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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
CITIES CAN'T LIVE
 WITHIN INCOMES
Department of Commerce
 Reports Investigation
MANAGERS NEEDED
Birmingham Is One of FortyEight Which Does Not Spend More Than Is Taken In-Many Reasons
 Are Given for Conditions

Washington, July Especial 1.-The department of commerce. after an ex- haustive investigation, has found that the average city of the United States is like the average individual-can- not live within it's revenue
 Such a lamentable situation is un- earthed that the conclusion is reached that the cities of America are gov erned either by amateurs or incompe- tents. Professional municipal mana gers, educated for the task of munich pal government. are found to be great ly in need.
 Of 204 cities of more than 30,900 in- habitants considered in the report, only 4S manage to live within their income. Included in the AS is Birmingham. In view of Birmingham's predicament, the fact that it is living within its rev. enues would surprise were 1t not known that its governors, under pen- alty of law, are prevented from spend ing more money than the city pos SeSSeS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
CHILToN BRIDGES GONE

Clanton, July 7.-(Special. )-At 5:30 p. m. the bridge over the stream on the public highway within the city limits collapsed and water is flowing over the structure At 5 o'clock bridge over Chestnut creek on the Louisville and Nashville road was out of com mission. five miles south of Clanton. Side tracks at Clanton are now block ed with trains. There is not bridge left over any of the creeks crossing the
 public highways in Chiffon county. Three miles of track on the Louisville and Nashville south of Clanton are un- der water. Trains move slowly over this space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
NET INDEBTEDNESS

The net indebtedness Qunded and float ing debt less assets in general sinking funds) for the entire 204 cities amounted to $2, 355, ,149, ,392, or S75.56 per capita. The net increase during the fiscal year for all the cities taken as a group. Sl42 731, ,S34, represents approximately the excess of payments for governmental costs, includ- ing interests and outlays, over revenues.
 The net indebtedness of New York city, S921, ,75S,S59 is nearly two-thirds as great as the total for all other cities over 3OO0O taken together, and is more than nine times as great as that of Philadelphia, which stands second in this respect, with net indebtedness of $101, ,S63626. The per capita net indebtedness of New York city, S172S2, is greater than that Of any other large city but the corresponding per capita for Philadelphia, s61.44, is con sideraby below the average for cities of 800, 600 or more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08

cities of over 5000, taken as a group, are paying. from their revenues, all their current expenses and interest and some what more than half their outlays.
 THE LUCKY CITIES
 In all but three cities the revenue re- ceipts exceeded the payments for current governmental expenses and interest; and in 4S the revenues exceeded the total expenditures for governmental costs, in- ciuding interest and outlays. The largest city in which this condition obtained was St Louis, where the excess amounted to $21LS73, or 30 cents per capita; and the next largest was Washington, D. C., for which it was g. 40, ,399, or s6S5 per capita. These two were the only cities of more than SO0,000 in which the revenues thus exceeded the total expenditures for gov ernmental costs. Among the cities of 100000 to 300,o0O, the following showed ex- cesses of revenues over expenditures: Spokane and Tacoma, Wash, Jersey City, N. J., Dayton, O., Denver, Col, Birming- ham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
FRENCH ABLE TO
 HOLD POSITIONS
Continued from Page one)

