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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-21

haired poets trampled upon him,
metaphOrtcally speaking, and made
love to Nita under gIise of sympa-
thy.
There was worse than that. Nita
had grown tired of him. SIZE had
limited at divorce. She said that she
wanted to find her SOUL
The quarrel was renewed on sue
cessive days. It was the old story of
the drudging husband and the bril-
. liant WIFE. Nita knew that she must
take the step-he never would.
you ought to leave that man. He
is just dragging you down." said
Miss Tasseler, author of "The Con-
quering Sex?" a delicate satire,
which some had pronounced indei-
cate. Come with me to the lecture
tonight, by Mildred Burns. She has
been married five times, you know,
and she says there is no possibility
of a real woman living happily with
a man. It will open your eyes.
Nita went. George stayed at
home, smoking and dreaming of the
babies Nita refused to have. He did
not want literature in his home; he
wanted-a pair of childish arms about
his neck.
The lecture had been advertised
extensively, and, to the disgust of
Miss TasseIer, the back seats were
filed with motley crew who had
come to scott. They were not at the
rear, exactly, but behind the elite,
and the seats about them were filed
with the soulless crowd, who passed
audible remarks about the lecturer
and the company.
Presently, to her intense indigna-
ton, two fat men in the seat behind
began talking of Nita.
That's the woman, sitting in front
of u.s. said one, in a loud whisper,
which Nita heard perfectly. "She
writes, you know, and leaves her
husband tO StaV home and O11rua fbn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-21

Nita wanted to-turn around and
glare, but an Unsuitable curiosity held
her silent and motionless.
"She's just fake" said the fat
man. do you know what her hus-
band does? Buys all her books, by
heck! Pays for their publication, has
an enormous edition brought out and
hires the critics to write puffs about
them"
Lord, I'd send her to the dishes
with a flea in her carr said the 9TH
er fat man. How do you know"
"Her publisher told me. Anyway,
it's an, open secret. Banks said he
hesitated to bring out her latest
book, The Sentinel Of Lone Peak?
Said it was the worst rubbish he had
ever read, and that to publish it
meant the literary disgrace of his
firm. He made George Latham
come across stiffly, 1 hear. Made
him put up the price Of 10000 cop
les"
Lord, amt he a fool" muttered
the other. whats that woman say
ing about influencing men? The
only way to influence men is to feed
the brutes."
Nita sat Mortified in her seat. She
glanced at Miss Tasseler, but that
lady was leaning forward, intent
upon Mildred Burns speech, and had
not heard a word of the dialogue be-
hind them.
Nita felt a sense of disgust thrill
her. So that was what the covert
sarcasm of the criticism had meant.
George had put up the money and
the publishing world was laughing at
her! George, staying at home, had
effaced himself, to become the hus-
band Of a celebrity whom he him
self had made.
The tears came into her eyes, and
at that moment the real soul of Nita
Latham was born.
She s1inDed ont of her seat EsT am
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
 MAKE BIC ATTACK
 0N RUSSIAN FLEET
Bombs Are Dropped on Ships and Many Were Hit, Says Berlin
 Report

Berlin, July 1s-(By Wireless.)-Th bombardment of German naval aircraft on the Russian border of Reval on the Gulf of Finland last night was an nounced today by the German admir- atty. Bombs were dropped on cruisers and other warships, numerous hits be- ing observer, one submarine being seen to have been hit four times
 Serious fires broke out on the docks as a result of the bombardment, says the statement Ali the raiders returned undamag ged to German warships in waiting outside the bay.
 The statement follows:
 German naval aeroplanes on the evening of July IS, bombarded enemy cruisers, torpedo boats, submarines and military establishments at the naval port of Reval. Numerous unquestioned hits were obtained on the enemy s forces. For example, one submarine Was hit four times. Serious conflagrations broke out on the docks.
 "In spite of heavy fire by anti air craft guns and enemy aeroplanes, all the German aeroplanes returned un- harmed to the sea forces that waited outside the bay. Although the German sea forces were visible in the clear weather and the aircraft were able to locate them despite fog that came on in the early morning, no sea forces of the enemy were observed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
MANY ADVANTAGES ARE OFFERED BY
 HOSPITAL CORPS
Most Valuable Branch of Service, De clares Sergeant Holt, Who Will Give Details to Any One
 Interested

