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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28

men some important suggestions in re-
gard to the conduct of the office of the
hotels.
E. C. Taylor, manager Of the Cay
league hotel of Montgomery. spoke on
Rebate Association He told of the
practices of some of these organizations
which seek to get rebates from hotels
Charles M. Hervey, proprietor of the
Cawthon hotel of Mobile, discussed Hotel
Help In the South" Mr. Hervey spoke of
the problems which confronted southern
hotel managers, and outlined certain sug-
gestions which would prove of benefit in
solving this problem.
Claude Williford of Sheffield delivered
an address on the Importance of the
Muscle Shoals development. A resolution
introduced by him placing the hotel men
of the state on record as favoring this de-
velopment was adopted unanimously. The
resolution declares that the President of
the United States Is respectfully request
ed to locate the proposd government
nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, and it also
favored the development of the power
plant at that point.
The hotel men attended the baseball
game at Redwood yesterday afternoon,
and the meeting came to close last night
with the banquet at the TutWier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
FIRST BANQUET
A BIC SUCCESS
Retail GrOcers and Butchers
Enjoy Spread-C. M. Lane
s POSTMASTER

The Retail Grocers and Butchers asso-
citation held their first annual banquet
last night in the ballroom of the Hillman
hogel About 200 members and their
friends were in attendance. The banquet
began at Z o'clock and disbanded at II
o'clock. Every guest assured President
c. M. Lane, who was POSTMASTER, that
they never spent a more enjoyable eve
ming. A unique feature of the banquet
was that every guest wore the regulation
butchers apron and sat at the table with
out a coat, with his sleeves rolled up
Among the features of the banquet
was the orchestra, which consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver ChalifouX, Louis Dens-
Ter, James Yates and Frank Nesbitt. Ellis
Loveless sang an enjoyable solo, accom-
panied by Miss Katherine Cotter. The
chorus of the Amuse-U theatre rendered
several popular songs
The following toasts were responded
to-
w. II. Newmon, vice president of the
association spoke on From a Butcher s
Standpoint"
C. A. O'Neal answered to the toast Co
Operation Pays"
]. l.. Thornton, chairman of the trading
stamp committee, gave an address on
Inc curse OIL 1rduliiS Stamps.
Frank Wood, chairman of the rail-
foad commissary, spoke on Railroad
Commissares.'
John E. Hill gave an address on Sun
day Closing"
T. ]. Grimes spoke on Loyalty to the
Association.
Henry w. Fowlkes gave an address on
1.-THE Pure Food Page"
Judge R. B. Watts, the association s
attorney, spoke on From a Legal Stand
point
Manager Bailey of the Hillman hotel
provided an unusually attractive menu,
which consisted of iced cantaloupe, rad
ishes sliced cucumbers, young onions,
fried fillet of sole. tartar sauce, broiled
chicken on toast with bacon, green peas,
new potatoes, asparagus hollandaise in
butter, stuffed tomatoes, peach cream
cakes and coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
ENGLISH STATEMENT

London, July 27.-The official state
ment issued by the war office tonight
reads:
To-day there has been hard infantry
fighting to the northeast of Poziercs
and in the vicinity of Lougueval and
Delville wood.
North of the line of PoZieres- Baven-
tin-Le-Petit we succeeded last night in
capturing about 200 yards of an in
portan. enemy trench, which hitherto
had successfully resisted all our at
tacks.
"-'his morning after an If tense en-
filade artillery fire the enemy sue
ceeded in regaining possession OF the
whole trench, but our troops immedi
ately reattacked and have regained a
footing in the southern end.
ION our right flank, after hard fight
ing, we have driven the enemy from
the east and northeast of Delville
wood. Heavy fighting still continues
in this vicinity, including Longueval.
where we regained portion of the
northern part of the village.
"About l o'clock Wednesday morn
ing small enemy party entered our
trenches Immediately west OF the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
VILLAS TRYING
TO BREAK GORDON
Band of Followers Attack
Ranch and Kill Owner,
Is Report

