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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

When the weather is lovely and spring like, Avondale park is one of the most popular places in Birmingham. and noth- ing at the park receives more attention than the animals at the zoo.
 There is always fun in giving Miss Fancy peanuts and seeing the big bear show off in his cage as he prances up and down.
 But sometimes unkind people do very mean things to the animals and make them suffer very much. Of course that couldn't be in Birmingham, but 1t has been the case in other places I am sure no person could be so vicious at the Avondale park zoo as this thing that happened h New York to one of the biggest and finest pets of the Central park menagerie l
 In the National Humane Review we read that some. one recently threw an open pen knife into the mouth of Miss Murphy the hippopotamus, and Miss Murphy closed her jaws, believing that one of her countless friends had tossed her a nlorsel of the sweets she had al- ways craved. She discovered her error and elected the knife. only after it had inflicted an injury to her tongue
 The cruel person escaped. This is one of the many things that have happened In New. York to the animals. Recently two camels died under suspicious cir cumstances. It Is the belief of the keep CTS that they were poisoned.
 Miss Murphy is one of the most famous of her race in the world. She has re- tained her maiden name even after her marriage with Caliph years ago, and every year a big, fat, black 25O-pound baby is born to them These babies are the delight of the children that visit Miss Murphy, and are sold all over the United States to delight children of other sec- tions.
 Remember on your visits to Avondale to be kind to the animals that are there for your instruction and pleasure. Feed them If you so desire, but be sure you give them nothing to harm them. Animals love to be noticed and will be glad to see you if you treat them kindly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
FROM THE SOUTH s HIGHLAND SCHOOL

r N On Thursday and Friday we played dodge ball from 10 o'clock to Ills. The record was: Junior girls, 10 minutes junior boys , minutes; senior girls { minutes; senior boys, minutes. The senior boys were winners this week. Helen White, Bettie Woodson and Eva Lathrop have planted pansies, forget-me- nots and nasturtiums.
 Jack Saks is always saying, "Aw shoot so sometime we are going to let someone point a gun at him and see if he will say "Aw, shoot''
 JOKES t.
 Teacher--Now children, if you want anything raise your hand. Johnny Gaising his hand)-Please teacher, I want piece of candy
 And have, you had any experience with children?" inquired the woman who was about to engage nurse
 .'Shure. Oi how" returned the appli- cant with a broad smile; wasn't Oi wan meself wanst?' .ss. w Charles Evans has been drawing some very good pictures for the South High land Journal. Has no one else any am bition in that line?
 PAUL BowRoN, Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
Cunningham School

| l 2
 Temperance Day was observed last Fri day, March 3, in the auditorium of this school. After the programme was car ried out. State Superintendent Feagin and pr. Phillips made nice talks to the boys and girls. ra
 Mrs. w. H. Jeffries, who is president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union. presented this school with a pic ture of Francis F. Willard on Temper ance Day.
 Dr. Elwyn Ballard will be present at the school improvement association meet ing March A. in the; auditorium to give an address on Boy Scouts Quite a mum ber of pupils of the sixth and seventh grades attended the play given by the Dramatic club at the High school dast Wednesday.
 The children of the fourth grade were very sorry to give up their teacher. Miss Jones. She has gone to her home in Montgomery. Miss Crawford has take.1 her place.
 Miss Lowman's sixth grade are making aprons this week. Many of the girls have done nice work.
 Mr. Wallace Loveless and MT. Hubert Buck were visitors of the seventh grade Monday.
 MT. Weathersbee was out here to di- rect the planting of our gardens. Many plots were laid out and some seed was planted.
 Miss Scruggs. teacher of the third erada A. was absent Thursday because of ill- ness.
 wILLENE woFFoRD. Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

