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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
SOCIETY IN
NGREATER BIRMINGHAM

Miss Leila Traweek and Miss Anne
Traweek of Greenvile are guests of
Mrs. e. M. Mccall
Mr. Joe Easley has returned to Col
umbus. Miss, after a starry with his
mother, Mrs. w. P. Wyatt, in Wood
lawn.
Miss Rachel Simpson is at home after
visiting friends in Atlanta.
/ Miss Margaret Mccall will leave to-
DAY to be the guest of reltives in Green
vile.
Miss Mabel Wheeler of Atlanta is visit
ing her uncle, Mr.. E. F. Bliss.
Miss Pearl Sandifer and Miss Ruth
Sandifer have returned from trir
to Chicago, Lake Michigan and Carey,
Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Hagee of Fayette-
Vile, Tenn, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cannon Crick.t
Mrs. ]. b. Sandifer will leave today
for visit to friends in Scottsville.
The Piquik club will entertain its
members at a dance this evening at the
lucb rooms
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

Mrs. r. A. Baker of Pensacola is WIS.,
ting her father. Mr.. b. W. Rail, in
North Birmingham
DR.. J. /. Stodghill is spending this
week at Landville.
Miss Veiva Davis has returned from a
visit to friends in Admission.
Miss Ida Grow and Miss Irene Crow
of Enterprise are guests Of their broth
er. Mr.. T. l.. Grow.
Miss Margaret Hardwick has returned
from stay with relatives in Meridian
and Ellisville. Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
LEON VARLEY DULION
HOST AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

An interesting event of recent date was
the juvenile party given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Dulion to celebrate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

An interesting event in social circles
OF East Lake Monday evening was the
party with Mrs. A. B. Newmon as
hostess at her home in honor of Miss
Edith Quinn and Mr.. Ralph Quinn OF
Union City, Tenn. The house was pref
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

Mr. and Mrs Chaplin Wedding
YestedMi Cornell
md Persona
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
MISS BETHEA WEBS
MR.. GIBSON OF WASHINGTO

Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter Bethea announce
the marriage of their daughter, Mary, to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
"DREAMING, DREAMING,
TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP"

~ IN RRID 'ot." is what British
cockney would call the
- beastly weather we have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

K XR. and Mrs c. c. Chaplin were
MI hosts at a beautiful reception
l. Monday evening at their home
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

Mrs. John S. Foster and her little son,
John Foster, Jr., have returned from a
two-weeks stay at Coden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Foster have re-
turned to Trenton, Ca, after a brief
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Standfer.
Mrs. Minnie Glover Ledyard and her son
of Montgomery are visiting Mrs. c. J..
Smith.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05
Z graft and dishonesty.

forms OF graft and dishonesty.
ITO exert organized efforts to beautify
our city.
TO entertain official or other distin-
guished guests, and especially to become
the medium whereby our own people may
become better acquainted with one an
other. and by cooperation come to act
in unison for the material and social bet
terment of a greater Fremont"
When a club like this raises SIS, 900 in
cold hard cash annually to boost its city
along results are bound to appear. They
have appeared and are appearIng IN Free
mont right along. This year another an
nunl attraction has been added. namely,
a chautauqua, which will open August g..
This, added to the national tractor
demonstration, the race meet and the Big
Four fair, makes four great annual at
fractions for Fremont.
Some of the other important events
which came to the live city last year
were these:
State Farmers Cooperative and Edu.
cational union convention.
Nebraska State Municipal league.
East Central Nebraska Teachers as
ISOLATION.
Nebraska State Bottlers' association.
Young Mems Christian association ath-
letic contests.
Hog cholera cure demonstration by
Farmers section of the club.
Nebraska conference Of Methodist
ministers.
Degree of Honor, state convention.
Nebraska county commissioners, su'
pervisors and clerks convention.
In many other ways the Commercial
club acts for the upbuilding OF Fremon
and is foremost in the vanguard of any
movement for the upbuilding and i'm
provement of the city and for the ex
tension of its sphere OF influence and ia
tributary territory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05

