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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Wind, for Monday ard Tg..c q,

winds for sondsy ard Tgsscsy.-North Atlantic.
moderate variable ard ,zir weather. middle A.
.antic. motsraie variable. mostly East ard fair
weather. south AlAltie. frrsh northeast ard east
and overcast weather ,as, Cllf fresh and south
east ard probably showers. sesf Gulf Moderate
winds. lower lakes. Moderate 20 frssh east aid
southeast winds and overcast weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

10 last at the Hotel Breslin. A de-
tective in the employ Of the wife
trailed DR.. Alexander. Later he sent
for another detective and Mrs. Alex
ander's father. Henry ". Eaton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
DIED.
ldwin. y. z. Parker, Fred. 5.
DIED.

BALDwiN-At East Orange, n. J,
Sept. 10. 1916, Dorothy Rachel, only
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J.
Baldwin. Funeral services will be
held at her home. ll6 Harrison St. on
Tuesday afternoon, Sept ", at I
o'clock.
PARKER-At Long Island College Hos
pital, on September ., 1915. Frederick
Sheldon Parker, son Of Frederick 8.
and Martha n. Parker, age 81 years.
Funeral services at Grace Church.
brooklyn Heights. on Monday, Sep
TENDER II. 1915, at IL o'clock a. m.
Interment at the convenience Of the
family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Miss Eleanor Kirkpa.riek. daughter

Miss Eleanor Kirkpatrick, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. william Kirkpatriek'
OF Christopher Street, Montclair. y. J.
and John Wise Mofstt, son Of Mrs; n.
" Mofatt, Of Prospect Terrace, will be
married next Friday evening at the
home OF the bride. The ceremony wi,
he performed by the Rev. Edmund Mel
zine Wyle, pastor of the Central
p,e,bvterian Church. Of Montelair
The couple will reside in Bronxvilie
Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Announcement has been made Of the
engagement of Miss Grace Louise
Hughes. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hughes, Of % Prospect Ave
nue.. Montclair, y. j., TO Harry Doug
lass Northrop, Of Newark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11
Forecasts for Special Lseanu~.-Faseru Ns,

York and Southern Nes Enssnd-Falr to-day
Tuesday increasing cl0utlne-s and warner
northern New EngiAnf-Fair to-day and prob
ably n morrow slowly rising temperature
Eastern psnngvlvaniA New jersey Delaware
Mary and E1i District a. Coumrla-Fsir to-day
To- morrow overcast and warner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Highest Temperature yesterday. ~ degrees tat
Us = M. lo~csl So Cat go a nj svrrage.
e. average fr corresponding date iasi rear. SO.
average for corresponding GATE las; thirty -thrss
yeaH. o..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Baron eter Readings.

-. m5oslll p m. 30 "a p. m. 10 "a
lecaf Fsrecat-Fair n. day: To morrow incrss.-
ins eloudness aud -auncr moderate east 20 south
sast winds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Local oiaelal Record.-Ths following o,scal re-o-d
from the Weather Bureau shows The charges IN Inc
temp~rarure FOR the las, twenty -FOUR hours IN
parison with the corrrsponding date u last rear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

gFrTTTs, Tempest a ruD.hln. Adelaide
~. rI- 4 Hughss. swat Tho ~"
+ AIASE ymma carus. Mad 4 walker
u.n. Ma ase IL Chic" sale OH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

A reader who finds the new Chaplin
picture unusually vulgar wants US 70
say something about il. After deserlo-
ing some Of Charles antics with a
watermelon and spaghitti ne observes
sagely: "Coprophilic memory traces IA
the unconscious provoke laughIet az
such episodes We cant ada anything
20 that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-11

Word comes from the Park Theatre,
where Civilization" reopens this even
ing, that subway guards have been in
structed By President Shonts to an
nounce civilization" when trains pull
into Columbus Circle. At all other sta
tons, as formerly, they will shout
Thomas II. Ince!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
REFERENDUM GOES
 TO SUPREME COURT
Judge Smith Dismisses Mandamus to Compel Stiles to Receive Petition With Signatures

