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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
HUNDREDS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES
 0F DR. I. J. BEARD Bishop Beckwith, Assisted by Rev. M. S. Barnwell, Officiated-FlOral Of-
 ferings Abundant

Funeral services over the remains of Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Beard, who died in his apartment at the Ridgley apartment Church of the Advent yesterday after noon at o'clock. The burial of the be- loved rector and minister followed at Oak Hill cemetery after the church services.
 Assisted by the Rev. Middleton S. Barn. well, rector of the Church of the Advent, Right Rev. c. F. Beckwith, bishop of the diocese of Alabama, officated at the fu- neral of the pioneer minister and citizen of Birmingham One of the largest con- gregations that ever attended a funeral at the Church of the Advent was present yesterday afternoon and after the funeral services followed the remains to their last resting place. The vestry of the church acted as pallbearers.
 The funeral ceremony yesterday after noon was a very impressive one. The full burial service of the Episcopal church music for the occasion and the two fav- orite hymns of pr. Boards, There Is a Blessed Home" and For All the Saints," were sung. The "Nunc Dimittis" was chanted as the remains were borne from the church.
 Yesterday hundreds of the former par ishioners and friends of Dr. Beard viewed the remains at the Church of the Advent, and probably never in the history of the church were the floral offerings more abundant or beautiful. Shaw & Son were in charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
HARVIE BRANSCOMB
 TEACHES SERVIANS

In a letter to his father Ben HarVis oxford university tells the foll, wing interesting story:
 Friday afternoon I had an amusing experience. There Is a colony quar- tered in Oxford of about 120 Servian boys from refugee families The pec- pie who have them in charge are teach ing them English and trying to con tinue their general education. In the afternoons they are taken to the mead- ows for their sports. Appeals have been made to the undergraduates at the university to assist in directing their games. The Wisconsin man and I volunteered, and Friday was my first experience. I had under my care about 25 kids from 13 to 16 years of age, not one of whom could speak English or French. I put them to play at soccer football, as that was the only game they knew and I had no way of ex- blaming any other to them.
 "As I have played soccer very little myself, l knew next to nothing about the rules. There were sarne terrific howls from the young Serbs about my decisions. But which ever side I fa- vored in my arbitrary ruling, sup ported me most vehemently so that I was not lynched. A number of people stood by and watched the game both to their amusement and my own. The Servians were little gentlemen, how ever, and when we lined them up to march back to their hall they all smiled, took off their caps and said Tank you neester." I suppose, though, it was a good thing I did not understand Servian or their comments on some of my decisions might have sent me home with vary poor opIn- ion of myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
PLANS COMPLETED ! FOR ENCAMPMENT
 0F THE BOYS CLUB
Camp Grounds of the Boy Scouts at Kelly Creek Placed at Disposal
 of Club

Through the spirit of play to pre-
 Above is the real. brass-plated, CO., per-riveted reason for the annual en- campment of the Boys club of Birming- ham, which is embodied in pam. phlet the club has issued telling those boys who desire to be a member of one of the two camps planned for this year, just how they can get to the camp and what is necessary to do in order to get there
 The 1916 camp of the Boys club will be located on Kelly creek. between Leeds and Cook Springs. near Bromp- ton, where the Boy Scouts have erect ed permanent buildings. which are at the disposal of the Boys club. The camp will be divided into two sections. each to have 10 days on the creek. The first division will move forward one week from today and will be in can,p until July '. The second camp tegins July 8 and closes July IT,
 The boys will be transported 70 tine camp in automobile trucks. meeting at the headquarters of the Boys club at 12:S0 o'clock. June 2S. Eacn boy must take two blankets or quilts. toothbrush change of underclothes. fishing tack e, stockings, stationery, stamps, knife, strings, soap, towels. butto.s, needles thread. comb. Bible. The club will fur. nish dishes and table supplies.
 Visitors will be welcomed at the camu Sunday. July 2. and Tuesday, July 4. at the first camp. and Tuesday, July il, and Sunday, July 16, at .he second camp. Automobilists are directed to go through Irondale to Moody Cross Roads. turning to the right to Prescott, thence four miles to the camp via Stewart Cross Roads.
 There will be grown man leader for every six boys in camp and a grown man will be present wherever they go. Parents will be sent report card show ing just what the boy accomplished during the camp in a physical, mental, moral and social way.
 The entire cost of the camp is sa, which includes transportati.n and ev- erything else. No boy will be per. mitted to leave for the camp grounds unless his fees is paid. ana the secre- tary of the club suggests that al boys who fear they cannot go because of the fee visit his office and talk ii over with him.
 The organization of the camp is as follows: Camp director. c. F. Tillery; assistant. James Childers: camp physi- clan, Dr. Elwyn Ballard; instructor in campcraft. H. l.. Ansley: athletic di- rector, Alpha Brumage; assistant, c. R. Harsh, Jr.; swimming director, Ne,s Holmberg; keeper of records, Ernest Lloyd, camp mother, Mrs. l.lwyn Bal lard; buglers, Gaines Kelly, Charles Bromberg; camp committee, Mrr. C. J. Palmer. Mrs. R. c. Woodson. Mrs. J. c. Henley and Mrs. Frank SncGecor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
COL. R. r. HOLE HERE ID INSPECT WORK Salvation Army Homes Are Being Planned in Vir-
 ginia Cities

