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bench. and also during his term as At
torney General.
am told he has taken several apart
ments In the Rochambeau. and Is hav-
ing them thrown into one, so that there
Will be room for entertaining and also
spacious room TO house his fine IL
brary OF several thousand volumes.
With three new homes to be opened
by members Of the Supreme Bench next
season, the usually staid and conserve
tive Supreme Court circle may be de-
pended upon to add an unusual ele-
ment OF interest to social chronicles.
Justice and Mrs. Brandeis ARE ex-
pected to reach Washington in time to
select a permanent residence before the
Eurreme Court convenes. and Justice
Clarke IL also facing the question OF
selecting permanent quarters. Bachelors
in the Supreme Court are always OF
unusual interest, too, and both Justice
McReynolds and Justice Clark arc sin
gle.
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Select Washington Colony
At Canadian Resort.

As usual, North Hatley. Canada, boasts
quite a Washington colony. and a select
little colony at that.
Mrs. Morven Thompson. for one. Is
spending the SUMMER there. as she has
for twenty-three consecutive seasons.
When Mr.. Thomson Joins her In about
fortnight. It will be his nineteenth
annual visit.
The Carrs-that Is. Mrs. Thompson's
mother and sister. Emily Carr-did not
70 with her this summer. as Is their
wont. but are at Chautaaua for num-
Der Of weeks.
Reber, has also gone back on her old
haunts this season. She left town sew
ernl DAYS ago for northern Michigan.
where she will remain until fall. Tho
. colonel Is still In town.
General Breckenridge. with his dauRh:
tiers. Hayes and Margaret. have opened
their cottage there again this summer,
as has been their habit for many pest
seasons.
with the return of Secretary Lansing
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Dupont Circle Raises
Fine Potato Crop.

read the other day. and II was
important enough TO have been cabled
from Berlin, that they had raised a
perfectly cori<ing crop of potatoes on
the roof of a technical institute In
Dresden, or some other German town.
II was an awfully interesting side
light on war and blockade and SUCH;
but really W we foHna IA s suGp O..
You You recall Mrs. Robert W. Patter.
sons marble palace on Dupont Circle?
Well, the Pattersons have one OF the
you'll see anywhere this side Of "a
Department Of Agriculture expert
ment station.
They piowed up the ground: which
you could much more than buy 1t Il
you covered It with greenbacks. and
they'd do in a Dublin suburb.
Curious how attractive a potato
patch can be, when you know It's a
luxury and not a necessity! I suspect
that X edible tubers grew on hyd-
ransea bushes. and potato vines were
tatoes for ornament and hydrangeas
would be relegated to the backwoods
and accounted a Disagreement to the
isndscsps Any hoS s tho:s mIlliS S.
sirable as a decorative feature.
They're doing It. Of course. because
cultivating potatoes Is splendid for
the soil, and will get II into con-
dition to produce especially fne blue
grass another year. But I guess at
present costs OF living, a lot OF plain
millionaires will be raising potatoes
on their lawns before long. and glad
to have the lawns.
with which agricultural disserta-
ton / suspect I'd better bring my
letter to q close.
., With best love,
JEAN ELIOT.
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Chronicle g.