Following the dismissal of mandamus proceedings by Judge Clare B. Smith yesterday morning Attorney Horace c. steps to argue his appeal before the su- preme court in. Montgomery tomorrow.
 The mandamus proceedings were insti- tuted to secure judicial order that would instruct Probate Judge J. P. Stiles to receive and check petition containing the signatures of 4437 voters asking for referendum on commission form of government for Birmingham.
 Judge Smith handed down his decision yesterday morning orally He simply ruled that the mandamus proceedings be- fore him were dismissed and indicated no grounds for his refusal to consider the matter any further Later. off the bench. Judge Smith stated that the title of the Lavarty act was quite broad enough to cover any of the various sections and that other than the double classification point of Attorney Wilkinson there was no mer- it to the contentious of the complainant.
 "As soon as I made my decision known" stated Judge Smith, "Mr. Will kinson indicated that he would like to argue the question before the supreme court on Thursday, so we all got to- gether and prepared the papers neces- sary to carry the appeal to the higher court in a hurry
 MT. Wilkinson stated that the tram script of the case had already been made out yesterday afternoon and that he would go to Montgomery this afternoon to present his appeal to the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
NO OPPOSITION TO
 THE NEW MOVIE LAW
Hornady, However, Says Present Laws Are Sufficient to Prevent
 Indecent Pictures

The first thing that came up for the commissioners consideration at yes- terday mornings conference was the of ministers and ladies were on hand to speak in favor of it's passage
 The ordinance. which is to be in force 90 days, was passed unanimous ly. There were many speeches made previous to the vote. MT. Hornady told the delegation and commissioners that If the law regarding the showing of indecent pictures has been violated 1t is through no fault of the commls- sioner of public safety not having adequate backing on any acton ne might have taken" He stated that the city had always had a law sufficient to stop the exhibition of any picture that was indecent. 'I am against Sun day motion pictures, too," he said.
 MT Truss said he realized he was voting for a mass of 'verbiage" which was no stronger than the laws already on the city code.
 A petition signed by Ensley citizens for the abolishment of pool rooms was passed until later
 At the afternoon meeting Conmis- sioner Weatherly and City Attorney Ullman were named by the board 10 report back to the commission as to whether or not the city could charse the Alabama Power company taxes for doing business in a municipaiity
 MT. Weatherly stated that while the Alabama Power company was exempt from state taxation test suit may he brought to look into the legality or a municipality charging the required corpora tion tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
FIRST CONCERT IS
 GIVEN AT ENSLEY High School Glee Club Will Be eHard in Birming-
 ham Tonight

The Glee club and orchestra of the Ensley High school and the Central High school were greeted by a large audience in Ensley last night, when they appeared under the auspices of the Lyric club.
 All of the numbers were well rem dered and congratulations were showered upon Miss Leta I<itts and her assistants who trained the boys. Miss Evelyn Going, Miss Dryer and Miss Minnie McNeil assisted Miss Kitts in directing the work of the clubs and orchestra, The clubs will appear at the Central High school in Birmingham tonight.
 The concert opened with a pro- gramme by the 4O-piece orchestra. The work of Fred Hart, Edward Roach and Miss Sarah Dryer who played Chami- nades 'Serenade" on the violin, was es- pecially commendable, and received much applause.
 James Smileys tenor solo, Ireland Must Be Heaven" showed excellent training and was one of the features of the programme.
 The work of the combined chorus in "When You and l Were Young, and swing Along," were deserving of special mention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
CHILDREN WORK
 FOR OPEN SCHOOL

All of the revenue derived from the sale of Red Cross seals by the school children of Birmingham and of Jefferson county this season will be devoted ex- clusively to the maintenance of the open air school, is an announcement coming from the association headquarters.
 It is stated that. remarkable zeal and enthusiasm are being displayed by the school children, who have enrolled in large numbers in the young crusader movement. The teachers are cooperating whole-heartedly. It is expected that fully $500 will be raised by the school children before Christmas, which. it is stated, would cover approximately half the cost of maintenance for the coming year. a
 In connection with the open air school work, the following letter has been re- ceived by Dr. George Eaves:
 Dear Dr. Eaves: I have visited the open air school maintained by the Anti Tuberculosis association. The building is we'll planned and it's location ideal.
 ''The school is, l am convinced, doing an excellent work and is efficiently fill ing a genuine need. It deserves the geneI ous support of the community, and will pay big dividends in human life and happiness. Sincerely yours
 JAMES M'LESTER, M. D." F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
NO INFORMATION
 ABOUT CAPTURE
 OF GRADY WEBB
Inspector Naylor Is Thought to Have
 Traced Suspect From Memphis to Kenova, W. Va.

