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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
COLE COURSE BOOSTERS

James Montgomery feels that BFming-
ham will take rank with other southern
cities when the golf course is built at
Green Springs. 1T is known that this
city outranks many of the towns in the
south in almost every branch" he said.
.'Now when we get this golf course fin
ished / feel that we will not only out
rank many of these cities, but we shall
surpass the majority of them in every
way. 1 am an enthusiastic booster for
the golf course and notice that every
is no excuse for any one feeling any
other way. I know the golf course is a
good thing for Birmingham and every
one feels the same as do
DR.. Edwin Ballard, chief Scoutma ster,
is a great believer in healthful outdoor
exercise: 1.-THE building of the golf
course at Green Springs means more
opportunity for the people to get out in
the open and enjoy themselves" said
DR.. Ballard. Every boy in this city. as
well as the girls, men and women, feel
that this golf course and playground is
a great proposition. 1t is good plan and
should be helped along as much as posi-.
BILE by every citizen who has the welfare
of Birmingham at heart. 1t is worthy OF
the greatest amount of praise and coop
Grafton on the part of the citizens of this
community. Let's have it SOON"
Hundreds of cizens join in the indorse-
ment of the golf course. 1t will be a
great day when this course is opened
to the citizens of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. M, No
vember 10, 1876
Highest temperature ................... IS
Lowest temperature neutrality-suspicious.. 50
Mean temperature Observation-Disclosures. IS
Normal temperature observation-disclosures. SO
Deficiency in temperature since Jan.l 46
Rainfall ..................... 900
Total rainfall since Jan. 1............4S .9S
Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1......... 6.H
Relative humidity, a. m. .............. 81
2 p. m. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
p. m. Observation-Disclosures. Y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
HEALTHFuL EXERCISE

Mai. E. M. Tutwiler says there is noth-
ing that Birmingham cannot do If 1t
wants to. "It appears that the cnzens
of this community have gotten together
on his golf proposition and are deter
mined to see that the project goes
through" said Major Tutwiler. L am
glad to know we are going to have
public golf course and 1 know my sent1-
ments are shared by thousands of people
here 1t means more for this city than
MANY of us realize. The people will GER
tainly take advantage of the opportunity
+o go out and take healthful exercise IN
the open air at the expense of he city.
1t is a great proposition for great
city,"
Judge c. C. Nesmith is another booster
for the golf course. II feel that every
citizen should be a believer in the Green
Springs golf course" he said. While
am not a golf player, L see no reason
WHY the people who like the game should
be deprived of this pleasure. 1 hope the
golf course will be finished on schedule
time. The people will be glad to have
beautiful park devoted to golf and other
outdoor sports. / know that I shall be
and all of those whom I have talked to
feel the same way"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

1.-THE COMMON LAW
Clara Eimball Young. the first. OF
feminine film celebrities to be in
corporated tthey are now leSion),
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

Too Few
From the Boston Transcript.
Hub during the spap--I don't bell
in parading my virtues.
Wife: l don't see how you could.
takes quite number to make a parad,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-15
MARGARET HALEY TELLS OF CHANCES TO
SELL CHICAGO SCHOOL TEACHERS

At the finish of a two-hour speech
full of names and dates and figures
Margaret Haley, business represent
tative of the Chicago Teachers Fed
Grafton, spoke slowly and softly,
something wistful in her voice, and
said to the city council schools COM
mittee:
You can take our records for sew
enteen years back and you are free
to examine any journal of accounts,
vouchers or assessments our organ
izatiOn has.
The resistance power of the
teachers of this city which has de-
velOped in these seventeen years is
one Of the best things the civic life
Of Chicago has.
That woman, Catherine Goggin,
whom you honOred by placing her
dead body to lie in state in
this council chamber a few months
ago - we thought of her on
June q when there was that pitiful
spectacle in the board of education
rooms, when dozens of teachers
came for the first time in their lives
to the board rooms and pointing at
this and that member of the board
asked: Who is that member and
who is that other one and why did
he vote against me?'
81 tell, you gentlemen, this COM
munity will not stand for these meth
DDS. The people will not permit eff
Cient teachers in this city to be
thrown on the mercies of politicians.
These teachers will not be found
working against you when you are
advancing the interests of the eff
cient teachers, the school children
and the parents. The teachers as a
body will cooperate with you at
every step in the interest of the pub
lie schools, our greatest institution"
In the following allegations by
Miss Haley she furnished in every
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-15

