davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
MUSIC STUDY ID ENTERTAIN EDITOR Plans Outlined for Enter tainment of Leonard
 Liebling

The committee appointed by the Music Study club to arrange for enter taining Leonard Liebling, editor chief of the Musical Courier of New York, who will arrive here Friday, March 17, and remain three days, met at Cable hall yesterday and agreed upon a gen. eral programme. Mrs. C. J. Sharp pre- sided, and B. B. Burton acted as secre- tary On the first day of Mr. Lieb- ling's visit the musicians and all citi7 zens interested in the promotion of musical art will be invited to an infor- nal reception at the Tutwiler to meet him. On Saturday the distinguished editor will be invited to visit the va rious studios of music teachers and on Saturday night he will be entertained tomobile party will escort him on a sightseeing trip around Birmingham Sunday
 At yesterdays meeting the chairman was authorized to appoint subcom- mittee of three to arrange for the han quet and subcommittee of three on invitations. It was stated to be the in tention of those in charge of ar~7-- inents to make the banquet large af- fair and to have in attendance repre- sentatives of Birmingham civic as well as musical life.
 MT. Liebling is completing tour of the chief cities of the United States He writes of cultural conditions he finds them and musical pee''- hat no feature of the Courier is as much read as those articles by the editor in chief on his travels
 The teal C. " Is widely circu- lated. and it's claim to having the largest paid subscription list of any musical journal in the was' ,r vnchal- lenged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
JUDGE ALSTON
 EXPLAINS CASE
Says Woman Did Not Throw Muff and Was Restraned Only Until She
 Regained Control of Herself

Judge A. H. Aston, who is occupying bench in the criminal court. said ycs- terday there was an inaccuracy in the re- port of the woman defendant who lost control of herself in his court Monday
 "It was stated the woman threw her muff in my face" said Judge Alston. That is wrong. She had laid her nun on tl.e bench and became violent when announcement was made of $75 fine and Gu days imposed I told the bailff to con- fine her until she regained control of herself and informed her attorney that the 60 days penalty would be remitted
 Ut was very unfortunate affair and I should dislike to see injustice done to any woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
DRESS UP CAMPAIGN
Subject Discussed at Weekly Lunch
 con of the Ad Club

The Spring Dress Up campaign, which will be inaugurated in Birmingham March P, closing April s. came in for a large share of discussion at the regular weekly luncheon of the Ad club at the Hotel Hillman yesterday afternoon. There was no set programme but practically every one present had voice in the question before them
 Among those making short talks were J. F. Bural,, Jerome K. Sterne John Sparrow, Fred J. Holberg. and several others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
AUTOMOBILE MEN TO
 FORM ASSOCIATION
Constitution and Bylaws Will Be Adopted at Meeting Tonight at the
 Chamber of Commerce

The Birmignham Automobile and Ac- cessory association will meet tonight at o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce for tine purpose of adopting constitution and bylaws President A. L. Boorse will preside over the meeting, which is ex- pected to be large. A treasurer and board of directors are to be elected also.
 The association was formed last Wednesday night at a dinner at the Hotel Hillman, at which time something like 40 firms signified their willingness to become members of the association. Since then practically every automobile or accessory Healer in the city has sent in names to Temporary Secretary w. C.. Radcliffe, and the indications are the as- sociation will be launched tonight with a membership of at least 50 firms.
 Each firm is entitled to one individual memberbership, although as many mem bers of single firm can be members as desire. E. w. Brownell is vice president of the new organization. A treasurer will be voted ,on tonight. It is intended to secure the services of permanent sec retary as soon as practicable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
ASH WEDNESDAY AT
 CHURCH OF ADVENT

Today being Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the following services vii be held in the Church of the Advent Sixth avenue and Twentieth street.
 Litany, sermon and holy communion at 1O:30 a. m.
 Evening prayer and sermon at 4:30 p. m
 During Lent daily evening prayer vii be said at 4:30 p. m on Monday, Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday, and even ing prayer and sermon on Friday nigh at s o'clock. In addition to these spe cial services. the Sunday services. will bs as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
GORDON CRAWFORD
 DOING JURY DUTY

George G.. Crawford. president of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany, is doing jury duty for the county this week He is serving in the city court but up to yesterday afternoon had not yet sat upon case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
PLANS COMPLETED FOR THE OPENING
 OF FASHION WEEK
Selection of Queen of Fash ion Attracting Much At tentiOn-Many Social
 Affairs Planned

