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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-17
Hosiery for Easter

Fibre silk 25c, SOC. G0c
Silk hose LOO, 1.25, $1.5O
You will do well to ask to
see the new numbers in
ladies staple cotton hose.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-17
Stylish Wash Dresses

Here again its only matter of seeing to be pleased
Try first to get it ready made. If you come now we will
have time to order your size and style if do not have
it in stock.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-17
Corduroy Sport Goats
$500, SS.75 and up

White, coral, copenhagen,
gold, emerald.
Corduroy skirts 4.50, $500
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-17
RSHLHND
Storage and Transfer Go
c. F. BATES Proprietor.

Two warehouses near Depot
Goods Of all kinds stored at reason
able rates.
A General Transfer Business.
Wood and Rock Springs Coal
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-04

from the main line to the fixture to
be 4-inch.
Private kitchen sinks. Ii Ain waste
Hotel or restaurant sinks. 3-ln waste.
For slop sinks, a waste the full
size of the opening in the sink
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-04

For more than six closets on one
line of waste pipe 6-inch pipe must
be used for main line
Where more than four closets are
placed on one line or the main line is
greater than 4-inch, all the branches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
MONSTER ENGINES
 PASS THROUGH CITY
Three Locomotives of the Largest Stock Engines Manufactured Stop
 Over In Birmingham

Three double-compound Mallett locomo- tives weighing, exclusive of tenders, 240 tons each. are in Birmingham, in the yards of the Seaboard Air Line. The locomotives are the largest stock engines manufactured and were purchased for the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad to be used in the freight service in the mountainous sections
 The combined weight of the three To- comotives is approximately 1.5O0,0O0 pounds and much difficulty has been experienced by the railroads in pulling them over the tracks. Tn several instances the rails have been broken, and the speed allowed over trestles was only three miles per hour. They were constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and were shipped over the Seaboard from Atlanta to Birming- ham, because the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis did not wish to risk sending them over their lines to Chattanooga From Birmingham they will go over the Louisville and Nashville to Nashville or to Chattanooga over the Alabama Great Southern.
 The locomotives, with tender, are IF feet long, have eight drivers on each side, double boilers and four cylinders. The coal is supplied to the firebox by means of automatic stokers, it being impossible for fireman to stand the strain of shoveling sufficient fuel. The locomo- lives are Nos 901, 902 and 903. and each is in charge of a man from the factory They were Visited by crowds of people all day yesterday, who gazed in sur prise at the wonderful strides in locomo- tive building which these engines typify.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31

and fraternal organizations. He is mar ried and has two children.
 According to the postoffice inspectors Webb was a distributor of the unsigned currency stolen in the various train rob- berries and they claim he departed from Birmingham with a suit case containing not less than $1O0,O00 in unsigned bills. Webb, it is further averred, has been building apartment houses on the South side, and was rapidly forging forward in the social and club world of the city
 It has long been suspected that Bir- mingham was the headquarters of a train robbing band For the past four years or since Webb has bsen a resident of this city train robberies occurred period ically on the outskirts of the city or within radius of 50 miles, The robbers always used the same methods. They would board the engine, cover the engi- need and then uncouple the mall car from the rest of the train and start off to rob the mail car at their leisure. After rohbing the mail car the robbers would leave on the engine and ride to some place where an automobile awaited them and would be back in Birmingham usual- ly before the chase started after them.
 FORCES MOBILIZED
 However the identical style used in robbing the trains finally brought the fact home to the poStOfice inspectors that it was the work of an organized gang. The entire forces of the depart ment were then mobilized with the ulti- mate object of eliminating this band of outlaws with the result that after months of painstaking work, characteristic of the postal investigation department Jeff Har- rison was arrested in San Antonio last January.
 Much of the unsigned currency was found on his person and in his effects. and with this to work on the postoffice inspectors held on to the elder Harrison and traced his pedigree to his former activities in Alabama in 1892. They then investigated all his kinfolks and finally matters were in such shape as to plan the coup for the arrest of the other mem- bers of the gang last Saturday. How ever, there was a hitch and only Dick Harrison was apprehended then. The ar- rest of Rentz, followed the next day. and on Wednesday that of Mckee. Now the federal detectives are after Henry Grady Webb, the last link in the chain.
 All of the alleged bandits are men of family and are not ''roughnecks" as would be implied by their calling. Webb, who is now fugitive from justice in a polished man of the world, while Dick Harrison when visiting Birmingham un- der the name of Jack Evans and Jack Shannon was popular amongst hotel men and the local coterie of sportsmen. Jeff Harrison, the leader, always posed as a travelling man. while young Rentz. fol- lowing the lead of his relatives, was also an 'automoble salesman"
 At the Webb residence last night re- pOrters were refused statement as Mrs. Webb would see no one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
MEMORIAL
 ASSOCIATION TO MEET

