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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
HAVE ROSY CHEEKS
 AND FEEL FRESH AS
 A DAlSY-TRY THlS!
Says gIass of hot water with phosphate before breakfast
 washes out poIsons.

To see the tinge of healthy bloom in your face. to see your skin get clearer and clearer, to wake up without 8 headache, backache, coated tongue or "a nasty breath. in fact to feel your best. day in and day out, Just try inside bath ing every morning for one week.
 Before breakfast each day, drink a glass of real hot water with teaspoon full of limestone phosphate in it a harmless means of washing. from the stomach, liver. kidneys and bowels the previous days indigestible waste, sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing, sweet ening and purifying the entire alimen- tary canal before putting more food in- to the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stomach is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans out all the sour Concentrations, gases and acidity and gives one splen- did appetite for breakfast.
 A quarter pound of limestone phos- phate will cost very little at the drug store but is sufficient to demonstrate that just as soap and hot water cleanses, sweetens and freshens tho skin, so hot water and limestone phos- phate act on the blood and internal or gans. Those who are subject to consti- patton, bilious attacks, acid stomach, rheumatic twinges. also those whose skin is sallow and complexion pallid. are assured that one week of inside bathing will have them both looking and feeling better in every way.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
NEWSPAPER WOMAN ON SPECIAL MISSION
 OF LOCAL INTEREST
Birmingham Regarded as Big Dis- tributing Center and Noted Writer Is Making Investigation as to
 Needs of the Dealers

Miss Marie Cecile Chomel of Indian apolis is in the city, on a special trade mission in connection with a large mill ing concern, which regards Birmingham as enc of tine most important distributing centers of the south.
 Miss Chomel was formely connected with the Indianapolis Star as feature and political writer and was known to the newspaper world as Betty Blythe" For sometime she has been in the south, representing a big manufacturing concern in Seymour Ind, and is Investigating business conditions. She is in Birming- with a view of taking up the advertis- ing of her firm and her work is in line with modern publicity methods, which firsts seeks to find out what the jobber and retailer want in this regard rather than trying to force on them miscella- neous advertising methods that may be totally unsuited for their needs and To- cality.
 ''The manufacturer no longer sits in his home office and arbitrarily defines meth ods of cooperation regardless of whether his ideas suit the dealers or not" said Miss Chomel. "rhe new and effective way is to find out what are the tastes of the people who buy the goods, as well as the viewpoint of the man who acts as buyer for his firm.
 Then give them exactly the degree and kind of cooperation that they want.
 Another great change in publicity methods is the fact that there is more human interest in advertising copy''
 According to Miss Chomel the adver- Using columns of a newspaper should have the same appeal to the readers as turn to the paid matter as eagerly as any other part of the paper.
 T go about the writing of an adyer- tisement in just the same way as cover a newspaper assignment she said. T look first for the news element in the story, and try to make 1t as allurinR to the reader as if there was no com mercial interest attached to it.
 And just as the newspaper publisher stays awake nights trying to think up features that will prove fascinating to the women. so do I search out ways of reaching the hearts of feminine readers the advertising columns as well as the news sections are planned to get the attention of the women in the home. ''
 Miss Chomel will make a full <investi- gation as to what the people of Bir- mingham want. Then she will make re- port to the Blish Milling company of Seymour, Ind, with the purpose of event. ually giving the housewives of the city what they want, how they want it, and when they want it. In this undertaking she will cooperate with the local repre- sentative of the milling company, the well-known wholesale house of Collins & Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
ROTHOLZ-LICHT
 WEDDING SURPRISE
Popular Young Couple Quietly Mar ried at Home of Mir. and Mrs.
 ROthOlz Last Night

