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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
ECHOES OF HAPPENINGS
 LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
By ELLIS c. HOLLUMS

visitor from Huntsville Saturday. Glad to have you, Mac. Come over more often. and some of the beauties of Birmingha m will cop you for their very own.
 J. D. Bailes, steady and as solid as a rock, came down from Florence Sat urday morning and mingled with the boys Saturday night. He is another of those good fellows. which calls to mind the fact that while Birmingham has most of the good fellows, she has not got quite all of them. However. they all will be here some day. Be patient
 
 It did Captain Kennedy good to act as the big chief at the initiation of the big class Saturday night. He car ried II new ones through the paths of righteousness, and he had something new for each one of them.
 A Coke Smith came up from Mont gomery to attend the meeting and his numerous friends enjoyed his visit. The writer greatly regrets the fact that j. M. Bowman was not over here from Anniston, he believes that if Coke Smith and Jimmie Bowman got together on common ground they could settle that silken banner controversy.
 
 Speaking of Anniston, what happened to that delegation that was coming over? Everybody expected to see Jim mic Bowman here, and that he didn't come proved a source of genuine dis appointment to Birmingham council members. Bowman is one of the most likabls chaps in the Alabama juris- diction, and everyone in the state knows him and loves him.
 S. w. Cox of West Point, Miss, was one of the interesting visitors Setur- day night, and by his striking person. ality. and fine flow of language made a great impression in an address.
 For a swift getaway from flying automobile. Charlie Abrams takes the cream, as well as the skimmed milk If you have any doubts, ask Frank Brid- gers
 Great credit is due Charles Abrams and his assistants, George NJ. Plaisance. s. A. Mitchell, B. F. Wilkerson, S. A. luncheon they prepared for the crowd It was a worthy effort
 I've got good picture of F. P. Dun nam, George Plaisance, Brother Johnson and Bob Somerville and Walt Murphy, which will be used on this page next Monday. The crowd looks as though General Villa had lined them up in front of shallow grave to face a fir ing squad.
 Next Saturday night Birmingham Post B, T. P. A.. will hold it's regular monthly meeting. and every member of the T. P. A. in the city is expected to be in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce by o'clock at the latest. Jim Robinson has been doing some fine work on the membership of the local post since he assumed the presidency. and he deserves the sup port of every member of the post. Get behind Jim, boys, and push.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
Birmingham Council of United Commercial
 Travellers Does Honor to Visiting Officers
By ELLIS C. HoLLUMs

T have enjoyed a spin over the city, six years these beauty spots so gener- ously scattered throughout the city have been placed. You boys should boost Bir- ming ham; it's worth it t'
 Mr Somervile referred to the fraternal and social features of a membership in the |. C. T.. and said that the insurance feature of the order was secondary to that feeling of acqua aintanceship that pieces all members of the order on plane Of fellowship wherever they meet.
 Grand Counselor of Alabama W. l.. Wall of Hur tsville was the first speaker He asked the members of Birmingham council fo-' their cooperation in making the Ala tama Jurisdiction one of the best in the country, and expressed his appreciation of the inv v.tation sent him to be present at inc rally. All the subordinate councils of the state are watching Birmingham council, No. 172." said MT. Wall. and want you to increase your membership to at least 500. In this Magic City of yours you have the material to work on and you ought easily to set them.
 Supreme Secretary w. D. Murphy fol- lowed Bob Somerville on the programme and h.s address teamed with facts and figures. He rec.ted the history of the founding of the widows and orphans fund. and said that s6S.O00 was disbursed by this fund alone in 1913. Since it's foun- dation and up to 19lS more than S500,0oo has been paid from it, he declared
 Past Supreme Councelor W. A. Johnson of Birmingham was the next speak CT. He delivered straight-from- the shoulder talk an increase
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

