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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

this little town would admit having 1t in large quantities and in all variations. However. the truth is, it is here in quan- titles, all varieties and in some distinctly original forms. In fact, we have not only la grippe. but also le, Ii, To and lu grippe. They attack one single and in groups. And they are the most fearless little attackers known to modern warfare. They would just as soon land with combined force upon the corpulent corpus of our friend J. P. Morgan, as to sally down into the low CT East Side and break up the Innocent joys of any number of gentle gangmen.
 Yea, they would even push their pug nacious persons into the heart of Belle vue hospital and punch the head nurse upon the tip of her pink proboscis. But anyhow; but the practice of Christian Science Is sometimes made very difficult.
 So saying we immediately side step to a pleasant topic-R. J. Lee of Atlanta, who is here at the Collingwood today, re- marked shiveringly, This climate is worse than that of Birmingham"
 Now the pleasant part of that idea is that he was absolutely right. It is far worse-now and then-and one could easi- ly name a number of other sections, both north and south, of which the same thing might be said
 And as we are all now in a pleasant frame of mind, we might grow a trifle more light-hearted. The New York Times of last Monday morning announced: Henry Powell cashier of the Importers and Traders National bank, reported last night that black bag containing jew elry worth $5000, dropped from the run ming board of his automobile between the station and the Fort Lee ferry
 The only comment we have to make upon this is that the running board of an automobile is a heluverplais to carry dia- monds.
 See where the Durham Duplex Razor company factory, on the slope of the Pal isades, Jersey City, was badly damaged by fire last Sunday. Also notice that it's owner is Henry Byrne. With a name like that, what else could have been ex- pected? However, it does seem that the Durham Duplex company, of all people, would have considered safety f1rst.' Full many a man could smile with ease,
 At all of this life's ills,
 But he's a hero who could grin
 At half it's bitter pills.
 Never mind, MT. Adrift- With the Times Man, we promise never to do it any more.
 Tomorrow-but that's another story, &C., cording to Mir. Stripling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
CONNIE MACK GIVES
 CUP TO AMATEURS

Anniston, March 22.-Last year the baseball team of the Southern Mills corporation of this city attracted a great deal of attention throughout the country and it is expected this year to make the team even better than ever. During the last season the Ox- ford mill team attained general aver age which attracted the attention of foreign magnates and Connie Mack presented a silver cup as an apprecia- tion. This year the magnate will pre- sent another cup to the player who makes the best batting average dur ing the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Is Epilepsy Conquered?

RED BANK, N. J. (SpeciaI) Advces from many directions have confirmed previous reports that pr. kIine's treat ment for epilepsy being administered by well known physicians, is achiev- ing gratifying results. Old and stub- born cases have been greatly benefited and many patients claim to have been wonderfully benefited.
 Persons suffering from epilepsy should write at once to the Kline Lab- oratories, Broad St., Red Bank, N. J., for a supply of the remedy which is being distributed gratuitously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Natchez Plant Damaged

Natchez, Miss, March 22.-Fire or un- determined origin late today partially destroyed the plant of the Natchez Dressed Beef company, causing damage estimated at from $So.o00 to s50.000. The plant, which was valued at $7b;o00, was located in the heart of the busi- ness section of the city. The blaze was gotten under control after two hours fight and was prevented from spread ing to adjoining buildings. One fire man was injured. Insurance partially covered the loss, it was stated by or ffcials of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
AGREES
 TO REPORT TO

Rostcn, March 22-Tris Speai fsas; center fielder of the world cham tn Red sox, who has refused to join ti 4sa because of objections to salary f~iVc- ton, today wrote President Lannile ti as he would go to the training camp al taof Springs, Ark, at once. Speaker will taks up the salary question when the hea Sox return to Boston. 4
 The contract rendered Speaker called for 5000, the amount of his salary ia 1913. The following year Federal league activities resulted in his obtaining a con- tract at S35, 900 for two seasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
WEATHER CHANGES BRING
 SICK

The winds, rains and changeable weather of March, cause. coughs, colds, croup and grippe. There is no such thing as a Tight cold"--none that a person can safely neglect. Foley s Honey and Tar is a safe and reliable family medicine that has afforded quick relief in thousands of cases. It relieves inf1amed and congested air passages, stops coughs and eases breathing. It gets right at the seat of trouble and heals and soothes in way that no imitation ever succeeded in doing. Be sure it's Foley. Sold everywhere Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23

