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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
BUSINESS MAN IS
NOT BACKWARD IN
GIVING IT CREDIT
J. D. Phillips Says Wife's
improvement Is Surely
Due to Tanlac

J. D. Phillips, a representative bust
ness man and one who has as many
friends probably, as any man in Biz
mingham, does not hesitate to say just
what he means, and is always ready
and willing to give credit where credit
Is due.
A few days ago Mr.. Phillips. who is
connected with the Empire Laundry
company and lives at 1905 Third ave-
nue., west, came into Eugene Jacobs
drug store to get another bottle of
Tanlac, and while there made the
statement that this medicine had done
his wife more good than anything she
had ever taken.
"She has improved so much from
taking two bottles of Tanlac," he said,
that she says she feels like person
made all over again. For long time
she suffered with stomach trouble and
Indigestion, and although she took
many things trying to get relief, she
gradually grew worse. Her troubles be-
came acute about two months ago and
she reached the stage where every
thing she would eat hurt her consid-
erably. Gas would form on her stomach
and around her heart and cause intense
pain and nervousness. She couldn't
sleep at all we'll, and it was with the
greatest discomfort that she FORCED
herself to attend to her housework.
'aTanIac has made the most decided
and wonderful improvement in her con-
dition. She sleeps all night long now
and has no trouble in looking after her
household duties. Her appetite is mar
yeIous and she can eat anything she
wants She is not nervous like she was
and her food seems to digest proper
ly. and she is not troubled with the
pain about her heart nearly so much.
Her Improvement since taking only two
bottles of Tanlac is nothing short OF re-
markable, and I feel sure 1t Is rapidly
making well woman of her"
TanIac is sold in Birmingham exclu-
sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store
ana Patton-Pope Drug company.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
MANY VETERANS
attend REUNION
Every Train Is Bringing
Crowds Into Gadsden
for Big Occasion

Gadsden, October 10.-(Special)
Every incoming train this afternoon
and tonight brought a contingent OF
Confederate veterans and their friends
to attend the reunion, which will be
held here tomorrow and Thursday
The first session will be called to or
der at 1890 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing at the Gadsden theatre by General
Chairman Earl Lay, who will turn the
meeting over to Col. B. F. Ellis OF
Orrville, adjutant general. The invo-
cation will be pronounced by Rev. DR..
W. B. Crumpton, chaplain general. Aft
err a song. City Attorney Hugh IL.
White will deliver the welcome adj
dress and the response will be made
by w. B. Bankhead of the division
staff After the Tribute to the Com
federate Dead and the Women Of the
Confederacy is read by Gen. w. G..
Hooper Of Selma. the roll call of camps
will be started by Maj D. M. Scott
of Selma. The remainder of the meet
ing will be devoted to business and
election of officers. A feature of the
afternoon session will be the patriotic
address by Hon. H. S. D. Mallory OF
Selma
A garden party for sponsors and
maids will be held at $3.50 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. James M. Elliott on
Forest avenue. At o'clock a free con-
cert will be given at the courthouse
and at o'clock will be the street
dance on the paving of Forest ave-
nue. between Sixth and Seventh streets
which will, be roped off.
The feature of the reunion, the mon
ster rubber tire" parade, will take
place Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
when practically every machine in
Gadsden will be in line An automo-
bile ride to sponsors and maids will
be given at 4 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon and the reunion will close
Thursday night with an old-time dance
for veterans and sponsors at the Belle
vue Mountain pavilion
The date of the first annual meet
ing of the Forrest Highway associa-
ton, which was scheduled for Wednes-
day, has been changed to Thursday OF
this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
MOULTON

