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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM MONTGOMERY Appeals for Business Men On Education Boards FEAGIN STATEMENT NewsbOy Section of Child Labor Law Held COnstitutiOnal-Mo Montgomery
 to Have Juvenile COurt-East
 Probe to Begin Soon
.FEAGIN STATEMENT

Montgomery, February 17.-(special Supreme necessity of selecting men ol suitable calibre and business capacity for membership on county boards of edu- cation is pointed out by Superintendent of Education William F. Feagin today ir an address to the voters and taxpayers of the state
 County board members are to be voted for in the May primary. and supertn- tendent Feagin declares that unless prop CT men are selected we shall realize but poorly upon the great opportunity which now looms large before us.
 In explaining the duties of the new board. the superintendent of education says. The county board ol education is to have the sole direction control and management of all schools in the county. iii all rural districts, and in all incorporated cities and towns of fewer thar Na0 inhabitants. Anc what is still more far-reaching it has the apportion- uhcnt of all public funds to oe expended it. the county even to the largest cites.
 Superintendent Feagin's address to the voters of the state is a jealous appeal for the selection of qualified men on the Sa1ous county boards, for, he declares "thc progress the schools of your county make during the next few years will be shaped and fashioned by the men who ate scon to be chosen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS
Operetta "Sari"

Patrons of the Jefferson theatre en-
 ioyed a charming Hungarian operetta yesterday afternoon and last night when
 'Sari" was presented by a competent company. with Charles Meakins Dorothy Webb j. K Murray, H. w. Marsh, Billie Busch, Frank Harrington, James Nash and others conspicuous in the cast,
 "Sari" is one of the most successful, musical peces of the past two seasons and is a tuneful composition. rich in color and enlivened by a vein of delight ful comedy. The theme permits of at tractive costume effects and picturesque settings. Sari is winsome miss who is most attractive in her quaint Hungarian dress, although she discards this later on for a more conventional garb
 The music of the operetta is reminis- cent of other pieces which have been brought over from Europe for presents tion in America Although it does not include any airs which are destined te become as popular as the famed Merry Widow waltz, there are some melodies which will be remembered
 Miss Webb was a dainty and fetching comedienne while MT. Meakins, whose long experience in such work has given him an enviable reputation in comic opera and musical comedy roles, had a part well suited to his capabilities, Other members of the company deserv- ing favorable mention were C. D. Mur- ray, Mary Lane and Albert Hodges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
WAGE CONFERENCE
 OVER FOR WEEK
Miners and Operators Are Unable to Get Together
 at Mobile

Mobile. February 17-Unable to reach an agreement in this city on a new wage scale for the western Penn sylvania, Ohio Indiana and Illinois soft coal fields, the miners and oper- ators of the central competitive terri tory today decided to suspend negotia tions one week. The joint conference, which has been endeavoring since Feb ruary S. to draw up an interstate con tract, will meet again in New York on February A in the same hotel where the operators from the anthracite fields will confer with the hard coal miners on February 21
 Operators and miners do not despair of reaching an agreement by March St, when the soft coal contracts in the four states expire. The miners agreed to the recess so that the operators could have time to further consider the situation and the motion to meet again next week came from the mine own CTS.
 The demand of the mine workers that deadlocked the conference was the one which provides for the weighing of coal before it is screened and that it be paid for on the mine run basis. The struggle in the conference was largely between the operators and miners of the Pittsburg district. Illinois and Ohio are on the mine run basis, while Indiana has the double standard. The miners said tonight they would have no trouble in reaching an agree ment on mine run with the Illinois, Indiana and Ohio operators in the event the western Pennsylvania mine own CTS finally decided to break off nego- tiations in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
SPY WILL
 NOT BE EXECUTED
Samuel Announces That Death Sen tence Has Been COmmuted by Great
 Britain to Life Imprisonment

