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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
WEDNESDAY.

Highland Book club meets with Mrs A. l.. Fulenwider at Roebuck Springs. Miss Doris Moughon will entertain the Bachelor Girls at her home on the Nor wood boulevard. Mrs. H. M. Henderson entertains Fri day Bridge club. Club luncheons.
 THURSDAY.
 Mrs. John Coxe entertains the Young Matron's Bridge club for Miss Gertrude Rosenstihl.
 Mrs Herbert Ephgraves' luncheon for Miss Mary Lee Bell.
 Mrs George Tarrant entertains Nor wood Forty-two club. Mrs. Leonard Thurlow Beecher will en- certain from to 6 o'clock in honor of Miss Moser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
EAST LAKE

Mrs. c. G. Burchfiel and Mrs. Ro- berta Culpepper were joint hostesses for their Sunday school class, giving them moonlight picnic at East Lake park. After the games enjoyed in the skating rink, a picnic supper was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr.. chairman of the social committee of the Y. w. c. A. announces a reception for all the new members who joined during the
 recent campaign for Tuesday evening, to 10 o'clock at Y. W. C. A. There will be band concert on the roof gar den; also a swimming contest. Mrs. Jemison will be assisted in receiving s by Mrs. J. Campbell Maben. Mrs. w. w. Hazard and Mrs. Paul Chaiifoux.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
For the
 Graduate

The Sweet Girl Graduate now occupies the center of the spotlight.
 Let your gift to her be one that she really admires. Jewelry is the most suitable. We have made preparations for the graduation season and have assembled a most wonderful line of exquisite gifts. For the girl graduate there IS a vast assortment here of watches, diamonds, necklaces, lavalliers, lockets, bar pins, hat pins and nu- merous others, equally ap- propriate gifts.
 The young man graduate also must be honored for his accomplish ment in winning a diploma. For him may we suggest a watch, scarf pin, fountain pen, a ring or a silver or gold pencil Our store is off the ground floor, where our expenses are less, but quality marks every article in our store
 Reid Lawson
 The Upstairs Jeweler
 5c1-S22 First National Bank
 Building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

the face assumes a horizontal position Open wide the mouth, Lift up the aspar- agus till 1t Is directly above the mouth with 14-inch altitude. Drop 1t quickly. Chew. Repeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Proper Method of Eating Asparagus

From the Princeton Tiger.
 Grasp the asparagus gently but firmly around the neck with the thumb and index finger Tilt back the head till
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05

THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
SCHOOL ENROLMENT SHOWS
INCREASE OF 81 FOR TERM

An increase of 81 in the enrolment of
the public schools was shown after the
Christmas holidays. but several times
this number were turned away. as there
was not room in the school buildings
for any more pupils. These pupils w
be admitted to school when the Janu-
airy classes graduate and the other
classes are promoted.
The total enrolment Of pupils in the
public schools of the city at present
is $3.50. The enrolment when school
closed was 8S49- Eleven new students
were admitted to the high school Most
of these have come from out of town
points They are Frances Lockett. Of
Austin; Janice Roberts, of Tampa, Fla;
Verda Blackwell. of Stafford. Ariz.
Bernard Wise. Of Birmingham, Ala. {;
Emma c Barrett. of Pampa, Texas;
Helen and Louise Kettler, of Deming,
n. NJ; Nettie Belle Edmondston, of Ne
silla Park. n NJ; Juanita Mentzer, of
Elkhorn, \. N. Irving Jungjohann. Of
Clint, student of the high school last
year, who was prevented from contin-
uing his studies during the fall term
because Of sickness, has reentered
school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
WRESTLING RECORDS
DURING PAST YEAR