From The Aeroplane of To-Day.p bv
 maldemar kaempffert. Tn the American n
 Review of Reviews.
 sali as we may at the standing armies of Europe, there would be no healthv aeroplane indutsry today without their support. French and German aeropIane manufacturers would have been haIed to the bankruptcy courts long ago ha d 1t not been for the orders placed hv governments always more or less on the verge Of war and always jealously match ing one another in military strength and equipment.
 If the United States of America ba s less than 30 army aeroplanes. of which not more than 12 are fit for active sery- ice at the present moment. it Is the ranlt of Congress. We, too. might have ha Il an industry if the army were permit es; to exercise its discretion. When the war came and military orders poured in upon us so fast that they could not be filled
 | real American industry sprang into Icing. Neither European nor American builders of flying machines could hope 10 prosper long by collecting money from the promoters of races and county fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
Graymont School

One thing of recent interest at Gray mont school was "Baby Day" On this occasion the mothers of the school chiI- dren and those of the community were invited to the school to hear a physician. who is baby specialist. Quite num- Der of mothers came and brought their babies
 We have school garden and the boys of the fifth and seventh grades work it. We haven't many things growing vet. Tor we have only recently planted The @ are three sections to our part of the gar den, and four or five boys to secrioa. We had fine garden last year. At the school exhibition of vegetables at the clty hall Graymont's exhibit was among the first
 The boys in my grade usually, lead in history, for most of us like that study better than any other. We often have history matches, juniors against seniors Our grade hasn't any organized literary society, but we have. a good many de- bates. We had one on Washington's oI, n,,tnoay this year, the subject being Resolved, That Washington Was Great te, Than Iincon.' The judges rendered the declsion in favor of Lincoln.
 The School Improvement association has small membership, but those who belong are willing and Faithful workers By their efforts a s100 playground. eouip- ment was paid for, piano bought, books put m the school library, drinking fountain put in. as well as many othe:. improvements on the building and grounds anu AT the close of the first term this year we lost our principal. Prof. M.. F. Bush Who moved to South Carolina. lie wa < fine man. and very much beloved bv all the pupils, especially the boys. We however. " ba fortunate in getting another splendid ,oa 7 10 take his place, Professor Powell
 EDWIN BRANSCOMR
 Editor for Graymont School
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
BOY SCOUT NOTES

Saturday about 50 of the scouts assem- bled at the foot of Red mountain for what we call mass hike. That means that all the scouts in town were invited. The following letter tells the tale
 wish to express the thanks of the Boy Scouts for the delightful time we had on our mass hike over the mountain Saturday, March Il. l enjoyed most the trip through the woods on our way to the miter plant of the Birmingham WaterwoASs company. About 50 scouts <were out to enjoy the "hike." and the majority of them were bandits" We left the end of the South Highland car line and crossed over Red mountain, leav- ing six scouts behind who were treasure bearers" They were to give us 20- minute start, and then they were to try to go to certain point at the south east side of the filter plant without be- ing captured by bandits Our bunch was divided into three squads and each squad sent in different directions to try and intercept the treasure bearers and cap- ture them and their treasure The squad I was with started through the woods in the direction of the filter plant, and at different points we left spies to watch for the treasure bearers and. if they saw them, the spies were to signal US We passed a church, and later sent a spy on down to the pike road and told him to blow his whistle if he saw the iIcdSuTc DedTefS we dlSO leIL d spy in front of the church to signal us on the mountain. After climbing the noun tain we waited there for signals as to where the treasure bearers were, and in about 20 minutes we heard a whistle from the pike We left the mountain, going down to try to catch the treasure bearers but just as we were town we ] saw them going down the road, but I was sent back to call in the spies, and when we returned no one was in sight so we followed the pike as instructed, until we reached the filter plant. Tn the meantime three of the treasure bearers lad been caught, but the three with the treasure must have gotten through safe there (as you can imagine that was the treasure) and we toasted them by fire we had built. and rested until about 4 o'clock when we started home, arriving at the car line at 6 o'clock. We all had q dandy time and enjoyed the afternoon greatly and all the scouts that were out want to go again soon.
 Those who participated in this hike were Treasure Bearers Theo. Smith, Jack Frost, Jr., Florrid Black, Jack Cooper, with Scout Master Harry McCollister
 4 The bandits were divided into three gangs and Scout Executive Ballard, Scoutmasters 4Moon and Prickett each s were in charge of gang The following were bandits: David Rosenfelt, Ira Sel- lers, Sam Wilds Joyce Button, Auville Pitts Edward Drennen, Carter Brownie, Randall Holcomb. Tommie Baker, Jack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

