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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
A Dream City Dream
By DIR. Q. II. nozIER.

|
 By pr. O. T. Dozer of Birmingham. | Near twelve o'clock one summer night, | At great Columbian Fair" | All wearied out with brain oppressed
 From viewing wonders there,
 l sat me down while to rest l In building wondrous grand,
 And soon my soul was lulled to sleep By strains from Gilmores band.
 l know not just how long I slept, 1 Nor what took place the while,
 But there amid that stranger throng | With music to beguile, | A stranger lone I fell asleep,
 And think I must have dreamed, The music was medley sweet, Or so at least it seemed heard or dreamed, or dreamed I heard, Way down on the Swanee, | And back in old plantation home | Once more seemed to be. I heard the darlSies' happy songs And my heart was filled with joy, To be once more amid the scenes I loved so when boy. Another old familiar strain, While dreaming there I heard, Sweet Annie Laurie,' and my soul
 Again with love was stirred And by my side I seemed to see My love of days gone by And felt that I, for her sweet sake,
 Would lay me down and die.' A pause then faintly on my ear
 The sweet notes seemed to fall Of Home, Sweet Home" that sweetest
 strain,
 And dearest, too of all And in my heart a rapture wrought
 Of peace and joy and love vision bright of all that's dear
 A glimpse of Heaven above. But hark. change; my sleep was broke
 My southern heart was fired By strains the grandest, sweetest yet That ever God inspired. Twas Dixie Land that on my ear
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In thrilling raptures fell, I sprang to feet, threw hat in air, And yelled rebel yell!' Three cheers! I cried, for Dixie Land, The land that gave me birth, Three cheers, and then a tiger, too," For grandest land on earth. What rocked then of thousands there Who gazed with scornful eye? When grand old Dixie smote my ear, I had to yell or die.
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band was a witness, having seen Sim crossing the road with large load of something light on his back, on the night the robbery occurred. The band was playing at the time they observed Sim, but the court ruled that it was not necessary to admit the music as evidence.
 The postmaster complains that the main trouble with the holiday rush of mail is that after a person has come in and bought 1-cent stamp he thinks he is then entitled to put his feet upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
THE BIG 4.
The Jackson Highway the Warrior Road the Municipal Audi
 torium and the $2OOOoOO Bond Issue for Public Schools
By s. G. REYNOLDS Assistant Sales Manag IT Huntingdon SIac CO

Truly a Big 4 for the county and state, as well as for the municipality.
 Greater Birmingham has struck her stride, has gained her second wind and in her race for commercial supremacy is safe bet at a 100 to ] against the field The school bonds will be voted, the audi torium will be built and the Warrior road is a certainty
 A good start is being made on the New Orleans end of the Jackson highway. Sized basic slag from this district con- tracted for with the Birmingham Slag company to the extent of 10000 tons is be- ing laid to depth of six inches-rolled. Later, when the road Is ironed out and thoroughly compacted 1t will be oil-sur- faced and covered with road dressing slag.
 In connection with talk of the Warrior road, the question of material arises, and it is interesting to note the experiences and uses in other places where extensive road building is going on
 Two or three years ago Lauderdale county, Mississippi, used slag in con nection with asphalt oil in surfacing the excellent system of highways radfating like the spokes of wheel out of Me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16

ridian The county commissioners are now arranging to have applied a second coat of oil and slag to some of the roads and to surface with the same material other roads now ready to be treated for the first time.
 The city of Mobile, Alabama and Mo- bile county, are both large users of slag in road improvement work, and many cities in Georgia have slag constructed streets and sidewalks. A very great per centage of the streets and roads of Bfr- mingham and Jefferson county are built of slag or surfaced on a slag founda- tion
 Slag can be delivered in Birmingham on the job much cheaper than any other material and as it can now be obtained promptly in any quantity and sized ac- cording to standard specifications, indi- cations, indications point to it's being used extensively in all mass or reinforced concrete work of any nature, bridges, buildings, viaducts, culverts, streets and roads, including the proposed Warrior road.
 Slag is mined, crushed and screened at Ensley, and can be contracted for at a very moderate price and on account of it's proximity to point of delivery the freight rate will be much less than on any other material
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the stove and abuse the governm ent for half an hour
 The widow of the Calf Ribs neighbor- hood is having 8 new dress made and will wear 1t whenever a publie oppor- tunity presents itself, as 1t looks very becoming. This Is really not a new dress. but Is made over But the pub lie will never know the difference as the stripes in the new one run in an opposite direction from those in the old one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
FEAR BOTH ARE DROWNED
J. E. Supplee at Richmond to Aid
in Search for Son and
Latter's Wife.