The committee has received assurancel from the various hotels listed in the boo that the rates announced will not be in creased during the reunion. The Hott Mems association has made this agree ment with the committee, and it is exH pected that the increase in hotel rates which has been such bone of conter ton and trouble in other reunion citie will be avoided in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Steele-Snaith's Has Inaugurated Many Ne1u Policies m Merchandis-
i71g in Birmingham

Seele-Smith the first Birmingham department store to naugurate the onerce business in Birmingham and IS the only department that strictly maintains it. Be fore started the lowest price depended almost wholly upon the customers time willingness ability to 'haggle" Those customers who stayed long enough and who both willing and able match their wits and their knowledge of the merchandise with that of the merchant times got the lowest pce but otherwise paid too much Dig ned people who unwilling to adapt themselves to the two priced merchants methods of selling always overchaged at the two-priced store.
 has adopted strictly cash policy of sell ing and is the first and only Birmingham department store to adopt such policy and stay with it. We believe in it, and won't change We believe is best for both the customer and the store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. March 22.-Weather forecast for Alabama: Fair, much colder Thursday; Friday fair, slightly warmer.
 Tennessee: Fair Thursday; colder east portion; Friday fair, warmer.
 Mississippi: Fair Thursday; much colder south portion; Friday slightly warmer. fair.
 Georgia: Fair; considerably colder Thursday; Friday fair, slightly warm CT, west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
CLAIMS FOR CARRYING MAIL

Washington, March 22.-(Special.)-The Alabama claimants against the govern ment for carrying the mails during the year prior to the withdrawal of the state from the union in 1861. as certified by the postoffice department, and listed in the omnibus bill introduced by Senator Bank head, together with the amount of each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
Where Snowfall Is Greatest

WHtIe OltUWIdI IS GTGdCeSC From the United States Agricultural Da
 partment Circular.
 A total snowfall of 7S3 inches has bee, reported ill a single winter at Summit Cal, while as much as BOT inches hs been on the ground at one time at til same station. As this snow furnishes mos of the water used in irrigation, hydrauls mining and other phases of engineerin the question of snow depth is of mud importance in forecasting the amount x water available for such purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23


 clared is company could build dread naught or battle cruiser within two years and a submarine ln about five months He said the Bethlehem com pany controlled the Fore River Ship building company at Quincy, Mass, the Union Iron works at San Francisco and the Maryland Steel company, and that there was no limit to shipbuilding pos abilities at any of these plants
 PROTEST BY OLIVER
 A statement by MT. Grace that the Bethlehem armor plant under present conditions was yielding return of only about 1% per cent on the capi- tai invested drew a protest from Rep resentative Oliver, who insisted it was ridiculous to suppose that concern making so small a profit would make extensive additions to it's plant as the Bethlehem company did several years ago. M
 The witness declared the extensions were made at the suggestion of the navy department. Department officials, he said. had advised doubling the plants capacity in anticipation of greater naval programme.
 Representative Oliver called attention to the meteoric rise of Bethlehem stock and MT. Grace suggested that many other influences besides the returns from armor plate manufacture had en- tered into market changes. He, added that the company was entirely willing to have the federal trade commission investigate whether it was receiving just return from the armor plant.
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THIRTY-DOLLAR CUT
 IN PRICE OF PLATE
 OFFERED BY GRACE
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900 tons, at a price of s3a5 per ton for side armor as compared with the price of S425 now obtaining. The proposed price is lower than has been paid by the gov ernment for more than 10 years.
 eff the foregoing price is not satisfac- tory. we will agree to permit any we'll known firm of accountants, or the federal trade commission to inventorize our plant and make careful estimates of the cost of manufacture. With that data in hand we will meet the Secretary of the Navy and agree to manufacture armor at a price which will be entirely satisfactory to him as being quite as low as the lowest price at which the government could pos- sibly manufacture armor of it's own ac- count after taking into account all proper charges.
 QUESTION OF LIFE
 we make the foregoing proposition rather than have our plant put out of ex- istence. We have invested, as actually inventoried today, over s7,00O,0OO in that plant. This figure does not take into ac- count the large expenditures, certainly s2O, 900. GOO. for the plants and equipment which have been abandoned on account of becoming obsolete.
 We are today selling armor to the United States government at a lower price than England. Germany, France, Austria and Japan are paying even where the government itself (Japan) has em- parked in the business Not only is that true, but the specifications of the United States are much more rigid and the wages paid are very much higher than those prevailing in any foreign country. Steel prices are continually going up and they are today much. higher than has been the case for many years. In spite of that we offer to make armor at a lower price than the United States has paid for 29 years and we agree to accept this price for tho next five years We also call attention to the fact that though since the war began, we have been able in Europe to get almost any price we chose to ask for ordnance, we have during the period made no ad- dition whatever to the selling price tc | the United States government for any | of the ordnance products which we manufacture"
 CONFERENCE HELD {, MT. Grace denied that there had beer any conference between his company
 and the other armor plate companies regarding the price of armor to be fur.
 nished to the government.
 | "I think" he said. the United State: lleeislated a price of $400 in 1900 ant
 s2O was added to that for the purpose
 of covering royalties"
 l Mr. Grace said that with the Beth llehem plant working full capacity 2
 hours a day, the cost of armor is $31' and at two-thirds capacity $367. H' said the difference between those fig
 ures and the s395 proposed represented
 profit.
 1 Chairman Padgett said he had mailed | to all shipbuilding companies cate gorical questions as to how many dreadnaughts and battle cruisers they could build at time. MT. Grace de
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Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending at D. m., 10th meridian time. March 22, 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-23
PER CAPITA WEALTH OF UNITED STATES
 $3S, SHOWING GAIN
 OF S4 DURING YEAR

