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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
PLAN FOR COMING
 MEETING OF BIBLE
 CLASS FEDERATION
North Alabama Conference Sunday School Executive Board Holds
 Meeting in Birmingham

Monday afternoon a meeting of the executive committee of the Sunday school board of the North Alabama conference was held in the First Methodist church looking to arrangements for the Wes- ley Bible class federation which is to meet in Birmingham June 1S to 15. There were present J. B. Wadsworth, presi- dent; Rev. w. K. Simpson, Gadsden. treasurer; Rev. H. w. Hickey, Steven son, secretary. At the mass meeting Monday night at the First Methodist church Dr. c. D. Bu'la of Nashville. A. L. Dietrich of Meridian, Miss, Miss Minnie E. Ken nedy and Rev. c. WolSord made ad- dresses regarding the coming federatons in June. J. B. Wadswerth. president of the Sunday school board of the North Alabama conference, presided over the meeting.
 The following charmen were selected to assist in arrangements for the feder- ation:
 S. T. Slaton, chairman central com mittee.
 J. E. Ramsey, chairman railroad com mittee.
 E. F. Morgan, chairman entertainment committee.
 B. P. Beard, chairman reception com mittee.
 The outlook for the coming federa- tion is very bright and a strong list of speakers will comprise the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
COMMISSION WILL PUT OFF BUSINESS UNTIL NEXT WEEK All Efforts Will Be Devoted This Week to Entertain
 ing the Visitors to
 the City

Owing to the reunion, an agreement has been arrived at by the city com missioners to hide their light under a bushel this week and postpone until next week the transaction of impor- tant measures now before the board. This means the postponement of ac- tion on the granting of a franchise to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for the use of by product gas, and incidentally of the ordinance to regulate the pool rooms. At the meeting today the only action to be taken will be the ratifying of inn provement ordinances as called for by flaw.
 While no important business will be transacted this week the commission CTS will be by no means resting, as levery executive department in the city under the supervision of MayorCom missioner George B. Ward is straining every bit of their energies and re- sources to take care of the Confeder- late veterans and the thousands of visi- tors. In fact the work of the civic de- partments far surpasses that of the general committee in the matter of at- tending to the comfort and the protec- tion of the veterans and visitors. In- cidentally this activity by the city is making heavy drain on the treasury. Mayor-Commssione Ward stated yesterday that the city commission meant business when it stated it would not allow prices to be raised in restau- rants, boarding houses. lodging houses, taxicabs and in amusement places dur ling the reunion. The police department have been given instructions to make arrests for all violations of this rule as the veterans and visitors will be protected during their present stay in the city and not mulcted of their money if the city commissioners can possibly help it.
 "All persons caught unduly raising their rates" said Commissioner Ward,
 will be arrested fined and quite pos
 sibly jailed. What we want is cooper |ation with the veterans and visitors
 not extortion. Let us all get together
 and make this.-the greatest reunion of iall time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
THE WEEKLY Y AGE-HERALD'S SPECIAL OFFER TO READERS
 DURING VETERANS WEEK

tho,itatively on farm topics. An entire page is devoted each week to the farm and the farmer, and on this page the views of farmers as to agriculture are printed and ideas exchanged.
 One of the most interesting pages in The Weekly Age Herald is it's page for the women and the home. This page is devoted to those things which are of most interest to women. fancy needleworl, recipes, fashions, etc, being given ga lore. The weekly page for boys and girls is just the thing the youngsters want, and they all look forward to it with keen interest. It tells them new games to play and gives them good stories to read, and this page alone each week is worth the price of the paper for an entire year, because it directs the minds of the young fellows into the proper channels. They are given new ideas for clean, wholesome, hea lth making games and in working out these ideas they have no time to get into mischief
 If you are interested in poultry, The Weekly Age-Herald has four columns of space devoted to this profitable industry each week. The Weekly Age Herald S market page is the most complete and most accurate of any published in the south and it reflects the true conditions of Morris avenue in Birmingham, giving the Alabama farmer the prices he can get for his products in the wholesale mar kets here.
 The Weekly Age Herald is the official organ for the Alabama Bankers asso- oiation, and carries the news of this as scciaticns activities weekly.
 From every standpoint, it is the best weekly newspaper published in America bar none.
 The Weekly Age-Herald costs 50 cents a year, but for this week it will cost only 25 cents year provided the person subscribing for it is a veteran, son of veteran, or a relative or friend of someone of the veterans in attendance at the reunion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16