London, February 1.-The case of a woman spy recently sentenced to death but whose sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life was announced in the House of Commons today by Herbert L. Samuel secretary for home affairs.
 The woman's activities were discov- cred six days after her arrival in Great Britain and her correspondence inter- cepted in the interval between this time and her arrest. She was not a British subject.
 This is the first time since the be- ginning of the war; it was stated, that a woman has been given so severe a prison sentence in England for espion- age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
GOOD WRESTLING
 BILL FOR TONIGHT
BardOlph Meets Cherokee Joe as the Main Attraction-Three Pre-
 liminaries on Card

The third of the series of wrestling bouts under the direction of z. Nespor will be staged at the Recreation Hall to- night, starting at S:9O o'clock, in which the preliminaries promise to hold an im- portant part as the headliner. Besides the main bout, three preliminaries are scheduled.
 The main attraction will be between Sam Bardolph, a local mat artist, and Cherokee Joe, the Indian wrestler who has made his appearance on the mat at Recreation Hall before. The bout be- tween Bardolph and Cherokee Joe will be finish match provided the Indian is within five pounds of Bardoph's weight at ringside
 If the Indian is not within this weight, he must throw Bardolph twice in 45 min utes. In the early part of the week Bar dolph weighed about 155 pounds, while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
POOR THIRD AMONG
 THE NAVAL POWERS
Even With Administration Plan Completed Country
 Is Far Behind

i Washington, February 17.-Conhdential i information about the building pro-
 grammes of European navies. weaknesses of the American fleet and results of re- cent maneuvers and war college games as given to the House naval commit tee today by Rear Admiral Grant com mauding the submarine fotilla. and Capt Josiah McKean. assistant for material in the office of the chief of operations. Both 1 officers expressed the opinion that even with the administration five-year build ing progre mme completed the United States would be poor third among na- val powers.
 The officers agreed that battle cruisers were more urgently needed than battle- ships and recommended the construction of four such vessels this year rather than two battleships and two battle cruisers as proposed,
 Captain Mckean told the c1mittee that the proposed five-year building pro gramme was based on the best judgment of the navy department; that it was the only definite naval increase programme ever presented for approval by Congress. and that it was calculated to give the country's shipbuilders an idea of what tt ey might look forward to.
 In response to questions by Represen- tative Kelly, Captain McKean said he thought the plan outlined by the genera. board of establishing d navy second to none by 1925 was the wisest one, as the nation might have to face several ene- mics at once. The five-year programme. he said, would build up the navy at about half the speed of the general board pro- gramme, and he thought it a wise one to follow if other considerations prevent ed carrying out the larger project.
 Captain McKean disclosed the fact that far-reaching scheme for mobilizing the navy yards is being worked out by the department. The general board, he said, was determining the best use that could be made of each yard. With that as a basis, a special board will plot out d definite scheme for the equipment of each to the best advantage for the work as- signed to it, aided by local boards from each yard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
BROTHER KILLED
 IN TORONTO FIRE

Columbus, Miss, February F.-(Specialo A telegram received here today by Mrs. E. S. Moore states that the body of the man who lost his life when the American club building at Toronto, Canada. burned yesterday has been positively identified as that of her brother, F I. Hairston, who is a native of Lowndes county, born at Crawford. small town some 20 miles south of Columbus.
 Reports sent out from Toronto imme- diately after the fire stated that the body was that of P. l. Hairston of Dallas, Tex, but later developments showed it to be that of MT. Hairston. The body is to be drought here for interment, and will be met at St Louis by Mrs w. s. Turner, another sister of the dead man, who lives at Crawford
 The deceased was about 50 vars old, and was a member of a prominent family, having been brother-in-law of E. $. Moore who has served both as chancery clerk of Lcwndes county and as a mem Der of the local municipal council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

the Indian weighed 16O. Whether or not the Indian reduces to the required weight or not a good bout is promised.
 Probably the next bout in importance and interest is the match between D. l.. White and J. ". Harden, two railroad men. The bout was put on by MT. Nes- DOT at the request of a large number of railroad men. The match promises to be the best preliminary staged on the card to date. Both men weigh about 16c pounds and both are husky fellows
 Two other preliminaries will also be staged. Tom Taylor will meet Virgil Parker The third and last of the minor bouts will be between James McCrory and Cedric Jones. The preliminaries will be limited to Is minutes as usual A rest of five minutes will be given and the second half of the bout continued. The prelimi- naries will be completed in time for the big bout to start at 9:S0 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
METHODISTS DOWN
 MARION INSTITUTE