The formal beginning of Fashion Week will be marked with much ceremony Sat urday night, according to announcement made yesterday by Sam H. Fowlkes, sec etary of the Business Mems league. Permission was secured from the city commission yesterday for the blowing of all the whistles and the ringing of all the bells III the district for a few moments prior to o'clock Saturday night. Every show window in the city, which will be decorated during the next few days for Fashion Week, will be displayed at that hour
 Commissioner Ward, K. A. Brown and Jacob Burger, president and former pres ident, respectively, of the league, will discharge aerial bombs at the time the blowing of the whistles begins. The dec orations of the streets will begin today, and it is expected that the city will pre- sent a regal appearance for the week.
 Everything in connection with Fash ion Week has been arranged for now declared Secretary Fowlkes yesterday. "All the committees have done splendid work and only the final details remain to be attended to. l am confident that Fashion Week this year will be a far greater success than those held in the past. The Fashion Ball to be held al the Tutwler n the night of March Is is going to be a fine social event, and it is at tractng attention over the state.
 No feature in connection with Fashion Week is attracting so much attention as the contest for the selection of the queen. A number of young women are in the race and the interest is growing every day.
 The list of contestants and their vote yesterday afternoon follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08

Miss Annie Mae Gift ................... SIS
 Miss Gertie Burke .................... 644 Miss Olive Watts ....................... 5S0 Miss Minda Caldwell .................... 55O Mrs. Sallie Foshee ...................... 511 Miss Meta SchWab ...................... 453 Miss Grace Hillhouse .................. 430 Miss Annie Bradford .................. AIS Miss Mary Lewis Creswell. ............ H5 Miss Katherine Rirkman .............. 343 Miss Annie Light ....................... 314 Miss Pearl Keith ........................ 301 Miss Margaret Proctor ............... 2o5 Miss Elsie Brooks ...................... PA Miss Mildred Darby .................... 210 Miss Lizzie Fox ................... 2O6 Miss Annie Sims ........................ IFS Miss Hazel Holberg .................... 1o5 Miss Birdye Thompson ............. Al Miss Dolly Boariman .................. 135 Miss Marion Orr ........................ 125 Miss Elizabeth Locke ................... 115 Miss Azelee Gilmore ................... IA
 Miss Margaret Moore standardization. no Miss Mildred Jaffe ..................... 104 Miss Margaret Antwine ................ TOT
 MISS Emily Dixon ....................... 75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
At the Photoplay Houses

At the PhOtoplay Houses Strand-"Poor Little Peppna," with Mary Pickford.
 Colonial-"The Goose Girl" with Mar guerite Clark.
 Trianon-"The Marble Heart" with Violet Horner
 Princess-"The Change of Heart" with Robert Gray.
 odeon Two-"The Primitive Strain . with Edward Arnold.
 Alcazar-"The Saamander"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

At the Theatres Jefferson-"The Birth of Nation, with H. B. Walthall Lyric-vaudeville Matinee at 2:So p. m Evening at 7:30 and g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
Brown Recommended Lease as More Desirable Than
 Outright Purchase
TO READJUST RENT
 EVERY TEN YEARS
Shows How the Present City Hall Can Be Rented for More Than Enough to Handle the
 Proposition

