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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
ApDREssEs MOBILE ROTARIANs

Mobile, April 22.-(Special)-S before the Mobile Rotary club, of which he was a guest, Dr. Scale Harris of Bir- mingham, said something about the re- lationship between Mobile and the Magic City. 'There should be closer co-opera- ton between the two cities,'' he declared. He then spoke of how closely the cities are linked through Birminghams indus tries and Mobiles port. Referring to transportation facilities afforded by an all-water route, pr. Harris asserted that Birmingham and Mobile should act joint ly in the matter of freight rates as we'll as other business of mutual interest. Dr. Harris was accorded an enthusiastic re- ception by brother Rotarians. He was the first president of the local organiza- tion
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HONOR ANNIsToNIANs

Anniston, April 22.--(Special)-Jo W. Harbin, representative from An niston council No. 9, J. o. U. A. M., and Jesse Andrews, past representative, have returned from Gadsden where they attended the state council of the order. MT. Harbin was elected state warden for term of two years The session of the state council was of spe- cia1 interest because of the presence of the national councillor, c. B. Webb of Statesville, N. C., who made two ad- dresses.
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NEW ORGAN AT PULLMAN

Cullman, April 22.--(Special)- work of installing the $2000 pipe organ in the First Baptist church has been completed and recital will be given Tuesday even ing April 25, at s o'clock under the aus pices of the Ladies' Aid society. MT. Hartzell of Birmingham an organist of recognized ability, will be in charge or the organ and delightful entertainment is promised The contract for the build ing of the new pipe organ was let to the Pitcher Pipe Organ company of St Louis sometime ago, and work has been in rapid progress since the 10th of this month
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WINSLOW BACK AGAIN

Thorsby, April 2-(Special. )-The many frien-s of John I. Winslow best known as "the sweet potato man." will be glad to know that after five years sojourn in other fields, has returned to Thorsby, bought fine farm and will make speciality of growing sweet potato plants and sweet potatoes for market on a large scale. He is now beginning to ship plants. A man like MT Winslow is a valuable asset to any community. as he is fully competent to show farmers how to make more moneY IVY
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NEW SCHOOL FOR FOLEY

Bay Minette, April 22.-(Special.) County Superintendent J. $. Lambert is heartily in favor of uniting the schools and at recent meeting held at Foley. secured much favorable com- ment. The school which is being planned for the town of Foley will cost in the neighborhood of s6000 and will be sufficiently large to care for the pupils of the Rosedale, Miflin and the Union schools, all of close proximity to Foley. A meeting of special conn mittees, which were appointed to get up necessary data regarding the com- bination of these schools, is to report shortly on their findings.
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MARRIED IN HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, April 22-(SpeciaL)-W. P. Miller prominent merchant of Hunts vile, and Miss Mamie Mooring of Gurley were married at the home of Mrs. Bruce Lawler, sister of the bride. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. MT. Ware in the presence of a small party of friends. Mir. Miller and his bride de- parted on a visit to Cuba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
PRISONERS GET SAWS

Troy, April 22.-( Special )--A negro, Joe Stevens, who worked about the jail. as been arrested on the charge of buying saws for some of the pris- oners. 1t seems that some of them have been working on two of the iron bars for sometime trying to saw out, but as the iron is chilled and very hard they have made very little pro- gress. During the day old blanket strings hid their worf and they might have succeeded had not one been de- sirous of getting revenge on another and "squealed" to the officers.
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BLACK AND TAN MEETING

Calera, April 22.-(SpeciaL)- Black and Fans held their fourth congressional convention at Calera Friday. w. Fl. Nixon of Selma, chairman; A. M. Pope of Calera, secretary. They elected full executive committee. Delegates to the national bullmoose convention were elect ed as follows: w H. Nixon of Selma, w E. Simmons of Talladega. Alternates, A. M. Pope of Calera, G. T. Jackson of Shelby county. They go to the convention
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officials expect it to reach s2O.oOo.O 900

officials expect it to reach s20,oOo,0oo American
 The announcement of this loan came somewhat unexpectedly. The Tsans Cheng Yuan, or state council. acting as Par liament under the direction of Yuan Shi- kai, had been adjourned presumably for all time. However it was reconvened on March :, and authorized the domestic loan, which was presented to the mem- bers of the acting Parliament in speech by L4iang Shih-yi.
 Papers unfriendly to the Yuan Shi-kai
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DECATUR LAND co. MEETING