in membership for Birmingham council. and touched somewhat upon the widows ana orphans fund, telling how 1t had withstood strong opposition in the early days of its founding, when vote of thc entire membership of the |. C. T. was taken as to whether or not it should be abolished The vote was overwhelmingly in favor of it's continuation, said MT Johnson. He paid high tribute to Bob Somerville, telling his auditors that MT Son efville's hard work was responsible foi the strength of Ohio Jurisdiction. which has about l0.000 members.
 Thomas l.. Cannon. editor of the State Sentinel, was the last speaker of the evening.
 As Mir. Cannon completed his short talk. Grand Counselor J. P. Oliver of Birming han council was interrupted by C. E. Abrams who told the boys to follow him to the banquet hall. He led the bunch to as nice collection of eats as ever graced a banquet board. and the way was appreciated. It was 1:3o o'clock when they began, and at 12 o'clock the paper napkins and the scraps bore mute evidence of the hardhood of the valiant tronchermen. Charlie Abrams, chairman of the dinner committee. was showered with congratu atulations for the excellence Of the viands
 "Granddaddy" Kennedy was there in force and when some rude person wanted to know why he was not at home, al all small boys should be al such a late hour, he came right back at them, and said he had a grandson at home to hold the fort until he arrived with reinforce ments.
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NV/ITH large number of as live |W bunch of travelling men as one W would care to see anywhere. Bir- bingham council. No 112. United Com
 hercial Travellers of America. gathered |bgether Saturday night at Maccabee hall b do honor to Past Supreme Counselor M. D. Murphy of Columbus, O., and Past |upreme Counselor R. F. Somerville of Dayton, O.. who were guests of Birming- am council. Past Supreme Counselor w. Johnson of Birmingham also was |resent. as were Grand Counselor w. l.. Wall or Alabama. and Past Grand Coun- |elor A. C. Smith of Alabama. MT. Nall is from Huntsville and Mir Smith
 h hom Montgomery.
 It was a gala occasion and Bob Som |rville and Walt Murphy fully lived up b the advance stuff the writer has re- |eived locally as to their oratorical abil- Ny. They are both clean. live men. |yho can talk straight from the shoulder nd can make a man feel thath has done Lcthing unless he brings in at least 40 Few members to the |. c. T. every week. Frey also have the gift of taking man |lons with them to heights not ordinari- reached in the hulndrum of every |ay experience. and all these heights were |eachec Saturday night.
 Brother Murphy with his mellow. pleas In. voice, sent thrills chasing each other Ep and down every man there when he |eliv cred the famous Ray of Hope" lec- Elre, which is a part of the |. C. T. Etual. and tells particularly of the fioCws and orphans fund of the order, Fhich is one of the most beautiful things |pnnected with it.
 Brother Somervile spoke before Walt NLrphy. however, and the things he said Gbout the latter gentleman made Mir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
THE VALUE OF HEALTH DAY
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENr By MRS. SIDNEY M. ULLMAN

Much has been written of health day at the fair but little has been said of the real value of such a day. For quite a long time now health day has been ob- served in the public schools of Alabama with splendid results, and the value of a day put aside for the consideration of public health is recognized as a safe guard against future ills and acts in the nature of safety first or preventative.
 The Anti-Tuberculosls association will have Wednesday, October 13. as health day. utilizing the State Fair as a medium of reaching numbers of people that othef< wise would not be met, information will be given from the fair to persons inter- ested in the methods used as prevention, care and housing for the tuberculosis pa tient.
 At night pictures will be shown. The pictures will wildly portray the methods used in caring for the tubercular patient, and in this way educate the country vis- itor to the necessity of proper precau- tion and prevention.
 On the same day special attention will be given to visitors at the free clinic, es- pecially those living outside the city and county limit.
 The state conference of anti-tubercu- losis will also be held on that day at the Tutwller hotel
 This conference will be of the greatest importance, it's object being to interest phy ysicians and persons to form commit tees in all counties of the state to begin work for the prevention and considera- tion of this disease, according to the new bill passed by the legislature In reference to anti-tuberculosis.
 At 10 o'clock talks will be made by prominent physicians on the medical as- pect of the situation. These talks will be presented in popular form and will be of interest to the general public.
 At l2:30 a luncheon will be served This will be the hour of merrymaklng. The dis cussion around the get-together luncheon table will be ''The New Anti-Tubercu- losis Legislation. the 1915 Legislature and the Lobbyist
 Parentketically speaking it may be hard to reconcile merry-making with the dread
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

