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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
READY TO RECEIVE
CHILDREN FOR TERM
Assignment of Glasses and
Promotions Will Be Made
Tomorrow
PUPILS ASSIGNED TO
ENSLEY HIGH SCHOOL
School Officials Think Number Of
Pupils Enrolled Will Be as
Great as Last Year

tomorrow morning a. o'clock the
90 public schools of Greater Birming-
ham will be opened for the coming
term.
Everything is in readiness to receive
the children. Registration assignment
to classes and announcements of pro-
motions Will be made during the morn
ing. The pupils of the Seventh grades
who passed examinations will be the
first to be transferred to the high
school. Those of the sixth grade who
passed their examinations will be trans
terred to the seventh grade and so on
All the children are urged to be on
hand tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
promptly. The principal of each school
will form the children in line and they
will march to their old classrooms.
Those promoted will be given a full
list of text books for the term and be
transferred to the classroom assigned
them for the first term. Immediately
after the children are given the list of
books they will be dismissed for the
day. Parents are urged to see that their
children buy their books in the fore
noon in order to avoid the rush
Last year $4,000 children enrolled on
the opening day. Despite the fact the
recent school census showed a decrease
of nearly 1000 children, school Of
ficials do not think the number this
year will be less than that of last. Tues
day morning at S:45 all the children
are to report with lessons prepared.
The entire school day will be consumed
with the regular classes.
ENSLEY HIGH SCHOOL
The children of West End and Elyton
who are prepared to enter the high
school are requested to attend the Ems
ley High school in order to avoid the
overcrowding prevalent last year. DR..
]. H. Phillips, superintendent of edu-
cation, in speaking of the opening of
the schools, said:
"Our organization is so perfected
that we anticipate little confusion in
handling the enormous crowds of school
children who will enroll Monday morn
ing. | would be glad to get the CO.
operation of all parents in the matter
of securing school books as soon as
possible after the lists are given to- the
pupils. We have not the same number
of teachers this year as last, but we
are amply able to give the children
all the advantages necessary to obtain
a thorough schooling. l do not know
whether or not we will have as many
pupils as last year. This is problemati-
cal, although I should not be surprised
to see the enrolment of this year equal
to that of last year."
G.. B. Glenn, assistant superintendent
of education, said that it was possible
that the action of the board of edu-
cation in allowing children under
years to enter the first grade. provided
they paid fee of $3.50 per month,
would offset the loss of school children
according to the school children.
The children who attend the public
schools this term in the elementary
department are required to pay an in
cidental fee of % cents per month.
Those who attend the High school are
required to pay SO cents per month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
BIRMINGHAM LODGE
ORDER B'NAI BIRTH
TO HOLD MEETING
Plans for the Work of the Year Will
Be Mapped Out and Other Bust
ness Transacted

birmingham lodge No. 1858. Independ-
ent Order of B'Nai Birth. Will hold an
important meeting at 1890 Sunday
morning, September II. in the vestry
rooms of Temple Emanuel. Plans will
be worked out for the work of the
lodge during the coming winter.
President Irving M. Engel has an
nounced the following members of the
general committee for the ensuing
term: Chester c. Bandman, chairman;
Dr. NJ Newfield. J. d. Rosenberger, Jo-
seph Beitman. David Rich, Philip Os-
ter. Roy M. Sterne and Benjamin Gross.
The chairman of the social service
committee will be DIR. M. Newfield
the membership committee. ]. d, Rosen-
berger. and the intellectual culture and
committee, Roy NJ
Sterne
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
Boy Ordered Released

Federal Judge w. /. Grubb granted
a. petition of Mrs. Elizabeth KEGS Of
Blocton for the release of her son,
who enlisted in Battery B, under Cap
tain Ed Anderson. Mrs. KEGS claimed
that her son was under II years of
age and the petition was granted on
condition that he be released unless
Captain Anderson could prove he was
Is years old. Captain Anderson was
given until Wednesday morning to
prove the boys age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
Walthall to Appear
in Alabama Picture

Henry B. Walthall, native of Shell
by county, and world famous moving
picture actor and director, has gratui-
tously offered his services to the trus-
tees of the Alabama development fund
to insure making a success of the Ala
bama advertising film.
Governor Henderson has addressed
a letter to Mr.. Walthall, thanking him
in the name of the people of Alabama
for his part in making a success OF
this picture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
JEWISH TEMPLE TO
RESUME SERVICES
Plans Being Completed for Celebra-
ton of New Year and
AtOnement