The Age-Herald is willing to go to the extreme edge of the limit for the United Confederate Veterans, and to that end The Weekly Age-Herald throughout this week will be sent one year to every vet eran who desires it for only half the regular subscription price of 90 cents a
 year. This offer applies to all veterans, sons of veterans, sponsors and maids in attendance at the reunion, and there is no limitation on the number of papers one may send to the folks at hom2. Any Confederate Veteran can get the paper for half price, regardless of whom he
 wants to send it to.
 The Weekly Age Herald is the most modern of any weekly newspaper pub lished in America It not only carries all the news there is political, foreign, state local and features, but it has any number of special features that will in- stantly appeal to the practical farmer, to the good housewife, and to the chill dren of the family.
 News ot the great European war can be found in The Weekly Age-Herald and it is accurate. News of conditions in Mexico is given in The Weekly Age-Her- aid, and it reflects the true conditions there. Political news of the nation comes direct to The Weekly Age-Herald from its own staff writer, Hugh w. Roberts, in Washington. Mir. Roberts also keeps the readers of The Weekly Age Herald posted as to what Congress is doing, and he wrote one of the most interesting stories printed about the Presidents ad- dress in Congress recently on the subma : rine issue
 A corps of especially trained writers form The Weekly Age Herald's local staff, and more than one of them has had actual farming experience, and writes au-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
THURSDAY SCHOOL
 HOLIDAY FOR BIG
 VETERANS PARADE
Dr. Phillips Announces Part Children Will Take in Doing Honor to
 Visitors

Superintendent J. H. Phillips has de- clared Thursday a school holiday in or der that the children may take part in the veterans parade Thursdav morning. Dr. Philips issued the following bulle- tn on the subject yesterday:
 ITO principals of schools: ! ou are au- thorized to announce Thursday, May IS, as school holiday in Honor of the Con federate Veterans-the guests of the city of Birmingham.
 division of the reunion parade is to be. given over to a volunteer group of public school pupils. These pupils are to be enlisted from among the girls and boys of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades, in companies of 100 A boy and girl should be elected by the seventh grade of each school to act as captains and to take the enlistment of the com panies. These captains will take com mand of their companies under the di- rection of the principal, with two or more teachers as assistants. The principal is entrusted with the formation of the com panies.
 Each company is to march six abreast, arranged in the order of the children S height with the small ones in front. It
 
 outside of each row shall have grasp upon a ribbon extending along the side of the company.
 Each company should carry school banner.
 The battalion of boys companies shall precede that of the girls, so that the latter will be immeUately in front of the veterans and form their escorts.
 .'The entire group of school children
 
 street and Fifth avenue, north. at 10 a. m., Thursday. May IS.
 Supervisor E. A. Pritchard will act as Marshall to the battalions and direct the movements of the body on the march.
 Beginning at the southeast corner of the park and extending along the south curb and then along the west curb, the boys companies will be formed in the order of schools given below: Central High, Ensley High, Junior High, Powell, Henley Martin, South Highland, Bar ker, Ullman, Lakeview, Avondale. Gun ningham, Woodlawn, Gibson. Kennedy, Barrett, Robinson. North Birmingham, Seventeenth Avenue. Graymont, Elyton, Hemphill, Pratt, Bush, Minor, Moore. F'airview, Wylam.
 The list of all children who are to en- ter the parade should be in the hands of the principal Tuesday morning, and the number enrolled telephoned to the superintendent's office not later than 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
 No supervision will be taken of the children after the parade, but Mr Pritch- ard and his aides may be found at the '. M. c. A. building, Twentieth street and Sixth avenue, after the parade to di- rect and assist any children.
 "A moving picture film will be made of the parade, consequently children are requested, when convenient to provide themselves with individual flags and school pennants Respectfully.
 "J H. PHILLIPS. Suparintendept
 "E. A. PRITCHARD, Supervisor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
INSURANCE MEN
 WILL MEET TODAY
Mark T. Mckee Will Address Newly Organized Insurance Fedora
 ton of State

