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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
KEROSENE WOULD
NOT MAKE CAR GO

Everything's all right in It's place,
but the gasoline tank of an auto
mobile is not the place for kerosene.
At least. that's what Stuart Cum
bingham and Harold Chisholm, two
Birmingham boys, IS years old or
Whereabouts. were forced to concede
following their capture about 10 miles
out of Atlanta Saturday.
So the boys admit in chorus that
kerosene may be all right for lamps
and to put on flannel rags and wrap
the baby's throat in when 1t has the
Group, but when it comes to making
an automobile run up hill it won't do.
Last Sunday afternoon the car of
c. w. Green disappeared from its place
in front of the Eleventh Avenue Meth
odist church while the owner thereof
was attending the services inside Sat
urday morning two boys were caught
about 10 miles out OF atlanta, stalled
in an automobile, which, according to
information sent out, had the ear
marks of the car owned by Mr.. Green.
Mr. Green was sent for and went. 1t
was his car, all right, but it refused
to run Wouldn't even be coaxed. with
24-cent gasoline.
Investigation showed that the Bir-
mlngham boys, apt maybe in the art
OF making away with automobiles,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
ROTARIANS TO ATTEND
OPENING OF 'TOKIO"
Dancing Academy Will Present
Oriental Atmosphere on the
Opening Night

Invitations have been issued to the
local Rotarians and their wives by r..
D. Burnett to be present at the opening
of 'Tokio" Monday night at $3.50
o'clock.
"Tokio" is an especially attractive
dance hall which has been made in the
Hippodrome building, formerly known
as the Orpheum theatre. The invita-
lions to the Rotary members for Mon
day night call for informal dress.
The formal opening Of Toxic" will
take place Tuesday night at $3.50
o'clock. No expense has been spared to
make this dancing academy the most
elaborate and up-to-date place Of
amusement in the south. Hanging jap
anese tea gardens with appropriate
decorations after the type Of the orient
lends an atmosphere to the place that
Is likely to remind one of the far
famed tea gardens of the east.
Indications point to an unusually
largo crowd of the dancing folk to be
present Tuesday when the doors of
'"Tokio' will be opened to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
PRESBYTERIANS TO
ORGANIZE LEAGUE

A meeting of ministers, elders, dea-
cons and other male members of the
Presbyterian church of Birmingham and
Bessemer will be held at the First Pres
byterian church this afternoon at 3
O. clock for the organization Of Pres
byterian league 1t is expected that 4
large number Of Presbyterian laymen
will be present, and much interest in the
movement is manifested. The South
Highlands church leads with a promise
of from so to rs men, who will come in
their cars. Every Presbyterian layman
in the city is invited.
1t is felt that the time has come to
organize all the forces of the denomina-
ton in the district and to put them
into concerted and well regulated opera
ton for the good of the church.
The institution of a Presbyterian
league is not new thing and it is not an
experiment. 1t has been worked in other
cities in the south and with marked
success. The league in Richmond, Va
has done much and is planning greater
things
All Presbyterian men, of all ages and
all the congregations of Greater Bir-
mingham are urged to attend the meet
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
HEAVY SALES OF
RED CROSS SEALS
Alabama Expected to Buy Many
Thousands to Set New
Record

The annual sale of Red Cross seals for
the Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis associa-
ton is on. and from now until after the
holidays the sale of the seals through
out the state will be conducted from
headquarters in Birmingham.
DR.. George caves, secretary OF the as
ISOLATION, hopes that as many or more Of
the seals will be sold this year than
ever before. People of Birmingham and
Alabama have been liberal in their pur-
cbases of the seals every Christmas,
DR.. Eaves says, and he believes they
will be more so this year
The seals as, of course4 everybody in
Birmingham must know, are sold each
Christmas and the funds collected there
from go toward caring for present tuber-
culosls patients and preventing the spread
of the disease throughout the state. In
Birmingham thousands OF the seals are
sold every Christmas, and the little camp
out on Red mountain Is made more COM
Portable and more sanitary and more
hOme-like as a result.
The first work in the seal campaign
took place Saturday, when 100000 seals
were sent out from local headquarters to
Montgomery. Quantities of the seals will
be sent out during the next few days to
Gadsden. Huntsville, Admission, Talladega,
Albany and other cities throughout the
state. The sale in Birmingham in the
downstown stores Is expected to begin
the latter part Of this month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
BY NETTIE BEALL HOPKINS

