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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
DRAMA LEAGUE WINNER
"The Steadfast Princess" Will Be
 Produced Here Soon

''The Steadfast Princess" a fairy play, has taken the $100 prize for the best childrens play offered last Feb ruary by Miss Kate Oglebay, national chairman of the junior work of the Drama League of America, and an- nouncement is made that the play will be produced by one of the junior dra- matic clubs of the Birmingham center of the league as soon as the play is published.
 Cornelia Meigs of Keokuk, la, the prize winner, has never written before, and her play competed with those of we'll known playwrights. The play was guaranteed publication by the Macmil- Ian company. thing which has never before happened to play before it actually won the prize.
 Miss Oglebay was assisted in judging the plays, all of which were in by the first of last June, by Percival Chubb, president of the Drama League of America; Constance Darcy Mackay, playwright; Mrs. Howard Braucher, chairman of the general work of the New York center of the Drama league; Rachel Brothers, H. F.. Latham of the Macmillan company and William Bohn of the Ethical Culture school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Report of Committee
 On Fire Prevention

A meeting of the fire prevention com mittee of Birmingham will be held at t o'clock this morning in the office of City Commissioner George Ward. The report of the work accomplished during the past year will be made, and it will show that there has been a remarkable reduc- tion of fire losses in the city The work of the committee is given much credit for this decrease.
 The chairman of the committee is H G. Seibels, W. Blanks Everett is secre- tary and the members are: Ed s. Moore, R. A. Brown, R. F. Manly, Herbert Levy, John S. Leedy, Charles c. Terry, w. H. Kettig, I. F. Young, Colman Blach, S. w. Lee, Joseph H. Loveman, Frank Nell son, Jr., George B. Ward, s. A. Middle ton, and William H. Abernathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
CAPT. ROMA|NE BOYD SEEKS JUDGESHIP
Resignation Effective Janu- ary 16-Will Make
 Active Campaign

When Romaine Boyd rendered his resignation to the city commission at the meeting yesterday, effective Jan- uary 16, he brought to close his work of five years for the city, which, ac- cording to the statement of Commits sioner James Weatherly, was with out dispute one of the most distinctive features of the record of the city com mission"
 In accepting the resignation of Cap tain Boyd the city commission unani- mously adopted the following resolu- ton:
 "Be it Resolved by the board of com missioners of the city of Birmingham, That in accepting the resignation of City Attorney Romaine Boyd we rec ognize his conscientious, able and very valuable services to the city and peo- pie of Greater Birmingham, and his resignation is accepted with the sin cere regrets of every member of this board"
 After the acceptance of his formal resignation, Captain Boyd made the following statement:
 q have finally decided to become a candidate for circuit judge No. 4 in the democratic primary election to be held May g, 1916.
 There is no law requiring a city official to resign from office in order to become a candidate for a county office, but I feel that it is proper that I should do so, as the campaign for the next four months will call for a large part of my time.
 When I was a candidate before the people in 1910 for city attorney of Greater Birmingham the only promise I made was that if elected I would give to the duties of the office "the same painstaking attention I would give to my private business" I feel that I have kept faith with the people and re- deemed this promise, and I now wish to make the same pledge to the peo pie of Jefferson county if l am elect ed to the bench
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
J. w. Sharp

Columbus. Miss, January Al. W. Sharp, 70 years old. and a veteran of the civil war, died at his home in Colum bia, S. C., yesterday morning, his death following an illness of more than a year g duration. The body was taken to Vaugnns cemetery, about nine miles northeast of Columbus, for itnerment, the funeral being held there this afternoon. It was conducted by the Rev. J. N Har- ker, pastor of the First Church of Christ MT. Sharp. who was a widower, is sur vived by several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Receivers Are Named

New York, January 4.--William H. Coverdale and George w. Morgan were today appointed receivers of the Auto Sales Gum and Chocolate company by Federal Judge Mayer in an equity suit brought by George w Holloway and the Mutual Candy company. The Auto Sales Gum company. $6.000.000 cor poration, is declared to own interests in candy and gum concerns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Deaths and Funerals
F. T. Otev

The remains of E. T. Otey, aged 76, who died Monday morning at his late residence at Anniston, were received in Birmingham yesterday afternoon at 5:45 o'clock by the Johns Undertaking company. Funeral services will be conducted from Johns private chapel today at noon. Interment will be in Mount Summit cemetery. The deceased is survived by a son, R. J. Otey, of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
New York Port Report

New York, January 4.-During the year 1915 the total number of vessels arriving at the port of New York was 10279, in- cluding 5799 from foreign ports and 4480 from domestic ports. This shows an in- crease of 1706 vessels as compared with the year 1914 From foreign ports there was an increase of 1125, while from do- mestic ports there was a decrease of 49
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
James w Clark

