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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
BROOKS LAWRENCE
 MAKES FLYING TRIP ID HIS OLD HOME
Now Devoting Entire Time to Interests of Dixie Pencil Co.,, Which
 He Organized

The Rev. Brooks Lawrence, former su- perintendent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, came to Birmingham yesterday and expects to return to Buffalo this aft ernoon MT. Lawrence is stopping at the Erckert hotel.
 Mr. Lawrence is now devoting his en- tire time and energies to the sale of lead pencils.
 q ran down on a purely personal busi- night, and while some of my old antag- onists may suspect me of some deep, dark plot, I can assure them I am going to get away Tuesday. In fact, I would have gone tonight if I were not so eager to at least shake hands with few old Bir- mingham friends.
 ''Our pencil business has really started off very well and the past three months have been devoted chiefly to organizing our sales forces, which work out of Buff falo. The original intention had been to have headquarters here with a branch in Buffalo, but because of business condi- tions it was felt best to reverse the plan and our southern offices will not be opened until everything is going ship shape in Buffalo.
 The territory adjacent to Buffalo felt the general depression, of course, but not so severely as this section, and the north ern territory also began to recover earlier. It is gratifying, however, to note improved conditions everywhere now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
TRUSTEES LOAN AND.
 GUARANTY MEETING
Officers Warmly Congratulated on
 Business During Past Year-Born Elected Secretary

The annual meeting of the Trustees Loan and Guaranty company was held yesterday afternoon in the Tutwiler ho- tel. Features of the meeting were the an nual reports of the president secretary and treasurer These reports showed that the company which is engaged in ths business of industrial banking had done extraordinarily well in 1915, making large increase in assets and also in the number of it's stockholders. The directors elected officers as follows:
 J. c. Corcoran, president.
 Frank Loughran, Jr., first vice preSi' dent
 Arthur Barton, second vice president.
 J. G. Born, secretary.
 F B. Hanahan, treasurer.
 All of these served as officers during tho past year, with the exception of MT Born who was elected secretary, an of fee created at this meeting. Heretofore it had been combined with that of treas urer, but the growth of the company necessitated a division of duties
 The meeting. which lasted about two hours, was thoroughly harmonious and a it's conclusion the newly elected officers were warmly congratulated on the show ing made during the past year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
C|TY COMMISSION ID MEET IN SUBURBS Will Be Guests of East Lake Civic League Friday
 Night

On Friday night the city commission CTS will wander to East Lake and there confer with the citizenry on the ways and wherefores of what should be done to make a suburbanite happy and con- tented. The meeting will be under the
 Towards the last futile days prior to the inauguration of the five-commis- sioner plan the suburbs were noticed by the city. commission on several oc- cations. Ensley and Woodlawn were visited and there amid impa ssioned ora- tory the suburbanite sang his song of oppression from his brothers in the city. Now that there are five commits sioners and all have become ,acclimated to conditions at the city hall, it again has been deemed expedient to visit the suburbs.
 Without attempting to be accurate 1t can be stated that the sepaking pro gramme for Friday nights meeting will not be complete without remarks from Commissioner Weatherly on the "East and West" highway; Commissioner Bar Der on the "Tribunes, Patricans and Ancient Babylon;" Commissioner Ward on Common Sense;" Commissioner Hornady on "the Oppressed Suburban ite,' and Commissioner Truss on "The Oppressed Suburbanite."
 Other than the speeches it is expected ] that some good will be derived from the meeting because it will bring the com misSioners closer to the people of the suburbs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Suits Filed

Jim Jackson filed suit in the city court yesterday for SS0O0 against the Birming- ham, Railway, Light and Power company. alleging that on December + he was wrongfully elected from car.
 Ethel Williams filed suit in the city court against the Union Mutual Aid asso- cition of Mobile. Plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $300o as damages, for an alleged assault and battery com mtted by an agent of the deefndant upon the plaintiff.
 Florence Morrison, pro ami J. A. Morri- son, filed suit in the city court yesterday against c. Poreta for $5000 damages and her father, J. A. Morrison also filed suit for $5000 alleging that the defendant al lowed to run at large vicious dog, and that the dog bit the little girl in the face and seriously injured her
 Maggie Henderson filed suit in the city court for $300O against R. T. Conner and the Avondale mills. alleging breach of an agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
REAL SNOW MAKES BIRMINGHAM VISIT Mercury Falls to 16 De- grees-City Slips" to
 Business