DR.. and Mrs. E. D. Supplee now are
believed to have been the victims of a
tragic accident in the James river Sun
day afternoon. An overturned canoe.
in the bottom of which was life pre-
server and hat containing the initials
.'E. D. s." perforated in the swaziland
have been found near Richmond. DR..
and Mrs. Supplee. who are natives of
Washington, but have been at City
Point for several months. where the
doctor was a member of the staff of the
du Pont Hospital there, left Richmond
Sunday to return to the hospital.
According to press dispatches from
Richmond, residents along the James river
noticed the canoe with its occupants early
Sunday afternoon. Later the empty
canoe drifted to Curls Neck farm of the
c. h q. Billings estate.
No information has been received here
by the respective families of the young
couple. Mrs. Annie Gore, mother of Mrs.
Supplee, lives at ia Sd street northeast.
j. f. Supplee, father Of DR. Supplee. has
gone to Richmond to participate in the
search for his son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
RAPIDITY OF VILLAS FLIGHT
MAY NECESSITATE NEW BASE

Ell PASO. Tex. April s.-The rapidity
OF Francisco Villas flight into the heart
Of Mexico may force Brig. Gen. PERISH
ing to establish a new army base for
the American expedition near Chihua-
hua City.
Villa is near. if not already in. the
city OF Parral. according to reports re-
ceiyed from Mexican sources today.
The bandit is proba bly, not over fifty
miles ahead Of the flying attachments
OF Col. Dodd's cavalry.
when Villa turned eastward. after his
defeat at Guerrero. and struck across
country. passing San Antonio and Sa-
tevo. a new and important factor in
Gen. Pershing's plan of campaign was
brought into Siay-the use of the Mex
lean Central railway. This road leads
directly south from Ell Paso to Chi
huahua City. something over 200 miles.
The consent of the de facto govern
meut for the use of this railroad for
the shipment of supplies to the Ameri-
can troops would permit Gen. Pershing
to move his main supply base from
Casas Grandes to a point near Chihua-
hua and not only reduce his line of
communications by about 200 miles. but
the dificulties OF transportation as
we'll.
supplies are now moving over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
POLICE CATCH YOUTH
IN CHASE OVER ROOFS
Baltimore Boy Brought to Washing
ton to Answer Charge of Enter
ing Vacant Houses.

II. B. Pierson. seventeen years old,
wanted by the Washington police on
the charge of assisting in entering and
looting of gas fixtures in more than
thirty five vacant houses. was brought
to the capital last night from Balti-
more by Policeman w. NJ. Gilfoyle of
the eighth precinct
His arrest followed perilous dash
over roofs in his undergarments at >
o'clock in the morning, when Balti-
more detectives visited his home at
1897 Fremont avenue. Baltimore.
About week ago the Washington
police arrested a boy named Charles
Franklin on a charge of breaking into
vacant houses and stealing gas fixtures.
He "squealed' on Pierson as his ac-
complete in these depredations, the
police say
When the policemen visited Pier
sons home he was seen by those guard
ing the rear door as he climbed from
the back porch to the roof and leaped
an areaway of ten feet to an adjoining
roof and then fed along the tops of the
houses
Gaining the ground by leaping to an
other second roof. he succeeded in
e1uding his pursuers.
Patrolman Shea. after being relieved
of his duty. went to his home, changed
his clothes and called at Persons
home, posing as an insurance collector.
Through the help of Persons little
brother the patrolman located and ar
rested Pierson at another address.
The bicycle on which Pierson is said
to have ridden to Baltimore from
Washington has been found, according
to the Baltimore police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Business Meeting Held.