tects, builders, contractors, engineers
bankers, real estate men, insurance
agents, investors and others not affii-
ated with any of the other sections.
Each of these sections Is a separate and
distinct body, with It's own bylaws. but
subject to the general Jurisdiction OF the
general club. Committees of the club are
named as equitably as possible from the
membership of the different sections.
Each section names one of its members
each year for director of the Commercial
club to serve two years, so that each sec
ton is always represented on the clubs
board OF directors by two members.
The objects and purposes Of the club
are named as follows:
''The activities of the organization may
be along any line of public benefit and
mutual cooperation, but they must COM
prehend the following:
THE construction and maintenance
through cooperation with the proper au-
thorities of good roads leading to FIRE.
mont.
THE further extension of our system
of paved streets.
THE securing of proper advertising and
publicity OF our growth, resources and
opportunities, to the end that the coun-
try at large may know Fremont and its
possibilities.
ITO promote the interests of our mer-
chants. manufacturers and all other In
stitutions and enterprises, encouraging the
spirit Of mutual protection and co-opera-
ton.
IT, l..
enterprises for Fremont, particularly
along manufacturing and jobbing lines
TO secure and entertain conventions
and various public gatherings.
ITO arrange and care for fairs, festi-
walls, concerts and celebrations
ITO protect the members from various
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05

Equitable Building and Loan. 100000
The never failing crops OF this rich
valley have made these financial insti-
tutions. There has never been a failure
OF = banking institution here
In the panic" of 1907 when cash pay
ments were suspended generally all over
the country and clearing house certi-
ficates were the prevailing medium, the
Fremont banks continued through Il all
TO pay their depositors in cash.
The Fermont banks are, moreover, de-
positorles OF moro than hundred banks
out through the state. The four national
banks had. according to the report OF
their condition at the close of business
June %. the sum OF $4,000 on deposit
from these other banks
The First National bank recently COM
pleted and moved into it's palRtisl build
ing. Why. It's & finer building than that
which ]. Pierpont Morgan q co. occupy
in New York. II is five stories in height
and thoroughly up-to-date in every
respect.
This bank during the first three days
of its occupany of the new quarters con-
Quoted a campaign for new savings ac-
counts and added COZ to its list. There
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05
EEslI | |
E9gaaI
w - =

$500 mas not sent us ndtIlS anu
made good its claim TO that
distinction.
From the president. George +. WOLF.
down through the ranks, every man is q.
live one and booster from Boostcrville.
And these men are not merely boosters
in talk which is proverbially cheap
but they are boosters in cash, which is
another thing and speaks loudly for the
man behind the dollars.
The Fremont Commercial cluo with a
membership Of 800, raises the sum of
$4,000 annually from its membership for
the purposes of boosting the city along
on the prosperity path. Here are just a
few sample" things for which some
money was drawn from this fund in 1914
The race meet, which brought 5000
people and into which the club put 5000.
The national farm power demonstration
which brought $500 people to Fremont,
advertised the city throughout the coun-
try and cost the club only SLIP.
The Big Four fair drew on the treas
ury for 5000 and the visitors numbered
SOOOe
Six conventions were estimated to have
drawn 1900 people and the club paid out
1870. Summer band concerts cost $500
Maintenance of roads in the county was
boosted by the club with $751; 1'he TWEEN
ty-six miles OF the Lincoln highway
through Dodge county is a stretch we'll
kept always and with the little red, the
big white and the little blue stripes on
every pole throughout it's length
The Commercial club has been organ
lied for years, but was reorganized last
year by taking in two other affiliated
organizations, the Ad club and the Re
tail Merchants club.
1t was reorganized, moreover on an
unique plan in that 1t is divided into
five sections as follows:
A Manufacturers and Jobbers' section
whose scope embraces all matters of in
terest to the factory or wholesale busi-
ness.
A Retail Merchants section, whose at
tention is directed to the retail businesses,
the extension Of credit, restriction Of I'M
wise advertising, etc.
An Ad club section having to do with
all matters Of publicity of special work
in the way OF fairs, concerts and enter
tainments.
Farmers section, to which all farmers
landowners, breeders and stock men are
eligible and which interests itself in mat
tiers relating to agriculture and live
stock.
A General section, whose membership
comprises commercial travellers. minis
tiers, lawyers, doctors. dentists. archi-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05
Fremont's Solid Banks

