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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
ROUTINE BUSINESS |0F CITY COMMISSION

In a quiet and profunctory meeting g of the city commission yesterday rou- tine matters occupied the attention or
 the commissioners for only few min . utes and then came adjournment. The Following matters were passed Approved vouchers and pay rolls. Confirmed improvement ordinance No. 9O0-C, an ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Twelfth ave nue (formerly Fountain avenue) from the west property line of Thirteenth to the east line of Sixth street (for-
 merly Edwin street). Authorized city comptroller to ac- cept partial payments on certain de-
 Iinquent assessments
 Adopted ordinance No. 357C, an or
 dinance to prevent the sale, etc, Of impure or adulterated butter and to prevent the sale, etc., of oleOmargarine and process or renovated butter when not properly labeled. Authorized superintendent of North Birmingham water plant to extend wa avenue.
 Authorized the purchase of an elec- tric generator for the sum Of s35oO for the use of the North Birmingham plant.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in releasing certain prisoners rom the city jail on probation. Elected J. Wheeler Vaughan patrol chauffeur effective March I6, 1916 Adopted improvement ordinance Mo- S63-C, an ordinance to provide tor con- struction of certain sanitary sewers in the vicinity of Fairview and South Park.
 Adopted ordinance No. S58-C amend ing subsection No. 230 of ordinance No. 3S7-C, an ordinance to prescribe and fix license for the business occu- pat1ons and professions in the city of Birmingham, Ala, for the year 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
TABLOID EXPRESSIONS
 FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS
 ON GREAT FASHION WEEK

Here are a few random expression on Fashion Week by Birmingham merchants heard by Age-Herald reporters yester- day:
 George McCleery: "The people have re- sponded splendidly and we are having a greater increase in business than during any previous Fashion Week The out. look for the remainder of the week is most promising
 Sol Caheen: 'I am well pleased with the first two days and expect still greater things during the other four Fashion Week looks fine in every way"
 W. T. Cox: "We are having splendid crowds for the week and the interest of the public in Birmingham and over this section of the state is much greater than in any previous affair of this kind j
 B. B. Burton: Fashion Week has sur passed our expectations thus far, and am highly encouraged over the results which we have received. This is the best we have ever had and it will con- tinue to grow from year to year. In a lew years, F aSIllOH w teh III DlTlllIiSndL III will attract shoppers from every sec tIon of Alabama and from some of the adjoining states"
 Philip Oster: Fashion Week is meet ing the expectations of the members ot the Business Mems league who are re- sronsible fer having the event. This should become an annual affair, and we can make it the biggest shopping week in the south Business is good this week, and with the daily growth in the crowds from over the state, we can ex- pect it to get better all the time.
 success from every standpoint. Our business during the past two days has shown fine increase and the most en- couraging feature is that such a large part of it comes from out-of-town shop pers attracted here by Fashion Week I believe this is one of the best things the Business Mems league does for Bir- mingham.'
 Sam Blach: We have noticed a won derful increase in our business during the past two days, especially in the chil- dren's department This is an indica- ton that the women of the district an6 from other parts of the state are talk ing an interest in Fashion Week. I be- lieve that every merchant who entered into the spirit of the event and made proper preparations and decorations vii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
FEDERAL EXPERT IS ASKED ID AID IN
 LOCATING HIGHWAY
Board of Revenue Seeks Co., Operation of Government in Warrior River
 Project