Col Richard E. Holz. the provincial officer of the Atlantic coast province of the Salvation army, arrived in Fir mingham at noon yesterday over the Seaboard railway.
 Colonel Holz has just visited Lynch : burg, Va, where a campaign for I new army citadel has been started. La st Sunday $1S.000 was subscribed for this purpose. The campaign finished this week when the army expects to raise $35,00O. Many churches were occupied by Salvation Army officers in Lynch burg last Sunday.
 From Lynchburg Colonel Holz pro- ceeded to Roanoke, Va, where many of the prominent business and profes- siona1 men are planning a campaign for S40,O0 to procure a building for the army there.
 Colonel Holz will speak tonight at the army hall, 5h Twentieth street north. His subject will he Adam, Where Art Thou?" The public is in- vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Birmingham Can Use Tax
 Money For Interest on
 Any of It's Legal Bonds
Judge Dan A. Greene Says City Is Giving Up Too Quickly As Mcdonald Injunction Hasn't Leg to Stand On-Says Language of Con-
 stitutiOn Is Plain

Judge Dan A. Greene throws a ray junction situation.
 The former jurist says Birming ham is giving up too quickly, for he con- tends that the language Of the consti- tuition is plain in allowing Birmingham to use it's extra 5-miII tax in paying in- terest on any bonds legally issued since the adoption of the constitution in 1901.
 Ills argument, which seems sound to a layman if upheld, clears up the whole situation. Judge Greene writes:
 It appears to me our city commission as well as citizens generally are un. necessarily worried over the unfortunate and unpatriotic effort of one of our citi- zens to not only nullify the action of the voters authorizing the school and other bonds, but also to seriously cripple the city Tn meeting it's existing obligations.
 think an examination of the consti- tuition will convince even a layman that there is no real reason why we should get hysterical over this matter, or even lie down, and play dead like 'possum. THE BIRMINGHAM AMENDMENT
 The opinion that te additional one- half of 1 per cent authorized by the con- stitution cannot be appropriated or used for any other purpose than for paying interest on bonds issued prior to 1896. and to create sinking fund for the redemp- tion thereof seems to be based solely on what IS known the Ia amendment and when we consider this amendment l am sure this opinion is cor rect.
 However, we must remember that we are not governed by the Birmingham amentment', as enacted by the legisla- ture of 1S96-7, but by the constitution of 1901, and this makes a material and vital change in the Birmingham amendment. and no longer restricts the use of this extra rate to the payment of existing in- debtedness at the time of te adoption of the Birmingham amendment, and to the payment of interest thereon, but expressly extends it to other indebtedness at the time of the adoption of the Birmingham amendment, and to the payment of inter- est thereon, but expressly extends it to other indebtedness authorized by law.
 The Birmingham amendment reads as follows: *
 Such special tax to be applied ex- clusively to the payment of interest on the bonds of the city of Birmingham. heretofore issued by said city in pursu- ance of law, and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity there- of *
 Secuon 216 of the constitution. which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
INDICTMENTS BY
 THE GRAND JURY

A number of indictments were re- turned to the criminal court ey the grand jury yesterday. among which there was one capital case. All the oth~ CT cases are from the jail and have been set for trial this week. The grand jury met Monday morning and proh- ably will be in session until the last of the week. when a final report w II be made to Judge William E Fort The final report will embrace the spe cial report on Jefferson county jail con dition.
 Following are the indictments re- turned yesterday morning:
 Murder-Henry Hill.
 Assault With Intent to Murde--Jim Key and Walter Hughes.
 Burglary-Jones Taylor. Sam Ma1i- son, James Key
 Grand Larceny-Wesley Hale W'ii- liam Bowman. < Forgery-Mrs. J. M Powell, wko was arrested few weeks ago charged witt. forging the names of prominent men to checks and cashing them; Eugere Kennedy and Frank Tanner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Crawford to Return

George Gordon Crawford. president of the Tennessee company, who is now in New York. is expected to return to Birmingham tomorrow. according to an announcement made at the local of fees today. It is expected that upon his return. an announcement will be made concerning additional orders for the plants of the company in this dis trict. F. A. Burr, general manager of sales. who recently resigned to becone general manager of sales of the Aetna Explosives company. and Willard Will son, who will succeed MT Burr. went to New I ork with Mir. Crawford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
MITCHELL TO NAME
 GENERAL MANAGER