The executive committee of the Ameri-
can Bar Association held a business meet
ing yesterday at the New Willard Hotel,
former Senator Ellhu Root presiding. 1t
was decided to recommend to the associa-
ton number of proposed amendments
to the constitution and bylaws of the
orga ton.
The committee settled details for the an
nual meeting at Chicago August 80, 81
and September ! next. and likewise dis
cussed the arrangements for a conference
at Chicago August IS of representatives
sociations in the country. which will be
held upon the invitation and under the
auspices of the national body.
The officers of the association are:
Elihu Root of New York, president
George Whitelock of Baltimore, secre-
tary, and Frederick +. Wadhams of AL
bany, treasurer.
Members of the executive committee.
other than the officers are Peter w.
Meldrin of Georgia, William c. Niblack
of Illinois. Selden p. Spencer of Mis-
souri,. William p. Bynum of North Caro-
lima, Chaplin Brown of the District of
Columbia. Charles y. Potter of Wyo-
ming. John Lowell of Massachusetts and
Charles Blood Smith of Kansas. All of
them attended the business meeting yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
T. P. A. FAMILY QUARREL
HAS BEEN PATCHED UP
Post B Makes Peace With Maryland
Chapter Of National Body-of-
fcers Are Elected.

Some sort of family quarrel was
patched up last night. when Post B,
washington's recalcitrant branch of the
Travellers Protective Association, made
peace with the Maryland chapter of the
national organization and came back into
the fold The row was not of long stand
ing, and no one is willing to say what it
was about. But 1t is all over now, and
the pipe Of peace was smoked and the
genial loving cup passed.
Post elected officers as follows: NJ
1. Deyer. president; August Brill. first
vice president: Alfred Rosenthal, sec
ond vice president; Don c. Cologne
third vice president; executive commit
tee John Lynch, T. X. Eskridge,
Charles II. utermehle. w. II. Harrison,
John Shea and Charles r. Denny; sec
retary-treasurer. William j. Bacon
Delegates to the state convention to
be held in Baltimore next Saturday,
August Brill. Dan G.. Cologne, Ernest
r. HUMPHREYS. Charles NJ. Utermehle
and Barnett Shapiro. Chairmen of
committees: Legislation, William C.
Downing; railways. F.. r. Humphreys;
NJ. L. Hart: good roads, Barnett Sha-
piro, and hotels. Harry D. Adams
The delegation of peacemakers from
the Maryland state organization con-
sisted of Alfred E. Sharp. William F.
MARI. r. E. Lentbecher. w. +. jenkins
Lewis Baer, George NJ. Armor, Henry
F. Fiske. Thomas H. Jones. John A.
Smith. Walter l.. Denay and w. w. Par
ker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Recover Columbus Loot.

The few Inhabitants of the adobe viii
lage fled ut the approach of the Amer
lean searchers who recovered bits of
United States army equipment--hats,
khaki clothing and so forth-and a
large amount of civilian property
taken at the same time This is the
first time that American troops have
entered an organized settlement since
they crossed the Rio Grande.
An aviator brought to Gen. Pershing to-
day Col. Browns official report of the
fight at AguaScalientes pass Of April l.
The 10th Cavalry, the report says, ap-
preached the pass from the open ground
a the south. A hundred of Villas men
under the command of Gen. Lopez. were
hidden at the mouth of the canyon and
opened fire as the troopers rode into the
range with rifles and a machine gun
Dismounting. the troops advanced in
Skirmish line. whereupon the MeXicans
fed The rough character of the country
delayed pursuit. The Americans were un-
able to follow the trail through the can
you. but rode around spur Of the
mountains to the northeast and opened a
long-distance fire upon the Villistas as
they emerged from the further end of the
pass. A running fight of four or five
miles followed. Most of the Mexicans es-
capped. taking their machine gun with
them. mule carrying its equipment was
captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
The Star Files Statement.

