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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
wilson to Address Governors

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-President VIII
son this afternoon promised former Cover
nor j Franklin Fort. OF New Jersey, who
called az the White House. that he would
addresa the conference of State Governors
during IFS session hlre from December IA
to 1d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Scranton Poor Oaicer Dies

SCRANTON. Pa. Nov l.-R willis
Res, superintendent of the Hillside Home
of the Scranton Poor District died today
he was we'll known in Republican circles
IN this end OF the State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
ROAD DEPARTMENT
 TO BE ESTABLISHED
Mississippi Will Follow Alabama's Lead in State Supervision of
 Highways

Mississippi is going to have state highway department similar to that of Alabama declared D. J. Morrison of Jackson. president of the Mississippi State Highway association. The people of the state are thoroughly aroused over the need for this department to supervise the building of roads, and the legislaturs will be unable longer to stand the press ure of the popular demand.
 ''We are going to have a meeting in Jackson March 20 to place the matter be- fore the state lawmakers. and we are con- fident there vii lbe 15,0O0 good roads en- thusiasts present At meeting held at Grenada last week we had 1000 people present. We have the support of all the political factions in Mississippi favoring the establishment of the state highway department Governor Bilbo and former Governor Brewer are both lending their hearty cooperation.
 Mississippi is afire with enthusiasm for good roads, and for the establishment of this highway department Due to the lack of such a department to advise about road work and to superintend the road construction, hundreds of thousands Of dollars have been wasted by the state and the various counties of Mississippi in road building during the past few years. We are working now on the. construction of a number of intrastate highways and we are out after all the interstate highways which are being constructed in the south.'
 MT. Morrison, who was the principal organier of the Mississippi State High way association, was In Birmingham on business. He is a large dealer in coal and comes to Birmingham frequently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
SELHE|MER CHOSEN FOR PRESIDENT OF
 NEWSPAPER CLUB
Nominating Committees Unite on Popular Attorney. Reports of Officers Show
 Club in Good Condition

H. c. Selheimer was unanimously chosen by both nominating committees for president of the Birmingham News Monday in April is assured. At a recent meeting of the club it was decided to have a contest for the next officers of the club, and two committees on nomina- tions were appointed.
 The old saying that great minds run in the same channel was exemplified In this instance, as both committees de- oided on MT Selheimer, and following his selection both committees united and the following were placed in nominations:
 President, H. c. Selheimer; vice presi- dent, Forney Johnston; recording secre- tary. Carl D. Coker; treasurer, Frank Stevens; members of the board of gov ernors, w. D. Nesbitt. w. w. Crawford, J. R. Hornady, B. H. Mooney, oscar Turner and Leon w. Friedman.
 Mr. Selheimer will be the first presi- dent of the club other than an active newspaper man. The first president was John R. Hornady, at present city com missioner, and at that time an active newspaper man. He was succeeded by C. M. Stanley, of The Age-Herald who was IOllOWeQ Dy the lncumDenC, b. Il. Mooney, who at the time of his election was city editor of the Ledger
 Recently the constitution was amended to place all members on the same basis and the nomination of officers followed
 The reports of officers of the club at it's recent meeting were very gratifying. showing the club on a sound financial basis, and continued success is antici- pated under the new set of officers, who are all men of affairs and prominent in the club life of the city.
 Judge Selheimer is one of the best known men in Alabama and has repu- tation all over the south as an able and profound lawyer. He Is generally recog- nized as one of the ablest attorneys in the country in matters regarding rail- road rates, and his services to the state of Alabama in the litigation with the railroads covering several years attract ed nationwide attention. He has resid ed in Birmingham for many years and has been prominently identified with the growth and development of the city and the district. He has been active as member of the Birmingham Newspaper club since it was organized, and has loyally supported the club in every way. It is predicted that under the adminis- tration of Judge Selheimer, the club will become even a more potent factor in the social and civic life of Birmingham, and will continue, as it has in the past, to be the real club of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
IS DAY OF PROPHECY SAYS DR. JOHNSTON
South Highlands Pastor Speaks on Second Con-
 ing of Christ