Sergeant Sam A. Holt declares that the hospital corps offers exceptional advan- ta ges to young men and that it is the the men themselves. both in time of wal and peace.
 "The training given the hospital corps is most valuable said Sergeant Holt yesterday 'The commissioned officers are all graduate physicians, and they are required to stand a medical examination more stringent than is demanded by the state boards which license them to prac- tice. Those officers conduct school of instruction for the men two hours each day, during which they lecture tc them on such subjects as materia medica, pharmacy and minor surgery. The pri- yates are given instructions in first aid work the proper dose of medicine in com mon use, the taking of Temperatures, respiration, pulse and other subjects per taining to nursing.
 There is no higher branch of the serv- ice than the hospital corps and the in- struction and training given the men will prove of great value to them in the fu- ture. Any young man who expects 60 practice pharmacy or medicine or who is working in a drug store would receive course of instruction from able phy- sicians and surgeons in the hospital corps that would prove invaluable to him in fu- ture life. I will be glad to explain ip detail the work of the corps, and l think I can prove to the young men of the district that they can enter this branch of the service with great advantage to themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
GENERAL COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TONIGHT
Plans for Orphans Annual Picnic Are Being Completed and lndi-
 cations Point to Success

The general committee of the Jeff ferson County Orphans association having in charge the annual plcnlc and outing, will meet tonight at the Knights of Columbus hall on Third avenue. Among the business to come up will be the reports of all the sub committees of the district, showing the progress that is being made in the suburbs President Richard storm will preside He states that many encour- aging reports have come in as to the sale of tickets and that there IS every indication of a big success this year. Many entertainments and social af- fairs have been given by the ladies, he stated, which have netted consider able sum.
 MT. Storm said the greatest spirit of cooperation existed among the workers and that everyone was de- termined to make the picnic suc- cess. He requests every member of the committee to be on hand prompt ly tonight and aid in completing the plans for the big event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
NO APPROPRIATION
 | FOR FREIGHT BUREAU
Chambe of Commerce Committee Plans the Establishment of Bu-
 reau and it's Financial Support

Despite the fact that neither the city nor the county will contribute to the financial support of the proposed freight traffic bureau. plans were out lined at a meeting of the special com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon for the establish ment of the bureau. The meeting of the committee was held after the city had notified the members that it.could not accede to the request for an ap- propriation of $2500 annually The board of revenue sometime ago refused the same request.
 The new plan for financing the bu- reau provides for it's support by the Chamber of Commerce and the ship pers who are interested in the move ment for more equitable freight rates.
 The committee will render its re- port to the directors of the chamber at an early meeting. Since the directors have already gone on record as unani- mously favoring such bureau it is believed that steps will be taken at an early date for it's establishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Mobile Lets Coal Contract

Mobile, July 19.-(Special.) )-The city commissioners today awarded contract for supplying coal to the municipal wa terworks plants to the Imperial Coal and Coke company of Birmingham. The btd was $2s5 per ton delivered to the severa stations. While the price paid by the city was higher than other companies bid, according to City Commissioner Har- ny Pillans. it was the only company which complied with the specifications. MT. Pillans claims the price was the same as the lowest price of last year and the thermal unit guaranteed standard was higher and better for the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
''|FEAREDID|DN'T HAVELONGT TOLNE," 1"
 SAYS MRS. LAVERY
Doctor Told Her Neighbors He Had Given Her Up to
 Die, She Says

