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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
LITTLE NEW YORK STORIES
BY A BIRMINGHAM MAN
By ALLEN GRIFFIN JOHNSON

, ignorance of the fact that it had dared
approach so near to them. No crepe
adorned the door; no mournful chant
floated out of the apartment where the
still form lay; no weeping reached the
ears of the people in the next apartment,
and no line of carriages waited solmenly
behind the hearse out front The whole
affair was carried off with a silence,
secretiveness and dispatch that charac-
terize all departures from this plane of
existence which has its corporeal being
in the great apartment buildings of New
York.
| A mother and daughter whose son
and brother, a Mason, died here sud
denly, asked permission of the landlady
| of the small rooming house in which they
| lived, to use the parlors for a Masonic
funeral. Against her business judgment
she consented. Afterward she notified all
her roomers of what she had done, and
while some told her it was well, there
were others who told her a few things
which would hardly bear ublication-and
her business suffered as a result of her
kindness of heart
No, death series our ranks here as
elsewhere, but his terrible tracks are
covered quickly by the survivors, and
even during his visits he is well hidden
from the sight of the vast majority. If
he visit the third floor back, the second
floor front knows no reason to stop its
Victroa, and even as he separates the
soul and body of his victim, Caruso s
| voice may be soaring into one of his high
| est fortissimos
There are those who, judging from
| their statements from time to time, seem
| to live only for the kind of funeral they
| desire after death. They express them
selves as specially DESTROYS of having
a6 n hou VIII
So-and-So sing such-and-such. If you are
among the number keep away from New
York city, for here death come and goes
as hurriedly as the Broadway throngs
and there is as little known of him by
] those to whom he passes closest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
BRITISH CLAIM VICTORY

London, August 16-S Six determined Ger
man counter attacks on the British
trenches northwest of Pozieres were re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the attackers,
saws the official statement by the war
office tonight. Northwest of Bazentin the
British captdred about 100 yards of Ger
man trenches.
The text of the statement follows:
ION our right there was considerable
artillery activity all day. Last night and
early this morning the enemy declared
series of determined counter attacks
on our trenches northwest of Pozieres on
broad front with considerable forces.
Six times his infantry advanced to the
attack but ran back suffering very heavy
losses Our guns and machine guns did
great execution, In no case did he sue
coed in entering our lines.
Northwest of Bazentine we captured
about 100 yards OF trenches. A counter
attack, made by the enemy today from
Martinpuich was repul7ed and some pris-
oners were captured by us. German
aeroplane was brought down behind our
lines near Pozieres.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18

bottom-and the damaged shoes must
undergo a general overhauling and sold
at a reduction. The same evil exists in
the clothing line.
According to merchants, this ladies
fad" is being assumed by a few men,
and the civic organization proposes, if
possible, to put a ban on this method
of doing business, not, however, before
the merchants have Endorsed such ac
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Entire Gadsden Company
IndOrse Their Officers

Montgomery. August 17-(Special)-A
statement signed by every member of
Company F, Fourth regiment, Gadsden,
except the few who are off on recruiting
ing the report that there is dissatisfaction
in the company. has been filed at the
headquarters of the regiment The Pc
tition calls attention to a report that a
number of the members of the company
had deserted because they We're dissat-
isfied with the treatment of the officers,
and states that such reports are untrue
Each member of the company, in the pc
tition, expresses himself as being en-
tirely satisfied with the treatment ac-
corded them by the officers and the con-
ditions in camp.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
NEGROES ARRESTED
FOR NONPAYMENT
| OF CITY STREET TAX
Publication of Ordinance Construed
as Sufficient Notice to All Persons
Liable to Tax-Arrests to Follow

Several negroes were arrested yesterday
for nonpayment of street taxes. An or
dinance was passed by the city commits
sion some months ago requiring all men
between the ages of 81 and As to pay
street tax of So per year provided they
had not paid any road or county tax.
The arrests came after Commissioner
Ward notified the officers that all who
had been notified and had thus far
failed to pay their tax should be ar
rested.
More than 10000 special notices have
been sent out to citizens relative to the
payment of street taxes. At the present
time the fee is $3.50. Beginning on Janu-
airy l, the street tax will be IS per year.
The publishing of the ordinance was
construed to be sufficient notice to those
who were subject to the street tax. 1t is
thought arrests will be made daily of
those who have not yet complied with
the law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18