Moulton October 10.-(Special.)
The driver of a Standard Oil COM
pany wagon was held up last night
out on the Decatur pike. The robbers
were booty and the driver escaped to
a telephone where he called the sheriff.
who captured both and placed them
in the Morgan county jail
The Presbyterian revival is in prog
ress here, conducted by DIR. Darby
of Birmingham. Much interest is man
ifested as is shown by the large au-
diences The pastor says we are to have
an "old-time religion" revival. We
need it,
The first football game of the sea
son was played here Saturday be-
tween the Cullman and Moulton teams.
The result was to in favor of
Cullman The Moulton team did su-
perior scrimmaging but the Cullman
players made a touchdown on an illegal
pass passing the ball after being
tackled. 1t was a hard fought game
from beginning to end and will be
returned on the Cullman field on
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taught nearly anything and it is very
comica1 to see them at work.
zone of the most artistic and UNI
usual attractions" Mr.. Caruthers said,
'in the list of free acts is the Bert
Sheppard company, the Australian whip
crackers; it is really a marvellous act;
the finest of it's kind in the world the
actors left Melbourne on August 2,
travelling 81 days to reach me and have
been attracting tremendous crowds
ever since. Mr.. Sheppard has a very
interesting history; he was aid-de-c camp
to Lord Kitchener at one time and
went through the Boer war. 1 have
brought another novelty, the Duttons,s
in their society equestrian act. These
are the people who presented their act
to the four hundred in New York at
a party given by one of the Goulds; the
costumes, which are beautiful, are the
same worn on the Gould ballroom floor
and their riding is really phenomenal"
"I am especially proud of our band
this season" Mr.. Caruthers said. with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
EAST MISSISSIPPI
WORKING HARD TO
SECURE HIGHWAY
Lee, Lowndes and Monroe
Are Spending Thousands
in Construction of
Good Roads

Columbus. Miss. October 10.-(Special)
Enthused by the success which they have
achieved in constructing the Mississippi
roads boosters will endeavor to secure
, roads bmoosters will endeavor to secure
the proposed Memphis-Bi Birmingham high
way for Columbus, and with that end in
view will offer the promoters more than
100 miles of rock road which is now
complete and ready for traffic, and which
! it has cost thousands Of dollars to con-
struct.
The entire route from Birmingham to
| Tupelo, a distance of about 40 miles, is
practically complete, the only stretch of
| roadway that is unfit for automobile
traffic being about 20 miles between Yer
non, Ala, and this city. Arrangements
| for the improvement of this roadway
have been perfected, and when the work
has been completed there will be a
| smooth surfaced highway all the way
| from Birmingham to Tupelo.
| Taxpayers in Lee, Lowndes, Monroe and
other counties throughout east Missis-
| sippi have recently expended thousands
| of dollars in the construction of good
roads, and the route being promoted by
| local highway boosters traverses these
| thoroughfares. The south boasts of no
better roadway, and it is believed by
many that this will finally be selected as
the official route of the Memphis-Bir-
| mingham highway.
Elaborate plans are being made to en-
terrain the Mississippi division, United
confederate Veterans, when they hold
their annual meeting here on November
| 1, and 8. The finance committee has
been making a thorough canvas, and
nj 70 -
been making a thorough canvass, and
the city council each gave 500 and all of
the city banks have contributed $25 each,
While several large donations have been
made by private citizens.
A tentative programme for the enter
tainment of the veterans provides for a
ball on the opening night of the reunion,
the grand march to be led by Gen. Calvin
5. Vance, commander of the division, and
Mrs. E. T. Sykes, of this city. matron
of honor for the occasion. Toasts will
be responded to by the state president
of the Confederate Daughters, Mrs.
Price, and other prominent members of
the organization. During their stay here
the veterans will be given an entertain
ment at the Industrial Institute and Col
lege, and the younger sponsors and maids
of honor will be entertained with a dance
by the Choctaw club. One of the big fea-
lures of the reunion will be the address
by Captain White of Birmingham. Cap
tain White, who is a native of this state,
fought through the civil war as a mem
Der of the First Mississippi cavalry. He
has for number of years, however, been
a resident of Birmingham and ranks as
one of Alabama's ablest lawyers and
most brilliant statesmen, having been
elected to serve out the unexpired term
of the late Senator Joseph f. Johnston,
when that gifted son of the south died
several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
Big Clanton Store
Goes Into Bankruptcy