One of the prettest and simplest we'd dings of the spring was solemuized last night by Rabbi M Newfeld at the resi- dence of G. Rotholz on South Sixteenth avenue, when Miss Lillian Rotholz be- came the bride of MT. Harry Licht
 The secret was known to but few and therefore only the most intimate friends of the contracting parties gathered to witness the ceremony.
 Four young and intimate friends of the bride Miss Alma Blach. Miss Babbette Altmayer Miss Marie Klein and Miss Clarisse Sommer, had taken possession of the parlor floor yesterday morning and the decorations, all in white. that they had accomplished were artigtic and ex- quisite.
 The engagement of the young couple had never been announced and there- fore the surprise to their friends was complete
 MT. Licht came here two years ago from Hartman, Tenn, and engaged in the realty business. His success in that induced him on January l to embark in the jobbing line, and he is one of Bir- minghams enterprising and successful citizens.
 The bride, Miss Lillian Rotholz. the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.. Rotholz, not yet out of her teens, is one of the most lovable and beautiful of the city's many pretty girls. The young couple left last night on the Louisville and Nash vile for New York and Niagara Falls.
 Birmingham will be their home on their return and their many friends will then have the opportunity of extending them xric chn xxYhio iot, frrno ,f the affair prevented their doing hereto fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
ADDRESS ON LIFE
 OF BISHOP ASBURY
District Conference at Highlands
 Methodist Church--Dr. DuBose to Make Address

The fiftieth anniversary of the Meth [odlst church in Birmingham was cele- 7orated last night at the district confer .ence held at the Highland Methodist Epis- lcopal church. Dr. John D. Simpson, pres ldent of Birmingham college, preached the anniversary sermon, in which he out med the growth of the church and it's activities during the half-century of it's Iexistence.
 Immediately after the sermon the con- terence was organized, with Bishop J. ft. Mccoy presiding. A feature of in- terest was the address of the Rev. Caw- thorn Doen of the Women's college of
 Montgomery, in which he told of the growth and accomplishment of the in |stitution.
 The conference will convene this morn Ing at 3 o'clock for business and at Il o clock Dr. J. s. Frazer, c~m mmissioner
 or education of the Henry university of
 Atlanta, will preach. Tonight at 8 o'clock
 l'r. H. M. DuBose of Nashville will make
 an address on the life and works of Bish-
 op Francis Asbury.
 All the Methodist ministers of the Bir-
 mingham district are in attendance. the
 presiding elder, pr. L. c. Branscomb, in
 charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30

Williams.
 Judge No. 4: Romaine Boyd. Edward e. Crow, Palmer P. Daugette, Horace c. Wilkinson.
 Judge No. Cat Bessemer): J. c. B Gwin, William Jackson.
 Judge No. $: c. B. Smith.
 Judge No. [: George M. Edmonds. John C. Pugh, James M. Russell
 Judge No 8: Willard Drake, Charlie W. Ferguson, D. J. Hummer, John T. Roach, Rodger W. Snyder, John D. Strange Henry kirke White. 's
 Judge No g: F. D. McArthur, John H. Miller.
 Judge No. 10: Henry A. Sharpe.
 Clerk of the circuit court: Walter l.. Howard, William J. Waldrop.
 County treasurer: Dr. John s. Gil,espy. M. V. Henry, H. N. Randall, Cleon B. Rogers. N. W. Scott. John Shahan.
 Probate judge: J. T. McAllister, J. P. Stiles.
 Tax collector: P B. Bowers, James F. Hawkins.
 Tax assessor: D. E. McLendon.
 Deputy Solicitor (Bessemer): F. R. Mathews. Ben C. Perry.
 Deputy clerk circuit court (BessemeD: Rose Huey, w. Bascom Vines, Thomas w. Wright.
 Congress. Ninth district: George Hud- dleston, Thomas J. Judge, Charles B. Rice.
 Present elector for Ninth Congressional district: Tom O. Smith.
 Delegate to national convention: Ben Davis, Crawford Johnson.
 Candidate for board of education George Bondurant, H. M. Byars, L. V. Clark. H. D. Cullen, I. M. Engel, J. H. Terrell, F. N. Howell, Nathan L. Mill Ter, J. W. Minor. J. D. Moore, Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
CONFER TODAY ON
 SCHOOL PROBLEM
Yesterday Was Exceptionally Quiet About the Commission Offices
 at City Hall