DR.. Morris Newfield announced yes
terday that regular Sabbath services
would be resumed at Temple Emanu-
FL following the summer season. Prep
arations are being made for the Jew
ish New Year celebration Wednesday
evening, September 81. The choir is
practicing on appropriate music for
the occasion. Ten days following the
New Year services the day of atone
ment will be observed by the Jews
This day is better known as Yom Kip
MIR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
A. G. S. Improvements

which will provide modern facilities for
Supplying coal and sand to locomot iyes
will soon be constructed here, accord
ing to announcement made by Horace
lsaker, general manager of the Ala
nama Great Southern railroad. Other
improvements for Birmingham include
ID water tank at Pratt City and So
Foot, 150-ton track scale at Twenty
Second street yard.
NAn electro mechanical interlocking
plant will be installed at Tuscaloosa
10 protect the crossing of the Alabama
|ireat Southern and the Mobile and
Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
INCORPORATION

The following paper of incorporation
was filed Yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk:
$1OO, OC0-Pocohontas Root Beer company,
j. l.. Teaver, president; 7. d. Moore, vice
president and s. ]. Moore, secretary and
treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
TODAYS EVENTS
At the Photoplay Houses
Statement September IL. 1916

liialto: THE Pretenders," with
Emmy Wehlen.
Trianon: "The Devil at His Elbow
with Clifford Bruce and Dorothy Green.
Triangle: Henry Walthall in pillars
of Society,""
Odeon One: Secrets of the Subma-
rine,' and Harmony and Discord, y
with George Ovey
Belle Theatre. Ensley: Shell 43" and
Puppets" Keystone comedy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
Land Book About Ready

The Alabama Land Book will be
ready for distribution in few days.
The condition of the paper market ac-
counts for the delay of publication.
Copy was completed in June and proofs
were corrected a month ago. Although
the paper was contracted for months
ago the shortage of material, due to
world wide conditions, has operated to
delay the publication.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17

Nashville. September ia Trenton.
Tenn. special says that five fine show
horses, including Star Mcdonald, noted
Kentucky animal, burned to death there
last night when the fair stables were
burned. H. G. Watson was the heaviest
Loser
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
INSTITUTE OF
COAL OPERATORS HELD
YESTERDAY AT EMPIRE
Walter Moore Host Several Hundred Industrial Leaders
His Mines Special Train Carried Forty From Brming
ham Instructive Papers Read at Institute Meeting
and Important Problems Discussed

The executive and operating off
Gals of the Alabama Coal Operators
association. with Walter Moore direct
ing the maneuvers, unearthed a big
time for 400 on their excursion to EN-
pire yesterday. Work and play were
deftly interspersed during the day, as
an inspection tour of the vast Empire
mires and properties was combined
with continuous concert of a 22-piece
band, barbecue for 500 persons and
two sessions of the annual institute
meeting of the association.
The problems with which the coal
operators are confronted were dis
cussed learnedly in the institute ses-
sions. The relations of the railroads
and the operators, the tax assessors
and the coal interests, the engineers
and the mine owners were viewed by
a corps of experts from every phase
of the industry. Addresses by Err
sl1ine Ramsay, Priestly Toulmin, John
r. Pill. Charles Bowron. Frank Nell
son, Jr., and others featured the ses-
sioEs.
From a social standpoint the day
was a round of pleasure and con-
geniality
FROM the Initial movement OIL lHe
special train from the Terminal sta
ton yesterday morning at until the
incoming Frisco special steamed into
the station at 6, the day was chock
full of events. After a hurried geta-
way the occupants of the five coaches
were scarcely settled before copies of
an industrial journal were distributed
Announcement that Frank Nelson, Jr,
one Of the prominent operators aboard
"a I - fNr l,p
commission upon the resignation OF
James Weatherly set the crowd agog
with speculation.
INSPECTS PROPERTIES
Upon the arrival at Empire an in
spection of the mines and properties
followed Later an inspection of the
commissary, the newly erected mills
and the town was made.
At noon the operators and their
guests attended the first session of the
institute meeting at the auditorium
Every seat held an intent auditor when
N. e. Hubbard, the chairman, called
the meeting to order
Virtually every firm of the coal and
allied interests in the Birmingha
district had it's representative present.
Ersl1ine Ramsay, Priestly Toulmfn,
w alter Moore, Frank Nelson, Jr.. Leo
Steiner NJ. H. Mcdowell, John H Bank
head, Jr., B. H. Cooper, M. G. Hub
hard, Frank M. Marquis, Jones G.
Moore, Hugh Latimer, S. L. Yerkes. L.
NJ Adler, John r. Pill, j. M. David
son, Charles E. Bowron, Thomas G.
Fear, C. B. David and over 200 more
were grouped around the speakers.
The Importance of cooperation be-
tween the coal shipper and the railroad
was emphasized in the initial paper
of the morning session. which was read
by Priestly Toulmin in the absence of
the author, Eugene McAuliffe, general
coal manager of the Frisco lines.
Among the interesting facts contained
in the paper was the prediction that
if the coal interests continued to dou-
bel their output every 10 years, as
they had done in the past, the coal
field would be depleted within 100
years. He showed the relations that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
LATADY WAS MANAGER