It is considered probable that James Mitchell, president of the Alabama Pow CT company, may make known tomor- row when he reaches Birmingham ti,e name of the successor of F. M. Cham berlain. general manager nf the con- pany, who rendered his resignation re- gently. According to information giv- en out at the offices of the co npany here yesterday. President Mitchell will reach the city sometime tomorrow, MT. Chamberlain will leave Birmin gham in about week for New York, where he becomes vice president and gem eral manager of the Caico Chemical company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
New Corporation

The Arling Realty company filed papers of incorporation in the probate court yes- terday. The articles of incorporation placed the capital stock at 5000. divided into 20 shares. at the par value of $10O.l Later certificate of increase was filed increasing the capital stock from 5000 to s5O,O00, by vote of the stockholders
 Eugene Munger. Lonnie P. Munger and A. c. Montgomery are the incorporators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
HEARINGS TO CONTINUE

Just what provision the law has made for an emergency of this nature has not been ascertained, but according to A. S.. Klyce of the board, they will continue the hearings until they are through. T am of the opinion,' said MT. Klyce. that we will have ample time to finish the work in time specified. I do not believe that more than 5000 out of the 1SO00 prop erty owners raised will come in to file objections. A large number have told me they were satisfied with their raises, and will make no protest. While there has been some mistakes made in the valuation of property in most cases the increase has been within reason and the majority of the property owners are sat- isfied to let it remain as it is''
 There are those, however, who disagree with Mir. Klyce's statement, and by talk ing the immense crowds that have come to the courthouse for the last two days, much more time will be required than has been set aside for the hearings.
 While the Birmingham Real Estate ex- change made no attempt to get in the fight yesterday, they were on hand all day watching the work of the board. George w. Yancey. attorney for the ex- change, has hardly left the room for the two days. He is collecting data for the promised fight the exchange is going to make on the part of the small property owners and their clients.
 It is understood that the exchange will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

supersedes and repeals the section of the old constitution of which the Birming- ham amendment was a part enlarges the uses to which this special tax can be put, and in my opinion authorizes it's use for the payment of all indebtedness and the interest on all bonds issued subse- quent to the adoption of the constitution of 1901. It reads as follows:
 "'* Such special tax to be applied exclusively to the payment of interest on bonds of said cities of Birmingham, Huntsville and Bessemer, and town of Andalusia, respectively, heretofore is- sued in pursuance of law, or now au- thorized by law to be issued, and for a sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the maturity thereof. *'
 THE SAVING CLAUSE
 Tt will be seen that the constitution inserted the words, Or now authorized by law to be issued The constitution must have intended this phrase to have some meaning, and the only natural and reasonable construction that can be placed upon it is that this tax can be used for the payment of interest on and the redemption of bonds hereafter is- sued under the authority of law, exist ing at the time of the adoption of this constitution. Section 222 of the same con- stitution provides the authority of law for bonds to be issued.'
 This section went into effect at the same time that section 216 became oper- alive, and therefore the issuance of bonds under this section is an issue, now au- thorized by law. It may be that the constitution makers did not contemplate thls change in the Birmingham amend ment, but the fact is that they did make such change and to me it is clearly ap- parent that this special tax does not be- come functus officio after the payment of the bonds issued prior to 1897. but can still be used for the redemption and in terest on bonds issued after the adoption or the constitution. TO be- means in the future and the authority was now the moment the constitution was adopted.
 APPLY TO BIRMINGHAM
 It cannot be said that this enlarging clause applied only to the other cities named in the constitution, because there Is nothing to indicate this intention on the part of the convention, therefore we must admit that they intended that it should apply to Birmingham, and author- 1zes the use of this special tax for fu- ture bond issues of all the cities and towns named in that section.
 The present discussion and the appar- ent surrender of our officials and citi- zens generally to the view of one of our citizens, and the general deprecation of his action is harmful to our city. h. stead of publishing our regret at his ac- tion, and the dire results should he suc ceed in his efforts, let us meet it with plain construction of the law and the ordinary interpretation of the English language, and it will soon be forgotten among the many other unpleasant things that growing and progressive city must encounter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

At the Theatres Strand-.La Vie De Boheme,' with Alice Brady
 Colonial-"Silks and Satins," with Marguerite Clark. Trianon-"The Market of Vain De- sire" with H. B. Warner. Majestic-"East Lynne," With Miss Theda Bara.
 Rialto-"That Sort" win Wartia Howard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the PhOtOplaY Houses
At the Theatres

Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at p. m. Evening at 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Recruiting Proceeding Rap idly and Men Will Prob
 ably Leave Friday EMPLOYERS SHOW INTEREST BY AID
 GIVEN TO THE MEN Long List of New Men AL ready Added to Local
 Forces for Mexi-
 can Service

The three companies of infantry, and the two batteries of field artillery To- cated in Birmingham and the infantry company of Bessemer, will probably not be removed to the concentration camp at Montgomery before Friday, according to information received here yesterday
 In the meantime, the work of enlisting new men and whipping the recruits into shape for actual service on the border continues unabated, and the indications now are that when the moving orders come every branch of the National Guard in the Birmingham district will answer ready and will offer the full quota of men for war footing.
 Every company and battery in the dis trict is now up to the required number of men for peace strength and the two days yet remaining before orders to go to Montgomery are received are expected to give ample time for securing the num- Der desired for war footing
 It is stated, however, that all the com panies and batteries which have the peace requirements will be taken to Montgom- cry and will be given sometime there to fill in the number desired before they are put into actual service on the Mexican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

The high tension regarding the tax in- crease for Birmingham was not relieved in the slightest by the second day s procedure of the board of equalization. Although the board is making decreases wherever they deem it right, the dissat- isfaction is still running high While there is a great many who leave the board satisfied with their trip, others are dissatisfied with their findings.
 The crowds were not quite so heavy yesterday as Monday, but there were large number of property owners on hand at opening time yesterday morn ing. The board of equalization, not sat isfied with the cramped quarters of the tax assessors office, decided to make move yesterday morning. They went to the boards S permanent office in the base ment under the tax assessors office, and organized line from the hallway into the office. Better progress was made than on the day previous.
 With the progress the board is making at the present time it is said that not one-half of the 1S,0O0 property owners will get to present their claims between now and the first of August. There are only 36 days for these hearings, and taking the number of property holders who have been increased there will be an average of 800 cases to try each of the 36 days. The first two days of the hearings has witnessed less than 200 hearings. The work is slow and long drawn out. Various records must be To- cated and claims traced out, and while the tax assessor is furnishing some help it seems at this time a matter of inn possibility to get to more than 100 cases day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
RAILROADS READY TO ACT

hkAlLhOAD6 hEAD1 lO ALI
 While no positive orders have. been issued by the adjutant general of the state militia regarding the transfer of troops to Montgomery, bids from the various railroads were asked for last night, according to advices received by local railroad officials. and t was ten tatively suggested to the various lines that they make their plans 10 move the men Friday. This was construed here as meaning that the concentration of the Alabama National Guard at tie state capital would take place st that time. All the railroads of the state over whose lines the troops will have to move have assured the adiutant gen. erals department that trey will be ready to act on very short notice.
 The First National bank yesterday announced that all employees of that in stitution who were members of tde militia and entered the service. would be given full pay for one month and for them. Other firms followed the lead of the Crane company which had previously announced that tl,e men would be given full pay for six months and their positions held oper. The Tennessee company has assured its en- ploXes that their positions would he ready for them upon their return and
 
 have done the same. X committee, headed by w. V. M. Robertson, Jr.. Rob . ert Thach, Jr., and several others, called on number of corporations and busi- ness houses yesterday and secured their cooperation in this regard.
 ON REGULAR DUTY
 The members of the different organ iZations are now on duty and while they are excused from time to tine dur ing the day and sometimes at night to get their business affairs in shape for departure. they are required to answer roll calls at certain stated interva .s Large numbers of the men sleep in their armories and most of them are taking their meals woth the companies, which are supplied by local restaurants at the expense of the government.
 It is stated that today all the com .panies and batteries will probably place their men on continuous duty and they will be required to sleep at the ar,nories to be ready for call at any time.
 One of the most gratifying features in regard to the new recruits is that more than two-thirds of them are passed after the physical examination Men under 21 years of age are requir sd parents or guardians and some are de- nied enlistment because of their fail ure in this regard. Most of the re- cruits. however. are over the age re- quired and this feature does not enter into the matter.
 CONAN FILLS VACANCY
 At meeting of Company B, Second infantry, yesterday A. Sid Cowan was elected second lieutenant or that com-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
PARADE IS PLANNED

Plans were suggested late vest erday for a parade of the four infantry companies and the two artillery batteries in the dis trict at sometime within the next two days. It was suggested that the militia, which will soon number about 750 men, be headed by the Boys Industrial school band and other musical organizations and that the enthusiasm which would be thus aroused would serve as remark able stimulus to encourage the enlist ment of several hundred more men.
 The details of the parade have not yet been worked out on account of the rush of the enlistment and other preparations necessary to be made by the officers and men of the various organizations before their departure from the city. The plan was presented to number of prominent local men yesterday and they expressed their hearty approval of the idea. It will be further considered today.