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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
GETTING FUNDS FOR
 PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Committees of St. Pauis Met Tester day and Will Assemble Again
 Tomorrow Afternoon

The committees and subcommittee which have in hand the raising of the funds necessary for the erection of the proposed parochial school for St. Paul's met in the Knights of Columbus hall yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
 In the absence of the general chairman, L. T. Beecher, Judge w. l. Grubb was called to the chair. Encouraging reports of the work so far accomplished were made by the captains of the collecting teams. Ways and means of finishing the canvass were considered.
 Brief talks were made by Dr. Ward John W. ONeill pr. A. Masberg, the Very Rev. Dean Coyle Hugh McGeever w. S. Pritchard, Frank J. White and others
 Another meeting will be held at St. Pauls rectory when some further details will be discussed and lists of the mem- bers of the parish not yet solicited will be given to the committee for action.
 The meeting was very enthusiastic, and there seemed no doubt that within 3 short time a substantial sum will be se- cured and the preliminary work of con sidering plans and specifications and the receiving of bids on the building will bt taken in hand. It was stated that onct commenced, the work vii, be hurried to con1pletiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
The Repeater. or Back7pdrd Child
Social Service Department By MRS. SIDNEY Ii. ULLMAN

Let us consider the question in the face of Dr. Kollock's figures. He saws there are in the schools in the United states 2O,OOO,O00 school children: TO- OOO,VOO have ear, eye. nose and throat troubles and 5.00O,00O suffer from af- lection of the eyes. At least 20 per cent of these have lost their eyes from ophthalmia neonatorium which should had the proper preventive been used be only negligible percentage sof blindness.
 With this large number of physical defects. the following things should be taken into consideration, in regard to the school plant as we'll as the medi- cal inspection
 The building should be on high ground, where the drainage is good and the surroundings healthy The pupils should have plenty of air, sunlight and ample playgrounds. Drinking water should receive most careful att tention.
 Teachers as well as children, should be examined to learn if their health is good.
 And school nurses should be had as a great assistance to the school chill dren in determining the number of diseases and the extent of them Tt would" says the article, "be of great advantage to have competent trained nurse in attenoance at every school This would be wise, mot only to look after the children's health. but to teach them many things about injuries and caring for the injured, etc'
 For 20,000,000 school children in this country there are 260, 900 schools which are valued at $S50 ,O0O, 900, and cost the country $450, ,000.000 year to maintain. This in itself shows the necessity of conducting them on a business basis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

A new magazine has just reached our hands called Child Betterment and Social welfare It is nicely printed and seems to fill place in the work of the social welfare worker that has long been needed. dealing. as it does in very simple but interesting way, with the child and it's problems ex- clusively.
 Among the interesting articles found in this copy. one seemed particularly pertinent This is a splendid article by Dr. Charles w. Kollock of Charles ton, S C.. on the Backward Child.
 The article deals with the backward child' as serious economic problem, er," is the child who remains in one room at school term after term. You will doubtlessly be surprised to know that these "repeaters" cost the country million dollars a year to educate them, the article says.
 The child is too often supposed to be mentally deficient" says Dr. Kollock, when on the contrary, 1t is physi- cally defective and diseased" In reali- ty, he says, only three per cent are mentally defective.
 It seems to us certain that a small portion of this million dollars spent in trying to educate the repeater might be used in finding the real cause of their backwardness and place the truly defective in schools that are for truly defective only
 Of course, this brings up the question of medical inspection in the schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
WARNING OF COLD
 WAVE IS ISSUED

Washington, February 13-The storm which was over the Ohio valley Sat- urday has moved to the Carolina coast and will cause northwest gales along the Atlantic seaboard from Jackson vile, Fla. to Boston, Mass. late to- night or early Monday morning. The storm is attended by decidedly colder weather and the weather bureau an nounced tonight that cold wave warn ings have been ordered as far south as central Florida.
 There was rain today in the south Atlantic and east gulf states, turning to snow in Tennessee, but generally fair weather is forecast for Monday and Tuesday
 storm warnings are displayed from Jacksonville to Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
ONE KILLED IN AUTO
 ACCIDENT NEAR CLIO

Ozark, February 3.-(Special. )--At o'clock this morning an automobile driven by Corbett Dominey of this place and occupied by Frank Her bert of Clio and Jay Laney and Louis Laney, both of Ariton, climbed 30 foot embankment, struck tree at the ton and was wrecked, Dominey being instantly killed and the other three injured, none fatally. Herbert, Clio policeman, says Dominey asked him what was the speed limit. Being told go miles," he says Dominey opened the throttle wide. In endeavoring to avoid a mudhole at this speed he lost control of the machine and it darted 13p the embankment .Dominey's head was crushed in the impact with the tree The accident occurred two miles from Clio Dominey was the son of a prominent merchant here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Entente Powers Refused to Meet Her Demand for
 Territorial Integrity
FEARED TO OFFEND
 BULGARIANS THEN
Prince Nicholas, Constantine's Broth CT, Authorizes Associated Press to
 Publish Letter to Paris Editor 2 Setting Forth Greek Attitude