A storm of protest broke yesterday over the alleged statement by Commissioner Arlie Barber that he was opposed to buying the Roden hotel property for s240,- coo for a site on which to build com bined city hall and auditorium The heirs to the Roden estate and the city commission, speaking through Commis- sioner James Weatherly, who had sole charge of the proposition, denied that any time was it ever suggested that the property be sold to the city at any price.
 After conference with l. Groom Beat ty, who represents some of the heirs to the Roden estate, Commissioner Weath- erly made public the entire proposition of Eugene l.. Brown as submitted to the city commission in order that the public might judge for itself the merits of the idea The letter of MT. Brown to MT. Weatherly follows:
 MT. James Weatherly, Commissioner,
 Birmingham
 My Dear Mr Weatherly-The owners of the Roden hotel property have sug- gested for your consideration the follow ing proposition:
 They will lease to the city for term of 99 years their property located on the corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street north, the ground area of same being 250x140 feet. The basis of the lease price to be per cent of the reasonable value of the property for the entire lease term. with the exception of the first 10 years, the value of the property to be de- termined at the end of each 10-year pe- riod by one representative appointed by the city and one by the owners of the property, and if these two cannot agree. they are to select the third, whose de- cision shall be final. In case the two cannot agree on the selection of the third, then the judge of the federal court of this district shall appoint. The an- nual rental for the first 10 years to be S6OOG flat, it being understood that the taxes and all other city charges shall be absorbed by the city, and that the fig ures named above are to be net to the owners. This. of course. can be done without cost to the city
 OPTION TO PURCHASE
 They further agree to give to the city the option to purchase outright at the end of 15 years. This option to con tinue throughout the ease, and may be exercised by the city at the expiration of each 10-year period. The purcha SC price to be arrived at in the same manner as outlined above for the entertainment of it's rental value.
 You will recall that I mentioned to you that the present basement excava- tion, the foundation for the steel frame and the frame itself would cost to dupl- cate about $165,000. l am now informed that $190.000 would be more nearly cor rect You will understand, of course, that in the erection of any building on any site for the purposes contemplated. this expenditure would be necessary I have succeeded in getting price of $30, GOO for the steel structure as it now stands, and you will thus observe that the city would commence building oper- ations with an initial saving in cost of approximately $160000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Birmingham,
 Ala.

Statement December 3t. 1915
 RESOURCES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Stole 7 Thieves Honor in Robbing
Friend of "Canada Blackie"
Outcast Of Outlaws Robbed Mrs Field Prison Reormer-
Welfare Leaguers Spur lunt-Dsgorge Jewels and
Miscreant Mandate to Underworld

II was late Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning when the robbery
was committed. Since she entered the
prison reform movement, Mrs. Field
has discarded her Jewels. for the most
part. For time she kept them in a
safe deposit box, but the trouble Of
being obliged TO so TO this each time
she desired 10 wear her ornaments to
dinner or the theatre caused her 10
remove them TO the safe in the Office
of her husband, Charles NJ. Field, a
lawyer. of 80 Broad Street.
On Wednesday morning. when Mr..
Field entered his Office, he found the
door of the safe open. Some one had
pried up the top OF the desk OF his
partner Howard Willett, had taken the
combination from one of. its drawers
and had opened the door with its aid
About $3.50 in cash was taken. All Of
the jewelry belonging 20 the woman
was missing. This consisted of her
engagement ring, her mothers en-
gagement ring, handsome opal and
diamond ring, the gift Of Mr.. Field;
diamond crescent, an engagement
present. and several other articles OF
an actual and sentimental value
Trinkets belonging to Nh Field and
Mr.. Willett were also stolen.
"In some ways. believe that 1t was
good lesson for the men IN sing
Sing" Mrs. Field remarked optimlsti-
callv yesterday. at brought home 10
them the actual consequences of crime
better than almost anything else could
have done"
After informing the police, the friend
of the prisoners also set the Mutual
Welfare League TO catch the thief.
Eve are going TO find the fellow
who did that job" one Of the leagues
emancipated members told her yester-
day. Don't you worry, Mrs. Field.
The boys will see that you get it all
back"
And Mrs. Field s-gtIy i,-'s..- Aat
she is not worrying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24

Some boorish cracksman. unmindful
of the fact that Mrs. Anne 7. L. Field
was the friend and biographer of that
master yegg. John Murphy, alias
Canada Blackie," strayed so far from
professional courtesy last Wednesday
that he broke into the safe where the
woman kept her jewels-and left the
safe. Now the Mutual Welfare League.
of which Mrs. Field is member, is
outdoing the police in vigorous
search for the culprit and his $4,000
worth Of loot.
Great was the convulsion that shook
the underworld when it was learned
that the friend Of Thomas Mott Os-
borne and his fifteen hundred erst-
while charges at Sing Sing had been
plundered. So heavy was the moral
seismic disturbance that the under
world has been raised for time to a
higher plane. and is now busy run
ming down, instead OF sheltering, the
crook.
Loud anathems rises day and night
from Sing Sing, where the criminals
sing choruses Of denunciation against
the crime and its perpetrator. And
Mrs. Field only smiles pluckily when
her loss is referred TO. and laughs
aloud at the insinuation that her faith
in prison reform may have been shat
tered by the theft.
at is rather ironical,' she said at
her home, loo Hicks Street, Brooklyn,
that after had known Canada Blackie
so well, and had written book about
him. another safe-breaker should rob
me. 1t is ridiculous TO think that 1t
will make any difference in my work.
The men in Sing Sing had nothing to
do with the crime, and the men out
side. whom know, are haunting the
in the hope Of recovering
the stolen property"
The only bit Of jewelry which Mrs.
Field wears besides her wedding ring
is a golden heart, presented to her by
the Sing Sing prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Berlin and Vienna To
Make Like Report,
Is RumOr.
CAPITAL TALKS
OF NEW FARLEY
Note to Turkey Would Be
Next Step - German
Ruse Suspected.