Statement of the ownership. manage
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Star. published daily, and The Sunday
Star, published Sunday morning. at
Washington, D. c., required by act OF
August "a. 1912:
Editor, Theodore w. Noyes. Washing
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manager. Fleming Newbold. Washing
ton, d. c.. publisher, The Evening Star
Newspaper Company, Frank b. Noyes.
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Frank &. Noyes, trustees; Frank A.
Richardson, trustee: Frank b. Noyes.
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Grace Adams Howard. Louise X. Simp-
son, Fleming Newbold. Victor Kauff-
mann. John Crayke Simpson, Theodore
w. Moves, Jessie X. Kaufman. Miranda
Noyes Boyd; all addresses. washington.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
ARTILLERY DUELS GO ON
ALONG EASTERN FRONT

LONDON. April s.-On the eastern
front there have been no operations of
major Importance. so far as the official
reports show. The Russians apparently
are limiting their activity at present
for the most part to the Lake Narocz
region, south of Dvinsk. and Berlin de-
clares that such attacks as have been
made there were along a narrow front
and were easily repulsed.
The official statement issued by the
Russian war Office today follows:
ARTILLERY and rifle fire duels occurred
today on the Dvina front. Our art illery
opened a concentric fire on the sectors
near Illoukst in the Dvinsk region. In
the same district we exploded four
mines, which destroyed German
blockhouse and trenches.
Enemy artillery displayed great &C
tivity in the regions facing Postavy
and Lakes Miadziol and Narocz. some
times using shells containing poisonous
matter. The Austrians attempted an
offensive with considerable force on the
middle Stripa east of Podgacie in Gal
icia, but retired hurriedly before reach
ing our positions under threat Of our
counter attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
Villa, Borne on a Stretcher,
Closely Pursued by Troopers
Bandits Force. Reduced TO About I6O Men, Hur-
rying Through Country Now Turning
Against the Defeated Mexican.

that the defeated chief had passed not
two days before with only handful
of men. who bore him in their midst
upon a litter as they hurried along.
fleeing to the south. After the dis
Patches We're delivered. the troopers
spurred their horses on. and the avn
ator returned to headquarters. five
miles on muleback and eighty by aero
plane.
Evidence that Villa is in a hurry
and refuses to be incumbered with any
except the most necessary equipment
was found today when Pershing's men
searched a village near Dublan and re-
covered much of the booty which the
b?ndit had captured in his raid upon
Columbus.
Last night a tattered Nillista deserter
riding big bay horse of the 18th
Cavalry. which had Eeen captured dur
ing the attack upon the New Mexico
town. rode into the base camp here and
surrendered He told of having been
forced at the rifles point to join Villa
before the bandits raid into the United
States. and added that the bandit in
his flight had hidden much of the
property ia ken at that time in a near
by town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
BULGARIANS ACCUSED
OF TAKING FRENCH BRIDES

BERLIN. April s.-Two prominent
Bulgarian politicians, DIR. N Ghenadieff,
foreign minister, and NJ. Malinoff, for
mer premier, have been arrested for
accepting French brides, says a Sofia
dispatch to the Overseas News Agency.
The dispatch says:
THE Bulgarian politician Ghenadieff
has been arrested because of the find
ing of list of Bulgarians who were
bribed bya the former French Minister
of Justice Cruppi, in which GhenadiefY
was mentioned as receiving 100000
marks as lawyer fees The total sum
used for corrupting Bulgarian politi-
clans amounted to 100000 marks
The money was distributed as payment
for pretended corn sales. Ghenadieff
was arrested with NJ. Malinoff and 9TH
err pro- Russians at the request of the
examining judge after dinner given
by the president of the sobranje."
DR.. Ghenad1eff was leader Of the
Stambuloff party and NJ. Malinoff was
leader of the democrats. A report re-
ceived in London April by way of
Athens said that DIR. Ghenadieff and
seven other persons had been arrested
charged with being connected with an
intrigue against the Bulgarian gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