Athens Friday, February n-(Via Paris February Delayed )--Prince Nicholas of Greece, brother of King Con- stantine and military governor of the in. terior zone, has authorized the Asso- ciated Press to publish an open letter addressed by him to Emil Heberard of the Paris Temps under date of February g with view to ''cleating up the grave misunderstanding which has arisen pre- cisely at the moment Greece might have hoped to see the fact recognized that she does not forget debt of grati- tude sacred to her.
 Greece has remained neutral" says the letter. She has never declared her self unwilling at any price to abandon neutrality The contrary is proved by several propositions made during the course of the present war to the entente powers. which are well known in the European ehancelloTies
 NOT EXAGGERATED
 Those persons have been mistaken who have claimed that Greece's preten- sions were exaggerated Such certainly was not the case in the condition for Greek participation in the war imposed by the Gounaris cabinet, namely that the territorial integrity of the kingdom should be respected during the war; and until the signing of a peace treaty by those very powers at the side of whom Greece declared herself ready to fight.
 The condition was not accepted, as such pramise at that juncture was ca pable of offending Bulgaria. It is the fault of our government and, therefore, of Greece if the negotiations failed?
 At the beginning of the war one group of belligerents-the central powers begged for Greece's participation in the war, while the entente powers insisted that she remain tranquil, so as not to extend the conflict to the Balkans. Later the situation changed diametrically. The second group asked Greece to join with it, while the first group desired her to continue her inaction. Greece still re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs Rosana Jenkins

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Rosana Jenkins, who died at a local infirmary late Saturday night, were conducted from the family residence, 1O9O Twenty-fifth street, north, at 2:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon. The remains were sent to Heflin at o'clock yesterday aft ernoon by the E. T. Shaw 6 Son Un- dertaking company for interment. The deceased is survived by her husband, E. M Jenkins; a daughter, Miss Rosana Jenkins; two sons, Edward Jenkins and John Jenkins; a brother. J. w. Moore and sister, Mrs, w. J. Miller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with interment in the East Lake cemetery. The Rev. H. H. FItts officiated. The deceased is survived by his widow; three daughters, Miss Christine Norris, Miss Maxie Norris and Mrs Pauline Foreman n, and three sisters. The following were pallbearers: Active-W M. Self A D. New, c. B. Hasty, A. H. Garden, O. G. Nickles and Charles Massey. Honorary E. H. Coggins. H. w. Wood, w F. Mol ton, William J. Waldrop, E. Ware and Dr. J. D. Bancroft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
POLICE NOTES

Chdr-es McOay, white boy, was ar- rested yesterday morning by Officers Burkett and Richardson at Twentieth street and Avenue. c on a charge of in terferIng with an officer while in the dis charge of his duty.
 k Bud StronneL J. A. Thompson and Manother Hill were arrested early Sun, day morning by Officers Wilson and Qgles in the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad freight wards on a charge of violating the interstate com merce law. It is alleged that the men broke into a car and stole some fruit.
 A two-passenger cut down Ford auto- mobile was found on Quinton avenue and Twentieth street. south, last night by Officers Burgess, Pittman and Brown. The owner of the car is unknown.
 Mary Ellen, Bettie Brown and Ethel O'Neal negro women, were arrested yes terday morning by Officers Drake and Mcfarland on a charge of vagrancy
 Mrs. w. H. Oldham, Eleventh street and Morris avenue, reported to police headquarters last night the theft of a Boston bulldog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Mrs. ]. w. Kinds

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs J. W. Hinds, aged ss, who died Saturday morning at o'clock at her late residence, 49 Tuscaloosa avenue, West End. were conducted from the residence yesterday afternoon at 2:sO o'clock Interment followed in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Mrs. I. B. Zuber

Mrs. J. B. zuber of 9O1 Third avenue,
 Pratt City, died last night at local inflrmary, following an operation. She is survived by her husband, James B. Zuber; two sons, Henry and Edward Zuber two daughters, Miss Ethel and
 Miss Mamie Zuber, and a large number of relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Clara Elizabeth Rnokin

Clara Elizabeth Boolzin, the 16-months- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Bcokin, of 515 Third avenue, north, died yesterday afternoon.
 The funeral service will be held Tues cay morning at the family residence h. torment at Forest Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
THE BABYLONIANS