(Contfnued from Page One) tions, such as Sweden, Norway, Holland, Greece, Denmark and Spain.
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The members of class ss, of the Ensley Methodist Sunday schoc wsli had a market next Saturday at 2ek Avenue E
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
EVANGELICAL SYNOD

The past week has been a full one
IN German religious circles, as the
Wisconsin district of the Evangelical
Synod of North America held its an
nual meeting in this city at st. Pauls
church. Business sessions were held
reports of officers for the year
and addresses made by prominent
ministers from away. Nearly 100 dele
gates were in attendance. There
were social doings in connection
which made the occasion very pleas
ant; programs carried out, an auto
mobile ride about the city, etc. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President-Rev. H. Meier, Milwau-
kee
Vice-Pres't-Rev. E. Assman, Port
age.
Treas.-Rev. R. Gruenewald, Wau-
wautosa
Sec.-Rev. E. c. Grauer, Wausau.
Mission Board-Rev. S. Conser,
Hale's Corners; Rev. c. Kruger, She
boygan; and Rev. H. Berth, Menom-
onie Falls.
Sunday was the greatest day of
the meeting, there being sermons
preached at st. Paul's church in the
morning and evening, the latter a
Young Peoples service. The sessions
came to a close Monday morning
which ended a very successful an
nual meeting.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
FOURTH OF JULY

The German-American Alliance is
arranging to celebrate the Fourth OF
July in this city in an extensive way
The Alliance has invited many
societies of the city to take part
There will be a mammoth parade in
which will be floats and all will go
to the Shooting Park where a general
good time will be had. There will be
addresses in English and German,
speakers to be named later. The
committees in charge are as follows
Refreshments-Hen Juers, Fred
Graebel and Fred w. Jawort.
Management - Frank Gaetzman,
Albert Kahn, August Marquardt, AL
bert Nauer, Frank Schneider, Emil
Dippmann and Frank Beer.
Finance-Henry .Juers, August
Polster and John Ringle.
Entertainment-Fr Ritter, Emil
Flatter and E. E. Schulze.
Press-Frank Beer and Hilmar
Schmidt.
The Deutscher Frauen Kranken
Understanding Verein will have
charge of the ice cream stand.
Committee on Arrangements-Fre
Mohr, Frank Beer, Frank Schneider
Henry Juers, Fred Graebel, Bruno
Dippman, Fred Sell, August Polster
Fred Jawort and Hilmar Schmidt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
WAUSAU'S 1915 FAIR PROVIDED
WITH RARE AND UNUSUAL
AMUSEMENT FEATURES

