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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
SPECIAL BARGAINS BY MERCHANTS IN TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Loveman, Joseph & Loeb are offer ing $3 steel work basket for $1.75.
 Louiz Pizitz announces a sale of sam pie spring suits
 Porter Clothing company, better grade of mems and boys wear cut deeper.
 Wells offers 20 per cent discount to men who are particular about the style and quality of their clothes.
 Perfection Mattress company talks about the worth of a label you know
 Tyler Grocery company has an ad on their pure food products.
 Blachs' offers s2 mannish shirts for women at 50 cents today.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has inaugurated a de- livery service on Mazda lamps.
 Mrs. Denerle talks on her method of treating the hair.
 W. D. Wood has a worth while ad- vertisement on thrift and building ma terials.
 American Laundry points out the economy and convenience of rough dry.
 The Office Outfitters company want to handle your office requirements this month
 Jacobs drug store will give a tube of shaving cream free with each father brush
 Realty Trust company offers a safe per cent investment-$10 denomina- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
Prominent Banker Named by Superintendent Walker to Handle Collecting and Assembling of Assets
FLARES COLEMAN IS NAMED AS ATTORNEY
 TO ASSIST IN WORK
Jefferson Banking Quarters Will Be Given Up and Heavy Expenses Thus Be Saved

w. W. Crawford, president of the he agent of the state banking depart ment in collecting and assembling the assets of the Jefferson County bank.
 Announcement to this effect was made last night by A. F. Walker, super intendent of banks. MT Crawford has accepted the position and MT. Walker will turn the affairs of the institution over to MT. Crawford today.
 Phares Coleman has been appointed by MT. Walker as his attorney in handling the affairs of the Jefferson County bank and MT. Coleman will as sist MT. Crawford and Mr Walker in all the business of the institution re- quiring legal advice.
 MT. Walker issued the following signed statement last night regarding his appointment of Mir Crawford:
 T am glad to be able to state to the depositors and stockholders of the Jeff ferson County bank that I have suc- ceeded in obtaining the consent of w w. Crawford to act as agent for this department in collecting and assembling the assets of the Jefferson County bank.
 MT. Crawford is a member of the state banking board and is president of local bank, so that his familiarity with conditions will make it easier for the affairs to be speedily brought to conclusion than would be possible under the administration of strangers. By making this arrangement, 1 am able to give up the present banking quarters, which would be quite expensive, and will have without cost the use of the vaults and collection department of the American Trust and Savings bank
 "A. E. WALKER,
 Superintendent of Banks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Social Service Department

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 None of the special features of late added to The Age-Herald meets with more thorough appreciation by many readers than does the social service department so capably handled by Mrs. who ignore or deny the social com- plications resulting from economic evo- lution of changing civilization. Per- sons who justify all things with self satisfied allusion to our most estim able forefathers, who lived in another age of less complicated production and distribution, ultra a-conservatists with neither toleration nor understanding of innovation. On the other hand, there are those who realize, and even eXag
 gerate the evils of their own period and have a special remedy for every thing; the cure being vehement cru Sade against some particular error in a highly complex society. However, the great majority wish to do justice to themselves and to the growingly y-in- volved social structure of which they are units and calling their attention to existing evils will rally them to the present palliatives and aid them in evolving and applying necessary fur ther application of a corrective prin- ciple and detail. The radicalism of yes- terday is the conservatism of today, while the radicalism of today will be the conservatism of tomorrow.
 Mrs Ullman looks carefully into the large and small cracks in the general ly smooth surface of things social and calls attention to them in a most read able style, while giving her facts with an accuracy showing careful study of her subject Social welfare work is with us to stay until we progress be- yond its need. No longer dare we say that neglect of the weak child or adult is none of our business" It Is our business. We are the state. To use the plural where the self-cOnfident and blinded Bourbon employed the singular,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

