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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Gregory l.. Smith of Mobile is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Edward l.. Moore on South Highlands.
 
 Mrs E. J. Snow has returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs w. Howard Kolb, in Chicago
 Mrs w Howard Kolb is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Snow, and will remain for the holidays. She will be joined later by little Miss Eliza beth and Howard, Jr.
 Mrs. LeByron Lyons of Mobile will spend the holidays in the city as the guest of her parents. Mir and Mrs. E. J. Snow.
 MT. Walter P. Little, who is i'll at the Birmingham infirmary, is reported to be improving.
 MT. and Mrs R. B. Smyer have moved to the Mortimer Williams home, 2219 Ar lngton avenue, which they recently pur- chased and remodeled, and it is now one of the handsomest homes in the city.
 
 Miss Marian Smyer, who is attending college in Baltimore, will arrive on Thursday, December 21. and will spend the holidays with her parents MT. and Mrs. R. B. Smyer, on Arlington avenue Several delightful affairs are being planned in her honor during her stay. Mrs. M. l.. Flowers, who has spent the past few weeks in Memphis, will arrive early next week to spend the holidays with relatives in Pratt City.
 
 Mrs L. E. Evans of Meridian, Miss. is visiting her daughter, Mrs, C. B. Ty- son, 1922 Nineteenth street. south Alex Gibson. who is attending school this year at Metallic school in Chatta- nooga will spend the holidays with his parents, pr. and Mrs Alex Gibson. at Norwood.
 The many friends of Mrs. w. H. Graves, who has been i'll for the past few months, will be glad to learn that she is improving.
 Mrs. Frank B. Clark and Miss Au- glsta Clark returned last evening from an extended trip, having visited friends
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number of attractive and useful gifts which were placed in a large basket About 50 friends were guests of the aft ernoon.
 The following programme will be rem dered at the Music Study club this morning at Il o'clock: Paper, Beethoven c. Minor Cymphony," analysed with il- illustrations, Mrs, c. J. Sharp; symphony C. Minor. Symphony" analysed with il- hoven), Miss Abigail Crawford and Miss Abbie Murphy; songs, Die Ehre Gottes' and "Buss Lied' (Beethoven), Miss Sara Mallam.
 Mrs. William Van Bartlett entertained the Tuesday Bridge club yesterday after noon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Allison on Twenty-first street, south. A box of dainty handker- chiefs was given as the score prize and after the game delightful refreshments were served. The guests were limited to the club members
 The Preparedness club entertained at a Lyric party yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss Annie Lee Alexander. Among the guests were Miss Annie Lee Alexan- der, Miss Alexander, Miss Louise liar ton, Miss Anneta Bradbury, Miss Rather inc Lane, Mrs. Walker Bethea, Mrs. James McAdory, Miss Lucille Keith and Miss Ella Walker vaught.
 Miss Sadie Rogers will give a kitchen shower on Saturday afternoon, compli- menting Miss Gladys Nunnally whose marriage will take place on December 21.
 Mrs Joseph Walker will entertain at a luncheon at the Country club today. complimenting Miss Houston of Urbana, O., who is the guest of Miss Martha Latady.
 Miss Mary Lois Ball will give lunch con at her home on South Nineteenth street on Wednesday, December 20, com plimenting Miss Helen Bethea, whose marriage on December 23 to Mr. Jack Green of Jackson, Miss, will be an in- teresting event.
 Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider will entertain the Little Jokers tomorrow at the Roe buck club.
 Mrs. Harding Burke entertained at a luncheon yesterday in honor of her mothers birthday anniversary. The dec orations were in keeping with the winter season and covers were laid for six.
 Mrs J. H. Winter entertained her card club yesterday morning at her home on Fifteenth avenue, south. A series of games were played and for the highest score a set of bridge covers was the prize. A plate luncheon was served after the games.
 Mrs. Winters guests were Mrs. J. L.
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EVENTS OF TO-DAY