or more at Newport and Palm Beach.
1t would be difficult and unnecessary to
try to compute their income.
A charming custom-one that is So
ciable and interesting-that New Workers
have and that southernerS might well
adopt is that of afternoon tea. There is
something so pleasant about chatting
over tea cups and it seems so thoroughly
domestic. But perhaps dinner at eight
o clock is a reason why tea and toast at
five is practicable. 1t rather makes one
feel, though, as though parties were
every day affairs.
Margot Kelley, whose wonderful bur-
nished red hair is to be seen in "Pierrot
the Prodigal' round at the Little Thea
ire is a young English girl who came
over for an entirely different purpose
from pantomime. But her voice, alack,
is not in accord with the exquisite fine
ness of her face and hair, so it was found
impossible to use her in the play. But
the great god luck was peeping over
her shoulder and perhaps it was he who
gave her the chance to play Phrynette
during the illness of the player who was
cast for the flirtatious young laundress.
And 10, so entirely did she fit into the
part. of Phyrnette that she has appeared
in the play ever since and charmed all
New York with her halo.
Little boys and fishermen are not the
only ones that may be found hanging
around the tank of the sea lion at the
aquarium or standing spellbound before
the marvelous1y tinted tanks of fish. Ev
cry one goes who has a moment when
they are down Wall street way, and day
after day the same faces may be seen
mingling with others full Of eagerness.
And the marvels of the deep are we'll
worth seeing, and studying.
Many of the stenographers in down
town offices spend their noon hours there
and always they may be seen wander
ing about the park. 1t is rather start
ling to notice the great proportion of
men on Wall street, but it is said that
until a few years ago there were no
women in the offices at ALL 1t was only
after the efficiency of one or two women
stenographers had been demonstrated
that the brokers saw the wisdom Of
admitting them to their offices.
One of the most interesting things in
the financial district; in fact. the very
center, is closed to visitors, that is the
stock exchange. The rule was made
only recently, but now it is rgidly kept
and those who long for the excitement of
the exchange may linger near the curb
market and get all Of the sensations. He
will enjoy it unless he becomes possessed
with the idea that he is turned loose in a
madhouse.
One of the unpleasant features of New
York is the problem of getting about
This may seem a strange thing to say
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
F|SHTRAP ROAD
issue HELD Up BY
SUPREME COURT
amendment Stops Further
Action on Subject Until
November %
BOARD OF REVENUE
GETS COMMISSION
Lovelady, However, Says Action Has
No Connection With Fishtrap
Road Controversy in
Jefferson

