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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
NO PERSECUTION
 OF CATHOLICS IN
 MEXICO, CLAIMED
Joint Commission Presented Evidence of This in Form of a Letter From
 Ten Priests

Atlantic City, N. J., October 31.-The placing before the international joint com mission to uphold their assertions that the Carranza government is growing in strength, was added to today by long cablegram they said had been signed by 10 Roman Catholic priests resident in Mexico City, who asserted that official persecution of the church Is no longer practiced. The prssentation of the ca blegram, it's discussion, and the formal repudiation by Luis Cabrera of the state ment attributed to him at Washington, marked today's session of the conference.
 The last session of the commission be- fore the election will be held Saturday.
 The date and place of the meetings after election will be determined tomor- row The wish of a part of the com to Washington is not shared by all of them, and it is possible it may be de- cided to reconvene in Atlantic City.
 The message of the priests follows, in part:
 By the press of the United States and through other channels we have been informed that the enemies of Mexican revolution, who are fighting against it at various points of the republic, have been publishing broadcast the most ex- aggerated versions regarding outrages al- legged to have been committed by the government presided over by Carranza against the clergy and the church. Our silence would makeals accomplices of the politicians who are interested in spread ing such falsehoods, which as such can- not benefit the clergy and the church.
 During 1914 we had to deplore quite a number of untoward incidents. But then the main situation was truly critical and it is notorious that such deeds of vio- lence were committed by undisciplined troops opposed to the revolution headed by Mr. Carranza,, the depradators being Villistas and Zapatistas.
 t'At present it would not be possible to point out actual facts to warrant the as- sertions so freely given out. We are in a position to state that the civil as well as the military authorities of the fedora ton, or of the states, have respected the clergy and the church, personally, and as regards the institution.
 Tt is true that recently the govern ment has closed two churches in this city, owing to pressing public needs, but this has been done without any violence what soever, and pursuant to all the formali- ties provided in previous laws. and after selecting churches situated in small dis tricts wherein there are others opened to the cult.
 .sAll of which leads us to confidently hope that within a short period. when the constitutional reorganization will have taken place, we shall enjoy the blessings of peace and respect and guarantee of all rights"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
|SUCCESSATTENDS
 ] EFFORTS 0F CHURCH
Stewards Announce at En- thusiastic Meeting That
 All Obligations Met

The North Highland Methodist church has met it's every obligation for the past year and will go to the conference in Bessemer, today with a clean sheet. This was ascertained at the meeting of the board of stewards last night, at which the reports for the past year were made. In addition to meeting every obligation assigned to the church and congregation by the conference, a substantial payment was made on the balance still due on the handsome brick church building.
 The announcements of these facts at the meeting of the board of stewards last night created enthusiasm among the church leaders Due to rather unfavor- able financial conditions which existed for sometime, the church had failed by considerable sum to meet all the obli- gations due for the year. This condition even existed as late as last Sunday.
 determined effort was made Monday and Tuesday to enable the church to go to the4conference with a clean sheet. The members soon wiped out the balance due and then became so enthused that they determined to make another payment cn the debt for the church edifice.
 A number of the members declared that they were spurred on to greater eff fort in order that their pastor, the Rev. Marvin R. Heflin, might be enabled to make a perfect report at the conference tomorrow MT. Heflin, who has been pastor of the church for the past year,
 is extremely popular with the members of his congregation and has been prominent in all affairs for the civic and religious advancement of the district.
 He was formerly pastor of the Method- ist church at cullman and for several years was pastor of the First Methodist church at Tuscaloosa, one of the most important in the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
METHOD|STS MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION North Alabama Conference Opens This Morning at
 BesSemer BISHOP TO PRESIDE
BISHOP TO PRESIDE
Woodward Iron Company Announces 10 Per Cent Increase in Wages
 Effective on the First

