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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
MASS MEETING OF EAST LAKE CITIZENS
Oppose the Consolidation of Their Postoffice With
 WOOdlawn Station

The citizens of East Lake are up 1T arms against the abolishment of the sub station of the postoffice at that point tion. They contend that the proposed merger would not only greatly inconven- fence the people of East Lake but 1t would be more expensive to the postoffice de- partment than the present condition Sen ator Oscar Underwood and Congressman George Huddleston have been appealed to by the East Lake citizens to prevent if possible the consolidation of the sta tions.
 A mass meeting was held last night of the East Lake citizens that filled the city hall to overtiowing to protest against the abolishment of the postoffice Congress man Huddleston was in attendance and after the claims of the citizens had been presented promised to use his efforts to stop the consolidation.
 It will be recalled that by recent or der issued by the postal department the sub-station of East Lake was to be con- solidated with that of Woodlawn and the merger to be effective July 22. This proposition met with vigorous opposition on the part of the East Lake people and a committee called on Senator Under wood yesterday asking that the matter
 
 presented. The senator wired the de- partment yesterday asking that the mat ter be held up.
 At the mass meeting last night it was shown that the postofflce at East Lake has been in existence for over 25 years that it accommodated a citizenship of about 6000 persons, not including the 200 or more students at Howard college. the $50 inmates of the Alabama Boys Indus- trial school, the orphans home and sev- eral other institutions. It was contended that the proposition to have stamps and money orders for sale at certain drug store would not be of much value and not in any way to compensate for the loss of the postoffice.
 Among those speaking at the mass meet ing last night were Congressman Hud- dleston, Prof. A. D. Smith, l.. J Cox, Prof. John R. Dawson, Tom Huey, Prof. James Walker and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
Finds a Cure
 For Pellagra

Harvey La.--Mrs. w. S. Spruiell of this place, writes T suppose 1t will be great pleasure to you to know that you cured my child. She had pellagra very bad and the doctor said she never would get we'll. She is we'll of pellagra and looks fine.
 You may use this letter as a testi- monial if you wish. Great benefit have you done my daughter. Mindie Abrams"
 There Is no longer any doubt that pellagra can be cured. Don't delay until it Is too late. It Is your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn.
 The symptoms-hands red like suE- burn; skin peeling ofr. sore mouth, the lips. throat and tongue flaming red, with much mucus and chokingi indiges- tion and nausea. either diarrhoea or constipation.
 There Is hope; get Baughn's big Free book on Pellagra and learn about the remedy for peilagra that has at last been found. Address American Com- pounding Co. box 2014. Jasper. Ala, re- membering money is refunded in any case whore the remedy falls to cusa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20


 divisions will sit daily. each court opening at g o'clock when defaul; Judgments will be taken. Sessions will be held every day and during the sum mer months the courts will close or Saturdays at 12 o'clock.
 Judge Abernethy will try all the criminal cases and will have juris- diction over all misdemeanor cases and preliminary Jurisdiction over the fel- ony cases. Civfl cases will be tried by the other two judges. In order to prevent confusion all cases, civil and criminal. now pending in the former court of common pleas will be tried by the judge in whose court the suits were commenced. Marvin Bonner will be clerk of the first division and while the bill creating the new court makes no provision for deputy clerks l. is understood Miss Edwina Wood will be retained. Sheriff Jack Greener will be court bailiff.
 Judge Hickman will try civil cases exclusively and will hold court in the present location of the former court of common pleas Henry Hall will be clerk of the second division
 Judge Lea will have Circuit" and will hold court three days each week at the courthouse and hold court one day each week at Woodlawn, North Birmingham and West End, resoect- ive1y. Victor Torina will be clerk of the third division. which will be To- cated in Birmingham on the fourth floor of the courthouse near the cor oner's office. The courtrooms for the other places will be selected by the board of revenue.
 The municipal court of Birmingham supercedes the court of common pleas, which is now defunct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
Board of Revenue Makes Spirited Defense of
 Method of Operation
.S1O,0OO SAVED ON
 ONE OPERATION
Built Bridge Across Warrior River at Maxine-Have Built 43 Concrete Bridges and 10 Wooden Ones
 Since First of January