be approaching nearer and nearer its maximum intensity. The mightiest exer- tions are being made all sides to force a decision and the tension can scarcely become higher"
 After summa rizing the official reports from the various theatres of war, the correspondent continues:
 'It is still too. early for final verdict upon the situation as the struggles on the principal fronts still are in progress. The Germans, however, hitherto have been able to hold up the enemys advance on the west as well as on the south and east. Neither British, French, Russians nor Italians have attained large or de- cisive successes, while in places where the central powers have assumed the of- fensive as in volhynia and especially south of the Dniester their operations have been conducted with success.
 CONFIDENCE IS FELT
 "This situation enables us to look for ward with a certain amount of assurance and with calm confidence to further de- velopments of the fighting. We do not dare, however, overlook the fact that our opponents are making mighty efforts and are throwing in all vailable forces to attain success. Our troops on all the fronts are, faced by numerically superior forces and, therefore, are confronted with the prospect of further heavy fighting"
 The correspondent devotes comparative ly more space to the combats on the east front than to those on the west, declar- ing that the Russian attacks against Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, Prince Leopold and Count Bothmer give every evidence of the extent and masses of the troops employed that an offensive on a larger scale is contemplated. He adds that the fighting along Won Hindenburg' s front still is in progress but asserts the attacks against Prince Leopold's armies appear to have been finally and decisively repulsed with the heaviest losses.
 The fighting continues on the Upper Styr, he says, and the Russians were able to cross the river and gain a foot hold in one place, but the counter attack already has begun. The Russians were thrown back in Volhynia and on the Stripa front. he concludes. and the vic- tory at Tlumach, south of the Dneister, is increasing in extent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
CROPS GREATLY DAMAGED

Montgomery, July 7-Heavy rains and high winds have wrought much damage throughout central and south ern Alabama during the past 24 hours, according to reports received here to- day. Several tornadoes struck various sections of the state, including a suburb of this city. Beyond the still uncon- hrmed report of IT negroes being killed near Beloit, in Dallas county no lives have been lost as a result of the storm
 Cotton and corn were seriously dam aged,~ the latter by the winds prin- cipally, and the cotton by being washed entirely away in places. A small tor nado in the southeastern section of Montgomery this morning wrecked a number of residences occupied by ne- groes and lifted their church on Mag gie street from it's foundation, deposit ing 1t on top of the small residence adjoining. Six miles from the city the wind blew away the home of planter on the Teasley place, leaving two small children uninjured on the floor playing in front of the fireplace. A tor nado struck the town of Lowndesboro, three miles from the station of the same name, and wrecked practically every house in the town. Mrs. Charles Smith, a prominent resident, was badly in- jured. Tallasseet suffered heavy prop erty loss, and the telephone and tele-
 
 age toward the southern part of the state.
 All creeks and rivers in this vii cinity and south of here have reach ed the flood stage. The Alabama, Talla- poosa and Coosa rivers, all fed by numerous streams in the hill sections, are rising rapidly, and warnings have been sent out along the bottom lands for planters and stockmen to remove their live stock immediately. Much stock has been drowned already. says reports, especially in Chiffon county. where a cloudburst occurred Thurs day.
 Rain is still falling all over the af- fected parts of the state, with new high records in precipitation being es- tablished. Clanton had 11.23 inches in AZ hours, most of which fell within an hour, while Goodwater had S.5 inches; Montgomery S:O6. Wetumpka 3.95, Bir- mingham 6.70 and Gadsden 4S8 inches. The average rainfall for the entire Montgomery district was 495 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF The First Bank of
 Fairfield
RESOURCES

Located at Fairfield, Ala, at the Close
 of Business, June 3Oth, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
REVENUES OF CITIES