London, Jan. 23.-"According 70
a Berlin report. the Turkish Minis
try of Marine Is about TO publish a
statement 10 the effect that Turk
ish submarine sank the steamer
Persia" says an exchange dispatch
from Amsterdam.
THE report alleges that similar
statements are being published by
the German and Austrian admiral
ties, it being hoped by the Central
Powers that such a declaration will
settle the Persia question"
This dispatch has not been con.
firmed from other sources. Both tho
German and Austro-Hungarian gov
ernments have announced that tha
Persia was not sunk by one OF their
submarines, and Investigations by
the diplomatic representatives Of the
United States abroad have failed to
reveal the real cause Of the disaster.
The Persia was sunk off the island
of Crete on December 80. with a loss
of lls passengers and 2l7 members
Of the crew, among them Robert Ney
McNeely, American Consul to Alden,
Persia. The vessel went down with.
in five minutes after a terrific ex-
plosion forward. Nobody on board
claimed to have seen a submarine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
AEROS, RAIDINC METZ,
FIGHT OFF 10 FOkkERS
"a French Planes Drop l3O
Bombs on Barracks.

Paris. Jan. 23.-"Two of our groups
of aeropanes. comprising twenty-four
machines, bombarded to-day the rail
way stations and barracks at Metz
saws the French official statement
zone hundred and thirty shells were
launched against the objects desig-
mated. The 5ombardng aeroplanes
were supported by two protecting
squadrons, the pilots Of which during
the trip engaged in ten combats with
Fokkers.
"Our aeroplanes were violently cam
nonaded along the whole OF thei1
course, but returned undamaged' ex-
cept one only, which was obliged to
make a landing to the southeast Of
Metz"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Bv ARTHUR :. DRAPER.
E.hi. 10 Iha rrthune


Iordon. Ian. o3--Hostile aircraft
made two raids On the east coast OF
Kent to-day. Early this morning an
aeroplane dropped nine bombs on d
Kentish town, killing one man, wound
ing two men, woman and three chll-
dren, and damaging some private prop
erty. Twelve hours later two senplanes
made an attack on the same ocallty,
but without efecting any damage or
casualties. British naval and military
machines gave chase, but the raiders
escaped.
These were the first raids on Eng
land since October 13, when Zeppelins
bombed the London district, killing and
wounding more than $50 persons. The
county of Kent forms the southern
most part OF England, TO the south Of
the Thames. The point on the eastern
coast of Kent nearest London-part OF
the metropolis is included in tho county
is fifty miles from the centre OF the
city.
The bright moonlight ard the alb
sence OF wind made ideal conditions for
the dash early this morning. The aero
planes probably came from German
base in Belgium, across the Channel, 70
the English coast town. No mention Of
defensive measures taken is made in
the official statement on the first raid,
but the second statement declares that
the anti-aerial guns opened heavy fire
on the invaders and the British naval
and military machines drove them ot.
Bombs Caused Fires.
"The War Once announces that, TAX
s., a1van.aoe Of the bright moonlight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
U.BOATS PROWL AGAIN;
ENGLISH GUARD CYMRIC
Liner Escorted from British Port
by Patrol Craft.