Members of the board of revenue being wasted in the working of the county conyicts on the roads and con tend that the county has got the full value received for every dollar ex- pended since the system was inaugur- ated. Members of the board state that there was a heavy expenditure at the beginning of the system by virtue of purchase of the necessary equipment, tools and other appliances. but con tend that every dollar was spent eco- nomically and with view of perma- nent equipment obviating any further large expenditures by future boards.
 It Is pointed out that since January [, 1915, there have been built by con vict labor in the county 43 reinforced concrete bridges from 10 to 70 feet long. 10 wooden bridges with stone abuttments, 23 miles of new road with grade of not exceeding 6 per cent, 12 miles of road chertcd with m aver age haul from the chcrt pits of four miles and there have been repaired approximately 200 miles of dirt and mncadnm roads.
 As to the women and the men phys ically unfit to work on the roads, 1t is pointed out that this class of coun- ty convicts are put to work on the county farm and raise vegetables and other produce for feeding the con victs on road and bridge work.
 It Is stated that one of the achieve ments of the convict system in lief ferson county was the building of the bridge across the Warrior river at Maxine. 1t was built with convict la bor at an estimated saving. to the coun- ty of s10,000 when compared with the contract cost of n bridge across the same river at Kimbrell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
$3OOO FOOT ISPAID FOR HOF BRAUSALOONS SITE
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tieth street and 100 feet deep. It Is at present occupied by a two-story brick building up until a few weeks ago leased by the Hof Brau saloon.
 The deal was made by Mir. Gray largely as an investment. stated Mir. Adams yesterday afternoon. He does not contemplate any improvement of the property in the immediate future but anticipates such action at a later date. The former owners was the estate of Louis A. Bates, formerly of New York.
 This is the first real estate deal of it's size in sometime in which there was cash consideration. The nego- tiations some few weeks ago by which Maj. F. M. Tutwiler secured the Mec- ca hotel property was larger. but was mainly swapping of property. Real estate men are inclined to ad- init some improvement in their busi- ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
Long Toddy' and Clerk Bill
 Fast Becoming Ladies Men
By ELLIS c. HoLLuMs

Bailiff Todd of the recorders court is fast securing a reputation of belng a ladies man" Many men are ladies men, but most of them are married and belong to but one lady. Bailfff Todd is nice to all of them and the evidence is piling up at an alarming rate
 Saturday Judge Davis gave the mini mum fine to a woman on a charge of violating ordinance 312-C, which re- lates to the prohibition laws. She was young woman and carried a beautiful baby She. too. was pretty The case was appealed by the defendant and her attorney left the courtroom to get the appeal bond signed properly While he was gone the woman and her baby oc eupied seat in the attorneys section of the courtroom. Judge Davis proceed ed with his work
 Clerk "Bilr' Cunningham, usually so busy writing receipts. had observed the child carried by the woman It was an unusually attractive little bit of hu- manity and had firted outrag geously with the ,staid Bill" After it's mother was seated, the baby became fretful. It wanted water. It's mother did not know where the water was. Clerk Bill" heard the childs request and could not properly attend to his work while that babe was in want. What mattered 1t if the mother was pretty? The child was prettier and infinitely more attractive. tAt least, that's what he said after wards)
 So, Clerk Bill secured a glass of water and carried it to the child Bafliff Todd had observed his maneuvering with shrewd eyes. The genial bailiff also was observing Judge Davis, who was just administering $10 and don't do 1t again. to dusky resident The negro turned to Clerk Cunningham's desk to pay his fine and discovered that the cashier was missing. Bailiff Todd "shoo-ed" the clerk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20

