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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
ROUTINE BUSINESS
OF CITY COMMISSION

Adopted ordinance No. 429-C, an ordl-
ance to define a certain character of nuis-
ances and to provide for the abatement
of same.
Adopted ordinance No. 42s-C. an ordi-
nance prescribing conditions upon which
the governing body of the city of Bir-
mingham shall hereafter give its assent
to the dedication of any highway.
Adopted resolution accepting sewer right
of way deed from s. NJ. Wolfe.
Adopted resolution instructing the city
attorney to report whether or not the
city can legally issue bonds for the pur-
pose of creating an insurance fund.
Adopted resolution instructing the city
attorney to report whether or not the
city can charge a license for telegraph
companies more than license charged
other telegraph companies which furnish
different class of service.
Instructed the city engineer to report
the probable cost and practicability and
ACCESSIBILITY Of installing an automatic
telephone in every home in thee ity of Biz
mingham.
Instructed the city attorney to investi-
gate ana report as 10 LH6 city TlBHls
and privileges with the joint use of poles
and other properties belonging to the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company.
Adopted resolution instructing the city
engineer, city attorney and commission
er of puvlis improvements to investigate
and report as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
city constructing its own distribution sys-
tenn for lighting the streets of thee ity.
d...-a - No., fx-e,ff Ilnr
Der in releasing certain prisoners from
the city Jail on probation.
Confirmed assessment under improve
ment ordinance No. 912-C, an ordinance
to provide for the construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers in Woodlawn.
Adopted resolution instructing the city
attorney and the commissioner of public
improvements to take such steps as may
be necessary to recover the space now oc-
cupied by the conduits of the old Peoples
Home Telephone company and to dispos-
sess the present occupants thereof.
Approved vouchers, pay rolls and con
tractors estimates.
Authorized the city comptroller to ac-
cept $15 in full settlement of assess.
ment under resolution 227 against east &C
feet of lot 3, block A. Avondale, the as.
sessment being in the name Of Mrs. J. A.
Pearce.
Denied petition of H. C. Miller for re-
duction under improvement assessment
Confirmed action Of the president in pur.
chasing certain East Lake fire station
bonds.
Instructed the city clerk to advertise
the intention of the board to redeem GER
tain public improvement bonds.
The following matters were referred:
To President Ward with power to act
Petition of c. e. Leonard for compensa.
ton on account Of change in property
line in front of his property in Wood
lawn. The matter of awarding contract
for auditing the city's books for the past
fiscal year.
To Commissioner Barber: Petition OF
Alex Chairman. Aaron Gemiman, R. l.
Payne, J. T. May, r. N. Wheeler for re-
fund of fines imposed in the recorders
court.
To Commissioner Weatherly: Resolution
granting the Birmingham Southern Rail-
road company the right to construct an
additional track in Thirty fourth street.
Wylam.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
REV. ]. c. PERS|NGER
. GIVES Up HIS PLACE
Resigns From Anti-Saloon
League Position to Re-
enter Ministry

The Rev. J. c. Perslnger. superintend-
entoof the Alabama Anti-Saloon ieague,
has rendered his resignation. and it has
been accepted with regret, effective No
vember /.
Announcement to this effect was made
yesterday by members of the headquar-
tiers committee of the league. 1t was
stated that Mr.. Persinger desired to re-
enter the ministry and the committee ac-
cepted his resignation very reluctantly
and under protest.
The annual Methodist conference is to
meet November l and it is presumed Mr..
Persinger wished to be free on that date
to accept new charge in the church
in case one shall be rendered to him in
Alabama.
Mr. Persinger succeeded the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence as superintendent and
the committee has as yet taken no ac-
ton as to a successor to Mr.. Persinger.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Criminal Court