Bessemer, October 31.-(Special) All arrangements have been completed and everything is in readiness for the annual meeting of the North Alabama conference, which will open in Bessemer at the First Methodist church Wednes- day morning at o'clock. The examina- tion committees have been engaged to- day with the work of going into the records of applicants for admission to the ministry on trial, and into full ministry from the one, two, three and four-year classes. Among the applt- 3cants examined for admission to the first year ministry were Lonnie G. Alverson, James M Best. Jesse A. Clark, Emory W. Corley, James F. Dunn, Ollie F. Hall, Lennie L. Jones, Thomas lS. Jordan, J. D. Taylor, William l.. Morris, Plennie c. Oliver, Bayless M. Porter Ren G. Pugh, Marion l.. Smith, Frederick E. Tiffin, Elijah Upton and Wallace c. Wilson. Among the appli- cants for second year ministry ere Olin W Barber, William D. Barnes, Enoch NJ Burns, Lewis A.2Bushby, Will son M Buttram, Gurley M. Bynum, Zacheriah Carpenter, Benjamin L. Dobbs, William c. Echols, Carl C. Gregory William T. Hamby, Benjamin
 
 Jones, Benjamin K. Kelly, Charles H. Lane, Raleigh B. Lavender, Samuel U. I4emmond, Largus T. Martin, John Mo Conatha, William M. Treadway, George E. sTurrentine, Louis E. Wessinger, Thomas M. Wynn. The deacons and el- ders who are passing through the course include Ocie L. Peek, John A. Wales, J. W. Coffman, Arnold w. Gregg. J. o. Hall and H. A. Mullin. The nf GaOTQP w Bickley, John F. T. Brown, Issao T. Carlton, Osceola Hill, Isaac H. Hor- ton Virgil c. Herndon, James w. Me Breyer, Seabord A. Owen, Reuben M. Phifer, Charles W. Reed, Jesse Riddle, John w. Simmons, Crawford A. Tatum, James M. Wigley. Elders passing through the course include T. H. John son and simon w. Brooks. Among the fourth year applicants examined are Robert l.. Baker, Julius S. Blackburn, Clyde H. Bobo, Afford N. Burns, Omar R. Burns, John W. Curl, William M. Harris, Washington l.. Holdridge, Will lis T. Howard, Roscoe Howell, William S. Hullett E. Jenkins, Spencer o. Kim brough, John F. Sturdivant.
 One of the largest pipe contracts ever placed in the south has been received by the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company and calls for 65,O0O tons of pipe, the largest portion of which will be mades at the Bessemer plant of the company, which is the largest water pipe factory in the world. This order will be- shipped to Buenos Aires aud the contract Will amount to nearly A,O0,- coo The Argentine contract was placed through the government board, which has charge of all municipal water companies in Argentine. All contracts of this kind heretofore have been placed in England and this business marks a departure for Mthe American pipe concern.
 Official notices have been posted at all of the industries of the Woodward Iron company announcing that all wages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
GHOST WALKED LAST NIGHT
 BUT WAS THE WRONG KIND
Hallow Revealed Fact That Birmingham Wasn't Exactly as Dead as-Wel Some Other Places-Woman in
 Male Attire Parades Streets Smoking Cigarettes
By w1NNIFRED FREEMAN

gled porch flowers, and much other wreckage which none but a perfectly good Halloween ghost would have the nerve to leave in it's path.
 And the ghost wasn't alone in it's trav- els. Practically everything else in Bir- mingham was abroad (except, of course the purity squad), and Birmingham women in male garb. and Birmingham men in female attire played they were what they weren't, promenaded the streets as boldly as a certain actress oi more or less fame, promenades the mov- ing screen, clad in pajamas
 And they didn't stop at that. Who says Birmingham's not metropolitan? IT refutation of any suggestion, witness the appearance of a certain young thing gender feminine, attired in mans cloth. ing and puffing from her rosebud lips the fumes of a perfectly good cigarette
 It really happened, and the young gir and the cigarette, with her companions also in vice versa" attire, were just some of the countless things that were seen on the streets of Birmingham last night, and which go to show that Bir- mingham isn't as read as--well, as she might be. at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
DEFER ACTION ON
  PAVING ORDINANCE
Commission to Hear Argu- ments For and Against
 Paving Avenue F