wrestling records for the wear 1915 CIV
ering the United States and Canada. are as
Schenectady. n. Y. Jan. 25-'.Mystery''
(masked heavy weight Wrestler) defeated
Jack Winrow OF England in straight falls.
New York City. March 20-In the tryouts
for winners TO be sent to the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition Championships for the Ana
teur Athletic union. George Sawtelie OF Le-
high defeated John Leahy, Metropolitan
gainesville. O., March 2z.-Henry Gehring
took two falls out Of three from Joe Vargo
Pine River. MINI. March 27.-Waine Ke-
tonen. middle weight, won from John
Mako in two straight falls; George Robi-
deau took two straight falls from Sailor
Fergus Falls. MINI. March ss.-Al otnes
Iowa champion. threw Martin johnson, in
Montreal. Quebec. March s1-Dr B F
Roller defeated Jimmy Essen. champion OF
Ioui5 RiiSe-H KY. Nay s-After wrestling
for hours 81 minutes and 30 seconds, the
referee declared the bout between Charley
Cutler and Fussif Hussane draw
Springfield. Mass. May 1Z-Dr. Ben F
Roller and Wladek ZbyszkO wrestled two
and one-half hours TO draw
Montreal, Quebec. May 19.-Wladek Zbysz-
ko. at the end Of 50 minutes, threw Dr..
Roller so hard that his knee was wrenched
and he was unable to continue
New York City. May 24.-Dr. B T. Roller
defeated Charles Ilson OF Sweden in 10
minutes and 50 seconds.
New York City, Nay 25--AleE Abergs
worlds champion at Greco-Rouan wrestling
defeating Hans Fuerst Of Austria in the
International wrestling tournament. in s
minutes and 80 seconds.
New York City. June st took Waldeclz
Zbyszko ~ minutes and % seconds TO flop
Pierre lie Colosse. a French heavy weight
Humboldt Ia. July Frank Gotch.
champion wrestler, won match with Henry
Ordemsn in two straight falls.
Omaha Neb-. July 5--Joe Stecher threw
Charlie Cutler in two straight falls
Evansville. Ind. July 31-Dr. 3. F. Roller
and Yussif Hussane met in a match that
ended in a draw The match lasted until
the next morning.
Chicago. Sept Joe Stecher defeated
Paul Martinson in two straight falls.
New York City. Oct 25.-Alexander Aberg
Of Russia, worlds champion at Graeco-Ro-
man wrestling. successfully defended his
title, throwing Wladek Zbyszko in 1 hour
and ( minutes
New York City. Nov. r9.-Dr- B. F. Roller
defeated Fritz Wagner Of Germany in 4
minutes and 30 seconds.
and George Beele wrestled two hours TO
draw
Lincoln. Neb. Nov. 25.-Joe Stecher OF
Dodge City, Neb-, defeated Tussif Hussane.
the Belgfan-Turlz. winning two falls. for the
heavy weight championship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05

DAT MORAN, manager of the
PhiIlies, is certainly an indie
pendent leader. He was asked if he
would take back Doolan, Knabe,
SeatOn, Brennan and Walsh, who had
jumped to the Federals but on whom
the Phillies would have first call in
the peace pact, but he replied that
he didn't want any of them.
JOE TINKER, manager of the Cubs
) Whales, asserts that too many
star players hurt a baseball team
and he isn't at all keen on the propo-
sition that the club shall secure Lee
Magee, late of the Brookfeds, for the
Chicago outfield. So it is likely that
Joe will worry along with a part of
the so odd players he now has IN
der reserve.
GENE belmont, well known in
local fistic circles, is now max
ing his headquarters at New Orleans
and insists on introductions and chal-
lenges at every contest pulled off
there.
\
I ES DARCY is coming to America,
according to an announcement
from Milwaukee, to fight Mike Glib
bOns or Young Ahearn. If Juarez
promoters want a real championship
battle, they should sign the winner
Of the Ahearn-Gibbons fight in st.
Paul to fight Darcy for the worlds
championship. The bout would at
tract far more attention thar a
heavyweight clash and would IN
questionably be the most important
ring battle pulled off for the middle
weight hOnors since the days Of the
late Stanley Ketchel Such a bout
would be one which would NEE with
unanimous approval of both the fans
and the press and would draw a big
house.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
Mustache Burns, Looks
Ruined; Asks For 5000

Henderson. Ky. Jan. 5.-As a result
OF an explosion Of a coal stove, Dr. W
s Galloway, a prominent physician OF
this city, is seeking TO collect $500 for
the loss OF his mustache-
The doctor was carrying sick and
accident insurance with a St Paul.
MINI. insurance company, and he thinks
he is entitled TO the damages by the
terms of his contract
He has written tn howl cmfwa hint
He has written the home office ex-
planning that his mustache was nine
inches frim tip to tip and that he had
been 20 years in growing same With
out his famous face decorations the
doctor declares his looks are ruined
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
SINCLAIR TO BUY
CHICAGO NATIONALS
Oklahoma Oil MaEnate. Not Weeghman. Is
to Secure Control Of the Cubs
SAYS Announcement