penion costumes. played together much
ot tho evening and certainly managed
TO keep the carnival spirit alive in their
neirhborhood.
There II a striking likeness between
ethel and her hands ome mother, Mrs.
Borden Hartman.
- INF,
Came Here to Select ! 'fT"F
Her Future Home.
II 10 whispered that the pleasant
business OF selecting a house-to be oc-
cupied BY Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Hoi-
comb. jr.. II you piease-'was what
brought Beatrice Clover and her mother
to Washington last week. Certainly. Il
must have been business Of some Inn
portance to persuade them to leave
Elberon. N. j.. where they have the
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on Wednesday from months vacation
spent at Henderson's Harbor, NJ. Polk
will feel free to make plans for leave
With n Mrs. Polk, n. plans to iesye
an extended stay. Matters Of state per-
hitting. they will make their vacation
long enough TO 70 to Southampton for
week Or I've later y the ~ fall Tnsy
son. and Mrs. Polk spent the month Of
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Marshall DODGE are
eccupying II In her absence. Mrs. Polk
and wiz IL i remain n risSt ' here until Mr..
Polk is ready to leaaye.
Wanted Some Holes
For Dovghnut Cabinet.
A mar. who ought to know all about
II. tells me that the douyhnut cabinet
10 on. the verge Of disaster. because
there isn't going to be any hole left
in the doughnut Ever stop to wonder
how doushnuts could be made II there
wasn't an ample supply Of nothingness
Of which to make the hoies7
Well. the doughnut cabinet II running
out Of nothinE-no unofficial folks left
to represent the holes. Two more Of
'em-count EN-. two-have been appoint
ed to big public offices. and I'm assured
tbAt there are but one or two left who
haven't connected themselves with the
public payroll.
Let me recall. There are the three
comissioners OF the District, Mr.. New
man. Mr.. Browniow. and colonel kutz;
the Superintendent or Police. Major
Pullman: the Insurance Commissioner.
Mr.. Nesbitt; the collector Of taxes.
Mr. Prince; Justice oiodons. and Jus-
tice Covington; Secretary Baker. and
Assistant Secretary vrooman; the Ill
rector Of the mine, Mr.. .Woolley. and 90
on--I can't recoiiect all OF tnem and
their sundry eminences.
Ihey used to meet 10 discuss pupic
questions. and, It's alleged. some that
weren't 80 public. and gradually tame
marked. them, one by one. and yanked
mem into pubic offices, unit. many ai-
most the only two first-rate civilians lett
were Herbert Quick. the writer. and
Capt. W. b. A. Smith. farmer and agri-
uctural expert.
Now the Inevitable has happened 70
these last two interesting men; they've
been seised and forced, bodily. Willy.
nilly, into office at $4,000 a year. al
members Of the Farm Loan Board. just
created by law. lhey represented the
supply OF official nothingneRs that con-
stituted the holes In the doughnuts
How can the cabinet-or the country
survive II there isn't &c be plenty OF
holesf
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with certain modern Improvements and
copxeniences. but the quaint old-time
design has been treated with proper
causideration and nothing has been
dd1is to mar really splendid specimen
Of colonial architecture.
NE rooms are only about eight IN
oiosss. and with the addition Of some
good old mahogany Could be made ut
's TSss Ss's are hrep,ae... in each room.
IN gns . mammoth sPecim,sn which
road ties. The mantel is beautiful!
white wood which 10 unmistak ably
Of the preS;rsvolHtionar y, psr ISc,,.,
knooker, the original knocker II you
please. in the form of a mettlesome
eagle which suggests the possible
Inc Of sns Of s the rc ssa e tne
.M any rate IL. . genuinely fine
a snnia s ana SO is the great brass
long. Wouldn't you like to carry q
bunch Of such keys on your ring?
In fine, the place is replete with
trenchments thrown up during the
civil war. And Il Is perched on a
hilltop es sSss of tr sns ropoSSea 5oue
masnthcent view "e u the h '0P Po9omas
river, Maryland Heights and the
cities Of Washington and Alexandria.
Pay. Director James Horatio Wat
mough, Paymaster General of the Navy
from 1873 to 1877, veteran OF two wars.
and the man who gave the order to
hoist the first American flag over Cal
iforpia, celebrated the ninety fourth an
ntyarRArV In nj "a q
home In Wyoming avenue.
Keeps Posted on All
Current Events Still.
For oil his ninety-four years General
Watmough az he Is generally known. is
as keenly interested in present day
events as In the stirring times that are
gone, and can discuss the one period
with as much intelligence and onthu-
siasm as he brings to "reminiscences Of
the other.
After paying allegiance to the horse.
in the persons of pair of fat bays.
for many years. he has just this sum
iner been converted TO a motor. and
one of his greatest pleasures Is a spin
around Potomac Park in the cool OF
the afternoon. Mrs. Watmough, who Is
much younger than her distinguished
husband and the daughter of one of
nis close friends. usually drives the
car.
General Watmough began his service
In the navy as an acting midshipman
in 1S43. and in 1906 by act of Congress
was granted the rank of rear admiral.
He Is. believe. the only living man
who served on the old Constitution.
During the war with Mexico. General
force which made the first landing on
the coast CT California. and II was
then that he had the American flag
ho!sted. The general Is a close friend
of Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson. the old
est living graduate OF West Point.
-sAS. Charles Paul Hubscher Ia duo
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Cabinet Getting
D>A>AS~-A~~,


