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New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

1 there. I told him she was, but upon l his demand to see her I refused. l told him Miss Pages condition neces- sitated absolute rest for at least twen- ! ty-four hours He became insult ing and abusive and accused me of keeping Miss Page a prisoner so 1 decided the best thing to do was to let the young lady herself decide wheth- CT or not she wanted to see him. Did you go at once to Miss Page " No, left MT. Pollock in the recep- tion-room and returned to my office, where l apprised MT. Langdon of the situation. Together we went to the room assigned to Miss Page. She was in bed, and seemed comfortable and calm. While I was talking to her, however, finding out a little of her nervous condition, MT. Langdon, who had been getting near the door, gave a sharp exclamation and darted out into the hall. Miss Walton the nurse went to the door after him, but before she reached it we could all hear the sounds of a loud altercation. When I reached the scene myself, I found MT. Langdon barring the way and MT. Pollock attempting to force himself past to get to Miss Pages room. He declared it to be his right to be with her and said that Mr. Langdon was an interloper, kid napper, and great many other things"
 Did you interfere?''
 T did. Noise or quarreling is the one thing that we cannot possibly per init in hospital given over to those whose nerves are shattered or wh ose mental balance is in question. It took me some time to quiet MT Pol lock, but he returned to the recep- tion-room eventually, and MT Lang don and I hurried pack to Miss Page who was very much excited and was crying out that she did not want to see David'--or anyone except her mother and MT. Langdon. She c lot ed down when we came in, especially after she had been treasured that no one would disturb her.
 Did you give any orders to that effect ?"
 1T did. I told Miss Walton to sit where she could watch the door. and that if David Pollock made any at tempt to come down the hall she was at once to ring for help and bar him out"
 Did Miss Walton seem to consider the order unusuaIc"
 well, not exactly that She ,seem- ed agitated and upset by the name but evaded my question as to vheth- CT she Knew him. However, as I had always found her trustworthv and splendid nurse. 1 paid but little attention to her excitement"
 You say you paid but little atten- ton to her excitement. Did you have any inkling as to what might have caused that agitation %
 Not at the time, but later when Miss Walton told me what had hap pened, admitting--''
 May it please the court" inter rupted the Prosecutor lea ping to his feet, "Dr. Foster is retailing hearsay. and I object to the question of my learned colleague.' There was a tinge of satisfaction in his voice at being able to interrupt the famous alienist who was said to know as much of law IS of medicine, and. the doctor flushed with annoyance. But Lang don showed no discomfort; there was, in fact smile of satisfaction curl ing the corners of his lips as the judge leaned forward and said slow ly:
 (TO be continued
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

Alice Johnson, daughter of Com pensation Commissioner Severin Johnson is a patient at the local hos pital undergoing treatment for ap- pendicitis.
 MT. and Mrs. F. E Johnson win spend the weekend in North Gros- vernordale,
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
CHARLES CHERRY IS
 STAR IN BIG FILM

Leaders for Keeney's tonight will be The Mummy And The Running Bird" a picturization of the famous stage success, Charles Cherry playing the principal role, and Souls In Bondage" a Lubin feature in which Nance O'Neill and William D. Corbett are introduced as co-stars. MT. Cor bett, who is. a native son, was se- lected by Miss O'Neill to play oppo- site her, when arrangements for the
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25

Mrs. Christina Pearson has ar rived in this city from Sweden and will make her home With her brother, Carl Hammer of AT Church street.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
THE STRANGE CASE
 OF MARY PAGE"