Montgomery, November 11.-(Spe-
cial.)--Al1 doubt as to the meaning of
the rule nisi issued by the supreme
court Friday afternoon in the Nichols
Fishtrap road controversy was settled
Saturday when the supreme court
amended it's order so as to prohibit
the old board of revenue of Jefferson
county from letting any contract for
che construction of the road or for
5loing anything concerning the road
until consideration had been given to
sshe proceedings Thursday, November
e3.
Through the amendment the pro-
posed action OF the board in letting
the contract for the construction of
the road at cost of approximately
100000 to Jefferson county before the
new board of revenue was sworn in
was stopped. It had been the intention
Of the old board to let the contract
Saturday, the contention being that
the supreme court had dissolved an in
junction granted by the circuit court
OF Jefferson county.
In consultation Saturday morning,
the supreme court reached the con-
clusion that the board of revenue had
put the wrong construction on its &C
ton in issuing the rule nisi Friday
and added the following provision: ut
Il is also ordered that the board of rev.
enue and all parties connected with
this cause shall maintain and preserve
the status quo and make no further
orders or DEGREES therein pending the
hearing and consideration of this Pc
tition."
The courts order was issued at the
request OF c. B. Powell, attorney for
the new board of revenue. Shortly aft
er it was issued the new board of rev.
srfue walked into the office of John
Purifoy, secretary of state, in a body
land presented certificates of election
and received the commissions as mem
bers of the board. The members had
come through the country in an auto
mobile in order that they might be
prepared to take up their duties at
once If they thought such action nee
essary.
DIR. r. F. Lovelady, chairman Of the
board, denied that their coming to
Montgomery had any connection with
the Proceedings concerning the Nichols
F:shlrap road. He said it was agreed
several days ago that they would mako
la trip to Montgomery in a body and
abtahn their credentials.
1--WE did not know until we reached
tgomery that the supreme court
ha amended it's injunction preventing
board from letting the contract"
DR.. Lovelady. "However. our COM
thohad no connection with the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
NETTIE BEALL HOPKINS WRITES OF GOWNS
MUSIC AND ART IN NEW YORK SHOW PLACES

/ when one has access to the sub way, the
elevated and the surface cars-not to
mention the stages. But to one who is
accustomed to the deliberate locomotion
of public conveyances in the south, the
problem lies in rememb ering to step
lively and in the proper place. If your
mind wanders while you are in the sub
way, you may be carried anywhere from
four to Is blocks beyond your destina-
ton. The express cars to inexperi-
enced souls are things to be wondered
at and admired but not to be approached,
for by the time you realize that the
conductor has blubbered your station you
are 20 blocks away. The only safe way,
it would seem, is to sit on the edge of
your seat with bated breath and count
the stations as they pass.
Then there is the difficulty of getting
off and on in time. People in Birming-
ham who rise from their seats after the
car stops and make their way to the en-
trance in most leisurely manner, are
very likely not to get off at all in New
York, unless the pressure behind them
urges them on. 1t quite takes your
breath to go for a ride.
Probably the general public will never
cease to marvel at Central park. 1t
seems so awe inspiring that this huge
bit of wildness and woody loneliness
should exist in the midst of the huge
city with it's pavements and stone door
steps. 1t Is said that it holds greater
variety of trees than any other similar
area in the country and that every tree
was planted by hand. That seems in
credible, when one sees the groves or
full grown trees, the thickets and wild
growth underneath. But it seems quite
possible when the surrounding country
with it's bare, rocky hilsdes is remem-
bered.
Il, IL
trail park is certainly God given to the
children and invalids and old folks. and
even to the strong and well, who may get
a breath from it's open spaces each day.
1t is place of many joys, many sor-
rows, much play and much rest. 1t Is
the playground Of the people.
Broadway never rests. 1t only subsidies
between the riotous nights that mark it's
career. Election night is just past when
from darkness to dawn the streets surged
with seekers after joy, and the restau
rants and dance halls were reeking with
holiday perfume. Tables were at q
premium, food was worth it's weight in
gold, and two people crowded where
only one was meant to stand.
The joymakers have rested from cleo
ton night now and are looking forward
to other nights to come.
Already tables for New Years eve are
give promise to flare into unprecedented
brilliance-always Broadway looks. for
ward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12