Chihuahua, July 27.-Villa bandits at
tackled the ranch house on the property
of Rosalia Hernandez. near Encinillas
night, according to reports received here
by General Jacinto Trevino tonight. The
reports continued that the bandits, who
numbered 65. under the command Of Pla-
cido Villanueva. were driven off after
killing Jesus Hernandez, brother, and
fled in the direction Of Ojiaga. 1t is
believed that it is this band that Is re-
ported to be in Sierra Blanca.
Remnants of the bands of Jose Carrasco
and J. Chavarra are said to be encamped
at Onorato, about 80 miles east of the
Hernandez ranch Columns under Cen
eral Lopez have been sent in pursuit
Spies have brought reports to Gen.
Matias Ramos, commanding the gov
eminent forces in the Durango cam
paign, that Villa, surrounded by thirty
men in FL Canine De Las Huertas, is
preparing to make a desperate effort TO
break through the Gordon of Carranza
Other advices said that the forces of
General Ramos and Gen. Ernesto Garcia
have effected a junction with the Carran-
Ia troops from Durango, and that the
main body Of the joint command Is now
south Of San Pedro Del Gallo, about 80
miles west of Torreon General Ramos is
in Escalon preparing for a move which
it is believed will result in Villas cap
ture.
Hillario Rodriguez reported from Tor
reon that he has sent messages to va
rious bandit leaders in Durango and Fac
atecas asking them to confer with him on
proposals for amnesty and is meeting
with favorable responses
Detailed reports of the engagement at
Cerro Gordo several weeks ago said that
1874 Villistas were killed in the engage
ment. The same reports added that the
Carranza troops as well as the bandits
are suffering from shortage of food.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Three Men Fatally Hurt
in Street Car Wreck

New York, July 27.-Three men were
fatally injured when a street car crashed
into an elevated railroad pillar in the
Bronx tonight. One was a policeman
serving as guard. The accident was
the most serious since the beginning OF
the strike of motormen and conductors
on the surface, car lines in the Bronx and
Westchester county. The car was de-
molished and the crew was sought vain
ly by the police after the accident
Before ambulances arrived to take the
injured men to hospitals. three other cars
collided on top of the debris According
to the police, the three cars had been
stopped a block from the scene of the
accident but were started ahead at full
speed after the first careened into the
post So far as could be learned no one
was aboard any one of the three.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Seven Hundred Children
in New York Have Died
in Epidemic Prevailing

New York, July 27.-Only slight de-
sis was noted today In the health de-
partment report for the "a hours ending
at 10 a. m. During that period there were
81 deaths and ISL new cases.
More than 700 children now have been
killed by the plague since it's inception
on June &C. and there have been more
than 5000 cases reported.
Marked success has attended the treat
ment of so infantile paralysis patients
with intra7 spinal injections of adrenalin,
the remedy recently suggested by DIR. S.
]. Meltzer, according to a report to the
health department today by DIR. Edward
]. Birmingham. In IS cases. the report
says, the symptoms completely subsidized,
while the other Is infants are said to be
speedily recovering.
I'VE feel that DR.. Meltzers theory has
been sustained" DIR. Birmingham said
I'VE will not say proven, because so
cases cannot prove such an important
matter"
Special methods of caring for the pa
tients have been adopted in connection
with the use of adrenalin, injections of
which are made directly into the spine
every six hours. One of the methods Is
supplying the patients when the conyales1
cent period starts with new dolls and
toys. happy state of mind is grea
remedial mea sure, Dr. Birmingham saif
1t is expected the scope of the expe1
ments will be widened and the treatmeS
administered to large number of su
ferers
Three more surgeons have Joined L
staff of DIR. Charles e. Banks, SEMI
surgeon of the United States public healt
service, in Chicago for the government
bureau for regulating interstate travel j
connection with the epidemic, making &
total of 81 surgeons now on the staff.
DIR. Banks today issued a statement adj
vising persons living outside this state
when they bring their children here for
visits, to provide themselves with iden-
LITIGATION papers SO their departure from
the city will not be delayed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
GADsDEN