l. William ROthman, former chair
man finance committee of school
board and ex-Officio head of teachers
pension board, is a big figure of the
invisible government behind the
school board. ROthmann started out
to destroy the Teachers Federation
after it had beaten a pet bill of his
at Springfield by which pension fund
control through the teachers would
be ended. ROthmann furthermore
has further motive in that he wants
revenge against the teachers because
they reprinted parts Of the Merriam
efficiency commission report show
ing that while ROthmann was the
head of that board, somebody was
grabbing a graft of from $4,000 to
$1,000 a year through nOn-payment
of interest on funds held by the
board.
2. Offers from Jacob M. Loeb, pres
ident school board, to enter into pO-
HticaI dickers were rejected by Miss
Haley and the federation. In LOeb's
list of .68 teachers to be dismissed
were eight members of the canvas
sing board that counted the votes of
the election wherein 1900 teachers
voted with the federation against the
ROthmann-LOeb legislative bill for
control of teachers pension funds.
The assessment slip which J. JOeb
testified about before Baldwin COM
mittee as federation "slush fund"
was only an ordinary mOTtuary fund
levy to pay for burial of teachers.
8. The teachers pension fund,
now amounting to over S1,0O00O0,
was sought constantly by VIM. Roth
mann for control by him under the
same conditions by which he former
Iy controlled the police pension fund,
when $4,000 to $4,000 a year was
lost through nOn-payment of inter
est. He asked a conference with
federation pension board members
1 L.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
PIGEONS UNRESTRAlNED
stephen 4. Brown Ina City Court For
Letting Fowls Run Loose.

pigeons should not be kept in a
civilized community" Judge Warner
told stephen +. Brown, 621 " La
fayette ST. in city court Thursday
morning Brown is charged with
permitting the pigeons TO run at
large. the complaining witness being
Flora +. Mcclure, next door
neighbOr. City Atty. Eli r. SeebiTt
and Atty. Joseph Wypiszinski argued
the point of whether or not "A pigeon
is domestic fowl, Wypiszinski. con-
tending that il is not. Judge Warner
continued the case until Friday
morning. requesting the defendants
attorney TO produce some law upon
the subject.
II was alleged that Brown refused
20 keep his pigeons cOOped up and
allowed them 10 over run the prop
erty adjoining his home. City Atty
Seebirt said he had warned Brown
but that the man replied that there
was no law 10 compel him TO keep
the birds confined.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
OSCAR ETNIRE FINED
Man Who Tried Go Buy Casket For
Himself il sent To- Jail.

Oscar Etpire. 3O7 Vistula av.. the
man who entered the undertaking
parlors of Nelson Jones couple Of
days ago in search of a casket. de-
clarlng he was going TO kill himself
was tined 81 and costs for intoNica-
tion by Judge Warner Thursday
morning Etnire was arrested on a
warrant signed by his wife who said
that he has been causing trouble at
home Walter Powell and Fred Ed
ingtox were fined 81 and costs on a
similar charge. while Tony Fauferty
pleaded not guilty and will be tried
Friday morning. The judge sus-
pended q fine i'm the case of Jack
Dudka and also suspended the iudg-
ment Of 500 and costs and so days
against Louis Kovasics who was fined
Wednesday.
James Brady. John Gordon. and
Louis Busch were fined 81 and costs
each for begging. Louis Brown and
Mabel Norris. CHARGED with fornica -
ton viii be tried next Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
PLAN EXHIBITS
FOR BABY WEEK
Welfare Exhibition, Food
Shows and Perfect Baby"
Examinations, Features.