Cincinnati, o, Jan the sale by
Charles P Taft OF the Chicago National
league club 10 Harry F Sinclair. the Okla
homa oil magnate- appears assured Final
details are TO be arranged at a meeting OF
Charles Weeghman. former president Of the
Chicago Federals. Taft and Sinclair. here
today.
Sinclair and Taft met for an hour Tues
day, while the national baseball commission
marked time
Mr. Sinclair was decidedly optimistic as
TO the outcome OF the deal for the Cubs.
after his conference with Mr.. Taft. He in
umated that the only reasons the deal was
not completed Tuesday were that It re-
CURED considerable time TO swing a deal OF
this caliber and that Mr. Weeghman was
not present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
COTTON GIN NOR
PECOS VALLEY
S. G.. Humphreys Announc-
es He Will Erect Gin on
His 400 Acre Farm.

An FL PasO man promises to be the
father Of the cotton industry in the
Pecos valley S. G. Humphreys. presi-
dent of the Peso del Norts Hotel COM
pany and general manager OF the big
hotel. has announced that he VIII erect
a cotton gin in the Dayton district OF
the PecoS valley providing SuIItclenC
acreage of cotton Is planted to warrant
the erection Of the gin.
4OO Acre Farm.
Mr.. Humphreys owns 400 acres in
the Dayton district. his farm being
known as the orchard and nursery
tract. Associated with him are a num-
Der Of capitalists and they are deter
mined to give cotton growing a thor
Ough test in the PecOs valley. Mr.
humphreys farm is one Of the model
installed two gasoline engine pumping
plants to pump from two fine artesian
wells on the big tract He VIII plant
cotton on this tract and win urge 9TH
ers in the Dayton district to put in
cotton crops as an experiment to de-
termine whether or not cotton can be
grown al an equal or greater profit
than alfalfa and other crops
To Put in Gin
7 do not know what the cotton gin
we propose to put in viii cost, said
Mr. Humphreys. I have no exper-
fence in cotton growing and have never
been in a cotton country. But / do
believe that cotton can be grown at a
big profit in the Dayton-Artesia dis
trict Of New Mexico and I am willing
to do everything I can to prove it
Ny tract viii be used as a part OF the
experiment and I intend to give cotton
a thorough test If we get the proper
cooperation we viii make the valley q
great cotton producing district"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
GIVEN $40 nv MERCHANT

L. n Hell has given SO 70 the fire
mems relief fund in appreciation OF the
good work done by the fire department in
extinguishing the fire in the Coles building
and preventing his stock from being dam
aged
The money win be added TO the relief fund
which is intended TO be used in furnishing
protection TO firemen and their families who
surauce because Of the nature Of their call
ing
Chief John ". Wray has written a letter
TO Mr. Hell thanking him for the liberal con-
tribution and explaining the purpose OF the
fund
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
''Beck's" Amen Corner
BY ~BECKp

I ZAP YEAR may have something
to do with the fact that a num-
Der Of FL Paso athletes are finding
important engagements which call
them elsewhere for the next II
months. One basketball team has
lost four players since Saturday.
TOM JONES comes in for consider
able banning" In the New
Orleans papers because he absolutely
refused to let Fred Fulton box
Moran, Coffey, Dillon, Levinsky or
any other heavyweight or near
heavyweight before fighting Willard
and the New Orleans States frankly
charges Jones with being afraid that
Fulton "will be shown up" and VIII
lard's easy money chance be lost.
It also charges that Jones offered
the Orleans A. c. 10 percent of the
gross receipts for the use of the
clubs name if the management
would let Jones stage a Willard
Fulton fight The proposition was
promptly turned down. Down in
New Orleans, they charge Jones with
trying to crowd a Willard Johnson
fiasco on the fans"
X <
LARRY SINCLAIR, the Oklahoma
oil magnate and Federal "angel,"
IS apparently going to be the owner
OF the Chicago Nationals, instead of
Charles Weegham. The dope was
that Sinclair would buy the Giants
and have James Gilmore as club
president but It now seems that the
oil magnate and not the lunch
counter man viii get the Chicago
team
DILL BALL has closed his deal for
the St. Louis Americans and has
announced Fielder Jones as his man
ager, retaining Branch Hickey as
scout. As Jones viii have the play
ers from the St. Louis Federals as
well as the Browns, he viii start out
with one of the strongest teams, on
paper, IN the American league.
Davenport, Plank, and several other
good Fingers from the Terriers are
sure to make good with the Browns
and the team viii bear watching in
the American league race. Jones is
an aggressive leader and the Browns
viii be fighting for the top from the
start of the season
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05