oeedings in the Fishtrap road mat
ter" After obtaining commissions, Dr..
Lovelady and the four associates on
the new board, RUFF R. Bivins, Frank
Hewett, J. C. Gwin and J. B. Vines,
left for Birmingham in the car
The controversy over the construc-
tion of the Nichols Fishtrap road has
become so heated that interest has
been created throughout Alabama. The
circuit court of Jefferson county grant
ed a writ of prohibition preventing
the board of revenue from letting the
contract for construction work. Other
proceedings were entered in the cir
cult court and the supreme court took
cognizance of the controversy when ii
issued a rule nisi to the judges of the
circuit court directing them to appear
November % and show why they
should not be required to vacate their
orders.
The rule nisi restrained the judges
from taking action in the cases until
the supreme court had considered them.
Nc specific mention was made of the
board of revenue and the old board
reached the conclusion that 1T could
let the contract. 1t had intended to let
the contract Saturday, according to
telegraphic information received in
Montgomery, but was prevented by the
courts amendment to the original or
der.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
To Celebrate Waterworks Week

Columbus, Miss. November 11.-(Speli
cial.)-Arrangements have been perfect-t
ed to celebrate waterworks week inE
Lowndes county, and the celebration will
DO under the Joint auspices Of the locaIt
Chamber of Commerce and tho extensiorll
department of the Mississippi Industrial
Institute and College. Of which Miss Sara
Frances Rowan Is the competent direc,
tress +
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Permanent Organization
Will Be Effected Friday

The board of directors Of the Alabama
Technical association will be elected, and
the permanent organization Of the asso-
citation effected at q meeting Of members
at the Southern club Friday night. The
meeting will be in the nature Of dinner.
and more than a hundred members OF
the association from all parts OF the state
are expected to be present.
r. A. Brakeman, temporary secretary
of the association. will preside over the
meeting. and speeches will be made by
Dr. c. c. Thach of Auburn, w. S. Keller,
state highway engineer; DR.. ]. H. Phil
lips, superintendent of public schools,
and others.
The association is composed of members
of the six National Engineering associa-
tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12

The Club de Vingt on an ordinary
happy evening is place of delight to
anyone who has in his being a love
for charming decorations beautiful
gowns and music that is nothing short
of divine. For it is to the Club de
Vingt that the smartest New Workers
go when they feel the lure of Terpsi-
chore. Recently the club opened very
brilliantly for the season giving three
dances in a series. The first was gorge
Gus and exclusive with the Newport set
ranged in the balcony looking down on
those not quite so exclusive who were
having a far gayer time than they. The
club, which is built in the old Wander
bilt stable, has been newly decorated
as an Arabian restaurant and ac-
quired, but has not retained, an
Arabic dancer, who writhed and twisted
and threatened to break the bands of
ribbon and chiffon which formed her
meager costume. A black hand was
painted on her flesh under the veil, and
several fond mothers having debutantes
have kept them religiously away from
the club until some more polite form
u euleI IldS DSeh PIONluOU.
But you can quite well imagine
yourself in a far country where you
glance around at the lovely oriental
tiles that form the posts and circle, the
windows and doors; and you see the
gnarIed grape vines that Chamber up
and twist themselves around the bal
cony rails. Then too the decorators art
has created the illusion of a spacious
garden at one end and with dome
for a sky with ever changing colors
and sparkling water and growing
plants, it Is charmingly realistic.
And the music-nowhere In New
York is there such music. Every man in
the orchestra is stepped in rhythm
and they bend and sway and make the
strains as alluring as strains can be-
Every one loves the music and then
every one likes the atmosphere. 1t is
as polite Is some of the places in New
York are not. Each afternoon it is open
to the public at tea time but in the
evenings, the rule, For members only"
is strictly observed. And the members
really are interesting.
1t is rather appalling to think of the
vast fortunes that are spent each year
for the privilege of living in an apart
ment house on Fifth avenue. One family
that every one knows leases an apart
ment for thirty thousand dollars. Then
they spend three or four months aboard
their yacht-two months at their Long
Island country place; and three months
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andi of said borrowed spoils.
Gasoline having given out, and the
boys being in a hurry to get to the
home of their uncle in Macon, SO they
told the police, filled the tank with
kerosene and tried to crank 'er up. She
went down hill, but she wouldn't go
up. And it took the copper who ar
rested the boys to tell them that Kerr
osene won't make the auto go.
The boys were brought back to Biz
ming CHAM by Mr.. Green.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 11.--Forecast for
Alabama Mississippi: Partly cloudy Sun
day, probably followed by local rains at
night; Monday fair and colder with
cold wave.
Tennessee: Increasing cloudiness prob
ably followed by rain Sunday; Monday
fair and much colder with cold wave.
Georgia: Overcast Sunday; Monday
rain and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the "a hours ending at p. m.
18th meridian time, November II, 1916:
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Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged uosl
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12