 substitutes, Norman, W. Stack, Connoly and Graham.
 It is reported that the board of con- trol may keep the headquarters at the Farley building open every night from until g. That would be a great thing for many boys. The club on Twenty ninth street is open on Monday Wednesday and Friday nights; but where can a fellow go on the other nights? Of course the schoolboy needs to. be at home study on his lessons and can't get it at home? Wouldn't it be fine to have someone at the club to help him?
 And where can a. fellow go at night now, except to the picture shows and vaudeville houses? Maybe he hasn't the price to go there. And yet, after he has worked hard all day hopping tables or packed away in wrapping booth, he wants to get out somewhere and meet the fellows. Having nowhere to go, he usually finds some place that is not good for him. But if there is clean place downtown with a man in charge of it. and plenty of interesting books and mag azines to read and games to play, hs will have the very thing he has been looking for ever since working boys were boys.
 And besides, it will be a place where boys who have no homes can go when they get to town and haven't any place to find out things. They can go to the club and the man in charge can send them on to the clubhouse on Twenty ninth street, where they will be taken care of. We boys think that this is one of the best things the ladies arc planning to do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

! school was cur own Dr. Phillips, whoso
 hard work and loyalty have helped to
 make the Birmingham school system ono
 or the finest in the country.
 At the beginning the Powell school was rrgraded. Any pupil was received re- gardless of age. They were taught what ever was desired from the alphabet 10 Latin and Greek, and afterward the school was divided into high school, gram mar school and primary. sFsl Just think, i'll 1883 the whole school svs- tenn of Birmingham was the Powell school. In this year the Henley school
 was built and later on the Paul TIayne | In 1887 there were four buildinas Tor white children to go to school in. ilclud- ing q rented house for a high school and three colored schools 7 Many of the fathers and mothers of
 the children that read this article were taught in the first school building owned by the city of Birmingham It is hard for you little ones to even think of s, time when there were not hundredS of teachers and thousands of children Iii going to different schools, isn't it?
 Probably some of your mothers s,S fathers can tell you interesting stofjee of their first school days in Birminrhn11i If so. be sure to tell us about them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

Justice, Truman Kennedy, Boise stiff. Roy Dawson, Everald Meade, Jack Horne Lether Cole. Mahlon ana Malburn Eitts. Harry Fullerwood Albert Klyce, charles Bromberg, Ed Thornton. Law renee Schroeder, Turner Jordan, Neil Pat terson and Horace Ferguson.
 scout Master Udden was the lone sentry at the bridge. Yours respectfully,
 CARTER, RROWNLIE,
 Troop No. 5.
 LIFE SAVING CORPS
 Monday and Tuesday Commodore Long, fellow field agent of the life-saving de- partment of the American Red Cross will be here for the purpose of organizing an auxiliary llfe-saving corps among the Boy Scouts. He will give land and water demonstrations at the Athletic club Mon day, and at the Y. M. C. A. on Tues day. The exact hours of the meetings will be announced elsewhere in this is sue of The Age-Herald. All meetings and demonstrations are free, and are open to the general public. All boys who are good swimmers are especially urged to attend.
 Prof. J. N. Seymour, who is instructor in swimming at East Lake has consented to take charge of the Boy Scout corps and will hold regular practices after or- ganization.
 AT ENSLEY
 The scout executive made a flying trip to Ensley last week, and found much enthusiasm among the different troops Troop 20 had good meeting. It was well attended and an interesting pro- gran1me had been provided. This troop has been adopted by the Methodist church, and it undoubtedly will derive great benefit from this source We hope the troop will be help to the church also.
 At the Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church there in new troop, under Scout master J. A. Simpson. Mr. Simpson has the correct vision of the work, and is sure to have flourishing troop.
 AT AVONDALE
 The oldest troop in town is at Avondale, but since the former scoutmaster moved to another town, the boys have been without a leader However, a new man is in sight now, and you can count on No. hereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