We are living in the day of proph- .ecy,' declared pr. Albert Sidney John- ston, pastor at the South Highlands Presbyterian church, last night, when he delivered sermon on the second com ing to earth of Christ.
 When ye hear of war and rumors of war you may look for the second coming of Christi he continued. "Everything is pointing to the second coming of Christ. The signs of the times point that way, and the whole world is moving to shall become subjects of greater King when every knee shal! bend and every tongue shall proclaim Him the Lord of Lords.''
 pr. Johnston in his sermon called at tention to the questions asked Jesus by His disciples regarding His second coming to earth. He read the prophecy of the second coming, and pointed out how all the signs of the times pointed in the direction taken by the prophet. He said that strange and false cults were springing up, and paid his respects to Pastor Russell in no uncertain terms, referring to him as that monumental faker,' when speaking of Pastor Rus sells prediction of the worlds end in 1914.
 ''The study of prophecy has fallen into disrepute because of those who style themselves prophetic teachers. If the teachings of Jesus as to His second com ing are vague and uncertain, it must be remembered that all prophecy is that way. All prophecy is more or less com plex.''
 Dr. Johnston then told his hearers how the prophecy of Jesus as to His second coming was being borne out in modern times, especially referring to the present war as one evidence of the near approach of the coming of Christ to earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
VISITOR THINKS 5 SPEEDWAY NEEDED
Harry Schulte of Cincinnati Impressed by Birming-
 hams Growth

Henry Schulte. former appraiser Of GUS toms for Cincinnati and State Bank Elk aminer for Ohio under the administration of Governor Cox, is registered at the Tut wiler. MT. Schulte is an ardent democrat and was close personal friend of the late President Grover Cleveland. He will be in the city indefinitely
 This is not the first time I have been to Birmingham, although my last visit was more than eight years ago. said MT. Schulte. "The growth of this city is noth- ing less than phenomenal. I was recently in Atlanta, and likewise noticed quite an improvement in that city. Many of the Atlanta boosters told me that I would not find another city in the south the equal of their town. am free to confess have been converted to the fact that Bir- mingham is a much more progressive city and the chances of this city for out stripping any other in the south are ex- cellent.
 .I have read with interest the an- nouncement that Birmingham has been picked out as the southern city which will build a magnificent speedway I had the pleasure of visiting the Birminghan, N, Motor and Country club yesterday, and was particularly interested in the lake around which this speedway will be built. I cannot conceive of more beautiful spot from scenic as we'll as a practical standpoint for the building of a speed way. The mountains surrounding the lake are beautiful The distance from the heart of the city is not far, and the road is excellent There is no doubt that the building of this speedway will attract thousands of tourists who will be high ly interested in Birmingham. Undoubted- ly some of them will spend quite while here before and after the races.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
TRAVELLING MAN
 COMMITS SUICIDE Leaves Note Stating No One to Blame But Himself
 for Rash Act

Sanders Thornly Schoolar, aged AS, 1o34 Elm street, a. travelling salesman, com mitted suicide sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning in his room. 324 Morris hotel, by shooting himself in the right temple with a .Ss-calibre Iver Johnson revolver.
 MT. Scholar registered at the Morris hotel early Saturday night, and retired immediately. Before he retired to his room he requested the clerk to call him at 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning. as he wanted to meet @ train. The clerk rang the telephone in MT. Scholars room at 7:30 o'clock, but did not get an an swer. He rang again at o'clock. He sent bellboy with pass key to awake MT. Scholar. When the bellboy opened the door he found MT. Scholar full dressed lying across his bed gripping a .SS-calibre Iver Johnson revolver. The deceased had wrapped the revolver in a wet handkerchief, to silence the gun report. No one in the hotel heard the discharge of the revolver
 Coroner Charles l.. Spain and Detec- lives Macke and Brannon were notified of the suicide and investigated the case a few minutes later. The deceased left two notes by his body, one addressed to
 