Matters are proceeding quietly in the
criminal court this week as Judge Har-
rington P. Heflin is presiding over the
jury division. in the absence of Judge
William E. Fort, who was called away
to Blakely, Ca, owing to the death of
his father. Judge Fort is expected to
return to the bench today.
There are no cases of unusual impor-
lance on the criminal court docket set
for this week., and the cases are being
rapidly disposed of through the activi-
ties of Assistant Solicitors w. s. Welch
and James Davis.
Judge A. H. Aston, who had been ex-
pected in Birmingham this week, has
written that he will be delayed, and will
mot arrive until next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
POLICE NOTES

j. S. Oldham of Warrior was seriously
injured at 1910 o'clock yeste ~ morning
when he was struck by an unidentified
automobile at First avenue and Twenty
first street. Mr. Oldham was carried to
the Hillman hospital in an ambulance
OF Lige 10y, where it was stated that
he was in a serious condition. but will
recover The police department was noti-
fled of the accident, but at a. late hour
last night no clue had been found as
to the whereabouts of the automobile
or its driver.
Robert Whitmore, a negro, was ar
rested at o'clock yesterday afternoon
by Detectives Brown and Cartwright on
a charge Of arson. A warrant will be
sworn out for the negro today, and he
will be transferred to the county jail.
1t is alleged that Whitmore set fire to
barn of J. c. Bradley, another negro,
1433 Tenth avenue, north, at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The damage done
to the barn was estimated at $3.50.
A negro employee of the Butler Keiser
tally injured at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning when he was struck in the head
with blunt instrument by Gus John
son, another negro, at the oil plant
Johnson made his escape after striking
the negro. The injured negro was re-
moved to the Hillman hospital in the po-
lice emergency automobile, where it was
announced that he has no chance for re-
covery. At a late hour last night the
police had found no clue as to the where
abolts of Johnson
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Suits Filed

The following suits were filed yester-
day in the office of the clerk of the cir
cult court:
$5OOo-L. A. Whitson sues Illinois Cen
trail railroad. personal injuries alleged.
s3000-Edward Slime sues the East Pratt
Coal company, alleging personal in
juries.
s2oO0-Mrs. Resale A. Gabbert sues the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company alleging personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Licenses Are Due

Probate Clerk Woolsey Morrow and his
assistants are being kept busy this week
signing receipts for state and county Ii
censes which became due on October /.
AS these licenses become delinquent on
November 1. and there is a subsequent
Is per cent penalty automatically i'm
posed. The persons subject to the payment
of licenses are coughing up" with a
regularity that is keeping the clerks in
the probate office busy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Meeting Postponed

The meeting of the Birmingham Cloth
1ers' association, which was to have been
held at the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday, was postponed until next week on
account of the Alabama State Fair The
merchants are busy attending to business
that the fair has attracted. and a num-
Der of them are interested in the exhibits
and displays.
At the next meeting there are several
important matters to be considered,
among which is that of advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
At the PhotopIay Houses

Strand-Alice Brady in 1.-THE Gilded
Cage"
odeon one-charles Chaplin in THE
Pawnshop."
Triangle-Louise Glaum in THE Wolf
Woman"
Trianon-Mary Miles Minter1in 'Dulcies
Adventure
Rialto-Mary Maclaren in Wanted, a
Hence
Alcazar-'The Little Girl Next Door"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Exchange Seat Sells for s74.5oo,

New York. october 10.-A seat on the
New York stock exchange sold today
for sA,500. an advance from the last
sale of $500. Today's sale, according to
report. marked the high record for the
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
TODAYS EVENTS


Lyric Vaudeville. Matinee at o'clock;
night performances at 7;3o and 8.
Rijou-Musical comedy. Keep Moving. .
Night performance, s o'clock; matinees
Iresday, Thursday and Saturday.
Colonial-Herman Lewis Virginia
Beauties"
Majestic-Musical comedy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Hussar Band and Free
Attractions Score a
Decided Hit
JUDGES ARE BUSY
AWARDING PRIZES
Better Baby Show Opens, in Which
Physique and Not Beauty
Is the Standard of
Merit
ToDAY's PROGRAMME