New York. August 17-(Special)-Do
not look upon this as a morbid story,
but merely as brief recital of one of
the many phases of life-and death-and
the great city of Gotham:
If everybody would crowd themselves
into the big apartment houses of New
York city, few people would ever come
IN contact with death save when it laid
it's icy hand upon themselves, or some
one near and dear to them. New York
loves life, hates death, and even fears it
with a fear that is uncomfortable.
AS I entered the court of the apart
ment building in which I thrive. yester-
day afternoon, 1 behed hearse and one
automobile standing in front of the en-
trance.
Has there been death in the house?"
L asked one of the hall boys.
"Why-I-think So" he answered either
honestly or cautiously and perhaps both.
who died?" I persisted.
Somebody on one of the lower floors,
1 think" he replied.
And at that moment my next door
neighbor came out We had never spoken
before, but this time 1 stopped him and
asked if he knew who had died here
why, no one that 1 know of. Why?'
he said.
There's a hearse out front"
ooh, HI" he exclaimed irritatedly,
'Pll have to go back upstairs and keep
my wife away from the front window
until it leaves"
But I was attracted to my own front
window, and soon I saw the long, dark
casket placed in the waiting hearse; the
automobile was entered by about five peo-
ple-and in another instant death had
left the apartment building, while many
of it's occupants remained in complete
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Pike County Fair Meeting

Troy, August SpeciaL)-President
w. c.. Black and Secretary Josh Cope
land have called a meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Pike County
Fair association to be held Friday. Many
matters of Importance will come up, but
the chief object of the meeting is to
decide whether or not fair will be held
this fall. The date has already been
set for the first week in November. but
owing to present conditions some think
it unadvisable to hold a fair this year as
they believe the officers would get in
debt, as they did in 1914. Others are
strongly in favor of holding a good, sane
fair and the matter will be decided Fri
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Frank Cutter

News was received here yesterday
of the death of Frank Cutter of Shady
side, Ensley, at Winthrope, Mass, on
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Cutter is
survived by his widow; two daugh-
tiers, Miss Frances Cutter and Miss
Jane Cutter, and one son, Ned Cutter.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at Milton, Mass. Mr.. Cutter
was connected with the Barrett COM
pany at Fairfield for number of years
but retired last year on account of i'll
health.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
POLICE NOTES

Alex Niddson, negro, was found dead
on the Frisco passenger train which
arrived here at $50 yesterday morn
ing, at the Terminal station by a ne
gro porter. The remains were turned
over to the People Undertaking COM
pany of North Birmingham. Coroner
Charles L. Spain was notified of the
Negroes death and held an investiga-
ton yesterday afternoon. He stated
that the negro died from natural
causes.
Clifton Can, negro, 120 East street,
Enon Ridge, was painfully injured yes
terday afternoon, when he was run
over by a wagon belonging to the
Janloka Syrup company at Enon Ridge.
The boy was removed to the Hillman
hospital in the police emergency au-
tomobile. No arrest was made.
The passenger Overland auto
mobile of Frank Bennett of Brookside,
which was stolen Wednesday night,
while standing in front of the Masonic
temple, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth
street, north, was recovered early yes
terday morning in Owenton by Desk
Sergeant Edgar Lyons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS

In a statement furnished your commit
tee August II, 1916, the treasury depart
ment estimated disbursements for the ifs
cal year 1917 at SLIPS $4,000 and esti-
ma ted receipts for 1917 at $762, 900 900, maxi
ing the excess of disbursements over re-
ceipts 1864, 243, 900. This total includes ap-
preparations amounting to about $4,000
900 to meet extraordinary expenses and
disbursements incident to the Mexican sit
uation, the mobilization of the National
Guard and the operation of our troops
along the border and in Mexico for the
six months ending December 81, 1915.
Should this condition exist beyond that
time further appropriation will be
| necessary.
"In the opinion Of your committee, con-
Cured in by the treasury department,
this latter sum, namel> s130,O00,000, should
be financed by bond issue. This would
simply be following not only the custom
of the country but OF all other nations
under similar circumstances. Deducting
this amount from the estimated disburse-
ments over receipts additional revenue re-
quired for the year 1917 would amount to
1924, 243000. 1t is estimated that the bill
as amended by your committee will raise
$205, 100000, leaving a balance of S29, 243 900
to be taken from the general fund of the
treasury, which announced on the 18th in
slant, excluding credits of disbursing Of
ficers to $134,337, 1896. Your committee is
advised by the treasury department that
it is safe to estimate that his amount
can be taken from the general fund with
out seriously embarrassing the treas
ury."
In its analysis of the revenue bill as
revised by the Senate committee the
treasury department estimates that the
annual revenue to be derived will be:
From income tax, $109, 100000.
4. IA
law is in full force, approximately $65, 900,
0OO)
Munitions manufacturers tax, $40, 600, O0O
Miscellaneous. including beer liquors
stamp taxes, etc., $35, 500 900, a total of
$205, 000,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18