Gadsden July 27.-(SpeciaL) An
nouncement was made today of the es-
tablishment early in the year of a
Ferd Frank, now a member of Ber
nard, Frank & Co. of Montgomery, will
be one of the principals in the new
firm, which is expected to be one of
the largest in this section. Mr.. Frank
for % years was in business here and
went to Montgomery five years ago.
That 800 are destitute in Etowah
county and that $4,000 acres have been
inundated and a loss of $250,000 done
is the official report made to Cover
nor Henderson by Judge L. L. Herr
berg. Many men say this is con-
sentative estimate, and that some indi-
viduals will lose more than $4,000.
While bathing in the backwater of
the Coosa river at Cedar Bluff, near
Centre, Tuesday afternoon, Ross
Mobbs, 9 years old. stepped off a ledge
into water over his head and drowned
before aid could reach him.
Etowah county board of equalization
is completing it's work, and it Is be-
lieved that not more than a dozen
property owners will resort to ar5l-
tration on new assessments. The in
crease Will be in the neighborhood OF
$1,000. 100000 for the county.
Kathleen. little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w F. Showers of Alfalfa, was
thrown from horse yesterday and suf-
fered concussion of the brain. She is
much improved, and her recovery is
expected within a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS

Paris, July 27.--The Official commu-
nication issued today by the war office
says:
South of the Somme the French
made progress east of Estrees.
North of the Aisne a German at
tack. on a salient northwest of the
Butte wood near Villeaubois was
stopped by our machine gun fire.
"In the Champagne about 10 p. m.
"wednesday the Germans made a
strong attack on front of 1900 metres
west of Prosnes and got into few of
cur front trenches They were imme-
diately expelled by a counter attack,
however +ts
THE artillery combat was renewed
during the night on the Verdun front
at Hill 304 and on the Fleury sector"
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HARD FIGHTING is
AGAIN RESUMED BY
BRITISH ARMY IN
REGION OF SOMME
CONTINUED from Page one)

supplies. is likely to have in Constan-
tinople and also as to the influence this
defeat, conjoined with the success of
the Russians toward Brody in opening
the road to Lemberg, will have in Greece
and Roumania.
The Associated Press correspondent at
Athens learns that there is no longer
any likelihood of an attack on the en-
tente allied forces at Saloniki.
The Russian war minister, according to
an interview in the Russky Slovoe, de-
sides to dispel the illusion that the war
can end in autumn. He admits that the
German technique is so high that Ger
many can still offer a long resistance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Uniontown Man Charged
With killing Wife. and
Then Slashing Throat

Uniontown, July Pc. B. Mckay, with
his throat cut from ear to ear is IN
jail here charged with numbering his
wife, whose head was shot away and
her brain scattered over the bed and
walls of the ROOM The crime was COM
mitted about o'clock tonight. Mckay
claims his wife, accusing him of unfaith-
fulness, cut his throat while he was half
asleep and that he shot her. in self
defense. The officers say he murdered
his wife and then cut his own throat.
A razor was found in the bed, from which
Mckay got up to admit the officers. The
woman's body was found on the floor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Execution in Blacklist

San Francisco, July 27.-The British
government has suspended it's trading
with the enemy act blacklist against
the firm of G. w. McNear and the Pc
troleum Products company of San
Francisco, of which McNear is the
head. so far as delivery of goods un-
der pending contracts is concerned, 1t
was announced here today. McNear
filed a protest against the action of
the British government in placing the
name of his firm on the recently is
sued blacklist of American firms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Much Sporadic Rioting as
Result of Garments Stril