The board of revenue of Jefferson county extended an invitation yesterday to L. w. Page, director of the United States department of agriculture, public roads and rural engineering department at Washington, to cooperate with the Jefferson county board in mapping ou1 a permanent highway to the Warrior river from Birmingham
 The invitation to MT. Page came as q result of meeting of the board with John w. Sibley. chairman of the War rior highway committee, and M w Bush, president of the Chamber of Com nerce yesterday morning, when tele- gram from State Highway Engineer w. S. Keller. promising his cooperation anc the correspondence that had passed be- tween MT. Page and United States Sen ator BanShead in connection with the plans for a highway to the Warrior river had been read. The government engineer is expected to arrive in Birmingham shortly as an outcome of the invita- ton from the board
 Following is the invitation extended Mr. Page from the board of revenue oi Jefferson county:
 IL. w. Page, Director United States De
 partment of Agriculture of Rural En
 gineering, Washington D. C..
 Dear Sir: Referring to the correspon dence between yourself and Senator Fankhead regarding the cooperation 0l your department in sending the govern ment expert engineer to assist the loca authorities in the matter of surveyins and constructing permanent hlghWay from the Birmingham district to ths Warrior river. we beg to say that the board of revenue of Jefferson county Alabama has this day passed a resolu. tion inviting your cooperation in any way permitted by law in the construction of this road, and will welcome your as sistance at the earliest moment consist ent with your present engagements ant arrangements Thanking you in antici- patton Yours truly.
 ''R. F. LOVELADY, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
RESOLUTION ID BOND uTNEY' DRIVERS IS BEFORE COMMISSION Would Regulate Speeders and Require Autos and
 Cars to Use Dinners
WEATHERLY FAVORS
 BONDING ALL DRIVERS
Representative Women Appear Before Board and Ask That Traffic Laws Be Enforced and Offer Reso-
 IutiOns to That Effect

In joint resolution offered by Commis-
 sioners Ward and Hornady yesterday aft
 ernoon, it was proposed to get at the
 heart of the trouble the citizens have had
 with "speeders'' along the city streets
 The resolution which asks that the city
 attorney draw up an ordinance to bond all "jitney'' drivers follows. Resolved, That the city attorney be- and he is hereby instructed to prepare
 an ordinance requiring a bond against violation of any city law from drivers of commercial motor vehicles used for pas-' senger traffic, said bond to be not less than $500 and not more than s1O0O ITO provide further provision rea,:ir- l ing dinners or glazed top half of head flights on all motor vehicles and street cars, and that same be used after dark within the city limits.
 ITO provide further time limit on> l fixed schedules of jitney busses. ITO provide further that permit shall be required of all drivers of motor ve- by said driver"
 The resolution met the active opposition of Commissioner Weatherly. When Commissioner Ward offered the resolution he mentioned the 1amentabls accident to Mrs. W. c. Kilgore on Sunday night at Sixteenth street and Eleventh avenue south, and of other serious ac- cidents of late. He said: We have not enough policemen to watch all the speeding 'jitney' drivers and therefor if they were under 5000 bond which would at once be seized the moment they injured anyone it would act as certain deterrent to their reck- less driving.
 On this MT. Weatherly said If they want to bond the .jitney' driv- CTS, I favor bonding all persons who drive automobiles. The rich man should a530 be under bond, and his bond seized as readily when he knocks anyone down. Make the resolution broad enough to cover all the automobilists, as no one should be excepted I do not believe in discriminating against the jitneys.'" Earlier in the morning, 25 women repre- sentative of the Women's Civic board, the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association and other women organizations asked the
 commission to enforce the laws, and read resolutions to this effect. The commission received the resolutions and MT. Barber asked the women to re- port the number of any car seen violating
 any of the city regulations. The women present were Mrs O. R. Hundley, Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe, Mrs. c. P. Orr, Mrs. Sidney M. Ullman, Mrs R. l.. sherman, Mrs. J. R. Tindal Mrs. H. IT. Shell, Mrs. J. D. Ray, Mrs ". F.
 Motion, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mrs J. E. Brownie, Mrs. F. J. White Mrs R. M.
 Russell, Mrs; J. H Hart, Mrs. Maury Nicholson. Mrs. J. H. Wallace, Mrs. Frank Eanes, Mrs. Elizabeth Satterfeld, Mrs. N. c. Darby. Mrs. c. A. Avant and Mrs. W. c. Sibey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
WOMAN CONVICTED
 IN CRIMINAL COURT

Jennie Roland. negro, was convicted yesterday in the criminal court before Judge IT. P. Heflin on a charge of as- ssult with a weapon, and her punish ment fixed at fine of $500 and six mcnths hard labor. The woman was indicted for assault with intent to mur- der as result of the shooting of Dep uty Sheriff J. l.. Clayton at Warrior about a year ago. Assistant Solicitor Walter s. Brewer prosecuted the case
 Alonzo Hunter, negro, charged with assault with intent to murder was con- victed and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary before Judge w. E. Fort in the criminal court yesterday Assistant Solicitor Welsh prosecuted the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
Judge "Ab" Weeds Couple