The recently organized Insurance Fed eration of Alabama will hold a meeting today at the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce to go into the matter of permanent organization. The meeting will be statewide and representatives from all parts of Alabama are expected to be present
 The feature of the meeting will be an address by Mark T. Mckee, secretary of the National Insurance council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
s. COBB ARRIVES:
 TO BE SPEAKER TONIGHT

Irwin s. Cobb, famous writer and hu- morist. who Is to be the orator at tonight s session of the reunion at the Bi1ou the atre, arrived from New York yesterday afternoon and Is stopping at the Tut wiler.
 tions of the reunion, not only because of his fame as a writer, but because he is son of 8 Confederate veteran, and some of his most famous stories have been about the veterans of the lost cause, the scenes of most of such stories being laid in Kentucky, his old home state.
 MT. Cobb states that he considers it one of the greatest honors of his life to be permitted to address the veterans, all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
AUTOMOBILES CANNOT PARK
 ALONG ROUTE OF PARADE

been given that no automobiles can be parked after 9:3o o'clock Thursday morn ing slong the route of the veterans pa rade. All automobiles will have to move from the curb before that hour and ar rests will be made for violations. T'he streets must be kept absolutely clear during the parade"
 The route for the parade embraced in Commissioner Barber's order is as fol- lows:
 Start promptly at Il a. m. following the military escort or honor along Sec ond avenue to Nineteenth street, thence south to First avenue, thence west on First avenue to Twenty-first street, thence north on Twenty-first street to Second avenue, thence west on Second avenue to Nineteenth street, thence north on Nineteenth street to Third ave nue, thence east on Third avenue to Twenty-first street to Fourth avenue, thence west on Fourth avenue to Twen- tieth street, thence north on Twentieth street, passing in review to Sixth ave nue, thence west on sixth avenue and dismiss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
Barber Issues Order to In- sure Clear Streets for Great Event, Which Is Feature of Reunion

Arlie Barber, commissioner of public justice, was elated last night over re- ports that there had not been single accident reported during the day, nor had there been a single case of drunkenness.
 ''The special service men of the rail- roads have done excellent service all day, and we appreciate their york; said MT. Barber. "The Boy Scouts also have been right on the job, and deserve a whole lot of credit.
 Please call the attention of automo- bile owners to the fact that orders have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
ANOTHER MEMPHIS
 PARTY IS COMING

Another big party of Memphis boosters will arrive over the Frisco this morning at 5:3O o'clock in a special Pullman car They are coming to help secure the re- union for Memphis and will have head quarters in suites PIP and 2l5, Ridgeley apartments
 In the party which will arrive this morning will be Miss Mary Hays. Miss Mary Tutwiler. Miss Grace Bower Miss Velma Armistead. Miss Elizabeth Me Dowell Mrs John Elliott and Mrs, D. R. Schenk. chaperones.
 D. H. Baker, general passenger agent of the Illinois Central. and other promi- rent men of Memphis, are also with the party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16

though he always adds that he is no ora tor and he regrets that he cannot ex- press in speech all that he feels. Those who have heard MT. Cobb speak, how ever, say that while he may not be an orator, he has very attractive stage presence and that he never fails to make a hit when he speaks
 That he is popular in Birmingham is shown by the fact that Age-Herald teIe- phones were kept busy last night an- swering questions about him-when and where he was to speak, whether there would be an admission charge and whether MT Cobb was married man.
 His address tonight will, of course. be free. as no admission is charged to the sessions of the veterans. However. pref erence is to be given to the veterans themselves in awarding seats for tonight S session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
Kodak Company Appeals

