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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
NEW 81" EXPRESSES
ONLY PARTLY FILLED
Public Has Yet to Learn How
to Use Improved Tran
sit Facilities.

Sew Workers who have been gong 20
and elevated lines did no take 20 the
new express service over the elevated
railroads Yesterday with that "dgcrueSs
for ney things that Is supposed to b."
the distinguishing characteristic of folks
In this community Thu Old weather
may have frightened some away, but
whatever the cause the fact Is that there
was no congestion on any of the new
lines.
Frank Hedley. yl~ce-rresidcnt and gem
cral manager. said II was evident that
there would he a period of adjustment
before traur got into Sta proper SWING.
and IN ,his Travis II. whitney. score
tary Of ,hr Public Service Commission,
agreed Nj. Hedlcv sth the patronage
of tho sixth avenue express s"rvI," was
satisfactory. but on tho second avenue
line the cars were less than half full,
even IN the worst OF the ruSh hours. ~"
attributed this to- the fact tina; people
from The BrorN have been using the
Third avenue expresses for years.
"However,' Ne added. "f they desir"
TO come from an part OF The Bronx to
tho vicinity OF Eightv-siy'h street.
For,y-eecond street. Fourteenth street.
Chatham Square or Brook w Br,dge the
second avcnu" line L. tho superior route
When this ~ known the second avenue
trains viii be better ~pitronizcd. which
will very materially relieve Third ave
nue."
Transit inspectors for the Public Ser.
Wee Commission reported that the new
expresses wcr" pJtrOnized M to not more
than a. per cent uf capacity. while the
Old lines Werr as crowded ~ ever
AS the express service on both the
S,NtI .,Y.Yrt. ut,1 G.4tpt aysvts, Nsna
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18

Cluctt Peabody y co, Inc. reports for
the year ended December 81, 1915. a
incom. Of s2,u73.j57. as compared
WIN Sl4sl.liS n i?ll, with "a surplus
after dividends Of $s2l."2I. against
S@ll14S a year ago. THIS. added To tn"
uto,ious surplus Of tie company, gave II
q total pTuf' and loss surplus on De-
.cmh,r III. 1915. Of s2.655.i,6. a. com
Jared with one Of Si.S.ie2" on Decen-
81. 1855
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18