Murphy blush in manner similar to that employed by small boy who has been caught in the preserve fruit pantry. As a starter, MT. Somervile said Murphy wss the most lovable man in America, and then he proceeded to heap encomiums upon the defenseless head of the likable pas; supreme counselor until that gentle mar begged him to desist by asking how much he wanted to borrow.
 MT. Somervi,e completed his address with story descriptive of the consider ation MT. Murphy has for the aged
 As We were about to retire for the night in the Pullman on the way to Bir- mirgham," he related, ''the conductor of the train came through and informed those in the sleeper that an old lady had suddenly become very ill The lady was in the day coach. Every berth on the trair had been taken. The conductor ex- pleined the situation and said 1t was impera tive that the lady be given place to sleep for the night. Without mo- ments hesitation. MT. Murphy arose and told the conductor that he would be will ins to sit up in the smoking compartment thu ioughout the night. lie did so. and the old lady slept in his berth.
 No. gentlemen. MT. Murphy has fashion of rushing to telegraph office and
  bus telling them where he is. how he slept the previous night, and in what COT oition he is. When we arrived in At iaLts. Thursday the first thing he did was look up a telegraph office. This is the message he sent: Arrived in Atlanta Gave berth to an old lady last night and feel bum today"
 The crowd vocferously voiced its ap proval of MT. Murphy's action. The tele- gram was not forgotten. however. and the laugh was on him.
 MT. Somervile's visit last week was the first time he had seen Birmingham He had few words of condemnation for Birmingham council. and, incidentally con n,enGation for Birmingham.
 T am going to complain with you boys" he besen. We are really ashamed of you. You are living in the best city in the south tand I don't except any of them), and you ought to have four times as many members in this council as your books show. You are in a town that is destined to be absolutely the best town in the south. and one of the best in this country: 1t can't help being. You have everything here to build sp a good town. and who does that but the travelling salesman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

says the company's motive in this. is to afford small farmers here an opportunity to buy cheap lands on reasonable terms and to encourage immigration to this section. He expresses the hope that other corporations owning large tracts in this section will act similarly.
 Mr. Crrington is president of the An niston Chamber of Commerce. and he states that in his opinion there will be an influx of immigrants to the south after the close of the war and that unless the peofSe of the south buy up their own lands 1t will be secured by foreigners within the next few years.
 Lieutenant Governor Kiby compiled with joint resolution adopted during the last session of the legislature by the senate and the house. and appointed five members of the senate, of which hs Is president. to go to Washington during gross and urge the importance of further development work on Muscle Shoals in the Tennessee river.
 Those appointed were Senator II. c. Thach of Athens. Thomas l.. Bulger of Dadeville. Harry T. Hartwell of Mobile, and Alto V. Lee of Gadsden. The joint resolution said that the president of the senate should act as the fifth member of the senate committee.
 This committee will join with a com mittee of five members of the house Of representatives,, which will be named by Speaker Carmichael of the house. and with committee of 12 citizens which were named few days ago by Governor Henderson in the trip to Washingtengdur- ing the early days of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04