dealer and get tin of Tuxedo today Smoke pipeful
after Pipeful all day long, every day, for week.
Then you'll kno1U you've found the cheerup-and-
speed up without a-letup smoke for happy, husing
AmeriCans-TUXEDO.
You can buy Tuxedo everywhere. Convenient,
glassne wrapped, moisture proof pouch, Sc. Famous
Green lin with gold lettering, curved to fit pocket,
lOc. In Tin Humidors 40c and Soc. In Glass Humi.
doris SOC and 90c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05

A. J. Balfour was only % years of
age when he entered the British par
lament.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05

No other product has ever received such re-
markable endorsement as this.
The incompatible mildHe5s of Tuxedo appeals to
men with nerves -the fact that Tuxedo does not
affect their hroats And the reason is the
Tuxedo Process, that makes Tuxedo different
from all other tobaccos positively npn- biting
delightfully."- soothing, restful and refreshing.
Tuxedo will appeal to you for the same reasons
March at Sousa quick-step to the nearest tobacco
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
L.abor's Greatest Foe.

According to James FL. Maurer,
Pennsylvania labor leader, the greatest
opposition that organized labor has to
contend with is not from capitalists,
but from unorganized labor. In this
class he placed the father who expects
his children to support him when they
grow up. The speaker advised women
to organize and fight for themselves.
"Do not lean on the shoulders of the
men," he said, because half of them
are no good. All this talk of chivalry
makes me sick. The chivalry of men
is shown by the way the women's fight
for suffrage was treated recently in
Pennsylvania"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
TRADE UNION MOVEMENT.
Has Won Its Way Through Hard
Knocks and Bitter Experience.


Through all the years that the trade
union movement has existed it has had
to contend daily with forces which
were bitterly opposed to it's existence
and to encounter the problems created
by the Introduction of machinery and
the rapid changes taking place in meth
DDS of production.
Ii has been forced TO be constantly
on the alert, like an army continually
in the field, facing the possibility OF
battle on every day of its march. 1t is
these experiences which have made the
trade union movement practical in its
affairs above all other things and de
veloped men who are trained by expe.
r1ence to assume responsible positions.
Experience and not theory has been
the teacher of the men and women who
form the backbone of our movement,
and it is the lessons learned in this
school, the lessons learned from hasty
and Ill advised strikes, failure to con
slider problems fully before undertake
Ing their solution. overlooking the
necessity for discipline and sound
financial systems which have kept them
from being carried away by the noisy
appeals of those who have endeavored
to lead them into other labor move
ments in the Industrial field
Great oaks do not grow from acorns
in day; neither 60 men acquire knowl
edge without study and experience.
What we have as policies and methods
in our trade union movement were not
formed over night; neither did they
spring fully developed from the mind
of some genius. They are the result of
years of experience on the part OF mil
lions of WorEmen who have been con
tinuously engaged in an effort to i'm
prove their conditions and who from
the beginning have been forced to deal
with practical questions which affected
their daily labor and their standard of
living. Gradually and steadily they
have been building zip their organiza-
tions, prodtng by their experience
Many Of the lessons they have learned
have been worth the price paid for
them, great as it may have been, for
they have learned to carry on their
movement along such practical lines
that 1t can no longer be endangered by
passing efforts to organize other indus
trial organizations founded on vision
ary- schemes Molders Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
VALUE OF ORGANIZATION.
Glance Back at Labor Conditions and
View of the Present