 hotel. The note left to the clerk con tained the following words: "No one is to blame for this but me. Please turn my body over to E. T. Shaw & Son Un- dertaking company to be prepared for burial" He also inclosed his hotel bill in the envelope What the note he left to his wife contained could not be learned last night.
 He did not say why he killed himself. It is said that he was in good health and his financial condition was satis- factory Coroner Charles L. Spain said last night that it was a plain case of suicide.
 Funeral services over the remains of Sanders Thornly Schoolar will be con- ducted from the family residence, 1884 Elm street, at 3:3O o'clock this afternoon, with interment in Elmwood cemetery. The Rev. MT. Atkins of the First Christian church will officiate. The deceased is survived by his widow, a son, daughter. and two sisters, Miss Norma Scholar and Miss Stella Scholar. The following are requested to be pallbearers: J. F. Lynch, c. J. Mullins, Ben Cain, T. M. Mcclellan. D. J. Ovins and J. N. Rose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
LITERARY SOCIETY
 ADOPTS BYLAWS

At the meeting Saturday night at the Y. M. c. A. the recently organized debating society took the name of the Y. M. c. A. Literary society and adopt ed a constitution and bylaws. The society is made up of group of young men ambitious to perfect themselves in public speaking and to increase their grasp of the great questions Of the day. The society is open to all young men who desire to do this. There is no expense connected with it.
 It was decided to meet weekly on Saturday nights at S:15. The pro- gramme next Saturday will consist Of a debate on the question, Resolved, That Preparedness is the Best Means of Preserving the Peace of the United States" The affirmative side of the question will be upheld by Henry Beatty and J. w. Simpson, the nega- tive by James Gallagher and w. H.. Baker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13

 matter of greater interest to us Amer jeans. when that same great dictator haughtily demanded that that weak old man in Rome declare invalid the marriage his brother, Jerome, had contracted in Baltimore with Miss Patterson, Protes- tant lady, the daughter of simple Amer ican citizen, firmly upheld the validity also of that alliance, declaring that whom God had joined together no man, not even Gods vicar on earth. could put asunder. That the brief in question is spurious is evident from the fact that it runs counter to the present church legislation, which I here quote from the authorized translatian of the Temere decree, which is the latest word on marriage legisla- tion:
 Il The above laws are binding on all persons baptized in the Catholic church, and in those who have been con- verted to it from heresy or schism (even when either the latter or the former have fallen away afterwards from the church) in all cases of bethothal and marriage. ''2. The same laws are binding also on such Catholics if they contract betrothal or marriage with non-Catholics baptized or unbaptized, even after a dispensation has been obtained from the impediment mixtae religionis or disparitatis cultis, unless the holy see have decreed other wise for some particular place or re- zion.
 "3. Non-Catholics whether baptized or unbaptized who contract among them- selves, are nowhere bound to observe the Catholic form of betrothal or marriage" For the Rev. MT. Durant's benefit will give the latter and the most impor- tant paragraph in the original also. "Acatholici sivi baptizati sive non- baptizzti si inter SC contrabunt numbi ligantur ad Catholicism sponsalium vel matrimonii formam servandam." The entire decree ends thus, ''These presents are to have force by the special order of our most holy father, Pope Plus x, all things, even those worthy of spe- cial mention, to the contrary notwith- standing"
 The Rev. MT. Durant makes a last ugly remark regarding the confessional. "Honi soft qui nal pense'' I wonder what ron Catholic men who have Catholic wives on whose love and fidelity and purity they would stake their hopes of heaven, think of that cowardly Parthian shaft
 Let me in conclusion return to Rev. Mir. Durant and in better form than he gave 1t to me this morning, the quotation, "Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat. Sincerely,
 JAMES E. CoYLE. Birmingham, March 10. 1916.
 P. S.-Though not a layman, let me say Amen to Paul Cooks verses in this mornings "Adrift With the Times"
 When clergymen
 Begin to fight.
 Each one for what
 He thinks is right,
 There's nothing mucn
 That we can do,
 Except to hope
 They'll soon get through,
 Their loud and long
 Dissension cease,
 So we can read
 Our "pape' in peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
MOtOrcycle Accident