women's hats at 25i West Nineteenth
sSirH,Gis; Is. .s.a .!sd and slHs slsst: ~; ;s%sasS sd"'' con on
sistins OF Stock, hxtures and macninerE
s2G,o5i accounts. sn.4!o and ca;h IN
chin"ry have been sold by the assign
icr 5000. AMONG the ciredit',S5 o. I'm.
Jury Bank. $1,000. and J. /. kayscr -
WILLIAM LENziNG. %hc'Gs.,s H|"'rT ,c ~
has nled schedules sh"N'ns iHn,y' Of
stt.$si snd ss"t* ,s2,S r Ic"S si5o, hS.
lures. $40; accounts, .&i.oos adding ma
chine. $50 cash in bank. "" u h"s Street,
West Ncw York, y. j., mortgagei lot
Gntt%WERGrR & KEsT INC. dea"r N
nlcd schedules showing liabilities $50
and ss'cts 81. 900. realized from a sale
sApWrEHL GoIDBEnG has Mod soI'e"n!c'
showing liabilities. sI2is era ".s
si3ot. consisting OF stock $500 hN'"''s'
1900, and horse and wagon. N4"'
Assignments. go,
CIEROt-NY PRtNTIN1 NM J., n'.!.n
ING Of II Nandcwater stf,'
has mad. an assignment to John " M.li'
son. The business was started ~ -
ives Incorporated In 1854. has .np,,',
IL vico-preSid"nt. , ,
~EciJfsE Electric NOVELTY ON.
rANy-Maurice k9rnfcd, nh" WIN ~,
EcIirsc Electric Novelty Company. ","c-
trictI novelties. at S. Duane street hhN
made an ~assignrneni IN Joseph Lima IN"
decd was signed ny Maurice only
REUBEN FINE. manufacturer OF ciotks
and raincoats at ITO west TW"hi'-hi,n
strcat. has made a. n~ssIgnmeHt -"
charles l.. ,,re.nhsN. lie L. gan this
business IN 1911.
Discharges From Rankruptcy.
Judge Mayer IN the trit"i static Ihs-
.-ict court Yesterday granted discharges t.
thee bankrupt: Water u h'',nan Wy
Btonxvill.. formerly rrcslHenf 81 "a
Capac Paper COMPANY. liabilities sino. 900
lie one and J,ann" EvH.euko. formerly
dressmakrrs. IS hamilton place. ith1.'ti''
81. 200. Louis Schwartz. "loaks and SUIT
30 wes' Twentieth street. Liabilities
West Thirty fourth street iahl'l'ie>
s27,?sG. Coopersmith & Gindlln. tirs.
Vast Twrnty-nrst -trrs'. iaht.t'i'- W.
Abra ham persn. millinery. los West Thirty
second street. liahiltties sis1f@, Robert NJ
fucker. wom-n's hats. = Washington pao"
liabilities slS,33i, EimbarA s Bugi c'lnnf'
23s Fourth avenue. l'sb'i'i's sl"o'''
Nathan Friedman Of the Iaris Fancy
Feather COMPANY. 7i3 E~roadwdy linh'liti''
ti2.ao3: Cohen 4 Davis, - N"s' l."th
street. liabilities sll.2"i, John u Ma,
Donald. carpenter. so Mes sixteenth
street. liabilities 5? SIS. Charlie {. Big"'ow,
statesmen, ?Vi West S"v"nfy-uinth s're'i.
former book pub isher. Nahli'tcs s5.oss.
Isaac Rns.nlcid sal. man. 200 Ei'lnE'"h
street. Simon Hechtkupf st' "'S"S. -
West llGth e.-.pi, N~N pnI"-. mechanical
engineer. 1N Eas, Tw"nty-'hIid stree i
Langley Yates, ~op'om"'rt-.. 10" FIin
avenue. Schechtman & Ah,-ri, iHrs %
Dr.wes, dry goods NonE,rs, Avoiding &
Lloyd, theatricai~ iiis iroadwaF. AM
Abraham Dreib'a;t, woman Ia NJ, "a
and sos Ninth aE"uu"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
C%oTTONsEED OIL.

Tho list moved into new high ground.
Crude oil IL being rapidly absorbed at 3
The offerings of contracts from relIncrs
were well taken with large interests
among tn" buyers, Compound Hard bust.
ness has improved, The sharp lat" ad
vance in lard yesterday led to a more
active speculative demand for oil,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
NOVEL PLAN TO PAY
RAILROADS. NOTES
Minneapolis 4 st. Louis to Sell
Itself 10 Subsidiary
Line.
BIG INTERESTS CONSENT