Deserting his bench in the muni- cipal court long enough to carry out the plans of Cupid, Judge H. B. Aber- nethy retired to Solicitor Hugo L. Blacks office and performed the cere- mony that united Enoch Butcher and Miss Maggie Suttle in marriage yes terday afternoon.
 Judge Abernethy was only about 10 minutes performing the ceremony, which was witnessed by the bride s mother and Assistant Solicitor Walter S. Brewer. The couple gave Birmingham as their residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15

be literally repaid. Fashion Week is a success and will become bigger and bet ter every year"
 Sam H. Fowlkes. secretary of the Busl- ness Mems league: "Our rebate bureau, which refunds the railroad fares of out of- town shoppers has been doing fine business during the past two days. This
 is the best possible indication of the sue cess of the week. The people from over the state are already coming and the number of shoppers from other cities and towns will increase daily. Judging by the returns in our office, Fashion Week is proving big success
 A. l.. Boorse; Fashion Week has been a pleasant surprise to me thus far I have received a number of in quiries from people out of town re- garding Chalmers cars, and I can trace these inqiries directly to Fashion Week. We have had quite a few per sonal calls during the past two days from people out of the city who are here shopping"
 George Hassan: T have noticed an unusually large number of out-of- town people in our store yesterday and today. Quite a number of them stated that they came here with others from LHe1r IOWnS on account or fdSnlOn Week. All expressed themselves as de- lighted with the splendid assortment of goods shown by the Birmingham stores this week. Fashion Week will get better every year"
 M " Joseph: "The city is crowded with people; the stores are crowded with people; the window displays are more beautiful than ever before seen here and have attracted thousands; the weather could not be better-what more could be said of Fashion Week It is a success thus far.''
 Joseph K Saks: "We are well pleased with Fashion Week thus far. Business has been good, and even better trade is expected the latter part of the week. The event seems to be huge success"
 John w. Anderson of Pizitz: "Busi- ness has been very satisfactory with us. and we expect even greater vol ume of business the remainder of the week. Fashion Week is decidedly a success
 Jacob Burger: Fashion Week has been a great success thus far The spirit of the people is excellent, and l am well pleased with the week as far as it has gone. The weather is exactly right. and business is good"
 Felix M Drennen: Fashion Week is going fine. Our store is crowded with bus1nes is getting better each day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
To Have Ticket

San Francisco. March 14.-The progress sive party will have complete national delegation ticket in the field at the pres idential primary election May ?. accord ing to an announcement made here to- day. The delegates, it was said. will go to Chicago unpledged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
DR. EDMONDS TO LECTURE Will Speak at Temple Emanu-EI on "Trip to Europe on Cattle Boat

Dr. Henry M. Edmonds will give his lecture. "On a Cattle Boat to Europe 4 at the Temple Emanu-Ei Tuesday, March 21. at S:15 o'clock. under the aus pices of the Alumni association of the temple. Preceding the lecture number of selections will be rendered by the Sunday school orchestra. A small ad- mission fee will be charged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
LOOK OUT!

Washington, March 14.-A cold wave will invade the south tomorrow night, the weather bureau announced tonight and if the weather clears frost is pre- dicted for as far south as northern Florida Thursday morning. The cold wave will be preceded by rain or snow in Tennessee and general rains through out the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
For Roosevelt

Boston. March 14.-Gardner W. Pearson of Lowell, a former member of the democratic state committee, today an ncunced his candidacy for alternate dele gate to the republican national conven. tion in the Fifth district. He declared his preference for Theodore Roosevelt for President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
To Consider Discrimination

Washington March l4-The federal trade commission is considering com plaints of discrimination made against motion picture concerns by certain thea tres. The theatres charge the distribut- ing houses have refused to supply them with films. The commission has taken no action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
Atkins Appointed

London. March H.-Col A. R. c. At kins was appointed to succeed Maj Gen. s. S. Long, who recently resigned as di- rector of supplies and transport. Colonel Atkins was deputy director and acting
 assistant director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
COUNT VOTES TONIGHT