w. l.. Wall of Huntsville, in his ad dress Saturday night, demonstrated to the boys here that he is an orator of ant and has carrying qualities that make it easy for one to understand him lat a distance.
 The people of Huntsville have learned that Will Is an orator as he has just completed race for mayor of the town. A margin of six votes gave the office to the other fellow, but Wills friends are working like beavers contesting the election. They claim fraud and feel sure that he was legally elected. The con test will be over within a week or more, and we will then know whether or not MT Wall was elected. Every member of the United Commercial Travellers hopes that the contest will give him the office. Mir. Wall has stated that he is not particularly anxious to get into the mayorship of Huntsville, but the U. C. T. boys want him in. The 1916 conven- tion of the Alabama Jurisdiction will be held at Huntsville next May, and the boys want their grand counselor to be mayor of the town. Here's hoping you win, Will. We're for you.
 Ddje see Ben Heck Saturday night? He had a whole flock of sandwiches un- der his vest, and that temperate punch proved a great aid in disposing of them. Ben got pickled too-one of the 57 va rieties.
 Bob Fulford was there with bells on. And he grabbed two plates of sand wiches, and devoured them. He's lit tie fellow, but claims the sandwiches did not add an ounce to his weight. They did not show on him.
 How many of the local fraternity that read the editorial in last Thursdays Age Herald are aware that he is staunch member of Topeka council, No. AZ. U. c. T. of A?
 Can you blame George Plaisance for getting sick, when he had pretty nurse to see him back to Birmingham from Kimberly?
 John Thrash, he if the heavyweight and curly locks, was a real Johnny-on- he-spot Saturday-a real handy man, you might say.
 For ready Irish wit and good fel- lowship, Walt Murphy and Bob somer- vile make pair that royal flush couldn't beat
 The many friends of E. R. Rowlet of overall fame regret very much his de- parture from Alabama. but are glad of his advancement. You deserve the raise old top.
 A. W. McAllister, handsome wealthy and unmarried, was very pleasing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
ANNISTON
Veto of Recircuiting Hill Regarded ns "Monstrous.-DeveIo project to be Undertaken-KiIby Appoints Washington Delegation

Anniston, October 4.--(Special) )-"Mon- strous is the word used by leading at torneys here today in discussing the veto of the reeircuitng bill by Governor Henderson yesterday and it Is considered very probable locally that a statewide protest will be made with such ve- hemence that special session of the leg islature will be necessary.
 Local attorneys are studying the ef- feet of the veto and will prepare state ment for publication this week setting forth the injury worked to this county and the seventh district by the veto.
 Judge S. D. Merrill. judge incumbent in the seventh district. announced this aft ernoon that he will be candidate for reelection.
 This district Is composed of the coun- ties of Calhoun. Talladega, Clay, Gle burne and Shelby. The offices of Judge Thomas w. Coleman, Jr., and Judge w. c. Tunstall, solicitor of the city court, are abolished They will be forced into the circuit race or else retire completely.
 J. B.. Darlington has just returned from New York, where he conferred with the directors of the Woodstock Iron company, and announces that his com pany will at once place on the market 25.000 acres in farm lands in Calhoun and contiguous counties. MT Darlington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
GREENVILLE
Sugar Cane Crop to be Large-Officers Elected for Camp Duncan, United Confederate Veterans

Greenville, October 3.-(Special ) The sugar cane crop in Butler county will be very large one. Many of the farmers have given this crop much att tention this year and the weather con ditions have been favorable. Many thou sand gallons of syrup will be shipped from the county this year. The syrup will be packed in neat tins Five cars of cans, and two cars of barrels for packing syrup have been sold to the farmers in the vicinity of Greenville Local printers have received contracts from farmers for labels for this syrup.
 The following officers were elected by the James Fl. Dunklin camp of Con- federate Veterans: Gen. J.. E. Stanley, commander: w. T. Dunklin. Sr., first lieutenant commander; W. F. Creech, second lieutenant commander; A. T. Kendrick. adjutant; Dr. c. c. Lloyd. chaplin: w. F. Wallace. color bearer. The following were elected as dele- gates to the state reunion that will be held in Selma the later part of this month: :,J. B. Stanley. w. F. Wallace, c. C. Thompson, w. F. Creech. Alterna tes, w. T. Dunklin and w. M. Childress. The delegates were instructed by the camp to support Charles w. Hooper for major general of the Alabama division.
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I've got good picture of F. P. Dun nam. George Plaisance, Brother Johnson and Bob Somerville and Walt Murphy, which will be used on this page next Monday The crowd looks as though General Villa had lined them up in front of a shallow grave to face fir ing squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-04
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad
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Rirmingham. Ala.. sept. 21. 1alb

