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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE URGES METHOD OF
 INCREASING TAXES
Would Permit People of Cities of LessThan 100000 Population to Raise
 Tax Rate by Vote
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Tuscaloosa, May 31.-tSpecial,)-The Ala bama Municipal league in session here this afternoon, agreed upon proposed constitutional amendment which, if adopted by the people, will permit cities of less than 100000 population to increase by the vote of the people the rate of taxation one-half of 1 per cent. This action will have no effect on the Birming- ham bill which would give Birmingham the right to increase it's rate by 1 mill.
 A feature of the session of the mayors was an address delivered by Mrs R.. Dupont Thompson of Birmingham. She was presented by James Weatherly as a woman who is not a faddist or theo- rist. but as one with a home and hus- band and children and a love for them and who is possessed of a desire to apply to municipalities the lesson she had learned in childhood, that is housekeep~ ing. Mrs. Thompson urged the mayors to follow the example of Birmingham and create an auxiliary board for tha cleansing of municipalities and make this a board of women obsessed with the germ of civic pride. At the conclusion of her remarks she was complimented with an outburst of applause. Into the discussion of the heads of Alabama mu- nicipalities, the prohibition question through indirection was injected.
 John H. Peach, city attorney of Shelf field, declared that inasmuch as the pro- hibitionists had deprived certain munich palities of the profit from the saloon licenses, they should be honest enough to ba cities the right to increase their taxation rate by substantial mar gin. MT. Peach professed to know, be cause he himself is a prohibitionist, N9 sooner however, than MT Peach had concluded his fair remarks regarding the prohibitionists and their honesty than Frank w. Lull, mayor of Wetumpka' a prohibitionst also, took issue with him. He expressed an opinion to the ehecl that should the proposed amendment pro vide for a tax rate of $l on the $loo the neonle would assuredly vote it down. The incident caused considerable merrlnent Harry Upton Sims taxation expert from Birmingham, addressed the league on .he bill prepared by the State Tax leapue and received what was tantamount to an Endorsement of the proVls1ohs or that bill Attending the meeting wers Mr Weatherly and Mir. Sims of Bir- mineham Mayor Pillans of Mobile, Mayor Cunter and Attorney Ray Rushton or Montgomery, Mayor Lull of Wetumpka
 Attorney Peach of Sheffield, Attorney
 Mitchell of Florence. Attorney Rather or ,ruscumbia, Attorney Lanier of Florence. Mayor Preston of Jasper, Mayor stuo- dard of Cordova Mayor Clay or selma
 Attorney Ianier of Huntsville, Mayor Wilsle of Anniston Mayor Kay of Naples
 ,ille and Commissioners Robertson
 Prince and Rhodes of Tuscaloosa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
CARRIERS
 MEET HERE NEXT
Association Ends Conven- tion in Gadsden With
 Election of Officers

Gadsden, May 31.-(Special.) 1.-The Ala bama division of the National Letter Car riers' association adjourned at 4.3O o'clock Monday afternoon after selecting Br- mingham as the place for holding the 1916 convention. Tusca loosa invited the convention for next year. but a majority Of the delegates voted for Birmingham
 The new officers elected are as follows President, Lee Stockdale, Talladega vice president, c. w. Stucl1ie. Tuscaloosa: sec retary, Lee Force, Birmingham; treas urer. R. D. osborne, Birmingham
 A. B. Guyton of Birmingham was elect ed a delegate to attend the national con vention at Omaha in September. G. A Palmer of Birmingham was elected al- ternate
 It was decided to hold the annual meet ing on July 4, hereafter instead of May 30. Dallas, Tex, was indorsed for the 19lI national convention city. The new execu- tive committee consists of $. c. McLaugh- lin, Holms Pentieost, S. H. Dunston and G. A. Palmer.
 A resolution was passed urging the Postmaster General to extend the time for leave of absence on account of illness from 150 days to one year Under the present rule carrier loses his position after six months and the Hammil bll' pending in Congress, providing for retire. ment of carriers on old age pensions was indorsed.
 The delegates were entertained by the Gadsden carriers at a luncheon at the Printup hotel at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
LEND GOLD DUST AS | OLD ASSAY OFFICE IS | BEING TORN DOWN Some Interesting History
 Associated With Famous
 Old N. Y. Structure OLD TWEED HOME
 HAS CHANGED HANDS Place Formerly Pointed Out to All
 EiS;tors Will Become Site of Great Trust Company la Building
By HOLLAND