Manager ]. D. Christie has secured,
through the Robinson Amusement cor
poration of Chicago, a program of
amusement features that will make
strong appeal to the host of 1916
patrons.
Important among these are the
Ernest Alvo Troupe of six people,
three men and three women, who pre-
sent four separate and distinct acts as
follows:
Display No. Triple Comedy Hor-
izontal and Trampoline or Bounding
Bed by three men in series of conf
calities, to which laughing color is
with fearlessness and precision and
yet with laughs and fun in abundance.
Display No. "A strictly new and
novel performance of foot juggling,
globe rolling, remarkable experiences
in tooth suspension acrobatics and
equilibristic feats by three very at
lrdCllN0 young WOHeu.
Display No. 3-The most artistic
performance ever given of perfection
in athletic grace and physical beauty
in living Olympian Statuary by three
men and three women in special de-
signed groupings and rarely effective
posings. For this display special
draperies and properties are provided.
Display No. A screamingly funny
burlesque on the roller skating craze
introducing hard knocks and funny
falls in such profusion that audiences
are driven to Mysteries by the three
acrobatic, pantomimic participants.
Miss Happy Harrison will present
her company of Animal Actors in
Guiding Dynamite" the unrivalled
Bucking Mule. This spunky little ami
NAL does not like the idea of anyone
riding him and will not permit them
on his back. Hence the efforts to do
so are the cause of riot and laughter.
Miss Harrison also presents a giant
baboon, good natured male specimen
of huge proportions who is capable
entertainer. He rolls a huge globe,
rides a bicycle and is a roller skater.
Besides this making himself generally
useful. There are also two dogs and
cat; they are important factors in
what proves to be veritable riot Of
fast and furious fun.
The patrons of the Wausau fair are
always generously provided for in
every department of this great eX-
hibition, but more especially as re-
CARDS the free amusement features,
always selected with view to new
ness and novelty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
QUEER RELIGION

Down in Portage county a peculiar
religious sect has sprung into exist
ence. 1t is a kind that believes in
sacrifices. One woman, Mrs. Pauline
Elbrant of Hatley, visiting in Portage
county, had both her eyes gouged out.
Her sister, Mrs. Joseph Bambenek,
aged 43 years, mother of nine children,
who lives in Portage county, was sent
to the Northern asylum, at Oshkosh.
Another sister interested is Mrs.
Josie Reynolds of Milwaukee, who has
been with her sisters. In the band
were several other women. They have
been in the habit of locking them
selves up in rooms in the Bambenek
home. They tasted and sung and at
times went out into the field and
kneeling on stones, offered up prayers.
Their principal function is to stop the
European war. The women would not
allow the men of the household to get
into the rooms and it was necessary,
finally, to have the sheriff go out
and break up the meeting. Mrs. Rey-
nolds, the originator, was sent back
to Milwaukee, and the balance of the
band are becoming normal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
VERY COLD JUNE

Furnace and stove fires have had
to be kept up so far in June and
heavy clothing has had to be worn to
keep comfortable. Cold and disagree
able rains have been of almost daily
occurrence the past week and the re-
suit has been, a great damage to crops
on heavy soil. In fact the crop out
look just now is not very promising.
Some say they are going to be pretty
much of failure. The roads through
out the county are in miserable shape,
hardly passable for wagons or auto
mobiles. One of our citizens made
an auto trip to the southern part of
the state and on returning, had the
worst trip of his life. He struck
roads which we're being repaired;
in almost every instance, the sod and
muck had been sCraped to the center
of the road and the wheels of his Ford
went to the hubs and when he reached
home his machine was a sight and the
owner could not be recognized on &C
count of the mud which covered him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
THE CONCERT, FRIDAY EVENING,
JUNE %