Arguments for and against the pav- ing of Avenue F will be heard by the city commission Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
 This was the result of an aIl-morn- ing wrangle before the commission at its weekly conference yesterday morning in which numerous citizens appeared to approve or resist the pay ing of Avenue F from Eighteenth street to Montevallo road
 The paving of Avenue r was the first thing taken up by the commits
 sion. Many other matters were sched- uled to come up for consideration, but
 owing to the numerous citizens who
 were on hand to present arguments pro and con in regard to the paving ques- ton nothing else was considered This ordinance was prepared by the city at torney several days ago and was scheduled to be adopted yesterday morning.
 Fully 100 citizens were present when the conference was called to order. The arguments were long and for the
 most part @ repetition on the good re-
 suits as well as the bad results, from a money standpoint. that would ob-
 
 for the paving of this street. It developed that the opposition wanted to see car line built on Ave- nue r before the paving was put down. After much argument it was finally decided to hear all that might be said about the proposition Friday morning at 10 o'clock
 All of the commissioners expressed themselves as being in favor of the paving of streets. Commissioner Ward
 made talk in which he emphasized the fact that no paving had ever been put down in Birmingham without q protest against it.
 T remember the time when the old board of aldermen paved Fifth ave- nue. said MT. Ward. There was a crowd of citizens greatly in excess to this one who came before the board and made all sorts of arguments against the paving of this street They did not mince words in saying that were absolutely against the proposi- ton. Those same people today realize that the greatest piece of work the city ever did for them was to pave this thoroughfare. It is so with every ef- fort on the part of the city for the improvement of the streets. If we stop to consider the sentiments of every person who protests against these i'm provements that are svitally necessary to the growth and development of the city we will never get anywhere. I believe in the development of this city and toward that end the commission ic uorlyip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
Special Bargains by Merchants in
 Today's Age-Herald

Louis Pizitz Is going to sell real so value women's broadcloth suits at $15.75.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb call your at tention to Redwood Pottery as an ex- elusive gift.
 J. Blach & Sons advertise "Flaxall' undergarments at $1.75 to $5; also good underwear in other brands
 Hill Grocery Co. advertises some very good bargains in groceries.
 Office Outftters company want to sup ply your office requirements.
 Saks-Latest velour hats for men s6.
 Porter's-Mark Cross gloves for men, $1.50, .25 and S2.50
 Perfection Mattress company empha- sizes the quality and comfort of their mattresses.
 Dewberry & Montgomery have supplies for your office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
DOTHAN sNINEY'
 DRIVERS STRIKE Do Not Like Rate to the Fairgrounds Fixed by
 City Council

Dothan. October 31. = Especially Dothan's third annual fair opened Mon day under most flattering prospects The attendance was exceptionally good for opening day and the weather fine
 Exhibits for every department con tipued to arrive throughout the day and the outlook for full entries in all most all classes is most gratifying to the management.
 Chief interest on Monday centered in the colt races for Alabama owned horses There were two races, one each for trotters and pacers, with a total of Il entries. The youngsters behaved remarkably well and made a splendid showing. Arthur H. Pendleton of St. Louis a grand circuit starter, is act ing as starter for the races here and every horseman on the grounds Is de- lighted with his work MT. Pendleton acted as starter for the races at the Southeastern fair at Atlanta before coming to the Dothan fair. The largest number of race horses and the fastest ones that have ever come to Dothan are here for the races this year and high class racing is expected.
 An interesting development of the day was a strike by Dotahn jitney drivers, who refused to make trips to the fair grounds at the rates made by ths city council. The jitney men were offered rate of IS cents each way, but refused, demanding a charge of 25 cents. When the council passed an or dinance fixing the rate at 10 cents the jitney men struck and posted cards on their cars stating that they would not go to the grounds. Jitney men in sur rounding towns were immediately in- vited to come to Dothan and handle the crowds About 30 cars in operation to- night with the prospect that as many more will be on the ground tomor- row. The crowds are being handled nicely and ample accommodation has been provided for the entire week. The Dothan cars are standing idle at th3 curbs while the visiting jitneys are doing a land office business.
 Dothan police believe that they may have in custody a negro who has been going over the country fieecing negroes of cash on a scheme to get them to the north at cheap rate. Sam Daniels, a negro charged with obtaining about $20 from a local negro on a promise to get him ticket to New Jersey, was arrested here today on complaint of the negro when Daniels failed to pro- duce the ticket. He was tried in police court and given a $50 fine or 150 days hard labor.
 Many reports from various places in the south have told of negroes being robbed by supposed labor agents who took their money on pretext of getting them cheap rate to the north. It is thought possible that the negro arr rested here today may be one of those who have been operating in other places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01