Birmingham Age-Herald Day.
Gates open at a. m.
Midway open all day from 10
a. m.
Band concerts by the Natiello
Hussar and Memoli's bands at 1870
p. m.
Horse racing, beginning at 1:40
p. m. Two events, 2:15 pace and
2:30 trot, each for a purse of $500.
Free acts beginning at and 1880
p. m.
Dancing in woman's department
from Z to 10 p. m.
Fireworks at 8:45.
Suffrage speeches at and p. m.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26

doubt II we could hold II. II seems
to me therefore that each component
part of the empire should take every
possible step to insure an increase OF
its white population II we want to
feel safe In the coming times.
1T is obviously desirable that there
should be more producers. For years
| have studied this aspect and | have
come to the conclusion that the fu.
ture of England and It's dominions.
and ! might also say OF the western
world, depends on the land dweller.
We want to get more land jewellers.
more country villages. more country
homes. Look at Australia. Think
for a moment how many millions
could be happy and thrive within its
limits"
Sir Rider declared that to turn the
people out In a raw country and bid
them make a living out OF II was use.
less, and II was equally foolish to set
them at a distance from railroads.
Settlement" he said, must become
a scientific pursuit and must be
well thought out before
hand by responsible governments or
great business concerns"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
CAL0MEL SAL|vATES
AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts Like Dynamite on a Sluggish
Liver and You Lose q Days
Work.

There's no reason why person
should take sickening. sallvating cal
omel when SOC buys a large bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone, because i. Is
perfectly harmless.
1t is a pleasant. vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just az
surely as calomel. but II doesn't make
you sick and cannot salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect sub.
stitute for calomel.
Calomel is q dangerous drug. II Is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose OF nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak. sick and nauseated
tomorrow. Don't lose a days work.
Take spoonful OF Dodson's Liver
Tone instead and you. will wake up
feeling great. No more biliousness.
constipation, sluggishness. headache.
coattd tongue or sour stomach. Your
druggist says II yol don't find bod.
sons Liver Tone acts better than
horrible calomel your money is wait
Ing for you.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26

weather has been favorable. plenty OF
moisture. Week closed with rain and
cloudy weather, and warmer. Potato
bugs and chinch bugs are troubling
some, but no individual complaints.
Tarrant and Callahan.
In the territory between Fort Worth
and Clyde In Callahan County, so far
as can be seen from the train tie
small grain crops are developing salts
factorily. Oats promise yield OF from
10 to so bushels per acre; wheat from
l5 to 25. These crops, on fresh or
we'll cared for soil, will be satisfac'
tory. Corn, maize and other feed and
forage stuffs are from two to three
weeks late, but development on good
soil is normal. In Callahan sweet po-
tato planting is being pressed as
rapidly as slips can be obtained. Early
peaches, berries and plums are begin
ming to ripen and will begin moving
next week.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
TIM ELY.

What do you do when people come
in here and bore you?" asked friend
OF a merchant,
"When they stay too long the office
boy. who Is very bright and knows
just when to interfere. tells me that
gentleman Is In the counting room
waiting to see me on important bust.
ness"
"Ha, ha! That's capital way to
get rid Of the bores who don't know"
Just then the boy opened the door
and sang out: Gent In the countin'
room waitIn' to see you on important
business. sir"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
PLACE YOUR ORDERS EARLY.
Plea Made In Behalf OF 0eliverymer
and Teams.

II the housewives and those order.
Ing household supplies would be more
thoughtful and considerable and order
their supplies earlier In the day In
stead OF late In the afternoon, they
would save the merchant and tired
clerks, deliverymen and teams .
great deal OF unnecessary work.
Every merchants wagons go over
the same ground many times day
and many trips could be saved " all
orders were placed with your mer'
chant early In the day.
The habi, OF ordering late In the a.
ternoon. causing tired dcliyerymen
and teams to work after they are sup
posed to 20 home and rest, II an I'm
position on them. While they ap.
preciate your business. yet always re
member in ordering late that had
you placed your order earlier II would
have been delivered without that
extra trip when the wagon passed
your house an hour before.
Get the habit Of ordering early and
you will be a burden litter even
though Il be the tired deliyerymen and
and horses. Clerk.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
:Szzn czwdAaaE