Clanton, October 1O.-tspecia1)-Th e.
M Pinckard e. Co. mercantile house was
closed on account of creditors in bank
ruptcy by order of court The liabilities
are said to be about $4,000 and the as
sets, which consists of merchandise and
accounts and real estate is estimated at
about $4,000. Mr.. Pinckard has been in
the mercantile business in Clanton for 70
years and is now serving his second term
as mayor of Clanton. The failure has
had no disastrous business effect, so far.
in Clanton.
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as there are several illicit distilling cases
and quite number of other criminal as
we'll as civil cases on the docket. Prac-
tically all of the federal court officials OF
the northern district are here.
United States internal revenue men
have returned from a raid into Mar
shall county. where they destroyed two
fully equipped plants in different direc-
lions from, but within three miles of,
Cottonville, One plant, which consisted
OF a complete outfit of a 55-gallon still,
Is fermenters and other equipment in
Guiding 500 gallons OF beer, was set up en-
tirely in a cave where there was plenty
of running water for the condencers as
we'll as to carry off the waste through
an underground passage. The raiders de-
clare this was the most convenient To-
cation for a wildcat outfit they had ever
seen. Another still consisting of So
gallon boiler, three fermenters, stone fur
mace, etc. was found northwest of Cot
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tonville and there was 100 gallons of
beer on hand. No arrests were made at
either still.
The Chamber of Commerce held a spe-
cial meeting last night and mapped out
plans for the entertainment of the Jack
son highway scouts who are expected
here Saturday to spend the night and
Sunday here. 1t is expected that all the
roads in Madison county will be ready for
their inspection by Saturday.
John Phillips lost his barn and garage
in Patton Grove and almost lost his
life trying to save his new Overland auto
mobile when the gasoline tank exploded.
His loss was $1,000, insured for $500. The
blaze started in the barn.
C. f. Striplin, farm demonstration agent
for this county, is out in statement de-
claring that the cotton boil weevil has
not yet appeared in Madison county He
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11

Prof. Ernest Natielle as director and
the 40 members who compose the band,
believe l have as fine musical or
ganization as could be found. Miss
Conway, our soloist, has an exceptional
voice and is one of the biggest attrac-
tions wherever the band plays.
81 want to compliment the Alabama
State Fair association said Mr.. Ca
ruthers, ION the magnificent show they
have this sea son. Especially do l wish
to say that Birmingham is fortunate in
having such a splendid man as Mr..
Robert A. Brown at it's head. have
never seen such a loyal, fine, energetic
man as Mr.. Brown. He seems to know
exactly how to handle every situation,
and that he has made q splendid sue
cess of the fair is unqueStioned by
those who have visited it this year.
Every department is better than it has
ever been before. and / think the peo-
pie of Alabama and especially of Bir-
mingham have a right to be proud of
the fair and it's president"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, October 10.-(Special)-A
clean sweep was made of the police de-
partment and more than half of the other
city officials were superseded by new
men at the annual election which was
held by the new city council. Chief Of
Police Dyas was succeeded by John f.
Childress and Night Chief George Halsey
was succeeded by Will T. Cooper Ray
mond Jones was elected to succeed Claud
Phillips as street and waterworks super
intendent and Ozro X. Stegall as fire
chief. the jobs having been consolidated.
Mr.. Stegall had been fire chief more than
20 years. Mastin Strong succeeds Wal
ter Hummel as sexton at Maple Hill
cemetery. Paul Monroe was reelected
city clerk, a position that he has held
under all the commissioners. and Captain
Elliott was reelected engineer of the
fire department. No change was made in
the waterworks department and no patrol
man of the old police force was reelected.
Taylor and Belts resigned as city attor-
neys, a position to which they were
elected two weeks ago. One new office
was created. that of assistant clerk and
meter inspector, and Powell Jones was
elected to fill that job.
The fall term Of United States court
was convened here this morning by Judge
w. ]. Grub OF Birmingham. The court
will probably be in session several days.
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says that there is a disease doing some
damage, the pink boil rot, which has
caused many farmers to believe that their
fields have been infested by the weevil.
Mrs. Maggie Llewellyn. wife of John
Llewellyn, aged % years, died yesterday
at Dallas after an illness of several
months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11