The doushnut cabinet. by the way.
must be getting reactionary. It used
to be "agin the Constitution" at all
hazards. but now II has a piece Of the
old frisste Constitution. wrought into q
silver mounted gavel which Is the cabi-
nets Official mace.
The interesting little mallet was pre-
sented to the cabinet by one Of the
charter members. a man who IL a shin
ing demonstration that one may be n
member OF this aggregation and dodge
a public office II he's thoroughly in
earnest about II. He had somehow
come into possession OF a piece Of one
of the old warship's timbers. and de-
cided that the proper thing to do with
1t was to make II a symbol OF par1ia-
mentary propriety for this group or
utterly undisciplined long-distance de-
baters.
II anybody can WELD It effectively
enough to keep that body In order.
reckon he'll have to be made at leaE
speaker of the house. emeritus. He'll
deserve II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18
COAL MINER CANDO
AS MUCH WORK NOW
AS he EVER COULD
81 Wouldn't Be Able to Work
at All If 1t Hadn't Been
for Tanlac," He Says.
Gains s Pounds

IT have gained eight pounds on Tanlac
and now I feel stronger and better in
every way than 1 have in two or three
years" said Edmon Decker, we'll known
miner, employed by the Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company, at Mine No
and living on r. f. d. 2, Box 129 in
his statement a few days ago.
when 1 started to taking Tanlac," he
continued, II was suffering dreadfully
with rheumatism and stomach trouble
and my health was mighty bad. The
rheumatic pains would dart around
through my shoulders and my knee joints
hurt me so 1 could hardly get about or
do any work at all. L had trouble with
my stomach all the time. l couldn't d.
gest anything l would eat and the gas
would cause my heart to flutter ana L
would feel just like was smotherlng.
nearly always had headache and was SO
nervous and full of misery l couldn't
hardly go to sleep at night. 1 was so
weak and played out L would be all
tagged down before the day was half
over and hardly had strength to get
home at night. No kind of medicine
helped me any and 1 have no IDEA
would be able to work now If 1 hadn't
got hold of Tanlac.
II haven't had a sign of rheumatism
since taking Tanlac and l can do as
/ sleep like a log every night and get up
every morning feeling fine. And eat,
why, there's no end to my appetite L
can eat just anything that goes on the
table and nothing hurts me. Before l
took Tanlac L would feel distressed after
eating, but now 1 always feel strong and
good. 1 never have any smotnering
spells now and my heart don't flutter
like it did and my head never aches at
ALL Tanlac is certainly fine. For the
first time in three years feel like my
self and I'm telling everybody ABOUT
Tanlac."
Genuine Tanlac bears the name OF e.
F. Willis and the Cooper Medicine Co..
and is sold in Birmingham exclusively by
Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and Patton
Pope Drug Co., in Ensley by D. w. Nor
ris Drug Co., in Bessemer by Pegram-
Patton Drug Co., in Pratt City by Gale
Drug Co., and in North Birmingham by
Hall Drug Co., under the personal d.
.ection of the special Tanlac representa-
,tive.-Adv.
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GIRL CLAIMS TO
KNOW WHO TOOK
MONEY IN STREET
Stenographer Tells Detroit
Police Story About Men
Who Flashed Roll Fol-
lowing Robbery

Detroit Mich, August 1.-THE Detroit
Jessie Noltie, a stenographer, declaring
that the robbers who looted the pay car
of the Burroughs Adding Machine COM
pany of $4,000 or more on August L. hid
the rifled cash in local rooming houses
and escaped with their loot last Satur-
day. Miss Noltie said she knew one of
the bandits.
Miss Notifies statement has been con-
firmed by more than one person, the
News says. The rooming houses have
been visited by detectives. Last Monday
Miss Noltie was questioned by IS men,
bers of the police force, she says
The names Of the suspected men or of
the rooming-house keepers have not been
made public.
On Sunday, August g. two days after
the Burroughs robbery, Miss Noltie de-
clares she met a young man acquaint-
ance, near her rooming house. He took
her to restaurant and displayed large
roll Of bills, she alleged
Last Saturday the man was in her room
when she returned from work. He had
two trunks with him, she said
He made me swear that l would keep
the trunks for him, but not unlock them, :"
the beaddled young woman said. HE said
he was involved in a robbery
The youth departed, but shortly after
ward his roommate came in and de-
manded the trunks, Miss Nolte said.
He had drayman with him and they
took the trunks away she added.
An investigation of the story by the
Detroit News disclosed that the trunks
were brought to lodging house on Cass
avenue, near Miss Nolties, on the night
of August 4. The next day they were
taken to rooming house on Second ave-
nue.. They remained there until last sun
day
The woman who runs the Second ave-
nue. rooming house has made statements
| to the Detroit News and to the police
which are said to indicate that five men
were involved.
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DEMOCRATS PAVE
WAY FOR MEASURE
CONTINUED from Page One,