From Larona Pickens. a pupil in the Elyton school, comes the following splen- aid suggestion to really celebrate in a big way the hundredth birthday of the state of Alabama. She also asks that 8 mass meeting be held. This, too. is q good suggestion, but will have to wait until later on so that the people can get over the many things that are go occupy ing them now. For instance, the coming of the Confederate veterans in May. the Shakespeare tercentennial and the other things not so big, but very near at hand Then let's all get together and make the state proud of its birthday.
 It gives us great pleasure to print the letter from our little friend:
 ALABAMA'S TOOTH BIRTHDAY
 Alabama was first part of the Mis- sissippi territory: then 1t became sep arate territory for two years. On De- cember IA, 1879, it was admitted to the union as a state.
 Three years from now, in 1919, the peo- pie. not only of Birmingham, but of the entire state of Alabama, will have an opportunity of celebrating her hundredth birthday.
 We should celebrate this centennial to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
HOW TO SPEND $5

A class In the South Highland School was asked to write a composition on this subject: How Spend Five Dollars For the Pleasure Of My Friends.'
 Charles Ard was about the only one who could think of any other way to have a good time than picture shows, the Lyric and refreshments. His story follows:
 t''If had i've dollars to spend on my friends I would give Charles Hopkins . hundred and twenty-two cartridges for his rifle. They cost 4oc a hundred. I would give Robley Munger a pair of skates that cost A.35. I would give my brother g pair of skates. too. would give Allison a book that. tells how to stun birds 50 would not have to teach him how. It would cost $1.00 would give Kary Beavers q pair of Bantam chickens that cost sonL'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

Boys are like lead pencils, they need to be sharpened and pushed before they make their mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

Being square with a man is quite diff ferent from getting square with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
'tleT lIOlIi our nlLte llIeAu.
 ALABAMA'S TOOTH BIRTHDAY
BOYS CLUB DEPARTMENT
By BRoDERICK LAHAN. Editor

Listen, fellows, don't you think the Junioris going to be great? Just look at the large number of associate editors which have already been appointed from different schools and organizations, but there are not enough yet. If we want the Junior to be something, big we will all have to help. We predict that within a short time the Junior will be a section of the Age-IIerald instead of a page.
 BOYS CLUB VARSITY
 The Boys Club varsity basketball team will be picked this week. Eight fellows will be selected to represent the club. They will be chosen on account of their general merit rather than their particu- lar ability to shoot the ball in the basket. They will be the fellows who play the cleanest game, who practice the best self control, who have worked the hardest to make the club success, and who will best represent the type of boy that the club is capable of turning out.
 The team will be selected by the super
 ntendent and his assistant Three news boys. three commercial boys, and two schoolboys will compose the varsity The weight limit is 125 pounds. They will be given white gymnasium shirts with their club letters. This same plan will be followed in all phases of athlet- ics in the club.
 VARSITY TO PLAY TUSCALOOSA
 The first road trip of the varsity team will be to Tuscaloosa. A game has been arranged with the Tuscaloosa Y. M. c. A. intermediates. The boys will leave Birmingham Saturday morning, March 9 arriving in Tuscaloosa that day noon. The afternoon will be spent In visiting the state university, the state Insane asylum, the U. of A. baseball practice, and the general points of historic inter- est around Tuscaloosa.
 The game will be played Saturday night. After the game the team will be entertained by the Tuscaloosa boys. A big time Is in store for the fellows who make the trip. This will be regular education to the boys, and should be deeply appreciated by the members of the club. We were all impressed with the statement that was made us regard ing the trip. Tt is the trip the honor to the boys. and the reward for service that the club is doing this for you fel- lows; winning the game in Tuscaloosa is secondary matter
 NEWSBOYS VS. COMMERCIAL Next weeks Junior will carry a story of the championship game between the newsboys and the commercial boys for the R. A. Brown championship cup The game will be played Friday night. This is always one of the biggest events of the year in athletics For the past two years the newsboys have won the cup; If they cop 1t Friday night it will be theirs.
 The following will probably be the line up of the two teams: Newsboys, Suttle, c; forwards, Ehlbert and Dank; guards, Betts and Lahan; substitutes, McCor- mack, Sigler and Ovens. Commercial White, C.; forwards, McBride and Cols- ton; guards, F. Stack and Herbertson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
War and Aeroplane Industrv