When I lay flat on my back with nerv- out prostration, the doctor told my neigh bors that he could do nothing more for me, and that I would die,' said Mrs. Sarah Lavery of 10S Ohio street, Nash vile.
 For days I was unconscious, but was determined to live. 1 held on with all the will power I could summon When l got over the worst of this 1 found myself a confirmed invalid. My stomach was sim ply torn all to pieces, and l was so un- strung l wanted to burst out crying II anybody as much as crooked their finger at me. I have been in bad fix this way for a long time I would have severe pains upon, eating the least little thing, and then would have fearful sick head aches and dizzy spells. My kldneys seemed to be affected, and 1 began to have rheumatism of the very worst klnd' My joints would swell up, and my hanos would puff On damp days could hardly stand the pain Besides couldn t sleep. and had no appetite. 1 fell away until it scared me to weight Nothing helped me 1 had to quit knitting pe- cause my hands were so weak ana swollen I feared l didn't have long for this world.
 T began taking Tanlac, and sir l wouldn't take $1O bottle for the good it is doing me. I began to improve rom the very start. I can eat anything With out the least discomfort, my rheumatism is disappearing, and my nerves are as quiet as a lamb. l now do my knlttlng and am in good humor all the timei feel as we'll as l did years ago, and l e&- pect to live to a good old age wlsn every woman could know about Ianlac,
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham eXclu, sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store ana Patton-Pope Drug company. It is sold in Bessemer by the Pegram- Patton Drug company In Ensley by the D. w. Morris Drug company. In Pratt City by the Gale Drug company, and by regularly es- tablished agencies in all principal towns of the state.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
ATTITUDE CHANGES TOWARD RAILROADS
 IN REGENT YEARS
fcontinued from Page one)

the pastime of "baiting' for political pre- ferment.
 Postmasters Smyer of Birmingham, Cla. baugh of Tuscaloosa and Hodges of Car rollton are attending the annual convet- tion of postmasters in session here. Other prominent Alabamians in Washington are: John H. Wallace, Jr., fish and game commissioner, and Jesse Adams
 Oscar Wells and other prominent Ala bama bankers are protesting vigorously against the reported intention of the Sen ate to restore section stricken by the House from the revenue bill levying a tax of s1 per 5000 on bank capital and surplus.
 Prominent bankers of Alabama are for warding to Washington inducements o. J. B. Cobbs and H. B. Urquhart. both of Birmingham, as local directors of the Farmers Loan bank, which, under the rural credits bill, will be established ir the agricultural or Fifth district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa, July 19-(Special.)-At the Board of Trade meeting last night a mass meeting for Tuscaloosa county was called to consider what relief can be given to the sufferers from the recent high waters The meeting is to be held at the courthouse next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Hon. Fleetwood Rice, chairman of the special relief committee of 15 mem bers of the Board of Trade, has requested that all families that are in need notify him at their earliest convenience.
 After preliminary hearing that began yesterday morning at 10 o'clock before Justice of the Peace Robert Cornell, Augustus G. Carter, charged with the murder of Thomas E. Wells, on the after noon of July 4, was remanded to jail without bond. The trouble between Wells and Carter grew out of a dispute over some work Wells had done for Carter. The defendant was represented by Har- wood, Mckinley. Mcqueen and Aldridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
WILL HOLD CAUCUS !. ON CHILD DLAbOR BILL This Decision Follows Presi-
 dents Visit to Capitol
 to Urge Law

Washington, July 1s.-President Will sons request that the child labor bill be passed by the Senate before adjourn ment of Congress will be submitted to a caucus of Senate democrats to be held probably next Tuesday night.
 The democratic steering committee held short session today to consider the request but decided it was power gramme agreed upon by the democratic caucus last week, placing child labor legislation in a secondary position, where it has little chance of coming up by August 19, the date agreed on for adjournment. The committee will meet again Friday to set date for another caucus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
T. c. I. Company Sends Aid

Mobile, July 19.-(Special.) 1.-The central relief committee here today received ( check from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for $1000, which boosted the relief fund to total of $3369. fl. The fund is being raised for relief of Mo- bile county farmers and poor families in the city who suffered during the recent Iurricane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
University Loses Big Request

New York. July l9.-Columbia unI- versity loses bequest of $4,000,000 under a verdict today by jury set ting aside the will of the late Amos F. Eno This amount represented Eno's residuary estate, which, his relatives claimed, he willed to the institution while of unsound mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Lost Check. S245