Marion February tspecial.)-In a fast and snappy game here tonight Bir- mingham college defeated Marion 26 tc 20. The game was spirited throughout and both sides played well, but Bir- mingham was made the more adept at cag;ng goals, Gillian and Norton showing ability in this line.
 Marion was not up to standard in goal shooting, but Argo and Gamble made some fine shots from difficult angles The lineup:
 Birmingham College-Cook, right for. ward; Gillian, left forward; Norton, cen ter; Neill. right guard; Laughinghouse left guard.
 Marion-Smith. right forward; Gamble left forward; Argo, center; Blackburn right guard; Streit, left guard.
 Csoals-Cook 4, Gillam 12 Norton 10 Smith ?, Gamble 8, Argo 10.
 Referee, Pinson. Time of halves, Z minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
SPECIAL BARGAINS BY MERCHANTS IN F0DAY'S AGE-HERALD

Blach's offers sS,5o and s4 soft hats al S.95.
 sommers quotes attractive prices or warm weather clothes.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company advertises Mazda lamps at re- duced prices by the carton.
 The Guarantee offers two special lots Of mems shoes at S2.45 and $1.79
 Jacobs drug store have fresh shipment of Squibbs Russian Oil
 Louis Pizitz announces a sale of wom- ems spring waists for $1.9S, S2.9S, $S9S
 Loveman, Joseph X Loeb puts on sale the novel, the Life and Gabrielle" at .N-aDl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
REPORT IS MADE BY CHILTON TREASURER

Clanton, February Especial )-At a meeting of the Chiffon county com missioners' court MT. ]. W. Littlejohn, the county treasurer. being called to make financial statement as to the condition of the county financially, submitted the following, which is of ficial
 Now in general fund. $6,16S.97 spe- cial road fund, s6493.43; total. $12, 662.4O. Outstanding registered claims, SIT, ,291.14; regular road warrants. S5979. 35: road improvement warrants and coupons. s2s,S36.22. The last item is for bonds issued for general road improvement purposes and they have as much as 20 years time before maturity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
PREPARING PAPERS
 FOR PACKING PLANT

Selma February Especial )-Law- yers are drafting incorporation papers for the Selma Packing company and they will be filed, it is announced, within the week. Subscriptions to the stock are coming in rapidly and it is thought it will be possible to begin the actual work of erecting the plant in very short time. With R. H. Agee as president, Hous- ton c. Armstrong as treasurer and Mor- gan Richards as secretary, it is pointed out the executive end of the new com pany is made up of the best men in Selma, and there is not a chance now that the long-sought plant will not be built.
 Subscriptions to stock are coming in from the county as well as from the city and the stockholders will be made up of representative stockmen and farm CTS from all parts of the black belt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
STARTS IN TWO WEEKS

Montgomery, February 17.-(Special. Chairman P. J. Rogers of the state board of convict inspectors today announced that the escape of Henry East from the custody of Warden R. L. Johnson, will secure evidence from persons who were on the train at the time Of East's es- cape He declared that in his opinion the investigation will require several days and will begin in about two weeks.
 It was determined to examine persons on the train at the time East made his escape in order to sift to the bottom certain rumors that have been in circu- lation the last few days. It is under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
TO HAVE JUVENILE COURT

Montgomery February 11-(Special.5 ; Montgomery soon will have d juvenile court system. This was agreed upon at q conference today between Dr. William If. Oates state prison inspector. Pro- hate Judge Charles B. Teasley, and mem bers of the board of revenue, Of the coun- ty and the city commission.
 The board Of revenue and the commis- sion were unanimous in the adoption of resolutions providing for the immediate appointment of two probation officers for the city and county and providing for the necessary machinery to put the plan into operation. It was agreed that a white woman should be appointed at once, at a salary of S100 per month, to look after all delinquent white children, and that a negro woman, at a salary of $50 per month. should be appointed to report all eases of delinquent negro children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
LAW IS UPHELD