New York May 31.-(Special 1.-The as-
 say office in Wall street has been for more than a century far more closely asso- |ciated with the federal government than
 with. New York city. Like the sub-treas- ury, whose organization came much later
 than that of the assay office. it is a na- | |tional institution The estimated wealth of the world, reckoned in cash as 1t is to- |day, Is probably far less than the aggre- gate cash, and especially gold and silver, which has passed through this office. It was the scene of great excitement after General Sherman sent word from Cali |fornia to Washington that gold had been discovered in that state. It is now demol-
 1shed for reasons of prudence, since there has long been doubt whether the building was safe. It will be remembered rradi- |tionally and there will be visible preser- vation of relic of it because the front was bought and is to be set up probably within convenient distance of the Metro |politan Museum of Art In like manner, the church on Wall street, which was only b step away and had fame because in it
 Jonathan Edwards preached was demol- |ished and it's fragments were taken away stone by stone and placed together again, as far as possible in accordance with the |original structure. and is now used as a |house of worship.
 | No building was ever demolished, cer- |tainly in New York city. with such scrup- Iulous care as has characterized the tear ling down of the assay office. The late
 Maurice l.. Muhleman, who was for a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
Gddsden Hears Report
 Plate Mill Is to Be Built
 By Gulf States Company
Rumors Also Persistent that Battery of By-Pro- duet Ovens is to Be Estimated Cost of
 Plate Mill is Put at S600,000
Fly CLYDE ". ENNIS

Gadsden May 31.--(Special)-Th most absorbing interest was created here toody by the incessant report that the Gulf States Steel company would erect in this city a by-product battery of ovens as well as a plate mill. The necessity fol the plate mill was suggested by the report that a shlpbullding plant is to be con structed at Mobile
 It was stated that the plate mill would cost $6O0,00O and would be constructed ad- Jacent to the present operations. The ovens. it was suggested, would also he near the present steel mills of the Gulf States. c. E. Moffett plant manager, was in Birmingham today and cotld not be seen for a statement.
 1t was stated that the company having extensive export orders had earned this year over $150,000 net. It was also gos- sped here that the recent election ot ]. w Patten, president of the United States Mortgage and Bond company, was of sig nifcance, as he is well informed about plate mill operations and general indus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

long time an officer in the suhtrea sury and very high authority in gold produc- ton, used to say that when the assay 1f- nee was torn down, if care were taken to scruinize every fragment and even ex- amine microscopically the dust deposits considerable gold in various forms would be found there. That is exactly what Is reported to have been the experience of the contractors who have been tearing down the>old building. They are under stood to have found gold of considerable amount, sometimes coin, sometimes dust, and expect to find more.
 But there is one kind of cash formerly In wide circulation which these wreckers Will not discover in the ruins. or. if they do what they find will no longer he cash but rubbish. For a good many years be- fore the national banking act was pa ssed firm of brokers famous in these old days occupied part of the assay office build ing. The name was Howes & Macey, and when this firm liquidated the incident Was spoken of as being as good an illustra- tfon as could be found of the effect of the national bank law upon the circulation of state bank notes. Howes X Macey were distinguished for certain persona eccen- tricites, but this queer repute did not diminish the respect of the banking world and of all with whom they did business for them as men of the highest integrity MT. Howes was almost the last citizen of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
SEVERAL HUNDRED
 THOUSAND BOOKS
To Be Distributed Telling Points About Wonderful
 Earth Product

Hundreds of thousands of little books, "The Story of Vitalitas,' are in press and are shortly to be distributed throughout southern cities. The demand for these books has extended even across the seas and is so great that at times they cannot be supplied The history of vitalitas is outlined in the book, to- gether with the description of the method of it's production. Copies of it are sent upon request to any address vitalitas is one of the medicinal marvels of this age It is purely and wholly a natural product, free of hurtful drugs or in fact of added ingredients of any character.
 About two years ago Vitalitas was first placed on the market and at home-the state of Texas-it has accomplished such remarkable things as to attract world wide attention. The demand for VitaU- tas has steadily grown and is now as- suming nationwide proportions This new natural medicine is effective in the treatment of many human ailments par ticularly those of stomach. liver, kidneys, bowels and blood. It cIeanses. heals and invigorates; it is pleasant and the most delicate invalid can take it.
 See the display and sample Vitalitas at Averyt's drug store. 1o9-111 Twentieth street of write there. for information. Also forl sale by Pegram-Patton. Drug Co., Bes5emer. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
New York and Chicago