Thanksgiving day. The Moulton team
will go to Haleyville to meet the Ma
rion High on Saturday next.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
PATENTS P A T S

A. M. WOOSTER, Attorney at-Lav
 Late Examiner U. g. Patent Office 1115 MAIN ST, SECURITY BLDG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
LYRIC

Cecil Spooner and her excellent company of Bridgeport favorite stock players will this week, commencing g tonight, be seen in the most important production of late release, the late Charles F'rohrnan and Klaw & Err 1anegr's distinguished success, Opt east by Hubert Henry Davies, author of Cousin Kate.'' t'The Mol1usc'' etc, which ran all last season at the Ly- ceun theatre, New York city, and now is finishing a most successful season on the road with Miss Elsie Ferguson at the head of a, most excellent cast, SeI- dom, if ever. has stock managerial ideas extended to such a costly and notable offering as "Outcast," at the Lyric theatre popular scale of prices The following is a brief outline of this remarkable, humanely written drama, First of all, it has frequently been termed the greatest Man and Woman play ever written, in which '"The Won1an's'' highest delight is, to note the downfall of The Man. through his unrequ1ted love for her. Certain feminine philosophers have asserted that 'tthe man. whom she discards, or who discards her. can never be happy with another woman. That is the nucleus of the story which 'tOutcast" possesses and vividIy un- folds. As Miriam Cecil Spooner will have the best acting part of her career, with PeII Trenton in the op- posite character of tfGeoffry.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
HOUSE TAXES UP
 SECOND BILL FOR
 DEFENSES 0FU. s.

Washington. March 6-With the in troduction today of the House army bill by Chairman Fay, of the military committee. inc second of the national defense measures recommended by President Wilson was before Congress.
 The first of these measures, the Sen ate army bill, was introduced Satur- day
 The House bill, the result of months of work and investigation was accom- panied by a report which asserts that the committee believes it has succeed ed in embodying in the measure t'every feature which is necessary to bring about a, reasonable plan for na- tionaI defense"
 A feature of the House bill is the broad scope given it's proposals for the mobilization of comm erciaI indus tries and lines of communication for war use. Regularly enlisted reserves in all civil occupations necessary to the maintenance of an army in war time are authorized and government orders for war materials are given right of way at all plants by law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
z EASEMENTS
4 semen 5
t1OlI'S

John F. Conroy, who, by reason of the fact that he has saveG 137 per sons from drowning, is acclaimed the worlds champion life saver and his Diving Models, will be features in the big program at PoH's today. Conroy holds cOngressi onaI and Carnegie medals and has otherwise been hon Ored for his heroic deeds. He and his beautiful diving girls will give a thrilling and artistic exhibition of aquatic feats in the biggest tank ever Eeen on a local stage.
 matic star, and a company of film favorites, will be seen in the photo play feature, The Price Of Malice" This big dramatic success is superb 1y produced in i've interesting reels.
 Frank Mullane, the popular sing CT whose songs and stories have won him wide repute, will have an inn portant place in the program with his Humorous Tales and Musical Scales" A delightful one-act comedy '"The Thoroughbred will be another big feature, presented by d most ca pab1e-company.
 Ward, Bonair & F'arron, a clever trio, will present a repertoire of songs and batter, and Shaw and Culhane, a versatile pair, will offer a neat bit of variety nonsense. Ferry t'The Frog Man," will complete the program with an unusual oddfty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06

An explosion caused by the acci- dental droping of case of hand gren- ades caused the death of 30 persons and serious damage to the fort called Double COX Couronne,'' near St. Den is. France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
The Last Week.