? View of the Present.
IL an argument is needed to convince
some workmen that organization is to
their interest that argument can be
found In the following: Some years
ago the writer visited one of the large
cities Of a western state. As he walk
ed along the street. one day, when the
thermometer was registering about 10
degrees below zero, he observed a
workman assisting In the erection of q
large wooden building to be used as q
carriage or wagon factory. The work
men were driving nails with mittens
ON their hands.
The writer was amazed and moved
TO curiosity. Asking a workman how
much he was receiving per hour, we
were Informed that he was receiving
81 day. After a short chat the writ
er volunteered the information that In
some cities he had visited men were
receiving So and $3.50 per day and
We're working about nine hours, while
in the western city the hours of labor
were from sunrise to sunset.
Today the average rate of wages
paid to that class of workmen is S4 per
day, with Saturday afternoon off. OF
course organization didn't bring this
about! All this came voluntarily from
those who hire labor! Cincinnati
Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
MMMMM& " Y Y Y Y =: y " " y "
RAISE I'M TEXTILE WAGES.
Mil Operatives In New York and New
ENGLAND Get Advance.

Mil Operatives In New York and New
England Get Advance.
Wage advances which will put the
pay Of textile operatives in many Of
the mills in New England and New
York state on the highest basis in the
history of the industry have just been
announced
The American Woolen company, en-
ploying $4,000 operatives, issued notice
of an advance of 10 per cent The Ar
lington mills of Lawrence and the
affiliated Merrimac mills, whose prod
uct Is both cotton and worSted, an
nounced an advance to approximately
6,500 operatives The Pacific mills IN
the same city are considering granting
a further increase, and it is understood
similar action will be taken by other
manufacturing interests.
The American Wooden company is
sued this statement:
A general increase of wages is an
nounced by the American Wooden com
pany, to go into effect In all its plants
Previous increases In the company's
mills have been shaped to give the
lower paid help the greatest addition
to their compensation. 1t is believed
by the management that these previ-
Gus increases have fairly equalized the
compensation of employees. Therefore
the increase that will 60 into effect
will take the form of 10 per cent ad-
vance
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
THE HOURS OF TOLL.
Experience Proves That Shorter Work
day Gives Larger Product.

Experience Proves That Shorter Work
day Gives Larger Product.
President White of the anthracite
coal miners assured the operators in
their conference in this city that the
men will mine almost as much coal In
eight hours as they do now In nine.
The promise Is not fantastic Neither
In heavy tasks nor In delicate ones re-
quiring close attention does product les
sen in proportion with shorter hours
Pauline Goldmark, in her monumental
work on Fatigue and Efficiency"
cites two famous examples: When the
Stafford Iron works twenty years ago
tried the forty-eight hour week in COM
petition with longer hours, their out
put OF heavy work increased. The great
Zeiss Optical works in Germany re-
duced hours from nine to eight with
the same gratifying result.
The miners can hardly expect so sig
nal a success for various reasons. But
nowhere in the world of labor need the
eight hour day In itself be any longer
looked upon as bugbear.-New York
World
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
HARNDEN AND HIS CAR.
How the Great Express Business of
This Country Originated.

The express business is a peculiarly
American institution 1t started in
1889, when William f. Harnden. a Bos-
ton Yankee, published an advertise
ment in the New York and Boston
newspapers announcing a new venture.
darnden had been u railway conduc-
tor, but his health was not good, and
he began cudgeling his brains to de-
wise some plan for making more money
with less work He hit upon the idea
OF carrying parcels between New York
and Boston. AS a railroad man he
could ride free on the trains between
those cities.
The newspaper advertisement, which
was the foundation of a business
which made great fortunes for many
people, ran as follows:
William f. Harnden has made ar
rangements with the Providence rail-
road and the New York Boat company
to run a car through from Boston to
New York, and vice versa, four times a
week. He viii accompany the car him
self, take care of the small packages
thar may be intrusted to his sare and
see them safely delivered"
Harnden gave his Office addresses as
l Wall street, New York. and 8 Court
street, Boston.
Earndens car was purely fight
Of the imagination but it was prophet
10 of what was to come when express
cars were to be operated on all the
railroads OF North America A valise
was quite large enough TO hold all the
parcels intrusted to Handlers care on
his early trips. Harnden lost 5000 In
his venture in the first six months.
Then, thanks to persistent newspa-
per advertising, the tide turned. Harm
den made himself useful to the New
York and Boston newspapers by deliv-
ering TO them the latest news. in ad-
vance Of the mails He was thus not
only the original expressman. but a
news bureau IN embryo.-New York
World.