The contest for Queen of Fashion Week closes tonight at 9:3O o'clock, and the count of the votes will take place at the carnival grounds on First avenue. between Twenty-third and Twenty fourth streets It has been requested that each contestant have a representative present at the time the count is made. The standing of the contestants yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
More Than Fifty 1916 Mod els Will Take Part, Carry ing One Hundred and Fifty Beautiful Girls
MERCHANTS ARE ALL GREATLY PLEASED
 WITH THE SUCCESS
Contest for Queen of Fash ion Week Ends Tonight When the Votes Will Be Counted

The automobile parade this afternoon. beginning at 3:30 o'clock, will be one of the principal features of Fashion Week, and it is expected to attract a large number of visitors from other cities
 The contest for Queen of Fashion. Week closes tonight at 93O o'clock and judg- race yesterday, the finish wiN be close and exciting.
 The automobile parade will form at Five Points and will be headed by Memoli's band and the band of the Con T. Kennedy shows. There will be more than 50 new 1916 model automobiles in the parade, some of the cars having been brought from the factory especially for the parade. There will be 150 promi- nent young women of Birmingham riding in the various cars, and the affair prom ises to be splendid event.
 The city is already crowded with visi- tors and indications are that the num- her will continue to increase each day during the week. The show windows, which are the most elaborate ever seen in Birmingham. are the exposure of all eyes and the people of Birmingham are crowding the streets and the shops The weather yesterday was ideal and brought out thousands of eager spring shoppers The showing of goods made by the mer- chants of the city has been revelation to the Birmingham people. ana the vIsi- tors and the heavy purchases being made are considered a tribute to the shops of the city.
 ALL ARE PLEASED
 R. A. Brown, president of the Busi- ness Mems league, stated last night that he had visited a large number of the merchants who had made Fashion Week possible and all expressed themselves as agreeably surprised with the success of the affair.
 We have been delighted with the way things have started this week. said MT. Brown, "and the merchants are unit on the idea that we must make Fashion Week an annual event. The present ec- casion bids fair to surpass by far any of the previous events and we intend to make Fashion Week the greatest shop ping and business week in the entire year. We expect by this means to greatly extend the shopping territory of Birming- ham, which iS of course, one of the chief objects of Fashion Week."
 Final preparations for the Fashion ball and cabaret which is to be the principal social event of the week, are now being made and an elaborate programme has been arranged. A number of promi- nent Birmingham society girls will take part in the cabaret and the dance will attract people from all over north Ala bama.
 COUNT VOTES TONIGHT
 The contest for Queen of Fashion Week closes tonight at 9:30 o'clock, and the count of the votes will take place at the carnival grounds on First avenue. between third and Twenty-fourth streets. It has been requested that each contestant have a representative present at the time the count is made. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
At the Photoplay Houses

AC CHt TIIUCUpIdy IIOuStS Strand-"Ben Blair,'' with Dustin Far mum.
 Colonial-"The Sign of the Cross.' with William Farnum.
 Trianon-"Gold and the Woman" with TEeda Bara.
 Alcazar-"The Whirl of Life, with Mir. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. Princess-'A Trip of Good" with Claire McDowell.
 Odeon Two-"Golden Lies,'' with Bry- ant Washburnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15
T0DAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Fashion Week automobile parade at s:SO o'clock.
 At the Theatres Lyric-Vaudevile Matinee at 2:3O p. m. Evenings at 7:SO and g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15

l John w. Anderson of Pizitz: .Busi- ness has been very satisfactory with us. and we expect even a greater vol
 ume of business the remainder of the week. Fashion Week is decidedly a success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-15

l Joseph K Saks: "We are well pleased with Fashion Week thus far. Business has been good, and even better trade lis expected the latter part of the week The event seems to be a huge success"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
NEW RECORD IN LONG SHOTS.
Accurate Rapid Firing Reported
From the Cruiser San Diego.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. May 2e.-What was
claimed today as a new record for ac-
curate and rapid firing long shooting
was established by gun crews of the
cruiser San Diego at elementary prac-
tice off this port Saturday night. The
official number of hits will not be
amined by the umpires. but it is re-
ported the six-inch gun crew scored
twenty nine hits in forty shots. while
the men behind the three-inch batteries
achieved fifteen hits in twenty-seven
yards.
admiral Winslow of the Pacific fleet
was on board the San Diego, his flag
ship. during the practice Eight target
RATS were used, representing as many
hostile torepdo boat destroyers. The
oreticslly. il is said, the gunners of the
San Diego either destroyed or disabled
the enemy ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
j. s. CLERKS MAY
MARCH IN PARADE
Plan to Merge Flag Day Cele-
bration With Prepared
ness Procession.
D. C. INTEREST GROWING
IN THE EVENT OF JUNE ID
Former Presidents Roosevelt and
Taft Have Been Asked by Chair :
man GUIDE to Take Part.
Government Is Interested.