Of course when we consider raw products we
must carry the subject further on into the
matter Of the prices we get and the prices
we must pay for finished products. We shall
connne our consideration. too to those products
which have their origin on the farm either In
the raw state or finished and manufactured
into edible or wearable articles
Let US take wheat. for example. We all
know that the war has put the price OF wheat
way up. Very well-this means that the
whole country; city. town apd rural population
a. well are paying more for their 6our-there-
fore the wheat raiser should theoretically be
getting rich on a product which II costs him
no more to raise than formerly and for which
he gets more money.
But wait a minute-there are other things
TO consider In this matter Of growing rich OF
Of the war Cotton and wool aud meats and
farm machinery and sussrfkve gone up too.
This means that while the wheat raiser 10
getting more for his product. he Is also paying
some other agrlculturist more for his product
This cuts down somewhat on the profits the
war Is bringing TO tl,e fartnef. Then II wonll
seem that the best war 10 keep ahead OF the
game Is for the farmer pay the farmer who
raises his necessities tile Increased prices that
the war has brought about and when buying
his luxuries or those things that are not bare
necessities Of IN to pick and choose from
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
PREPAREDNESSWAS
FAVORED IN VOTE
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
states Announced Results Of
Campaign.

Washington, May 26.-Advanced
preparedness steps. including uni.
versal military training. a building
program that would restore the ma.
ton to second place among the
worlds naval powers and an army In.
crease that would meet the recon.
mendations Of the general staff have
been endorsed by overwhelming ma.
Jorities In referendum just com.
pleted among commercial organiza.
tons throughout the country holding
membership In the Chamber OF Com.
merce of the United States.
The referendum, which officials OF
the chamber declared last night had
furnished the first authoritative index
to preparedness sentiment among
business men, brought out the larg.
est vote yet recorded In the series OF
canvasses made by the organization
on public questions. Member bodies
In 43 states and In Alaska. the Philip.
pines and Hawaii participated.
On the broad question Of general
preparedness" $40 organizations voted
favorably and only eight negatively.
The vote for universal military train.
Ing was $50 to &c. The navy In.
creases proposed In the query sub.
mitted were endorsed 952 to 10 and
the army increases 94G to 81.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
IN THE BIBLE.

80 you attend Sunday School regu.
larry. do your" inquired the new min.
lister, who was calling on little Mel.
lies mother. Then you must know
q great deal about the Bible. Can you
tell me something that's In the Bible
now"
"Yeth. thir," said Nellie. "Thlther
hath thome dried leaveth In 1t. a phth
OF Aunt Janeth wedding dress. q pieth
Of my dreth when wath q baby.
thome hair and thit(er'th fellow'th
picture. Judge.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
SIR RIDER HAGGARD
|N|MP0RTANT TASK
investigating Placing Of Soldiers and
Sailors on Lands After the
War Closes.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Hobart, Australia, May 26.-Sir
Rider Haggard. the British novelist
and authority on land settlement. who
was recently dispatched from England
to inquire into the placing OF British
soldiers and sailors on farms In the
Overseas Dominions after the war,
has arrived here and taken up the
project with the government, press
and people Of Australia. Sir Rider
found that a number OF schemes for
the return of soldiers TO the land we're
already being considered here. one Of
the latest being to furnish such men
with farms In the federal capital area
at Canberra, having them In return
pledge themselves to serve the coun.
try as a defense force In case OF
need, or In other words. to form the
NUCLEUS OF a national guard.
In his speeches here Sir Rider has
asked how II will be possible to hold
the British empire together II every
possible step is not taken to insure an
Increase of Its white population. ITO.
day the empire covers fully one.fourth
of the entire globe" he said. "and II
is held by about eO,OOO,oOO white PEG.
pie, of whom about 100000 dwell
In the United Kingdom II is just all
that we can do to hold the empire
with that population of white people,
With that population decreased |
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
CANNING AND PRE-.
SERVING BERRIES.
BY Miss Bernice Carter, State Agent
Home Denomination Work, Exten.
sion Service, A. 4 M. College.