If you happened to be one of the hun dreds who were downtown last night you don't need to be told that the ghost walked. You are probably more keenly reminded of the appearance of said spec tral vision by bruise on the head, or a stubbed toe, or mayhap a couple of broken fingers.
 And, of course. if you belong to the hundreds who earn their daily bread through their impeeunious efforts valued at so much per week, your mind natu- rally reverts to little yellow envelopes, with more or less fluctuating figures on the back thereof. However, that wasn't the kind of ghost that walked abroad in Birmingham last night
 It was about the most material ghost that ever hit the Birmingham trail, and much the most numerous" In pairs, in threes, in fours and even in flocks df ghosts ever travel in flocks) they went, leaving in their wakes distorted rocking chairs, maimed swings, bedrag-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Rehearsals for the annual minstrel en- tertainment of the Ensley EllSs will begin next Friday night at their home, on Avenue C. The programme has been ar ranged and all the details for the af-
 fair have been planned out. The pro- gramme will include many new novelties and the usual large number of solos
 and chorus numb bers. Tom Moxley, direc- tor and chairman of the committee in
 charge, requests all members of the min strel company and others interested to report promptly on Friday night, in order that the rehearsals may start in full swing.
 The Republican club of Ensley will meet tonight in the inferior courtroom at 8 o'clock. with President D. M. Lewis
 in the chair. Among the matters to be discussed will be republican representa- ton at the several polling places on the general election next Tuesday. It is un- derstood a plan has been worked out whereby the republicans will be repre- scented in every voting precinct. It is announced that shaft No. of the tennessee coal, lrOIl ana ftdlTodu COIi- pany, which is being overhauled and re- paired, will reopen at an early date. Among the Improvements will be the in- stallation of safety devices and methods Of mining with the minimum amount of danger It is understood that there is no shortage of labor at the mines and that many applications for work have been made since it was announced that the mine would soon reopen. Charles Davis, negro was fined S100 an given a street sentence of 20 days harN labor by Judge J. T. I4owery on a charg
 Of carrying concealed weapons. An addi-
 tional fine of s10 was added on a charge
 of gaming.
 Arrangements have been completed for
 the grand masquerade dance to be given
 November z, under the auspices of Ens-
 ley lodge of Elks. Unique invitations
 have been issued.
 Demand for dwelling houses continues
 to be urgent in and around the Ensley
 district, local real estate agents stating
 that the supply is entirely unequal to
 the demand A few new dwellings, are being erected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
Americans Buy Ships

New Orleans. october s1.-Announce- ment was made here late tonight by offi- cials of the Fluefields Fruit and Steam ship company. of their purchase from the Argentine Navigation company of the steamships Lsboa and Madrid, each of 2OO0 tons. The vessels are now in French waters and 1t was stated would arrive here about December l. at which time their registry win be changed to Mica raguan and their names to Rama and Managua. The vessels. 1t was an- nounced, would be added to the fleet of the fruit and passenger carryin6 trade New Orleans and Biuenelds, Nicaragua.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
Horticulture Expert Dies

Mobile, October 31.-Adolph Arp, form erly superintendent of city parks at Meridian. but lately of Mobile, was buried here today. He was recognized as an authority on horticulture. MT. Arp was a native of Germany and was 55 years old. He is survived by widow and nu- merous other relatives in Sioux City, Ia, and the south.
 Mobile. October 31.--Miss Addie Noses. pioneer librarian of Alabama, died in Mo- ibile yesterday. In the early '7Os she be- tgan a subscription library here. Later the Mobile library was formed by her, over which she had charge until her death. She was born in Charleston, s. C., in 1s46. Miss Moses ancestors were of splendid Portuguese-Jewish lineage. She was buried this afternoon from the
 Government Street temple. She is sur vived by two sisters, Mrs. I. S Moses. Girard; Mrs. E. M, Painter, Austin. Tex. and other relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01
PAT TON-POPE DRUG
 COMPANY OPENING Handsome New Store Is . Perfectly Appointed in
 Every Department