arc now between 1.SOo TO 100 savings
accounts in this one bank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05

Il
49, IL is mentioned In the re-
ports of the mercantile
agencies through the daily papers OF the
country and in the financial journals.
Fremont has the further distinction of
showing an increase I'm its clearing house
returns in 1914 over the preceding year.
1t was one of only nineteen cities I'm the
United States TO show such an increase,
Its clearings in 1918 were $i76465sO and
in 1914 they were s9O11,665. The total
of checks drawn on all banks during the
year were, At course, much greater than
these figures indicate.
The banks ana other financial institu-
lions are a solid rock and throbbing with
prosperity. They have capital and sur
plus as follows
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05

REMONT is one OF tho very
few minor cities Of the United
states with regularly or
ganized clearing house.
IL Is mentioned In the re-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05
Some Real Facts

)MB folks have remarked
about Nebraska that It has
no mines. Others have replied
that 1t doesn't need any mines.
And others have remarked
that Nebraska has minea rlKht
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-05
The r. 9 Schneider Home

> THERE is any more wide
awake Commercial club for
it's size than the Fremont
Commercial club, said CLUB
has not sent its name and
made good its claim 10 that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
PEACE MAY BE
REAL CALAMITY

LONDON, Dec. 3o.-That the re-
turn of peace may prove even more
calamitous to industry than was the
outbreak of war, was suggested by
Prof. Sidney Webb in a lecture on
1.-THE Terms Of Peace" at the opening
Of the London School Of Economics.
1--WE have survived the outbreak of
war;" he said, with amazingly little
economic distress. The question now
is whether, at the coming Of peace,
we shall be able to take the steps
necessary to prevent the terms of
peace working out in misery and dis
tress in hundreds Of thousands Of
households. If we are to do so the
first of the terms Of peace, from the
economic point of view, must be: No
disarmament Of the army. Il men
have jobs to 60 to, or are willing to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
CRITICISM OF
GOVERNMENT IS
NOW SI'lLLED
English Public Seems to Be Rec
0nciled to Conduct of Mil.
itary Affairs.
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS,

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Criticism of
the governments war preparations
which was rampant during early stag
es OF the war has largely ceased. In
dications are that the general public
has either settled down to the belief
that everything is being done about
as well as possible, or has tired Of
writing letters to the press.
The war Office has now enlisted the
services Of business men with exper-
fence in carrying out big enterprises,
to take part in the work of supplying
the army, and the labor unions have
volunteered to watch the execution of
government contracts, not only to see
that proper equipment and rations are
supplied to the soldiers, but to prevent
sweating.
Arnold White, a prominent writer
and former colonial official, has been
making a thorough inspection Of the
training camps for the purpose of de-
tecting any scandals and mismanage-
ment. Having been bitter enemy
of the liberal government, his point
of view was not prejudiced in its fa-
vor. He writes:
Having visited thirty-six camps in
various parts of the country, I am
thoroughly cheered. In the majority
of cases business men are handling
the difficult problems Of war. Dweller.
inland have no conception Of the thor
oughness, efficiency and silence with
which the war Office and the admiralty
have cooperated for the business OF
preventing a German raid or invasion
"The alarm that is still felt in some
parts Of these islands is wholly unjus.
titled, because, firstly, the business
efficiency of the fleet under Jellico<
has increased since war began; and
secondly, because the practical meas.
ures adopted by our military engineer.
if generally known would enable tn.
timid to sleep quietly in their beds
If l were out to pick holes in our ad.
ministration it would not be in the
general management of the war;"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
CUPID W0RSTED
BYEUCENlCSLAW