The Confederated Southern Memorial association, with about 100 delegates. will meet in Birmingham during the reunion. Information to this effect was received yesterday by w. c. Radcliffe, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, who is also general secretary fo, the re- union committees The first session of the organization will be held May b, the day prior to the meeting of the reunion, and it will continue in session until the close of the veterans gathering.
 The Confederated Southern Memorial association is as old as the Confederacy itself. having been formed in 1861 as the Soldiers Aid society, in which ca pacity it continued during the four years of the war. In 1866 the organization be- came the Southern Memorial association, and in 1900 it was reorganized as the Con- federated Southern Memorial association. The headIuarters of the association in Birmingham will be at the Tutwiler and their meetings will be held at the parish house of the Church of the Advent.
 Mrs. w. J. Behan of New Orleans is gomery is the vice president for the state of Alabama. Arrangements for the meet ing of the association here are in charge of the general committee of the Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. R. II. Pearson is chairman. A memorial service will be conducted by the asso- ciaticn at mo- n on the second day of the reunion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
SEABOARD AIR LINE OFFICIAL ROUTE TO
 ELKS' CONVENTION

The Seaboard Air Line was yesterday selected as the official route from Bir- minsham to the annual convention of Elks, which convenes at Baltimore in July. A decision to this effect was reached by the transportation committee of Lodge 79. of which pr. John w. Per kins was chairman and w. E. Haskins and Harry White were members.
 District Passenger Agent William B.. Gresham of the Seaboard announced last night that special train would be oper- ated to Baltimore for the local EllSs and other members of the lodge from this section who were expected to make the trip on that train. The schedule and date will be announced later. Plans are being made to make this train the prin- cipal one from Alabama. and Jasper Tuscaloosa Anniston, Gadsden and other lodges will be solicited to join with the Birmingham Elks. It is planned to have the lodges from Montgomery and other south Alabama cities join the party at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
PLAN SUGGESTED
 ID BUILD HIGHWAY
 ID WARRIOR RIVER
COnvicts to Be Placed On Proposed Highway When Road Construction
 Is Completed

That every member of the board of begin work on the Warrior river highway as any citizen or good roads promoter in the county was made plain Thursday by Hugh McGeever of the board. He said the county will le glad to begin work immediately upon the completion of the rlans now being perfected by the county engineer and Government Engineer w. w. Crossland, but stated there is not suf- ficient funds available to start work in the county.
 Within a short time the county will be ahie to start crews of men and teams to work on the proposed highway, but it is the opincn of the members that it would be unwise to take the men from the roads now being constructed and put them On the Warrior river road until the roads now being built are completed.
 MT. McGeever pointed out to The Age Herald reporter yesterday that before the board could do anything at this time it would be necessary to float a bond issue for the public to vote upon or to obtain financial aid otherwise. He stated that the board was willing to do this in the event the citizens asked it. "The better way, in my opinion," said MT. McGeever,
 would oe to wait until the other roads are finished and take the men from them as each road is finished and put them to york on the highway. Within three months we could have several crews at work, and within 12 months we could have more than 200 teams and more than 3G0 men at worl. on the road.'
 The two engineers are still busy with the plans. George H. Clark, county en- gineer, has full and complete data on both the proposed routes, gathered after mak- ing thorough investigations of every de tail and with the assistance of Govern ment Engineer Crossand expects to sub- init a plan that will be accepted.
 It has not been learned which of the two proposed routes the engineers favor. The greater part of Wednesday was spent be- hind closed doors in the county engineer office, where the work of familiarizine himself with the plans was taken up by MT Croasland. The plans will be gone over by State Highway Engineer w. S. Keller upon his return to Birmingham Saturday. and will probably be submit ted at a meeting of special committees with the board of revenue next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
BUY LOT ADJOINING HIGH SCHOOL FOR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Hornady Says S2,0OO,0OO Bond Issue for Schools
 Will Be Submitted
 Soon