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 21 1915.
 vhe annual meeting of stock holders of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, for election of directors and the transa ction of such other business as may be, brought before the meeting. will be held at the office of the company. room 1214 American Trust and Savings Bank building. Birmingham, Ala, on Wednesday. October 6. 1915. at 10 o'clock. Q. m. F. 5. WYNN, Sec'y.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-18
THE PINCH OF THE BLOCKADE.

Even Germany's unmatched internal disci
)line and organization of resources are not
preventing the steady approach of want, to
Judge by the most recent utterances of German
newspapers. Up to within the past few weeks
she papers declared confidently. that it would
De entirely impossible to starve Germany out
md that the intelligence and resources of the
nation were SO well organized that economic
'ife was scarcely disturbed by the war.
That these statements cannot be taken lit
orally is evident from two recent newspaper
articles. One, in the Frankfnrter Zeitung,
ays:
while our troops are fighting like the he
roes Of the classic ages, want is growing acute
1t home where people are beginning to inter
9ret the miserable existing conditions as the
1efeat Of the empire, We jeered at the block
ide, but today we laugh no longer.
"The sinister aspect of things certainly pro.
,ides no food for laughter But as our worries
Increase so day by day grows our hatred
against the enemy who is responsible for this
misery. This hatred is so potent that it will
7ourish and sustain us and inspire us to hold
IN until finally we hack our way through, even
though we have drawn the belt in so tightly
around our bodies that the mere act of breath
ing becomes a trouble and WEAKNESS.
"Our hatred will enable us to show the world
IF what tenacity and endurance Germans are
capable when once they are sure Of their
,ause
The other, published in Die Ziekunft, says
in part:
LET us frankly admit that the German peo-
ole are in distress.
Bulgaria is said to have sent huge amount
Of corn to Germany but the Bulgarian re-
sources are none too plentiful and the pinch of
the Allies blockade is likely to be more and
more stringent as the months go by.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-18
EDITOR

charter form, we believe, would have set the
pace in new era of civic progress.
But its failure to pass the convention, while
a disappointment, should not be the signal for
its friends to throw up their hands and quit in
disgust. Now more than ever they are needed
to cooperate with the city officials in making
the best of the present charter.
There are two ways of getting rid of incom-
petents in public office. One way is to abolish
all the offices possible and so eentralize and
concentrate authority in those which remain
that every voter will realize the necessity of
electing men who are worth while. The other
way-with all the elective offices retained
is to awaken the community mind to the vital
necessity of electing the best men available
and seeing that good men are candidates.
In keeping up the fight against waste, in
competence, petty graft and favoritism; in fol-
owing closely the facts of the municipality;
IN drawing attention to good work done by
officials or to bad work done by officials; in
preparing the community for the next cam
oaign and then in getting frst-class men to
'un for office, the men who advocated, though
.ruitlessly, progressive charter during the
recent convention have plenty of room for their
activities during the next year. -. e. SIS
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-18
BREAKS in CITY
Sewer SEALED BY
BIG METAL rings

Divers have completed the work of
closing up the breaks in the city sewer
outfall and sewage is now carried out
to the end of the pipe, according to an
announcement made in the Office Of
the city water department.
The completed line is now some
$500 feet in length from the pumping
station at Kakaako and about 1850
feet from the seawall at Fort Arm
strong. Its outlet is in approximately
rs feet of water at a point $50 feet
beyond the reef.
Work on the pipe was carried out
by vote of the supervisors, word hav-
ing come in from the Chamber Of
Commerce that the fishing industry
was being carried on extensively at
the break in the sewer where the fish
were wont to gather for meals. The
breaks were covered over with huge
rolls of sheet iron, which are said to
seal them effectively.