Federal authorities in Birmingham yesterday and last night were still without official information regarding the reported capture of H Grady Webb, alleged leader of the Harrison band of train robbers.
 The office of the postoffice inspect or was closed and 1t was stated by government officials that T. w. Nay Tor, inspector who is in charge of this case had been absent for several days. That he had gone to Kenova, W. Va, where the man giving his name as John Shannon is under arrest, sus- pected of being Grady Webb, was the statement of officials around the gov ernment building yesterday afternoon.
 The only postoffice inspector in Bir- mingham yesterday was w. H. Keys of Cleveland. Tenn, who arrived yes- terday afer working for sometime on a case in New York. MT. Keys was lacking in official information regard ing the alleged capture of Webb.
 It was stated by an attache of the marshads office yesterday that In spector Naylor was in Memphis last Saturday and it was reported that he had gone there in response to a tip that Webb was there. It was believed that Naylor had trailed the man sup posed to be Webb into West Virginia and had either arrested him or caused his arrest.
 Those government officials who doubted that the man under arrest was Grady Webb declared that only six weeks ago Webb was seen at Ca- lera and that the local inspectors made an effort at that time to capture him without avail. They contended that Webb was still close to Birmingham and that he had never been more than 50 miles from this city since his de- parture last March.
 Postal authorities are expected to hasten to Kenova without delay to ascertain whether the man under ar rest is the alleged leader of the liar rison band. Until they arrive there it is not expected that official informa- tion will be received here Should the man under arrest prove to be Webb federal officials expect him to be brought back here by Inspector Nay Tor for preliminary trial before Uni ted States Commissioner Watts.
 White Gibson. attorney for Webb, stated last night that he still had re- ceived no word from his client. "I am or the opinion, as I stated yesterday, that Webb is not the man under ar rest" said MT Gibson. "It is reason7 able to suppose that if he had been arrested he would have communicated at once with me as his attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
ADLER'S COMPANY
 GETS BIG CONTRACT
Birmingham Fuel Co. Will Supply 175,O0O Tons of Coal to New
 Orleans Street Railway

A Birmingham coal company has acquired an indefinite contract to supply 175,OOO tons of coal annu- ally.
 D. D. Curran, president of the New Orleans Street Railway com pany, signed contract with the Birmingham. Fuel company yester- day afternoon for this annual tom mage. This order will not give new business to this district. inasmuch as it was formerly held by an- other Birmingham producer.
 Though the Birmingham Fuel company is controlled by the Ad- Iers, who have recently acquired several barges and colliers at New Orleans. the coal for New Or leans will be shipped by rail. E. l.. Adler Is president of the Bir- minGham Fuel company.
 The mines of the Adler brOth- CTS have an annual capacity of 1.- 100000 tons of coal, of which so per cent Is steam coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
TAXES 100 EXTRAS
 ID HANDLE SANTA
 CLAUS HEAVY MAIL
Yesterday Was First Day When Strain Really Be gan to Be Felt at the
 POstOffice