THE republicans have named Francis
Latady as their candidate for Congress.
am informed on the best of authority
that Mr.. Latady voted in the democratic
primary last May ana even served at one
of the election officers of our party; also
that he was paid 81 per day for
his services For my part, l propose to
do all in my power to keep republicans
and other anti-democrats out of our pri-
maries.
name a subcommittee of seven members
to take charge of the democratic cam
paign in the county and to work to get
out a large vote on election day.
While the idea of the republicans being
able to secure enough votes to endanger
the success of any of the nominees was
considered out of the question, it was
vote should be given the ticket to help
swell the total popular vote given the
administration and. President Wilson.
Resolutions were adopted warmly COM
mending the President, the record of
the administration for the past four years
and indorsng all the county nominees
of the party.
J. R. Wilson of Fairfield was elected
a member of the committee from Pre-
cnct Z, succeeding J. l.. Brown. Mr..
Brown who now resides in the new pre-
cinct, SO, was chosen to represent that
beat. N. f. Strickland of Inglenook was
elected as a member from Precinct "a.
Congressman George Huddleston, at the
invitation of Chairman Bethea, attended
the meeting, and made an address dur
ing the early part of the session. He
presented in an able manner resume
of the record made by President Wilson
and the accomplishments of the demo-
cratic party during the past four years.
DR.. r. f. Lovelady, president of the board
of revenue, and Borden Burr also spoke
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
RAMSAY'S INVENTIONS

The afternoon session of the institute
was inaugurated when Thomas G. Fear,
superintendent of the Bayview T. G. I.
mines spoke on Getting Clean Coal:
Inside Practices
The issues presented precipitated a bit
of discussion. When Erskine Ramsay
chief engineer of the Pratt Consolidated
Coal and Iron company, spoke of the
operation of two of his recent inventions,
1.-The Ramsay mechanical sampler" and
the Ramsay revolving dump" the insti-
tute was stilled with interest The plans
by which he had reduced the presence
Of slate within the mined coal so per cent
and that had enabled his company to
keep a daily check upon the efforts of
each individual miner were unfolded. His
exposition was the feature Of the session.
Following was Charles E. Bowron, chief
engineer of the Gulf States Steel COM
pany, who read paper on Factors Gov
erning the Efficiency Of Steam Plants"
The annual institute closed with a paper
upon 1.-The Application of Electricity to
Coal Mining by C. B. Davis.
The visitors, after voting thanks to
Walter Moore and the Empire Coal com
pany for the wonderful day." entrained
for Birmingham on the special Frisco
train and arrived at the Terminal sta
ton at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
COOPER WITH SHIPPERS

Cooper, q member of the Alabama public
service commission, who assured the oper-
ators that in him they and the other
shippers had "a true and sympathetic
friend" Hugh Latimer and S. l.. Yerkes
spoke briefly.
After John r. Pill, president of the
Birmingham Fuel company, had read his
paper upon Fixing a Fair Tax Assess
ment Valuation on Mineral Lands and
Equalizing the Same,'' series of rather
vigorous talks was precipitated. Frank
Nelson, Jr., in meeting the request of
the chairman that criticism be made of
the tax methods as enunciated, expressed
himself as believing that the coal in
terests were being taxed too heavily. THE
coal interests in the Birmingham dis
trict are getting a smaller return in pro-
portion to their investment than any other
business operating there he said.
Frank Marquis of the state tax board
outlined a license system that he pro-
posed as the most equitable method of
taxing mineral industries. John H. Bank
head. Jr., of Jasper, rejected all the new
proposals and announced that the solu-
ton was not in sight and that the method
in vogue of fighting the assessment as
best the operator could, should be fol-
lowed
The morning session then adjourned and
the operators gathered around the band
stand, where barbecue and other things
were served.
Walter Moore, president of the Empire
Coal company and host of the occasion,
was soon the busiest man in the multi
tude. Shaking hands, reckoning kind
"howdy'' and hurrying the oncoming of
the barbecue dinner, he soon accom-
plished his object, for nearly 800 peo-
pie were soon busy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17
BARE QUORUM PRESENT