blackDerrleS ana deWDerrleS may
be canned In such way that they can
hardly be detected from fresh Der
ries. The following is the method to
be used:
Assert and wash the berries care
fully, taking precaution not to break
them. Wash and sterllize quart Jars
by placing them In vessel OF water
and allow to boil for at least ten min
utes. Fill the jars with fresh berries,
shaking them down gently so as to
get the greatest number possible into
the jars. Place the jars into the
oven on an asbestos mat using mod.
crate oven. Let them remain from
eight TO ten minutes, or until the Der
ries become heated. On top OF the
stove place vessel Of crushed ber-
ries and heat to boiling. Strain off
the Juice into sauce pan and for
every four cups Of juice add one cup
OF sugar, bring to boil and pour
into the jar OF heated berries, seal
tightly and turn jar bottom side up on
table to cool. The boiling syrup
gives sufficient heat to the berries to
sterilize. yet they will retain their
shape and firmness. They will also
become permeated with the syrup and
are ready for serving.
The following directions for pre-.
serving berries. taken from Bulletin
A-S1, will be helpful:
Practically the same methods are
to be followed In preserving and max
ing Jams of all berries. Berries should
be gathered in shallow trays or bask-
cts and not in deep vessels which al
low them to be bruised and crushed.
They should be uniform, ripe and
sound. Select only large. firm ber'
ries for preserving; those for jam
may contain the smaller and broken
ones. All berries should be carefully
sorted and lightly washed by placing
In colander and pouring water over
them rather than putting them into a
pan OF water.
To retain the best possible color
and flavor, strip for preserved ber-
ries should be made OF berry Juice
obtained by crushing. heating and
straining the softer. broken berries.
Add one pine Of sugar to eacn pint OF
berry juice and allow to boil ten min
utes. Weigh the choice. perfect ber-
ries after removing the cops or stems
and allow one pound Of sugar extra
for each pound OF whole berries. Add
the extra sugar to the strip. bring TO
a boil and skim. Remove from the
fire and cool strip before dropping
the berries into II to prevent shriyeF
ing and toughening the fruit. Place
over the fire and bring slowly to
boil and simmer until the berries are
heated through, being very careful not
to overlook; the berries should re-
main whole. Lift the berries from the
strip and place carefully into shallow
pans. Pour strip over them and al
low to stand over night. Pack cold
filling the jar with berries before
the strip over them. Cap
process, and seal. The preserves may
be packed hot. after removing from
the fire, capped and processed imme.
The strip In which berry
are packed should have dem
sity OF so degrees and will often need
to be boiled down to this density after
removing berries.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
BIG GAIN IN
AMERICAN EXPORTS
viii Reach Five Billion Dollars This
Year, Department Of Commerce
said-AIready Heavy.

Washington. May 26-Export trades
OF the United States promises ia
reach nearly $4,000. 100000 by the end
OF the fiscal year June 30. Statistics
announced Thursday by the depart
msnt OF commerce place exports for
the 10 months ending with April at
SO, 401 100000. This Is $i.l75,O0 .OO0
more than sent abroad In the same
period last year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
% PER CENT or SUICIDE IN
v. s. DUE TO ALCOHOL

In the June American Magazine Dr.
Edwin =. Bowers says;
According to the United States
mortality reports. 20 per cent of the
suicides In the United States are d..
rectly traceable TO intemperanee. he.
tween 1900 and 1905. Il Is estimated.
II. sse alcohol addiets died by their
own hands.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26
LUMBER AND BUILDING
MATERIAls.

LONG LEAF LUMBER. All build.
ing materials. Complete house bills
shipped anywhere. Quick shipmsnts
Grade and count guaranteeds Exami
nation allowed. Send estimate. In,
dependent Cooperative Lumber Co.,
Lake Charles. La"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26

large part OF Coca-cola syrup. As you
know. sugar has gone way up-so every glass
Of Coca-cola you drink makes some farmers
heart gladder.
so II Is with the pure fruit juices that.
combined. produce the inlmitabe favor Of
coca-cola. Not 80 much In quantity seemingly
when you consider single glass Of this
delicious beverage, but enormous when the en-.
tire Coca-Cola output Is considered.
Yet this product Of nature--of the farm
increased In cost though II has been TO the
makers, has not been raised one penny In
price TO deaier-or 10 you The price at the
sofa fountain and In the bottle has not risen
one iota.
Now inasmuch as the rural population alone
Of America consumes millions OF bottles and
classes OF Coca Cola every year. you and the
other agrlculturlsts OF this country win not
only be able TO continue TO please your palates
and get delicious refreshment with this bev-
erage at no increased cost. but you will be
sending back 10 the farm bigger profits and
more money at no greater expense to yourself.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26

A regular woman Is always glad
when her husband has a holiday. SO
that he can put In about IS hodrs do.
ing odd jobs at home.