New Decatur, April 22-( Special )--At the annual meeting of the Decatur Land company. the corporation which owns several million dollars worth of land in north Alabama. all officers and directors were reelected. Harry Talk of New York is president and l.. P. Troup of New Decatur is secretary. Among the directors present at the meeting were Louis Falk of Birning- ham and A. c. Hartshorn of Hacker sack, N. J. A majority of the directors reside in the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
FIRST THoRsBY BERRIES

Thorsby, April 2.-(Special.) )--At last the farmers of Thorsby have some thing to sell. Although the sea son is three weeks late, strawberries are beginning to move, and the 150 members of the Thorsby Fruit and Truck Growers association are begin ming to smile. Express shipments have been going out since Monday, but Mir. F. K. Villadsen, manager of the asso- citation, gives notice that he will com mence to load cars Thursday.
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DOMESTIC LOAN IS
 PLANNED BY YUAN

Picking, March -(Special.)-Plans have been perfected by Yuan Shi-kai's
 government for the Notation of per cent domestic loan. Bonds are to be issued redeemable within three years, and secured by public utilities. The ex- act amount which the government will try to raise has not been announced, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
NEW FILTER IN DECATUR

New Decatur, April 22.--l Special, )s The Decatur Water Supply company has announced the completion of an i'm mense new machine by which water is purified and sterilized by the use of chlorine gas. The company has also just finished building 100000 gallon reserve reservoir. The Improvements were made to make impossible this summer any outbreak of typhoid fe- yer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
TO REORGANIZE BAND

Bay Minette. April B. -(Special.) An effort is being made at this place to reorganize the once famous mer chants band of Bay Minette. Summer concerts will be given throughout the coming summer If present plans do not miScarry.
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BALLENTINE ACTIVE

Cullman. April 22.-( Special. )--Judge J. H. Ballentine. who is candidate for the judgeship of the Eighth Judi cial circuit of Alabama, is spending the week in Cullman and vicinity making speeches in behalf of his candidacy. Judge Ballentine spoke at the court house in Cullman Saturday at II o'clock
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INJURED BY SCISSORS

Huntsville, April 22.-(Special )-Kath- leen Balch, the 6-year-old daughter of Mir and Mrs. Russell Balch of Madison, fell while carrying a pair of scissors yester- day and one of the blades penetrated the right eye. It is believed that the sight of the eye is destroyed.
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uninstructed, but it is understood they will vote for the nomination of Roose- welt.
 Resolutions were adopted indorsing Governor Hendersons administration.
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RIVAL PLAYS SHOWN

New Decatur April -(Special.) No sooner had "The Birth of a Ma ton" come to the Decaturs than it was followed by Uncle Toms Cabin." the play which the other big moving pie ture answered. Uncle Tom" is show ing. to negroes exclusively at the Ly- ceum theatre. while the Birth of a Nation" is at the Masonic theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
STORM IN PULLMAN

Cullman, April 22-(Special.)- )-Cull- man was struck by an electrical storm. serious damage was reported. Trees all about the county are reported to have been uprooted and slight damage to timbers.
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FIRE IN HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, April -(Special.) The home of P. Dunnavant on East Clinton street was partly destroyed by fire Thurs day morning The loss was about S1500.
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GoOdnOw to Return to China

Picking, April, 6.-(Special, )--Peking dailies print an announcement that Frank J. Goodnow, president of Johns Hopkins university of Baltimore, and formerls adviser to President Yuan Shi-kai, will probably come to China again next sum lrer.
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Birmingham, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla.

regime are expressing a doubt as tc tho reception the new loan will meet at the hands of investors, but the government expressed full confidence in it's ability to place a large quantity of the bonds.
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ACTIVITY IN THORSBY