SUPERIOR, Wis. Dec. 30.-For
the twelfth time in his uphill game
against the eugenics marriage law,
made still more difficult by the recent
emergency war tax measures, Dannie
Cupid fell far behind his monthly
average Of marriage licenses in Doug
las county, according to an announce
ment made by County Clerk Leader
yesterday. Records now being prepar-
ed for the year since the eugenics law
went into effect will show that about
235 licenses have. been issued this
year as against 1856 for 1918.
With only two more days left Of the
month there have been only 10 mar
riage licenses issued in December in
this county. Last December there
were so. Every month during 1914
shows a heavy decrease from the num-
Der of licenses issued during the same
month last year. December shows
the most marked decrease.
Every other application, 1t seems,
ends in disappointment" County
Clerk Leader declares. "The young
men either decide to think it over
or go to Duluth. While the eugenics
law has been advertised considera-
bly, it is surprising the number Of per-
sons who are ignorant of the condi-
tions under which they can take out
a license in Wisconsin,"
The cost Of a license is blamed.
Three dollars for a physicians exam
nation under the eugenics law, plus
IS cents for the certificate, plus an ad-
ditional 10 cents for the customary"
federal war tax stamp has made q
grand total expenditure Of $685. for
young men figuring the high cost Of
living problem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
DELAY SCHEDULE
TO MARCH !

ST. PAUL, Dec. 30.-The Northern
league will draw up its schedule q
month later than was originally
planned, it was announced by Presi-
dent John Burmeister. The schedule
of Feb. because of the absence Of
President H. A. Blume of the Duluth
club, who is to spend month or
two in California this winter. Mr.
Blume was visitor at the Office Of
President Burmeister yesterday but
Burmeister today denied that any in
portant business was transacted.
Burmeister said today that so far
as he knew he would retain his 1914
staff of umpires for next season with
out any changes. The trouble over
the transfer of the Winnipeg club
has evidently quoted down and II
would not be surprising to see it dis
appear entirely before the season
opens. Burmeister said today that
he had not heard peep from Win
nipeg since the last meeting Of the
league.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
AIRCRAFT HIT
BY II BULLETS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS, Dec. 30.-The Petit Parisien
gives the following account Of the
vicissitudes Of a biplane which has
figured in the most important air
cruises of the flying corps.
"Biplane NJ. F. 1923, in violent en-
gagement with a German machine,
was struck by an explosive bullet,
which passed within 2 1-2 inches of
the gasoline reservoir. At the same
time two musket balls, fired almost
vertically, burst the frame on the
righthand side and lodged in the in
terror Of the front hood.
I'm another engagement rifle ball
fired from trench which the ma.
chine passed at the height Of 800
metres, pierced the writing board Of
the observer.
"On another occasion the NJ. F. 12s
Unanswered over a captive German
balloon, when a shell burst immedi.
ately under it and Al bullets or pieces
of shell struck the machine. The ar.
NOR plate was pierced just between
the littel openings made for thu
pilots legs, but the aviator was mo-
touched. The machine was obliged K
come to ground, but the pilot sue
ceeded in bringing it back into tht
French lines. On examination it wa.
not only found that the armor wa!
| pierced in several places, but Their
was a hole as big as a mans fist il
one of the blades of the propeller. AL
together the machine had been hit b,
IA rifle balls, by 60 fragments o
shell, rs Of the wire stays had bee1
severed and two of the commanding
levers ruptured, two: propeller blade
broken and the hood shredded at seve1
different points. 80.
"The modest hero Of these exploit
refuses to allow his name to be men
toned. bqt:Ke IS glad to have the ex
ploits 81 11is' machine properly recoe
nized. He has made: an application t
the government; not for recognition
but for permission to keep his biplan
in its present state as relic Of tn
war;" -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
Personals