back to the desk and assumed his role as
 playmate 10 the baby. rattling his keys and doing other things in which babies usually are much interested. incidentally, he told the mother what lovely child 1t was, and seemed to be genuinely sorry when the twain left the courtroom the
 bail bond having been properly signed. More evidence was secured against him yesterday, when Mr Rallies was charged by his late landlord with the lar ceny of a trunk. A horde of witnesses sufficiently numerous to have put Caes- ar's army to shame, appeared for the de- fendant and he was found not guilty However, the fact that he was proven not guilty only added to the evidence against MT. Todd.
 Among the army of witnesses was a young woman. Pretty? Yes. Baiiff Todd noticed how tired 'sshe appeared to be and as the trial progressed she appeared to become more and more weak So he as any gentleman would. arose and asked the lady to take his seat, She did When the case was dismissed and the witnesses filed out. she bade him good by and expressed her appreciation of his great kindness.
 And the bailiff walked about the court room the rest of the morning wearing a look of beneficence that even B. B. would
 be proud to own.
 Judge Davis ruled yesterday that the lessee of a residence was responsible far the lack of water closet and that he could not compel the owner of the house to have the water turned into a closet after tue plumbing had been placed. The health department, according to tss- timony given in a case against a MT. Bell and MT Pitts, had warned them that water must be turned Into the closet. MT. Pitts owned the property and MT. Bell contended that he should turn the water on. MT. Pitts contended that MT. Bells family resided there and that, as he had had the plumbing work done, MT. Bell should have the water turned on.
 Judge Davis decided that 1t was up 10 MT. Bell and released him with the un- derstandng that he would have the water turned on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
SHAPIRO TO SPEAK
 AT AID CLUB LUNCHEON

Representative Isadore Shapiro will be the speaker at the regular weekly lunch con of the Birmingham Ad club to be held at the Tutwiler at noon today, com mencing at o'clock. The subject to be discussed will be the model advertis- ing bill, which is now pending before the state legislature. The bill is drafted along the same lines as the ordinance recently adopted by the city of Birmingham. which seeks to prevent fraudulent and wildcat advertising Mir. Shapiro has the bill in charge and his report on it's progress. it is said, will be of much in- terest to the members of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20

for convicts. The increased earnings wi.l enable the state to spend money for tha welfare of the convicts and to contribute to the relief of the distressed families of convicts, many of whom are driven by actual want to crime.
 Tt must be understood that any ar- rangement, to tide over the states affairs, shall be only temporary There can be no middle ground. In the end the convict must be forever remoyed from the mines. Then will our state raise it's face, now crimson with the blush of shame to the world and look toward the future with that sense of security and honor which comes from duty well performed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
UNDERSEA FIGHTERS
 ARE BELIEVED LOST

Paris. July 19.--(5:5o a. m.)--A tele- gram from Rome news agency says a refugee reaching Rome from Pola, the Austrian naval base. says two Aus trian submarines which left to recon hotter the Italian coast have not re- turned, and are believed to have been lost. One had a srew of 20, the other crew of 40 Their gasoline supplies were sufficient for only four days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
CHAUTAUQUA TENT
 WRECKED BY STORM

York. Pa.. July 1s.--A storm wrecked a chautauqua tent near here today. killing two persons and injur- ing 15. More than TOO were inside when the storm carried the tent 70 feet and left it mass of wreckage.
 R. Guy Hess was crushed under the fallen centerpole. and pr. D. s. Mann was pinned down in tangle of wires. Both died later Most of the hurt were trampled. All are expected to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
Lot on Twentieth Street Brings S120,OOO-Bought as an Investment by J. J. Gray of Nashville