Submarines are active again along
the English coast, according TO officers
of the Cymric. which arrived from
Liverpool yesterday. The ship was
warned by the British Admiralty 20
look out for the undersea craft. Three
patrol boats escorted her 10 the open
ocean.
The Cymric encountered a hurricane
on January Is, which battered her for
forty-eight hours.
Among the passengers were +. Cur
It's, an American aviator who served
with the French flying corps; Captain
Philip +. Hubbard, OF the British army,
and II. !. J. Sheldon Williams, arti 1t
and author.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Turks to Admit Sinking Persia Is Berlin Rep0r
SHIFTS IN U.BOAT CAMPAIGN
I-GERMANY.


n Hay 1.-THE LuSitdnia acds sunk Wtth the loss OF
IVl Over 1000 Hues, more than 100 American.
August 2O--The Arabic was sunk, wh the
loss of So Hves, three American
October 6-Berlin disarOVed the sinking Of the
Arabic and pledged that liners Cod be sunk Wlth-
out Warning and that lires board woud be safe
guarded
II-AUSTRIA.
Noren,ber 7-The liner Ancoaa 1Cas sunk, U'h the
loss Of 600 Hres p American.
NoUenaber 1O-Vieana admitted that an Austrian
submarine had SINK the AncOnd.
December 29-Vienna diSaUoWed the AncOno sink
ing and pIedged the safety of Hves at sea.
III-TURKEY
December 3O--The Persia sunk aCithout 1Cdr7'-
ing, and more than 200 persons among them an Amer
lean consul, lost their HUes.
January 1O--Germany pho had gicea her pledge
not to sink ships WthOW Warnng, denied that her sub
marines 1cere operating IN the Mediterranean, chere the
Persia sunk.
Ja1luary 2I-Austrid, Who had 9iren her pledge,
deaied that her summarizes concerned IN the
sinking.
January 2I-Turbey, ii is noW reported 1ciH 0S-
sumo the responsibility for sinking the Persia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
PULLS IN FIRE ALARM
TO SWITCH ON LIGHTS
Sigfried Then Hides in Bin While
Invalids Shudder.

Sigfried Rathfelder had worked two
days as an orderly in the German Hos
pital, St. Nicholas Avenue and Stan
hope Street, Brooklyn.
Turn on the lights" the supern-
tendent ordered last evening. You
know, pull the switch
Sigfried walked into the hall and
pulled the fire alarm. When the fire.
men rushed into the hospital with long
lines Of hose one hundred and fifty pa
tients began 70 get nervous. There
was no panic
After the excitement was over they
found Sigfried hiding in the coalbin in
the cellar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
KAISER IN BALKANS
On Greco-Bulgarian Frontier. London
Hears-Ready for Salonica Attack.

I'D 'aUIf 70 INr IFOlNr
London, Jan. 23.-"The Daily News"
correspondent at Athens says it is
rumored that the Kaiser. accompanied
by Won Mackensen. has arrived at
Ghevgeli. on the Greco ulgarian from
tier.
The Austro Germans, il is said have
nearly completed the necessary ar
rangements for an attack on Salonica.
An army of 100000 men is reported
TO be ready, supported oy heavy artil-
lery including three l6-inch guns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Aero and SeaplaneS Raid
Britain Twice in a Day
Kentish Coast Attacked by Flers-One Person Killed,
Six Persons Injured-Invaders Escape from Pur-
suing Aviators and Land Guns

hostile aeroplane visited the east
coast Of Kent az o'clock this morn.
ing" says the first official account
After dropping nine bombs in rapid
succession 1t made off TO seward.
NO naval or military damage was
done, but there was some damage to
private property. Incendiary bombs
caused fires, which were extinguished
BY a. m.
THE following casualties occurred:
One man killed and two men, one
woman and three children slightly in
jured."
The War Ofice announcement con-
corning the second attack says;
Following on the aerial attack on
the east coast of Kent early this
morning, two hostile seaplanes made
a second attack upon the same local
fly shortly after noon.
After coming under a heavy fire
the raiders disappeared. pursued by
our naval and military machines.
"The enemy effected no damage. and
no casualties have been reported
Talk OF New Plane.
Heretofore Germany has relied prin-
cipally on Zeppelns for aerial attacks
on England. OF late. however. there
has been much discussion in England
of new type of German seroplane, the
Fokker, which has been said to excel
the aircraft OF the Allies. English
newspapers stated last week that the
British airmen were empowered and
outengined.
Harold J. Tenant. Parliamentary
Under Secretary for War. replied 70
Confined on page 7, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Francis Joseph Has Bronchitis.

London, Jan. pa dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Rome says that Emperor Francis Jo-
seph is confined 10 his vi with
fresh attack Of bronchitis.