On April 15. 1916, we cashed [,eck for s245 drawn on Birmingham, which was subsequently, lost. A suitable reward will be paid for information that will lead to the recovery of the amount involved. Ad- dress J, P. O. Box 921, city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued from the probate court yester- day:
 c. B. Franklin. Alton. and Mrs Tena Dumas. Lively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
ELks' DANCE

Birmingham lodge No. Te Protec- tive Order of Elks. will be hosts at dance to be given tonight at their home on Eighth avenue The dancing will commence at S:30 and all Elks and their friends are in vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Greenville Will Make
 Market for all Grains

Greenville, July 19.-(Special.l ) Greehville business men realize that a local market will have to be created for grain and other feed crops to suo- cessfully cope with the boil weevil situation, and for the farmers to con- tinue planting these crops. s
 To this end the Butler County Feed and Milling company has been organ ized with an authorized capital of $50,- 900 with the following officers: w. c. Coker, president; R. O. Winkler, sec retary and treasurer; R. A. sBeeland, J. Lee Long, J. D. Owen, R. o. Winkler and w. c. Coker, directors. The com- pany bought from R. A. Beeland fac tory site and buildings formerly occu- pied by the Gulf Red Cedar company.
 The plant will be equipped with the very best and latest milling machinery with sufficient capacity to take care of Butler and surrounding counties
 The plant will be ready for opera ton by October l.
 This industry will be a great thing for Greenville and surrounding country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Entombed Miners Rescued

Joplin. Mo. July 1s-Four men inn l prisoned in the Babcock mine near here
 since Monday were rescued alive today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20

Superintendent c. H Lewis of the Butler county board of education is conducting series of teachers exami- nations in Greenville today The ex- aminations will be continued through out Wednesday There are nearly a hundred teachers taking the examina- tjonS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States Weather bureau stations during the "A hours ending at p. m., 75th meridian time. July 19, 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Two Birmingham, Ala. Stores Jacksonville, Fla.
This Is a Legitimate Sale POrter'S

No marking up before mark down here-just plain price ticket with plain figures that you easily read Nor do carloads of special sale merchndise in through the back door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 19.-Forecast for Ala bama. Georgia and Mississppi: Local thundershowers Thursday and Friday.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Thursday, local thundershowers at night or Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
SALLY IN OUR ALLEY. :

--- h5fAI1I1 T LIN OOIN xfI1l1I1 IT.
 Carlyle Blackwell and Muriel Ost- rich made such an excellent impress sion in Sally In Our Alley" a five part World Film photoplay at the Strand theatre yesterday that it is re- tained for today.
 Born in Pig Tail Alley, little Sally soon grew to be of better clay than the remainder of the children in the alley. She had to work to support her par ents, but with lofty ideals, prepared herself for a day when she would be recognized in the world. And the day did come. Don't fail to see how Sally won the day in Sally In Our Alley"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY"

1.-THE SPIDER AND THE FLY."
 Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper portray the leading roles in The Spider and the Fly" a William Fox production of a particularly sen sational type. Just why such pictures as "The Spider and the Fly are pro- duced is not known-except, possibly, for the fact that the public is attract ed to sensuality and anything pertain ing to sex and violations of the moral code.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
THE TARANTULA., ,

Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno portray the leading roles in "The Tarantula," five-part Vitagraph V. L. S. E. feature, at the Rialto thea tre today. The story of "The Taran- tula" is about a male vampire who is finally punished by one of his "con- quests" in that she throws a tarantula on him, and as the scorpion bites the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
GODS COUNTRY AND THE
 WOMANH'

Manager Edward. Colley of the Tri- anon, who has recently returned from New York, announced yesterday that he had booked for Friday and Sat urday return engagement of Gods Country and the Woman" at the Tri- anon theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
BEOOTIIGYTS@ @ l4 -AnD 2SGREEN
By RICHARD F. LUssIER
"A MOTHERS coNFEssIoN.o :

rascal-he up and croakes, as the of flee boy would say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20