From Golfers.
 The other day met a man and his wife, transplanted Chicagoans, on the street in New York.
 How long have you been here?' l asked.
 Three years" said the husband.
 "Why did you come2'
 For business reasons.'
 How do you like the changer
 The husband hesitated. Well I've done a great deal better here than l ever did in Chicago" he said.
 How do you like t2' l asked the wife
 New York gives us more advantages. she said but I prefer Chicago people"
 Would you like to go back"
 The wife hesitated. but the husband shook his head No" he replied, there's something about New York that gets into your blood. To go back to Chicago would seem like retrograding."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
CHURCH MEETING AT
 MOUNTAIN CREEK

Mountain Creek, May 31.-(Special) Ore of the largest gatherings that has ever been known was that at Canaan church on the occasion of the two iays' religious meeting of Chiffon county Baptists on Saturday and Sun. day. The people came from Chilton Goosa. Autauga and Fillmore counties in autos. buggies and wagons.
 hev. R. H. Long on Sunday preached to an overflowing house of listeners 8
 In the afternoon the campus at the Olc. Soldiers Home was crowded by these visitors much to the pleasure oi the old veteran&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
ADAMS SHOT AND
 SERIOUSLY WOUNDED

Cullman, May 31.-(Special.)- )-Gus Adams, a we'll known farmer of this city. was shot and seriously injured following a quarrel with Monroe West. a neighbor, here today. No reason for the shooting is known.
 Accounts of. the affair are that Mir. Adams was driving home in his buggy when he was stopped by West Worus followed and West. it is stated. drew u revolver and fired twice one she. taking effect in MT. Adams left breast. West disappeared following the shoot ing and has not been apprehended.
 Vann Gillespi. young boy. was in tine buggy at the time, but he is ur- able to state just what was the nature of the quarrel Mir. Adams. it Is said, charges that West shot him but has given no reason for the action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
Thought Honey" Was Near

From Lippincotts
 Bride and groom they were, unmis- takably, and the guests writing. Wish you were here" greetings in that At lantic City hotel were much interested m them. Fact sat at desk and got busy with pen and ink, the silence being broken only when the bride asked how to spell a word. These queries annoyed an old gentleman writ ing nearby and he was plainly relieved N hen the bridegroom left the room. The little bride did not know that she had been deserted and she again got stuck on a word.
 How do you spell Cincinnati honey?" she asked.
 C-i-n-c-i-n-n-a- a-t-i-h-o-n-e-y," respond ed MT. Crouch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

cigarettes and stories of their. experiences in the trenches.
 Among the Hungarians there is a large percentage of very young men, from which the inference Is drawn that the Hungarian male population is being heav- fly drawn upon. Out of every thousand prisoners taken in the Carpathans. about 50 are Germans, which bears out the preN- ous stories that there is a sprinkling Of German regiments along the entire fight ing line in the Carpathians.
 In addition to the prisoners taken sf Przemys the Russians appear to have taken some 5000 Hungarians and Ger mans in the Carpathan battles during tho third week of March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
IBirming gham, Ala. ! lack sonville, Fla.

trial matters. He also controls sfeal wealth.
 The Gulf States operations here are said to be at the maximum on export orders sufficient to cause constant operations for some months. and there is here a general feeling of expectancy over an announce- ment of further expansion.
 At the Birmingham offices of the Gulf States Steel company the idea of a plate mill at Gadsden and coke ovens was not discounted It was explained that the min would, 1t was believed, absorb n0e1 tons of steel per month, and as the company can make a tonnage in excess of rsquira- ments equal to that figure. plate mill absorbing such a tonnage would be val- uable. It was further stated that the mill would, 1t was estimated, cost $500, ,0oO. The officials. however, stated with obtols sadness that such sum was not avail- able just now, but that an abiding hupe was entertained for the final success pf such plan for the vicinity of Gadsden As to the ovens, there was nothing to edd other than information contained in Tue Age Herald sometime ago, which was generally to the effect that the plan for more ovens was remote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
A Delicate Problem