Funeral services over the remains of James w. Clark, aged 4, who died Mon day morning at 10:30 o'clock at his late home 316 Fifty-eighth street, Woodlawn, were conducted from the residence yester- day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, four children, and his parents, Mr and Mrs. John w. Clark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Dan [. Field

Funeral services over the remains of Dan L. Field, aged 56, who died Sunday morning at his late residence, 902 Forty first street, were conducted from the residence yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow and three sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
ADJUSTMENTS
"Everywoman''

In the epilogue of the dramatic spec tEcle, "Everywoman," which Henry w. Savage will offer here Thursday, matinee and night the audience is thus admon- 1Shed by Nobody, a whimsical character: Be merciful, be just, be fair,
 To everywoman, everywhere.
 Her faults are many
 Nobodys the blame!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Mrs. Flora B. Daniel

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Flora E. Daniel aged 50, who died Monday morning at o'clock at the fam fly residence near Powderly, were con- ducted from the residence yesterday aft ernoon at o'clock Interment followed in Walnut Grove cemetery. The deceased is survived by three sons, w. H. Daniel, Chester Daniel and Fuel Daniel; three daughters, Mrs. H. E. Call Mrs. T. J. Miller and Mrs. J. B. Deraneus of Mont gomery; one brother, J. T. Tarpey, and a sister, Mrs M V. Moore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Cleye Sullivan

Funeral services over the remains of Cleve Sullivan, the 3-year-old son of Mir and Mrs. Leslie Sullivan, who died yes terday morning at 10:30 o'clock at a local infirmary, were conducted from the fam fly residence, 115 Bank street, Elyton, yes- teday afternoon at o'clock. Interment followed in the Lipscomb cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
M. V. Haggard

Funeral services over the remains of M. V. Haggard, aged S4, who died Sun day morning at his late home at Rossville, Ga., were conducted from the Lige Loy Undertaking companys private chapel yesterday morning at Il o'clock. Inter ment followed in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is survived by four sons, J. D. and NJ c. Haggard of Birmingham, J. s. Haggard of Roscville Ga., and E. M. Haggard of Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Mrs. w. D. Humphries

Columbus Miss, January 4.-(Special) Mrs. w. D. Humphries, wife of Col w.
 D. Humphries, who served two terms as mayor of Columbus and who is one of the city's oldest and most highly respected citizens died in Meridian yesterday, and the body was brought here for interment, the funeral having taken place at Friend ship cemetery this afternoon. Services were conducted by the Rev. R. B. Eggles-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Ford In Detroit

Detroit, Mich., January 4.-Henry Ford returned to Detroit today, but he avoid ed a delegation of local citizens at the station to welcome him home and present him with a floral piece for his peace efforts. He remained in his private car and proceeded to his country home at Dearborn A public meeting in honor of MT. Ford is being planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Mrs. V. R. Farmer

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. V. R. Farmer, aged 21, who died Sunday afternoon at local infirmary, were conducted from the family resi- dence, 1925 Fifteenth avenue, north, yes- terday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment followed in Elmwood cemetery. The de- ceased is survived by her husband. The following were pallbearers: Bob Moore $. o. Johnson, 7. l.. Hirsch, Guy John son, S. E. Thurman, B. c. Davis, Tom Moore and w. A. Beii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
No Money Orders to Seryia

Washington, January 4.-Issue of pos tai money orders to Servia has been dis continued indefinitely, it was announced today, on account of the suspension of re- lations with Servia by the postal admins tration of Switzerland, which heretofore has served as intermediary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Probe Price of Gasoline

Washington, January 4.-Representative Steenerson of Minnesota introduced in the House today a resolution asking for an investigation by the Attorney General of the price of gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Rhode Island Legislation Meets

Providence, R. l., January 4.-Rhode Islands legislature reconvened today.
 A large part of the session will be oc- cupied with consideration of financial
 matters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
EVANS NAMED ID
 SUCCEED MARRY
Becomes Judge of Selma City COurt-Mrs. Barnes
 Is Clerk