Thorsby. April % Special JIG. H. Thompson of Memphis. Tenn. has re- gently bought 20-acre tract in Thorsby, and being an architect, he will proceed to improve it at once with substantial huildings and modern methods of decora- ton in trees and flowers. One of the show places in Thorsby is Dr. o. C. Mas tins chicken ranch. With upwards of 300 beautiful white fowls and over 800 chicks of varying age. M J. Barrett, ssThe Model Dairy Farmer of Thorsby, has purchased an auto milk truck to enable him to extend his service to patrons
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From the Saturday Journal.
 T wonder why the girls insist on wear ing those furs that cover up their faces. 7 Perhaps it's to hide their bushes for the short skirts they're wearing"
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TO RECLAIM MORGAN LANDS New Decatur. April 2 Especial. )--L,ouis
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OVERLAND -BIR MIN CHAM CO.,, Distributers 2lO8- 10 Fifth Ave. Main 331l. The Willys-overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-17

c. H. Worman, new Y. NJ. G. A. sec
retary, arrives in Mansfield from Mid
dletown, Conn, and assumes his
duties.
Sol Walters of Mansfield appointed
member of the committee on con
stitution and bylaws at the conven-
tion in Toledo of the Ohio Federation
OF Labor.
One hundred and fifteen paroles
granted at the Mansfield reformatory.
Kenneth Riley, who suffered per-
foration of the bowels while hunting
near Ontario, continues TO improve
and has a fighting chance for com
plete recovery.
G. N. Allerding ofliciates as toast
master at the celebration by Mans
field Knights of Columbus of Discov.
cry Day at the Elks club.
Eugene G. A. Reed of Mansfield ap.
pointed United States vice consul at
Paris. France. Served for two years
as vice consul at Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-17

II Is really amusing to watch the
contortions of the Willis-O Oil-Inspector
mouthpiece In Mt, Vernon in attempt
ing TO defend and explain Gov. VIII
Aia' mangling of the wOrkmen's com
pensation law. Willis mangled the
law by permitting the liability com
panies, through n ruling of his insur.
ance commissioners, to do business In
Ohio. Under Gov. Cox the liability
companies We're kept out, That's all
there is to 1t. and everybody knows
Il. including the Mt. Vernon RepUb-
hcan, and IL can deceive no one in
che effort to make 1t appear that II
was the supreme court that opened
the door for liability companies to
enter, II was Gov. Wills insurance
commissioner, Mr., Taggart, that
opened the door. and by 80 doing paid
a debt TO the insurance companies for
supporting Willis for governor two
years ago, Today the liability com
panies are again lined up for Willis
Snd have organizers going around
the state in his behalf One of them
was in Mt. Vernon. They are for
Willis because he let them do bust
ness in Ohio. They are opposed to
Cox because Cox kept them out when
ne was governor, and they know that
If he is elected this year that the
rent in the workmen's compensation
law made by Willls will be sewed up
10 tight that the liability companies
will get out OF Ohio and stay out.
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court NOTES

An ancient land grant written on
what was known as "sheepskin" was
brought forth by the plaintiffs in the
case of Arnold Wilson, Howard Will
son and others against David Cherry
homes and others in common pleas
court, reports the Coshocton Times
Age.
The land grant was made March 1,
1881, to Robert Wilson and bears
the signature of Andrew jackson. The
time-worn document aroused much
curiosity at the court house when it
was produced by Attorney G. R. Bell
of Columbus, representing the plain.
tiffs. Judge S. H. Nicholas repre-
sents the defendants.
The suit was brought May 16, 1914
the plaintiffs asking possession of 80
acres in Mill Creek township. They
claimed that in 1860 Robert Wilson
purchased the land at judicial sale
and died leaving plaintiffs his only
heirs; that in 1890 Eliza ]. Jones
claimed a one-sixth interest and in
the same year the plaintiffs agreed
to allow her to reside on the farm
for life and that she was to pay the
taxes and repairs.
They allege that at her death she
failed to relinquish her claim. She
had previously married David Cher
ryhomes. The defendants claimed
the premises as devisees under the
will of Eliza j. Cherryhomes. Inter
esting legal problems are involved
in the case.
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COMMUNICATION
SOME LIGHT ON WILLIS AP-
PoINTMENTS