Miss Gonzales will entertain the Stout Hughes wedding party after the rehearsal this evening, giving buffet supper.
 Mrs. J. R. Murphy will entertain this afternoon at linen shower for Miss Ly- man, a bride-elect.
 Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Locke gives a luncheon at the Country club in honor of Mrs. Phares Coleman, popular bride.
 Miss Stella Mae Orr and Miss Margaret Frickhoeffer will give silk hose shower this afternoon for Miss Beu1ah Bains, a bride-elect.
 Miss Julia Ware will entertain the Wednesday Luncheon Bridge club today.
 Mrs. w. G. Leslie will entertain the Cosmopolitan club this afternoon
 The Pioneer club meets with Mrs. Frs well.
 Mrs. John Minge entertains the Nine teenth Century club.
 Mrs. Joseph Walkers luncheon at the Country club for Miss Houston
 Mrs, John B. Reid's luncheon at the Southern club for Miss lone Harrison.
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 IA AIRS. Fl. H. SMELL, general chair lM man for the suffrage a ss. association; ssa ion; Sales for tomorrow, but will be assisted by others who are eager to help raise funds for this worthy cause
 The chairmen of the booths are re- quested to report for duty at 21S Empire building. The working hours will be from g a. m. to p.
 There will be 13 booths:
 Parker's Drug Store-NIrs Solon Jacobs, chairman forenoon; Mrs. Spencer, chair man afternoon; assistants, Miss Mary Parl1e London, Miss Amelia Worthington, Mrs. A. J. Bowron and others. One worker in Woodward building, one work CT in Brown-Marx building.
 Adams Drug Store-Mrs. Richard Fell chairman forenoon; Mrs. Flanders John, son, chairman afternoon; assistants, Mrs Edmund Armes, Mrs. A. J. Kirby.
 Bromberg' 's-AIrs. D. A. EchoIs, chair man forenoon, assisted by four members of the Sesame club of Ensley, Mrs. J. G. Adams, Mrs J. J. Walker, Mrs. F. J. Harrell, Mrs J. c. Barrett. One worker at Tutwiler; one worker at Hagan X Dunlap's; one worker at First National Bank building.
 Bromberg' 's-Mrs. Muchmore, chairman
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Twenty seventh street and Twelfth ave- nue. north. There will be many fancy articles for sale besides cakes and home made candies.
 There will be a meeting of the Yancey chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy this afternoon at o'clock at the Southern club.
 The Catholic women's club of West End will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. L. A. Freeman, 11O First avenue, Woodlawn.
 The Nineteenth Century club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. John Minge at the home of Mrs. N. l.. Miller, 2S42 Jeff ferson avenue.
 There will be a meeting of the Birming- ham Graded union this morning at 10 clock at the First Methodist church. There will be a meeting of the volun- teer Relief association this morning at 1o:3O o'clock at the Y. w. c. A.
 The Huntsville Avenue c. L. S. c. will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. E. l.. Lester.
 
 The South Highlands Improvement as sociation will meet Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in the auditorium of the school. MT. Ray, returned missionary, will show stereopticon views of Japan. Members are urged to note the change in hour of meeting.
 Fidelity Temple No. 5, Pythan Sisters, will elect officers for the next term this evening. After the business the members and friends are invited to enjoy a mu- sical programme and. refreshments. The hour is S:30
 The ladies of the Fifth Avenue Pres byterian church will give a bazar at Haverty's furniture store on First avenue tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
 The McLinn School of Expression will give recital tomorrow night at o'clock at Cable hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
A UNIQUE MAN, IN A UNIQUE POSITION,
 AND A RECORD OF A UNIQUE INCIDENT
nr nnII.Y nALnYMPLn