This momentous effort on the part of
Mr.. Altman, SO ably seconded by r.
DUPONT Thompson, came just before the
close of the melting, when the majority
of the delegates had retired from the
room. bare quorum, which consisted
of about Is, was present.
Among the members of the committee
Who opposed the sensat ional coup of Mr.
Altman were T. T. Huey of Bessemer.
Chairman John B. Bethea, c. P Avant
and Cal Dabbs They took the position
that both of these newspapers would sup
port the full democratic ticket in the
general election against the republicans,
and because they happened not to be
exceptionally enthusiastic over Congress-
man Huddleston was no reason for a
democratic committee censuring demo-
cratic newspapers. On the final vote the
resolution to censure was lost by one
vote, Chairman Bethea casting the de-
Gliding ballot The resolution was then
withdrawn by its author.
The resolution of Mr.. Altman, which,
due to the fact that most of the mem
bers had left the committee room, came
near passing, created considerable in
terest around the courthouse late yester-
day.
The members of the committee yester-
day were rather vigorous in expressing
their opinions of republicans and other
anti-democrats who participated in the
democratic primary and then voted and
worked against the nominees of the
party.
Under the rules governing the pri-
maries of the democratic party, every man
who participates oblgates himself to
abide by the results of the primary, and
support the nominees of the party in the
general election said Chairman Bethea.
1--WE are going to put stop to these re-
publicans trying to run our primaries,
and then voting their own ticket in the
general election. We do not object to re-
publicans getting out candidates support
inf them, but we do propose to stop them
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-06
game supplies of the state maybe ~
Dlenished.

:
game supplies of the state maEsbe r.
plenished.
The plumbers of former years in
the investment of the state school
fund have tied up a large amount OF
money in bonds of other states. The
Constitution forbids,. the impairment
of the school fund in. any way, and
this is held to prevent the sale of
these bonds at a loss. The State In
vestment Board recently, - however,
sold a million dollars worth without
loss, by combining good and bad in
one block. Something like mil
lion yet remains, and it is a good
deal of a problem how these arctic
be disposed of. / .-<a@' rg D.: :
The state is empowered by law to
buy the four: per cent bonds Of any
political bdiyision-countyss city,
village, township or school district
when issued for public spurpose.
The demands for these loans,- how
ever, has been greater than the
states available moneys. Already
the million dollars recently secured
has all been spoken3for. Some legal
method of disposing t-of, the remain
ing bonds of other states in the
state treasury would be welcome. But
short of constitutional dment,
or a revolution in the bond markets,
how is it to be accomplished?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-06
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-06
WILLIAM M'CUAIG

Today Mayor William McCuaig
completes his term of administration
as mayor of Bemidji and is succeeded
by Mayor Charles w. Vandersluis.
The city is indebted to the retiring
mayor for the able manner in which
he looked after the interests of the
city. He has discharged his official
duties fearlessly and although at
times the voters took exception to his
acts, the acts usually proved for the
best interest of the city. Mayor Nc
Cuaig may retire feeling that he did
his work we'll and this cannot be dis
puted by the tax payers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-06
THE BEM1DJ1 PROGRAM

(By the Minneapolis Journal.)
Governor Burnquist's Bemidji pro-
gram of state development is one
that should in the main command
general support. The things to be
done he specifically mentioned were:
Passage of Amendment Num-
Der One for revolving fund to i'm
prove state lands;
2-Soil survey of the state;
3-Closer cooperation between the
State Highway and Drainage COM
missions;
4-Sale of bonds of other states
now held by Minnesota, and invest
ment Of proceeds in Minnesota;
5-Creation of state forests;
6-Drainage survey of the state,
with an eye to an ultimate system of
canals.
These are all practical measures
that mostly interlock with each
other. The argument for Amend
ment Number One was given in this
column yesterday. It is a much
needed remedial measure.
The soil survey is needed for sew
eral reasons. 1t would be Of the
greatest advantage to the intending
settler in Minnesota, as reliable aid
in selecting. land. It is needed, too,
as preliminary to legislation under
the forestry amendment passed in
1914. Before the work of reforest-
ing non-agrieultural lands can be Sc
riously undertaken, it must be deter
mined what lands precisely are nom
agricultural. It is not the purpose
of the friends of the restored forests
to ask for an acre of land that is fit
to raise crops profitably, or even to
pasture cattle proftably. But there
are large tracts, particularly 4 in
Northeastern Minnesota, that are fit
for nothing but tree culture. These
must be delimited by a soil survey.
Highway and drainage co-opera-
ton is of obvious advantage. Every
time a ditch is dug, the dirt thrown
to one side makes the foundation for
good road. Roads and bitches in
the swamp country are everywhere
parallel.
The drainage survey Of the state
is necessary, not so much for the
sake of the canals we may possibly
require at some distant date, as to
insure a homogeneous and interrela-
ted system of drainage. Too many
projects now are considered merely
from the standpoint of the areas to
be benefited, and without proper re-
gard for their effect on rivers and
lakes, watersheds and reservoirs. The
larger relations of drainage bitches
to the states interests must be stud
led.
The creation of state forests car
ries with it not only the preservation
of some of the few remaining fine
stands of timber, but the establish
ment therein of game refugees, where
the deer, moose and other large ami
mails may feel safe to live and null
tiply, and from which as centers the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-06

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