A novel plan is being worked out by
officials OF the Minneapolis and st. Louis
Railroad. Company for taking care OF
s.,hOO.O0 two year 6 per cent. notes
which will fall duo on February ]. II
is probable that the plan will provide
for the selling 10 or the taking over OF
the Minneapolis and ST. Louis by the
Minneapolis, st. Louis and Canadian
Railway, "A company formed In 1912 TO
build "A line from Waterfowl. s. D., to
the Canadian border to connect with
the Canadian Northern II Grand Trunk
Pacific lines. Owing to financial con-
di,iona construction was never begun and
no stDrk was ever issued 10y the Min
ncapolis, st. Louis and Canadian.
The plan contemplated by the Mime
epolis and -. Louis. II carried through.
will lie equivalent to n reorganization
without a rtceivership. 1t Will he under
written by 81 banking syndicate and n
committee formed to settle details is
composed of T.. V. II. Thayer Of Boston.
Charles II. Sabin Of the Guaranty Trust
Company. Gates W. McGarrah. presi-
dent of the Mechanics and Metals Ma
tional Bank, and Thomas Cochran. Jr.
president of the Liberty National Bank.
Ncumnu Erb's statement.
Newman I,rb. president OF the Min
neapolis ld st Louis Railroad Company.
In n statement outlining the plan said :
In dealing with the retirement or the
,omnauN'S serial note obligations, az
nfcgatiug S.iUO.oO0 due February !.
1915, il has been concluded to- be the
part of wisdom to provide the means
therefor through the assistance of
the comuaNy's shareholders. placing
their stock IN a position where II may
receive the heuciit Of tn" increased
earnings without continued necessary
diversion of the surplus earnings to
meet the compauy's needs.
with the extinguishment OF the
serial notes there will he released and
made available to the treasury APP
r~roxima,ely $4,000 200 of refuHding
and extension mortgage : per cent,
bonds, whils the company's surplus
revenue fer the Nedr can he applied
TO the further eXtiusui+hment OF other
obligations. further reducing its inter-
est charges and placing the company
FL exceptional condition for future
financing when necessary.
The plan. which will be u%nderwrlt-
,cu, Contemplates that the surplus
revenue over and above fixed charges
and taxes will be so largely increased
that stability will he given to all
OF the compiny's security issues ana
greatly added value to it's stock. both
preferred and common The steps to
be taken to carry out the plan and TO
meet legal requirements involve tine
consent Of the holders OF - per cent.
Of tn. outstanding capital stock Of the
company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
ALABAMA BANKERS !. OF GROUP Z WILL MEET HERE TODAY Session at Tutwiler Hotel This Afternoon to Be Fol
 lowed by a Dinner
 Tonight

Fully 100 bankers from this section
 of Alabama are expected to attend the
 meeting here today of Group of the
 Alabama Bankers association. The bankers will hold a business session at
 the Tutwiler this afternoon and tonight
 the bankers of Birmingham will tender
 the visitors a banquet at the Tutwiler
 at which a number of prominent speak
 CTS will be heard
 Among those who are scheduled to speak this afternoon are James l.. Keith of Anniston, president of the Alabama Bankers association, Mrs. G. H. Mathis of Gadsden and McLane Tilton of Pell City. This session will be presided over by Senator Frank s. Moody of Tusca- loosa who is chairman of Group 3. Col. T. o. Smith of Birmingham will officiate as toastmaster this evening and the two principal speeches will be by J. B. Pike, cashier of the federal re- serve bank at Atlanta on The Advant-
 ages of the Federal Reserve Banks to the Smaller National Banks and Alex E. Walker, superintendent of the Ala bama banking department on Rural Credits.' number of visitors will also be called upon for informal talks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
HOUSE ARMY BILL TO
 GO TO THE SENATE
 ALMOST AS DRAFTED
tContinued from Page One.

by executive order if war is imminent The debate centered upon the Kahn amendment to fix the authorized peace strength at 220,000, but the first vote was on a substitute offered by Repre- sentative Fuller, republican, of Illinois to make it 250, 900. The Fuller substitute was lost without division. The Kahn amendment was voted down 1S3 to 103, after appeals for a larger standing army had been made by Representative Mann, republican leader, and other in fluential members of the minority.
 Only two democrats supported the Kahn amendment in debate and less than a dozen voted for it. About 40 re- publicans voted against it.
 Representative Crago, republican of the military committee, proposed to fix the strength at 2O00Oo but was voted down by a substantial majority.
 With this outstanding feature disposed of consideration of the remainder of the bill went forward rapidly. About one third of the measure had been reviewed and approved when adjournment for the day came. The National Guard. indus trial reserve and nitrate plant sections are among these still to be considered. When the measure reaches the Senate
 it is possible that all but the enactin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Deaths and Funerals
William R. Wyatt