A lot 60 feet by 19O feet adjacent to the Central High school was ordered pur- chased yesterday morning by the city commission The price was $l0000 and the terms were $1OOO year. Commissioner Barber voted nay on the proposition, which was submitted to the commission by Commissioner Hornady.
 The board of education had recom- mended the purchase of the lot.
 In yesterday mornings joint conference of the school situation Commissioner Hor- nady stated that he would submit an or dinance for a $2.O0O0OO bond issue to con- struct new schools and repair the old ones at the commission meeting week from today. Commissioner Hornady hopes to have the people vote on this bond issue before June.
 Following the conference yesterday morning it was stated that another would be held next Wednesday, when more data would be submitted on the present needs of the schools.
 q will ask for a $2O00,000 bond issue to construct more schools said Commis- sioner Hornady, and I hope that the cit izens will realize the importance of this forward movement. To take care of the school situation properly would mean a much larger bond issue, but 100000 will do for the next five years, and it is imperative that this bond issue carry.
 Tt must be remembered that the school population is constantly increasing and that in 1917, when compulsory education goes into effect about 5000 more children will be forced into our schools We must arise to this situation and prepare for it.
 '"rhe impression is also abroad that bond issues mean additional taxation. That is erroneous. A S2,000,O00 bond is- sue means no greater financial burden to this generation. The laws now provide that 50 cents of every dollar in taxes paid to the city of Birmingham shall go in the sinking fund to pay the interest on bonded indebtedness. We have this sinking fund and we might as well use it. to build substantial public improve ments.''
 Commissioners Ward and Truss echoed the sentiments regarding the school sit uation expressed by Commissioner Hor- nady and propose to give him a free hand in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
SALESMEN ATTEND
 ANNUAL MEETING

About 20 officials and salesmen of the Barrett Manufacturing company are in the city, attending meeting of the rep resentatives of the company in the south and southwest. They will remain for three days. and the meetings will con clude with a dinner at the Tutwiler. at which the visitors are making head quarters Yesterday afternoon the en- tire party visited the plant of the com pany at Ensley. Today and tomorrow they will be shown over the city and district by officials of the company To- cated here.
 Among those here for the conference are Pettus Lee of Atlanta, o. H. West field of New Orleans, George Betchel of Houston, R. l.. Snow of Birmingham, A. J. Fitzsimmons of New Orleans, Paul Waddell of New Orleans l.. Plosser of Birmingham, R. l.. Duncan of Atlanta, & G, Day of New York, B. l.. Craig of Atlanta, George Copeland of Birmingham and E. c. Singleton of New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Standing Committees

J. D. Moore, chairman of the business council of the Chamber of Commerce, is working on the list of standing commit tees of the council and will announce the appointees within the next few days. Inn mediately after the committees are named the council will be called together by Chairman Moore. There are a number of important matters which will come before the body, among them being the ques- ton Of establishing a traffic bureau and employing a comr etent freight rate expert to take charge This matter was referred to the business council by the directors of the chamber several days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
FINE TRIBUTE IS
 PAID TO CROWDER
Former Birmingham Man Is to Return Here in Charge of Pruden-
 tial Offices

Incident to the appointment of Arthur agency for the Prudential Life Insurance company. the Daily News of Jackson (Miss) says:
 Jackson is soon to lose one of her fore most and most highly esteemed citizens.
 "A telegram last night from New York announced that MT. A. c. Crowder has been named as Alabama state manager for the Prudential Insurance company, with headquarters in Birmingham.
 MT Crowder left here Monday night in response to a telegram summoning him to report at the home office Thurs day morning. He reached New York Wednesday night, and as a result of the conference with the company's officials on yesterday he was given the manage ment of the Alabama agency, the former manager having died recently.
 Although he will also retain manage ment of the Mississippi agency, with an a ssistant in charge here, the promotion makes if necessary for MT. Crowder to take up his residence at Birmingham. This will be cause for universal regret, not only in Jackson, but throughout the Stdle, where MI. SioWucl 10 So wei known. It is a loss that will be keenly felt in the business. social and fraternal circles of Jackson. and, while friends and acquaintances recognize the fact that the promotion is a signal recognition of MT. Crowder's ability as a business getter in the insurance field. the fact that it takes him from the community which he has been so closely identified during the past IS years. will be generally deplored.
 MT. Crowder is a native of Alabama, a graduate of Auburn university, and his boyhood days were spent in the Alabama metropolis. He came 10 Jackson in 1898 and quickly rose to prominence, being one of the several new and energetic citizens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31

Commissioner Arlie Barber is going to receive little paternal attention from Commissioner J. R. Truss this morning.
 Ever since taking office Commissioner Truss has been silent as the proverbial clam. On rare occasions he would say yes or mo- in council meetings, but yesterday morning he announced to the reporters that he would talk at this mornings conference-and talk some.
 The subject of Mir. Truss discourse will be the ''open well' ordinance suggested by Commissioner Barber.
 In the past several commission meet ings the "open well'' ordinance has come up for consideration and Commissioner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Mrs. HQYdenQn Reelected
 President of Congress
Feature Convention Addresses by Dr J. Phillips
 Schoff, National President