Selma, January 4-(Special. .)-Governor Henderson this afternoon appointed Clerk J. B. Evans as judge of the Selma city court to succeed the late Judge J. W Mabry. MT. Evans qualified before Pro bate Judge P. H. Pitts and will occupy the bench Thursday morning. The first order by the new judge made Mrs. Pauline Barnes clerk and register of the court the position formerly held by Judge Evans. The appointment of Mir. Evans followed a meeting of bar association, which unanimously recommended the ap- pointment.
 For the fifth time within the last three months the store Of Will Thornton, three miles from Selma. on the Orrvile road has been robbed, this time the intruders almost cleaning out the establishment. Boosters of the "buy bloodhounds" move ment are using the Thornton robbery as a strong argument in their efforts tn arouse interest in the purchase of the dogs.
 The Dallas county board of equaliza ton, created by the recent legislature for the purpose of equalizing all county taxes will meet next Monday in the courthouse with w. O. Hagerty, chairman, presiding The board will meet this time to go over the returns given to the tax assessor upon which he has no power to fix the values. The board, composed of ". o. Hagerty, Frank M. Blackwell and George w Lewis, will as far as possible make personal inspection of the property.
 News has reached Selma from Snow Hill of the death of Miss Martha Moore and the death of her mother eight hours later. Mrs. Moore was 75 years old and her death, it is thought, was brought on lNyrt tia n Of ct- was the mother of L. A. Moore of the Southern railroad at Selma. There will be a double funeral
 Persons coming to Selma from Ham burg, south Dallas. report the birth in that place of a two-headed calf.
 Judge Edward J. Glider of the law and equity court of Marengo county. opened the city court here yesterday following out a request made by the late Judge J ". Mabry. Judge Mabry, while ill, requested that Judge Glider preside at the opening of the court in the event that he, Judge Mabry. had not sufficiently recovered There were no cases on call.
 One hundred and five arrests were made by the Selma police during the month of December, and s1249 in fines was col lected. Of the arrests, "A resulted in con vlctions, one was bound over to the grand jury, and % were discharged. This is probably the 'lightest" December in the annals of the department.
 Henri Cason, late of Mexico where he served as instructor in the federal cavalry believes that the present peace" in the southern republic, where Carranza now holds sway. will last "only as long as Mexico has to bow down before the Wash ington government" Casen left Mexico several months ago and is now located in Selma.
 ton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Humphries was about r years old and had been an invalid fer quite an extended period
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Mrs. Lida Hicks

Huntsville. January 4.-(Special) Mrs. Lida Hicks, aged 57 years, died yesterday at her home in Limestone county after an illness of two years with pellagra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
BANKHEAD RETURNS AND GETS BUSY ON
 FEDERAL ROAD PLAN
 WHICH IS HIS HOBBY
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Birmingham bar, before the jurisprudence subsection of the second Pan-American Scientific congress, delivered this after noon an address entitled "A Study In Mexican Law.'
 As has been noted, very few Americans and those confined to the so-called "dis- tinguished" class-were invited to address the congress with the proceedings of which so much newspaper space has been consumed, and in the following of which comparative little interest has been dis played.
 The compliment to MT. Palmer was re- garded as peculiarly unique. Of all south ern lawyers, he alone has appeared, and judging from the remarks following his effort, he made a distinct hit. MT. Palmer is the son of Dr. Thomas w. Palmer, president of the woman's college at Mon- tevallo, and is connected with the Bir- minghan m firm of Percy BennerS 6 Burr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
Bradford, M, F., Is Dead

London, January 4.-Sir George Scott Robertson, member of Parliament for the central division of Bradford is dead. He was born in London in 1852.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY

While Mexican laws is possibly at times defective, it is the offshoot of a system scientific and lasting, and of fers fruitful fields for comparative study The continued political turmoils that ravish the country have caused many to believe that there exists no law in Mexico As to it's proper inforce- ment an opinion Is not ventured, but it is true that Mexico possesses an elastic and well arranged system of law and many positive enactments which can present helpful suggestions to those who will assist in the reforma- ton of the Anglo American system"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05

ton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Humphries was about r years old and had been an invalid fer quite an extended period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05

One hundred and five arrests were made by the Selma police during the month of December, and s1249 in fines was col lected Of the arrests, "A resulted in con victions, one was bound over to the grand jury, and % were discharged This is probably the "lightest" December in the annals of the department.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27
G. g. 6RTRNNIc RN0 cHp7. C. 2, RaRTAE7T

1914, the Britannic was taken over by the admiralty and fitted out to accom- modate about $500 wounded and SICK. At that time her cabin fittings had not been installed, and there was very little at all on board except the en- zines, tunnels, masts and docks. on her first voyage the majority of the partitions on the upper decks were made of canvas, which lasted until the carpenters had time on the way out to Lemnos bay to replace them With wooden bulkheads. Hhe was equipped with a double bottom and fifteen watertight bulkheads carried from the keel to the bridge deck about sixty feet above the waterline.
 The Brittanic was S85 feet long, 94 feet beam, GA feet inches depth of hold, 4S,15S gross tonnage, and 1O4 feet inches from her keel to the upper navigating bridge.
 She had three propellers driven by two sets of reciprocating engines on the port and starboard side, and a low
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27