A musical treat of extraordinary
excellence will be presented at the
Wausau public at the opera house,
Friday evening. A splendid program
has been prepared and well known
talent will participate. Mr.. o. w.
Bosshard, who is new to a Wausau
audience, will be the tenor soloist of
the evening. Miss Marion Friede will
appear as reader, and Miss Iona
Slack will be the accompanist. Jacob
Reuter- will play number of his latest
compositions.
1.-THE violin under the magic touch
of the masters hand seems almost
superhuman. There is a pathos and
soul touch in every strain that awak-
ems all the emotions in the human
heart When he draws the bow across
the strings there is a sympathy and
communion of human hearts that
seems almost divine Annie Mae
Adams, in the Moultrie, Ca, Observer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
First publication May %, last June ~.
Sheriff's Sale,

State of Wisconsin. Circuit Court. Marathon
County.
HERMAN PUTZBAoH. Plaintiff
VS..
ALBERT ROsENAG and HATTIE RosE-t
NAU, his wife, and w. A. PAFF,
By virtue OF judgment of foreclosure and
sale, duly made in the above entitled action
on the Sth day of May. 1915. duly docketed in
the Office Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Marathon county, on the Sth day of May. 1915,
and duly recorded on page $50. of volume 4, of
the judgment record in the Office OF the said
circuit court of Marathon county.
j, Fred +. Schroeder. the undersigned sheriff
for Marathon county, will sell at the west
front door Of the court house. in the city Of
Wausau. in said Marathon county, on the 18th
day Of July. 1916 at ten o'clock In the fore
noon OF that day, the real estate and mort
gagged premises directed by said judgment TO
be sold and therein described as follows: Lot
number six (6). in block number two (2). of j.
III. hoehler's addition TO the city of Wausau,
Wisconsin.
Dated this 18th day OF May, 1916.
FRED +. SCHROEDER,
Sheriff OF Marathon County. Wisconsin,
REGEER & RIEGLE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR -

The Knights Templar of this country
met in triennial conelave in Los
Angeles, Calf. The conclaye program
was opened Saturday night by grand
electrical illumination, and magnifi-
cent pageant comprising some twenty
floats on which were 200 of Los
Angeles most beautiful women, in a
blaze of glory made possible by 100000
electric lights. The formal opening
of the conclaye and business sessions
were commenced yesterday. The
grand parade took place today and
was the most impressive spectacle
ever witnessed on the Pacific coast.
The competitive drills are 10 be a
great feature. They will take place
in a huge amphitheater which will
seat 10000 people. Trophies valued
at s12, 500 are to be awarded The
Communicates of Wisconsin are well
represented
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-20
SHORT ITEMS

The Training and Agricultural
school building is undergoing repairs
The Mary Poor Memorial mid-week
service will be discontinued until Sep
| TENDER.
Children's Day exercises were held
at the Underwood chapel Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wardin was granted
a decree of divorce from her husband,
A. R. Wardin, by Judge Reid, Satur-
day.
No summer yet and tomorrow is
the longest day of the year 1916. At
that the days will commence to grow
shorter.
Notwithstanding the cold weather,
foliage never looked better than is
had this year. 1t is very heavy and
beautiful. Our lawns and shrubbery
never looked better.
Thin-haired readers of this issue
should begin using Partisan Sage and
thus escape badness. W. W. Albers
sells it on guarantee to stop falling
hair and cure dandruff and itching
scalp or money back.
Flag day was observed by our citi-
zens last Wednesday with all the en-
thusiasm possible. Flags were flying
from all the business blocks in the
city and about every private home had
the flag displayed.
The Johnson Electric Shop of this
city has secure the contract to do
the electric wiring, to furnish the
lighting fixtures for the elevator, dish
washing and ice water machines, the
vacuum cleaner end pump, the con-
tract price being about $4,000, for the
new modern $4,000 hotel in Rhine
lander.
On Friday evening last the COM
mencement exercises of st. Stephens
Lutheran school were held in the
church school room in the basement
of tn church. There were six gradu-
ates. An interesting program was
carried out and an address made by
the pastor of the church, Rev. VIM.
Spiegel.
The employers of the Wisconsin
Telephone company held a meeting
in Wausau at the Hotel Bells last
Friday. District Manager j. P.
Skolsky, of Eau Claire, called the
meeting and its object was for more
efficient service. There were chief
operators present from Eau Claire,
Stevens Point, Merrill, Minneapolis,
Wausau, Abbotsford, Grand Rapids,
Rhinelander, Marshfield, besides A. l..
Hart, of Milwaukee and other officials.