New York, July 27.-After a day of S
radio rioting by striking street railv
employees and their sympathizers in
Bronx, William B. Fitzgerald. organi
for the Amalgamated Association
Street and Electric Railway Employees
America, announced tonight that effo
are being made to organize the emf
traffic system of Greater New York
Strike leaders declared that virtua
all the carmen in the Bronx had joi1
the strike
w. D. Mahon. president of the uni
came here today from Detroit.
A car operated by strikebreakers,
which there were one passenger, t
guards and two patrolmen. jumped
tracks in the Bronx tonight and crasl
into an elevated railsrsa rillar. All w
painfully -"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Lead Recovered

Deputy SherIffs White and Smith, Ten
nessee officers; w. T. Kemp, and City
Officer Street recovered 1000 pounds If
lead billets yesterday afternoon. 1t had
been stolen from the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company and hidden in a thicket
about ten miles out of Birmingham. The
officers followed a tip to the hiding place
of the lead, but missed the negro who
had stolen it. The property was re-
turned to the owner and a close watch Is
being kept for the negro
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
French Sentence Woman

Berlin, July 27.-(By Wireless.)-"A
French military court at Marseilles On
May 49, says the Overseas News
agency. Sentenced a woman named
Pfadt to death for treason and espion-
age. The supreme court having reject
ed the appeal, the sentence of death
against the woman has become valid"
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Ypres-Pnkin road but were immedi

Ypres-Pilkin road but were immedi-
ately driven out.
Further south, after artillery prep
aration, party of British troops raid
ed the enemy's lines The Germans
were encountered in front of their
own wire and sustained loss of some
80 killed. The British infantry then
fought their way into the trenches, in
which we found many Germans killed
by our bombardment.
Some good work was accomplished
by the royal flying corps Wednesday
in locating enemy batteries and newly
constructed defenses. Owing to the
clouds and mists, our machines had to
fly very low. Two of them are miss
ing"
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Institute Workers Meet

Montgomery. July 27.-(Special)
A conference of institute workers was
held at the capitol today for the pur-
pose of discussing the work to be car
ried on in those counties of the state
in which Institutes have not been held
during this scholastic year. The con-
ference was conducted by Spright
Dowell, who has supervision over the
institute work in the state Ten or Il
teachers and institute workers We're
present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Judge Refuses Motion
to Dissolve Injunction
Against Liquor Election

jackson, Miss, July H.-Chancellor O.
B. Taylor late today overruled a motion
by Secretary of State Power to have dis
solved an injunction restraining him from
taking any action on petitions filed July
Z seeking an election to repeal those sec
tons of the newly enacted prohibition law
which limit the shipment of liquor to any
one person to one quart every fifteen
day and prohibit the publication Of
liquor advertisements. The secretary of
state announced that he would appeal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
George C. Marlitt

The body of George c. Marlitt, who di
Wednesday at his late home in Jackse
vile, Fla, will be received, here tod
at noon by the Johns Undertaking CO
pany. Funeral services will be held
the grave in Elmwood cemetery at IL
O. clock. The deceased was a brother
law of E. T. Wilcox of this city.
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L. w. Davis

Funeral services for L. w. Davis, ag
81 years, who died at the family re
dence. 471o Eleventh avenue. north. at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, were &C
Quoted from the. residence at 10 oclo
yesterday morning. Interment was ma
in the East Lake cemetery. The deceas
is survived by his widow, three daue
tiers, Mrs. r. j. Richards, Mrs. r.
Vickson and Miss Irene Davis. and @
son, Clarence Davis.
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Miss Josephine Smith, aged 20 yea
died early yesterday morning at a LOT
infrmary. Funeral services were &C
Quoted from the private chapel of Ii
10y at 1880 O'Clock yesterday afterno5
The Rev. James A. Bryan, pastor of Z
Third Presbyterian church, officiated. ]
terment followed in Elmwood cemetery
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Texas Election

Dallas, July 27.-With several coun-
ties yet to be heard from. the election
returns tonight stood 100000 for sub
hitting a prohibition amendment to
the voters of the state to 156,S43
against such action.
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Rivers and Harbors Bill Signed