Montgomery, February 17.-(Special, h response to an enquiry from pr. Will lam Fl. Oates, state prison inspector, Attorney General William L. Martin to- day rendered an opinion in which he de- elded constitutional section 13 of the new child labor act, relating to the, employ n,ent of news boys.
 The section in question provides that mo boy under 16 years of age shall engage in any such street occupation in enX city of 25000 or more population, ac- cording to the last federal census, after 5 o'clock at night or before o'clock in the morning of any day.; or- unless he has secured and wears in plain sight q badge as herein provided, or unless he is a regular school attendant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
He Uses he Safe and
 Sure Thing af Home

F, A. Bird. Conejo. Calf. writes as follows:-''I have sold Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and also other lines of cough medicines for a number. of years, but never use anything but Foieys Honey and Tar c1mp9aunitd g it rro Tor duces the best results, always cures severe colds and sore chest and does not contain opiates or other harmful drugs"
 Unthinking and careless people neg lect their coughs and colds, not realiz- ing how they weaken the system and lower the vital resistance to such grave diseases as bronchitis, pleurisy and even pneumonia.
 For promptly. averting serious re- suits from a cold, use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It spreads a heal ing soothing influence over raw in- famed surfaces, eases tightness. and soreness of chest, helps croup, whoop- ing cough, stuffy wheezy breathing, bronchial and la grippe coughs.
 < < Every user is friend.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
At the Lyric

Dar Burke and company in The old Master" are the headliners of the bill for the second half of the week at the Lyric and scored q decided hit. The act is unusually strong and has finish rarely seen in vaudeville. The dancing numbers are. particularly pleasing.
 The Hawaiian music and dancing of Toots Paka and company continue to please. They were given big reception at all performances yesterday.
 Leo Beers proved capable entertainer and had to respond to several encores.
 John and Minnie Allison, in character sketch, were pleasing.
 The Musical Brothers made an ac- ceptable opener Pathe pictures are very good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
| 100000 MEN ARE NOW | SAID TO HAVE BEEN
 TAKEN IN ERZERUM
.continuea from rngc one,

expresses his gratitude to the people of
 tho United States for the relief work
 done by Americans among the sick and wounded and starving Servian people. That one of the Zeppelins in the recent raid on England was damaged by the British gunfire and later lost at sea, and that there is good reason to believe an- other has been damaged and put out or action, was the statement made in the House of Lords by Earl Kitchener, the British war secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
Seek Alabama City Franchise

Gadsden, February L-(Special.)- )-Peti- ton for 8 franchise to operate in Ala bama City was asked last night by the Alabama Power company. It is prob able the Alabama City council will grant it. A rate of F cents per kilowatt hour is provided for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
MONEY FROM RUSSIA

san Francisco. February 17-The Japanese cruisers Chitose and To- kiowa. on board which is said to Dc S5l AGO 600 in gold specie, for the purchase of war supplies for Rus sia, arrived today from Japan at Victoria, B. C., according to tel egram received here by a Japanese newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
BOMB SUSPECTS
 STILL BEING HELD

Sheffield, February T7-(special) This community has not recovered from the shock that was caused by the attempt to murder of George P. Jones, prominent at torney and citizen. and family of Flor ence Tuesday night when dynamite bomb was placed under his residence and set off, wrecl1ing one side of the house and damaging others nearby
 The two suspects arrested yesterday are still being held in jail awaiting fur ther investigation by the police, who are bent on locating a person who it is said was in Florence Tuesday night with one of those now under arrest, and who, it is thought had something to do with the deed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

stood that the board will secure the testi- mony of the railroad and Pullman con- ductors, the negro porter on the Pullman from which East escaped. and a num- Der of passengers who were on the train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