Read these episodes, each com plete in six insertions. See them acted on the motion picture screen at the Keeney Theater.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-25
Menu for Tomorrow

oranges
 Eggs in Bread Sauce
 Flashed Potatoes Corn Bread Coffee Sardines Buttered Toast Apple Slump Cocoa
 Green Pea Soup
 Salmon Loaf Egg Sauce Mashed Potatoes Cau1ifloWer
 Celery Mayonnaise
 Boiled Indian Pudding
 Coffee
 Apple Slump-Put sliced apples into a deep granite kettle, add sugar tc taste and a spoonful of butter and cook until the apples are nearly ten der Fit over them a rich biscuit crust rolled out almost an inch thick cover closely and keep the apples sim - mering gently for three quarters of an hour ana place in a not oven until Drowned.
 Boiled Indian Pudding-Warm one pint of molasses, add four well beaten eggs, one-half pound of beef suct chopped fine, one tablespoonful If ginger, one-half a tablespoonful of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of salt, then alternately one pint of milk and sufficient cornmeal to mix to a thick batter. Dip the cloth in boiling wa ter wiring out and flour it; Turn the pudding in it and tie up, leaving room for it to swell. Boil steadily for three hours and serve with a liquid sauce.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
CHESS PLAYERS TO
 FORM ORGANIZATION
Meeting Called At Chamber of COm- merce Rooms to Form Chess
 and Checker Club

The Birming gham Chess and Checker club will perfect permanent organ ization at a meeting to be held this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 5 o'clock. A postal card has been mailed out to quite number of those known to be interested in the movement.
 There are at least 70 chess and checker players in the city, half of whom have signed an agreement to organize and select a suitable room for the club. The Chamber of Commerce has kindly given the use of their read ing room in the afternoon to a mum Der of players, but the interest has grown so that it is desirable to have quarters of their own, providing for quite an increased number of men who are desrous of playing this interesting game. v
 One or two chess tournaments have been played. It is planned to increase the interest by having records kept of the games that are. played and di- vide the members up into classes on a percentage basis. All persons who are in any way interested will he well comed at this meeting at the Chamber of Commerce att o'clock this after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
RAILROADS CIV FEN
 RE AL COMPETITION
 THROUGH THE CANAL
tContinued from Page one,

carriers, 40 in which railroads were interested only, through interlocking stocks. directorates, or officers, owned and operated 426 vessels with gross tonnage of 1,Ss3,s
 One thousand and ninety eight yes sells of a gross tonnage of 2,941.941, of which 770 were steam vessels and BPS, with a gross tonnage of 226,000 were sailing vessels and barges, were en- gagged In coastwise and foreign trade in which railroad companies were inter- ested directly or indirectly.
 Twenty-seven railroad systems or their subsidiaries, according to the re- port, owned or operated steamship lines or vessels. The total number of vessels operated by the 27 carriers was GAS of a gross tonnage of 596. .225 operated on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, n with a gross tonnage of 234,499 on the Pacific coast and 69 of a gross tonnage of 10O,49 on the great lakes.
 During the time covered by the commissions report vessels were op- erating actively through the Panama canal, furnishing real competition with the railroads. Soon afterwards the great slide in the canal blocked traffic entirely for many months and it has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
Teen-Age Conference Will
 Meet Tonight Al Y. M. c. A
Fine Programme Has Been Arranged Which Will Include Address by John L. Alexander of Chicago-Burr
 Blackburn Among the Speakers

John l. Alexander of Chicago will be the principal speaker at the opening meeting of the teen-age conference at the Y. M. c. A. tonight, at 730. MT. AL exander is one of the best known Sunday school workers in America, being teen age superintendent of the International Sunday School association. He is an ex- cellent and forcible speaker and his ad- dresses will feature the conference.
 All boy delegates will meet at the Y. M. c. A. auditorium tonight for valida tion of tickets. The programme includes class demonstration by the Gideon class of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist Sunday school. an illustrated talk on Physical Activities by Hofford Todd and the appointment of the nominating committee. Following a talk by Mr. Burr Blackburn of Chicago, who was formerly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