Lodge 10 of the Steel City knights OF
Pythias will put two candidates through
the second rank at the meeting to be
held at the lodge hall Tuesday night at
o'clock. All members Of the order are
urged to be present.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-05

Records Show Three Leading
Men Have Edge on the
Boston Fingers.
BY FRANKIE &. sfenke.


NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The sur
prising fact that the Dodgers hurl-
ers out-average those of the Red
Sox is revealed in tOday's perusal OF
the pitching averages-
Look at il from any angle that
you wish and you'll find that the
three Dodger stars-Pfeffer, Cheney
and acknowledgements in the per-
centage table the Ruth. Shore. FOs-
ter or Leonard combination Of Bos-
ton. Also the five Dodgers regulars
Marquard, Cheney Smith
and Coombs-are pitching nine
points beyond the grand average Of
Ruth. Shore. Foster Leonard and
Mays.
Ranking the pitchers in the order
of games won and lost, Pfeffer with
SIS tops the entries from both
squads. MarQu2rd is a nose behind
with .6S4. Ruth is third with .657;
Shore fourth with .654 and Cheney
fifth with .645. So. you see, the
Dodgers. in addition TO having the
two best average mOundsmen also
have three in the first five.
Three Pitchers to Work
The chances are that three pitch
ers on each team will carry the de-
fensive burden in the world series
battling. They will be Pfeffer, Mar
guard and Cheney for the Dodgers,
with a grand pitching average of
672 against Ruth. Shore and Fos-
ter Cor Leonard) with a grand pitch
ing average Of .64S-or less. If Leon
ard works instead of Foster.
In the point of effectiveness, the
two squads-figuring five men each
are tied with an average yield of
50 hits per game. OF the entire
group. Cheney has done the most
consistent lOw-hit pitching. He has
permitted only 4.3 hits per game,
against As for Marquard, who is
second and 40 for Mays. the low
hit pitcher for the Sox.
In the matter of bases on balls.
Ruth is the widest of the lot He
has walked 116 men in a games.
Cheney, the widest of the DOdger
pitchers. walked 107 men in 40
games. The steadiest hurler of the
group of 10 was-strange as il may
seem-the so-called eccentric"
Marquard. In So games he issued
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-05
DODGERS HAVE
EDGE ON YOUTH
Figures Show That Average
Age of Brooklyn is Slight
Iy Under Red Sox.

NEW YORK, Oct. Statistics Of
the Brooklyn National league club.
which will oppose the Boston Amer
leans in the world series beginning
on Saturday. show that the National
league representatives are a younger
set Of players than their opponents
The average age OF the Brooklyn
players is % Is years, while that OF
the Boston combination is p l-2
years. Although the Boston team
has the advantage of age and ex-
perience, the Brooklyn squad is
heavier and taller. The average
weight Of the Brooklyn players is
IFS pounds and the height an even
six feet.
Fifteen Of the National league
representatives bat and throw right
handed and five bat and throw left
handed Coombs. a right hand
pitcher, bats either way. Pitcher
Rucker bats right handed and
throws left handed, and lack Wheat
performs in the opposite manner.
OF the pitching staff Pfeffer,
Coombs Cheney. Dell and Appleton
have right hand delivery. while
the orher four. Rucker. Marquard,
Mails and Smith are sOuthpaws.