"In the ancient days of the Babylon ians," MT. Barber would interject, things were not like this. The people had rights, public service corporations did not discriminate in rates" On oth CT occasions he would explain his vote, Now when it comes to explaining his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Miss Lucy Naples

The remains of Miss Lucy Naples, aged 19, who died Saturday afternoon at l o'clock at the family residence, 74 Fortieth street. south, were sent to Hart selie at o'clock yesterday morning by Lige Loy for interment. The deceased is survived by her mother; three sisters, Mrs. c. B. Hart, Mrs. A. H. Speile of Decature, and Mrs H. T. Harwel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The dry goods stores of J. Moog and Alex Poss, rocated on Avenue E, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, were badly damaged by fire early yes terday morning. The stores of Hood & McPherson Furniture company and Fisher Hardware company were slightly damaged. All of the buildings were owned by Ramsay & Mccormack.
 The flames were discovered in the store of J. Moog at 1:15 o'clock. and the alarm was turned in by Officer Gall lups. The fire departments of Ensley. Fairview and Pratt City responded to the call. The damage to the stores of J. Moog and A. Poss is estimated at over $5000. The amount of insurance carried could not be learned yesterday. The damage to Fisher Hardware com pany is estimated at only few hum dred dollars while the damage to Hood & McPherson Furniture company was
 minal The cause of the fire is un- known.
 The principal damage to the stocks of J. Moog and A. Poss was caused from smoke and water. The flames broke through the wall between the Moog and Poss stores, this constituting the prin- cipal damage to the buildings.
 Mrs. James Zuber died at o:25 o'clock yesterday afternoon at local infirmary. She is survived by her husbanl and sev- eral children. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 Several candidates will be initiated at the meeting of Steel City camp, 156 Woodmen of the World at the regular meeting tonight. The camp will meet in the Knights of I,ythias hall on Ave- nue E at clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Drs. Dozier X Dozier Oldest Established firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man. ner of chronic diseases of the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. Lungs. Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels, Kidneys and all diseases of the skin and of the Pelvic Organs of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Frank M. Norris

Funeral services over the remains of Frank NJ Norris. aged 5s. who died Sat urday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the fam fly residence, TIT Walker avenue, East Lake, were conducted from the residence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
ANALYSIS OF SOUP SHOWS IT CONTAINED A DEADLY POISON

but which was empty. was found. An ounce of the drug contains 4S0 grains
 Crones disappeared on the night ol the banquet and had not been located tonight Hinton G. Clabaugh, chief of the Chicago bureau of investigation of the department of justice, joined in the search. The bureau is said to be watching an eastern friend of Crones.
 Tt may be said there is a possi bility that the case may have inter esting qualifications, said MT. Cla- baugh
 Capt Nicholas Hunt. chief of the de- tective bureau. said that information important to the search was obtained from a letter found in the home of Jean Allegrini, friend of Crones. Al legrini and Pasquale Yingo, another friend of the missing chef, are held by the police.
 Unusual precautions were taken by the police to guard the arch bishop at big reception rendered him tonight Thirty detectives were scat tered through the crowd and others sat on the platform during the speak ing programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
TOWNSHEND LOOMS AS GREAT GENERAL
 IN ENGLISH EYES
Conduct of Forces in Meso- pOtamia Arouses Keen Admiration of Eng
 fish Experts

London, January .-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-The remarkable stand made by Major General Townshond and his comparatively small body of British troops at Kut-E -El-Amara, Meso- potamia, where for nearly two months they have been besieged by large army of Turks, has raised General Townshend to high place in the esteem of the English public The faraway war thea tre has been watched with the deepest in- terest here since the British repulsed the Turks at Ctesiphon and began their retreat to Kut, and the exploits of Gen. eral Townshend have occupied much space in the newspapers, some military critics hailing him as one of the most brilliant soldiers the empire has pro duced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
DROUTH OF SILENCE

And this drouth of silence lasted eX- actly one month. Then Commissioner Barber observed in conference that he was a socialist. He had made that statement a thousand times in his cam paign speeches-but in @ commission conference it was news-real, virile- headline item. And thus it began
 By the time J. R. Truss and John K. Hornady were elected and seated on the board of commissioners MT. Bar Der had discovered, or had been dis covered by the newspaper men.
 MT Barber was elected as head of the department of public justice. That is, he is the chief of police. His duties are routine, and unless there is crime wave, there is no particular reason why he should attract attention. This, MT Barber discovered very early.
 He began speaking at the commis- sion conferences on the affairs going on in other departments Why is this?" he would ask, or T am ignorant of the matter; I desire to be informed" These questions made his colleagues extreme ly uncomfortable. They were not re- questing information about the police department, though they were proba bly, very much more ignorant of how the police department was conducted than MT. Barber was of the way other city departments were operated But Commits ssioner Barber sought informa- ton on every subject and his questions made news Good news. too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
KEPT FORCE INTACT