Washington May 15.-The Eastman Kodak company today appealed to the Supreme court from the decree of the New York federal district court, which held it was imposing a restraint on in- |terstate trade in photographic supplies and ordered a division of it's property into separate corporations of district owner Ship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
At Photoplay Houses
HERE AND THERE
 AMONG VISITORS

Moved by the stirring air of the Tut
 his white haired lady stepped off the
 Virginia reel in the center of the lobby yesterday morning and were loudly ap- plauded.
 As a West Virginia contingent of veter- ans and sponsors, headed by their band, marched up Fifth avenue yesterday the band stopped before The Age-Herald building and played lively airs The |band is the Citizens band of Roncevertc, w. Va.
 A veteran of. 80 with voice like an ocean fog horn, let out some yells at |Seeond and Twentieth yesterday as a |band passed that were the envy of hun |dreds of younger enthusiasts about him. Prof. T. A. Futrall, superintendent of schools for Lee county, Ark, one of the |advanced guards of the reunion, arrived lin the city Sunday evening, and is at the TIillman hotel. Professor F'utrall served | ir the Army of Northern Virginia dur ling the war and took part in all the 'saDguinary battles in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, surrendering his com pany at Appomattox on the 9th of April. 1885
 | The professor is markedly well pre-
 served and is ready to serve again
 should another war cloud appear on the
 horizon He has been engaged contin-
 nously in the work of educating south
 ern youth since the surrender
 During the illness of Gen. John G.
 Smith, commander of the Fourth brigade, .Adjutant General and Chief of Staff P.
 R, Zell is in command. The brigade
 Headquarters are at the Tutwiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16

Send The Weekly Age-HeraId to |rour Confederate veteran friend or any other friend who lives on farm.
 YOu can send it for an entire year
 from May 15 for only 25 cents. This |Dffer only good this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
ArTENrIoN. yErERANs,

The Age-HeraId offers to all old soI- diers, their relatives or friends dur ing reunion week the greatest prOpo- sitiOn ever offered by a southern pub- IicatiOn. The Weekly Agc-Herald will be sent to any address for 25 cents
 for the next year. Call and see us, day
 or night. 2109-11 Fifth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
T0DAY'S EVENTS
Reunion Events


 10 a. m.-opening session at the Bijou theatre.
 D. m.-Afternoon session at same place.
 4:5o p. m.-Reunion of veterans and handshaking at Capitol park. 8 p, m.-Night session at Bijou. Irwin s. Cobb, orator.
 7:30 p. m.-Daughters of Confectionery banquet at the Southern club. 10 D. m.-Confederate ball at the Hippo drome under auspices of Sons of Veter- ans.
 Insurance Federation of Alabama meets at Chamber of Commerce at p. m.
 At the Theatres Jefferson--"The Birth of a Nation. with Henry B. Walthall. Matinee at 2:So p. m. Evening at S:15 Lyric-vaudeville Matinee at 2:aO p. m. Evening 7:3O and g.
 TIippodrome-Roller skating Matinee at 2:30 p. m. Evening at 8.
 At Photoplay Houses Strand-'Maria Rosa" with Geraldine Farrar.
 Colonial-"rhe Woman" with Lois Meredith and Theodore Roberts. Trianon-" Sunshine Dad, with De Wolf Hopper. Rialto-"The Green Swamp with Bes- sic Barriscale. Princess-"A Stranger in New York, '' with Otis Harlan Odeon Two-"Stonewall Jackson's Way with Edgar Jones' Odeon one-Charles Chaplin in The Floor Walker"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
ALABAMA ABLE ID | SUPPLY MATERIALS OF WAR + NEEDED Major Sewell and CrOckard Address Friends of Indus trial Preparedness ENGINEERS ARE ALL
 ASKED TO AID WORK District Is at Present Making All Materials Needed for Producing
 High Explosives Used in War