ocratic and republican leaders consulted
over the legislative deadlock. 1t was said
tonight that enough democratic promises
to oppose Senator Owens motion had
been secured to assure what the republi-
cans earnestly desire-a postponement of
action on the Owen bill until the next
session. vote on the shipping bill prob
ably will be permitted by the republic
agreement.
The days developments had served to
renew hope for an early Adjournment OF
Congress, when advocates of the immi-
grafton bill injected a new disturbing fea-
ture Senator Borah, in a speech on
the shipping bill. referred to the need
for immediate immigration legislation and
the resulting discussion revealed evidence
of another democratic revolt Senator
Hardwick announced that it was the in
tention of Chairman Smith OF the i'm.
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|EEOOTLIGFYTS@
AnD 2S6REFN =
By RICHARD r.. LUssIEn

you believe in fairies? Well,
whether you do or not
49, charming photoplay with the
inimitable Marguerite Clark in the
leading role will be presented at the
Strand theatre today that is guar
anteed to excite some interest in
fairies and banshees. This photoplay
is Little Lady Eileen" a five-part
Famous Players-P Paramount produc-
ton, and the latest film effort of the
winsome little Marguerite Clark, the
movie screens most popular favorite
in Birmingham.
Marguerite Clark is herself the in
carnation of the elf spirit, and her
photoplay of the Emerald Isle dwells
on the fantast in which the senti-
ment of youth and love runs smoothly
through in q manner that will charm
the patrons of the Strand theatre.
At Miss O'Halloran's school for
girls, near Dublin, there is mis-
chievous pupil with the awe-inspiring
name of Lady Eileen Kavanaugh, who
is barely large enough to sustain the
burden of so cumbersome a name.
Her pranks are far from pleasing to
Mistress O'Halloran, and she is pun
ished many times until the sudden
discovery that her father is penniless
leads to her being withdrawn from
school.
Then a nusty old will Is found
which states that Lady Eileen kava-
naugh must marry the eldest son of
the Churchills. On the train home
ward Lady Eileen meets a charming
young man who is, by the way, the
eldest son of the Churchills, and both
young people fall in love with each
other. Later a younger son of the
Churchills hears of the contents of
the will and proceeds to pose as the
eldest son and seeks to force mar
riage. The real eldest son arrives in
the nick of time to prevent the mar
riage and in escaping from the Off
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HARTSELLE SAVED
BY BUCKETS AND
WILLING FIGHTERS
Fire Loss, Which Is Old Sec
ton of Town, Will Not
Reach Above Ten
Thousand Dollars