Rory Mckenzie of Bemidji is spend
ing few days in Virginia.
L. H. Cameron of Ellsburg, MIMI,
is business visitor in the city today.
Attorney A. L. Shipley is at Du-
luth on legal bushes this afternoon.
Mrs. B. F. Britts is the guest of
relatives at Duluth for a visit of sew
eral days.
Mrs. James Watt and Miss Sarah
Hurd went to Duluth today for visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert E. Culver Of
Chisholm were the guests II Virginia
friends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Heritage went
to Duluth this afternoon for a short
visit with friends.
: Deputy Sheriff Arthur O'Dea is at
the head of the lakes on official bus
mess this afternoon.
Matt Kostainsek of the Duluth
Brewing & Mailing company is at
the head of the lakes on business this
afternoon.
Mrs. John Gas of Manitowoc, Wis,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. =. J. Larson, SOC Locust street,
has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Shea are
expected to return this evening from
Perham. MIMI, where they have been
spending Christmas with Mr.. Shea's
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Payne of Mil
waukee, Wis.,, are expected to arrive
this evening for a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Van Evera of
$40 Beech street.
Miss Nora A. Nelson of Carleton,
county superintendent Of schools of
Carleton county, is the guest Of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. E j. Larson of
SOC Locust street.
Senator and Mrs. Griggs leave to-
morrow for Duluth, where they will be
guests for the New Year of friends.
Mr.. Griggs goes to St. Paul Saturday
to take up his legislative duties.
Mrs. Edward Boyle returned this
morning from a visit at Duluth. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Sheridan and little daughter, Eliza
beth, who will be guests at the Boyle
home for several days.
]. A. McCulloch, desk sergeant at
police headquarters, went to Duluth
at noon today to meet Mrs. McCul-
loch, who is returning from a visit
with friends and relatives at Pueblo,
Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Shuman, who
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
D. w. Stebbins, went to Mortified
yesterday for a visit with relatives.
Their sons Clark and Morris went to
Duluth today for a visit with friends
and will return to be the guests of
their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stebbins.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-01
CONDITIONS NOT
BAD IN BRUSSELS
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESs)

PARIS, Dec. 30.-An attache of the
Belgian foreign Office, who escaped
from the capital recently, says life
there is not as disa greeable as in
other Belgian cities, largely on &C.
count of the influential presence of
the American minister.
"The price Of food has not greatly
increased, and the people who have
money to buy it are not suffering" he
said. "But the bread which is strict
ly rationed 600 grams day for each
inhabitant) is black, stodgy and in
digestible. People with weak
stomachs, like myself, cannot eat it.
This bread question is serious. The
lower classes are accustomed to eat
ing large quantities Of bread; soaked
in milk or broth it forms the main
article Of the childrens' diet. The
regulation black bread is so doughty
that it cannot be soaked, and I know
that great many very young chill
dren are dying every day from intes.
final diseases brought on by improp.
er feeding.
1.-THE lack of fuel is another hard.
ship. Nearly all the coal that comes
by canal from Charleroi is taken BY
the Germans, who manufacture ben
| zine for their automobiles from it II
large retorts that they have set up il
the suburbs of Brussels, and it j!
very difficult for the people to ge'
even the small quantity they require
for cooking purposes.
every week 100000 franc.
($500,000) war indemnity has to b.
paid over to the German treasury Of
! ficials. This is a grievous burden t.
all classes, and increases the alread.
heavy taxes from $50 to 200 per cent
"No consideration will induce tn
authorities to issue passports, ant
the inhabitants are to all intents AM
purposes prisoners in the gloomy city
I slipped out of the city at dusk, ant
after wandering for four days in tn
woods, got in the house Of a nephew
close to the Dutch frontier. There
waited until l got a chance to eros
the frontier unpreceived."