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The type of youth who indulges in loud clothes and a hat forced back over his ears. dropped into the dental chalr.
 I'm afraid to give him gas said the dentist to his assistant.
 Why"
 How can I tell when hss usag1A. scious?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

New York to wear what used to be called Daniel Webster coat It was dlrk blue, with swallowtails and with large copper or brass buttons almost as large as an old-fashioned cent. His partner, MT. Ma cey, who was a Quaker, never appeai ed in public unless dressed in the eonVen- tional, gray Quaker garb and the broac- brimmed Quaker hat. The principal busi- ness done by this firm was the purchase of state bank notes at such discount as the market seemed to justify. These notes were brought to them in the course of tho year in large amounts. Some of them could not command much more than 90 or 50 cents on the dollar. Many of hem were sold at discount rate of 10 to 10 per cent. The firms dealings in bank aotes of this kind were at one time tho largest carried on by any firm in the United States It's quotations of exchange upon state bank notes were regarded as authori- tative. The national bank law, however. when 1t was so amended as to impose tax of 10 per cent upon the issue of state bank notes accomplished what was the purpose of such taxation. Sta,c bunk notes were driven out of circulation Howes & Macey had no further business and they retired. having gained com fortable fortunes, This firm too. like the assay office, is one of the gread tradi- tions of the financial district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

L. c. Gibbs has been exonerated of the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses at Decatur. MT. Gibbs went to Decatur Saturday to face the charge and after a full hearing in a iustice's court the charges were dis missed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville May 31.-(Speclal) 1.-TWO store houses on West Holmes street be- longing to the Bernstein estate and oc" cupied by Lee Guyer and John Jones' second hand dealers, were burned this morning The loss was total, amounting to about 5000, with insurance of only three or four hundred dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

Miss Leaton Cole of Lax and Mir. Ewel Smith of Athens will be married in, Huntsville at the home of Wiley w.. Cole on Thursday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

Preliminary arrangements are peins made by several business men here Tor the organization of corporation with a canital stock of s50,000 for the estab- lishment and operation or pachins plant and abattoir. c. w. Olson or Chat 7. tanooga, F. D. Moses of Trenton, N J., and w. M. Jenkins of Pittsburg are the outside parties interested. With the growth of the cattle raising industry here in the last few seasons and bright nrospects for continued growth For years to come, it is believed that plant of this kind will pay handsomely. It is stated that 50 carloads or cattie have been shipped out or here within the last few weeks, all of which shouli have been slaughtered here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01

Ren p Hunt. former editor of the Huntsville Mercury Banner has gone 10 Cleburne, Tex, to be married. On Tuesday night he will lead to the altar Miss Fannie Keith of Cleburne, for merly of Franklin, Tenn. The marriage will be solenmized at the home of the brides brother, Robert Keith. MT. Hun, and bride will be at home in Hunts vile after few days.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
FROG IN BABY'S STOMACH
TadpoIe Grew and Waved e.. :. -.
infant's Milk DIet-chIId
10 Dead.

The eighteen-months-oId child ~
MRS. Harry Wolf OF Chicago il dead
following an operation which disclosed
conditions that many surgeons had de.
clared to be impossible, says a Goshen
ind dispatch to the indianapolis Star.
While visiting her parents in syria.
cuse, Kosciusko county, last summer.
Mrs. Wolf permitted the baby to drink
hydrant water. Within a short time
the infant became sickly and lost flesh
Treatment for indigestion was given,
but it did not reach the seat Of the
trouble. Then an X-ray examination
disclosed black spot on the stomach.
and an operation resulted in a frog
weighing more than half a pound be.
ing taken from the infant.
Doctors who operated said they be.
heved that when the child drank nv.
drant water in Syracuse a tadpole was
taken into the stomach and that the
frog developed and lived on milk,
which was given the patient in large
quantities. Following the operation
the child improved rapidly and com.
plete recovery was practically assured
when pneumonia developed, causing
death.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
Candy Relieves Fatigue.