 during the year were $940 3S5, 311; the az gregate expenditures for current govern mental costs, including interest, $750. .555,- 565; and the aggregate outlays, $329, ,585, ,561.
 Of the total revenues, s641,972, ,943, or more than two-thirds represented re- ceipts from the various kinds of taxes. The bulk of this amount $570, $50, ,S30, ,S61, was derived from the general property tax, made up of taxes on real estate and personal property. Of the remainder, the largest item, $39, ,606, ,956 was contributed by taxes on the liquor traffic; $12, ,741, ,765 was raised from other business taxes; SIP, ,59S, ,62S was derived from special prop erty taxes; $4.402,3 375 came from license taxes other than on business; and $1, ,792,- 35S, from poll taxes.
 Next to taxes. the largest source of revenue, was found in the earnings of public service enterprises, which amount ed to $96,5 ,379. This sum was some- what more than double the amount of payments for expenses of public service enterprises, which were S43, ,822, 511, thus leaving a net revenue from this source amounting to $52,735,S6S. The bulk of the earnings of public service enterprises came from water supply systems from which the receipts aggregated ST, ,465, sos.
 Other sources of revenue were the fol- lowing: Special assessments and special charges-nearly all of which were for out lays-S79,S9 32l; SubventionS from federal, state. and county governments grants, donations gifts, and pension assessments, $39S94,919: interest on sinking funds, cur- rent deposits, investments, etc., $2S,715,919; earnings of general departments, $22,547,- 201; receipts from highway privileges (principally those granted public service corporations), $15.O69314; rent of invest ment properties, $11,2S6, ,954; and fines, forfeits, and escheats, $4 449, 361.
 .ut o;k %oIr kl per capita receipts from property taxes were $1S72; from other taxes, $1.SS; from earnings of public service enterprises sS.10 from special assessments and special charges for outlays, $2.56; and from all other sources combined, $3.91.
 The highest per capita property taxes, $S467 are shown for Boston; and the lowest S4 56 for PortSmOuth Va
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
LESSON IN FINANCE

The statement of the department, presenting a lesson in municipal finance. follows:
 In 156 of the 204 American cities of more than 3O.OO0. the increase in net indebtedness. due to excess of expen- ditures for governmental costs, includ- ing interest and outlays for permanent Improvements. over revenues, during the fiscal year 1915, was S147,470,954, or S5.48 per capita. In the remaining 48 cities the excess of revenues over expenditures amounted to $7,715,139, or S1.S2 per capita. Taking the entire 204 cities as a group, the excess of expen- ditures over revenues was s139, S15, or $4.4S per capita.
 These are among the salient facts presented in a report financial sta tistics of cities having a population of over 30,000, 1915, soon to be issued by Director Sam. L. Rogers of the bureau of the census, department of com merce. This report. which was con- piled under the direction of MT. Starke M. Grogan, chief statistician for sta tistics of states and cities. gives de- tailed data in respect to the revenues and expenditures, the assessments, the taxes. and the indebtedness and as- sets of the 204 American cities, each of which. on the medial date of it's last fiscal year terminating prior to July l 1915, had an estimated population ot more than 30.000
 The aggregate population of these 204 cities was estimated at 31,160, 900 They ranged in size from New York city, with 5,334,00O, to Bellingham Wash. with 30.O0o. Nine cities-New York, Chicago, Philadelphia. St. Louis Boston, Cleveland. Baltimore, Pitts burg and Detroit-have more than 5O0.- 900 inhabitants each: 10--Buffalo Sar Francisco, Los Angeles. Milwaukee Cincinnati Newark. N. J.. New Orleans Washington, Minneapolis. and Seattle have more than 100000 but fewer than 500.000 inhabitants each; 43 rang. in size between 100000 and 300, ,000; 60 between 5o00O and 100000 and S2, be. tween 30.000 and 50.000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
FOR Men ONLY;
Get WHISPERS
LIKE HUGHES

II you have fair supply Of whisk-
ers you can have them done over to
resemble those worn for some years
past by ex-Justice Hughes. An en-.
terprising barber OF this city is pre-
pared to trim any batch of facial
hedgegrowth into a speaking likeness
Of the republican nominee
The local barber charges fee of
cents for parting the bear. He has
made a particular study of the
Hughes beard, its origin and early
days, the influences of it's younger
life and he is said to relate to the Gus
toner while refurbishing his whisk-
ers number of anecdotes Of humor-
Gus nature dealing with Mr. Hughes
first effort in the twin-beard way, his
many encouragements and the snick-
ers and jeers he met when he first
came forth in it.
So far the local barber has not done
an especially brisk business, but this
he ascribes to the decadence of whisk-
ers in this community rather than to
proper interest and appreciation of
whisker trimming as an art.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15