eral important matters will come be- fore that body. Among matters which will come up for consideration will be that of an inspector for liquor shipped into the city and in all probability the whisky tax will be established in Bes- Semer.
 Only five days remain for the pub lie to assess their taxes without the addition of the 10 per cent penalty, and Deputy Tax Assessor Ewing Hines is being kept busy by those wishing to save this percentage. MT. Hines office is located on the third floor of the Realty building, and after Saturday the 10 per cent will be added.
 While driving in his automobile yes terday, Dr. $. w. Wright struck a lit tie negro boy who was riding a bicycle on Third avenue and Nineteenth street and knocked the bicycle out from un- der the boy, who was thrown on the fender of the automobile. He managed to stay there until Dr. Wright could stop his machine. The boy then jumped off the fender, smiled and said, Thanks, doctor" He got on his bi- cycle and immediately rode off, neither he nor his wheel being injured by the collision
  sionary union of the First Baptist church met in regular session this aft ernoon at the church. at which time a short business meeting was held. Mrs. Rose Huey presided. The treasurer was instructed to send $2O to foreign missions and other routine business was disposed of, after which the missionary pro- gramme was rendered, Mrs. E. N. Parnel! being the leader, the subject for the oc- pa eli 1Q1h v Mrs. M. K. Thornton made an excellent talk while Mrs. W. E. Surratt spoke most interestingly on Personal Service Work" Mrs. M. P. Reynolds spoke on The Work in the State' and Mrs. Rose Huey had as her subject, Plans for the New Year" At the conclusion of the programme refreshments were served by Band No. 4.
 The Mosler Safe company of Hamilton O., has just completed the installation of 100 additional safe deposit boxes for the BeSsemer National bank. These boxes are of the best and most modern construction, and are arranged in the large steel lined, burglar-proof vaults of this bank. With the addition of the new boxes the Bessemer National bank now has 200 safe deposit boxes of different dimensions.
 Deputy Sheriff Monroe F. Parker is ill at his home on Seventeenth street.
 Miss Lucille Fielder will leave Thursday for Greenwood, Miss, where she will join her mother and reside in future.
 c. L.. Odell has gone to Eutaw on a business trip.
 Mrs. Thomas T. Huey has gone to Mountain Creek, where she will be the guests of relatives and friends for a few days.
 Mrs. Dave Cowan continues quite i'll at her home on Sixth avenue.
 Tom. the little son of MT. and Mrs. T, D. Ray, is quite i'll at their home on Arlington avenue.
 Miss Dora and Miss Pearl Weinstein have returned from Blossburg, where they were the guests of relatives for a week.
 Miss Esther Sewelovitz has returned to her home in Birmingham after delightful visit to Miss Ida Weinstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
BES'SFNER NEWS

Bessemer. January 31-(Special. )-Pro- bation Officer D. o. Teasley has issued an order regarding the enforcement of the curfew law jN Bessemer. to the effect that children /dnder IS years of age must be kept off the streets after o'clock. The order follows:
 "On an after February l. we propose to enforce the curfew law in Bessemer. For the accommodation of parents and guard ians who wish to send children on erands, or have them out for any legitimate pur- pose after g o'clock, D. m., we have pre- pared special permit form. which, when signed by the parent and countersigned by the chief of police or the probation officer, will permit the child children to be out for such purposes only. These
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

permits may be obtained from the proba- tion officer at the city hall.
 "rhe object of a more rigid enforce ment of this law is to curtail as far as possible the unusual number of crimes committed by juveniles since November 1, 1915. Forty cases of juvenile delinquen- cy have come before Judge Murphy of the juvenile court of Jefferson county since November 15, 1915.
 Mayor Lewis and the police department are in hearty sympathy with the enforce ment of the curfew law, and this is an appeal to parents and guardians to CO., operate with the officers" 7"
 Henry Phillips, negro, charged with as sault with intent to murder, was bound over to the grand jury by Judge Lewis this morning and placed under a $500 bond. Phillips was arrested Thursday night and was placed in the city jail, where he engaged in a quarrel with Her bert Trenholm, another negro, whom he stabbed and seriously wounded Trenholm was removed to the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where he is reported to be doing as well as could be expected
 A mass meeting of the citizens of Bes- semer will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the courtroom in the Realty building, at which time commission form Of government for Bessemer will be dis cussed. This matter has been agitated in Bessemer for some little time and much interest is being manifested in the out come of the meeting Anyone interested in commission form of government for Bessemer is requested to be present.
 The local chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet in regu- lar session Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Sam Lef- kovits on Clarendon avenue. All mem bers are urged to be present.
 The Bessemer city council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at o'clock p. m. in the council cham Der at the city hall at which time sev-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