The value of candy is recognized by
military authorities. The British sol
diers in France are reported as con-
Stunning "prodigious quantities OF
sweets" A captain at the front with
the British army reports that the can.
teen has Ave times the demand for
sweets that was expected, and one.
fifth tho demand for beer" The Aus.
traIians encamped In Egypt have eaten
all the chocolate to be had in Cairo.
Scientists contend the sugar has
much food value and is good sub
stitute for alcohol Chocolate, for ex.
ample. is harmlessly stimulating. Sol.
diers have discovered what scientists
knew before. that sugar win relieve
fatigue quickly and give q sense Of
strength that is real without the sub
sequent depression experienced by
those who use spirits. Sugar and can.
dies are found to be useful not only
to the physically tired, but to those
who suffer mental exhaustioh.--West-
minister Gazette.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
sUpPLIEs ALWAYs on HAND
British Claim 70 Have Made Transport
system to the Front as Perfect g
u Possible.

When II Is mentioned that 1000 tons
OF goods-fcod and other essities-
are sent every day from tie base de-
pots to the firing line OF the British
army, some idea OF the gigantic taak
o. the army service win be gathered.
This enormous weight OF goods, says
Harold Begbie. comes almost entirely
nom England. for we are not buying
N France even 30 perishahle : neces-
sity as milk. Vast stores are brought
nom England and loaded into sheds
ct the base depots.
All day by motor dory and railway
truck supplies for the troops are sent
out from these base depots to stores
IS near as possible to the firing llnea.
And just as reserves are accumulated
In the docks. so reserves are accumu.
lated near the front. since an accident
to the railways might cut on the tight.
ing soldiers supplies.
On one occasion there was a delay
on the railways OF SO hours, but not
only did the soldier at the front get
all his food and ammunition, but he
did not even have TO draw on the re
serves ! have mentioned: regimental
stores were sufhcient for his need,
Everything goes by clockwork. There
Is no room for an accident. London
Tit-Bits.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
AN EASY WAY TO GET
RID OF UGLY PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply a little resinol ointment very
genrly Let this stay on ten minutes.
and wash of with resinol soap and
more hot water. finishing with q dash
OF cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice day. and you win
be astonished 70 find how quickly the
healing resinol medication soothes
and cleanses the pores. removes PIN
pies and blackheads, and leaves the
complexion clear and yelyety.
Resinol ointment and resinol SOAP
stop itching instantly and speedily heal
skin humors, sores. burns. wounds and
sunburn. Sold by all druggists. ADV.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
The Floor pId.

Jimmy. Eve years old. had discov-
cred that he could do a few turns on
the swinging rings In the gymnasium
OF the Boys club. following the ath'
letic example Of his older brother. But,
as all Joy must end, 90 ended the hap
piness OF the young swinger. His hold
slipped and he landed on the noor.
His brother rendered first aid.
"Did the rings hit your" he asked.
mo" Jimmy replied between BObs
"but the floor did"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
..d,,orr, smith Was Reassured.

.rdstorrn Smith Was Reassured.
|Say. looky yur!" snarled Sand
m Smith, the widely-known Okla
|'an. emerging from the elevator
4 Kansas City hotel five minutes
4 he had apparently retired to his
A for the night. who in the
IS is that cuss in the next room
|nine?"
4 guest who was in an automobile
dent this afternoon" replied the
"The gasoline caught fire and
led him pretty badly. ! am sorry
roans disturbed you. but"
w, that's all right! / thought it
one of them Internal cabaret per-
ers practicing on an accordion"
lnsas City Star.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
Gloomy Observation.


DO YOU think the world IL getting
betterY"
Il don't know anything about H."
replied the melancholy observer. 1T
seemed to be doing very wen for .
time, but. judging from the European
news. should say II Ia suffering q
terrible relapse"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22

While Jane, the new maid, was tan.
ing her first lesson In arr sing the
dining table. someone IN tho hasemane
kitchen put something upon the dumb
waiter below.
What's that noiseT" asked jams
quickly.
Why. that's the dumbwaiter.- ~.
aponded the mistress.
WELL" said Jane, hes aacratchln'
to get out. Golfers.