Birmingham was lightly covered with real snow and sleet yesterday morning, and despite many shiverings, due to the coldest day of the season, did not long remain beneath the coverlets. The young sters throughout the city enjoyed the snow, although they were forced to throw their snowballs at derbies because of the lack of silk hats, found pleasure in the day.
 Snow battles were numerous and the en- tire city Slipped to it's daily routine. Horses, unused to icy streets, found it hard to keep their footing, and many of the transfer companies refused to permit their teams to work yesterday. Only one accident was reported throughout the day, this being the fall of H. M. Frye, a cripple, who was but slightly injured.
 The lowest point touched by the mer- cury was IS degrees, while the highest it reached was 24 degrees. Old residents claim that at Ii o'clock yesterday morn ing it was colder than it had been at the same hour any day in Birmingham in seven years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Observation Car Added

Beginning Wednesday morning the Bir- mingham special will add the observa- ton car that recently was taken off, thus resumng the full equipment that was formerly in vogue over the Southern rail- way on it's special service between Bir- mingham and New York. In speaking of the improvement James Freeman, as sistant general passenger agent, said:
 Owing to the heavy travel that our road has been getting from New York and other eastern points We have deemed it wise to add the observation car to the regular equipment of the Birmingham special. We have had an unusually good business with this train recently and We expect the travel to be still heavier. In this event. it may be necessary to add moro Pullmans. Business seems to have resumed normal in nearly all branches and this is the one sure sign of pros perity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18

The campaign connected with the bond issue has been marked by an al most complete lack of interest until the past two weeks or more. The op ponents of the issue, while apparently acting without any organization, have conducted a vigorous attack on the proposal, passing their arguments principally upon the alleged short comings of past administrations and upon the plea that economy in man agement of state affairs would remedy the situation now confronting the state administration.
 ADVOCATES ARE ACTIVE
 Within the past 10 days the advo- cates of the bond issue, consisting principally of business men through out the state and members of com mittees appointed to wage a campaign for the issuance of the bonds, have become more active and there can be no doubt that their efforts have met with splendid success. They have taken up the present situation without regard to any political animosities or possibilities of future political advant- ages and have conducted an effective campaign.
 The bond issue advocates have shown that the greater part of the present deficit, amounting to more than s2,- OOO,O00 is due to the appropriations made during the past eight years for purposes of education, good roads pensions for veterans and other sim liar purposes where the amount paid in previous years were deemed by the legislatures to have been inadequate for the pressing needs then confront ing the state. The exact figures, show ing the truth of these claims by the bond issue advocates have had consid- erable effect in removing prejudice which had been fostered by general claims that extravaganza in manage ment of the state business had caused the deficit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
TO GIVE LECTURE
 ON EXPLOSIVES
Col. James L. Taylor to Speak at
 Y. M. c. A. Under Auspices of Southern Railway

The Southern Railway company has made arrangements in the interest of the public safety for Col. James l.. Fay Tor, lecturer of note. to deliver free. illustrated lecture tomorrow night at $ o'clock in the auditorium of the Young Mems Christian association on North Twentieth street.
 The subject of the lecture will be the safe transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles. The matter of packing and handling will be thorough ly discussed. The lecture is planned es- pecially for the benefit of the manufac- turers and shippers of explosives and all dangerous articles and for railroad employees and all who have occasion to handle such articles. Splendid lantern slides will be used in Illustrating the lecture. The public is cordially invited by the Southern Railway company and it is expected that a large crowd will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about this very important subject. The lecture will be entirely free to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
wOODLAwN SCHOOL SITE

Commissioner Arlie Barber will also re- quest a reconsideration on the Woodlawn school site purchase this afternoon-and will very likely be given favorable hear ing.
 It has been found that the property which was ordered purchased last week over the vigorous protest of Commissioner Barber, was onlM open on two sides, as the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow CT company owns a 50-foot strip adjacent.
 'I believe the board will rescind it's action," said Commissioner Barber yes terday.
 Commissioner Barber also stated that he had investigated and discovered that he could buy an excellent site on a hill covering about 10 acres for the same price proposed.
 The rates of electricity and gas are also likely to be subjected to some dis cussion at the executive conference this morning between the city commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Frye Slightly Injured

IT. M. Frye, a vendor of pencils and chewing gum, and well known to those in the downtown district, fell yesterday morning at the corner of Twentieth street and First avenue and was slightly in- jured. MT. Frye is a cripple and walks with the aid of a crutch. His crutch slipped on the sidewalk and caused him to be thrown violently. He was removed to the Eilman hospital, where it is re- ported he is only slightly injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued at the clerks office of the probate court yesterday:
 W. H. Brooks and Miss Mary N Cross. R. A. McCary, Ensley, and Miss Lonnie Mae Caldwell
 Grady Bbb, North Birmingham, and Miss Violet Black.
 w. H. McCown and Miss Info Ruth liar bour
 c. F. Bulls, Ragland, and Miss Mamie Madison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Someryille to Leave Here