NEW PARIS, O.. Aug. 15.-F. A.
Irwin was unable to hold his regular
motion picture show at the Strand
Wednesday evening on account of alb
sence OF electric power. ;. George Leh-
man is making extensive improve
ments to his home on West Cherry
street, which when completed will
make it one of the prettiest in New
Paris. Besides raising the house, a
big veranda will be erected. :. .Lum-
Der is arriving daily for the finishing
work on the new school building, work
having been delayed for over a week
on account Of having no lumber.
Samuel Norton has purchased the
Orangeborg school school building re-
Gently bought in by Curtis Baumgard-
ner.
Spending Vacation.
Misses Minnie Deem and Maude
Coffman Of Dayton, are spending a two
weeks vacation with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Deem. Miss Coffman was call
ed home Friday by the death OF a rela-
tive. Both concrete abutments have
been completed for the new Rocky
Ford bridge, under direction of Con-
tractor J. c. Snyder of Camden, O.,
and the work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. Mrs. Mary B. Reid went
to Columbus. O., Friday to spend a few
Gays with her daughter Miss Carrie,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
SEEDER PRODUCTS
PLACED ON DISPLAY
AT TRACTOR SHOW

Agricultural machinery made by
Richmond concerns will be exhibited
at the national farm tractor demonstra.
ton to be given on a tract of one
thousand acres, six miles west of In
dianapolis. from Monday, August %
to Friday, September l. Products of
the American Seeding Machine COM
pany will be shown along with other
exhibits by the International Harvest
er company.
Governor Ralston, Mayor Bell and
other prominent men will attend the
opening exercises on Monday, August
%, after which the one hundred trac-
tors will give their initial demonstra.
ton to the farmer of Indiana and sur
rounding states. Demonstrations of
farm machinery will be given each aft
ernoon and morning.
Hundreds of farmers of Wayne coun.
ty are expected to attend Indications
are that no less than 100000 farmers
from this state will witness the dem
onstrations
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
Children Who Are Sickly

Mothers who value their own COM
fort and the welfare of their children,
should never be without box of
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, for use throughout the season.
They Break up Colds, Relieve Fever
ishness, Constipation, Teething Disor-
ders, Headache and Stomach Troubles.
Used by Mothers for 2Sryears. THESE
POWDERS NEVER FAIL. Sold by
all Drug Stores, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample mailed FREE
Address, Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy, ~
Y.-Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
BuG-OLOGY

The month of April use properly P.
d. Q.
You'll rid your house of bugs the year
through.
No more bed bugs, ants, reaches and
fIeas-Impossible for them to exist
after using P. D. O., as it leaves coat
ing on their eggs and prevents hatch
ing.
P. D. Q.-Pesky Devils Quietus-is
heName of the new chemical that &C
tualIA rids the house of the pesky
devils. a csc package makes quart
of the strongest bug killer on earth.
Your druggist has it or can get 1t
for you Owl Chemical Co, Terre
Haute, Ind.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
PLAN NOVEL DOG RACE

LEBANON. Ind, Aug. 15.-CoIonel
Charlie McRoberts, George Washing
ton Julian Jr., and Justice Ellis Price
are going to settle an argument over
which owns the swiftest dog at the
Boone County fair. The winner will
be adjudged the "fleetest dog in the
world
Justice Price has a novel way>~of
starting the race. He will lead/a pet
coon around the half mile track. Then
the entered dogs will be turned loose
on the scent. The first hound under
the wire will draw prize of $3.50 and
the blue ribbon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
M0D0C RELATIVES
ATTEND REUNION