William R. Wyatt, aged 29, died yester- day morning at 80 o'clock at local in- firmary after an illness of several weeks. The remains were sent to Tupleo, Miss, yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock by Lige Loy. MT. Wyatt is survived by his widow; two small daughters, Miss Jose phine and Miss Rhea Wyatt; his parents MT. and Mrs. w. S. Wyatt: three brothers. l.. C. Wyatt, Wallace Wyatt and w. $. Wyatt six sisters, Mrs, H. H.. Sarver of Dallas, Tex, Mrs. w. E. smith
 of Toledo, O., Mrs. J. D. Bobbitt Y kcl.f
 lucky, Miss Bernice Wyatt, Miss Floyd Wyatt and Miss Sue Belle Wyatt. Flu
 neral services will be held at Tupelo this afternoon.
 MT. Wyatt was travelling freight agent for the Southern Railroad company, which position he held for a number of years. He was well known throughout the southern states and was loved by all with whom he came in contact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21

Sea Island included, 91 ,920 Average gross weight of bales, 5O5.l pounds.
 Ginneries operated, 2S,146 Linter cotton not included S95.2 .274 run bales
 Ginning by states in equivalent 800. pound bales Alabama. 1,O2O, POS. Arkansas, S15.S46 Florida, 47,S16 Georgia, 1907, BIO Louisiana, 34O 606 Mississippi, 953, 62O Missouri. 47,93O North Carolina, 3S,S Oklahoma, 639 2O9. South Carolina, 1,1335Sl Tennessee, 3e2,S9S. Texas. 3.223, SO3. Virginia. 15.S09. All other states, S5,69A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Tickets are now on sale by the students
 of the Ensey High school for the play,
 ''The Fortune Hunter a new American
 comedy by Winchell Smith, which will be
 presented in the high school auditorium
 on Thursday evening, March 30, beginning
 at o'clock. The play is under the aus picies of the four literary societies of the high school, composing half the studenl body. Those taking part in the enter tainment are practicing daily, under the direction of Miss Mabel Moser, and they expect to put on one of the best and most enjoyable entertainments that has ever been held at the local high school The principal characters are as follows. Glenn Miller, "The Fortune Hunter, y Nathanal Duncan; Henry Kellogg, his friend, Thomas McElhaney; Sam Graham, the village druggist Herbert Brush; Bet tie Graham his daughter, Miss Virginia Richard; Josie Lockwood. banker s
 laughter Miss Virgie Dickens; Angie Tucker, a friend of Josie, Miss Hattie Hope.
 Those in charge of the business part of the entertainment are: Alvin Keller. business manager; Ray Hassler, adver- tisng manager; Rush Hickman and Leo Smthscn, stage managers; Thomas Me- Elhaney. property manager.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Lizzie Williams, aged 62 years, who died Sunday night about o'clock at the home of her son, H. F. Williams, 1419 Avenue H, after an illness of six months,
 were conducted yesterday afternoon iron, the, residence. lnterment followed at the Village Falls cemetery. The Rev B. T.. Watts, pastor of the Ensley Methodist church. officiated. The deceased is sur vived by one son and one daughter, H.
 E. Williams of this city, and Mrs. Lloyd Gibbons of Prattville.
 Bertha Hunter negro woman shot and killed her husband, Gus Hunter, fol- lowing quarrel in their home at Docena. The shooting happened about 10 o'clock Sunday night, and according to the re- port to the police department after the negro woman had shot her husband down, she stood over him and fired four more shots into his body. She made good her escape, and at late hour had not been apprehended.
 The monthly meeting of the FairvieW School Improvement association will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and a full attendance of members has been re- Cuested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Yours Very Respectfully,
1915 COTTON CROP
 ll,5O9,430 BALES