Mt. Vernon o., Oct. 10, 1916
Editor Banner:
The Rep-News of Wednesday fea-
lures the appointment of Jimmie
Daily, union glassworker, as deputy
statistician of the industrial commits
sion, probably on the theory that any
thing as rare as the appointment of a
trades unionist to office by the Will
lis administration deems special men,
tion.
When Fred Croxton resigned as
chief statistician Of the Industrial
commission, the position was left
vacant for some time. Finally George
Miles, union glassworker, was ap-
pointed in a vain effort to placate
the molders of the state who are up
in arms over the suspension of the
foundry code at the behest of the
Ohio Foundrymen's Association,
George standing aces high with the
molders. George Hamilton, chief of
the workshops division, while ma
chinist, has always been employed in
the glass industry and is 80 classified
by the labor interests. Now George
is good fellow but he is first a
politician. Next, lodgeman, and
last trades unionist, and whatever
he is he would be more than man
If he could make an efficient depart.
ment out OF the lame ducks" who
have been appointed deputies. Last,
but not least. comes John Voll, union
glassworker, president of the Ohio
Federation and a radical wet. Now
the point is: are the glassworkers OF
the state, large majority being Re-
publicans, 30 out of joint with the
Willis administration that they re-
quire all this fine work" to keep
them in line or Is Pres. Vol expected
to see that the federation takes the
wet view Of things this year as 1t did
last--or both?
UNION CARD.
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TO AVOID PARALYSIS

Boston, Mass. Oct. 14-Residents
of Philadelphia, Washington and
cities farther south who have passed
the summer in the fashionable col
onies along the North Shore have ar
ranged for a special train to carry
them home without touching at New
York. The train will leave Boston to-
morrow and will make the trip to
Philadelphia and Washington by way
of the Poughkeepsie bridge. The idea
is to avoid the metropolis on ac-
count of the infantile paralysis sit
uation there.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-17

While nothing could change the
Hitra-partisan way of Governor Will
lis, his lack of knowledge of the state
at large has led him into many er-
rors especially in patronage matters.
For example, all Of his best ap-
pointments two years ago went to
the attaches Of the state Republican
headquarters. No one else in the
state had a chance. Most, If not all,
Of the smaller appointments were
doled out without regard to state or
county committees upon the advice
OF those who got the major appoint
Nments.
Beginning with Forest Upton and
ending with George Bope every man
who was employed in Republican
state headquarters two years ago was
placed on the state payroll. This is
che list:
Forest Upton, private secretary to
the governor, $4,000 per year; Ed
ward M. Fullington, state budget
commissioner, now state tax commits
aioner. $4,000 per year; James Boyle,
state tax commissioner, $4,000 per
year: Charles b. Galbraith, state IL
brarian, $4,000 per year; Sherman A.
Cuneo, secretary of Panama-Pacific
commission, $4,000 per year, now in
state fire marshal's office, $500 per
year; Ben S. Hough, Acknowledgement,
$4,000 per year; Charles A. Jones,
secretary state tax commission, 81, 900
per year; Ed Archer (now deceased)
cashier state treasury, $3,4O0 per
year; S. b. Campbell, chief clerk
state treasurer, $2,400 per year; Dav-
Id Jones, senate clerk, $3.50 per
year; w. u. Barnett, senate clerk,
1880 per year; u. w. Hughes, legis-
lative clerk for two years, $3.50 per
year: Newton Miller, Panama-Pacillc
commissioner, $4,000 per year, now
corporation expert state tax commits
Bioner. $4,000 per year; E. Howard
Gilkey. legislative clerk, 1880 per
year; Clarence Marls, fire marshal,
$4,000 per year; Beman Thomas,
bank examiner, $4,000 per year; Har-
ry Putnam, auditor industrial com
mission, $500 per year; II. w. Back
va, made first on eligible list for bank
examiner, then left the state to avoid
being a witness In treasury graft pros
solutions; Charles Dixon, industrial
cOmission employe, $4,000 per year;
Louis McAllister. serum farm man
ager, $4,000 per year. All the stem
ographers In headquarters were
placed in either legislative or state
departmental positions. Every per-
son WIS taken care of. All of them
are doing political work and viii con
dnue after the campaign on state
Jobs II Willis be reelected
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partment for salaries s22,SOO; for
maintenance $19,751, total Of s42,-
557. Out Of the maintenance fund
Cox paid the salaries and other ex-
penses of the budget commission
with the same number of employees.
With the first full appropriation year
of Governor Willis the legislature al
lowed for salaries $4,000; for main
tenance $32,475, and for the budget
commissioner $9,34O, a total of $685.
S15.
When bill was introduced in the
legislature to. reduce salaries, includ-
ing those in the governors office. the
bill was killed in committee.
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She praises it highly as she has been
relieved of all these pains by its use.
All mothers should know of this remedy,
and all young girls who ouffer should
try it Mrs. MATILDA I-URTzwEG, 529
High St., Buffalo, N. Y
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion, should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
If you know of any young wO-
man who is sick and needs help
full advice, ask her to write to the
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co,
Lynn, Mass. Only women will
receive her letter, and it will be
held In strictest confidence.
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TO THE POINT