A. B. SOmerViIIe has purchased a farm at Yadkinville, N. C.. and expects make his home there after April 1. MT. Somer- vile expects to leave Birmingham the lat ter part of March He says he will spend long vacation before beginning his work of tilling the soil. Mir. Somerville was employed in the collections department of The Age-Herald for F years, and has many friends throughout the Birmingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were recorded in the probate court yesterday:
 $73OO-Lewis C. Morris to William M. Martin, part of lots 16 and 17, in block 1O2.
 $1OOO-Charley Montgomery to Chappell Cory, part of section Il, in township 17.
 S1675-Pratt Land and Improvement com pany to R. R. Thomas, lot A. in block 19.
 $1000-J. H. Whaley to J. c. Bartlett. lot IS, in block first c of the Walker Land company's subdivision.
 SlOO0-E. H. West to R. J. Strickland. part of lot z, in block 6l9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
PERSONAL

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Jacobs returned yesterday from Atlanta, driving through the country in their Packard car, purchased there.
 A. J. Higgens, student of St. Joseph $ seminary at Baltimore, is visiting his brother, Jack Higgens. Mir. Higgens will remain in Birmingham for about two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
w. c. T. U. TO MEET AT
 WEST END THURSDAY

The Jefferson County institute of the Womans Christian Temperance union will be held at the West End Methodist church next Thursday from 10 a. m. to p. m. The unions throughout Jefferson county will have delegates at the meeting, and a large attendance is expected. Lunch will be served at the church.
 Miss Christine Tinling of England, ma tional organizer of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance union, will be present and will deliver an address at o'clock after which there will be round table discussion of scientific temperance instruc- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Advance Held Unjustifiable

Washington, January 17.-Difference of 13 cents per 100 pounds between the inn port rate on burlap in carloads from New Orleans to Dallas was found unduly prejudicial to shippers of the domestic article in a decision today by the inter state commerce commission. maxi mum of cents per 100 pounds was pre- scribed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Will PrObated

The will of the late Mrs. Amy Ezell was probated in the probate court yesterday morning by Judge J. P Stiles. According to the terms of the bill. the husband of the decea sed, Augustus l.. Ezell, is named as the sole beneficiary. The estate is val led S20NO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
AN EASY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION
 THAT WILL MAKE GOOD

Resolve to take better care of your health the coming year-it is money in your pocket Resolve to get rid of that lagrippe cough-it is wearing your strength and weakening your system. Resolve to use only Foley's Honey and Tar, for it is prompt, sure and effec- tive, and goes to the right spot for lagrippe and bronchial coughs, colds, croup, tickling throat and hoarseness Resolve to be well and strong, and Foley's Honey and Tar will help you. Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Lander Makes Change

c. R. Lander, formerly manager of the Warm-Ar furnace department for the George E. Lum Machine and Supply com pany, announces that he is now connected with Spiro -Merreu Heating and Roofing companyv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
ArbOr Day Friday

Good Roads-Arbor day will be cele- brated in the public schools of Alabama Friday Appropriate exercises will be carried out and in some places the boys and their fathers will help to build or improve the roads leading to the school houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
PROPOSED ISSUE OF
 ,5OO,OOOOF BONDS TO
 BE DECIDED TODAY
Campaign Made by Advocates of Issue Has Been Active for Two Weeks Past and Opposition Has Been Vigorous Indications Point to Issue Carrying

The fate of the proposed state bond issue of $00O0 de- signed to relieve the present precaous and embarrassing nan ca conditions of Alabama will be settled by the voters of the
 state today The last words have been said by the advocates and the the issue and the claims of both sides have oiun nont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18

AC LHe FHOCUpIdy IIOuStS Strand-"Mice and Men," with Margue- rite Clark.
 Colonial-"The Reckoning Flame,' with Henry Woodruff
 Odeon Two-"Beyond All Is Love-" with Helen Green.
 Trianon-"No Greater Love-" with Re gina Badet
 Rialto-"Soul of a Woman" with Emily Stevens.
 Odeon One-"The Girl and the Game, D with Helen Holmes.
 Princess-"Why Love Is Blind," with Jack Pickford.
 Alcazar-"The Battle Cry of Peace.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18