saying, "I am the state," we are the state. Yes we are the state. and we wish the very best state that has de- veloped in the history of nations. We can have the best only by protecting every child, every woman, every man forced downward by environment or heridity, amounting to the same. What really has been the cause of unequal biological and concurrent mental de- ve1opment but environment? An envir- onment at present of greater complex ity than in preceding times, but with more powerful social resource to rem edy than ever before.
 With many the altruistic and char ity ideas are being replaced by real ization that looking to the welfare of the weaker is merely a matter of sim pie economic justice; duty of each individual to himself as a social unit to strengthen the entire structure. Very truly, A. l.. NOURSE.
 Sawyerville, January 29, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

This jitney proposition is more compli- cated than we at first imagined. Now the incidents are varied and some of the men may have some experiences that have been heart-rending. Then the jitney driver is in danger if he solicits business, and hereby follows a tangled web to be un- travelled by courteous public.
 The following letter explains another situation, and poor man is the victim The woman can get out of the way, but the jitney. drivers are on the job for the nicllels and dimes, and should be aided in their procedure of business by placing a sign on their car, lest they be consid- cred too eager to ride the ladies.
 Mrs. J. B. Reid, Birmingham:
 Dear Madam-Was your appeal to Mr Weatherly to plainly mark all jitneys a joke or not?
 Tt might be a good idea after all, and save another class of 'simpletons' further embarrassment.
 Now I was not familiar with your Birmingham iitney, and thinking myself to be perfect lady, went out for stroll one day, when man in a nice looking car stopped and asked if I was going downtown. I knew that I'd given him no cause to be so bold, as I thought, so only gave him a cool look and walked on. I noticed he soon stopped two other ladies and they got in the car. Then it dawned on me he must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
TO RIDE OR NOT TO RIDE?
 THAT IS THE QUESTION
By MRS. J. B. REID

! have perfectly goodtlicense.to to ask ladies | to ride
 Guess the joke was on me, thinking I could attract that much attention. So | the poor men seem to get it on all sides I'd like to ask that all jitneys have signs to save other perfect ladies' the em- barrassment you and I had" Besides this letter we have had numer- ous conversations with parties who have had similar mistakes. Also many who had been given a delightful ride to town I by gentlemen whom they had hailed as a jitney driver, and they would never have of the ride been refused with the usual you are welcome" After all, we women must surely regu- late ourselves while we are fixing laws for the public safety We should more fully realize that it is not so awful to pick up or to be picked up by a more fortunate property holder than ourselves. Many people have in mind the Hove thy neighbor as myself" command, and it is often a great disappointment to ourselves to miss a ride, and then to think of the good or bad spirit that prevails either way. The only solution to the serious problem of to ride, to walk or perhaps to hail the sensitive, or refuse the courtesy of those of good intent The jitney man has afflictions enough; had we better not let this remain an individual privilege to either mark or not mark private or al free ride and hold ourselves in readi- ness as the case may be?
 
 family received news today of the death of Naval Lieut.. Harold c. Ten I nyson, a grandson of the poet No de-,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
At the Lyric