H. A. Hammett. 222 Forty-nnth street, north, Woodlawn, suffered broken leg and was otherwise injured when he was run over at Twenty-sxth street and Sec ond avenue, north, at ' O clock yester- day morning by motorcycle It is al- legged that w. B. Hudson, sS09 Tenth ave- nue, north was driving the motorcycle Hudson was arrested few minutes later by Officer Jack Newby on charge of reckless driving. Hammett was re- moved to his residence in a private au- tomobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
Section Hands Injured

Arthur Jones and Mitchell Minings- filed negro section hands for the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad company. were seriously injured yesterday after noon at o'clock near Spring street and Railroad avenue. Avondale. when the motor car in which the negroes were riding. jumped the track and threw the negroes under the motor car The ne- groes were carried to St. vincents hos pital for treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
Noted Veteran Here

Gen. Baxter Smith, commander Of the survivors of Forests cavalry, ar- rived last night and is registered at the Morris. General Smith will be hero for day or two making arrange- ments for the attendance of his com mana at the reunion in May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
At the Photoplay Houses

At the Photoplay Houses -Strand-"To Have and To Hold,' with Wallace Reid.
 Colonial-"The Call of the Cumber- lands,'' with Dustin Farnum.
 Trianon-.The Discard with Ernest Mauldin.
 Princess-"The Human Cauldron." with William Dunn.
 Odeon Two-'"rhe Last Shot" with Earle Metcalfe. 'eOdeon One-''A Law Unto Himself, With Crane Wilbur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
INTERRUPTED BY BANKHEAD

in my speech yesterday, but, was de- lighted with the result of our discussion l said that my opponent, Will Banlxhead, was stating over the district that the Bankheads had nothing to do with the passage of the redistricting bill. This was denied by John Bankhead. who arose in the audience. I presented a copy of the Carbon Iiill newspaper containing an account of Bankhead's speech. in which he was quoted as making that statement. The editor of the newspaper was present and stated that the pub lished account was what my opponent had said.
 MT BanShead then admitted that he had drawn redistricting bill, but stated that it was not exactly the one that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13

Mrs. William c. kiIgOre, prominent in social and musical circles, was fa- tally injured about 0:45 o'clock last night when struck by a 'jitney" au- tomobile driven by Curtis l.. Gordon nue. south.. Her 11-year-oId daughter, Katherine, was also seriously injured.
 Both Mrs. Kilgore and her young daugh- ter were at once removed to Dr. E. M. Robinsons Infirmary, at 1431 Eleventh avenue, south, in the automobile that knocked them down and after an exami- nation it was announced that there was no hope for Mrs Kilgore, as she had four compound fractures of the skull besides internal injuries. The daughter is suffer- ing from serious bruises about her limbs and body, but is not regarded as dan- gerously injured.
 Immediately after bringing Mrs. Kill gore and daughter to the infirmary the "jlt ney' chauffeur, Curtis L. Gordon drove to central police headquarters where he surrendered He will be held pending the outcome of the injuries to his victims.
 SAID GOODNlGHI
 Accounts of the accident are that Mrs Kilgore, her daughter and Mrs. Mary Boshwitz were standing at the northwest corner of Sixteenth street and Eleventh avenue, south. Mrs. Kilgore, we'll known member of the choir of the South church following the address by Rich- and Ina Doe witz were bidding each other farewell when the accident happened:
 Goodnight, Mary" said Mrs. Nilgore and then she and her daughter Kath- erine started across the street. There was a loud rush of sound, wild scream and it was all over. Mrs. Kilgore lay back alongside the curbstone-quite still Her young daughter, disheveled, was squirming on the ground a few feet away In the distance huge Stevens-Duryea automobile was hissing at the vain ef- forts of it's driver to stop it. He did succeed in stopping it about 50 feet away and then rapidly backed to where his victims lay.
 A large crowd saw the whole affair. There were many people on that side of the street, all returning to their homes from the Southside Baptist church. w. D. Lankford, a passenger in the ''jitney'' automobile, stated that for two whole blocks before hitting Mrs. Kilgore and daughter he could see plainly a large number of persons on the sidewalks ahead of him and at the intersection of the street where the accident occurred
 PASSENGER TALKS
 "We were going about 30 miles an hour. '' seid MT. Lankford, who lives at 15Oe Twelfth avenue, south, and who is en- pioyed by his brother, John c. Lank. ford, grocer. at Fourteenth street and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
AMBITIOUS PLANS
 IN REUNION EDITION
Will Be Wonderful Presen- tati0n of Alabama's Re
 sources and Possibilities