state of Alabama, appeal from Bibb cir cult court: reversed and remanded. Mary A. Snow vs. J. A. Bray, ct al, appeal from Birmingham city court; re- versed and remanded National Baking and Lunch company vs.
 Will Wilson, appeal from Birmingham
 city court; reversed and remanded, Gard her and Thomas, J., dissenting. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs. Mamie Cohill, appeal from
 Birmingham city court affirmed Ex parte Central of Georgia Railway company, petition for certiorarl to court of appeals. in re railway vs. Mrs. Charles Barntz. appeal from Jefferson circuit court; certiorari awarded, reversed and remanded to. the court of appeals, Gard ner, J., dissenting; Thomas, J., not sitting Ragland Brick company vs. Jeff Bell, pro ami, appeal from St. Clair circuit court; affirmed
 Jesse Cook vs. Sam Cook, appeal from Marshall chancery court; reversed and re- manded.
 Southern Railway company vs. E. A. Fisher. appeal from Jackson circuit court; affirmed.
 Mary Cross vs. Lizzie Watson. appeal from Lawrence probate court; affirmed. Doran & Go, vs. H. F. Gilreath, appeal from Jackson circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 T. J. Russell ct al. ,vs. M. A. Stockton ct al, appeal from Morgan law and equity court: affirmed. State of Alabama for the use, etc, vs. J. NJ. Tingle ct al. appeal from Winston circuit court; reversed and remanded Gardner J.-HenrY C. Hamilton vs John NJ. Clancy, appeal from Mobile
 ohancerv court; affirmed, Central of Georgia Railway company vs. Canty Chambers, pro ami, appeal from Russell circuit court: affirmed, Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance com- pany vs. G. c. Ray. appeal from Walker circuit court; affirmed. L. A Chambless vs. T, A. Jones, appeal from Jefferson chancery court; reversed and rendered
 Mrs William Murphree vs, N. J Han son ct al, appeal from Birmingham city court; reversed and rendered, Anderson C. J and Mcclellan. J, dissenting.
 Fred F. Wheeler vs. Standard Stee company. appeal from Gadsden city court; affirmed.
 G. w Thra sher ct al. vs. R. F. Neely, appeal from Gadsden city court; affirmed, Sayre. J., dissenting. Etta B. Fair ct al. vs. w. s. Cummings, appeal from Morgan law and equity court; reversed and rendered. Bluitt P Wallace vs. F.s W Cook Brewing company ct al. appeal iron Morgan chancery court affirmed. Mrs May Franklin vs. Southern Rail. way company. appeal from Jefferson cir, cult court reversed and remanded. w. M Keller vs. Jones and Weeden appeal from Madison circuit court; af
 hrmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

is reasonable and right, and I am sure that there are thousands of homes in Bir- mingham that will gladly extend this as- sistance to the reunion committee in mak- ing this occasion a success. Unless you come to our rescue, there will be thou sands of men and women homeless on the streets of Birmingham, with plenty of money to pay for accommodations and for food, but without the facilities and opportunity to obtain them. These visl- tors will have to return on the first train to their respective homes and announce to the world that Birmingham was unable to care for this convention. I pledged to Birmingham that this reunion will be success. Will her citizens pledge to me their assistance in helping to take care of the visitors? R. A. BROWN,
 Chairman Executive Committee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

Stomach poisons breed millions of kerms that eat into your vitals, caus- ng Gas Pressure, Indigestion, Constipa- ion, Torpid Liver, Auto-Intoxication, Fellow Jaundice, Gall Stones, Appen- icitis, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach nd Intestines, etc, etc. Thousands of ufferers have been restored by Mayrs Wonderful Remedy, among them Justice f the Supeme Court, Congressmen, Doc ors, Lawyers, Bankers, Ministers, Nur- les, Farmers. Mechanics-persons of very class--proba bly, your own neigh DOTS. Stomach troubles are due mostly to fatarrhal poison. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy removes that poison, thoroughly leanses the. system, drives out the isease breeding germs, allays inflamma- ion and ends suffering. Unlike any other remedy, No alcohol--nothing to njure you. One dose convinces. FREE book on Stomach Ailments. Write Geo. |. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, Chicago. or ob- ain a. bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Rem kdy from Green Drug Co, or any re- fable druggist, who will return your honey if it fails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
Mexican Internal Revenue

Galveston. Tex, May 11.-Receipts for passenger and freight traffic on constitu- tionalist railroads during April amounted to S19000,oOO, according to advices received by the Mexican consulate here today. The message adds that the receipts from the telegraphic lines during the same month were s4,00000O. It is also announced that lumber producers in Mexico will be re- qured to sell 90 per cent of their product to the government and that payment will be made in Mexican gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
WHO HAS ROOMS
 ID RENT VISITORS
 DURING REUNION!
Brown Says Need Is Urgent and Calls Upon Citizens to Help House the
 Crowd