Washington, March 20--The final cot ton ballot of the census bureau shows II l,5O9,43o bales running or Il 1s3,1 1S2 equiv. alent 500-pound bales of cotton exc,u. sive of linters which were ginned from the 1915 crop. Those figures are re. corded as the official statistics of pro. duction for the crop.
 Included in the figures are &, ,S62 bales which gnners estimated would be turned out after the March canvass.
 Round bales included. 111,716
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
pr. Sidney l.. Williams

pr. Sidney l.. Williams, aged 5, pio- died yesterday evening at 6:35 o'clock a local infirmary. Dr. Williams is sur vived by his widow; four sons, B. O. Will Hams, w w. Williams, w. l.. Williams, and S. S. Williams, Jr five daughters, Mrs. Mamie Holley. Miss Jessie Williams, Miss Gertrude Williams, Miss Lois Will Hams and Miss Daisy Williams. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Johns Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Life-Saving Expert
 Gives Demonstration

Commodore W. E. Longfellow, field agent of the life saving corps of the American National Red Cross, made an address to city policemen and detectives last night at 10 o'clock in the roll call room at the city hall, and will deliver another one this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock First aid to the injured was his sub- ject. He also demonstrated to the police- men how to make a successful arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Thomas W. Snead

Thomas w. Snead aged 5s, prominent merchant of Key, died yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock at a local infirmary, after an illness of several days. The remains were sent to Piedmont yester- day at 12:30 o'clock by the Johns Under- taking company. Funeral services will be conducted there this afternoon. The de- ceased is survived by his widow and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
BIG FRAUD UNEARTHED

New York, March 20.-More than a score of tobacco manufacturers were arrested here and in Brook lyn tonight and warrants are said to be out for many others as re- suit of an investigation by internal . revenue collectors. who claim that the government has been de- frauded of millions of dollars throughout the country by the selling of cheap cigars and ciga- rettes without stamps to con- sumers and dealers for the past 15 years. In statement issued to- night by the federal authorities in charge of the investigation the losses to the government through these alleged illegal practices was described as appalling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
SPECIAL BARGAINS
 BY MERCHANTS IN TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Rlachs talk about the J. & M. shoe than which there are none better.
 Steele Smith says it's just like having salary raise-huying there for cash Birmingham Railway Light and Power company announce -your-home month lasting until April 15.
 The Guarantee Shoe company have Stacy-Adams shoes and oxfords fol men, $6.
 Jacobs drug store give puff free with 25-cent purchase of face powder.
 Office Outfitters want to supply of flee requirements at a saving.
 American laundry talks about their col lar work.
 Porter Clothing company, Rogers-Pee clothes at $50 and $S5.
 Loveman Joseph & Loeb offer $1.5' crepe de chine at $l.1O.
 
 clause will be stricken out and the Sen ate committee measure substituted as a short cut to conference. The final meas ure must be written in conference, as the Senate and House proposals differ radically Should the Senate committed work out combination of its own meas ure with the House bill, however. il appears likely that the National Guard industrial reserve and nitrate plant pro- posals of the Hay bill will be retained while the Senate's figures of 178,0O0 peace strength for the regular army will DC inserted with the Senate plan for ere alton of third force of federal volun- teers. The House bill contains an au- thorization for summer training camps while the Senate bill proposes the es- tablshment of force of 261 900 federal volunteers grouped by congressional dis tricts.
 While all House members present who oppose any preparedness measures what ever voted against the Kahn amendment there were others on both sides who though favoring larger proportions fol the standing Srmy, refused to support represent the best judgment of the com nittee The peace strength force o1 l4O,O00 fighting troops proposed in the bill is admittedly a compromise between ex- treme views in both directions.
 Discussion of proposal for increas- ing the officers in the ordnance de- partment, which was adopted, devel- oped that it costs $12,000 to educate 3 West Point cadet. Three years more is required after his graduation be- fore he is capable of discharging his duties properly in the ordnance de partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