Washington. July 27.-President Will
son today signed the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill, carrying approx
mately $42,O00,OO0. Most of the money is
to be spent on existing Improvement
projectA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
Judge Brandon Acted as
TOastmaster and Made the
Occasion a Happy One
HARRY NEW ELECTED
AS NEW PRESIDENT
Judge Banks Selected General Counsel
of Association - Brilliant Ad-
dresses Made by Promi-
nent Members

The banquet at the Tutwiler last night
was the concluding feature of the meet
ing of the Alabama Hotel Mems asso-
alton, which has been in session here
for the past two days. Judge W. w.
Brandon of Tuscaloosa was the toast
master and he enlivened the occasion
with his splendid wit and humor. Judge
Brandon, who is admitted to be one Of
the best toastmasters in the state, was
in rare form last night and he made
the occasion one of brilliance and in
terest.
The banquet served at the Tutwiler
last night set a new pace for affairs of
this kind in the south and the hotel men
and their guests were loud in their praise
of the service rendered by Birminghams
leading hotel. The menu was a revela-
ton to the guests of the occasion and
it was pronounced by Judge Brandon and
others to have been the most elaborate
banquet ever served in this section of
the country.
Adolph P. Reich of Gadsden, proprietor
of the Printup hotel, and the retiring
president of the association, was called
on by Judge Brandon. Mr. Reich spoke
of the work which had been accom-
plished during the year and of the CO.
operation which he had received from
the other members of the association.
The laws which were passed by the last
legislature for the protection of hotels
against dead beats and the bad check bill
are said to have been worth thousands
of dollars to all hostelries of Alabama,
as well as to other business firms of
the state
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Miss Josephine Smith

40 arrangements will
far
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

John A. Farrell will succeed Charles J. Butler as postmaster at Westerly, Wednesday, having been commissioned by President Wilson or a four years term.
 MT. Farrell since the attainment of his majority has been active in demo- cratic politics, being closely associat- ed with his father Andrew Farrell, the acknowledged leader of the democratic party in Westerly. For twelve years, the new postmaster served as chair man of the democratic town commit tee, has been party candidate for member of the town council, was a delegate from Rhode Island to the Ma tiona1 Democratic convention in Den yer, in 1908, and was superintendent of health for the town of Westerly two years.
 Mir Farrell was born in Westerly, September 10, 1879, and so is in his thirty sixth year. He attended the public schools of the town, and was a member of the 1896 class of the Westerly High school. He is a nephew of the late William P. Clancy, a form CT postmaster at Westerly. MT. Far rell is a stone cutter by occupation, was engaged in the business for eighteen years and member of the firm of A. Farrell and Sons. For seven years he has been secretary of the Westerly branch of the Granite Man ufacturers' association.
 The retiring postmaster, Charles J. Butler, has been connected with the local post office for nearly a quarter of century. He has established a record of the highest rank in the post
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

office department. and his zeal to es- tablish the best possible service, coupled with his general personality. gave to Westerly an ideal postmaster. He leaves the service with the regrets of the toWnspeople, which gives him that feeling of self satisfaction that he has served the government and the people faithfully.
 MT. Butler was born in Birkenhead, England and when he was two years old, his parents located in Irvington, N. Y. When five years of age he reached Westerly and has resided here ever since. He attended the schools of Westerly, and when a young man entered the employ of the New Eng land Granite works and became a gen. eral engineer and machinist at the works. He became connected with the post office almost by accident and appointment. His brother, James But Ter, then, as now, was in the postal railway service. Samuel Cross was postmaster, and Lyndon Taylor was clerk in the office and had resigned to become bookkeeper in the William Clark Thread mill Postmaster Cross sent for James Butler to call at the post office on a Sunday morning and Charles J. Butler accompanied him. to James Butler, which was declined as the railway job was worth 5000 a year, while the salary of the post off1ce clerk was $500. Then Postmaster Cross offered the clerkship to Charles J. Butler and the offer was accepted.
 MT. Butler was appointed clerk by Postmaster Samhel H. Cross, Febru- ary 1, 1892. Three years later he was promoted to be assistant postmaster