BABY welfare exhibits which
formed an important part Of the eX-
hibition prepared for the great ma
tional conference of charities ard
corrections held this week in In
dianapolis will be a feature OF the
exhibit TO be held in South Benz
during Baby Week, May p to IS.
Announcement TO that effect was
made Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
+. l. Sims at a meeting Of the Baby
Week executive committee held in
the office of DIR. G. S. Rosenbury.
This splendid exhibit will be set 70
in the Stu6ebaker building at 1903
w. Washington av., along with a
special infant welfare display from
Indiana university and a pure food
EXHIBIT 10 be prepared by the do
nestle science department of the
public schools under the direction Of
Miss Florence Weld.
In the store room beside this the
baby conferences will be held for
determining the most perfect baby
in South Bend between the ages OF
three months and two years. These
conferences Will be held on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday. from
10 O'Clock in the morning until
o'clock in the afternoon. The room
will be divided into two parts by
means of a glass partition so that
the mothers and interested visitors
may see the examination through
out Volunteer physicians and
nurses and a committee of young
women will have charge of the ex-
animation and each child will be
scored on a standardized score card.
The physical tests will be made by
physicians and the mental tests
under the direction of Miss Grace
Rabbit, a teacher in the public
schools.
All the merchants of the city and
even druggists and grocers are CO.
operating with the Baby Week COM
mittee in the preparation OF win
dow exhibits, which in some cases
will be displays of the proper cloth
ing for infants, and in others of the
proper food.
A large committee will be busy
all day Friday and Saturday dis
tributing among the $500 babies
born in South Bend between May /,
1915, and May 1, 1916, and register
ed in the board of health office, the
pretty blue and white Baby Week
remnants bearing the slogan, Bet
ter Babies; Better South Bend. "
On Sunday the pastors of all the
churches will preach appropriate
sermons. Monday has been set
aside as Fathers day. Tuesday as
Mothers day and Wednesday as
Brothers and Sisters day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
FATHER LEAVES COURT
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
Clarence Palmer il Given Chance to
support His Family and Make
Good With Judge.

Clarence Palmer. 513 n. 18th St,
River Park, wore a broad and happy
smile on his face as he walked out
morning bearing in his arms his five
months old babe and followed by his
wife and two other children. Pal
mer had been charged with nom
support by his wife but Judge War
ner gave the man two weeks in
which to show he was in good faith
i'm promising TO care for his family
OF six children.
Mrs Palmer told the court that
her husband has been drinking
heavily and has not been working
steadily. She said that he owes part
OF a grocery bill and ST. on the
house rent 1t was also asserted
that Palmer was spending the ma
jority of his money for liquor. Pal
mer admitted the latter charge but
declared that he was one OF the
machinists who went on a strike at
the Studebaker plant who had been
"blacklisted." He asserted that he
was taken back at Studebakers at
the end of the strike but discharged
a few days later and now whenever
he gets a job it is tipped off, to his
employers that he was one of the
strikers and he is discharged.
Judge Warner told Palmer TO get
a job which the man promised TO do.
When the case was ordered cOntin-
ued for two weeks and Palmer per-
mitted TO go free. he walked over to
his wife who was holding their
youngest child, Clapped his hands in
front of the baby. spoke in endear-
ing words and clasped the tot in his
arms. He then left the court room
carrying the child while his wife
and two other children followed, al
smiling happily while a litter OF
amusement ran through the crowd
Of spectators
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
FORD PEACE PARTY is
RE0RGANIZED IN SWEDEN
Representatives OF United States.
Switzerland. Holland Denmark.
Norway and Sweden.
InternationaI News Service

ANltENNIttHal news SERVICE
STOCKHOLM. May L. (via Lon
don. May 1S).-What once was the
Ford peace expedition today was for
mally reorganized as the neutral
conference for continuous mediation
with the delegates from six neutral
United States, swift
zerland. Holland, Denmark, Norway
and Sweden.
Although still generously support
ed by Henry Ford. a manifesto is
sued today says the conference must
not be confused with the original ex-
petition. Only the Rev. DR.. Charles
f. Aked of the original party which
sailed from the United States. is now
a delegates, but Louis z. Lochner
still is the general secretary. Miss
Emily Greene Balch of Wesley
college now is the second American
delegate. and Frederick Holt of De-
trOit is acting as business admins
traitor for Mr. Ford. The delegates
from the otter neutral countries
were chosen by votes of various
peace ORGANIZATIONS and are quite
prominent.
With the new organizations new
ideas and a more practical basis for
work. the conference hopes TO offset
the earlier trials and tribulations of
the Ford Peace party. and through a
publicity propaganda keep the peace
issue alive in Europe, with the ulti-
mate hope that neutral nations will
act in concert in offering mediation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
TROOPS, TIRED AND WORN,
GO ON TO RESCUE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