The charge that high salaries were in large degree the cause of the finan- cial condition was apparently refuted by the figures of the bond issue ad- vocates showing that more than 90 per cent of the total revenues of the state had gone for such purposes as education, good roads, veterans pen sions, interest on bonded indebtedness, maintenance of hospitals for the insane, blind, deaf and dumb and similar pur poses which the state was either honor bound to maintain or which public sen timent required should be continued upon a satisfactory basis.
 APPROPRIATIONS INCREASE
 The bond issue advocates have shown that in spite of the fact that for the past eight years Alabama has greatly increased her per capita appropriations for educa- ton, this state is still far behind many other states not so advantageously sit uated and with smaller populations. While none of the opponents of the bond issue have advocated cutting out the appropria- tions necessary for the proper conduct of the schools, nor have any openly favored reducing the small pensions paid Con federate Veterans, the great reductions in state expenses which they advocated would, according to the figures presented by the bond issue advocates, necessarily result in most of the reductions coming from these items of the state appropria- tions.
 On account of unfavorable weather con- ditions and the lack of interest manifested in many sections over the election, large vote in today's contest is not expected Those who favor the bond issue believe that the work done within the past two weeks will result in sufficient strength be- ing developed to carry the issue, provided fair vote is boiled and the advocates of the measure cast their ballots. Reports from the state headquarters of the bond issue committee last night indicated that central and south Alabama would proba- ply poll considerable majority for the bond issue, with the cities and towns in the northern part of the state doing the same The result in the rural sections of north Alabama is not expected, according to these reports, to overturn the ma1ori- ties believed to be assured in south Ala bama and in the cities and towns in the northern part of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Hereafter, if the amendment to the 19l6 license schedule is adopted this afternoon, plumbing shops will be taxed on the num- Der of journeymen plumbers employed. The scale per year follows:
 Shops employing five plumbers and less, $50.
 Shops employing five to 10 plumpers, $10O.
 Shops employing 10 to 15 plumbers, $20o.
 Shops employing 15 to 20 plumbers, $500.
 Shops employing 20 to 30 plumbers, $4O0.
 Shops employing 30 and over, $500.
 As to the schedules affecting the mer- cantile interests of the city no trouble is anticipated today as the merchants are said to be satisfied with the license as revised If the WardB Barber license schedule is adopted at this afternoon s meeting and becomes a law 1t means an increase of about 9 per cent to the reve- nue of the city derived from the sale of privilege licenses.
 In round figures, between $350,o00 and S4OO 900 will be realized by the city on this form of taxation. Of this the public util- ty corporations will pay about $1O0O0O and the mercantile interests about $50,000. The remainder is paid by the small merchants and small general dealers.
 As about S45O, 900 is forthcoming from realty taxation, it means that the city will have to get along on an income of about SS0O,00O annually, winch IS consld- cred very inadequate.
 However in accordance to the law of the state, which compels municipalities to live within their incomes, President Ward has curbed the civic budget until it is within the income
 Another matter that is likely to bring on much discussion this afternoon is the sanitary ordinance approved and recom- mended by the women's civic board. Ho- tel and restaurant men will be in the council chamber today to remonstrate against the ordinance on the grounds that it is utterly impracticable and will seriously hamper their business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
EdmOnds a Candidate

George M. Edmonds filed his declaration in the probate court yesterday as a can didate for circuit judgeship, No. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
TODAY'S EVENTS

James E. Latta will address the Cham Der of Commerce on Fire Prevention at the Tutwiler hotel at o'clock.
 Alabama State Fair association ban quets at the Tutwiler hotel at 7:30 o'clock.
 City commission meets this afternoon at o'clock Adoption of revised license schedule on the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
MEETING THE ISSUE
STEAMSHIP LINES

Another case which has just come to light in reference to the use of the river
 is the fact that some of the coastwise steamship companies are susceptible to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
At the Theatres
At the PhotOplay Houses

Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at 230 p. m. Evening at 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
Business Men Said to Be Satisfied With Sched- uIe as 1t Now
 Stands
BELIEVED PLUMBERS
 WILL MAKE "KICK'
 AGAINST INCREASE
Graduated Scale of Licenses Arranged for Under New Schedule Not to Their Liking-Adoption of New
 Ordinance Means 9 Per Cent
 Addition to City's Revenues

There will likely be a lively session Of the city commission this afternoon when several matters of more or less import ance will be taken up.
 Of primary importance will be the adop- tion of the revised 1916 license schedule. Everyone thus far affected is now satls- fled with the schedule as it stands. with the possible exception of the plumbers, who were placed under the graduated scale yesterday. It is quite likely that this morning and this afternoon the plurnbers-both union and nonunion-will drift into the city hall to remonstrate.
 The old license on the plumbers was $50 a year. About year ago the union plumbers got together on a cooperative basis and instead of paying several H. censes, managed to secure under one firm name one license.
 Lately the nonunion plumbers-to be ex- act, 13 nonunion shops who were paying an aggregate license of S650 to the city also got together under one firm name and applied for a $50 privilege tax. The commission then realized that something had to be done-and it was done 1mme- diately under the supervision of Commis- sioners Ward and Barber, the 'watchdogs of the civic treasury