Ample accommodations have been pro- vlded for feeding and housing the vet erans during the reunion next week, no matter how many thousand of the old soldiers come to the city.
 However, there is still need for more homes for visitors. It is expected that the reunion will be attended by several thou sand more visitors than any of the previ- ous gatherings. The space in the hotels and boarding houses has been checked up and the hundreds of homes which have agreed to take visitors have been emu mefated, but it is expected that there are still several thousand coming for whom space has not been provided;
 These visitors do not want charity. They simply desire a place to sleep and eat and for which they are perfectly able and willing to pay. In a statement issued last night by R. A. Brown, chairman of the executive committee an appeal was made to the people of Birmingham to take in these visitors during the reunion. Unless more homes are opened for the reception of visitors, MT. Brown stated that he was afraid there would be thou- sands here with ample funds who were una ble to rent a room. The situation is urgent, and immediate responses on the part of the people of this district will be necessary in order that the proper ar engagements may be made to handle the crowds of visitors
 The statement follows:
 "To the Good Citizens of Birmingham:
 ''The various committees have labored diligently to make the reunion a suc- cess. The necessary funds are in sight for the successful conduct of this great convention. It may be of interest to you to know that only about 300 have con tributed in cash to the reunion so that the cost of the entertainment of the visi- tors to this city has fallen upon the shoul- ders of a comparatively few generous men and women.
 'I am confident that there are thou sands of good citizens in this city who would gladly and willingly contribute, if they had the opportunity of doing so. It has been impossible for us to see you so that I am making an appeal to ask you to read the papers, telephone head quarters at Main 62OO, and let us know how many visitors you can care for, and the price. We are not asking for charity we are simply asking for your co-opera ton in taking care of the vast multitude of visitors who will be our guests during the reunion.
 These visitors are willing to pay what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

superintendent of the Birmingham Boys club, MT. Alexander will address the con- ference.
 The first session of the girls section of the teen-age conference will convene Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church. The boys business meet ing will be held at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon. May 13, at 2 o'clock. Following this meeting the roller skate relay race will start at Capitol park.
 The big banquet will be held in the Manufa acturers' Permanent Exhibit hall Saturday night at : o'clock. About 1000 will be present. Three meetings will be held Sunday one for boys at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist church, one for girls at the Fifth Avenue Presbyt yteran church and union mass meeting, to which the public is invited at the First Baptist church, beginning at 7:3O o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
New Concrete Building

The Walker estate will erect a three story concrete building, 50 feet front, or the vacant lot at the northeast corner of First avenue and Twenty-third street. for Harry Licht X Co.,, wholesale dealers ir ladies ready-to-wear. The lease contract was signed yesterday and the building is to he completed by the last of Sep tember.
 B. F. Ezekiel is member of the Licht .; r,,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
TELLS WHY FARM LANDS ARE CHEAP ALL OVER ALABAMA Mrs. Mathis Greeted By Big Crowds for Marshall
 County Speeches
FARMERS WORK FOR
 20 CENTS PER DAY
Explains How Diversification Is Only Solution-Uses Language That Even the Children Can
 Understand
By CLARENCE c. THOMPSON

GuntersYille, May 11-(Specia1.) ) Mrs. G. H. Mathis working under the auspices of the Alabama Bankers as- sociation, opened her speaking tour of the north Alabama counties at Boaz, in Marshall county. She spoke under the big canvas tent used for the Rad cliffe chautauoua, which is being held there, to an audience of more than 200 persons The audience was principal ly composed of farmers, their wives and families.
 The audience gave attention for more than an hour while Mrs. Mathis made one of her most able speeches on cooperation and agriculture. Mrs. Mathis employed the same simple Ian guage and speech that have charac- terized her work throughout the state and has won for her fame perhaps enjoyed by no other person in Ala bama. She told the farmers and those interested in farm work what Alabama was from an agricultural standpoint, and the things that were most need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