Birmingham, among the many other assets already in her possession in the mercantile field. can boast of one of the handsomest and most up-to-date drug stores in the entire south.
 Between the hours of 3 and $ o'clock in the afternoon and and 10 o'clock in the evening, the Patton Pope Drug company kept "open house" yesterday in honor of the occupancy of tl'eir magnificently equipped new headqi,ar- ters in North Nineteenth street
 It was a pretty idea to choose Hal loween for the occasion of the opening tractive novelties could be used with good effect and never was a more bril- |liant scene beheld than yesterday when throngs and throngs of people accepteda the kind invitation of the Patton-Pope Drug company To attend their formal opening.
 Fashionably gowned women and rep resentative men were among the large crowds present and on every side was heard the most extravagant compli-t ments concerning the superb quitting
 
 new home of this popular drug com pany.
 Souvenirs of candy and gorgeous cut flowers were lavishly dispensed and everybody had a good time and en- |joyed the Halloween party, for that's what it really was.
 The Patton-P Pops Drug company is one of the best and most reliable firms in Birmingham; always genuine and honest in its dealings with it's large clientele, it has established an en- viable reputation for integrity and worth, second to none in this communi- ty, and it's large following showed it's appreciation yesterday by the mag nificent attendance at the opening of the new home.
 Stocked with all that is finest Sand best in quality as well as quantity. with beautiful furniture and handsome Stures, the Patton-Pope Drug com pany stands ready to ask its friends to continue their loyalty and encour- agement as they mean to do the same thing even on a larger scale than for merly
 Much admiration was noted yester- day from the visitors concerning the beautiful decorations and artistic sur roundings at the brilliant "opening,, and from every source many rood wishes were extended. for long and continued prosperous career for the ever popular Patton-Pope Drug com pany, in it's splendid new quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-01

and salaries would be increased 10 per cent on November 1. All departments of the company will be benefited by the raise in income. It is also announced that the company will have labor agents to look after it's own employees on ac- count of the general exodus of laborers from the district Since the price of iron has increased the company has given three raises, including the one to go into effect Wednesday.
 Much interest is being manifested in | the democratic rally, which will be held m the city courtroom in the Realty build ting Saturday night, under the auspices of the Jefferson county democratic ex- l ecutive committee. The meeting will be presided over by Maj. Thomas T. Huey, chairman of the committee. and Senator | Oscar W. Underwood, Representative l George Huddleston will be the speakers Of the occasion The object of the rally 1 is to get out as large a vote as possible I in the coming general election.
 The Bessemer High school will meet { the team from the Etowah High school Friday afternoon on the local field in- stead of in Attalla on Saturday. as 1 formerly arranged. so both teams will ] have an opportunity of seeing the Ala 1 bama-Sewanee game in Birmingham l Saturday. The EtOwah team is re- l ported to be a very strong aggrega- tion and the local boys have not been 1 defeated this season.
 Lee Moody was called to Enterprise, Miss, yesterday by telegram an
 nouncing the death of his step-f father, W. J. Edwards. who was 75 years of l age. Mir. Edwards was a man long l identified with his section. an old Con- | federate veteran and for more than I 20 years was postmaster of his town. | He is survived by his step-s son, Lee l Moody of Bessemer: a son. William G. | Edwards of Enterprise. Miss, and a daughter. Mrs. Graham c. Willis of l Birmingham.
 l Clarence J. Ryan was called to his old home in Decatur yesterday by a 1 telegram announcing the death of his mother, Mrs. S. E. Ryan, which oc- cured in Blakely, Ga. at the home 1 of her daughter. Mrs Earl Adams. Mrs. ! Ryan was 80 years of age and was l we'll known in Bessemer. where she has often visited. She is survived by, her 1 son. c. J. Ryan of Bessemer; three l daughters. Mrs. Earl Adams of Blake | ly, Ga, Mrs. R. R. Harris of Arden, N. 1 C., and Mrs. Annie Futile of Los An geles. Cal Interment will be made at Decatur