon
Cupid and Tells How to Dodge
His Shafts.

MADISON. WIS, November 6.-The
faculty OF the University of Wisconsin
has warned students against letting
Cupid Interfere with their studies
Professor Lillian Martin, OF the psych-
illogical department, therefore has is
sued antilovc recipes. Of which the fol-
lowing are typical:
cut out social events, if YOU have
any tendency to fall in love
IF YOU are affected by any romantic
location. cut that part OF the CAMPUS
from your acquaintance.
stay away from the things that
excite your love, whatever they NAV
be-"
The university grounds around the
shore OF Lake Mendoza are known bv
men and women as the ideal spot for
lovc-making, but the faculty believes
that, although they themselves have
listened in numerous instances to the
love call of Mendoza in the spring. it
is better for studies that love be let
alone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
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