Forty-five new employees will be added flee this morning to handle the holiday business for the next few days.
 Already 8 extras have been added and the total will number no less than 100, according to announcement made at the postoffice yesterday afternoon. Included in the number are extra carriers to help in distributing the increasing number of parcels being received. Although the rush of outgoing mail has been marked for several days; the real heavy incom- ing business is just now being felt.
 Yesterday was by far the heaviest which has yet been experienced at the postoffice. During the morning hours, the congestion of people addressing, wrapping and mailing packages became so great that 1t was necessary to put a number of large tables in the lobby packages have been placed in the lobby in order to relieve some of the crowding at the several windows engaged in this work.
 The business of the money order de- partment has started off considerably in excess of any previous Christmas week. In spite of the opening of another win dow, long lines of purchasers are formed throughout the day.
 The branch stations for handling the parcels post business opened at Loveman, Joseph & Loebs, at the old Saks build ing and at 1865 First avenue, are doing much to relieve the congestion at the main offices. It Is declared that without these extra stations, it would be impos- sible to keep up with the demands at the postoffice.
 Everything possible is being done to handle the situation and we are well pleased with the cooperation of the pub- lic," said Postmaster R. B. Smyer yes- terday. We want to reterate however, the importance. of mailing all parcels at the earliest possible moment The rush is increasing every day, not only here but throughout the country, and 1t is much better for the package to reach it's destination a day or two before Christ mas rather than the day after. It is also important that sufficient postage be used, that the address be written very plainly, and that all parcels be securely tied. Insurance. especially of all articles of value should be secured, as the charge is very small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
SAYS SON PUT AK
 AT FATHERS SIDE
Ethel Hendricks Is Released by Off, ficers After Making Statement
 Regarding Davis Killing

Ethel Hendricks, formerly employed as housemaid by A. H. C'Baldy) Davis, who was shot through the heart with a revolver at his residence, 1OOS Tenth ave- nue. north, early Sunday morning by his son Charlie Davis. who is in the county jail charged with murder, made signed statement yesterday morning in the pres- ence of Chief of Detectives Tom Shirley and Detectives Ben Brown and Thomas Cartwright to the effect that Charlie Da- wis killed his father and that after he had shot him Davis went into the rear of the house and secured an ax, and placed it by the dead mans body.
 The woman made the following state- ment to the detectives:s
 Charlie Davis came home about mid- night Saturday and he appeared to have been drinking. He came into my room and began to whip me. His father came to the entrance of my room and told Charlie he should be ashamed of himself the way he was treating me- 'Baldy Da- wis then left the room and started to- ward his bedroom. Charlie followed MT. Davis into the hall. Within few seconds I heard the report from the revolver. Charlie came back into my room and asked him what he had done and he told me that he had killed the old man. I told him that I was going to notify the police, but he beat me to the telephone and called police headquarters and said Come to 1906 Tenth avenue, north; just killed a man.. After he had notified the police he went in the rear of the house and got an ax, which he laid by MT. Davis body.
 T saw him when he got the ax and also when he put it by his fathers side. I did not hear any struggle in the room before the shot was fred
 The woman was released from custody after she made the above statement The remains of Badly Davis were sent to Colburn at o'clock yesterday afternoon by the Johns Undertaking company, where funeral services will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
UNIVERSITY BOYS COME TOMORROW Alabama Glee Club Concert Will Be Given at the
 Tutwiler

There is a sprightliness to the pro- gramme that the Alabama Glee club will render at the Tutwiler Thurs day night.
 It ranger from "Il Trovatore' to rag time The Glee club will offer the famous Spanish students song, "Estu- diantina," by Lacome, beautiful set ting of Dvorak's, 'Humoresque," Gei- bels "Jolly Blacksmiths, introducing the anvil chorus from 'I1 Trovatore" and a number of the popular ditties and rags.
 The concert should be appealing es- -peoially to Birmingham people. Among the soloists are Robert Gil1espy, Char ner Batson and J. Fred Johnson, Jr. The Varsity quartet is composed of Robert Gillespy, Chappell Cory, Vance Wier and Mayer. The three first named are Birmingham products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
JOHN CRAFT INJURED
Road Association Committee Meeting
 Is Postponed

The meeting of the executive committee of the Alabama Good Roads associa ton. which was called to convene here next Wednesday, has been indefinitely post poned.
 This action was taken because of the accident suffered by John Craft of Mo bile president of the association, who fell down flight of stairs breaking his arm and otherwise njurng himself. The news of the injury of President Craft was received here yesterday afternoon by J. A. Rountree, secretary, who immediately rescinded the call for the meeting of the executive committee. It is anticipated that it will be at least three weeks be- fore MT. Craft will be able to get out again.
 The meeting of the committee had been called for the purpose of mapping out the work of the association for the year 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
PLOWMAN TALKS ON
 BANKHEAD HIGHWAY