HINTS TO WOULD-BE ACTORS. In portraying intense emotion al- ways make your breast heave.
 An outstretched hand, with fingers slowly clenched, signifies fendish re- venge.
 The leading heavy" always opens a silver cigarette case takes therefrom a cigarette, lights same and blows smoke through his nose before start ing to perform a dastardly deed. In the thieves den. Reel 2, the most accepted way to something really naughty Is to sit close together around a little table laden with old glasses. a tall black bottle and pull a lot of funny faces, occa asionally looking over the shoulder to make sure noth- ing is overheard
 NEVERMORE.
 What has become of the illustrated ciprarS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20

"A MOTHERS CONFESSION.
 At the Odeon Two theatre on Friday and Saturday "A Mothers Confess sion," a five-part Ivan production, is booked. "A Mothers Confession" like all other such pictures, is merely a story that will show everything that the law will allow-and little more in order to appeal to the excitable instincts of the public. As usual, chil- dren under r years of age, will not be allowed admittance
 THE UNBORN
 Opening on Sunday and all next week "The Unborn" five-part photoplay, based on the theme of birth-control, Is booked at the Majestic. theatre. Children under 17 years are prohibited from seeing this picture, based on sentimentality and sensuality. It has been O. K.'d by Commissioner Arlie Barber, and is said to be a particu- larly good picture for it's type of pe- culiar appeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20

A GAIN the local motion picture "A world is full of speculation on <A \ mergers and proposed mergers of all the photoplay theatres in the city. It Is known that there is one man with money" after the theatres, but as this individual wants to get something for nothing, he is not mak- ing much progress, which means that in the end existing conditions will pre- vail
 Quite a pot of money could be made by the organizing of a stock company to take over all the motion picture theatres of the city-as cut-throat com petition would be eliminated. How ever, the present owners of the local photoplay houses are all making a comfortable living, and none of them are in any haste to sell out to any in- dividual, or combination of individ- uals. This condition of affairs pre- sents an impossible barrier to the dreamer of a movie trust.
 THE APOSTLE OF VENGEANCE.'
 William S. Hart is starred in The Apostle of Vengeance" five-part Ince-Triangle feature, at the Trianon theatre today. This is story of a feud In the Kentucky mountains which is well presented. A two-part Key stone-Triangle, His First False Step,'' with Chester Conklin, is very funny, and makes the Trianon programme especially attractive
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-15

The East Feliciana Grand Jury
has returned six indictments in
connection with the charges pre-
ferred against DIR. Persons man
agement Of the State Insane Asyl-
um. DR.. Pierson has been indict-
ed under charge of assault with
dangerous weapon, result OF the
skin grating process with the
Gerstener patient. w. J. Lep-
pert and D. D. Moore Of the
'Times-Picayune' have been in
dicted on four counts each for
criminal libel. The public will
now get some Of the facts in the
controversy, and the chances are
very much in favor Of it turning
out to be q case Of tempest in q
newspaper rather than q tea pot.
Abbeville Meridional.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-15
MAKING DIAMONDS.

a recent dispatch from Swift
crland informs us that that coln-
try with its industry and com
merce varal yzed by the war has
found a source of compensation.
The Swiss are making diamonds,
we were told real diamonds, by
IAN artificial process. "'Thc syn
thctic diamond has at last been
discovered.
There may not he anything
really new in this. A process Tor
making diamonds was discovered
by scientists many years ago, and
IS now common property. 1t IN
wolves heating pure carbon to q
vaporzIng temperature under I'M
mensc pressure. and then letting it
cool. AS the carbon vapor CON
denses. it crystallizes. forming dia-
monds But the discovery has
been of no commercial use, be
cause heretofore all the diamonds
produced have been micronopic in
size.
If Swiss experimcnters have
really found a way to make dia-
monds Of commercial dimensions.
the discovery is Of great import
ance. 1t will mean vast wealth
for those who control the secret.
And Inevitably it will mean the
Depreciation in value .nsxklli. The
other diamond in the world.
1t was reported few years ago
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-15

that French scientist had per-
Ifected secret process for max
ling marketable diamonds. but
has destroyed his cquivmcnt and
taken his secret to the grave with
him. The explanation was that
huge sum had ben paid him by
leaders of the natural diamond in
dustry. and that he was also dis
inclined to destroy 50 much
wealth by flooding the market
with his cheap stones. democrat.