few weeks as a testim onial of it's play the last season. and it will meet to choose a captain in three or four weeks. It is not customary at Yale to elect a football captain for some time after the close of the season. A slightly longer delay than usual will occur this year, because of the fact that Captain Clinton R. Black is considering returning to Yale for an- other year. He is a member of the Sheffield Scientific school, which has both three and a four years course If he completes the three years course next June he will not return to college. but he will be eligible to play football next fall if he decides to take the four years course. In case he returns to Yale another year his election to the captaincy seems assured. If he does not return, End Rush Comerford and Tackle Bald ridge are the most prominent can didates.
 All the Yale players were in tiptop condition yesterday and will resume college recitattons today. The suc- cess of the coaching system installed by Tad Jones has made him lead ing figure in Yale football. A move ment is on foot to give him a posi- ton on the Yale faculty, as ath- letic representative on that body Before he resigned as head of Yale athletics, Walter Camp was a member of the faculty and of the Yale uni- versity council, which Is composed of the deans and leading professors Both Jones and Captain Black have refused to discuss the last season, ex- cept to express their gratitude to the team for the loyal support given them.
 Captain Dadmun of the Harvard eleven said before a squad left here for Cambridge in 8 sleeping car ear ly yesterday morning:
 The idea that we didn't expect such fight from Yale is foolish, for we did. Yale's whole team played we'll and as usual were ready for any breaks in the game. This was one of the games that you can count as having been won on your own mis- plays and, of course, you know what l mean. The Harvard team played a hard game and we could say a great deal about Casey's being called back, but we won't. I do believe, though, that the official should have been able to point out the man who was said to be guilty of the holding which cost us a touchdown. He couldn't do it when I protested and, of course, it was disappointing
 Dadmun warmly praised the play
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27

The Britannic, used as a hospital ship by the British and sunk by mine or torpedo in the Aegean Sea, was launched at the Harland x Wolff shipyard in Belfast February 26, 1914, and was the largest, British merchant vessel af1oat. Her keel was laid soon after the Titanic was sunk, and she was intended to take the place of that craft The Brittanic was surpassed in size only by the German vessels Inn perator and Vaterland. Shipping men remarked upon the fact that neither the Titanic nor the Britannia ever reached America. The Brittanic was to have gone into service in the fall of 1914, but owing to the numer- ous strikes in the shipyard and the labor trouble, which caused delay in getting materials, it was put off to the spring of 1915.
 When the war started in August,
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27

pressure turbine on the center shaft, which combined to give her an aver age speed of twenty-four knots under full pressure of the tWenty-mneN boilers. The Britannic was 2,OOO tons larger than the White Star liner Olympic, which is now carrying troops from Canada, and 5000 tons bigger1 than the Cunarder Aquitania, now en- gagged as a hospital ship carrying
 wounded men from Saloniki. The Britannic was commanded by Captain c. A. Bartlett, formerly of the Cedric.
 The Britannia had ample lifeboat
 and life raft accommodation and had davits which could launch three boats,
 one after another, which, it was sald' \ might have accounted for so many
 lives being saved.
 The Britannia was the largest pas-y senger liner that has been sunk sineeA the war began. The two next in slze
 were the Cunarder Lusitania, 32,ooo tons. and the White Star liner Araoic,
 10000 tons, which were torpedoed.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27
ing of the two Yale ends Georse Moseley and Charlie Comerford'
Crimson Offers No Alibi.

Except for a broken nose for Ed die Casey and 8 head injury for Thacher, Harvard came out of its Yale game Saturday without many hurts, although every one of the reg ular players returned home ready to go to bed.
 Harvard expected to beat Yale and the players feel they should have done so, but they take the defeat philosophically and are offering no alibis. Percy Haughton and his as sistants feel that Yale had the better material and had it prepared to play a stiff defensive game and then to take advantage of the breaks.
 Next year Harvard will have some heavy men for the line from this seasons freshman eleven and with its present backfield intact for two years more the Crimson has high hopes for 1917 and 1918 Five Of this years regular rush line will be lost by grad uation next June, the list including Harte, Coolidge, Dadmun, Harris ana Gamer. Wheeler. the left tackle and Snow. the right guard, will De on hand next fall, however, and Harvard also will start it's 1917 campaign with it's backfeld complete. Thacher. Hor- ween and Robinson being juniors ana Eddie Casey sophomore. ..
 Harvard used ten substitutes at New Haven, Minot, Sweetser ana Wilcox all being seniors. The others all will return, Phinney. Batcheldor and wiggin being available for the limo and Murray, Felton, Bond ana Flower for the backfeld. Whether Haughton will coach again next fall Is not known.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-27
PRESIDENT GOES GOLFTNG.
Cold Much Better and Trip to Chevy
 Chase Is Possible.

Washington, Nov. 27.-President Wilson's cold was so much better to- day that he went for an early morning game of golf.
 The president had engagements to see Baron zwiedinek, charge of the Austro Hungarian embassy, who de- sired to invite the president to attend memorial services here Wednesday for the late emperor; Senator Maritime and former Philippine Commissioner Hugh Frayne, 6 member of the American Federation of Labor, and Rozin Orr, of the Street Carme s