Col. T. s. Plowman of Talladega, presi- dent of the Bankhead association, reports that the project is meeting with great enthusiasm from Memphis to Atlanta. He was in the city yesterday at the local headquarters going over the plans and deetails for promoting the highway.
 There is a reason for this highway and We expect to secure at least 5000 members declared Colonel Plowman yesterday. 'In time. believe it will ex- tend beyond Atlanta 10 Washington and from Memphis through to Los Angeles. This would be the ideal route for a transcontinental highway. Due to the favorable weather conditions of the route it could easily supplant any proposed coast to coast route running through the north. Then the topography of the country is splendidly suited for the high way.
 President Plowman expressed as being highly pleased with the work being done at the local headquarters in promoting the highway. He will issue in the near future detailed statement of the work and the prospects for the building of the highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
How To Get Rid of Catarrh Catarrhal Deafness or
 Head Noises

If you have catarrh. catarrhal deaf ness or head noises caused by catarrh, or if phlegm drops in your throat and has caused catarrh of the stomach or bowels, you will be glad to know that these distressing symptoms can be en- tirely overcome in many instances by the following treatment, which you can easily prepare in your own home al lit tie cost, Secure from your druggist ounce of Parmint (Double strength). This will not cost you more than 75c. Take this home and add to it 1 pint of hot water and ounces of granulated sugar: stir until dissolved. Take one ta6iespoonful four times day. A de- cided Improvement is sometimes noted after the first days treatment. Breath ing becomes easy, while the distressing thinking, etc. gradually disappear Loss of smell, taste, defective hearing and mucus dropping in the back of the throat are other symptoms which sug- gest the presence of catarrh and which are often overcome by this efficacious treatment. Nearly ninety per cent of all ear troubles are said to be directly caused by catarrh, therefore. there must be many people whose hearing can be restored by this simple home treat ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-20
HALF MILLION GAIN IN IRON OUTPUT
 WILL BE RECORD
Alabama for Year Will Show a Monthly Average of 23O,0OO Tons of
 Metal

The iron make of 1916 will far sur pass that of last year.
 It is estimated that the Alabama output of iron for this year will ex- ceed the 1915 production by nearly 50O.OOO tons.
 In the manufacture of both basic or steelmaking iron and foundry iron, the yield of the furnaces will eclipse that of last year by substantial margins Alabama will have an average month ly tonnage of 290,OOO when the final receipts are compiled on January L The comparison with 100000 tons-that of 1915-shows that the ironmakers of Alabama have been swept by a tide of good fortune
 Not only will the output be much greater, but the revenues will be pro- ductive of great profits. While it is true that the costs of production have grown, owing to the increases in the cost of materials and advances in wages, pig iron is now being sold at $24 ton. Early in 1916 the same metal was offered to the trade at $15.
 The output of basic iron has
 swelled enormously. For the first
 II months fin 1916 the basic pro-
 duction was S59,936 tons. For the
 corresponding period of 1915 it was
 559,0OO.
 Basic iron has been converted into steel by the Alabama mills and mil lions of dollars worth of rails, bil- lets, barbed wire, fence and other fin ished commodities made from the raw steel
 Foundry iron has shown a similar Increase in production. Through Mo- vember 30, the foundry ironmakerS had registered a tonnage of 1,620, 000 For the corresponding period in 1915, the total was 1,411, ,000. The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, &C., cording to the statement of President J. C. Maben, will produce between 550.000 and 600,00O tons of iron this year.
 foundry iron for the entire year will be about 2,SOO,OoO tons. It was 2,o49,- 900 in 1915.
 Though the manufacturers of iron and steel have been materially handi capped by the car shortage it is stated authoritatively that foundry iron stocks in Alabama yards have been decreased by 30,00Q tons.
 Despite the magnitude of the yield in 1916 the approaching year bids fair to exceed all previous marks The en- tire producmtion of every company in the district is sold solidly through June Over 60 per cent of the yield during the last half has been con- tracted for The prices have ranged from SIS to s25.