The response of the people in the Birmingham district and surrounding territory to the Birmingham Age-Her- aids Confederate Veterans reunion edition has been most gratifying.
 The people of Birmingham, as well as those throughout Alabama and the southland, realize the importance of an |accurate, high class edition for the pur- pose of telling the people throughout the United States what Alabama offers to those who wish to come here to in vest or to live.
 The Confederate Veterans reunion edition will be very attractive Special articles of vital interest concerning the progress of the south since the civil war; it's great achievements and its wonderful resources, will be empha- sized The front page of this edition will be done in colors. Not single page will be devoid of information of great value to those who live in Alabama, as well as those living elsewhere. Per sonal anecdotes in regard to the lead CTS of the Confederacy, involving fact interspersed with sentiment, will be featured.
 There are few people in the United States today who realize that Alabama has the most fertile soils in the world. There is nothing in the agricultural line which cannot be raised in the state of Alabama with phenomenal success. The people of the south are just awakening to this fact. They realize that in the state of Alabama there are more opportunities for the amassing of a fortune than any other state in the union. The Birmingham district alone has the greatest wealth of mineral lands in the world. A carefully com piled estimate made by the United States government engineers states that the rAlutral deposits of iron ore and coal in the state of Alabama are practically inexhaustible. The smallest estimate that has been made shows that at the present output the mines can be worked for more than $50 years.
 The -Herald's Confederate Vet erans' reunion edition will stress these many points of interest in special ar ticles written by trained newspaper men. The value of this edition has been recognized by the leading men of the state. pr. George H. Denny, president of the University of Alabama, in speak ing to one of The Age-Herald repre- sentatives who was in Tuscaloosa last week figuring on 8 Tuscaloosa section. said: "In my opinion the work the The Age-Herald in putting out this edition is invaluable. The many advantages of Alabama should be told to the inhab- itants of all sections of the United States. The only way to do this is through the circulation of great newspaper The Age-Herald has my un- qualified support in its campaign to en- tighten the world on the many ad- vantages of Alabama and our south land"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric-Vaudeville. Matinee at 2:30 p
 {. Evening at 7:3O and 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-13
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Birmingham,
 Ala.

Statement December 31. 1915
 RESOURCES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05

Light starts a chemical change
in fruit, rendering it unfit for use.
The same way with beer. The
ultra violet rays Of light start
chemical changes that impair
the nutritive value.
In Schlitz this nutritive value is
unimpaired- light cannot harm it.
The Brown Bottle keeps out the
light and protects it from the
brewery to your glass. That's
why it tastes so good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-14
OUR NEW BILLIONAIRE.

If John D. Rockefeller happened
to- walk down Main street our staid
citizens and citizenesscs would throw
their usual politeness to the winds
and stare at the oil king much like
a kiddie does when seeing it's first
Christmas tree. -
And all because John D. Rockefel-
Ter is worth more money than anyone
else in the country.
Not a soul on Main street would
consider anything in connection vita
John except his kale.. His badly
mangled and nearly useless stomach
would be forgotten. his weakened
frame would be overlooked. The
thought that John has a billion wculi
be uppermost in the minds Of all.
Human nature, is MT it? What n
man is worth" so frequently not
always-is taken as the yardstick Of
contemplation. The fellow who fall,
below certain point loses interest
to, the multitude-he hasn't got The
jingle
!, sNet M, ockefeller, as a. friend re-
marked, sometimes feels that ha
would rather be his golf caddy. W.,
are sure the old man would gladly
swap his billion for the youth, vigcr
and health of his caddy boy.
But that's something that billion
can't buy.