active today and carried out numerous
destructive bombardments against enemy
Notifications. There has been no infantry
action.
THE number Of unwounded prisoners
taken north of the Solnme yesterday ex-
ceeds 300 We also captured five ma
chine guns.
There has been the usual cannonade on
the remainder Of, the 'front.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
VIOLENT FIGHTING
ON SOMME FRONT
WHEN EFFORT MADE
TO BEND BRITISH
CONTINUED from Page onel

railway station, where movements OF
trains were reported
ION the Trentino front there was great
activity by hostile batteries in the upper
Cordevole and on the Tonezza plateau,
to which we replied effectively.
"Our Voison aeroplanes bombarded the
railway station at Reifenberg. on tho
Gorizia-Triest line. with good. results. All
of our machines returned safely.
Last night hostile seaplanes dropped
bombs on Venice and the Grade lagoon
They caused slight damage and there
were no casualties"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
GIRARD COUNCIL
AND MAYOR ARE
UNDER BIG BONDS
Continued from page One,

board, as agreed upon. which will be
sworn into office tomorrow night, con-
sists of w. c. Whitaker, mayor; John
Zeigler, L. Wells, Albert Forbes West
Courson and F. M. Harrison, aldermen.
Mayor Morgan and City Clerk Weaver
We're placed under $4,000 bonds each today
for accepting brides. Their former bonds
were $500 each. The grand jury adj
journed for the present today after re-
turning 63 true bills
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
ISSUE OF BONDS
RECOMMENDED BY
SENATE FINANCE
Government to Raise $780,
100000 in This Way to
Meet Mexican Outlay
Is Plan Now

Washington, August IA bond issue
of $3.50, 100000 to meet extraordinary gov
eminent expenditures due to the Mexi-
can situation was unexpected recommend
ed to Congress tonight by majority
! members of the Senate finance commit
tee with the concurrence of the easury
depa rtment
The bond issue is urged in the report
of the finance committee democrats filed
in the Senate late today on the $205, 000, 900
| revenue bill. In addition to the proposed
issue and the revenue bill the finance
committee asserts that further appro-
priation of $50, 100000 will be necessary
to defray the expense of operations in
the Mexican emergency if conditions on
the border continue as they are now after
! December 81 1916. The $130, 100000 to be
provided by the proposed bond issue, the
report says, will meet Mexican expendi-
lures only until the end of this calendar
year.
Accompanying the finance committee
majority's report submitted by Senator
| Simmons was general statement from
the treasury department estimating dis
bursements for the fiscal year 1917 at
s1,126, 243,0oo and receipts at $762, 100000.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
L iiC lOldA opPl idtiOiiS AOA eHO AiISoA
| year 1917, exclusive of those carried in
the so-called shipping bill, which is to
be betrayed by the issuance of Panama
bonds, will exceed the appropriations for
| the fiscal year 1916 by about $3.50 900, 900, -
| says the report. This increase is repre-
scented principally by $167 ,000, 900 addi-
tional amount appropriated for the navy,
| $166, 100000 additional amount appropri-
ated for the army, 900 additional
amount appropriated for Notifications,
SAL 100000 for deficiency appropriations
about S35.000000 of which is due to the
Mexican situation and increased require
ments of the army and navy-and S20,-
| 000, 900 for a nitrate plant, which is a pre-
| paredness appropriation. The increase in
| the appropriations for the present fiscal
| year, other than for these extraordinary
purposes, is not beyond the normal in
crease.
But for the additional expenditures
made necessary to defray the cost OF
preparedness, the increased revenue to
be raised by this bill would not be neces-
sary and the estimated receipts under the
present law would be considerably in
excess of the estimated disbursements for
the fiscal year 1917 In this connection
attention is called to the fact that $H,
100000 of the normal increase for the
present fiscal year represents the amount
appropriated for rural credits and good
roads
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Deaths and Funerals
w. w. Campbell

w. W. Campbell, aged 80 years Of Bloc
ton, died at a local infirmary at $3.50
o clock yesterday afternoon. He is sur
vived by several relatives in Blocton.
Funeral arrangements will be announced
later by the Johns Undertaking COM
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Western Road Prosperous