He CONFESSES ROBBERY
Chauffeur Arrested on Pacific Coast
Tells of New York
Mail Theft.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. April S.-James
Moran, a New York chauffeur, confessed
today to participation in the robbery two
months ago of mail truck in New York
city from which securities valued at
thousands of dollars and valuable bonds
were stolen. according to federal officials.
Moran is said to have become conscience
stricken at Salvation Army meeting.
i've been double-crossed and | want
to get even." James Moran is said to
have asserted in his confession.
Moran surrendered last night, and. ac-
cording to United States Commissioner
c. E Burch, he madee a confession today.
declaring he was aided in the robbery
by three others, one the ringleader.
whom he named, and two postal en-
ployes whose names he said he did not
know Moran then was taken to Los
Angeles for further investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
THINKS VILLA PURSUIT
HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT

Ell PASO. April S.-The pursuit of
Francisco Villa has been brought to a
definite halt, according to a statement
made here tonight by an American
army officer holding a position of re-
sponsibility.
There is no use blinking at the
facts he said. Even layman should
be able to understand that Gen. Per-
shing, with the relatively small num-
Der of men under his command. can
not maintain lines of communication
anywhere from 800 to 500 miles long
and at the same time press the pursuit
OF bandit into country where he
is known to have thousands of SYM
pathizers. if not active supporters.
With the free use OF the Mexican
railroads we could still hope to effect
something, but apparently there is no
hope of such a concession, at least at
present. l cannot see that the army
can do anything more until the rail-
road problem is settled in our favor
or substantial rcinforcements are sent
in to Gen. Pershing. L know nothing
about reports that the withdrawal Of
the troops is contemplated. That is a
question for Washington to decide. 1t
is hardly necessary for me to say that
it is a solution which would be a bit
ter pill for U.S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
REPRESENTATIVE Moon Renominated

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April S.
Judge John A. Moon. present congress-
man, was today declared the demo-
cratic nominee for Congress from the
third Tennessee district by the eXecu-
tive committee. no other candidates
having entered the race. This dispenses
with the necessity of a nominating pri-
mary The republicans will not name
candidate until after the August
elections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Mexican desert to Casas Grandes and
thence laboriously southwark over worn
and difficult trails over 200 miles be-
yond to the front. Advance guards of
American cavalry have lived for the
last two weeks on beef and corn, with
these supplies at a minimum.
Army officials here do not regard with
apprehension the announcement Of Sec
rotary OF Foreign Relations Aguira AT
Queretaro that the Mexican government
had not granted American War Depart
ment permission to ship supplies over
the Mexican railways.
II was pointed out that this privilege
had not been denied by the de facto
government to private parties and as a
result enough hay and oats have been
shipped out OF Juarez to Casas Grandes
this week to feed the horses and mules
of the expeditionary force week
Enough coffee and sugar has been sent
to last the American troops ten days
Other supplies have been forwarded in
proportion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
ILLNESS PROVES FATAL
TO BASIL B. EARNSHAW
Was Prominent in Business for Forty
Years-Leaves Wife and
Two Children.

Basil r. Earnshaw. member of the
firm of 3. B. Earnshaw & Bro, 11o5
18th street southeast, who had for more
than forty years been prominent in the
business life of the capital, died al $3.50
o'clock last night in Providence Hos
pital.
Mr.. Earnshaw was seventy years old.
He had been in failing health for some
time. he. was born in Maryland and
lived an chg District practically all his
life. Funerals arrangements have not
yet heencmade.
Mr.: Earnshawi was a member of the
Assosat ion s. the Oldest InhanitaH rts
many SearSe been a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, was president
of the Congress Hall Hotel Corporation
and a director in the National Capital
Bank and Continental Trust Company.
He leaves his wife. a son and daugh-
ter. The family home is at 723 18th
street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09
REICHSTAG FELICITATES
GEN. Won HINDENBURG

BERLIN. April s, by wireless to Say
ville.-The telegram sent by President
Kaempf of the reichstag to Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg on the fiftieth ami
versary OF the field marshars entry into
military service. just celebrated. read az
follows:
in the name of the reichstag / express
herewith. on the occasion of your excel
lency's fitch military anniversary, the
heartiest congratulations and gratitude OF
the nation to the ingenious strategist and
the glorious liberator of East Prussia