,N R. JAMES S. BITLER, D.D., erst- II while evangelist and lecturer, is ~ the only man ever met from Kokomo, Ind; don't know whether that spells anything to you or not; it does to me. because once I saw William Hodge | play "The Man From Home," said man being from Kokomo; you remember don you? And it made the most tremen- | dous impression on me. l perfectly loved the quaintness and the brusqueness and the uniqueness of the man from Kokomo, and I always wondered if the men In that neck of the woods were really like that; I think they are because Dr. Bitler has a lot of the oddity and quaintness and uniqueness that made the character that
 MT. Hodge played immortal-and I'm going to tell you something about him In the first place, Dr. Bitler has come to Birmingham to live; he has bought a big tract of land 9 miles from here, | and he is going to do big things with it; that is, if another earthquake comes along and revolutionizes things out there as the one a few weeks ago did; Dr, Bitler really is the only person I've seen who was benefited by the earthquakes, as you'n agree when I tell you what happened.
 I may as well say at first that pr. Bitler is noted evangelist and lecturers; at least, he was; he's product of the Young Mems Christian association and an active worker in the Anti-Saloon League of America; he has thrice crossed the continent in his efficient evangelism, holding great services from Massachu- setts to Oregon, in the largest churches.
 The fact that he has retired from active evangelism makes him none the less an acquisition to Birmingham, since he is going to do another kind of evangelism that will help humanity quite as much as the kind he formerly did
 Tt was during the interim in my re- vival meetings last summer that I was approached with a proposition to locate in Birmingham Dr. Bitler said yester- day in pleasant chat I had with him, and with no idea then of retiring from the ministry (although I have worked for 90 years in it) but more because it was attractive. After going over the situa- tion carefully I realized that the propo- sition held out wonderful opportunities mainly the opportunity for me to settle and have a home of my own after years of travelling from pillar to post. The chlet possibility 1t offered to my mind was wonderful chance for Birmingham to have a great sanitarium for conva- lescents within an hours automobile ride "a resort where healing waters and fresl mountain air would restore suffer ing and sick people to their normal con dition. So I invested in 1S0-odd acres of land on which is located Brompton Springs and it is there that I propose to build sanitarium which will supply Birmingham with a much needed resort one that you can't find within a radius of 100 miles of here"
 "A unique man in a unique position" I suggested.
 And unique incident occurring after
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Walker, Miss Pauline Thomas, Mrs. J. S. Chairsell, Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs. Charles Lloyd and Mrs. Vincent Shiel.
 The following invitation has been re- ceived:
 "The Cautac club invites you to be pres ent at it's Christmas dance Southern club, Tuesday, December 26, at 9:30 o'clock, Bir- mingham. Ala.
 Present card at door,"
 The following invitation has been re- ceived:
 Miss Elizabeth Alabama Wyman re- quests the pleasure of your company at a dance in honor of Miss Josephine Evins on Wednesday, December 27, at 9:30 0 clock, at the Country club"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Phelan chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet this afternoon at o'clock at the Young Womans Christian association.
 The ladies of the Cumberland Presby- terian church will hold a bazaar on Friday and Saturday at the Norwood drug store,
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I'd been here only a few weeks Dr.
 Bitler added. Its little late to be re- tailing the news of the earthquake which occurred few weeks ago, but the phe- pcmenal thing that happened at Echo Mountain Home-that's S what I've named my place-is well worth relating. The springs there in outward appearance are largely like the springs anywhere else; the water is heavily charged with iron
 and it has marvellous healing qualities
 there were five springs before the earth quake and afterWard there were 10; this freak of nature absolutely tore up the earth about us and instead of stop ping the flow of water, it doubled it.
 Within a mile of my home wells went dry; springs went dry; but on my place,
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the water doubled and redoubled it's ca pacity, and you have never seen such a quantity now as those springs give out. In every place where there was one spring another came to life, with twice as great an outpour of water as before"
 q regard the waters at Brompton Springs as the finest for curative pur- poses I've ever seen, and 1t is my de- sire to build and operate a sanitarium there which will be the greatest thing of it's kind in this part of the country '' Dr. Bitler said. There is no place Of the kind in Alabama that I know of and Birmingham needs a resort like that mora than any place I know, so that's why I've cast my lot here, hoping even tually to accomplish a great work
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The holiday shopping season is at it's height. The store is brimful of gift articles. Everywhere there is happy murmer of voices and an eagerness to give suggestions and display the full complete stocks of regu- lar goods and the thousands of gift articles assembled here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
PAGE VIOLATED BANKING LAWS
Says Commissioner Williams in Statement Answering
Reformers Inquiries Misleading Advertisements-Al-
legged Evasion of Taxes-Banking Department Defended

Following is the statement Of Bank
Commissioner Frank G. Williams con
cerning the charges made against the
banking methods Of United States Sen
ator Carroll $. Page, who is candidate
Tor reelection:
For several weeks | have noticed
news items and editorial statements in
several Vermont newspapers, charging
that the banking methods Of the La
noble County Savings Bank and Trust
company, Of which Senator Page is
president have been Illegal, and mis-
leading to the depositing public, and
very strongly intimating that the bank
commissioner had either been negfi-
gent IN the performance Of his duties.
or had overlooked the faults in the
management of that particular bank.
The Morrisville Messenger, answering
apparently for Senator Page. stated
that the dcpositors of the bank had
not been deceived by the banks adj.
Vertisemcuts, and that no improper ar
illegal practices by the bank had been
discovered by the bank commissioners
On August | noticed an editorial in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
DUMMERSTON.