Quiet reigned about the commission halls yesterday and other than the daily rou- tine, nothing occurred to mar the serenity of the civic executive departments at the city hall. It had been expected that Commissioner Weatherly would arrive from his trip to the country, but he failed to put in an appearance, and he is not scheduled until this morning, according to the latest reports received by Sec retary Clarence Lloyd
 For today a conference between the board of education and the commission IS scheduled at Il o'clock. At the con- ference the matter of submitting a S2 O00- oo0 bond issue to the people for the con- struction of new schools and the repair ing of the old will be discussed from all angles. Recommendations agreed on to- day will reflect the sentiment of the commission as Commissioners Ward, Hor- nady and Truss are very much in earnest regarding the school problem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30

fail to become embittered against his God and fellow man is beyond the writer. In talking to prisoners some said they were allowed the privilege of open air once or twice since they had been incarcerated. Others, that because they refused to sweep or scrub, were locked in their cells and refused the privi- 1ege of any open air or exercise. It is our understanding that a pris- oner is not compelled to do this work, but we were told by sew eral that they were denied the liberty of fresh air and sunshine because they refused to scrub or sweep. Others said they were de- nied without any reason. We were told that meals were served twice a day, breakfast at 7:15 and din- ner at 1915, and then nothing untb the next morning. We think if men are to be fed but twice a day, then the meals should be further apart. We asked if the food was good. Most all said the dinner was fair but breakfast not We were shown the breakfast pan of one prisoner, which he had not touched, he said, and it appeared that way. It was a small 1aquered pan in the bottom of which was about half an inch of molasses, black as tar, so thick it would not run in the pan. In it were three biscuits and a piece of fat pork two inches long and a quarter inch thick. The prisoner had not touched 1t. He said 1t made him sick and did not agree with him, but it was eat that or nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
POOR JANITOR SERVICE

We are also advised that there is con- siderable theft of loose or detachable property, such as lights toilet paper, etc, by persons who have access to the corridors of the building at all times of day and night: also that the general public, including some very objectionable persons, are in the habit of using the toilets day and night, and we recom- mend that something be done to prevent their 1ndiscriminate use for the protec- ton of employees and others entitled to these privileges. We recommend that locks be placed on each door and keys furnished to each department and when courts are in session a part of these doors be left unlocked for the use of witnesses and others
 For the foregoing req sons and to fur ther safeguard the records and property of the government, and to prevent the improper use of the upstairs corridors at night, we recommend that gate be placed at the foot of the stairway and kept locked outside of regular working hours, and that the watchman admit no one through it except authorized em- ployes, and that watchman S time detec- tor be installed.
 We are of the opinion, from or obser- vations, that the janitor service is either insufficient or inefficient, and that there is not enough sweeping, dusting and win dow washing being done-the grand jury room being especially neglected We hope that future grand juries will be better provided for. and suggest that water cooler be placed inside the jury room and furnished with sanitary cups
 We are pleased to note the great i'm provement in the building by the paint ing now being done.''
 In conclusion we respectfully ask that a copy of this report be sent to the de- partment of justice at Washington
 All of which is respectfully submitted.
 GEORGE A. BLINN. JR
 Foreman of the Grand Jury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
DEMAND FOR STEEL
 PRODUCTS KEEPS UP
Steel Corporation to Build
 Big HerOult Furnaces
PRICES TREND UPWARD
Pig Iron Market Continues to Be Fairly Active-Sales for Week in Birmingham District Amount to
 Between 5000 and 10000 Tons

Cleveland, O., March 29-(Special.) .)-The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 The new bookings of United States Steel corporation are holding at about 75O00 tons daily and independent com panies report continuation of very strong demand which has prevailed for many weeks.
 A very interesting development in the manufacture of steel by the electric process is the decision of the United States Steel corporation to build at Mil waukee and in the Chicago district heroult furnaces of much larger capacity than any now in use.
 The corporation has been producing in an experimental way for several years and is highly pleased with results
 Prices of billets continue to show up- ward tendency and some forging steel maker has been asking $75. Contracts for billets for third quarter have been made at $3S for Bessemer and somewhat higher prices for open hearth.
 The very severe specifications which must be conformed to in making of bars for shells have resulted in considerably smaller output than had been estimated, and it is now evident that mills will Carry over into the second half of the | y ySol ei ldISG tOllIldS0 WHICH It naQ been expected would be made prior to July |. This will cause still further congestion of the mills, which are already confronted by a serious situation. Reports from New York indicate decided improvement in inquiry for machine tools from for eign countries Some orders have been placed for export to England, France and Portugal and important inquiries from the same countries are pending. In havx ,;a.o foreign countries have almost entirely ceased and one machine tool builder has received an order from one of the Euro pean countries to cancel shipment of lathes.
 The pig iron market throughout the country continues to be fairly active and in nearly all centers prices are firm. Some sales have, however, been made from Buffalo at surprisingly low fig ures. Rhode Island consumer has taken from 5000 to TOGO tons basic at $l7.50 Buffalo, and Perth Amboy ne1ter has purchased 5000 tons basic from a Buffalo maker at low price. In the Pittsburg district, furnaces are being pushed to turn out the greatest possible product and furnaces are resortng to the use of scrap to increase their output.
 In eastern territory there is renewed interest in basic and a Harrisburg con- cern has taken from 10000 to 12, 900 tons at an advance of 75 cents over recent quotations. This sale is not, however, regarded as fixing the market. Sales at Birmingham amount to from 1S,000 to 20000 tons and at Cleveland about 50,000 tons have been sold by leading agencies. Cleveland firm has been compelled to pay sA.S0 per ton to ship 1000 tons of nalleable pig iron from New York to Manchester. The ocean vessel capacity available for shipment of pig iron is extremely limited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30