An excellent bill Of vaudeville, embrac- ing novelty, music, mirth and clever ness is offered the patrons of the Lyric for the first half of this week. The acts are all we'll balanced, well acted and clean cut.
 Rae Elinor Ball, violin virtuoso, was the decided hit of the evening. Her per sonalty and, magnetism coupled with her exceptional ability proved delight to her auditors. Her rendition of Frau merei' excelled anything heard at the Lyric in many day. Miss Ball is an artist of rare merit and demonstrated this fact last night.
 J. c. Mugent and company in a terse, chic. up-to-t minute sketch entitled ''The Meal Hound, portrayed a phase of life familiar to every man, regardless of age or experience His adventure with the particular Meal Hound" of the
 playlet proved highly interesting and furnished amusement as well as material for thought. Emmeth J. Melch and his merry minstrels were above the average and pleased The makeup of the two end men was good and some of the jokes were of the sprouting variety. The songs and dancing were good, there being sev- eral good voices among the nine people who composed the company.
 Harry and Augusta Turpin in '"The Girl and the Bank" were acceptable and got over with the audience. Both are
 capable and their act was above Tar. The Kervill family presented a novelty in the way of using billiard balls which
 were shot to the cushion and bounded
 into the air to be caught by members 1 of the troupe riding bicycles in small 1 net attached directly in front of the i forehead. The act was unique and out l of the ordinary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
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 This Oil is conceded to be the most penetrating remedy known. Its prompt and immediate effect in reliving pair is due to the fact that it penetrates td the affected parts at once. As an illus tration pour ten drops on the thickest piece of sole leather and it will pene trate this substance through ana through in three minutes
 Accept no substitute. This great Oil guaranteed 25c and soc a bottle, o, money refunded At leading druggists' Jacobs Drug Store agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Emma Brock

News was received in Birmingham yes terday of the death of Mrs. Emma Brock, who died Saturday night at her home in Piedmont. Funeral services were held from the family residence. interment fol- lowing in the city cemetery. The deceased is survived by her husband. w. J. Brock, and two daughters, Mrs R. s. Wilson and Miss Ina Brock, all of Piedmont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
Supreme Court Recesses

Washington, January 31.-The supreme court today recessed until February 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
Belgian Shot as Spy

Amsterdam, January 31.-(Via London) Paul Louis Mertens of Lier, near Ant werp, was court-martialed and shot as a spy at Hasselt, Belgium, on January 25, according to a dispatch to the Tele- graaf from Masstricht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
J. J. Keith

J. J. Keith of Shelby died yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. F. Conner, 2706 Park avenue, Ensley. The deceased was visiting his daughter when taken i'll sometime ago, and was unable to be removed to his home. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. F. Conner, Mrs. 2 II. Dykes of Ensley and Mrs. c, l.. Betes of Shelby, and four sons, D, F. Keith. W. N. Keith [. o. Keith of Shelby and J. H, Keith of Sylacauga The remains will be shipped to Shelby this morning for interment by Ischols & Angwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

family received news today of the death of Naval Lieut.. Harold c. Ten nyson, a grandson of the poet. No de- tails were given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

Only five days remain for the pub lie to assess their taxes without the addition of the 10 per cent penalty, and Deputy Tax Assessor Ewing Hines is being kept busy by those wishing to save this percentage. MT Hines office is located on the third floor of the Realty building, and after Saturday the 10 per cent will be added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Chocolate Soldier"

Amid all the horrors of real warfare these days, it is a welcome announce ment that this city is to be invaded by "The Chocolate Soldier" and brigade of merry making soldiers and soldieresses This comic opera army will entrench at the Jefferson Tuesday matinee and night February 8. Their native is pacifically neautral-mereiy to cause laughter and to sing the wonderful music by that wizard of melody, Oscar Straus. ''The Chocolate Soldier is again being pre- sented this sea son by the famous Whit ney Opera company, who for five years have made triumphant record breaking tours of this country Many of the original principals previously identified with this opera will be heard again dur ing the coming engagement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-01

eral important matters will come be- fore that body. Among matters which will come up for consideration will be that of an inspector for liquor shipped into the city and in all probability the whisky tax will be established in Bes- Semer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Douglas Park Y. P. S. L. sewing
circle meets tonight at home of Miss
Rose Weinstein, 1908 S. Turner aV.
32d ward Socialists meet Wednes-
day eve, 718 W. 63d st.
Lecture in Norwegian by FIR. Wer-
enskjold, why I'm Free Thinker"
under auspices of Nytid Scandina-
Wan Y. P. S. L., Thurs, Sept. Fl, 8
p. M, at the Norske KATE, 2738 w.
North aY.
EngIewood Y. P. S. L. meets Thurs.
eve, 1924 Aberdeen st.
Chicago Single Tax club to hold
first meet of season Fri, 8 p. m, at
Schiller hall, "a w. Randolph. Prof.
Geo. B. Foster will talk on Woman
Movement" and Stoughton Cooley
on Single Tax"
Laurel Dancing club to hold fall
dancing party Sept. % at Unity club
house, 314O Indiana aV.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-20
WILSON TO COME WEST-WiLL
SUPPORT 6-HoUR LAW