Editor for Graymont Schor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-13
COMPROMISE ON
HOME RULE GOES
FORWARD BY THE
ULSTER ACTION
Unionist Council Shows No En-
thusiasm but Accepts Car
sons Direction of Negotia-
tons

Belfast, June 12.-The Ulster Union
list Council. while showing no enthusi-
asm for the proposed home rule COM
promise, at a meeting today presided
over by Sir Edward Carson. authorized
Sir Edward to proceed with the nego-
tiations. The attitude of the members
was that they were willing to make sac
rifices in order as the government de-
sires TO procure settlement which Will
strengthen the empire and aid in Win
ming the war.
The meeting was private, but state
ment of the proceedings showed that
the counties Cavan, Monaghan and Don
egal protested against separation from
the rest of Ulster but agreed to abide
by the decision of the other six Ulster
counties, The meeting further adopted
a resolution stating that in the event of
the failure of negotiations complete
freedom was reserved to oppose the
whole policy of home rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-13
JOHN w. DAVIS
Solicitor General

Washington. June 12.-Selection Of a
successor to Charles E. Hughes on the
supreme court bench already is being
considered by President Wilson. AL
though the supreme court adjourns
today until October. department of
Justice officials are anxious that a new
justice be appointed quickly, so that
he can give consideration during the
summer months to cases now pending.
1t is understood that the President
would like to appoint John w. Davis,
solicitor general. but may be deferred
from doing so because Mr.. Davis pre-
pared a number of cases now pending
for the department of justice. Several
messages urging the appointment Of
former President Taft have been re-
ceived but the President is expected to
name a Democrat since the court now
has five Republicans and three Dem
ocrats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-13

FORCES IN
DISTRESS
Steadily Thrown Back
by Russian Offensive
Total of Prisoners
in Recent Operations
by Russians Reaches
114,OOO

Heavy fighting is in progress
over virtually the entire west
Iern front from the Gulf of Riga
to Bukowina, a distance of be-
tween 600 and 700 miles. From
Riga to the Jasiolda river, north
west of the Pripet marsh re-
gion, the Germans have taken
the offensive against the Rus
slams, probably in an effort to d.
vert the attention Of the Rus
slams, who are in the second
week of their drive against the
Austro Hungarians and Ger
mans from the Pripet southwark
to Bukowina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-13
Senator Stone Launches
Party Issue Against
Call Of Justice Hughes
from the Bench but
Other Leaders Re-
member Parker

St. Louis June IA probable par
tx issue of the Democrats against the
Republican nominee, Charles Evans
Hughes, received VIA! might be term
ed it's official birth here today. Sen
ator William ]. Stone, who is to be
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tons at the Democratic convention,
issued a statement oharaoterizing the
nomination of Mr.. Hughes as in every
way bad and vicious" Senator
Stones pronouncenlent was taken to
r,ear that the Democratic party would
probably make a party issue against
Mr. Hughes on the ground of his
nomination to the presidency while
CT the supreme court bench. Other
leaders, however we're not inclined to
press the issue. recalling that the
party drafted Alt,l B. Parker when
he was chief judse of the New York
Court of Appeals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-13
MILL EMPLOYEE
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN MACHIAS MILL

Machas Me-, June 12.-His clothing,
ing, stripped from his body an ear near
ly severed and covered with bruises,
Frank Mallar aged about so years, an
employee of the Machias Lumber Co.
was rescued from the shafting in which
he was caught Friday morning while
at his work in the mill. He was taken
to his home on Dublin street, where on
Saturday he was resting somewhat more
comfortably. Mr.. Mallar Is suffering
great deal, however, and internal In
juries are feared. He is still weak from
recent surgical treatment and his friends
are in great anxiety.