Notnnagle,s popular and extraor- dinary six for five sale of housefur- nishing will end Saturday, Careful and thrifty shoppers will find much to interest them at the busy store this last week Of the sale The whole original idea just as it is, fair and square with NothnagIe's enviaibIe rep utation in back of it, is told in simple form in advertisement on last page. A dollar saved is a dollar made, and this is the exceptional opportunity. At least it will cost nothing to look and 1t may do you a heap of good. Remember that phrase and try it out. ESzatrance to big store corner Main and Elm streets-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
EMPIRE

Mary Pickford, universally known l as Americas Sweetheart wins many 1 new 1aureIs through her wonderful characterization of the little Italian ! Famous 1ayers-Paramount master production, Poor Little Peppina '' which will be the featured attraction at Keeney's Empire theatre this even ing and tomorrow.
 The character played by Miss Pick ford in this masterpiece is one of an
 Italian girl reared like a, boy but who after a series of highly dramatic sit nations bordering along me1odramatic lines this little boy-girl, as her many Italian friends know her, turns out not an Italian girl but an American girl who has been Kidnapped by a. band of kidnappers when she was only i baby.
 The story teens with thrilling sit- nations, some excellent comeGy is in- troduced and the plot is one that is way out of the beaten track and all in all the character allotted to this charming screen star is one that fits her to a. f'I ''
 Inasnuch as a great portion of the play takes place in J 1y and in Sicily, 1t was thought wise by the producers to oat the services of as many Italian actors as possible for the principal roles in support of Miss Pickford. Ac- cordingly such Latin players as An tonic Maiori, Ernesto Torti, Ceasare
 favina, N. Cervi, Francesca Guerra and others were engaged to appear in the production together with many of the Famous Players stock company members.
 And under the careful, finished di- rection of Sidney Olcott the first seven part Mary Pickford scenario has been moulded into a truly paramount mas terpiece.
 A complete change of the regular program will be made on the three days Don't miss this wonderful mas ter film production
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
FRENCH REPUL SUNDAY ATTACKS
 AGAINST vERDUN

Paris March 6.-Yesterday was 8 rood day for the French at Verdun, According to information received this morning and public confidence is greatly strengthened by the news of the continued repu1ses of the German attacks. In military and political cir cles lively satisfaction is expressed re- gardlngz the situation and the opinion now begins to prevail that the great efforts Of the Germans will be more easily disposed of than was at first expected.
 Having failed to make any inpres- sion on the Douaun1ont position and on Vaux, to its right, the German gen era1 staff determined to smash the French left On the yaeherauvi1le wood Cote NDu Poivre position. Without regard to cost, the best troops were hurled forward but with no more suc- cess than elsewhere. x
 As at Vaux, the Germans finally fell back, leaving heaps of dead on the ground The French infantry, sup ported by their formidable artillery, (which will never henceforth lack ann 1nrnition, showed themselves able to resist every onslaught. sS
 OnNthe left bank of the Mouse artil- 1ery oh both: sides sthundered all day long The French Infantry in that section had little to do but it remains there ready for. any eventuality, though the military experts believe it
 
 mans will attempt to Sstorm the Mort xaonnIne key position for to do so they must depIoy over @ plain @ mile wide under a cross fire from the heights around it.
 It is chiefly the French artillery which is involved in the Woevre fight ! Ing. The French hold the outskirts of Ghe village of Manheu1les firmly and have stopped all attempts Of the Ger mans to debouch in that direction.
 An idea. of the relatively small per Eemtage of French casualties in the WerAda1n battle is considered as deduc- able from a statement made by a lieeltenant who has arrived here wounded.
 ..our losses hesaid, ''are eonpar- Htdvely slight. My regiment, for in stance, had only 4s killed. This is e1l1elT for a unit which has been acting As support and which has engaged in the most violent of the lighting
 London, March 6.-The Central News correspondent at The Hague says des- patches received there from the front show that the Germans are making Ranes, four miles northeast of Verdun but that the French are resisting them resolute1y, infficting heavy losses on Ehe attacks. The storm of lighting Continues near Verdun
 The village of Vaux no longer exists. More than 0,O00 men carried out an assault on the French positions at Waux but, the correspondent says, were repulsed with large losses sey- eraI German guns being swept away by the famous French 75's. It is also said that 27 train loads of German wounded have left Verdun battIefe1ds for Germany