been resumed only on comparatively small scale.
 The report said that in most cases the water rates through the canal were from 50 to 67 per cent lower than the rail rates from coast to coast Virtu- ally the only exception was in the case of leather. upon which the rate was s1.25 per hundred pounds both by rail and by water.
 The greatest difference was on gin and whisky, upon which the rate was so cents by water and s3.20 by rail. Water rates on iron and steel were given as 25 to 35 cents as compared with 65 to 80 cents by rail. On agricul- tural products the water rates was al- most uniformly 6S per cent less than 1 the all rail rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
PERSONAL

Mrs J c. Kendriek of Shelby, who was operated on at the South Highlands in-' firmary, is doing nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12

of gas and the consequent profits to the company; second, there would be no in- ducement for making an attra ctive in- dustrial gas rate schedule for developing manufacturing enterprises in Birming- ham as the temptation would exist rather to sell the gas at the highest average price permissible. The objections stated will show that this method of fixing price reductions would subject the company to constant criticism.
 We next endeavored, as constituting a simple basis for determining reductions in the net maximum rates to adopt the gross receipts of the gas department. A little study will show you that this meth cd is open to the same ObiectonS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
APPLICATION SIMPLE

Finally, therefore, we adopted the method suggested in our letter of May 9. and while in it's statement it may appear complicated, it's actual applicati tion is one of extreme simplicity.
 Chartered accountants employed by you and your city auditor and his assistants could easily and forthwith verify the net corporate income of the gas department of the company for the last 12 months This having once been ascertained, fixes for the life of the contract, beyond con troversy dispute, factor (a).
 The company will furnish monthly statements showing the actual new mon. eys expended in the gas department, to- gether with the additions extensions and improvements for which such expeditures were made. These statements, of course would be subject to verification by your auditors and the company will produce its vouchers to verify such statements This having been done, factor (b) be- comes the mere working out of an in terest calculation.
 Finally, the company will furnish monthly statements showing the net cor porte income of it's gas department for the preceding 12 months and the volume of gas sold These statements are like wise to be subject to verificat tion and when so verified and approved, it be- comes simple matter of arithmetic to
  have produced such return at a reduc- tion of cents in the maximum rate as will warrant the adoption of the next lower net maximum
 FURTHER ADVANTAGE
 A further advantage of this method of fixing successive reductions is that it in- wolves a reduction to the ultimate net maximum of 50 cents per 1O09 cubic feet before thF company can secure any di- rect benefit or added profit from the distribution of byproduct gas. It is a suggestion, therefore, which places the sincerity of our purpose to do everything possible to secure the widest consump- ton Of industrial gas beyond question or suspicion and harmonizes the interests ot the city and our patrons with the busi- ness interests of the company because the city is interested in securing, at the earliest possible date, the esta blishment of the net maximum of 50 cents, and the company must seek at the earliest pos sble date, to reach that same point, as until such time, it can make no added profit regardless of the increase in the volume of it's business.
 As to whether, successive reductions shall be in steps of 10 cents or cents this is matter which we leave entirely in your good judgment. Further; we wish to say that if your commission or its engineer can suggest a different method Of fixing rate reductions that is equally fair and equally conducive for the future of harmonious cooperation between the city and the company as the one which we have suggested we will cheerfully acquiesce. Yours very truly,
 F. s. PEVEAR, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-12
PEYEAR's STATEMENT

| MT. Pevear'S statement follows:
 Ion George B. Ward, President Board
 of Commissioners, City of Birming-
 ham:
 Dear Sir-If the newspapers report you nd the other members of the commission correctly, the only objection apparently made to the counter proposition of the company in respect to by-product gas re- ates to the method of determining when he successive reductions in net maxi mum rates shall become effective.
 Our suggestion for determining this question was adopted only after the most nature consideration, our first inclination being to let the volume of gas sold be ontrolling in fixing the dates for such deductions. This has two serious objec- ions. First, no inducement would ex- st for the company to seek increased Consumption because such increased con umption would decrease the sales price