John Calvin of Bridgeport, Conn. is
visiting his children at John Niles 5.
Miss Ruby Sheldon of Wcstmoreland,
y. H., is . guest of Mrs. A. +. Miller.
Miss Edith Walker went to spofford
lakc Wednesday to stay until Sunday.
Mrs. L. II. Brown is visiting at the
home Of her son, Arthur l.. Brown in
Burlington,
Rev. Mr., Robinson and daughter
Miss Dora Robinson, of Albany, 4. Y.
are mt Camp Ellen.
Miss Nina Holmes and Miss Dorothy
LoFeIl OF Everett, Mass, are spending
two weeks at Log Cabin farm.
Mr. French Of Bellows Falls and Mr.
and Mrs. King of Northampton were
recent guests Of Mrs. Henry Miller.
The Camp Fire girls will hold a sale
of ice-cream, cake and fancy articles il
the pine grove near NJ. f.. Dutton ;,
Tuesday, Aug. Is, from to p. M.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
BELLOWS FALLS.
DAY POLLARD STORE SOLD.
Gocanow Syndicate of Keene Buys Ont
Bellows Falls Concern

a business change of interest tool,
place here Wednesday when the dry
goods store of the Dav-Polard connauv
was sold to the Goodnow syndicate of
Kcenc, \. II. The stock and fixtures
were disposed Of in the transaction. If
was one OF the most important local
business changes in recent months.
The doors Of the store were closed at
, o clock in order to take inventory
and when they closed il marked the end
of a business career in Bellows Falls
which began in 1879, when j. c. Day
came here from Keeue to open a store.
He had been engaged in the dr. goods
business here since then.
d. +. Pollard, the other member of
the firm, came here - years ago and
has since been engaged i'm the dry goods
business. In November, 1912, Mr.. Day
and Mr.. Pollard combined their stores
following the disastrous Union block
fire which destroyed the stores of both
men.
The syndicate which has bought the
business owns - stores, one of which
Is in Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
GUILFORD CENTER.

Miss Anah Plumb of Brattleboro is
visiting Misses Eva and Leola Clark.
Mrs. Clarence Thomas is i'll and under
n doctor : care.
d. Lyon returned from jamaica Tues
day, after few days visit.
W. f. Higlcy has bought a new
Dodge touring car this week.
\ large attendance is desired at the
regular Grange meeting Saturday, even
ing, Aug. II.
Lewis Goodnow of Greenfield is Wis
lting has uncle, f. ?. Goodnow, and
aunt, Mrs. j. II. Thayer.
Miss Ruth Beals of Bellows Falls. who
had been a guest Of her brother. Arthur
Beais, and family, returned to her home
Tuesday.
Phoebe, Arnold and Elsie Burrows of
Nfeehheld are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
r. W. Lcgate. Mr.. and Mrs. burrows are
expected Sunday.
John Castle has finished work for the
Thomas brothers and is at the home of
hls uncle, Walter Castle Carl Castle also
is at his uncle s.
Mr.. and Mrs William Duke, ir., of
Wcllsville, n. Y, called on friends here
last week. Mrs. Duke formerly was
Miss Ruby Clary.
MIR. Henry, who formerly lived on the
Goodnow farm, has returned from Iowa
and bought the Cook farm. formerly
owned by f. w. Miner.
MIR. and Mrs. b. \. Cook of Fitch
burg, Mass, visited his uncles, f. f. and
j. &. Thayer, Sunday. Mrs. George NJ.
Thomas of Brattleboro also was a guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ward and son,
Miss Mccarthy and Mrs Flora Schnei-
der of New York returned to their
homes Sunday, after visiting 10 DAYS
with the Misses Hill.
Blank primary petitions for represen-
tative to the general assembly have
been received at the town clerks of
flce. Primary elections will be held
Tuesday, Sept. -, from II O'Clock,
noon, until 0 clock in the evening.
Guests at b. A. Whittemorc s the
past week We're Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Wv
man of Greenfield, T. w. Whittemore of
Cnionville, Conn. Mrs. Fred Rumrill
of Canton, Conn, Mrs. l.. ID. Burlingame
and children Of Springfield, Mass, n. j.
King and Miss Moore of South Deer
field, Mass, and Mrs. j. \. Taggart of
Millers Falls.
The program for the meeting of
Broad Brook Grange Saturday evening
will be as follows: Song; reading, Will
Bullock; solo, Elsie Beals; recitation,
Lila Gallup; song Mr. and Mrs. Leo
sharon; Grange paper by Mrs. Ed. lie
gate and Mrs. Elmer Goodnow; solo. 3.
a. Whittemore; reading by the lectur-
er, The Sunday Before Christmas. fol
lowed by discussions based on the read
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
STRATTON

Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Eddy and two
children We're at E. A. Eddy s over sun
day.
j. X. Batchelder of Arlington has
sold his land at Circuit Pond to James
G. Colgate of New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold WHITNEY of
Brattleboro are spending their vacation
at H. E. Eddy S cottage. Mrs. Whitney
had an attack of appendicitis Sunday,
but is able to be out again. Dr. Heffion
of Wardsboro was called to attend her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11


the hr3ltIrh"fo Re1ormcr, making more
NpteIHe charges with relation 10 the
IIdeilceS OF Ihe bank and charging
l""t the haAk commissioner has Oecn
/ 4cfellet /" MS duty, and that the Ran.
/ ""'Pn iIeL"l' 'ast week stated that If
'h' pahh metho"s We're improper, it
""A the ""lf OF the bank commission ~
10 proceed. Not having done 50 it Is
roo huch L. expect HIM TO give cyi-
+ l' nee against himself. An editorial in
IL, h"'laNi Herald the last week in
'UI% reviews jhese charges and others
WIN itIalIoA 10 the same matter, and
,'E"S the hAhN commissioner whether
he mas ever had cause to criticize Sena-
Tor rage methods, first, regarding the
'''7i"t OF state taxes, second regard
/ 'HS misleading statements IN his ad-
't'tS. i''eA5S' third, regarding The
guarantee ny some or the bank 5 direc-
'", -, u lu''s invested outside vermont.
nv hGlo! "i'f states that l nave 1rf II
l''a'e"'! asked TO state the facts with
,l'iioH 10 'he methods OF Senator
~ ana maze not replied. l have
H'P'd th"t senator rage would frankly
N'"lt tue iarlS with relation to all the
matters referred to, and as to the posi-
| ll"h taken by the bank commissioner,
Wiuch would certainly clear the bank
ing department Of any suspicion OF
h'InGehe" or favoritlsm with relation
L" the practices referred to, and would
also assure the public that all such
/ practices had been stopped. aud would
/ thus avoid any possible claim that the
bank commissioner was making any
statement for political purposes. but /
@be haS, .in r'oGS ot lmr reputation Of
and am not willing that the neonIo of
/ the state should oct = ,,-rono iInnra,s;n,
4 as to the attitude Of the bank commits.
siouer with relation TO ILLEGAL or i'm.
proper practices bv officers of any.
banks over which he has iprisIia+in,,
! This is my reason for answering tbe
/ charges which have been made.
think it is fully rs impor+ap+ that
( the people of the state should have
confidence in the INTEGRITY and inJr.
Npendence of the bank commissioner as
that am particular individual sbouId
be elected United States senator 7
realize that the people of this state
have a right to know what the attitnJo
of the bank commissioner has been
towards any improper or ILLEGAL nrac.
tees of the banks, but | wish to have
it plainly understood that during nv
term of office as bank commissioned
the money deposited in the LamoiIIc
County Savings Bank and Trust com
.pany has been safe, and the bank has
been solvent. and its condition at fine
present time is better. and the bonl,
- stronger thah ut any time during
c,,n,a IT., on,o.
""luS Up Ohdt8eS'
Summing up the charges which
have been made by the various news
papers during the past six weeks
which l have seen which reflect upon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
Makes Several Discoveries.

In the summer of 1913 | discovered
mat several state banks had apparent
~ purchased in March, stock of other
banks and national banks held b. of
hcerS of those banks, and that shortly
AFTER April |, a part of such stock was
re-transferred to its former owners at
the same price at which it had beea
purchased. / inquired into the matter
and discovered that Senator Page had
transferred a large amount of stock
owned by him in various banks to var
lous other banks shortly before the first
OF April and received al agreement
from the banks to which such stock
was transferred that it would be re
turned to him on demand at the price
OF transfer, and the same transaction
mad taken place between various banks
and the various officers and stockhold-
erS IN other banks. ! was convinced, as
the result of my investigation. that
these transactions were solely for the
purpose of evading the payment of To-
cal taxes on such bank stock, and I
notified all such banks that | did not
think a bank chartered by the state
should allow itself to be used for the
purpose of evasion of taxes, and recon-
mended that at once they require the
seller to repurchase the stock or release
the bank from its agreement to resell,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-11
Admits Their Truth.

AS to the first three charges I must
answer in the affirmative.
As to the fourth charge, l discov-
cred the illegal acts; the misleading
advertisements; the use of banks to
evade taxation; that four of the direc.