Led by Joseph p. Tumulty, Sec
retary to the President. employees
of the White House will march In
the National Capital prepared
ness parade Flag day. and 1t was
said at the White House today
that the President will probably
review the parade.
Merritt O. Chance, city post
master, announces that the em-
ployes of the post Office will
march in the parade in a body.
william G. McAdoo. Secretary
of the Treasury. Is SO pleased
with the idea of the parade that
he issued instructions for the
participation Of all Treasury on
cials and employees in sympathy
with the parade's objects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
AUSTR|ANS GAINING
ON SOIL OF ITALY
Vienna Reports the Capture OF
Fortified Position West
Of Arsiero.
ROME THINKS THE WORST
OF OFFENSIVE NOW OVER
Belief Expressed That Italians, in
New Lines, Will Be Able
to Hold Enemy.

VIENNA, May 2s, via Berlin and wire-
less to Sayville. N. Y. May 2s.-Austro-
Hungarian troops have captured for
tilted position west of Arsiero. Italy,
the war ONCE announced today.
The statement follows:
italian war theater: Austro-Hunga-
rian troops captured the fortified works
at Cornowo, west of Arsiero, and the
fortified dam across the Italyssa. south
west of Monte Interrotto. in the forti-
fed district of Asigo"
Offensive Less Vehement.
ROME. May 2s, via Paris, May %
The Austrian offensive is losing the
vehemence Of the first days when. with
overwhelming forces. they took by sur
prise one of the narrowest points on
the Italian front. The present relaxa-
ton is due to the resolute attitude OF
the Italian troops who. the moment
they we're withdrawn to a strong line
of defense. opposed an admirable re-
sistance for which the enemy was un-
prepared.
The Austrians succeeded in advancing
on the right bank Of the Adige. north
of the village Ala, whence they are
doing their utmost to evict the Italians
from the left bank. They are making
special effort at the Buole pass, the
possession of which, commanding as 1t
does the entrance to the Lagarina VAL
ley, would help their operations IN the
neighbor,ng Arsa valley.
The tight on the high Asiago plateau
has been going on for four days with
alternate vicissitudes. the Italian re-
sistance augmenting daily In power.
tinues on both sides Of the Brenta
river. The Austrians have obtained no
einuinA success on the right bank of
the river, while on the left they have
east Of Borgo, the largest town in the
Sueana valley. Borgo has been heav-
ny damaged by artillery fre.
The Alpine soldiers of Italy have per
them that the italians have been able
to maintain their resistance on the
chosen line of defense pending rein
forcements which have now arrived
... Austrians Strengthen Lines.
GENEVA, May 2s, via Paris. May go
Important developments are expected
this week along the Italian front, ac-
cordine to information received here
| from the Austro-1talian war zone. In
addition to the concentration by the
ro-Hunsarians OF more than two
thousand guns between Adige and
| Asiago, the Austrian commander-in-
i chief ID reported to be rushing up i'm
portant reserves.
The italians claim to have. driven
i back the Austrians after forty-eight
! hours Of continual fighting on Monte
Nero. though they admit they gave
some ground in the Val Sugana, where
the Austrians were in overwhelming
numbers and where the fighting con-
| tinues hercely.
italian aviators. the advices say.
caused the explosion Of 500 tons of mu-
nitions northeast of Borgo. killing a
great many Hungarian soldiers. The
aviators also are said to have de-
stroyed several elev-inch guns in that
J region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
CONFERENCES OF WOMEN.
Two Meetings in Chicago During
Papublican National Convention

CHICAGO. May 2s.-There will be two
conferences of women here during the
republican national convention, the sec
onI Gathering being announced today
in . letter from Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt. president of the National. Amer
icat. Woman Suffrage Association. call
ins for meeting of the organization
JUae 6I in local theater.
The woman's party convention will
be held June 5, S and T.