<, Floribel Brown Ohme, T. Snow Rogers. | C. R. West.
 l Candidates for board of revenue: H. M. Abercrombie. Horace c. Archibald. G. w. Armstrong, J. J. Attaway, Rufe R. Bivins, J. M. CTobe) Bonner, John
 M. Bradley. Thomas M. Bradley, w. J. Cameron, J. B. Cobbs, D. R. Copeland
 Charles K Dickey, E. A Dudley,
 Charlie c, Ellis, Prof. S. A. Ellis, Felix l. Erwin, William G. Estes, John F. Farrel, Dr. A. J. Farley, N B. Fea- gin, James (Uncle Jimmy) Foster, Walter E. Fowlkes, Frank H. Gafford.
 Job Going. Dr. John Goodwin, J. w Gwin, J. Ed Haigler, J. H. Hargrove F. A. Hewitt. Eugene L. Huey, H. F.
 Huffstutler, ". Jack Kelly, John M Landrum. William D. Lanier, Pierce l. Lewis, R. F. Lovelady, Robert H. Math- ews. J. W. May, T. C. Mcdonald, Hugh McGeever, T. M. McPhail, Dr. J. Thomas Miller, R. B. Montgomery, H. c. Moore. George C. (Doc) Mosley. J. H. F. Mos ley, Tom Morris. Lawrence H. Pen- nington, Victor Q. Prowell, R. B. Rog- CTS, Eugene H. Self, w. N. Sharpe, John N Smithson c. L. Spain, N B. Stack, John F. Stein. Felix I. Tarrant, J. R. (Bob) Taylor, John H. Taylor. Beau regard Vintson, J. B. Vines. w. D. Wade. w. J. Wheeler, S. E. Wilbourne, w. L. Woodruff.
 Candidates for coroner: Rob. F. Ad- ans, Jack W. Brown, J. c. Clelland, w. O. Davis. A s. Fitzpatrick, Dr.
 Leon A. Fox. James w. Gillespie. Dr. W. M. Hancock. R. B. Holtam. E. NJ. Love, Dr. A. F. Meadow, Walter l.. Metcalf. pr. R. l.. Mitchell, w. M. New ton, Edward Patillo, Dr. E. P. Pruitt. John R. T. Rives. John F. Robertson. | J. A. Russell. A. M. South, G. P. Will kerson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
Will Call Committee

John W. Sibley, chairman of the good roads committee of the Chamber of Com merce, returned to the city yesterday alter an absence Of two weeks. He dis cussed the Warrior highway proposition yesterday with Engineers Clark and Crossland, and states he will call meet ing of the committee in a few days in the interest of the highway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
REVISE DLIST OF CANDIDATES FOR
 JEFFERSON SHOWS
 SPIRITED RACES
Continued From Page Ftve)

is the race for county treasurer in which Cleon Rogers, seeking reelection, has five opponents. N. w. Scott of Ensley, former mayor of that city and a mem Der of the legislature is conducting an active campaign as is Dr. John S. Gil- lespy, who has been prominent in busi- ness and politics of the county for years. Prof. M. V, Henry is also mak- ing an active race and has the support of a number of friends all over the county. Others 1T. this race are John Shahan and H. N. Randall
 Judge J. P. Stiles is opposed for re- election by J. T. McAllister The an- nouncement of MT. MoAllister on the afternoon the lists closed created con- siderable surprise as it had not been expected that Judge Stiles would have oppoSition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION

The race for county board of educa- tion is attracting much attention, and is expected to become one of the most interesting of the county races be- fore the primary. The change in the laws made by the legislature makes this one of the most important posi- tions in the county, and strong ef- fort is being made to keep the con- test free from politics and select can didates of recognized business ability and educational Knowledge. Mrs Floribel Brown Ohme, the only woman who ever ran for office in Jefferson county. is believed to be one of the leading candidates for this board. Mrs. Ohme is recognized as one of the lead ing educators of the state, and was for many years head of the department of English in the Birmingham High school Nathan l.. Miller, J. D. Moore and Gen. Louis V. Clark are being strongly supported in all parts of the city and county on account of their recognized business ability and the desire on the part of the voters to select as members of the board men who are actuated only by a desire to render some service to the cause of education. These positions are with out remuneration.
 With nearly 70 candidates in the race for board of revenue it is impossible at this time to get any clear idea on the situation. All the members of the present board are making strong fights for reelection. Walter Fowlkes has strong support among the business men of the city as well as large number of friends in every beat in the county. His election would cause no surprise.
 In the race for coroner there are 21 candidates, most of whom are very active.
 CANDIDATES IN COUNTY
 The correct list of candidates for all offices in Jefferson county follows:
 Judges of Circuit Court-Judge No. l.: J. B. Aird, Alfred IT. Benners, R. B. Ke!- ley, Hugh A. Locke.>
 Judge No. 2: F. William Fort.
 Judge No 8: A. l.. Arnold, David J. Davis, Harrington P. Heflin, Richard l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
WHERE DOES MONEY co?

The sheriff states he is allowed $180 month for janitor service. We fail to find where any part of that $1S0 is expended for janitor service. All testimony and statements of prisoners, as well as of the stevedores went to show that what jam itor work is done is performed by the prisoners and trusties, and these trllst;es compose a mock court who impose these prison rules and who in fact practically control the prisoners, for it is they who prevent the prisoners from the exercise and fresh air, unless they scrub and clean or do what these stevedores tell them to do. or unless they have money or other valuables to give to keep them from having to perform these services. This is all wrong. The last fiscal report of the sheriff to Dr. w. H. Oates. the state prison inspector. shows that Jeffer- son county jail handled 6474 prisoners within the year, of which 122 were remaie ard 6352 were males. The total amount paid for food was $31, 422. The least num- Der of prisoners at any one time was 140, and the largest number was 427 The total number of days spent by these peo- ple was 106,379.
 WE MAKE THE FOLLOWING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
"UNFIT PLACE FOR HUMAN BEINGS" IS
 GRAND JURY REPORT
 IN FEDERAL COURT
tContinued from Page Five,

(COntlnued rom FhEc F1veI concerned. The United States pris- oners have the choicest CD cells and the colored quarters are bet ter than the white, but how any man can fail to develop tuber
 culosis in such an atmosphere or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-30
WANTS AN INSPECTOR

We recommend that an officer from the marshal's office be designated, directed and empowered to look after the welfare of the United States prisoners, and that he have authority to enforce reforms and good treatment to the prisoners or else remove them to some more humane and sanitary jail. and see that they are prop erly fed, and at proper intervals, and have the proper sanitary surroundings. It has been officially stated to us that 90 per cent of the tuberculosis cases among con- victs in the penitentiary and mines con- tract the disease in the jail
 We ask your careful attention to these matters in the name of humanity.
 A subcommittee was appointed to in- spect the federal building and made the following report:
 we think it hardly necessary to more than refer to the insufficient room avail able for the several departments, espe- cially the postoffice and internal reve- nue collectors office, as this condition is well known, and there is no present rem edy that suggests itself to us, and they will have to be borne until the new fed eral building is completed.
 Owing, in a measure to this congested condition. we find the stocks and station cry rooms in disorder and confusion This might be greatly improved by more care and system in handling; and by provid- ing more shelving for storage purposes to avoid the necessity for piling the stocks on the floors.
 The files and records seem to be as well cared for as possible with the in sufficient vault room provided for their protection. However we found imuortant records and documents accessible to casual visitors and liable to be stolen on account of'the insecurity of the office doors.