Denver, August 17-Net operating reve-
nues Of the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road for the year ending June 30 totaled
0150,673, an increase of $2,611, los over the
previous year, according to official figures
made public today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
Foley to Have Fair

Bay Minette, August 17.-(Special)
Word has been received from Foley. a
progressive town in the southern end of
the county, to the effect that the direc-
tors of the Foley Fair association had
announced the dates of the fair to be held
there as October 13 and IA.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
J. F. Meeks

Funeral services of j. F. Meeks, aged
IS years. who died at a local infirmary
Wednesday morning, were conducted
from his late residence, 1928 Fifth ave-
nue., north, at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and interment was made in the
East Lake cemetery. The Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, Masons and Odd
Fellows were in charge. The deceased Is
survived by his widow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
AJSTRIANS CLAIM GAINS

Vienna, August H.-(Via London.)
7Iassed Russian attacks against Gen. Won
Boehm- Ermolli, between Peraplinska and
Piniski, were repulsed by the Austrians,
says a war office statement today. For
Il hours yesterday the Russians endeav-
ored in vain to penetrate the Austrian en-
tanglements.
Near Manajoa the Russians penetrated
the Austrian trenches, out were driven out
by reserves, the statement says.
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FRENCH REPORT

Paris, August 17-(Via London.)-Th
French official communication issued to-
night says: tsaet
ION the somme front our artillery was
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1916-11-17

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hentop', unc 8olen tin 0u. zen itt.-
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Ben. uno Il lab ijh pteott Der pen
3l9eune.n lteteu I'M legion O;Iben
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tel.

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ale Nidter. Elm opaIiiierer0er 3unit
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0errlibe piloer
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-02

Have You ever heard OF Elbow.
Saskatchewan?
It may not be on the map Of the
Dominion. it may not be mentioned
frequently in the news dispatches.
But Elbow, with hundreds of other
communities, has placed itself on a
map that stands for human better
mont and clean journalism. Elbow
is one OF the many out OF the way
places which is registered on the
leaves of the visitors book which
is kept az The Detroit Times tent
on Grindley field, where Billy Sun
day Is saving souls.
Elbows name is not mentioned
because Of any intention TO belittle
The place. II is but an example Of
the broadncss OF the work which is
being actively supported by The
Times. There are big cities and
villages from all parts OF the United
States. and there are even repre-
sensations from countries that sell
dom are heard from in America.
All, in registering. have given
their signature in testifying their
approval OF the work which is being
done by Billy Sunday and The
Times.
rr Robert Harper and his wife
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-02

"I rHg1 nudge within 10 feet Of
'-. H ha. would light ! turned
H.DH tu Me- ban Sand ram
., teId vaa crowded with peO
H'r auJ yelled stand back .'
..I .a.t crowd opened like the Red
Uu..nI for 'HH rod 81 Moses
Yam uu and as / ran | made a
PRAYER. ir1WasUt theological, either
tell tJu chat said, God, N YOU
r.srI t.if.d mortal man, help mr TO-
tha' balls and You haven't very
much time fl make up Your mind
either
% ram and jumped over the bench
and stopped
D lwEht / was close enough 70
catch h. looked back and saw 10
going over nay head and jumped
aud showed out my left hand and the
bah hit 10 and stuck
"At me rate | was going the mo.
moutum carried me on and I fell un-
To- the feet OF a team ~ horses
jumped up with the ball In my hand
tip came Tom Johnson Tom used
a be mayor Of Cleveland. He's dead
ue"
Here is SO, Bill Buy Yourself
.H. best bat n Chicago That catch
Nou mc $500 Tomorrow 40 and
... YOURS elf The best suit of clothes
sou can find in Chicago
An old Methods, minister said
go me n few years ago Why, VII.
Hu YOU didn't take thc SO, did
..g2 / said You bef your life ]
Hil
Kelly Died Poor Despite Money
"Larcn Mike Kelley was sold 90
Boston for 10000 Mike got half Of
Iua purchase price. lie came up 20
uo. and showed me check for S..
uHH John /. sullivan, the champion
urhfer. went around with a subscrip-
.uu paper and he boys raised over
$4,000 10 buy Mike house.
THEY gave Mike a deed 10 the
house and they had $500 left and
-a.r him a certificate of deposit for
THAT
Il- salary for playing with Bos-
tom was $i7oo a year At the end