The first large cash deal in down. town business property was closed yesterday when J. J. Gray of Rock Vile, Tenn, purchased the old Hof street on the corner of First alley.
 The consideration was s190,o00, or 5000 front foot. The deal was negotiated through the A. A. Adams Real Estate and Insurance company.
 The lot is 40 feet fronting on Twen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
AbERNETHY SENIOR
 JUDGE 0F THE NEW
 MUNICIPAL COURT
Superecedes Court of Com mon Pleas-Hickman and Lea in Other Divisions. Criminal Cases for Aber- nethy

Judge H. B. Abernethy was select ed as senior judge of the new mu- nicipal court and will preside in the first division. Judge Cunningham Hick- man was selected as the judge of the second division and Thomas R. Lea. judge of the third division. The three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
When Your Feet Ache

From Corns. Bunions. Sore or Callous Spots, Blisters, New or tight shoes
 Aliens Foot Ease. the antiseptic pow. der to be shaken Into the shoes will comfort discovery of the age. Sold ev- erywhere. 26c Don't accept any sabsti- tu1s For FREg sampls addreSs. Allen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
SPECULATION AS ID MITCHELL VISIT Will Talk to Newspaper Men SOOn-New COnstruc-
 tiOn Is RumOred

There was some speculation yester- day as to the meaning of the visit of James Mitchell, president of the Ala bama Power company, to Birmingham MT. Mitchell himself stated he could give outN no statement now but would be glad to talk to newspaper men with In day or two. It Is understood he is to be here a week or 10 days.
 The Alabama Power company now has under way considerable construc- ton work and there are reports that some important new construction is contemplated. MT. Mitchell spent the day yesterday at the offices of the company in conference with General Manager Chamberlain. Vice President J. w. Warrington and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20

president of the convict board, but I do not recall his ever having taken any &C., ton in regard to 1t.
 There is absolutely no individual more inaccessible than the convict It is i'm possible for any of our citizens to fathom the depths of his hell to find out the truth. Our legislative Investigating committees have been farces. Do you think for one minute that convict. who testifies be- fore such a committed does not know what would happen to him If he told the truth? He has no right of appeal. All his letters are read by men who long since have ceased to be human. Should he ad- dress one letter of complaint to any state official or mutter one personal pleading for mercy he would literally be put on the torture rack. No convict tries such A scheme but once. It is this inaecess'bility of the convict that demands our reaching out to help him. Isn't someone going to realize his true condition? The depth of darkest Russia is sunlight as compared to an Alabama convict's life-and yet we boast of our Anglo-Saxon civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
Gravest Question of All

Those who have made prison life g study and matter of research are agreed that the gravest matter relative to con- vlct life is one of sex. It must be con ceded that this question is more difficult to solve when the convicts work in a mine. cannot state what \ know along this line, and if could. have not words to adequately describe the horror and the awfulness of this situation. The citizens of our state cannot get away from the fact that as long as such conditions exist, under their sanction they are a pQrty .o them.
 ''There<is another phase of the convict question which Is important. When the state leases It's convicts at prices that make competition from free labor impos- sible they perpetrate a gross injustice on the wage earner. In Alabama today there are over 5000 idle miners and the remainder of the 22.00O Is barely existing by working half time. It is an indisputable fact that coal cannot be produced by free labor within 20 cents per ton of what 1t can be produced by convicts. For this reason the convict miners are running full ca- pacity. while 5000 coal miners are without work and 16.0O0 more are merely existing. Can anyone maintain that there is any equity in such an action by the state--thc guardian of the rights of all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20