Sold Every whs
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-12

lives OF thousands Of persons might be
saved. who now die every year from
pneumonia. grippe. consumption. kidney,
liver and heart troubles. etc. The real
and true cause which started their dis
eases was nothing more nor less than
lack Of iron in the blood
Not long ago man came to me who
was nearly half a century old and asked
me to give him a preliminary examina-
ton for life insurance. / was astonished
to find him with a blood pressure Of a
boy of 20 and rs full of vigor, vim and
vitality as a young man; in fact a young
man he really was notwiths landing his
age. The secret. he said. was taking
iron-nuxated iron had filled him with
renewed life. At 80 he was In bad
health: at as he was careworn and nearly
all in-now at so. miracle of vitality
and his face beaming with the buoyancy
of youth.
Iron is absolutely necessary to enable
your blood to change food into living
tissue. Without it, no matter how much
or what you eat, your food merely passes
through you without doing you any good.
You don't get the strength out of 1t and
as a consequence you become weak. pale
and sicky looking. Just like plant trying
to grow in a soil deficient in iron
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-12

were Milling all the while double their
strength and endurance and entirely rid
of nil symptoms Of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten to
fourteen days time simply by taking iron
In the proper form. And this. after they
had in some cases been doctoring for months
without obtaining any benefit But don't
take the old forms of reduced iron. iron
acetate. or tincture Of iron simply to save q
few cents. The iron demanded by Mother
Nature for the red colorlnE matter in the
blood of her children Is. alas not that kind
Of iron. You must take iron in n form
that can be easily absorbed and assimilated
to do you any good. otherwise 1t may prove
worse than useless. Many an athlete and
prire-aghter has won the day simply be-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-12
Republicans in Adams.
Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County

Beatrice, Neb., Nov il.-(Special }
A missionary rally was held at the
Christian church yesterday afternoon
and last evening. the meeting being
addressed by Miss Lacock and
Mother" Ross. who has a son en-
gagged in missionary work in Africa.
In the evening the women OF the
church served banquet for the men
folks after which brief addresses we're
made on mission work. The Christian
church OF this city gives $4,000 a year
to missions, and this amount will
probably be increased the coming
year to $500.
Word was received here yesterday
that Robert Pollock of Council Bluffs,
formerly OF this city, had both legs
broken in the railroad shops at that
place when locomotive which was
on a jack undergoing an overhanling
slipped and fell upon him.
The following were elected county
officers at the late election: Treas
urer. Andersen; clerk, E. M. Burn
ham; district clerk, F. E. Lenhart;
Judge, J. A. O'Keefe; sheriff, F. w.
Acton. II.
The Beatrice second high school
foot ball eleven went to Pawnee
City yesterday afternoon where II was
defeated by the one-sided score of
IS to 0.
Mrs. Letha Hartley, for the last
thirty-five years resident of Bea-
trice died yesterday of paralysis,
aged Is years, She is survived BY two
children, daughter at Kansas City
and son in Kansas.
John Wyatt was found, guilty yes
terday before Judge Ellis of giving
liquor to number of men employed
on the paving work here. The court
did not fine Wyatt, but ordered him
to appear before the insanity COM
missioners as an inebriate, He was
recently paroled from the inebriacy
ward at the asylum.
Elizabeth Dillon yesterday filed suit
in the district court for divorce from
Leslie H. Dillon, alleging non-sup-
port. They were married In Pawnee
City on October rs, 1915.
A. ]. Perry, an old resident of Crab
Orchard, dropped dead at his home
at that place the other day just as he
was entering the house. He is sur
vived by a widow and three children.
Heart trouble was given as the cause,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-12

and yesterday he was called to
Aurora to look into conditions there
where the show will hold forth in the
opera house.
The law requires that there shall
be two entrances and that the motion
picture machine shall be entirely en-
closed so that there is no danger OF
fire. Mr.. Coffey discovered that the
company carries a collapsible cover,
ing around the machine which has
neither a floor nor top. He has re-
CURED them to remedy this defect.