MODOC, Ind, Aug. 15.-Miss Mil
dred Ward and Mrs. Margaret Hall of
Straughns, are here the guests of
Misses Cleo Barker and Beula Luka.
"A. l.. Gaines and granddaughter,
Alice Lee. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Ward, in Gallon, O.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fremont Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. .. Naylor, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bennett, Juanita Thomas, Omer and
Chester Bennett and Wayne White
head attended the Smuck reunion at
Muncle Sunday. :. Miss Augretta
Hanna has returned to her home in
indianapolis after a visit here with
relatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
MRS. LUNDY GIVES
PARTY FOR CLASS

CENTERvILLE. Ind, Aug. 15.-
The Star class of the Christian Sun
day was delightfully."- entertained in
Cambridge City, at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Earle Lundy. After short
business session the guests spent the
remainder of the evening in social en-
joyment. games and music affording
much pleasure. Those who attended
from Centerville were: Misses Edna
Bramer, Beulah Bowers. Clara Smith,
Florence and Bernice Beck, Audrey
King, Bessie Townsend, Balkis Pin
nick, Marjorie Hurst. Esther Morgan,
Mildred Driffel, Grace Townsend.
Ruby Castetter, Elizabeth Dyah, Mrs.
Albert Hayworth; Messrs. Gaar Ella
son, Frank Ryan, Horatio King, Clyde
Driffel, Verl Poland, Claiborn King,
David Hannigan, Carrie King, Leroy
Kimmel and family, Elmer Jackson
and family, Andrew Mckinney and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bowers
and Rev. and Mrs. Mccormick, Ruth
and Firman Mccormick of Milton.
The next meeting will be Sept IA with
Rev. Mccormick at Milton.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS Paw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
WATSON REPORTS
ON MOOSE SESSION

Report of the 1916 national conven-
ton of the Loyal Order of Moose was
made to Wayne lodge last night by
William Watson, delegate. A great
part Of the time of the convention was
devoted to addresses and discussions
of the work at Mooseheart, where the
convention was held
No change was made in the ritual.
A feature of the convention was the
parade given by the children of Moose
heart, Mr.. Watson said. The next con-
vention will be held at Pittsburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
TRANSFORMER BURNS OUT
NO LIGHTS IN new PARIS

before the latter leaves on her annual
pilgrimage to Petoskey, Mich.
Work at the Reinheimer Quarries
Co. plant was suspended couple days
this week on account of the electrical
power failing, transformer burning
out as result of the storm ;. Ed
ward Cosgrove returned Friday to his
Columbus home after spending his va
cation with his sister, Mrs. Samuel
Wonderley.. Walter Dwyer of Day
ton, spent Friday in New Paris on
business. Miss Sudie E. Chew of
Monterey, Va. is the guest of the Fitz-
water families.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
If You Are a Sick Woman

Can you afford to doubt such over
whelming evidence as that of the let
tiers constantly being published in
the daily press, showing how Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
that good old-fashioned remedy made
from roots and herbs. restores suffer
ing women to> health and strength?
Thousands of women suffered just as
you are suffering and in letters over
their own Signatures state they have
been made we'll by\Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable ( Compound. Why
don't you try it Adv.A
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
EZEkIAl COHEE DIES

EATON, o., Aug. 15.-Ezekial Co.
hee, IS, died early Monday morning
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Esta Fudge, south of Eldorado, follow
ing an illness resulting from the ef-
fects Of gallstones and paralysis. Be-
sides the daughter he leaves two sons,
both residents of Frankfort, Ind. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-15
FIRM BUYS SOP HOGS

V1NCENNES, Ind, Aug. 15.-Anoth-
er local firm has learned how it pays
to advertise. The w A. Flint COM
pany inserted advertisements asking
that 1000 dogs be delivered at it's
front door at a specified time. Five
hundred and two dogs in the charge
of 800 boys and girls appeared at the
appointed hour and officials of the
Flint company nearly collapsed when
they saw the result of their ADVERTISE
ments. Each child was given % cents
and carried away a banner boosting
the Flint tore. 1t took two hours to
take care of all the children.