New Decatur, August 17.-(Special.)
Business men and residents of Hartselle
were jubilant today at the minimized
fire loss of last night. The town being
without waterworks or fire fighting APP
paratus, it was at first feared that the en-
tire business section was doomed But
the wind remained inactive and the
bucket brigade fought with desperate
fury, and in consequence only the old
business section was burned. This had
long been an eyesore to the town, and
in business circles there were no tears
shed for it's passing.
Although IA buildings were destroyed,
the property loss is placed as low as S1o,-
NY outside estimates.
Principal losses were the livery stable
of Win Summers, where the tire oriSl-
mated, presumably from the use OF a
stove that had been out of commission
ali summer; the Louisville and Nashville
freight depot, Buttons meat market,
Thompson barber shop, two small brick
buildings on Hickory street, owned by
Robert Sobotka; j. H. Corsbies ware
house, which contained furniture to The
value of $2VOU and number of old frame
structures erected many years ago.
Volunteer fire fighters checked the
flames by covering the roof and walls oil
the Crescent cafe, brick building with
salt, and pushing over the totterlng walls
of the adjoining brick structure as they
burned and weakened. Several proml-
nent citizens were carried home suffer-
ing from heat prostration, but none are
seriously i'll.
About half the loss is covered by insur-
ance.
The mail order houses took the Mont
gomery postmaster by surprise when
they today sent 5000 pounds OF mail order
catalogues to the Decaturs by freight to
be distributed from here By mail to Ala
bama points Hitherto this business had
been handled through Montgomery. A
check for $130 paid the postage on the
mail order catalogue distribution from
here today.
In response to a letter from representa-
tive business men of Decatur and New
Decatur, Allen d. Albert, retiring presi-
dent of the International Rotary clubs
has stated that he will come to the De-
caturs sometime this fall, If desired, and
make an effort to consolidate the two
towns. Mr.. Albert spoke here this sum-
mer at Chautauqua, at that time declar-
ing that the Decaturs had the greatest
prospective future of any town he had
visited during his chautauqua engage
ment Shortly afterward he was urged
by letter to come here and work for con-
solicitation, but the missive miscarried in
the mails 1t was only when he met
Fred A. Bloodworth, cashier of the Nor
gan County bank, at Battle Creek, Mich
that he learned Of the letter, and he
promptly replied.
Mr. Albert states that before ne
definitely decides to come he must receive
an invitation from the leading business
professional and religious interests of the
two towns, and also from representatives
of the Southern and Louisville and Nash
Vile railways, which have lines at De-
catur.
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SEVEN YARDS ARE
TO BE EQUIPPED
Continued from page one)

the history of the United States already
perfected, is ready for the Presidents
signature.
Provision for the equipping of the
seven navy yards was contained in the
original bill and a hard fight on it was
made but the conferees finally decided
to retain them. Senator Tillman, chair
man of the naval committee. consented
to have the special Charleston appro-
priation eliminated after Chairman
Padgett of the House committee had
promised that he would supports SINH
lar appropriation next year provided
a commission authorized to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY of such a project re-
ported favorably.
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Guarding School Property

Columbus, Miss August H-(SpecialO
After having been compelled to exercise
force in order to gain possession of the
Stephen d. Lee property on North
Seventh street, which is to be used as
q site for the new high scnooi, winch
is to be erected here, local municipal
authorities are having the place guarded
night and day to prevent Allen d. Har-
rison, who claims an equity in the prop
erty, and who has been living on the
place alone since the death of his sister
several months ago. from again taking
possession of the dwelling house and re-
Stunning his residence therein.
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Marion School Census

Hamilton, August .-(Specialo-Super-
intendent H. w. Mckenzie has just COM
pleted a report to the state superintend-
ent of education and a census of the
school children shows the total number
in Marion county of school age as being
1890 There are 7410 white children and
only $50 colored The board of county
commissioners, in session this week, ap-
propriated the sum of $2A2 to meet the
state aid appropriation and they expect
to use the same in connection with the
federal aid on a road leading west of
Hamilton toward the Mississippi line.
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Franchise Extended

Columbus, Miss, August 1I-(Special)
At a special meeting held Tuesday aft
ernoon the local municipal council de-
cided to extend for period of one year
the franchise of the Memphis. Columbus
and Pensacola railroad. The franchise,
which was originally granted several
years ago. was about to expire. and it's
extension was requested by c. T. Heard,
president of the company.
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migration committee to call up the meas
ure before adjournment, and Senator
Ashurst, another democrat, said he hoped
such a motion would be made soon and
that he would not be bound by the dem
ocratic caucus, which voted to delay the
measure until December.
During the day there was gossip amone
democratic senators that President Will
son might not veto tAs bill If it should
be presented to him. Is
''We should pass this bill even II the
President does intend to veto it again, I
said Senator Gallagher, the republican,
leader.
The day passed without progress or
the shipping or revenue bills.
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Prosperity

Things certainly look prosperous around
this old town again, the demand for coal
and iron is strong, and believe we have
glorious year before u.s." This state
ment comes from a man who was born
and reared here in Birmingham, and is
one of our leading coal men. j. Edward
Hawkins, manager Empire Fuel and Iron
company.
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CAVALRY TROOPS
ARE MUSTERED IN


a vacation, and will reach Birming-
ham Sunday to take charge of the
troop. o. G. Gresham and Robert
Thach, sergeants of batter c, encampeo
here. will assist him in raising the
troop. They left for Birmingham to-
night.
Indications now point to there being
two troops in Birmingham and thai
S. w. Burbage and C. B. Powell, Jr.
will be connected with the, other one.