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negro. who was captured with
Deemer.
why" said Langhorne. where
are the bandits?"
They left us here in guard OF the
ranchman," replied Deemer. and
when they left about four hours ago,
they told him they would come back
and would kill him if we had es-
capped"
That's the story OF the rescue of
Deemer Six hours later and the
bandits would have returned. And
then
Well" said Deemer philosophic-
ally. Il guess they'd have taken US
into the mountains and you'd never
have got US"
In a long range engagement near
Cerro Blanco, the following day.
Lieut. Cramer with a detachment Of
% men. captured one OF the bandits
and thinks he wounded several
others.
The main body of bandits is today
reported at San Santley. 80 miles
from here. Mai LanghOrne. with
out rations or forage. is pushing on.
Col. Sibley with two troops OF the
14th cavalry. is reported at Rancho
Manuel Sanchez.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
7NINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

The feed is costing 81 10 So ton
less. one dairyman reported the
following: Month OF 81 days. Sale
of products. 1854; cost Of feed:
$3.50; profit above feed, S57.G4.
Month OF 80 days. Sale OF product,
$f13.99: cost OF feed. Ss1.42; profit,
$42.57. This was for a herd OF Il
COWS. The saving for each month
was more than IS. which is more
than enough 10 pay for the tests.
The records. Of the cows listed
which have produced more than 40
pounds Of butter Fat during the 80
days follow:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
TRINITY To BUILD
$4,000 EDIFICE
Presbyterian Congregation to
Erect New Structure to be
Named "SunnySide."

A new $4,000 church to be
known as sunnyside Presbyterian
to take the place Of the present
Trinity Presbyterian edihce. is TO be
erected at the southwest corner Of
Washington and F'raucis SITS. ac-
cOrding 10 plans that were made at
a meeting Of the congregation of
Trinity Presbyterian church We'd
nesday night. The pastors residence
Is TO built on the same lot with the
new church.
j. +. Whiteman. d. D. Munro.
Mrs. J.. c. Vermande. Miss Pearl
Rock and Or. William NJ. Cook were
appointed on a committee TO take
charge OF raising the funds for
building the new church. The
church. manse and property. located
at the corner of Colfax av. and st.
Peter ST.. VIII be sold and the pro-
ceeds Used 10 erect the new build
ings.
Plans for the church are now be-
ing drawn by Sidney r. Badgley OF
Cleveland Three floor plans and
two elevations were shown 20 the
congregation at Wednesday night )
meeting by means of a stereopticon
Mr. Badgley drew the plans for the
First Nj f., st. PaUrs NJ. f., and
Epworth Memorial churches of this
city and the First NJ. +. and First
Presbyterian churches of Misha-
vaka
The first church was erected on
the present site so years ago. In
1916 the church was organized and
called the Second Presbyterian. In
1855 an addition was made To the
original frame structure. The pres
ent church was dedicated on Sept.
%. 1894. 10 is planned 20 have the
new church ready for dedication
within three years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
C. EVANS ASKS DIVORCE,
MARRIED % YEARS

Following practically p years of
married life. Calvin w. Evans has
filed his petition in superior court
for a divorce from Anna j. Evans.
lie charges cruel and inhuman
treatment, alleging that his wife
nags and scolds him.
According to the divorce com
plant the couple was married in
1894, separating May II, 1916
Emma Garrett filed suit for di-
husband, Martin Garrett. She
charges cruel and inhumsn treat
ment The wife asks the custody of
the one child.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18

~
Intention of assailing the Cincinnati
body for bringing up this issue.
In his annual address to the gen.
eral assembly today the retiring
moderator, Rev. J. Ross Stevenson
Of Princeton. y. j.. deplored the
world war and made a stirring plea
for church unity. He also criticised
present lay conditions in America,
asserting that religion was losing
ground in the scramble for gold that
has marked the prosperity wave.
Dr. Stevenson denounced the
struggle in Europe as "unchristian"
and declared that il was waged for
the love of might alone.
During the forenoon the candi-
dacy of DR.. Hugh Kelso Walker Of
California and DR.. George L. Rob-
hson for moderator, was announced.
This puts five men in the field.
The matters upon which the as
sembly will take action are the di-
vorce evil and Sabbath dissertation
1t is declared that the divorce evil
has increased in the past so years
from one divorce in every thousand
inhabitants 10 one in every twelve.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
HOUSE COMMITTEE
CUTS DREADNAUGHTS
FOR 20 SUBMARINES
international News Service:


WASHINGTON. May is. - The
administration five-year naval pro-
gram was entirely abandoned and
naval preparedness 10 the amount
OF $4,000, 600 for the current year
as agreed upon by the house naval
affairs committee today.
The bill 10 be reported 10 the
house will provide for: Five battle
cruisers. four scout cruisers, 10 de-
stroyers, 20 submarines, Il of the
coast defense type and three Of the
seagoing type, one hospital ship, one
fuel oil ship, one ammunition ship.
The bill also woulo provide an in
crease of $500 men in the enlisted
strength OF the navy and 3,079 ma
rines
The committee voted down all eff
forts 10 include the present type of
dreadnaughts in the bill. The entire
bill viii amount to $24O, 900. 900. an
increase Of $SO.OO0.OOO over last
years bill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
WAR ORDER ISSUES
ARE AGAIN STRONG
Reading Rises to New High
leVel-Studebaker Ad-
VanCeS Four Points.
InternationaI - servlce

NEW YORK. May 1S.-The stock
market opened strong today with
the war order issues again in favor.
There was continued accumulation
Of Reading which rose Is TO "a Is.
new high record. Marine prefer
red advanced rs to SO. Sttdebaker
10 al and Crucible IL. 10 SO. Dis
tillers gained y 10 5SA and Indus
trial Alcohol a point to 1874.
The copper stocks were in good
demand. Anaconda moving up q 70
san and about the same amount of
gain was made in Kennicott which
sold at 553s. Mexican Petroleum
moved up Ia 10 l1OA, but later
lost part of its gain. Steel common
rose q to S42s. Fractional gains
were recorded in Lehigh Valley,
American Car and Foundry, Repub-
lie Iron and American Can.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18

Scarcity OF vessels is seriously
hindering American manufacturers
ir their efforts 10 get logwood sup
plies, department Of commerce ofi-
Gals say Piers at Santo Domingo
are reported piled high with ship
ilcntS. The heavy American demand
has forced prices up 100 per cent.
and freight races TO New York haV e
Increased several hundred per cent
\ solid stand OF $4,000 acres OF log
wood has just been discovered in
Honduras and soon will be put on
the market the department has
learned Another newly discovered
supply is reported from Matanzas
province, cuba.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
SUES FOR HOSPITAL
AND DOCTORS BILL

Suit to recover $3.50 for a hos
pital bill and $3.50 for professional
services alleged TO be due the St. Jo-
seph hospital and DR.. Thomas A.
Olney has been instituted in the SUI
perior court against Ezra and Levina
Rhodes. The second named defend
ant is named in the complaint who
was subjected TO treatment at the
hospital. DR.. Olney. according to
the complaint, performed two Oper-
atoms.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
LETCHER REPORTS
TO GEN. FUNSTON
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.J

Funston and others just what steps,
il any, have been taken by Carran-
zistas toward the protection of
Americans in Mexico, the capturing
Of Villa and the dispensing of bandits
near the American border.
Those expected TO give the most
valuable information are Consuls
Letcher OF Chihuahua City; Simpich
at NOgales, and Edwards at Juarez.
The consults are to confer as soon
as they all arrive at FL Paso and are
first to compile their information
into one report, which will then be
given TO the army leaders.
They are to remain in conference
so long as the army leaders deem
necessary to get at the truth as to
the conditions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18

Wooden sandals are now being
worn to a great extent by the labor
ing classes in Mexican cities and by
natives engaged in farming, in
place of the old form of leather
sandals used by the Mexicans for
many centuries. They are being
substituted for the primitive home
made leather sandals because Of the
scarcity and high price of native
tanned leather, because of the scar
city Of sheepsKin thongs for lacing,
and because the native Indian is be-
coming more particular about the
appearance of his feet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-18
R0BS SMALL BANK
Burglar RansGcks Home of George
Schafcr Wednesday.

A small bank containing about SIS
in money was stolen by burglars
Wednesday night who entered the
residence of George Schafer, 1112
w. Lindsay st. The theft occurred
about 10 O'Clock in the evening.
Nothing else save two bananas were
taken. The police investigated and
the few clews left by the intruder
are being investigated.
Entrance was secured through the
garden window.