T realize that our state 10 bankrupt and that until other meanS are perfected to compensate for the >soo.00o net profit. which the state derives from the convicts. temporarily improved Arrangements onIy
 can be made These arrangements can he made by the state demanding free labor prices for their convicts, thereby main taining the earnings of the convict and ct the same time decreasing tho work re- Iquired of him and treataing him as if ho were human Moro than this can be e. complained by charging free labor pgioos
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-01-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia. Eastern Pennsyl-
Tania and MEryland-Fair. somsEhat colder Tues
day. "Wednesday fair; gentle 70 moderate westerly
winds. becoming variable.
For Virgiuia-Fair. Somewhat onldsr Tuesday.
Wednesday Sair: gentle northwest winds. becoming
variable.
The Sourern disturbance Of Sunday night has
moved rapidly to the Eastern Maine coast with in
creased intensity attended by northeast and east
gales On the Middle Atlantic and New England
coast and the precipitation area for the twenty
four hoSIrs covers the Atlantic States, the Upper
Ohio Valley. and the Lower Lake region. with con
siderable slcet in the Middle Atlantic States and
Southern New England and heavy snow in Northern
New England and portions OF the Lower Lake re-
gion. In the Central West pressure has fallen de
cidedly with the PRINCIPAL center Of disturbance
over Eastern COLORADO. and there were light SHOWS
IN Nebraska Kansas Colombo. Southern Utah, and
northern portions Of New Mexico and Arizona
Rains also continue in California.
Temperatures are still low, excerpt in the Atlantic
States, and on Monday morning thsy were BON 10
to = degrees below zero in the Northwest. There
was however. a considerable recovery during the
day.
There will Be snow Tuesday in the Middle PlateGu.
the Plains States and the Northwest, followed BY
generally fair weather WEDNESDAY and probably rain
wednesday IN the West Gulf States. Elsewhere the
weather will Be generally fair Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
II will be colder Tuesday m the Atlantic States.
and snmeEhat warmer over the central portions OF
the country, but with Temperatures remaining gen
orally below the seasonal average
The winds along the North Atlantic cnast viii be
moderate westerly; on the Middle Atlantic coast
moderate westerly. becoming TGIia6ls WEDNESDAY;
On the South Atlantic coast moderate northwest
and north except east Of the Florida coast; the
East Gulf coast gentle to moderate northeast; on
the West Gulf coast gentle TO moderate east and
southeast: On the Upper Lakes moderate westerly
Tuesday, becoming variable with fair weather; on
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-01-26

cert to be given at Polls Theater on
the evening of Sunday, February Il,
for the benefit of the recent earth
quake sufferers. The Italian Ambas-
sador and his staff will attend, and
the proceeds will be dispatched imme-
diately to Italy.
The Great Lakes Ship Masters As
ISOLATION will open It's twenty-fifth
annual convention this morning at 10
o'clock at the Powhatan Hotel Nine
teen delegates, representing 1900
members, will be present when the
meeting is called to order by Capt
Charles J. Autterson, president. The
convention will be in session four
days
Petitions asking for the establish
meAt of a branch postal Office in the
POstofffce Department Building were
circulated yesterday among merchants
on Pennsylvania avenue by Lem Pow
ers, jr., and c. ]. Columbus, of the
committee of business men who are
back of the movement. thorough
canvass is being made in the district
from which such an office would draw
patronage.
Former District Attorney Clarence
r. Wilson, DR.. Francis ]. Woodman,
r. Ross Perry, jr.. William H Hitz.
prominent Washington lawyers and
physicians who will go to Baltimore
Saturday evening to attend the annual
dinner of the Southern Association of
the alumni of the Phillips Exeter
Academy.
Col. Joseph 1. KIefer will tell how
from 10 to 20 per cent can be added to
the efficiency OF a steam boiler by a
new process when he lectures on
Steam as a By-Product of Internal
Combustion Engines" tomorrow night
before the National Association of
Steam Engineers in their hall over
the Mount Vernon Railway depot at
Twelfth street apd Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest.
"COIOr I'm the Homer was the subject
of talk given by Mrs. W. H. Holmes
at the reception given at the Raleigh
by Section of the District College
Women's Club yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Holmes told OF the necessity for
attention to color harmonies in home
furnishing and to the proper lighting
of rooms. Section 4 includes Ontario
road, Lanier place, Adams Mill road,
and Biltmore street. Mrs. William II.
Heron is president of Section T.
Siam last year exported 1.s1LS5S tons