 During the long siege General Town shend has repulsed all Turkish attacks, and kept his little force intact Every dispatch from the commander has been read with deepest interest by the pub lie that has feared that the relieving army, said to have been held up by nat ural obstacles, would reach Kut-E -El-Amara too late General Townshend's recent re- port that he had sufficient supplies for his soldiers partly relieved the minds of the British people, who now are anxiously awaiting the outcome.
 When the full story is told of the bat tie of Ctesiphon, the retreat to Kut and the siege, the British expect it to make as thrilling a chapter as any in the his tory of the war The conflict at Ctesi- phon was desperate and General Town sbend fought as fiercely as any of his soldiers, who that day routed body of Ottoman troops said to have been six times their number. In the critical moments, General Townshend showed himself to be a cool and resourceful commander Four times he rallied his men and led them in their charges
 It is stated that not only did General Townshend ward off the Turks, but he did so with loss insignificant under the circumstances.
 WON BY MERIT
 General Townshend is said to have forced his way up to high command through sheer merit. When lieutenant he became an avid student of Napoleon, studying every work on the military theories and practices of that great gem eral He never failed in carrying out his investigations of the military genius of "The Master" and he visited every bat tlefield on which Napoleon fought, re- constructing for himself the disposition of the forces in the battles which de- cided the fate of nations.
 General Townshend long before 1914 had studied the possibility of war with Ger many. He always held that when war did come Great Britain would not be able to rely solely on her navy, but would need to have great army ready for the field. Believing that this country would require an. army of millions, not thou- sands, he favored compulsory service. He expressed the opinion that Germany W ould make her attack on France--and eventually on England-through Belgium, and many times surveyed what he thought would be the coming battlefield. The general is 54 years of age. He is heir presumptive to the Townshend mar Quisate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
BARBER TAKES OFF
 ALL THE HONORS IN
 GETTING PUBLICITY
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statement of a bold man. He did not need the newspapers, he would not be
 quoted, he disliked publicity, for it rancored his soul. It was awful, and the reporters informed their city edi- tors that the office boy might just as we'll be detailed on the city hall beat, as there was absolutely nothing doing in the way of news now that Arlie Barber would not talk and Commission
 CTS Ward and Weatherly were cured"
The Detroit times., 1916-06-10
ISSUES $4,000
TAX STATEMENTS

Twenty five thousand statements
are being scrt out by the local Office
OF the internal revenue department
10 special taxpayers IN this diatrict.
The statements, which are being
sent To brokers. Commiss ION mer.
chants and proprietors NJ thcaters.
museums, bowling alleys, billiard
parlors, etc, cover the emergency
revenue tax for a siN-mouthS' period,
the law having been re-onactcd last
January rho special tax state.
ments sent TO brewers and manu-.
facturers OF oleomargarine cover the
full period OF - months.
Refusal or neglect 10 file sworn
return with the collector means n
30 per cent penalty. while q false
or fraudulent return will add 10 the
tax a 100 per cent penalty. For car
rving on Il business for even one day
without the proper tax stamp, tho
fine Is not less than SlO0 nor more
than 81 ouo and Imprisonment for
not less than 30 days nor more thau
two years.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-10
CRUISERS REACH
GRAND ISLAND
Barbecue and Sports Make Up
Days Program; Peary
Talks On Preparedness

MUNISING, Mich, June l0.-Pre-
pared for todays INVASION OF Grand
Island, Lake Superior's national
game preserve. the Board Of Com
merce cruisers arrived AT Munising
bay at o'clock, this morning. The
members of the party we've trans.
ferred in sections 10 a large scow
and then TO launches In which they
were conveyed 10 the island landing.
The cruise committee made no plans
for the morning. leaving the party
free 10 explore the almost unfre-
quented trails of the island, but at 1
O'Clock there viii be an extenstve
program OF sports under Ralph
Craig's direction on the beach, and
the barbecue will feature the even
ing. The boat leaves on the return
trip at 1890 o'clock.
Admiral Peary, Arctic explorer.
Joined the cruise at the 500, and
was one OF the speakers, Friday
night He is preparedness advo-
cate and his talk related particular.
ly TO national preparation for de-
fense and aviation. The cruise
committee met Peary at the Cana
dian 500, with a government tug.
During the three hours that the
cruisers spent at the 500, many,
after greeting the 500 Commercial
club and marching to the business
section OF the city, took auto rides
TO points OF interest, Some went
to Fort Brady and others found time
to play a few holes OF golf at the
Country club The majority invaded
the downtown district, amusing
themselves in varied ways Mayor
Handy and the Commercial club
were hosts at a reception in the
club rooms.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-10
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