The Alabama division of the naval ad- visory board met at the Chamber of Commerce last night with a few of the friends of the cause of industrial pre- paredness and discussed their plans. Maj J. S. Sewell presided over the meeting and explained the purposes of the indus trial preparedness programme which now is being put into effect throughout the nation.
 An industrial inventory, he explained, is to be made and it is the purpose of the Alabama members of the naval ad- visory board to call to their, assistance mechanical. electrical, mining and civil engineers. as well as expert chemists throughout the state.
 There is hardly manufacturing plant in Alabama that could not be utilized in time of war for the purpose of making munitions of warfare" stated Major SewelE 'In this industrial inventory we must not overlook any resource, any plant of any description on the assump- tion that it would not be useful in time of war.
 Our people do not realize that we have never had a real war and that we have succeeded in our few engagements not because of our efficiency, but in spite of our inefficiency. If we plan an army of 100000 men in the field it will be necessary to have an army of S,O0o,OoC men in the factories to support the men in the field. You marvel how Germany met this munitions situation. Years ago Germany knew how many shells each little machine shop in the empire could turn out if it became necessary, and she gave these shops the opportunity to make these shells in times of peace, in order that the workmen could become proficient in the art of making them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
MASONIC NOTICE

King Solomon lodge No. 46O, A. F. and A. N.. will hold special conmuni- cation Tuesday, 7;3O p. m.. May 16. for the entertainment of visiting brethren Work In Master Mason degree. Mas ter Mason lecture with stereOpti son illustrations.
 All Master Masons cordially invited.
 T. A. LAPPAGE, w. M. J. $. WHITE, Sec'y.
The day book., 1916-09-26

MOTHERS AND SONS Mothers
of Illinois, you can vote for president
this year. You can vote to keep your
boys at home, or you can vote to
send them to disease and death in
Mexico. You can vote to keep them
at home, peacefully working for
themselves and those they love, or
you can vote to send them across the
Mexican border to risk their lives
making Hearst's millionaire ranch
worth millions of dollars making
the Standard Oil company's oil con-
cessions, or the mining concessions
of the Guggenheims worth more mil
lions. You can vote to- save their
lives to be lived in peace and useful
work, or to shoulder guns the NUM-
Ntions makers want to sell. You can
vote for peace, or you can vote for
war. You can vote for humanity or
you can vote for mammon.
President Wilson has kept this
country out of the wholesale murder
of Europe. He has kept us out of
war with Mexico. And he has earned
the hatred of every man who profits
financially by war. He will be op-
posed by the votes, the influence and
the, millions of the war pirates. He
will be opposed by the Wall street
owners of the railroads, upon whom
he forced the 8-hour day-though by
so doing he saved YOU and all the
rest of us from industrial paralysis
and food famineAfrom disaster even
worse than, war. He may have saved
the life of YOUR baby.
The day book., 1916-09-26

OVERALLS AND KIMONoS-
No connection whatever. But you
may be interested in these little sto-
nes-they're true:
Solomon Berger was a witness in;
police court before Judge Bennett in
Boston the other day. He appeared
in his working clothes, having fin
ished his milk route before coming
to court. He had on overaIls and a
jumper.
Judge Bennett gave Berger a call
down for appearing in that garb.
We'd like to know what business it
is of Benefits how people" dress
when they come to his court! Judges
are getting too blamed particular;
there is no more reason why Berger,
for instance, should leave his milk
wagon and go home to get standv
up collar before appearing as a wit
ness than there is why Bennett
should wear his judicial pants while
cleaning out the furnace.
Here's another Boston happening:
Assemblyman Burr objected to the
length of time taken up in the state
house of representatives with "kimo-
no speeches"
what are kimono speeches'?'
somebody wanted to know.
"A speech that covers everything
but touches nothing, said Burr.
-zO--O--
MOT WORTHY
'I wish I could afford to own an
The day book., 1916-09-26

Mothers of Illinois, YOU can vUc5
this year. AS you think Of your boy,
you may silently thank God for VIII
son, but it will take the human votes
of thankful fathers and mothers to,
preserve peace by keeping in office
this brave man who has risked his
political life to save the American
home.
The day book., 1916-09-26
NOT WORTHY

81 wish could afford to own an
automobile"
at doesn't take much money to
buy one these days"
81 know, but don't want that kind.
I'd hate to buy an expensive fluid
like gasoline and then pour it into
one of those cheap cars."-N z.
World.
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