Mrs. B. F. Hardeman of Montgomery was reelected president of the Alabama Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations at the final session of the third annual convention, at the Tutwiler yesterday afternoon. Other officers elect ed were: First vice president, Mrs N. l.. Bagley, Birmingham; second vice presi- dent, Mrs. I. w. Broughton, Birming
 ham; third vice president, Mrs. P. T. Vann, Anniston; fourth vice president, Mrs. A. F. Hilleke, Ensley; fifth vice president, Mrs. A. |. Moffett, Wylam; re- cording secretary, Mrs. J. P. Levvy, East Lake, corresponding secretary, Mrs. P. w. Hodges, Montgomery treasurer, Mrs.
 F. A. Parker, Montgomery; auditor, Mrs. J. H. Terrell Vivian. The meeting place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31

of the next convention will De selected Ia ter
 The principal feature of the final ses- sion yesterday afternoon was the ad- dress by pr. J. II. Phillips, superintend- ent of the city schools. The round table was conducted by Mrs. Frederic Schor of Philadelphia, the national president A number of committee reports were made during the afternoon session.
 At the meeting yesterday morning five minute reports were made by all the state officers committee chairmen and heads of the various clubs represented at the meeting. The officers and visitors attending the convention expressed them selves as highly pleased with the meet ings, which was attended by several of the national officers as well as delegates from many cities and towns throughout the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
CRIMINAL COURT
 WILL RECONVENE

The April term of criminal court will convene Monday, after having been re- cessed for two weeks. Fourteen cases are set for Monday, and nearly all the defendants are in the county jail. All jail cases will be disposed of first, states the court officials.
 Judge William E. Fort will organize the petit and grand juries and give the inquisitorial body his charge
 Capital week docket has been set for the week of April IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Birmingham Headquarters For Harrison" Gang Which Has Committed Numerous Train Rob- berries in South During Past Few Years.
 Webb Leaves Derisive Message
BEN M'KEE, GARAGE MAN AT
 ALABAMA CITY, IN CLUTCHES
Webb Skipped Out of Birmingham Yesterday With Suit Case Said to Contain $1OO, ,00O in Cur rency-Postal Inspectors Confident They
 Will Get Him

Henry American Trust building as the fnancer" of the Harrison
   h. a to catch me of Alabama jail at Gadsden The yesterday morning.
 
  somewhere sometime Webb will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Sex and Manhood

Sex ard Manhood" will be the sub ject of discussion at the mems meeting at the Young Mems Christian association rext Sunday afternoon, The meeting will be r~r men only. and will be held in the J. NJ. C. A. auditorium at 3:30 p. m. Dr. w. T. Berry. one of Birminghan1s s well-known physicians, will be the speak CT. He will give a scientific discussion of this very vital subject. Young men es- pecially are invited to hear him. and it is expected that a big crowd will be out. The meeting will be entirely free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
Truss Objects to Taking
 Orders From Arlie Barber
Commissioner of Streets States He Will Unburden Himself On ''Open Well'' Ordinance Proposed by Barber at
 Meeting This Morning

Barber invariably romped all over Com missioner Truss, who would tactfully avoid an open rupture. However, in reading over the construction of the "open well' ordinance yesterday Commissioner Truss discovered that it was so worded that he must close all wells reported unsafe by Commissioner Barber. This proved to be the straw that broke the camels back, for Mir. Truss immediately stated that he would talk on the ''open we'll ordinance this morning, and he said it in such a manner that it bcled little comfort for the harassed MT. Bar Der.
 I'm not going to take orders from Barber, but from the commission" said Commissioner Truss. to whose zeal and enthusiasm the re- markable growth of the capital city dur ing the first decade of the new century was so largely due He has held many positions of trust and honor, serving on the board of aldermen and as mayor of the community, and if was during his mayoralty term that many notable mu- nicipal improvements were made. He has been an earnest worker in the various civic and fraternal bodies is a member of the board of education and has con- tributed literally his time, talent and money for all worthy causes
 'The Crowder home on North State street, one of the most beautiful in the city, has always been a social center, and his charming and cultured wife is one of Jacksons most popular matrons.
 MT. Crowder will take immediate charge of the Alabama agency, but 1t is not probable that the family will move to Birmingham for several months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
At the Photoplay Houses

OtC HOUOPIdy IIUuStS Strand-''The Saleslady," with Hazel Dawn and Irving Cummings. Colonial-''The Cheat" with Fannie Ward.
 Trianon-'The Clarion,' with Carlyle Blackwell
 odeon Two-"Beyond the Law" with F. H. Calvert.
 Princess-"The Dixie Winner" with all- star cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
TODAy'S EVENTS

Regular meeting of city commission this morning.
 Weekly services Temple Emanu- Fl p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
At the Theaters

Iyric-Vaudeville. aMtinee at 2:30 D.. m. Evening at 7:30 and 9 p. m.
 Biiou-B'anche Hazelton Players. Even ing at SIS F. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
PERSONAL

J. P. II. Dewindt is in Birmingham for few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
WEBB ACTIVE SOCIALLY

In the Birmingham directory, Webb is
 listed as a commercial traveller, residing at 1916 Marshall street. In the telephone book he is listed under the name of the Grady Webb Auto Supply company. He is said to be a member of several clubs