One Friday morning, toward eleven
o'clock, Blake was out of the office,
and Don had just finished long talk
with Powers, when he noticed that
Miss Winthrop was not for the moment
busy.
Don had an inspiration. He caught
Powers just as he was about to leave.
Look here, old man" he said in an
undertone. as there any objection to
my debating letter to Miss Winthrop"
"Why, no." answered Powers. "She's
there for the use of the staff"
Thought I'd like to have her take down
some of the things we've been talking
about" he explained.
"Good idea, nodded Powers.
A minute later Miss Winthrop caught
her breath as Don calmly walked to her
desk, seated himself in a chair near her,
and, producing circular from his pocket,
followed Blake's formula in asking:
"Can you take a letter for me. Miss
Winthrop
Almost as automatically as she an
swered Blake, she replied
Certainly
She reached for her notebook and
pencil.
"My dear Madame" he began.
"Any address, Mr.. Pendleton9"
al don't know the exact address, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

answered 4Just address it to the little
restaurant in the alley"
She looked up.
"Mr. Pendleton!"
"To the little restaurant in the alley"
he continued calmly. "Do you use
Madame or Mademoiselle to an unmar-
ried lady?' he inquired.
Il suppose this is a strictly business
letter, or you would not be debating it in
Office hours, she returned.
"I'll make it partly business, he nod
ded. Ready
"Yes, Mr.. Pendleton; but | don't
think"
"Who is introducing the personal ele-
ment now" he demanded.
Ready, MIR. Pendleton.'
"My dear Madame:
ain reply to your advice that acquire GER
tain information relative to the securities
which our firm is offering for sale, | beg to
report that. after several talks with our Mr..
Powers, l am prepared to give you any in
formation you may desire.
"Try me on one of them?H he suggested,
interrupting himself.
She raised her eyes and glanced anx-
iously around the Office. Then she re-
Piled as if reading from her notebook:
you forget, Mr. Pendleton, that | am
taking a letter from you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

airy me on one of the bonds, he in
sisted
"You mustn't act like this. Really,
you mustn't
"Then I'll dictate some more. Ready"
"Yes, MIR. Pendleton.
4Our Miss Winthrop has just informed
me that you have lost your interest in the
whole matter
a didn't say that, Mr.. Pendleton, she
interrupted.
what did you say, them"
Il said that here in the Office
"Oh, | see. Then scratch that sentence
out
She scratched it out.
"Have it read this way:
"Our Miss Winthrop informs me
"Why need you bring me in at ALP she
asked.
please don't interrupt.
Informs me that, owing to the lack Of
privacy in the Office. you can not discuss
these matters here with me- Therefore
suggest that as long as the luncheon hour
is no longer convenient Qor the same
reasons) an arrangement be made whereby
may have the pleasure of dining with you
some evening
Miss Winthrop's brows came together
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

some delay in opening the sale, and
Tor that reason many persons who
called to buy tickets We're disap-
pointed, but late in the afternoon the
board was opened, with the result that
last night scores of choice seats were
disposed of. The seat sale is expected
to be lively all the rest of the week
Even the so cent seats are reserved.
Eddy whose services are constantly
in demand, gave n concert at Jackson
Vile, Fla. February 81. The critic Of
the Florida Times Union, in com"
menting on the affair, wrote as fol-
lows:
He is wonderful man. this Clar-
ence Eddy. How many years young
| do not know-his hair is silver
white and the time has long passed
since his name became known among
the great organistS of the world, yet
his face betrays no sign of age and
his splendid figure is erect, his eyes
are bright. his voice clear and strong;
standing over six feet in height he Is
as fine specimen of physical man
hood as anyone would wish to see.
Seeing Clarence Eddy and not know
ing him at all, one could easily say,
here is the man to master that most
wonderful of all instruments, the pipe
organ, for his equipment seems per.
feet; an artist with unusual ability,
mental and PHYSICAL 1t is a delight
to watch him at the organ for it's re.
spends to his touch, swaying to his
moods and bringing forth pictures
even as they come upon q canvas
under the artists brush"