an invasion of the west. The time
and places at which he will deliver
the strategic blows, designed to over
throw Candidate Hughes, are still
undecided, but the line Of attack was
thoroughly mapped out at his con-
ference with National Chairman
Mccormick, continuing far into last
night.
Before he left for New York today
Mccormick said that the president
probably would accept no western in
vitation before Oct. 1. He is going
over large list of Invitations and
expects to confer with Mccormick
again next Tuesday.
There is no question but that Pres.
Wilson will discuss at length in his
western speeches the Adamson
8-hour law. He will argue that when
all the legislation he proposed for
settling the recent strike is enacted
there will be no recurrence of the
recent crisis.
SLIPPED 1851 FROM POCKET?
Miss Eleanor Bell, 661 N. Clark,
and Michael Shields, 1917 George,
entertainers in McGovern Bros ca
baret, Clark and Erie, arrested on
charge of Jas. Harvard, IS, Berrien
Springs, Mich, hotel owner, that girl
took 1851 from his pocket.
Police say Miss Bell admits taking
money but says Shields told her to.
JohnstoWn, Pa--One man killed,
two others injured, when dynamite
which they were using in sinking a
well let go.
KingTnan, Ariz. - Two trainmen
killed and eleven passengers injured
when westbound Santa Fe train No.
8 jumped track near here today.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
SOME OF THE WORLDS BIG
DAMS
BIG
Largest Masonry Dam is in Spain
It's $40 Feet High and 700 Feet
LOng-Elephant Butte Concrete
Dam is 31S Feet High and
l,674 Feet Long

.s.rgest masonry dam in Europe
is =. Spain. 1t is built across the
ChasIn through which the Noguera
PallG esa river flows, and is situated
near the town of Tallarn. This dam
is a magnificent masonry structure,
saO feet high and 700 feet long, and
wa designed and built under the di-
rect IN of American engineers.
In South Africa we also find an
other large masonry dam. 1t is the
dam which stores the water for the
Hartebeestpoort irrigation system.
The work on this dam has been sus-
pended on account Of the European
war. The dam is near Pretoria. Its
maximum height is 1879 feet.
Let US now compare these dams
with those found in America, and it
is intcf. ing to note that we are
continually building larger and larger
dams in this country for irrigation
and storage purposes. 1t was only
Few years ago when we read Of the
amazing height of the Shoshone dam,
1928 feet high and 200 feet long. A
little later the Arrowrock dam came
to attract the attention Of the public.
This is the highest Of all American
masonry dams, 349 feet high and
l 100 feet long. The Elephant Butte
dam has just been constructed, 31S
feet high and 1874 feet long. All of
these dams are of concrete.-E. b.
House, Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

Your association should elect its
directors at the first meeting. Elec-
tion should be by ballot, each member
having one vote each for each So share
of stock held. Five or more directors
may be chosen by law. Many asso-
Citations are electing nine directors
for the reason that with board Of
nine, there is no danger of tie vote
and it is easier to compute the two
thirds vote required to admit new
members.
"As soon as your directors are
elected, have them meet and elect
president, a vice president, secre-
tary-treasurer, and a loan committee
Of three members.
your loan committee should pro-
coed at once to prepare a written re-
port fixing the valuations OF the land
to be mortgaged by all members OF
the association. This report must be
unanimous.
This is as far as you can go until
the Federal Loan bank Of your dis
trict is located and established.
do not send any Of these papers
to Washington"
Blank copies of articles of associa-
. tion may be obtained by application
to the college.-C. F. Davis, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colorado.