Adam Prochowski graduate Of the
University of Poland, confessed to $50
burglaries at Chicago.
Fire destroyed the pattern shop and
coach erecting departments OF the
Pittsburgh ard Lake Erie Railroad
compauy at McKees Rocks, near Pitts
burRh
Headless body OF Alphonse Magrain'
three "sar-old son OF A. d. Magrai..
the king of Little Armenia" in East
st. Louis, was found on rubbish
dump near the Magrain home.
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Former State Senator William
Green, who wrote the workmen's
compensation law, not only denounc-
es the governor as an enemy of the
law but condemns him as perverter
of facts in his statements that Cox
permitted an amendment weakening
the law. Green says he wrote the
law and agreed in an amendment un-
der which employers liability com
panies we're understood to be barred
forever. Under Governor Cox they
were barred" he says. Under Gov.
Willis and his Judge Taggart ruling
the liability companies resumed busi-
ness. Governor Cox is outspoken
against the employers liability in
surance companies, so is his plat
form. Neither Governor Willis nor
the Republican platform is on rec
ord. The employers liability com
panies are for Willis and against Cox.
They know who will be for them"
Showing its faith in workmen's
compensation, the Democratic state
committee has insured its employees
under the law.
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Rud Hynicka is the breathing po-
litical spirit of George b. Cox and as
such he put the quletus on Theodore
Burton's presidential aspirations. Now
he is the political boss of Willis and
Herrick. Nor has he changed any
since he was George b. Cox's first
lieutenant when he and two other
Republican treasurers of Hamilton
county were sued and had to pay
back money received from interest
on public funds.
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The Republican state committee has
placed It's political assessment on all
state employees; per cent on sal
aries up to $1,000: z 1-s per cent on
salaries from $1,000 to $4,000 and 10
per cent on salaries of $4,000 and
more, The state employees are oh.
jectlng to this assessment because
they say they have already been com
PEELED to finance two campaigns for
Governor Willis.
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Myron 4. Money Talks) Herrick
is free to call men liars but he has
not yet denied, and supported with
proof his denial, that his son and
heir, Parmalee Herrick, is a member
OF the Bonbright-Herrick company
placing war securities to aid in the
continuance of the war, among the
citizens OF Ohio. The Bonbright com
pany is an extremely large and i'm
portant bond house but is it likely
they formed partnership with Par.
malice Herrick because of his bust.
ness agaclty, or did they form part
nership with Parmalee Herrick, the
son OF Myron T. Money Talks). Her
rick, an American ambassador?